Feng Xin risked his life to report the news, expecting to be rewarded by Tong Lifa, but he didn't know that it was such a result, and he couldn't help but cry out for wrongdoing.

Tong Lifa sneered: "Wronged? You're not wronged at all. If it weren't for your father to provoke me to attack Gaoyue County, how could I incur the revenge of the Sui people? Now, I am going to lead my army to rescue my people, and I am about to sacrifice your blood to the flag, how can you be wronged! ”

After speaking, Tong Li gave an order, and two fierce warriors had already dragged Feng Xin in front of the banner. Although Feng Xin shouted loudly, there were a few people who understood his Chinese. The two warriors were even more disdainful, and their swords fell, and they had already cut Feng Xin into two pieces, and the blood soared, staining the battle flag red.

Knowing that their camp was attacked by the Sui people, Tong Lifa's men were anxious and clamoring to attack Guzang, but the strong Great Wall was in front of them. Although Lu Tong was born as a civilian, he was able to be promoted to a thousand commanders by Liu Ziqiu at the beginning, and he had his unique side in martial arts and the art of war. The Great Wall was originally built according to the topography, and coupled with the proper dispatch of Lu Tong, Tong Lifa paid more than 4,000 casualties and failed to move forward.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day, and Tong Lifa personally raised his sword to supervise the battle, ordered not to break through the Great Wall, and vowed not to withdraw the army! In fact, this is already a helpless move by Tong Lifa. If the Great Wall is not breached in two more days, his men will face a situation of no food to eat.

The food of the nomadic tribes is cattle and sheep, and when they fight, they drive large herds of cattle and sheep, and when they are hungry, they slaughter the sheep, and when the sheep are finished, they kill the cattle. Although he led a large army to fight for the throne of the Khan, no one would supply them with food, so he also had to drive a large herd of cattle and sheep. When Tong Lifa led the army to the foot of the Great Wall, these cattle and sheep also followed to the foot of the Great Wall. It is also a loss of these cattle and sheep, otherwise there would be no people in the camp, and who would be willing to send them food.

But Tong Lifa was too anxious, and always hoped to catch up with the Sui army as soon as possible. But the cavalry could be fast, but the cattle and sheep could not, and many cattle and sheep were scattered along the way. Originally, he could also collect grain from the people of the Great Sui outside the Great Wall, but Gaoyue County and some surrounding villages were burned to the ground, and not even a grain of wheat could be found. After only eight days, the cattle and sheep they carried were almost finished. At this time, there was only a glimmer of hope in the attack on the Great Wall, and the battle quickly entered a white heat.

Tong Lifa stormed a pass of the Great Wall, called Yanzhi Pass. Because there was no way to deploy troops elsewhere, Tong Lifa could only concentrate on attacking Yanzhi Pass. The battle lasted for two full days and nights, and the arrows of the defenders on the pass gradually thinned out, and the Turkic warriors were also exhausted. The Turks were not good at siege warfare, and the casualties in this battle were extremely heavy, and the remains of fallen soldiers on both sides were covered with the passes.

Seeing that there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left around him, Tong Li was annoyed and ashamed, and personally drew his knife and slashed more than a dozen retreating soldiers. It was here that the gate suddenly opened, and a large group of cavalry was sent out of the gate. In order to siege the city, Tong Lifa's subordinates abandoned their horses and chose to fight on foot. They were accustomed to staying on horseback, and in the face of the incoming cavalry, they even forgot to dodge, and were dashed in an instant.

The Turkic cavalry of Tong Lifa fought fiercely for many times, and did not close their eyes for two days and two nights, where could they resist the new force that came out of the pass, and there were casualties everywhere for a while. Tong Lifa escaped with his life under the desperate escort of the servants, and when he looked back, there were only a few dozens of horsemen left around him.

This was Liu Ziqiu's calculation, he knew that Tong Lifa lost the women and children, cattle and sheep in the camp, and lost all his provisions. But the trapped beast is still fighting, and at this time, Tong Lifa and his men are likely to burst out with amazing strength. Liu Ziqiu chose to avoid its edge, and first let Lu Tong use Jiancheng to kill their fighting spirit, and then suddenly attacked.

Having defeated Tong Lifa, Liu Ziqiu did not give the order to chase. He understood that after the Lifa tribe was over, the balance of power within the Eastern Turks would be broken, and Ashina Jishi would become the most powerful tribe. If the seriously ill Somegan dies, it is likely that Ogishon will replace Somegan as the new Khan. At this time, in order to consolidate his position, it is likely that Du Jishi will raise troops in a big way to avenge Fata for him.

Lu Tong held out for ten days, his subordinates suffered heavy casualties, and the defense line of the Great Wall was already in danger, this time, Liu Ziqiu had to defend himself from the enemy. And this time will be the most arduous battle since Liu Ziqiu unified the counties of Hexi.

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Liu Ziqiu's expectations were good, and on the third day of Tong Lifa's efforts to lead his troops south, Qimin Khan was seriously ill and died. In the absence of his strongest competitor, Tong Lifa, he became the new Eastern Turk Shibi Khan. According to Turkic customs, Shibi Khan inherited the wives and concubines of Qimin Khan, including Yang Guang's cousin, Princess Yicheng of the Great Sui. Although Princess Yicheng does not belong to the Ashid tribe, another major Turkic tribe, because she is a princess of Heqin, there is a powerful Great Sui Dynasty standing behind her, and her status is quite transcendent. Princess Yicheng has her own big tent, has her own people, and even has a jīng rui guard of more than 5,000 people.

