Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 590 Yanmen

"General Zhonglang, the Turkic army has arrived."

In the wounded barracks, Su Ding, who was still calm, looked a little haggard. He only nodded slightly, and his eyes still fell on the face of the scout who still had an arrow on his shoulder, "Tell me carefully, don't worry."

"Yes." On the scout's forehead, there were big drops of sweat on his face, and his face was pale with pain. "The enemy army who attacked Mayi was about [-], but they did not besiege the city. They were stationed ten miles north of Mayi. Since yesterday Shuozhou Sima Qin Wutong and Si Bing joined the army Zhang Zhongjian led cavalry to battle several times without defeat."

Su Dingfang took a deep breath. In this way, even if the Turks did not come to attack with the whole country, they were almost at their limit. The last time they mobilized more than [-] troops to attack was during the reign of Shibi Khan.

In fact, after knowing that Li Shan could not return to Chang'an for the time being, Su Dingfang had already made some predictions about today's situation, or in other words, he had already thought of today...after all, he has seen too many precedents.

In fact, after hearing the news of the Turkic invasion, Su Dingfang's heart fell back into his stomach... But the problem is that he did not expect that the Turkic invasion would be so aggressive.

Although the strength of the troops in Guji Town is still unclear, the scouts looked at it from a distance, at least [-] to [-] people. After all, most Turkic people ride horses, and the smoke and dust are flying, so it is difficult to accurately judge...Adding the strength of the troops who attacked Mayi, it is [-]. up.

The last time Jieli Khan broke through Yanmen Pass and almost penetrated the Hedong Road, he only brought [-] cavalry.

Li Kai at the side pondered for a moment, then asked: "Did you see the Duke of Yiyang or Duke Qin?"

This is a key question.

The scout nodded and said, "See you, Yiyang county magistrate."

Li Kai and Er Zhu Yichen, who just arrived, looked at each other, they were a little strange, the scouts from the north came to investigate, the Turkic army came to attack, and the siege of Guji Town was impenetrable, today the scouts reported that they had already bypassed Guji Town and marched towards Yanmen Pass, But why were the enemy troops attacking Mayi so lax?

The scouts can directly contact Liu Shirang in Mayi City, which shows that the enemy is just putting on airs.

"The scouts reported that the Turkic army bypassed Guji Town and went south, and saw Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan Banner." Su Dingfang was not surprised by this. surname, Huihe and other tribes."

Su Dingfang has a much deeper understanding of the current Turkic internal situation than others. On the one hand, Jieli Khan wins over tribal leaders with foreign surnames. The hearts of the people gradually dispersed.

Under such circumstances, it is reasonable for the tribes such as Tiele and Huihe not to be willing to die... What's more, attacking an important military town such as Mayi will inevitably cause heavy casualties.

But why Tuli Khan was so obedient and followed Jieli Khan to march south?

This question has been haunting Su Dingfang, but now, he doesn't have to think about it anymore, the Turkic army has arrived at Yanmen Pass.

Yanmen Pass is located between the two mountains. The east and west mountains are steep and steep. The terrain is dangerous and condescending.

However, because the road out of the fortress is narrow, it is difficult for the enemy to deploy their forces quickly and launch an attack on Yanmen Pass. It is not an exaggeration to say that one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it.

However, outside Yanmen Pass, the dark Turkic cavalry still put great psychological pressure on the defenders. Before Li Shanbei took office, Yanmen Pass was regarded as a private land for Turks. Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Jieli Khan all He once led his troops to invade the east of the river.

Su Dingfang and Ma Sanbao had already arranged for the specific defense of the city, and they had practiced many times in the previous two months. Even if Jieli Khan did not hesitate to attack with all his strength, he could still hold on for quite a while.

What's more, as long as the war situation does not fall into danger, Bingzhou and even Chang'an's support for Yanmen Pass will not be cut off. After all, on the one hand, there is Li Shan's relationship, and on the other hand, Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche are the generals who belong to the King of Qin and the Prince.

