(Thank you for your support even if you have a headache!) Zhao Zhongqing's three thousand reinforcements were wiped out on the road. This news shocked Yi Feng. He couldn't understand that this war with the Turks was not a surprise attack, but a war that both sides had known about for a long time. Both sides had been preparing for it for more than a year, or even longer. Why hasn't Hedong done better defense? Yunnei is the northeast gate of Henan Province, so why is there only one town general with more than a thousand garrison troops to defend it? When the Turks arrived, there were only three hundred guards on the Great Wall pass. This allowed the Turks to march straight in and surround Yunnei and Heng'an. Everyone had already arrived at the city. At this time, the general manager of Shuozhou sent 3,000 reinforcements northward. Yifeng didn't want to be too harsh on Zhao Zhongqing who died in the battle, but he led three thousand troops to the north for reinforcements. He was only halfway there when he was ambushed halfway and his entire army was wiped out. It has to be said that this general was unqualified. This was obviously a trick of the enemy to encircle the area and call for reinforcements. Wasn't this person not at all vigilant? Three thousand people, even if they can't defeat them, they can still escape some of them. Bad news came one after another. In the middle of the night, Yi Feng received another urgent military report that Yunnei County had fallen. Heng'an Town General Li Yaowang defended Heng'an City alone, but he had too few troops and the situation was critical. At this time, Yi Feng finally understood the battlefield situation ahead from the intelligence gathered from various sources. Dulan Khan and Nili Khan combined 200,000 troops to go south. At present, the two Khans have invaded the Great Wall and besieged Heng'an and Yunnei. They captured Yunnei City and ambushed and annihilated Zhao Zhongqing's three thousand Shuozhou reinforcements. Now, Nili leads fifty thousand troops out of the Great Wall. Along the border road of the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty and along the northern edge of the Great Wall, they attacked Huaihuang, with Wushabao bearing the brunt. Dulan commanded 150,000 soldiers and horses on the South Road. After capturing Yunnei City, Dulan's 50,000 soldiers and horses continued to besiege the precarious Heng'an Town. He also sent his brother Ashinaku Hezhen to command 50,000 soldiers to attack the front line of the Sanggan Line. To advance eastward, send Nilizi Ashina Daman to lead an army of 50,000 people and march eastward along the Nanyang River. The troops pointed to the front lines of Huai'an and Daning in Guizhou. The Turks attacked quickly, and the Nilizi Ashnadaman's soldiers were sharp. The advance of the two counties of Changqing and Tiancheng was unstoppable, and the vanguard of the army had reached Huai'an City, the capital of Guizhou. Shaboluezi, Dulan's younger brother, once entered the Sui Dynasty. Ashnaku Hezhen, who was named the Duke of Zhuguo and Anguo by Yang Jian, led his 50,000 troops and quickly raided the banks of the Sanggan River. They burned, killed and looted along the way. They entered Zhuolu and Huairong and headed east to the military capital Guan. . "Where is the prince, what is Gao Jun waiting for, and where is He Ruobi's army in the middle?" Yi Feng was very angry when he saw that the Turks had fully invaded the Datong Basin and quickly invaded the Yanqing Huailai Basin. The situation of the Turks has become very obvious. After they invaded the Great Wall, they did not immediately attack Shuozhou southward, nor did they sweep the entire Yunshuo Datong Basin. Instead, they occupied Yunneihou at the northern end of the Datong Basin. The troops were divided into four groups, one group continued to besiege Heng'an, which was in danger, while the other three groups came from the east. Nili's 50,000 troops from the north were pointing directly to the west of Huaihuang, with Wushabao and Yehu City bearing the brunt. As for the Daman and Kuhezhen tribes on the southern route, Daman attacked Huai'an and Daning in Guizhou. Kushezhen attacked Zhuolu and Huailai, aiming at Jundu Pass. Damn it. Nili and Dulan obviously didn't want to attack Yunshuo, don't go to Yanmen and Taiyuan, they went to Huaihuang. The attack on Heng'an in Yunnei was to block the Hedong Army in Taiyuan, Shuozhou in the south, and the attack on Zhuolu Huailai was to block the Hebei army in Guan, the military capital. Their real goal is Huaihuang, and they want to encircle Huaihuang. The situation seemed to collapse in an instant. The northern part of Shuozhou and the territory of Guizhou were full of Turkic cavalry for a while. They went around burning, killing and looting, attacking and capturing all the Han people they saw, plundering all the money and burning all the villages. There are even many Turkic soldiers and horses that have entered Yuzhou, burning, killing and looting. In Huai'an City, Qu Tutong summoned a group of officials and generals from Guizhou and reported the latest military situation with a heavy look on his face. "Changqing and Tiancheng have fallen. The Turkic forward is only fifty miles away from Guizhou and Huai'an City. The leader of the army is Ashina Daman, the son of Turkic Nili Khan, an extremely fierce young man." Qu Tu Tong recounted the information obtained in the first half of the meeting in detail, and finally said, "This is the latest information sent by the emperor's grandson, and it should be true." Fang Xuanling, the magistrate of Huai'an