At the same time that the army of the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui was temporarily stationed in the camp, on the grassland about thirty miles north of Fuqibo, a Turkic army of more than 20,000 people was also slowly moving southward, and a golden wolf's head flag with a height of three zhang stood in the army, which was the royal flag of the Turkic Khan, which meant that the Turkic Shibi Khan was in the army.

Under the royal flag, there is also a huge tent car, even larger than the tent car of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, but it is not a combination of tents, but a royal tent woven with gold thread and wool, in front of the big tent, there is a strong young man, he wears a hat off his head, wears golden leather armor, and holds a jeweled waist knife, it is the Turkic Shibi Khan Ashina Ji.

Shibi Khan's eyes were sharper than an eagle, staring at the looming Fu Qibo in the distance, at this time his heart fluctuated, the fire of ambition became more and more intense, for this alliance, he waited for two years, planned for two years, until he got the help of Yu Wenshu, he fully understood the combat effectiveness of the Xiaoguo army, so that he could calmly deploy the army, and use negotiations to restrict the Sui army from going north.

As early as two years ago, Shi Shu Hu Xi died in the Beihai Lake, 300,000 pieces of armor sank to the bottom of the lake, Shibi Khan decided to attack the Sui army, his army was strong enough, and his ambition was hot enough, but the voice of opposition to the attack on the Great Sui within the Turks was also loud, the Turkic nine, at least four strongly opposed the attack on the Sui Dynasty, and the other two remained neutral, after all, the Sui Dynasty had been a great favor to the first Khan, and it was morally unworkable to attack the Sui Dynasty.

At the same time, the Ashina royal family was also unstable, and Shibi Khan still had rivals, that is, his three brothers, the second brother Tong Lifushe, the third brother Dubi, and the fourth brother Bu Lishe, all of whom had great power, although they respected themselves on the surface, but once the opportunity appeared, they would probably turn their faces ruthlessly.

In addition, there is an alliance formed by the three major Tiele tribes of Hui, Bayegu and Servant Bones. They have always been disobedient to their own rule, they secretly colluded with several brothers, and they were also actively looking for opportunities to get rid of the Turkic rule, and these troubles also made Shibi Khan endure for two years and did not go south.

It wasn't until Yuwenshu sent a secret letter from his eldest son last year that Shibi Khan learned about the crisis within the Sui Dynasty. He realized that Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was afraid of the southern invasion of the Turks, which allowed him to seize the opportunity to set up this alliance bureau, if he could catch Yang Guang, then he could maximize the wealth and interests of the Sui Dynasty without touching the civil strife.

Shibi Khan's face showed a hint of cold pride, this time he deliberately set some humiliating conditions for Emperor Sui to go north to join the alliance, but the other party actually agreed, which also shows that his judgment is not wrong, Emperor Sui is eager to meet with himself.

At this time, a cavalry team rushed in the distance. Soon came to the king's tent, knelt down for the first centurion and saluted, "Qi Khan, Emperor Sui's troops are camped thirty miles away from Qifubo. ”

Shibi Khan frowned, it was still morning, why did the army of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty be stationed in camp? He asked, "Is there a vanguard army going to the lakeside to find out the situation?" ”

"It's not! They sent hundreds of spies and rushed in all directions, without first sending troops to the lake. ”

Then. Shibi Khan had already realized that the Sui army was beginning to doubt himself, and perhaps Yang Guang had obtained some information. Did they find themselves with 300,000 iron horsemen deployed in the northern part of the Great Wall?

Shibi Khan's heart also began to become anxious, he didn't want to fall short, he immediately ordered: "Summons Kang Sheli, let him act immediately!" ”

The southern and eastern parts of Mayi County belong to the branch of Taihang Mountain, and the mountain is majestic and tall, and the terrain is very steep. Among them, the southernmost military fortress Lou Fu Pass is the only way for Lou Fu County to enter Mayi County, Lou Fu Pass is built in the middle of the mountainside mountain, the pass is tall and majestic, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be said that one man is not open.

The importance of Lou Fu Pass is that it cuts off the only valley passage where heavy cavalry can walk. For the Xiaoguo army, which is all cavalry, this military fortress is even more significant, and it is currently defended by Hu Yalang's general Ma Xunwu with 3,000 troops.

