After Liu Ziqiu made the decision to fight the last battle with Du Jishi, he immediately ordered the team to turn to the east, and the target was the direction of Wuwei County, posing to evacuate the Mobei grassland, but at the same time slowing down the speed of the march, leaving traces along the way that Du Jishi could track.

Du Jishi could not find Liu Ziqiu's main force for a decisive battle, and he was anxious, and when he got the news of the Sui army's return to the west, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and ordered to pursue at full speed. However, after more than a month of exhaustion, coupled with repeated ambushes by the Sui army, the nearly 60,000 horses who still followed him had already lost their morale. He had to make a promise that no matter whether he won or lost this battle, he would let everyone go back to their tribes.

At this time, Liu Ziqiu also made the final mobilization on the south bank of the Beihai Sea: "Soldiers, after this battle, we will return to our hometown!" If you want to return alive to be reunited with your wives and children, feed your horses, polish your swords, fill your crossbows with iron arrows, and wait for the enemy to see the power of death! ”

The North Sea is later known as Lake Belga, and at the beginning of the lake was covered with a thick layer of ice, and the shores of the lake were covered with snow, and under the snow was hard permafrost. The soldiers fed the last of the forage to the war horses, and even mixed it with the precious fried noodles. Warhorses are not only their mounts, but also their companions. After more than two months of fighting, many of the horses lost a layer of fat, and the hooves of some of the horses were also worn out. At the beginning, there were three or four horses for one person, but now there is no guarantee for one person and two horses. At this moment, the lives of the war horses are more precious than their lives, otherwise, even if they defeat the Gilshi, it will be difficult for them to return to the West Sea safely.

Digis also encountered such difficulties. Although they are more familiar with this desert grassland, they rarely run near the North Sea in such a cold and snowy season. There was no fodder, and some old and weak horses had fallen on the way. Horse meat was okay to satisfy hunger, but it was not easy to digest, and there was no firewood, and after eating half-cooked horse meat, many soldiers fell ill. In fact, the Turks have always been physically strong, and they will kill horses to satisfy hunger when they are in difficulty, and this situation rarely occurs. It's just that in the past half a month, they haven't eaten enough, and their bodies have become weaker, and now although they can still gallop on horseback, they are actually at the end of their strong crossbows.

Just as Du Jishi was hesitating whether to continue the pursuit, a scout suddenly came to report: "Great Khan, the Sui army is twenty miles to the south!" ”

Hearing that the Sui army was in front, Du Jishi suddenly shook his head and shouted, "Rush over and kill them!" ”

In cavalry combat, it is very important to keep the horse in sufficient impact. Du Jishi lives on horseback all the year round, of course he understands this truth, he launched an attack in advance, just to raise the speed of the war horse to the highest, but unfortunately he miscalculated one thing. The horses they had now were already exhausted, and they were not suitable for such a long sprint. Of course, the Turks were very good at riding, and they would control the speed of their horses well, and they did not let the horses run at full strength all at once. Although this saves horsepower, it also hides the fact that the horses are overwhelmed.

When Du Jishi led the crowd to run fifteen miles, several eagle eagles swept through the sky. Immediately afterwards, the sound of horses' hooves trampling on the snow was also heard in front of me. He waved his scimitar and shouted, "Sons, move forward!" It's time for revenge! ”

The Turkic cavalry let out a strange "whoop" and rode forward, their swords shining. Some of the people who rushed to the front couldn't wait to shè out the feather arrows, although there was no Sui army in front of them. But they knew that the Sui army had a very powerful crossbow that could send powerful iron arrows from twice the length of their bows and arrows, and they did not have enough armor to make a futile attempt to attack first.

Suddenly, the Turkic cavalry rushing in front stumbled one after another, and Du Jishi exclaimed: "Quick, go around, there is a pit!" ”

In fact, the ground here is as hard as pig iron, Liu Ziqiu doesn't have this ability even if he wants to dig a pit, and their war horses fell down completely because the wild galloping of this section of the road has completely exceeded the ability of the war horses. The Turkic cavalry were all experienced herdsmen, and they should have known that this situation would occur a long time ago, but these rìzi, who had been completely dazed by Liu Ziqiu's "guerrilla warfare", and now heard that the Sui army was in front, they had long since completely lost their minds.

The Turkic cavalry was worthy of being excellent riders, and immediately after the order of the Turkic was given, they divided into two groups and went around the front. But no matter how good their riding skills are, they can't hold up their companions, and they are on the verge of collapse. Soon, not only did the people and horses in front of them lose their front hooves, but the people behind them also turned on their backs.

"Not good!" At this time, Du Jishi already understood that it was not a trap, but a problem with the war horse, and ordered repeatedly, "Quick, take the reins!" ”

Although the horses were already overwhelmed, the superb horsemanship of the Turkic cavalry once again came into play, and the momentum of the more than 50,000 cavalry galloping slowly slowed down in an instant. However, the figure of the Sui army finally appeared in front of him, a piece of black pressure, and the same black pressure was overwhelming iron arrows. The Turkic cavalry had seen the power of the Iron Arrows, but it was the first time that they had faced so many Iron Arrows at the same time. It has long been rumored that there is more than one Sui army that broke into the grassland, with a total of about 100,000 people, and so many iron arrows suddenly made the rumors credible, and the original military spirit of the Turkic cavalry suddenly collapsed.

