In Mayi County in February, the north wind is still at work.

On the outskirts of Mayi City, groups of cavalry embarked on the return journey north to Yunnei one after another.

The Hengan Town Army has returned to the army.

Ma Yi Gong Cao Wang Lu took a subordinate official of Ma Yi and sent it out for more than ten miles, earnestly, and the reluctance to give up is beyond words.

He was about to be promoted to the commander of Mayi County, although he came to the highest point of his officialdom career, he did not have any joy of becoming an official and becoming a knight, but he couldn't wait to go to Yunnei with Hengan Zhenjun at this time.

Obviously, in his opinion, with the current situation, even if he goes to Yunnei to be a small county commander, it is much better than being a Mayi county commander in Mayi.

At this time, Li Po's interest was not high, and the eight thousand Heng'an town army went south, which was a slight gain, but to be honest, this trip was the least harvest of the Heng'an town army in the past two years, and it also cost a lot of food.

In general, it should be a military operation that outweighs the losses.

Of course, the good thing is to kill Liu Wuzhou, who is looking forward to the left and right, and the thief is the brain, so that Mayi County can temporarily settle down.

This time, he completely kept his promise, did not leave a single soldier in Mayi City, and before leaving, he also helped Wang Rengong squeeze the big family in Mayi.

The process was lackluster, and more than a dozen large families in Mayi County were panicking, and under the coercion of the Hengan Town Army, let alone let them take out some food, even if they were asked to sacrifice their wives and daughters, few dared to resist.

As a result, the granary of Mayi will also have food again, and then it may be possible to provide relief to the hungry, of course. This is preceded by recruitment.

At this point, the trip to the south is completely over.

As for after. Will the drought destroy the re-established order, or once the Turks move south? Whether the devastated Mayi City can still stand, only God knows.

This kind of war is not what Li Po wants, but he has to do it, and it naturally doesn't feel good for him.

But soon, he knew that this trip to the south was not wronged.

Before he could lead his troops back to Yunnei, the urgent report from Yunnei had arrived, and the northern Turks had moved.

This kind of anomaly does not need to be probed at all. Because the Turkic scouts began to frequently cross the Great Wall and enter Mayi County, especially in the direction of Yunnei, this time it became the focus of the Turkic scouts.

Li Bi sent a message to him, telling him to return to the army as soon as possible, and the Turks might have to go south in the spring.

Nima, Li Po was immediately shocked when he heard the news, and then cursed in his heart.

That's why the plan can't keep up with the rapid change. It seems that the Hebei side can't take care of it.

Of course, what followed was rejoicing, if it hadn't been for the accident in Mayi City, he might have led his troops out of the Flying Fox Road at this time.

And. This time, he went south to kill Liu Wuzhou, and it was also the right time to remove a disaster for Mayi County in advance.

At least. There is Wang Rengong guarding the county seat, even if the city is broken. It shouldn't be that the Turks will go down in one go, by the way. It can also take the pressure off the cloud.

Spring was not a suitable time for the Turks, as their cattle, sheep and horses were thin and weak, and fighting in the spring often outweighed the losses.

Of course, Li Po didn't dare to slack off at all, if the Turks really came this time, then the Heng'an Zhen army would no longer have a chance to win.

After getting the news, Li Po sent a message to the county town on the one hand, and urged the army to move forward, and the army galloped all the way back to Yunnei.

Back in the clouds, the reports arrived one after another.

The scouts did not dare to cross the Great Wall to inquire about the situation in the clouds, for the north was full of Turkic rangers patrolling back and forth.

There are more and more signs that the southward movement of the Turks in the spring is a foregone conclusion.

At this point, Li Po breathed a sigh of relief, the pace of the war is getting closer and closer, so there is no need to say anything, the soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth.

There are still many cattle and sheep in the clouds, and it will not be a problem to survive until this winter.

Moreover, Li Po did not believe that the Turks would really regard Yunnei as a key target when they went south this time.

It can be said that with the current situation in Mayi County, when the Turks came, even if they could attack the city, what could they get?

Li Po gathered the generals to discuss for a few days, and the general direction of the strategy was decided.

It depends on how many soldiers and horses the Turks come, and according to the most likely scenario, it should be similar to the war of the previous year, first to hold on, and then to try to break the enemy and win.

The old routine, not much new, but the most effective.

It's just that everyone discussed and discussed, and no one quite understood how the Turks could send troops in a big way in the spring.

Of course, everyone agreed that if the Turks came with heavy troops, then the target must not be Mayi County or Yanmen County, but Jinyang.

But with that kind of strategy, at least there should be at least more than 100,000 soldiers, right?

If the Turks really have such intentions, when they send out their troops, I am afraid that it will be a month or two later, and there will be plenty of time.

Li Po is not so optimistic, and the Turks are not stupid, and going south with such fanfare is not good for them.

