Under the gloomy sky, the cold north wind whistled by, and the city of Tongzhou, which stood in the northwest of the Great Sui, became more and more desolate and bleak, just like the mood of the 200,000 people in Tongzhou City at this time, panicked, depressed and irritable. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gao Dehong's death caused Tongzhou City to fall into the hands of the Turks, and then the Turks did not commit any crimes after entering the city, which surprised the people of Tongzhou very much.

However, just when the people of Tongzhou wanted to slowly forget the memories that belonged to the Great Sui and bury them deeply, less than a month had passed, and the Great Sui actually swept away the decline and turned defeat into victory.

The people of Tongzhou City couldn't help but fall into confusion and contradictions, hoping to look back on the embrace of the motherland, but also fearing that the war would bring them more serious disasters.

Jieli was seriously ill, and the burden of Tongzhou fell on the shoulders of the two, but in just a few days, the two of them seemed to have suddenly aged ten years old, their straight backs were a little stiff, and their steps were not as capable and neat as in the past.

"Zuo Khan, is the Great Khan's body better?" Tuli and Tuoba Totar stood side by side at the head of Tongzhou City, looking at the Sui army's camp for miles from a distance, the wrinkles on their weather-beaten faces became more and more profound, and their tone was very low and solemn.

Tuoba Tuo Tar sighed, shook his head slightly, his brows tightly twisted, and a thick cloud of sorrow shrouded his eyebrows.

"What?" Tu Li's eyes suddenly froze, and his expression became more and more solemn.

These days, he has been busy with the defense work in Tongzhou, and he does not have a clear understanding of the situation in Jieli. Tuoba Totar first looked at the four Turks, and then lowered his voice and said: "The Great Khan is depressed, and he is infected with wind and cold, and he only woke up yesterday, and he didn't want the night to pass, but he vomited and diarrhea again, and he passed out again, and he looked even weaker." ”

Although Tuli was prepared, he didn't expect Jieli to be so sick, Jieli was in the prime of life, and his body was strong, and it was the time to show his ambitions, and the reason why he was so weak was because of Xiao Guan's failure and incomprehension.

"Zuo Khan, this matter must be handled carefully!" Tuli looked at Tuoba Tuo and whispered, Tuoba Tuo Tuo Tuo nodded and said: "I have changed the guards outside the Great Khan's house, and passed on the order to go, the Great Khan needs to recuperate, and it is strictly forbidden for others to visit, so I think I can hide it for a while......

At this point, Tuoba Tuo Tuo was silent, and sighed again, his voice full of exhaustion and helplessness.

Hearing this, the ravine of the years on Tuli's face deepened again, and a flash of hope flashed in his melancholy and anxious eyes, "I hope the Great Khan can recover soon, otherwise the time will drag on for a long time, not only will this Tongzhou change, but the Turks may also ......" Tuli did not say it explicitly, but Tuoba Totar could not understand what he meant.

At this moment, what they were thinking about was not how to hold on to Tongzhou, but how to reduce their losses as much as possible and not let this defeat cause too much turmoil.

"Zuo Khan, although I am not afraid of the Sui Lord, and I am confident that Tongzhou will not be lost, but the Sui Lord is not easy to deal with after all, so I should make plans as soon as possible. After a pause, Tuli continued: "The body of the Great Khan, the people of the Turkic people must not have any mistakes, in my opinion, we still send the Great Khan back to the Turks as soon as possible, one is that the Turks are far more than Tongzhou in terms of the number of medical officers and medicinal materials, which is of great benefit to the recovery of the Great Khan, and the other is that the Turks are quiet and safe and more suitable for the Great Khan to recuperate." ”

"What the Right Khan said is very true, although Yang Yu has not moved at present, but I estimate that it will not be long before he will besiege Tongzhou, and then the situation is only afraid that it will be very serious, if you want to hold the lonely city of Tongzhou, it is difficult, difficult, difficult!" Tuoba Totar said three "difficult" words in a row, and it can be imagined that the difficulties faced by Tongzhou are huge.

Jieli waved 300,000 troops to the Eastern Expedition to the Great Sui, and the loss in the hands of Lin Nan alone was 1400,000, plus the number of people lost in Tongzhou, a total loss of no less than 1780,000, and the remaining men and horses were also scattered in various states and counties, Tongzhou can now use less than 100,000 people, Lin Nan is now leading an army of 400,000, and with a great victory, morale is like a rainbow, fighting spirit is like fire, and there is the support of the entire Great Sui Empire behind him, and the material supply is abundant, which is diametrically opposed to the Turkic army with low morale and lack of materials.

