From the northeastern suburbs of Yanmen City in the east, to the lofty mountains of the Luliang Mountains in the west, and to the foot of the Taihang Yumai Mountain on the east bank of the Hutuo River in the south, the distance between them is more than forty miles. There were swords, lights and swords, corpses everywhere, and blood flowed profusely. In order to win and survive, all the Sui army divisions and all the Turkic troops fought with all their might, and the fight was extremely fierce. However, due to factors such as the number of troops, terrain, roads, and environment, the Situation of the Sui Army of the Four Routes was quite bad, and they were all at a disadvantage. There is a possibility of a crash.
The four Sui armies are all looking forward to the turning point predicted by the coach Chen Sangliang as soon as possible, even for the Zuotunwei Sui army which is in the best situation, the coach Yun Dingxing is constantly praying for God's blessing, praying for what Chen Sangliang predicted The turning point will appear as soon as possible, or Chen Sangliang's main reinforcements can come to help as soon as possible, but what these four soldiers of the Sui army who are in dire straits do not know is that the main force of their central army is also facing the threat of life and death at this moment , Facing the double threat of the main force of the Turkic Central Army and the Taiyuan Qinwang Army with a worrying position.
Rumbling horseshoes, a sea of flames, and tens of thousands of Turkic torches illuminated the front of the Sui army camp like daylight. At the same time as the camp was lit to send out a signal, important generals of the Sui army Qiao Peng and Taiyuan Sui army also hurried to Chensang In front of Liang, accept coach Chen Yingliang's final pre-battle instructions. Looking around at Li Jiancheng, Yang Wei, Qin Qiong, Ma Sanbao, Guo Feng and other generals, Chen Sangliang calmly said only one sentence, "Everyone, please."
Although he didn't expect Chen Sangliang's final instruction to be so simple, after a moment's hesitation, all the generals of the Sui army clasped their fists together and chanted loudly, "Follow the command of the commander in chief!"
The messengers rushed to the room, and the main force of the Sui army, consisting of 15,000 Qiaopeng soldiers and 20,000 Taiyuan soldiers, quickly lit a large number of torches when they were illuminated with only a few torches before, and more than 30,000 torches were blowing in the wind. , It also reflected the front of the Sui army camp into daylight, and in the light of the fire, the banner of Chen Yingliang's coach fluttered in the wind. The sudden appearance of a large number of torch lights also had the ideal effect of intimidating the incoming enemy. The Turkic army, which was still aggressive before, subconsciously slowed down, so as not to rush too fast and fail to rein in the horse.
Chen Sangliang has always used many means to intimidate the enemy, and this time is no exception. When he saw the shadow of the Turkic vanguard, Chen Sangliang just grinned, and immediately five soldiers stepped forward, rushed to the front of the Sui army, and put After igniting the five gunpowder bottles, they threw them towards the Turkic army. The gunpowder bottles rolled and exploded in the sky, making a loud noise like thunder and a huge flame. Immediately, hundreds of cowhide drums were sounded at the same time. Amid the rhythmic beating of the war drums, the Turkic troops on the opposite side could not help but rein in their horses one after another, whispering to each other about the loud explosion of gunpowder just now.
The golden wolf flag with its fangs and claws appeared in the Turkic formation. After hearing the loud explosion of gunpowder, Khan Shibi did not dare to order an attack immediately. He just ordered the army to form a formation quickly, and personally urged the horse to come to the front of the formation to check the enemy's situation. As a result, Shibi Khan was secretly shocked that the Sui army standing outside the camp, although only about half of his strength, was in a very orderly formation, without a trace of chaos, and the spirit of killing was rushing forward. Yunxiao, people can tell at a glance whether they have made sufficient preparations before the battle, or are preparing for a hard battle.
"Khan, look quickly, Duke Tang's flag!"
A Turkic general pointed to the left wing of the Sui army, and Shibi Khan looked in the direction guided by his subordinates. Seeing that there was indeed a banner with the word Li flying high in the left wing of the Sui army, Shibi Khan was also overjoyed. Said: "Okay! As long as Duke Tang keeps his promise and turns his back on the battlefield, we will win this battle!"
"Khan, don't worry, this is also my father's last chance to get rid of Chen Yingliang's barbarian, he will not miss it." Li Er took the conversation beside him, his expression was still very relaxed and confident, but in his heart, Li Er was already trembling quietly Now, once the conscience of the enemy is eaten by the dog at the end, and he deliberately uses a dummy head to deceive the enemy, then he must be dead.
