The grassland in May is the most vibrant season of the year. The endless grassland is lush and green, and lakes are inlaid on the grassland like gems. The Jinshan Mountain and Yudujin Mountain on both sides of the Great Lakes area are undulating like two dark green dragons. They shield the Great Lakes area from the cold current year after year, making it present a vibrant scene everywhere, with white peaks on top. The tents are like beautiful flowers blooming on the green grassland.
The black distant mountains, green grasslands, turquoise lakes, white tents, plus people, cattle, sheep, and horses dotted on the grasslands are like a beautiful picture.
At dusk that day, the thunderous sound of iron hooves coming from the south shattered the tranquility of the grassland. The heroic Sui army rushed towards the beautiful Xiongnu Lake with an evil spirit that seemed to destroy everything.
The Turks who thrived by the lake obviously did not expect that when Bujia Khan launched his southern expedition, the Sui army would invade this treasured land that had been at ease for nearly a hundred years. When Yang Ji's army saw this Turkic tribe, piles of messy bonfires were lit outside the tents of these Turks. The fireworks were rising southward in the wind, and bursts of rich meat aroma hit their faces.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves tore apart the rare leisure time of the day for the Turks. The bursts of shouts of killing also awakened the Turkic warriors who were lying comfortably on the grass, preparing to enjoy dinner. When they crawled from the ground in shock, Up, countless arrows fell from the sky with dense sound of piercing the air, and the screams immediately resounded.
"Ho ho ho..." The desolate howling stopped suddenly. The young chief who stayed to protect the clan had just been surrounded by his subordinates and was heading south to kill. An arrow shot through the air and pierced his throat cruelly. , the young chief looked blankly at the Sui army soldiers and horses rushing into the camp, his mouth wide open, his hands reluctantly grabbed the void a few times, and finally slipped from the horse's back to the ground slumped.
"Your Highness, there are only more than a thousand tents here. Calculated per household, it can only be regarded as a small tribe, and there are few young people in this tribe."
The commander of the Fourth Army led his men and horses to kill all the people in the camp and the cattle and sheep in the pen, and then set the entire camp on fire. Then he came to Yang Ji to report.
"Okay!" Yang Ji nodded. This was the fifth small tribe they encountered when they entered the Great Lakes area. Since all the young tribesmen went south with Bujia Khan, these five tribes were all in a state of emptiness. shape, so that they can be easily taken away in one wave every time. If the front is full of this type, then gathering 20,000 troops in one place will be a huge waste of manpower and time, so Yang Ji decided to divide his army into two to maximize the combat power and value of the entire army. come out.
He summoned the generals of the army and said: "You have also seen the situation of the Turkic tribes. The concentration of the army is a waste of natural resources. I plan to divide the troops into two groups, one way to go north along the Jinshan Mountains, and the other way along Yudujin The mountain range goes north. The scout battalion led by Shi Huaiyi also needs to be divided into two. One is responsible for inquiring about intelligence from the front and sending military information to the two armies as soon as possible, and the other is in contact with Datong City and Xue Shixiong. As for the battalion led by Li Daliang A thousand royal guards are with me as reserves. If you have any objections, feel free to speak out."
"The last general has no objections." The generals also had a similar feeling. If the tribes continued to be defeated one by one like now, the time gap between them and Bujia Khan would gradually shrink. If they divided their forces, at least half of the time would be saved.
"Your Highness has thought it through and arranged it well. The general has nothing to say." The mature and steady Wang Xingben handed over his hands and said: "But the combat strength of the four armies of our army can be roughly divided into three levels. The front army is at the top, the left and right armies are equal, and the rear army is The weakest. How are Your Highness planning to divide the troops?"
"I will lead the front and rear armies as the East Route Army and go north along Yudujin Mountain; General Wang, you will lead the left and right armies as the West Route Army and go north along Jinshan Mountain. In this way, the combat power of the two armies will be balanced." Yang Ji said: "The two armies are marching together, and the distance cannot be more than one day. This way, if anything happens or encounters a large group of enemy troops, they can join forces in time. What do you think, General Wang?"
Wang Xingben frowned and thought for a while, then said: "The Eastern Route Army led by His Highness is close to the Turks' tents and is very likely to encounter a strong enemy. The general suggested that His Highness's Eastern Route Army be composed of the front army and the right army."
"Okay!" Yang Ji didn't hold back and nodded: "Then we will divide the troops according to General Wang's proposal and implement it now."
