Early the next morning, the 80,000 army was neatly lined up in the wilderness north of Jinyang Palace, almost all of the 80,000 troops were cavalry, each soldier was leading a war horse, the armor was bright, the spear was sharp, the morale was very high, and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation for the upcoming war.

In front of Jinyang Palace, Yang Yuanqing, who was wearing a golden helmet and wearing armor, was saying goodbye to the seven Xiangguo one by one, in the Xiangguo team, Du Ruhui thought most about how to protect the safety of the people of Dasui at the moment, as long as the people were safe and sound, then all wealth could be recreated.

He slowly walked up to Yang Yuanqing and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, I have a suggestion. ”

"Say it! What is recommended? ”

"I think the people of the four counties of Mayi, Yanmen, Dingxiang and Loufu should be allowed to flee the danger zone spontaneously, and they should be allowed to flee south, so as to reduce the losses as little as possible, just like the people of Fengzhou retreated south to Lingwu County."

Cui Junsu next to him said: "But there are nearly a million people in these four counties, and if a huge wave of flight is formed, it will cause a lot of pressure on the south, and I estimate that more people are fleeing to Taiyuan." ”

"What does it matter if you flee to Taiyuan? We have 200,000 tents in our warehouse, which can be used to house the victims, as well as 500,000 stone of grain, plus many of them fled with food, I think for Taiyuan, it is nothing more than the city has become crowded, but this can save more lives, and now the population is our greatest wealth! ”

Du Ruhui's last sentence aroused Yang Yuanqing's resonance, in fact, he also wanted to protect the population, so he ordered the local government to organize villagers to enter the city, but he was a little worried about the defense of the county.

When the Turks surrounded the former emperor Yang Guang in Yanmen County, they connected more than 40 cities, could those small counties be able to hold back the iron hooves of hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops? What's more, the vast majority of small county towns are still unguarded.

He also knew that the Turkic army was not really incapable of attacking cities, and in Fengzhou back then, the Turkic ladders left a deep impression on him.

Indeed, once the Turks captured a county seat. The people of the city will be slaughtered and plundered, and this must not be allowed to happen, and Du Ruhui's advice is very good, the danger should be told to the people, and they should choose to flee for themselves.

"I have adopted Du Xiangguo's suggestion, I will let the army encourage the people of the four northern counties to flee south, and I also hope that Taiyuan will be ready to accept it, as well as Jinyang Palace. It is estimated that it will not be able to stop the attack of the Turkic cavalry, and it is necessary to evacuate in advance, and the Queen Mother and the Holy Lord can withdraw to my mansion. ”

"Your Highness, please rest assured, the Government Hall is already working on an evacuation plan."

After Yang Yuanqing finished explaining, Qin Qiong walked forward quickly and bowed. "See Your Highness!"

Qin Qiong was given a heavy responsibility this time, he will lead 40,000 troops to defend the safety of Taiyuan, and his calm and steady style reassures Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Yuanqing also bowed back, and said solemnly to Qin Qiong: "I only have one word for you, you have to keep in mind that even if you kill 100,000 Turks, the credit you have made is not as good as not allowing the Turks to enter the city." ”

Qin Qiong bowed down and replied: "Remember the humble duty, never let the Turkic army enter the city for a single step, and never go out of the city for merit." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly. "The safety of the capital, and even the safety of my Great Sui, is tied to General Qin."

Qin Qiong nodded silently, he felt the pressure on his shoulders was extremely high.

At this time, a guard shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

The ministers on both sides got out of the way, and dozens of guards walked quickly around a Chengyu, and it was the little emperor Yang Yu who was sitting on the Chengyu, and today the Empress Dowager Xiao was unwell, so he came to see Yang Yuanqing off.

Although he was only the titular emperor of the Great Sui. But after all, he is the king of a country. In this war of resistance against the Turks, which was related to the fortunes of the Great Sui Dynasty, he could not stay out of it. He used his own way to show his support for the Sui army's northern expedition.

It stands to reason that as the emperor, Yang Yu should sit on the chariot, and the chariot is also a kind of large-scale public opinion, the difference is that the public opinion is only carried by a few people, and the chariot needs to be carried by hundreds of people, which is obviously unrealistic, and it is not consistent with the always low-key Yang Yu style.

Yang Yu's arrival made the ministers bow down one after another to show their respect for him, Yang Yuanqing stepped forward quickly, knelt down on one knee, and saluted with his fists high, "Marshal Yang Yuanqing of Zhengbei sees His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Here, Yang Yuanqing did not use the name of the king of Chu, nor did he use the official position of Shang Shuling, let alone pose the status of the regent, but used the identity of the army marshal to salute Yang Yu, which not only showed respect for Yang Yu, but also maintained his dignity, and also let the ministers see his low profile.

At this time, he is like Cao Cao in the late Han Dynasty, and has become the actual controller of the Great Sui, but he still needs to make a gesture, saying that he maintains the order of the monarch and the minister, maintains the orthodoxy, and sets an example for the ministers, but for the order of the ministers, it is not Yang Yu, but he Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Yu hurriedly stepped down to help Yang Yuanqing up, "The King of Chu doesn't have to make this big gift, I can't accept it, please get up quickly!" ”

Yang Yuanqing stood up and said with a smile: "The minister is going to go to the north to fight against the Turks today, please rest assured, Your Highness will definitely defeat the Turks and protect the Great Sui unharmed." ”

"That's what I hope too."