Yesterday, a horse was supposed to be transported to Tongzhou City, but it is still missing today. Thinking of the cavalry under the command of Luo Cheng and Luo Yi's father and son, who came and went without a trace and killed like a hemp, Tuoba Totar had already expected the final outcome of that batch of materials, and Tuoba Totar could also conclude that every move in Tongzhou City must be under Lin Nan's surveillance, and it would probably not be easy for any news to be transmitted.

"Right Khan, when the situation of the Great Khan improves tonight, you will lead someone to escort the Great Khan back to Beijing, and I will go all out to block the pursuing soldiers for you!" quickly weighed the current situation in his mind, and the gloom in Tuoba Totoer's eyes suddenly retracted, and he returned to his previous commanding look, and said to Tuli seriously.

"Zuo Khan, don't say that, the task of blocking the enemy after the break should be handed over to me. Tuoba Totar was about to speak out against it, but Tuli stopped him with great solemnity and continued: "You are experienced and respected, and you can not only escort the Great Khan back to Beijing safely, but also subdue the Quartet when necessary. Tubal Totar looked at Turi closely, and the latter's eyes were equally burning, and they both saw the determination in each other's eyes, and understood what they meant.

After a long time, Tuoba Totar shook it to the end, and said solemnly: "Okay, everything will be Lao Youhan!"

"Zuo Khan rest assured!" Although it was only four words, Tu Li said it categorically, sonorously and powerfully, as these four words were spit out, his stiff back was straight in an instant, and the decadent aura on his body suddenly dissipated.

Tuoba Totar was about to speak, when a soldier suddenly came from behind him: "Zuo Khan, General Ashina asks to see!"

"What?" Tuobattar and Turi turned around with a look of surprise on their faces.

"The leader of the Arhan tribe, General Ashnasmo, asks to see Zuo Khan!" the soldier still thought that Tuoba Totar didn't know who Ashnasimo was, so he said again.

Tuoba Totar and Tuli glanced at each other, and finally realized that they had heard correctly, the leader of the Arhan tribe, Ashina Simo, the second general under Chu Luo, and the name of the steppe Zhuge Sili Sui, no one in the entire Turkic tribe knew about it, and no one knew it.

Some time ago, Ashina Simo suddenly disappeared without a trace, there was no news, Tuoba Totar and others were puzzled, but they didn't want to come to Tongzhou City today, which is undoubtedly good news for Tongzhou City, which has been a little bleak and depressed for several days.

"Quick, take Ben Khan to see him!" Tuoba Totar was excited in his heart, and couldn't help but lose his former stability, Tuoba Totoer's deeds were like this, which was enough to show the important position of Ashina Simo in his heart.

Soon, Tubatol and Tuli came down to the city and saw Ashnasmo, the leader of the Arhan tribe who had been waiting for a long time. At this time, Ashina Simo was ragged, unkempt, frosty and vicissitudes, where was there that high-spirited, old and strong, and scolding Fang Xuan's general momentum.

If it weren't for the soldier who led the way and said that this person was Ashnasmo, Tuoba Totar and Tuli would not have dared to recognize him. "Left Khan, Right Khan, to see the two of you again, it's really a sight in the sky, treat me well!" Seeing Tuoba Totar and Tuli appear, Ashina Simo suddenly rushed forward excitedly, with tears in his eyes, and said with emotion. "General Ashina, what happened to make you so depressed and miserable?" Tuoba Tuo Tuo Tuer grabbed Ashina Simo's arm and asked with a surprised expression. "Alas, it's hard to say, it's hard to say!" Ashina Simo shook his head and sighed with a bitter and sad face. Tu Li said: "Zuo Khan, General Ashina has been working hard all the way, why don't you ask him to freshen up first, and at the same time, we can also discuss the countermeasures against the Sui Lord together!" "It's okay......!"

"I see. For a whole hour, until Tubatotar and Tuli had heard Ashnasmo's words, they couldn't help but stand up.

It turned out that the reason why the second general of the grassland disappeared was that he was arrested by Jieli, and he almost lost his life. It was a desperate attempt to escape.

Knowing that Jieli wanted to kill himself, Ashina Simo still came to Tongzhou, which made Tuli and Tuoba Totol even more admired.

