This night, the moonlight was as bright as water, splashing on the earth, covering it with a hazy veil.
Yunneicheng is like a giant beast, lying there, looking aloof and cold.
To the west of the city, piles of bonfires were lit outside the city.
The men's rude yelling, laughter, the neighing of war horses, the clashing of weapons and armor, etc. were all mixed together, shattering this quiet night into pieces.
More than 30,000 Turkic troops came to Yunnei City and camped directly outside the West City.
They had no plans to attack the city, but they were not afraid of the Sui army in Yunnei City rushing out to fight them. After a few years, the power of the Turks had become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
There was no way around it. The emperors of the Sui Dynasty were surrounded by the Turkic Khan and his army at Yanmen. They managed to avoid being captured and taken to the grassland for the Khan to graze. Such a powerful example is there. Who can deny this?
Once upon a time, the Turkic Khan was still kneeling before the Sui Emperor's chariot, like a slave. Unfortunately, only a few years have passed, and it seems that dozens or hundreds of years have passed. Earth-shaking changes have made people look back.
It was as if everything had never really existed.
To be honest, the Turkic army below the city was full of optimism. Few people thought that the Heng'an Town Army, which was clinging to a corner, could pose any threat to them.
Are they underestimating the enemy? They are indeed underestimating the enemy.
It's hard to imagine, but it is indeed such a situation.
It can be said that since the formation of the Heng'an Zhenjun, the reputation forged with the corpses and blood of Turks has not been loud enough in the grassland.
When the Turkic noble generals talked about it, consciously or unconsciously, they were always full of contempt. Today, when the Sui Dynasty fell to the ground, the reputation of the Sui army's powerful force has gradually faded away.
The Turkic nobles can finally tell everyone with pride and pride that no one can stop the Turkic cavalry wherever they go.
Their self-confidence and sense of honor quickly expanded. No one would praise this once special enemy in front of others.
This kind of psychology is actually relatively easy to understand, and there is no need to say anything more.
Especially among this Turkic army, when they came to Yunnei City, their mood was very similar to that of Pugu Jisi.
They hope to see the enemy appear outside the city, and many people even feel that it won't be long before some people in the city will open the city gate for them and welcome them in to burn, kill and loot.
No matter what Li Po thought, he would never have imagined that in more than a year of war, he had killed so many Turks, entered the Yunzhong Grassland to fight several times, and even the blood of the Turkic Khan's guards was stained
There are actually people in his hands who are so careless about the Heng'an Town Army.
If Li Po knew it was like this, he would definitely not know whether to laugh or cry.
In the main tent of the Chinese army in the Turkic camp under the city, Zhang Shujie, who was the leading general of the Turkic army's partial division. At this time, he was full of bitterness.
This Turkic nobleman is different from other Turkic generals. He has an elegant aura. He is an authentic Turkic scholar who grew up in Mobei.
He was proficient in Chinese classics and stories, and could even write some decent poems and articles. Moreover, he also studied Turkic writing, history, and military and political systems.
And he was originally the historian in the Turkic Khan's account.
My ancestors were authentic Han Chinese and made great contributions to the creation of writing and official systems of the Turkic Khanate.
Yes, he is a descendant of the Zhang family of Gaochang in the Western Regions. His lineage has been passed down to this day, and he is based in the Turkic Khanate. He is a unique Han ethnic group in the Turkic Khanate. Among the Turkic Khanate. And the high-ranking nobles of the Sui Emperor.
The status is almost the same.
They have been working hard and carefully to maintain the etiquette and blood of the Han people. Until now, the population is destined to be extremely thin, and they have been increasingly marginalized by the Turkic nobles.
In the winter, Zhang Shujie, the rare Turkic nobleman in front of him, was thrown into the army to lead the army because of a small mistake.
Most of the soldiers and horses under his command were rebel generals who fled north from the Sui Dynasty to the Turks and surrendered.
Compared with these desperadoes, Zhang Shujie is more like an authentic Sui person, and he is a relatively weak Jiangnan person among the Sui people.
It is a taboo for military strategists to have literati lead troops.
But these days, neither the North nor the South care about this, and the political situation of integrating military and political affairs is very serious. Therefore, Zhang Shujie has become a general leading more than 30,000 troops. In terms of numbers, he is actually highly regarded.
Already.
But Zhang Shujie himself understood that he had offended Western Jieli Khan, so there was no need to think about reemploying him, and his soldiers and generals would not listen to him.
