"Dunley... You see what that is? …，

Shi Bi pointed to the sky road closed by the wild goose gate.

Lingli looked carefully for a while, and several birds flew into the city in Shangyu of Yanmen. But it was too far away for him to see what the bird was.

"It seems to be some kind of bird, some like cuckoos, and some are not very clear from a distance." Lingli said truthfully.

"It's not a cuckoo, it's a pigeon, and it's a carrier pigeon that flies." A voice sounded from behind the two, and when they turned around, they saw Daniel Zhang striding towards them.

Shi Bi glanced at Lingli with a deep look, "Didn't Ben Khan already let you completely besiege Yanmen City, why did he let the Sui people's carrier pigeons fly into the city?" Lingli glanced at Daniel Zhang angrily, and did not dare to refute, and hurriedly said, "I will arrange it and never let an ant enter Yanmen City again." "Lingli was originally one of the four powerful little khans in the Turkic Khanate, ruling the entire eastern part of the Turkic Khanate, and his subordinates had four major tribes, namely the Xuanbu, the Khitan, the Kumoxi, and the Mòhé. If you want to have territory, you want people to have it, and you want soldiers to have soldiers. Regardless of the past few years, the Khitan and mòhé first voted for the Sui State, and then voted for Liaodong Chen Kefu. Then now Ku Moxi voted for the Sui State again, leaving one of the subordinates, but he didn't pay much attention to his orders. This time he went south, and his 30,000 soldiers and horses had already discounted by seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and there was no one to rely on to make him hard.

Annoyed, Lingli had no choice but to withdraw his anger on the soldiers below, and a group of archers was called in and placed around the city of Yanmen, laying a net of heaven and earth, and any birds that flew in and out would be shot down by one of them.

The carrier pigeon that had just escaped the catastrophe flew down into Yanmen City, and someone had already hurriedly removed the bamboo tube containing the letter from the carrier pigeon's tuǐ.

At this time, the city of Yanmen is also busy, although Yanmen is the world's first male pass, but his first refers to his danger, but it is not a big city. Yanmen City, which can be compared with Luoyang, Kyoto, is not to mention the size of the city, not to mention Luoyang, even Liaoyang in Liaodong, Taiyuan in Hedong, and even the county town of Mayi. The entire Yanmen City is built on the southernmost side of a narrow passage on the Yanmen Mountain, and the city is originally a military fortress, and most of the houses in the city are military facilities such as barracks, and only a small number of military families and other ordinary people live.

In the past, there were less than 10,000 garrisons in Yanmen Xiongguan, even if they were added to the people, military families, and families, there were no 50,000 people in the entire city. Now Yang Guang has brought nearly 150,000 people into the city at once, and the entire Yanmen City has reached 200,000 people at once. The entire city was overcrowded, and even Yang Guang and his palace concubines couldn't find a big enough house, so they could only surround a neighborhood in the center as a temporary stay.

Yang Guang stood in the middle of the hall, his face full of worry. It had been less than three days since he retreated into Yanmen Pass, but he felt that three years had passed. Three days ago, the Western Pass was broken, 50,000 Praetorian Guards were killed in battle, and the Optimus Pillar of the imperial army was killed in battle. Two days ago, the Turkic army attacked the city, although the city was still in hand, but in only half a day of bloody battle, the Praetorian Guards in the city had already lost 8,000 dead and thousands wounded.

When he entered Yanmen City, Yang Guang still had 100,000 Praetorian Guards around him, plus 10,000 garrisons in the city, Yang Guang still had 110,000 horses. However, in just half a day, nearly 20,000 people have lost their combat effectiveness. However, there were far more Turkic soldiers outside the city than the defenders in the city, which made Yang Guang worried.

"Your Majesty, your lords are already waiting for your majesty in the front hall." Nei shì came softly.

Yang Guang came down to the front hall under the arch guard of the shì guard, and the wide front hall was already crowded with the ministers of civil and military affairs who accompanied him.

Surrounded by 200,000 Turkic troops, most of the civil and military ministers in the hall were also terrified. Standing in the hall at this time, they were all a little listless and frightened.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is the current situation?" Yang Guang looked at the ministers in the hall and asked.

When the ministers saw the emperor's gaze sweeping, most of them bowed their heads and dared to look at each other. Only Pei Shiju stood up, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although it seems to be in danger right now, this is actually a great opportunity." ”

Many ministers looked at Pei Shiju suspiciously, thinking that their lives were about to be gone, and there was still a great opportunity. Everyone remembers that this fight against the Turks has always been planned by Pei Shiju, and they can't help but feel dissatisfied with him, wondering if he didn't have to fight the Turks, how could he have the shame of being besieged today. …,

"Master Pei, I don't know what kind of opportunity you are talking about? Does it mean that I finally have the opportunity to visit the grassland? One of the ministers said in a sour tone.

Pei Shiju also ignored the minister, and said slowly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty also saw the siege of the Turks two days ago. The Turks came with the power of a great victory in breaking through the Western Pass, and with the new vigor of the whole army, they also forcibly attacked the city by the elite soldiers and horses of the Ashina tribe. But after half a day of siege, the Turkic casualties reached nearly 20,000... The casualties of the imperial court soldiers and horses were about 10,000. The casualties of the Turks are far higher than those of the imperial court, and we are defending, the Turks are attacking, and we have Yanmen Xiongguan to defend, and the more we fight to the back, the more beneficial it is for us. ”

"What's the right way?" Yang Guang said expressionlessly.

