The conflict between the Sui Dynasty and Shibi Khan began with Princess Yicheng. Although the Sui Dynasty later married a clan princess north to the Turks, this did not alleviate Shibi Khan's resentment towards the Sui Dynasty, but it was not enough to make her
Even if the Turks fell out with the Sui Dynasty, Khan would not attack the Sui Dynasty because of a woman.
There were other reasons for the deterioration of Sui-Turkish relations. The year before last, Pei Ju was ordered to go to the Turks as an envoy and visited Chijishe, the brother of Shibi Khan. This was also an important force in the Turks. Chijishe had hundreds of thousands of tribesmen. Yang Guang
In order to divide the increasingly powerful Turks, they promised to betroth the princess of the clan to Chi Jishe and promised to make him the Khan of the South. Chi Jishe did not dare to accept the princess and the title, and at the same time told his brother Shibi Khan about the matter.
, it was from then on that Shibi Khan had the intention to invade the Sui Dynasty from the south.
Shibi Khan's original intention was to attack Fengzhou and kill his old enemy Yang Yuanqing. The conflict between him and Yang Yuanqing arose more than ten years ago when Yang Yuanqing first went on a mission to the Turks, and Yang Yuanqing successively took away his sister Asi.
Duo and Princess Yicheng, the woman who should have belonged to him, made Shibi Khan hate Yang Yuanqing to the core. However, what made him even more intolerable was the relationship between Yang Yuanqing and Wutu. Their alliance was Shibi Khan's innermost concern.
In particular, Yang Yuanqing sold five thousand bows to Utu at the end of the previous year, which caused Shibi Khan to lose the battle against the Utu tribe last summer. This made Shibi Khan regard Yang Yuanqing as his great enemy.
Unexpectedly, Sui Emperor Yang Guang's unexpected tour made him change his plan. Fengzhou was seeking a region, while Yang Guang was seeking a country. If he could capture the Sui Emperor, the ransom he would receive would be enough to make the Turks become the king of the East.
Lord, let the Sui Dynasty surrender at his feet.
The 400,000-strong army quickly packed up their camps and rushed toward Yulin County like an endless pack of prairie wolves. At this time, Yang Guang was still on his way to Yulin County.
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In a jungle about 20 miles west of Fuqibo, Yingshitlang General Wu Zhiyuan led 20 Sui army scouts to hide in it. They divided their troops into ten groups and have been tracking the main Turkic force.
Two months ago, Wu Zhiyuan led his army to defeat 500 Turkic cavalry and intercepted more than 2,000 fugitives. After his meritorious service, he was promoted to Eagle Striker General. This time he took on the important task of leading 200 scouts to track the main Turkic force.
More than a dozen Sui soldiers were lying under the tree to rest. At this time, the ground suddenly shook. The Sui soldiers jumped up from the ground one after another. Wu Zhiyuan shouted to the top of the tree: "What did you find?"
There was a Sui army sentinel in the tree. He looked into the distance for a moment. He turned back and shouted: "It's the Turkic cavalry coming, boundless!"
Wu Zhiyuan made a quick decision, "Everyone, go deep into the forest!"
The twenty scouts quickly ran towards the depths of the forest. In a moment, the Turkic cavalry, which was like a dark cloud, came overwhelmingly. The 400,000 cavalry were like a sea of people, roaring and sweeping towards the west. The team was dozens of miles long.
The Sui army scouts were hiding deep in the forest. They could still feel the trembling of the earth. Wu Zhiyuan climbed on a big tree. Looking at the Turkic army several miles away, he could basically judge the number of people and the direction of march. They were in the south.
The Great Wall is insurmountable. If they go to Mayi County, they can either go east and cross over from the east end, or go west. The place where they can bypass the Great Wall in the west is Yulin County.
"Eagle!"
Following Wu Zhiyuan's order, a falcon flew out of the cage carried by the Sui army, circled several times in the forest, and then flew westward.
...
