Chapter 806: Surrender Before the Battle
Opposite the Sui army, 100,000 Turkic troops also set up a formation, divided into five phalanxes, each with about 20,000 people. Four of them were cavalry phalanxes, and only one was a mixed infantry phalanx.
The four cavalry phalanxes were led by Temujin himself, Aiko Tulei, the general Zu Lun, and Uliang Hatai, while the mixed infantry and cavalry phalanx was led by Shi Jingjiao, a general from Youzhou.
This is not because Temujin values Shi Jingjiao so much, in fact, the 20,000 cavalry led by Shi Jingzhen are all Youzhou soldiers who surrendered before, but it is only because most of the Youzhou rebels such as An Lushan Shi Siming have been killed in battle, so Shi Jingjiao picked up this bargain.
Moreover, Shi Jingjiao's department was placed at the forefront by Temujin, and it was clear that he was using it as cannon fodder for the Turkic army. Shi Jingjiao knew this, but he was helpless.
"The children of the blue wolf and the white deer!"
Temujin rode out of the ranks, raised his sword and shouted: "Defeat the Sui army on the opposite side, not only Youzhou, but the whole of Hebei will become our racecourse." All the mountains of gold and silver, the Han women who are like flowers and jade, will be in your pocket, and you can have as many as you want! ”
"Grab money, grab food, grab women!"
The Turkic soldier's eyes began to become bloodshot, revealing wolf-like desire, and he raised his sword to the sky and roared.
And many people in Youzhou, who are at the forefront, have a sad and indignant look on their faces, that is their homeland, and now they are about to be ravaged by the iron hooves of the Hu people.
"Your Majesty, the front section of the Turkic army is carrying a stone-shaped banner, which must be Shi Jingjiao, a rebel general in Youzhou."
Chen Ping stepped forward and said.
Yang Gao raised his palm to cover his forehead, stared at the Turkic army formation not far away for a while, nodded and said: "Putting the surrender army at the forefront to consume the strength and morale of our army is indeed a common trick of the Turkic army. ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen has a plan."
Chen Ping said in a deep voice: "It's not that Temujin didn't know that he was trying to surrender the army in Youzhou, but they were worried that His Majesty would investigate their crimes of surrendering, and they didn't dare to resist because of their concerns. ”
"Brother Chen means to let His Majesty personally come forward to recruit them?"
Fang Xuanling on the side frowned slightly and spoke.
"Not bad!"
Chen Ping nodded and said: "Your Majesty can personally come forward to pardon the previous sins, and if you can take off the head of the Turkic barbarians, you will be given fertile land to help them rebuild their homes." Even if the Youzhou army does not defect on the spot, it will inevitably have no more fighting spirit. ”
"Aiqing's words are very kind!"
Yang Gao bowed his head and said: "The Youzhou army has been stationed in the frontier for a long time, and it is the elite soldiers of my Great Sui, how can they be reduced to cannon fodder in the hands of Hu Lu." ”
"But—"
Yang Gao's words changed, "A thief like Shi Jingjiao, who gave away the whole county of Youzhou, I will not spare it!" ”
Fang Xuanling and Chen Ping both nodded, people like Shi Jingjiao who took the initiative to sacrifice the city and surrender to the alien race for the so-called throne must not be forgiven. If you don't make an example of every one of them, and all the frontier generals will learn from each other in the future, then there will be no peace in the border land.
At that moment, Yang Gao slowly stepped forward, Yuwen Chengdu stretched out his hand, and several royal forest soldiers followed closely with giant shields.
"Soldiers of Youzhou!"
Yang Gao cleared his throat and shouted at the other side: "I am the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui, Yang Gao!" ”
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here."
The Youzhou troops in the Turkic front fought one after another, whispering one after another, although they had surrendered to Temujin with Shi Jingjiao, An Lushan and others, they still regarded themselves as members of the Sui army in the hearts of ordinary soldiers.
