The southward movement of 30,000 Turkic cavalry broke the balance between the two armies of Sui and Turkish, and made the battle situation in Mayi County delicate again, this time it was the Turks who took the initiative, Jieli Khan seized the weakness of the Sui army, and he began to take the initiative to withdraw his troops to the north, crossing the Wuzhou Pass, and withdrawing in the direction of Qifubo.

He wanted to lead the Sui army to the grassland for a decisive battle, and he knew in his heart that the 30,000 southbound Turkic troops were like a rope, holding the Sui army, and they had to fight a decisive battle with him as soon as possible in order to solve the crisis in the south.

But nothing will be perfect, although Jieli Khan's plan to retreat north is to fight a decisive battle with the Sui army in the steppe, but not everyone agrees, the night has just fallen, the Turkic army crossed the Wuzhou Pass, and a big tent stands on the steppe.

Jieli Khan stood in front of the map to carefully check the position of the Sui army, he received a report from the patrol that the main force of the Sui army had been following them, just about forty miles away from them, Jieli Khan squinted his eyes and smiled proudly, he felt that he had caught a big fish.

The decisive battle should begin tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow at the latest, his 200,000-strong army will defeat the Sui army in one fell swoop, and after this battle is over, he does not need to rush back to the grassland, he will stay in Hedong to spend the most unforgettable and glorious winter of his life, and return to the grassland after next spring.

At this moment, the slightly hoarse voice of the Great Chief of Hui Pei Sa sounded outside the king's tent, "I want to see the Khan, and you let me in." ”

"No! The Khan had an order, he was thinking about military affairs, and he was not allowed to disturb anything. ”

"The stakes are high, you have to let me in." Pesa's voice became a little irritable.

Jieli Khan walked to the door and said coldly, "Let him in!" ”

Pesa strode into the king's tent and said worriedly: "Khan, we must withdraw our troops immediately, and we can't delay any longer!" ”

"Why?"

Jieli Khan's newly stretched eyes narrowed again, and he looked at Peisa coldly, he didn't believe that the Hui people would not know his intentions? actually proposed to retreat north at this critical time, what does Pesa mean and what is his purpose? Are you still dissatisfied with the last distribution plan?

The last time the distribution plan was discussed, Xue Yantuo and Hui Hui broke up unhappily. Eventually, the Khan relented, and he approached Pesa, saying that although he was the one to decide the distribution of the spoils, he would discuss it with Pesa beforehand, so that the dispute between them would be resolved.

It was only a few days later, and the Hui people once again made a fuss at a critical moment, which made Jieli Khan feel angry, and he restrained the dissatisfaction in his heart. Wait for Pesa to give herself a reason.

Pesa walked briskly out of the tent. Pointing to the northern sky, he said to the Khan, "Didn't the Khan see the dark clouds over there?" A few days ago, it was a dark cloud, but now it has piled up like ink, what kind of celestial phenomenon is this. What steppe man would not understand, did the khan really ignore it? ”

Pesa's words made even the Turkic guards next to him a little uneasy, they all knew it. That's a sign of a steppe blizzard, it's already snowing in the northern grasslands, it's just that the blizzard hasn't moved here yet, but it will come soon, two or three days at most.

Jieli Khan was unmoved, how could he not know, he knew better than anyone else that the blizzard was coming, and he actually knew very well that the grassland could not go back. That's why he decided to spend the winter in Hedong.

The war has reached the most critical moment, and at this time, even if the world is swords, this battle must be fought.

"Go back, Great Chief! The war is about to begin, do not affect morale. ”

Jieli Khan's tone was very cold, he was a very cold person in his bones, in the eyes of the Turks. Whether it is the Uighurs, the Xueyantuo, or the Huanggas, these Tiele people are all slaves of the Turks, an inferior people conquered by them, in front of the supreme Turkic Great Khan. They were not qualified to engage in dialogue on an equal footing, let alone raise objections in front of him. Accuse him of qualifications.

Jieli Khan couldn't help but bear it, the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable, and he was about to be excited, his sharp eyes like knives stared at Peisa, his hand slowly pressed on the hilt of the knife, Peisa dared to say a 'no!' And he slew the man.

The subconscious action of the other party's hand pressing the handle of the knife made Pei Sa's heart startled, he took two steps back, at this time he had already felt the murderous intent in the other party's eyes, Pei Sa lowered his head, at this critical moment, he could no longer stimulate the other party, he saved his life first.

Pei Sa pressed his hand on his chest and bowed, "The Turkic Great Khan is the head goose of the steppe, and all the steppe geese should fly with you, and Hui is no exception, I take my leave." ”

Jieli Khan's hand holding the hilt of the knife gradually loosened, and a false smile appeared on his face, "Go! I hope that on the battlefield against the Sui army, I can see the eagle-like posture of the Hui warriors. ”

Peisa saluted again and retreated, Jieli Khan looked at his figure walking away, and couldn't help sneering, useless soft bones, he had to scare him before he was willing to obey, of course Jieli Khan would not really kill Pesa, on the eve of this big battle, he didn't want to cause infighting......

Pesa returned to his tent and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, anxious that he wasn't exactly anxious about the impending Blizzard, but about Hui's future.

