Xue Yantuo is the most powerful tribe among the Tiele tribes. It consists of two tribes, Xue and Yantuo. It is further divided into more than a hundred tribes, large and small, with a combat strength of more than 100,000 people, nomadic in Jinshan and Yudu.
Between the Jin Mountains, after the death of the Western Turk Khan Tatou, the chief of Xue Yantuo Yi Shibo was elected as the Yezha Khan by other Tiele tribes. He was ambitious and began to want to take over the Western Turks and replace him (). Book
mi group 2
Perhaps Yishubo's ambition angered Changshengtian. In September, a sudden cold storm hit Jinshan. The blizzard raged for several days and nights, causing millions of Xue Yantuo's cattle and sheep to freeze to death, causing heavy losses. More importantly,
, they had no autumn grass and could not survive the winter. Xue Yantuo's tribe was forced to move south for the winter ().
Most of the tribes moved to the narrow strip between Yinshan and Hetao, which was close to the border of the Sui Dynasty. At this time, the Sui Dynasty was not aware of Xue Yantuo's unusual behavior.
Yishubo had three sons. The eldest son Yinan was the heir to the throne of Khan and followed his father. The second son Xue Qiluo was killed by Yang Yuanqing in the battle of Harry Lake. The third son Ciduo formed his own tribe. The tribe
It is very small, with only about 3,000 people, and Ciduo calls himself the chief.
The Ciduo tribe moved south to Langshan, only more than 200 miles away from the Hetao Plain. Like other tribes, the Ciduo tribe also suffered heavy losses due to snowstorms. However, the Ciduo tribe did not pack up their cattle and sheep to save themselves like other Xueyantuo tribes.
, in order to make up for the losses, he set his sights on Fengzhou in the Sui Dynasty.
Since the Sui army defeated the Western Turks in the 19th year of the founding of the Emperor, the Sui Dynasty began to immigrate to Fengzhou in a planned way, develop the Hetao Plain, and provide food for the Hetao garrison. In the past five or six years, tens of thousands of Han households have been relocated from the prefectures within the Guan.
.
These Han people mainly live in Wuyuan County and Wuliangsuhai area, and a small number of them migrate to Yongfeng County in the west of Hetao and Dali County in the north.
About a thousand Han households moved to Yongfeng County, forming more than a dozen villages of various sizes based on their families, distributed around Yongfeng County and in the river mouth area to the south.
Ciduo's eyes were fixed on the Han people in Yongfeng County and the Sogdian merchants traveling between Juyanhai and Hetao. It happened to be winter at this time, and there were no Sogdian caravans, so Ciduo sent a thousand of his tribe's merchants.
Many warriors broke into pieces and entered the Sui Kingdom in small groups of cavalry to plunder Han villages. In one autumn, they had robbed more than a hundred households, killed dozens of old people and men, and plundered the rest of the children as slaves.
.
But they did not dare to harass on a large scale, and they continued intermittently. Such small-scale harassment by more than a hundred people was generally not reported to the court, and was handled by the generals themselves.
, Yi Shubo immediately sent someone to rebuke Ciduo, and Ciduo obeyed, sent people back to the plundered border people, and promised not to invade the Sui territory again ().3∴35686688
After half a month of dormancy, Ciduo couldn't hold back his itch in the past few days. He once again personally led hundreds of people, divided into four teams and sneaked into Fengzhou territory under cover of night. They were as careful as wolves, trying to avoid
They set up beacon fires for the Sui army and searched for targets south of Yongfeng County, but for two days they found nothing. The Han people were frightened and moved to Yongfeng County to seek protection from the Sui army there.
Just when Ciduo was extremely frustrated, one of his men discovered a Sogdian caravan of 600 camels near Liucheng Fort. The camels were loaded with goods and escorted by only a dozen Sui troops.
This news made Ciduo wildly surprised. He immediately ordered four small groups of cavalry to gather together and pounce on the Sogdian caravan like wild wolves. They would stop after just one attack.
