After the beginning of spring, the Turkic designated plan began to be implemented. The middle-aged men from various tribes on the grassland brought bows, sabers, a month's rations, and the spare horse, and began to gather and gather towards the designated location.

Within a few days, people from dozens of tribes of all sizes on the grassland began to gather together, with a total of 200,000 knights, of which each Turkic warrior was an archer and 400,000 horses. After being combined together, under the leadership of Shibi Khan, the southern expedition began.

Boom-

The scene of thousands of horses galloping, the earth is shaking, and the momentum is vigorous.

From a distance, the cold light was moving, the soldiers were like a forest, the dust was rolling, the sound was vast, and the invincible momentum was unbearable!

In the area of ​​Shuofang County, the war was burning, and the guards began to warn, but they did not dare to resist, because the defenders had too little strength and could only stand firm. Fortunately, the Turkic army did not attack the cities along the way, but walked quickly, bypassed some fortresses and main cities, and penetrated straight to Yan'an County, avoiding the delay in combat, and only marching at speed!

Scouts began to report messages to Chang'an Express Horse, bringing a new tension to Chang'an City.

The Ministry of War, Privy Council, Qingying Guard and other departments received news almost at the same time and sent the emergency information to the palace.

Luo Zhaoyun summoned the Privy Council Privy Council envoy, signed the academy affairs, the Minister of War, the Minister of War, the Minister of Political Affairs, the Minister of Political Affairs, and the clerk of the Secretariat who drafted the documents, and discussed matters in the palace overnight.

Lai Hu'er, Changsun Shunde, Wen Yanbo, Chen Yu, Fang Xuanling, Zhu Suiliang, Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and other important ministers, who are worthy of Luo Zhaoyun's trust, have all been summoned to the palace.

Although Luo Zhaoyun had long anticipated the attack of the Turks and made arrangements in advance, after all, wars are major issues of the country and need to be taken seriously. All departments operate and support them. The rear is stable and the front can fight without worries.

Imperial Palace, Divine Hall!

There is a tall bronze warming stove in the center of the hall. The warming stove is in the shape of a seven-story pagoda. The tower body is inlaid with gold and covered with glazed eaves. It is very grand and beautiful. The charcoal fire is burning in the stove, and the charcoal blocks make a slight cracking sound from time to time. Although it is spring, the hall is still a little cold and the stove has not been cancelled.

Luo Zhaoyun ordered the eunuchs and temples to give them to Jindun'er, and everyone sat down cross-legged to discuss the crisis that the Turks were invading.

"The Turks attacked again, leading 200,000 troops, plus Liu Wuzhou's troops, Liang Shidu, Li Gui's remnants, etc., conservatively estimated that there were 25 to 300,000 troops. They did not attack Chengguan, but took a detour, looking at the posture, approaching Chang'an City." Luo Zhaoyun said with a cold expression.

After learning this amazing news, Changsun Shunde, Wen Yanbo and others all changed their faces. The concept of threat to the Turks had long been deeply rooted, almost to the point where they were afraid of talking about the tiger.

The Turks were border troubles in the Sui Dynasty. They had a long history. They were a branch of the Huns. They once joined Rouran and smelted the Iron Slave for them. They were the Asina clan. Later, the Turks began to grow, conquered the Tiel tribe, defeated the large and small tribes such as Rouran, dominate the grassland, and then aimed at the Central Plains. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, they were eyeing them and forming a powerful threat. The Western Wei and Northern Zhou had no time to fight, and they were all policies of marriage and tribute to obtain the support of the Turks and avoid being attacked.

In the early years of the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks became stronger. At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, the national strength was weak and it was difficult to fight head-on. So he adopted the strategy of building the Great Wall and stationing troops to defend. Later, he used Changsun Sheng's strategy of "getting far and attacking near, leaving the strong and joining the weak" to separate the East and West Turks and weaken the grassland power. Until ten years ago, Yang Su led the Sui army's classic battle, completely repelling the main force of the Turks, conquering the eastern Turks, and surrendering the Sui court.

However, the Turks on the grassland had a low level of education, but unlike the people in the Central Plains who abide by integrity, they only believed in the strength of fists. When the Sui tripod was heard, they surrendered and depended. When the Sui crisis occurred, Shibi Khan came to the siege of Yanmen Pass, and almost trapped Emperor Yang of Sui to death in Yanmen.

Later, the Great Sui Dynasty fell apart and the world was in chaos. The Turks took the opportunity to support the separatist forces of the Central Plains and obtained a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, food, cloth, etc. from these princes and kings, which made great benefits. Naturally, he did not want to see another unified empire in the Central Plains. Therefore, Shibi Khan felt that the Great China had become his confidant, and this time he sent troops was considered to be a long-planned plan.

The Minister of War, Lai Hu'er, said with his fists: "Your Majesty, the Turkic wolf ambition has long been coveting the Central Plains. This time, seeing Dahua's momentum is already unwilling to let Dahua unify the north and south smoothly. Therefore, if you want to attack Chang'an City, you must fight hard to the end and attack the Turkic invasion head-on!"

Zhu Suiliang, the Minister of War, clasped his fists and said, "What Master Lai said is reasonable. The purpose of the Turks' attack this time is clear. Do not attack those cities or plunder wealth, but go deep into the army alone and head straight for Chang'an City. This is the purpose of the Turks!"

“It makes sense!”

"No, the Turks made this abacus!"

The other ministers agreed and agreed with this view.

Chen Xu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, said: "Your Majesty, it is particularly important to send troops to lead the troops to stop the Turks. I believe that the current imperial court can only hold this position, and Qu Tutong can hold a few experiences in the previous dynasty that he had more than Turkic combat. In terms of leading troops to fight and prestige in the army, he can be competent."

Changsun Shunde, Xin Gongyi and others were all ministers of the Sui Dynasty, so they naturally knew Qu Tutong's talents. At present, there were wars in the north and south of China, and generals were scattered. Most of the older generation of generals were lost in troubled times. Only Qu Tutong, Lai Hu'er and others were still alive. Qu Tutong is indeed more suitable. The other generals were promoted by Luo Zhaoyun and had not yet been prestigious and verified by the war. Large-scale battles such as the Turks may not be prestige and difficult to convince.

"Mr. Qu Tutong is indeed very suitable!" Wen Yanbo, the right servant, also suggested this.

Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly and said, "Don't be anxious. In fact, at the end of last year, I received news that the Turks were going to invade the south. Although I was not sure, it was related to the fate of the country. I would rather believe it than not. I have prepared for the future and sent some people to Beidi County, Yan'an County, etc. to stand by! Therefore, when the Turks attacked, I was not worried, but had been waiting for a long time. As for the candidates for the troops, there were arrangements."

"Oh, Your Majesty has made some arrangements long ago?" Everyone was surprised. This matter was a big deal and could not be careless. The ministers were worried that the king would be worthy of face and that the false statement would be unfair and would not help solve the problem.

Wei Zheng, the censor of the Censorate, was more upright and asked first: "I wonder when Your Majesty will receive the news and whether the matter of sending troops is true? Wei Zheng, I dared to ask Your Majesty to tell you in detail so that we can feel at ease and accurately grasp the current situation so that we can share your Majesty's worries and problems."
Chapter completed!