"Left Khan, Right Khan, you have this idea. Then let Ashnasimo escort the Great Khan out of the city. ”

"General Ashina......" The two of them looked at Ashina Simo in shock at the same time.

"Left Khan, Right Khan, don't worry, Ashina Simo will never be the enemy of the Great Khan, even if he dies this time, he will protect the whole Khan Turk!"

"Zuo Khan, since General Ashina said so, I thought that we should send the Great Khan to the Turks as soon as possible, I'm afraid that something will change later!" said Tuli with great solemnity, this was the second time he had made this suggestion to Tuoba Totl.

As a general who has been a general for most of his life, everyone's life and death have long been put aside, but he can't let Jieli have any accidents in Tongzhou, otherwise not only himself, but even the entire tribe will become Turkic sinners, and there will be no place for him from now on.

"What the right khan said is very true. Tuoba Totar nodded and said: "In this way, you and I will go to the city to inspect the school and drill the soldiers and horses in a while, attract the attention of the Sui army, and then select five thousand elite warriors led by General Ashina Simo to escort the Great Khan to sneak out of the city, try to take the small road, and don't arouse the Sui army's ideas." After a pause, Tuoba Totar said: "At the same time, let all the cavalry in the city be on standby, once the Sui army makes any changes, we will take the initiative to attack, and we will send the Great Khan out of the city safely no matter what!

"Everything is as Zuo Khan commands!" Tuli and Ashina Simo glanced at each other, got up at the same time, and saluted respectfully, which can be regarded as solemnly receiving the military order.

At present, the situation is in crisis, Jieli is unconscious, unable to preside over government affairs, Tuoba Totar is more than two of them in terms of status and prestige, and it is best for him to preside over the overall situation.

"In that case, let's get ready quickly, and start moving after dinner!

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"I heard that the leader of the Arkhan tribe of the Turkic army, General Ashnasmo, suddenly came, but he was alone, as if he was still in rags, and he didn't know what was going on. ”

"Not only that, our Emperor of the Great Sui is said to be the incarnation of the god of war, a few days ago, he flew through dozens of battles from the city, and killed thousands of soldiers of the Turkic army by himself, and even the Turkic Emperor Jieli was almost captured by him. ”

"You're not right, I've heard people say that it's because the prince of the Turkic State wants to usurp the throne, and colludes with the Turks and Tuoba Totar to collude with foreign enemies, and deliberately let the Turkic Khan fall for the enemy's tricks.

"The Turkic Great Khan Jieli has not appeared for several days, I am afraid that the injury is not light, and he may have already died, but it is very likely that the Turkic general will not mourn in secret. ”

"Our emperor personally led an army of 400,000 to attack Tongzhou, even if Jieli is still alive, I am afraid that he will not be able to avoid the end of defeat. ”

"The Turkic army has been defeated, and the banner on this Tongzhou city will change again!"

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From the time Ashina Simo stepped into Tongzhou City, in just three hours, rumors were spreading in the city, and they were intensifying.

The three of Tuoba Toll, Ashina Simo, and Tuli reunited, the faces of the three were extremely gloomy, and their eyes were full of anger, the muscles in the corners of Tuoba Totar's eyes twitched slightly, and he forcibly suppressed his anger and said: "Have you found out, who is deliberately spreading rumors and deliberately causing trouble?"

Tuli shook his head, helplessly and a little frantically said: "These rumors are spread from all over the city, and the source cannot be found at all, I have sent people to control a group of people who spread rumors, but I can't catch everyone in the city." ”

"Damn!" Although he knew that it would be in vain to ask, but when Tuli said this fact, Tuoba Tol still couldn't help but be annoyed, and gritted his teeth and said: "The mouth of the people is better than the mouth of Fangchuan, Yang Yu, what a poisonous scheming!" According to the intelligence of Tuoba Totar and the three of them, how could they not understand that this rumor was spread by Lin Nan looking for someone to spread, the purpose was nothing more than to shake the hearts of the Turkic army, hit their morale, let them mess up their own positions, and Tongzhou would not attack itself.

If Jieli can come forward intact, the turbulent military heart will inevitably be calmed down in an instant, and all rumors will be self-defeating, but the problem is that Jieli is indeed seriously ill and unconscious, Tuoba Totoer wants to use iron-blooded means to suppress it, but he doesn't dare, Tongzhou is a new Turkic army, and the people's hearts are not returned.