The beacon tower at the mouth of the Henghe River was ready. Yang Yuanqing led eighteen Sui soldiers to hold the Yangma City. Kangbas, his family and several officials climbed up the rope ladder to the beacon tower on the top of the cliff. Thirty camel drivers held up the beacon tower.
Men, the main gate of Yangma City is made of wood and is not strong. It can hardly withstand the impact of the enemy's huge logs. The camel drivers also moved a few huge rocks to hold up the main gate.
Sheep and Horse City was built very irregularly, with walls of different heights. The highest point in the south was two feet tall, while the area near the gate in the north was only ten feet high. The area around the gate was also the weak point of the entire defense.
At this time, Yangma City was full of goods. In addition to Yang Yuanqing's tea, Kangbas also bought a lot of silk and satin. There were also dozens of camels and Sui army horses. The camels lay quietly under the rocks,
It seems as if the coming war has nothing to do with them.
Yang Yuanqing held a bow and arrow in his hand and stared attentively at the woods not far across the river. The woods were full of camels. At this time, Yang Yuanqing had noticed that the Xue Yantuo people had entered the woods and were collecting their first trophy, more than 500 camels.
.
He looked up at the beacon on the top of the mountain. Two pots of beacon fire had been lit, indicating that a small group of enemy troops was incoming. In this case, Yongfeng County, which is closest to here, would definitely strengthen its alert and send scouts to patrol.
At this time, a soft little hand held him, but the hand was cold. Yang Yuanqing looked back at her. The curtain on her head had been removed. There was a pot of arrows on her back and a bow in her hand. Yang Yuanqing could feel her heart.
tension().
"Are you scared?" He smiled slightly. "I'm just a little nervous."
"Then you still refuse to go up?"
Yang Yuanqing raised his head and glanced at the dark cliff. The ladder had been pulled up, but the south side of the cliff was covered with vines.
"With your skill, you should be able to climb up. Just go up!"
Niu Niu shook her head and winked at Yuan Qing mischievously, "Since General Yang said that the little girl is very skilled, why not stay and take advantage of her?"
"I'm afraid that if I take too much advantage of it, it will go bad." Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly, knowing that his persuasion would be in vain.
"As long as you know, don't try to persuade me anymore. At least my martial arts here are second only to yours. I will be your right-hand assistant, not a burden."
Niu Niu's deep and big eyes are as bright as gems, and her gaze is full of profound meaning.
"I know!" Yang Yuanqing smiled and nodded at her.
"General, here we come!"
Several soldiers noticed a large group of black shadows appearing by the woods. Yang Yuanqing also saw it. In the darkness, more than 300 steps away, about 200 people had already descended to the river. They were divided into two teams. In the middle, there were dozens of people holding three people.
A large tree that has been cut down moves very slowly, like a centipede.
Yang Yuanqing suddenly discovered that Xue Yantuo's people had shields in their hands, and the protection was very tight. His heart sank. The enemy had shields, but he did not have a crossbow, so this battle would be difficult to fight.
"Yuan Qing, let me rush out and kill them all!" Yang Wei was carrying two sledgehammers, anxious.
"Don't be anxious! Stay calm."
Yang Yuanqing glanced at the two-foot-high wall on the south side and said to several soldiers guarding the south wall: "Ignore it on the south side. Everyone gathers on both sides of the gate."
Eighteen soldiers gathered on the north wall and were distributed on both sides of the gate. They stood on tiptoe with tea bags, drew their bows and arrows, and were ready to go.
At this moment, a thunderous sound of horse hooves came rushing from the west. The horses galloped in the darkness, and the silhouettes of people rushed within a hundred steps in an instant. Yang Yuanqing shot out both arrows, and the two leading cavalry fell from their horses.
The Sui troops under his command fired arrows one after another, and twenty arrows flew away with a roar. More than a dozen enemy soldiers were shot and fell off their horses screaming.
But this time, Xue Yantuo's cavalry did not escape. More than two hundred cavalrymen accelerated and rushed towards the north wall. They rushed thirty steps away in an instant. Yang Yuanqing shouted, "Everyone squat down!"
