On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 40 Xiaokuan’s Disease

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 40 Xiaokuan’s Disease

Cui Che took a concubine in the rear, and the situation on the front line was not too tense.

In July, Yuchidun marched into Wuzhi (Jiaozuo, Henan) and confronted Wei Xiaokuan in Heyang. However, the situation became deadlocked. The counter-rebellion army was so large that Yuchidun did not dare to act easily. Wei Xiaokuan also claimed to be ill and could not unified command all the ministries and reported to the court. Request the dispatch of supervisory troops.

When the news came back to Yecheng, Cui Dana was overjoyed and hurriedly advised Yuchi that he should take advantage of the enemy general's illness and inability to act, and urge frontline operations, just like when fighting for Xuzhou, the armies of the Northern Zhou Dynasty took advantage of Wu Mingche's illness to complete the attack. The siege of Nanchen's army.

However, Yuchijiong did not listen. Cui Dana felt that he had a good plan, but was not used by the master, so he returned to the government office dejectedly.

Cui Che was handling logistical matters for him. When he saw his cousin depressed, he asked why. Cui Dana complained bitterly. After hearing what he said, Cui Che smiled and explained:

"Brother, how do you know Wei Xiaokuan is really sick?"

Cui Dana was stunned when he heard this and said doubtfully:

"Is it possible that Wei Xiaokuan deliberately claimed to be sick to lure our army to attack?"

"My cousin got distracted again."

Cui Che shook his head and explained:

"Wei Xiaokuan was indeed prepared to deal with our army's offensive, but he claimed that the illness was not to lure the enemy, but to protect himself.

"Before, he was a marshal and made great achievements by seizing all the land north of the Yangtze River. Now if he can pacify Guandong again, wouldn't he think that his achievements would shock the Lord?

"The so-called request to supervise the army due to illness in order to coordinate and command the various ministries is just to find someone to share the merits of quelling the rebellion and to relieve the Lord's suspicions."

Only then did Cui Dana suddenly realize that since ancient times, it has always been a fatal problem to reward people for their great achievements. On the physical level, it is life-threatening.

Yang Jian had just taken up the position of prime minister and had not yet done much for the country. If Wei Xiaokuan was solely responsible for quelling Yuchi Jiong, Cui Dana felt that if he were Yang Jian, he would have trouble sleeping and eating.

So he immediately went to the General Manager's Mansion to complain to Yuchi Jiong. Yuchi Jiong knew Cui Dana's ability. Now the logistics affairs are in good order, and his cousin Cui Che is taking care of it. This time, there is no need to think too much, Cui Che is definitely responsible for it. Solve doubts.

Yu Chijiong asked for a moment, but Cui Dana did not hide anything and told him frankly.

Such a smart young man was really popular, so Yuchijiong ordered someone to summon Cui Che and encouraged him:

"The time between two battles is of course important; the supply of logistics and military supplies cannot be neglected. Only with Cui Lang's hard work can the frontline sergeants be able to have food and clothing without worries.

"I also hope that Cui Lang will continue to work hard. When things come true, I am willing to support you with Chi Fan and recruit Cui Lang as my grandson-in-law in Chang'an."

When Cui Che heard this, he was overjoyed and kowtowed immediately:

"Che was originally a fugitive, but fortunately he was taken in by the manager and had a place to stay. He didn't dare to have any extravagant hopes. However, he mistakenly fell in love with his father and promised her as a noble daughter. Even though Che was so heartbroken, he could not repay his kindness! "

Before the marriage was consummated, Brother Che bowed down and recognized his grandfather. Yuchi was so relieved that he regarded Cui Che as one of his family members, and Brother Che was able to gain further access to secrets.

After leaving the Governor's Mansion and returning to the carriage, Cui Che suppressed his smile and his expression became even more solemn.

In Chang'an City, Yang Jian was also worried about the selection of leaders.

He first found Cui Zhongfang, brother of the Cui Che clan and born in the second house of Boling.

Cui Zhongfang and Yang Jian were both students of the prince when they were young. They had a close friendship and were well versed in military matters. In Yang Jian's opinion, they were people who could be entrusted with important responsibilities.

However, Cui Zhongfang declined on the grounds that his clan was all in Guandong.

Yang Jian then found Zheng Yi and Liu Fang who helped him to take the position. Both of them had their own reasons and excused themselves.

The situation is still unclear now, the front line is dangerous, and no one wants to go there.

