The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 75 Turkic Invasion
"The Turkic Khan Shibi led 30 riders to the south, and tomorrow he will reach the Killing Tiger Pass."

Yang Tong looked at the urgent report in his hand, his face was cold!
At the end of the day, this guy came to join in the fun again, and there was an army of 30, did he really think that Da Sui was easy to bully?

"Your Highness, don't worry, in order to guard against the Turks, I have ordered Generals Su Dingfang and Xue Wanjun to lead [-] troops to garrison Shahu Pass. The two generals have [-] soldiers and horses, and occupy the convenient location! They are doomed to return in vain. "Li Jing has lived in Mayi for many years and is very familiar with it, so he introduced it to Yang Tong in detail!

"The Killing Tiger Pass was called Canhekou in ancient times, and it was the must-pass of Canhe Road, which is also the place where the three roads from Dingxiang to Mayi must pass. It was also here when I went south."

Even if the Killing Tiger Pass is reached in later generations, the important road from Datong to Hohhot is also this route.

There is a continuous Outer Great Wall here, and Shahu Pass is an important natural pass of the Outer Great Wall.

It is adjacent to Tangzi Mountain in the east, Dabao Mountain in the west, Leigong Mountain and Miaotou Mountain in the north. The Great Wall extends from northeast to southwest, enclosing Shahuguan like a semicircular wall.

There are steep cliffs on the east and west sides, and the Zihe River runs through it from south to north, forming a natural pass with a width of less than 3000 meters and a length of more than [-] meters.The open Zihe Valley between the two mountains.

Shahuguan is only about 340 miles away from Monan Khan Court, only 220 miles away from Shanyang County in the south, and only 170 miles away from Yunnei in the east. Military strategists want to land.

"In addition to killing the tiger's mouth, what other routes does the Turks have going south!"

"Niupi Pass in Heng'an Town, Yunnei County!"

Yunnei is the Datong of later generations. It used to be the capital city in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Liu Bang fought the Xiongnu here in the early Han Dynasty, and was besieged and climbed the mountain.The imperial court set up Yunnei County here, and set up a Heng'an Army Town in an important place.

Since ancient times, Heng'an Military Town has been an important frontier fortress.

It's just that if you want to attack Da Sui from Niupi Pass, it will take a lot of detours than Killing Tiger Pass. After Li Jing regained it, Xue Wanche guarded Heng'an Town, and Xue Wanbei garrisoned Niupi Pass!
Further to the east, there is the Great Wall Pass in Zhuojun County, which is Zhangjiakou in later generations. From there, you can also attack the Sui Dynasty, but you have to go around a bigger circle. I believe that Shibi will not come from here stupidly.

Yang Tong said: "Order Fang Xuanling to relocate the people of Loufan County to Yanmen, Gao Junya took over Wang Wei, and led the troops to Xinkou City."

Xinkou is located at the Duanque of Xinkou Mountain, which has always been the gateway from Taiyuan to northern Shanxi.After Liu Bangping was relieved of the siege, he led his army back and passed by here. He was very happy, so he named this place Xinkou.

As long as this pass is guarded, even if Li Yuan waits for an opportunity to rebel, he will not be able to fight. As for Loufan County, he will be given it to him.

Arranged properly, he said: "Yaoshi, you lead the army to help kill Huguan."

Shui Tianji asked: "Husband, what about us?"

Yang Tong said: "Let's go out of the Great Wall from Niupiguan to play!"

Everyone was amazed by Yang Tong's bold plan, but their 30 riders might not have much effect on the [-] Turks.

Li Jing saw some of Yang Tong's intentions, "Your Highness wants to encircle Wei and save Zhao, and make a long-distance raid on the Khan Court in southern Turkic?"

Hearing this, everyone gasped.

"The Killing Tiger Pass is located between river valleys, densely covered with rocks and gravels. Even with a million troops, it would be impossible to deploy. Yao Shi, Su Dingfang, and Xue Wan all have 5000 soldiers and horses, not to mention there will be a large number of reinforcements later! Therefore, we Whether [-] people go or not will not change anything, but if we raid the Khan Court in southern Turkic, it will be completely different."

