Chapter 319: Yukura and Laihu'er sacrificed
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After a bloody battle, more than seventy percent of the heavy cavalry of the "Golden Wolf Army" under Tuli were killed or wounded. The light cavalry of the "Black Wolf Army" under Chahetai also suffered more than 50% casualties. However, with the help of the 10,000 Turkic pro-army sent by Shibi Khan, they relied on the superiority of their strength and the impact of cavalry to defeat the Sui army and achieve victory.
At this time, Yujuluo and Laihu'er were already covered in blood, and there were only a few personal soldiers around them, but they were surrounded by tens of thousands of cavalry regiments from Tuli, Chuluo, and Chahetai. The only thing that made them feel good was that the wounded military advisor Yang Gongqing was evacuated on horseback by dozens of personal soldiers they sent before the encirclement was formed.
"General Sui in front of me, if I am not mistaken, you should be Yujuluo and Laihu'er...... I heard that you are also one of the famous generals of the Sui Dynasty and have made great contributions to the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. For heroes like you, I also have great respect for you......" Chu Luo said loudly: "If you are willing to surrender, I can guarantee that I will never hurt your lives and leave you a life!" ”
"Phew! There were only generals who died in battle, and there were no Confucian husbands who surrendered! Yu Jura clenched the spear in his hand, he had been hit by several arrows, covered in blood, and his breath was weak, but he still continued to fight.
"Chu Luo, you Turkic dog thief, kill if you want to! If you want to chop it, you can chop it! Listen to it! But if you want our soldiers of the Great Sui to surrender, it will never be possible! Lai'er grabbed Yukuluo's arm hard to barely stand up. One of his legs had been broken, and he had several gunshot and knife wounds in his chest, but he didn't say it weakly.
A look of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he knew that he would not be able to recruit these two veterans.
After exhaling a long breath, he said to the Turkic cavalry beside him, who was holding his bow and arrows: "Okay! Give me arrows...... For these heroes of the Sui army, dying on the battlefield is the best destination for them......"
With his command, thousands of sharp arrows flew over...... In an instant, a muffled snort sounded, and several remaining Sui officers and soldiers, such as Yujuluo and Lai Hu'er, were immediately shot into hedgehogs......
Due to the death of all the high-ranking generals of the Sui army, coupled with the defeat of the main force, the situation on the battlefield was one-sided, the left flank of the Xue Ju army had retreated, and the right flank of Li Liang's army was finally unable to support after a fierce battle, and was forced to break through and flee.
Half an hour later, the battle on the entire battlefield had gradually subsided, and the setting sun shone obliquely on the battlefield strewn with corpses and rivers of blood, and all I saw was scattered weapons and the painful groans of the wounded soldiers who had not yet died.
This field battle outside Yanmen Pass can be called the largest scale and casualties between the Turks and the Sui Dynasty since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, and it is also the most brutal field battle, and both sides paid a heavy price.
In the end, the 170,000 infantry of the Sui army was almost completely wiped out, and only more than 10,000 people fled with Yang Gongqing, Xue Ju and Li Rail, among which Xue Ju and Li Rail retreated to their hometowns of Longxi and Xiliang respectively.
The Turkic army also paid a heavy price, with more than 100,000 of the 250,000 participating troops killed and nearly 70,000 wounded, among which the most elite "Golden Wolf Army" and "Black Wolf Army" suffered more than 40,000 casualties. It can be described as a big loss of vitality.
However, although the Turks suffered heavy casualties, they finally defeated the Sui reinforcements and had no worries. Today, they still have an army of more than 100,000 people. In front of Yanmen Pass, there were only more than 50,000 Sui troops. Judging from their previous attack on Yanmen Pass, it only took five days to successfully break through the city and capture Yang Guang alive.
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At this time, Yang Guang and the concubines and ministers in the city were all looking forward to Yujuluo and Laihu'er being able to defeat the Turkic army and relieve the danger of Yanmen Pass.
When the battle outside the city was at its fiercest, Pei Xingyan once proposed that he lead 10,000 cavalry out of the city to help the battle, and give the Turks an internal and external attack, so that they would definitely be able to win.
However, this proposal was rejected after Yang Guang gathered all the ministers and generals and after some deliberation.
Among the vetoes also included two veterans, Song Laosheng and Pei Renji. The reason for their opposition is also very simple: the Sui army in the city is mainly the forbidden army, and it is good that the forbidden army can defend the city without losing it. Let them go out of the city to fight a field battle with the Turkic army, for fear that they will collapse at the touch of a button as soon as they engage.
Moreover, although Shibi Khan transferred the main force of the Turkic army of 250,000 men to deal with the infantry of Yujura and Laihuer. But he still left 50,000 men to watch the city. Let the 10,000 forbidden army engage in cavalry battles with 50,000 Turkic cavalry in the field, even if you are blind, you can count what the result is.
Therefore, in the end, the Sui army in the city could only wait silently, hoping to bring the news of the victory of Yujuluo and Laihu'er to relieve the danger of Yanmen Pass.
However, it is a pity that after the day, the carrier pigeons that flew from outside the city told them the cruel truth: Yu Juluo and Lai Hu'er were killed in battle, and Yang Gongqing, Xue Ju and Li Liang and others were defeated and fled. The 170,000 Sui infantry was almost completely wiped out.
