The main general of the Sijie army is the son of the chief Danting Acai, he led the headquarters of 30,000 troops was organized as the third Turkic army, before they did not participate in the battle in Zihekou, but did not expect that the first battle in Shanyang County was responsible for their Sijie, which really made Acai dissatisfied, and more than 10,000 people killed in the attack on Zihe Pass were mainly Tiele people, and now the attack on Shanyang County is still handed over to the Tiele people, which is clearly to let them Tiele people as a stepping stone. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, although Ah Cai was not satisfied, he still ordered the army to attack the city, but their people suffered heavy casualties, and the huge boulders thrown by the trebuchet smashed the flesh and blood of his soldiers, and the misery was unbearable.

But the most lethal was the overwhelming shooting of crossbow arrows, whether it was a strong crossbow hundreds of paces away, or a military crossbow a hundred and fifty paces away, the arrows rained down at his soldiers like a storm, causing him to fall one by one, and in just a few hundred steps he was killed and wounded, and at least more than 6,000 people were killed.

"Young Chief!"

A commander of a thousand men rushed to the scene and shouted, "We can't stand it, the casualties are too heavy!" ”

"Tell the herald to retreat immediately!"

"No!"

Adjutant General Qiao Boci hurriedly stopped him, "We can't retreat without the Khan's order, did the young chief forget?" ”

Of course, Acai knew that they could not give an order to withdraw their troops without authorization, and they had to obtain the consent of the Khan, which was a strict order of the Khan in the king's tent yesterday, and any withdrawal of the army must be carried out with his consent, in order to prevent the tribes from retreating without permission only considering their own own interests, which would lead to the rout of the whole army in the event of a major war.

He was so hated that he thrashed his horse and ran to the rear, and heard him shout from afar: "Hold on a little longer, and I will go to the Khan!" ”

At this time, Chuluo Khan was also watching the battle from behind, he looked at the battlefield under the city in a daze, although he knew the power of the trebuchet, but he did not expect that it would be sharp, and the terrifying fire, the thick crashing wood did not play any role, and was destroyed by the fire.

At this time, one of the guards reported: "Khan, General Acai urgently asks to see!" ”

"Nope!"

Chu Luo Khan categorically refused Ah Cai's request to see, he knew why Ah Cai wanted to see him, he wanted to retreat just after the war began, which siege was this?

"I want to see the Khan!"

Ah Cai rushed away from the Turkic guards who intercepted him, rushed to the front of the Chuluo Khan, and said sharply: "Khan, Sijie's army has suffered heavy casualties, and I demand to withdraw immediately!" ”

Chu Luo Khan said coldly: "The siege ladder has not yet been set up on the city wall and is about to retreat, is this the so-called Sijie warrior?" ”

Ah Cai's blood surged up above his head, and he replied fiercely, "If the Sijie people are not warriors, then what about the Turks who don't even dare to go to the battlefield?" ”

Chuluo Khan was furious, "You dare to be rude to me! ”

Ah Cai shouted: "You are a Turkic khan, who dares to be rude to you, but the fate of the Sijie people is decided by the Sijie people themselves!" ”

He turned his horse's head and ran towards the battlefield, Chu Luo Khan's face was blue with anger, he looked at Ah Cai's back and gritted his teeth and said: "Little lamb, one day I have to kill you!" ”

Not long after, a soldier came to report, "Qiyu Khan, Sijie's army has retreated!" ”

Chu Luo Khan was so angry that his chest was about to explode, and at this time, Kang Sheli persuaded in a low voice: "Khan make up an order!" Otherwise, it will shake the morale of the army. ”

Chu Luo Khan had no choice but to order: "Pass my order, stop the attack for the time being, and surround Shanyang City with a large army." ”

Although the Sijie army was spared when the retreat of its young chieftain Acai was 'unauthorized', the 30,000 Sijie soldiers still suffered nearly 7,000 casualties, of which more than 5,000 were killed, bringing the heaviest casualties to the Sijie tribe in 50 years.

In the afternoon, the Turkic army set up a large camp ten miles away from Shanyang County, Sijie's army was stationed in the northwest corner, several piles of bonfires were lit in the barracks, which were cremating the dead soldiers, burning them together with their belongings, several shamans and shamans were holding law rods, wearing masks and jumping around the fire, chanting words in their mouths, surrounded by the relatives of the dead soldiers, everyone with sad faces.

Many of the soldiers were fathers and sons, brothers or relatives, many of whom knelt down to cover their faces and wept bitterly, Ah Cai silently watched the fire from a distance, and for a while, he sighed lowly, and the grievances and sorrows in his heart would keep him awake tonight.

"Young Chief, go back and rest!" A gentle voice came from behind him, it was the adjutant general Qiao Boci persuading him.

Qiao Boci was about thirty years old, and was the most trusted commander of the Sijie chieftain Danting, because he was stable and thoughtful, Danting asked him to be his son's lieutenant general, Ah Cai was too young and vigorous, which was really uneasy.

