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Zhao Zhongqing's 3,000 reinforcements were wiped out on the road, and this news made Yi Feng extremely shocked.

He couldn't understand that this war with the Turks was not a surprise attack, but a war that both sides knew for a long time, for which both sides had been preparing for more than a year, if not longer. Why hasn't Hedong been able to do a better defense? Yunnei is the northeast gate of Hedong, why is there only one town that will be defended with more than a thousand town soldiers and horses? When the Turks arrived, there were only 300 defenders on the Great Wall Pass. So that the Turks were able to drive straight in, and the troops surrounded Yunnei and Heng'an. Everyone had already come to the city, and at this time, the governor of Shuozhou sent 3,000 reinforcements north.

Yi Feng didn't want to be too mean to Zhao Zhongqing, who died in battle, but he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to the north to reinforce, and he was just halfway there, but he was ambushed halfway and the whole army was wiped out, so I have to say that this general is unqualified. This is obviously a trick to fall into the enemy's encirclement and send reinforcements, is this person not the slightest bit vigilant? 3,000 people, even if you can't beat it, if you want to run, you can always run out of it.

Bad news came one after another, and in the middle of the night that day, Yi Feng received another urgent military information, and the county seat of Yunnei fell.

Li Yaowang, the general of Heng'an Town, held Heng'an City alone, but his troops were too small and his shape was critical.

At this time, Yi Feng finally knew the battlefield situation ahead from the intelligence gathered from all directions.

Dulan "Khan and Nili Khan joined forces with 200,000 troops to the south, and at present, the second Khan attacked the Great Wall, besieged Heng'an and Yunnei, they captured Yunnei City, and ambushed and annihilated Zhao Zhongqing's 3,000 Shuozhou reinforcements. Right now. Nili led 50,000 troops out of the Great Wall, and attacked Huaihuang along the northern edge of the Great Wall along the border road of the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Usha Castle bore the brunt of the attack. And Du Lan commanded 150,000 soldiers and horses on the South Road, after capturing Yunnei City. Dulan pro-unified 50,000 soldiers and horses to continue to besiege the dangerous Heng'an Town, and sent his brother Ashina Kuhezhen to command 50,000 troops to attack the first line of the Sangan Line to the east, and sent Nilizi Ashina Daman to command 50,000 troops to advance eastward along the Nanyang River, and the troops pointed to the Huai'an and Daning lines in Yanzhou.

The Turkic attack was rapid, and the Nili Zi Ashina Daman soldiers were sharp, and they were unstoppable in Changqing and Tiancheng counties, and the advance of the army had reached the city of Huai'an, the capital of Yanzhou.

Sha Bo Luozi, the younger brother of Du Lan. Ashina Kuhezhen, who once entered the Sui Dynasty and was named the Duke of Zhuguo and Anguo by Yang Jian, led his 50,000 soldiers and horses, and also quickly swept along the Sanggan River, burning and looting along the way, killing and plundering into Zhuolu and Huairong, and eastward to the military capital.

"Where is the prince, what is Gao Gong waiting for, and where is He Ruobi's mid-lane army?" Yi Feng saw that the Turks had fully penetrated into the Datong Basin, and quickly attacked the Huailai Basin in Yanqing. My heart is very hot. The situation of the Turks was already very obvious, they did not immediately attack Shuozhou in the south after attacking the Great Wall, nor did they sweep the entire Yunshuo Datong Basin, but they occupied Yunnei at the northern end of the Datong Basin. The troops were divided into four routes, one to continue to besiege the dangerous Heng'an, and the other three to the east. The 50,000 troops of Nili in the north pointed directly to the west of Huaihuang. Wusha Castle and Wild Fox City bear the brunt. And the Daman Department and Kuhezhen Department of the South Road. Daman attacked Huai'an and Daning in Yanzhou, while Kushezhen attacked Zhuolu and Huailai. The purpose is to pass the military capital.

Dog's day, Nili and Dulan obviously didn't want to attack Yunshuo, don't go to Yanmen and Taiyuan, they are going to Huaihuang.

The attack on Yunnei Heng'an was to block the Hedong Army from Shuozhou Taiyuan in the south, and the attack on Zhuolu Huailai was to block the soldiers and horses of Hebei in the military capital Guannei.

Their real goal is to embrace the wilderness, and they want to encircle the wilderness.

The situation seemed to collapse in an instant.

The northern part of Shuozhou and the territory of Fuzhou were full of Turkic cavalry, who burned and looted everywhere, attacked and captured all the Han Chinese they saw, robbed a qiē of money, and burned all the villages.

There are even many Turkic soldiers and horses who have entered the territory of Ulzhou, burning, killing and looting.

In Huai'an City, Qu Tutong summoned a group of officials and generals from Yanzhou, and reported the latest military situation with a heavy face.

"Changqing and Tiancheng have fallen, the Turkic advance is only fifty miles away from Yanzhou, only fifty miles away from Huai'an City, and the leader of the army is Ashina Daman, the son of the Turkic Muli Khan, an extremely fierce young man."

