Chapter 400: Flags and Flags Like the Sea
After a night of storms, Mayi, which had already been bright, was next to the river bank. At first glance, the Turkic army that could not be seen at the end was advancing. More than 200,000 troops were advancing together, like a black tide. An army like an ant trampled on the crops near the river bank and advanced towards the south like the wind.
At the extreme of his eyes, a banner is like a sea, a sword is light that is better than snow, and a spear is like a forest. With the momentum of reentering the Central Plains, this army is full of fighting spirit.
On a small hillside on the bank of the river, Shibi Khan looked at the army with a heroic spirit. This is his army, with 300,000 Turkic cavalry returning to the grassland, and they were about to capture Yang Guang alive and defeat the Central Plains army. He wanted to be the first grasslander to re-lander the Central Plains since the Wei Dynasty.
Lingli seemed to have insight into the thoughts in Shibi Khan's heart, and said with a smile, "This time I enter the Central Plains, the Khan will be the Emperor of the Central Plains again, so that my grassland tribe can dominate the fate of the Central Plains again. The Khan is really the hero of my grassland and the first hero after the Ashinatumen of our tribe."
Although it was just flattery, there was still a faint peek in Lingli's words. He was like a lone wolf in the dark night on the grassland, always paying attention to the target, waiting for the opportunity, and intending to pounce on it.
Shibi understood the mentality of collaborating and profit. Both of them were the legitimate sons of Khan Qimin and were not much different in age. Even when he continued to be the Great Khan, the tribal strength of the two was about the same.
But in the end, he was Shibi who inherited the position of Khan. He was just because he was the eldest son, and he was so many years older than Lingli. At the beginning, Shibi was very cautious about *li, but six or seven years later, Shibi finally turned from a strong wolf into a wolf king. When he looked at Lingli again, his eyes were looking down. He no longer had to be wary of his younger brother. He knew that the gap between them had made Lingli unable to catch up.
However, over the past few years, Lingli's attitude towards him has also changed greatly. When he learned that there was no hope of competing for the Khan position, he changed his previous aggressiveness and became a wolf enduring in the dark. Shibi understood his thoughts, but he had no intention of changing them. The Turks have always admired the strong and encouraged competition with each other. It is this bloody competition that has made the Turks dominate the grassland and become the lord of the grassland.
He stretched out his whip and pointed at the army moving in front of him, Shibi Khan laughed and said, "Lingli, we are all Turks from the Geyuan tribe, and you and I are both from the Ashina tribe, and you and my brothers from my father and mother. We stand together. If we succeed this time, you will naturally not be missing your share in the future. I just hope you can understand that some things you can do, some things you can't do, but only me. At least you can't do when I'm alive...
The Turkic tradition of the weak and strong prey on the inside has made the Turkic Khan throne with few fathers and sons who can directly inherit the Khan throne. Most of them were brothers and brothers later passed on to his sons. Only those with noble bloodlines could rule a powerful tribe, and only those with strong strength could ascend to the position of Khan.
Although Shibi also had a smart son like Tuli, Tuli was too young and his subordinates were too weak. If Shibi really forced Tuli to inherit his Khan position, it would have hurt him.
So he didn't care much about his ambition to gain profit, which was a tradition of the Turks.
"Fortunately, I am the people of the grassland who have commanded the Great Khan, so that I can enter the pass again. Although I am not talented in taking profit, I have long vowed to follow the Great Khan to the death."
Seeing *li's attitude, Shibi Khan nodded, "Where are the pioneers you sent out? Is there any news to be rewarded?"
"Buli's 15,000 vanguard army should have taken down Shenwu County, but it rained a whole night last night, so the cavalry that had not reported the news came back. These bastards might have been too crazy last night and forgot about this matter today. But it doesn't matter. Shenwu City is just a small county. We have already packed seven such cities before, so there will be no problem at all." Wanli explained to Shibi with a smile.
