Looking at the mountains in front of him, Abichilir waved the leather whip in his hand anxiously.

As the Khan of Tukhi, there is a reason why he is so agitated. Since he launched another attack on the country of silk this year, an ominous premonition has enveloped his heart: almost all the information sent in the direction of Taiyuan is wrong, which obviously shows that the new Taiyuan envoy Liu Xianzhi has purged the entire jurisdiction, and the spies he planted have fallen into the control of the other party even if they are not caught, so they will pass on the false information that these enemies deliberately want to reveal to themselves. Because of this, this year's operations on the Taiyuan side were hampered in various ways, four thousand-man detachments fell into the enemy's trap and were routed, and in addition to the unprecedented situation after breaking through the outer defense line of the Taiyuan side, the Tuqi cavalry encountered an unprecedented situation - in addition to the fortresses built by the enemy in all the dangerous areas, those communication arteries, and even some less important areas were intermittently covered with earthen walls, stone walls, and trenches.

None of the walls were too high for horses to cross, and the ditches were wide enough to stretch beyond the limits of a horse's jump, and deep enough for horses to be trapped in, and they were clearly dug to build up the walls. In this way, the trenches and walls formed a series of obstacles, and the Turks, who were accustomed to attacking and lacked heavy equipment, had to trek between the difficult mountains if they wanted to make a detour, and even if they sent people to tear down the walls, it would affect the speed of the army's passage, which would greatly affect the mobility of the Turks. The large number of such obstacles ate the high speed of the attack of the Trangi army, so that the army of the Silk Country had more time to prepare for defense, and at the same time, the people also had time to retreat into the city for refuge, so after entering the Taiyuan area this time, the Texak army was difficult to walk, but the materials captured were very few. For a Turgi Great Khan, there was nothing more frustrating for him. If enough treasure is not plundered and distributed to the soldiers, the soldiers' enthusiasm and loyalty will decrease.

It seems that his strategy has been wrong, Abicill judges. I didn't expect the Silk Country to be able to defend to this point in such a short period of time, and during the time when I regained my strength after fighting with the Western Turks, I had lost the opportunity to launch a full-scale attack on the Silk Country. Now that the combat situation of the two sides has almost reached an equilibrium, it is difficult for the Turgi army to launch an attack on the hinterland of the Silk Country, and the Silk Country does not have enough strength to carry out an expedition against the Trough Country. But what will happen in a few years? The national strength of the Tukto country is not as strong as that of the silk country. If you can't rely on plundering and conquering cities to enhance your strength, only endless cattle and sheep can not make Tuqi strong, but the combat experience of the army of the Silk Country will become richer and richer, and the recovery ability of the other party is almost unlimited, once the two countries start a long war of attrition, then the final defeat must be the Tuqi, countless tribes in history who have dominated the grassland for a while have lost to this Silk Country, and finally end up falling apart. Tuqi had to open up the situation, and this was Abicheril's determination.

But before making a decision on the next step. He had to be sure of something, and the accuracy of the information was the most important one. If there is no accurate information, the Turks will be like headless flies in the Silk Country, so he sent his most trusted general Badr with 3,000 cavalry to confirm something, and now he is anxiously waiting for the outcome of this matter.

"Great Khan, the messenger sent back by General Badr has arrived."

"Call him here!" Abicialir threw away the horsewhip and said eagerly.

The messengers who came in a hurry did not have time to dismount from their horses, but only saluted Abichellir on their horses. Said: "Great Khan, Lord Badr asked the villain to pass the word to the Great Khan. The Great Khan expected well, and everything went well. ”

Abiciel let out a long breath and smiled as if he had let go of a heavy burden. Immediately, his face returned to solemnity, and he said, "Immediately pass on my order, and the whole army will stop attacking the Taiyuan side." Limited to the 15th, gather under the city of Ulju, there must be no mistake! ”

"Yes!" The subordinates agreed, and rushed to the front line to give orders.

The news from Badr confirmed that Liu Xianzhi's tactics did not extend beyond the Taiyuan Jinglufu Prefecture. Moreover, only Taiyuan has been purged of the spy system scattered throughout the Silk Country, so there is no need for Tuqi to be obsessed with the direction of Taiyuan. Although getting rid of Liu Xianzhi is one of Abiciel's long-cherished wishes, as a Great Khan, he must look farther. The Silk Country's fight with Goryeo again will inevitably deplete its national strength, so Tuki must seize this opportunity. And Youzhou is a weak link, according to intelligence, Youzhou's defense is not as strong as it appears on the surface, even if Zhu Tianshun's efforts to manage it, it still can't change this situation. It should be said that the defensive front of Youzhou is greater than that of Taiyuan Jinglufu, but Zhu Tianshun's ability is far from Liu Xianzhi's, and he also lacks the vision to promote talents, so he can do things with half the effort. If Tuqi attacks this weakness, then the country of silk will never sit idly by and watch the connection with Liaodong be severed, and at that time, the Liaodong Metropolitan Protector and Taiyuan Jingluo Mansion will be mobilized, so that Tuqi will be able to show his strength in the field. And Abicheril has greater ambitions, that is, he intends to use the main force of Tuqi to attract the forces of the country of silk to Youzhou, and he will lead a strong force to penetrate the empty Liaodong Protectorate, once Liaodong is lost, then the country of silk will face the choice of whether to continue to use troops against Goryeo, even if he can't occupy all Liaodong, he can force the war between the country of silk and Goryeo to prolong, so that Tuqi will have more time to attack Liaodong and Youzhou, this time he will not only occupy substantial territory, but also stick to these places, little by little, deprive the country of silk of its advantages and regain the initiative on the battlefield.

Abichilil's move hit the nail on the head, gathering up to 100,000 Turks under the city of Ulzhou, but the focus of the Turkish army's attack was not Ulzhou, but the city of Yizhou, southeast of Ulju City. This Yizhou is the weakest link in the defense system of Youzhou, according to the information verified by Badr, this weakness was mastered by Abicherier, he immediately sent elite troops to raid Yizhou overnight, in the hasty battle under the Yizhou City in only four days completely fell, so that the city of Ulzhou completely cut off contact with the rear, and finally fell after holding on for more than 20 days, the Tuqi army washed the entire city in blood, and burned the city of Ulzhou into a white ground, and then the soldiers of the Tuqi army pointed directly at Youzhou, Dingzhou, Zhuozhou line, Zhu Tianshun mobilized troops to hold on, and at the same time asked the imperial court for help.

The Tuqi soldiers endangered Youzhou City, the defense of Youzhou was in danger of collapse, and the government and the opposition of the Silk Country were in an uproar, everyone knew that they would send troops to rescue, but where would they send troops to rescue? (To be continued.) )