Chapter 33 The Great Army Pressed the Border

Yang Yuanqing rode all the way back to Jiuyuan County, at this time Jiuyuan County was already an empty city, the bustling streets of the past became empty, there was no pedestrian, only a group of militia soldiers patrolled on horseback, every house was closed and locked, all shops were closed, almost all civilians have been moved, people who are lonely and widowed and orphans and other people who have no ability to move have also been sent away by the government by boat, county officials have gone to Lingwu County, and the entire Wuyuan County has been taken over by the Fengzhou Military Government.

Yang Yuanqing rushed all the way to his mansion, the door of the mansion was locked, and there were several soldiers standing at the door, he turned over and dismounted and asked, "Is there anyone else in the mansion?" ”

"Back to the governor, the house is empty, and there is no one."

Yang Yuanqing is a little strange, where is Asto? He asked, "What about the princess?" Did you see her? ”

One of the soldiers said, "About half an hour ago, I saw her riding out of the city, riding two horses, fully armed and carrying luggage. ”

"Did she say where to go?"

"I don't dare to ask her, she is full of armor, with a bow and a sword on her back, and she is a little murderous."

Yang Yuanqing was helpless, Asto's whereabouts were unknown, and now he couldn't take care of it, so he had to turn the horse's head and lead more than 300 guards to gallop in the direction of Dali City.

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At noon the next day, Yang Yuanqing arrived at Dali City, at this time the high-ranking officials of the Fengzhou Military Government and the overseers gathered in Dali City, and Yang Yuanqing held a pre-war mobilization meeting in the council hall.

The council hall was not large, and the room was packed with more than forty people, and no one spoke, and everyone's expressions were serious, and their eyes were full of nervousness and expectation.

Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, and Niu Jinda sat in a corner, they had just arrived in Fengzhou half a month ago, and they encountered the most severe battle in Fengzhou.

At present, the three of them temporarily serve as the lieutenants of the militia regiment, according to the rules of Fengzhou, the new military generals must serve in the militia for two months, and then turn into regular army officers, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and Yang Yuanqing have a very good relationship, but they can't break this rule.

"Envoys, generals, we have received accurate information, 300,000 Turkic cavalry are killing in the direction of Fengzhou, they are carrying heavy grain and grass, the speed is not fast, but the goal is very clear."

Yang Yuanqing's voice was low, and he tried to slow down his speech as much as possible, so that everyone present could hear what he said, and he pointed to the map with a wooden pole and said: "The Turkic army is coming along the Yin Mountain, this is their traditional route of march, fortunately, they did not come along the Yellow River by the Hetao, so that our five cities can be preserved." ”

After a pause, Yang Yuanqing said again: "This time is the most severe test that Fengzhou has encountered, everyone needs to be prepared, it is likely that some of us will die, this is something I don't want to see, but I can't help but face it, but from another point of view, this is another opportunity, it is an opportunity for us to completely cripple the Turkic army, otherwise, after we advance eastward in the future, we will always have a worry, so this time, even if we pay a heavy price, we will make the Turks pay a greater price, Let them not dare to invade the south again for at least ten years. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing put down the wooden pole, nodded to Li Jing, and said to the generals: "The following is the specific deployment of troops that Li Sima said. ”

Yang Yuanqing sat down, Li Jing stood up and said to everyone: "Generals, this time in terms of troop deployment, 70,000 troops from Fengzhou are left, another 30,000 are deployed in Lingwu County, 80,000 militias are also left with only 30,000 to help in the battle, and the other 50,000 militias are also stationed in Lingwu County....."

This deployment of troops was a decision made by Yang Yuanqing after careful consideration, and his strategic goal was very clear, since he had inflicted heavy losses on the Turkic army, he also wanted to preserve his strength as much as possible.

"The 100,000 troops are mainly based on defense, distributed in four cities, Dali City, Jiuyuan City, Yongfeng City and Hekou City, these four places are strategic points, as long as these four important places are held, the Turkic army will not dare to go south easily, everyone should have a battle plan, you can take a closer look, here I also want to remind two things, one is that the four cities must maintain close contact, to ensure the safety of the eagle; In addition, there is a four-city support army, about 5,000 cavalry, commanded by me Li Jing. ”

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At the end of the meeting, the generals rushed to their respective defensive cities, and Yang Yuanqing took Qin Qiong and the three of them to inspect the city, where there stood improved trebuchets, stone cannons, and bed crossbows, and on one side of the wall, stacked mountains of rolling wood and stones, and a large number of arrows were stored in the warehouse, as well as barrels of fire oil from Yan'an County.

Yang Yuanqing watched as thousands of soldiers set up defenses in the wilderness north of Dali City, and after watching for a while, he turned back to the three of them and asked with a smile: "How do you feel about Fengzhou in the past half month?" ”

Qin Qiong nodded, "The elite of the army, the soldiers return to their hearts, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, it is a happy land to avoid military disasters." ”

Yang Yuanqing could hear a trace of disappointment in Qin Qiong's tone, he had been busy moving south and defending for half a month, and he hadn't talked to them yet.

