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Chapter 1706 Two Tigers Fighting

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    The Sui army occupied the Western Turks' tooth tent in Sanmi Mountain and slapped the Western Turks hard.

    Khan Shekui was very upset and ignored the fatigue of the old soldiers. He fought successively and led his army to the west, preparing to retake the south of Tianshan Mountain to avenge this arrow.

    At this time, the situation south of the Tianshan Mountains was completely different from what Shekui Khan had imagined.

    After the Sui army occupied Kucha, they blocked the shortest road from Rehai to the south of the Tianshan Mountains.  Huang Mingliao occupied the Turkic Yazhang and wiped out nearly 10,000 enemies. The last main force of the Western Turks south of the Tianshan Mountains was destroyed.  The Sui Dynasty regained control south of the Tianshan Mountains.  At this time, it was too late for Khan Shekui to think about a battle with the Sui army. The time and place were favorable and neither the people nor the people had the advantage.

    After Huang Mingliao occupied Sanmi Mountain, he expected that if Shekui Khan won in the river, he would definitely launch a retaliatory attack on the Sui army, so he mobilized troops to march west to Dashi City to prepare for a showdown with the Western Turks.

    In fact, Huang Mingliao did not want to have a decisive battle with Shekui Khan. What the Sui Dynasty lacked in the Western Regions was time.  He was extremely short of troops and could not fight a decisive battle with the Western Turks who mobilized more than 100,000 troops at every turn.

    Of course, if you eat something, you have to swallow it even if you choke.  Since the Western Turkic forces have been driven out of the south of the Tianshan Mountains this time, they must not be allowed to return. No matter how much you pay for this, it is worth it.

    So Huang Mingliao ordered Qibige to go north from the Yingsuachuan grassland and enter the Ire River Valley, pretending to threaten the hinterland of the Western Turks.  He also mobilized the natives from Qiuci, Yanqi, Gaochang and other places to form auxiliary armies, and prepared for a decisive battle with the Western Turks.

    In August of the 10th year of Daye, Bodaling.

    Khan Shekui had stationed troops in many cities, and was filled with surprise at this time.  The Sui army came too quickly. Before he could move, the Sui army had already taken the initiative to attack right under his nose.

    ??The entire Boda Ridge is full of flags like a forest.  The Sui army's camps were located on one hilltop after another, in an endless row.  Shekui Khan didn't know how many people there were in the Sui army, so he was a little panicked.

    Although the Western Turks have a strong family background, they cannot bear the squandering.  In the past two years, the Western Turkic armies have fought continuously in the mountains, rivers, and Suiye River, almost without stopping.  Although Shekui Khan defeated the Xue Yantuo tribe and the Hezhong rebels, both places needed to deploy garrison troops. Therefore, although Shekui Khan mobilized all his troops this time, he actually had no more than 50,000 cavalry troops in hand.

    Shekui Khan originally had a lot of confidence, but now it seems that 50,000 cavalry is really nothing.

    The two sides fought the second decisive battle at Bodaling.

    This battle did not have the scene of the last great cavalry showdown. Both sides had the intention of preserving their strength, so they both stopped fighting.  Huang Mingliao was unwilling to consume too many troops, so he deployed heavy cavalry and infantry on the ridge, and then used the advantage of bows and crossbows to dominate.

    And Shekui Khan was really afraid of the power of the Sui army's armored cavalry last time, and did not dare to confront it head-on, so he deployed more light cavalry to harass the outside.  Therefore, there were more than ten fierce battles between the two sides this time, none of which reached the scale of the previous decisive battle.

    The two sides fought from the end of August to the beginning of October, but they never ended the war.  At this time, the weather turned cold, and the cold quilt penetrated to the bones.  It's snowing in August, not to mention the depth of winter in October. At this time, the battle cannot be fought.

