How many soldiers and horses did the Eastern Turks have? Six hundred thousand? It was less or more than that. In fact, the Sui Dynasty did not have an accurate number in mind.
Countless spies sent out before the expedition came back with an answer of about six hundred thousand, but Princess He Dunyicheng said it was one million.
Then it's hard to tell who should listen. If you carefully examine the intelligence brought back, there should be no problem with its authenticity. However, the Turks have the right to participate in military affairs, and their words are logically credible.
After all, he is one of his own.
But whether it's 600,000 or 1 million, it's the same in Yang Guang's eyes. The soldiers are not many but fine, and the generals are not brave but wise. Except for the army that came to protect the children, the rest of the Sui army was absolutely
It's elite.
In the Gobi wilderness two hundred miles south of Dujin Mountain, a Turkic army appeared on the sunset skyline in the distance. Because the opponent was from a high position, Yu Wenshu could not judge how many people there were, but his strength was clear to others.
Yu Wenshu has already set up camp. This is his last time setting up camp. After a night's rest, the army will go north with all its strength and actively look for opportunities for a decisive battle.
"The sun is about to set, the Yang Qi is going down, and the north wind is blowing, so it is not suitable for fighting," Yang Yue said calmly, riding his horse and standing next to Yu Wenshu.
In fact, they were both in the camp and could still see clearly from a distance, but it would be even clearer if they were sitting on horseback.
In this place of Turks, the south wind blows during the day, the north wind blows in the evening, and the east, west, north and south winds blow randomly at night. Anyway, the wind is constant. Yang Yue feels that the enemy is currently in the upper hand, and it is not suitable for him to engage in battle. If the enemy is
If you come to attack, you should use your camp to resist it.
In a place like this, you must pay attention to the direction of the wind. When two armies are facing each other or two people are fighting, the upper wind and the lower wind represent the advantage. This is how it comes about. It shows how important the wind direction was when marching in ancient times.
"What if we attack with fire?" Yu Juluo frowned and said, "We still need to send an infantry to form a formation outside the camp to prevent the enemy from approaching our camp and setting fire to it. Otherwise, the whole camp will be burned down."
Yu Wenshu said with a smile: "There are three trenches outside the camp. It's almost evening now. They probably won't come and won't be able to get through."
For an experienced commander like him, he had already made arrangements when setting up camp. The main force of 200,000 men under his command was divided into six camps, each of which was in response. There were trenches, traps, iron caltrops, and horse walls on the outside to defend against.
Turkic night attack.
In the Sui Dynasty, there was a count of how many caltrops were scattered in any place. Whoever scattered them was responsible for taking them back before the army set off.
Some places have more and some places have less. The Turks don't know clearly.
The Turks had fought with the Sui Dynasty for so many years, so they naturally knew the methods of the Sui army, so they did not dare to attack rashly.
The straight-line distance between the two sides was only seven or eight miles, but no one moved.
"Inform Shi Xiang, Xiao Jun, Xin Shixiong, Dugu Sheng, Qu Tutong, and Xue Shixiong to be on alert. They must not act rashly without my general order," Yu Wenshu ordered.
Yu Juluo nodded: "Sixty miles to the east, there is a large army coming to protect our children. What he means is that he will involve the surrounding enemy forces while Yu Zhongwen and we go straight to the tent."
"It's better not to," Yang Yue frowned and said, "What are those under his command? Once they are defeated, it will be a big disadvantage for me. To be on the safe side, I'd better be the one who coordinates and ends the fight. The southern soldiers are unreliable."
Yu Wenshu understood this deeply and nodded and said: "Although Duke Rong is strict in governing the army, this time it is indeed hasty. It has only been a few months since the recruitment of troops. There is no time for training, and the ten generals under his command, Ying Yanglang, didn't even listen.
However, if we count on them, I'm afraid it will hurt us."
"Then they came in vain?" Yu Juluo said with a smile.
Yang Yue laughed: "For them, not taking action is more effective than taking action, but they must not be willing to be a bystander when they come to protect the child. They still have to find something for him."
That is to say, Yang Yue dared to say this, mainly because of his seniority. Before Lai Huer, he followed Yang Su to suppress the rebellion in Jiangnan. Yang Yue was there at the time. He was always the number one person under Yang Su in the army.
But he didn't dare to say that about Pei Ju, because Pei Ju was his old boss. During the Kaihuang period, Pei Ju was the order of internal history, and he was the minister of internal history.
Yu Wenshu thought for a moment and said, "It seems I can't take care of the child, right?"
Yu Juluo curled his lips: "It's possible in name, but in reality, it probably can't be controlled."
Yuwen Shu smiled and said, "Then I really don't dare to give orders to others."
There are three armies in the east, middle and west, and there are three generals in charge. Yuwenshu is nominally the leader. He is the main force of the Chinese army and Sikong among the three. But this time there is also Comrade Yang Guang, the marching marshal, so the three of them
, they are of equal rank and can give opinions, but cannot give orders. Come to protect children and Pei Ju. How dare you order them?
Yang Yue suddenly changed the subject and said, "Is that long-bearded man who came out of Xu Gong's tent last night a Turk?"
Yu Wenshu's mouth moved slightly, are you spying on me?
I saw him nodding and said: "It's the detailed work I arranged for the Turks. I was about to tell you about this. The 18th Steppe Division and the 4th Eastern Division of Ashina Dubi, the third oldest, are not around the Yazhang. You said they would be there."
where?"
