The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 207 Raiders

Inside Qin Qiong's central army tent, there was a dead silence. The news that Jieli Khan's 20-strong army was about to join made many people startled for the upcoming battle.

After a long time, Ashina Simo opened his mouth and said: "As General Qin said, we have no retreat but to fight. Otherwise, our wealth will become Xieli's wealth, and our women will become Xieli's. Woman, our brothers and sons will die and become slaves."

When the others heard this, they immediately showed a determined expression.

Seeing that he had successfully aroused the determination of the Turkic people, Qin Qiong felt relieved. If these people did not cooperate, then he could only retreat in despair.Seeing that Ashina Simo and the others had made a decision, he was not in a hurry.

At this time, Ashina Simo looked at Qin Qiong with a calm face, and said, "We will fight as General Qin says."

"Since you can't defend, then use offense instead of defense!" Qin Qiong snorted coldly, glanced at all the generals under his command, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is not only about the rise and fall of our army, but also about our Great Sui Guannei Road and Bingzhou Millions Shengmin! It is also related to the life and death of your whole family! We can retreat, but you have no way out! Once we retreat without fighting, everything will be over for you. This battle is to die, and you have to fight! Not for me Da Sui, but for yourselves."

"General Gao Yi!" Ashina Simo, Su Wu, Hera and other Turkic generals said solemnly: "The final general is willing to resist to the death."

Qin Qiong laughed and said: "In fact, you don't need to be nervous, because the more than [-] Jieli troops in Dujin Mountain seem to be powerful, but they are not worth mentioning!"

Everyone was stunned!

"From Yudujin Mountain to here, it takes at least two days' journey! If we start a war within two days, our enemy is still only the [-] army of Jieli, what do you think?"

Isn't that so?
Everyone thought about Qin Qiong's words, and found that their enemy was still the 10 people who wanted to swallow them before. In an instant, everyone's spirits were lifted
"General, please give an order." One by one seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood.

"First of all, the news of Yu Dujinshan's army going south must not be spread, we just need to know, otherwise, the army's morale will be in chaos."

"Yes!" Everyone was aware of the consequences of the news leak, not to mention ordinary soldiers, why wasn't he scared to death just now?

Qin Qiong looked at the sun that was about to fall, and said in a deep voice: "Xieli wants to eat us, but he is cautious, trying to annihilate us with an absolute superior force. Xieli is a shrewd person, he knows The difference between 6 more defending the city and 6 less! If we pretend to be retreating into the Great Wall, he will definitely lead the attack with the superior force."

"As for Jieli's upcoming reinforcements going south, I'll leave it to General Xue Wanche to delay!" Qin Qiong looked at Xue Wanche and said in a deep voice: "When our army retreats, you must gather 5000 troops, take five days of rations, and ride on two horses. .Leave from the army at night, and then make a detour to the north, trying to stall the time."

"General Qin, it's not that the last general underestimated the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, but when it comes to riding skills, we Turks are better. Why don't you let the last general go!" Turkic Chief Hera stood up and saluted.

"The riding skills of the Sui army are indeed not as good as those of the prairie warriors, but which prairie warriors have the will and courage to fight after traveling thousands of miles and raiding long distances? Can they raid day and night?"

When introducing the habits of the Turkic people, Yang Tong once expressed such emotion: "'The head of the Turkic people only relies on riding and shooting. , with armor as the uniform, the team does not line up, the camp has no fixed place; the water and grass are used as the living room, and the sheep and horses are used as the army rations. Winners stop seeking money, and lose without shame. Fee, no tenacious will, no bravery to die.'”

These simple few sentences thoroughly analyze the character of the Turkic people.Riding and archery is the foundation of the Turks, but apart from riding and archery, they have nothing.

"This..." Everyone couldn't help being silent when they heard the words. Even Ashina Simo was not confident that under such circumstances, he could bring 10,000 Turkic people to delay the 10,000+ army, let alone meet the [-]+ army. If he really got to that environment, he probably would have run away a long time ago.

The level of riding and archery of the Sui army is indeed not as good as that of the Turks, but everyone can bear hardships and stand hard work, be tenacious, and strictly observe military discipline. This is a hard match for the Turks!

The Turkic people have self-knowledge, and they all stopped talking.

"General Qin, if I leave, who will oversee the army for you?" Xue Wanche asked worriedly.

Qin Qiong's eyes swept over the people under the tent, and finally fell on a heroic Sui Army General Ying Yanglang, and said slowly: "Fan Ze has a calm personality, he can be my deputy general and supervise the army on my behalf."

Fan is the youngest grandson of the late famous general, Jin Ziguanglu doctor, Minister of Civil Affairs Fan Zigai. He has profound family knowledge, superb martial arts, and strict military management. The number of people is 5000, and it is no problem to host [-] people.

After arranging the task, Qin Qiong looked at Xue Wanche and said in a deep voice: "Although General Xue is brave, he has an irritable personality. This matter is related to the life and death of our army, and there is no room for loss. Do you understand?"

Xue Wanche nodded solemnly, bowed and said: "The general understands that everything is safe."

Qin Qiong said to everyone: "This battle has a lot to do with it. I hope everyone can do their best to cooperate with this general."

"Yes!" Everyone responded.

"Break camp immediately!"

……

The two armies were only a hundred miles apart, Qin Qiong withdrew, and Jieli Khan received the news immediately.

"Father Khan, I just got the news that Ashina Simo retreated and went south. The traitor was scared when he saw that Father Khan's army was strong!" Gu Yushe rushed into Jieli Khan's tent excitedly and congratulated his father .

