The Turkic vanguard is composed of Turks and servants. The leader is the young master Mengshe, and the deputy is the Turkic royal family Ashina Daben. The total strength before departure is 50,000. If the scouts besides the soldiers are included, Counting this together, the strength of the forward army would be even greater.
On the other hand, the Sui army led by Yin Shishi only had 3,000 soldiers. If the scouts and casualties were calculated, the number would be less than 3,000. Although nearly 10,000 people were annihilated, the huge enemy army was still the Sui army. More than ten times that of the army.
Master Yinshi decided to stage another ambush, but he was actually taking a huge risk. If his actions were noticed by the enemy, his entire army would be wiped out.
Master Yinshi is naturally aware of this, but everything has pros and cons. As long as it has 51% of benefits, it is worth taking the risk and the benefits outweigh the risks. If the Turkic forwards can be completely eliminated, on the one hand, the Turkic forces can be annihilated and the pressure on the offensive and defensive battles in Datong City can be reduced.
On the other hand, it can deepen the conflict between the Turks and the Pugu tribe and destroy the little trust between the two tribes. When Tiele's various tribes saw that the entire army was annihilated, they would definitely be afraid in the next battle. If Bujia Khan forced him, the conflicts between Turks and Tiele would definitely break out; if the enemy forces broke out Internal strife also reduces pressure on Datong City and wins extremely valuable time.
If the above two major strategic goals are achieved, even if the entire army is annihilated, it will still be worth it.
For this strange army, Yin Shishi's choice was a very cruel thing, but for the interests of the Sui Dynasty, some sacrifices were unavoidable. For example, in the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, more than 400,000 Turkic soldiers suddenly invaded. More than 100,000 of them wanted to massacre and plunder the Weizhou and Qinzhou areas. In order to protect the people of the two states, Yang Jian urgently ordered Daxi Changrujiao, who only had 2,000 soldiers. This was Yang Jian's sacrifice for the benefit of the Sui Dynasty. In the second year, when Yang Jian was preparing to counterattack the Turks, no general in the Manchu Dynasty dared to take up the banner of coach, so Yang Jian sent his most beloved brother Yang Shuang. Go, this is also a sacrifice made for the Sui Dynasty...
Both Da Xi Changru and Yang Shuang knew what kind of enemies they would face, but they both responded generously.
Why?
It was the interests of the Sui Dynasty that prompted them to forget their personal safety.
As time goes by, Yang Ji, who was extremely afraid of death, did not hesitate to lead a lone army deep into the tiger's den for the benefit of the Sui Dynasty. In the same way, Yin Shishi also showed the responsibilities that a soldier of the Sui Dynasty should have for the benefit of the Sui Dynasty. , using real actions to explain what "national interests are above all else" means.
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Weishi and Shenshi are undoubtedly the hottest times of the day. At this time, even the wind on the grassland is filled with almost suffocating heat waves. However, the Turkic forwards marched on the grassland in the scorching heat, raising their heads for thousands of miles. There is a cloudless clear sky, and there is no cover of grass below.
The soldiers covered in sweat marched silently on the grassland. They took off their armor one by one and exposed their strong chests. However, the rolling heat wave still made some weak people's eyes darken, and they accidentally died. He fell off his horse, causing a cry of surprise. Even those with strong physiques were listless and had no appetite due to the exposure. They just poured the warm water in the skin into their mouths, but it soon turned into sweat and drained away.
They would have to walk for several more hours before they could reach the pass. They heard that there were jungles inside that could shield them from the heat of the sun, as well as refreshing springs to quench their thirst.
Hearing that soldiers kept taking down the enemy, Meng She not only had no worries, but also felt a bit happy.
Just because those who fell were all Turks, not skeletal soldiers.
The Turks overthrew the decadent and backward Rouran and became the new masters of the grassland. However, these Rouran iron-smelting slaves fell faster and more completely than the old masters.
The descendants of those Turkic heroes all have huge family fortunes that their ancestors worked hard for. They don't have to fight against the harsh environment at all. They only spend all day drinking and drinking, drunk and dreaming. They have long lost the physical strength, courage and will of the grassland people to fight against the heaven and the earth. . Those frail bodies that had long been drained by wine and sex soon became too much for them during the arduous march. The slave soldiers, who have been oppressed and exploited by the Turks for a long time, live in a harsh environment all the time, and none of them have fallen down so far.
"Meng She, this is not the way to go." Meng She didn't care, but Ashinada couldn't remain indifferent. He said to Meng She worriedly: "It's so hot here that the soldiers don't even want to eat meat." , how can two sick people fight against the Sui army?"