County, did not expect that the situation would be so disastrous. After the Turks invaded the Great Wall from the north of Yunnei, they did not go south to attack Shuozhou. Instead, they turned northeast and killed Huai'an behind Huaihuang. It was really a ghost. "Your Majesty, I think that the defense of Huai'an should be strengthened immediately, and the people above are prohibited from entering Huai'an City, so as to prevent Turkic spies from taking the opportunity to sneak into the city and cause chaos." Qu Tutong nodded to this proposal, even so Once it comes, there will definitely be many refugees unable to enter the city, but this is not the time for women to be kind. By guarding Huai'an, at least the people in the city can be saved. "I thought that I must immediately recruit young people who have practiced bows and arrows and martial arts among the people in the city to join the defense team. In addition, I immediately ordered all the major families in the city to send their young and strong slaves to join the defense team. "Qu Tugai, the younger brother of Qu Tutong, also put forward his own suggestion, "open the arsenal in the state, distribute armors, bows and arrows, and immediately distribute money and food rewards to reward the loyal and brave people, and set up aThose who defend the city and kill the enemy will be rewarded heavily. "Guizhou Sima Yuwen Wenji was already disturbed when he heard that the Turks were coming to kill him. At this time, seeing that they were only thinking about recruiting young people, he couldn't help but said, "With the few people we have, we can suffocate the Turks." There isn't even enough space between the teeth. The most urgent task at the moment is to immediately go to the emperor's grandson for help. By the way, Li Jing is the general of Daningguan Town. He has a large number of cavalry, and he has a good relationship with the Huaihuang Army, so Jundang immediately sent someone to summon him. Li Jing comes back to help defend, it is best to let him come back with Huaihuang reinforcements. "Huaihuang is also facing an attack from the Turkic army. According to the information provided by Taisun, Nili Khan is leading 50,000 troops to attack Huaihuang from the fortress. In addition, Kuhezhen is also leading 50,000 troops to pass the military capital." Go ahead. Let's not pin all our hopes on reinforcements now. Let¡¯s first think about how to support Daman¡¯s attack. "Qu Tutong was very dissatisfied with Yu Wenhua's obviously fearful attitude. The intelligence officer under the emperor's grandson who attended the meeting recounted the information about the Turks, and finally said to Qu Tutong: "Based on the observation and judgment of the lower level, this time The attacking Turks were by no means a vicious rabble. Their marching formation, advance and retreat, and movement were all very orderly. Daman, who attacked Guizhou, was the son of Nili Khan. He was half Han Chinese, and his mother, Xiang, was Han. Daman has black hair and black eyes, but you must not be deceived by his appearance. He is definitely not of my kind. Brave and fierce. But he is also very cunning, and he is a very difficult guy to deal with. under his command. There is also an elite guard cavalry composed of the nine surnames of Zhaowu and Hu from the Western Regions. They are fierce, fierce and cruel, and have great combat experience. Daman's team moved quickly, but not impatiently. The army always maintains close contact. Especially their fighting prowess, with proficient bow power and fierce fighting spirit. I humbly remind Envoy Qutu that if we don¡¯t have enough strength advantage, we must not go out to fight with the Daman army in the city! "Qu Tutong listened carefully to the narrative and reminders of the intelligence officer under the Emperor Taisun. He was also an experienced general. After thinking about it, he asked, "His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun has said when he can come. Rescue? "The Huaihuang intelligence officer thought for a while and replied: "When the Emperor's grandson will come to the rescue, I don't know because of my humble position, but His Highness will come eventually. "How many troops can we muster now?" " Yu Wenhuaji heard this. His heart sank. He could only hope that Guizhou could hold on for a while longer. "Including the soldiers and horses in Daning Town, there are three thousand. Qu Tutong replied. "What?" Three thousand? Just these three thousand and Li Jing's troops need to be added? "Yu Wenhuaji was about to collapse. Why did he order troops like this? Although he was the Sima of Guizhou and was responsible for military affairs, he had never really taken charge of matters until this moment. Only then did he realize how powerful his soldiers were. Young. I remembered that I followed Yi Feng in Huaihuang, and Yi Feng had tens of thousands of troops. "Li Jing is now in Huaihuang. His soldiers were also in the wilderness, and there was no one at Daning Pass. "Fang Xuanling gave Yu Wenhuaji another heavy hammer, which made his eyes filled with stars. "Then we only have two thousand soldiers and horses now, right? Qu Tutong said dejectedly. Fang Xuanling was not that pessimistic. He tapped his fingers on the table in front of him, "Actually, the Turkic army is not that terrible. Although there are many enemies, we are not incapable of fighting." ""war? How can we fight with 50,000 enemies and 2,000 of us? How can we fight with nothing? "Yu Wenhuaji shouted at Fang Xuanling dissatisfied. "Although there are many Turks, they are all cavalry. Although I am few, I