The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 206 Never back down (seeking a monthly ticket)
Qin Qiong led a heavy army into the grassland, and when he learned that Geely Khan had led an army of [-], he kept his troops on hold. Qin Qiong was not too worried about this. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, people eat horses, such consumption is not Jieli Khan affordable.On the other hand, although his number is less than [-], he is not worried about food and grass issues. Firstly, he is fully prepared, and secondly, he has no psychological pressure to rob the Turks north of Yinshan Mountain. This point, Xieli obviously can't do it, otherwise he will be able to Khan is also at the end.It is undoubtedly the best way to wait for Xieli to come to the door with ease.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Qin Qiong carefully folded the marching 'diary' and put it in a large envelope. There were more than a hundred diaries in the envelope. In addition to the one that must be written every day, there were also the diaries of the troops he led. what you have learned.

"General Qin, this battle came in a timely manner." Qin Qiong was busy, and Xue Wanche on the other side also put away his diary. This diary was originally a learning task, but until now, the generals have formed a habit. When writing, I always feel that something is missing. Sometimes when they read it again, they always have a different feeling, which makes everyone more enthusiastic about writing the feeling of marching.

Qin Qiong nodded and said: "In the past two years, although His Highness intends to suppress the Southern Khan, his power has developed rapidly, and the Turkic people outside the Great Wall have been almost attracted by us, and if they go deeper, they will be within the sphere of influence of Xieli , If you invade there, you will become a lone army, and the price will be too high. We understand this truth, and Ashina Simo also understands it! When there is no war, what would you do if it were you?"

Xue Wanche pondered: "If it were me, I would run the headquarters painstakingly, train elite soldiers hard, and reorganize the young and strong captured into elite soldiers. That's what Qimin Khan did back then."

"That's it!" Qin Qiong said solemnly: "There are as many as 13 young and strong Ashina Simo, and now they are like a double-edged sword. Before the grassland can be plundered, they are the sharp blades for His Highness to destroy the Turks. They are used to the huge profits before, and if they can’t satisfy their interests with the harvest from the grassland, they will probably turn their attention to us, Tai Sui, and now the Xieli army is here, just to help us consume Ashina Simo’s war potential.”

Xue Wanche hesitated for a moment, and said: "But the general shouldn't form the Turkic Modao Army, that is our weapon to restrain the cavalry."

Qin Qiong smiled, showing his fox tail, and said: "The key to victory is not the type of troops, but the tactics. Your Highness and General Li Jing created the Modao Formation at the beginning, but it was actually a helpless act of preparation because of the lack of horses. Now that we have a large number of war horses, who will study what to ride when they are full?"

"Mo Dao soldiers can defeat cavalry, but not all Mo Dao soldiers can deal with cavalry. Mo Dao soldiers who want to resist the cavalry attack must first have the courage not to fear life and death, especially the soldiers standing at the forefront, facing the oncoming cavalry Prestige, let alone timidity, you must consolidate your defenses with a firm will, and you must have the mortal heart that cannot move half a step even if you die, and you must ignore life and death. Only in this way can you block the huge impact of cavalry like landslides and tsunamis strength."

"Moreover, Mo Dao soldiers hold heavy knives and wear heavy armor. This slow mobility will be infinitely magnified on the grassland. Therefore, on the grassland, only cavalry can compete with cavalry. So Mo Dao soldiers can only be It should be used by surprise soldiers, not the main force. Furthermore, even if Ashina Simo has been taught the complete Mo Dao Formation, he will not be able to exert its power."

"Why?"

"Do you think Turkic people can forge Mo Dao and heavy armor?" Qin Qiong asked back.

Xue Wanche was dumbfounded.

The Mo Dao is seven feet long, and the blade alone is more than three feet long, and it is double-edged. The longer the blade, the higher the skill required, and the higher the material requirements. Otherwise, the long knife is easy to break, reaching a length of more than three feet. The blade of Mo Dao is actually not much worse than that of Ma Chan.

The best and most expensive weapon in the army is the horse lance. The horse lance is eight feet long, and the blade alone is four feet long. In particular, its blade has a special structure and shape, which is good for piercing armor. It is far beyond the reach of ordinary swords. .The materials and craftsmanship required for the blade of the Mo knife are basically the same as those of the Ma Chan, which is why the Mo knife is expensive.Even Da Sui, the largest prince who inherited part of Yang Guangguang's legacy, didn't have many Modao. Ashina Simo wanted forging skills but no forging skills, materials but no materials, craftsmen but no craftsmen, and wanted to form swords in his army. Mo Dao Zhen is simply a big joke.

