The three southern divisions south of Tuguhun Royal City, Chishui City, and Mantou City were all beaten to pieces. That is to say, Shudun City barely retained most of its troops and followed Bo Chutu and Murong Lianchi to retreat towards the royal city.
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Within ten days, the Great Khan Murong Fuyun summoned the three northern tribes and formed a main cavalry force of more than 100,000 people in the royal city area. Under the personal leadership of Murong Fuyun, they attacked Chishui City.
As soon as Changsun Cheng received the news, he immediately sent someone to report it to Yang Ming. After he, Mai Tiezhang and Su Lie's troops ransacked the city, they abandoned the city and headed south.
And Yang Ming immediately ordered that the main force of Shi Wansui's Chinese army be 30,000, plus the Xiao Maha tribe and Zhou Fa Shang tribe who were cooperating from the north and south to all attack, cross the West Sea, that is, Qinghai Lake, and attack the royal city of Tuguhun.
There is Qinghai Lake between Xiping County and Fuqi City. Zhou Fashang's troops left Chuhe County and stationed in Shudun City to provide support for the south and take care of Changsun Cheng and other troops going south.
Xiao Mohe's 10,000 elite troops will set off one step ahead and join Yang Xuanting's troops in the Datong Mountain area to clear the westward passage for the main force.
Shi Wansui accelerated his march and arrived at Fuqi City after two days and one night, and then attacked the city directly at any cost.
Yang Xuanting's troops stayed behind to support the attacking army. Xiao Maha led his troops to bypass Fuqi City and go south to pursue the main force of Murong Fuyun's headquarters.
Yang Ming then led an army of 10,000 men to leave Jincheng County and enter Huangshui County in Xiping County.
In the upper reaches of the Yellow River, Changsun Cheng's tribe fled southward and reorganized their army in Jishi Town.
"There are too many people. The scouts in front reported that all the main forces of the royal city in Tuguhun have come out, and they have also seen the royal banners of the three northern armies. They add up to at least 100,000 people. How are we going to fight?" Mai Tiezhang stood beside Su Lie,
From time to time, he patted each other's shoulders, which was quite an intimate gesture.
But his words were addressed to Changsun Cheng.
Chang Suncheng said in a deep voice: "Tie Le and these dogs have not moved yet. The foreigners are indeed unreliable. They probably want to reap the benefits. After all, the main force of Tuguhun is here. Although the area to the east is vast,
, but most of them are desert and cold places, there are only four or five large tribes, and the total is not enough for 30,000 riders."
Su Lie's qualifications were too low, so he could only listen. However, he had a special status, as he was King Qin's Kuzhi, and this time he had overcome the siege of Mai Iron Staff, so the generals in the tent still respected him quite a bit.
Before leaving, the King of Qin told him to learn more from General Changsun, so although he remained silent, his mind was still spinning.
Mai Tiezhang said: "We can't retreat further south. The south is full of flat wilderness. We are overtaken by the enemy's main force. We are in danger of being surrounded. We might as well take the initiative to attack."
Changsun Cheng frowned and said: "The enemy's army of one hundred thousand must be uneven, and there may be a large number of herdsmen who are not good at fighting. We are all elites in Guanzhong. It's not that we can't fight, but we must seize the opportunity to fight."
Then, Zhang Suncheng pointed at the map and said: "Zhou Fashang's troops are in Shudun City and can support us in the northeast. Now that I think about it, Taiping Gong is almost going to take Fuqi City. By then, there will be cavalry going south to support us. We will do it tonight."
We have to take the initiative to attack. I hope the main force of Taiping Gong will go south soon and attack me from the north and south. This battle can be decided."
At this time, Su Lie said doubtfully: "Our back is on the Yellow River, so a decisive battle will not be good for me. It is best to move to the southern wilderness, avoid the Yellow River, and retreat south while running east and west to pull the enemy's line. As long as we wait until peace
Only when the main force of the Duke arrives can we take the initiative to attack."
Changsun Cheng nodded approvingly and said:
"Your idea is actually conservative. There is a main enemy force between us and the Taiping Gong, so military information cannot be transmitted, so we cannot accurately grasp the opportunity for reinforcements to move south. However, the battlefield situation is changing rapidly. If we miss the best opportunity
The timing of the attack will inevitably affect the entire battle situation, but will also implicate the Taiping Department."
"Just tell me how to fight, and I will definitely listen to you this time," Mai Tiezhang said.
Changsun Cheng said solemnly: "With Taiping Gong's bravery, in one day and one night at most, the royal city will definitely be captured. So now, one of the Xuanting tribe and Xiao Mohe tribe must have gone south. Then in about a day, the siege force will
The main force of the infantry will pull out at least 20,000 people and follow them south, so the best time for us to attack is tonight."
"What if our calculation is wrong? This is very risky." Mai Tiezhang said.
Changsun Chengdao said: "The enemy's army of 100,000 is bound to be extremely dispersed, and there will be problems in the coordination of various departments. If we pull in the direction of Shudun City, Zhou Fashang will definitely come to rescue us. If it doesn't work, we will withdraw our troops in the direction of Chuihe County."
"Just do it," Mai Tiezhang slapped the table and said, "The soldiers have been resting for two hours. The enemy's pursuit is south. It's time for me to relax and wait for work."
In fact, Shi Wansui's three main infantry troops, after confirming that the royal city was empty, directly and boldly ordered Zhang Dinghe's and Qu Tutong's troops to go south, leaving only Shi Wansui's 10,000 infantry troops, plus Xuanting's 15,000 troops.
Thousands of fine cavalry attacked the city.