He glanced at the generals and ordered: "Take all the war horses. You go to the West Lake to kill. I will kill to the east, and then to the north. Tell the soldiers that the food will be eaten on the horseback. We will not change people when we change horses!"
"General, I obey." When the generals saw that Yang Ji's soldiers had brought the Turks' roasted meat, they all picked up a large piece of mutton, chewed it, and went to gather their troops. Shi Huaiyi's scout battalion took the lead to set off; The generals of the two armies distributed the collected war horses to everyone, and then divided the army into two. With Yang Ji's shout, the two armies turned around and advanced toward the east and west along the Xiongnu Lake.
Although such a division of troops weakened the strength of the two Sui armies, which were originally alone, and doubled the danger, Yang Ji had no choice but to play time lag with the enemy. Before Bujia Khan could react, he was ready to attack It is possible to carry out bloody killings in the defenseless Turkic hinterland and destroy the war potential of the impoverished Turks.
Since the Turks encountered the powerful enemy of the Sui Dynasty, they have been in the predicament of unfavorable foreign wars and successive civil wars. After consuming their meager savings, they could only attack Tiele tribes, various countries in the Western Regions, Khitan, Xi tribe, Lin tribe, Shi Wei, etc. The slave state has imposed exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, which has already caused complaints. If the war at the front cannot break through Datong City and cannot enter Ganzhou, and the Great Lakes area at the rear is devastated, the Turks' poor financial resources may not be enough to survive this winter. The only way is to raise taxes again on the extremely angry slave countries. Can you imagine the result?
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After marching for more than half an hour, the East Route Army led by Yang Ji once again encountered a tribe with more than 2,000 tents. Before the enemy could react, just like the previous tribes, they were annihilated by the surging Sui cavalry. , bodies of people and animals, as well as tents, were turned into ashes in the raging flames.
After Yang Ji annihilated four small tribes in succession, he finally walked to the south bank of Xiongnu Lake and began to march northeast. However, before dawn, after traveling north for more than thirty miles, they unexpectedly encountered a large Turkic army who came to kill them after hearing the news.
There is both Xiongnu Lake and Xiongnu Water that originates from Dujin Mountain and flows into Xiongnu Lake. It can be said that it is the richest grassland with the most abundant water and grass in the Xiongnu Lake area. So Bujia Khan handed over the grassland to his clan brother Tanhan Khan (little Khan) to take care of it.
Tan Khan was the son of the British ruler Mu Gan Khan. In the second year of Kaihuang's reign, he invaded the Sui Dynasty with Sabolo Khan, the Second Khan, Abo Khan, and Bujia Khan. However, they were defeated by the Sui army. After fighting back tenaciously, in the tenth year, Sabolo Khan was defeated by Yang Shuang and Yu Baidao, and his prestige was greatly reduced. So Changsun Sheng took the opportunity to create a separation plan and made Apo Khan return to the Sui Dynasty. After Shabolu Khan learned about it, he led his army to destroy Apo Khan's territory. Because Tan Khan was friendly with Apo Khan, he was deposed by Sabolo Khan, and his tribe was annexed. Finally, he fled in embarrassment with Apo Khan and returned to Bujia Khan.
Tan Khan was defeated so miserably that when he fled to Bujia Khan, he had only a few hundred subordinates left. Over the years, Bujia Khan took care of him and gradually recovered his strength. Today he is now a man with 20,000 young men. Big tribe.
Since the northwest of this grassland is the Great Lakes area, the east is the grassland leading to the Turkic Yazhang, and the south can directly reach the Sui border. It is a strategic location under the rule of Bujia Khan. Therefore, in order to prevent changes in the rear, Bujia Khan The soldiers of Tan Khan were not taken away
And Tan Khan Khan did not live up to Bujia Khan's trust. After the army went south, he dutifully defended the grassland. When Yang Ji attacked the last tribe, he had already received the news and sent 20,000 troops to the grassland. After everyone gathered together, they ran all the way to the west and almost collided with the Sui army scouts.
When the Sui army scouts ran for more than thirty miles to deliver this news to Yang Ji, the Turkic army following them had almost arrived.
Yang Ji's army had traveled a long distance and fought for a whole night. It can be said that it was exhausted and exhausted. Now it encountered an enemy army with more than double the number. It can be said that the situation was grim and the army was not going well.
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