"Sibi led 30 riders to the south, and almost all the young and strong men went south. There were only a few people left behind in the southern Turkic court, most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were countless cattle and sheep. So if we go there, we can After copying Shibi's hometown, not only will he be able to teach Shibi a lesson, but he will also be forced to retreat." Yang Tong said harshly!

Li Jing nodded: "I am in favor of attacking the Monan Khan Court! And I can drag the Shibi army to the Killing Tiger Pass with an unbreakable posture."

Everyone couldn't help but get excited.

Yu Chigong laughed loudly and said, "Back then, these treacherous things dared to go south to encircle Yanmen, this time we will raid his lair and destroy his court."

All the generals agreed with Yang Tong's adventure plan.

Liu Zhenghui worried: "Wouldn't it be too risky for His Highness to go down if someone else does it?"

Yang Tong laughed and said, "Although I don't have the courage of General Qin, I can protect myself enough."

Liu Zhenghui looked at Li Jing.

Li Jing smiled and said: "General Qin Qiong is the well-deserved No.1. In the world, there are not many people who can match him, not to mention General Luo and General Yuchi! And Your Highness is also the enemy of ten thousand people!" Said At this point, Li Jing looked at Pei Xingyan who was beside him, and said, "Well, you go too, General Pei, and temporarily serve as the deputy general of General Shui."

"Here!" Pei Xingyan was overjoyed, the long-distance expedition to the Turkic Khan Court was definitely more enjoyable than fighting at home.

"Okay, that's it, I'm going to rebuild the backbone of the Sui Dynasty this time!" Yang Tong said coldly.

The crowd fell silent for a while.

Since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, there have been almost no interruptions in battles, but the backbone of the Great Sui's bravery was interrupted at the siege of Yanmen.

Before the siege of Yanmen, the emperor Yang Guang had nowhere to go but no gain, and he was always immersed in the dream of the emperor's supremacy and the Great Sui being the lord of the world.

But the siege of Yanmen broke Yang Guang's illusion of indulging, and burst the powerful bubble of Sui.

He is a top second generation, and has never suffered setbacks, but after being besieged by the Turks for more than a month, Yang Guang's mentality has undergone a huge change.From extreme conceit, it has become self-doubt and self-denial.

After the siege of Yanmen, Yang Guang went south to Jiangdu not long after. From then on, he only dreamed of Jiangnan and refused to return to court.Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Yang Tong to say that the siege of Yanmen was the backbone of the Yang family.If Yang Tong allowed Shibi Khan to come, and let the other party leave swaggeringly with sarcasm, what would the Sui rely on to maintain his majesty in the future?

Therefore, Yang Tong fought this battle.

Not just for personal prestige.

If it's just for personal prestige, then it's enough for him to destroy the Khitan, take back half of Liaodong, and force the Xi clan to surrender.But if he is only satisfied with past achievements, then Yang Tong is nothing more than a warlord.Even if he doesn't fight this battle now, even if he wins the whole world in the future, he will have to pay a higher price to deal with the Turks.

This is like Li Tang in history. They paid tribute to the Turks in exchange for the support of the Turks, but later they suppressed the Tang Dynasty in turn, and even sent troops into the customs again and again.After the Xuanwumen Incident, the Turks even attacked the city of Chang'an, forcing Li Shimin to swear an alliance with the Turkic Jieli Khan White Horse on the bank of the Weishui River, pleading for peace.For the next ten years, the Tang Dynasty was pressed down and stepped on the ground by the Turkic people, and finally it was shamed by the efforts of Li Jing and other famous generals.

If counting from the siege of Yanmen to Li Tang's defeat of the Turks, it will take nearly 20 years.

And how many 20 years are there in life?

What is the cost of these 20 years?
It is the northern land that the Turkic people freely enter and exit, and the soldiers plunder it, and finally they have to pay tribute to them.

So this battle must be fought.

This risk must be taken.

Yang Tong took the advantage of surprise, the chance is still great.Moreover, Shibi Khan is in the midst of a high degree of self-expansion, and sending troops at this time will definitely obtain unexpected gains.

Some people choose to escape when faced with huge pressure, while some people are just the opposite. The greater the pressure, the stronger the level of strength they will display, and the more they fight, the braver they will be.If Yang Guang belongs to the former, then Yang Tong belongs to the latter.
(End of this chapter)