Nearly 80,000 troops gathered at the border, Cui Hongsheng led the main force into Zhangye County, and the vanguard army of 20,000 people, led by the Donggong Zuowu attendant, has been marching in the direction of Yiwu County.

And Xuan Ting commanded a border army of 15,000 people and went straight to Dunhuang County.

Yang Yuanqing, Xu Shiji, Hou Junji, An Xinggui, Xue Wang, and Fan Wenchao were the commanders of the Six-Way Cavalry.

The Eastern and Western Turks have now made a temporary truce, after all, the main force of the Great Sui Pass has arrived, and the envoys sent to Li Jing by both sides have always been, and the back and forth has never stopped.

That's how the war is, we have to make it clear, otherwise we will be confused.

The envoy on the Eastern Turkic side was the son of the Tiele leader Qibi Gelen, who had dealt with the Great Sui many times.

When Qibi Katu was in Beijing, he also met Li Jing.

"Mr. Li, you know, it was Shibi who invaded my border first, we were violated, and Da Sui should help us," Qi Bi Katu still hoped that Da Sui could partner with them to clean up Shibi.

In the lobby, Li Jing said expressionlessly: "The order I received is to help Mu Guogong recover Gaochang, as for how to deal with the contradictions between you, the court has not given me a will, and the young leader should not embarrass me, you withdraw from Gaochang as soon as possible, and I will also collect my troops." ”

It's only been a few years, and the Tiele people have already worn the same pants as the Western Turks, and it's all us.

Chebi Katu said with a bitter face: "We can retreat, but the premise is that the Eastern Turks also retreat, and you also know that we are bounded by the Jiaohe River and have already set up a position, limited by the surrounding terrain, we are not good at retreating, the two armies are less than six miles apart, if I retreat, the Eastern Turks will pursue, what should I do?" ”

"Then let's be an intermediary, let the envoys of the Eastern Turks also come in, and discuss the withdrawal of the army together, if anyone breaks his promise, he will insult my country," Wei Jie suggested.

This idea is actually not good, Li Jing can't represent the Great Sui, he is the middleman, once the Western Turks are trapped, he will resent the Great Sui court, and Li Jing will have to take the blame.

He can't be the master.

He could only verbally urge the two countries to withdraw their troops.

"This idea is feasible, the Turks keep their oath, as long as the Eastern Turks can swear, we are willing to withdraw first," Khirakatu is still quite happy.

Yang Yuanqing said impatiently: "We are not discussing with you, I said young leader, you have to figure it out, we are not here to mix with your affairs, but to protect the feudal country, it is you who interfered in our affairs, three days later, my army will enter the territory of Gaochang, then we can't manage so much, all foreign soldiers in the border of Gaochang should retreat as soon as possible, otherwise you will bear the consequences." ”

Li Jing nodded and said: "The envoy of the Eastern Turks, I have asked him to go back, three days later, our army will enter Gaochang, and if you don't retreat, you should bear the consequences." ”

Chebi Katu sighed, there was nothing more to say.

Three days later, Li Jingqin led a large army into Gaochang, and the armies of the Eastern and Western Turks also retreated very tacitly and withdrew from Gaochang Gaotu.

The entire army of Gaochang is less than 20,000 people, and many of them are still supporters of Ko Boya, he is so embarrassed this time, it is because the rebellion is too urgent, just in the capital Gaochang City, the rebels occupy the capital, force him to abdicate, and then expel him.

After the rebel leader Shangshu Gonglu drove away Lu Boya, he planned to appease other cities and establish him as the new king of Gaochang, but the progress was not smooth, and the cities had already been divided, and the Eastern and Western Turks came in, making it even more chaotic.

Such a mess can be described as vulnerable in front of the elite of Guanzhong, and it only took five days for Li Jing to recover the entire territory of Gaochang, kill Gong Lu, and then help Lu Boya regain the throne.

Everything seems to be going well, so many people come to Zhangye, it seems to be an empty trip.

But just two days later, the rangers came to report that the Eastern and Western Turks had invaded the border at the same time and were approaching the capital Gaochang.

"These two bastards, what do they want to do?" There is an urgent meeting in the city, and the anger is uncontrollable, and the army is asked to retreat.

Li Jing did not agree, but said calmly:

"Immediately ordered Yang Xuanting and Cui Hongsheng to set up two cities of Baili and Linchuan, and I led the main force to retreat slowly, hanging each other, if they still chase, we will be between the three cities of Hengduan, Baili, and Linchuan, and they will be known as the invincible Turkic iron cavalry of the steppe for a while."

That night, Li Jing urgently withdrew from Gaochang City with Koji Boya, whose buttocks were still hot, there was no danger to defend here, and the army was mostly foot soldiers, unable to withstand the impact of the steppe wolf ride.

The direction of the three cities of Baili is the place where the canyon is vertical and horizontal, which is convenient for giving full play to the advantages of the infantry army.

The Turkic iron cavalry, the mobility is terrifying, Li Jing just left here, the people arrived, and they did not enter the city, they directly hung Li Jing's troops behind the palace to chase over.

Shibi and Shekui reached a temporary alliance, killing Li Jing first, and then they resolved their contradictions with each other.

The Turks have always been like this, for decades, nominally attached to the Great Sui but violating the border, they have not stopped.

Foot soldiers, relying on two legs, will definitely not be able to run on four legs, this is still Li Jing's quick reaction, he is a little late, he will be surrounded in Gaochang City, when he is finished, Xuan Ting and Cui Hongsheng are leaderless, and they are very easy to be broken by each without knowing what is happening.