Although the Turkic army also suffered heavy losses, they still had more than 100,000 men and horses, enough to besiege and capture Yanmen Pass.
Yang Guang and the courtiers were terrified, hoping that the Turkic army would rest for a few days after a great battle, and during this time, local officials and folk heroes led the army of King Qin to relieve the siege.
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At this time, on the official road from Mayi to Yanmen Pass, a large group of Turkic cavalry was panting heavily, and they all dismounted at this time and walked on foot, letting the horses drag the siege vehicles, trebuchets and well railings and other siege equipment that had just been captured from the city of Mayi, towards Yanmen Pass.
Jieli looked at the long convoy with a delightful face. There were not many men and horses he used to escort, only more than 10,000 cavalry, and most of the troops who participated in the attack on Mayi had already been transferred to Yanmen Pass first. Because these siege engines were too bulky, they fell behind.
Compared with these dozens of bulky siege equipment, Jieli also valued the 10,000 stone grain, which was enough for the Turkic army to eat for a month, so that their warriors would not only have enough time to conquer Yanmen, but also sweep through Hedong and even enter the eastern capital.
"Let's do it, everybody! Turning over the mountain col in front of you, it is the boundary of Yanmen County. I have sent messengers to the Khan to send an army to meet us on the other side of the col. It's easy for everyone! Jieli put his hand on the awning, looked at the mountain peak in front of him, and said in a deep voice.
When the Turkic cavalry heard this, they also immediately became energetic, they waved the leather whip in their hands, and struck the horses on the back of the horse, and the horses could not help but speed up the pace of walking, and the whole convoy immediately moved much faster.
Just as the long convoy of transports had just entered the valley, they suddenly heard a bang, and then shouted to kill. I saw that countless Sui troops suddenly burst out from the peaks on both sides of the valley, all of them holding longbows and crossbows and arrows, and shot at the Turkic soldiers in the valley.
"Not good! Ambush! Jieli was terrified. He secretly wondered in his heart, weren't Yujura and the 170,000 infantry who came to Hu'er all wiped out? The original Li Yuan wanted to rush here, but he was afraid that it would be too late. Where did this sudden Sui army come from?
"Don't worry, everyone! Hit it now! It was not far from the camp of the Khan's army, and there could not be many enemies. We can hold on to our ......," Jieli exclaimed.
But just as he finished speaking, he saw that the Sui troops in ambush on both sides of the valley and in the valley had all been killed, and shouted to kill them, judging from the number of enemies, at least more than 50,000.
"Oh my God! Why are there so many enemies, and where did they come from? Jieli only felt a pang of despair in his heart, if he was fighting on the plains, he was confident that even if he lost those siege equipment and food carts, he would be able to retreat with his whole body. But now he was in the valley, and there were enemy troops on all sides, and the enemy troops were at least five times more numerous than him......
"Master Jieli, let's withdraw! There are many enemies, and here are mountains, and the terrain is not in our favor! His lieutenant clutched his arm and said with a sad face.
Jieli saw his soldiers fall in a pool of blood one by one, and his heart was like a knife, these are the elite of his tribe!
"It's okay to evacuate, but what about the food and siege equipment? The Khan's army only brought seven days' food, and they waited for the food and siege equipment I brought here to be in place, so that they could attack Yanmen Pass! Jieli clenched his fists and said profusely sweating.
"Lord Jieli, I can't care about so much! The enemy forces are so strong that even if we die here, it won't help. It's better to retreat quickly, inform the Khan of the situation here, and ask him to decide! The lieutenant also knew that something was wrong, but he could only say so.
Jieli let out a long sigh, looking at his own soldiers who were lying in a pool of blood one by one, and looking at the Sui officers and soldiers who were swarming over, he finally became timid.
"Let's get out! Kill in front of the valley, I see that the Sui army there seems to be a small number, and strive to break through with blood! Jieli pointed straight ahead.
The deputy general responded, and hurriedly led his subordinates to rush over with a shout, fighting with the Sui army......
At this time, under a big tree at the top of the valley, Yu Ming, Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong and other generals of the Liaodong Army were putting up a canopy with their hands and watching the battle situation in the valley.
Now the besieged Turkic army has completely collapsed, more than half of the more than 10,000 escorted cavalry are killed and wounded, and the rest are also fleeing. And the coachmen who were coerced by them were overjoyed when they saw the Sui army killing, as if they had seen their relatives, and complained bitterly about the sins of the Turks. A few of them even picked up the blades on the ground and killed the Turks around them.
"Marshal, it looks like the Turks are fleeing!" Seeing that Jieli led a group of personal soldiers to break through, Cheng Yanjin hurriedly reminded.
"Biting Jin, you have to call His Royal Highness King Zhou now! Marshal is already a term of the past! Qin Qiong reminded with a smile.
"Look at my memory!" Cheng Biting Jin slapped the back of his head and complained to himself.
"It's okay! Brothers, you can call it whatever you want! It doesn't matter if you call me Yuming directly! Why should your family make such a fuss! Yuming said with a smile.
Immediately, he turned his head and said loudly: "Jieli, this guy wants to escape, so let him escape...... He fled back to inform Shibi Khan that something was wrong. In this way, Du Ji will do his best to attack Yanmen Pass and exhaust all his strength...... Finally, it's time for us to play! ”
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