The main battlefield in the eastern battlefield is the Qilian Plain. The Qilian Plain is sandwiched between the Qilian Mountains and the "Datong Mountain-Qingni Ridge". It is an alpine grassland that is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. The convenient passage south from here to the Qinghai Lake Basin is undoubtedly in Datong Mountain. and the "Hargai River" between Qingni Mountains and Qinghai Lake.
The Tuyuhun camp was stationed south of the Qilian Plain, and it was located at the source of the Hargai River. As long as it was defended here, the Sui army would not be able to go south to the Qinghai Basin. Of course, the Sui army could also go around, but it would have to take longer. The four to five hundred miles of Gobi Desert is made up of sand, gravel and pebbles. Such road conditions are extremely unfavorable for livestock and baggage vehicles to travel; if they fall into the gaps between the stones, the hoofs may be injured and the wheels may sink, or the horses' legs may be broken. , wheels broken. Therefore, for the Sui army, detouring was a thankless task, not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also easy for the enemy to wait for work.
Therefore, the best and safest route is to conquer the Tuyuhun Camp, open the "North Gate" of the "Hargai River", and then go south along this flat and convenient channel.
The Tuyuhun camp is about thirteen miles away from the Sui army camp in the north. The entire camp is in the shape of an arc protruding to the north, surrounded by 60,000 "string-controllers" composed of soldiers and herdsmen from various ministries. The second The first layer is composed of 20,000 Tuyuhun elite soldiers and the 10,000 direct descendants of the commander Tuoba Mumi, while the innermost is Tuoba Mumi's Chinese army tent, guarded by 3,000 guards.
Just from the camp camp, it is not difficult to see that Tuoba Mumi has the intention to preserve the strength of the west. His intention is nothing more than to let the miscellaneous soldiers come first, then the country's elite soldiers, and finally his own soldiers. Of course, Tuoba Mumi's move was not selfish. On the one hand, the Central Plains army has been full of tricks since ancient times. If he placed his elite troops on the periphery and was captured by the Sui army with a strategy, the miscellaneous soldiers behind would definitely disperse. By then, The Sui army could march straight south to the Qinghai Lake Basin.
On the other hand, because Tuyuhun had limited elite soldiers and the peripheral defense line was wide and long, he could only place miscellaneous soldiers on the periphery and use the elite soldiers as blades. With such an arrangement, even if the outermost miscellaneous soldiers were defeated, he could still rely on his elite soldiers and his own disciples to guard the door. If not, he could also use his elite soldiers to catch the Sui army off guard when the battle between the two armies reached a stalemate.
However, although the idea was good, he faced the combination of Zhang Xutuo, Murong Sanzang, Li Jing, Xue Ju, and Yu Chigong. The first three took over the two major sections of fighting of wits and formations, while the latter two were responsible for fighting of courage, fighting of generals, and fighting of generals. Charge into battle.
At the beginning, Tuoba Mumi sent people to fight the generals, but one of them died, and two of them died. The Sui army then rushed and killed the generals. Later, it was changed to a group duel, but in the end they were beaten to pieces. The army was defeated and the morale of the army was plummeted!
When the bad news of the disastrous defeat in the Western Theater and the fall of Dafeichuan spread, the soldiers in the camp immediately became panicked. Not long after, Liang Yuanli led his army to attack Longqi City in the eastern part of the Qinghai Lake area, and then captured the town of Xihai at the southern exit of the "Hargai River", completely cutting off their retreat and forming a stronghold with the Sui army in Qilian Yuan. The force of attack from the north and the south. At the same time, the main general of the Sui army defending Xiping County saw that the situation was overwhelming, killed the "supervisory army", and led 10,000 troops to surrender to Fan Zigai, allowing the Sui army to occupy the Datong River Chewo Zhenshan defense line without bloodshed. , which added another Sui army to the east of Tuyuhun.
The Western Theater and Dafeichuan are far away from here, and their loss and fall will not make Tyuhun soldiers despair, but the latter two bad news are very close at hand, affecting everyone's life and death.
But for Tuoba Mumi, there was another sadness. He had received the "kindly" news from the Sui army that both of his sons had died in battle. In the large tent of the Chinese army, Tuoba Mumi, who was over sixty years old, sat blankly on the main seat. He had been thinking very hard these days and was extremely tired. The blow of losing his son in his later years made him suddenly become more than ten years old. Over the years, my eyes have lost their former luster.
The whole person gives people a feeling of dying.
Below him, stood several generals from Tuoba's headquarters; standing at the front was a tall, middle-aged man full of toughness. This man was Tuoba Guang, the eldest son of Tuoba Mumi, and also Tuoba Guang. The heir to the position of chief of the Bu tribe.
They had been standing next to their father for half an hour, hoping that his father would come out of his grief. However, half an hour passed, and the father was still immersed in the pain of losing his son. This made
He was extremely anxious.
In fact, wars are frequent on the grassland, and it is common to lose fathers, sons, and husbands. Tuoba Guang is also a veteran and takes death more lightly than ordinary people, so the deaths of his two outstanding brothers did not matter. It struck him that he was now worried about the current situation.
"Father, my brothers are warriors. Their death on the battlefield is the honor of warriors and the best destination for warriors. You should consider the situation!" At this point, Tuoba Guang's voice suddenly became stern. Get up: "Father, Xihai Town is our logistics center. We have stockpiled more than 500,000 shi of grain. This is fine rice carefully bought from the corrupt official Zhang Jun, but now it all belongs to the Sui Dynasty. Looking back at us, not only We are in danger of being surrounded on three sides, and the food will be exhausted in ten days at most. If there is no food to eat, our army will be in danger of being defeated without a fight."