Seeing these three people refuse, Yang Jian felt that it was extremely rare for Cui Che to dare to go to Yecheng to marry him at such a young age.

At a time when no one was available, Gao Jiong, the chief minister of the Prime Minister's Office, volunteered to go to the front line and supervise the army.

Gao Jun was forty years old. He was originally from Goguryeo. His ancestors moved inland and he thought he was the Bohai Gao family. His father, Gao Bin, was once an aide of Dugu Xin, so Gao Jun was also given the Xianbei name of Dugu Xin.

Yang Jian knew him as a man who was smart and capable, knowledgeable about military matters, and had many strategies. After Yang Jian paid homage to the prime minister, he immediately sent someone to recruit Gao Jiong. Gao Jiong happily told humanity:

"I am willing to be driven by the Prime Minister. If great things fail to happen, I will not be afraid of the disaster of annihilation of the clan."

How can a person who is not afraid of genocide in order to ascend to a high position be afraid of the dangers on the front line?

Yang Jian was greatly relieved and immediately rushed to the front line with Gao Jun as the supervisor.

Not only was Yang Jian setting a trap in Yecheng, Yuchi Jiong also had eyes and ears in Chang'an. Soon the news that Gao Jiong was appointed as the supervisor of the army spread to Yecheng.

Gao Jiong had little merit in the past and was underestimated by Yuchi Jiong, who did not pay much attention to him. Yang Jian only knew about his talents because he was the son-in-law of the Dugu family and had contacts with Gao Jiong, who was attached to the Dugu family.

How could Yuchijiong know Gao Jiong's worth?

And Cui Che also pretended to be deaf and didn't remind him.

That's right, Yuchi Jiong made a cake for him, saying that when he entered Chang'an, he would marry Yuchi Chifan, the great empress of Tianzuo who was now forced to become a nun, as his wife.

But Brother Che has not forgotten his true identity, so how could he throw his head and blood for his Yuchi family and embark on the path of death for a woman?

Although he calls himself "eldest father", Cui Che doesn't really regard Yuchi Jiong as his grandfather.

His grandfather's name is Cui Jishu, and he is still buried outside the city.

When Gao Jong went to the front line, Cui Che knew that the war was about to break out, and the situation was indeed not what he expected.

Wei Xiaokuan's illness followed Gao Qiao and recovered without any medicine. He began to build a pontoon bridge and prepared to cross the Qinshui River for a decisive battle with Yuchidun.

Yuchidun lit a fire boat upstream and tried to burn down the pontoon bridge, so Gao Jiong ordered people to build earthen mounds to resist.

Seeing that he could not destroy the pontoon bridge, Yuchidun made an impromptu decision and planned to attack halfway across the bridge, so he ordered his troops to retreat slightly.

However, Wei Xiaokuan seized the opportunity and ordered all his troops to cross the river quickly. After the entire army crossed the river, Gao Qiao burned down the pontoon bridge to show his determination to fight.

With Yuchidun's ability, how could he join forces with Wei Xiaokuan and Gao Jiao to compete with each other?

It would have been fine if the marshal and the supervisor were fighting for power, but Wei Xiaokuan was willing to give up the credit, and the cooperation between the two could be said to be close.

There were no surprises in this battle. Yuchi Dun was defeated in Qinshui. One hundred thousand of his cavalry either died or fled, and he himself fled back to Yecheng in embarrassment.

People in Hebei were panicked for a while, but fortunately, the general manager of Qingzhou, Yu Chiqin, led 50,000 troops and would come from Qingzhou to help, which stabilized the situation a little.

When Yuchi Dunqinshui was defeated, on July 26, after long-term preparations, the state leader Sima Xiaonan successfully trapped and killed more than 40 people including Shihou Mo, Chen Gao, the governor of Yunzhou, and Cai Ze, the governor of Yunzhou.

Later, he raised his troops to rebel and responded to Yuchi Jiong.

When Yang Jian heard the news, he was very angry. When Sima Xiaonan came to surrender, Yang Jian's father Yang Zhong went to meet him. Sima Xiaonan and Yang Zhong became brothers.

For so many years, Yang Jian had been serving Sima as an uncle to resolve difficulties, but this friendship was ultimately worthless in the face of the temptation of power.

Yang Jian then appointed Wang Yi, the general manager of Zhengzhou, as marshal and led his army to attack Sima to eliminate the problem.

(End of chapter)