Two hundred and seventy second chapter: The Battle of Yanmen Pass Fourteen
Outside Yanmen Pass, Turks were like a tide, attacking the city wall of Yanmen Pass one after another. Soldiers from both sides continued to fall under the city wall. The original dark blue and simple city wall was now dyed blood red.
Looking at the battle situation at Yanmen Pass from a distance, Wan He's face turned pale. Although Wan He was now praised as a young god of war in the court, in fact, Wan He was just a novice on the battlefield. Among the battles he had experienced, there had never been such a bloody and fierce battle as the Battle of Yanmen Pass. This kind of scene was really too impactful for Wan He.
Noticing Wan He's expression, Li Jing immediately signaled to Pei Xingyan to help Wan He down. Wan He was no longer polite this time and said to Li Jing: "Brother Li, I'll leave this to you, ugh," before he finished speaking. , Wan He couldn't help but cover his mouth with his hands and ran back.
Li Jing smiled bitterly, shook his head, turned to Liu Wenjing next to him and said, "Master Liu, in your opinion, how should we fight this battle?"
Liu Wenjing gently stroked her beard and glanced at Wan He's back from the corner of her eye, but she didn't understand why someone as talented as Li Jing would be willing to succumb to an unlearned and incompetent person like Wan He. However, Liu Wenjing quickly put the question into her heart, turned her head, and looked at Yanmen Pass in the distance. She pondered for a moment and said: "There are at least more than 200,000 Turks outside Yanmen Pass, although we have 30,000 imperial guards. Soldiers, but it is probably impossible to repel these Turks,"
"Well," Li Jing also nodded slightly. He knew that what Liu Wenjing said was correct. Although the Yulin Army was called the most powerful army in the Sui Dynasty, it was only based on the equal number of soldiers and horses on both sides. Now This Turkic army is almost ten times larger than the Imperial Forest Army. In addition, the Turkic cavalry are good at riding and shooting. In a head-on confrontation, they may not be much worse than the Imperial Forest Army. Therefore, a head-on battle is simply asking for death. Li Jing took a deep breath and asked : "Then according to Mr. Liu's wishes, what should be done?"
Liu Wenjing stared forward and said in a deep voice: "Xiaguan has three strategies for the general to choose. Immediately launch an attack and launch a surprise attack. Break into Yanmen Pass and meet up with the defenders of Yanmen Pass. With the addition of these 30,000 imperial guards, Yanmen Pass can be conquered by itself." Everything is safe. This is the best strategy. Choose a dangerous place behind the Turks to set up camp to attract the attention of the Turks and slow down the Turks' attack on Yanmen Pass. This is the middle strategy. As for the next best strategy, it is to return to the army immediately. , waiting for the army of King Qin of the Central Plains, and then defeat the Turkic army in one fell swoop and rescue the Holy One,"
Liu Wenjing was tepid. After finishing the three strategies, Li Jing's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light. From these three strategies, Li Jing could clearly feel that Liu Wenjing did not care about the emperor in Yanmen Pass at all. Could it be that , Liu Wenjing also had a counter-intention. Li Jing was also entangled in his heart about whether it was right or wrong to keep such a person next to Wan He, but on the surface, he still had to react to the three strategies Liu Wenjing proposed. , Li Jing pondered for a moment and said: "The best strategy you mentioned is absolutely undesirable. Now that the Holy One is in danger, and since our army has arrived, we should rescue the Holy One. As for the best strategy, this is outside Yanmen Pass. There are too many Turks, and it would be extremely unwise to attack rashly. Therefore, I think it is safest to choose the middle strategy proposed by Mr. Liu. Come on, please send people immediately to find suitable and dangerous places around and prepare to camp."
Following Li Jing's order, two sergeants immediately clasped their fists and left behind him. Looking at the bottom of the hill where Li Jing was, 30,000 soldiers of the Royal Forest Army were waiting in formation. As long as Li Jing gave the order, they could bathe in blood at any time. Fight hard.
Seeing Li Jing choose the middle strategy, Liu Wenjing showed a strange smile on her face, but she didn't say anything more. However, Li Jing frowned. He knew that with this method alone, I'm afraid it won't attract much attention from the Turks. The Turks sent troops to besiege Yanmen Pass this time. They were determined to capture the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Since they had already lost their skin, how could they give up so easily? A mere 30,000 Yulin troops could only I am afraid that the Turks will not take it to heart at all and will continue to attack Yanmen Pass with all their strength. It seems that they must find a way.
Suddenly, Li Jing raised his head fiercely, his eyes flashed with purple light, but a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Bastard, trash." In the king's tent in the Turkic army camp, Elifushu, who had been supervising the research all day, was waving the riding crop in his hand with an angry look on his face and whipping a Turkic sergeant in front of him. , it has been three full days since he asked Shibi to fight and personally supervised the battle, but he has still been unable to capture Yanmen Pass. Elifushu was full of anger, and now he can only vent his anger on his soldiers.
