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On the same day that Jieli returned from Yuan, 400,000 Turkic cavalry led by Shibi Khan suddenly appeared from the mountains of Dingxiang County and swooped down to the south.

On top of that, they burned down all the villages they could see, and killed all the surnames. In order not to let Yang Guang know that the Turkic army had moved south.

But in one day, the Turkic wolf rode to burn, kill and loot, and came to the front of Dingxiang County.

Dingxiang County is nominally a county seat, but in fact it is about the same size as the county seat. Moreover, because it is located at the junction of the Central Plains and the steppe, the Turks invaded the south and arrived here as soon as possible, so most of the surnames fled from this county, and most of the merchants and herdsmen who stayed here were some merchants and herdsmen, and the Turks also accounted for a large proportion. Now there are 50,000 border guards brought by Wang Rengong from Mayi in the city.

This city can also be regarded as a sparrow, although it is small, it has all kinds of organs. In the small Dingxiang City, there are many shops, especially all kinds of inns, restaurants, and green buildings, and most of the traders who come and go from the south to the north have to replenish their drinking water, food and rest here. Therefore, except for the coldest months of winter, the city has always been very prosperous, and the city is full of people and noisy.

However, now the Dingxiang County City has become a mess, just now, Li Shimin, who had just entered the Dingxiang City, was rewarded by the scouts, saying that he found that the sound of horses' hooves came from the direction of the grassland, and the ground also shook violently, judging that a large number of horseback riders were coming.

At first, the scouts thought it was a caravan returning to the Central Plains from the grassland. Because the merchants of the Sui Dynasty went to the steppe to do business, they generally exchanged silk, salt, ironware, tea and other things for the cattle, sheep and horses of the steppe people.

And these traders, the most favorite is the war horses on the grassland. A good breed horse, after being purchased from the grassland, can earn at least five times the profit when sold to Jiangnan.

Therefore, many merchants of the Sui Dynasty would buy war horses in large quantities, and if several big merchants joined forces and bought more, there would be thousands of horses at a time.

When so many horses are being driven and running, there is also this violent ground tremor.

Since this situation often occurred in Dingxiang, the scouts of the Sui army did not take it seriously at first.

Soon after, a thick black line appeared on the horizon in the north, and the black line slowly got closer and closer, and everyone saw more and more clearly. I saw that all the knights were riding war horses and wearing all kinds of leather armor.

Under the gaze of everyone, I saw that those black and oppressive cavalry finally approached, all of them were Turkic cavalrymen dressed in various leather armor, wearing leather hats, carrying scimitars, and carrying a horned bow on their backs. And there are a lot of people, where there are only a few thousand people, just now there are tens of thousands, and there is still a black pressure behind it, I am afraid that there are more than 100,000.

"When! While! While! ”

The officers of the Sui army at the head of Dingxiang City immediately ran to the alarm bell hanging on the city tower and struck it desperately. It is a big deal that tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers came to Dingxiang County without being notified by the Turkic side.

You must know that although there were Turks who invaded the south before, it was only to harass the Han villages on the border. And the scale is no more than a few people. But now that tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers have come, does Shibi Khan want to start an all-out war with the Great Sui?

When the alarm bell sounded, the 50,000 border guards who were originally stationed in the city immediately became nervous, and they took up arms and walked to the city to start defense.

And the people in the city are not unfamiliar with the sound of alarm bells, and when they hear this alarm bell as rapid as a storm, their faces change drastically. Knowing that the Turks are coming.

But they were not only panicked, but also a little surprised. After all, the Turks and the Great Sui were still allies on the surface, and the merchants of the two countries also corresponded frequently, and there had been no major war for twenty years. Occasionally, there were clashes, and small bandits of less than 1,000 people plundered. The Turkic armies never dared to attack the county towns of the Sui Dynasty.

In a short time, the 100,000 Turkic cavalry surrounded the city of Dingxiang County, and the general was Chu Luo, one of the small Turkic khans. He stepped forward, drew his saber and waved it at the head of the city, saying: "All the Sui people, listen, my family's Shibi Khan has sent 400,000 Turkic wolf cavalry to conquer Yang Guang, the faint king of the Sui Dynasty, now you immediately surrender the city, hand over all the food and property, and you can spare your death, if not, after the city is broken, we will slaughter all the people in the city, and not a single one will be left!" ”

At this time, those who were still stunned at the gate of the city, from the original caravan and surnames, all reacted at once. They were all merchants and herdsmen who lived in the border gates, and they spent a lot of time dealing with the Turks. Almost everyone understands Turkic. Now when they heard such a roar, all the people were frightened and retreated to the city. The officer on duty in Dingxiang County also hurriedly ordered the city defense army to go to the city to defend, and then hurriedly sent someone to inform Wang Rengong.

Seeing this, Chu Luo was not in a hurry, but just ordered Dingxiangcheng to be surrounded and not to let anyone go. He only brought 100,000 vanguard troops with him, and he could not encircle the city impenetrable. The 100,000 main forces led by Shibi Khan are still behind, and they will arrive immediately.

