On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 475 Return to Monan

The army left Daizhou and arrived at Baidao.

At that time, Cui Che followed Li Chong in a night attack on the camp of Ashina Photograph, the Great Khan of the Turkic Khanate. In the chaos of the war, he shot Photograph on the right hip, causing the Khan to abandon his army and escape at night.

When Cui Che returned to the court to discuss his merits, he married Yang Lihua, thus embarking on the road to his rise.

This time I revisited my hometown, a series of experiences I had in my youth came to mind, and I had mixed feelings for a while.

At dusk, the army camped at the foot of Daqing Mountain, and the herdsmen accompanying the army also took the time to graze their cattle and sheep.

During his tenure as the general manager of Youzhou, Cui Che always had to recruit Xi tribe herdsmen to accompany his army every time he went out to the fortress.

Now that the military center has moved to Jinyang, it is naturally impossible to recruit Xi people to follow him. Instead, the well-known Bingzhou Hu will be replaced.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the powerful minister Cao Cao controlled the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu in the imperial court, divided the Southern Xiongnu into five tribes, and scattered them around Jinyang.

On the left, more than 10,000 tents lived in Zishi (now Fenyang, Shanxi), on the right, more than 6,000 tents lived in Qixian (now Qixian, Shanxi), in the south, more than 3,000 tents lived in Puzi (now Xi County, Shanxi), and in the north, more than 4,000 tents lived

The tents lived in Xinxing (now Xinzhou, Shanxi), and more than 6,000 tents in the central part lived in Daling (now Wenshui, Shanxi).

During the Western Jin Dynasty, these Southern Xiongnu who were placed in Bingzhou were called Bingzhou Hu.

By the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Bingzhou Hu no longer specialized in guiding the Xiongnu, but mainly focused on Xianbei, the six towns in Bingzhou that were moved to Bingzhou by the powerful minister Gao Huan.

At the same time, Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, He Batayue, Hou Jing and other tycoons and traitors emerged in the six towns of Xianbei. After completing their sinicization, they completely withdrew from the stage of history and integrated into the Han people in Bingzhou and other places.

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To this day, the Hu people in Bingzhou are mainly composed of the Jihu people, another tribe of the Xiongnu, as well as the Yinan Khitanzhi and Pishi army officers and their families who were moved here by Cui Che.

This time, the herdsmen who followed the army north to drive their livestock were the Jihu people who responded to Cui Che's call.

When we cross the Daqing Mountain tomorrow, we will leave the sphere of influence of the Eastern Sui Dynasty and enter the vast desert land.

Cui Che was worried about the military supplies, so he went to the supply camp to inspect the army's logistics, accompanied by the Prime Minister Shi Weizheng.

This battle mobilized 25,000 cavalry and prepared more than 500,000 arrows.

The number seems huge, but considering that the Silver Saddle Khitan Zhi and the Boling Cavalry are all capable of riding and shooting, on average, one person can only get less than twenty-five arrows.

There are also 100,000 long and short melee weapons of various types, and each person can have four weapons as replacements.

Such reserves are naturally not enough to fight a big war.

Xue Guyan, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, served as the rear guard of Gao Huan Palace. He fought and fled, and cut off fifteen swords in one day.

However, Cui Che only went to harass the Qimin tribe, but he was able to support it.

It's not that Cui Che didn't want to bring more. If he brought too much military supplies, he would have to recruit more civilians and horses to transport them.

As for the civilians, there were too many slaves and horses, and the horses were chewed by people, so the cost of this battle also increased.

In war, there are always economic considerations. Cui Che sent troops north this time in the hope of plundering the people and animals of the Qimin tribe to make up for his losses.

After checking the number of logistics supplies, Cui Che rested peacefully.

Early the next morning, the army broke out of camp and crossed Daqing Mountain. Cui Che once again stepped into the Monan grassland.

After stepping out of his own sphere of influence, Cui Che stopped riding in the car. The airtight carriage did not allow him to make an immediate judgment on the situation nearby. Instead, he rode on horseback, leaving Yang Awu alone in the carriage.