More than ten years ago, the four Tiele people of Wei Su, Fugu, Tongluo, and Bayegu could not bear the enslavement of the Turks, and formed an anti-Turkic alliance, collectively known as the Hui Hui, although they were once free from the control of the Turks, but soon because of the strong rise of the Qimin Department, they were conquered by the Turks again.

The Turkic defeat in Fengzhou two years ago made the Tiele tribes see the hope of independence again, but the Turks tried their best to control them, so that in the past two years, they have been in a precipice situation of taking a step back and opening the sky, and further being riddled with spider silk.

Pesa had realized that now both the Turkic and Tiele tribes were on the eve of radical changes, either the Turks defeated the Sui Dynasty and became strong again, and the Tiele tribes sank from then on, or the Turks were defeated and the Tiele tribes became independent from then on.

But no matter what, he should do something, Peisa was heartbroken, and finally made up his mind.

He went to the tent door and ordered, "Call Tumidu!" ”

In a moment, an extremely burly young commander walked into the big tent and bowed, "Is there something wrong with me the big chief?" ”

This young commander is called Tumidu, only eighteen years old this year, known as the first warrior of the Hui Dynasty, the chief of Pesa's guard, and his most trusted person.

Pei Sa took out a letter and handed it to him, and said in a low voice: "You go south immediately, find the Sui army camp, and hand over this letter to Yang Yuanqing, the king of Chu." ”……

At this time, Yang Yuanqing's main force of the Sui army was only forty miles away from the Turkic camp, and when night fell, they also set up a large camp, at this time Yang Yuanqing had already seen the desperate gamble of Jieli Khan, even if the blizzard came, the Turks would not retreat north.

And the celestial phenomena in the north have clearly shown that a snowstorm is raging the grasslands, in fact, the Turks can no longer go back, they can only fight against the water, and he Yang Yuanqing has no choice, he does not deal with the Turks, he cannot go back to deal with the Tang Dynasty invasion crisis.

This is a key battle related to whether the northern border is calm or not, and if this battle is won, the northern border will have a ten-year period of calm, and he Yang Yuanqing can concentrate on unifying the world.

At this time, Luo Shixin appeared beside him and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, there is a Turkic issue that has always been confused, and I want to ask Your Highness to solve your doubts." ”

Yang Yuanqing glanced back at him and said with a slight smile: "The entire Great Sui Dynasty understands the Turks, except for Changsun Sheng, I'm afraid it's me Yang Yuanqing, you say!" What's the confusion? ”

Luo Shixin bit his lip and said: "When His Royal Highness was young, he participated in the war against the Turks in the nineteenth year of the opening of the emperor and the twentieth year of the opening of the emperor, at that time, the Sui army fought several times with 100,000 troops, breaking the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Western Turks, and when we were in Fengzhou, we also defeated the Turkic 300,000 troops with 70,000 troops, this time the general manager used nearly 100,000 troops against the Turkic 200,000 troops, why are you so cautious and careful......

Yang Yuanqing laughed, "You're saying I'm afraid to fight, right?" ”

Luo Shixin lowered his head, "I don't mean to be humble, but Your Highness is also a little too cautious." ”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "The reason is very simple, because I can't afford to lose this battle, if I lose this battle, it will be when the Great Sui perishes, so I have to be cautious and cautious, I would rather 30,000 Turkic troops destroy in the hinterland of Hedong, I would rather the Tang army occupy Guannei Dao, I would rather Wang Shichong be destroyed, I also have to be cautious and careful, there is only one purpose, that is, we must win this battle." ”

Luo Shixin was mainly worried about the 30,000 Turkic army going south and causing serious damage to the hinterland of Hedong, so he asked Ying to go south several times, but Yang Yuanqing was not allowed, which made him extremely worried.

"I can understand our current situation, but His Highness can let Li Jing lead his more than 10,000 people south and hold the 30,000 Turkic army, and it won't cause too serious consequences."

Yang Yuanqing understood the worry in his heart, so he patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't worry too much, although the Turkic cavalry will cause great damage to the hinterland of Hedong, most of the people have moved to Taiyuan City, that is, the houses and cities have been destroyed, as long as people are fine, these can be rebuilt, and Huoyi County is guarded by 5,000 defenders, and the Turks will not be able to kill the south, at most they will be wreaking havoc in Taiyuan and Xihe counties, besides, there will be a decisive battle tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, don't think about the south now." ”

After a pause, Yang Yuanqing said earnestly: "The current Turkic army is different from before, the previous Turkic army was poorly equipped, they were all temporary patchwork herdsmen, and their combat effectiveness was weak, and the current Turkic army was not weak except for the leather armor that was not as good as the armor of the Sui army, and more importantly, this time it was the Turkic Khan's personal expedition, with 100,000 guards, these 100,000 guards were well-trained, and they were the most elite army of the Turkic army, and their combat effectiveness was no less than that of the Sui cavalry, and they would fight tomorrow. It's just the command ability of both sides and our two heavy armies, to be honest, I don't have the certainty of victory. ”

Luo Shixin nodded silently, "I understand the humble position, I will fight tomorrow, and I will never underestimate the enemy!" ”

At this moment, a soldier rushed to report: "Your Highness, there is a person from outside the camp, claiming to be sent by the Great Chief of Hui and asking to see His Highness!" ”