On the eighth day of the first month of the first year of the emperor, early in the morning, the sky above Honghua City was sprinkled with snowflakes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Yu Xiaoren accompanied his father Yu Qingze to the north gate of Honghua City, caressed the wall with his hands, and watched a Sui army of 2,000 people go north out of the city, and asked his father: "Could yesterday's rumors be wrong?" In this icy and snowy world, will the Turks raise troops to the south at this time? ”

Yu Qingze, at the age of his early forties, was born with a leopard's head and eyes, and at first glance, it looks like the fierce Zhang Fei reborn during the Three Kingdoms. He was one of the best generals of the Great Sui Dynasty, and because Sasuke Yang Jian was meritorious to Zhou Yougong of the Chan Dynasty, he was canonized as the right servant of Shangshu, and he was originally the second minister of the court whose status was second only to Gao Ying, the left servant, but because he leaked the military aircraft when he led the troops to garrison and annex the state, he was cut off from the position of the right servant not long ago, and was reappointed as the general of the right military candidate, and moved to Honghua City in the northwest of Chang'an to guard against Turkic invasion.

Hearing his son's inquiry, Yu Qing moved his gaze from the small force that went north out of the city to Yu Xiaoren who was standing beside him, frowned slightly, and replied: "You also mentioned in the prince's letter you brought from Chang'an that the Turkic Shabalue Khan has personally led the main force of the tribe to the west, and it is estimated that the time, if the return of the scouts yesterday is accurate, then the Turkic iron cavalry that appeared near Honghua City in recent days is likely to be the main Turkic force of Shabalue's department, how can I not be careful?" Xiaoren, although the prince is sympathetic to our father and son, and ordered you to come to Honghua to spread the message, so that our father and son can reunite, but we must not forget that you are now the commander of the Hussar Battalion of the King of Jin. ”

Yu Xiaoren broke up with Yang Guang and his party at the Mengjin ferry outside the eastern capital, and rushed back to Chang'an alone to report to the crown prince Yang Yong that "the eighteen Arhats united to kill Hu" and the message of the Chang'an Buddha He Daohui on the eighth day of the lunar month, and met with Yang Yong and presented Yang Guang's handwritten letter, but Yang Yong sent Honghua to meet his father Yu Qingze for the reason that his father and son had not seen each other for several months.

Although Yu Xiaoren was grateful to the prince for his father and son's compassion at that time, he also faintly felt that this move was a little inappropriate, and carefully reminded Yang Yong: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin is still waiting for the prince's reply, you see?" ”

"Ah Zong is supported by Li Che, Duan Da and others, and you are missing?" Yang Yong waved his hand disapprovingly and interrupted Yu Xiaoren, and Wen Yan comforted him, "Moreover, this palace has the intention to ask you to stay in Chang'an, and then return to Bingzhou after the eighth day of the Buddha's enlightenment in the first lunar month. ”

Yu Xiaoren knew the content of Yang Guang's handwritten letter, bowed his head and thought about it for a while, and understood that the prince wanted to stay in Chang'an until the eighth day of the lunar month, and then return to Bingzhou to return to Yang Guang after the Buddha He Dao would have the results, so he did not insist on rushing back to Bingzhou to Yang Guang immediately, but brought Yang Yong's handwritten letter to his father Yu Qingze, and called Honghua to see his father.

Yu Qing is known as the world's fierce general, but he has been in the center for a long time, and he knows the sinister nature of the people in the court, and he was dismissed not long ago because of the accidental leakage of military aircraft, so he became extra cautious in dealing with people, and when he met with Yu Xiaoren's father and son, he asked Yu Xiaoren the ins and outs of coming to Honghua to spread the message, so he urged his son to leave for the north, and immediately rushed back to Bingzhou to return to Yang Guang.

Yu Xiaoren wanted him to go north and return to Bingzhou after the matter of the Buddha's congratulatory meeting in Chang'an City on the eighth day of the lunar month, and insisted that Honghua accompany his father to stay for one more night before leaving.

Yu Qing had no choice but to make an agreement with his son to stay in Honghua City for one night and leave the next day.

Unexpectedly, on the day Yu Xiaoren arrived in Honghua City, a scout in the army came to report to Yu Qingze: There were many Turkic iron cavalry patrolling within a hundred miles north of Honghua City. Honghua City is only three or four hundred miles away from the imperial capital Chang'an, and Yu Qing, who still holds the letter written by the crown prince Yang Yong in his hand, does not dare to slack off, so early this morning, he assigned his commander of the march, Qichun County Gongda Xi Changru to lead 2,000 infantry troops out of the city to the north to monitor the Turkic movements. Before leaving, Yu Qing explained to Daxi Changru that if he encountered a small group of Turkic iron cavalry, he must defeat it and try to grasp the belonging of his tribe, and if he encountered a large number of Turkic main forces, he did not need to fight and quickly withdrew to Honghua City.

Because Da Xi Changru led two thousand infantry troops from Honghua City early in the morning, he encountered the snow falling from the sky, and Yu Qing had an order first, therefore, Da Xi Changru ordered Da Xi Shun, a family general who had followed him for many years, to lead a team of 300 people to act as the vanguard, and kept a distance of ten miles before and after the large group of men and horses he led, and steadily advanced northward.

The first snowfall since the beginning of winter did not get heavier and heavier as expected, and by the time Da Xishun and his vanguard of 300 men arrived at Zhoupan, fifty miles north of Honghua City, the snow had completely stopped.

At this time, Da Xishun received a report: a Turkic iron horse was found near Zhoupan.

Da Xishun has followed Da Xi Changru to fight on the battlefield for many years, and he can be regarded as a battle-hardened general, after listening to the scout's report, he immediately asked: "Have you ever found out, how many Turks are there?" ”

"Governor Yudu, about fifty horsemen, this Turkic cavalry is marching towards Zhoupan, less than twenty miles from the position of our army."

"Behind this Turkic cavalry, can you find other Turkic armies?"

"I haven't found it."

Da Xishun estimated the comparison of the military strength of the enemy and us, and quickly made a decision: to annihilate this oncoming Turkic cavalry.

"The whole team listens to me." The idea is certain, Da Xishun no longer hesitated, and issued a military order in a loud voice, "The whole army quickly rushed to Zhoupan, formed a phalanx, and surrounded and annihilated the Turkic cavalry." ”

The skirmish went exceptionally well at first. Da Xishun led a 300-foot army, and it didn't take much trouble to surround forty or fifty Turkic cavalry in the phalanx in Zhoupan, and attacked the opponent with arrows, crossbows and spears alternately, and it only took less than half an hour to annihilate most of the Turkic cavalry trapped in the phalanx, and even captured two Turkic soldiers who fell off their horses alive.

Da Xi ordered the two captured Turkic soldiers to be brought close to him, and instructed the interpreters to interrogate them about their tribal affiliation.

"Dudu, the two of them said, ......" After listening to the muttering words of the two captured Turkic sergeants, the interpreter of the team suddenly stammered as he spoke.

Da Xi Shun asked the interpreter impatiently, "Tell me, what did they say?" ”

The interpreter's eyes widened, he stretched out his hand and pointed behind Da Xishun, and replied with horror: "Dudu, the Turkic Great Khan personally led hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen to kill!" ”