Wu Yunzhao spent two consecutive days studying the tactics with Ling Jing on the Turkic map.

"General, from this mountain is the edge of the desert, and after entering the desert steppe for 50 miles, you will meet a Turkic tribe, this tribe is called "Abaha", and Xiaguan went with the family caravan a few years ago. The Abakha tribe, numbering more than 2,000 people, is a medium-sized Turkic tribe. Every autumn, the Turkic cavalry of this tribe will invade our Great Sui Mayi County in the south, and there are still captured Han slaves in the tribe. Xia Guan thought that this tribe could not stay, and it should be bulldozed in one fell swoop. ”

"As Mr. intended, this time I will eradicate him. Hum! Wu Yunzhao said fiercely.

"Report to General ---,, the rear army and horse brigade have arrived in the valley, and I see General Laihu'er coming here from a distance." While the two were discussing, the Chinese military colonel came in to report.

"Okay, sir, you can go with so-and-so to the next general." After that, he walked out first, and Ling Jing hurriedly followed behind him out of the big tent.

Soon, the 15,000 men and tens of thousands of horses of the rear army gathered into the wide valley. The people and horses converged, and the army was very excited.

A battle across the desert is about to begin!

Looking at the rolling yellow sand from far and near outside Wuyuan City, it was like no day. The feet kept shaking, and the sand and dust at the head of the city kept shaking down.

The eldest grandson Sheng, who was watching from the city tower, couldn't help but say: "What should come is always coming!" The order went down, and the whole army went to the city to defend. ”

The flowing sandstorm stopped when it was 10 miles away from the city, and the yellow sand fog gradually dissipated, revealing a black and overwhelming field of human heads. A full 100,000 Turkic cavalry showed a hideous face in the sand and fog, and a horse came out under the umbrella of Yunluo, with a golden helmet and golden armor, and a tall white horse under his crotch. Along with Shabalio Khan out of the ranks, there were nearly 100 Turkic generals, each armed with swords and guns.

"Great Khan, the front is Wuyuan City, today my army is better to temporarily camp and rest for the night, tomorrow the whole army will be full of food before the attack." The man who spoke was dressed in military uniform, but he had no weapon in his hand, only a sword hanging from his waist, and this man was the chief military advisor of the Turkic tent, Dutley. It was also he who tried his best to promote this peace with Li Yuan, the Tang Duke of Jinyang.

"It's a strong city, I don't want the Southern Dynasty Great Sui to build the border city so tall. Our army had just come out of the desert and was exhausted, so the order was given to take up camp on the spot, rest and attack. Sha Bo slightly sweated and looked at the direction of Wuyuan and said coldly.

"Marshal, you see that the Turkic soldiers are encamped. It's better to let the last general rush at him and kill the morale of the Turkic Tartars. "Liu Fang, the first fierce general under Changsun Sheng, stepped forward to ask for battle.

"No, the Turkic Tartars have just arrived and are eager to fight, and we need to avoid their edge. Besides, we have fewer soldiers and more soldiers, so this battle should be based on defense. Changsun Sheng didn't look at Liu Fang, he just replied coldly.

"General Liu, that's what the marshal said. The Turk originally wanted to lure us out of the city to fight with him, so as to show his cavalry strength. Our army should avoid its strengths and attack its weaknesses, and let his cavalry dismount and attack the city. Yuan Ying also said on the side.

"Tomorrow will be a fierce battle! Each of you takes half of your men and horses, and divides them into two teams to defend the city, and one of you holds on for a day to take turns to rest. Tomorrow, Liu Fang will go to the city to defend it, and he will go to prepare. ”

The sky gradually darkened, and the bonfires in the Turkic village were also dotted with the desert outside the city.

The Great Tent of the Turkic Chinese Army.

In the huge military tent, dozens of generals sat on the ground. This was also the last time the military was discussed before the battle, and the leading generals of the three major armies of the Turkic army, the Tiger, the Leopard, and the Eagle were all here.

"Generals, Ben Khan has decided to attack tomorrow. Now there are 30,000 Sui soldiers in Wuyuan City, and the combat power is not bad, and there is a famous general in our Turkic country, Changsun Sheng, leading the army. Among the generals present, there are many who are familiar with Changsun Sheng, and they also know his ability. This man is very good at using a bow and arrow, and he also has a clever slingshot. Moreover, this man is resourceful and extremely difficult to deal with, and it is impossible to lead him out of the city to fight me. Do you have a good plan to capture the Five Plains? Shabalu Khan asked sharply in the center of his seat.

"Great Khan, Ming Japan will lead the tiger division to attack the city, this time our army is well prepared to attack Sui in the south, all kinds of siege equipment are fully prepared, and there is no shortage of arrows, so it can be fought down." Takhan, the first Turkic general, got up and asked for battle. After the hardships of last winter, the general Takhan, who had suffered the humiliation of the southerners, had long wanted to regain the glory of the Turks on the battlefield, and the achievements of the first battle were not allowed to be robbed by others.

