On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 335 Capture the small town

However, things went against their expectations. Although the Goguryeo delegation left Liaodong ahead of schedule, when they crossed the Liao River and arduously crossed the 200-mile Liao Zeland, they were detained by Shi Dongjing, the governor of Yingzhou.

Cui Che was also the general manager of Yingzhou, but Ji County was far away from Liucheng and the roads were difficult to travel. Naturally, it was impossible to handle the affairs of Yingzhou personally. Therefore, he appointed his confidant Dong Jing as the chief official and took charge of Liucheng. He worked with Sima Zhaomu, the general manager of Yingzhou.

In charge of the military and political affairs of Yingzhou.

Dong Jing did not know that the Goguryeo mission had another mission. He detained the mission because he was worried that if they went to Daxing, they would promote peace talks and affect Cui Che's plans for the Northeast region.

More than 200 members of the Goguryeo delegation were detained in Liuzhou City. They could not go to Daxing or return to Pyongyang. This made the envoy extremely anxious and went to find Dong Jing several times.

However, Dong Jing reasoned that the two countries were at war and he suspected that the mission wanted to take the opportunity to spy on intelligence, so he detained them and would definitely release them after the war.

The envoy originally wanted to use rumors to drive a wedge between the emperors and ministers of the Sui Dynasty and force Cui Che to retreat. After the war, the day lilies were already cold, so what was the use?

But Dong Jing was a man with a lot of experience, and he took turns sending the chief and deputy envoys of Goguryeo into battle. He refused to let Goguryeo go even though he was telling the truth, and even refused the bribery offered by Goguryeo envoys.

Dong Jing has followed Cui Che for so many years, not because of petty profits, but because he has higher ambitions in his heart. As an old member of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Dong Jing is determined to overthrow the political oppression of the Kanto people by the Kansai people. How could he do it for these bribes?

Release.

The mission was stranded in Liucheng and was cut off from domestic news in Goguryeo. At the same time, Cui Che passed through the Khitan's sphere of influence and, after bypassing the Liaoze area, commanded the 330,000 allied troops to move south along the eastern edge of the Liaoze area.

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Even though he had not personally walked through Liaoze, Cui Che could feel the difficulty of Gao Jiong's battle.

Using the fighting methods of farming civilization, the straight-line distance from Jixian to the west of Liaoze was more than 1,200 miles, not to mention the hilly mountain roads along the way.

Regardless of the winding mountain roads, it would take three people and three oxen to transport ten stones of grain. Even if they could walk forty miles of mountain roads every day, it would still take thirty days to deliver.

But the people who transported the grain also had to eat and drink. When the grain was delivered to the west bank of the Liao River, a lot of it was actually consumed, not to mention that there was still a Liaoze land of 200 miles from east to west that needed to be crossed.

Once it rains heavily and the land in Liaoze becomes muddy and difficult to navigate, how can we maintain logistical supplies?

This is also the reason why Cui Che insisted on conquering the Khitan first before sending troops to Goguryeo in the nomadic fighting style.

The army marched south for more than 200 miles. Because the Goguryeo people strengthened the walls and cleared the fields, and contracted and relaxed, the Sui army did not encounter much resistance along the way, and it could even be said to be unimpeded.

At this time, a small town stood in front of the coalition forces. This small town was under the jurisdiction of Liaodong City and was located more than 120 miles north of Liaodong City.

Cui Che claimed that this battle was to capture Liaodong City, but it did not mean to let go of the other cities along the way. Since he planned to use Liaodong as a forward base for attacking Goguryeo in the future, he certainly could not leave it alone.

There were only a few thousand defenders in the small city in front of them. After the defender refused to surrender and made up his mind to live or die with the city, King Xi Ahui Lusu took the lead in asking Cui Che for a battle.

Cui Che happily agreed, and on the same day, Xi Jun's infantry, under the personal supervision of Ahui Lusu, captured the city.

According to the agreement before sending troops, Xi Jun could exclusively enjoy half of the spoils in the city, and the other half was distributed to the other three parties in proportion to the troops sent.

This distribution method is also Cui Che's way of stimulating the fighting enthusiasm of these Hu soldiers.

Because Cui Che did not seal the sword for three days after ordering the city to be destroyed, this small town in Goguryeo was completely reduced to a living hell. Not only the Kumoxi people vented their desires, but also the Khitans, Turks and even Youzhou cavalry.

Also participated in this massacre.

Naked corpses were everywhere in the city, and blood was flowing freely in the streets and alleys.

Cui Qiji couldn't bear it, so he found Cui Che and persuaded him:

"Master, such atrocities may harm the peace of the world."

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"Did you know that there were three purposes for my father's expedition to Goguryeo?

"One is to stay in Yan land in the name of conquest.

"Second, using barbarians to control barbarians will consume the strength of Goguryeo, Khitan, and Kumoxi.

"Don't look at how respectful they are to their father now. In the future, once there is civil strife in the Central Plains and the war reaches a stalemate, these people will turn from domestic dogs into vicious wolves and bar their teeth at our father and son.

"Therefore, my third purpose as a father is to make the Khitan, Kumoxi and Goguryeo forge an irresolvable blood feud through this great battle.

"In the future, if my father has something to do in the Central Plains, I will send some Hu soldiers to go south. The Hu people who remain on the grasslands cannot conspire with Goguryeo to build up our rear.

"Since we want to make them enemies, how can we be merciful?

"You have to remember that Hu people can only be driven by you when they are weak. You can't feed tigers at any time. Even if the other party tells you that 'we are one family', you can't take it lightly."

Cui Qiji suddenly realized:

"My dear, thank you for your teaching."

In fact, Cui Che was happy that Cui Qiji could come to persuade him. He pointed at the small town in front of him and predicted to Cui Qiji:

"This city has a long history. During the Warring States Period, the State of Yan built a waiting city here, which means a city of observation.

"Perhaps in a few years, this place will replace Liaodong City and become the new center of Liaodong."

Cui Qiji didn't really believe it, and Cui Che just said it casually.

He himself also knew that Shenyang would have to wait until the end of the Ming Dynasty to replace Liaoyang, which is now Liaodong City.

The small town in front of us was part of Wangping County during the Han Dynasty, and became Shenyang, Liaoning Province in later generations.

Cui Che did not enter the city. Giving orders was one thing. If he really saw the miserable scene in the city, he would inevitably feel psychological discomfort.

To the east of the city is Shenshui (today's Hun River). Cui Che carried the river to the village and planned to rest here for a while before heading south along Shenshui.

Just when Cui Che's Eastern Expedition was progressing smoothly and was only more than 120 miles away from Liaodong City, Yang Su, the marshal of the Yunzhou Road Marching Army, also fought and won consecutively. He defeated Datou Khan and ran away with his head in his arms, with Yang Su chasing after him.

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After catching up with Datou Khan's main force, Yang Su personally led two hundred cavalry and two Turkic prisoners, and took the risk to sneak into the Turkic army.

The Turks were so panicked as they fled all the way that they did not notice that there were two hundred more Sui cavalry in their ranks.

After walking among the Turks for a while, Yang Su sent someone to get in touch with the army following him and agreed to launch a general attack when the Turks were encamped.

That day, at dusk, the Sui army launched an attack on time. By combining internal and external forces, they defeated the Turks. Datou Khan fled and never dared to set foot in Monan again.

(End of chapter)