"Okay, Eliphesheth, stop fighting, you've already beaten him to death," a cold snort sounded, but it was Shibi who was sitting at the top holding a horn wine spoon, and hit the wine spoon with one gulp. After finishing the kumiss, he glanced at the Turkish sergeant lying motionless on the ground and said, "Including this one, you have killed thirteen of my slaves. It's not that I feel sorry for these slaves, but you don't care. No matter how many slaves are killed, it will not be of any help to the current war. Instead of wasting energy on these slaves, it is better to think about how to take down Yanmen Pass tomorrow."
After Shibi said this, Elifushu's face turned red, and he spat hard on the body of the Turkic sergeant on the ground. Finally, he whipped him a few more times before giving up and letting the guard stand. The people outside carried the body out, and Elifushe sat down in his seat angrily, shouting loudly: "Brother, those Han people are so cunning. They obviously have so many artillery, but they still secretly Hide it, wait until we are about to break through Yanmen Pass, and suddenly reveal it. If not for this, I would be able to break through Yanmen Pass today, damn, damn, cunning Nanmanzi, damn Nanmanzi,"
After hearing Elipheshe's explanation, a cold light flashed in Shibi's eyes. He dropped the wine bowl in his hand to the ground, but he always remained calm and hummed: "The Sui general guarding the gate is a dog." The old man under the emperor will protect the children. When this old guy first started fighting, we were not even born yet, so it is not unfair at all for you to lose to him. However, I can almost guess what this old guy is planning. Yes, he hid the artillery at Yanmen Pass before because he was worried that we would try our best to attack Yanmen Pass. He was deliberately setting a trap for us and delaying time. Huh, he is indeed an old fox."
It has been quite a while since the attack on Yanmen Pass. If you still don’t know who you are fighting at the beginning, you will be pretending to be the overlord on the grassland. And at the last moment of today’s attack, the ten people who suddenly appeared at Yanmen Pass The multiple artillery pieces also made Shibi fully aware of Lai's plan to protect his children.
At the other end of the king's tent, Duo Xin, who was bandaged with a lot of white cloth, frowned and said after hearing what he said: "Brother, you said that the old guy who came to protect the children was stalling for time, so why did he do this? , Could it be that the reinforcements of the Sui Army are about to arrive? Well, didn't Taiyuan promise not to let the news spread to the Central Plains? Moreover, even if the Central Plains learned the news and wanted to rush to Yanmen Pass, it would not be that easy. Hurry,"
Hearing Du Xin mention Taiyuan, Shi Bi smiled coldly and said: "Taiyuan, hum, Du Xin, don't trust the Li family too much. After all, they are all Han people. Besides, you don't I forgot, even if the Li family blocked the news here, there are tens of thousands of Sui troops in Guo County. After so long, Guo County should also know the situation here. I am afraid that the Sui troops who are now staying in Guo County The army has already begun to move towards here,"
"Hmph." Regarding the situation mentioned by Shibi, Elifushu snorted coldly and said, "What's the matter? It's just a mere 30,000 people. Even if they come over, they are not part of our Turkic army. opponent,"
"Second brother is right," Du Xin also nodded and said, "Besides, even if the Sui army from Nao County starts to arrive at Yanmen Pass now, it will probably take about three days. Starting from tomorrow, we will Just try your best to attack Yanmen Pass. The Sui army at Yanmen Pass will definitely not be able to support it for that long."
"That's right," he stood up from his seat in a flash, his face full of confidence, and shouted: "Starting from tomorrow, I will personally supervise the battle. I don't believe it. This mere Yanmen Pass can really stop me. This offensive of nearly 300,000 troops, Dog Emperor, within three days, I will hang your head on the gate of Yanmen."
"Drink," after hearing the beginning of the words, the two brothers Elifushe and Duoxin also drank in unison. The three brothers all had murderous looks on their faces. It can be foreseen what the battle at Yanmen Pass will be like tomorrow. of tragedy.
"Report..." At this moment, a shout came from outside the king's tent. Immediately afterwards, a Turkic sergeant was seen quickly getting in from the outside. When he saw his Khan, he had a murderous look on his face. Tengteng, the sergeant was also startled, but soon returned to normal, and knelt down to salute Shibi. Although the life of the Turks is still relatively primitive, the hierarchy between different classes is strict, and there cannot be any Any excess of etiquette.
Shibi waved his hand casually and said, "If you have anything to do, tell me."
"Great Khan," the sergeant dared to speak after receiving Shibi's permission: "According to the scout report, a Sui army was found three hundred miles south of the army and has set up camp on a hill."