It really started. The first thing that started was the Pianshi battlefield on the east bank of the Hutuo River. Xie Zichong, the Sui army’s Pianshi division who took a short path to the north, had just arrived at a position ten miles away from Yanmen City. There were also a large number of random arrows and rolling logs falling on the mountain beside the road. Immediately afterwards, a large number of Turkic troops appeared in front of the Sui Army's partial division and on the high ground on the right side with torches.
Fortunately, before the start of the battle, the Sui army's partial division knew that this trip would inevitably be ambushed, and had already made psychological preparations and contingency preparations. After the initial panic, Xie Zichong gave an order, and the soldiers of the Sui army immediately changed their front team The rear team, the rear team changed to the front team, and retreated towards the way they came. There was no chaos and collapse as expected by the Turkic army. After the pursuit, the narrow east bank of the Hutuo River suddenly became louder and louder, and the sound of war drums and horns was deafening.
At the same time, the main force of the Sui Army of Youwuwei, who was walking northward on the wide avenue on the west bank, was ambushed only ten miles away from the west gate of Yanmen City. On the flank of the Sui army, they rushed all the way to intercept the Sui army's road leading to Yanmen City. At the same time, an army rushed out from the west of the Turkic camp. First, they seized the road to cut off the Sui army's return route, and then directly attacked the Sui army's back. The open area to the north of the Turkic camp, which was still dark before, quickly became brightly lit. There were tens of thousands of densely packed torches, which reflected the open area in the north of the camp as bright as day, and the sound of shouting and killing was far more powerful than the sound of horseshoes.
The time has come to test Liu Changgong's adaptability, but fortunately, everyone knows that our General Liu is a third-rate level in fighting hard and hard battles, but he is a first-rate master in fleeing the battle. Before the Turkic cavalry came to him, Liu Changgong had already issued the order to escape, and he arranged it very carefully. He shouted: "Brothers, there is an ambush in the middle, but don't be afraid, follow my handsome flag and escape! He Lanyi, you are the queen!"
Roaring, Liu Changgong took the lead to turn the horse's head, and rushed directly to the open and invincible place in the northeast of Yanmen City. Fleeing for their lives, Liu Changgong's deputy He Lanyi led an elite team of right guards to the rear, covering the main force and fleeing to the northeast. Tens of thousands of troops retreated in front of the battle, baring their buttocks to be kicked and hacked by the Turkic army, but there was hardly any mess. The pioneers were not rash , the latter did not panic, and fled quickly with the billowing yellow sand behind his buttocks, methodically as if the escape battle of Xiaohan Road back then was reappeared.
The Sui army had already started running before the battle, and the Turkic army refused to give up even though they had nothing to gain. The Turkic general Na Lun, who presided over the ambush battlefield, kept shouting and roaring, urging the three-way Turks to chase after him with all his strength, and vowed to kill them. This Sui army team was completely wiped out, and it was a shameful shame that Yixue sneaked into the Sui army camp a few days ago and almost wiped out the entire army. The Turks who came out from three directions were all vying for the first place. Like three torrents, they rushed unstoppably towards the fleeing Sui army, and gradually moved away from the Turkic camp unknowingly.
Although they are ten miles away from the two battlefields, standing on Yanmen City, just seeing the moving direction of the torches and hearing the sound of killing, Yu Wenshu, Lai Huer, Pei Renji and other Sui army veterans already understood that they were The army had already encountered an ambush, but Fan Zigai, Pei Yun and other civilian officials who came up to the city wall later probed their brains, listened and looked around, but couldn't understand what happened. Come on, general, how is the situation? Is there any chance for our reinforcements to rush into the city for reinforcements? Do we need to go out of the city to respond? Why don’t you speak, His Majesty is still waiting for news from us?”
Yu Wenshu, Pei Renji and other veteran generals were ashen-faced and silent, but Lai Huer punched the arrow stack heavily, and roared with a dark face: "How did Chen Yingliang use his troops? Why did the two reinforcements fall into an ambush? "
"Ambush among our reinforcements?" Pei Yun and other civil servants all changed their faces.
Lai Huer nodded with a livid face, and said: "Both were ambushed, and the situation of the two reinforcements is very dangerous, and there is a high possibility that the entire army will be wiped out! And I'm sure that Chen Yingliang's reinforcement plan was exposed in advance. The army has long been prepared and set up traps and traps for us to exploit, otherwise, the Turkic army will immediately cut off the retreat of our reinforcements."
Hearing this, Pei Yun and other civil officials turned even paler, but Chen Sangliang's old Bole Fan Zigai looked surprised and asked, "Come on, general, what did you just say? Chen Yingliang's reinforcement plan was exposed in advance, and the Turkic army Have you been prepared and set up traps and traps for us to drill?"