Perhaps, enough people have gathered last winter, and this is the precursor to the attack.

So, he discussed with Li Bi, and with the intention of believing that he would not believe it, he immediately ordered people to start to clear the wilderness, and gathered the people and cattle and sheep in Yunnei to the left side of Yunnei City, as long as the news of the Turks marching south arrived, they could be accepted into the city.

Li Po's prudence is not unreasonable, the war does not tolerate any negligence and carelessness, for the general, the slightest mistake in judgment may be unbearable.

In fact, Li Po's speculation is indeed inseparable.

At this moment, more than 80,000 Turkic troops have been gathered in Dingxiang County for a long time.

It took the Turkic Shibi Khan more than a month to gather such a large army, which shows that the strength of the Turks is still growing rapidly.

There are many reasons for this, but the two most important ones are that the Turkic tribes in Mobei have finally completed their migration and defeated their old enemies in the north one after another last year, which has eased the border troubles in the northern Turkic region.

Then, the leaders of the rebel armies in the northwest of the Great Sui, Yulin, and even Hebei successively declared themselves to the Turks, and the strength of the Turks also completed a leapfrog increase process in the 12th year of the Great Cause.

For today's Turks, the northern and southern border troubles disappeared almost at the same time, and the first Khan looked around, and finally found that the once invincible empire was now naked on his table, and it was up to him to cut it.

Shibi Khan doesn't seem to have fully adapted to this rhythm, because the situation in the south has changed too quickly in the past two years, and he even has a lot of doubts.

Yes, the Great Khan, who brought the Turks to the peak of their state, had not even thought much about how to attack this great enemy.

Should they let their internal strife continue and the Turks reap the benefits of the fishermen, or should they lead their troops south and completely occupy the equally vast territory?

Just when he hesitated, someone else made the decision for him.

The decision for him was made by his two brothers, Jie Li Khan Ashina Ambi and Tuli Khan Ashinarivo.

These two brothers can be said to be similar to the left and right prime ministers in today's Turkic country, and they both administer vast territories and numerous Turkic tribes.

And in the past few years of civil strife in the Great Sui, their strength has also been increasing rapidly.

The tribes in the northwest of the Great Sui Dynasty have thrown themselves into the arms of Jieli Khan, and the kings of the Western Regions are also carrying the Western Turks on their backs and secretly sending autumn waves to him.

The Turki Khan in the east subdued many Khitan and Tatar tribes, and if he was given some time, he might be able to wipe out the dying Goguryeo.

But the increase in the strength of the two little khans also brought out extremely brilliant sparks between them.

In the Turkic royal court, the eastern and western divisions each spoke their own words, and they all wanted to make Shibi Khan make decisions that were beneficial to him, so that Shibi Khan finally got a little bored.

At this time, Jieli Khan, who was completely enraged by the two cattle of Mayi County, went to the royal court in person to persuade the Khan to attack Jinyang, and completely opened the way to the south to Chang'an, Xijing, or Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui people.

Jieli Khan came to the royal court, and Tuli Khan followed.

In the winter of the twelfth year of the Great Sui Dynasty, in Dali City, Dingxiang County, three brothers who held supreme power in the Turks finally reached an agreement.

In fact, it was similar to the struggle between Chu and Han back then, Shibi Khan drew a big pie for the two brothers, and the one who entered Chang'an first was his heir, that is, the next khan of the Turkic Khanate.

The 80,000 troops, at the end of winter, when the cold wind had subsided, came to the vicinity of the royal court and settled down, waiting for the arrival of spring.

Both Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan stopped their expansion and set their sights on the Jin land of the Great Sui.

In fact, even if there is no such an accident, this year, the main Turkic headquarters will not tolerate Jindi going on like this.

The northern heroes of the Great Sui have all become Turkic vassals, and the Sui people who only live in Jin are very disrespectful, repeatedly offending the majesty of the Turks, and none of them have due respect for the Turkic court.

Yes, as long as you don't send an envoy to the royal court, you are not respectful.

Of course, Shibi Khan chose to go south at this time, and he also had his own considerations, and among the Sui envoys received by the royal court, there were still people who stayed behind in Taiyuan to guard Li Yuan......

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No matter what the reason, no matter what the purpose, anyway, at the beginning of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, the Hengan Town Army ushered in the second battle.

In the spring of this year, there were more than 100,000 Turkic armies that went south one after another, and there is no way to count this number, and even the Turks themselves do not know how many people they brought southward in the spring of this year.

Because there are many tribes that follow the Turks to the south, they are not among the conscriptions, but they are very willing to follow behind the army to pick up a little cheap, of course, these are the tribes that have newly moved from the north of the desert to the south.

The Turkic tribes who have experienced the war in the eleventh year of the great cause will not come to pick up such a bargain. (To be continued.) )