Emperor Sui Yang

How many troops do the Eastern Turks have? 60?Whether it's less or greater, Sui actually doesn't know the exact number in his mind.

Countless spies sent out before the expedition came back with an answer of about 60 yuan, but Princess He Dunyicheng said it was a million yuan.

Then it’s hard to tell who should listen. After careful examination of the intelligence brought back, there should be no problem with its authenticity. However, Turkic Kehe Dun has the right to participate in military affairs. Logically speaking, his words are credible. After all, he is one of his own.

But whether it's 60 or 100 million, in Yang Guang's eyes, it's the same. Soldiers are not many but elite, generals are not brave but wise. Except for the army that came to protect children, the army in Sui's expedition was absolutely elite. .

In the Gobi wilderness two hundred miles south of Dujin Mountain, a Turkic army appeared on the sunset skyline in the distance. Because the opponent was from a high position, Yu Wenshu could not judge how many people there were, but his strength was clear to others.

Yu Wenshu has already set up camp. This is his last time setting up camp. After a night's rest, the army will head north with all its strength, actively looking for opportunities for a decisive battle.

"The sun is about to set, the Yang Qi is going down, and the north wind is blowing, so it is not suitable for fighting," Yang Yue said calmly, riding his horse and standing next to Yu Wenshu.

In fact, they were both in the camp and could still see clearly from a distance, but it would be even clearer if they were sitting on horseback.

In the Turks, the south wind blows during the day, the north wind blows in the evening, and the east, west, north, and south winds blow randomly at night. Anyway, the wind is constant. Yang Yue feels that the enemy is currently in the upper hand, and it is not suitable for him to engage in battle. If the enemy is If you come to attack, you should use your camp to resist it.

In a place like this, you must pay attention to the wind direction. When two armies are facing off or two people are fighting, the upper wind and the lower wind represent the advantage. This is how it comes about. It shows how important the wind direction was during ancient marches.

"What if we attack with fire?" Yu Juluo frowned and said, "We still need to send an infantry to form a formation outside the camp to prevent the enemy from approaching our camp and setting fire to it. Otherwise, the whole camp will be burned down."

Yu Wenshu said with a smile: "There are three trenches outside the camp. It's almost evening now. They probably won't come and won't be able to get through."

For an experienced commander like him, he had already made arrangements when setting up camp. His 20-strong main force was divided into six camps, each with a corresponding response. There were trenches, traps, iron caltrops, and horse-blocking walls on the outside to guard against the Turks. Night attack.

In the Sui Dynasty, how many caltrops were scattered in any place were all counted. Whoever scattered them was responsible for taking them back before the army set off.

Some places have more and some places have less. The Turks don't know clearly.

The Turks had fought with the Sui Dynasty for so many years, so they naturally knew the methods of the Sui army, so they did not dare to attack rashly.

The straight-line distance between the two sides was only seven or eight miles, but no one moved.

"Inform Shi Xiang, Xiao Jun, and Xin Shixiong that Dugu Sheng, Qu Tutong, and Xue Shixiong should be on alert. They must not act rashly without my general order," Yu Wenshu ordered.

Yu Juluo nodded: "Sixty miles to the east, there is a large army coming to protect our children. What he means is that he will involve the surrounding enemy forces while Yu Zhongwen and we go straight to the tent."

"It's better not to," Yang Yue frowned and said, "What are those under his command? Once they are defeated, it will be a big disadvantage for me. To be on the safe side, I'd better be the one who coordinates and ends the fight. The southern soldiers are unreliable."

Yu Wenshu understood this deeply and nodded: "Although Rong Gong governs the army strictly, this time it is really hasty. It has only been a few months since the recruitment of troops. There is no time for training, and the ten generals under his command, Ying Yanglang, didn't even listen. However, if we count on them, I’m afraid it will hurt us.”

"Then they came in vain?" Yu Juluo said with a smile.

Yang Yue laughed and said, "For them, not taking action is more effective than taking action. But if you come to protect the child, you must not be willing to be a bystander. You still have to find something for him."

That is to say, Yang Yue dared to say this, mainly because of his seniority. Before Lai Huer, he followed Yang Su to suppress the rebellion in Jiangnan. Yang Yue was there at the time. He was always No. 1 under Yang Su in the army.

But he didn't dare to say that about Pei Ju, because Pei Ju was his old boss. During the Kaihuang period, Pei Ju was the order of the internal history, and he was the minister of the internal history.

Yu Wenshu thought for a moment and said, "It seems I can't take care of the child, right?"

Yu Juluo curled his lips: "It's okay in name, but in reality, it should be out of control."

Yuwen Shu smiled and said, "Then I really don't dare to give orders to others."

There are three armies in the east, middle and west, and three generals. Yuwenshu is nominally the chief. He is the main force of the Chinese army and Sikong among the three. But this time there is also Comrade Yang Guang, the marching marshal, so the three of them , they are at the same level and can give opinions but cannot give orders. Come to protect children and Pei Ju. How dare you order them?
Yang Yue suddenly changed the subject and said, "Is that long-bearded man who came out of Xu Gong's tent last night a Turk?"

The corner of Yuwenshu's mouth moved slightly. Are you spying on me?
I saw him nodding and said: "It's the detailed work I arranged for the Turks. I was about to tell you about this. The [-]th Steppe Division and the [-]th Eastern Division of Ashina Dubi, the third oldest, are not around the Yazhang. You said they would be there." where?"

