Si Jie waited for the news of the grassland reinforcements and Xiao Guan, but received an incredible result from Kang Sumi, Wang Ting, who unified Wancheng, changed the situation of the war, and did not go south to assist Zong Luohu as Li Jing requested, but left Liu Qicheng and Chang He to guard the Wancheng, Sima Fan and Liu Min were responsible for the defense of the first line of Confucianism, and he and Cheng Yanjin, Niu Jinda, He Sui, and Li Zhengbao commanded 8,000 horse infantry troops to directly enter the grassland.

Cheng Yanjin and He Sui commanded 3,000 cavalry to burn all the way, which put the grassland into a panicked atmosphere, and Yu set up 10,000 people to control the strings in an attempt to eliminate Wang Ting, and the two sides encountered in Tongmo Road. More than half of the 10,000 string control men set up by Yu Shot were old men and women, and they fought for a day and night, killing 7,000 people, and Yu Shooting set up fled from the battlefield in embarrassment; The 6,000 cavalry mobilized by Li Jing from Zuoguocheng also appeared on Wang Ting's flank, and the Sui army was marching towards Yulin City in great strides.

Si Jie asked him: "What is the attitude of Zhang Changxun and Shi Wanbao?" ”

The key to Li Shimin's plan lies in Zhang Changxun in Hedong and Shi Wanbao in Longyou, both of whom were once Li Shimin's henchmen and generals, and they held military power in the Sui army. Kang Sumi smiled bitterly and said: "Shi Wanbao took leave because he was unwell, Zhang Changxun sent the people we sent to Chang'an, unless Jieli Khan and Li Shimin can kill Hedong, Zhang Changxun will not change his mind." ”

Si Jie knew that Kang Sumi's mind was flexible, and he asked a question that had been bothering him for a few days: "Since Shi Wanbao has taken leave, he has been fighting for seven days, except for Zong Luohu who is here to reinforce Xiao Guan, the other Sui troops have not seen it at all." Aren't they ready to shut down? ”

Kang Sumi thought for a while, then changed color and said: "The Sui army is preparing to gather a large army and annihilate Li Shimin in one fell swoop, just like Xu Shiji did in Yuyang back then, with more than less. I understand why Li Shimin is desperate to attack the city, if the Sui army arrives, he is still in the wilderness, once he is attacked inside and out, he will definitely die; Thinking about it, we were fooled, Li Shimin This is the last time to gamble, and he is not ready to go back if he loses the bet. ”

Si Jie was also frightened, if the Turks lost tens of thousands of horses this time, they would completely lose the ability to fight against Xue Yantuo; Sijie immediately stood up and said: "Shi Wanbao and Zhang Changxun don't respond, and they can't succeed in going south, you and I will lead our troops to Xiaoguan immediately, seize Li Shimin's military power, and retreat." ”

When the two rushed to Xiaoguan, they found that the Turkic army was in a panic and Li Shimin was missing; Sijie couldn't take care of the saddle horse, and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the army, but it was too late. The sound of trumpets came from three sides, and the reinforcements of He Bawei, Zhang Gongjin, and Zong Luohu had arrived, and the Sui army of as many as 30,000 horsemen launched an attack; Sijie ordered the whole army to meet the battle, and shouted: "If we retreat today, our army will have no way to live, and if our army dies, the Turks will have no way to live, and they will fight to the death for the Turks." ”

There are still one-third of the wounded in the Turkic army, and I can't see the figure and banner of Li Shimin, knowing that this is the last battle, the two sides are fighting in the dark, Si Jie and Jin commanded 5,000 dead soldiers, rushing back and forth, fighting until dusk, the remnant sun is like blood, the Turkic army finally repelled the Sui army, in addition to Zong Luohu's army, Zhang Gongjin, He Bawei's 20,000 cavalry was disabled.

Just as Si Jie was about to collect the troops, a series of cannons sounded, horns sounded, horses' hooves sounded, less than 20,000 cavalry swept in, Li Fei Shixiong, Yuan Shao, Gao Yuanli three generals commanded the army to pounce up, this is all the Sui army, Hexi army, Fan soldiers veterans, just waiting for the Turkic morale to drain the moment. Zong Luohu led the army back to kill back, and Yang in the city also commanded the Sui army to kill it.

Thinking about it, I understand, it's over; Before the two sides could fight until it was completely dark, the Turkic army could not resist, and the Sui army set fire everywhere, relying on the lighting of the fire, and entangled the Turkic army to the death. Yang Ze's infantry quickly took control of the high ground and lit a fire on the mountain, completely cutting off the idea of the Turkic army retreating. ”

Si Jie Jin laughed miserably: "The troops that were defeated by us just now must be deploying in all directions, we can't escape, put up a white flag and surrender." ”

Yang Ze surrendered more than 9,000 Turkic defeated troops, Yujuluo arrived at dawn, immediately led 40,000 cavalry to Helan Mountain, and threw all the prisoners and the wounded of his own family to Yang Ze, and a day later, Yang Chong and Shi Daqian arrived at Xiaoguan with 25,000 reinforcements. Zhifu Sili was sent to meet Kang Sumi and Sijie Qijin, both of whom expressed their willingness to serve the Great Sui at this point, and Yang Chong summoned the two and asked them to temporarily retain their original positions and serve in the Turkic mission that Zhifu Sili was responsible for.

Zhi Sili arched his hand and said: "King Yue, there are two things that the lower officials are not clear, one is how to deal with the Turkic prisoners of war, and the other is why Li Shimin left suddenly? ”

Yang Chong said with a smile: "These prisoners of war are handled according to the imperial court system, and Li Shimin left suddenly, it should be that he has a back hand in Xue Yantuo." For Li Shimin, he needed the cooperation of a strong man, so he planned this gamble, since he lost, he must understand that from now on, the most powerful tribe on the prairie is Xue Yantuo. Even if our Great Sui can't defeat Dali City this time, if the 20,000 troops who want to set up an attack on Huining are left in Helan Mountain, what else will the Turks have? ”

Only then did they understand that Yujuluo and Yang Chong had not met, so they were in a hurry to leave, because they wanted to block the desire valley with Li Duan; However, five days later, news came that Desire Valley was first defeated by Shan Xiongxin and Xifeng Changshan in Huining, and then encountered the Yujuluo army in Helan Mountain, almost all of which were wiped out, coupled with Li Duan's sniping, Desire Valley set fled back to Fengzhou with only 300 horsemen, and captured more than 6,000 Turkic warriors.

On the side of Dali City, Jieli Khan's army retreated, and more than 30,000 Turkic cavalry surrounded Wang Ting's troops, but Wang Ting was prepared in advance, and when he attacked the steppe, he had already transported the captured Turkic people and livestock back in batches. At this moment, Wang Ting still had more than 6,000 livestock and 3,000 people in his hands, and Wang Ting ordered to use the cart chain as a mobile camp and beat the drum to fight; When the Turkic cavalry launched a fierce attack, they suddenly saw their own people and cattle and sheep rushing out, and they were immediately disorganized.

The Sui army marched forward, thousands of crossbows were fired in unison, and the Turkic soldiers fell in response, being chased and killed by the Sui army all the way, shooting more than 2,000 people, and being rushed open a gap by the Sui army. Jieli Khan was frightened, personally went to the front line to command the army to fight, the Sui army to the south and fought and left, Wang Ting fought hard for two days, and finally waited until the wind direction changed, and set fire on the grassland; The Turkic army was blocked by fire and could not all be put into battle, so Wang Ting again killed more than 3,000 Turkic soldiers and broke through.

(End of chapter)