Qu Tutong recounted the information he got in detail at the meeting, and finally he said, "This is the latest information sent by the emperor's grandson, and it should be true." ”

Huai'an County Ling Fang Xuanling didn't expect the situation to collapse so badly, after these Turks attacked the Great Wall from the north of Yunnei, they did not take advantage of the situation to attack Shuozhou, but turned to the northeast, and killed Huai'an behind Huaihuang, it was really a hell. "Envoy, I think that Huai'an should be strengthened immediately, and the people above are forbidden to enter Huai'an City, so as not to have Turkic spies take the opportunity to infiltrate the city and create chaos."

Qu Tutong nodded at this mentions, although in this case, there will definitely be a lot of refugees who will not be able to enter the city, but this is not the time for a woman's kindness. Defend Huai'an, at least you can protect the people in the city.

"I thought that I had to immediately recruit young people who had practiced bows and arrows and martial arts among the people in the city and filled them into the ranks of the city defenders. In addition, he immediately ordered the major clans in the city to send young and strong servants to join the city defense team. Qu Tutong's younger brother Qu Tugai also proposed his own construction, "Open the arsenal in the state, distribute armor, bows and arrows, and immediately distribute money and food rewards to reward the loyal and brave, and set a heavy reward, and those who defend the city and kill the enemy will be rewarded." ”

Sima Yu's culture in Yanzhou was already restless when he heard that the Turks had killed him, and at this time, seeing that they were only thinking about recruiting young people and the like, he couldn't help but say, "With our little man, it's not enough to stuff the Turks' teeth." At the moment, it is imperative to immediately go to the imperial grandson for help, by the way, Li Jing is the general of Daning Guan, he has a large number of cavalry in his hands, and he has a good relationship with the Huaihuang army, so that Jundang immediately sent someone to summon Li Jing back to help, it is best to let him bring the Huaihuang reinforcements back. ”

According to the information provided by Taisun, Nili Khan is leading 50,000 soldiers and horses to attack Huaihuang from Saishang, and in addition, Kuhezhen is also leading 50,000 troops to march towards Junduguan. Let's not pin all our hopes on reinforcements now, let's think about how to hold off Daman's attack first. Qu Tutong was very dissatisfied with Yu Wenhua and this apparently fearful attitude.

The intelligence officers under the command of the imperial grandson who attended the meeting recounted the information of the Turks, and finally said to the Qutu channel: "Judging by the observation of the inferior rank. The Turks who attacked this time were by no means a fierce rabble, and their marching formations were arranged. Advance and retreat are very orderly. Daman, who attacked Yanzhou, was the son of Nili Khan. He is half Han Chinese, and his mother, Xiang, is Han. Daman has black hair and black eyes, but he must not be deceived by his appearance, he is not of my race. Brave and fierce, but also very cunning, this is an extremely difficult fellow. Under his command, there is also an elite guard cavalry composed of Zhaowu and nine surnamed Hu in the Western Regions, fierce and cruel, and extremely experienced in combat. Dammam's team marched quickly. But they are not impatient, and the army has always maintained close contacts. Especially their combat effectiveness, the bow is skillful and the fighting spirit is fierce. Humilly reminded the envoy that if he did not have enough troops, he must not go out of the city with the Daman army to fight! ”

Qu Tutong listened carefully to the narration and reminders of the intelligence officers under the command of the imperial grandson, he is also an experienced general, after thinking about it, he still asked, "His Royal Highness the imperial grandson has said it." When will we be able to come to the rescue? ”

The Huaihuang intelligence officer pondered for a while and replied, "I don't know when the imperial grandson will come to the rescue, but His Highness will come eventually." ”

"How many troops can we muster now?" Yu culture and hear here. My heart sank, and I had to hope that Yanzhou could hold on for a while.

"With the soldiers and horses in Daning Town, there are three thousand." Qutu passage of the loop.

"What? Three thousand? Just these 3,000 have to add Li Jing's soldiers? "Yu culture and almost collapse. Why are you just ordering troops like this? Although he is the Sima of Yanzhou. is in charge of military affairs, but in fact, he has never really taken care of things. It was only then that he realized how few soldiers he had. remembered that he had followed Yi Feng in Huaihuang before. Yi Feng has tens of thousands of horses casually.

"Li Jing is now in Huaifa, his soldiers are also in Huaifa, and there is no one in Daning Pass at all." Fang Xuanling gave Yu Wenhua and a heavy hammer, knocking him full of gold stars.

"Then we only have 2,000 soldiers and horses now, right?" Qu Tutong hung his head and said dejectedly.

Fang Xuanling was not so pessimistic, he tapped his fingers lightly on the table in front of him, "In fact, the Turkic army is not so terrible, although the enemy is numerous, but we must not fight." ”

"War? How can you fight a war, the enemy is 50,000, we are 2,000, and this is still a bird? Yu Wenhua shouted at Fang Xuanling dissatisfied.