Pei Shiju said, "If the Turks can't attack two days ago, then the morale will inevitably drop greatly, and if they attack again, it will be impossible to have the courage of the day. We have the fortified city of Yanmen, which is difficult for the Turks to break through for a while, and the Turkic army of more than 200,000 arrows went south, and did not bring enough grain and grass, even if he plundered everywhere nearby, the grain and grass of hundreds of thousands of troops were not so easy to get, and without food, there was no way to continue the war, and the Turks would retreat. Moreover, at present, there are already soldiers previously recruited by the imperial court in various parts of Hedong and Hebei, and they must have received orders from His Majesty to rush here, and when the Turks cannot attack for a long time, there is no food and grass, and morale is low. The imperial army was attacked inside and outside, but it was a good opportunity for us to annihilate the main Turkic troops and horses in one fell swoop. ”

Although Yang Guang felt that what Pei Shiju said made some sense, but thinking about the key to his words, it was necessary for Yanmen to be able to defend it. If the Turks broke through Yanmen City before the imperial army arrived, everything would be over.

Empress Xiao's younger brother, Xiao Li, the young master of the crown prince, retorted, "When I first arrived in Yanmen two days ago, His Majesty intended to continue to go south to Taiyuan, and it was also Lord Pei who said that he should stay in Yanmen, and then gather soldiers and horses from all over Yanmen, so that he could fight with the Turks. But what about now? Yanmen was besieged similar to an iron bucket, and the Liao King who went out of the city was probably surrounded now. Today, the Turks have an army of more than 200,000, but there are less than 100,000 soldiers in Yanmen City. Isn't this to surround Your Majesty in danger, and how can this be done by a human minister? ”

When the two were arguing, there was an inner shì outside the hall who came to the door to report, "Your Majesty, there are flying pigeons from Taiyuan"

As soon as he heard the news that Taiyuan was coming, Yang Guang was immediately shocked, "Hurry up." ”

Neishì trotted up, and Yang Guang couldn't wait to open it. At first glance, he was shocked, and sat down on the chair with a pale face.

When Yu Shiji saw the emperor's appearance, his heart also jumped, and he asked urgently, "Your Majesty, what happened?" ”

Yang Guang supported his forehead with his hand, and said in a low tone, "Taiyuan Li Yuan sent an urgent letter, saying that he has received the holy decree sent to him by me. At present, he is mobilizing troops and horses from all over Hedong, but he said that the Turks have already taken 41 cities in Yanmen County, except for the two cities of Yanmen and Laoxian County, which are occupied by the King of Liao, the remaining 39 cities have fallen into the hands of the Turks. Moreover, the Turks have divided their troops into 50,000 troops, stationed at the three passes of Xikou, Hutuoshui, and Wutai to prevent the soldiers and horses of Hedong and Hebei from entering Yanmen. ”

When the ministers heard that the forty-one cities of Yanmen had been broken by the Turks, they were all shocked. In this way, they have completely become a lonely city, isolated from the soldiers and horses east of the imperial court.

Zuo Yiwei's general Yuwen Shihe stood there and said with a pale face, "Your Majesty, the imperial court has mobilized 500,000 soldiers and horses in Hedong before, in addition to the 150,000 guards, there are 350,000 troops in Hedong and Hebei. The Turks were only 50,000 people, and they could never be the opponents of the 350,000 army of the imperial court, and as soon as the imperial army arrived, the Turks would inevitably be defeated. ”

Yang Guang sighed, "There is no more 350,000 troops, there is no more." ”

On that day, Yang Guang planned to recruit 500,000 troops in the Turks, including 150,000 Janissary Guards, 100,000 from Linyu Pass, 50,000 from Taiyuan, and 50,000 soldiers from Hebei, 80,000 from Hedong, and 70,000 from Guanlong, a total of 500,000 troops. And now, the 150,000 people of the Praetorian Guard have been discounted by 50,000, and there are still 100,000 left. Of the 80,000 soldiers in Hedong, there were 20,000 soldiers in the three counties of Dingxiang, Mayi, and Yanmen who were annihilated by the Turks. Coupled with the 10,000 in Yanmen City, the 30,000 in Laoxian, and the 80,000 soldiers in Hedong, only 30,000 remained.

The 500,000 troops have gone to 100,000, and the remaining only 50,000 are Taiyuan, 70,000 in Guanlong, 150,000 in Hebei, and 30,000 in Hedong. It only adds up to 300,000 troops.

If these 300,000 people can come, Yang Guang will not be so disappointed, Guan Jian is these 300,000 people, and a large part of them will not be able to come in a short time. Yang Guang threw the letter to Neishì and asked him to take it and circulate it to the ministers.

The ministers also felt that as long as 300,000 troops arrived, even if they could not annihilate the Turks, there would be no problem in at least saving the lives of Yanmen and everyone. However, when everyone circulated this flying pigeon urgent letter one by one, they couldn't help frowning and becoming disappointed, and then panicked one by one.