At this time, a personal guard of Yang Yuanqing stepped forward with a copper plate, and a bottle of wine was placed in the copper plate, Yang Yu picked up the wine bottle and handed it to Yang Yuanqing with both hands, "This bottle of wine is toasted to the King of Chu, may the King of Chu be victorious and expel Hu Tu!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yang Yuanqing took the wine bottle and drank it all, and then raised the drunk high, attracting applause from the hundreds of ministers around.

At this moment, there was a distant sound of 'Boom! Boom! The sound of war drums, this is the auspicious time to go out, urging the army to set off, a personal soldier will come to the war horse, Yang Yuanqing turned over the horse, on the horse to the crowd and said: "Ministers, the army is on the march!" ”

The ministers saluted one after another, "I wish Your Highness a victorious start and expel the turbulents!" ”

In the sound of drums, the 80,000 troops of the Sui army set out to march, waving flags and waving the sky, overwhelming the sky, and the 80,000 troops marched towards the north......

Yang Yuanqing finally adopted Du Ruhui's suggestion, and he ordered more than 1,000 soldiers to go to the four counties of Dingxiang, Mayi, Yanmen, and Loufu, and ordered officials to persuade the people to take refuge in the south.

Under the threat of the Turkic army's massacre of cities and plundering women, dozens of counties in the four counties broke out in panic fleeing, millions of people abandoned their homes, took food and meager family property, and fled to the south with the old and the young.

The southbound gallop road is crowded with fleeing people, intermittently, the queue is as long as a hundred miles, some ride donkeys, some drive carriages, some carry burdens, a pair of children are loaded in the baskets before and after, and the wives carry meager family property, most of them take the family as a unit, a family is a group of people, take care of and support each other, and go in the direction of Taiyuan.

On both sides of the gallop road, Niu Jinting was ordered to lead 10,000 cavalry and 3,000 female guards along the way to protect and take care of the sick or distressed people.

On the other side of the gallop were the soldiers of the northern expedition, who marched north in a neat and morale-filled procession, marching north on horseback beside the refugees, their presence bringing great comfort to the people fleeing south, and the constant crowd stuffing eggs and bread into the soldiers, cheering wave after wave, only under the threat of war, the army will show its incomparable importance.

Yang Yuanqing rode slowly in the ranks, his front and rear were dense banners, and five hundred personal soldiers guarded him in front and behind, and the 80,000 troops he led did not have much baggage.

In fact, as early as nearly a month ago, when he sent Li Jing to the north, preparations for war began, and a large number of ordnance, supplies, and food tents were transported to Shanyang County in the north, which was the county administration of Mayi County and a strong city, which would become an important logistics center for the Sui army.

Yang Yuanqing silently watched the group of people who went south to escape the military disaster, this scene of escape made him feel very deeply, at the turn of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the heroes fought for hegemony, life is like ants, many heroes do not realize the importance of people, they do not realize that the people are the most valuable resources, they have been defeated, his Yang Yuanqing's success lies in his realization of the importance of the people, a people is a source of taxes, is the source of food, is the fundamental guarantee that the Sui Dynasty can be strong.

Du Ruhui is right, as long as these people who fled south are protected, no matter how the Turks invade, the Great Sui will be strong again, and the people are the creators of wealth.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing's heart fluctuated, and he immediately ordered his own soldiers: "Spread my order to the whole army, you are not allowed to disturb the people, and those who dare to bully refugees will be severely punished according to military law!" ”……

Fu Qibo, here is a lake in the north of Mayi County, hundreds of miles around the endless grassland, this area is rich in pastures, many rivers, is the best grazing place, Yang Guang toured the north, it was here to meet the Turkic Shibi Khan who was about to ascend the throne.

At this time, the area around Fuqibo became a temporary home for the rest of the Utu region, where tens of thousands of Turkic herders who went south lived and multiplied, grazing millions of cattle, sheep and horses, and they exchanged their cattle and sheep for grain, salt, and necessities of life with the Sui Dynasty, living a peaceful and contented life.

The Sui Dynasty also sent dozens of scholars to the north to teach the herdsmen and children here to learn to speak Chinese, and the clothing of the Central Plains women gradually became popular among the girls of the Utu tribe, who did not asent the expansion of Han culture, and their chieftain Anuri encouraged this trend of sinicization.

But their presence in the south has always been a thorn in the side of the Turkic khans, and when the war of extermination finally comes, they will have to face a major choice, whether to surrender the Turkic headquarters and return to the steppe, or continue to go south and enter the Central Plains of agricultural civilization.

But this choice did not confuse Anuri, she resolutely decided to go south, at noon that day, Anuri got an urgent message from the Sui army, the beacon tower in the north showed that a large group of Turkic cavalry had invaded, Anuri knew in her heart that this must be the main force of the Turkic army.

After she ordered the general Amtu to lead 10,000 troops, she personally led tens of thousands of tribesmen to evacuate to the south