Just when Yang Guang refused to listen and stubbornly led 100,000 forbidden troops and a huge patrol team to continue marching toward Yulin County, a prairie falcon flew over the patrol team and circled several times before flying to the north.
All the way over the Great Wall, it continued to fly north for more than three hundred miles, circled twice and then swooped down.
This is the northern bank of Fukupo on the northernmost border of the Sui Dynasty. There is an endless Turkish camp here, stretching for hundreds of miles.
The Turkic Shibi Khan had secretly led an army of 400,000 people southwards and arrived at a place more than three miles away from the Sui border. However, at such a close distance, Yang Guang did not receive any news.
The falcon flew over each large camp, and finally, guided by the eagle whistle, it flew to a huge tent covering an area of several acres. This was the king's tent of the Turks. Standing in front of the king's tent was a man of about thirty years old.
Wearing golden armor and with eyes as cold as an eagle, he was none other than the young Turkic Shibi Khan.
Shibi Khan stretched out his arm, and the falcon screamed, folded its wings and landed on his arm. Shibi Khan took off a roll of sheepskin tied to the eagle's leg.
The sheepskin was full of information. He read it over and his eyes were filled with a proud smile. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty had actually arrived at the border and was now heading towards the trap he had prepared.
That's right, all five counties in Yulin County have been controlled by him. The horse thieves who recently occupied the three counties are naturally disguised as Turkic cavalry sent by him, and the two counties occupied by Liu Wuzhou will naturally listen to him.
"After my order, the army immediately set off southward. The fattest sheep in the world has arrived in front of this Khan. If I don't capture it, I will be sorry for the gift of the Immortal God!"
I have to say that Yang Guang's brain circuit is really contradictory and strange. Since he spent a lot of money to build the Great Wall in the north, it shows that he is still wary of Turks and takes precautions. But at this time, it is clear that the five counties of Yulin County are very
They may all be controlled by the Turks. Beyond Yulin County and to the north is the territory of the Turks. However, he was so arrogant that he did not take much precautions. He clamored to take back the other five counties and even killed Liu Wuzhou.
But speaking of it, Yang Guang also had his own reasons. Nowadays, during the Sui Dynasty, Princess Yicheng and a clan princess married Turks in the north, but this obviously did not alleviate Shibi Khan's coveting of the Sui Dynasty. Shibi Khan would never
Two women will give up
to launch an attack on the Sui Dynasty.
In addition, when Yang Su colluded with the Turks to rebel last year, the Turks also sent 100,000 cavalry southward. Later, because Yang Su was quickly defeated by Wang Junlin, Yang Guang brought the cavalry from Goguryeo to Mayi County day and night and drove these 100,000 cavalry south.
The cavalry blocked it, and the Turks retreated.
At that time, Yang Guang was not without follow-up. Before he returned to Luoyang, he sent Pei Ju as an envoy to the Turks on the road and visited Chijishe, the younger brother of Shibi Khan. This was the largest Turkic force after Shibi Khan.
Chi Jishe was able to mobilize hundreds of thousands of cavalry under his command.
Yang Guang followed his father Yang Jian's strategy of dividing the Eastern Turks and the Western Turks. In order to divide the increasingly powerful Eastern Turks, he promised to betroth the royal princess to Chi Jishe and promised to make him Khan of the South.
With the examples of the Eastern and Western Turks, the Turks were actually very wary of the Sui Dynasty's despicable means of differentiation, so Chijishe pretended to accept the princess and the canonization, and at the same time told his brother Shibi Khan and the two brothers about the matter.
They discussed secretly, pretended to be enemies on the surface, and fought several fake battles, all in order to make Yang Guang lose his vigilance.
This incident made Yang Guang proud for a long time, and this was also the reason why he was not very wary of the Turks at this time and believed that the Turkic army was unable to move south.
Any major military operations in the Sui Dynasty were really poorly kept secret. The imperial palace and various government offices in the Sui Dynasty were simply a colander. Many things that could be called secrets were not disclosed to enemy spies, even the common people in Kyoto.
Got it easily.
When Yang Guang and the imperial court decided to attack Goguryeo, Yuan Taizuo of Goguryeo received the news immediately.
It was the same this time. Yang Guang said he wanted to patrol the north. The Turks' meticulous work in Luoyang City spread the news to the Turks Shibi Khan as quickly as possible. Moreover, the Turks always sent spies to follow Yang Guang's whereabouts.
And at any time, he would pass it by flying eagle to Shibi Khan, who had led 400,000 cavalry southward and lurked three hundred miles away from the northern border of Sui Dynasty.
In the eyes of the Turks, the Great Sui Dynasty was the richest place in the world. If the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty could be captured, it would be the most cost-effective deal, whether it was a ransom or an exchange for the ten northern counties.
What's more, Shibi Khan knew that rebels were everywhere in the Sui Dynasty, so he led his troops south and occupied the country in one fell swoop.
It is not impossible to conquer half of the Sui Dynasty. At least the Turks can become the master of the East and the Sui Dynasty can surrender at his feet.
The Turks came well-prepared and were always on war alert. The 400,000-strong army quickly packed up their tents and prepared their troops like an endless pack of prairie wolves, rushing towards Yulin County. At this time, Yang Guang was still rushing to Yulin County.
en route.
Although Yang Guang is less than 200 miles away from Yulin County, his troops are too bloated and cannot move quickly. By the time he reaches the county seat, the 400,000 Turkic cavalry will definitely be able to cross 300 miles to reach Yulin County.
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In a jungle about twenty miles west of Fuchipo, a group of five spies from Shen Guoer's Military Intelligence Department under Wang Junlin's Far Eastern Army were hiding. One of them was looking through a telescope.
There are five groups of spies like them, and they have been tracking and keeping an eye on the main Turkic force these days. In fact, they followed them all the way from the Turkic homeland thousands of miles away in the north, and they have suffered a lot these days.
The 400,000 Turkic cavalry have been staying here for a day and a night. Naturally, the spies from the Military Intelligence Agency cannot keep watching. They were lying under the tree to rest when the ground suddenly shook. The expressions of the four spies on the ground changed and they jumped from the ground one after another.
Then, the team leader shouted to a spy on the top of the tree: "What's going on?"
There was a spy on duty in the tree. He looked into the distance with a telescope for a moment, then turned around and shouted: "The main force of the Turkic cavalry has moved, heading south to Yulin County. It's so fucking endless!"
The team leader immediately shouted: "The range is too large, we may be affected, retreat deep into the forest!"
The five spies quickly ran deep into the forest. In a moment, the Turkic cavalry like a dark cloud came overwhelmingly. The 400,000 cavalry covered a wide area, roaring and sweeping towards the southwest. The team was dozens of miles long.
This group of spies from the Far East Army's Military Intelligence Office were hiding deep in the forest. They could still feel the trembling of the earth. The team leader climbed on a big tree and looked at the Turkic army several miles away. He could basically judge the number of people on the other side.
and marching direction, the south is the Great Wall that they cannot cross. If they go to Mayi County, they can either go east and cross over from the east end, or go west. The place where they can bypass the Great Wall in the west is Yulin County.