"all gone?"

Jieli Khan was discussing with Qibi Heli, Yi Shibo, Ashinasheer and others how to carry out the attack and where to start. At this time, they suddenly heard the news that Ashina Simo had withdrawn his troops, and everyone was shocked. I was astonished.

"Well, they're all gone! I didn't dare to bring a lot of luggage and tents, and I left in a hurry and embarrassment." Gu Yushe said excitedly.

"This bastard, he walked away quickly." Jieli Khan slapped the table and said bitterly.

"Father Khan, Ashina Simo took the initiative to evacuate and let our army drive them away without even mobilizing a single soldier. Why is he not happy with Father Khan's appearance?" Gu Yu looked at Jieli Ke suspiciously. sweat.He didn't know Xieli's plan, so he didn't know that Ashina Simo's retreat ruined Xieli's plan.

"Happy?"

Jieli Khan shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Our army at Yudujin Mountain will arrive here in two days. Ashi Nasimo apparently heard the information, so he broke his arm to survive. If he continues to stay here, we will The army can annihilate them in one fell swoop, and then go south with the victorious army! Now that he has withdrawn like this, it will be difficult to fight."

"Then what should we do? Do we still want to fight?" Gu Yushe looked at Jieli Khan in a daze. He didn't quite understand this kind of question.

"Yes, why not?" Jieli Khan sneered, "Send someone to inform the troops at Yudujin Mountain to go south as soon as possible."

As he said that, he handed a Golden Wolf Command Arrow to a general, and then sent out the stunned young son Gu Yushe. He rubbed his aching forehead, looked at the generals around him and said: " Ashina Simo obviously guessed our intentions, and planned to go back to Baicheng immediately, and then fight us according to the Great Wall, but we don't have siege equipment, if we attack by force, we will definitely suffer big losses, it is really unwise to attack a strong city."

Everyone agreed, and some senior generals who participated in the Siege of Yanmen and the Battle of Mayi breathed a sigh of relief.

At the beginning, Bi Khan led an army of 40 and many siege equipment, but he was carried down by Yang Guang. At that time, the army of nearly one million King Qin in the Sui Dynasty was about to arrive, and Shibi Khan, who was about to run out of military supplies, was in a dilemma. At that time, Princess Yicheng sent a warning message, and Shibi Khan had a high-sounding reason to leave the Sui Kingdom, and this was also the fundamental reason why Shibi Khan did not blame Princess Yicheng after returning to the southern Khan Court.In the Battle of Mayi, Shibi Khan and more than 30 troops were wiped out by the Sui Dynasty at the Shahu Pass, which also made the leaders of the ministries change their faces when they heard of the siege.Now that they heard that Jieli Khan had no intention of attacking the fortified city, everyone was relieved.

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Jieli Khan's mouth. This is the consequence of not having military power. If he is as strong as his elder brother Shibi, no one would dare to object even if he wants these people to die.

He leaned forward slightly, glanced at the generals, and said slowly: "We will not attack the city, but we cannot let Ashina Simo go back. If he returns to Monan Khan Court completely, because we Once the troops retreat and the army is disbanded, then he will come again, and at that time, the one who suffers may be me, Xue Yantuo, or the Qibi tribe...or it may be every time I sit."

Everyone's hearts were awe-inspiring.

Not to mention, Yang Tong's surprise attack at the beginning of the year was a devastating blow to people other than Qibi's three tribes. Almost all the old and weak children of the clan who survived the surprise attack by the Sui army died.After that, Ashina Simo galloped across the grassland without any hesitation, causing huge losses to everyone.If the main force of Ashina Simo is not eliminated, then the disaster will continue.

They used this method to deal with Da Sui before, and it can be said that it has been tried and tested.It is precisely because I know this tactic of crippling when weak and retreating when strong is that I know that the party being beaten will always be in a passive situation. If Ashina Simo keeps doing this, then everyone will only be beaten by him. Nibble one by one.Therefore, no one objected to Jieli Khan's decision to annihilate this lone army.

Jieli Khan saw everyone's objections in his eyes, and smiled with satisfaction. What Mr. Zhao said was right. This put the truth on the bright side, and the effect was to improve the domineering way pursued by his elder brother Shibi Khan. hundred times.

"We have an army of [-], and it is impossible to lose to Ashina Simo! This battle is related to everyone's interests, so I hope everyone can work together to win this battle. Whoever delays The hind legs, that is to make enemies with all the tribes in the grassland, don't blame me for being rude." Jieli Khan said this, and stared at Qibi Heli with murderous eyes.

Qibi Heli was startled. At this critical moment, if he raised objections, he would be an enemy of everyone, and he would end up dying like his father in the end.

He put his hand on his chest, and at this moment he also jumped up against the table and shouted: "The Great Turkic Khan is the head goose in the grassland, and all the wild geese in the grassland should fly with you, and Qibi and other three warriors are no exception. They are willing to obey the Great Khan Orders. Ashina Simo is too ignorant to be the dog of the Sui Dynasty. As long as the Khan gives an order, I, Qibi Heli, will be the vanguard."

"Haha! Good..." Jieli Khan was still very happy with Qibi Heli's statement, and laughed proudly: "On the grassland, if there is a harvest from me, Jieli, there must be your Qibi For a copy of the three parts, everyone can only follow me, Jieli, and don’t have to worry about not getting anything, let alone being forcibly annexed.”

Qibi Heli heaved a sigh of relief, clenched his fists on his chest, bowed and said, "Thank you, Great Khan!"

"Break camp immediately! Chase!"

(End of this chapter)