Sui Army Camp (Yangji Camp), the Chinese Army's tent, Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Ling Jing and others were facing each other, drinking, eating and talking, very happily. Du Ruhui, who was sitting at the bottom, was affected by this atmosphere and couldn't help but ask Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, do you highly value the rule of law?"
Du Ruhui is not a talkative person, nor does he not understand the rules. It's just that everything in Liangzhou feels novel to him. In addition, Yang Ji and others are enjoying themselves without any restraint of superiority and inferiority, just like a few good friends drinking. , so when Yang Ji asked about Tingzhou's "rule of law construction", he took the opportunity to ask what he had been pressing in his heart for a long time.
"It's not a recommendation, it's a must!" Yang Ji put down his cup and said with a smile: "In life, you must abide by some rules; our Central Plains dynasty has always had laws since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and these laws have been passed down through generations. The exploration and revision gradually moved towards perfection. Before the Sui Dynasty, the Northern Qi Laws of the Northern Qi Dynasty was undoubtedly the most accomplished code! It inherited the legal system of the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty, and influenced the laws of the Sui Dynasty. If the codes of the Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties are messy, then the "Northern Qi Code" is a summary of their essence, and also laid a solid foundation for the later "Kaihuang Code". However, ironically, the Northern Qi Dynasty who created the "Northern Qi Code" , the public security situation is far worse than that of Northern Zhou and Southern Chen. The main reason is that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, and the execution ability is insufficient."
"Although Liangzhou today implements the rule of law, every clause in the law is based on the Kaihuang Code, and then some effective sub-laws are derived. Each sub-law actually has evidence to rely on. They can all be found in the "Kaihuang Law", so there is nothing worth saying about the specific legal provisions. What we do in Liangzhou is just to make everyone honest and let everyone act in accordance with the law. Then we will increase the intensity of supervision and punishment, and strive to prevent the Sui Dynasty laws from becoming a dead letter."
Du Ruhui nodded. He naturally knew the importance of execution in governing a party, but the law often had to compromise with favors. Over time, it became normal for favors to outweigh the law. However, this is also a point where aristocratic families and local powerful people criticize Yang Ji.
He is said to be unreasonable, inhumane and inhumane.
However, although Du Ruhui is a child of an aristocratic family, he is also a person who truly cares about the world. He knows that although the implementation of the rule of law will touch the interests of the aristocratic family, it can make the country long-term, peaceful and peaceful.
It's just that while Yang Ji promotes and implements the rule of law, he will definitely attract groups who believe that "humanity is greater than the law" to join forces to boycott, and this boycott will become bigger and bigger as Yang Ji's power and influence increase day by day.
Now, the emperor can still turn to Yang Ji, but what if everyone says that Yang Ji is self-reliant and has evil intentions?
How would the emperor, who put the world first and regarded the country as his fate, treat Yang Ji, a great hero?
No one knew, and Du Ruhui didn't remind him.
Just because he knew the powerful relationship between this, even if Yang Ji couldn't think of it, his resourceful "close ministers" couldn't possibly know it, and there was no need for him, a small official, to talk too much.
At this moment, there was a sound of killing like a roaring mountain and a tsunami outside the tent. The cries of soldiers, the neighing of war horses, the clash of swords, guns, swords and halberds, curses and shouts of fighting intertwined together, making this silent moonlight night The quarrel turned into a pot of porridge.
The sound of killings outside the tent shook the sky, but Yang Ji turned a deaf ear and drank in silence. Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Ling Jing and others were even more motionless, talking and laughing happily.
When Yang Ji saw that Yang Shanhui's bamboo cup was empty, he immediately grabbed the wine bag and filled it for him, and enthusiastically advised: "Come on, come on, drink, drink!"
Then he poured it for Li Jing and said to him: "I respect you for this glass of wine. You destroyed the Turkic logistics center, which not only shook the morale of the military commander, but also forced him to storm Zara City. In a few days Attacking and defending the city consumes a lot of the enemy's physical strength and fighting spirit, which creates opportunities for us to finally annihilate the enemy. This is only one aspect. On the other hand, it directly affects the entire war situation and brings our Northern Expedition to an early end."