Now, Zhang Shujie could clearly see the situation in the big account. The Sui generals and the Turkic generals were sitting on both sides, drinking milk wine, eating mutton, and cursing each other. It was almost the same whether he, the leading general, was there.
Yes, the 30,000-strong army actually split into two during the winter, gradually becoming a force of fire and water.
The Sui soldiers were short of food and clothing, and the Turkic soldiers who were living under his command were well fed all day long. In this way, whoever could defeat them would be really capable. Anyway, Zhang Shujie did not have such ability.
Fortunately, when we were stationed in Dingxiang County, people in the Sui Dynasty were still suppressing their anger. After all, it was the location of the Turkic Khan Account. No matter how many grievances there were, as long as the big shots in the Turkic Khan Account did not speak, no one would dare to say anything.
But once the troops were divided, this contradiction could no longer be concealed. The Turks under his command began to be besieged by the Sui people, and they suddenly became the aggrieved group.
There is no way, the Sui people these days are not easy to mess with. They are different from those guys who surrendered the foreign tribes later. They are no less ferocious and savage than the grassland tribes.
In fact, it is not easy to arrive at Yunnei City safely and set up camp.
This was not because Zhang Shujie led the army well, but because he had too many Sui people under his command, and the Turks were soon overwhelmed and could no longer hold their heads up.
Moreover, the Sui generals in his army hoped to capture Yunnei City.
Not only would this allow them to gain a foothold among the Turks, but a large city with tens of thousands of people would meet all their needs.
In fact, some people are already thinking about whether they can stay here and not go back outside the Great Wall after the capture of Yunnei City. The bastard Turks are not as tolerant and kind as they thought at first.
This is a typical way of thinking and psychological state of descendants. They have completely lost their most basic loyalty and even their moral bottom line.
At this time, they were actually not much different from rogues, and one of their most distinctive characteristics was that they were even more ferocious and cruel in treating their former compatriots than their enemies.
They came to Yunnei drooling, expecting to get a feast to relieve their distorted psychological pressure. There is no doubt that they will not hesitate to destroy everything they encounter that is worthy of their destruction.
Unfortunately, until now, there is nothing that can satisfy their appetite, which makes them look forward to the moment when they can invade Yunnei City.
Well, in general, the situation of this army is a hundred times worse than Li Po guessed.
Not only did they not realize how arrogant the Sui army defenders in the city were, but they were also full of contradictions and did not even have a unified command.
If we knew this, the story of Pugujisi might have happened again.
For two days, people inside and outside the city suffered.
People outside the city want to come in, and the generals of Heng'an Town Army want to go out and kill everyone.
This state is not uncommon in war, but there can often only be one winner.
Li Po was patiently waiting for the opportunity to fight. This year's war was a bit unexpected, and it was this sudden war that made him more clearly aware of the power of the Turks.
At the beginning of this war, he had already set the strategic purpose of the war, to minimize the casualties of the Heng'an Town Army. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not fight as hard as he did in the eleventh year of Daye.
The detective reports came back one after another, and there was no trace of the enemy within a radius of thirty miles.
This is almost enough.
That night, Li Po called his wife back to his mansion.
"In that case, we should be able to fight. If we defeat the city's troops, it will be about the same as before." Li Bi's eyes were so bright that it was frightening. Whether it was before getting married or after getting married, this was a woman with an extremely strong personality.
A woman who never gets tired of war.
"I always feel like something is wrong"
Li Po frowned, and there were some bloodshot eyes in his eyes. It was obvious that he had not slept well without his wife's company in the past two days.
Before Li Bi could say anything else, he already patted the shorter ones and said, "Well, no matter what, let's fight this battle first."
Li Bi nodded her head and stretched out, showing off her beautiful and toned body, "Since we are going to fight, we have to have a good rest tonight. Where is Xiaochun, let her get some food."
Li Po didn't need to ring the bell, Li Chun appeared next to the two guys in time, carrying a quite large food box in his hand, carrying out plates of dishes, but he was placing them in front of his elder brother without any care.
My sister-in-law rolled her eyes.
Li Po still had no appetite. He took two uneasy bites and then put down his chopsticks.
In fact, he himself is quite strange. It seems that the more difficult the situation, the more calm and calm he is. But tomorrow's battle should be much simpler, but it makes him always suspicious.
Then I thought about it, this battle is actually not easy. There are more than 30,000 troops. Even though they seem to be scattered and not even equipped with soldiers and armor, if you want to completely defeat them, it will take a lot of effort.
Moreover, this should be the first time since he led the army that he had a face-to-face confrontation with the enemy, which required him to think a lot.
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