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"Send a letter to the governor of Huai'an City in Yanzhou, let them not hold on, I have dispatched 3,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry from Huaihuang to reinforce the two cities of Huai'an and Daning."

After issuing all the orders, Yi Feng left the pigeon station.

Liu Wenjing stood behind Yi Feng, "Your Highness, although the Turks are numerous, it is not impossible to fight, we really want to respond to the battle passively and not be able to retreat?" ”

"Hmph." Yi Feng sneered, "I don't believe you can't understand the current situation, this is the opposite." ”

"I'm worried that His Highness won't be able to help it when he arrives, after all, he has an elite army, but he can only be beaten and not fight back, which will definitely not be comfortable." Liu Wenjing said with a smile.

"It's not good to be beaten and don't fight back, but as long as we act according to the plan, then the enemy can't actually beat us, there is a strong city and a dangerous pass, if the Turks want to attack, it is because they are stupid and uncomfortable, and then we can beat them hard when we stand on the high city wall." Yi Feng sighed, "Of course, there is no need to be so restrained, but there are always some people who like to play yin at a critical time." In that case, we can't be too upright, and we have to keep a hand. Otherwise, we will fight to the death with the Turks, and in the end others will jump out, pick up the cheap, and sell well, and even clean up us together in the end, don't you think it's stupid? ”

"Then we're going to suffer this loss?"

"It's not a loss, as long as the war is within the control range, it will still be of some benefit to us, the army. There is always a battle test. Moreover, through this war, we can also further strengthen the control of the eleven prefectures of Youzhou Prefecture. ”

Liu Wenjing said with some concern, "Then what if the prince and Gao Gong have been standing still." What about watching the fire from the other side? ”

"If you really want that, there is nothing to worry about, with our strength, as long as we can't hold on, then although we can't hit the Turks hard, but the Turks don't want to take advantage of much, in the end they can't capture our city, and they can only retreat after plundering the countryside. And if Gao Gong really dares to keep supporting the troops, he will not move. How dare you let the Turks attack us without worries, and even let them leave in the end. Then it's not that simple. You say, what will the emperor think of them then? Don't forget jì, although Lone is the grandson of the emperor, he is only the marshal of the Eastern Road of the Northern Expeditionary Army. Moreover, in the previous imperial court plan, our Eastern Route Army was only responsible for guarding Yanyun and serving as a reserve support force for the Middle Route Army. The Turks attacked us, but we could not hold out, not only did we not have the slightest responsibility, but acted in full accordance with the plan of the imperial court, as long as we held it, we would have merit. And Yang Yong and Gao Gong were the marshals and long history of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and their task was to defeat the Turks and annihilate their living forces, but in the end they just sat in the back and watched the scenery. Allowing the Turks to wreak havoc on Daibei and finally leave, then they are completely derelict in their duties. Gao Gong didn't dare to do this. Yang Yong didn't dare. If they dare to do this, they will all be doomed. Therefore, I think that there is a time limit for Gao Gong's wait-and-see, as long as we can hold up this first wave of attacks, no matter what. Gao Gong had to go to war, and they couldn't afford to wait. ”

Yi Feng sneered. "At that time, Gao Gong and they will be forced to go north to fight the Turks, and at that time, it will be our turn to watch the play."

Liu Wenjing couldn't help but be infected when she saw Yi Feng being so confident and relaxed, and the worries in her heart gradually faded, and she even looked forward to the kind of scene that His Royal Highness Taisun said.

Mayi City.

Gao Gong looked at the letter in his hand and shook his head, this is already the thirteenth letter for help, thirteen letters for help in one day.

"Pei Lian, aren't you entertaining your true appearance."

Pei Lin lowered his hand and Xiao Li stepped down, his face expressionless, "How dare the lower officials." ”

"Don't you dare? So you went to your book thirteen times in one day, and you sent the exact same letter every time? Gao Gong shook the black and white words in his hand and asked.

"The letter was sent by His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, and the lower official just forwarded it on his behalf, and the lower official didn't know anything about the content of the letter, just doing his duty."

"You!" Gao Gong pressed the anger in his chest, and finally raised his hand, "Get out!" ”

"The official letter has been delivered, and I will retire!" Pei Lin gave up and retired.

