On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 227 Killing each other

In the afternoon, as the sun tilted to the west, in Wuxi County, 80,000 Sui troops and 60,000 rebels were arrayed outside the city, and the war was about to break out.

Shi Wansui stood on his horse. He tightened his grip on the horse's shaft and licked his lips excitedly. Just waiting for Cui Che's order, he would lead the front army to disperse the mob on the opposite side.

However, he did not wait for Cui Che to give the order for the front army to attack. Instead, he ordered the cavalry to run back and forth in the formation, shouting:

"The Duke of Yan issued an order, and the whole army shouted: 'Switching in front of the formation and beheading one level will save you from death; if you are stubborn, it will harm your wife and children!'"

Shi Wansui was stunned when he heard this.

In fact, by forcing the rebels out of Wuxi City and fighting the Sui army in the field, Cui Che was already sure of victory.

The Sui army was far superior to the rebels in both quantity and quality.

What's more, Gu Ziyuan was used before to make the rebels mistakenly believe that he was highly intelligent, and Wang Wenjin was defeated, causing their morale to be low.

But Cui Che's move really confirmed the Sui army's victory.

When 80,000 Sui troops shouted in unison:

"If you defect before the formation and behead one level, you will avoid death; if you remain stubborn, it will bring disaster to your wife and children!"

The morale that Shen Xuanzao had finally built up collapsed in an instant.

The rebel soldiers found that they not only had to fight to the death with the Sui army, but also had to guard against their comrades around them.

If you are not careful, your head will be stolen and you will have to take credit from the Sui army.

How can we fight this battle!

The Sui army shouted slogans to make the rebels defect, and approached step by step, and the shouts became louder and louder.

Seeing that the soldiers were suspicious of each other, Lu Mengsun knew that the battle was a complete defeat, so he simply raised his arms and shouted:

"The reinforcements have long been defeated. Shen Xuanzao wanted to deceive everyone and killed Gu Ziyuan unjustly. He was cruel and unkind, why should we die for him!

"If you want to save your wife and children, follow me and strike back!"

All the soldiers under his command responded and followed him to attack Shen Xuanyu's central army.

Lu Mengsun's defection in front of the formation was the first Domiruo domino to be toppled. Ye Lue and Gu Shixing successively defected.

The rebel army was surrounded by three sides. Shen Xuanyuan gritted his teeth, veins popped up on his forehead, and said in anger:

"I should have killed all three of them!"

His trusted general Shen Jie advised:

"Your Majesty, the matter has reached this point. It is useless to say more. We should find a way to break out."

Shen Xuanzao refused to admit defeat. He felt that he still had 30,000 soldiers in his army who could fight.

However, Lu Mengsun, Ye Lue, Gu Shixing and others all shouted:

"The reinforcements have been defeated! Villagers! Don't be deceived by Shen Xuanzao anymore and sacrifice your lives for him in vain!!"

Suddenly, the turmoil spread to the Chinese army, and more and more soldiers of the Chinese army turned their swords and attacked their former companions.

Seeing this scene, Shen Xuanzhao's eyes were about to burst. No need for Shen Jie to persuade him, he mounted his horse and was about to run away, but the Sui army cavalry on both wings had already rushed towards him.

Yujuluo held up his long spear and went straight to Shen Xuanyao.

When Shen Xuanyao saw those double pupils, he remembered what Gu Shixing said: Bao Qian failed to catch this man and was killed as soon as he hit him.

Although Gu Shixing scolded Bao Qian for being a idiot, his martial prowess was recognized as the best among this small rebel group in Suzhou. Otherwise, Gu Shixing would not have allowed him to leave the city to fight in Jinling City that day.

Now seeing this heavy-eyed general coming towards him, Shen Xuanyao was heartbroken and said in horror:

"Stop this person quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the generals Shen Neng and Shen Xue under their command quickly clapped their horses to meet the enemy.

