On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 318 Khitan surrenders

The leaders of the five Khitan tribes came to pay homage to the camp, and also went south with the people of Yingzhou who had been plundered by them before.

Cui Che learned the news and went out to greet him personally.

He chatted with the leaders of the five ministries outside the camp for a while and calmed them down.

The people of Yingzhou who were sent back all wept with joy. They thought they were being taken captive to a foreign country and would have to be enslaved and bullied for the rest of their lives. However, they never expected that one day they would be rescued.

Cui Che didn't know exactly what kind of disaster they suffered, but fortunately everything passed.

Compared to the Khitan leaders, the people of Yingzhou deserve more comfort.

"Don't worry, everyone, I will take you home in a few days, not one of you will be missing!"

Cui Che promised to everyone.

The people of Yingzhou all bowed to Cui Che and expressed their gratitude.

Cui Che called Fang Xuanling again and told him to take the people of Yingzhou down to have a rest, and then arrange for everyone to be safely settled.

He led the Khitan leaders into the camp.

When he came outside the commander's tent, he saw a young man being beaten with a military staff. He gritted his teeth and did not utter a whimper.

Chief Fenwen was curious and asked:

"May I ask Mr. Yan what he has committed?"

Cui Che glanced at Cui Qiji lying on the ground and said indifferently:

"This is my son. He disobeyed my military orders and went to war privately. Although he killed seven enemies, he also committed a crime.

"I originally planned to behead him, but if the generals hadn't begged for mercy, how could I have spared him lightly?"

As he said this, he shouted to the execution sergeant:

"One hundred military sticks, not a single stick is missing. Don't show mercy just because of Cui Qiji's relationship with me!"

The two sergeants who were carrying out the execution said to themselves: We know, we know, we know what we know. Before the execution, the head of the house, Shi, had already explained it.

After all, if one hundred military sticks were to be used in a real attack, lives would probably be lost.

When the leaders of the five Khitan tribes saw this scene, they all praised Cui Che for his rigorous military management and were even more in awe of him.

In fact, Cui Che was not singing this scene for them, but for his generals.

After all, the climax, when Cui Che kills his son in anger and the generals kneel down to beg, was over before the Khitan leaders arrived.

When Cui Che led everyone into the commander's tent, the two sergeants in charge of the execution began to perfunctory again.

In the commander's tent, Cui Che held a banquet, drank with the Khitan leaders, and also decided to move the five tribes westward and send envoys to the Sui Dynasty to become ministers.

After three rounds of drinking, the five Khitan tribes agreed with Cui Che to go south tomorrow and join the Sui army, and then asked Cui Che to resign.

Cui Che sent them out of the camp and reciprocated the courtesy. He also released the captured Khitan soldiers and asked them to follow their respective leaders back north.

After sending off the Khitans, it was already the fourth watch. Cui Che dismissed the generals and asked them to go back to rest. Then he asked Mai Mengcai about Cui Qiji.

Mai Mengcai replied:

"After a hundred strokes, the prince has been given medicine and has been sent back to the tent to rest."

Upon hearing this, Cui Che rushed to Cui Qiji's camp in a hurry.

Qiji hadn't gone to bed yet, he was lying on the bed.

When he saw Cui Che coming in, Cui Qiji turned his head to the side, with tears still in his eyes.

"Grandpa came to see what I was doing! Didn't you just want to shout at me to beat me and kill me!"

Cui Qiji felt aggrieved. He fought bravely to kill the enemy, but was treated like this. He was still angry with Cui Che in his heart.

Cui Che sat beside the bed, shook his head and said:

"Military discipline is like iron, and national law is like heaven. My father asked you to guard the house chief Shi, but you ignored it and acted on your own. If I don't punish you severely, and everyone will follow my example in the future, how can you still lead the army?"

Cui Qiji was silent. Just when Cui Che was about to lift his clothes and check his injuries, Cui Qiji suddenly asked:

"If no one begged me just now, would I really kill me?"

Cui Che raised his hand and rubbed Cui Qiji's head and said with a smile:

"Even if you are an ordinary general, as long as one person pleads for mercy, most of the others will respond, let alone you and all the generals under your command, who will remain indifferent."

"if!"

Cui Qiji emphasized:

"I mean what if!"

Cui Che warned:

"There are no ifs. You are just the first offender. If you are not completely sure, how could being a father put your life in danger?

"But if there is a next time"

At this point, Cui Qiji knew what his father meant, and he rushed to speak:

"Grandma, don't worry, the child will not embarrass you again. If it happens again, I will definitely kill myself without Grandpa's handling."

Cui Che slapped Cui Qiji hard on the head and scolded:

"What nonsense are you talking about! I mean if there is another time, I will kick you out of the military camp and transfer you to a civilian job!

"Kill yourself! Kill yourself! It sounds easy to say it, but I have thought about how sad your mother would be if something happened to you!"

Cui Qiji couldn't stand it if he was asked to be a civil servant with his head buried in documents all day long.

Feeling my father's love, the resentment in my heart also disappeared.

Cui Qiji laughed and said:

"Grandpa, you have seen today that my child can go into battle and kill the enemy. If there is another war, please don't leave me in the camp."

Cui Che nodded, but also warned:

"On the battlefield, swords and arrows have no eyes. You need to be careful and never take it lightly. Today you can kill seven enemies without any damage. That is because the enemy army has been defeated. If it is a fierce battle, fighting will be extremely dangerous. ."

Cui Qiji said seriously:

"Children, please obey your father's teachings."

Only then did Cui Che carefully examine Cui Qiji's injuries. Fortunately, the two soldiers who executed the execution were careful. They were only skin injuries and did not hurt the muscles and bones. They just need to rest for a while.

After comforting Cui Qiji, Cui Che returned to the commander's tent with exhaustion all over his body. It was already the fifth watch and there was already a faint light on the horizon, but Yuchi Chifan was still waiting for him and did not rest.

Cui Che ordered someone to fetch cold water, and with Yuchi Chifan's service, he washed away his fatigue and hugged her and fell asleep.

It was not until the afternoon that Maimeng woke Cui Che outside his tent and told him that there had just been reports from sentries and that a large number of Khitan herdsmen were driving their livestock southward.

Cui Che then got up, changed his clothes, washed up, and went out of the camp to greet him again.

April 20, the 19th year of Kaihuang's reign (599 AD).

The messenger who went to Daxing to present his surrender set off together with the messenger who reported Cui Che's victory.

After everyone rested for two days, Cui Che led the Sui army, the five Khitan tribes, and the Goguryeo captive Ban Shi. The five Khitan tribes would also follow him westward and move to the Xilamulun River Basin.

The Xilamulun River and the Laoha River, one in the north and one in the south, are the source of the Xiliao River.

At the same time, he sent people to inform the eight Khitan tribes, the Dahe tribe, the Tuliujin tribe, and the Pilier tribe, which were originally attached to the Sui Dynasty, were advancing eastward. They would be at the intersection of the Xilamulun River and the Laoha River.

Summon the eight tribes of Khitan.

The three Khitan tribes also knew the outcome of the Battle of Xiliao River at this time. After receiving Cui Che's call, they did not dare to delay. They immediately moved eastward along the Laoha River and followed Cui Che's instructions to arrive at the intersection of the two rivers.

Join him.

The fifth update is here. I originally thought I wanted pigeons, so today’s update will be late.

(End of chapter)