In fact, Liu Ziqiu equipped each cavalry with two cavalry crossbows, and in the past, in order to maintain continuous attacks, he practiced the three-stage shè attack method, that is, all the men and horses were divided into three groups and took turns shè shots. But this was the last battle he had decided, and the iron arrows they carried with them were nearly exhausted. In this case, Liu Ziqiu no longer carried out any three-stage shè attacks, but ordered all the iron arrows to be shè out in one go. Although after more than two months of fighting, the number of soldiers killed and incapacitated has reached 8,000, but all the cavalry crossbows have been retained, and the power of 40,000 iron arrows fired at the same time is absolutely amazing, and the results achieved are even more unimaginable than Liu Ziqiu could imagine.

Fear spread like dominoes throughout the Turkic cavalry, and many Turkic soldiers had begun to turn their horses back. But the war horse, which had just come to a halt from the gallop, had no difficulty in regaining its speed. If it was when the war horse was fat and strong, it might not be difficult to do it with the superb riding skills of these Turkic warriors, but now the horse is thin and haggard, and it has long exceeded the bearing capacity of the war horse. War horses are also living things, and when they can't bear it anymore, they will also rise up against their masters. Many horses stood up and knocked their owners to the ground. The Turkic team was in chaos, and the Ji Shi shouted repeatedly, but how could it have any effect?

At this time, the soldiers of the Western Navy who were raising jīng had already rushed in front of them. Although the West Navy is outnumbered in terms of strength, it has far surpassed its opponents in terms of equipment, morale, and tactical literacy. The moment the two collided, Du Jishi's army collapsed like a lake bursting the embankment, and the final battle that Liu Ziqiu had planned and prepared finally turned into a one-sided massacre.

Seeing that the defeat was decided, Du Jishi still did not give up, and commanded the army to regroup with all his might, wanting to make a last stand with the advantage of numbers. Mu Duoli saw it in the distance, raised her bow, and swept over with five arrows in a row. Du Jishi was caught off guard, and was hit by these five arrows in the forehead, neck, chest, shoulders and eyes, and immediately planted off the horse, and was already trampled into a mess of meat by the rebels. Poor Shibi Khan was originally a generation of heroes in history, who once besieged Yang Guang in Yanmen County, almost making Yang Guang a prisoner, and at this moment due to the arrival of Liu Ziqiu, he just became a khan for only a few months, and died in the chaos.

As soon as Du Jishi died, the remnants had no intention of fighting again. Amid the shouts of "surrender and don't kill" from the Western Navy, the Turkic cavalry abandoned their swords and bows, dismounted and knelt down. The final battle was finally over, but it was much easier than Liu Ziqiu expected.

Jiao Liyan rose up, stretched out his tongue and splashed the blood on the corner of his mouth, and said unsatisfied: "Lord, slaughter all these people!" ”

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "No, escort them all back to the West Sea!" We need labor! ”

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Although the war in Mobei was over, it was necessary to pass through thousands of miles of snow-covered wasteland from the North Sea to the West Sea, which was another difficult test for both the soldiers of the Western Navy and the Turkic prisoners. Along the way, although other tribes helped along the way, there were still huge casualties. The soldiers of the Western Navy were slightly better, and when they returned to the outside of the Great Wall of Weiwu County, they still maintained a contingent of about 10,000 people. The captives were miserable, and countless froze to death and died of disease along the way, and by the time they reached the foot of the Great Wall, there were less than 20,000 left.

Liu Ziqiu really wanted to save the lives of these captives, but the reality was very cruel. They lacked enough food, and Liu Ziqiu had to make sure his soldiers were well fed. They also lacked tents, and only the soldiers of the Western Navy could rest in tents at night, and the captives had to huddle together to keep each other warm. It's not that Liu Ziqiu is ruthless, it's because he knows that these captives are by no means good people, and he has heard the stories of the farmer and the snake, Mr. Dongguo and the wolf since he was a child.

Mu Lin's tribe was stationed outside the Great Wall, and when he heard that Liu Ziqiu had returned with a great victory, Mu Lin hurriedly greeted him: "Congratulations to Lord Liu on his triumphant return!" ”

Liu Ziqiu remembered that when he left the West Sea, there were 20,000 young men who were jumping around him, but now he only came back half, and then he thought about how many lives had disappeared in the past two months, so he couldn't help but sigh and said: "I hope that the fewer triumphs in this way, the better, and there will be no more battles between the Central Plains and Mobei!" ”

Of course, Liu Ziqiu also understands that the wish is good, but the reality is always helpless.

Suddenly, a team of post guards with red sè triangular flags on their backs galloped from the south, and said in a ** voice: "Lord Qi, Jiangnan urgent!" ”