"It's shocking, but it's expected."

Luo Cheng was not too angry, the emperor was only afraid that he was frightened in Yanmen City.

Before the siege of Yanmen, the emperor was still immersed in an illusion, that is, the Great Sui was still the strongest in the world, and the emperor's authority was still supreme.

But the siege of Yanmen broke the illusion of the emperor's immersion and punctured the powerful bubble of the Great Sui.

After a month of siege of Yanmen, the emperor's mentality must have changed dramatically.

The emperor went from being extremely conceited, to being extremely frightened and uneasy.

He is constantly doubting and denying himself.

Before being besieged, the emperor ignored Luo Cheng's warning and had to run to Saibei, and now, although the Qinwang army from all walks of life continued to come, Yanmen even gathered 100,000 soldiers and horses under the city, plus the remaining Xiaoguo army in the city, the emperor already had 150,000 troops around him.

But the emperor did not dare to pursue.

Even if he knew that there was Luo Cheng, the god of war, in the north, and knew that the north had achieved amazing results, the emperor still did not dare to send troops.

He only wanted to stay away from the unfortunate place of Yanmen, away from those fierce Turks.

In fact, this is similar in history.

After the siege of Yanmen, the emperor did not long go south to Jiangdu, and since then he only dreamed that Jiangnan was good, and refused to return to the court, and finally was killed in Jiangdu, and never returned to the Central Plains.

After hearing the news, Cunxiao, Qin Qiong and other generals who rushed over couldn't help but be silent when they heard the latest news.

Even the old general Qu Tongtu couldn't help but say, "Doesn't the emperor know that we have broken the Khan Court, and Princess Yicheng and Ashina Simo have already led 60,000 horsemen to join us?" ”

He thought that if the emperor knew these news, how could he not take the opportunity to pursue, but rushed to Taiyuan?

If he led 150,000 Qinwang troops to pursue, then there were 80,000 horses and horses in the north.

Coupled with the various Qinwang armies that were still coming north, there was every chance to bury Shibi and his Turkic army under the Great Wall.

But the emperor wants to return to the mountain?

"The emperor already knows the situation here, but the emperor has ordered us to evacuate Mo Nan in advance. Later, the heir industry resisted the decree and went north, and the emperor changed the order to let us fight the Shibi Khan with the heir. ”

The upright old general was speechless, his face was flushed, and he probably was already scolding the emperor for being mediocre.

The army of King Qin is not coming.

Only Luo Siye came with 10,000 horses behind Shibi.

Even if you add the 80,000 people here in Luo Cheng, they only have a total of 90,000, even if you count the little troops on Yun Dingxing and Wang Rengong's side, it will be more than 100,000.

And there are still 180,000 at the beginning.

Ninety thousand against eighteen, that's one to two.

The problem is that 60,000 of these 90,000 li are Turkic troops, and no one can guarantee how loyal they are.

Feng Deyi couldn't help but say, "This battle is dangerous!" ”

Luo Cheng smiled, "It's really dangerous, but as long as it's a war, what battle isn't dangerous." This battle is dangerous, but it is also an opportunity. As long as we resist it with the help of Shenhe Pass, even if we can't completely annihilate him, we can hit him hard, and then we can recover the entire Jiangnan and drive the Turks away from Mobei! ”

Feng Deyi was still worried, "But those Turkic troops may not be credible, in case they defect before the battle, has Luo Shuai thought about the consequences?" ”

"There's really no guarantee of their loyalty, but it's still worth a try, and it's a rare opportunity, and if you miss it, you won't have to." Luo Chengdao.

The emperor did not lead the Qinwang army to the north and ran to Taiyuan, if Luo Cheng let Shibi return to Monan, then Luo Cheng and Heiye can still defeat Shibi in Monan?

If Luo Cheng passes the test, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for those Turks to guarantee that they will continue to follow the Great Sui.

Passing the test means that Luo Cheng wants to drive the Turks north to Mobei, and his plan to recover the land of Monan will fail.