"Tomorrow's first battle will be given to you Tiger Division, but the last general still has more than 10,000 Han people in his hands, but the pioneers will drive these people in front, and let them fill the moat; The second can also consume some bows and arrows in the city. Another leading general, the Leopard Division, General Tagre, also stood up and said.

"Good! These more than 10,000 people can each hold a bag of soil, so that they can fill the bag in the river, if the arrow is dead, it can also be used to fill the river, be sure to fill in the moat outside the city first, in order to facilitate our army to attack the city. This first battle will be handed over to you, General Takhan. After hearing what the two said, Shabal Khan couldn't help but nod his head and applaud. Takhan sat down immediately after receiving the order.

"Great Khan, my 100,000 troops are here, and they cannot all be used for siege. In Yichen's opinion, if he had to divide an army to bypass Wuyuan City and go straight to the Yellow River crossing, if he could grab the ferry, he could cross the river and attack Chang'an, and make an attack, which would force the Sui Emperor to negotiate peace with our Turks; Second, the defenders of Wuyuan City were confused, and the army's morale was unstable; The third directly cut off the connection between Wuyuan City and the Sui Dynasty, making it isolated and hanging outside. "The military advisor Dalit stood up and offered a plan, this plan is not poisonous!

"Huh! All right! In the words of the Han people, this is the plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle, so that . General Tagre will leave this errand to you, the Leopard Division. If there are no boats at the ferry, you go upstream and downstream to look for boats, and be sure to find hundreds of boats. There is also a need to prevent the Sui army on the south bank from crossing the river to attack your department, Li Yuan Lao'er said that it is Pei Renji, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, who is stationed in Shuofang City on the south bank, so you must not be careless. ”

"The Great Khan only has to attack the city here, and the general will definitely cross the river to kill that Pei Renji." This Turkic leopard division commander Ta Gelie doesn't take the founding general of the Great Sui in his eyes at all, but this Pei Renji's white eyebrows, white hair and white beard does look old. If a 200-pound mace weighing 200 pounds in the hands of this Tagli is snatched in Pei Renji's hand, it is really enough for the old man Pei to drink a pot, at this time, Pei Yuanqing, the third good man of the Great Sui, is less than 4 years old, Pei Renji belongs to the old tree with new sprouts and old children.

After a burst of laughter among the generals in the tent, Sha Bo Luo Khan paused for a long time, and then asked the military advisor beside him Dutley: "Can you let Li Yuan Lao'er cross the Yellow River from the Fenhe City ferry west to attack the east of Shuofang, and involve Pei Renji's troops?" ”

"Great Khan, this matter is not in a hurry, it is not too late for our army to break through Wuyuan City. Otherwise, if there was no Chinese Turkic army to cross the Yellow River south to attack the main force of the Sui army, Li Yuan would be annoyed, and the Tang army would have been unable to attack by crossing the river in Fenyang in the west, and the matter of Li Yuan's betrayal of Sui to help me would have been exposed. Dutley said unhurriedly. Hearing this, Shabal Khan couldn't help but nod his head, and stopped discussing the matter.

There was a tense atmosphere in the Marshal's Mansion in Wuyuan City at this time, and the Turkic army outside the city had already divided into tens of thousands of horses and was gradually approaching Wuyuan City. Today's defender of the city is Liu Fang, he has led the headquarters of 10,000 elite soldiers to the city to garrison, Changsun Sheng is confident in Liu Fang's first round of attacks to hold the Turks, because the first day's attack is mostly to fill the moat, try to attack the city, the intensity of the attack is not too big, but the second day of the offensive and defensive battle is more tense. Tomorrow, he will also cooperate with the general Yuan Ying to defend the city.

"Report to the ----, marshal, a team of about 20,000 cavalry from the Turkic village went south around the city, I don't know what it means?" While Changsun Sheng was pondering, Colonel Tanma entered the house to report.

"Oh? There is it all. After listening to the report, Changsun Sheng waved his hand lightly and motioned for the horse to go out and report again. Immediately, I came to the map to look at it.

"General Yuan, it seems that the Turks have divided their troops to rob the river crossing. Ben Shuai is not worried that he will cross the river, but this completely cuts off my contact with the imperial court, alas! After Changsun Sheng guessed the intentions of the Turkic army, his heart couldn't help but become even heavier, and now Wuyuan City has become an isolated city.

"Don't worry, the Turks will cut off the way for our army to retreat this time. There is General Pei Lao on the south bank to guard, and our army really has no worries, just stick to the five plains. The general expected that there would be no half a month's worth of food in the Turkic army, and he would retreat when his food was exhausted! Yuan Ying saw that the coach was a little melancholy, so he said with relief.

"Good! I still have half a year's worth of food in Wuyuan City, and the city defense equipment is abundant, not to mention half a month, even if it sticks to a season, it doesn't hurt. Let's go, go to the city with Ben Shuai and have a look. Changsun Sheng slammed the table and said sharply.

