"The Turkic Khan led 300,000 horsemen to the south, and tomorrow will be the Tiger Pass."

Yang Tong looked at the emergency report in his hand, his face was cold!

Shibi, this guy came to join in the fun again, and there was an army of 300,000 as soon as he came, did he really think that Da Sui was easy to bully?

"Your Highness don't worry, in order to guard against the Turks, the minister has ordered Su Dingfang and General Xue Wanjun to take 20,000 troops to garrison the Tiger Pass, and the two generals have 20,000 soldiers and horses in their hands, and they occupy a favorable location! Doomed to return in vain. Li Jing has lived in Mayi for many years and is very familiar with this, and introduced it to Yang Tong in detail!

"Killing the Tiger Pass is called Shenhekou in ancient times, which is the mouth that must pass through the Shenhe Road, and the Shenhe Road is the place where the three roads from Dingxiang to Mayi must pass. Back then, Bi went south and walked here. ”

Even in later generations, the important highway from Datong to Hohhot is also this route.

There is a continuous Outer Great Wall, and the Tiger Killing Pass is an important natural pass of the Outer Great Wall.

It is adjacent to Tangzi Mountain in the east, Dabao Mountain in the west, Leigong Mountain and Miaotou Mountain in the north, and the Great Wall extends from the northeast to the southwest, like a semicircular wall to enclose the Tiger Pass.

The cliffs on the east and west sides stand steeply, and the Purple River runs through it from south to north, forming a natural pass that is not more than 200 meters wide and more than 3,000 meters long. The open Purple River Valley between the two mountains.

Killing Tiger Pass is only about 340 miles away from Mo Nan Khanting, only 220 miles away from Shanyang County in the south, only 170 miles away from Yunnei in the east, and through Youyan, you can also pass through the Hetao, it is an important passage between the north and south since ancient times, and it is an important place for soldiers.

"In addition to killing the tiger's mouth, what other southbound routes do the Turks have!"

"The cowhide pass in Heng'an Town, Yunnei County!"

Yunnei is the Datong of later generations, the Northern Wei Dynasty once made the capital, the early Han Dynasty Liu Bang also used to fight with the Xiongnu here, and was surrounded by white mountaineering. The imperial court set up Yunnei County here and set up a Heng'an military town in important places.

Since ancient times, Heng'an Military Town has been an important border fortress.

It's just that if Shibi wants to attack the Great Sui from Niupi Pass, it will take a lot more detours than killing Tiger Pass, and after Li Jing recaptures it, Xue Wanche will guard Heng'an Town and Xue Wanbei will be stationed at Niupi Pass!

Further east, is the Zhuojun Great Wall Pass, that is, the Zhangjiakou of the later generations, from where you can also attack the Great Sui, but to go around a larger circle, I believe that Shibi will not be stupid from here.

Yang Tong said: "Ling Fang Xuanling moved the people of Loufu County to Yanmen, and after Gao Junya received Wang Wei, he led the troops to settle in Xinkou City. ”

Xinkou is located in the broken place of Xinkou Mountain, known as the gateway of Taiyuan to the north of Shanxi. After Liu Bangping lifted the siege of the city, he led the army to return and pass by here, and was very happy, so he named this place Xinkou, and since then he has built the city and set up dangers, and has become a military defense point.

As long as he guards this pass, even if Li Yuan waits for an opportunity to rebel, he will not be able to fight it, and as for Lou Fu County, he will give it to him.

After making the arrangements, he said: "Pharmacist, you lead the Wild Lan Army to help kill the Tiger Pass." ”

Shui Tianji asked, "Husband, what about us?" ”

Yang Tong said: "Let's go out of the Great Wall from Niuhu Pass to play!" ”

Everyone was amazed by Yang Tong's bold plan, but their 35,000 horses against 300,000 horses suddenly didn't have much effect.

Li Jing saw a little bit of Yang Tong's intentions, "Is His Highness going to surround Wei to save Zhao and make a long-distance attack on the Khan Court in the southern Turkic region?" ”

When everyone heard this, they gasped.

"The Tiger Killing Pass is located between the river valleys, and it is densely covered with rocks and gravel, and even a million troops cannot be deployed at the beginning. Yaoshi, Su Dingfang, and Xue Wan all have 30,000 soldiers and horses, not to mention that there will be a large number of reinforcements later! So, whether we 35,000 people go or not won't change anything, but if we raid the southern Turkic Khanate, it's completely different. ”

"Shibi led 300,000 horsemen to the south, almost all the young and strong men went south, and only a few people remained in the southern Turkic Khanate, more of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and countless cattle and sheep. So if we go over, we will be able to copy Shibi's hometown, and then we will not only be able to teach Shibi a hard lesson, but also force Shibi to retreat. Yang Tong said fiercely!

