In Dugu Lin's eyes, the flame was clearly that of the Great Sui Dynasty, with its rise and fall. Suddenly, his eyesight went dark, and his body swayed. Although he was supported by a pole and did not fall down, a dark black
But blood flowed out from the corners of his mouth and nostrils.
"Chongmu, Chongmu, come here quickly, Chongmu is injured!" Seeing this, Luo Shixin didn't bother to argue with Dugu Lin anymore, rushed forward and helped him, shouting.
Countless looks of concern were cast towards them, including those from the county soldiers and those from the soldiers under Yun Dingxing's command. Everyone has always had a deep respect for Dugu Lin, a relative of the emperor who has no trace of arrogance in him. He was still there just now.
I secretly admired this man for taking the lead in battle and having the courage to be unstoppable. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he was already on the verge of collapse.
"Find a clean place for Lord Dugu to lie down. Zhang Hong, go to the back of the mountain and bring the horse over!" Li Xu panicked when he saw Dugu Lin vomiting blood, and shouted orders to the soldiers.
"Hey!" Lieutenant Zhang Hong agreed and ran staggering along the mountain ridge into the distance. Everyone left the military camp in a hurry after receiving the news from Ashina Gutuoru in the afternoon. The incident happened suddenly.
Therefore, the doctor was not brought with the army at all. In order to avoid being discovered by the Turks, even the war horses were driven into another nearby canyon with only an entrance and no exit, and were not around at all.
Seeing with his own eyes that everyone was so busy working for him, Dugu Lin felt a warm current in his heart. He threw away Luo Shixin's hand, stood firm, smiled, and explained to everyone: "I was a little tired from the killing just now.
All of a sudden, all the energy and blood surged, and my nose was broken." He stretched out his hand and wiped it randomly between the corners of his mouth and nostrils, and then ordered with a smile, "Everyone, keep doing whatever you are supposed to do, hurry up and pack up, wait for Mr. Li to come and join us.
Then we will go back to Yanmen together to see the emperor!"
"You are still thinking about going to see the emperor after everything is like this?" Luo Shixin held Dugu Lin's shoulder again, feeling angry and resentful. The blood from a broken nose and the blood from vomiting are not the same color at all. Although it is dark at this moment, the torch
But it made his eyes sparkle.
"Shixin, don't disturb the morale of the army!" Dugu Lin shouted in an extremely low voice.
"Bullshit military morale, the Turks have been beaten to the ground and fled by us." Luo Shixin cursed, squatting down and trying to carry Dugu Lin out of the valley. But the body behind him was as if it was rooted on a rock, no matter how hard he tried, he could carry it.
Not on the shoulders.
"Shixin, listen to me, we, we can't go back alone. We have to wait until Mr. Li Er and General Qu Tutong, everyone, everyone gather together before we can drive into Yanmen County." Dugu heard in his ears.
Lin's intermittent voice made Luo Shixin feel more and more sad. "We did not rush into the city and live and die with the emperor like General Yuwen did. Instead, we restrained, supported, and supported the use of troops from the outside.
, but, it is not the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers. In addition, we have formed a private alliance with Ashina Gutuoru. It can be said that we follow the authority in a hurry, or, it can also be said that we have an affair with others!"
"Shit, whoever is talking nonsense, I, I will strangle him to death with my own hands!" Luo Shixin was so angry that he was shaking all over, and tears almost rolled down his face. In the end, he put Dugu Lin down, supported him and stood in the cold night wind, waiting for the others.
News about soldiers and horses from all walks of life. When it comes to leading troops in battles and seizing opportunities, Luo Shixin and Xu Zi consider themselves as good as Dugu Lin. When it comes to understanding the court's methods, the two of them together cannot reach half of Dugu Lin's knowledge.
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His Majesty, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, cares most about the loyalty of others to him, followed by the obedience of his ministers. As for the right and wrong decisions of the generals, he ranks far behind. When he first encountered the Turks' attack, Dugu Lin
The rear army he led did not retreat to Yanmen with the Chinese army, but chose Guoxian County, which was more than fifty miles away from Yanmen, to contain the enemy. In the eyes of the emperor, this was probably a big mistake. Besides, King Qi
Yang Jian has always been in his army. If His Majesty the Emperor is unfortunately killed by the Turks, this person will be the first successor to the throne!
Dugu Lin once urged the army not to rush into Yanmen rashly. Dugu Lin once agreed with Li Xu and Gutuolu to enter into a secret agreement. After learning that the Turks wanted to withdraw their troops overnight, everyone split up to intercept them first, and then entered the city to face the Holy Spirit.
He actively planned and promoted it. Although other generals participated in every decision, no one had a higher official position than Dugu Lin, and no one had a closer relationship with Qi Wang Yang Jian than Dugu Lin!
Luo Shixin suddenly remembered the situation when everyone was discussing military affairs in the afternoon. Not long after, the Gutuolu faction's confidants sent a secret report that the Turks wanted to withdraw. After urgent deliberation, the Sui army outside Yanmen City decided to divide the troops into four groups. Two groups and one group.
The team, led by Qu Tutong and Yao Junsu, laid an ambush on the road along the west bank of the Hutuo River towards Fanri. The other two teams rushed to the Niuhou Valley connecting Mayi and Yanmen counties, where they intercepted and killed the enemy. At that time
, Dugu Lin also added two suggestions, one of which was to act after dark. The second was to send people to Nao County to inform Yun Dingxing and King Qi, asking them to lead the rest of the troops to come quickly to respond.