After the siege of Yanmen, the most elite Xiaoguo army of the Great Sui was almost disabled, and the Eastern Expedition had disabled the government soldiers, and the emperor pulled up a Xiaoguo army, which could still support the field.

Now that the Xiaoguo army is also crippled, what will this Great Sui rely on to maintain its majesty and power in the future?

Not to mention, Shibi's slap this time not only slapped Yang Guang facelessly, but also made the people of the world see clearly the strength of the imperial court, not only will the ant people in the world be more active, but I am afraid that those careerists will also be more stupid.

The house of the Great Sui, which was already crumbling, was hit by the Turks, and I am afraid that life will be more difficult in the future, and from now on, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defend the border, let alone attack the outside world on a large scale.

Luo Cheng decided to fight this battle.

And not just for prestige.

If it was just for prestige, then he had already raided the Khan's court and surrendered 60,000 Turkic soldiers, not to mention the countless money and livestock, and he could return with pride.

He has made enough money to gain fame and fortune.

But if he just retreats like this, then he Luo Cheng is just a warlord.

The pattern is too small.

If you don't fight this battle now, then in the future, even if Luo Cheng waives his troops to enter the pass, even if he wins the world, I am afraid that he will have to spend a greater price to deal with the Turks.

This is like when Li Tang raised his army, he called the Turks a tribute in exchange for the support of the Turks, but later he came back to suppress the Tang Dynasty, and even waved his troops into the customs again and again.

After Li Shimin succeeded to the throne, the Turkic army even fought all the way to the city of Chang'an, forcing Li Shimin to swear an oath with the Turkic Jieli Khan to kill the white horse by the Wei River, which was actually to admit and sue for peace.

In the more than ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has been pressed to the ground by the Turks and rubbed, and it was difficult to endure the humiliation, and finally under the efforts of famous generals such as Li Jing and Li Shiji, they were disgraced.

If you count from the siege of Yanmen to the Tang Dynasty, it will be nearly twenty years.

How many twenty years are there in life?

And what is the price of these twenty years?

It is the northern borderland, all of which are freely entered and exited by the Hu people, who come and go whenever they want, rob if they want, and have to pay tribute to them.

If you change to any other person, you may put your immediate interests first, after all, it is still the Great Sui world, and the emperor is not himself. But Luo Cheng didn't think so.

This battle, he must fight.

It's not that he doesn't have the slightest chance at all, and the opportunity is still open.

Relying on the battle, it is this Shenhekou, this killing Hu Guan!

From Yanmen to Killing Hukou, in fact, it is only 300 miles.

Not long after Luo Cheng once again declared his determination to hold the city and fight against the Turks, the Turks arrived.

The horn sounded on the Great Wall.

The rumbling drums shattered the silence of autumn.

In the mile-long road of the Hukou Valley, the Turkic army meandered like a long dragon.

In that long dragon, the golden wolf is so dazzling.

Merely.

The Sui flag on the city is even more colorful.

Shibi Khan rode his horse slowly to the bottom of the gate, and he stood hundreds of steps away, looking at the gate from afar.

When he came, it was still dilapidated, and after passing the customs, he didn't even bother to stay behind to guard the soldiers and horses.

But in just over a month, this place has changed dramatically.

Not only the Guancheng of Shenhekou was repaired, but also many enemy towers were added, and even before the Guancheng, two new forts were added, which were connected with the old Guancheng city wall, so that the Guancheng added another city defense.

Seki Castle.

The Luo flag flutters.

Shibi Khan squinted his eyes and looked at the Luo characters on the flag, unable to see the joy and anger on his face.

"Luo Cheng, I didn't expect you to run away, and you came here to stop me."

"Great Khan, let me lead my troops to capture Guancheng and capture Luo Cheng alive." One of the agents shouted.

Shi Bi shook his head.

"Pass the order, the army will camp under the pass, rest for a day today, and fight again tomorrow!"