"Zuo Khan, can this strategy really be hidden from Lin Nan?" In the Assassin's Mansion of Tongzhou City, Ashina Simo frowned deeply and asked very worriedly.

"Now the city is full of wind and rain, rumors are getting more and more intense, and the food and grass materials in the city can't last much time, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable the situation, rather than sit and wait, it is better to break out of the city and abandon the city, so that we can also preserve our strength as much as possible. ”

It is true that Tuoba Tuo Tuo can use strong means to control rumors and collect grain and grass from the people in the city, but this can only quench his thirst, not only will it not help, but it may make Tongzhou City break faster, and his own losses will be more heavy.

Now that Lin Nan has not besieged the city, if the Turkic army abandons the city and retreats without a fight, the reputation will be damaged, but the loss will be minimized, and the most important thing is that Jieli can be returned to the Turks safely, even if the 400,000 troops in Tongzhou City are wiped out, it will not let Jieli have the slightest difference, which is the highest prerequisite for Tuoba Totar to make any decision.

Tuli nodded heavily, and said with a solemn expression: "What the Left Khan said is very true, and I also think so, as the right Khan of the Turks, I am willing to stay as the queen of the two generals, and I hope that the two can send the Great Khan to the Turks safely!"

"It's not proper!" Before Tuli's words fell, Tuoba Totar categorically vetoed it, frowning and said: "Yesterday I promised in front of the Great Khan that the city is in the people, the city is ruined, and the people are dead, and the task of blocking the enemy after this break should be borne by me!"

"Zuo Khan's words are wrong, at this time, at that time, the cunning of the Sui people is beyond our expectations, Tongzhou will be defeated, Zuo Khan is the deputy marshal of the three armies, and now the Great Khan is unconscious, you must consider the lives of the 100,000 soldiers in the city, and you must not be rash!"

Tuoba Totar shook his head resolutely and said: "If you don't believe in it, you can't stand up, and it is precisely because I am the deputy commander of the three armies that I have to be more mindful of my words, otherwise how can I be the prestige of the army? Now that our army is panicked and morale is low, my staying after the break will greatly boost the morale, and we will have a better chance of winning if we break out of the Sui army's resistance!"

"This ......" Tuli was about to refute, but a guard suddenly came from outside the house to report: "Left Khan, the Great Khan has a will, asking you and Right Khan to go to face the saint quickly!" At this stormy moment, it is obviously a good thing for Jieli to wake up.

"Let's go!" As he spoke, Tuoba Totol rushed out of the group first, and rushed towards the courtyard where Jieli was cultivating, and Tuli and Ashina Simo did not slack off, and they all quickened their pace and followed behind Tuoba Totoer.

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"Wechen Tuoba Totar, Ashnasmo, and Tuli, see the Great Khan, may the Great Khan be well as soon as possible!" Although he was prepared in his heart, when Ashina Simo saw Jieli lying and put on, he was still a little shocked in his heart.

The original tall and mighty emperor has aged a lot in just a few days, his cheekbones are high, his face is covered with a layer of blue and gray, and the carbon basin in the room is burning red, but Jieli is covered with two thick quilts.

"Get up?" Hearing the sound, Jieli opened his tired eyes, his originally bright eyes were a little gray at this time, and with a faint death, his voice was even weaker, no longer as majestic and thick as before.

"Ashnasmo, you ...... Are you still alive......" At this time, Jieli discovered the existence of Ashina Simo, his dim eyes lit up suddenly, and he said in surprise, but under the excitement, Jieli couldn't help but be a little short of breath and coughed lightly.

Ashina Simo knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said in shame: "Great Khan, the criminal minister Ashina Simo fled privately, hoping that the Great Khan will give him sin!"

"I'm defeated, the Turks are defeated!" Jieli shook his head slightly, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Forget it, don't talk about this, everything will wait until you return to the Turks!"

"Great Khan!" the three of them were shocked and looked at Jieli in surprise.

"I know it, Tongzhou is difficult to preserve, withdraw the army!" Jieli gasped a few times, rested a little, and then spoke again: "Zuo Khan, everything is up to you, don't let too many Turkic warriors bury their bones in other places!" Jieli's voice was full of depression and twilight, but it was extremely vibrating in the ears of the three Tuoba Totl.

The three of them glanced at each other, and they all saw the worry and uneasiness in each other's eyes.

"Don't worry, the Great Khan will do his best!" Tuoba Totar agreed, and then bowed with Tuli and Ashnasimo to leave. (To be continued.) )