Li Jing nodded: "I'm in favor of attacking the Monan Khan Court!" And I can use the posture of breaking the unbroken to drag the Shibi army in the Tiger Killing Pass. ”

The crowd couldn't help but get excited.

Wei Chigong laughed and said, "Back then, these ungrateful things dared to go south to encircle Yanmen, this time we will raid his lair and destroy his Khan Court." ”

All the generals echoed Yang Tong's adventurous plan.

Liu Zhenghui was worried: "If you don't change someone to execute, will it be too risky for His Highness?" ”

Yang Tong said with a smile: "If a gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, although I do not have the courage of General Qin, it is enough for self-preservation." ”

Liu Zhenghui looked at Li Jing.

Li Jing said with a smile: "General Qin Qiong is a well-deserved first person, in the world, I am afraid there will not be many people who can match him, not to mention General Luo and General Wei Chi!" And His Highness is also the enemy of ten thousand! Speaking of this, Li Jing looked at Pei Xingyan beside him and said, "That's it, General Pei, you can also go, and temporarily become the deputy general of General Shui." ”

"Whoa!" Pei Xingyan was overjoyed, and the long-distance expedition to the Turkic Khan's court was definitely more enjoyable than fighting on his own soil.

"Okay, it's decided, I'm going to reshape the backbone of the Great Sui this time!" Yang Dong's words were cold.

The crowd was silent for a while.

Since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, there has been almost no interruption of the conquest, but the backbone of the Great Sui's brave warriors was interrupted in the siege of Yanmen.

Before the siege of Yanmen, Emperor Yang Guang was invincible and unprofitable, and he was always immersed in the dream of the supremacy of the emperor's authority and the great Sui being the lord of the world.

But the siege of Yanmen broke the illusion of Yang Guang's immersion and punctured the powerful bubble of the Great Sui.

He is a top second generation and has never suffered setbacks, but after being besieged by the Turks for more than a month, Yang Guang's mentality has changed dramatically. From extreme conceit, to the current self-doubt and self-denial.

After the siege of Yanmen, Yang Guang went south to Jiangdu not long after, and since then he has only dreamed that Jiangnan is good, and refuses to return to the court. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Yang Tong to say that the siege of Yanmen made the backbone of the Yang family. If Yang Tong allowed Shibi Khan to come, and let the other party swagger away, what would this Great Sui rely on to maintain its majesty in the future?

Therefore, Yang Tong fought this battle.

And not just for personal prestige.

If it was just for personal prestige, then it was enough for him to destroy the Khitan, recapture half of Liaodong, and force the Xi tribe to surrender. But if he is only satisfied with his past achievements, then he Yang Tong is just a warlord. Even if he doesn't fight this battle now, even if he takes the whole world in the future, he will have to spend a greater price to deal with the Turks.

This is like Li Tang in history, they called the Turks a tribute, and they were indeed in exchange for the support of the Turks, but later they suppressed the Tang Dynasty in turn, and even waved troops into the customs again and again. After the Xuanwumen Incident, the Turks even fought under the city of Chang'an, forcing Li Shimin to swear an oath with the Turkic Jieli Khan White Horse by the Weishui River, admitting and suing for peace. For more than ten years after that, the Tang Dynasty was pressed to the ground by the Turks, and finally it was humiliated by the efforts of famous generals such as Li Jing.

If you count from the siege of Yanmen to Li Tang's breakthrough of the Turks, it will take nearly 20 years before and after.

And how many twenty years are there in life.

What is the cost of these 20 years?

It was the northern land that was freely entered and exited by the Turks, plundered by armies, and finally had to pay tribute to them.

So this battle must be fought.

This risk must be taken.

Yang Tong has a surprise advantage, and the opportunity is still very great. Moreover, Shibi Khan is in a high degree of self-aggrandizement, and sending troops at this time will definitely get unexpected gains.

Some people choose to escape in the face of huge pressure, and some people are just the opposite, the greater the pressure, the stronger the level of strength will be, and the more they fight, the more courageous they become. If Yang Guang is the former, then Yang Tong belongs to the latter,