It can be heard from Qin Qiong's tone that he doesn't know his ambitions, maybe he still thinks that he is just dividing a remote region, being a soil emperor here, and not participating in the hegemony of the Central Plains, Yang Yuanqing smiled, and asked his junior brother Luo Shixin again, "What about you, how do you feel?" ”

Luo Shixin was more frank than Qin Qiong, he couldn't hide what he had in his heart, and after hesitating, Luo Shixin asked, "Didn't Senior Brother think about leading the army into the pass and joining forces with Uncle Yang?" ”

During this time, the three of them had been talking about this matter, and they were puzzled as to why Yang Yuanqing didn't join forces with his father and conspire with the world.

The three of them are all in order to seek a future to seek refuge in Yang Yuanqing, if Yang Yuanqing only wants to be a soil emperor in Fengzhou, and does not want to participate in the competition for the world, then Fengzhou can't keep his heart, especially Qin Qiong, after Zhang Xutuo's death, the ambition of making contributions has been burning in his chest, 'Cast the Lord, fight for the world, seal the country, and shade his wife', this is the ideal of his life, there is no chance in the Sui Dynasty, Qin Qiong can only come to Yang Yuanqing, he is nearly forty years old, if he does not make meritorious contributions, his life will be over.

Qin Qiong's eyes were also fixed on Yang Yuanqing, and he wanted to know how Yang Yuanqing would answer.

Yang Yuanqing completely understood the thoughts of the three of them, so he smiled faintly and said, "Do you remember that before I was in charge of Fengzhou, I had any duties?" ”

Niu Jinda reacted the fastest, and he blurted out, "Governor Youzhou!" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, and said: "I have been fighting with the Guanlong nobles since the fourth year of Renshou, how many Guanlong nobles have died in my hands in the past ten years?" How much support do you think I can get from Guanlong? In fact, General Niu has already said the answer, my choice is to go east, not south, there are many complicated reasons for this, I can't say it for a while, but you just need to remember one thing, in the future, our army will definitely enter the Central Plains. ”

This is the first time that Yang Yuanqing has clearly told them about his ambitions and strategic goals, Qin Qiong and the three of them glanced at each other, their eyes showed bright colors, Yang Yuanqing did not disappoint them, sure enough, he had the world in mind, Qin Qiong immediately bowed down and said: "You shouldn't talk nonsense in your humble position, please forgive the chief!" ”

Luo Shixin was also faintly aware of the contradiction between Yang Yuanqing and Yang Xuangan, and he was ashamed of his reckless question just now, so he lowered his head and said, "Senior brother, I shouldn't ask nonsense, I'm really sorry!" ”

Yang Yuanqing patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's put things aside in the future, now we have to go all out to deal with the Turks, it should be me who said I'm sorry, you just arrived, so you will face a big war." ”

"Senior brother, there is no problem at all in the war, fighting with the Turks is what we have been looking forward to for a long time, even if you arrange it, we are willing to fight on the front line!"

Luo Shixin was eager to try, his heart was full of desire for this big battle, but Qin Qiong was relatively old, he pondered for a moment and said: "Chief, I think everyone in the world should know that Fengzhou is defending against the 300,000 Turkic army and is struggling to defend the land and the people, which is very beneficial to your reputation." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, standing in front of the female wall and looking at the wilderness in the distance, he seemed to see the mighty Turkic army, the blood was boiling in his heart again, he smiled proudly, "I have sent people to Luoyang and Jiangdu to ask for help, I believe that everyone in the world will soon know that I, Yang Yuanqing, am a famous general of the Great Sui who will never surrender to other races!" ”

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Three days later, 300,000 Turkic troops finally appeared on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the troops lined up on the north bank of the Yellow River, stretching for dozens of miles.

Shibi Khan Duji was immediately by the Yellow River, coldly looking at the land of the Great Sui on the other side of the Yellow River, for a long time, he turned back to the generals and said: "Fengzhou is by no means our destination, but we are going south, we have to fight to Chang'an, the wealth and women of the Great Sui belong to the warriors, as long as you can take it, everything is your property!" ”

"Hooray!"

Hundreds of Turkic generals raised their arms and cheered, and their cheers led the soldiers, and the entire north bank of the Yellow River resounded with deafening cheers, "Long live the Khan!" ”

A smug smile appeared on Duji's face, and the cheers of the soldiers were enough to prove that he was right to send troops this time, as long as they were given benefits, women and wealth, then their dissatisfaction and resentment towards themselves would disappear.

Du Ji couldn't help but think of Li Yuan again, didn't he Li Yuan also want to occupy Guanzhong? Then I will help him to the end, occupy Guanzhong for him, leave the land and men to him, and take the wealth and women away by himself, what else does he have to say?

When the cheers gradually subsided, Du Ji waved his hand, the generals quieted down again, and he said to everyone again: "Yang Yuanqing has always been a big trouble for my Turks, this time I will kill him no matter what, and completely eradicate his strength, now I announce to you, kill one Sui army, reward five sheep, kill one Sui general, reward 100 sheep, if there is anyone who gets Yang Yuanqing's head, the official title is Teller, 500,000 sheep, 3,000 slaves." ”

This is the highest reward in the history of the Turks, and those who get the head of Yang Yuanqing will be able to directly establish their own tribe, and everyone's eyes flashed with an irrepressible desire.

Du Ji slowly pulled out his sword, waved it in the direction of Dali City, and gave the order to attack, "Cross the river!" ”