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    Huaihuang City is the base camp of Yi Feng. It was one of the six border towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty a hundred years ago. Over the past hundred years, it has been abandoned and dilapidated. At one time, only ruins were left, and it became a nest territory for horse thieves in the green forest.  ¦æIt was Yi Feng who revitalized Huaihuang and made it prosperous again.  As the base camp that Yi Feng carefully managed, although it is not as majestic as Taiyuan, it can definitely be called a majestic city and fortress.  At the beginning, there were three connected cities, and later Yi Feng built four more cities to connect them. Finally, a pattern of six plum-blossom-turui cities surrounding the central city was formed.  The defensive fortifications of Huaihuang Qiliancheng are very sufficient. Not only do the six outer cities have six-foot-high walls and deep moats, but there are also many urns, arrow towers, turrets, enemy towers, etc., and even the six outer cities have  They are connected with four-foot-long rammed earth walls to protect the entire central city, forming a city within a city.  Yi Feng knew that Huaihuang was located on a fortress and lacked dangerous terrain, so he put a lot of effort into city defenses. Even the seven cities were built in a prismatic shape, making the city defense completely blind.  In particular, a large number of ballistae and catapults were deployed on each city, coupled with a large number of crossbows equipped by the defenders, giving Huaihuang City a strong long-range strike capability, providing another layer of insurance for city defense.  At the beginning, Yifeng never thought that he could "recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors" and become the grandson of the emperor, then the king of Zhao, and finally the grandson of the emperor. He never thought that the emperor would carve out eleven states east of Taihang from Bingzhou Prefecture.  he.  Yi Feng had never thought of this at the beginning. In his plan, blocking Huaihuang was the foundation of his plan. He occupied this land and defended it.  Started from this.  Unexpectedly, the emperor finally gave him a better territory.  If there had not been this Turkic invasion, Yi Feng would have moved his base camp south to Youzhou in Guan Nei.  And now.  He didn't have time to do that. First he had to defeat Nili.  After Nili Khan bypassed Usha Fort, he simply bypassed all the military towns and forts that turned him off like hedgehogs.  He led his more than 40,000 soldiers and horses and marched eastward to Huaihuang Liancheng.  When Nili saw the Qilian City of Huaihuang, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It was indeed a Han city-state. Even if it was just a fortress city, it was so majestic.  Compared with the Gaochang Kingdom in the Western Regions that surrendered to him, the royal city with a population of only 20,000 was really different.  Although the Seven Linked City of Huaihuang is more majestic and stronger than the Five Forts of Wusha, it is definitely more difficult to attack.  But Nili still felt excited.  Seeing such a magnificent city made him believe more and more in the rumors about how wealthy Huaihuang was.  It is unimaginable how much rich loot can be obtained if this seven-linked city is conquered.  But after the excitement, Nili Khan discovered something that was not very pleasant.  He didn¡¯t see his son Daman¡¯s army, nor did he see Dulan¡¯s uncle Kuhezhen¡¯s army. Even around Huaihuang and on the entire dam, he didn¡¯t see any other Turkic soldiers at all.  This made Nili happy but also cast a shadow in her heart.  Nili decided to besiege Huaihuang.  Continue to send people to find Daman and Kuhezhen, and ask them to lead their troops to attack Huaihuang City together.  He wanted to completely surround Huaihuang City, but there were seven consecutive cities in Huaihuang.  The six outer cities are connected to a huge castle, and the six outer cities are equivalent to a gate of this huge castle.  And these six cities each have three gates inside and outside the huge city wall. There are eighteen gates in the six castles outside the wall alone.  Surround every door.  He divided his troops into eighteen groups, leaving only about 40,000 men under his command.  That would be too spread out.  In the end, Nili had no choice but to surround the two castles in the south.  Guard the six gates.  The Han army in Huaihuang City just stood on the high city wall and looked at Ni Li and his party with cold eyes. They closed the city gate tightly, neither responding to the fight nor showing panic. They could even hear the cries from inside the city from time to time.  Laughter.  Huaihuangcheng's reaction made Nili a little angry and felt slighted.  He ordered the soldiers and horses guarding the castle in the southwest to launch an attack, but the attack lasted less than half an hour. Nili had to hastily call for gold to withdraw the troops, and then asked his men to go to the city under white flags and carry away the soldiers.  Hundreds of corpses sadly returned to their tents. In the end, they had to admit that Huaihuang City was indeed more solidly defended than Wusha Castle, with higher city walls, deeper trenches, more defenders on the city, and more powerful crossbows.  