Li Jing also picked up the wine bowl and said with a smile: "With the unification of the Eastern Turks, I realized that there must be a battle between the Great Sui Dynasty and the Eastern Turks. Because whether they wanted to establish their position as the overlord of the grassland, or they wanted to conquer the east and the west, and the south, During the Northern War, the Great Sui Dynasty was a mountain that frightened them. Only by winning the Great Sui Dynasty can the Turks get rid of the invincible shadow of the Great Sui Dynasty."
"It's just that I didn't expect this battle to come so soon, but that's fine. After this battle, the Turks will definitely be more afraid of me, the Sui Dynasty; Qimin Khan's reputation for unifying the Eastern Turks will definitely disintegrate after this battle. This is another It laid the foundation for our Sui Dynasty to once again divide the people and use the barbarians to control the barbarians. Therefore, in this Northern Expedition, the king not only gained the strength of the Great Lakes Region and the Great Lakes Region, but also shook the rule of the Eastern Turks. It can be said to be of great significance and far-reaching influence. When full Drink this cup!"
Yang Ji spoke humbly, raised his glass to touch them, and everyone drank the glass of wine together.
"Your Majesty, what happens next? What are you going to do?" Ling Jing stood up and served wine to Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, and Li Jingman, and said with a smile, "I mean, do you want to kill Ashina Qilifushe?"
"Give him a way out!" Yang Ji thought of what Li Jing had just said, "Once again divide the people and use the barbarians to control the barbarians." He decided to give Ashina Qilifu a way out.
After making this decision, Yang Ji went on to analyze: "None of the sons of Qimin Khan are easy to use. The eldest brother Ashina Duoji and the second brother Ashina Qilifushe are equally powerful and prestige. There are already many conflicts between the two of them, but Qimin Khan is still there, so they restrain each other, but Ashina's heart to become the next generation of Khan is just like Sima Zhao's heart. Know."
"After Ashina's defeat, although his strength was greatly damaged, he is still far away from Qimin's western Mohedushe, and he can boldly re-accumulate his power, while Ashinaduji is by Qimin's side. Doing things is more or less due to worries and inability to let go. If this happens, Ashina Duji will soon become bigger and stronger, and the conflict between the two will become more intense."
"No matter who the next generation of Khan is, the new Turkic master will show strong caution towards another person and make the other person feel danger. If this person wants to avoid danger, he can only continue to hold on to military power and expand the army , but the more he behaves like this, the more the new Turkic masters fear him. This goes on and on, and the conflicts increase with time, but no matter whether they are fighting or wary of each other, we, the Sui Dynasty, are the big winners. So for me, the Sui Dynasty, living is the most important thing. Ashina's rejuvenation is more valuable than death."
Having said this, Yang Ji said to Ling Jing: "Send the order and ask all the armies to set up a net against Ashina Qilifu."
"Here!" Ling Jing bowed and retreated.
"Drink, drink!" Yang Ji stopped paying attention to this matter and continued to drink and chat with Yang Shanhui, Li Jing and others in the big tent. Everything outside the tent seemed to have nothing to do with them; the shouts of killing outside the tent seemed to have become a delicacy to accompany their wine.
Soon, the shouts of death gradually faded away. Yuchi Gong pressed the handle of his whip, walked quickly into the tent, and reported to Yang Ji with his hands raised: "Your Majesty, the Turkic army has abandoned the camp and broken through!"
Yang Ji glanced at Yang Shanhui and Li Jing respectively. The two of them just stroked their short beards and smiled without saying a word, both looking like they were full of wisdom.
"..." Yang Ji was speechless, thinking that you guys are more pretentious than me, but he still asked: "Jingde, which direction did the Turkic army flee to?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, the direction of the remnant Turkic army is to the southeast!" Yuchi replied respectfully, "They went towards the Zabhan River."
Yang Shanhui immediately stood up and bowed to Yang Ji: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Turkic army will definitely die tonight."
