The south bank of the Yellow River crossing.

Hundreds of wooden boats docked along the shore, and from time to time a group of patrolling Da Sui officers and soldiers walked on the shore. Not far from the shore is the camp where the Sui army guarded the ferry ships, and 5,000 officers and soldiers were stationed in this camp. Due to the wide and rapid waves of the river, the Turkic cavalry on the opposite bank did not have boats to cross the river, no one would think that the Turkic cavalry would fly across the river without a ferry, and the commander of the army, Pei Renji, was far away in Shuofang City in the rear, so the river defense here was extremely lax, and the leading lieutenant only set up a guard team at the main crossing 30 miles away to prevent the surrounding people from entering the river defense area. Tonight, as usual, except for the patrol officers and men patrolling the riverside, the officers and men in the barracks either gathered to gamble, or drank alcohol and ate meat, and more officers and men were laughing outside the camp tents, and there was no vigilance at all.

"General, the brother who urged the grain is back, but only 2,000 stone of grain have been brought back! In this case, the brothers will only have enough to eat for a week. A small flag officer reluctantly put a small piece of silver on the table.

"Tomorrow you will take 200 of your brethren along the river to find the people and collect some food, and if you don't give it, you will be killed and thrown into the river." The general who sat in the bank beckoned the subordinate to place a bet, and said to the flag officer who complained.

"Hey, hey! If it's so small, I'll go tomorrow, and by the way, I'll bring a few girls back to the general to enjoy. It's mine, mom pressed it all on. After speaking, the little flag officer pushed the pile of scattered fine silver beside him into the middle of the table.

"Hou San'er, you can't do it! My wife was all on it. Another flag officer said teasingly, causing a burst of laughter from a dozen officers in the tent.

As the night deepened, the noise of the defenders at the Sui crossing gradually disappeared, and except for the occasional group of patrolling soldiers carrying torches, the soldiers in the camp tents were basically sleeping peacefully in their respective tents.

At this time, the Turkic sneak attack soldiers who were lurking in a low-lying area hundreds of meters away slowly raised their heads to look at the silent Sui army camp.

"Little Lord Jieli, it seems that it's almost over, the Sui army has fallen asleep, it's time to attack." Shirtless, with a fierce face, Tagre whispered to Prince Ryli beside him. This Jieli prince is the eldest son of Shabalu Khan, and is also the chief general of the Eagle Division of the Turkic elite tiger, leopard and eagle three legions, originally there was no him in this sneak attack, but the prince Jieli, who has been serving as the reserve legion of the whole army, took the initiative to ask Shabaliu's father Khan to participate, and after the consent of Shabalue Khan, he personally led his guard to join the 3,000-person sneak attack army of the leopard division general Tagele. In the middle of the night, when it was completely dark, he crossed the river on a sheepskin raft with Tagre, and quietly dived into the low-lying swamp, waiting for the opportunity to attack.

"Don't worry, I'm waiting, it's not too late to attack when the time comes, and then the Sui soldiers on patrol will also find a place to sleep, so that the little ones are patient." Prince Jieli coldly commanded, don't look at him as only 17 years old, but the grassland ethnic race has come out of this age like an adult, the body is strong and tall, the muscles of the bare arms are bulging, and he is holding a big axe of Jinyue in both hands, which looks far heavier than the Xuanhua axe that bites the gold.

"Pass the order, let the little ones wait, and then attack when the time comes." Although Tagre is the commander of this army, the words of this little prince still have to be obeyed, this is the future Turkic Khan!

The bright moon hanging high in the sky gradually disappeared into the thick clouds, and the earth suddenly appeared darker. There was silence everywhere except for the chirping of the nightworms, and the silence of the night seemed so terrifying.

"Little prince, the time has come. When the general leads the little ones to touch it, the prince is waiting here. ”

", did Prince Ben cross the river with you all the time to come and see you act? Let's get on the ---- together", took the lead in getting up, climbed the ridge, bowed down, and rushed towards the Sui army Dazhai in the dark night. When Tagree saw it, he hurriedly beckoned his men and horses to follow him and quietly touched the Sui army camp.

"Bang ---" I don't know who accidentally stepped on a piece of wood on the ground, and the rolling of the wood splashed up a small puddle of stagnant water, making a series of sounds. In the silence of the night, such a sound is enough to be heard far away.

"Who? Hold it. Suddenly, a soldier stood up in the wooden fence of the Sui military camp, looked in the direction of the sound and shouted loudly.

Jieli and other Turkic soldiers who were slowly sneaking towards the Sui army camp paused, and then saw Jieli raise his axe with one hand and shouted loudly: "The steppe warriors rush me." The Turkic army behind him suddenly shouted, and began to charge towards the Sui army Dazhai with all their might.