The first suggestion is easy to understand. The Sui army's camp was very close to the Turks' camp, so their movements after dark were not easily discovered by the enemy. The Turks were so busy at the time that they did not notice the thorns that had been blowing like thorns in the past few days.
The enemy camp that was also stationed behind it had turned into an empty camp. As for Dugu Lin's second suggestion, at that time both Luo Shixin and Li Xu thought it was unnecessary, and the soldiers and horses left to Yun Dingxing and King Qi were all
Even if they could arrive in time, they would not be able to help the elderly, weak and injured.
That was not unnecessary, it was to prevent others from giving falsehoods! In an instant, both Luo Shixin and Li Xu understood Dugu Lin's good intentions. They couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness.
They do not doubt Dugu Lin's loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. In fact, without Naoxian County to hold him back, Yanmen City would have been captured by the Turks long ago. If Dugu Lin really wanted to gain support, he would have at least dozens of ways to do so.
The defenders in Yanmen City have lost hope of waiting for reinforcements. However, the trust of their companions is not equal to the trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and besides, His Majesty the Emperor is surrounded by a bunch of traitors who are worried about the world being in chaos.
"You, Chongmu, you may be too worried!" After a while, Xuzi smiled and comforted in a low voice.
His smile was very bitter, as if he was chewing a handful of yellow lotus roots in his mouth. This was the Sui Dynasty that he defended regardless of life and death. He was always more careful about guarding his own people than foreign invaders. But he had no other choice, let it go
It was destroyed by foreign enemies, and everyone was buried with it!
"I miss the days in Qijun with you very much!" Dugu Lin sighed, turned his head, and looked at the stars in the night sky. The night was so long that the stars in the sky were almost fixed in mid-air.
He never moved a little. Under the illumination of stars and torches, his face was so white, like the frost formed by autumn dew on the grass tips, with almost no dust visible.
The same night dew hit Shibi Khan's face, causing his mind to gradually regain its clarity. The valley full of death traps had been far behind, and most of his troops had escaped from danger.
He breathed a long sigh of relief and began to examine the reasons for this defeat.
"It's Gu Tuolu. It must be the damn Gu Tuolu who informed the Sui people of the news of the army's evacuation!" The answer was almost obvious before his eyes. Without any thought, Shibi Khan could think of who betrayed him. After this,
In this disaster, he lost one-third of his direct troops and horses. His deterrent effect on the Khans under his command was greatly reduced. The person who benefited the most would be Gutuolu. This man not only preserved his strength completely, but also passed the test before withdrawing his troops.
The performance at the last moment won over people's hearts.
In fact, it is easy to tell the truth behind many seemingly confusing things. As long as you take a closer look at who is the guy who benefited the most in the end, all the fog will disappear in an instant. At the beginning, Khan was so angry that his teeth were itching, and he regretted that he had not taken action earlier.
He killed Gutuolu, an immature male wolf. But at the same time, he secretly admired Gutuolu's decisiveness and cunning. This was the nature of the Ashina family. People like Queyu who had no time to do anything were full of bad ideas.
Those who are timid in taking action will never accomplish anything great.
Thinking of Queyu, another mystery suddenly arose in his mind. "Who told the Sui army my retreat route? Gutuolu didn't know it at all, and it was impossible to know it!"
The answer came out immediately, it was Ashina Queyu! Only this old poisonous snake has the conditions to secretly reveal the movement route of the imperial army. Other generals and staff either did not have the opportunity to come into contact with the core secrets, or their fate
He was closely related to Shibi Khan and sold out the retreat route to the Sui Dynasty. They would not get any benefits!
"Come here, bring Uncle Queyu over! I have something to ask him!" After finding the 'real' reason for the failure of this battle, Shibi Khan smiled and issued an order that confused everyone, and then used his knife to
He pointed to the river beach not far ahead. "Let's take a rest there first and take stock of the losses!"
"Brother, this place is still very close to the Great Wall!" Ashina Lifu hurried forward and objected loudly. Half of his beard was burned by the fire, so one side of his face was as messy as a straw nest, while the other side was neat and tidy.
, looks extremely funny.
"Haha, haha, Zhilifu, look at that bearish look on your face." Shibi Khan laughed dumbly, "Isn't it just that we lost a battle? It's not like our brothers have never lost since we were young? Look at what's behind you.
Brother, they are so smoky, how can they go on their way without washing themselves? Besides, you have to wash yourself well and shave off both sides of your beard with a knife. Not to mention, this half of your face looks more than ten years younger!
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"Brother!" Ashina was so anxious that he stamped his feet. "How long has it been, and you still have the intention to tease me! We are less than twenty miles away from the valley. Once the enemy catches up from behind, brothers...
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"Zi Lifuteqin said it very well. We are sweating profusely. We can't stop and rest. Brothers, we can only hold on with one breath. Once we sit down, we won't be able to stand up for half an hour!" Queyu arrived in a hurry and took over.
After Lifu's words, he loudly exhorted.
"Isn't that just what uncle wanted?" Shibi Khan snorted coldly in his nostrils, interrupting Ashina Queyu's words.
Ashina Queyu, who was already as haggard as a seventy-year-old man, shrank suddenly and raised his head quickly, "Great Khan, Queyu did not do anything to apologize to the Great Khan. The Immortal God can testify that if I, the Ashina family
Queyu once betrayed the Great Khan, so he let the thunder from the sky hit me on the forehead!"
"No, there won't be thunder in winter!" Shibi Khan sneered and shook his head, "When it thunders next time, you will probably dig out my heart and give it to Gutuolu!"
After that, he waved his hand quickly, and the tip of the knife sharply drew a string of blood beads on Ashina Choyu's throat. (To be continued)