Seeing Lai Hu'er nodding, Fan Zigai not only did not have the slightest worry or anxiety, but even laughed out loud, applauding and laughing: "Okay! The Turks have caught the trick! The siege of Yanmen might be lifted tonight. "
This time it was the turn of Hu'er, Yu Wenshu and other veterans on the battlefield to be dumbfounded. Pei Renji also asked directly: "Fan Shangshu, are you joking? It is clear that our reinforcements were ambushed by the Turks. Why do you say it was the Turks?"
"Doctor Pei, you don't know your distant nephew very well." Fan Zigai laughed loudly and said, "I am very clear about the virtues of boy Chen. He is more slippery than a loach and smarter than a fox on the battlefield. He is the only one who takes advantage, and no one can get the slightest benefit under his hands. When these Turkic barbarians meet him, they can only be played to death by him! Don't worry, it won't be long before the Turkic side will be in trouble !"
The civil and military officers of the Sui army looked at each other, and they were all skeptical of Fan Zigai's words. Fan Zigai smiled again: "It's all right, let's report to His Majesty, and say that our army is progressing smoothly, just wait patiently, the Turkic army will be ready tonight. Can lose."
No one dared to fault Fan Zigai for what he said, including Chen Sangliang's backers Pei Ju and Pei Yun. Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi, who were hostile to the old Pei family, also said: "Fan Shangshu, this matter can be opened. No joke, now that our army is in ambush, but you want us to report to His Majesty the Emperor that our army is progressing smoothly and will win tonight, we don't have the guts to do so."
"Then the old man should go and report to His Majesty alone." Fan Zigai was full of confidence in Chen Sangliang, whom he personally picked up, and while really turning back to the city, he said: "The old man dares to guarantee the head of the Xiang, and our army will definitely fight tonight." Win!"
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At the same time, the Sui army's second army, Jiangduqin Wang Jun, who was slowly heading north, also found that the situation seemed wrong. After the scouts confirmed that there was a battle in the north of the Turkic camp, Wang Shichong did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the whole army to speed up to go north to rescue Liu Changgong, the vanguard of the Sui army, was ambushed, but Wang Shiyun and Wang Renze and other deputy were a little worried, and they all said to Wang Shichong: "Junior, should you take it easy? The battlefield position is very unfavorable to us, and the Turkic forces are still very strong. Strong, what should we do if we rush over at this time and are surrounded by Turks?"
The incompetent father-in-law Wang Shichong certainly didn't want to take risks with his own capital, so he hesitated for a while, but after looking back at Qiao Peng Suijun who was surrounded by self-army troops to protect him, Wang Shichong still had no choice but to shout: "Sir! Nonsense! Act according to orders! Also, pay attention to protecting Qiao Pengqin's army, and don't let them come into contact with the enemy!"
Wang Shiyun, Wang Renze and others had no choice but to convey orders honestly. Relying on Wang Shichong's emphasis on the army, Jiang Duqin's army, who had been marching at walking speed before, immediately took a big stride and rushed to the north at full speed. At the same time, it was barely reliable in military terms. The famous Wang Shichong also continued to order adjustments, and arranged a large number of troops to protect the Qiao Peng Sui army, which is still a very rare move to precede others.
The scouts of the two armies were running on the north-south road like crazy. Shibi Khan, who was a little closer, first received the news that King Jiangduqin's army was speeding up to the north. With the enemy's situation unknown, Shibi Khan made a safe decision. , ordered: "Order the whole army to guard the camp tightly. If the barbarians attack the camp, fight back! Fight carefully, no one is allowed to go out of the camp to fight without my order! Also, send an order to the Tuojie camp to prepare for battle immediately. Wait for my order at any time!"
At the same time that Shibi Khan's order was quickly conveyed to the entire Turkic army, the news that Liu Changgong and Xie Zichong's two armies were ambushed was finally delivered to Chen Yingliang through the scout Kuaima. Hearing the news, Chen Yingliang, who was biting his nails, Sangliang's expression was extremely serious, and it took him a long time to order: "Continue to investigate the enemy's situation, and report at any time. Send Yun Dingxing to continue to stay where he is, and act according to the original plan!"
The messenger rushed out, and then Chen Sangliang turned his attention to Li Yuan, and found that he finally couldn't help showing a nervous expression, sitting next to him, his knuckles were clenched white, Chen Yingliang couldn't help smiling, and said: "Li Yuan Ambassador, take it easy, this is just the beginning, it will take a long time before we know whether or not your second son has betrayed the Sui court."
Li Yuan gave Chen Sangliang a sideways look, but didn't speak.