Yuguluo suddenly frowned: "Ashna Dubi (Jieli) is in charge of the Khitan, Mohe, Xi and other tribes. He is the Mohedu (military commander) in the eastern Turks. He has a lot of cavalry under his command, but at the moment the Khitan Mohe He has joined me in the Sui Dynasty, and they came to protect me from the east, so if he is not in Yazhang, naturally he is not in the east either."

Yang Yue couldn't help but laugh and said: "Yu Zhongwen is still from the west. Does that prove that Du Bi is not from the west either?"

Yu Wenshu nodded and said: "Mobei is a vast area. There are hundreds of thousands of people marching, and sometimes they may not be able to hit them. Maybe Yu Zhongwen, who came to protect the children, didn't notice them, so we still need to ask them to expand the scope of the ranger investigation."

"Something's wrong," Yang Yue suddenly frowned and said, "Your Majesty is in the south. What will happen if Du Bi suddenly appears in the south?"

Yu Wenshu was stunned: "Isn't that true? Our three armies are running abreast, stretching for hundreds of miles. If he goes back to His Majesty's camp, we can't not notice it." Yang Yue frowned and said: "It's better to be cautious. Send someone to report to Your Majesty, be careful to set up defenses, and have the right and left guards at your side, Yin Shishi, Dong Chun, Mai Tiezhang, Jing Shixiong, Zhang Dinghe, and Pei Renji are all with Your Majesty, everything should be fine."

Yu Wenshu felt that the possibility was unlikely, because Zhao Deyan, who he arranged to be stationed in the Turks, was right next to Du Bi, and outsiders did not know the location of the emperor's camp. How could it be possible for Du Bi to sneak around and attack him?

There are 7 people in the Left and Right Beishen Mansion, and they are not vegetarians.

"Come, come to His Majesty's headquarters and report this matter quickly," Yang Yue had already ordered before Yu Wenshu could speak.

He is the commander-in-chief of the march and the chief of the general staff. Some matters can be directly ignored by Yu Wenshu.

After Yu Wenshu was slightly surprised, he nodded and said, "You still need to be careful. Being prepared and not being prepared are two different things after all."

Then, the three of them each returned to their camps.

The Turkic army in the distance slowly retreated under the last ray of sunset.

Who is Yang Yue?He has been engaging in conspiracies all his life, and he has always sent people to keep an eye on Yu Wenshu, including Yu Juluo and other leaders.

That's how he was, guarding both internally and externally. This is why Yang Su was the strictest in managing the army, but there was no mutiny in the army because they were all nipped in the bud.

With an army of more than 20 and 20 thoughts, can you do it without taking precautions?

Yang Yue was completely unaware of Yu Wenshu's secret work in Turks, but he knew about it this time and had already sent someone to secretly dispose of the secret work.

Contact between Zhao Deyan and Yu Wenshu was temporarily severed.

Throughout the Sui Dynasty, many nobles had informants in the Turks, especially the Xianbei people, because the Xianbei people looked almost the same as the Turks and were proficient in the Turkic language. After all, they were nomadic people in the north, and like the Turks, they all belonged to the Mongolian language.

The Xianbei people originated from the Xianbei Mountains, which is the Menggehan Mountain in the Keyouzhong Banner of Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Of course, the Turks also had many informants in the Sui Dynasty.

The two countries are at war with each other, both openly and privately.

It can be said that Yang Yue had the most Turks under his command in the entire Sui Dynasty. Yang Guang's position was sold to him.

In fact, Yu Wenshu did not tell the truth. The information he received was that Du Bi was halfway to Dujin Mountain from the east and suddenly withdrew to the east.

As for why you want to withdraw?Zhao Deyan didn't know either.

But Yang Yue knew it, because he was the one who did it. Do you think Yu Wenji was just smuggling with the Turks?Where did the Yang family come from with so many Turkic horses?It’s not flying here anyway.

Yu Wenshu also knew that Du Bi's disappearance was an unstable factor, but the emperor's decree had already stated that a quick victory was needed. The country behind him was already in chaos, and the army was short of food and grass and could not withstand a war of attrition.

So now, even if he is worried, he can only bite the bullet and find an opportunity to fight.

The emperor was not far behind him. Even if something happened, he would still be able to rescue him in time.

Zhao Deyan, who was following Du Bi, was also confused. The army was wandering back and forth, east and west, and had no idea what they were doing. When he asked Du Bi, Du Bi refused to tell.

At this time, Zhao Deyan already felt that something was wrong, but he had no chance to send someone to inform Yu Wenshu again, because Du Bi had always taken him with him and slept in the same tent.

This is not to doubt Zhao Deyan, but to rely on him. When he was still alive, he trusted Zhao Deyan very much. He would always ask Zhao Deyan about many important events in Turks, so that Chuluo didn't like him and felt that he had no right to speak. National People's Congress.

But Du Bi was different. He felt that Zhao Deyan was very talented, so he recruited him into his account.

He didn't know that Zhao Deyan had something to do with Yu Wenshu. After all, this was a top secret. He didn't tell it when he was alive and had no chance to tell it when he was dying.

Therefore, Zhao Deyan was killed at the beginning and at the end of the battle, and his name was cleared.

Zhao Deyan also followed Shi Bi through Guanzhong, but no one doubted why Shi Bi died and he did not die.

Who made the pursuit start and end? It was Yu Wenshu.