"Shut it all up!"
Shi Jingjiao turned his head and yelled at the soldiers behind him: "You are now the subordinates of Temujin Khan, no longer the Sui army, and Yang Gao'er is no longer your emperor!" ”
Shi Jingjiao's roar, and the Youzhou army settled down a little.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know that you have no choice but to surrender to Hulu."
Yang Gao's voice continued to sound, "Most of you are from Youzhou. But now, your hometown has been trampled and ravaged by the Hu people, and your relatives are living in humiliation, how can you bear it? ”
"How can a manly man not even be able to protect his parents, wife and children, and still bend his knees under a foreign race?" Yuwen Chengdu shouted loudly on the side.
"Defend the country and set things right! Defend the country and set things right! ”
Some of the soldiers arranged by Chen Ping took the lead in shouting, and soon it spread, and finally more than 100,000 Sui soldiers and soldiers roared in unison, and the sound shook the sky.
"I hereby promise!"
Yang Gao waved his hand, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers behind him quickly quieted down. Yang Gao immediately continued: "Except for Shi Jingjiao and other culprits, I am not to blame for the rest of the soldiers who surrendered to Hu. When you return, the government will relocate your fields and houses to help you rebuild your home. If I can take off the head of Hu Lu and return, I will have another reward! ”
"Is it true that Your Majesty will not hold us accountable for our sins, but will also settle us with land? We heard you right. ”
For a while, the commotion in Youzhou was even greater, and many people were no longer whispering, but a little happy. After all, some of the soldiers may not even have their own fields before, and the brave soldiers have even begun to turn their eyes to the Turks behind them.
"Fake, he's lying to you!"
Unlike ordinary soldiers, Shi Jingjiao at this moment is already thunderous. The Dog Emperor openly declared in front of the two armies that he could pardon anyone, but he was respectful. If he still had any thoughts in his heart when he saw Yang Gao personally come forward to surrender him, then now in order to survive, he can only follow Temujin to the dark.
"I am the Son of Heaven, in front of the two armies, hundreds of thousands of people are here to witness, will I still lose my trust in the world?" Yang Gao's words gave the Youzhou army the last shot of strength, and Shi Jingjiao suddenly felt that the situation was not good.
"Shut up, shut up, don't talk to each other, keep in formation!"
Temujin also sensed that the situation was not good, and hurriedly transferred a team of soldiers and horses to line up behind the Youzhou army, and aimed at the front with a bow and arrows. Dozens of Turkic cavalry rode forward and jerked at some of the soldiers who were in a commotion.
"The Dog Emperor is killed!"
On the left flank of the Turkic monarch, Tuo Lei saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly glanced at Zhebei. Zhebei understood, stepped forward on the horse, and shot angrily at Yang Gao with a bow and arrow.
"Ding Dong, Jebe has entered a state of divine marksmanship, force +6, base force 96, and the current force has risen to 102."
Jebe shot quickly, and ordinary soldiers really didn't have time to raise their shields to react. But Yang Gao still has the master of Yuwen Chengdu by his side, and before the arrow arrives, he is knocked to the ground by Yuwen Chengdu.
Seeing this, several guards beside him were shocked, and hurriedly raised their shields and firmly blocked them in front of Yang Gao.
"Barbarian thief, dare to disturb His Majesty's holy drive?"
In the middle of the Chinese army, Yue Fei was furious when he saw this, and immediately took a bow in his hand and shot an arrow out.
The arrow passed like a meteor, and it was forced in front of Jebel in an instant. Jebe's face changed, and he hurriedly flashed sideways, and the arrow grazed his cheek.
"Such a powerful archery, there are such powerful people among the Sui barbarians!"
When Jebel was secretly surprised, there was an exclamation from behind him, and Jebel turned his head to look, only to see that the arrow passed through the flagpole behind him, and the flag representing his identity broke off from it and fell to the ground with a bang.