In the turbulent times of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, heroes from all walks of life appeared one after another, fighting to the death, and the melee was incomparable for a while. However, under the leadership of Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian, the light in the darkness gradually appeared.
He replaced force with outwitting, seized the throne of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, established the Sui Dynasty, and successfully went south to destroy Chen, restoring the unity of the land of China. However, despite the reunification of the world, the ethnic minorities in the north gradually grew stronger with the power of the troubled times, which became a major hidden danger for the Central Plains Dynasty.
Emperor Wen of Sui, like the great monarchs of history, eagerly expected all his enemies to bow to him. After Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he sent the general Meng Tian to the north to attack the Xiongnu and ordered Zhao Tuo to conquer Baiyue in the south, so that the Great Qin Empire achieved peace and stability between the north and the south.
However, during the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu in the north once again ignited the flames of war. Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, personally led the army and gathered 300,000 soldiers to garrison Baishan Mountain, but he encountered the brave man of the Huns, Mao Dunshan Yu, and suffered a great shame in his life.
From then on, the Han Dynasty began to implement a policy of humiliation and affinity, and it was not until the seventh emperor, Emperor Wu of Han, ascended the throne that the situation was completely changed. Yang Jian was also a great emperor like Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, his backbone would never yield to the barbarians, and he had long planned to clean up the Turkic states in the north.
But fate played a joke on him, and he was defeated by a force of nature that no one could resist and eventually died.
Yang Yong, the eldest son of Yan, who was supposed to inherit the throne, lost to his younger brother Yang Guang, the king of Jin, in the struggle for the throne. Yang Guang is both civil and military, personable, and has the will of his father.
However, he was too good at rejoicing in his achievements, building the Grand Canal inside, conquering Yidi outside, spending a lot of people's power, causing public resentment to boil, the princes of the Eighteenth Road, the sixty-fourth road smoke and dust rose up against the Sui, and the Sui Dynasty withdrew from the historical stage in the sound of horses' hooves.
In order to cover up the legitimacy of its own regime, the Tang Dynasty put all the blame on Yang Guang, giving him the nickname "Yang", making him a famous tyrant in history, so much so that people today only remember him for his extravagance.
An ancient poet once said: "The Sui Dynasty of the capital died as this river, and it has been a thousand miles to this day." If there is no water temple dragon boat thing, there are not many people. This sentence is a great praise for Emperor Yang of Sui, and it is equivalent to Dayu's exploits in controlling the water.
However, when the Turkic country was divided, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty tried to wipe out the Turks in one fell swoop, but the result was the same as the siege of Yanmen by Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, and ended in failure.
So, why are the Turks so powerful? On the northern grasslands, part of the Xiongnu fled west to Europe, and after part of the integration of the Central Plains, the Xianbei tribe and Rouran arose.
The original identity of the Turks was that they were wrought iron slaves. After years of struggle, they gradually rose to prominence and left a deep mark in history.
From today's point of view, they can be said to be minions working for the master's family, and their status is insignificant. If you want to counterattack, this idea is just a fantasy of the current bridge, and the counterattack in real life requires the cooperation of the right time, place and people.
At the right time and place, a hero appeared in this group, such as Genghis Khan Temujin's rise among the Mongols. And there was also a hero among the Turkic peoples, his name was Ashina Tumen, who, with his natural courage and wisdom, defeated the Telle Division.
The goal of ordinary people was only to kill the enemy, but he chose a different way, incorporating the Tiele tribe into his tribe, and from then on the Turks were no longer just a name, but began to leave traces in Chinese history.
It's like a bronze player suddenly met a king player, and as soon as the king player appeared, the bronze player's failure was announced, but what was left to the bronze player was a group of outstanding **, and his next task was to continue to fight monsters and upgrade, and develop and grow.
Nature favored the Turks, endowing them with a skill that was indispensable in the age of cold weapons - the technique of wrought iron. Mastery of this technology means that they have advanced **.
In addition, historical records show that their settlements were flooded with rain, which washed away the soil, giving it an iron-ore-like character. Therefore, it is safe to speculate that the rain may have washed away the iron ore resources buried in the soil.
In other words, Heaven gifted them with a batch of important war materials. Thus, the Turks built a large empire across Eurasia before the Mongols. However, Yang Guang, the Yang Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, unfortunately encountered a period of Turkic power, and defeat seemed to be an inevitable fate.
In 618 AD, the Tang Dynasty officially entered the field of Chinese history. In contrast, the presence of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the emperor, is relatively low. However, through the Xuanwumen Rebellion, his son Li Shimin successfully ascended to the throne, and he attracted many talents with great ambition and the image of an enlightened and virtuous corporal.
At the same time, as a male lord, Li Shimin naturally would not sit idly by and watch the threat of the northern Turks affect the prosperity and stability of the Tang Dynasty. However, at the beginning of the establishment of any dynasty, it takes decades to restore the withered people's livelihood and recuperate to ensure that the people's hearts are united.
In the chaos of the war in the Central Plains, the Turks remained peaceful. They took the opportunity to move south, approaching Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and stationed on the banks of the Weishui River. However, our monarch Li Shimin, an emperor who had experienced the baptism of war, was not frightened by the Turkic position, but chose to negotiate with them.
The outcome of the negotiations was similar to that of history: they were given money, food, and cloth in exchange for peace. That's what history is famous for"The Siege of Weishui"。Li Shimin always harbored resentment in his heart, and he had been waiting for a suitable moment to wash away his shame.
The opportunity has finally arrived, and China's 400 mm isoprecipitation line has fluctuated back and forth between the north and south of the Great Wall of China. If this line crosses the Great Wall and enters the northern steppe region, then there is usually little war between the two sides, because the ethnic minorities are mainly animal husbandry in the steppe and do not need to rob the Central Plains of the materials.
Conversely, if the line retreated to the south of the Great Wall, a massive famine would occur in the northern regions, leading to the outbreak of war. At this time, it happened that the world entered the Xiaoice period, and the northern ethnic minorities suffered an unprecedented blow.
Li Shimin ordered Li Jing, Wei Chi Jingde and other generals to send troops to defeat the Turkic army in one fell swoop.
Although the ancient Turkic Empire collapsed in the flames of war, its spirit did not die. Rising from the chaos, Bone Lu stabilized the situation with an iron hand. However, it was difficult for the Turks to regain their former glory.
Under the rule of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Wu, the Turks were repeatedly defeated and gradually fled to Central Asia and Europe. Some of their descendants call themselves Turks, some Kazakhs, and some Turkmens.
Among them, the Turks always dreamed of restoring the glory of the Turkic Empire, believing that it was the blow of the Chinese nation that led to their decline.
The country has always called itself a European country, advocated "Turkism", and tried to establish ties with European countries such as Britain and France, but this behavior not only failed to achieve its goals, but instead had a negative impact on the country's international image and reputation, jeopardizing the peace of the international community.
Regrettably, the country did not recognize its mistake and continued to adhere to this unrealistic approach.