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Chapter 258 The First Battle of the Sui Dynasty

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    After struggling for most of the night, Yang Guang finally completed the adjustment of the army's strategic plan.  Early the next morning, Yang Guang, who was in high spirits, beat drums to gather generals on the school field and swore to go north.

    The carriages were rolling, the horses were rustling, and the pedestrians were carrying bows and arrows at their waists.

    Duan Wenzhen¡¯s 30,000 troops and Murong Sanzang¡¯s 20,000 troops marched from the north and south respectively.  Yang Guang led generals such as Quan Wu, Zhou Luohu, Tu Wanxu, Zhao Cai, Dugu Sheng, and Huang Mingyuan all the way north. After crossing the Yellow River from the northwest of Huile City, the army followed the west bank of the Yellow River and passed through Hongjing, Huaiyuan, and Shi  Zuishan, pass through the narrow Helan Mountain Trail (Ningxia S301 Road) and enter the grassland.

    At this time, the Alxa Plateau is not yet an important source of sandstorms in China in the future, but is a high-quality pasture with abundant water and grass and flocks of cattle and sheep.  The entire plateau is dotted with seas, such as Xiutuze (today's Baiting Lake), Juyanze (today's Juyanhai)the water systems converge into rivers, nourishing this rich land.  land.

    The Alxa Plateau connects Hexi, Fengzhou and Lingwu areas, and is a transportation hub for the Central Plains to Mobei and the Western Region Post Road.  It was the advance base for the northern barbarians to attack the western region of the Central Plains Dynasty, and it was also a must-choice place for the Central Plains Dynasty to manage the grasslands.

    This was originally Xihai County during the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties.  During the period of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, the Anbei Protectorate moved from Mobei to Monan Tongcheng, southeast of Ejina.  During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Ning Kou Army was set up to take charge of Juyan's military affairs.

    Today, the army once again came to this area of ??great significance to both Han and Hu sides to fight for the future and destiny of both sides.

    Entering the summer grassland, a long team marched under the sunset, and the shadows dragged out long and long.

    The army left Lingzhou and marched about sixty miles a day.  With a large number of infantry and provisions, the speed is not slow.  If it weren't for the estimated number of 200,000 Turks, Yang Guang would have hoped to mobilize tens of thousands of cavalry troops and march straight to Wenchi, but no one dared to agree to such a risky idea.

    The army walked for about six or seven days before settling down about fifty miles away from Wenchi.  The army surrounded the camp into a hedgehog formation with the carts they carried with them.  The infantry is outside and the cavalry is inside, alternately on horseback and on foot, threatening the Turkic team in the distance.

    Bujia Khan had long received the news that the Sui army had taken the bait, and was gearing up to decide the outcome in a battle with the Sui army.

    In fact, as early as after the Sui army left Helan Mountain, the battle between the two sides had already begun with the scout troops.  On the vast land of hundreds of miles, the scout troops on both sides were conducting reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, encirclement and counter-encirclement. You came and I went back and forth, and the two sides fought happily.

    About one hundred and fifty miles away from Wenchi, thousands of Turkic forward troops led by Bujia Khan's general Sharishe met the Sui army's forward troops led by Zhou Luohu.  The war between the two sides was about to break out, and Relic She and Zhou Luohu each led their men to fight fiercely.

    The Hu cavalry were brave and galloping back and forth, and the Sui army could not defeat them for a long time.

    Zhou Luohu took off his hat and roared: "The country is raising troops, today, how can we not fight to the death?" Then he led more than 20 cavalry to charge directly into the prisoner formation. Relic She was also stunned by Zhou Luohu's bravery.

    Therefore, the morale of the Sui army was greatly boosted.  The two sides fought hand-to-hand from Shen Shi to You Shi in the afternoon. The Turkic soldiers suffered heavy casualties, their morale was shattered, and they fled.  Zhou Luohu led his army in hot pursuit and beheaded more than 700 people before returning them.

