In the third year of Renshou, when all the eyes of the Sui emperors, ministers and people were attracted to Datong City, Sui soldiers and Turkic soldiers had already launched many small-scale but extremely fierce battles on the grasslands in the north of Datong City.
To the northeast of Datong City is the place where the remaining veins of Jinshan Mountain and the remaining veins of Shiluoman Mountain officially meet. The two mountains have been intermittent up to this point. There are dozens of large and small passes connecting the north and south, but the ">" formed by the two mountains There is a basin in the middle of the shape, with numerous grasslands, small valleys, and small lakes scattered inside. The independent gentle hills are lush and green, covered with dense woods. There are many valleys and forests where soldiers can pass.
It is precisely because of this ">" that the terrain is complex and there are many passes, so Master Yinshi plans to make use of this place.
Early that morning, a cavalry regiment of 300 people came rushing from the east. These soldiers wore red tassel iron helmets and mountain-text light armor. They could be recognized as Sui cavalry from a distance.
This Sui army cavalry is very low-key. In order to prevent exposure, they not only did not display the Sui Dynasty's battle flag, but also took off the red tassels on their helmets. They galloped along the rolling hills toward the northeast, led by a very young captain. This young captain's name was Quan Xu, and he was one of the ten captains under Yin Shishi.
Quan Xu was twenty years old, with broad shoulders, thin waist, and handsome appearance. He was a descendant of the Quan clan, a general in Qinzhou. His grandfather, Quan Jingxuan, was a hussar general in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the third division of Kaifu Yitong. He was in charge of Jingzhou He died of illness on the occasion of the governorship, and he was given the title of Duke of the County and given to the governor of the three prefectures of Hewei and Shanzhou. Quan Xu's father was Quan Rujiu, the second son of Quan Jingyi. He was appointed as the governor of Huaicheng two states and supervised the military affairs of the two states. He was promoted to the founding Duke of Guangchuan County and his posthumous title was Zhao.
Quan Xu, like all aristocratic children, has studied civil and military skills since he was a child. Since he was a bastard with no inheritance rights, he joined the army four years ago. He started as a scout and rose to the rank of captain step by step with military merit. .
A few days ago, Zhang Xutuo listened to Yin Shishi's suggestion and ordered him to lead three thousand elite cavalry as a surprise force. Among them was the cavalry regiment (three hundred people per regiment) headed by Quan Xu. The day before yesterday, Tian Yin Shishi received an order from Zhang Xutuo, ordering them to choose the opportunity to intercept and kill the Turkic scouts and small groups of cavalry to buy Datong City time to deploy its defenses.
Quan Xu himself was a scout, and he was very experienced in riding combat, so he took the initiative to ask Yin Shishi for help and took over the task of intercepting and killing the Turkic scouts.
In these short two days, he and his soldiers avoided the real situation and used the jungle-covered hills to play a cat-and-mouse game with the Turkic scouts. They adopted strategies such as luring the enemy deep in, and successfully annihilated hundreds of people. An enemy soldier, but no one of himself was harmed. Now that the enemy invaded in large numbers, they retreated from the eastern grasslands.
Although Quan Xu was taciturn, he cherished the soldiers under his command very much. Seeing that the soldiers all looked tired, he pointed to a forest in front of him and ordered: "Go to the woods ahead and rest."
"Lieutenant, we passed through a forest just now. It is close to the mountain pass and is convenient for investigating the military situation. Why don't you rest there?" Lieutenant General Han Sui is a young man of the Qiang ethnic group. He is tall and burly, with deep-set eye sockets. The Asian hero Han Sui is exactly the same, but he obviously does not have the "Nine Bends of the Yellow River" scheming.
"If we are close to the official road, the hooves and mingling of horses will easily expose us. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of the scout team to detect the military situation. We just need to recharge our batteries and then kill the enemy." Quan Xu said simply, then took the lead towards the woods. Run.
Han Sui thought about it for a while and then suddenly realized: "That's it."
When everyone arrived in the woods, they dismounted one after another. They first took out the water bags to feed the horses to drink, and then drank water to quench their thirst. Then they took out the biscuits from the bags and ate them with warm water.
Quan Xu did not eat or drink, but sat on a big rock with a map in his hand and watched. They had received news last night that the Turkic forward had descended. What Quan Xu was thinking about now was how to chew off a piece of the Turkic forward.