If their army was to be defeated, the Turks would be able to drive straight into Guanzhong.

The troops behind the palace have now become cannon fodder teams, and the phalanx of 3,000 foot soldiers was washed away under the impact of the Turkic cavalry, and the whole army was annihilated.

Yang Yuanqing led another 3,000 iron cavalry to buy time for the army to retreat eastward.

The Turks are also very smart here, I don't fight with your cavalry, I am chasing and killing foot soldiers, so the 5,000 Tiele cavalry led by Qibi Katu is responsible for entangling Yang Yuanqing, and the remaining 60,000 people are all going to chase Li Jing.

Can he get entangled? He couldn't get entangled.

Because he was facing the most fierce of the young generation of generals who went on an expedition to Goguryeo.

"Sons, as long as you kill this group of bastards, in addition to the reward of the imperial court, you will be rewarded with 20 yuan per person, and if you kill its leader, you will be rewarded with 100 yuan."

Going out on the expedition is a chore, and if you don't make money, it's even more boring, if there is a heavy reward, one by one will be like beating chicken blood, after all, everyone believes in Yang Yuanqing's financial resources.

Moreover, they have all participated in the battle of Goguryeo, and they are very confident in the armor and weapons on their bodies.

Yang Yuanqing pretended to escape, and then directly killed a horse gun in a slightly open area.

The cavalry turned around, but it was not so easy for the tail army to turn to the front army, and everyone turned around, but the front army made a big turn, and the rear army turned a small turn, maintaining the high speed of the war horse and continuing to impact the posture.

The spear of the Tiele people did not have a horse lance, and almost as soon as the two sides came into contact, the victory and defeat were divided, and in less than half an hour, the Tiele Iron Army of 5,000 people was defeated.

If Yang Yuanqing wants to save time, he will definitely not chase and kill, but the other party's generals must be killed.

In this way, the head of Qibi Katu was picked on Yang Yuanqing's horse lance, and then continued eastward, in the direction of Baili City.

He didn't dare to stay longer, because the dust and smoke in the distance showed that most of the Turks had already gone this way.

One day and one night, when Li Jing arrived at Linchuan City, the Turkic army in the rear also followed, and the two sides lined up outside the city, and a big battle was about to break out.

Li Jing has been running for so long, he is tired, and the Turks have been chasing for so long, and they are also tired, but Yang Xuanting and Cui Hongsheng are waiting for the rabbit, and they have quietly formed an encirclement on the north and south flanks.

Tiele leader Qibi Gelen noticed that there was the main force of the Sui army in the south of the army, but he was not worried at all, because behind his ass, followed by the main force of the iron cavalry of Shooting Kui and Shibi, this time, they were determined to eat Li Jing in one bite.

The Eastern and Western Turks have endured the Great Sui for a long time, and they know that Yang Guang is in Jiangdu with the most elite main force of the Great Sui, and there are not many soldiers in Guanzhong.

In the Sui army's formation, the drums beat loudly, and the infantry corps in front had already begun to move forward.

This military formation is very complicated, and the Turkic side of the Khama Geleng and Kang Sheli are stunned, and for a while, they don't know how to rush into battle.

It was at this time that Qibi Geleng received the news that his son had been beheaded, and in a fit of rage, he directly took the 40,000 iron horsemen under his command and began to charge.

To the south of him is Yang Xuanting, but people just don't divide their troops to take precautions, because the grassland is such a way of fighting, concentrate the main force to defeat one, then the rest is easy to say.

It's probably just a punch to open, so as not to come with a hundred punches.

In fact, the way of playing is completely correct, everyone is riding iron, and the mobility is too strong, but refining weapons is not a joke with you.

The Turks are covered in leather armor, and this thing can be broken when stabbed.

Seeing this, Kang Sheli did not move, he waited for the Tiele people to defeat Li Jing, and he was responsible for suppressing the battlefield, that is, to prevent the Sui army from collapsing and reuniting, and to suppress the Sui army in the north and south directions.

But it didn't take long for him to see that something was wrong.

More than 40,000 people, divided into six ways, rushed three times, and could not rush, and the cavalry in Li Jing's formation had already come out, taking advantage of the gap adjusted by the cavalry of Qibi Gelen, and killed the other party with a confused face.

Kang was dumbfounded.

"Teller is too late to retreat," said Liu, a Han military advisor beside him.

"Shut up!" Kang Sheli is still a soldier, he knows that his withdrawal will have too great an impact, not to mention the sale of Kham, it will also lead to the disappearance of the fragile alliance between the Eastern and Western Turks, affecting the overall strategic situation.

He couldn't go, and as soon as he left, the shots behind him would leave when they saw that they didn't keep their promises, and at that time it would become the Eastern Turk Solo Great Sui.

So he ordered the army to attack Cui Hongsheng's troops in the north.

Cui Hongsheng is not as weird as Li Jing's military formation, but he is not a vegetarian, and in my hands is the elite of the reorganized Zuo Wuwei, the Xiongqu Army, and the fifth ace army of the Great Sui.

Do you think I'm a soft persimmon?

The sky was full of arrows, and Cui Hongsheng ordered the crossbowmen to shoot all the arrows in one go, and shot a person on the opposite side on his back.

Refine the cluster of arrows, and the armor will be broken when you shoot.

But the Turks were really fierce, and they were shot down one by one, but they still desperately moved forward, directly into the Sui army array, and the melee began.

(End of chapter)