Ah Cai nodded silently, turned around and walked back to the big tent, Qiao Boci hesitated for a moment, and followed him into the big tent as well.

"General, have a bowl of wine with me!" Ah Cai was upset and wanted to talk to someone.

Qiao Boci sat down opposite him and poured a bowl of mare's milk wine for each of them, Ah Cai took the bowl and drank it all, and said hatefully: "Knowing that the Sui army has sharp weapons, he also ordered us to attack the city without any defense, obviously wanting us to test the defense of the Sui army. ”

Qiao Boci filled the wine bowl for him again, and said slowly: "I can completely understand the feelings of the young chief, to be honest, I also think that the Khan of Chuluo has never cared about the life and death of the Tiele people, but the rule of the steppe is that the jungle eats the strong, and the Turks are the masters of the steppe, if we can't replace it." Then you can only bow down and obey orders, this is also what your father is doing now, he is also reluctant to send troops, but there is no way, we are too close to the Turks, if we don't send troops, our pastures will be taken away by him. ”

Ah Cai was silent for a moment and said: "But the same Tiele people, Ba Yegu, Servant Gu and Hui Hui are only willing to send 5,000 troops, isn't the lord of the grassland also helpless to take them?" ”

Qiao Boci shook his head, "The three of them came too late, if they are to be pursued, the southern expedition will have to be canceled." ”

"The general means that they will be pursued later?"

"That's for sure, if the Khan doesn't pursue it, he won't be able to control this steppe."

"What about us?"

Ah Cai asked, "Will he also pursue it?" ”

"We are different from Bayegu, we sent 30,000 troops, which is already the greatest sincerity, but the Khan may be a little dissatisfied with the attitude of the young chieftain, but he can't think about it, otherwise he will not be allowed within the Turks."

Ah Cai nodded, and Qiao Boci smiled again: "But the young chief still has to try to give him face, although he is not good at moving the young chief on the surface, but he will definitely embarrass us to think about the army, and will send us to the most dangerous battlefield, Luo Khan is known for his narrow-mindedness in the grassland." ”

"I know, as long as he doesn't embarrass us anymore, I won't be bored anymore."

After speaking, Ah Cai drank a bowl of wine in his hand.

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In the Turkic king's tent, Chu Luo Khan was also drinking alone, this southern expedition really made him nest fire, all the way were dangerous passes, but the Sui army was full of preparations, every attack caused him heavy casualties, and just now, he received a report sent by his brother Bu Lishe, the Eastern Front campaign also suffered a bad situation, the Sui army had already prepared, and actually built a pass as high as five zhang in the North Tiger Valley, making it difficult for them to attack.

Of course, today the leader of Sijie will openly contradict himself and embarrass himself, which also makes Chu Luo Khan angry, but for the sake of the overall situation, he has to endure this evil breath in his heart.

At this time, one of the guards reported at the tent door, "Khan, General Khamali begs to see you!" ”

"Let him in!"

In a moment, Khamali walked in briskly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See the Khan!" ”

"What's the matter?"

"There is a suggestion for the lowly position."

Thinking that it was Kang Sheli's suggestion that led him to take the Purple River Pass, he nodded, "You sit down and talk!" ”

Kang Sheli sat down cross-legged and said unhurriedly: "Shanyang County is already difficult to attack, but now that it has been heightened and reinforced, and the Sui army is fully prepared, even if the siege of the city will not lead to anything, I suggest that the Khan turn to fight Lou Fu Pass." ”

"Could it be that Lou is easy to attack?"

"Hui Khan, Lou Fu Pass is mainly to defend the south, the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, it is very difficult to attack from the south, but it is very flat to attack from the north, although the Sui army also strengthened Lou Fu Pass, but compared to attacking Shanyang City, it is still a little easier."

In fact, Chu Luo Khan also wanted to fight the Lou Fu Pass, and if the Lou Fu Pass was broken, the cavalry could sweep the state, but if he didn't pull out Shanyang County, what should he do with his own logistics supplies? He was silent for a moment.

Kang Sheli understood Luo Khan's worries, and said with a smile: "We still have 200,000 troops now, and the Khan can divide his troops into two routes, one way to continue to besiege Shanyang County, and the other way to go south to attack Lou Fu Pass, sweeping through the state, and I feel that 100,000 iron cavalry is enough." ”

Kang Sheli's suggestion made Luo Khan excited, this is indeed a very good plan, the biggest advantage of the cavalry is the speed of the march, once the Sui army wants to attack the army on the north road, the army in the south can be killed back immediately, and the opportunity for a decisive battle with the Sui army will come.

Thinking of this, Chu Luo Khan nodded slowly and said: "This suggestion is worth a try, whether you want to go south or not, but capturing Lou Fu Pass first is conducive to boosting morale, I will give you 50,000 troops, be sure to capture Lou Fu Pass for me!" (To be continued.) )