Yang Ji smiled faintly, raised his glass again and said to Yang Shanhui and Li Jing: "Leave such trivial matters to the gentlemen. Let's not talk about military affairs or state affairs tonight. Come on, come on, drink, drink."
Du Ruhui's face twitched when he heard this, and he couldn't help but look at Yang Ji's feet.
Fortunately, I wasn’t wearing clogs.
. . . . .
As the sky grew brighter, the remnants of the Turkic soldiers who broke out of the encirclement rushed to the north bank of the Zabhan River.
During the breakout process, they were repeatedly attacked and hunted by the Sui army. In the end, fewer than 20,000 soldiers fled to the west bank. The remaining more than 10,000 people either died in battle or became deserters or prisoners during the breakout.
Ashenasi Lifushu looked at the scattered remnant troops whose morale was extremely low, and couldn't help but feel like his heart was twisting in a knife and he burst into tears.
Before that, he was very powerful and very popular. When his father Khan appointed him as the Western Mohe Dushe and to sit in the northern Turkic Khan's court, his popularity and power suddenly surpassed that of his elder brother, and he had great prestige on the grassland. The chiefs of various tribes frequently expressed their goodwill.
During this Western Expedition to the Great Lakes Region, his father Khan had high hopes for him, asking for people and things. But now he has been defeated in a row. Not only has his father Khan's trust and expectations been betrayed, but his strength has been sharply reduced and his foundation has been shaken. As a result, his hope of becoming the 'Second Emperor' has become very slim. If his father Khan is gone in the future, his brother, who regards him as a strong enemy, will definitely not let him go.
When Zhi Shihao saw that Ashina Lifushu had been motionless for a long time, with tears streaming down his face, and that he had not given an order to cross the river, he thought that he would have to wait for the retreat of the army. He quickly stepped forward to persuade him: "Prince, the Sui army will pursue you soon." Come up, don’t wait any longer, the deserters won’t come if you wait any longer, we’d better cross the river quickly.”
"Yes, Prince! Let's cross the river quickly."
"When we return to the Khan Court in the north, we will raise our troops again and fight Yang Ji to the death!"
"Yes, as long as we survive, we have a chance to defeat Yang Ji."
"..."
The other generals all echoed.
Ashina Lifu sighed inwardly, the wish to raise troops to defeat Yang Ji again sounds very good, but how can Yang Ji fulfill your wish?
The important thing is that after his defeat this time, the Eastern Turks will be struck by lightning, their inflated ambitions will collapse, and their ambition to compete with the Sui Dynasty will disappear. Under such circumstances, how can he have a chance to fight again?
"Prince, we must not cross the river!" Shi Shuhu Xi, who was sitting comfortably on a camel, objected.
Before Ashina Lifushu could speak, Zhi Shi Fulong had already shouted, "If we don't cross the river, where can we escape?"
Ashina Tlifushe also asked sadly: "If we don't cross the river, where can we go?"
Shishu Huxi pointed at the Zabuhan River and said: "Prince, I am worried that the Sui army has cut off the water flow upstream, and I am even more worried that they will dig embankments and release water when we wait for us to cross the river! So the safest way is to go against the current. As long as we bypass the Sui army's embankment or find a wide section of the river, it's not too late to cross the river."
When everyone heard this, their expressions changed slightly!
Ashina Liveshe was about to speak when he suddenly heard earth-shattering shouts of killing and the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. A rear army general rode his horse forward and reported loudly: "Prince, the Sui army has come after us. It’s better to cross the river quickly.”
"Okay, the army will cross the river immediately." Ashina finally gave the order to cross the Zabhan River before Livers had time to think about it.
Shishu Huxi was extremely depressed, but he had no way to stop it. Ashinaqilifushe and the generals, under the protection of elite soldiers, jumped into the river with him in their arms and walked towards the other side. The more than 10,000 remnants of the Turks behind them also rushed forward on their horses, scrambling to cross the river.