    The battle between Zhou Luohu and the Turks has clearly shown that the Turks' combat effectiveness far exceeded the Sui army's imagination. The Sui army was almost defeated by the Turks cavalry with a number of nearly two to one.  Although the strong bows, powerful crossbows, chariot formations and spears that the Sui army was best at did not appear on the scene, this also explains the problem.

    It is a pity that this result did not attract the attention of the Sui army.  Everyone thought that since the broken ship still had three kilograms of iron, Bujia Khan had to have a group of elites on hand.

    In the end, the Sui army won.  With the victory in full swing, Yang Guang and others no longer worried about the Turks' fighting power.  Otherwise, if you win the battle, you will frighten yourself, which will make people laugh.

    Huang Mingyuan asked carefully about the situation and the results of the battle. The Sui army suffered more than 1,800 casualties, and the Turks also suffered 1,500 or 1,500 casualties.  Although the Turks fled in the end, according to the situation at that time, if the number of Turks had been larger, the Sui army would have allowed the Turks to make a comeback.

    After that, the Turks had several encounters with the Sui army, but the scale was not large. They were all small battles involving hundreds of people, and the Sui army was victorious.

    The Sui army was victorious in consecutive battles. Everyone was happy, but they were full of expectations for the next battle.

    But Huang Mingyuan was even more worried. He was worried that this was a plan by the Turks to lure the enemy deeper.  But the main force of the Turks is indeed in Wenchi, so what are the Turks trying to lure?

    June 15th is the day of decisive battle planned by Yang Guang.

    Early that morning, both sides lined up to fight.More than 200,000 troops on both sides were lined up in separate rows, as densely packed as locusts.

    Yang Guang was riding on his horse, looking at Bujia's banner in the distance, showing a determined face.

    At this time, Bujia Khan was also happy. After all the hard work, the fish was finally biting the hook.

    The two sides are divided into one south and one north. Yang Guang hopes to wait until noon to fight again, so as to gain the terrain advantage and buy more time for the two reinforcements that are rushing in.  But Bujia Khan has also been in the military for many years, so how can he make Yang Guang get what he wants.

    After the two sides lined up, Bujia Khan waved his hand, and the forward general Ashinamo Duohe led the front army's ten thousand cavalry to attack the Sui army on the opposite side.  Immediately afterwards, the Turks did not make a probing attack, but charged all the left and right-wing troops.

    Huang Ming looked at the Turks on the opposite side from a distance. There were about 120,000 to 30,000 people in this formation, definitely not 200,000. So where did the rest of the troops go?

    Yang Guang could not wait any longer. With a wave of his hand, the war drums "dong dong dong" came to mind. The infantry lined up in a neat formation and moved forward slowly to the drum beat. The cavalry pressed on both wings. It was a typical coordinated fighting method of infantry and cavalry.  The infantry advanced about a hundred steps and stopped to organize their formation.

    The two sides were eighty steps apart. The crossbowmen behind the Sui army's formation all raised their heads and aimed at the Turkic cavalry in the distance.  The commander gave an order, and millions of feather arrows were immediately shot out, turning into airtight rain blades and attacking the Turkic cavalry on the opposite side.

    Immediately, the Turkic horses that had been hit by arrows fell to the ground, and the knights on them also fell to the ground, but this did not mean that they were safe. The crazy horses behind them quickly engulfed them in the yellow sand.

    Rows of big yellow crossbows and Zhang Zhang crossbows roared endlessly, swallowing up the Turkic team like thousands of fangs.

    There were still twenty steps away from the Sui army's formation. The two sides were so close that they could clearly see each other's faces.  After the Sui army's crossbowmen fired their last round of aerial strikes, the heavy infantry armed with spears aimed at the Turks.

    The galloping Turkic cavalry did not dare to slow down at all, so they could only run straight into the Sui army's spear array.  Use the corpses that come one after another to open a gap for those who come after you.

    The battle between infantry and cavalry is the most shocking. It is the collision of body and body, and it is the best embodiment of the confrontation between speed and strength.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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