"Shimin, do we also order our soldiers to go up to the city to assist General Wang in defending?" Li Xiaogong, another general accompanying Li Shimin, asked.

He is Li Yuan's younger brother, and this time he came to Dingxiang with Li Shimin, because Li Yuan was afraid that Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng would be young and vigorous, and they would not think properly when fighting, so he wanted Li Xiaogong to help raise some points. However, judging from the daily marching and camping, Li Shimin has fully demonstrated the quality of a good general, which makes Li Xiaogong very relieved.

Li Shimin did not answer at this time, but put his hand on the canopy and looked into the distance. He secretly thought in his heart, if the Turks only had 100,000 people to attack Dingxiang City, then there was no need to worry, the 270,000 troops of the Holy Lord would come soon, and in more than 20 days, the other armies could also be surrounded. At that time, the Turks will be defeated.

However, after a cool breeze blew, it brought with it the fact that all the Sui people were terrified, only to hear a greater vibration coming from everyone's feet. The gravel on the city wall couldn't help but tremble.

The officer on duty in Dingxiang City was also as dead as ashes, and muttered: "It turns out that these 100,000 Turks are only the vanguard, and there are more troops behind...... Oh my God! Didn't Shibi Khan call all the Turks? ”

At this time, Wang Rengong, who had received the report, walked quickly to the head of the city, looking at the endless Turkic cavalry in the distance, and the Turkic cavalry that was still surging in, was also shocked. Now there are 50,000 border guards led by him in Dingxiang City, as well as 20,000 light cavalry brought by Li Shimin, a total of 70,000 troops. And they are all elite divisions that can fight well, but they are not afraid of tough battles.

But the problem is that Dingxiang City was burned down twelve years ago when the rebellion of Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, was put down, and although it was rebuilt later, it could only be completed hastily due to lack of manpower and cost.

Therefore, the city wall of Dingxiang is much lower than the county towns such as Mayi and Yanmen and Loufu, and it is not as high as the city wall of some county seats, and it is made of mud and is not solid. Enemies can easily smash through several gaps with trebuchets. Then they came into the city. In this case, Rao is that they have an army of 70,000, and in front of 400,000 Turkic wolf horsemen, they will only have the fate of annihilation.

Moreover, if their 70,000 elite soldiers are destroyed, who will inform the Holy One? Defend the counties and surnames of Hedong?

Thinking of this, Wang Rengong immediately made a decision: "While the Turks have not completely besieged the city now, and the 400,000 cavalry have not all arrived, inform Li Ergong that we will break through the siege together and fight out of the city!" ”

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In a jungle about fifty miles north of Mayi County. The commander of Mayi County, Sheng Yanshi, was leading several Sui army scouts to advance slowly, and they were divided into more than ten squads to investigate the situation ahead. After all, fifty miles behind them was the important town of Mayi County, where the Great Sui Emperor and 100,000 forbidden troops were to be stationed. Therefore, they would rather walk slower than be careless.

Originally, this kind of thing to listen to the enemy's situation could be left to the scout troops, and there was no need for a high-ranking general like Sheng Yanshi to come out. But he heard that Li Yuan's two sons were entrusted with important tasks and led the army alone. He also started the idea of earning performance in front of the saint. So he took the initiative to ask Ying, took the lead, and went to the front to reconnoiter the enemy's situation to keep the saint safe.

And after Yang Guang heard about it, he really said that Master Sheng Yanshi had commendable courage and loyalty to the Great Sui, and it was worth cultivating well. It made him rejoice.

At this time, several Sui scouts had just climbed a small hill and were resting on a pile of bushes.

At this time, the ground under their feet suddenly shook, and there were also the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, which made these Sui army scouts couldn't help but be shocked, and they all jumped up from a carp on the ground.

Sheng Yanshi was also taken aback, and shouted to a scout standing at the top of the slope, "What's going on ahead?" How many people came? Is it the Turks or their own? ”

The Sui army scout put up a canopy and looked into the distance, turned around and exclaimed: "General, it's the Turkic cavalry here, there are many of them, and they are all over the mountains!" ”

Sheng Yanshi immediately decided: "Everyone is hiding in the depths of the jungle!" ”

Dozens of scouts immediately rushed towards the depths of the jungle, and a moment later, the Turkic cavalry was overwhelming like a dark cloud. Hundreds of thousands of cavalry were like an ocean, roaring, sweeping towards the south, and the team was more than ten miles long.

The Sui scouts hid deep in the forest. They can still feel the earth tremble. Sheng Yanshi hid in the bushes, his eyes looked at the Turkic army several miles away, and he could already basically judge the number of people on the other side and the direction of the march. It is estimated that there are at least 100,000 people, and due south is the impassable Great Wall of the Turkic cavalry, and if they want to go south and pounce on Mayi County, they will either go east for more than a mile and enter through the gap in the Great Wall. Either they will go west to Yulin County, and then from Yulin County to Mayi.

"Release the pigeons!"

Sheng Yanshi knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly ordered the pigeon to be released.

A white carrier pigeon immediately flew out of the cage carried by the Sui scouts, circled over the hillside a few times, and then flew south.

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