On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 314 Stalemate with the enemy

Now that the enemy's situation is unclear, it is difficult to get a satisfactory result by convening the generals to discuss matters.

Seeing that the night was getting darker, Cui Che had no choice but to let everyone go back to rest. Even Mai Mengcai also resigned to Cui Che and went to give his father Mai an iron staff.

In the handsome tent, only the Cui family, his father and his son, and Yuchi Chifan were left behind the screen.

"If you have any ideas, just tell me."

Cui Che looked at Cui Qiji.

When everyone was discussing matters, Cui Qiji was hesitant to speak, how could he escape his eyes.

Cui Qiji took a deep breath and said:

"Grandpa, I think it is better to engage in a stalemate with the enemy than to actively seek a fight."

"oh?"

Cui Che raised his eyebrows and said curiously:

"Why do you say that?"

Cui Qiji explained:

"Goguryeo hurriedly rescued the Khitans without sufficient preparations, and they certainly did not carry much food and grass. The Khitans had to supply everything for people to eat and horses to chew.

"If time goes on, there will definitely be a rift between the two sides!"

When Cui Che heard this, his eyes lit up.

He had been preparing for this war for nearly a year, but Goguryeo sent troops in a hurry and had no time to mobilize livestock.

Moreover, Goguryeo is different from the Turks, Khitans, and Kumoxi. It belongs to the same farming civilization as the Sui Dynasty. Judging from past wars, it is also more accustomed to transporting grain and grass.

Now the two armies are facing each other across the West Liao River, and to the east and south of the intersection of the West Liao River is the Liao Zeland, which made the Sui army miserable. To the east is the Changbai Mountain System. The march is okay, but transporting food is extremely difficult.

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The harsh natural environment is fair. The Sui army and the people could not send food to the front line, which was why Liaodong suffered a tragic defeat.

There is no reason to be open to the Goguryeo people.

Therefore, Goguryeo's army logistics must be provided by Khitan.

In a short period of time, in order to resist the Sui army, the Khitan was naturally willing to support the Goguryeo people, but as Cui Qiji said, how could the five Khitan chiefs sit still as time went by?

They dared to invade western Liaoning because of Goguryeo's inducement, so they were not bold and generous people.

Once Eulji Mundeok was under pressure and rashly crossed the river to fight with himself, chaos would arise and flaws would be exposed.

If Eulji Munde is unwilling to take the initiative to seek war, it will naturally cause dissatisfaction among the five Khitan tribes. Such contradictions can also be exploited.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"Tomorrow we will discuss matters in the army. You should express your thoughts to the generals."

Previously, Cui Che only allowed Cui Qiji to listen and not speak, just because he was worried that he would make a joke and be looked down upon.

Now that Cui Qiji's thoughts were deeply in line with Cui Che's, he naturally had to give his son a chance to express himself in front of everyone.

"My child obeys!"

Cui Qiji suppressed his excitement and cupped his hands.

The next day, early in the morning, Cui Che summoned the generals.

Cui Qiji didn't have any stage fright. He expressed his opinion in front of everyone. When the generals heard the words, they all nodded.

Even if they actually prefer a quick victory, for Cui Che's sake, they have to show their support against their will.

After Cui Qiji finished speaking, Cui Che said in a deep voice:

"You followed me out of the fortress several times and defeated the Turks so that they fled. Therefore, you were proud and impetuous and underestimated the enemies on the north bank."

With that said, Cui Che stood up and said emotionally:

"Everyone! The arrogant soldiers will be defeated!

"Most of us are from Guandong. In the past, when the two Wei Dynasties stood side by side, King Gao underestimated the enemy and was defeated miserably. The old tree where Taizu recorded his merits in the previous dynasty is still standing in the sand garden, looking at us! Forgot!"

All the generals accused them one after another. No matter they were from Guandong or Guanxi, who didn't know that in the Battle of Shayuan more than half a century ago, there were only a few important ministers in the Eastern Wei army who could keep their heads clear or be Gao Huan.

Without Piaoruan, there would be no mention of the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties.

Cui Che calmed down and continued:

"You don't need to apologize. This is human nature. Cui is not immune to this. He once had the intention of underestimating the enemy. If he hadn't woken up in time, he would have almost made a big mistake.

"Two years ago, Gao Jiong lost his troops in Liaodong. The piles of bones under the city have proved that the Goguryeo people are not easy to deal with. We should guard against arrogance, impetuosity and be cautious.

"Today's words, I encourage you all."

In fact, Cui Che had long noticed that the soldiers were becoming increasingly arrogant, and it was inevitable after winning too many battles.

After Cui Che's beating, the generals finally put away their tendency to underestimate the enemy and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to this war.

Choi Cheol made up his mind to confront Eulji Munduk.

Eulji Mundeok was also looking for flaws in the Sui army and wanted to increase his chances of winning as much as possible.

Although the Sui army had the intention of underestimating the enemy before, Ulji Wende was intimidated by the past performance of Youzhou cavalry and did not have the confidence to dare to cross the river on his own initiative and challenge Cui Che.

Therefore, both sides only sent scouts to fight in the shallow water upstream, while the main forces guarded their camps, and no large-scale conflict ever broke out.

Days like this lasted for more than a month.

The first to be unable to hold on were not the Sui troops who had come from afar, but the Khitans who were fighting at home.

The coalition claimed to be an army of 200,000 people, but in fact there were 130,000 infantry and cavalry. The daily consumption was not a small amount, which made the chiefs of the five Khitan tribes feel distressed.

Especially the Tuobian tribe. They were first plundered by Kumoxi and then ambushed by the Sui army. They didn't have much wealth left, so how could they withstand such a torment.

The five chiefs met in private, and they were all full of complaints, so they went together to find Eulji Mundeok.

Eulji Wende was helpless and had to explain the difficulties to them.

The chief of Tubenbu said anxiously:

"Fighting and not fighting, retreating and not retreating, we can't stay stuck here forever!"

The other four people agreed.

Eulji Wende thought for a while and suggested to the five chiefs:

"Why don't we send envoys to the Sui camp to discuss peace?"

The five chiefs were waiting for Eulji Munduk's words. They really didn't want to fight this battle.

April 16th, Sui army camp.

When he heard that the Goguryeo envoy was asking for an audience outside the camp, Cui Che immediately beat the drum and gathered the generals. He and the generals laughed and said:

"The Khitans can't hold on any longer."

Sure enough, when the Goguryeo envoy walked into the commander's tent, he asked Cui Che for peace, but Cui Che flatly refused. He said bluntly:

"As a minister, Cui could not stop his troops and make peace with other countries without the order of a saint!"

The Goguryeo envoy was discouraged. Just when he was about to resign and leave, he unexpectedly gained something unexpected.

Cui Che ordered people to bring a hundred sheep and said to the Goguryeo envoy:

"The Sui Dynasty was a state of etiquette. Eulji Wende sent an envoy. Cui should return the gift, and the one hundred sheep were brought back by the envoy."

When the messenger brought the flock of sheep back to the coalition camp, Eulji Munde was very worried.

Cui Che's move undoubtedly meant that he had enough food and had no intention of retreating.

When the chiefs of the five Khitan tribes heard the news, they came over and urged Ulji Mundeok to send troops.

Every day this stalemate lasts is a huge loss for them.

But without Gowon's permission, Eulji Mundeok didn't dare to promise them that he would make amends after the war.

The power went out shortly after I posted the extra. Fortunately, it has recovered now. I will update the first chapter first. I have to stay up all night to finish the five chapters. I will finish writing before going to bed.

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