While the Emperor of the Great Sui army was temporarily stationed, on the grassland about 30 miles north of Fuqibo, a Turkic army of more than 20,000 people was slowly heading south. A three-meter-high golden wolf-headed flag stood in the army. This was the royal flag of the Turkic Khan, which means that the Turkic Shibi Khan was in the army.

Under the king's flag, there was also a huge tent van, even larger than the tent van of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui. However, it was not a combination tent, but a tent woven of gold thread and wool. In front of the tent, there was a strong young man standing. He wore a muddy hat, a golden leather armor, and a gem waist knife. It was Turkish Shibi Khan Ashinaduji.

Shibi Khan's eyes were sharper than eagles, staring at Fuqibo, who was looming in the distance. At this time, his heart was undulating, and the fire of ambition became more and more intense. For this alliance, he waited for two years and planned for two years. It was not until he got the help of Yuwen Shu that he fully understood the combat effectiveness of the Xiaoguo Army, and he could calmly deploy the army and use negotiations to restrict the Sui army from heading north.

As early as two years ago, Shi Shuhu and Hu Xi died in the Beihai Lake. Three hundred thousand armors sank to the bottom of the lake. Shibi Khan decided to attack the Sui army. His army was strong enough and his ambition was passionate enough. However, the voices of the Turks' opposition to attack the Sui Dynasty were also loud. At least four of the nine Turkic tribes strongly opposed the attack on the Sui Dynasty, and the other two remained neutral. After all, the Sui Dynasty once had great kindness to Khan, and attacking the Sui Dynasty was not morally feasible.

At the same time, the Ashina royal family was also unstable, and Shibi Khan still had competitors, namely his three brothers, the second brother Shiliffshe, the third brother Duru, and the fourth brother Bulishe. They all had powerful power. Although they respected themselves on the surface, once the opportunity arose, their faces would probably turn against each other.

There is also an alliance formed by the three major Tiel tribes of Uighurs, Bayegu and Pugu. They have always been dissatisfied with their rule. They secretly colluded with several brothers and are actively looking for opportunities to get rid of the rule of the Turks. These troubles also caused Shibi Khan to endure for two years and have not gone south for a long time.

It was not until the secret letter sent by Yuwen Shu to send his eldest son last year that Shibi Khan learned about the crisis within the Sui Dynasty. He realized that Emperor Sui Yang Guang was afraid of the Turkic invasion in the south, which allowed him to seize the opportunity to set up this alliance bureau. If he could seize Yang Guang, he could seize the maximum wealth and interests of the Sui Dynasty without touching civil strife.

A hint of cold pride appeared on Shibi Khan's face. This time he deliberately set some humiliating conditions for the Sui Emperor to go north to join the alliance, but unexpectedly the other party agreed, which also shows that his judgment was correct. The Sui Emperor was eager to join him.

At this time, a cavalry team ran from afar. Soon, they came to the tent and knelt down to salute the centurion for the leader, "Khan, the Sui Emperor's team was stationed at thirty miles from Qifubo."

Shibi Khan frowned. It was still morning. Why did the Emperor's army of the Sui Dynasty stationed in the camp? He asked again: "Is there a vanguard army going to the lakeside to investigate the situation?"

"No! They sent hundreds of spies to run around, and did not send troops to the lakeside first."

At this time, Shibi Khan had realized that the Sui army began to doubt him. Perhaps Yang Guang had obtained some information. Did they find that they had deployed 300,000 cavalry in the north of the Great Wall?

Shibi Khan also began to feel anxious. He didn't want to fail. He immediately ordered: "Tell Kang Shuoli, let him act immediately!"

The southern and eastern parts of Mayi County belong to the Taihang Mountains. The mountains are majestic and tall, and the terrain is very steep. The southernmost military fortress Loufan Pass is the only way for Loufan County to enter Mayi County. Loufan Pass is built on a hillside and the pass is tall and majestic, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It can be said that one man should be able to pass tens of thousands of men.

The importance of Loufan Pass is to cut off the only valley passage where you can walk on the baggage cavalry. For the Xiaoguo Army, which is all cavalry, this military fortress is even more important. Currently, it is guarded by Huyalang General Maxunwu.

