(Monthly ticket, monthly ticket, haha, I have a protector. Thanks to my old friend ncil for the reward.)
At the foot of Yanmen City, smoke and dust billowed, and iron cavalry crisscrossed the city.
Arrows were flying in the sky like locusts, shouts of killing were heard above and below the city, and Turkic warriors clung to the city walls like ants.
The Sui soldiers who were guarding the city fought hard. On the top of the city, swords and guns were raised, and figures fell from the top of the city like dumplings.
Blood is the cheapest fuel here, and life is not respected at all here.
This is like another Liaodong city, another flesh and blood slaughterhouse.
However, the Turkic Khan was much smarter than Yang Guang. When he came to Yanmen County, he immediately divided his troops and attacked the city. He captured the Yanmen County city and more than 30 forts.
In addition to declaring the power of the Turkic army, it also deterred reinforcements from various sources in the Sui Dynasty.
By the end of August, out of the more than 40 cities and towns in Yanmen County, Wubao, only Yanmen Jiancheng and Guoxian County, guarded by Emperor Yang Guang's second son, King Yang Xian of Qi, were still holding strong.
In fact, the only difference from the Battle of Liaodong City is that the Turks were not good at attacking the city, and their methods were too simple, far less innovative than when Sui Emperor Yang Guang led his army to attack the city.
And this also means that so many cities and towns in Yanmen County, Wubao, fell in a short period of time, not because the Turks were really that powerful, but because most of the cities opened their city gates immediately after the Turks arrived, killing the Turks.
Welcome into it.
This time, many people got it wrong.
As the saying goes, there is no egg left after the nest is overturned. At such a time when hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops are marching south, it would be extremely unwise to surrender in Kaicheng.
The Turks also let go of their hands and feet at this time. Once they entered the Sui city, even if the generals wanted to give preferential treatment to the surrender, it was actually impossible.
The Turkic army, which is a mixture of various tribes, cannot be restrained by one or two generals.
Therefore, no matter whether they surrendered or not, as long as the Turks entered the city, the result would be ordinary. The Turks would burn, kill and loot in the city. They would do anything.
The Yanmen cities all turned into a hell of pagodas in an instant, with fireworks everywhere and blood filling the city walls.
When the Turks drove groups of Sui men and women away like livestock, what was left behind them was deathly silence except for the rising smoke.
The fact that Yanmen City has been able to hold on until now is actually thanks to the emperor being here. Even though it was besieged from all sides by the Turkic army, it looked like it was in danger.
But everyone knows that as long as you persist, reinforcements may appear under Yanmen City at any time.
Later people said that Sui Emperor Yang Guang was so frightened that he cried while holding his young son.
This is a bit like a rumor and a deliberate smear. Anyway, no matter whether the emperor cried or not, he was definitely frightened.
Growing up, he had always been surrounded by large armies, but he had never experienced such danger. Although he looked down on kings such as Emperor Qin and Han Wu.
He always wanted to surpass them, but he never expected that one day, he would be like an ancient wise king, surrounded in an isolated city in the north, as if he could not fly out even if he had wings.
There must have been some despair, and he probably even had the idea of giving up resistance and becoming a vassal of the Turkic Khan.
But the people around him didn't want to be taken captive to the North with him and suffer like Su Wu, herding sheep for the barbarians.
The ministers headed by Pei Ju tried to persuade him one after another. Finally, the emperor was persuaded to move his buttocks and start to inspect the four cities.
Facing the hard-fought Sui soldiers, Yang Guang finally cheered up and showed up his exhausted courage.
He made numerous promises. The first was a promise that I would not fight against Goguryeo again. At this time, he seemed to have understood how unreliable it would be to fight against Goguryeo again.
Furthermore, as long as he defends the city, gets promoted to a high position, and is rewarded with as many cattle, sheep, cloth, fields and forests as possible, he will write a blank check without any hesitation.
Not to mention, the effect is really great.
It seems that the Sui army officers and the people in the city are still willing to believe that the emperor will not lie. Of course, if they understand what kind of creature the emperor is, especially if the emperor in front of them is a mutant species of this creature, they will definitely
Just don't work so hard.
However, no matter what, defending Yanmen City is a good thing for the emperor, ministers, soldiers and the people in the city, so there is no need to be so harsh.
Therefore, under the attack as fast as the waves crashing on the shore, and under the situation of lack of troops and food, the soldiers and civilians in Yanmen City worked together to defend the city, and the city became more and more stable.
At this time, the descriptions of later generations were mixed with many stories about seeking help from outside. It sounded more like the plot in a romance novel, and it was not accurate.
In fact, hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops marched south and used Yanmen to seek help from the outside world? Who could not know?
Furthermore, the Turkic army has surrounded Yanmen City on three levels inside and three levels outside. Do you want to ask for help from the outside? You really think you are brave enough to do so.
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What's even more interesting is that although the Sui Dynasty was already full of energy, Yang Guang was throwing its last breath at Yanmen.
