On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 223 Gathering troops in Wuxi

Mai Tiezhang was among the women and was almost blinded by what he saw.

I see more and more meritorious people stepping into it.

Mai Tiezhang did not continue to carefully select, and finally took two young women to the clerk's desk and asked him to register their names and place of origin.

After hearing these two women describe themselves as Zhu Mowen's concubines, Mai Tiezhang thought:

'Ha! This old boy has a good eye.'

The distribution of battle results this time is different from the past. It will only be distributed to the meritorious soldiers who participated in the Battle of Jingkou, namely Boling Cavalry, Cui Che's five thousand knights, to protect his son, Shi Wansui, and Cui Hongdu's tribe.

As for the infantry thrown by Cui Che to Yang Guang, he could only watch.

But even so, he was busy until late at night, and the scribe who registered the ownership could not even start writing.

Everyone watched helplessly as the guilty woman and supplies were sent to Jiangbei. It was not until the drums on the high platform beat again that their attention was drawn back to the high platform.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"What's it like to carve up rebel wives and daughters?"

When the hundred thousand troops heard his voice, they all laughed heartily.

"Extreme joy!"

"Thank you Duke Yan for the reward!"

But Cui Che suddenly stopped smiling and asked:

"How would it feel to have your wife and daughter divided between you?"

All the soldiers were stunned. They looked at each other, not knowing what Cui Che meant.

"Before crossing the river, I once said that anyone who disobeys military orders or retreats without reason will be put to death. I will add another sentence today."

Cui Che said, pointing to the rebel family members who were boarding the ship one after another, and shouted:

"Wives and daughters will also be regarded as the relatives of sinners. Like them, they will be rewarded as spoils of war to those who have made meritorious deeds!"

When everyone heard this, they were all in awe.

As the saying goes, one thought is heaven and one thought is hell.

If you kill the enemy bravely, you can get a big reward and divide other people's wives and daughters.

If you disobey military orders and refuse to advance in fear of the enemy, your wife and daughter will be raped and humiliated by others, and you will have to die under military law.

There is no need for Cui Che to teach you how to choose.

At the ferry, mother and daughter were separated, and the sisters' separated cries echoed in the night sky, never ending for a long time.

At the same time, as the troops fled in disarray following the Battle of Jingkou, Shen Xuanyao of Wu County, Gu Shixing of Jinling, Ye Lue of Wuxi, Lu Mengsun of Changshu and others also gradually learned the news that the Sui army was unwilling to surrender.

They did not block the news, which caused everyone in the tribe to panic, but they quickly gathered their soldiers and encouraged them to fight to the death.

Outside Wu County, Suzhou Emperor Shen Xuanzao encouraged morale:

"The Beibei will drive us all out and beg for surrender. We will die without any doubt. Only by fighting desperately can we have a chance of survival!"

The soldiers under his command shouted:

"Shi and Beilu fight to the death!"

"Expel the Northern Barbarians and defend our homeland!"

The shouts awakened Huangfu Ji, the governor of Suzhou at the top of the city.

"But there is a rebellion in the city!"

Huangfu Ji said in horror.

After holding on to Wuxian for more than two months, Huangfuji's spirit was already highly tense.

During this period, he lived and ate in the city tower, encouraged the soldiers, and even went into battle to kill the enemy in person, finally holding Wuxian County.

What Huangfu Ji is most worried about now is that there will be a rebellion in the city. Someone will secretly open the city gate and allow the rebels to enter the city.

After all, this is not the north, but the south of the Yangtze River.

The confidant quickly comforted him and said:

"It's just the rebels outside the city who are making noise, not the chaos in the city."

Huangfu Ji breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He stood up holding on to the city wall and listened carefully to the shouts of the rebels outside the city, and seemed to hear Cui Che's name.

"Could it be that reinforcements are coming!"

Huangfu Ji said happily.

Of course he had heard of Cui Che's name. Even though Huangfuji was now sent to Suzhou as governor and was far away from the court, in the early years, he was also a prominent figure in the court.

