On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 232 Divide the troops to fight against the thieves

Lai Huer, who set the camp on fire, took five thousand elite soldiers and rushed to the shore.

At this time, flames were blazing on the river and screams resounded throughout the sky. Gao Zhizhi led the fleet into the sea to escape. Although the rebels staying on the river bank were panicked, they did not lose their position and were still trying to maintain the defense line on the river bank.

They had heard too many rumors that the Sui army would not accept prisoners. They knew they were going to die, and they wanted to recruit someone to support them.

Even though the Sui troops who came to protect the children and crossed the river were attacked from both sides, they still fought to the death.

When the ship docked, Mai Tiezhang was the first to jump off, rush into the crowd with a steel knife, and kill them arbitrarily, but he was still unable to kill the defenders on the south bank.

The battle continued until evening. As more and more Sui troops landed, the isolated and helpless defenders on the south bank, abandoned by Gao Zhizhi, finally retreated eastward, leaving countless corpses along the way.

In the end, the few remaining rebels were trapped on the coast, and no one in the Sui army persuaded them to surrender.

Cui Che, who had crossed Zhejiang, did not order the entire army to swarm forward.

After an eerie silence, the remnant did not choose to throw themselves into the sea in despair.

They charged towards the Sui army tragically, but under the rain of arrows from the Sui army, bloody flowers bloomed.

Cui Che said in a deep voice:

"Don't cut off the nose, leave them a whole body."

As for the corpses left along the way, their noses had already been cut off by the pursuing Sui troops.

It was already dark by this time, and the soldiers were exhausted after a fierce battle.

Cui Che did not choose to go straight to Kuaiji, which was a hundred miles away. Instead, he camped on the south bank of Zhejiang and took a short rest.

Kong Yingda, who was responsible for tallying the results of the battle, came to report that more than 70 enemy ships were burned, countless people were burned to death and drowned, and more than 6,000 defenders on the south bank were killed.

The next day, early in the morning, after a night's rest, Cui Che ordered Hu'er to lead an army of five thousand to garrison the water village on the south bank of Zhejiang and guard the ships.

He led the remaining army southward. Because he was unfamiliar with the terrain and worried about being ambushed along the way, it took Cui Che two full days to complete the hundred-mile journey and reach the city of Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang).

At this time, there were no rebel guards in Kuaiji.

After learning that the front line was defeated, the generals who stayed behind abandoned the city long ago, guarded Gao Zhihui's family, and retreated to Yongjia (now Wenzhou, Zhejiang) to join Gao Zhihui.

When Gao Zhizhi fled into the sea, a general suggested that Cui Che pursue him, but he refused.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, Cui Che can only feel safe if he has two feet on the shore.

The Sui army easily took over Kuaiji. Cui Che not only posted notices to calm the people, but also arrested the family members of the rebels.

However, in view of the Sui army's behavior in Chang and Su's two prefectures of wantonly carving up the wives and daughters of the rebels, no family members of the rebels dared to stay in the city, and they had long since fled into the surrounding mountains and forests.

Kuaiji is mountainous. Wang Xizhi once wrote in the "Preface to the Lanting Collection": "This place has high mountains, lush forests and bamboos."

Cui Che was busy wiping out the High Wisdom Department and had no time to search the mountain, so he could only let it go.

That night, Cui Che summoned the generals, and Yang Guang was still present. He always remained silent during military discussions, but he was never absent.

"Now that Kuaiji has been liberated and the high-ranking bandits have fled, I would like to divide our troops and send a general with ten thousand soldiers along the Dongyang Road to the west to conquer Wang Ni in Wuzhou. Who are you waiting for who is willing to go?"

Cui Che looked around at the generals and asked.

Among the three groups of rebels, Wang Wenjin was the weakest. As Shen Xuanzhao was destroyed and Gao Zhizhi fled, Cui Che also started to think of dividing his troops. If he really wanted to kill them one by one, the war would have to be delayed for a long time.

