This is also one of the reasons why Yun Dingxing's department suddenly slowed down its progress. If there is no way to repel the Turks, the more soldiers and horses that rush into Yanmen Pass to rescue them, the faster the wall will be lost. Hunger is the best siege weapon, and the Turks understand this very well, so they surround Yanmen with heavy troops, and only allow the teams that come to help enter, and not allow the teams inside to go out. The emperor could not risk breaking through, and the Turks were mostly cavalry, and field warfare and victorious pursuit were their strengths.

"The current situation is that the Xiongwu battalion has entered Yanmen Pass, and the right Xiao guards and horses occupy the small black mountain far away from Yanmen Pass." Li Shimin's fingers moved back and forth on the map, and the time when he watched the Great Sui Expedition to Liao by Xuzi's side made him deeply aware of the importance of the map. So wherever he goes, he carefully collects the surrounding mountains, roads, and rivers to compile a detailed map.

"After the king of Qi was stunned, the army protected Cuixian County, and the two adults Yao Junsu and Yin Shishi led six thousand remnants of soldiers to get stuck in Luoxingling between Xiaoshan and Laoxian County." In order to make it convenient for Xuzi to look, Li Shimin marked the place names he mentioned on the sheepskin one by one with charcoal strips. The four strongholds controlled by the Sui army were all very close to each other, and from the map they looked like they were a stone's throw away. But to cross this distance, thousands of lives have to be paid.

"General Yun led us to bluff, creating a false impression that our Central Plains sons came to the rescue in a big way. But this kind of illusion can only keep the enemy from harassing us at present, and we don't have the strength to kill it ourselves! ”

This is the actual situation in front of him, Yun Dingxing, who likes to be complimented but has no opinions, basically handed over the decision-making power to Li Shimin, who is not yet eighteen years old. Although the latter is quite strategic, after all, he is inexperienced and cannot find a suitable strategy to break the enemy.

Therefore, Li Shimin was very happy with the arrival of Xuzi. In his memories back then, his cheap brother was almost omnipotent, and he was never stopped by the enemy. "General Yun and I have discussed it several times, but there is still no safe way. Brother Zhong Jian came just in time, let's check and calculate together, and we can always come up with a clever plan! ”

"The Turks don't harass you, which means that your original method has frightened the enemy!" Li Xu nodded and praised. At that moment, he could see a little joy in the other party's gaze. "What's next for you? Speak up and listen to it first. I've just arrived, and I'm far less familiar with the situation than you. ”

Xuzi didn't want to point fingers as soon as he came up, although Li Shimin's voice was full of expectation. But if he does that, he will soon have an estrangement with General Yun Dingxing, and maybe it will also cause dissatisfaction among some of Li Shimin's cronies. After years of ups and downs in officialdom, Xuzi has learned how to restrain his edge.

"I think the best way is to go straight to Laoxian and give the Turks a little color. That way, they will be more convinced that our support army is real, and then they will worry about being attacked on their backs! Li Shimin smiled and said with some embarrassment. But of the 4,000 men under my command, only 2,000 were elite soldiers, and the other 2,000 were improvised conscripts. There are 30,000 people under the command of Lord Yun, and only 10,000 of them are government soldiers! ”

The remaining 20,000 were also temporarily recruited. Although they are very enthusiastic about defending their homeland, they have little training after all. The meaning that Li Shimin wanted to express was very clear, with 12,000 soldiers and horses to relieve the siege of Laoxian, he had no certainty of victory. Once a stalemate is formed with the enemy army in the field, it is possible to attract all the surrounding Turks. The consequences of the illusion being exposed are obvious, not only will the trapped soldiers not be rescued, but the support army will also face a catastrophe.

"Then let's go straight to Lao County! Don't leave today, rest here. Let's set out on the third watch, take all the cavalry with us, and set foot in the enemy camp at night. The rest of the foot soldiers slowly advanced behind the cavalry with torches! Li Xu punched the table and said loudly.

The loud noise and his words of confidence lifted everyone's spirits. Some people were happy that Xuzi could echo Li Shimin's suggestion, and many more people were shocked by this bold idea......

"There are at least fifty or sixty thousand enemy troops around Lao County!" The eldest grandson Wuji has never had contact with Xuzi, so he doesn't dare to follow blindly. Yun Dingxing was also a little hesitant, but he didn't want to be too cowardly. Looking at the expressions on the faces of the soldiers, he was ready to wait before making a decision.

"Fifty thousand Turks could not have come from the same tribe. Fifty thousand people can't all be elites," Xuzi shook his head and explained.

The people in the tent did not know more about the details of the steppe army than him. Men, women, and children of these nationalities on horseback can go to war, but military discipline and coordination are extremely poor. When they encounter an enemy weaker than themselves, they may kill the opponent without leaving a single piece of armor behind. In the event of an unexpected blow, they can also be crushed.