"Yes, chief, our soldiers have lost more than 20,000 soldiers in the previous battles. The soldiers in the army are now panicked. If we don't respond anymore, this army will definitely collapse without a loss." Another general sighed: "Please put the overall situation first and tell me what the next step should be!"
"Chief, Zhang Xutuo and others have not forced the camp yet. I think they are just waiting for news about the battlefields in the west and south. We should be prepared to meet the enemy."
"Alas!" Tuoba Mumi finally reacted. He let out a long sigh and raised his eyes to look at his eldest son and generals. A look of joy flashed in his eyes. His eldest son and his backbones All are still there.
After pondering for a long time, he asked his eldest son: "How is the morale of the soldiers in the front camp?"
The miscellaneous soldiers in the front camp are herdsmen who were forcibly recruited from various ministries by Murong Fuyun. Although everyone is proficient in riding and shooting, the miscellaneous soldiers are just miscellaneous soldiers after all. Their combat effectiveness and will are far inferior to those of the elite soldiers. Bad news has been coming frequently these days. , with people in panic, a large number of deserters began to appear, and some chiefs of small tribes even quietly took away the entire tribe's soldiers. If Tuoba Mumi hadn't found out in time and strictly checked the fugitives, these herdsmen who were forcibly captured to serve as soldiers would have dispersed in droves. However, despite this, there are still deserters taking advantage of the night to leave in the past few days.
Tuoba Guang glanced at his father and said bitterly: "Our army is not going well in the war and has lost all its morale. The bad news that has been coming frequently in the past few days is another blow. When they heard that Xihai Town had been lost, The Chawamayama defense line fell and it collapsed."
"I couldn't count on it in the first place." Tuoba Muya knew that the former soldiers were herdsmen who were forced to join the army. It would be good if they won the battle, but now that there is no hope at all, they will naturally put themselves first.
"The Sui army has already issued an order to kill all the Xianbei people. They are so greedy for life and afraid of death!" A general said angrily: "If we run back like this, we will just wait for the Sui army to kill their heads one by one."
"The Sui army just shouted, they will not embarrass ordinary people." Seeing everyone's confusion, Tuoba Mumi continued: "On the one hand, Tuyuhun prioritized the Xianbei people, officials and rich people. They are also dominated by the Xianbei people, and they usually exploit us Qiang and Di people. However, since the Xianbei people control all the power, the Qiang Di dare not speak out against the Xianbei people. And this slogan of the Sui army is It is to disintegrate the relationship between Qiang Di and Xianbei. As long as we have internal strife, they can benefit from it."
"On the other hand, Yang Ji came to war under the banner of "recovering lost territory". He obviously planned to incorporate Tuyuhun into the territory of the Sui Dynasty. If all the people were killed, what use would this land have? "
The criterion for measuring whether a country or a tribe is strong or prosperous is its population.
In this era of strong predators, more people can cultivate more land, produce more food, raise more livestock, and forge more sophisticated weapons. They can also recruit more troops and defeat more enemies! If there are fewer people, not only will it fail to prosper, but there is also the risk of being annihilated and annexed by the enemy.
The Sui Dynasty had a large population and a large territory. There was still a lot of fertile land that needed more people to develop. How could a large number of people move to the barren plateau? However, the Sui Dynasty also wanted this land and the grain and livestock produced here to supply the government and garrison. Therefore, the best way was to preserve the local people and let them be "submissive citizens" of the Sui Dynasty and accept the Sui Dynasty obediently. all policies of the DPRK.
Tuoba Mumi understood these truths and saw that the essence of Liangzhou's targeting of local tyrants was to "attack the local tyrants".
Divide the fields." That's why he said these words.
Tuoba Guang was silent for a long time, and then said: "Father, that's all for the miscellaneous soldiers. I think those elite soldiers and generals have exactly the same thoughts as the miscellaneous soldiers and Qiang Di people. They all want to run away."
"Seriously?" Tuoba Mumi was shocked and asked quickly.
"That's true!" Tuoba Guang whispered with a solemn face: "They all know that the overall situation is determined, and they all know that Tuyuhun is bleak, so naturally they have other thoughts."
"Now, not to mention the generals of the Qiang and Di tribes, even some "noble" Xianbei generals are also thinking of changing their clan. "
Tuoba Mumi laughed angrily, slapped his thigh and cursed angrily: "These cowardly people are really short-sighted and hateful. If the Tuyuhun Kingdom is no longer around, Yang Ji will be the first to deal with them, including us." The "heroes" will never forgive them for escaping or surrendering. "
A general suddenly stood up and shouted angrily: "These bastards really deserve to die, uncle, I'm going to kill them now!"
"Wait!" Tuoba Guang, with a livid face, took the general's arm and said, "Listen to what father has to say."
"Uncle, what are we doing now?" The general looked at Tuoba Mumi and asked angrily.
Tuoba Mumi frowned and pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Immediately summon the generals of all armies to discuss matters. I have something important to announce."
"Yes!" Everyone bowed and left one after another.
Looking at the backs of these people, Tuoba Mumi sat down sadly and sighed.
How could he not know the thoughts of his son and his generals?
Their thoughts are no different from those of the soldiers.
However, they, like Liangzhou's former powerful men, were stumbling blocks to Liangzhou's new policy. If Yang Ji was so cruel to his own people, how could he let them go?
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