When the vanguard arrived victoriously on the other side, what Shishu Hu Xi was worried about still happened; when the soldiers were crowded in the river and the horses stopped drinking water, the water level of the Zabuhan River suddenly rose sharply, and the two thousand soldiers who were in the river bed He was instantly devastated and screamed as he rushed downstream. Thousands of other soldiers were blocked on the west bank and soon became prisoners of the pursuing Sui army.
Ashina and Lifushu and others looked at the "flood peak" flowing westward, and their faces changed drastically, and their souls were all gone. If it had been a moment later, they would have been the ones washed away, and they Turks In the northern prairie, few people know how to swim. If they are washed down, the people in the river will definitely die.
The only good thing is that the flood blocked the Sui army on the other side, and the enemy could not catch up within a short time.
But their army has also grown from more than 10,000 people before to more than 4,000 people now.
Ashina Lifushu saw through the thick morning fog that when the Sui army was approaching, the remaining soldiers on the other side showed no resistance and all knelt down to beg for surrender. He couldn't help but sigh and said to everyone: "While the Sui army is here, If the military and civilians can’t get through, let’s leave.”
"Follow your orders!" Everyone knew that the 'Hongfeng' could not last long, and it would not take long for the Sui army to cross the river to pursue them. At this moment, everyone from the generals to the ordinary soldiers were despondent. Everyone wished they could grow wings from their ribs and fly out of the troubled Great Lakes area in one fell swoop. When given the order, everyone gathered around Ashina Lifushu and fled southward.
After everyone walked for more than twenty miles, the sky was already bright, and the fiery red sun rose from the horizon. Although they succeeded in throwing the Sui army out of sight, the whole army's physical strength was used to the extreme. If it weren't for the belief in escaping, everyone would have fallen long ago. At this time, we were far away from danger. As soon as we breathed a sigh of relief, all kinds of fatigue came up.
Although Ashina Lifushu did not give an order to rest, everyone still slowed down in unison to avoid exhausting the horses to death.
"Huh..." Ashina Lifushu gently stopped the war horse, slowly turned the horse's head and looked back. He also felt that his bones seemed to be falling apart, especially the skin on his crotch and thighs were worn out. But my heart was indeed filled with the joy of escaping from death and the joy of surviving the disaster. When I saw that the rear was empty and not a single Sui soldier was chasing me, I couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh: "Although the Sui army is powerful, after all, He failed to kill me, Ashinali Fushu."
"Hahahaha!" The generals couldn't help laughing proudly.
However, Shi Shuhu Xi didn't feel the slightest bit proud, his face remained worried. There was really nothing to be proud of in terms of temporary safety.
What's more, Yang Ji's methods don't stop there?
It’s too early to be proud now!
However, he also knew that he must not dampen everyone's interest at this time, otherwise pessimism would once again envelope the entire army.
He ignored these laughing generals and looked around.
They had reached the southern foothills of the Gobi Altai Mountains, and the terrain became flat. They were surrounded by rolling, gentle hills. Green grass grew on the hills, and waves of undulating grass were formed when strong winds blew by. It gives people a feeling of "the sky is blue, the fields are vast, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low".
At this moment, strong rays of light caused Shi Shu Hu Xi to narrow his eyes uncontrollably. When he looked again, he saw a large number of black-armored Sui troops appearing in the rolling grass waves. If it hadn't been for the strong wind, If the green grass blows low, he will never notice that the Sui army is close at hand.
Those dazzling rays of light were the sunlight that reflected off the armor, weapons, and arrows of the Sui soldiers.
This discovery made Shi Shuhu terrified and out of his mind. He screamed in a high-pitched voice: "There are a large number of ambushes in the grass! Everyone, run away."
The scream was so harsh that everyone stopped laughing and showed fear on their faces.
"Whoosh, whoosh..." As bursts of sound pierced the air, dense arrows shot at the group of Turkic soldiers from both sides like a storm.
The Turkic army suddenly screamed and fell from their horses one after another.
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo (woo-woo)'s horns sounded suddenly and the rain of arrows stopped. Thousands of Sui cavalrymen, led by Xue Ju and Li Daliang, came out from the hills on both sides in a menacing manner.
