I really envy the abilities of the vanguard captains, and fantasize about what he will achieve if he has these people to assist him.

Fantasy is fantasy after all, and it is quickly pulled back to reality.

"You see, at present, the place where the enemy can be effectively sniped is in Shakou Pass, and there is also a strange rock area, if the Turks take these two roads, no matter which one is blocked, it will be able to delay some time, but if you want to start a war with it, there is a great chance that it will fail in the case of disparity in strength." Hebida explained.

Li Shimin and Luo Yi both listened carefully, Luo Yi was very clear about the vicinity of Youzhou City, there was no terrain that could be used at all, and the advantage of defense was only these two places thirty miles away in Youzhou City.

"What Captain He said is very right, there is no other place except these two places, unless we let our soldiers and horses be mobilized to the Modong region, which is fifty miles away, but it is far away from Youzhou Tianyuan, if it is pursued by the enemy, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape." Luo Yidao.

"A flat and open area is suitable for cavalry, so there is no way to break the enemy?" Li De asked.

Everyone was silent, the cavalry was originally superior, even if both sides were cavalry, it was a little weak, how could they answer, admit that the cavalry was inferior to the barbarians.

"I think the Broken Cavalry has to use new weapons." Li De said.

"Governor, do you have an idea?" Hebida asked.

"There is one, but it can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and the operation is more suitable for small-scale, and the effect of large-scale battle formations is not great." Li Dedao.

"Let's talk about it quickly, it's better than a method [Yan Moxuan] at all." Ding Qilin couldn't help but ask.

"The new weapon I'm talking about is called the hook lance, which is more than twice as long as a spear, and has a hook and sickle on the side of the pointed end."

As he spoke, he scribbled on a piece of paper, and the scythe on the side of the hook gun was both front and back, and when he showed it to the lieutenants, they would know how to use it.

"Wonderful, if the Governor can really have such a weapon, will he still be worried about not being able to deal with the enemy's cavalry?" Shi Huaiyi said with a smile.

"Don't be too happy, this weapon is too long, and it is very demanding for the user, and you need to have a shield to cooperate, otherwise there will be a lot of casualties in the face of cavalry." Li Dedao.

The captains also knew that if the long weapon was easy to use, it would not be unequipped.

"In addition, defense requires a lot of rejection stakes, which can be used properly to stop the enemy's attack." Li Dedao.

He showed the crowd the arrangement of the horse-rejecting piles to be ambushed at Shakou Pass, and the principle was that the enemy would be forced to pass through Shakou Pass by the horse-rejecting piles to compress their passing forces.

In this way, even if more people come, they will not be able to quickly rush all their forces when faced with a narrow exit.

In the unlikely event that the enemy chooses to return and destroy the horse rejection stakes, it can also buy time for the vanguard to continue the attack, and the archers will be the difference between success and failure.

In addition to the rejection stakes, there are also a large number of traps for the enemy, falling rocks and rolling logs, and hole cards that will shock them.

Even if they can't resist the opponent's 100,000 soldiers and horses in the end, they can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers and delay more time to prepare for the defense of Youzhou City.

Waiting for rescue, Li De never thought that Emperor Yang of Sui could help him do something, and at the same time prepared for the worst, sending someone to Luoyang to deliver the letter and at the same time sending someone to Chang'an Li's house to report the news.

The letters from the various commanders also returned to Chang'an with them, and the power of the ten generals could not be ignored, as well as Yang Yu'er's message to the king of the backers.

Taking advantage of the Turkic war, even if the king of the backer in the northwest could not transfer troops, he could take the opportunity to frustrate the spirit of the barbarians.

If there is a change in the border pass of the Sui State, I don't believe that the Turks don't consider the overall situation.

That's all Li De can do at present, and he believes that with the national fortune of the Sui Dynasty, he should not be defeated by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty just after he ascended the throne.

Half a month later, the news of Fancheng will be sent every few days, according to the news, the Turkic soldiers and horses have left Fancheng three days ago, and the calculation time will usher in a big battle in Shakou Pass today and tomorrow.

The vanguard captain personally went into battle to supervise the battle, and followed a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses, and another 10,000 soldiers and horses detoured from the no-man's land to the enemy's rear to attack their grain and grass.

The simplest and most straightforward strategy is often the most effective.

Li De sat in Youzhou City, strengthened the defense of Youzhou City, the traps outside the city, the Huchenggou outside the city wall, and gathered the surrounding people to take refuge in the city.

A lot of fires were set up outside the city to prevent sneak attacks at night.

Luo Yi had already sent them to all the cities of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youji, and just as they were making preparations, the news of the Turkic southward movement was sent to Luoyang.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty didn't take it seriously at all after learning about it, after all, the war had not started, and it was still too early to talk about the matter of galloping aid, and Binbu Shangshu was more anxious.

He is not as calm as the emperor, if the news is true, it is not difficult for the enemy's 100,000 soldiers and horses to take the sixteen states of Youji, but it is not easy to take it back once it is lost.

Emperor Yang of Sui didn't want to do this, and he had to care about it as the secretary of the military department.

For a few days, the people in the military department were discussing how to deal with it, how to really fight, and only Tang Guogong of Taiyuan Mansion had some strength in the troops that could be mobilized at present.

The rest of the princes, the generals are still not strong enough to defend the city, not to mention the need to transfer troops.

The military department Shangshu believes that if the vanguard is given enough time, I believe that it will not be so anxious at this time.

Li De didn't know the attitude of the imperial court, but now that the battle at Shakou Pass had begun, according to the arrangement that Li De said before, the use of trap obstacles and archers to block it had a great effect.

After two hours of fierce fighting, the Turkic cavalry broke through the ambush circle.

The vanguard men began to retreat according to the plan, and when they retreated, they divided their forces to contain them, and in order to lure the enemy into pursuit, if they succeeded, they would greatly disperse the enemy's forces.

The effect was some, but not as expected.

Shi Huaiyi, Ding Qilin, Luo Song and others led the people to raid the enemy's grain and grass with great results, but in the face of Turkic people who go out on horseback, it will not have much impact in a short time.

Li De was not afraid of the Turks attacking Youzhou City, presumably the Turks would not gather all 100,000 soldiers and horses in one place, and the news transmitted by the spies said that there were many tribes involved this time.

According to Li De's analysis, when they arrive at the border of the Sui State, they will definitely attack many state capitals, and the purpose is undoubtedly to grab wealth to make up for the loss of materials on their expedition.

Their consistent approach, and Li De is most worried that the troops of Youzhou City will be contained by the other party, and other state capitals will be hit hard, and the soldiers and horses who have come to form a system are currently in the vanguard of the 16 states of Youji, and the soldiers and horses of the Luo family, but the number is only 50,000.

There are many cities that the Luo family has to protect, and the pressure will be much greater than that of Youzhou City.