Back then, Xu Dayan had helped the people train for six months, and it was only then that they had the appearance of a regular army. Today, the Turkic Khan is leading hundreds of thousands of soldiers, at least half of whom are untrained shepherds. And Shibi Khan's goal was the Great Sui Emperor, and he would not put the real elite in a place that was more than fifty miles away from Yanmen Pass. Therefore, the enemy forces around Lao County must be dominated by herdsmen from other tribes, and the more tribes there are, the slower they will react to sudden strikes.

What Li Shimin lacks is experience, and after a little clicking, he immediately understood why Xuzi would give him such strong support. He jumped up excitedly and explained the weaknesses of the Hu people to the generals around him one by one. After everyone listened, their eyes at Xuzi immediately turned into admiration.

It's just a piece of paper, and whether you can see through it or not makes a world of difference.

"It turns out that our bluff idea still has this effect!" Yun Dingxing opened his mouth with a smile, and without hesitation, he gave a large piece of credit to his name, "General Li asked Minzhuang to drive slowly behind with torches, presumably to create prestige." Everyone went up to defeat the enemy troops around Lao County, and then let them see tens of thousands of torches covering the sky in the dark night, presumably they would believe that the soldiers and horses of King Qin of the Central Plains had arrived! ”

"This task of leading reinforcements, I suggest that a respected old general Yun take over!" Xuzi smiled and nodded, and by the way, he sent out a sedan chair.

"General Li can rest assured that the old man will pretend to be a ghost. The 20,000 rear army must look more majestic than the 200,000! Hearing that the other party gave himself an easy and face-saving job, Yun Dingxing was very happy and stroked his beard and agreed.

Xuzi's troops were all cavalry, and Yun Dingxing and Li Shimin's cavalry and infantry each accounted for half. Several main generals were selected and gathered 10,000 elite light horsemen. They got up on the third watch, wrapped their horse's hooves in linen and wool, and pounced on their targets under the guidance of the locals, swift and brave, like a pack of wolves pounced on their prey.

It's late autumn in the north, the night sky is so pure, and the stars overhead are so bright that you can almost reach for them. I don't know if it's because of his kindness to the northern scenery, or because of something else, the black wind under Xuzi's crotch is very excited. As he ran, he snorted softly, as if an old friend was waiting in front of him.

"Kuroko, don't make a sound!" Li Xu leaned down and scolded in a low voice. He found that his voice was also a little trembling, not because of the nervousness of the battle, after so many battles, he no longer knew what the tension was. It was a longing, a desire to kill the enemy. Whether in Qi County or near Wagang Mountain, this desire is not as strong as it is tonight. Like a pile of sulphur that has been heated, it will burst into a dazzling flame at all times.

He took a long breath so he could keep his composure. At the same time, there was a lot of heavy breathing in my ears. Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin were also doing the same thing, and Li Shimin and Wu Shitong were also adjusting their breathing. Under this bright starry sky, almost everyone lost the peace they deserved.

The sound of horses' hooves, which was reduced to a minimum by various means, was like the wind passing through the mountains and forests, and quickly approached Laoxian. The starlight was like a veil, shining on the tall bodies of the cavalry. They cast their shadows on the rocks and the trees. Sweep the hills and meadows along the path that the frontier people have stepped on until you see the outline of the city wall, and the crumbling *** outside the city wall.

"Blow the horn!" Asahiko pulled out the black knife and pushed the armor at the same time. The sound of the horn sounded like a dragon's roar in the quiet night sky, and then the cavalry suddenly accelerated and stepped into the enemy company camp like a tide.

Sporadic feathered arrows flew in front of him, followed by screams of terror. But none of this can overshadow the main theme of the night, and the sound of swift horses' hooves and the sound of long lances overturning tents form a song of mountain water. The stars trembled in mid-air, contrasting with the twinkling light of the sword. Then the flames began to jump in the company camp. Some rushed out of the tent with trousers in their hands, trying to find a way to survive, but they were strung with long lances and baked on the flames.

According to the plan before departure, Xuzi divided the cavalry into three routes: left, center, and right. handed it all the way to Li Shimin, and all the way to Qin Shubao. The largest part of the Chinese army was under his own command. The Chinese army is completely a border soldier under the command of Yun Dingxing, and the personal combat effectiveness of these soldiers is slightly worse than that of the elite of Qi County, but the equipment on their bodies and the war horses under their crotch are better than one grade. Almost all long lances, held in rows on horseback, resemble huge combs that move quickly.

The starlight illuminated every tooth of the number, combing through the enemy army in waves, leaving corpses everywhere. The hurried tribal shepherds were powerless to fight back, and they fled in all directions, crying and crying, with their looted possessions. But after a few steps, he was chased from behind by a horse lance, and the blood-stained belongings were dyed red again.

This time, they used their own blood.

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