Meng She squinted his eyes and looked at the blue sky, and said to Ashinada: "Yesterday, the scouts came to report that as long as they entered the mountain pass and continued westward for twenty miles, there would be a large number of jungles, sweet springs, and lakes. We arrived inside Rest again and regain enough energy to fight against the Sui army."
Ashnada wiped his sweat and suggested: "If we walk slowly like this, we will only expose ourselves to the sun for longer. Why not speed up the march?"
The disdain in Meng She's eyes flashed away, and he nodded his head and said, "I think it's okay!"
"Okay." Meng She's unconcerned look made Ashinada secretly resentful: "When all your soldiers die under the walls of Datong, let's see if you can still be so indifferent?" '
As the order was issued, the marching speed of the army accelerated. After marching for more than an hour, the big mountain col between the two mountains was already in sight. The whole army was overjoyed.
At this moment, a group of men and horses ran over from a distance, and a group of skeletal soldiers broke away from the group and quickly met them. But the two groups of men quickly joined together and returned to the army.
"I've seen the Young Patriarch and General Ashina." They quickly rode their horses to Meng She and Ashina Daben, got off their horses, and saluted them.
"What happened?" Meng She felt a bad feeling in his heart when he saw the scouts in such a miserable state with blood stains on their bodies.
If I remember correctly, I told the scout centurion in the morning that if there was no urgent military situation, there was no need to come back to report, so as not to come back and suffer from the heat. They came back at this time. Could it be that something happened to the forward?
"Young clan leader, our ten thousand warriors are all finished."
Meng She was stunned and asked loudly: "This...how do you say this?"
Next to him, Ashenada was even more shocked than Meng She. He was confused and thought to himself, "I'm just complaining. Is it really such a coincidence?"
"The Sui army burned down our camp last night. More than 8,000 warriors were beheaded by the Sui army. In the end, only a thousand people of our army fled into the mountains and forests, but none of them had horses. When they ran this way in the morning, The Sui cavalry chased them from behind..."
"Then what?" Meng She asked loudly before the scout could finish speaking.
"Then?" The scout looked at Meng She strangely, as if he didn't expect the young patriarch to ask such an idiotic question, and said in a low voice: "Then they all died. The Sui army cut off their heads and piled them all at the mountain pass. "
"How many people are there in the Sui army?" Ashnada saw that Meng She was so angry that he could not speak, and quickly asked a very crucial question.
If the Sui army marched north in a large scale, they would not be able to hide it from their eyes and ears. However, if the Sui army did not launch a large-scale attack, how could the Sui army annihilate an army of 10,000 servants?
"The Sui army only has two or three thousand people." The scout glanced at Meng She timidly and whispered: "They have already ran away when they learned that the army was coming."
"I probably understand." Ashenada held the pearl of wisdom and said to Meng She: "It must be that the Skeleton Warriors had an unobstructed journey, and the march was too hard, and they fell asleep as soon as they fell to the ground, thus giving the Sui army An opportunity to steal the camp. The camp caught fire, the soldiers panicked, and were massacred one by one by the Sui army."
"It's no use what you're saying." The hot summer made people irritated. Meng She had killed tens of thousands of tribal warriors, and he was already furious. Ashnada's analysis was like a sarcastic comment, which made Meng She's chest filled with anger. One drum after another, it seemed as if it was going to explode.
Ashina understood his mood and didn't care about it. When his anger slowly calmed down, he said again: "We must learn this lesson and not make the same mistake again. Otherwise, we won't reach Datong City before we reach Datong City. I’m afraid it will be completely consumed.”
Meng She was silent for a while, nodded and said: "This is also something I want to discuss with you. Has the general found any big loopholes in our army's deployment?"
"You mean we are too divided?" Ashnada was also a veteran general and immediately understood what Meng She meant.
"Isn't it?" Meng She looked at Ashina Dabian and said coldly: "Although we have many troops, we are divided into more than a hundred groups, and we set up camp as if we are guarding against thieves. This way we can easily be attacked by the Sui army. Defeat them one by one. General, please tell the Great Khan: Please be less scheming, otherwise, sooner or later, no one will be willing to fight to the death for him."
"I will suggest to the Great Khan that after defeating the Sui army, I believe that the Great Khan will treat all the ministries very well." Ashnada sighed secretly. Even the Ashina family was killed indiscriminately, and the Turks and the The hatred and estrangement between Tiele people is as deep as the bottomless North Sea. How easy is it to turn hostility into friendship?
Besides, even if Bujia Khan treats everyone equally, can the Tiele people let go of their prejudices?
"I hope so!" Meng She said, and then he led the servant soldiers and flew towards the mountain col.
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