On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 534 Negotiating the Peace Class Teacher

Tianshui City is located in Shanggui County. Cui Che and Murong Fuyun agreed to exchange prisoners and conclude a peace treaty at the county boundary between Shanggui and Jicheng.

It's just that neither of them could trust the other, so they brought all their troops together, making the peace talks more like a confrontation between two armies.

Fortunately, both Cui Che and Murong Fuyun remained rational.

Cui Che did not want to get too entangled with Tuyuhun, and his goal was to capture Guanlong. If he could drive Tuyuhun away, he would have fulfilled his expectation of sending troops to Longyou.

Murong Fuyun had more soldiers than Cui Che, but he had just experienced a defeat and his army had no fighting spirit.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. Cui Che has been fighting in the north and south for so many years, but he still has a great reputation.

If given the choice, Murong Fuyun hoped that after reorganizing his army, he would induce Cui Che to attack the plateau and mountainous areas such as Hexi and Qinghai.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the army has restored its combat effectiveness and is not as low in morale and fearful of the enemy as it is now.

In this peace negotiation, both sides were full of sincerity. Tuyuhun plundered a lot of supplies in Longyou, hoping to return to the country safely, otherwise he might not be able to bring these gains back once Cui Che got involved.

And Cui Che was also eager to withdraw from Longyou and return to Guanzhong to preside over the offensive and defensive battle of Daxing.

Therefore, although the two of them could not trust each other, they did not play any tricks.

Tuyuhun released the Han people captured in various places in Longyou, and Cui Che also followed his promise and released all the Tuyuhun soldiers captured during the attack on the camp and subsequent pursuits by various ministries.

In a pavilion at the center of the formation of the two armies, Murong Fuyun sighed:

"I lost this battle because I underestimated the importance your king attaches to the people of Longyou. If I had not used your name, your king might have focused on attacking Guanzhong instead of dividing his troops in Longyou."

Cui Che didn't have his own answer to this question. There was no if, it happened after all.

"Khan also knows how much risk Gu took to rescue Longyou, so he should know how determined this king is.

"Today you and I are discussing peace, and we hope that the Khan will abide by the peace agreement and bear in mind my determination to protect the country and the people.

"If there is another trouble in Longyou, even though we are thousands of miles away, I will raise an army to punish the Khan!"

A winner should have the attitude of a winner. Cui Che knew that Huairou could not make Murong Fuyun return to his heart at all, so he warned with a threatening tone.

Murong Fuyun once again bowed to apologize to Cui Che, and Cui Che softened his attitude.

The two of them did not make too many changes to the previously agreed peace treaty. Murong Fuyun merely professed his vassalage to Jinyang and accepted the canonization given to him by Cui Che in place of the young emperor Yang Hao.

The two families stopped fighting, Murong Fuyun led the army back to the country to lick his wounds, and Cui Che was preparing to leave after taking back the captive people.

He handed over the task of resettling the people to Qiu He. Before leaving, he also told Qiu He:

"Daxing has not yet been captured, and the task of mobilizing troops and contacting the counties of Longyou is left to Qiu Gong.

"When Guquan takes Guanzhong, he will lead his army westward and return to Longyou."

Naturally, Qiu He would not refuse Cui Che’s request:

"I respectfully obey the king's order."

Cui Che actually just casually mentioned it and asked Qiu He to contact the Longyou counties for him in advance.

As for whether the Longyou counties surrendered their land or not, it has nothing to do with Qiu He's eloquence.

It just depends on whether Cui Che can capture Guanzhong as he wishes.

At that time, the army will reach Tianshui, and the counties in Longyou will be left alone. Anyone who is not a foolish and loyal person will definitely surrender with the city.

After saying goodbye to Gao Mu, Cui Che said goodbye to Gao Shilian, reminding him not to relax in case Tuyuhun came back again after he returned to the army.

Gao Shilian and Qiu He sent Cui Che out of Tianshui City. Cui Che looked northwest, which was the direction of Dunhuang and the direction of the Western Regions.

In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, Dunhuang still belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty.

But the national policy of the Sui Dynasty at that time was either to go north first and then south, that is, to attack the Turks first and then to destroy the Southern Chen.

Either conquer the south first and then the north, unify the world first, and then attack the Turks.

They did not pay much attention to the management of the Hexi Corridor, so Dunhuang was also occupied by Tuyuhun until today.

Because of this, the Silk Road with the Western Regions was also blocked by Tuyuhun.

Cui Che withdrew his gaze. He knew clearly that the peace between him and Tuyuhun would not last long. Even if it was to reopen the Silk Road and ensure the tranquility of the Hexi Corridor, Tuyuhun would have to be destroyed in the future.

When Cui Che returned to Longguan, Tuyuhun's troops besieging various counties and cities in Longyou had also responded to Murong Fuyun's order and retreated one after another.

The wealth of Longyou lies in Tianshui.

Cui Che could understand Murong Fuyun's approach of sending a small force to besiege the remaining counties and then use the main force to attack Tianshui.

After Dunhuang was occupied by Tuyuhun, there are now eight counties in Longyou including Tianshui, Longxi, Jincheng, Wuhan, Chuihe, Xiping, Wuwei and Zhangye.

Because Yang Guang moved south, most of the people who moved there were people from Guanzhong. Longyou's roots were not damaged, and the eight counties still have a population of 114,541 households.

Tianshui accounts for nearly half of them, with 52,130 households.

Those with smaller populations, such as Chuihe County, have only 2,240 households, and Xihe County has 3,118 households.

If Cui Che were Murong Fuyun, he would abandon the counties along the way and attack Tianshui, the richest city.

After all, Longyou's small army was mobilized by Yu Wenshu to go to Guanzhong, and was unable to stop his advance. The Tuyuhun people drove livestock to fight, and they did not have to worry about the attack on their grain roads.

After Cui Che left, Qiu He followed his instructions and has been contacting the governors of various places and writing letters personally, telling them that Cui Che is the wise ruler of the world, benevolent and caring for the people, hoping to persuade the governors of various places to join him.

Most people have chosen to adopt a wait-and-see attitude, but there are still foolish and loyal people in this world.

Yin Shishi, the prefect of Zhangye, killed Qiu He's messenger and hung his head on the city gate to show his loyalty.

When Cui Che heard the news, he was not surprised by Master Yinshi's actions.

After all, in that time and space, Li Yuan rebelled with his troops, and it was this Yin Shishi who stayed behind in Chang'an. He not only hunted and killed Li Yuan's concubine Li Zhiyun, but also implicated Li Yuan's relatives, and even dug up Li Yuan's ancestral graves.

That is to say, Cui Che had the foresight to move Cui Jishu's tomb from Yecheng back to his hometown in Anping after his grandmother passed away. Otherwise, maybe Li Jing, the governor of Xiangzhou at the time, would really dig up Cui Jishu after learning about Cui Che's army.

, let him see the sun.

After crossing Longshan, Cui Che no longer paid attention to the affairs of Longyou. Unless there was another invasion by foreign invaders, he would have to stay back a little bit.

On July 11th of the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608), which was the early autumn season, Cui Che led his army back to Yong County.

This time there was no need to hide the news, so Cui Che was able to go to the city to rest. Li Yuan specially prepared a reception banquet for Cui Che.

Another mother-in-law, Mrs. Dou, also asked about her daughter's affairs in the back room.

(End of chapter)