If you want to take this city, you must wait for the soldiers and horses of Daman and Kuhezhen to come and join forces.  At dusk that day, from the direction of Yehu Castle in the south, some graceful black shadows began to be spotted.  The Sentinel Ranger who had gone far away ran back, blowing the horn as he walked. It was a warning horn.  This made Nili look bad. The warning horn indicated that it was not his son or Kuhezhen's troops but reinforcements from Huaihuang City.  The joint camp sounded the alarm and blew the horn. The cavalry mounted their horses, slowly walked out of the camp, and assembled on the flat grass.  Everything is ready.  The array was silent, except for the wind blowing and whirring the flags.    The Huaihuang reinforcements are gradually approaching and can already be seen with the naked eye.  The first reinforcement that first appeared in Huaihuang's sight was the 6th Battalion of Yingyang Cavalry led by Li Jing. But now Li Jing is no longer just a battalion general. He commands more than the 3,000 people he had when he went south.  But a total of fifteen thousand cavalry.  In order to reward Li Jing for his outstanding performance and outstanding achievements this time, Yi Feng made an exception and based on the 3,000 Huaihuang cavalry of the 6th Battalion of the Yingyang Cavalry, plus 12,000 selected from the 70,000 Turkic cavalry.  The elite, tough and most adept at riding and shooting formed the third cavalry corps in Huaihuang, and were specially given the military title Hussars.  This is a cavalry that is different from the Huaihuang Cavalry. Although there are 3,000 Huaihuang Cavalry, after forming an army together with 12,000 Turkic Cavalry, this cavalry has always been a light cavalry unit. Their main weapon is  It is a saber, which attacks the opponent's defense line at the speed that the Turkic cavalry is best at, and more often performs tasks such as reconnaissance, search, pursuit, patrol, and reinforcement.  Yi Feng established this hussar army in order to use the toughness and flexibility of the Turkic cavalry to make up for some of the shortcomings of the Huaihuang cavalry and use their strengths.  And because of Li Jing's outstanding sports tactics this time, Yi Feng specially asked him to serve as the leader of this special light cavalry army.  As the third cavalry army of the Huaihuang Army with a formal military number, the Hussars have treatment that is completely unmatched by other Turkic surrender armies. Their treatment is basically the same as that of the Huaihuang Army.  Yi Feng even specially equipped them with sabers.  As well as the special uniforms of the Huaihuang Army, the fierce Turkic warriors are paired with exquisite military uniforms.  As well as a uniform saddle and bridle, a gorgeous cloak.  The shiny boots, especially the steel plate breastplate with tiger emblem that the Turkic warriors had long admired, immediately changed their appearance, from barbaric to mighty.  Now, Li Jing is back with this newly formed hussar army that is adapting along the way.  They rode on tall horses and were equipped with sabers, spears, hand crossbows, and riding bows. After crossing the Yehu Ridge, they swarmed in.  Spreading out a long crescent formation, it seemed like a giant beast with its mouth wide open, trying to swallow them all under Huaihuang City.  The clouds of soldiers and horses, the mountain of swords and the forest of swords, the ocean of flags, the sky and the earth seemed to have changed color.  Although there were only more than 10,000 riders, the momentum made Nili, who had nearly 50,000 soldiers, feel completely suppressed in terms of momentum.  After Li Jing arrived, he did not immediately launch an attack.  He did not immediately lead his troops into the city.  He stopped ten miles away from Huaihuang City and began to camp as if there was no one around.  At this time, Nili and other Turkic leaders who were watching the formation all discovered a situation in the incoming Sui army.  There seemed to be a lot of Turks.  Although they were wearing the Huaihuang Army's standard military uniforms, their horses were washed clean and their boots were polished.  But this still cannot hide the fact that they are Turks.  Moreover, Nili also discovered that these were not the small Turkic tribe herders who originally lived near Huaihuang.  They were Turkic warriors, if he was not mistaken.  These people should be the subordinates of his sons Daman and Kuhezhen.  But what he couldn't understand now was that these people had actually put on the uniforms of the Huaihuang Army, carried the banner of the Han Army, and followed the Han generals to deal with him.  What is going on? Where is your son Daman now?  Night has fallen, but it is not dark.  Because there were soaring fires everywhere above and below the city, with torches on the city and piles of bonfires below the city. That night, the entire Huaihuang City was as bright as day.  That night, more Han troops continued to arrive.  The second branch, the third branch, the fourth branch Yi Feng, who had just surrendered 70,000 Turkic troops, now has a strong army. When he left Huaihuang at the end of last year, he only brought more than a thousand guards with him, and now he has returned to Huaihuang.  , but brought back one hundred thousand soldiers and horses.  Among them, 70,000 Turks surrendered. The emperor gave Yi Feng 10,000 troops and horses. In addition to the troops brought from Youzhou, 100,000 troops and horses left the fortress and reached the dam.  