The unexpectedly smooth operation of Shibi had already made Shibi a little careless. He nodded and said, "Well, we rested in Bailang Village for a night last night. Now the rain has stopped, and everyone is in full swing. We are just in time to go. We will send an order to arrive at Shenwu City at noon today. Bulishe has prepared food and wine there and is waiting for us to enjoy."
Hearing the orders of the Khan, the troops were also very happy, and they rode their horses three points faster. This time, the Turks went south and had no food and grass as soon as they entered Dingxiang. They were completely fighting to support the war, and they relied on seizing food and grass from the captured cities. Three hundred thousand cavalrymen, people ate horses, which is a huge number. In recent days, everyone has snatched whatever they want, and only when they enter the city can they eat a lot.
So after hearing the orders of the Khan, everyone was full of motivation. It took only more than fifty miles to get to Shenwu City in Bailang Village, and it was only half a day before.
Shibi stood on the hillside, thinking that he could capture the Sui Emperor Yang Guang alive in just three days, and his heart was unavoidable. Yang Guang was not the useless emperors during the Yongjia Rebellion and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Although Yang Guang was a little conceited and stubborn, Yang Guang was originally good. During the Yongjia Rebellion and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the grassland, the Liaodong tribes and the Western Regions did not have to look at the face of the Central Plains emperor, and even went south to grab some beautiful women's treasures or something.
However, the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty had defeated all the surrounding countries in just a few decades, destroying their countries and exterminating several tribes. Even the powerful former Turks had been honestly aggrieved and enduring for more than ten years. But the more this happened, the more he felt moved. If an incompetent emperor was really changed, then he would have nothing to be proud of to capture him alive.
In the rolling iron stream in the distance, a team of cavalry rushed from the south. Shibi was wearing a golden wolf knight with a golden wolf head printed on his armor and stopped him. "The little one has an urgent military situation and asks for a knight!" The leader of the knight said anxiously.
Shibi looked at the outfits of the cavalry, and guessed that it might be Buli's vanguard troops, and hurriedly waved his hand, "Let them come here."
Khan's guard, Golden Wolf Knight, released the blocking force, and the cavalry led by him jumped off his horse and ran to Shibi, kneeled down on one knee, and loudly reported to the report, "Report to the Great Khan, the youngest will report the emergency military information to the Great Khan."
"Tell me!" After the old man sent someone to persuade the surrender, the defenders in the city opened the city gate and surrendered. As a result, the army of Bulishe entered the city. Halfway through the entry, a large number of Sui troops suddenly surged out of the city. They blocked the city gate with huge rocks and divided the vanguard army into two. My thousand-man-general, who had a small life, came to report to the Khan and asked to send troops to rescue him quickly. Bulishe and many other adults had already fallen into the city.
Shibi Khan and Lingli Khan were both shocked, and Lingli asked first, "How many Sui troops are there in the city and what flag is it?"
The cavalry said, "The young man didn't know, and he didn't see the flag, but the shouts of killing in the city were shocking. The young man probably had at least about 30,000 people. Moreover, the Sui army had a large number of crossbow arrows and crossbow knights, but they did not enter the city. They took it for granted that the guns projected by the heavy infantry of the Xuanjia Army were projected by the crossbow.
Shibi Kelingli and the other two looked at each other, and their faces became solemn. According to the information given to them by Chen Pojun before, and the news they obtained from breaking through the seven cities ahead. This small Shenwu County town has only a 200-man infantry. But now 30,000 people suddenly appeared and ambushed his forward, which made Shibi feel very uncomfortable. Could it be that Yang Guang already knew about his arrival and set up an ambush in advance? But this cannot be believed that Yang Guang was only 150,000 people. If he really knew that he was coming, how could he dare to come forward? He must have run back to the south long ago.
At this time, Shibi no longer cared about the 15,000 vanguard troops, and even the commander of the army was his younger brother. What he cared about was their whereabouts?
"You just said Buli's forward was ambushed in Shenwu County yesterday evening.
But Shenwu County is only fifty miles away, and the fast horse can rush back to the maximum of two hours. Why did you wait six hours now?" Shibi looked at the cavalry fiercely.