The general in charge of Yulin is the military governor Yang Jiachen. He is responsible for an extremely important task. In the past few days, he has been so nervous that he can't sleep at night. He has tightened his nerves and is waiting for news from the east. Yang Guang has already sent intelligence to Yulin County.
He got it, but he didn't get the information about the Turkic army.
At noon, a falcon circled from the west, and several soldiers shouted, "Overseer, the falcon is coming!"
Yang Jiachen ran out of the room and looked at the flying eagle in the sky. It was the eagle that came to deliver a message. After a moment, the flying eagle fell and the eagle slave handed over a piece of information. Yang Jiachen looked at it and immediately issued an order: "Inform the people in the city that the Turks
The army is about to arrive, and those who are willing to retreat westward can follow the army and evacuate!"
He took out another letter left by Yang Yuanqing and handed it to the soldier, "Send this letter to the emperor immediately."
The city of Yulin was boiling. Groups of Sui soldiers rode through the streets shouting: "The Turkic army is about to attack. Evacuate to the west as soon as possible!"
The residents in the city were in chaos. More than 10,000 residents living in the city supported the elderly and the young, took their valuable belongings, rode horses and donkeys, and drove horse-drawn carriages and mule carts to evacuate westward. The advantage of the frontier is that almost every household has animal power.
, no matter how poor the family is, there will be a donkey. Soon, a mighty westward evacuation team gathered outside the city. Three thousand Sui Army cavalry escorted the people to evacuate westward. The nearest county to Yulin County is
Heyang County is two hundred miles away.
Yang Guang's car was still sixty miles away from Yulin County. The speed of the army was not very fast, and it was slowly moving westward guarding the huge city.
At this time, several cavalrymen came quickly from the west, and a group of patrols stopped him, "Who are you, trespassing on the Holy Spirit?"
The leader of the cavalry raised his hands and said: "I am a garrison in Yulin County, and I have urgent information to report to the Holy Spirit!"
"What's up?"
"The Turkic army of 400,000 is heading towards Yulin County. Please retreat urgently!"
The leader of the patrol cavalry was shocked, "Follow me!"
He took the messenger cavalry and ran towards the city...
A quarter of an hour later, Yang Guang received a letter from Yang Yuanqing. He opened the letter with a sullen face, and it began with: 'Fengzhou General Manager Yang Yuanqing pays tribute to His Majesty the Emperor...'
Yang Guang snorted coldly and continued to look down. He was stunned. About 400,000 Turkic troops were heading towards Yulin City...
Yang Guang pondered for a long time and asked the soldier who delivered the message, "Is Yang Yuanqing in Yulin City?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, General Manager Yang just arrived in Yulin County this afternoon, but when he heard that the Turkic army was coming, he led the people in the city to evacuate westward. Our scouts found that there were at least 400,000 Turkic troops, and they were 150 miles away when they were discovered.
, it is estimated that it is still a hundred miles away from Yulin City, the general manager asks Your Majesty to withdraw south immediately."
Yang Guang waved his hand, "Take him down!"
At this time, Yu Wenshu, who was standing next to him, said cautiously: "Your Majesty, could it be Yang Yuanqing's plan to use false troops to scare us away?"
Yang Gongdao was a little worried, "Your Majesty, if there are really 400,000 Turkic cavalry, then the problem will be serious. I trust Yang Yuanqing and withdraw south quickly."
At this moment, there was a sound of running outside the imperial palace, and a guard reported urgently outside the door, "Your Majesty, there is urgent news from the defenders of the Great Wall. Hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry have been spotted in the north, and they are heading towards Yulin City. They are most likely to be around.
Come over to the Great Wall."
Yang Guang stood up suddenly. He could not believe Yang Yuanqing's words, but he had to believe the news about the Great Wall defenders. He was so shocked that his voice changed, "Quick, retreat south as fast as possible!"
The Turks' 400,000-strong army was already more than 100 miles away. According to their speed, they could catch up with the northern patrol in half a day. Yang Guang did not dare to build a city again. He abandoned the city and replaced it with a 100,000-strong army on horseback.
Leaving behind all kinds of sundries and baggage, they fled southward in panic.