He Ruobi looked at Gao Gong with an angry face, "Xiangguo, the imperial grandson sent thirteen urgent letters for help in one day, we? ”

"The Turks haven't really confronted Yang Lin yet, and he has already been shouting, but it's just a bluff. No hurry, wait. Gao Gong was also irritated in his heart, although he said that he didn't care, but Yi Feng's thirteen letters for help also made him a little uneasy. In any case, Yang Lin is the grandson of the emperor, and although the Eastern Route Army led by him is to guard Yanyun, he is the long history of the Northern Expedition, and now he is in command of 250,000 elite troops, but he sits and watches the Turks plunder the north and does not move, which is not a small matter. Shaking his head, Gao Gong threw these thoughts out of his mind, since he had made a decision, he had to stick to it. Let the Turks face off against Yang Lin first, which is not only to take the opportunity to weaken Taisun's strength, but also to make the chances of victory in the hands of the middle route army greater, so as to defeat the Turks in one last move. He told himself that as long as he could finally achieve a considerable victory this time, then what he was doing to the prince at the moment would ultimately be understandable to the emperor.

"Send some more scouts to the north, pay close attention to the situation in the north, and once Taisun and the Turks are in full battle, we will immediately send troops north." Gao Gong finally couldn't help but modify some of the original plan, in the original plan, he was going to wait for the Turks to fight with Taisun about the same, and then he finally appeared to clean up the situation. Now under pressure, he had to decide that as soon as Yang Lin and the Turks were fully engaged, he would immediately go north, not waiting for the best season. He was also worried that Taisun would suffer too ruthlessly, and he would have to fight with him at that time.

Yanzhou, Huai'an City.

Huai'an County Commander Fang Xuanling was a civil official, and at this time he also changed out of his crewneck shirt and black gauze hat, put on leather armor and copper helmets, wore a horizontal knife in his waist, and carried a machine crossbow on his back.

"Envoy, I heard that the grandson has a flying pigeon to pass the book?" He strode into the Assassin's Mansion and asked Qu Tutong.

"Hmm. The imperial grandson asked us to stick to the two cities of Huai'an and Daning. ”

"But we only have 2,000 soldiers, and although we have recruited young men and strong men temporarily, we have only recruited 3,000. There are 50,000 Turks. Fang Xuanling sighed and said, the young man and the soldiers together are only 5,000, but the attacking Daman has 50,000, the difference between heaven and earth.

Qu Tutong comforted Fang Xuanling and said, "Don't worry too much, Your Highness doesn't plan to let us cook with a slap." ”

"Reinforcements?"

"Well, His Highness sent Li Jing to lead 3,000 cavalry plus 10,000 Huaihuang field infantry to immediately rush to reinforce the two cities of Huaihuang and Daning. Let's not worry about it now. With more than 10,000 elites, let's have a good time fighting the Turks! Qu Tutong has been gray in the past few days. Now there are so many reinforcements all at once. Although it was still inferior to the number of the Turks of 50,000, the difference was not much.

"We still have to strengthen the fortifications and make full preparations."

Yu Wenji was not very optimistic, he was still frightened by the number of 50,000 cavalry of the Turks. "Reinforcements are coming. Can we hold on? 13,000 reinforcements, but they still defend Daning Pass. ”

Qu Tutong took a group of officials in Huai'an City to the city wall, and there were already some scattered tents of Turkic forward scouts scattered in the south of the city.

"We have given up all the other territories after Yanzhou City and Daning, and Huai'an and Daning must not be lost." In the cold wind, Qu Tutong looked firm, "Although Daman commands 50,000 wolf cubs, if they divide their troops to besiege Huai'an City and Daning Pass, then we and Daning Pass will only face more than 20,000 Turks in each city. We now have 2,000 defenders and 3,000 young men, and if we add 6,000 cavalry reinforcements. We'll be able to reach 10,000 defenders. ”

"But the Turks are still three times or more than us."

"Under the city of Huai'an, the Turks could not put 30,000 people into the siege at one time. Moreover, the Turks were all cavalry. And although we are infantry supplemented by young and strong, we defend the city and fight, and there is a city to rely on. If 10,000 Turks attack the city, I can even say that we can defeat them lightly. And if 30,000 Turks attack Huai'an City day and night, as long as we are united. Although there were casualties, they were able to hold in the end. ”

Fang Xuanling smiled. "If there are 10,000 defenders in Huai'an City, there is indeed a lot of hope that the city can be defended."

Yu Wenhua was a little unconvinced, how 10,000 horses could defeat 30,000 Turkic troops, "How is this calculated?" ”

Qu Tutong was also a battle-hardened general back then, and he was very experienced in offensive and defensive operations, and at the moment he explained to Yu Wenhua in detail, and also took the opportunity to stabilize the feelings of the officials and generals in Huai'an and enhance their confidence.