Of course, Quan Xu also knew that their 300 cavalry alone were not enough for the Turkic forward with 50,000 cavalry; however, the Turks were free and loose, and their marching lineup was not as strict as the Sui army. If they stayed away from the enemy , and there is a prairie at their feet, so a team of ten thousand people can be beaten out of ten thousand and one square formations, and the extra square formation is a hunting dog.
The scattered characteristics of the Turks and the special terrain here are what Quan Xu plans to take advantage of.
Han Sui then stepped forward and asked: "General Quan, do you think there will be another forward for the Turks?"
"That's a good question." Quan Xu's eyes lit up when he heard that. Since the establishment of the Great Sui Dynasty, except for the first few years, the Turks have been in a situation of being beaten. They can't even enter the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty. Every time they just gather an army, The Sui people knew this, and when they marched southward, the Sui army, which was waiting for work and in strict formation, harassed them in various ways, making them unable to eat well and sleep well.
The Turks have suffered many losses, and they are also optimistic.
It can be seen from the fact that Bujia Khan used 50,000 people as the forward this time. The Turks were very cautious. Since the 50,000 troops were large in number, there must be forwards in front to help them explore the way and remove obstacles.
The mission of their special force headed by Yin Shishi is to annihilate a small group of enemies. If there are less than 10,000 forwards in the vanguard, they can completely use the terrain to eat them up.
"Really?" Han Sui squatted in front of Quan Xu and said with a naive smile: "What's so good about it?"
Quan Xu laughed. He had been a soldier in Ganzhou since he joined the army. He was very familiar with this area and knew that the Turkic army would definitely pass through this area.
He thought for a while and said: "To enter this basin, the Turks must pass through the big pass where Jinshan Mountain and Shiluoman Mountain meet the river. There is a small lake to the southwest of this big pass. In terms of time, their forward will arrive at dusk. We arrived at the lake at about the right time, which also means that they will camp and rest by the lake tonight. Once they rest, they will definitely send a small group of scouts to investigate our area and set up patrols."
At this point, Quan Xu gave an order to Han Sui: "I will give you a hundred soldiers. You have two tasks: one is to find out the enemy's strength and report to me in time; the other is to occupy the distance from here to the lake first. Keep an eye on the Turkic scouts and kill them in the evening."
"I obey my command!" Han Sui stood up and led a brigade of soldiers to fly away.
Quan Xu glanced at the soldiers who were devouring the food, took out a piece of paper, wrote his plan on it with charcoal, sealed it, and handed it to a corps leader who had eaten the food: "As quickly as possible, deliver it to The hand of General Yin.”
"I obey my command!" The corps commander took the letter, hid it close to his body, got on his horse, and galloped toward the northwest with four large soldiers.
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Just as Quan Xu was arranging his soldiers, enemy traces had already appeared in the pass more than forty miles away.
Ten Turkic scouts rushed in. After running wildly all night, they had already drank all the water in their water bags and needed to find rivers and lakes to replenish water. This area is sandwiched between two mountains. There are lush grasslands to the north and south of the very wide and gentle pass. Once inside the pass, hills covered with trees appear.
They knew that there were usually streams and mountain springs hidden in such places, so they ran four or five miles westward and saw the pass. A soldier pointed ahead and said: "There is a stream."
Sure enough, there was a small stream flowing slowly from the mountain in front of it. When it reached the flat ground, it spread out, and the small amount of water flowed into the ground.
They followed the stream north for about two miles, and in front of them appeared a four- to five-foot-high clear water pool. The water flowing down from the mountain was rapid, splashing up strings of crystal clear water drops.
They looked around and then ran forward together. However, as soon as they stopped their horses and ran a few steps, they heard the buzzing sound of bowstrings, twenty arrows shot from both sides, and ten Turkic scouts Screaming and falling to the ground.
In an instant, twenty Sui soldiers rushed out of the jungle. They stepped forward to patch up the wailing Turkic scouts, then took out their crossbows and quickly carried the body into the forest, leaving behind a pile of Turkic scouts. The body sank into a large pit.
Immediately before running to the waterhole, two soldiers were responsible for leading the horses away, and the remaining eighteen people followed the way they came and returned to their original positions.
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