On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 334: Deploy troops and generals

Previously, Cui Che went to conquer the Khitans. Before setting off, he specifically emphasized discipline with his soldiers. After leaving the fortress, strict military discipline was required and no plundering of humans or animals was allowed.

But during this Eastern Expedition, Cui Che had no intention of showing off as a benevolent and righteous teacher.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Renshou (AD 602), Cui Che, the marching marshal of Youzhou Road, sent East Turks Yehudu Suliu as the vanguard, leading 30,000 Turks on foot and cavalry to take the lead in marching eastward.

The Sui army and the Xi tribe soldiers followed closely behind, crossing the river one after another, and met with the Khitan army on the east bank of the Laoha River.

Cui Che did not disrupt and reorganize the armies of the four tribes. If he really wanted to do this, it would take a long time for the soldiers to get familiar with each other and regain their combat effectiveness.

After all, no one wants to hand over their back to a stranger on the battlefield.

However, Cui Che still sent envoys to the other three tribes to convey military orders for him.

Among them, Wei Zheng was sent to the Xiren Army to follow Ahui Lusu.

Wei Zheng read the thousands of books in Cui Che's home in Anping County. After Cui Che's recommendation, the 23-year-old Wei Zheng passed the examination of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and now serves in the Record Office and joins the army.

Although he was poor before, after all, he came from the Julu Wei family. He was outstanding in talent and learning, and with Cui Che's recommendation, it was not an exaggeration to start at the seventh rank.

Wei Zheng was not the most suitable person to send to Ah Hui Lusu, but Cui Qiji was sent to the Khitan army by Cui Che.

In fact, there is no dispute at all about who will lead the coalition of the four tribes. Even if Cui Che insists on giving up his position, no one would dare to take this position.

But the choice of the chief general in the Khitan army is a troublesome issue.

All the eight chiefs knew that Cui Che was determined to select at least a nominal leader of the Khitan. Whoever among the eight of them could be chosen as the commander-in-chief of the Khitan army would basically be determined to become the king of the Khitan in the future.

If it were normal times, that would be fine. Who would be willing to compromise on such an important issue?

Seeing the eight people arguing endlessly, Cui Che had no choice but to send his son Cui Qiji as the commander-in-chief of the Khitan army, which finally settled the dispute.

Cui Che considered that Cui Qiji was young and no matter how talented he was, he was worried about having one hundred thousand Khitan infantry cavalry taught to him.

So he sent General Wang Dangwan to accompany him and secretly warned Cui Qiji that if Cui Qiji disobeyed orders and acted recklessly, he would be captured immediately and escorted back to the Sui camp.

Cui Qiji had a criminal record, and Cui Che was worried that he would fall into his old habits again.

In fact, Cui Che was completely over-worried. Cui Qiji looked at Wang Dangwan with a sad face and said with a smile:

"General Wang, don't worry about this. I disobeyed Grandpa's military orders before, but my duties were irrelevant. Now that Grandpa has entrusted me with 100,000 Khitan infantry, how can I dare to make my own decisions?

"Besides, I can command the Khitan army only because I am my grandfather's son. Otherwise, no one among the eight chiefs would submit to me.

"If it weren't for my grandfather's military order, they wouldn't obey it."

Wang Dangwan asked curiously:

"How did the young master know about Duke Yan's instructions?"

Cui Qiji smiled pretending to be mysterious and kept silent.

He thought:

‘Is it possible that I can still say that you, the king, are brave enough to conquer all three armies, but you have no wisdom?

'Letting you stay with me is definitely not to give me advice, but just to keep an eye on me. If I go my own way, I will be restrained immediately.

'Besides, your worries are now written on your face, how can I not know about it?'

In short, Wang Dangwan was relieved and Cui Qiji was willing to cooperate, so that was the best.

He was also worried that if he really had a conflict with Cui Qiji, and if Cui Che forgave his son afterwards, then his feud with Cui Qiji would become even bigger.

Today, Cui Qiji no longer thinks about charging into battle, but to assist his father in starting a business. With a mature mentality, he will naturally not do the stupid thing of tying Fang Xuanling in the camp and sneaking out to kill the enemy.

The person sent by Cui Che to the Sixth Division of Dusu was Mai Mengcai, the son of Mai Tiezhang, who was much loved by Cui Che.

The six tribes of Dusu are in harmony with each other. The women and children are now arranged in Yanzhou, and Kumoxi's women and children have also moved to Yan. With all the strong men and women in the clan, the old and the weak will naturally go to the Sui Kingdom to seek temporary asylum.

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In order to avoid being like the Khitans who plundered western Liaoning, they were in Weiying Prefecture, but their nest was raided.

Only the old and weak women and children of the eight tribes of Khitan followed Cui Che eastward. Under the management of Fang Xuanling, they herded cattle and sheep for the army.

Cui Che, as always, entrusted the logistical responsibility to Fang Xuanling.

And Fang Xuanling lived up to his expectations. In a short period of time, he learned the language of the Khitan people and managed the eight Khitan tribes of women, children, the elderly and the weak in an orderly manner.

Cui Che couldn't help but sigh, he was worthy of being ranked first among the four virtuous prime ministers in the 289-year history of the Tang Dynasty.

After more than 300,000 allied troops joined forces, Cui Che continued to advance eastward in an orderly manner with Dusu Liu as the vanguard.

At the same time, Goguryeo was also preparing for war, but this time, Gao Yuan did not personally lead the army to Liaodong City.

Although Gao Jiong had the merit of pacifying Yuchi Jiong and destroying the Southern Dynasty, his reputation outside the Great Wall was difficult to compare with Cui Che's.

If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, how much more can he be a monarch?

Gao Yuan dispatched 100,000 troops from Nongsa in the north to aid Liaodong, and ordered Ulchi Wende to assist his brother Gao Jianwu to go to Liaodong City and take charge of the defense of Liaodong.

"Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Biography of Dongyi" records: Goguryeo originally had five tribes, namely the Juanu tribe, the Juenu tribe, the Shunnu tribe, the Guannu tribe, and the Guilou tribe.

These five tribes are the main ethnic composition of Goguryeo. The King of Goguryeo originally came from the Juannu tribe. Later, the Juannu tribe weakened, and the royal family came from the Guilou tribe.

As time goes by, the names of the five divisions have changed frequently. Today, they are also called the interior, the east, the west, the south, and the north.

The northern Nusa can also be called the Northern Master, and Prime Minister Yuan Ziyou is the Eastern Master.

What Cui Che has to face this time is the two armies of Goguryeo in the west and north.

It's not that Gao Yuan was unwilling to send more troops to fight. For example, in the south, the internal defenses had to be prepared for Silla and Baekje. The eastern army also had its own tasks.

While Gao Yuan was mobilizing troops and actively preparing for war, the envoy, shouldering the important task of driving a wedge between Yang Jian and Cui Che, left Pyongyang early and arrived in Liaodong.

At this time, Liaodong, under the orders of the Western Lord, had resolutely implemented the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country. The surrounding people dragged their families and families to the city.

When the mission left Liaodong City, the city was already overcrowded.

After Ulji Mundeok and Gowon's brother Gojianwu led the reinforcements to Liaodong City, Uljiwendek quickly suggested to Gao Jianwu that most of the people should be moved to the inland, and only some people should be retained to help defend the city and provide logistics.

However, only a small number of people were relocated. Ulji Mundeok had already received an emergency from the front line. The Sui army was advancing eastward along the Dongliao River and was waiting for an opportunity to move south.

Eulji Wende said happily:

"Fortunately, the mission took a step ahead and was not trapped in Liaodong City."

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(End of chapter)