Fortunately, Chen Sangliang's biggest weakness and shortcoming is that his conscience has not been eaten by dogs. This was the case in Daxing more than two years ago, and this time is no exception. In the light of the torch, a Sui army knight rode out to battle, He rushed to the front of the Turkic formation with a white flag in his hand, carried a package in front of the Turkic formation, and shouted in Turkic: "Sibi Khan, our Marshal Chen asked me to tell you that three days ago you killed our insider Ashina Si Mo, today we killed your traitor Li Yuan, and we'll even it out!"
After yelling, the Sui army knight threw the package to the front of the Turkic formation, and then rushed back to the Sui army formation, but Shibi Khan's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up, bring that package over here!" !"
"Father was killed, how is it possible?" Li Er also exclaimed in disbelief, and when the attached soldiers brought the bloody package back to Shibi Khan before killing him quickly, and opened the package to reveal the head Li Er also burst into tears immediately, jumped off the horse, kowtowed to the head again and again, cried bitterly, and said repeatedly, "Father! Father! Father!"
Of course, Shibi Khan's face had turned iron blue, but at this moment, the Sui army also made a new move. The Sui army on the left suddenly pushed out a large group of men in tattered Turkic costumes. The Sui cavalry used whips, knives and guns to force them towards the Turkic enemy, and behind them, there was a neat line of Sui heavy infantry, and those men in tattered Turkic clothes kept crying in Turkic, "But Khan, don't shoot the arrows, don't shoot the arrows, we are all your control strings, we are all your herdsmen control strings!"
"Why are my herdsmen?" Shibi Khan was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses after being reminded by his subordinates, guessing that these people must be the Turkic soldiers who had been captured in the battle.
At the same time, those Turkic prisoners of war had also accelerated their speed. They were forced to charge quickly by Sui cavalry with horsewhip knives and guns, and were also expelled to directly attack the front of the Turkic battle formation that had not yet been established. Seeing this scene, Shibi Khan immediately panicked Furious, he roared and cursed: "Chen Yingliang, you despicable barbarian!"
"Khan, what should we do?" Several Turkic generals exclaimed, "Our formation has not yet been formed. If we let them rush into our formation, our front formation will be in chaos!"
"Shoot the arrow!" Shibi Khan didn't even blink his brows, and immediately shouted with a livid face, "Shoot the arrow, don't let them approach!"
The order was conveyed, and the Turkic soldiers hurriedly drew their bows and released arrows according to the order. The feathered arrows flew out through the air and fell on the heads of the Turkic prisoners of war with a howl. The screams also came from the Turkic prisoners of war. He was slashed and stabbed by the sharp swords and guns of the soldiers of the Sui army, and was forced to flee north again. — But there is no need to pity these nomadic robbers. Killing is their nature, plundering is their instinct, rape, looting, murder and arson are their favorites. If these Turkic captives are placed among ordinary people, even if they are not given weapons , they will do even more outrageous things.
At this time, the heavy infantry of the Sui army had already advanced to the distance where they could charge. The cavalry in front quickly dodged to the two wings. Constantly shooting the backs of the Turkic prisoners of war with bows and arrows, forcing them to continue to charge forward, acting as free forwards for the Sui army's heavy infantry.
The decisive battle of the main force of the Chinese army officially started. Following behind the Turkic captives, the heavy infantry of the Sui Army strode forward and slammed the front of the Turkic battle formation. When shooting arrows, he was somewhat soft-handed, causing many Turkic captives to rush to their front. Shibi Khan was shocked and ordered to kill these Turkic people. When the heavy infantry of the Sui Army had already followed, they held up their guns without saying a word. Just stabbed and stabbed the Turkic soldiers on the horse. While the Turkic soldiers were parrying and counterattacking, the Turkic captives had already taken the opportunity to rush into the gaps in their ranks, and the Turkic front line was immediately chaotic. A large number of Turkic soldiers fought together, restraining the Turkic front army and limiting the mobility of the Turkic cavalry. The Sui cavalry who had gone out before detoured to the back of the heavy infantry, covering the infantry with bows and arrows.
Successfully entangled the enemy head-on, Chen Yingliang was not in a hurry to launch the next wave of offensive, but patiently waited for the Turkic movement. In the end, in order to share the frontal pressure, Shibi Khan really attacked the flanking army and attacked the Taiyuan Sui army on the left flank of the Sui army. Li Jiancheng According to Chen Yingliang's request, they formed an formation and defended, suppressed the momentum of the Turkic charge with strong bows and crossbows, and fought fiercely with the Turkic cavalry who rushed forward.