After Shibi Khan ascended the throne, there were many ceremonies to be held, and at the same time, the news had to be disseminated to every tribe in the Eastern Turks, so there was no time to inquire about the affairs of the Lifa tribe, and his own tribe had to be handed over to his son to rule, which was more than ten days.

More than ten days later, Tong Lifa finally escaped from Wuwei County, gathered some old troops along the way, and captured two small tribes, snatching some women, cattle and sheep, which barely got some appearance. When he returned to the tent, he already knew the news of the death of the Khan of Qimin and the accession of the Khan of Shibi. But he no longer has the strength to compete with Du Shiji, and he has no dissatisfaction in the face of Du Shiji's mentality. He bowed respectfully in the tent, weeping about what had happened to him, and begging his brother and Great Khan to rule for him.

Shibi Khan is calm and calculating, much stronger than his brother. He didn't agree immediately, but muttered, "Tong Lifa, haven't you heard of the civil strife in the Great Sui? ”

Tong Li sighed and said, "It was precisely because of the civil strife in the Great Sui that I listened to Feng Xiaoci's provocation to attack Gaoyue County, who knew that it caused this disaster. ”

Shibi Khan waved his hand and said, "I'm not complaining about you. Knowing the civil strife in the Great Sui, why do you rush to Wuwei to take revenge, there is not only one way! ”

Tong Lifa didn't understand what Shibi Khan meant, and frowned: "Great Khan, my people have been taken captive by them. I just want to hurry over, maybe I can recapture the women and cattle and sheep, who knows that the Han people are cunning, but they did not return from the same way, but made a detour to Xue Yantuo. ”

In fact, the herdsmen on the grassland have the ability to identify footprints, but the first thing that happened made Tong Lifa and his men confused, and they chased towards the south almost without thinking. When he arrived outside the Yanzhi Pass of the Great Wall, he couldn't turn back and enter the Western Turks to chase after him.

Shibi Khan considered the problem differently from him, frowned and asked, "So Xue Yantuo also has a part in attacking your tribe?" ”

Tong Lifa shook his head and said, "I sent someone to inquire, and it is said that Xue Yantuo also fought a battle with that group of Han people, and more than 3,000 people died. ”

Shibi Khan was silent for a while, and then said, "In this way, the group that attacked your tribe is quite powerful. ”

Tong Lifa glanced at Shibi Khan, pouted and didn't speak, and said in his heart, if it weren't powerful, the two thousand jīng rui I left in the tribe would be able to let him be wiped out so easily? Of course, Du Shiji is now the Great Khan, and the position of the monarch and minister has been decided, so he did not say these words.

Seeing that Li Li was silent, Shibi Khan already had a plan in his heart, and said: "The Great Sui army has destroyed your tribe, so let's ask the Great Sui for justice!" ”

Tong Lifa was overjoyed and said: "Great Khan, when I break through the Yanzhi Pass, I must wash Guzang City in blood!" ”

His most beloved wife now doesn't know where she has fallen, and he naturally wants to launch a crazy revenge.

Shibi Khan laughed and said, "Who told you that I was going to attack Yanzhi Pass? This is not the only place where our Turks and the Great Sui border. My chosen target is here! ”

After speaking, Shibi Khan pointed to the sheepskin map and said, "My goal is to attack Yanmen!" ”

Similar to the Han dynasty, the new Turkic khans often flaunted their military force when they ascended the throne, and the current Great Sui is in turmoil, which is their best goal. What's more, when Qimin Khan met Yang Guang in Yulin County last year, Shibi Khan was also in the accompanying team. At that time, Sun Sheng, the eldest of the Qimin Khan, was forced to sweep the steps for Yang Guang, and this humiliating experience was always remembered in the heart of Du Shiji.

Before the battle for the throne of Khan, Du Shiji began to plan. It's just that in his original plan, the targets of the attack were really Wuwei and Zhangye counties. Because according to Du Shiji's understanding of the Han people, the center of gravity of each Han separatist force will be placed in the Central Plains. The two counties of Wuwei and Zhangye are located in the west, and it is difficult to get rescue in time. The separatist forces in the Central Plains rarely take care of this. But the fiasco of Tong Lifa and Xue Yantuo gave him a new understanding of Liu Ziqiu, who is now in control of Hexi.

Since Liu Ziqiu's strength is so strong, then he should avoid his edge. Whether it is to raise his prestige or to avenge Qi Lifa, anyway, the target is the Great Sui Dynasty, as long as he can attack the border counties of the Great Sui, he can prove his ability, and he is the Great Khan that the Eastern Turks can trust. Of course, as long as all goes well, the tribes involved in this war can also reap huge benefits from the land of the Han Chinese.

The Eastern Turks were still very strong, and they could mobilize more than three times as many troops as the Western Turks, but they were spread over an extremely wide area. In order to gather the soldiers and horses of the various tribes as soon as possible, Du Shiji sent dozens of herald scouts to all corners of the Mobei grassland, and the yīn cloud shrouded the grassland before a major battle.