At the same time, the Turkic army chasing Liu Changgong also fought with the Sui army's rear team. Bows and arrows poured on the Sui army's head like a storm, while the rear team led by He Lanyi followed the main force and kept turning their heads. Shooting the Turkic cavalry with a strong crossbow, Liu Changgong also had to slow down a little to avoid getting out of touch with his old comrade-in-arms He Lanyi. Reliable bodyguards during the period, our General Liu does not want to be separated from them.
Also on the Hutuo River side, the Sui army division led by Xie Zichong had encountered Turkic ambushes from south to north during the hasty retreat. Under the attack, the Sui army division had no choice but to end immediately. Fighting in formations, using the narrow terrain to contend with the Turkic troops coming from the north and the south, Xie Zichong sent out his own soldiers to shout around to boost the morale of the army, "Brothers, don't be afraid! This has long been expected by our Marshal Chen, and we will hold it firmly!" As long as we carry it for a while, we will win!"
When the fighting in the north of the camp and the battlefield on the east bank of the Hutuo River gradually became fiercer, Wang Shichong's team had already approached the edge of the Turkic camp. Wang Shichong followed Chen Yingliang's request from the west of the Turkic camp to the north, pretending to rescue Liu Changgong who was ambushed. This action also surprised the Turkic side. Surprised that the Sui army did not come to encircle Wei to rescue Zhao, Shibi Khan also laughed grinningly, and said with a grinning smile: "Very well, since you bastards are willing to come to die , then I will fulfill you!"
After grinning grinningly, Shibi Khan immediately shouted: "Pass down the order, the front, rear, and right battalions each send 10,000 troops, and attack the barbarian reinforcements from three sides! Kill these barbarians for me!"
The order was conveyed, and the Turkic Third Battalion, which had been preparing for battle, did not hesitate to send 10,000 troops each to attack King Jiangduqin's army on three sides. Among them, the Turkic army that attacked from the right battalion was the fastest, and did not go far to the west as soon as they left the battalion. , Immediately encountered the Jiangdu Sui army, Wang Shichong's flanks were threatened and did not dare to neglect, so he quickly ordered the army to stop advancing, and to shrink its strength to the waist, so as not to be cut off by the Turkic army. At the same time, the Qiao Peng Sui army led by Kan Leng was not far from the enemy's place, and calmly followed Kan Leng's order to stay in place, shrinking the space to preserve strength, and sent the more than 400 mysterious Sui troops led by San Gouzi Army protection in the middle.
Not long after the battle with the Turkic Youying Army, the northern and southern ends of King Jiangduqin's army saw the Turkic army attacking one after another. Seeing this scene, the Jiangdu Sui Army was somewhat panicked, and Wang Shichong shouted and ordered, "Don't panic, retreat to the west! Retreat face to face! Quick!"
While retreating in a hurry towards the only due west direction where no enemy appeared, King Jiang Duqin's army paid some casualties in the retreat, and the Turkic army made quite a few gains. , Without the order of the members of the Ashina family who commanded the army, they had already launched a pursuit on their own. The three-way Turks were like three iron walls, sandwiching the Sui army in Jiangdu who was dying. And when the news reached Shibi Khan, Shibi Khan danced with joy and shouted, "Good! Good! Just drive the barbarians to the west, where there are nowhere to go, high mountains and dense forests. Look at how these bastards die!"
"Khan, there is another piece of good news." Ashina Yushe said happily: "Our Turkic warriors found the badges from the killed barbarians and found that these barbarians were Jiangdu soldiers. , our ally, Duke Tang, is still in the barbarian camp, ready to help us smash the barbarian camp at any time!"
"Okay! Very good!" Shibi Khan applauded again, and asked impatiently: "So, should I personally send troops south now, and take the opportunity to attack the barbarian's camp?"
Several members of Ashina's family agreed with Shibi Khan's immediate action, but some were calm and persuaded: "Khan, the war has just started, we'd better take a look at the situation, anyway, the barbarian camp is far away. We are only twenty miles away, and we will arrive as soon as we get on the horse, and we still have plenty of time, so wait a little longer."
Shibi Khan thought it made sense, so he nodded and said, "Okay, wait a little longer, send more scouts to the south, and try our best to check the movement of the barbarian camp, and report any abnormalities immediately!"
While the Turkic scouts were flying southward, the Sui army scouts who ventured northward to investigate the enemy's situation had also sent the news of Wang Shichong's encounter with the enemy to Chen Yingliang. After hesitating for a moment, he personally picked up the letter incense that can be burned for half a quarter, put it on the candle and lit it, then handed it to the messenger and said: "Take it to Yun Dingxing, after this incense stick is burned, attack immediately, trot Go north! After encountering the Turks, fight back vigorously and lead the Turks to move westward, the more Turkic troops you attract, the better!"