Yuguluo suddenly frowned: "Ashna Dubi (Jieli) is in charge of the Khitan, Mohe, Xi and other tribes. He is the Mohedu (military commander) in the eastern Turks. He has a lot of cavalry under his command, but at the moment the Khitan Mohe
He has joined us in the Sui Dynasty, and he came to protect his son from the east, so if he is not in Yazhang, then naturally he is not in the east either."
Yang Yue couldn't help but laugh and said: "Yu Zhongwen is still from the west. Does that prove that Du Bi is not from the west either?"
Yu Wenshu nodded and said: "Mobei is a vast area, and hundreds of thousands of people are marching there. Sometimes they may not be able to hit us. Maybe Yu Zhongwen, who came to protect the children, didn't notice it, so we still need to ask them to expand the scope of the ranger investigation."
"Something's wrong," Yang Yue suddenly frowned and said, "Your Majesty is in the south. What will happen if Du Bi suddenly appears in the south?"
Yu Wenshu was stunned: "Isn't that the case? Our three armies are running parallel to each other, stretching for hundreds of miles. If he goes back to His Majesty's camp, we can't possibly not notice him."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yang Yue frowned and said: "It is better to be cautious. We still need to send someone to report to Your Majesty. Be careful to fortify yourself. There are Yin Shishi, Dong Chun, and Mai Tie.
Zhang, Jing Shixiong, Zhang Dinghe, and Pei Renji are all with His Majesty, so they should be fine."
Yu Wenshu felt that the possibility was unlikely, because Zhao Deyan, who he arranged to be in the Turks, was right next to Du Bi, and outsiders did not know the emperor's camp location at all, so how could he be surrounded and attacked by Du Bi?
There are 72,000 people in the left and right Beishen Mansion, and they are not vegetarians.
"Come, come to His Majesty's headquarters and report this matter quickly," Yang Yue had already ordered before Yu Wenshu could speak.
He is the commander-in-chief of the army and the commander-in-chief of the general staff. Some matters can be directly ignored by Yu Wenshu.
After Yu Wenshu was slightly surprised, he nodded and said, "You still have to pay attention. Being prepared and not being prepared are two different things after all."
Then, the three of them each returned to their camps.
The Turkic army in the distance slowly retreated under the last rays of the setting sun.
Who is Yang Yue? He has been engaged in conspiracies all his life. He has always sent people to keep an eye on Yu Wenshu, including Yu Juluo and other leaders.
This is what he is like, he defends himself both internally and externally. This is why Yang Su manages the army the most strictly, but there is no mutiny in the army, because they are all nipped in the bud.
With an army of more than 200,000 people and 200,000 thoughts, how can you do it without taking precautions?
Yang Yue was completely unaware of Yu Wenshu's secret work in Turks, but he knew about it this time and had already sent someone to secretly dispose of the secret work.
Contact between Zhao Deyan and Yu Wenshu was temporarily severed.
Throughout the Sui Dynasty, many clans had informants in the Turks, especially the Xianbei people, because the Xianbei people looked almost the same as the Turks, and they were proficient in the Turkic language. After all, they were nomadic people in the north, and like the Turks, they all belonged to the Mongolian language.
The Xianbei people originated from the Xianbei Mountains, which is the Menggehan Mountain in the Keyouzhong Banner of Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Of course, the Turks also had many informants in the Sui Dynasty.
The two countries are at war with each other, both openly and privately.
It can be said that Yang Yue had the most Turks under his command in the entire Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang's position was sold to him.
In fact, Yu Wenshu did not tell the truth. The information he received was that Du Bi was halfway to Dujin Mountain from the east and suddenly withdrew to the east.
As for why they wanted to withdraw? Zhao Deyan didn’t know.
But Yang Yue knew that, because he was the one who did it, do you think Yu Wenji was smuggling with the Turks? Where did so many Turkic horses in the Yang family come from? They didn’t fly here anyway.
Yu Wenshu also knew that Du Bi's disappearance was a destabilizing factor, but the emperor's decree had already stated that a quick victory was needed. The country behind him was already in chaos, and the army was short of food and grass and could not withstand a war of attrition.
So now, even if he is worried, he can only bite the bullet and find an opportunity to fight.
The emperor was not far behind him, so even if something happened, he would still be able to rescue him in time.
Zhao Deyan, who was following Du Bi, was also confused. The army was wandering back and forth, east and west, not knowing what they were doing. When he asked Du Bi, Du Bi refused to tell.
At this time, Zhao Deyan already felt that something was wrong, but he had no chance to send someone to notify Yu Wenshu again, because Du Bi had always taken him with him and slept in the same tent.
This is not to doubt Zhao Deyan, but to rely on him. When he was alive, he trusted Zhao Deyan very much. He would ask Zhao Deyan about many major events in Turks. To the point that Chuluo didn't like him and felt that he had no right to speak.
National People's Congress.
But Du Bi was different. He felt that Zhao Deyan was very talented, so he recruited him into his account.
He didn't know that Zhao Deyan had something to do with Yu Wenshu. After all, this was a top secret. He didn't tell it when he was alive and had no chance to tell it when he was dying.
Therefore, Zhao Deyan was killed at the beginning and at the end of the battle, and his name was cleared.
Zhao Deyan also followed Shi Bi and entered Guanzhong, but no one doubted why Shi Bi died and he did not die.
Who started and ended the pursuit? It was Yu Wenshu.