"Although the Turks are numerous, they are all cavalry, and although I am outnumbered, I have a city to rely on. Although the cavalry is advantageous, it is not conducive to the siege. What's more, don't forget it, we are not fighting alone, Huaihuang is in the north, even if Huaihuang is now facing a Turkic attack, but I believe they will still send some reinforcements to rescue, after all, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, presumably Huaihuang doesn't want Yanzhou to fall. Our Yanzhou not only guards the southern end of Huaihuang, but also connects Youzhou, if Huaihuang allows our Yanzhou to fall into the hands of the Turks, then they themselves will become a lone army surrounded by the Turks. Well, if you hold on a little longer, presumably the imperial grandson will also lead the troops to arrive. Now the imperial grandson should already be in Youzhou City, and it is estimated that he is also dispatching troops and preparing to go north. ”

Qu Tugai greatly agreed with Fang Xuanling's calm analysis, "The Turks are all cavalry, mainly winning with bows and arrows, they have a single type of army and a relatively single weapon. The Turkic cavalry was longer than field battles and shorter than storms, which was the disadvantage of the steppe cavalry, which has not changed to this day. Moreover, the Turks lacked iron, and they lacked good blacksmiths and craftsmanship, so they lacked iron armor, and their soldiers were mostly leather, and their shields were mostly wooden shields covered with cowhide, and these equipment were inferior to resist strong bows and crossbows, and if we held the city, they would suffer. ”

Qu Tutong nodded again and again when he heard this, the Turkic cavalry is indeed powerful, but near Huai'an, it is not a plain, and it is by no means suitable for cavalry combat, plus they have a city to defend, well, they can indeed fight. Of course, their biggest trouble is the huge disparity in strength.

"I have to let Li Jing return to Huai'an City immediately, and in addition, ask Huaihuang to send reinforcements to help defend Huai'an." Qu Tutong made a decision.

Yu Wenhua said: "Why don't you just retreat into Huaihuang, even if it is to retreat into Daning Pass, it is better than guarding this small Huai'an City." ”

"We have the responsibility to defend the land, and without the order of the imperial court to retreat, we have to survive with our survival." Qu Tutong did not hesitate to refute Yu Wenhua and the runaway who was afraid of death.

"What else is there in this state except barren mountains and wasteland? This Huai'an city is in ruins, why not abandon it. As the saying goes, the green mountains are here, and we are not afraid of no firewood, so let's think about the overall situation and not make unnecessary sacrifices. ”

"Don't say it again, anyone who dares to abandon the city and retreat will all be guilty of abandonment, and then don't blame Ben for being ruthless." Qu Tutong's words as hard as ice interrupted Yu Wenhua.

Daman's forwards soon came to the city of Huai'an, and they galloped under the city in a row, shouting and provoking, and set up camp, and surrounded the small city of Huai'an.

Qu Tutong's rescue letter was delivered to Yifeng in Youzhou, but the current situation in Youzhou is not optimistic.

Kuhezhen's offensive was also quite fierce, and he swept through the eastern part of Yanzhou and most of Ulzhou, and except for a few walled cities, all the rest of the city had fallen into the hands of the Turks. Kuhezhen once served as a hostage in the Central Plains, served as the pillar state and the prince of the Sui Dynasty, and knew more about the Central Plains than the vast majority of Turkic people. Originally, he was even more afraid of the strength of the Great Sui because of this, but unfortunately, after getting used to seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains, the greed and desire in his heart finally suppressed the awe.

The task given to him by Du Lan and Nili was to block the Jundu Pass and the Flying Fox Pass, and prevent the Hebei Army from rescuing Huaihuang.

However, after several days of marching along the line, they swept a large area of land lightly and seized a lot of money and food, which also made Ku He really think that the Sui army was nothing more than that. In his heart, a raging fire of desire has been born, he doesn't just want to block Jundu Pass and Flying Fox Pass, he wants to follow these two passages and attack Hebei in one fell swoop. Even a small place like Ulzhou has grabbed so much loot, if you attack Hebei, how much rich loot will you have to grab?

Ku Hezhen kept giving orders, urging his subordinates to speed up the march, so that they could quickly sweep away all the rebels in front of them, destroy all the cities and villages, and attack Hebei before the Sui army in Hebei could react.

In Youzhou City, Yi Feng shook his head after reading the letter for help sent by Qu Tutong of Youzhou.

"Where are Gao Gong and He Ruobi now?" He asked his intelligence officer.

"The prince is now in Taiyuan, Gao Changshi is now in Yanmen, and Marshal He Ruo is in Shuozhou."

"I asked you yesterday, and that's the same answer, right?" Yi Feng asked.

"Yes."

"You're saying that they haven't moved a day after a day, so where is the army they sent?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, after Marshal He Ruo led the army to Mayi in Shuozhou the day before yesterday, there was no further advance, and they have stopped moving in Mayi, for two whole days."

"They are holding the army, do they want to see death and not save them, or do they want to borrow a knife to kill people?" Yi Feng snorted coldly and smiled contemptuously. (To be continued......) R1292