On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 514 Meeting with Erlang

Because Gao Jong and Yu Wenshu were determined to abandon Weibei and shrink their troops, Cui Che did not encounter any obstacles during his march.

But his brows were always frowning, and he couldn't be happy no matter what.

There was no other reason, it was Gao Qiong, and Yu Wenshu did an incredible job. Before leaving, he raided all the cities in Weibei and even pulled out every single immature seedling outside the city.

Facing the hungry people in Weibei, what other choice could Cui Che make? No matter how reluctant he was, he could only share part of the military rations and set up a porridge to help the victims.

Cui Che's move was difficult to understand for many people. Sang Xianhe, who had recently taken refuge, once advised him:

"Your Majesty is busy on an expedition and has difficulty in supplying supplies. Why do you still use military rations to support these abandoned people?"

Sang Xianhe's view is not unreasonable, and many people agree with it.

They have not received the influence of modern civilization, so naturally they do not care about the life and death of the people.

When there is a shortage of food, it is not uncommon to take advantage of civilians to satisfy their hunger.

Naturally, they didn't understand why Cui Che insisted on using military rations to help the people.

Fortunately, this army was organized by Cui Che, and he has a high prestige in the army.

Even though many generals persuaded him privately, they still could not change Cui Che's decision.

However, as the army penetrates deeper and deeper, the logistics supply line is stretched, and more disaster-stricken people are received.

It is an indisputable fact that Cui Che is now facing severe logistical pressure.

He could only throw the problem to Fang Xuanling, who was far away in Jinyang, and ordered him to mobilize all his forces. Even if he emptied the treasury of various places, he had to ensure the logistical supply of the Western Expedition army.

At the same time, Cui Che recruited 200,000 people in Weibei to participate in the work of transporting grain, which was a disguised form of work-for-relief, eliminating the need for Fang Xuanling to continue recruiting civilians in Guandong to transport grain.

At this point, in addition to the 100,000 civilians who moved in with the army, there were 300,000 civilians in Guandong, responsible for transporting grain and grass to Tongzhou.

In Weibei, there were 200,000 civilians responsible for transporting supplies from Tongzhou to the front line.

Finally, the logistical pressure has been somewhat relieved.

Cui Che used military rations to help the people, and got another unexpected gain.

Yao Junsu, who had been taken into custody by him before, saw Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu abandoning the people of Weibei, but Cui Che was able to put the people first.

Yao Junsu was moved by his generosity and finally surrendered, and was left by Cui Che's side as military counselor.

Mr. Gao and Guanyin are now left in Tongzhou by Cui Che.

When Guanyin, the maidservant of Guanyin, accompanied Cui Che to take over Feng Yicheng, she saw Qin Qiong hanging her on the tower to frighten Xiaoxiao's dozen heads. She was frightened and fell seriously ill.

Cui Che left Gao in Tongzhou to take care of Guanyin's condition.

There is a palace in Tongzhou called Changchun Palace, located more than 30 miles east of the city. It was originally built by Yu Wenhu, a powerful minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

The flowers and trees here are luxuriant and it feels like spring all year round, so it was renamed Changchun Palace and is the most suitable place for recuperating.

As for Cui Che himself, he has now arrived at Gaoling County (today's Gaoling District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) on the north bank of the Wei River.

Gaoling County is only separated from Daxing by a river, but Cui Che was not in a hurry to go south. He stationed himself in Gaoling County and waited for supplies to arrive from behind.

On the one hand, he assigned various ministries to take over Jingyang (today's Jingyang, Shaanxi), Yunyang (today's northwest of Jingyang, Shaanxi), Liquan (today's Liquan, Shaanxi), Shiping (today's northeast of Xingping, Shaanxi), Wugong (today's Wugong, Shaanxi) and other places west of Gaoling.

, the troops pointed directly at Fufeng County, where Li Yuan was located.

Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu could abandon the above-mentioned city, but they did not dare to abandon Fufeng because Renshou Palace was here.

Renshou Palace is different from Changchun Palace and Liquan Palace in Liquan County. It is not an ordinary palace.

Rather, it was the political center of the Sui Dynasty in the later years of Yang Jian's reign and the early days of Yang Guang's reign, which has a special meaning.

Moreover, Fufeng is far to the west of Weibei, and Renshou Palace was originally a summer palace. It was built on the mountain, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu wished that Cui Che would change his direction, give up Daxing, and go to Fufeng.

It can not only rely on the terrain to consume Cui Che's soldiers, but also further lengthen the opponent's supply line.

Cui Che also knew this, so he ordered to stop in Wugong County and not to continue westward.

According to Cui Che's original intention, after taking over Gaoling, he did not want to take over Jingyang, Yunyang, Liquan, Shiping, Wugong and other places.

But Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu had already plundered all these places, and taking them away would only increase their own burden.

However, local people came to Gaoling one after another and asked Cui Che to send troops to rescue the people. Faced with the people's pleading, Cui Che could not refuse.

The result was not what he expected. Hungry people everywhere were crying for food. If the army had not arrived in time, the human tragedy of Yi Zi cannibalism would have occurred.

After taking over this mess, Cui Che was unable to go south for the time being and had to wait for food to be delivered from the rear.

Fortunately, the victims did not ask for much, just a mouthful of gruel to survive.

After Pei Ji and Li Shimin revealed their identities to Qin Qiong, who was ordered to take over Wugong County, he sent his own soldiers to escort them to Gaoling.

"Pei Ji, the supervisor of Renshou Palace?"

Cui Che heard this and was quite surprised.

This person is not staying in Fufeng. He must have come to contact him on the order of that old boy Li Yuan.

Qin Qiong’s personal commander affirmed:

"Reporting to your Majesty, General Qin has verified his identity. He is indeed Pei Ji, the eunuch of Renshou Palace, so he ordered me to escort him along the way.

"In addition, there was a young man traveling with Pei Ji who claimed to be Li Shimin, the second son of Tang Guogong Li Yuan."

Hearing the words Li Shimin, Cui Che instantly became energetic, but he did not leave the house in person, but ordered his personal entourage to greet the guests.

Soon, Pei Ji and Li Shimin were brought to the wing.

"I heard that Pei Ji paid homage to King Yan."

"Li Shimin of Longxi meets with King Yan."

Li Shimin followed Pei Ji and bowed to Cui Che, but there was no response from Cui Che. Instead, he felt that there was a line of sight above his head that was always looking at him. Li Shimin couldn't bear his curiosity, raised his head slightly, and happened to catch Cui Che's eyes.

Cui Che thought to himself that he was worthy of being born from the Dou family, and indeed he was somewhat similar to his mother.

That means he is not on the same page as Fu Jian, otherwise Li Shimin would dare to compare himself to Phoenix, and he would inevitably build a Qifeng Palace, just like how Fu Jian built Murong Chong's palace.

Cui Che withdrew his gaze, looked at Pei Ji, and asked

"Cui and Palace Supervisor Pei haven't seen each other for many years. I must be entrusted by someone to come all the way this time?"

He naturally recognized Pei Ji, after all, Cui Che was the core figure of the Jin King's Party.

Pei Ji bowed and replied:

"Your Majesty has a keen eye. Pei is indeed entrusted by the Duke of Tang to come to pay homage to your Majesty and discuss a marriage with him."

Cui Che raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He looked at Li Shimin again, looking up and down, thinking that Li Yuan wanted to marry his daughter on Li Shimin's behalf.

To be honest, Cui Che was naturally happy to recruit Li Shimin as his son-in-law. This young man was outstanding in all aspects, even in appearance.

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