On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 158 The rise of prestige

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 158 The rise of prestige

The chaos lasted until sunrise, and most of the area of ​​the Turkic Royal Court at the foot of Dujin Mountain had been burned to the ground.

Burnt corpses were everywhere, and the strong smell of meat made Cui Che feel sour in his stomach.

‘I don’t want to eat barbecue again in this life!’

Cui Che complained secretly.

Then he looked down at Ah Hui Lusu who was holding his thigh and crying loudly. Cui Che helped him up and comforted him:

"The matter is over."

Ah Hui Lusu stood up, wiped his tears with his sleeves, and said with emotion:

"I thought I was going to die. I never thought that Mr. Cui would take such a risk to save me from trouble. How could Ah Hui Lusu repay this kind of kindness?"

"Chief, don't say that. No matter who is captured in the royal court today, Cui will not abandon his brothers!"

Cui Che's words fell into Ah Huilusu's ears, as if they were the sound of nature, causing his tears that had finally stopped to flow down again.

When Yong Yulu on the side saw this scene, he sighed in his heart: After this incident, as long as Ahui Lusu reigns for one day, I am afraid that this Kumoxi person will be the most loyal lackey of the Sui Dynasty, no, Cui Che.

But ask yourself, if you were Ah Hui Lusu, I would be no better than him.

There are many cases of betrayal on the grassland. Not to mention the alliance of alien races, even brothers of the same race often attack and kill each other. Who can be like Cui Che.

Regardless of what Cui Che's original purpose was, it is an indisputable fact that he took the risk to attack the Western Turkic Royal Court and rescue Ahui Lusu.

Cui Che finally appeased Ah Hui Lusu, and the cavalrymen who went out to collect livestock have also returned one after another.

There was such a loud noise at night, there were loud shouts of killing, and there were fires all over the place. The animals were frightened and ran around, so Cui Che had to arrange for some of the cavalry to go out and collect them.

At noon, Zhao Mu, a military official in the general administration's office who was responsible for organizing the sergeants to clean up the battlefield and tally the results of the battle, came to meet Cui Che.

"What was the result?"

Cui Che looked at Zhao Mu who looked happy and asked.

Yong Yulu and Ah Hui Lusu, who were following Cui Che, heard this and quickly pricked up their ears.

Zhao Mu laughed and announced the good news:

"Congratulations to Duke Ming, congratulations to Duke Ming. In this battle, our army captured more than 500,000 livestock, more than 200,000 women and children, and countless treasures of all kinds. On the order of Duke Ming, we carried out wheel beheading and obtained more than 40,000 heads.

There are also countless charred corpses.”

Cui Che nodded when he heard this. Although the captures in this battle were far less than those captured by Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Tao, who attacked Rouran in the north and gained livestock and millions of people, more than 200,000 women and children were captured, which was also a heavy blow for the Western Turks.

blow.

It's a pity that there are still many people in other tribes, big and small, not all in the royal court, and there are also many women and children fleeing with the defeated troops in the night, otherwise it will definitely cause catastrophe to the Western Turks.

Yong Yulu and Ah Hui Lusu were already swallowing their saliva secretly.

Cui Che glanced at the two of them, and they quickly lowered their heads.

Although it was agreed before the expedition that the three families would share the profits, Mohe Khan had Luohou killed, and Ahui Lusu was captured by the Western Turks again. It was Cui Che who rescued him, even though Cui Che now wanted to monopolize the livestock and population.

, Yong Yulu and Ah Hui Lusu did not dare to say no.

I just asked him to eat the meat and leave some soup for himself to appease the people.

But Cui Che said seriously:

"On that day, the three of you and I made an alliance with blood to fight against the evil forces. After the agreement was completed, we would divide the people among them.

"Although we have gone through twists and turns, the hard work has paid off in the end. Today we are done. Cui should share the results with you two!"