On Yehu Ridge, countless torches appeared that night, forming one strip of light after another, like a huge winding fire dragon, circling from the far south, and finally arrived at the foot of Huaihuang City.  Nili didn¡¯t sleep at all that night, and neither did the more than 40,000 Turkic troops under him. No one could sleep.  The Sui armies arrived one after another without stopping. More and more soldiers and horses gathered, and more and more soldiers and horses gathered. Finally, no less than 100,000 soldiers and horses were gathered.  Under Huaihuang City, it had long since turned into a sea of ??stars, with countless bonfires hanging like stars in the dark night sky.  They were ready to fight, keeping their clothes on and their swords on their bodies. They even led their horses all night long to prepare for the attack.  He didn't think about running at first, but later it was too late.  There were Sui troops everywhere inside and outside Huaihuang City. Wherever he ran, as soon as he ran, the Sui troops would definitely pursue him. We were outnumbered and the enemy was outnumbered. And the most terrible thing was that they had bypassed Wusha Fort before and bypassed one after another.  The Huaihuang Army held a garrison. Now if they want to run away, the fort they bypassed at the beginning will become a roadblock and a lifeline.  WhenWhen the incoming Sui army numbered no less than one hundred thousand, Ni Li finally knew that he had no chance to escape.  And when he saw that most of the Sui troops who came under the banner of the Sui army and wore Huaihuang military uniforms had Turkic faces, he became more and more desperate. He had already guessed a possible fact, but he never  Ken didn¡¯t even dare to admit it.  When dawn came, Nili and other Turkic troops could clearly see how huge the reinforcements were.  In the early morning mist, countless soldiers and horses were arranged together piece by piece. The temporary camp set up was very simple. The tents in the simple camp were arranged in patches, like clouds in the sky.  With more than 10,000 people, it¡¯s boundless.  And one hundred thousand soldiers and horses were spread out on the grassland, which was even more boundless. At a glance, all the eyes could see were soldiers and horses.  In the Han army¡¯s camp, Yi Feng¡¯s Chinese military camp was set up on a slope.  The morning breeze was blowing. Although there was still a bit of chill in the April morning, it was not cold but cool.  Yi Feng, Yang Xiong, Li Min, Yang Yichen, Liu Wenjing, Li Jing, Dou Jiande, Qin Qiong, Laizheng and other generals climbed up and looked into the distance, looking coldly at the 40,000-strong Turkish army that had shrunk into a ball.  "Looking at their lineup, I can guarantee that as long as we launch a full-scale attack, they will collapse immediately. Nili may be like his son Daman, abandoning his troops and running away alone."  It was Li Min, the general manager of Xuanzhou. This time he was given the position of general manager, and it coincided with a large-scale invasion of Turks. He originally thought he would have a chance to go to the battlefield, but who would have thought that he had almost never left Jundu Pass, and then the battle was over.  The fight was won.  I remember that when his father was the general manager of Youzhou, he was attacked by Turks. His father was surrounded while on patrol and finally died fighting.  He wanted to lead an army out of the country one day and wipe out the Turks. This time he finally got the chance, but unexpectedly he had no chance to play.  Now, there are tens of thousands of Turks in front of him. This may be his last chance.  "Your Highness Taisun, I ask Your Highness to give me a chance to lead troops into battle, a chance to avenge my father and make meritorious service to the country." Yi Feng shook his head, "If you can avoid fighting, of course it is the best.  It's better to send someone to persuade him to surrender first, maybe Ni Li can understand the pros and cons. "Even if the attack is 100% successful, Yi Feng is not willing to risk the lives of his soldiers to make such a random decision.  Every soldier is valuable, and it is best if you can defeat the enemy without fighting.  "Report!" A horse came galloping from the south.  "Your Majesty the Grand Sun, there is an urgent message coming from Youzhou. It's very urgent." The knight arrived after a long journey and presented an urgent letter.  Yi Feng took it and opened it.  The more he looked at Yi Feng, the more serious his face became. After reading it, he stood there with a frown on his face and said nothing.  "Your Highness, what's the urgent matter?" Liu Wenjing asked.  Yi Feng sighed, and then said word by word, "His Majesty has passed away!" "What?" Several words sounded almost at the same time, and everyone's tone was full of unbelievable shock.  "His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty has passed away!" Yi Feng repeated, his voice also full of shock.  According to history, Emperor Yang Jian of the Sui Dynasty, who originally had five years to rule the world, died in the 19th year of the founding of the emperor, five years earlier than originally planned.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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