By the light of the stars and the moon in the night sky, Shibi Khan asked his younger brother Ashina Dubisi to lead his direct tribe of 30,000 horses to cut off, and then he quietly evacuated from Yanmen City with a main force of 100,000 people.
The Turkic army withdrew from Yanmen City smoothly without any obstruction.
But at the beginning, Khan felt a little uneasy. Even at night, he increased the galloping speed of his war horses as much as possible and led one hundred thousand cavalry to the north.
In fact, after leaving Yanmen City, some tribal leaders did not listen to his orders very much, and he could only barely control 100,000 cavalry to retreat along the same route.
Naturally, Shibi Khan knew very well about the army of their Turkic tribes. To be precise, their army was a coalition model. His prestige was sufficient. All tribes, large and small, were intimidated by his power and would listen to his orders.
If this southward attack goes smoothly, his prestige will increase and no one will dare to disobey his orders, but it is different now.
In addition, their Turkic coalition has another characteristic, or disadvantage.
If the attack goes smoothly and the battles continue to win, their warriors will become more brave and their combat power will even be increased. But on the contrary, if the battle is unfavorable, or even in the current state of escape, then it will be completely opposite.
Compared with the army of the Central Plains court, their army does not have systematic military training and clear military discipline constraints. Now it is in a state of escape, and it is more likely to be defeated than the Central Plains army. For example, now, various tribes have begun to
The armies were not paying attention to each other, and even several large tribal leaders had openly disobeyed Khan Shibi's orders and rushed forward instead of following the previously planned retreat sequence.
Even Shibi Khan knew that their troops had not yet separated and evacuated. On the one hand, the Sui army might catch up at any time, and they needed to gather together to fight against the enemy. On the other hand, it was because they were passing through Feihu Ridge.
In the past, the retreat route was the same. Although the road below was not a must-pass, it was the nearest road. Taking other roads would take too many detours and it would be difficult to return to the grassland until dawn.
Although the main force has been attacking Yanmen City these days, after all, the various counties in Yanmen County were captured by the Turkic army, and the Yanmen County City was captured again tonight, so many Turkic soldiers still robbed a lot of property.
Shibi Khan once issued an order for everyone to abandon their belongings to reduce the burden on the war horses so that they could escape more smoothly. However, in fact, many Turkic warriors from various tribes below were reluctant to part with the stolen belongings and still secretly carried them with them.
Anyway, it was dark at this time, so as long as you didn't hang around in front of the Khan, you didn't have to worry about the Khan being able to see.
At this time, several war horses carrying belongings from a tribe fell down, causing a big knot in the advancing team. Several Turkic warriors pulled the reins desperately, trying to cheer up the poor animals. But the war horses gasped.
He was breathing heavily and whining "Gah!" from his mouth. The war horse seemed to know that it was running for its life. It worked very hard, but it just couldn't stand up.
The Turkic warriors regretfully cut the ropes on the horses' backs, preparing to lighten the load on the animals. Unexpectedly, Shibi Khan happened to see this scene. In anger, he ordered his soldiers to run over and stabbed the sweaty flesh of several horses.
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Blood suddenly spurted out more than three feet high, splashing all over the faces of the Turkic warriors like spring water. Naturally, their faces were full of anger, and their hands were already on their waist knives.
"The Great Khan has ordered that the fallen horses and their belongings and baggage be abandoned. No one is allowed to waste time!" Ignoring the angry eyes of these Turkic warriors, the soldiers shouted loudly.
Although it is not winter at this time, the night wind in the fortress is very cold. The cold air from the northern grassland passes through the Inner Great Wall on the top of the mountains in the distance, making people feel cold. The brocade clothes moistened by sweat stick to the chest and
On the back, it was as hard as two pieces of iron.
But in this cold autumn night, Shibi Khan could not easily stop to change clothes. As the master of the entire northern grassland, whether his actions were calm and leisurely was related to the depleted morale of the brigade. If the Great Khan himself panicked
God, those Turkic warriors below who have not received much systematic training will become more and more panicked. It is possible that this 100,000-strong army will disband immediately.
Shibi Khan is not only an ambitious, thoughtful and ideal Khan, but he is also a responsible and responsible Khan. He knows that the current situation of the southward expedition has a lot to do with him as the leader.
relationship, so my heart was filled with self-blame.
Therefore, he insisted on not stopping to rest, insisting on ordering his subordinates to give up part of the looted property, killing old horses that lost strength or stumbled, and insisted on asking his personal guards to carry woolen woolen cloths that represented the majesty of the Great Khan.
This proves that the army is retreating in an orderly manner, rather than fleeing.
"Speed up, speed up and rush through the mountain pass in front, rush through the mountain pass in front, even if the Sui army catches up, we are not afraid." Shibi Khan raised his whip and shouted loudly, pretending to be calm.
The people below heard Khan's calm voice, and their minds became much calmer. The panic on their faces in the dark night seemed to fade a little.
However, at this moment, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded.
"woo woo woo woo………"
The sound of the horn carried very far in the dark night, and it sounded very familiar to Shibi Khan, but unfortunately the familiar sound of the horn was not necessarily the sound of the horn of their Turkic army.
When the horn sounded, the expressions of all the Turks changed drastically. At the first moment, Shibi Khan also asked the messengers around him to blow their horns.
The sound of the horn at the beginning was an order for the Sui army to attack, while the sound of the Turks' horn was a signal to the 100,000-strong army to be on alert and prepare to meet the enemy.
It's a pity that this is a valley, a valley carefully selected by Li Shimin and Wang Rengong to ambush the Turks.
Almost at the same time as the horns of the Sui army sounded, there were rumbling sounds from the mountain ridges on both sides, and countless large and small stones rolled down the mountains.
There is friction when the stone rolls. Unfortunately, the slope is very steep, and the friction is not as strong as the potential energy of gravity. The stone naturally rolls faster and faster, and it even seems to have life. It is thrown at the foreigners who dare to invade the Sui Dynasty in the mountain stream.
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If the Sui army rushed down the mountain, the Turkic warriors would be panicked, but they would still grit their teeth and fight. But the problem was that the rocks rolled down, which immediately caused them to panic. They ran around to avoid the rocks, with the war horses on their crotches.
They also whined endlessly, and soon the screams began, and the entire valley fell into chaos.
Tens of thousands of stones were thrown into the middle of the Turkic army in the valley, directly causing thousands of Turkic casualties. The most important thing was that the Turkic army was in disarray.