What's more, the full version of the Modao formation is still a multi-arms cooperative operation, each of which is a weapon, of which crossbowmen account for the largest proportion, and hand crossbows are not made by Turks.

Seeing that Xue Wanche was speechless, Qin Qiong said with a smile: "It seems that you also know that Ashina Simo cannot form the Mo Dao Army. In this case, it is useless even if he learns it. The five thousand Turkic Mo Dao hands will definitely be able to obtain It has a huge effect, but after the first battle, there may not be much left, and Ashina Simo will definitely choose the most brave people to form the Modao Army when he sees the huge effect! In short, what we have to do is to do our best to consume The strength of Jieli Khan and Ashina Simo. In short, the purpose of our battle is not only to destroy the enemy, but also to deceive teammates."

Xue Wanche nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, General Qin, the general will know what to do."

But after five days, there was no movement from Xieli, and the Turkic generals under Ashina Simo got a little impatient.

"General Qin, why don't we attack by force?" Su Wu, the number one brave general under Ashina Simo, came to Qin Qiong's tent with a Mo Dao. After tidying up, he is now the chief general of the Modao Army.

"We only have 10,000 soldiers and horses, but Jieli has [-]+, attack?" Hera, another member of the Turks, stood aside and sneered: "If you want to die, no one will stop you, but don't drag me My son-in-law will accompany you to die!"

Su Wu stared at Hera fiercely, "You know how to talk big and empty words, how dare you fight me?"

"Ha!" Hera's eyes turned cold, and she glared coldly at Su Wu: "Hit me, I'm afraid you won't succeed?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Qin Qiong frowned and said: "If you want to fight, get out, who dares to be presumptuous among the handsome tents!"

The two were startled, their aura was immediately vented, they both glared at each other bitterly, separated Ashina Simo from both sides, and said nothing.

"General Qin, Jieli's recent movements are indeed a bit abnormal." Ashina Simo sat under Qin Qiong, frowning.

Qin Qiong nodded. It stands to reason that Xieli has the upper hand in terms of military strength, and supplies are somewhat limited. Right now, except for a quick decisive battle with him, there is nothing he can do.Now that Xieli's prestige has dropped to freezing point, if he wants to open up the situation and establish the supreme authority, he must first break through his own side, then he will have the spare power and prestige to deter the heroes of the grassland, thus twisting the various tribes into a single rope, and the longer the delay , the less time left for Xieli Khan to turn around.

"Unless..." Xue Wanche looked at Qin Qiong, his face became a little dignified.

"Unless he doesn't have confidence and summons a large army to come!" Qin Qiong snorted coldly, releasing the murderous intent in his eyes undisguised.

At present, whether it is Xue Yantuo's five tribes or Qibi's three tribes, Tiele is unlikely to take the initiative to increase its troops, because Jieli Khan does not have the prestige to follow orders, and the two Tiele tribal alliances are self-reliant. The heart has never diminished, and the loyalty to the Ashina family is far less than that of the Turkic tribes.

Especially Jieli Khan's father-in-law, Yi Shibo, is definitely a character who is more ruthless than a wolf and cunning than a fox. He cannot bet on the fate of his family for Jieli Khan.

The current reinforcements of Jieli Khan, I am afraid that he is the only one in the base camp of Yudujin Mountain. There are still 20 troops there. We will face three times as many enemies, and the situation is quite severe.

"If Jieli comes to fight with all his strength, then his intention is not just to confront our [-] people, but to take advantage of the trend to annihilate us and then go south. Now the new Great Wall has been built at the junction of Wuyuan and Wuwei County, and it is extending to the west. Go, if the Turks go south, they will bypass the gap in the Great Wall, and they can attack Wuyuan, Yulin and Guannei Road to the east, and Lingwu to the west. General Qin should have made some preparations." Xue Wanche sighed.

Qin Qiong crossed her hands and fingers in front of her chest, leaned back slightly, shook her head and said, "Don't make any judgments until the end!"

"Report!"

There was a rush of horseshoes, followed by a long-drawn voice from far to near, and the dusty soldiers rushed in from outside the tent, panting and said: "General Qin, urgent report from Yudujinshan! "

"Present!" Qin Qiong, Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo's complexion changed at the same time, and they waved.

Su Wu took the urgent report and handed it to Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong opened it quickly, looked down quickly, and his face gradually turned livid. In the big tent that was originally Xiaosha, it was enveloped by a depressive atmosphere in an instant. It was Xue Wanche, Ashina Simo, Su Wu, Hera These titans couldn't help but feel depressed, and looked at Qin Qiong in unison.

"General Qin?" Ashina Simo called softly, worried: "But as General Xue expected?"