Shen Xuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two men fell off their horses, and the heavy-eyed general rushed out from between the two of them, with blood splattering on his face, like a demon king.

"Let's go!"

Shen Jie shouted, and after saying that, he took out a dagger and stabbed Shen Xuanyu's horse in the buttocks. The horse was in pain and ran wildly with its hooves raised.

Shen Xuanyao looked back and saw Shen Jie being lifted up by Yu Juluo, falling to the ground and being trampled to pieces.

Outside Wuxi, the rebels no longer distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.

Because Cui Che made it clear that he needed to be beheaded to avoid death and save his wife and daughter from disaster.

The rebels fought hard to snatch a head. At first, Lu Mengsun's tribe, Gu Shixing's tribe, and Ye Lue's tribe attacked Shen Xuanyu's tribe.

As the soldiers under Shen Xuanyu's command turned against each other, the four tribes started a melee.

They don't care whether the other party has defected, they only know that they need a head to save their lives and their families.

This melee did not end until the Sui army intervened and took control of the situation.

The 60,000 rebels experienced a brutal killing of each other, and only more than 10,000 were left standing.

On the battlefield, wreckage was everywhere, and the sound of wailing could not be heard.

In the end, Shen Xuanzhen was unable to escape from the battlefield, so he rushed out of the rebel army, ran into Zhang Wu, and was captured alive by him.

Zhang Wu brought Shen Xuanyu to Cui Che and threw him to the ground.

Shen Xuanyao cried out in pain, but when he raised his head and saw Gu Shixing, Ye Lue, and Lu Mengsun kneeling on the ground, he ignored the pain and struggled to get up and bite the three of them.

But he was held down by Cui Che's guards.

Cui Che said calmly:

"Where is Gu Ziyuan?"

As soon as these words came out, not only the three of them, Lu Mengsun, but also Shen Xuanyao, who was struggling hard, opened his eyes wide and looked at Cui Che.

Cui Che frowned and said displeasedly:

"Where is Gu Ziyuan?"

The four of them finally understood that Gu Ziyuan was really an insider, and they lost this battle unjustly.

As the culprit, Shen Xuanyu falsely claimed to be emperor. He also knew that he would definitely die. He smiled ferociously and said:

"Already died by my hands!"

Cui Che was too lazy to argue with a mortal man. He looked at Lu Mengsun, Ye Lue and Gu Shixing who were kneeling on the ground and said in a deep voice:

"Where is the body?"

The three of them said in unison:

"Right in the city!"

While the rebels outside the city were fighting each other, the garrison of Wuxi County had surrendered.

Cui Che ordered people to go into the city to find Gu Ziyuan's body. Huangfu Ji lay down on the body and cried loudly.

Cui Che said to himself:

"I will not break my promise. You can rest in peace. I will leave the future I promised you to your son."

He knelt down and closed Gu Ziyuan's wide eyes.

Then he said to Huangfu Ji:

"I also ask the governor Huangfu to give him a grand burial."

Huangfuji nodded with tears in his eyes and accepted the matter.

Cui Che also ordered the noses of all the dead rebels in this battle to be cut off, a total of nearly 50,000, loaded on dozens of vehicles, and sent to Daxing together with Shen Xuanzao to report the victory.

The reason why there were so many dead in this battle was that the rebels did not flee, but chose to kill their comrades to save themselves from death.

Escape, where can I escape? I can escape, but my wife, children and family can also escape.

Since then, Shen Xuanyu's tribe, one of the three major rebel armies in Jiangnan, was completely destroyed.

Yang Guang arrived behind Cui Che at some point, and he sighed:

"Zicheng didn't have to pay for his death, but he managed to consecrate 50,000 rebels. It really opened my eyes."

Yu Juluo also sighed in his heart:

"The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and to attack the city next. To fight with the heart is the uppermost, and to fight with soldiers is the lower one."

"When it comes to the battle of the heart, no one in this world can be better than Duke Yan."

There are two more chapters.

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