It was already mid-August, but the Western Turks had not been moved. Yang Guang's decree had also returned to Yiwu City. Yang Guang agreed to Yang Yuanqing's proposal in his decree, retaining Yiwu Country and allowing King Mochu to be
The symbol of the Wusun people, retaining their title of king.
At the same time, the Sui Dynasty officially established a county in Yiwu, appointing Wang Wei as the first prefect, Li Yannian as the county magistrate, and Xue Wanshu as the county sima. The three of them were responsible for managing Yiwu, and Yang Guang also ordered the construction of Yiwu New City.
As the ruling center of the Sui Dynasty in Yiwu County, two thousand Han citizens moved from Zhangye and Dunhuang counties to settle in Xincheng.
The bustling new city is built in a wilderness on the banks of the Yiwu River. It is located east of the old city, about fifty miles away from the old city. It is a larger and stronger city with a circumference of nearly twenty miles and can accommodate more than 200,000.
Residents live in the city.
Yang Yuanqing ordered Yiwu to mobilize the whole country, and more than 100,000 Wusun people were mobilized to build the city. The income they received would be exempt from ten years of taxes, and each family could obtain a piece of land in the new city to build a house.
In the wilderness, teams of Wusun people were busy ramming earth and transporting stones. The stones were picked from Chishan thirty miles away, and the rocks turned red. In this way, the new city built would also be a red city. Yang Yuanqing had already
I thought of a new city name, Chicheng and Chise are the symbols of the Great Sui Dynasty, and Chicheng is also the city of the Great Sui Dynasty.
At this time, Yang Yuanqing was standing on the hill, watching the hundreds of thousands of Wusun people building a new city. His mission in Yiwu had been completed and he could return to the capital at any time, but he was still paying attention to the movements of the Western Turks.
Yiwu is the sphere of influence of the Western Turks. The Sui army occupied Yiwu and invaded his sphere of influence. The Western Turks could not give up just like this. Intuition told Yang Yuanqing that the Western Turks would definitely come. Based on his understanding of the Turks, the Western Turks were
There will definitely be an offensive before winter comes, probably just nine months ago.
Today is August 12th, and there are three days left to the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Turkic people with wolves as their totem have the tradition of sending troops on a full moon night. It's time for them to come.
"General!"
A scout rushed over from a distance and rushed to Yang Yuanqing to report: "General Su encountered a sneak attack by Chuyue people in Pulehai. Some brothers were injured and killed. Please help from the general!"
Yang Yuanqing was stunned. Su Lie went to check the situation because a caravan was attacked by Chu Yueren. Now he was attacked?
The Chuyue people actually dared to attack the Sui army, which was a bad sign. He immediately ordered: "Let Li Juncheng and Xue Sima come to see me!"
After a moment, Li Yannian and Xue Wanshu rode on horseback. They were responsible for building the new city. Although Yang Yuanqing has no direct relationship with Yiwu County now, his position as the general manager of the Yumen Road marching has not stepped down, and he is still the supreme army commander.
Li Yannian bowed and said, "What is General Yang's explanation?"
"I just received the news that Su Lie's scout was attacked by the Chuyue people. I want to go and support immediately. You immediately organize the Wusun people to return to Yiwu City and suspend the construction of the city."
Li Yannian and Xue Wanshu looked at each other, and both of them showed jingoism in their eyes. The people of Chuyue took the initiative to provoke the Sui army, which was definitely a bad sign. The two immediately said: "We will organize the civilians to return!"
Yang Yuanqing turned over the horse, waved his sword, and ordered: "The first regiment follows me to Pu Lihai!"
There were three thousand cavalry guarding the city, and immediately a thousand cavalry followed Yang Yuanqing toward the northwest.
Pulehai, which is today's Balikun Lake, is located north of Shiluman Mountain, about 200 miles from Xinyiwu City. The area is rich in grass, dense forests, and abundant water sources. It is the richest resource in Yiwu County.