So in the current situation, Murong Fuyun's 100,000 troops were divided into three directions and headed straight towards Jishi Town, while Changsun Cheng's 20,000 cavalry troops took the initiative to attack and rushed towards Murong Lianchi's troops in the northeast.
The most elite 10,000 cavalry troops under Xiao Mohe attacked Murong Fuyun's headquarters. Qu Tutong, Zhang Ding and 20,000 infantry troops pressed southward.
Zhou Fashang led his army across the river to assist Changsun Cheng.
In other words, in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Sui army had a total of nearly 60,000 men facing Murong Fuyun's 100,000 men.
This is the real decisive battle.
After Yang Ming received the news, he led his army from Huangshui County to Hejin County in Chuihe County, ready to enter Shudun City at any time.
On the battlefield, the most ruthless troops were Su Lie's tribe, Mai Tiezhang's tribe and Xiao Maha's tribe. With their absolute elite, they constantly tore through Tuguhun's defense line and cut off Murong Fuyun's 100,000-strong army.
But the real brutal fighting is between small groups and small groups. This is the real purgatory on earth.
And Xiao Mohe received the order from General Yang Ming at the earliest. No matter what, he could not let Murong Fuyun go, otherwise he would take his own head to plead guilty.
Therefore, Xiao Mohe always kept an eye on Murong Fuyun's headquarters. No matter how hard he tried, he could not make the other party disappear within his detection range.
Murong Fuyun did not expect that the other party would come so quickly. Could it be that the royal city was not defended for even two days? There are Sui troops everywhere now. Where did their people come from?
Especially the light cavalry Sui army, each one more powerful than the other, had already killed Murong Lianchi's troops. The military report said that the five thousand light cavalry troops were heading in his direction.
Chang Suncheng's order to Su Lie was to kill anyone you wanted, go wherever you wanted, and hit whoever you wanted.
Because Chang Suncheng has figured out where Su Lie's advantage lies, this is a battlefield troublemaker.
Right now, even Chang Sun Cheng doesn't know where Su Lie has gone.
One day and one night later, as Xiao Mohe and Su Lie successfully entered Murong Fuyun's tribe, the entire Tuguhun front was torn to pieces.
When Yang Xuanting's troops arrived, they saw that the situation was not right. Murong Zheyun's troops in the west took the lead in fleeing to the west. At this point, Murong Fuyun's 100,000-strong army fell apart.
The entire decisive battle lasted for four days, and Murong Fuyun led his troops to surrender.
Yang Ming led his troops into Shudun City and accepted the surrender.
Outside the city, when Murong Fuyun and his two thousand men were escorted to Yang Ming, he knelt down directly towards Yang Ming and said:
"I beg the King of Sui and Qin to allow my tribe to surrender."
Yang Ming said calmly: "It's been almost two years, right? The Sui Dynasty gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to appreciate the kindness of the king and repeatedly violated our borders. Do you think I will forgive you?"
Murong Fuyun was shocked and said hurriedly: "I would like to swear that Murong will always be a minister of the Sui Dynasty and help the Sui Dynasty govern Hexi. I ask the King of Qin of the Sui Dynasty to forgive my sins."
Yang Ming sneered and said: "You are thinking too much. From now on, Hexi will be the territory of the Sui Dynasty. There will no longer be a khanate like Tuguhun. Why do you need to govern it?"
After saying that, Yang Ming looked at Su Lie and Yang Xuanting and said: "To kill the Murong clan, the Tuguhun court responded to all the ministers, beheaded them all, and moved the family records to Guanzhong."
Murong Fuyun trembled all over: "You want to destroy my tribe? Without us, no one in the Hexi tribe will obey you."
"Anyone who refuses to obey will be killed!" Yang Ming turned his horse and ordered Gao Qiu on the side: "Remember to send this person's head to Jiangdu."
Gao Jiao nodded.
In Stump City, Yang Ming listened to his generals reporting their battle results.
Tuguhun's main force was 100,000, of which 40,000 should have fled, 25,000 were killed, and the rest were surrendered.
These surrendered troops must be dispersed, some will be sent to Zhangye, some to Wuwei, and the rest will be temporarily driven to Guanzhong until the entire Tuguhun is captured, and then try to settle down.
During the Sui Dynasty, seven thousand people were killed in battle. Yang Ming ordered that the bodies be collected and buried underground. The family records of these soldiers would be compensated.
Next, the Xuanting Tribe and Xiao Mohe Tribe will be replenished with 20,000 fine cavalry and will continue to pursue the enemy westward, while Yang Ming will lead most of the main force to station in Fuqi City.
He has received the news that Tie Le has taken action.
Calculating the time, the Tiele people should be approaching Fuqi City soon.
Two-thirds of Tuguhun's population is concentrated in the east, which is the area bordering the Sui Dynasty. The remaining western territory accounts for four-fifths of the entire Tuguhun territory. They are all bitter and cold places with barren mountains and harsh rivers.
The desert is spread all over and the population is very sparse.
The Tiele people came in from the west, and there were not many large-scale tribes there, so their eastward march would be smooth, and they would arrive at Fuqi City in half a month at most.
And Yang Ming wanted to wait for them here, because the Tiele people would definitely negotiate with him to carve up Tuguhun.
And Yang Ming will not give in an inch of ground. If Tiele disagrees, then let's have a fight here.
In fact, Pei Ju was the most miserable in the whole process.
He just relied on his sharp tongue to suppress the Western Turks who were about to move. After Yang Ming successfully captured Fuqi City, his pressure was relieved.
Of course, he also gave Chuluo Khan a lot of benefits to coax him down, so as to prevent the Western Turks from entering, and the Western Region would become a mess.
In order to expedite the report, Yang Ming had already sent someone to Guanzhong, and then sent it to Jiangdu via Guanzhong.