At the first watch, Yang Guang received news that the 400,000 Turkic army had been pursued 60 miles away, and the 5,000 Sui army that intercepted the Turkic army had been wiped out. Yang Guang was so frightened that he ran away southward desperately regardless of his exhaustion, but
There were so many palace concubines and ministers in their ranks that they couldn't run fast at all. If this continued, they would be chased by the Turkic army before dawn.
Zuowei General Yuwen Chengdu rushed to Yang Guang and shouted: "Your Majesty, go to Yanmen Pass and use the terrain to block the Turkic army."
At this time, Yang Guang was already without a master. Yuwen Chengdu made a suggestion, and Yang Guang repeatedly agreed, "Go to Yanmen County!"
One hundred thousand Imperial Guards were so frightened that they ran all the way. At the fourth watch, Yang Guang's troops passed Yanmen and entered Yanmen County. Yanmen County was seriously damaged during Yang Liang's rebellion. It was later rebuilt. After reconstruction, Yanmen
The county wall is tall and solid, with a circumference of twenty miles. It is a county with a population of several thousand households and more than 20,000 people. Yang Guang rushed into the county town like a gust of wind, and his heart finally calmed down a little.
At this time, there was a vacancy in the office of the governor of Shizhou. Lu Yu, the prefect of Yanmen County, was the top official. When he heard that the emperor had fled, he was so frightened that he quickly vacated his official office for Yang Guang and his concubine. He also contacted wealthy families to arrange for hundreds of officials and a hundred thousand forbidden troops.
They could only stay in private houses at will, and people screamed, and the city was in chaos.
At dawn, the prefect Lu Yu led dozens of government officials to deliver the food and wine prepared by various wine shops to the county government office. The county government office had been temporarily converted into Yanmen Palace. Thousands of left and right guards surrounded the county government office like iron barrels.
, the wine and food were brought in first, Lu Yu waited for a long time, and a eunuch came out to declare, "The Holy One has decreed that the prefect, Lu Yu, should appear in court!"
Lu Yu followed the eunuch into the county office that originally belonged to him, and walked to the emperor's temporary imperial chamber. He couldn't help but feel a little frightened. The emperor's imperial chamber actually chose his office. There was something hidden under the floor tiles, but don't let it go.
was discovered.
"Prefect Lu, Your Majesty orders you to appear before me!"
Lu Yuzhan walked into the room tremblingly, feeling relieved a little. The floor was covered with a thick carpet, and Sheng's couch was where he hid his belongings.
"Your Majesty, Lu Yu, is here to see you!"
Yang Guang had just eaten something and drank a bowl of ginseng tea, and finally recovered, but he was still worried. Can the small Yanmen City withstand the 400,000 Turkic cavalry?
"Lu Aiqing, I heard that you participated in the battle against Yang Liang?"
"Reporting to your majesty, in the fourth year of Renshou, when the governor of Shizhou was Li Jing, Feng Xiaoci was the Sima, and the minister was the judge, Yang Liang sent Qiao Zhongkui to lead an army of 50,000 to attack the city. We only had a few thousand people, and we held on for more than a month. Later,
Yang Yichen and Yang Yuanqing came to the rescue and finally defeated Yang Liang's rebels."
Yang Guang nodded, "It's all in the past more than ten years ago. Li Jing died, Yang Yichen died, Feng Xiaoci died in battle, and only Yang Yuanqing was left, but he... ugh!"
This time Yang Yuanqing sent someone to report the news in time, which showed that he had not really betrayed the Sui Dynasty in his heart, which made Yang Guang's resentment towards Yang Yuanqing slightly lessened.
"How many troops are in the city now?"
"There are 10,000 Daizhou troops and 20,000 ordinary people in the city, but..."
"Just what?" Yang Guang felt an ominous feeling in his heart and asked quickly.
Lu Yu said what he was most worried about, "It's just that there are only 20,000 shi of grain in the warehouse in the city, which is only enough to feed the Holy Army and the soldiers and civilians in the city for 20 days at most, and there is a serious shortage of fodder."