The 15,000 troops and horses of Heli were as fast as the wind... as fast as fire. It took only an hour to arrive at Shenwu County, but only a few vanguard troops who were fleeing in all directions. After a brief question, I learned that the Sui army in the city was not 30,000, but 10,000 people. Bu Lishi had also died in battle. Originally, the vanguard army had defeated the 10,000 Sui army in the city. Seeing that the battle flag was the Black Hawk, it suddenly broke out and defeated them with the Sui army in the city.

"Immediately report to the Khan that thousands of Sui army soldiers in Shenwu City have retreated south. After the army has already made huge profits, a team of commanders was sent, leaving only a thousand cavalrymen. After they gathered the defeated vanguards and went to clean Shenwu County, they immediately took more than 10,000 cavalry and continued to pursue southwards.

After receiving the letter from Lingli, Shibi no longer hesitated after learning that the army had indeed been in trouble. He asked for a command of the entire army to turn a blind eye to the villages and small towns along the way. The entire army moved forward quickly, aiming directly at the Sui Emperor Yang Guang of Sanggan Town.

Along the way, when the people of the villages and towns along the way saw the Turkic cavalry rushing like ants and like tides, they panic and sounded alarms one by one. However, before they could close the city gate, the Turkic cavalry ignored them at all, and just ran south like a tide. The battle flags were fought one by one, and they were solemn. The knights rode one by one, and when they were tired, they changed to another to continue running wildly. When they were sleepy, they took a nap on the horse, and when they were hungry, they ate some dry food and drank some cold water. Without Shibi Khan's order, no tribal cavalry dared to stop and rest for a while.

Even the war horses were fed by the knights at this time, holding bean cakes and other dry food. The more than 200,000 troops drove their speed to the extreme. They were left behind by streams, villages, cities, mountains, forests, and fields.

For this wind-like army, none of the Sui army in the small number of cities along the way dared to stop one or two. They all closed the city gates and prayed that the army would pass earlier.

On the other side of the Huangshui River, Li Shimin and Sima Dekan's five thousand soldiers were running wildly at this time. They were chased by 300,000 troops, and no one dared not to do their best. Fortunately, Sima Dekan's black-clothed iron guard was originally a special force, and this time he went north and was responsible for reconnaissance. He mastered this shortcut at the mouth of the Huangshui River, otherwise the Turks would have been chasing them.

After two days and one night, the exhausted cavalry finally arrived not far from Sanggan Town.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

The eunuch general manager Wang Delin stood in front of Yang Guang's dragon chuáng and called softly.

"Your Majesty, General Yuwen, the Zuo Yigu, asked for an emergency military report."

Yang Guang suddenly woke up, got up and sat up, "Call him to see him immediately!" Since sending Sima Dekan to the north, most of the imperial guards around Yang Guang have been handed over to Yu Wenhua and the commander. Originally, Yang Guang had planned to continue to go north, but the ministers refused to do so, so he had to stay in Sanggan Town. However, three days passed, Sima Dekan and Li Shimin who went north had no news to repay, which made him feel that things were not good.

Yu Wenhua and his military uniform walked into the hall "Your Majesty, General Sima and General Li have just rushed back. They brought back the latest news from the north, and the Turks went south."

Yang Guang's face changed, "The Turks actually went south first? How many soldiers did they go south? Where did they go?"

Yu Wenji's face was worse than Yang Guang, and he said with a little tremolo in his voice, "Your Majesty, Shibi Khan personally led the 300,000 cavalrymen on the grassland to the south. According to General Sima and General Li, they are already close, and there are only four or five hours left before us."

He looked at Yu Wenji in disbelief. After seeing it, he found that it was true. Yang Guang's face suddenly pale. After murmured and chanted several times, he said loudly, "Where is Sima Dekan and Li Shimin now? Bring them immediately. I want to ask them personally."

It was not yet June, and the night by the Sanggan River was pleasant, but Yang Guang felt as if he was in an ice cave, and he felt like he was shaking all over. "Come on, put another coat on me!"

When Li Shimin and Sima Dekan stepped into the hall, Yang Guang almost recognized the two. He fought for one night, and then marched for two days and one night. At this time, the two had become two clay figures, and there was no trace of their former qualities on their bodies.

As soon as he entered the hall, Sima Dekan immediately said anxiously, "Your Majesty, please order to withdraw to Taiyuan immediately." "What's going on? Why did the Turks go south? You have only reported the news until now?" Yang Guang said in shock and angrily.

Li Shimin said in panic, "After returning to Mayi that day, I immediately recruited five thousand township soldiers to go north for days. When I arrived at Shenwu County, I suddenly found that the Turks had gone south. I retreated into the city and designed to ambush the 15,000 vanguard army of the Turks. I fought hard all night. In the critical moment, with the help of Lord Sima, I annihilated the 15,000 Turkic vanguards.