I walked on the Monan grassland for three days in a row, but there was no one around.

Since Cui Che raised his troops and occupied Hedong, he and Qimin Khan unanimously chose to shrink their forces and leave a buffer zone.

Both families are busy dealing with the civil war and avoiding complications.

Of course, this kind of peace is temporary, and whoever stabilizes the position first will be the other's nightmare.

Now that Cui Che has taken the lead in occupying Guandong, forcing Yang Guang to move his capital, he is temporarily unable to visit the north. Now Cui Che breaks the tacit understanding in the past and sends troops to Monan.

The army headed north towards Qikou (today's Erlianhot in Inner Mongolia), where Qimin's tribe was located.

Qikou refers to the sand and gravel in shallow water, which is extended to a desert. Qikou, as its name suggests, is an important transportation point from the Monan grassland to the desert. Cui Che's Northern Expedition army still has a long way to go.

With a bad neighbor like Cui Che, Qimin Khan would naturally not let down his guard. Even when the war with Dulan Khan was at its most difficult, he still had enough troops to guard Qikou.

In the Eastern Sui Dynasty, elaborate manufacturing activities under the cover of commerce were also indispensable.

When Cui Che recruited an army, the detailed plans of the Qimin tribe were unclear about its purpose.

At that time, there were many rumors in Jinyang City. One day it was said that Cui Che wanted to capture Guanlong, and the next day it was said that he wanted to capture Handong.

At first, the Qimin tribe's meticulous work was not taken seriously. No one expected that he would give up his advance on Guanlong and intervene in the situation in Monan during the gap between Yang Guang's southward movement.

It wasn't until Cui Che sent his troops north that the craftsmen reported the news to Qimin Khan.

When Qimin Khan, who had already invaded the Mobei grassland and was preparing to wipe out the Dulan tribe in one fell swoop, heard the news, Cui Che was already approaching Qikou.

Even if Cui Che's army sets off first, its marching speed cannot be compared with the messenger's journey through the stars and nights.

The person staying at Qikou was Duoji, the son of Qimin Khan. When Xizuo delivered the news to Mobei, he naturally informed him along the way.

Duoji was on guard, and Cui Che naturally lost the opportunity to take advantage of him.

Before Cui Che arrived at Qikou, Duoji had been moving people and animals to Mobei.

Although his father Qimin Khan left 20,000 Tiele warriors to guard Qikou, Qikou did not have a city wall.

Faced with the three world-famous powerful troops, the Xiejie Army in front of the Tongyu Zhang, the Silver Saddle Khitan Zhi, and the Boling Cavalry, and the menacing Cui Che, Duoji really had no confidence that he could defend the tribe, so he could only reduce the number of troops as much as possible.

Losses of humans and animals.

After Qimin Khan was attacked by Dulan Khan that year, his tribe was disbanded. It was not until the third year of Renshou (603 AD) that more than ten Tiele tribes betrayed the Western Turks Datou Khan and surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian took these

The Tiele tribe was handed over to the jurisdiction of Qimin Khan and recovered its strength.

Therefore, most of the army under Qimin Khan was composed of Tiele people.

When Cui Che arrived at Qikou, he saw a group of abandoned tents, the ground was in a mess, and there was no one around.

"Ha! He slipped away very quickly!"

Cui Che sneered.

However, such a large-scale migration, trampled by humans and animals, and passing wheels, left traces on the grassland that could not be erased, which pointed out the direction of pursuit for Cui Che.

He didn't believe that Duo Ji and a group of women and children could still escape his pursuit.

"Su Dingfang, where is Yuchi Jingde!"

Cui Che shouted loudly.

The two of them came out in response:

"The end is here!"

Cui Che ordered:

"I order the two of you to lead five thousand cavalry and chase them north, with Su Dingfang as the leader and Yuchi Jingde as the second. You are not allowed to fight with the enemy. Just slow down their advance and wait for the army to follow!"

"The last general takes command!"

(End of chapter)