This Maxunwu is the chief secretary of Zhang Xuan when he first entered the Twenty-Seventh Army Mansion. Yuwen Shu was the backstage and he was promoted to the Huya General of the Xiaoguo Army, which belongs to Yundingxing.

At this time, Ma Xunwu was very nervous. He was transferred to Loufan Pass a month ago, but he knew why he wanted to guard this pass. He wanted to take a huge risk. He knew the consequences of this risk, but he had no choice. This was his backstage. The task assigned to him by his master, and he could only execute it loyally and unconditionally.

Maxunwu stood on the top of the city and watched the sun gradually set. Judging from the time, it should be these two days, and the young master should have started to make arrangements.

At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves sounded from a distance, and Maxunwu immediately hung up. After a moment, the cavalry rushed to the city, holding a command arrow and shouted: "According to General Yun's order, please ask General Ma to lead his army to Jingle County for rescue immediately, there is an emergency military situation there!"

The soldier passed the order arrows up. Ma Xunwu looked at the order arrows and said to the generals: "It's the order of the general!"

Deputy General Ren Boping next to him whispered: "We only have 3,000 people, how can we go to rescue?"

Maxunwu knew what was going on in his heart, and he asked loudly on purpose: "How many troops do the general need me to take to rescue? What happened in Jingle County?"

"Report to General, an army of unknown origin is besieging Jingle County. The situation is very critical. The general asked you to lead all the troops to rescue."

"What should I do if Lou Fanguan?"

"The general arranged someone else to take over, so the general doesn't have to worry."

Maxunwu nodded and turned around and said to everyone: "Since the general has an order, we must implement it. Pass my order, and the entire army will gather south immediately."

Deputy General Ren Boping hurriedly said, "Loufan Pass is too important, how can no one be guarded? Otherwise, five hundred brothers should be left to guard the Pass, and the rest of the army followed the general south to rescue."

Maxunwu glared at him, "Since the general has made arrangements, we don't have to worry. Can the five hundred troops guard the pass? No more words are allowed."

He ordered again: "Prevent accidental fires and eliminate the lanterns on the front of the city!"

Ren Boping sighed secretly, Loufan Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but in fact, five hundred people can also defend the pass, but since the commander had already been given, he had to execute it. A quarter of an hour later, three thousand troops, led by Maxunwu, left Loufan Pass and quickly marched towards Jingle County in the south. At this time, there were no soldiers or soldiers in the pass.

Just in a valley two miles north, a Turkic cavalry in Sui army uniforms had been ambushing for a long time. The general was Kang Shuoli. They had been hiding in Sanggan Town for more than a month. Kang Shuoli received the order of Khan. He immediately led the cavalry to march south along the Sanggan River. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Liu Wuzhou of Shanyang County, and Liu Wuzhou would tell Yuwen Zhi and their plans again.

In the night, Kang Shuoli looked at the dark pass in the distance. He found that the few lanterns hanging on the top of the city had been extinguished, and the tower was dark. This was the signal of the empty city sent by the generals guarding the city. In other words, there were no defenders in the pass.

He immediately sent someone to inquire about the information. After a moment, the soldiers came back to report: "Report to the commander of ten thousand men, there is no guard in the city."

Kang Shouli was immediately overjoyed and ordered: "The whole army entered the Lou Fan Pass!"

Two thousand Turkic cavalry urged their horses to run towards the pass. They broke open the gate of the pass. The pass was empty and there was no soldier guarding the city. Kang Sauli immediately laughed and ordered his left and right, "Send the eagle letter to Khan quickly, we are done!"

Shibi Khan was awakened by the soldiers in his sleep, "Report to Khan, there is a 10-man commander of Kangshaoli.

Shibi Khan was shocked, and hurriedly turned over and sat up, asking, "What news?"

"Captain Wanfu has seized Loufan Pass and rejected the Sui army outside the pass."

Shibi Khan was overjoyed and stood up and asked, "What's the situation with the Emperor of Sui?"

"Qi Bing Khan, they were still camping in the same place and did not go north."
Chapter completed!