Then, with Yuan Ying and a cadre of generals, he escorted out of the marshal's mansion and went to the city gate.

Before Changsun Sheng and the others arrived at the city gate, they had already heard the sound of shouting and killing from far and near, and when they heard this sound, they knew that there were no less than tens of thousands of enemies attacking outside the city. Ascending the city and coming to the city gate, he raised his eyes to look at the Turkic soldiers who were gradually approaching, and before Changsun Sheng and others could see clearly, Liu Yiyi, the general on duty beside him, pointed to the soldiers outside the city and shouted to Changsun Sheng and others who came over: "Dashuai, look! The Turkic Tartars actually drove my Great Sui people to block the arrows in front, how is this good? ”

"Huh?" Changsun Sheng was taken aback, and hurriedly put his hands on the pergola and looked into the distance, and sure enough, as Liu Fang said, in front of the tens of thousands of Turkic horse troops who were slowly attacking, there were indeed nearly 10,000 male and female refugees dressed in the service of the common people stumbling and supporting each other and getting closer and closer. Soon, the eyes of the generals in the city were a field of old and weak women and children, and their condition was extremely miserable.

"Dashuai, the people have already entered the range of bows and arrows, do you want to release arrows?" Liu Fang didn't dare to call the shots, so he asked the coach Changsun Sheng loudly.

"You can't let go of arrows! I have a moat, and it is deep and wide, and when the people come to the river, they stop there. Ben Shuai wants to see how the Turkic Tartars will cross the river to attack? Changsun Sheng's eyes were already bloodshot at this time, and he gave orders fiercely.

At this time, the people who were driven away had already come to the moat.

"Sir, they are filling the river with earth. Look! Some old and weak people were actually pushed into the river, dog-day tartars! A pro-general with good eyesight shouted from the side at this time.

Everyone looked closely, and sure enough, these people were pushed forward by the sword-wielding Turkic soldiers behind, and they threw the dirt bags in their hands into the moat. Nearly 10,000 people quickly saw the effect of filling the river, and the river was filled with dirt bags along the hundreds of meters, and of course the corpses of thousands of old and weak people were mixed in between. The moat no longer worked, and a passage was built for the Turkic besieging soldiers to walk.

At this time, Tucker, the general of the Tiger Division, who was commanding the siege outside the city, had opened a rare passage and ordered the whole army to start the official siege battle of the day. The people were no longer useful, and were all dispersed aside by the Turkic soldiers behind, and the people who had no time to hide were pushed directly into the river and drowned.

The soldiers of the city had already been excited by this tragic situation, and the arm that pulled the bowstring was a little numb. At this time, a bangzi sound was heard, which was the order of Changsun Sheng to open fire because he could no longer bear the slaughter of the people.

Suddenly, the 10,000 soldiers in the city shot the first arrow of revenge in their hands at the Turkic Tartars who were getting closer and closer to the city. Immediately from below the city, there were bursts of screams of Turkic soldiers with arrows. The soldiers kept shooting arrows with bows and arrows at this time, and the corpses of the Turkic soldiers piled up under the city gradually increased. But it still couldn't stop more Turkic soldiers from flocking to the city walls, and just a breath, the Turkic soldiers set up more than 100 siege ladders, and then the ladders were crawling with strings of Turkic soldiers. Although the Turkic soldiers who climbed the city kept falling down with arrows, the Turkic soldiers on the cloud ladder still leaned closer to the city little by little.

The soldiers of the Sui army who held the head of the city held wooden poles and pushed the ladders leaning on the head of the city into the air, some of the ladders directly overturned, and some of the ladders were pushed to the side and fell down because they were unstable on their feet. A small number of Turkic soldiers climbed to the top of the city, but they were soon stabbed to death by the Sui spearmen and planted in the city. The offensive and defensive sides killed each other to the death, and the tragedy was unprecedented.

"Splash the oil, quick! on the rocket. Liu Fang saw that the attack and defense were gradually anxious, so he shouted loudly and ordered. Because at this time, the Turkic cavalry 100 meters below the city lined up and was shooting at the Sui army at the head of the city with bows and arrows to cover the Turkic soldiers who climbed the city to enter the city, and the arrow rain of the Turkic soldiers was also like a burst, and the Sui army at the head of the city had suffered large casualties, and it was even impossible to shoot the Turkic soldiers under the city with bows and arrows.

After listening to the order to pour the fire oil, the defenders at the head of the city hurriedly raised the hot oil pot and splashed it down the city, and suddenly there was a miserable scream under the city, and the Turkic soldiers who were still climbing up the ladder mountain were splashed with the fire oil, and their backs were scalded and they rolled down and fell to their deaths, and the cloud ladder was even more stained with fire oil, and the fire oil poured on the living or dead Turkic soldiers, and the land under the city was also flowing with fire oil.

At this time, the Sui soldiers, who were inconvenient to shoot rockets, threw the burning torches in their hands to the city, and the torches suddenly detonated the fire oil below, and suddenly, under the city wall, bursts of flames rose and burned.