This Ma Xunwu is the long history of Zhang Xuan when he first entered the 27th Military Government, with Yuwen Shu as the background, he was also promoted to the general of the Xiaoguo Army, which belonged to Yun Dingxing.

At this time, Ma Xunwu was very uneasy in his heart, he was transferred to garrison Lou Annoying Pass a month ago, but he knew why he wanted to guard this pass, he had to take a great risk, he knew very well the consequences of this risk, but he had no choice, this was his backstage, his master gave him the task, he could only be loyal and unconditionally executed.

Ma Xunwu stood on the head of the city and watched the sun gradually set in the west, in terms of time, it should be these two days, and Gongzi should start arranging.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded from a distance, Ma Xunwu suddenly hung up, and in a moment, the cavalry rushed to the city, holding an arrow and shouting: "On the order of General Yun, please General Ma immediately lead the army to Jingle County to rescue, there is an emergency military situation over there!" ”

The soldier passed the order arrow, Ma Xunwu looked at the order arrow, and said to the generals: "It's the general's order!" ”

Ren Boping, the deputy general next to him, said in a low voice: "We only have 3,000 people, how can we go to the rescue?" ”

Ma Xunwu understood what was going on, and he deliberately asked in a loud voice: "How many troops does the general need me to bring to the rescue, and what happened in Jingle County?" ”

"General Qiyu, an army of unknown origin is besieging Jingle County, the situation is very critical, the general asked you to lead all the troops to the rescue."

"What should I do if the building is annoying?"

"The general has arranged someone else to take over, so the general doesn't have to worry."

Ma Xunwu nodded, turned back to the crowd and said, "Since the general has an order, we must carry it out, pass on my order, and the whole army will immediately assemble and go south." ”

Adjutant General Ren Boping hurriedly said: "Lou Fu Pass is too important, how can it be unguarded, if you don't leave five hundred brothers to guard the pass, the rest of the army will follow the general to the south to rescue." ”

Ma Xunwu glared at him, "Since the general has made arrangements, we don't have to worry about it, and can the five hundred troops hold the pass?" No more is allowed. ”

He shouted again: "Prevent accidental fires and completely extinguish the lanterns at the head of the city!" ”

Ren Boping sighed secretly, Lou Fu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, in fact, five hundred people can also hold the pass, but since the main general's order has been given, he has to carry it out, a quarter of an hour later, three thousand troops under the leadership of Ma Xunwu left Lou Fu Pass, and quickly marched to Jingle County in the south, and there was no soldier in the pass at this time.

In a col two miles to the north, a Turkic cavalry dressed in Sui army clothing had been in ambush for a long time, and the leader of the general was Kang Sheli, who had been hiding in the town of Sanggan for more than a month, Kang Sheli received an order from the Khan, and he immediately led the cavalry along the Sanggan River to the south, and at the same time, he sent someone to inform Liu Wuzhou of Shanyang County, who then told Yu Wenzhi and their plan.

In the night, Kang Sheli looked at the dark pass in the distance, and he found that several lanterns hanging on the top of the city had been extinguished, and there was darkness on the top of the building, which was the signal of the empty city sent by the general defending the city, that is, there were no defenders in the pass.

He immediately sent someone to inquire about the information, and in a few moments, the soldier came back and reported: "Captain Qi, there is not a single defender in the city. ”

Kang Sheali was immediately overjoyed, and shouted: "The whole army is annoying to enter the building!" ”

Two thousand Turkic cavalry urged their horses to rush to the pass, they smashed open the gate of the pass, the pass was empty, there was no soldier defending the city, Kang Sheli immediately laughed, and ordered left and right: "Send a letter to the Khan quickly, we are done!" ”

Shibi Khan was woken up by soldiers in his sleep, "Qi Qi Khan, there is an urgent letter from Commander Kang Sheliwan. ”

Shibi Khan was startled, hurriedly turned over and sat up, and asked, "What news?" ”

"Captain Wan has seized Loufu Pass and kept the Sui army out of the pass."

Shibi Khan was overjoyed, stood up and asked, "What is the situation with Emperor Sui?" ”

"Qiqi Khan, they are still camping in the same place, and they have not gone north."

Shibi Khan immediately shouted: "Pass my order, the western army can immediately attack, and then send the order to the left and right guards, and immediately withdraw north!" (To be continued.) )