"Also!" Chen Yingliang also considered a possibility, and quickly ordered: "If the Turkic army does not go out to intercept, the Zuo Tunwei will really go to rescue Wang Shichong, and join hands with Wang Shichong to contain the Turkic army!"
The messenger sang promises and rushed away with the letter incense. Only then did Chen Sangliang turn his attention to the clepsydra, and found that the time was approaching the second quarter of the second watch, and then ordered: "Command the Chinese Army and Taiyuan King Qin to do the final battle." Go out to check the battle, go out of the camp to assemble at midnight, and light more torches."
Fifteen minutes passed slowly in painful torment, and at the same time as the incense burnt out, 25,000 Zuo Tunwei soldiers also marched northward under Yun Dingxing's personal leadership, trotting towards the north. At the same time, on the northern battlefield, Jiang Duqin's army led by Wang Shichong was still struggling to move westward, and fought and retreated to lure the Turkic army away from the camp. The main force of Youwuwei led by Liu Changgong was blocked by the powerful Turkic army on the way to the east. They were forced to shrink their forces and hastily formed a square formation to bear the impact of Turkic cavalry from all directions.
Liu Changgong failed to lead the Turkic army further away from the Turkic camp. This was indeed beyond Chen Sangliang's expectations. The reason for this accident was that the Turkic general Na Lun who was in charge of this battlefield had a bad temper. , did not adopt the best tactic of chasing and encroaching on Liu Changgong, but chose the wrong tactic of dividing troops to intercept. Although forcing the main force of Youwuwei to stop fleeing and form an formation to fight, it forced the main force of Youwuwei to the point where he had to fight to the death. An unknown has been created for the entire Yanmen battlefield-if Chen Sangliang's false order fails, the main force of Youwuwei may really be wiped out.
On the other side of the Pianshi battlefield on the east bank of the Hutuo River, the Youwuwei Pianshi, who were attacked back and forth, were already fighting fiercely with the Turkic army. The Turkic barbarians who finally caught the opportunity to wipe out the Sui army were like two packs of hungry wolves, constantly rushing to fight. At the north and south ends of the Sui army, although it was difficult to deploy troops on the narrow road, the Turks could not hold back the Sui army, so they had to charge hard to compress the Sui army's position from the north to the south. , The danger is everywhere, and the casualties are quite large.
The three battlefields fought fiercely for a while, and the news of the fourth wave of the Sui army going north for reinforcements was sent to Shibi Khan by Turkic scouts. Knowing this situation, Shibi Khan also felt caught off guard and was shocked. He shouted: "Brute Chen Yingliang is crazy? He dared to send four armies to the north in such a deep night. Does he want to fight me tonight?"
"Khan, the barbarian Chen Yingliang was probably forced to fight us in this decisive battle." Li Er analyzed from the side: "The two reinforcements he sent to Yanmen City were ambushed by us. The entire army was wiped out on both sides, so his prestige would suffer a major blow. He had no choice but to rescue his reinforcements with all his strength and save his face and position. Otherwise, he would wait until the respected Qu Tutong led the left The Xiaowei reinforcements arrived, and his position as Qin Wang's coach will no longer be secure."
Shibi Khan was still thinking about whether Li Er's analysis was correct, but Ashina Yushe and others urged him: "Khan, let's think about how to deal with the barbarian's fourth army, whether to send troops to intercept it? The strength of this barbarian army is quite large, if we ignore it, the two barbarian armies surrounded by us will definitely be rescued by them."
"Intercept, of course we must intercept!" Shibi Khan said viciously: "But instead of blocking these barbarians to the south of our camp, after they turn to the west of our camp, let the Khan's army go south." Road, send troops to intercept! Yushe, Nibu, you lead me 50,000 troops out of the camp from the west gate, and when the barbarian army circles to the west of our camp, immediately rush up and kill these barbarians for me!"
"Big Khan, isn't our camp too empty?" Zhi Si Mili hurriedly said, "We have already dispatched 60,000 troops, and another 25,000 troops have been deployed on the east bank of the Hutuo River. If we send another 50,000 troops out of the camp, we will only have about 50,000 reserve troops.”
"Then send 40,000 troops and leave me a reserve of 60,000." Shibi Khan nodded, and said more fiercely: "As long as the opportunity arises, I will take the 60,000 reserve to attack the barbarian camp and kill Chen Yingliang." That bastard!"
Ashina Yushe and others agreed, and hurried out of the tent to organize the army to attack from the west. At the same time, Chen Yingliang finally led Qiao Peng's main force and Taiyuan King Qin's army out of the Sui army's camp. He lined up and waited patiently for the main force of the Turks to come south to fight. After setting up his position, Chen Yingliang sighed to Li Jing and Yin Shishi next to him, "Our real suffering has just begun."
Li Jing and Yin Shishi nodded together, their expressions were extremely serious.