The situation on the battlefield quickly became clear. The heavy infantry of the Sui army stormed the front of the Turkic army, while the Turkic army stormed the right flank of the Sui army. Seeing this situation, our Ambassador Li Yuan also became anxious immediately—because all the people fighting the Turks were his direct descendants, so Li Yuan hurriedly asked Chen Sangliang: "Commander, should we send more troops to the Turks? positive advantage?"
"What's the rush?" Chen Yingliang said coldly: "It's just the beginning, and the reserve team has been sent out. How can we chase the enemy and break through the Turkic camp in one go?"
After repelling Li Yuan, Chen Sangliang raised his neck, looked at the distance to the north, and said in his heart: "We have successfully entangled the Turkic Chinese army. Next, we will see if our fake attachments can succeed. Although I have failed in the disruptive plan Countermeasures, but in order to win, you must succeed!"
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At the same time, the battles on the battlefield of the four divisions became more and more fierce and cruel, especially the two teams of Liu Changgong and Xie Zichong of Youwuwei, who were beaten by the Turkic army with no power to fight back. , the position was on the verge of collapse several times, and what made it worse was that after receiving the order from Shibi Khan, although the Tuojiehu soldiers stationed south of Xixingguan were reluctant, they still followed the order to send 5,000 troops to leave the camp and march eastward. Come to reinforce Ashina Lun, help Ashina Lun besiege Liu Changgong, and win the final victory in this most assured battlefield - if this Tuojie Hu soldier rushes to the battlefield, Liu Changgong, who is not very good at fighting tough battles, will indeed have to collapse completely fate.
It was also a coincidence that when the five thousand Tuojie Hu Bing left the narrow road south of Xixing Pass with torches, and just walked onto the official road and turned to the east, three knights suddenly charged from the south on horseback. The Wandering Whistle hurried forward to stop the room, but suddenly saw that the three knights were all elite Turkic attachments with distinctive armor. Shouted: "Khan's order! Khan's order! Which team are you, where are you going?"
Seeing the token of the Golden Arrow, Tuojie Hubing's mobile sentry did not dare to neglect, and quickly answered the team he belonged to, and then explained: "We have received an order from Khan to go east to reinforce General Nalun and help General Nalun Quickly destroy the barbarian army surrounded by him. By the way, are you giving us orders?"
"Khan has been hit by an arrow!" Fu Li shouted, holding the golden arrow order, "Khan personally went to attack the barbarian camp, and was seriously injured by the arrow. I am ordered by Khan to order General Nalun to retreat!"
"Khan was seriously injured by Liu Ya?" Tuojie Hu Bing was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Is the injury serious?"
"It's very heavy, it's life-threatening!" The Turkic Possession roared as he rode his horse and galloped eastward, "I didn't give you orders. You decide what to do next!"
The three Turkic troops flew eastward, and Tuojie Hubing's mobile sentry did not dare to neglect, and hurried back to the team to spread the news that Sibi Khan was seriously injured by Liu Ya. After hearing the news, several leaders of Tuojie Hubing also quickly ordered the army to stop advancing, and got together to discuss what to do next.
Not to mention how Tuojie and Hu Bing discussed, the three Turkic people rushed east all the way, and it didn't take long to rush to Liu Changgong's battlefield where the battle was fierce. The soldiers kept shouting, "General Nalun, the Khan was hit by an arrow and ordered you to retreat immediately, retreat immediately!"
Hearing such shouts, the Turkic soldiers next to him were of course panicked. Na Lun, who was complacent, turned his head in surprise, but saw the Turkic attached to him holding a golden arrow token running directly in front of him, saluting with Turkic etiquette, and He presented the Golden Arrow Order and said loudly: "General Nalun, Khan personally led the army to attack the barbarian camp. Unfortunately, he was shot by the arrow and seriously injured. The injury was serious. Our army was defeated. I order you to withdraw to the camp immediately to respond!"
"Khan was seriously injured by Liu Ya?" Na Lun was shocked. He quickly checked that the secret words on the token were correct, and when he looked up to the direction of the Sui army camp, he was blocked by the remaining veins of Taihang Mountain. He could only faintly see that the sky over there was reddened, and indeed there were a lot of flames, and Na Lun couldn't help being in a state of confusion. He didn't know whether to follow the order to retreat, or to eat the fat that was already on his lips in one go.