It is located at the junction of Yiwu Kingdom and the Western Turks. The people of Chuyue, who are loyal to the Western Turks, have obtained this plump land.
Chuyue people are Shatu people. In history, hundreds of years later, at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Shatu people entered the Central Plains under the leadership of Chief Li Keyong, causing a bloody storm in the Central Plains. But at this time, Chuyue people were just west.
To be precise, the Turkic servants were not Tiel, but a distant tribe of the Turkic people. They had a very low status and were regarded as slaves by the Western Turkic people. Their chief was named Zhu Xie, so they were also called Zhu Xie tribe.
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On a high ground in Shiluoman Mountain south of Pulei Hainan, Su Lie led dozens of subordinates to retreat here. They were surrounded by three thousand Yue people, and the situation was in danger.
Su Lie led his brothers to patrol the southern foot of Shiluoman Mountain yesterday morning, and met several escaped Sogdian merchants. A caravan came from the Western Turks and was robbed by Chuyue people in Pulehai.
Dozens of people were killed and injured, and their property and women were taken away. Dozens of people fled and begged the Sui army to save them.
After all, Su Lie lacked experience. He immediately led his men to Pu Liehai to save people, but was ambushed by a thousand people halfway, killing more than 30 brothers. Su Lie covered one of his men and rushed out to report the news, and he led the others to fight and
Retreat, retreat to this high ground.
At this time, they had no way out. Nearly three thousand Yuemen surrounded them from three sides, and behind the Sui army was the cliffs of Shiluoman Mountain.
The biggest advantage of the Sui army was that they were well-equipped, especially sharp bows and arrows, with a range of up to 100 steps. The bows and arrows of Chuyue people were very primitive, even worse than those of Turkic people, with a range of only about thirty steps.
It was the sharp bows and arrows of more than 60 Sui soldiers that made the Chuyue people dare not act rashly and wait for the opportunity to dark.
This highland covers an area of about two acres, like a platform protruding on the hillside. More than 80 steps away are vast black pine forests. Three thousand moon people hide in the pine forest like wolves, waiting patiently for the night.
Arrival.
The rocks on the high ground gave the Sui army good conditions for ambush and hiding. More than 60 Sui army hid behind the stone with bows and arrows. They had repelled the enemy's attacks three times in a row, and hundreds of corpses lay on the hillside.
, but their arrows are not many.
Su Lie sat on a big rock with a depressed expression and his eyes were filled with regret. It was his credulity that caused more than 30 brothers to die. The general attacked Yiwu Kingdom without any soldiers and soldiers. But he was a patrolman.
Thirty-three people died, how can they explain to the general when they asked him to go back? More importantly, can they still go back alive?
He punched himself in the face and cursed: "Damn Su Lie, who made you so impulsive and trustworthy, just let it be for you to kill yourself, but you will also kill your brothers!"
Shen Guang jumped gently, turned over, and said with a smile: "Before the last moment, is the captain thinking about fulfilling his loyalty to the country?"
Although Su Lie was extremely disgusted with Shen Guang's slipperyness and frivolity, Shen Guang's slipperyness at this time gave him an indescribable sense of intimacy, which made a hint of warmth surge in his cold and desperate heart.
Su Lie sighed, "As soon as it gets dark, Chu Yue people are going to attack. I guess we can't survive. Shen Guang, if you can escape, you go and tell the general that I, Su Lie, have let me down."
At this time, the laughter on Chen Guang's face disappeared and became very serious. He looked at Su Lie and said, "Person Su, your attitude determines the life and death of the sixty-seven brothers. If you don't even have confidence, then all Everyone is dead.”
Su Lie was full of shame, and Chen Guang's words also aroused his inner arrogance. He bowed deeply to Chen Guang, "I am too cowardly, thank you Brother Chen!"
Chen Guang smiled again and said, "You can't thank me, you have to invite me to drink after you return to the capital."
"Okay! I've invited you enough."