Su Dingfang was thankful that last year Li Shan used clever means to drive away Xiangyi King Li Shenfu, otherwise this guy in Bingzhou would not have sent a soldier with a 1.1 meter arrow to help.

As for the other trails around Yanmen Pass, Su Dingfang is also well prepared. Although the roads such as Xijingkou can barely pass, the mountains are steep. If it is a sneak attack, it may succeed, but if there is a war, the Turks might as well go directly. Attack Yanmen Pass.

Su Dingfang stood on the top of the city, and kept repeating in his mind whether there were any gaps in the review, but in fact he was worried. He was not very worried about the upcoming war, but he was worried about Li who was trapped in Guji Town. good.

Huairen decided to inspect Guji Town on the spur of the moment, and he didn't even know it. It's impossible for someone to secretly report to Turkic in advance...Su Dingfang sighed, it could only be Huairen's bad luck.

At this time, dozens of Turkic cavalry were slowly approaching, and a man dressed in Han came to Yanmen Pass alone, holding a letter in his hand, and shouted: "My lord's army is not for other things, but for... "

Before he finished speaking, Su Dingfang snatched the big bow from the guard beside him, and the arrow flew like a shooting star. The sharp arrow pierced the sky and sank into the man's chest.

The defenders on the city wall all cheered and cheered. The target was moving at such a long distance. Such a sharp shot was amazing.

Su Ding was expressionless, but Li Kai, Ma Sanbao, Er Zhu Yichen and others around him changed their expressions. Others may not be able to hear it, but they can all be sure that what the messenger didn't finish saying was "only Li Shan is alone" .

Inside, Li Shan climbed up on the backs of Pei Shiju and Li Dewu, but outside, Li Shan climbed up on the head of Yu Gushe!
Although everyone knows that this is an excuse for Jieli Khan to join the bandits, but it can indeed be a reason... If it was a few years ago, maybe Li Tang would really be willing to hand him over.

This is also the reason why Su Dingfang shot the messenger to death with an arrow... It's not that he thought Li Tang would hand over Li Shan, but that the Turks could not find out that Li Shan was trapped in Guji Town, let alone the morale of the defenders.

Su Dingfang raised his right hand to signal silence, and after a while, he suddenly dropped his bow, drew out his long knife, and slammed it on the iron shield of his bodyguard, the sound of gold and iron intersecting resounded inside and outside.

"If you want to invade the east of the river, you must break through the Yanmen. Let's see how much better you are than Yugushe?"

Hearing such shouts, dozens of Turkic cavalry bowed their bows and set arrows one after another, and only after a few scoldings came from time to time, they turned their horses and left.

A quarter of an hour later, Tuli Khan looked up at Yanmen Pass with an extremely ugly face, "It's such a grand pass, the defenders can't get out, the road is narrow, and only infantry and ants can attack the city, and I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties."

Jieli Khan sneered, "Could it be that Yu Sheshe hasn't taken revenge?"

"If the Khan wants to avenge his revenge, please raise troops to attack the city." Tuli Khan dropped this sentence expressionlessly, and I was forced to lead the army to go south, and even sent troops to attack Guji Town. You want me to attack Yanmen Pass, what dream do you have in broad daylight?
Now Tuli Khan is in a mess. On the one hand, Jieli Khan used Yugu to lead the army and suppressed himself to death. On the other hand, he really didn't know how to explain to Li Shan and Tang Emperor.

Torn up the covenant within two months after signing it...Once the matter is exposed, I don't know how to end it.

Tuli Khan simply retreated with his troops, watching Jieli Khan dispatching troops and preparing to tackle key problems, he now hoped that Li Shan had returned to Chang'an...Leaving Jieli Khan no excuses.

But Tuli Khan also knows his uncle very well. Jieli Khan is definitely not such a confused person. The previous few times when he broke through the pass and entered Hedong, either the defenders fled, or the Tang army came to vote, or Yuan Junzhang Siege.

This attack must be successful.

(End of this chapter)