"General Nalun, please retreat quickly." The Turkic Fuli urged again: "Our camp is already empty, and the barbarian army is chasing Khan, if the barbarian army takes the opportunity to attack our camp, then We're done!"
Without the camp, there would be no rations for life, no money and beautiful women that he had finally robbed from the Thirty-nine City of Yanmen, and no relatives. Throwing it back to the Turkic Fuli, he shouted: "Send the order down, beat the gong, and retreat back to the camp!"
When the gong rang, the Turkic cavalry who were fighting fiercely with the Sui army were all taken aback. They hurriedly retreated out of the battlefield. Of course, they immediately asked what happened. The morale of the Turkic soldiers was naturally in turmoil, and they quickly followed Nalun's flag and hurriedly withdrew to the Turkic camp.
It was the turn of the generals of the Sui army to be surprised. Liu Changgong, who had already changed into the clothes of ordinary soldiers, was even more puzzled. He Lanyi in the soldier's clothes reminded Liu Changgong, "That's right! Brother Yingliang said that the Turkic dog will retreat suddenly, and then we will chase and kill it with all our strength!"
When he came to his senses, Liu Changgong, who was good at escaping and fighting against the wind, was not polite, and immediately shouted: "Brothers, charge me! Kill these Turkic dogs!"
Amidst the roaring and ordering sounds one after another, the morale of the Youwuwei Sui army, who had been suppressed and beaten by the Turks before, was greatly boosted, and immediately launched a counterattack under the leadership of Liu Changgong, striding forward to pursue the Turkic army. It was even more chaotic, and the fast-tracked retracement bumped into each other, trampled on each other, and countless horses fell.
At the same time, due to the unfavorable situation of the four Sui armies, Yu Shiji, Feng Deyi and other anti-Chen faction and Fan Zigai, the pro-Chen faction, had already quarreled again. Fan Zigai swore that he would break the rules with his own hands The promoted Chen Sangliang will definitely be able to turn the tide of battle again and smash the siege of Yanmen, and he dares to bet his head on this. Feng Deyi, who had a grudge against Chen Sangliang because of the lackey Su Shichang's imprisonment, was so angry that he picked up a sheep's head stone used to defend the city, and said angrily: "The battle has been fought to this point. If Chen Yingliang can really turn the situation around on the battlefield , I ate this stone!"
"Stop arguing!" Cai Wang Yang Zhiji, who rarely spoke, suddenly said, "Brother Emperor, colleagues, please pay attention to our northeast battlefield, the situation there is not right!"
Hearing Yang Zhiji's words, Emperor Sui Yang and Sui Ting Wenwu, who were paying attention to the two battlefields to the west, turned their heads quickly, and suddenly found that the northeast battlefield, which was still full of flames before, had completely changed, and a large number of torches lined up in long lines , rushing toward the west. Emperor Sui Yang couldn't help being surprised and said: "What's the matter? Why are the troops over there moving towards this side?"
"Two possibilities." Lai Huer next to him analyzed: "First, the Turks have wiped out the Sui army on that battlefield and returned to reinforce other battlefields. Second, the Sui army at that position has reversed the situation and killed them." defeated the Turkic army and is pursuing."
"Of these two possibilities, which one is the greatest?" Emperor Sui Yang hurriedly asked.
"This..." Lai Hu'er hesitated for a moment, and replied, "I can't even guess this point."
"You can't guess either?" Emperor Sui Yang was taken aback.
Lai Hu'er nodded, and Yu Wenshu, Pei Renji, Dugu Sheng and other veterans on the battlefield also said: "Your Majesty, we can't guess. Logically speaking, even if the Turkic army defeated our army, it would take some time to hunt down and kill us." Or separate troops to hunt down, but depending on the situation, the Turkic army is retreating across the board. If our army killed the Turkic, it seems unlikely. Our army there has been besieged by the Turkic. If we have the strength to counterattack, we should have done it long ago. It’s impossible to wait until now.”
After receiving such an answer, Emperor Sui Yang couldn't help but bewildered, and Fan Zigai beside him said triumphantly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, you will know the reason when our army of the Sui Dynasty defeats the Turks. Feng Neishi, send you Put away that sheep's head stone, and think about it casually, whether you will steam that stone or boil it for a while."