Chen Guang jumped onto the rocks, picked up two stones and regarded them as wine pots and wine glasses, pretended to drink by himself, and smacked his lips and praised: "What a good wine! It's actually Dalipu wine."
His interesting actions made the nervous soldiers laugh. Su Lie cheered up his spirit and said to more than 60 soldiers: "Brothers, if we wait until night, we will definitely be wiped out. We will break through now. Live one counts one!”
"Listen to the command of the captain!"
Chen Guang jumped to the horse, pulled out his battle knife and waved it, "I rushed to the front."
More than 60 soldiers were excited and got on their horses. At this time, the Chuyue people hiding in the pine forest saw the Sui army's attempt to break through. They blew the bone whistle and more than 3,000 Chuyue who were resting. The troops all jumped up, quickly put on leather armor, held a battle knife, and prepared to fight.
The leader of the Chuyue army was named Zhu Xiezi, who was the younger brother of the chief of the Chuyue army. The Sui army captured Yiwu and had little to do with them. As long as the Sui army did not cross Shiluoman Mountain, they would not They went to provoke the Sui army. They had been in peace for two months, but a few days ago, they received an order from the Western Turkic Shekui Khan, ordering the Department of Yue to attack the Sui army with all their might and must annihilate the Sui army that occupied Yiwu. And promised the Wusun people to them as slaves.
This order inspired the entire and the subordinates of Chuyue, and Zhu Xiezi was sent by the chief to annihilate the Sui army's patrol. He used the Sogdians as bait to successfully attract a hundred Sui army's patrols and prepare to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Zhu Xiezi also knew the weather in this area very well. After dark, there would definitely be a rain here. In the rain, the bows and arrows of the Sui army would not be used. That would be their good opportunity to attack.
At this time, Zhu Xiezi also saw that the Sui army had signs of breaking through, so he immediately ordered, "The army prepares bows and arrows, and she should first take the Sui army's horses!"
The three thousand Yue troops raised their bows and arrows and aimed at the Sui army that was about to rush down the hillside. Zhu Xiezi had also touched the weakness of the Sui army. Although the Sui army had armor and shields, their war horses were not blocked. She can't escape the horse.
Three thousand bows and arrows were pulled away at the same time, but at this moment, there was a chaos behind the Chuyue Army. A black-robed army of more than a thousand people suddenly broke out, like a sharp knife, stabbing Chuyue Army behind him, killing Chuyue Army. The man was leaning on his horse and flipped over. The man in black was majestic and extremely brave. He covered his face with a black scarf and his eyes were sharp. He made a horse spear and gallop in the woods. Wherever he went, corpses were everywhere.
Chu Yueren was so scared that he shouted in horror: "The dark horse thief is here! The dark horse thief is here!"
They fled in all directions, and Zhu Xiezi also frowned. This horse thief has only risen in recent years. He is active in the Yibohai, Rehai and Jinshan area. He is extremely fierce and is the confidant of the Western Turks. The horse thieves were complicated, including Turks, Tiel, Wusun, Sogdians, and there were even a few Han people. It was rumored that their leader was a Han person.
Although the dark horse thief was fierce, he had never been here at Luo Manshan. Today they actually appeared. Zhu Xiezi also knew that his three thousand people were not the opponents of the dark horse thief. He looked at Sui Jun unwillingly.
I had to wave my hand and "retreat!"
Chuyue's army quickly fled eastward, and in a moment it fled to the clean clean. Su Lie led more than 60 Sui troops and was stunned. The strength of this black cavalry was not as strong as the most powerful Sui army. What are they?
people?
"Who are you?" Su Lie rushed forward with a knife and shouted.
The magnificent black-clothed leader pulled out a wild duck feather arrow, inserted a letter, and came with an arrow, laughing in Chinese: "You General Yang and I are old friends, please transfer this letter to him.
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With his hand, more than a thousand black horse thieves turned their heads and left, like a gust of wind, disappeared without a trace.
Su Lie looked at their backs and was stunned. The leader was obviously a Han man. Who is he?