Yang Guangzheng Khitan adopted the strategy of "using Yi to control Yi", did not send a single soldier or a pawn, only sent one person to achieve the brilliant results of capturing 40,000 people, which is a miracle, and history calls "no ancients before, no one after", let's see what is going on!
Because the Khitan invaded Yingzhou in 605 of the first year of Daye, Yang Guang sent Wei Yunqi to lead the Turkic soldiers to attack the Khitans, here is an introduction to why the Turks can provide soldiers, because the Turks were scared by Yang Guang's uncle, once burned the Turkic holy mountains for several months, and the Turks moved west, so the Turks called the Great Sui a tribute. Qimin Khan sent 20,000 Turkic troops to Wei Yunqi to dispatch and divided the 20,000 Turkic cavalry into 20
battalion
, marching together in four lanes. Each battalion was one mile apart and was not allowed to mix.
In order to facilitate the management of the Turkic army, Wei Yunqi strictly enforced military discipline, listened to the sound of drums, and stopped at the sound of horns. Wei Yunqi ordered that no horses should be dispatched without official business, and a Turk violated the military order, and Wei Yunqi killed chickens and monkeys and was beheaded for public display. From then on, Wei Yunqi was like an arm, and the Turkic generals met Wei Yunqi and were respectful.
Because the Khitan were dependent on the Turks and had no intention of guarding against the Turks, Wei Yunqi used the "false road to cut down the Qi" to deceive the Khitans, and after entering the Khitan territory, let the Turkic soldiers deceive them, saying that they were going to go to Goryeo to do business through the road, and strictly ordered that they should not leak it, and the violators were beheaded.
The Khitans did not think at all, nor did they take precautions, the Turks would attack, when they were a hundred miles away from the Khitan camp, they turned to the south, turned back in the middle of the night, continued to march to the Khitan camp, camped fifty miles away from the Khitan camp to rest, when the sky was slightly bright, when people were sleeping, the army marched to launch a fierce attack, the Khitan people were still asleep, there was no time to react, this battle captured men, women and children, women and livestock half gave to the Turks, since then the Khitan obeyed the Sui Dynasty, every year tribute.
Because of Wei Yunqi's success, he also determined the strategic principle of "using Yi to control Yi", borrowing troops alone and commanding the Turkic soldiers like an arm, using tactics such as "false road cutting" and "surprise attack" to defeat the Khitans, such a feat can only be compared with Wang Xuance! After the founding of The Tang Dynasty, Wei Yunqi continued to serve the Tang Dynasty.
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