When Ah Hui Lusu and Yong Yulu heard this, they raised their heads in disbelief. They did not expect that Cui Che could still remember the oath he made that day and not be tempted by more than 500,000 livestock and more than 200,000 women and children.

Of course Cui Che was tempted, but he knew that he couldn't swallow this wealth. If he really took it all back, the court would definitely take away most of it.

In this case, why don't you just be a favor and achieve your image of keeping your promises, which will also increase your prestige in the hearts of the East Turks and Kumo Xi people.

Nearly 80,000 cavalrymen, led by Cui Che, drove livestock, women and children to find another place to camp.

At dusk, Cui Che summoned a group of soldiers and announced to everyone:

"This battle was successful and the results were rich. In total, we gained more than 200,000 women and children, and more than 500,000 livestock."

As Yong Yulu and Ah Hui Lusu translated for Cui Che at the same time, as soon as the words finished, the three armies were excited.

As soon as Cui Che raised his hand, the whole place fell silent again. Cui Che continued:

"Previously, we suffered a huge defeat and the morale of our army was shattered. I promised that I would share my women, children, and livestock with you. Today, I will divide my women, children, and livestock into three parts.

"The more than 60,000 soldiers who attacked the royal court with me will be divided among more than 100,000 women and children and 200,000 livestock according to their merits in battle!

"We also provided more than 100,000 livestock for our food rations on the way back.

"The remaining 100,000 women and children and 200,000 livestock will be divided equally among the entire army, with each man receiving one woman and child and two livestock.

"After returning to the army, for the soldiers who died in the Western Expedition, we must also hand over their share to their family members.

"As for the extravagant wealth obtained, all of it will be used as pensions. Today, I, Yehu Ashina, Yongyulu, Kumoxi Chief Ahui Lusu, and I swear to the entire army that if anyone dares to embezzle the pensions of the fallen soldiers, the 80,000 surviving soldiers of General Cui

Let’s kill them together!”

Yong Yulu and Ah Hui Lusu faithfully translated every word and sentence of Cui Che, and the whole army cheered thunderously.

Whether it was the more than 60,000 soldiers who followed Cui Che and turned back to attack the Western Turkic Royal Court, or the nearly 20,000 prisoners who were rescued, everyone paid homage to Cui Che.

For the more than 60,000 soldiers, Cui Che really followed through on his promise. The captured soldiers thought they were going to be enslaved by the Western Turks, but they were rescued by friendly forces, and they were also given a woman and a child, and two livestock. What else was there?

Not satisfied.

Liu Fang was deeply shocked by this scene. At this moment, among the coalition forces, there was no difference between the Sui army, the Eastern Turks, and the Kumoxi people. They gathered under Cui Che's command, praising him, fearing him, and loving him.

Looking at the high-spirited Cui Che on the high platform, Liu Fang murmured:

"This is what a man should do!"

The distribution plan has been announced, but there is no rush to divide women, children, and livestock now.

After the entire army dispersed, Cui Che, after arranging the security forces, gathered all the important figures from the East Turks in the commander's tent.

Yong Yulu, who was sitting next to Cui Che, puffed up his chest and his face glowed red, obviously knowing the specific news in advance.

When Cui Che saw everyone gathered, he said in a deep voice:

"Mohe Khan died unexpectedly, and the tribe cannot be left without a master for a day. Yehu Ashina Yongyulu is the son of Shabolu Khan and a noble Turk. Cui thinks that Yehu is the best candidate.

"I've finished speaking, who agrees and who opposes."

After hearing this, everyone knelt down and worshiped Yongyulu, calling him Khan.

The blush on Yong Yulu's face became even more intense.

On the fourth day of December in the seventh year of Kaihuang's reign (587), East Turkic Yehu Ashina Yongyulu was supported by his countrymen and succeeded to the throne of Khan, becoming Dulan Khan.

That night, Liu Fang secretly sent West Turk Ketun to Cui Che's tent to express his loyalty in this way.

(End of chapter)