More than 300 miles away from the Gaochang King City, the border between Gaochang and Datang Yizhou, 200,000 troops led by Li Jing were stationed here.

At this time, in the central army's tent, including Li Jing, Hou Junji and other Western Expedition generals, as well as Li Chengqian, the nominal supreme commander.

"Your Highness, after many days of renovation, all the soldiers are ready to go to the war at any time. What should you do next? Please ask your Highness..."

Before Li Jing finished speaking, Li Chengqian waved his hand and interrupted the other party, saying, "Okay, Uncle Li, my father said before departure. You are fully responsible for this war. I followed you to cooperate with your military plan. When to send troops and how to send troops, everything is up to Uncle Li himself to decide. There is no need to report to me or ask for my opinions!"

Li Jing smiled faintly and did not reply. Although the facts were indeed as Li Chengqian said, he was in charge of this Western Expedition, but after all, Li Chengqian was the crown prince, so he still had the attitude he should have.

"Uncle Li and all the generals are experts in the relevant war, so I won't add anything to it, but... I once again emphasized that the conquest of the Western Regions is to include it again under the jurisdiction of our Central Plains dynasty. In other words, the people of the Western Regions will also be our Tang people in the future! No one is allowed to plunder the troops, nor should they kill innocent people!" Li Chengqian said this while looking at Hou Junji unconsciously, and then continued, "Of course, war is a life-and-death matter, and you don't need to be restrained when you encounter an enemy. You must not be ruthless when you need to kill!"

Li Chengqian's gaze at Hou Junji may not have been noticed, but Li Jing could see clearly. Thinking about Hou Junji's past, he couldn't help but smile.

However, he did not delve into it. Instead, after Li Chengqian finished speaking, he bowed first and said, "I will remember your order!"

The other generals also stood up and said loudly: "I will remember your order!"

"Well, okay, all the generals will continue to discuss the war. I will leave first!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, and then stood up and left the tent.

He is indeed not good at fighting, and continuing to stay in the big tent will only make everyone uncomfortable.

As early as when Li Jing led a large army to Yizhou, Li Chengqian moved directly into the military camp... This was not what he wanted, but the death order given to him by His Majesty Li Er, including Li Jing, who also received instructions from His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun, all for his safety!

Back at his tent, Li Ke was lying on the desk and looking at something... Although he was the prince, he did not receive much preferential treatment in this military camp. The tent he lived in was the same size as an ordinary general, and Li Ke lived with him.

"How about third brother, is there any new situation?"

"Brother, are you back?" Li Ke noticed Li Chengqian after hearing the sound and frowned, "There is indeed a new situation. Brother, please take a look!" After saying that, he handed a letter of information to Li Chengqian.

"This is information from the Turkic side. Now the Turkic Khan sent his brother to Chang'an to meet his father, which was intended to return to our Tang Dynasty. However, many people within the Turkic Khan were unhappy to see this situation, especially the Yugu Division was the most active, and they privately connected other Turkic tribes, which should be preparing to confront our Tang Dynasty!"

"I want to set up a valley?" Li Chengqian frowned slightly. The name gave him a very familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, and Li Chengqian didn't worry too much about it.

He was not very worried about the Western Turks. After all, the Turks are no longer the same as before. Even the powerful Eastern Turks were defeated by the Tang Dynasty. There was nothing scary about a split Western Turks. What he really worried about was another force, Tiel!

To be precise, Tiele is not a nation or a country, but a tribal alliance. It is mainly composed of Qiezi and Xueyantuo, which includes Weihepugu, Tongluo, Bayegu, Sijie, Qiezi, and Hun, and is also known as the Tiele Jiu surname.

These tribes were originally affiliated with the Turks, and during the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks split, and these tribes were also affiliated with the Eastern Turks and the Western Turks. Later, in order to resist the tyranny of the Western Turks and the chaos of the Eastern Turks, these tribes were united.

When the Tang Dynasty attacked Jie Li, it also used the power of Xue Yantuo and other tribes in Tiele. Even the Khan Yinan of Xue Yantuo is now enthroned by His Majesty Li Er.

Although it seems that both Xue Yantuo and Tiele tribes all regard the Tang Dynasty as the sect leader, Li Chengqian knew very well that these people were completely a bunch of unfamiliar ungrateful wolves. It won’t take long to see Xue Yantuo take the lead in opposing the Tang Dynasty. Although he was strongly suppressed by the Tang Dynasty, in the period of Emperor Xuanzong, especially in the late Xuanzong period, these people rebelled against the Tang Dynasty again, causing the Tang Dynasty to lose control of the Western Regions again...

In short, among the many forces in the Western Regions, the most capricious ones were the Tielite tribes. Even after the Turks surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they would not easily rebel!

Therefore, Li Chengqian's important goal this time is to weaken the strength of Tiele tribes to the best of his ability. If he had the chance, Li Chengqian would not mind completely letting these tribes disappear in this world!

"Brother, I still don't understand why you arranged those people for?" Looking at Li Chengqian's side face, Li Ke hesitated for a moment, and asked about the doubts in his heart.

Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Third brother, what is the biggest difference between the people of the Western Regions and the people of our Tang Dynasty?"

"The biggest difference?" Li Ke thought for a moment, and said with some uncertainty, "Look?"

Li Chengqian glared at Li Ke speechlessly and said, "It's all a mouth and two eyes. Can this be considered the biggest difference?"

"What is that? I really can't think of it!" Li Ke smiled bitterly.

"The biggest difference between the people of the Western Regions and our Central Plains is faith! Or religion. Most of the dozens of countries in the Western Regions believe in Buddhism, while in those countries in the Western Regions, they believe in another kind of religion... Moreover, unlike the people of our Central Plains, they put their families, countries, and ancestors first, and in their hearts, religion is the first!"

"But... does this have anything to do with this conquest of the Western Regions?"

"Do you still remember what I told you before, what is the most important thing about conquering a country and a nation?"

"Brother means... War can only conquer the bodies of the people in the Western Regions, but it is difficult to conquer their souls?"
Chapter completed!