At noon, Ashina Wilde had led his army to evacuate to the north. However, in his defense line, in addition to soldiers, there were nearly 100,000 herdsmen who had withdrawn from the south. Ashina Wilder wanted to retreat, but it was not so easy. easy.
Reason told him that it was best to abandon these slow-moving herdsmen who took care of their families, but in fact he could not do this because most of his soldiers came from these herdsmen. If he did not care about the life and death of these people, this army would be ruined in the blink of an eye. The gang can be broken up in a short period of time.
Moreover, the most lacking thing in the vast and sparsely populated Turks is people. If the Turkic Khanate wants to maintain its prosperity and regain its glory, it needs people.
Whether it is prosperity or foreign war, it cannot be separated from people. As long as you have a large population, you can be defeated!
"Liu Paopao" knows this truth, Yang Jian knows it, and Yang Guang knows it? Yang Ji knew it, Bujia Khan knew it, Qimin Khan knew it, Ashina Huaide also knew it... almost all the high-ranking figures knew it.
Therefore, whether it is for the present or the future, Ashina Huade can only bring all these people with him in the way of "Liu Paopao".
However, the Turks' marching speed was also slowed down because of this. They walked for nearly a morning and could not complete the thirty-mile run.
What made Ashina Huaide even more annoyed and frightened was that the Sui army and Xianbei soldiers had already crossed the abandoned defense line, hanging far behind like evil wolves. He knew that as long as they showed a slight flaw, these lightly armed wolves would definitely tear their defense line into pieces, and then eat up the sheep-like herdsmen.
Although this was expected, when the enemy actually appeared, it still made him very anxious.
Looking at the soldiers with faces of decadence, exhaustion, fear, and despair, Ashina Huaide knew that these people had lost their will to fight anymore after their disastrous defeat, and after several days of harassment by the Sui army and the Xianbei people, , the soldiers were exhausted mentally and physically.
In fact, he himself is the same, with no hope for the future. Today's Sui army and Xianbei people are like cats playing with mice. When they have enough fun, they will be killed.
"Let the herdsmen go first, and the whole army is ready to fight." Ashina Wilder didn't know that he said this in a tone, and the strength in his body seemed to be drained out in an instant.
He looked at the generals beside him and said slowly: "I know the hope of victory is very slim, but we must fight this battle. Because in more than thirty miles, we will finish walking between Harwusu Lake and Harle Lake. area and enter the vast prairie. When the time comes, the enemy can attack us from any direction. If the herdsmen are in chaos and the soldiers are afraid to the extreme, we will undoubtedly be defeated. But now, the soldiers still have a little bit of fighting in their hearts. If you have the courage to take the initiative to fight, there is still some hope of winning."
"What the Khan said is absolutely true." Zhele, the captain of ten thousand men, said: "Warriors, we will die if we don't fight. If we fight this battle, there is still hope of defeating the enemy."
"We should teach them a profound lesson and let them know that we Turks are not easy to mess with."
Slowly, the faces of the generals who were in desperate situation showed a trace of madness.
Seeing this, Ashina Huaide showed a relieved smile and said in a deep voice: "Yang Ji was at the Xiongnu Lake and used fire horses to break the cavalry formation of Tan Khan Khan, and finally defeated our army. We have many here. They are cattle and horses, Zhele, go and gather the cattle and horses of the herdsmen, and burn the butter. We will fight back the fire cattle and horses at Yang Ji today, and at the same time let the dog-like Xianbei slaves have a taste."
"Yes!" The generals around him suddenly became happy, and the heavy pressure seemed to disappear all of a sudden. They all know how Tanhan Khan was defeated. If the Sui army can do it, why can't they?
"Get ready!" Ashina Huaide ordered: "As long as the fire horses and fire oxen rush towards the enemy, the whole army will cover them up."
"Yes." The generals dispersed excitedly and returned to their respective headquarters. They commanded the soldiers to form a charging cavalry formation and faced off with the Sui Army and Xianbei Army in the wilderness.
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On the other side, Yang Ji was leading the army to pursue the Turkic army leisurely and leisurely. He had already decided that as long as this battle was finished, the Sui army would turn around and leave, leaving the Great Lakes area without the Wolf King privately. Fight for the wolves and let them weaken themselves in the killing.
The data of the slave army has been reported. Together with the slaves exchanged from Murong Yan, there are more than 7,000 people in total. However, Yang Ji does not intend to take all of these people away, so he decided to send this slave army to the battlefield. As the main force of this battle, the weak and unqualified ones will be eliminated with the help of battle. Only the strong men who stand out in the battle can be competent in future battles.
Moreover, there are not many soldiers who are skilled. If he has a huge and fat army in his hands, it will definitely affect his judgment and make wrong decisions. After all, since ancient times, there have been countless cases of fat armies being defeated and repulsed by small groups of elites. Not to mention the distance, take his father Yang Shuang as an example. He used 5,000 elite cavalry to defeat an army of more than 100,000 soldiers. Bolue Khan. Of course, the one who is even more awesome is Da Xi Changru. He used two thousand elites to defeat hundreds of thousands of Turkic soldiers who were good at fighting. After killing countless enemies, he successfully scared them away. Although both of them have heavy responsibilities and are forced to do it, without a fierce army, how can they complete such a feat with brilliant results?