have a city to rely on. Although cavalry is good, it is not good for attacking a city. What's more, everyone must not forget that we are not fighting alone. To the north is Huaihuang. Even though Huaihuang is now facing a Turkic attack, I believe they will still send some reinforcements to rescue them. After all, if the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Huaihuang must not want it either. Guizhou falls. Our Guizhou not only guards the southern end of Huaihuang, but also connects Youzhou. If Huaihuang allows our Guizhou to fall into the hands of the Turks, then they themselves will become a lone army surrounded by the Turks. Well, if you persist a little longer, the emperor's grandson will surely arrive with his troops. The emperor's grandson should be in Youzhou City now, and he is probably mobilizing troops and generals in preparation for heading north. Qu Tugai greatly agreed with Fang Xuanling's calm analysis, "The Turks are all cavalry, and they mainly win with bows and arrows. They have a single type of arms and a relatively single weapon." Turkic cavalry is good at field battles but not good at attacking fortresses. This is the disadvantage of the steppe cavalry, which has not changed to this day. Moreover, the Turks lacked iron and excellent blacksmiths and craftsmanship, so they lacked iron armor. Most of their soldiers were made of leather, and their shields were mostly wooden shields covered with cowhide. These inferior equipment could not withstand strong bows and crossbows. If we If they defend the city, they will suffer. "Qu Tutong nodded repeatedly after hearing this. The Turkic cavalry is indeed powerful, but the plains near Huai'an are not suitable for cavalry combat. In addition, they have a city to defend, so they can indeed fight. Of course, their biggest trouble is There is still a huge disparity in military strength. "We must let Li Jing return to Huai'an City immediately. In addition, please ask Huaihuang to send reinforcements to help defend Huai'an. "Qu Tutong made a decision. Yu Wenhuaji said: "Why not simply withdraw into Huaihuang, even if it is to retreat to Daning Pass, it is better than guarding this small Huai'an City. "We have the responsibility to defend our territory. We have to live and die together without receiving the imperial court's order to retreat." "Qu Tutong rejected Yu Wenhuaji's proposal of escape without hesitation. "Besides the barren mountains and wastelands, what else is there in Guizhou? The city of Huai'an is in ruins, why not abandon it? As the saying goes, stay??The green hills are there, so we don't have to worry about running out of firewood. We are thinking about the overall situation and not making unnecessary sacrifices. "Stop talking. Anyone who dares to say to abandon the city and retreat will be guilty of abandoning the defense. When the time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless under the sword." "Qu Tutong's words as hard as ice interrupted Yu Wenhuaji. Daman's vanguard quickly arrived at Huai'an City. They galloped down the city in groups, shouting and provoking, and set up camp. The city of Huai'an was surrounded tightly. Qu Tutong's rescue letter was delivered to Youzhou Yifeng, but the current situation in Youzhou was not optimistic. Kuhezhen's offensive was also quite fierce, and he swept away Guizhou. Except for a few military villages in the eastern part and most of Yuzhou, all other places have fallen into the hands of the Turks. Kuhezhen once served as a hostage in the Central Plains and served as the Zhuguo and Duke of the Sui Dynasty. , knew more about the Central Plains than most Turks, so he was originally more afraid of the power of the Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, after seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains, the greed and desire in his heart finally suppressed his awe. The task given to him was to block Jundu Pass and Feihu Pass to prevent the Hebei Army from rescuing Huaihuang. However, after several days of smooth march, they easily swept away a large area of ??land and captured a lot of money, food and population, which also made Kuhe. He really thought that the Sui army was nothing more than this. A raging fire of passion had already arisen in his heart. He didn't just want to block Jundu Pass and Feihu Pass. He wanted to follow these two passages and invade Hebei in one fell swoop. . Even a small place like Guizhou and Yuzhou has grabbed so much loot. If they attack Hebei, how much rich loot will they get? Ku Hezhen kept giving orders, urging his men to speed up the advance, so that they could advance quickly. Kill all the rebels in front of them, destroy all the cities and villages, and invade Hebei before the Sui army reacts. In Youzhou City, Yi Feng read the letter asking for help from Qu Tutong of Guizhou and shook his head. He shook his head. "Where are Gao Jiong and He Ruobi now? "He asked his intelligence officer. "The prince is in Taiyuan, Gao Changshi is in Yanmen, and Marshal He Ruo is in Shuozhou. "I asked you yesterday, and it was the same answer, right?" Yi Feng asked. "Yes." "You mean they haven't moved even a day. So where are the troops they sent?" "Going back to Your Highness, after Marshal He Ruo led his troops to Mayi, Shuozhou the day before yesterday, they made no further progress. They had been at a standstill in Mayi for two full days. "They are holding back their troops. Do they want to face death without saving their lives, or do they want to kill someone with a borrowed knife?" "Yi Feng snorted coldly and smiled contemptuously. (To be continued)