By this time, it no longer mattered whether there was a surprise attack or not.
The Turks and the Sui army were like two exhausted bulls wrestling, breathing heavily and staring at each other.
The scars on the Turks' bodies are more serious. In fact, maybe if they wait just one more day, the Turks' will to fight will suddenly collapse.
Because they had been walking in the wind and snow for too long, to the point where even their bodies and wills, which they had honed in Mobei, could no longer bear it.
But they still have a glimmer of hope, that is, maybe the same people from the front will come back to rescue them. Again, there is no need for many people, they just need to drive the sheep over, and they will be saved.
They could use the sheep to stop the Sui army's attack, use the sheep to keep warm, and they could also get meat and drink hot blood to gain strength against the cold.
But the Sui army did not give them this chance.
Behind them, the horn sounded almost all night long. Not only did the Turks have to endure the increasingly cold weather in the night, but they also had to open their sour eyes in fear and stare at the darkness in front of them, guarding against the Sui army charging in the darkness.
come over.
Their leader was quite wise and did not let the soldiers continue to advance in the dark.
In that case, they would not be able to go too far and would be swallowed up by the night, because the Turkic warriors had already endured a two-day and one-night journey before.
And the Sui army behind them had tried every means to gain an increasingly obvious advantage in this struggle.
Five hundred warriors, led by battalion captain Guo Chong, mounted their horses before dawn, at the darkest time of the day, and launched a desperate attack on the Turks.
Even with the snow as a bedding, the sound of horse hooves could be heard far away in this quiet night.
The Turks blew their whimpering horns, and the sound echoed in the ink-stained darkness, but it sounded like a dying cry.
In the darkness, countless Turkic warriors shouted in panic. They stood up with difficulty, climbed onto their horses, tremblingly pulled out their scimitars and prepared to fight.
Many people fell to the ground in the darkness and never got up. Some people pulled out their scimitars, but they could not hold the weapon they once regarded as life and let it slip from their stiff hands.
They took off their bows and arrows, but few of them could draw the bow strings, and their bow strings were as cold and stiff as their bodies.
The Sui army launched its first night attack on this Turkic army, which had fatal effects.
Before the enemy arrived, the Turks were already in chaos.
The Turks finally discovered another desperate fact. They could only hear the rumbling sound of horse hooves approaching, but could not see any trace of the enemy or their companions around them.
Night battles are the nightmare of grassland tribe warriors. They rarely happen on the grasslands and are rarely used tactics.
Panic and despair caused the Turks' last bit of fighting will to collapse at this moment. Before the enemy arrived, a chaos similar to a roaring camp broke out.
Driven by despair and fear, some warriors roared crazily, and some spurred their horses without knowing the direction at all, and began to wave their scimitars wildly.
The raid was not considered a surprise attack, but it had a surprising effect.
Five hundred Sui army cavalry rushed into the temporary camp of the Turks. Many of them bumped into the war horses that the Turks had arranged outside. At that moment, there was a loud bang.
Countless Sui soldiers flew into the air. They fell headlong into the snow in front of them. Their bones and tendons were broken as a result of the fall, or they were trampled under their feet by the horses that came later. The screams of the Sui soldiers were heard.
Their only effect was to knock away the Turks' only barrier.
And this could not stop the warriors behind them from rushing forward. They rushed into the Turkic camp almost stepping on the corpses and flesh of their comrades.
No matter what is in front of you, move forward, move forward. Keep moving forward, no matter what is in front of you, swing the knife, swing the knife, swing the knife fiercely.
This was a cruel night battle. Whether it was the Sui soldiers or the Turkic warriors, in such a dark night, they did not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Anyone who was close was the enemy. As long as they waved their swords, they would gain something.
The exhausted Turkic warriors exhausted their last bit of energy before dawn.
The sky was slightly bright, and a black line had quietly appeared on the horizon.
There was no brave charge, no shouting warriors, no bows and arrows, and flashing swords. The Sui army just moved forward slowly and quietly pressed forward.
This difficult and cruel battle finally ended. The two armies fought for hundreds of miles in the ice and snow. At this point, the Turks were finally unable to fly.
In less than half an hour of melee, this battlefield was filled with corpses of Turks. It seemed that after only one night, this place had become a tomb, where thousands of Turkic warriors were buried.
Some Turks turned their horses and headed north with difficulty. They did not want to be captured by the enemy, but they were unable to resist. Even escaping became a luxury.
