Feng Xin risked his life to come and report the news, expecting to be rewarded by Qi Lifa, but he didn't know that this would be the result. He couldn't help but complain that he was wronged.
Qi Lifa sneered and said: "Unjustly accused? You are not unjustly accused at all. If your father hadn't instigated me to attack Gaoyue County, how could we have incurred the Sui people's revenge? Now, I want to lead my troops to rescue my people. I am about to take the
How could you be wronged by sacrificing your blood to the flag?"
After saying that, Zhi Li gave an order, and two tough warriors dragged Feng Xin to the front of the banner. Although Feng Xin shouted loudly, there were a few people who could understand his Chinese. Those two
The warrior looked even more contemptuous. He raised his sword and cut Feng Xin into two pieces. The blood spurted up and stained the battle flag red.
Knowing that their camp had been attacked by the Sui people, Qi Lifa's men were extremely anxious and clamored to attack Guzang, but the solid Great Wall lay in front of them. Although Lu Tong was born as a commoner, he was able to be promoted by Liu Ziqiu.
He was a captain of thousands, with unique skills in martial arts and military tactics. The Great Wall was originally built according to the terrain, and Lu Tong's control was good. Even though Lifa paid more than 4,000 casualties, he was unable to make any progress.
In a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day. Qi Lifa personally took charge of the formation with his sword and ordered that he would not withdraw his troops unless the Great Wall was breached! In fact, this was already a helpless move by Qi Lifa. If the Great Wall could not be breached in two days, he would
His men will be faced with a situation of having no food to eat.
The food of the nomadic tribes is cattle and sheep. When they fight, they drive large groups of cattle and sheep. When they are hungry, they slaughter the sheep, and when the sheep are eaten, they kill the cattle. When Lifa led an army to fight for the throne, although he went to the East Turkic Yazhang,
But no one would supply them with food, so they also had to drive large groups of cattle and sheep. When Lifa led his army to kill at the foot of the Great Wall, these cattle and sheep also followed them to the foot of the Great Wall. It would also be a loss for these cattle and sheep, otherwise
Without the tribesmen in the camp, who would be willing to send them food?
But Qi Lifa was too impatient and always hoped to catch up with the Sui army as soon as possible. But the cavalry could be fast, but the cattle and sheep could not be fast, so many cattle and sheep were lost along the way. Originally, he could also collect food from Sui people's homes outside the Great Wall.
But Gaoyue County and some surrounding villages were burned to the ground by them, and not even a grain of wheat could be found. After only eight days, the cattle and sheep they brought were almost eaten. At this time, the only option was to attack the Great Wall
There was only a glimmer of hope, and the battle quickly entered a fever pitch.
Qi Lifa attacked a pass in the Great Wall called Yanzhi Pass. Since there was no way to deploy troops elsewhere, Qi Lifa could only concentrate his efforts on attacking Yanzhi Pass. This battle lasted for two full days and nights, but still no one could
After a pause, the arrows of the defenders on the pass gradually became sparse, and the Turkic warriors in the pass were also exhausted. The Turks were not good at siege warfare, and the casualties in this battle were extremely heavy. The pass was covered with the bodies of fallen soldiers from both sides.
Seeing that there were only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left around him, Qi Lifa became so angry that he personally slashed and killed more than a dozen soldiers who retreated. Just here, the door suddenly opened wide, and a large group of cavalry was sent out from the pass. In order to attack the city, Qi Lifa
Lifa's men all abandoned their horses and chose to fight on foot. They were used to staying on horseback. Facing the oncoming cavalry, they even forgot to dodge, and were rushed to pieces in an instant.
Qi Lifa's Turkic cavalry fought fiercely for many days and did not sleep a wink for two consecutive days and nights. How could they withstand this new force coming out of the pass? Deaths and wounds were everywhere. Qi Lifa was lucky enough to escape under the desperate protection of his followers.
Life, when I look back, there are only a few dozen riders left around me.
This was Liu Ziqiu's plan. He knew that if Qi Lifa lost the women, children, cattle and sheep in the camp, he would lose all the supplies. But the trapped beasts were still fighting. At this time, Qi Lifa and his tribe were likely to burst out with amazing power.
Liu Ziqiu chose to avoid his attack and let Lu Tong use the fortified city to kill their fighting spirit before launching a surprise attack.
After defeating Qi Lifa, Liu Ziqiu did not order the pursuit. He understood that after the Qi Lifa tribe was finished, the balance of power within the Eastern Turks would be broken, and Ashina Doji would become the most powerful one.
Tribe. If Rangan, who is seriously ill, dies without treatment, Duo Jishi is likely to replace Ranqian and become the new khan. At this time, in order to consolidate his position, Duo Jishi is likely to raise a large number of troops to avenge Qi Lifa.
Lu Tong held on for ten days, but his men suffered heavy casualties. The Great Wall defense line was already in danger. This time, Liu Ziqiu had to defend the enemy from outside the country. And this time, it would be the most difficult battle since Liu Ziqiu unified the counties in Hexi.
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Liu Ziqiu expected it to be true. On the third day after Qi Lifa led his troops to the south, Qimin Khan died of serious illness. Because his strongest competitor Qi Lifa was not around, Du Jishi successfully became the new leader of the Eastern Turks.
