Tuli knew that the Xi people were wiped out by the Great Sui, the Khitan fled, and there was no place to collect grain in the northeast at the moment. Tuli realized in an instant that Jieli's method of dealing with Shibi Khan back then was a flip-flop, otherwise he would not be able to explain; If you are as stupid as last time and go to the city of Dali to explain, you may be locked up again.

Tuli still did something, squeezed out 2,000 cattle and sheep from his tribe and some grain and sent them to Dali City, hoping that Jieli would understand his difficulties; In addition, he sent people to Muwei and Heishui Yao, and the dead horse was used as a live horse doctor, and asked Mo Helu and others for supplies; In the end, he even listened to the advice of Princess Huainan and wrote letters to Liu Heimin and Xu Shiji in Anzhou and Zhuo County, and discussed with the Great Sui to exchange war horses for food.

As a result, Jieli Khan told Tuli that the Turkic army had just defeated Xue Yantuo's army at the Orkhon River, and now it was time to take advantage of the cold winter to lay the victory. Tuli was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and the heavy snow outside the tent still couldn't cover the steaming heat on Tuli's head.

Outside the tent, the north wind shouted, and the snow fell sparsely, only to hear the wailing of the war horses, the low barking of cattle and sheep, and the association rate ran into the tent with a gust of cold wind, and said excitedly: "Big brother, the fight has started, and the battle of Tongwancheng has started." Just now, the messenger of Dali City sent news that the Sui army had begun to attack Tongwancheng, and Liang Shidu had rejected Chang'an's request for him to go to the capital, and had decided to resist and asked Jieli Khan for help, and Jieli Khan wanted us to send troops. ”

Sending troops in the ice and snow, the sweat on Tuli's face flowed down, and it seemed that through the fog, he saw Yang Chong's careful thoughts, and Da Sui was going to take it by surprise and win by relying on materials. If he led the army to leave the Lightning River, would the Hexi Army rush over, Tuli is not a political rookie, he naturally understands that all agreements are used to tear up, without this strong force in his hands, the generals under Yang Chong will definitely dare to kill in the area of the Lightning River and plunder the population.

In the end, Tuli and the association rate discussed and wrote a letter to Jieli, telling Dali Cheng that he was now facing pressure from the southeast and southeast of the Great Sui Army and could not send troops, and by the way, he used the same reason to return the matter of grain and grass. Then, Tuli ordered the whole tooth banner to prepare for war, detain the merchants of various tribes who came to trade in the Lightning River, and sent scouts of two hundred miles to the south, southwest, southeast, east, and northeast to inquire about the news of the Great Sui.

In the area of Shuofang, Wang Ting commanded an army of 20,000 to the north, and thirty miles away from Tongwancheng, Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda immediately crossed the lance, killed the Turkic general Tie Mo, and repelled 2,000 Turkic troops; Wang Ting's army approached the city, thinking that although the city was strong, but the enemy's morale was low, Wang Ting ordered Liu Min and Xin Fang'er to lead the elite troops to attack the city, and with the help of the Thunderbolt battalion, they attacked for four days and blew up the city wall, and the Hexi army conquered the east city of Tongwan City in one fell swoop.

In the case of insufficient troops, Jieli Khan still dispatched 20,000 Turkic troops to reinforce Liang Shidu, when the heavy snow fell outside the fortress, the roads were muddy, and countless sheep and horses froze to death along the way. The 33,000 people of the Eastern Route Army led by Jiang Duo, and 23,000 cavalry alone, equipped with bed crossbows, heavenly thunder and other weapons, are waiting for work; Knowing that the Turks only had this support army, Jiang Duo and Liang De decided to face the battle.

The two sides launched a big battle in the northeast of Tongwancheng, the Hexi army had many crossbows, and the Turkic army was unfavorable, losing more than 2,000 people, and retreating fifty miles to prepare to go down; Unexpectedly, Su Dingfang and Meng Zhen led 10,000 horsemen to catch up with them in the heavy snow and forcibly attacked the Turkic army. In order to prevent the Hexi army from dispersing cattle, sheep and other food, the Turkic army could only be on the defensive and sent 10,000 cavalry to fight in battle; Until Jiang Duo led more than 10,000 horsemen from Que Dushe, Po Liuhan Bakui, Ying Yi, and Liu Yun.

The two sides fought fiercely in the heavy snow for a long time, the Hexi army relied on the extra 5,000 cavalry, and tore the defense line of the Turkic army at the expense of loss, Liu Yun killed 800 Turkic cavalry all the way, and rushed to a place less than 50 meters away from Jieli Khan. An Wuzhao and the others did not change color, and there were only five or six hundred golden wolf troops around the golden wolf banner, and there were thousands of people on the other side; Kang Sumi was so anxious that he pulled the head of Jieli Khan's horse, turned around and left, and the golden wolf flag changed direction.

As soon as the golden wolf flag moved, the fighting spirit of the Turkic army disappeared in an instant, and they retreated and fled for their lives; Su Dingfang and others were familiar with Turkic tactics, and used roundabouts to intersperse and bite the Turkic army to the death. Liu Yun decided that the Golden Wolf Banner was in hot pursuit, and An Wu called two centurions to retreat with the Golden Wolf Banner in tow, and he and Kang Sumi retreated in the other direction with Jieli Khan; The Hexi army pursued for 60 miles before withdrawing, killing more than 7,000 Turkic troops, capturing 5,000 people, 4,000 horses, and 10,000 cattle and sheep in the first battle.

When Jiang Duo's army escorted the prisoners and booty to the rendezvous under the city of Tongwan, the Hexi army was like thunder, thousands of dead horses, dead cattle and dead sheep, all of which were used by the soldiers of the military camp to eat, and the barbecue fire stretched for several miles, there were more than a thousand places, illuminating the snow and the night sky red. Five thousand captives were escorted to the city in turn to persuade them to surrender, and the Turkic soldiers in the city, who were less than 2,000, were as terrified as the 5,000 men of Liang Shidu; But Liang Shi refused to surrender, and even killed Liang Luoren, who persuaded him.

What Liang Shi didn't expect was that when Tongwan City was returned that year, Wang Ting had left a place to bury explosives under the city wall in advance, but the appearance was glued together with stones, rice milk and soil, and the dust outside Tongwan City was covered, so it couldn't be seen at all. The day after the Hexi army waited until the sky was clear and the siege really began, four walls of Tongwan City were blown open almost at the same time, and the defenders could not block it, and they were attacked by the Hexi army.

Whether it was the Turkic army or the Liang army, all of them laid down their weapons, in this case, no resistance could change the outcome, and the Liang division heard the news and committed suicide after killing the whole family in the palace. Jiang Duo asked Wang Ting to be responsible for making a book to calm the people and build the city; He arranged for the army of Fengzhou to withdraw to Fengzhou first with the spoils of war, and the troops of Zuoguocheng and Lingshi and other places remained in Tongwan City for the time being, waiting to see the next development of the situation.

There is no next step on the Turkic side, and everyone knows that even if Jieli Khan orders the troops in the north to be transferred back, it will be a month or two later, and Xue Yantuo's side is not very peaceful, and it is still a matter of whether he can win the battle. Jieli Khan wisely chose to negotiate and sent a letter to the stubborn and unobtrusive in Chang'an, and what he couldn't get on the battlefield, to see if he could get it back at the negotiating table.

(End of chapter)