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North-South Division: Princess Qianjin changes her surname to Yang, Turkic Khan reigns over the Sui Dynasty

Changsun Sheng spread rumors again, saying: "Tie Le has contacted the Sui Dynasty and will attack Shabolue's tent." Shabolue was frightened by the rumor, so he withdrew his troops and went out of the border. The next year, it was the third year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (583 AD). The spring was warm and the grass was lush, and the Turks invaded the northern border of the Sui Dynasty again. The Sui ruler Yang Jian decided to go out to fight, and ordered Wei Wang Yang Shuang as the marching marshal, leading Hejian Wang Yang Hong and Dou Lu Ji, Dou Rongding, Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze and others to go out of the border in eight routes to attack the Turks. Yang Shuang went to Shuozhou and found out that Shabolue had reached Baidao, only a few dozen miles away from the military camp. General Li Chong said: "The Turks are arrogant after a sudden victory, and they must be unprepared. If we use elite troops to attack, we will definitely defeat the enemy." When the generals heard this, they were suspicious. Only the chief secretary Li Che agreed with Li Chong's proposal, and Yang Shuang also thought it was feasible, so he led 5,000 elite cavalry with Li Chong to attack the Turkic barracks at night. Shaboluo was caught off guard and woke up from his sleep with a start. He saw torches flickering, swords flashing, and the Sui army rushing in from all sides. He was so frightened that he saw that his men had all been scattered, and even his subordinates had disappeared. He was so panicked that he didn't have time to put on his armor, so he escaped from behind the tent and hid in the grass. He was smart enough. When the Sui army broke into the tent and couldn't find Shaboluo, he packed up his camels, horses and baggage and returned victoriously.

Shaboluo dared to come forward, gathered the remaining troops, and rushed out of the border. There was no food on the way, and they had only ground bones to eat. In addition, the weather was hot and many people died of epidemics. Yin Shou, the governor of Youzhou, heard that the Turks had been defeated and returned, so he took advantage of the situation to go out of Lulong Pass and attack Gao Baoning, the governor of Yingzhou in Qi. Gao Baoning resisted for several days, and the Turks could not rescue him. The situation was very critical, so he abandoned the city and fled. He was later killed by his subordinates. His head was sent to the front of the army, and Helong was pacified. Most of Wei Wang Yang Shuang and others returned to the court, but Dou Rongding was left as the governor of Qinzhou, and Changsun Sheng was sent to assist Dou Rongding. Dou Rongding led 30,000 infantry and cavalry and went straight out of Liangzhou to fight against Apo Khan. Apo Khan led his troops to Gaoyueyuan and was defeated repeatedly, so he defended his camp. It happened that the former general Shi Wansui was dismissed from his post and exiled to Dunhuang for a crime. He came here to Dou Rongding's camp and asked to serve in person. Dou Rongding had heard of Shi Wansui's bravery and was very pleased to see him. He kept him under his command and sent an envoy to Apo Khan to say, "What crime have the soldiers committed? The long battle is very hard. Now each of you should send a strong man to decide the outcome. If I cannot win, I will withdraw my troops." Apo Khan promised and sent a cavalry to fight. Dou Rongding said to Shi Wansui, "Today is the time for you to serve and make merit." Shi Wansui gladly accepted the order, put on his armor and mounted his horse, and rushed out of the camp. After only half an hour, he had beheaded the captive and reported his merit. Dou Rongding was even more pleased and naturally reported his merit to the emperor. Apo Khan was shocked and did not dare to fight again. He sent an envoy to ask for an alliance and led his people to return. Changsun Sheng sent a debater to tell Apo Khan: "Shetu won every battle when he came south, but he was defeated as soon as Apo entered. Isn't this a shame for the Turks? Moreover, Shetu and Apo are evenly matched. Now Shetu is winning and Apo is losing. Shetu will definitely destroy Apo. For Apo's sake, it is better to make peace with Sui, form an alliance, and work together to become stronger. This is the best strategy." It was obviously a counter-espionage plot, but it was enough to fool the chieftains. Apo Khan actually believed Changsun Sheng's words and sent an envoy to follow Changsun Sheng into the court.