Bacharcha was just a general who led an elite army. How could he have undergone professional training?
Li Yi was familiar with this kind of business. He always felt that if he was reborn in the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period, he would definitely be able to maneuver around.
At that time, it was all about strategists and all kinds of lobbying.
In fact, it was diplomacy and deception.
The opponent he was facing now was just the leader of an elite Khitan army. The Khitans were sandwiched between the Tang dynasty and the Turks.
The tribes were obviously unable to unite and their strategic goals were unclear.
At the same time, the Khitans were suppressed by the Turks. There was actually a country there called the Zhen Kingdom, but not the Zhen Kingdom. It was called the Bohai Sea.
The Bohai Sea was not just a sea, but a country that was not a country.
At least not in name.
The current leader of the Bohai Sea was called Da Zuorong. He was showing goodwill to the Tang dynasty and developing.
That was where the Khitans wanted to get more living space, get rid of the Turks, and move toward the Tang dynasty.
What Li Yi really wanted was all the tribes and land in that area.
Bacharcha did not know what Li Yi was planning. He ate delicious food and listened to Li Yi continue to describe the wonderful blueprint for the Khitans.
After they finished eating, Li Yi directly took them to Zhuangzi and put them in a place with surveillance cameras.
They did not know there were surveillance cameras, so they took new bedding and moved into the house. The house was full of bunk beds and several beds.
The 390 people were touched and found that the Tang dynasty was really good.
In the afternoon, before evening, Li Longji and his family came over.
They first took the children for a physical examination. Empress Wang took the children to rest, and Li Longji went to Li Yi's study alone.
"Brother Yi, you caught them. You want to treat them well?" Li Longji was very straightforward and went straight to the point.
Li Yi shook his head. "Use these people to drive a wedge between the Turks, Khitans, and the Bohai Sea. There are no strategists among them. Treat them well for others."
As Li Yi spoke, he took out a map and pointed at the various locations on it.
"Third Brother, look. The Khitans have sided with the Turks, and the Turks have influence in the surrounding areas. They have also allied themselves with the Tubo.
Further ahead was the Prince of Bohai County conferred by His Majesty. In order to transfer manpower, the Tang dynasty wanted to use the Prince of Bohai County to restrain the other tribes.
With Bohai County's King in power, there will be no Tang dynasty's influence in the entire northern part of Hebei Province and further northeast. "
Li Yi spoke slowly while Li Longji listened with a frown.
"Brother Yi, are you saying that the northern part of Hebei Province cannot be ceded?"
Li Longji understood. At the same time, he felt that it conflicted with the national policy that had already been formulated.
"No, the navy in the Bohai Sea must not be withdrawn. We have to strengthen it. We have to transfer manpower from Henan Province to Dengzhou, Laizhou, and other places."
Li Yi's expression was serious as he pointed at the Shandong area.
Li Longji closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. After a while, he said, "Brother Yi, if you want to provoke a war between the Turks and the Khitans, will Bohai County's Zuorong react when he finds out that the Tang dynasty is close to the Khitans?"
"In winter, he can't do anything. In summer, the situation will be different." Li Yi shook his head.
"Will Zuorong face any problems in the future?" Li Longji thought of Li Yi's special situation.
"Since the Five Barbarians Rebellion, the tribes no longer fear the Central Plains. They all think that they can control the situation in the Central Plains."
Li Yi said the most fundamental thing, and history later confirmed it.
After the An Lushan Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, the surrounding tribes rose, including the small Shatuo tribe.
Then, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms came out, and the surrounding tribes attacked again.
Now, the Khitans were bullied and became the Liao Kingdom.
After many years of fighting, the Yuan Dynasty came out.
It was not easy to destroy the Yuan Dynasty and become the Ming Dynasty. In the northeast, the Qing Dynasty rose again.
How can they not occupy this place? Give them a chance?
"The situation will become chaotic." Li Longji completely understood that Li Yi wanted to stir up the situation.
On one hand, he was targeting the Tubo tribes, the barbarians of the southwest, and the Turks. On the other hand, he wanted to pull in a large number of tribes in the northern part of Hebei Province.
"Only when there is chaos will there be benefits. Everyone is in chaos. Let's see who can judge the situation more accurately in the process of chaos."
Li Yi revealed a relaxed smile.
In his mind, there was the Tang dynasty, the northern part of Hebei Province, the grasslands above, Turpan over there, the Himalayas in the northwest, and the jungles in the southwest.
All the tribes were placed on the map, and he knew what they were doing now.
Chaos was to put small flags on the map, look at them one by one, organize them, and send people to reward those who should be rewarded. Those who should be threatened would be threatened, and those who should be fought would be fought.
There was also the Umayyad Dynasty, India, and Japan. It was the Nara Era.
Who could understand the current situation better than him? If there was no chaos, how could they fight with the forces in the Tang dynasty?
"What's the next step?" Li Longji's mind was in a mess, so he asked.
"Announce in the newspaper how good the relationship between the Tang dynasty and the Khitans is. Say that I'm willing to provide education and financial support for the Khitans."
Li Yi put on a look that said, "I'm really thinking for the Khitans."
"Give me this map. I'll find someone to draw it." Li Longji rolled up the map and hurriedly left with it.
He returned to the imperial city and urgently summoned the three prime ministers.
Yao Chong and the other two were about to get off work, so they ran to Xingqing Palace.
Li Longji unfolded the map. "Li Yi said …"
He said it in his own words.
"In that case, the Turks are likely to question the Khitans, and the Bohai Sea will be on guard. The Khitans will be tricked."
After hearing this, Yao Chong had a plan in his mind.
They were clearly in a hostile situation between the Khitans and the Tang dynasty, but Li Yi played a strategy of cutting off relations.
Zhang Shuo helped to come up with an idea. "I should take the initiative to reward the Khitans and see how they respond."
Lu Huaishen followed up. "In winter, the Turks can't send troops to the Khitans. The Khitans will probably consider it and weigh the interests of all sides. The water has been muddied by Li Yi."
Originally, when they heard the news, they thought that Li Yi was stupid and couldn't judge the situation clearly.
Only now did they understand that Li Yi had made many preparations and attacked from every angle imaginable.
No matter what the Khitans chose, Li Yi would teach the captives some purposeful knowledge.
After the Khitans were dealt with, these captives would be released to help the remaining Khitans in their construction and continue to resist.
If the Khitans survived, these captives would be released to help the Khitans and carry out the reform in the Khitans according to Li Yi's plan.
It would either be an external conflict or an internal conflict. At the same time, he could also exchange the people of the Tang dynasty for them.
Yao Chong thought for a moment. "If they attack the Tang dynasty, what should we do?"
"They can't fight in winter. Wait until summer. When the navy has more money, we can disembark on the coast and cut off their supply route."
Li Longji drew a line on the map and pointed out the Bohai Bay and the rivers that flowed into the Bohai Bay.
"We're old!" Lu Huaishen sighed. He realized that Li Yi's grasp of the overall situation was not something they could consider.
The Khitans had made a wrong move. The captives they sent were captured, and Li Yi directly used them to sow discord between the Turks and the Khitans.
The plan was to take one step at a time. Whenever there was a change, there would be a change.
The price was nothing more than a little food. 390 captives eating meat and drinking wine every day, how could they make Li Yi poor?
"A statesman." Zhang Shuo gave his evaluation.
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