Khan. According to Turkic customs, Shibi Khan inherited the wives and concubines of Qimin Khan, including Yang Guang's cousin Princess Yicheng of the Sui Dynasty. Although Princess Yicheng did not belong to the Ashid tribe, another large tribe in Turks, she
Because she is a married princess, with the powerful Sui Dynasty standing behind her, her status is quite transcendent. Princess Yicheng has her own big tent, her own tribe, and even an elite guard of more than 5,000 people.
After Shibi Khan ascended the throne, there were many ceremonies that needed to be held, and at the same time, the news had to be spread to every tribe in the Eastern Turks. There was no time to ask about the affairs of the Qilifa tribe, and his own tribe also had to pass it on to him.
My son took charge, and this work lasted more than ten days.
More than ten days later, Qi Lifa finally escaped from Wuwei County. Along the way, he gathered some old troops, captured two small tribes, and robbed some women, cattle and sheep. Only then did Qi Lifa finally have some appearance. Qi Lifa returned.
When he arrived at Yazhang, he already knew the news about Qimin Khan's death and Shibi Khan's accession to the throne. But now he no longer had the strength to compete with Du Shiji, but he was not dissatisfied with Du Shiji's mentality. He respectfully said
He crouched in the tent, crying about his experiences and begging his brother and the Great Khan to make the decision for him.
Shibi Khan was calm-tempered and scheming, much better than his brother. He did not agree immediately, but pondered: "Qi Lifa, haven't you heard about the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty?"
Qi Lifa sighed and said: "It was precisely because of the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty that I followed Feng Xiaoci's instigation to attack Gaoyue County. Who knew that I would cause this disaster?"
Shibi Khan waved his hand and said: "I'm not blaming you. Since you know about the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty, why did you rush to Wuwei to take revenge? There is not only one way!"
Qi Lifa didn't understand what Shibi Khan meant, and frowned: "Great Khan, my people have been kidnapped by them. I just want to rush there quickly, and maybe I can get back the women, cattle and sheep, but who knows about the Han people?"
Cunning, but instead of returning from the original route, he took a detour to Xue Yantuo."
In fact, the herdsmen on the grassland all have the ability to identify footprints, but when they first heard of the incident, Zhi Lifa and his men were confused, and they chased southward without even thinking. When they arrived outside the Yanzhi Pass of the Great Wall, they
It is impossible to turn back and enter the Western Turks to catch up.
Shibi Khan was thinking about something different from him. He frowned and asked, "So Xue Yantuo also had a share in attacking your tribe?"
Qi Lifa shook his head and said: "I sent someone to inquire. It is said that Xue Yantuo also fought a battle with that group of Han people, and more than 3,000 people died."
Shibi Khan was silent for a while and said: "It seems that the people who attacked your tribe are quite powerful."
Qi Lifa glanced at Shibi Khan and sighed without saying anything. He thought to himself, if he were not powerful, how could the two thousand elites I left in the tribe be wiped out so easily by him? Of course, Du Shiji has now
It was the Great Khan, and the position of the king and his ministers had been decided, so he did not say these words.
When Shibi Khan saw that Qi Lifa was silent, he already had a plan in his heart and said: "The Sui army destroyed your tribe, let's seek justice from the Sui Dynasty!"
Qi Lifa was overjoyed and said: "Great Khan, once I conquer Yanzhi Pass, I will definitely wash out Guzang City with blood!"
His most beloved wife now doesn't know where she has fallen, so he will naturally launch a crazy revenge.
Shibi Khan laughed loudly and said: "Who told you that I was going to attack Yanzhiguan? This is not the only place where our Turks and Sui Dynasty border. This is the target I chose!"
After speaking, Shibi Khan pointed towards the sheepskin map and said: "My goal is to attack Yanmen!"
Similar to the Han dynasty, new Turkic Khans tended to show off their military force when they came to the throne. Today's Sui Dynasty is in turmoil, which is their best goal. More importantly, when Qimin Khan met Yang Guang in Yulin County last year, he began to
Bi Khan was also in the accompanying team. At that time, due to the scheme of Sun Sheng, the commander of Qimin Khan, he was forced to mow the grass and sweep the steps for Yang Guang. This humiliating experience was always remembered in Duo Shiji's heart.
Before fighting for the throne of Khan, Du Shiji started planning. However, in his original plan, the target of the attack was really Wuwei and Zhangye counties. Because according to Du Shiji's understanding of the Han people, the center of gravity of each Han people's separatist forces
They will all be placed in the Central Plains. Wuwei and Zhangye counties are located in the western border, so it is difficult to get rescue in time. The separatist forces in the Central Plains rarely take care of it. However, the disastrous defeat of Qi Lifa and Xue Yantuo made him distrust Liu Ziqiu, who now controls Hexi.
Got a new understanding.
Since Liu Ziqiu is so powerful, he should avoid his sharp edges. Whether he wants to show off his power or avenge Qi Lifa, his target is the Great Sui Dynasty anyway. As long as he can attack the border counties of the Great Sui Dynasty, he can prove his ability.
He is the great khan that the Eastern Turkic tribes can trust. Of course, as long as everything goes well, the tribes participating in this war can also obtain huge benefits from the land of the Han people.
The strength of the Eastern Turks is still very strong. The troops that can be mobilized are more than three times that of the Western Turks, but they are distributed over an extremely wide area. In order to gather the troops of various tribes as soon as possible, Du Shiji sent dozens of scout teams to spread the word.
Going to every corner of the Mobei grassland, dark clouds before a big war hung over the grassland.