He was rich in experience and realized what would happen. More than two hundred Xue Yantuo cavalry rushed to the north city wall with lightning speed. Their arrows were like rain, jingling and clanking, hitting the top of the stone wall and sending fire flying everywhere.
Under the cover of the cavalry, Xue Yantuo's soldiers came like a flood, with three large trees with lush branches in the middle. They fought very methodically, seizing the weakness of the Sui army's small number.
The Sui army suppressed them with all their might.
Yang Yuanqing was furious. If this continued, they would have no chance at all. He immediately shouted: "Two people work in groups, and one person uses a shield to cover!"
The Sui army changed their formation. One person used a shield to cover, and the other fired arrows. They began to fire arrows to counterattack. After three rounds of arrows, more than twenty cavalrymen fell off their horses. Xue Yantuo's cavalry retreated more than ten steps, and the pressure of the Sui army eased slightly.
"Ah!" With a scream, a Sui soldier was shot in the forehead and rolled down the wall.
Yang Yuanqing stood on the north side, nocking an arrow and pulling the string. His movements were extremely fast, and the arrows were all fired. In a moment, thirty Xue Yantuo cavalry were shot down by him. The pot of arrows was exhausted. Xue Yantuo's cavalry also discovered his power, and dozens of them were fired.
The arrows shot at him at the same time. At this moment, a shield blocked Yang Yuanqing's face, and several arrows passed by Niu Niu's face ().
More than 150 Xueyantuo soldiers rushed to the north wall under the cover of the cavalry. They cut down six big trees and placed their branches on the walls on both sides of the gate. More than 100 people climbed along the tree trunks, and their bows and arrows stopped.
After the attack, the two sides began to enter a close offensive and defensive battle.
Dozens of Xue Yantuo soldiers looked like wild wolves, staring with blood-red eyes, howling and slashing with their swords. Yang Yuanqing drew out his horizontal sword and faced them. He slashed with the horizontal sword and three heads were chopped off with a click. He was as brave as
The tiger's sword flashed, and blood mist filled the air in front of him. In a moment, more than a dozen people died tragically under his sword. Under his leadership, seven or eight Sui soldiers around him also fought bravely to kill the enemy, killing the enemy with heavy casualties, but Sui
The soldiers also suffered casualties. With a scream, one Sui soldier was hit by a spear and fell off the wall. Another Sui soldier's arm was cut off and he fainted from the pain. Niu Niu rescued him off the wall.
At this time, a Xue Yantuo soldier quietly crawled out from under the branch, holding a spear in his hand, and stabbed Yang Yuanqing's little tui silently. Just when the spear was about to stab Yang Yuanqing's little tui, a slender figure flashed past
, kicked the spear away with one kick, and pierced the attacker's throat with a backhand sword.
On the other side of the gate, Yang Wei led ten Sui soldiers and fought a bloody battle with dozens of enemy troops. He wielded a sledgehammer like a mad tiger, hitting the enemy soldiers who climbed the wall with their brains bursting and their corpses bloody and bloody. He had forgotten that
Life or death, he was hit by an arrow in his arm and felt nothing.
Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but secretly praise him, this guy is a desperate fat man.
At this moment, Yang Yuanqing suddenly discovered that more than a dozen Xue Yantuo soldiers climbed up the wooden door and stabbed the camel driver below with their spears. The camel driver screamed repeatedly and four or five people had been stabbed to death.
Without waiting for Yuan Qing to shout, Niu Niu jumped into the air and jumped onto the wooden door like a swift bird piercing a curtain. Her posture was agile and strong, and she avoided the enemy's assassination. Her long sword was as fast as lightning. In an instant, seven or eight Xue Yantuo soldiers were pierced by her.
The fallen wood fell on her neck, she let out a sweet scream, flicked out her wrist, and several daggers shone brightly, stabbing the throats of the others.
Yang Yuanqing smiled and gave her a thumbs up, but in the blink of an eye, he saw a wolf-toothed arrow shooting at Niuniu on the wooden door very quickly. He was too late to save her, and Yang Yuanqing was so shocked that his liver and gallbladder were split.