Xue Ju led an iron cavalry to kill Ashina Qilifushe who was fleeing. He took the lead with his divine horse. After stabbing the lagging Turkic soldiers to death one by one, he then killed Zhi Shihao who was behind him. The horse stick in the hand stabs when distracted, as fast as the wind and lightning
"Dang!" Zhi Shihao swung his sword, and the sword flew out of his hand. However, Xue Juma's trajectory only deviated slightly, and he continued to stab him in the chest. The strong wind and murderous intent made Zhi Shihao's breath stagnant.
"Chief, let's go!" Zhi Shi Fulong, who was next to him, grabbed the sharp blade with both hands. Blood flowed out all of a sudden. With this blockage, Ma Shu's castration was finally blocked, causing Zhi Shi to Shi Hao escaped.
He jumped on his horse and ran away. When he looked back, he saw Xue Ju cutting off the head of Zhi Shi Fulong with his sword.
Zhi Shihao's eyes were red, but he also knew that he was not trying to be a hero, so he immediately caught the horse's belly and chased Ashina Qilifushe and others in front.
"General Xue, General Li!" At this moment, a group of cavalry rushed from a distance. The leader held up his command arrow and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has an order. The army should stop chasing the enemy."
Xue Ju looked at the hundreds of cavalry who were fleeing, sighed regretfully, and ordered: "Order to annihilate all enemies on the battlefield."
"Woooooooo!" The horn sounded again, and the Sui army soldiers reduced their strength and started killing the Turkic army in the encirclement.
The Turkic army was already low in morale and had no fighting spirit. At this time, another one was killed off guard. When they saw the Sui soldiers who looked like wolves and tigers, they collapsed without fighting. They were killed and were crying and running for their lives. . In just a moment, thousands of soldiers were killed on the ground by the Sui soldiers who were waiting for work. The air was bloody and pungent, and there were mutilated corpses everywhere. It was extremely bloody and terrifying.
"General Xue!" A general said unwillingly: "As long as we chase them for a while, they will run out of power. Isn't Ashina's life difficult to fly?"
Another general also said: "Yes, General, there is no ambush ahead. If we don't chase, wouldn't it be tantamount to allowing the enemy? The consequences..."
"Shut up!" Xue Ju glanced at the two of them coldly and said, "This is the king's military order. Do you want to disobey it?"
"I don't dare!" The second general lowered his head and remained silent.
"Your Majesty is so resourceful and far-sighted that we can't even imagine him. He has always made decisions before taking action. Now that he is issuing this unreasonable order, he must have other plans and a bigger plan!" Xue Ju looked at it! The two of them glanced at each other and said in a deep voice: "Immediately issue a silence order, telling the soldiers not to think nonsense or talk too much. If it ruins the king's plan, no one can bear the responsibility; in serious cases, it may even bring trouble to the family. have you understood?"
"General, I understand!" The second general obviously agreed with Xue Ju's statement, and quickly raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, general, we will keep it secret."
"Just understand." Xue Ju couldn't understand what Yang Ji meant, but he knew that once the matter spread to the capital, those scheming dog officials would definitely take the opportunity to attack Yang Ji, causing Yang Ji to be in trouble; so he At this time, even if he was facing the generals of Liangzhou, he still used this statement to intimidate the two generals and make them issue a gag order.
However, although Xue Ju had good intentions, he had never experienced cruel political struggles and lacked sufficient official experience. He did not realize that if someone wanted to deal with Yang Ji, even if there was no problem here, others could still do it elsewhere. Looking for trouble.
Even if Yang Ji made no mistakes, his political opponents would rack their brains to invent Yang Ji's faults for him.
In fact, this is also the nature of Xue Ju.
His personal force, military talent, and ability to command troops are all the best. None of the talented people in Liangzhou dare to say that they can defeat him militarily. However, his political talent is really not to be praised. Even though there are a lot of smart people around him who talk about politics every day, talk about politics every day, and play politics every day, Xue Ju is unable to learn this skill well.
If not, the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, who was most prosperous in history and attracted worldwide attention, would not have died suddenly for no reason and inexplicably when he was about to win.