    The Sui army was better off. Huang Mingliao had made the worst plan for this battle before and expected that the battle would not be short. Therefore, he had already asked Li Jie to prepare winter clothes and charcoal in advance.

    Yiwu, Pulei and other places are rich in coal resources, and the famous Zhundong Coalfield and Hami Coalfield are here.  The technology of charcoal mining and making in Fengzhou was already very developed, so after Huang Mingliao arrived in the Western Regions, he immediately explored the charcoal mines and used charcoal to replace wood and horse dung for heating.

    By contrast, the Western Turks did too little preparation work. Shegui Khan was almost forced to the battlefield and had no time to prepare.  Almost all the armies of the Western Turks fought continuously without repair. They thought they could take a breather after defeating the rebels and Xueyantuo's tribe. Now they have to face the iron knot of the Sui army, and many soldiers have resentments in their hearts.

    ¡°Moreover, Western Turkic base areas such as Sanmi Mountain and Suiyechuan were repeatedly ravaged, resulting in serious material losses. In the middle of winter, the shortage of materials could not be replenished at all.  By October, even the soldiers in the Western Turkic Army could no longer guarantee food.

    In early October, many small-scale riots occurred in the Western Turkic Army, and the military morale was turbulent.

    The riot soon escalated. On October 5, because the grain officer in the Western Turkic Army deducted rations from the soldiers, the soldiers at the bottom couldn't bear it, and finally got angry and killed the grain officer.  Then, under the organization of thoughtful people, everyone targeted Shegui Khan.  Everyone who had long been dissatisfied with Shekui Khan's actions responded one after another.

    There was a big commotion at this time. Although Shekui Khan reacted quickly and quickly quelled the turmoil, the fear this turmoil brought to him was unimaginable.??described.

    The army is in chaos.  This time it's not big, but next time, and next time, it means the rule is shaken.

    After this time, many people were also shocked and advised Shibi Khan to temporarily withdraw his troops and fight again next year. The men are tired, so let them rest for the winter.

    After being beaten to this extent, Shekui Khan also felt a little bit reluctant to retreat.  It's just that Khan Shekui had commanded the army for many years and knew very well that if he retreated like this and the Sui army followed, his army would be defeated.

    ¡°And if he retreats like this, it will be a huge blow to his prestige.  In the past two years, successive failures in foreign wars have rapidly intensified internal conflicts in the Turks.  The rebellion in Hezhong was just an introduction, and the continued reduction of the authority of the central government over various ministries was the root cause.  If they are defeated again, I am afraid that the entire Turks will be at war everywhere.

    He really didn¡¯t dare to retreat.

    At this time, Ashina suggested to his brother that if they had not negotiated peace with the Sui army first, both sides should stop their troops and wait until the internal turmoil was cleared before setting out to conquer the Sui Dynasty.

    After hearing this, Khan Shekui was not too willing. He was really worried that if he let go now, by the time they could attack again next year, the entire south of the Tianshan Mountains would have been managed by the Sui army into a monolith.

    But even if you don¡¯t want to, you have to agree.

    So Shekui Khan ordered his confidant Anpo Cao to send an envoy to the Sui army to reach a peace agreement with the Sui army, and told Anpo Cao not to lose the face of the Western Turks.

    Anpo Cao was a native of Anguo in the Western Regions. He was a businessman when he was young. He followed Shekui Khan for many years and was considered to be the adviser of Shekui Khan.

    He didn¡¯t have much contact with the Han people, but he also knew how cowardly the Han people were and how vain they were, so he made up his mind to make a name for himself this time.

    Huang Mingliao heard that the Western Turks had sent an envoy, and his uneasy heart dropped.  He was afraid that Shekui Khan, a fool, would grit his teeth and fight him in Bodaling. In that case, the Sui army would be unable to dismount.  The Western Turks couldn't hold it back, and neither could the Sui army.  Now that the Western Turks have lowered their heads first, the initiative for peace talks between the two parties is in the hands of the Sui army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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