If it was usual, Bu Li Shi would have killed this soft bone immediately, the Turkic tribe, when was it so bloodless, but in the face of the eyes of three hundred subordinates, Bu Li Shi laughed sadly and shouted: "Withdraw." ”

The Turks have been defeated, and the battle is worthless to the end, and Bulishe's heart is bleeding, but he can't help but make the right choice; There is no way to give this opportunity, what is considered is to buy people's hearts, and if you don't take advantage of it, you will give up in vain. Bu Lisheh took the lead in fleeing the battlefield, the Turkic coalition army could not see the fluttering soap wolf flag, and surrendered on their knees, 60,000 coalition troops were defeated in a battle, 8,600 killed, 34,000 captured, and the Sui army also obtained 20,000 war horses, 15,000 cattle and sheep and countless arrows and supplies.

Liu Heimin left Murong Xixiong and Wang Bo to guard Anzhou, and he and Tuli took 25,000 cavalry, all the way to the north, and the intelligence given by Zhuo County showed that Li Shimin was likely to be in the Tiele army, so Wang Ting would stick to the source of the water to wait for help, and he could only go east to reinforce the source of the water if he destroyed the lightning river first, after all, although the supply of the Tiele army was robbed, the lightning river still had to be replenished.

Xue Yantuo's Tiele army destroyed all the way, and successively attacked Nanmurwei and Heishui Yan, although they did not gain much, but their morale came up, and they directly attacked Yuanshuitou under the guidance of the remnants of the Xi tribe; However, Nanmurwei and Heishui Yao, plus Liaodong Jinglufu, had a total of 60,000 troops, relying on the mountains and terrain, and defended steadily. Yi Nan and Shi Jian were both anxious, they were facing the Hu clan who belonged to the Great Sui along the way, and they thought they could make a profit, but they didn't expect that the other party was a strong wall.

The battle between the two sides was not fierce, the Sui army seemed to just want to defend to the death, and the Tiele people failed to attack the danger several times, pinning their hopes on the mountain paths, but the defense capability of the Sui army was completely different from that of the Hu people, and every time they found the road, there were people to handle them, and even the cliffs that the Xi people ignored were arranged with archers. For more than ten days, not only did there be no progress, but more than 1,000 people died in the way; Seeing that the grain and grass were tight, Hun Jinzhen couldn't help but go to Yi Nan.

Hun Jin Zhi knew that there were latent masters around Yi Nan, and with Yi Nan's mind, he could not reach the current height from army training to strategy, and Hun Jin Zhi suggested that Yi Nan let that person directly come forward to command the battle, and no matter how clever he was in secretly making plans, he might make mistakes in the command on the front line. After listening to Hun Jin Zhe's persuasion, Yi Nan said to Hun Jin Zhe with a wry smile: "That's the military advisor, I don't dare to expose the military advisor, now in our Xue Yantuo, there are more people who want him to die than those who want him to live." ”

Hun Jin Zhi understands that in the battle of Lightning River, Xue Yantuo lost more than 60,000 soldiers and civilians, and the nobles were frightened, and fought with the Eastern and Western Turks for several years. According to this scale, Xue Yantuo was almost not far from extermination, and the high-level of Xue Yantuo Han Khanate understood why Tong Yehu was so firmly close to the Great Sui, and Jieli Khan's attitude towards the Sui Dynasty was hesitant.

It is the difference in strength, no Hu can withstand such serious war attrition, under this kind of thinking, what Xue Yantuo's top leaders hope most is to negotiate peace with the Great Sui, and maintain Xue Yantuo's position in Mobei through recuperation. However, Xue Yantuo promoted the alliance of the four clans and dragged Xue Yantuo into the chariot, if it was known that it was the idea of the military advisor, the people who wanted to kill could be lined up ten miles away.

In the Xue Yantuo Khanate, in addition to the Hui Hui and the heart to rob the Central Plains, the servants and other clans swayed between the Turks and Xue Yantuo, just for a little living space and to make their clansmen live a better life. The battle of Yuanshuitou was so embarrassing, which just gave everyone the opportunity to work and not contribute. Hun Jinzhi asked: "Don't we have an internal response in the Xi tribe and the Fan barracks?" ”

Yi Nan shook his head and said: "This is also the confusion of the military advisor, I thought it was the Bodhisattva's detailed work activities, but Hui Hui was fundamentally moved; However, all the people we sent to Yuanshui have not been heard from. No wonder the Great Sui is difficult and talented, this Wang is quite a powerful character. ”

Hun Jin Zhen understood, Yi Nan and the military advisor thought that the inner ghost should be inside Xue Yantuo, and when the Great Sui faced Xue Yantuo's foot battle, a large number of infantry on horseback appeared, as if they knew Xue Yantuo's arrangement in advance, and after the defeat, Xue Yantuo thought that there was a conspiracy, but someone pushed the Bodhisattva's head, and now the problem is Xue Yantuo's own. Hun Jinzhen heard the hesitation in Yi Nan's heart and asked, "Does the Khan have specific plans?" ”

Yi Nan said vaguely: "Anyway, we are not the main force in the decisive battle, if Goguryeo defeats Yingzhou, everything will naturally get better, and Wang Ting will not be able to hold the source of water; If both Goguryeo and the Turks fail, we will retreat to Mobei and stop going south for a few years to seek peace with the Great Sui. Even if the Turks win, my target is not Yingzhou, but Yu Du Jun Mountain, and I will go south to loot supplies. ”

Hun Jin Zhe heard that Yi Nan only said half of what he said, and withdrew from the sweat tent melancholy, as a long-term envoy to the Central Plains, Hun Jin Zhe was more familiar with the situation of the Great Sui than anyone in Xue Yantuo. Yi Nan's proposition seems to be easy, but in fact, he is taking chestnuts in the fire, using the Turks as swords, and once the Turks react, they will immediately fight Xue Yantuo to the end; Xue Yantuo was able to compete with the Turks because the Tiele tribes stood on Xue Yantuo's side, but when they moved to Yu Du Jun Mountain, most of the Tiele tribes were still in Mobei, and the strength of the two sides was very different.

Shi Jian, the great chief of the Hui Dynasty, ran over in a panic and said: "Something happened, Buli failed in Anzhou, more than 10,000 people from Murwei and Xia fled back, and the main force of the Turks was almost wiped out; Zhao Deyan sent a messenger to ask us to come to the aid of the Lightning River. ”

Hun Jinzhi hurriedly returned to the sweat tent with Shi Jian, reported the situation to Yi Nan, and said: "Khan, now we have to block the news, once we hear that the Lightning River is lost, the morale of our army will drop to a low point, and I originally expected the Lightning River to transport some food and materials, I am afraid that it will also be delayed, and we must immediately send personnel to raise food for hunting." ”

Shi Jian lowered his voice and said, "Khan, do you want to find a military advisor to come out and discuss?" ”

Facing the expectant eyes of the two, Yi Nan gritted his teeth and said: "He is Li Shimin, the news cannot be made public, and Li Shimin does not want to see others." ”

The two of them were completely speechless, who didn't know that Li Shimin was the person that Yang Chong and Jieli Khan had been arresting, and once the news leaked, the Great Sui and the Turks would come over; And Yi Nan must have other plans, when he really fails, I am afraid that he will take Li Shimin's head as a meeting gift to Yang Chong. Hun Jin pondered for a moment and said, "Then we might as well divide our troops and go to the Lightning River now, save the clansmen and retreat to Yu Du Jun Mountain first." ”

(End of chapter)