"Your Highness." At this time, Su Dan rode over and glanced at Yang Ji, seemingly hesitant.
"If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it." Yang Ji glanced around and saw that they were all soldiers of the royal palace, and then said with a smile: "These are all our people, there is no need to cover up."
"Your Highness, according to our scouts, there are nearly 100,000 herdsmen before Ashina Huaide's army. Are these all given to the Xianbei people?" Su Dan asked.
Yang Ji did not answer but asked instead: "Su Canjun is worried about the danger of raising tigers?"
"That's right." Su Dan said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, people who are not from our tribe will have different intentions. If other tribes obtain these more than 100,000 people, although their strength will increase dramatically, it will be like a child passing through the market with money. Sooner or later, they will be attacked and divided by other jealous tribes; but Murong Xianbei is different. They are descendants of the Houyan royal family. They not only understand Chinese studies and governance, but also win people's hearts. Some of them have ways to turn these herdsmen into their own people. When they assimilate If it is clean, it will definitely annex other small tribes. If things go on like this, it will sooner or later become a threat to the Great Sui Dynasty and the Northwest."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Yang Ji looked at Su Dan with interest.
Su Dan said: "In view of my humble position, I might as well kill them all!"
Li Daliang, who was next to him, couldn't help but let out a "poof" and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, when we were trapping and killing Chuyue people, Su Shenjun also shouted in protest. What did he say about 'foreign race'? There is no humanity, we cannot imitate the inhumane aliens. Why now..."
"Shut up!" Yang Ji scolded Li Daliang, looked at the blushing Su Dan with amusement, and asked curiously: "How did you change?"
"I saw a lot of soldiers being killed along the way, and I also killed a lot. Now I feel nothing about killing foreigners." Su Dan said honestly: "And after seeing the tragic plight of the descendants of Han slaves, I feel that foreigners They all deserve to die, and killing them is a matter of course.”
"Your idea is very good!" Yang Ji praised him: "If you kill more in the future, you will become numb and have no feeling. This indifference is also the most basic quality that a commander and general must have."
"Here." Su Dan responded respectfully. During these days together, he not only integrated the knowledge about foreign races taught by his grandfather and father, but also learned too much from Yang Ji. He felt that this name was much younger than him. The prince and the dandy were full of respect.
Yang Ji returned the topic to Su Dan's question and explained: "Murong Xianbei is too small, and the population he gained in the past few days has exceeded their own population. This is also the main reason why Murong Bei has not shown up for so long. I think He should be seizing the time to win over people's hearts, but this will not be effective in a short time. The important thing is that the Turks have been masters for nearly a hundred years. They are used to being aloof. How can they be willing to accept the rule of a group of slaves? ? If we get these people over again, the Xianbei tribe will be in a situation where the master is weak and the servant is strong. Once the prisoners rise up to rebel, Xianbei's few people and soldiers will not be able to hold it back. At best, even if the Xianbei people are pacified In order to prevent turmoil, they also paid a lot of losses, and the consequence of killing to stop killing is to accumulate hatred for the next riot. So you can't just look at the benefits that Murong Xianbei gained and ignore their crisis."
"And to take a step back, even if the prisoners did not riot, would Bujia Khan, Yishubo, and other tribes allow a strong man to appear? The answer is definitely no. Besides, even if Murong Xianbei unified He came to the Great Lakes area, but later he also lived in the dilemma of East Turks in the east, West Turks in the west, Xue Yantuo in the northwest, and Sui Dynasty in the south. The East and West Turks regarded him as a traitor, and Xue Yantuo regarded him as a competitive enemy. In addition to relying on In the Sui Dynasty, when we dealt with the pawns of the East and West Turks, he had almost no choice. Of course, he could reconcile with Xue Yantuo, but our foreign policy in the Sui Dynasty was not a dead thing that stuck to the rules and remained unchanged. It would change with the changes in the surrounding situation. So. You don’t have to worry about anything.”
"Thank you, Your Highness, for clarifying my doubts. I understand my position." Su Dan breathed a sigh of relief. Anything good from the Xianbei people would be sent here. He was a little worried that Yang Ji would lose his eyes and be deceived by the Xianbei people. If you use your status as governor and general manager of Liangzhou to provide convenience to the Xianbei people in the future, you will be in big trouble.
Now it seems that Yang Ji has long thought about it, but he is overly worried.
"Your Highness!" At this time, a former army cavalry galloped over and saluted from a distance: "The Turkic army has stopped."
"Stopped?"
"Yes!" the cavalryman said, "General Xue and General Wang said they are ready to fight our army in a last-ditch battle."
"I know!" Yang Ji laughed. This is actually Ashina Huaide's best choice at the moment. Liu Paopao can lead the people out of a way out because he has mountains and rivers and other favorable places at hand, and can use a small army. Cao Jun was intercepted at all levels, and if Ashina Huade led these herdsmen to the suddenly open grassland, they would definitely be dead.
"Your Highness, this kind of war where trapped beasts are fighting is more difficult to fight. We must guard against it." Hao Yuan said next to him.
"What Hao Canjun said is absolutely true!" Yang Ji nodded: "But as long as they stop, Shi Huaiyi will give them a surprise."
Hao Yuan couldn't help but laugh when she thought about Shi Huaiyi's mission.
"Let's go and take a look."
"Here."
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