I didn't dare to stay at all, so I immediately copied the Jiedao and broke it back overnight to report the news. The Turkic army was only four or five hours away from us. Your Majesty, please order to retreat immediately, otherwise it would be too late."

After receiving the exact news, Yang Guang no longer could do it and immediately ordered "Transfer my order, and the entire army immediately returned south and headed for full speed."

After giving the order, Yang Guang immediately put on his clothes, thought for a while, and added another order. He immediately discarded the mobile palace and all the carriages, and all the soldiers and concubines changed their horses.

At this time, Su Wei and his old ministers had already received the news, and they almost fainted one by one.

When they thought of the Turks being behind them, everyone didn't care about the seventies and eighty years old, and they all found a fast horse to ride on. Even the queen, princess and princes all threw down their carriages and rode war horses. In less than half an hour, the 150,000 guards and the concubines in the harem had all been prepared. Without stopping for a moment, they ran south in the dark.

Fortunately, Yang Guang had just left the west trail at this time, and this western trail was located in Yanmen Mountain.

Many later generations knew Yanmen Pass but did not know Yanmen Mountain. In fact, Yanmen Mountain was first, and then Yanmen Pass was later. According to legend, there was a divine goose that fell into this mountain in ancient times, and it was called Gouzhu Mountain. There are many peaks here, with a dangerous terrain. It is strong and powerful, and the vassal guards are strengthened outside, and the keys of Taiyuan are strengthened inside. The roots are three gates, and the throat is full of Jin, which is the real throat of Hedong County.

Through the western path, not far south is the western pass. This pass is just a pass built in a mountain pass. Not far further back is the real majestic pass on the inner Great Wall, Yanmen Pass.

As soon as the army entered the western border path, the ministers who followed him finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Tao is called a small path, and it is also a real small path, a dangerous path. At most, it can accommodate two horses at the same time. This is the best terrain for the Turkic cavalry to hinder their speed.

By dawn, Yang Guang had already arrived at the western pass under the escort of the Imperial Guards. Although the western pass was built at a critical point, the pass here was not solid.

"Your Majesty, I think that the terrain of this western pass is dangerous, and one man is at the pass, and tens of thousands of men cannot open. When this is critical, Your Majesty should send a general to stay at this pass and hold on to the pass. Buy some time for Your Majesty to go south." While the army stopped to rest and have dinner, Pei Yun, Fan Zigai, Su Wei and other civil officials all spoke to Yang Guang together.

Yang Guang was still a little shocked at this time. Although he repeatedly fought in person, he always bullied the weak with the more and bullied the weak with the strong. Now he was tied up by 300,000 Turks with 150,000 people, which made it difficult for him to calm down. Looking back at the pass.

"Duke Rong, what do you think?"

Lai Hu'er frowned and was silent for a while. If he stayed at this time, it would be difficult to return to the Central Plains alive. No matter how dangerous the pass was, it would not be able to stop the 300,000 Turkic army.

"Your Majesty, I think that with the current speed of the imperial guards, the Turks are probably not far behind us. If we can send a group of troops to stand here to resist the enemy, it will definitely win some time for the chariot. If we can buy some time, then your Majesty can enter the Yanmen Pass. Yanmen is the leader of the world's mighty pass. You can wait for the Hedong army to head north at Yanmen Pass, and you will not be afraid of the Turks."

Yang Guang thought about it and it was true that Yanmen was a powerful pass. The Turks were all cavalry, and the field was coming and going. If they were to attack the city, it was not their strength. As long as they could enter Yanmen, resist the enemy according to the pass, and then mobilized more than 300,000 troops that Hedong had already prepared for the north. At that time, an internal and external attack would be a good opportunity to defeat the Turks in one fell swoop.

"Who can Duke Rong think of this person as a loss?"

Lai Hu'er looked around and found that all the generals were staring at their boots with their eyes fixed on each other. He immediately understood what the generals meant, and no one was willing to stay here to die. After a while, he was silent, gritted his teeth and made a cruel decision, Yang Guang said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to stay here and win time for Your Majesty."

Yang Guang shook his head, "I still need you to be by your side and advise military operations at any time. How can I keep you here? No."

"Your Majesty, let me stay. I came to protect the people in Jiangnan just to escape from the people, and it was the ancestors and Your Majesty who gave the old minister this supreme glory. Now that the country is in trouble, it is the time for me to be loyal.

This is how His Majesty fulfills the loyalty of the old minister!”

After hearing this, Yang Guang was moved and grabbed Lai Hu'er's hand and shed a few tears. "The sea is flowing, and the hero is revealed! Duke Rong Guo, it is indeed a hero that has not diminished back then. Okay, I'm sure. I will give you 50,000 imperial guards, and then transfer the Zuotun Guard General Li Shimin as your deputy general, and lead the troops of our troops to garrison with you. I don't need you to stay here, just stick to one or two. At that time, you can choose the time to withdraw to Yanmen Pass by yourself."
Chapter completed!