The Turkic camp became quiet, as if there was no one here at all.
Finally, a Turkic man sat down in the cold snow, threw down his machete, and began to cry.
Then, like a chain reaction, groups of Turks trembled and dropped their weapons, watching helplessly as the enemy walked slowly and calmly.
The Turks who dominated Mobei were defeated by the Sui army. This is undoubtedly a miracle.
The cheers of the Sui army finally sounded in the cold wind in the north. After that, everyone banged on their breastplates and raised their swords high. The feeling of pride spread in the hearts of the soldiers.
They have reason to be proud. They spent countless blood and lives, put in countless efforts and patience, and finally created a miraculous victory here, in this place.
In this battle, 500 people broke into the Sui army, but only 127 survived. The battalion was killed on the spot. During the melee for more than half an hour, the Turks lost more than 2,000 people, and five were captured by the Sui army.
More than a thousand people.
The Sui army was victorious.
But this is not the end
Fortunately for the Turks, the Sui army's commander, Li Po, had no intention of causing a massacre here.
The military order was quickly passed down, and the weapons of the Turks were confiscated, and the Turks were driven together. Then they cut down the trees, raised bonfires, and buried pots to make rice.
It was not until noon that day that the Sui army, having had a full meal, finally set off to the north again.
This time, there was no need for so many troops. Li Po did not believe that he could still encounter the Turkic army at this time.
Even though the tail is very thick, making it difficult for the Turks to abandon it, in such weather, if the Turks search southward again, he doesn't mind delaying it for a while, allowing the Turks to taste the cold wind and cold weather in the north in November and October.
What's the difference.
Therefore, he kept more than 3,000 Sui soldiers who had been converted from infantry into cavalry, and drove the captured Turks back to Yunnei.
Yes, there will be some shortage of food, but the war horses everywhere are the best source of food for the army.
More than three thousand Heng'an Town cavalry gathered together in groups and once again faced the north wind and headed north.
This time their speed was faster than ever before. As long as the horses could hold on, they would keep galloping forward.
It was two days later when a large group of sheep appeared in front of them. By this time, the Great Wall was already in sight.
The Turks had the opportunity to cross the Great Wall and enter the Yunzhong Grassland.
But maybe they wanted to wait for the army behind to catch up, or maybe they were afraid that if they walked back like this, they would be robbed by the same people in front, so they moved very slowly.
It also took the Sui army a lot of time to track them. They came and went again and again, and when they got here, the Sui army finally caught up with them.
There was another fighting. More than 3,000 exhausted Sui troops, wielding steel swords, defeated more than 1,000 Turks who were also exhausted and had no fighting spirit, and finally won the prize they deserved.
This was not enough, so Li Po left only 300 men behind, drove his cattle and sheep back to Yunnei, mustered up his remaining courage, and marched north again.
They crossed the Great Wall and broke into Yunzhong Grassland.
The Turks were unprepared and defeated them one after another, capturing a large number of cattle, sheep and war horses, and then returned to the south of the Great Wall with satisfaction.
Due to the delay in the news, by the time the main force of the Turkic army that had entered Dingxiang County received the news, the Sui army had already left.
At this time, time has entered the end of October in the eleventh year of Daye.
It snowed twice more. Whether it was the Sui army or the Turks, if they marched and fought in such weather, they would be looking for death.
At the beginning, Khan was very angry, but he didn't know who to vent his anger on. At the same time, he felt baffled that the Sui army actually chased him out of the Great Wall. Is it true that you lied to me like this?
The losses suffered during this southern expedition also made the Turks feel heartache.
It was not until the summer of the next year that the Turks struggled to count the casualties.
At that time, Khan almost vomited blood. More than 20,000 Tiele cavalry led by Pugujisi were defeated at the gate of Yunnei City. Pugujisi died in the battle. Not only that, but the sequelae were also very serious.
The Tiele tribes who were nomadic on both sides of the Tula River were very dissatisfied and began to quarrel with their fellow Western Turks.
The Mobei Turkic tribes moved southward, and some enemies in the north also began to make moves.
And the casualties reported by various tribes were also surprisingly high.
Forgetting the casualties under Yanmen City, there were still twenty to thirty thousand Turkic warriors missing, as if they had disappeared out of thin air.
If possible, some tribes would have posted missing persons notices all over Mayi. Where did these people go? They must have lived in the Sui people's place.
The additional casualties of nearly 50,000 people made Shibi Khan dumbfounded.