"Raid the camp! Someone has attacked the camp---" Suddenly, the alarm in the Sui camp was repeated, and there was movement in the originally quiet camp tents, but it was too late. At this time, under the leadership of Prince Jieli and Tagele, 3,000 Turkic elite soldiers each raised their swords and slaughtered the scattered Sui army camps.

With the continuous screams, the blood flowed in the tents one by one, and the naked Sui soldiers fell in a pool of blood before they could raise their swords and guns to resist.

The tragic fighting stopped in less than an hour, and the Sui military camp tent had long been unrecognizable and stained with blood. With less than 300 casualties, the 3,000 elite Turkic soldiers wiped out the camp tents of the 5,000 Sui army, except for the leading general who escaped at night with more than 400 remnants. What's more, the hundreds of large and small ships gathered along the river all fell into the hands of the Turks. These boats were originally intended for the Sui army to cross the river to support the defenders of Wuyuan City, but now they have become enemy trophies.

"General Tagli, don't chase it, let the fishermen and people who sneaked over with you swing the boat across the river, and let the whole leopard division cross the river." Prince Jieli stopped Tagre, who was about to continue the pursuit, and said.

"Yes, little prince." Tagre didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly turned to look at the ferry by the river.

The sky gradually brightened, and the first thing that caught my eye was the devastated and corpses of the Sui army everywhere, which were unbearable. On the river, a good scene of thousands of horses crossing the river is being staged.

"Hahaha!" Sha Bo Luo Khan, who had waited all night and had not closed his eyes, finally ushered in the good news that the whole army of the Leopard Division was crossing the river before dawn, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.

At this time, all the generals under him also entered the imperial tent of the Chinese army one after another, with surprise on their faces, and they were eager to try.

"Great Khan, but our army succeeded in one blow?" Dalit asked urgently.

"Strategist! Military Division. Ben Khan's son made a great contribution today, with 3,000 elite soldiers to annihilate 5,000 Sui troops on the south bank, and captured hundreds of ferries from him, now the main force of General Tagre is crossing the river, and it is expected that the whole army will be able to cross the river at noon and storm the city of Shuofang. Today, celebrate with a glass of wine! At this time, Sha Bo slightly sweated without the gloomy complexion of the day before, and his black beard couldn't hide the distorted face of the smile.

When the generals heard this, they all laughed wildly, and they all said that they should drink to celebrate, and the junior colonel of the Chinese army hurriedly went out to arrange the celebration.

"Great Khan, is our army sending 20,000 men and horses across the river to attack Shuofang? Will there be a shortage of leopard masters? There was only one calm man in the tent, and at this time, he stepped forward to admonish.

"Huh! The military advisor is too worried, I have 20,000 elites to go to Shuofang! Instead, he asked the military advisor to immediately send someone to the old man of Li Yuan in Jinyang, and asked him to send troops from the Fenyang ferry to Hexi as agreed. ”

"The Great Khan is wise, and the small ones will do it." Dalit suddenly came to his senses after listening to Sha Bo Luo Khan's arrangement. Now that the Turkic army has broken through the Yellow River, it is the turn of Li Yuan of Jinyang to play a good show. The Turks only need to obtain enough advantages in the attack and defense of the Shuo side, and they have no intention of occupying the Shuo side. As for whether it can threaten the Jingshi of the Sui Dynasty? That depends on whether Li Yuan's army contributes.

All this, the eldest grandson Sheng and others in Wuyuan City still don't know anything. The four city gates were still besieged by the Turkic army of 6 or 70,000 people, and not even a single bird could fly in, let alone the battle outside.

Shuofang City.

Looking at the defeated general standing in front of him, he wanted to directly launch the beheading, but seeing that he was already missing an arm, he obviously tried his best to kill the enemy, so he couldn't bear to punish him.

"Go down and heal! Ben Shuai doesn't blame you for waiting. Pei Renji said helplessly, killing this person would not help.

"Marshal, the ferry has been lost, the Turkic soldiers and horses will arrive in the city immediately, and the last general will order an army to recapture the ferry and burn the ferry." Pei Renji's henchman, Pei Fu, shouted urgently.

"Pei Fu must not be reckless, the ferry has been lost, our army should hold this city tightly, and must not go to war. Ben Shuai expected that he would not dare to fight in a big way, and the eldest grandson Sheng behind him was not easy to bully. There are still 25,000 soldiers defending the city in the hands of this commander, and even if there are 100,000 enemies attacking, I am not afraid, let alone 2 or 30,000 Tartars. It's just that the Tartar crossing the river will disturb the emperor, disturb the court, and the handsome! ”

When the generals in the Shuai Mansion heard this, they no longer talked about war, and they all hung their heads and were angry.

"Orders were sent to the three cities of Lingwu, Yanchuan, and Eagle Eagle, and each sent troops to guard the various passes of the Great Wall, which is the rear defense line of our army, even if the Shuo side is not protected, these passes can block the Turkic road to the south." After thinking about it for a while, Bae Renji gave another order, which was a complete strategy in case of contingency.