"If the weapons, morale, and generals of both sides are evenly matched, and 10,000 defenders have enough logs, bows, and boulders to fight with 1,000 dead and 1,000 wounded without shortage of food, they can repel a full attack of 10,000 enemy troops. And if the defenders have enough armor to defend, the number of soldiers killed in battle can drop to about two hundred. If there are enough herbs and doctors in the city, after the wounded soldiers are bandaged and treated, and rest, even eighty percent of the lightly injured can return to the battlefield. Even if the enemy army of 30,000 people continues to attack at any cost, after three rounds, it will suffer heavy casualties and is unable to attack again, while the defenders will lose more than 1,000 people at most, and they still have the strength to fight again. ”

Fang Xuanling is also familiar with military books and knows historical facts in detail, although he has no experience in leading soldiers, he can also interject. He said, "Under normal circumstances, a defender who is not short of food and grass can hold on to the city and can hold on to resist a sevenfold enemy attack for twenty days without falling. Although Huai'an City is not a strong city, the Turks who can attack are also steppe cavalry who are not good at attacking cities, so if we get 5,000 reinforcements, then even against the attack of 50,000 Turks, it is not impossible to hold out for at least half a month, and even a month to two months. ”

"Half a month later, haha." Qu Tutong laughed for a while, "There are still 250,000 elite troops of the imperial court on the front line of Yanmen Taiyuan, half a month, even if they climb, they have all climbed to the bottom of Huai'an City." ”

"Yes, we still have hundreds of thousands of troops to the south." The rest of the generals also laughed, and they used this laughter to alleviate the panic and anxiety in their hearts these days.

Fang Xuanling said to Qu Tutong, "Envoy, you should immediately announce the news of the imminent arrival of Huaihuang reinforcements to the city, and tell everyone that the hundreds of thousands of imperial army in Taiyuan are heading north, and they will arrive soon, so as to boost the morale of the people and soldiers." ”

"The city defenses must also be strengthened, and no one is allowed to leave the city without a handwritten warrant from the king, and no one outside the city is allowed to let people into the city, and scouts can only enter and exit the city by hanging themselves from the city through guò baskets. Strictly guard against spies and strengthen the supervision of the people in the city. Strengthen patrols, strictly prohibit fireworks at night" Fang Xuanling proposed a number of construction measures in a row, and Qu Tutong adopted them one by one.

Qu Tutong looked at the small Huai'an City, and always felt that something was missing, for a long time, he slapped the battlements, pointed to the gate tower of the south city, "Immediately order someone to find a long log, stand on the gate tower of the gatehouse, and hang a big flag." People are in the flag, the flag is in the city, thinking that it is the soul of defending the city, inspiring the soldiers and the people to defend the city to the death. ”

Qu Tugai asked his brother, "What words or patterns should be embroidered on the flag?" ”

"We are the official army of the Great Sui, of course we have to embroider the Sui characters." There are officials who mention yì.

Some people also mentioned, "We are Han people, and in the face of the invasion and attack of the Turkic Hulu, we have to embroider a Chinese character." ”

Fang Xuanling praised, "Hu Lu invaded the Central Plains, burned down our Han people's homes, and kidnapped our Han children, this is our Han land, we should erect a Chinese character banner and kill these Hu Lu under the Han flag." ”

Qu Tutong applauded loudly, "Okay, those who dare to offend strong men will be punished even if they are far away!" ”

The officials and soldiers in the city were greatly encouraged, and everyone happily went to carry the wooden tree flag.

Not long after, a man who lived under the city wall led people to tear down his house, tear down the beams of the house, and transport it to the city as a flagpole. At the head of the silk shop in the city, a wealthy local merchant whose family has lived here for several generations, took out the best Shu Mian from his family, and let his wife and daughter-in-law work together to embroider a big Chinese character on the Shu brocade.

The bright red and gorgeous high-grade Shu brocade is embroidered with big Chinese characters, and the flagpole made of the beams of the house is hung, and finally stands high on the city gate tower in the south of the city, so eye-catching, dazzling.

The man looked at the beam of his house, which has now become a flagpole, and his heart was full of excitement. Facing Qu Tutong's praise and reward for him, he just patted the dust on his hands and said with a sincere smile, "My house is under the city wall, and the Fang Ming Mansion has already issued a notice that the officials and soldiers will immediately demolish the houses around the city wall to strengthen the city defense." Fang Mingfu also said that after the war, the government will pay for us to rebuild the house, in this case, it is just right to remove the beams of this house to make a flagpole. ”

"Congratulations to the envoy, the people's hearts are available, and this battle will be won!" Fang Xuanling laughed and congratulated Qu Tutong.

Qu Tutong also smiled again and again, and his self-confidence increased greatly.

ps: In the past few days, the thunderstorm weather, as soon as the thunder hits, the power will be tripped, and it is really annoying. A few days ago, the thunder burned several lights, and the cat was also broken. It seems to say that we have a high underground magnetic content here, alas, the rhythm is always disrupted, very unhappy, please understand. (To be continued)