"That's right!" Qin Qiong slammed the urgent report in his hand on the small table, and the table shattered to the ground. Qin Qiong took a deep breath, looked at the surprised faces, and said in a deep voice: "The scouts came to report that a large number of Turkic soldiers and horses had assembled in Yudujin Mountain."

"Have the scouts found out how many people there are?" Ashina Simo asked in a surprised voice after taking a deep breath.

"I don't know, I only know that the number is huge. I'm afraid the 13 troops from Yudujin Mountain have come. It seems that, as General Xue expected, Jieli Khan went south after he wanted to defeat us." Shaking his head, Qin Qiong Try to suppress the boiling anger in your chest.

"General Qin, retreat!" Ashina Simo took a breath and bowed to Qin Qiong.

If it's just a hundred thousand troops from hundreds of miles away, even if the difference in strength is four times, the result of a decisive battle with the strength of the soldiers of the headquarters may not necessarily lose, but if the 13 troops are also involved, it is far beyond their tolerance.

"retreat?"

Qin Qiong looked at Ashina Simo, with strong unwillingness in his eyes, he had already asked His Highness to fight, and now it was about to be a decisive battle, but at this time, he was asked to retreat?How can it be?

"The difference in our military strength is too great. There is no city on the grassland to defend. We have no other choice but to withdraw our troops! If Xieli's troops enter the Great Wall, our losses will be great. With these [-] active forces, It will surely contain the Turkic army beyond the Great Wall." Xue Wanche sighed helplessly, he grew up in Zhuojun, and the five of them, under the order of their father Xue Shixiong, spend half of their time on the grassland every year to practice, he knows better than Qin Qiong I know the strength of the Turkic people. If we defend against danger, [-] Sui troops are enough to stop [-] Turkic people. But if we talk about field battles, the Turkic people who grew up on horseback and are good at riding and shooting are really amazing.

"Can't go back!"

Qin Qiong's face sank like water. This was not only the first time he led an army to fight, but also related to the safety of Guannei Road and Bingzhou. If he retreated today, the Turks would definitely go south. The common people died, and more importantly, he saw the deeper influence. If he retreated without a fight, if the Turkic army attacked the city, the invincible power of the Sui Dynasty outside the territory would disappear. At that time, it would definitely affect the country. Not to mention the ambitious Li Yuan in Guanneidao and Hedong, I am afraid that Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Dou Jiande in the Central Plains will also have the same idea of ​​the Sui Dynasty, and even Goguryeo will join in the fun in Liaodong.

Sui will also fall into the predicament of fighting on all sides because of this. Not only Qin Qiong can't bear the consequences, but Yang Yu and Sui can't afford it either.

At this point, Qin Qiong finally gritted his teeth and said, "Bingzhou has the old Great Wall inside and outside to defend, but what about the Guannei Road? If we retreat, the large area of ​​Guannei Road will be turned into a thousand miles of red land! Once Xieli and Li Yuan are connected, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Guannei Road is not Bingzhou, it doesn't have so many dangerous places to defend, the only dangerous place is the Shuofang Great Wall, but Liang Shidu became a vassal to Shibi after standing on his own, and to show his loyalty, he actually demolished the Shuofang Great Wall Nearly a hundred miles away, it will not recover in a short while. If there is no obstruction, the Turkic people can drive straight in, not only the Guannei Road, but even Bingzhou, which has just recovered a little bit of vitality, will be in chaos because of this. Qin Qiong can't afford this price. .

"It's just that our army is strong now, and we need to defend..." Ashina Simo hesitated. He naturally understood Qin Qiong's worries, but right now, Jieli Khan already has 10,000 troops, and 5+ troops are ready to go south. With only [-] people in this area, how can we prevent it?

Qin Qiong knew that Ashina Simo was determined to quit, and said with a sneer smile: "Bingzhou in the Sui Dynasty has two Great Walls, the inner and the outer, and the inside of the pass is sparsely populated. At worst, we retreat to the south of the Yellow River. Even if Jieli has An army of one million is also hard to fly; and in Baitan County, Youzhou, east of the Monan Grassland, we have a north-south Great Wall connecting the Yanshan Great Wall, so we only need to guard these three points, and there is actually no loss at all. Khan, what about you? First of all, Jieli Khan hates you the most. Once he goes south victoriously, he will be the first to deal with you. Secondly, where you are now, except for a white city, the entire Monan grassland is safe Shou, if we retreat today, you will be the ones who will bear the brunt of it! The consequences of the torment of the twenty-odd army must be very clear to the Southern Khan."

With these words, Ashina Simo and other Turkic talents realized that they had no way out, and all of them turned pale and sweaty.

(End of this chapter)