"Everyone, today we must complete the materials needed to defend the city, and garrison the city in batches, the Turkic soldiers are estimated to arrive in 2 days." After Pei Renji finished speaking, he stopped taking care of the generals and turned around and went to the inner mansion.

Jinyang City Horse Mansion.

On this day, after Chai Shao came back from the Tang Guogong Mansion, he locked himself in the study and did not come out, looking preoccupied, and the people did not dare to come forward to ask. Seeing this, the maid who was waiting for her went to the back room to report to the lord of Pingyang. After a short time, the county lord led his brother Li Shimin to Chai Shao's house.

"Husband, why are you so depressed? The concubine has brought Shimin over, so it's better to talk to Shimin and let his little head give you an idea. After that, the county lord Li Xiuning pushed Li Shimin in front of Chai Shao.

Chai Shao looked down at Li Shimin with a wry smile, and said in his heart, the county lord is really funny, and now he treats Shimin as a good medicine, and he can use it when he uses it.

"Alas! O county lord! The stakes are so big, how can the people of the world come up with a way, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all silent. I don't have a clue for my husband! Chai Shao stroked Li Shimin's head and whispered.

"Brother-in-law, but the Turkic Tartars have already crossed the river, urging my father to send troops?" Li Shimin looked at Chai Shao with a pair of clear eyes, and asked in a childish child's voice.

"Or the people of the world are smart! Oh, yes! The Turkic envoy is waiting for his father-in-law's reply! Chai Shao replied with some surprise.

"This soldier can't come out! Brother-in-law. ”

"Oh? The Turks crossed the river, and the Don army was dispatched. This is the condition agreed upon when the alliance was formed! It takes a reason not to send troops, and my brother-in-law can't send troops at will. But --- alas!. After speaking, Chai Shao stood up and walked around the table, kept slapping the folding fan in his hand and kept shaking his head.

"If you want to send troops, you can only send the troops of Lou Fu to the Fenyang ferry to make a show." Li Shimin said in a circle behind Chai Shao.

"Oh? Tell me your reasoning and let my brother-in-law hear it. Chai Shao was taken aback, suddenly stopped and turned to ask Li Shimin.

"Brother-in-law, you are a person in the officialdom, can't you see the overall situation? Now that the Great Sui is stable in the country, and the vassal kings everywhere are protecting themselves in their territories, if Dad wants to raise troops to help the Turks attack the Sui, it is tantamount to raising troops against the Sui to the world. Sui has no big mistakes, and Daddy's rebellion will inevitably lead to a group of princes and towns in the world to attack him, and he can also take advantage of the situation to strengthen their respective forces. Does Jinyang have the strength to be the enemy of the world? Moreover, it is the Turkic Tartars who cause the great chaos in the world to benefit, and this will surely become a bitter and hateful act! Therefore, the people of the world thought that they could not send troops. ”

"Oops! The people of the world wake up with a word! Madam, for the husband, I will go to see my father-in-law, and say it in the words of the people. Chai Shao swept away the gloomy state, like an initiation, and his mind suddenly became extremely clear.

Seeing that her husband ran out of the study, Li Xiuning pulled Shimin over, pinched his little face and said, "You little man, let my sister obey you with some words, and add a chicken leg to you at noon." ”

After Chai Shao's words, Tang Gong Li Yuan gradually calmed down and looked at the current pattern of the world. If you don't send troops, it has become the consensus of Jinyang that you should not be the first person to oppose Sui.

"Tang Gong, if you don't send troops, how do you send the Turkic envoys? What if you anger Shabalu Khan? Nei Shi Ling Pei couldn't help asking.

"Yes! Tang Gong, if the alliance is broken, it will definitely attract the Turkic army to attack our Jinyang, and at that time, there will be no imperial army to help. University scholar Wen Daya also came out to remind

"The day before yesterday, I used the strategy of the people of the world, I originally wanted to use the Turkic army to attack Shuofang City, so that our army could send troops to take advantage of the opportunity, and I was making a play to make the Turkic soldiers retreat, and Sui Ting did not dare to say that I was against Jinyang. Now the Turkic army crossed the river and did not advance, but let our army attack the Shuo side, he was very calculating. That's it! General Liu Hongji. ”

"The end will be."

"This official orders you to take 5,000 soldiers out of Loufu until the Fenyang ferry, walk slowly on the road, bluff at the ferry, don't cross the river, wait for the next order."

"The last general commands."

"Duke Tang, a subordinate of Xia Guan returned from inspecting the defense of Dingxiang, and he inquired about one thing, he learned from the Turkic herdsmen who fled to Dingxiang, and he didn't know whether it was true or not." Tang Jian, the squire of the military department, saw that after the main political affairs were finished, he stepped forward and said.

Li Yuan and everyone in the study were stunned when they heard this, at this time, everything involving the border land of Dingxiang was not a trivial matter.