On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 298 Shocking Northern Xinjiang

On March 12, the seventeenth year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 597), after spending a leisurely time in Daxing, Cui Che said goodbye to Yang Jian and his wife, and in the early morning of the same day, he took his whole family and set off for Youzhou.

This time, Yang Awu came outside Yanguo Mansion to bid farewell to Cui Che.

Instead of hiding in the corner secretly and watching Cui Che leave.

Cui Che and Yang Awu didn't have much love as children. They both knew that although their relationship had been warming up rapidly recently, as long as Yang Jian didn't nod, there would be no substantial progress.

The two just warned each other to take care of themselves, and Cui Che walked away as Yang Awu watched.

It is still the same route as before. As long as the Yellow River is not frozen, we basically arrive at Tongguan via the Guangtong Canal, then take a boat at the ferry outside the pass and go eastward along the Yellow River.

After setting foot in Hebei, Cui Che first went to Anping and took his children to worship their ancestors.

The Boling cavalry had already returned from Hengzhou, and Du Suliu obtained Yang Jian's permission to take control of 30,000 Turkic captives, purchased Khitan women for them in Youzhou, reorganized the tribe, and is now nomadic between Hengzhou and Daizhou.

Logically speaking, Yang Jian ordered the conscription of 300,000 government troops in Hebei and Hedong. Except for the 80,000 infantry and cavalry from fifty towns in six states to follow Cui Che to frighten northern Xinjiang, soldiers from other states and counties were also recruited.

Naturally, this also included Cui Che's three thousand cavalrymen in Anping County.

Gao Jiong originally planned to transfer these three thousand cavalry to his command. This army had followed Cui Che in many wars in the north and south and had a great reputation. How could Gao Jiong be willing to let go of such elite soldiers and strong generals who were both public and private?

But Yang Liang also knew that with the personal relationship between Cui Che and Gao Jiong, this Boling cavalry would probably end up being used to death even if it was useful.

He wanted to be on good terms with Cui Che, so he crossed out all the Bo leader cavalrymen from the recruitment list. For this reason, he even had a dispute with Gao Jiong, but he refused to take a step back. Gao Jiong had no choice but to obey.

He had the power to make decisions on the fly, but before sending troops, Yang Liang was the marching marshal.

As a prince, Yang Liang was deeply doted on by his parents. He was twenty-three years old, but he refused to let him go. He had to keep him by his side. Now that he was given the opportunity to destroy the country and establish a country, it was only natural that he would want to seize his legitimate son.

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Although the expedition to Goguryeo still consisted of land and water armies, among them, the Han kings Yang Liang and Gao Xuan commanded the infantry and cavalry. Yang Jian also sent Wang Shiji, then the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou, to lead the Qingzhou navy to drive directly to Pyongyang.

But in Cui Che's view, the time has advanced by a year after all, and it will not be the same as the original time and space. Nine out of ten soldiers will die tragically before they see the enemy.

However, Cui Che was still happy to see that his cavalry could avoid this battle, and he wrote a letter to express his gratitude to Yang Liang.

When Yang Liang received the letter, he felt that his hard work was finally in vain.

He firmly believes that as long as he wields a hoe well, he can dig out any corner. Compared with his eldest brother Yang Yong, he is more favored by his parents. Compared with his second brother Yang Guang, who is out of town, he stays with his parents all year round, and it is easier for him to do so.

Make friends with court ministers.

On his way to Ji County, Cui Che often encountered groups of government soldiers. They came from various states and counties in Hedong and Hebei provinces and rushed to Yingzhou to gather.

Yang Liang and Gao Jiong were gathering troops in Longshan County at this time.

When the soldiers saw the carriage with the Yan Guofu logo, they would always give a walking salute. Cui Che would occasionally step out of the carriage to talk to them.

These soldiers did not complain much. It was at the turn of spring and summer, and the spring plowing had already passed. The imperial court recruited them at this time, which did not delay the farming season.

Besides, they had already heard about the soldiers who guarded the border and followed Cui Che out of the fortress four times. They had gained a lot every time. No one wanted to take advantage of the slack time to go outside the fortress to grab a handful.

"I just wish I didn't serve under Duke Yan, otherwise I would be absolutely foolproof."

A young soldier said regretfully.

Cui Che just shook his head and said nothing.

Even if he was asked to attack Goguryeo, he was not completely sure. Sometimes man-made disasters could be avoided, but there was really nothing you could do about natural disasters.

Moreover, the road to conquer Goguryeo in the east is difficult, and it is not a small country. It can be called a small overlord in the Northeast, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

The long supply line, transported from the rear to the front, will cause considerable losses.

These soldiers did not know the difference between plundering the Turks and Khitans and conquering Goguryeo.

After all, the Turks and Khitans are nomadic peoples, and there are not many dangerous passes. Everyone just grabs and runs away.

As for Goguryeo, let alone whether the purpose of this battle is to conquer and destroy the country, even if you want to plunder, you have to break through the gates and cities.

When Cui Che arrived in Ji County, Li Jing, the general manager of Youzhou, was gathering civilians for the Eastern Expedition army.

Yingzhou was a sparsely populated area, with only one Longshan County for such a large state, and a large number of people were robbed by Goguryeo and Khitan in the wild. The important task of organizing the people naturally fell on the head of the Youzhou General Manager's Office.

Only the 80,000 cavalrymen from fifty towns in six states were exempted from the Eastern Expedition, but the ordinary people in the local area were inevitably drafted.

It is said that there is money for exemption from military service, but when the time comes when civilian husbands are really needed to accompany the army, who can take care of this?

This made the people of Youzhou complain endlessly.

In Cui Che's past wars, although they didn't get much benefit, they didn't recruit civilians on a large scale.

After all, it is unrealistic to expect civilians to transport food across the desert. They all imitate the grassland people, grazing and marching at the same time.

But when troops were sent to Liaodong, Cui Che's trick was of no use, and he could only rely on civilians to push grain carts for the frontline troops.

For this reason, Li Jing recruited more than 100,000 civilians in fifty towns in six states and almost all the vehicles.

Grain from warehouses across Hebei was also transported northward, passing through Jixian, and sent to Yingzhou.

Youzhou is just a transit station, and the person who is really in charge of the logistics of the army is Wei Chong, the general manager of Yingzhou.

Cui Che did not interfere with the Eastern Expedition. After settling his family in Jixian, he took Cui Qiji and Mai Mengcai with him and went to Hengzhou. At the same time, he issued an order to the 80,000 cavalrymen from fifty towns in six states to gather in Hengzhou.

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The soldiers thought that Cui Che was going to lead them out to plunder again, and everyone was happy.

But when everyone arrived in Hengzhou, they were inevitably discouraged when they learned that they were only stationed there.

Cui Che also found it funny. Now that Dulan Khan has fled far away, Tuli Khan, Dusu Liuyehu have joined him one after another, and Kumoxi has become a good neighbor to the Sui Dynasty, there is nowhere left for them to grab around here.

Fortunately, after Cui Che visited the camp several times and relaxed and communicated cordially with the soldiers, his morale gradually improved.

After learning that Cui Che was stationed in Hengzhou, not only Tuli Khan, Du Suliu, Ahui Lusu and other close neighbors sent to pay homage, but even Dulan Khan, who was far away in Mobei and lived in Duluoshui, also sent

Make it go south.

The person serving as the envoy is still Cui Che's old acquaintance Yu Qincha.

Prior to this, Yang Liang and Gao Jiong made preparations for the war, and on April 16, they sent troops from Longshan County to begin the war against Goguryeo.

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(End of chapter)