Yang Jian came to power. In addition to Zheng Yi and Liu Fang, Huangfu Ji, who was highly trusted by Yu Wen Yun at that time, was also an important promoter. He was Yu Wen Yun's attendant when he was in the East Palace.

His mother, Wei Changying, was the eldest daughter of Wei Xiaokuan. Huangfuji lost his father and then his mother when he was young. He became an orphan at the age of three and was adopted by his maternal grandfather Wei Xiaokuan at an early age.

And Cui Che's name was often mentioned by Huangfuji when he was serving Wei Xiaokuan's decoction. At the time, he thought it was a compliment. Now that I think about it again, I can only lament my grandfather's ability to recognize people.

After hearing the news of the reinforcements, the defenders of Wuxian County were very excited, and the rebels outside the city also suspended their offensive.

Shen Xuanyao knew that the soldiers under his command were not as brave as the Sui army, and they were scattered in various places, making it easy for Cui Che to defeat them one by one.

He left Gu Ziyuan, a native of Suzhou, to lead the army to continue the siege of Wu County, while he led the army northward, hoping to gather his troops and look for fighter opportunities.

As soon as Shen Xuanzao left Wu County, Jinling guard Gu Shixing retreated to Wuxi in disgrace.

Wuxi guard Ye Lue welcomed him into the city. There were no outsiders. Ye Lue said doubtfully:

"Brother Gu has thousands of soldiers, how could Jinling be easily lost?"

Gu Shixing sighed:

"More than 3,000 Sui troops challenged the city. I sent Governor Bao Qian to lead 5,000 troops to fight with them. Bao Qian was defeated and less than 1,000 people fled back to Jinling.

“All the captured soldiers were taken outside the city by Cui Che and beheaded in public, telling them that they could only survive if they offered themselves up to the city.

"I saw that the people in Jinling City were in chaos and the city could not be defended, so I led my troops to abandon the city and come to join Brother Ye."

Ye Lue was shocked when he heard this:

"The Sui army refused to surrender and committed a taboo among military strategists, which made our army determined to die. But why did Bao Qian lose so easily?"

Gu Shixing sighed heavily and said:

"I don't know what tricks Cui Che used. The Sui soldiers were not afraid of death and never retreated.

"Then Bao Qian is also a fool! He has always boasted about his martial arts skills, but as soon as they fought, he was killed by a general with heavy eyes, causing the army to be defeated!"

Hearing that he was a general with double pupils, Ye Lue felt that Gu Shixing's defeat was natural.

The ancients were superstitious and believed that people with double pupils must be of extraordinary quality. It is only reasonable that Bao Qian was killed by a general with double pupils.

Just as Ye Lue was comforting Gu Shixing, a messenger came from outside the city to report that the emperor Shen Xuanzao was about to arrive in Wuxi on a personal expedition.

Changshu guard Lu Mengsun also took orders and led his troops.

That night, Shen Xuanzao and Lu Mengsun arrived one after another, and nearly 60,000 troops gathered in Wuxi city.

Shen Xuanyu analyzed for everyone:

"Cui Che was ordered to go south, and with Yang Jian urging him, he must be eager to fight our army decisively.

"Our army should hold on to the city and wait for the opportunity.

"If Cui Che is unable to attack for a long time, he will be impeached. When the generals are changed before the battle, it will be the decisive battle between us and the Sui army!"

Shen Xuanyu came from a wealthy family in Suzhou, so he knew a little about the current situation in the court.

When everyone heard this, they all thought it was true.

He also made up his mind to stick to Wuxi and wait for the opportunity.

At the same time, Shen Xuanzao sent envoys to two other emperors, Wang Wenjin of Wuzhou and Gao Zhizhi of Yuezhou, for help.

For the sake of being both rebels, I gave my brother a hand.

At the same time, in Jinling City, the Sui army set up a large celebration wine.

Cui Che poured the wine himself and smiled at Yu Juluo:

"In today's battle, General Yu will take the lead. Please drink up this cup. After returning to the court, Cui will definitely show his merit in front of the emperor for the general!"

There are two more chapters.

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