The knight was trembling all over at Shibi's gaze. After receiving the order yesterday, he led a team to hurry back to the camp, but when he passed by a mountain pass halfway, a landslide occurred due to heavy rain, and the entire mountain road was bet. In the end, he had to take his men and horses to go back, but he didn't expect that he got the wrong direction in the heavy rain. He ran for one night in the dark. It was not until dawn that he realized that he had run in the wrong direction. He ran for most of the day and finally came back.
Lingli was furious when he heard that his 15,000 elite headquarters were placed in a dangerous place because of the messenger's mi route, which made them several hours later to find out the latest situation.
Before the cavalry pleaded, he had already pulled out the scimitar from his waist and cut the cavalry's throat with one knife. He killed the messenger, but he could not let him vent his anger. In the end, he killed the entire team that came back before he could stop.
Lingli looked at Shibi and said with some guilt, "Shan, what should we do now?"
"It has been six hours. If Shenwu City really has 30,000 Sui troops, then this army will definitely not be the Mayi local government army. With a 30,000 people, there is not so many troops in the entire Mayi and Yanmen. Then there is only one possibility left. They are the imperial guards who went north by Yang Guang." Shibi analyzed the information.
"Did Yang Guang really discover us? Then if he discovered that our army was heading south, why would he dare to send troops north?" Lingli said with some disbelief.
Shibi frowned and thought about various possibilities in his mind.
"There is a possibility that our whereabouts may have been leaked. After Yang Guang hurriedly received the information, he might have returned south. But he was worried that our army would catch up with him, so he sent another 30,000 troops to block our southward and cover his retreat. Only in this way can it be understood. Why did he send 30,000 people northward when he knew the news of our southward and only had 150,000 people around him, but he still sent 30,000 people northward to Shenwu City."
Ling Li nodded, and felt that only in this way could we explain why this Sui army appeared in Shenwu City.
After sorting out his clues and guessing Yang Guang's actions, Shibi could no longer calm down. He turned over and shouted at the messenger behind him, "Our whereabouts have been violent. From now on, we will no longer attack various cities on the road. All the people and horses marched quickly and directly pursued most of Yang Guang's troops. We must capture Yang Guang alive." Shibi did not stop at all, leading his own Golden Wolf Knight and leading the cavalry of his tribe, splashing waves of mud and water rushed forward with the sound of rumbling hooves.
Ling Li was stunned for a moment, slapped his horse and shouted loudly, "Jiahan, what should I do with Bu Li and his 15,000 Pioneer Army? What should I do with the 30,000 Sui Army in Shenwu City?"
Shibi ran wildly while riding his horse, and said without looking back, "Buli and his vanguard army are both yours. This time he was in trouble, but he was unable to lead troops. These things were all done by him. So now you must be dealt with by your master. Buli is probably in danger, but the third young Sui army must not have much to take up. Now you bring your troops and take a detour to Shenwu for me, and kill all the Sui army. Ben Khan led the army to bypass Shenwu directly and go south to intercept Yang Guang first. If Yang Guang ran away this time, then Ben Khan will calculate this responsibility on your head at that time. Please take it yourself." After saying that, he grabbed the horse's belly and galloped away.
When Shibi Khan's figure had already left, Lingli was as deep as water. He knew what the Turkic army went south this time to the grassland tribes. He also knew clearly what it meant for the grassland tribes if Yang Guang could be captured. If Yang Guang ran away this time because of his vanguard army's carelessness, he would understand more clearly how the grassland tribes would treat him.
He shook the whip with hatred, Ling Li called his subordinates and shouted loudly, "Gather all our 15,000 troops and march quickly, and arrive at Shenwu County in an hour. Tu Guang Shenwu City everyone!"
The leaders of the tribes under Lingli were so furious that they didn't care about inquiries about the reason. They all rushed to receive orders, such as gathering their respective subordinates, 15,000 cavalry and Shibi's army separated and rushed towards Shenwu County. At this time, Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army in Shenwu City was being killed by half of the Turkic vanguard army, and they were desperate.
Chapter completed!