The heavy-eyed general Yu Juluo came out and said:

"The last general is willing to take Wang Ni's head for Duke Yan!"

Cui Che was overjoyed and was about to set up camp when Cui Hongdu stood up, puffed up his chest and said:

"Why do we need tens of thousands of people to pacify Wang Ni? The last general only needs 8,000 elite troops to bring good news to Duke Yan!"

Not to be outdone, Yuguluo said:

"Please ask Duke Yan to allocate five thousand elite soldiers to the last general!"

Cui Che frowned secretly. The two brothers were just shouting prices in the vegetable market. Just when he was about to scold the two of them and not treat this as child's play, he heard Shi Wansui loudly say:

"At the end of the day, with two thousand elite soldiers, we can capture Wuzhou and destroy Wang Ni!"

As soon as these bold words came out, the whole hall was silent.

Although Wang Wenjin is the weakest among the three thieves who claim to be emperor, he still has tens of thousands of people under his command and cannot be underestimated. Cui Che then plans to divide his troops into ten thousand.

Previously, Yu Juluo claimed that he only needed 5,000 elite troops, which already made Cui Che feel like it was child's play. However, Shi Wansui only needed 2,000 troops and dared to boast about Haikou, which made Cui Che even more unhappy.

He said in a deep voice:

"You need to know that there is no joke in the army. This time the troops are divided, I will lead the army south, and you will have no reinforcements."

Shi Wansui said without flinching:

"The general is willing to issue a military order. If we fail to win, we are willing to engage in military law!"

Cui Che then looked at Yu Juluo and Cui Hongdu, and they no longer argued with Shi Wansui.

With only two thousand men, he had to go deep alone and defeat tens of thousands of rebels without being familiar with the terrain. Not only Yu Juluo and Cui Hongdu, but also the other generals thought it was a dream.

But Shi Wansui seems to be full of confidence.

"good!"

Cui Che applauded and immediately ordered Kong Yingda to draft a military order. Except for the three thousand Boling cavalry and the remaining five thousand elite cavalry, Shi Wansui could choose the rest of the army's officers.

Shi Wansui was not polite and signed the military order. That night, he selected the best among the best from each department and selected two thousand warriors. At dawn the next day, he left the camp and headed for Wuzhou along the Dongyang Road.

Seeing Shi Wansui leading the army to leave, Yang Guang sighed:

"What a fierce general!"

And he said silently to himself:

"It's a pity that it can't be used by me."

He waited for the generals to return to camp and asked Cui Che:

"If Shi Wansui cannot win this battle, will Zicheng really want to kill him?"

Cui Che said curiously:

"Could it be that His Highness cherishes his talent and wants to plead for Shi Wansui?"

Yang Guang quickly waved his hand:

"Since a military order has been issued, how can it be regarded as a child's play? Besides, before crossing the river, you and I have agreed that all military affairs will be handled by you. How can I offend Zicheng's majesty?"

As Shi Wansui was a member of the prince's party, Yang Guang wanted him to die, so how could he plead for him because he cherished his talent?

After saying that, he took Cui Che into the camp to drink.

That night, Cui Che's exclusive scout Mai Tiezhang rushed back to the Kuaiji camp and informed Cui Che that Gao Zhizhi had retreated to Yongjia.

Being able to travel five hundred miles a day is no joke.

Cui Che once again convened the generals for discussion, and finally decided to attack by land and water.

Immediately, he sent people to the north, notifying Lai Huer to lead the navy out of Yuhang and attack Yongjia by sea. He himself led the army south and launched an attack from land.

Cui Che himself was unwilling to go out to sea by boat, but he had no scruples when he ordered him to protect his son.

Yang Guang on the side thought that Cui Che was specifically giving Lai Hu'er a chance to make meritorious deeds, and there was an unnoticed smile on his face.

On March 18th, the eleventh year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 591), Cui Che left some sergeants to guard Kuaiji and led an army of 70,000 people southward toward Yongjia.

Chapter 4 should be relatively late.

(End of chapter)