But the term "co-owner of the world" is really useful, especially when foreign enemies invade. It can arouse the common hatred among people with different thoughts.
Just when the war broke out in Yanmen County, reinforcements from all walks of life in the southern part of Jin were gathering in Jinyang. However, the Turkic troops were too strong, so everyone hesitated to go forward, fearing that going alone would not only not help the matter, but also cause trouble.
Throwing his life in Yanmen.
If the emperor had any talent, everyone would be willing to risk their lives to save him. However, this emperor conquered Liaodong three times and killed so many soldiers. In addition to recruiting soldiers and starting wars again and again, this emperor seemed to have no interest in anything else.
It's indifferent.
So many old ministers have died one after another in the past few years, and only a few of them can enjoy the honor after death. The others actually died in depression with one kind of crime or another.
This is too scary. Who knows if I lead troops to Yanmen and are defeated in the first battle, will I be charged with failure in rescue?
At this time, Ambassador Li Yuanli, who was the ambassador of Hedong Province, was still enjoying his time suppressing bandits and had no intention of coming to Jinyang to serve.
However, his second son, Li Shimin, who was gradually growing up, disagreed. He told his brother-in-law Sun Yan that the Supreme Being was surrounded by Yanmen and his father pretended not to know about it, which was very inappropriate.
Regardless of the outcome of the Battle of Yanmen, after this battle, he will definitely be reviled by everyone in the world, which will be very detrimental to his father's reputation.
As my father's son, I should relieve my father's worries.
Therefore, this young man from a prominent family in Kansai who was newly married originally thought of serving under his father, but at this time he changed his mind and joined Yun Ding, the general of Zuo Tunwei who was passing by to rescue Yanmen in the north.
Xing's subordinates.
At that time, he was only sixteen years old. Although he was praised by Yun Dingxing, his military position was only that of a brigade commander. He was still with Yun Dingxing, just like an idler.
However, this is undoubtedly the beginning of Li Shimin's fame.
Of course, this was also the battle that made Li Po and Li Ding'an famous in the North.
He is much stronger than the miserable Li Erke. As he gradually takes over the military power of Heng'an Town, this is simply a golden opportunity.
The main force of the Turkic army was completely attracted to Yanmen County, and all the Turkic soldiers and horses in Mayi were very leisurely.
They knew nothing about the news that the warriors of the Tiele people, Pugujisi, had been defeated in Yunnei and that their entire army was almost wiped out.
Moreover, the most important point is that apart from the scattered divisions, their military strength is not large.
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At the Yunnei Racecourse, all the houses in the racecourse had been occupied by the Turks, and the pastures were also regarded by the Turks as their own pasture.
Several small tribes affiliated with the Turks gathered hundreds of people, driving cattle and sheep to serve the Khan.
They dragged behind the army and cleverly stayed at the Yunnei Racecourse. First of all, they came as a supplement to the various Turkic tribes in Mayi, euphemistically speaking, they took care of the cattle and sheep for the various tribes.
In fact, they also want to protect as much of their property as possible from being eaten up by people from other tribes.
Because they know very well that there is no need to think about the spoils of war. If it is better, they can get some from various noble generals and nobles. If they are unlucky, they will go south with the army this time and get nothing.
Therefore, the best result is to try every means to ensure that the loss of your property is smaller.
This is the way of survival for small tribes on the grassland. Needless to say.
However, the location of Yunnei Racecourse is excellent, and the people from Shenwu have also taken a fancy to this place. Of course, this time they have gained a lot, and there is no need to worry about some inconspicuous small tribes.
So they handed over some cattle, sheep and horses here, sent some people over, and asked people from small tribes to help take care of them. They also promised some slaves and trophies. If they could wait until the army withdrew and returned north, it would be very harmonious and very harmonious.
A harmonious ending.
Unfortunately, situations in which everyone is happy rarely appear in wars.
Almost a thousand Turks herded a large number of sheep and war horses on this pasture, without any awareness that they were in enemy territory.
However, one cannot blame them too much for underestimating the enemy.
Hundreds of thousands of troops, that kind of crazy momentum like a raging cloud, is a rare sight on the grassland in a hundred years.
Such a large army is like a million-strong army appearing in Zhuojun, Hebei Province. No one who has ever seen it will believe that such a large army will face failure.
And the army is in front, and Mayi has actually become a retreat for the army, so what danger can a thousand Turkic warriors not be able to deal with?
Besides, Tiele's warriors are close at hand, and Shenwu is not far away, so there really isn't much to worry about.
In Yunnei Racecourse, the Turks, who have mixed responsibilities as herdsmen and warriors, live a pretty good life.
I roasted mutton every day, drank milk wine, and even brought back some women from Shenwu. I had never enjoyed this kind of happy time in my half-life on the grassland.
If possible, these guys really hope that the war will continue forever. In their view, this is a land that they can take whatever they want, a paradise given to them by God.
Their number has been increasing or decreasing, because some guys still like the Shenwu side, and if they have the opportunity, they will try their best to run there.