On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 90 Counterattack against the Turks

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 90 Counterattack against the Turks

The third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (583) was not a good year for the Turks. At the beginning of the year, the Mobei grassland encountered a famine. Historical records say, "Sichuan withered, locusts broke out, all vegetation and trees were burned, famine and epidemics died, and humans and animals were half the size."

Such a serious natural disaster caused the 400,000-strong army to invade the south just last year to gather troops again, trying to use the people and animals of the Sui Dynasty to make up for their losses.

In February, the troops who took the picture were divided into two groups, and Apo Khan Daluo was ordered to lead his troops southward along Ruushui (today's Jiuquan, Gansu Province, Zhangye territory) in an attempt to plunder Longyou again, while he himself led the main force out of Baidao (today's Jiuquan, Zhangye, Gansu Province).

North of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia) invades the Hetao area.

Since the Western Turkic Datou Khan did not participate in this battle, the momentum was far less powerful than last year's astonishing battle of 400,000 troops of five Khans.

After Yang Jian saw the sharp internal conflicts of the Turks, he no longer adopted a defensive posture, but decided to actively counterattack.

Last year, the Turks returned to the fortress. It seemed that the Sui army defeated the Turks' offensive, but the photo was undoubtedly a military success. It plundered various places in Longyou, threatened Guanzhong, and captured a large number of people and livestock.

If you want to divide the Turks, you must win a military victory over Shitu to weaken their prestige.

With the advice of his confidant Gao Jiong and others, Yang Jian decided to divide his troops into eight groups and go out to meet the invading enemy.

On the first route, Wei Wang Yang Shuang led 70,000 infantry and cavalry from Shuozhou (today's northwestern Shanxi);

On the second route, Li Chong of the Zhu Kingdom led his troops out of Youzhou;

On the third route, Shangzhu Guoyinshou led tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to send troops from Lulongsai (Xifengkou, Hebei Province);

On the fourth route, Yang Hong, king of Hejian, led tens of thousands of troops to send troops from Lingzhou (today's Lingwu, Ningxia);

On the fifth route, Shangzhu Guodou Luji sent troops from Xiazhou (now Yulin, Shaanxi);

On the sixth route, Dou Rongding, the general manager of Qinzhou, led 30,000 infantry and cavalry out of Liangzhou (now Wuwei, Gansu);

On the seventh route, Shangshu Zuopu shot Gao Jiong and sent troops from Ningzhou (now Ningxian County, Gansu Province);

On the eighth route, Yu Qingze, under the order of internal history, led his troops to send troops from Yuanzhou (now Guyuan, Ningxia);

The above eight armies were all under the control of King Wei Yang Shuang. Yang Shuang was Yang Jian's younger brother and the youngest son of Yang Zhong. He was raised by his brother-in-law Dugu Jialuo since he was a child and was deeply favored and trusted by Yang Jian.

The Eighth Route Army each had its own division of labor. Among them, the three armies of Yang Shuang, Yang Hong, and Douluji were the main force, and they faced the Photographic Army targeting the Hetao area.

He also used Dou Rongding's 30,000 troops to contain Apo Khan's Daluo tribe who was invading Longyou.

Gao Jiong and Yu Qing, as mobile troops, were ready to respond to wars in the east and west.

As for Yin Shou's cavalry, they headed towards Gao Baoning in Yingzhou (today's Chaoyang, Liaoning).

Since the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Baoning has been entrenched in Yingzhou for seven years. It is time to deal with this separatist force.

The imperial edict was issued, and soldiers from all over the country gathered one after another. Li Xiong, Minister of the Ministry of War of Hebei Province, at Cui Che's request, recruited 3,000 people from the township regiment of Anping County, Boling County, to Jinyang to serve. Cui Che's subordinates were included in the army army system.

Three Thousand Parts.

Cui Che, as Youcheng, the Minister of Daxingtai in Hebei Province, was in charge of money and grain matters, so he was assigned the important task of logistics to prepare grain and fodder for King Wei Yang Shuang.

Even though he held a military position and was a general with no rank, Cui Che was not on the expedition. Yang Jian, the future father-in-law, still regarded him as a civilian official.

But after Cui Che raised food and grass, he petitioned Chang'an and asked to accompany the army out of the fortress to serve the country and kill the enemy.

This move was highly praised by Yang Jian, and he allowed the fourteen-year-old Cui Che to lead his three thousand troops to the north.

Both Yang Lihua in Chang'an and the family members in Jinyang were naturally worried about him, but Cui Che still hoped to participate in this battle in person and receive honors for his military merits after the war, rather than being awarded an excessive amount of official titles as a consort.

On March 16th, Cui Che, who had just celebrated his birthday in the middle of last month, said goodbye to his grandmother and aunt, said goodbye to Yang Guang, and took three thousand pieces of music to Shuozhou to listen to them.

On the loess road, Zhang Wu led five hundred horsemen at the front and led the horses along.

These five hundred cavalrymen were selected for their outstanding riding skills after nearly half a year of training.

Although they are called cavalry, they are actually just one person and one horse. They dare not march on horseback. These days, war horses are much more precious than people. No matter how tired they are, they cannot be tired.

Cui Che then led the remaining 2,500 infantry to follow. Although the combat effectiveness of these 3,000 infantry and cavalry has not been tested, under the special care of Li Xiong, the Minister of War of Hebei Province, they have excellent weapons and sufficient arrows, and they are even more powerful.

People wear armor.

Seeing that the troops he had worked so hard to support were now in good shape, Cui Che felt a sense of accomplishment. Of course, he was a mule or a horse, and he had to be pulled out for a ride. This was also an important reason why Cui Che insisted on participating in this counterattack.

In addition to the 500 war horses in Cui Che's army, there were also hundreds of horses to transport supplies.

The five hundred war horses were naturally donated by Yang Guang, and these horses were purchased by Cui Che when he followed Yuchi Jiong in Hebei.

Once an emergency comes, it will naturally be assigned to the cavalry.

On March 28, Cui Che finally arrived at Shuozhou City, and Zhang Wu went to handle the formalities. Cui Che went to visit his old acquaintance Li Chong first.

This time the Eighth Route Army went out to counterattack the Turks. Although Yang Shuang was appointed as the marching marshal to control the armies, Yang Shuang was actually only 21 years old and had never had combat experience before. The actual effect was not much different from that of Yang Guang in destroying Chen.

After all, only Yang Shuang is qualified for this position.

In the Shuozhou army, those who specifically assisted Yang Shuang were Li Chong, Li Che and others.

"Zicheng is indeed here!"

When Li Chong heard that Cui Che asked for an audience, he immediately came out of the camp and greeted him with a big smile.

"Protecting the territory and protecting the land is nothing to say about Che. Being able to work together with Mr. Li is also what I want!"

Cui Che greeted him with a smile, but was grabbed by Li Chong's arm, and he said carelessly:

"When you come to the army, don't be polite in your speech. Follow me into the camp quickly, and I will introduce you to His Highness King Wei."

Cui Che naturally refused. He came to visit Li Chong just to ask him to introduce Yang Shuang for him.

"You are Cui Che! You are indeed a talented person, with good looks and courage!"

In the handsome tent, Yang Shuang looked at Cui Che carefully, his eyes could not help but shine, and he praised.

Yang Shuang lost his father at the age of six and was raised by Dugu Jialuo. He grew up with Yang Lihua, who was two years older than him, and had a very close relationship. The two were called uncles and nephews. In fact, it is more appropriate to say they are siblings.

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As for the marriage between Cui Che and Yang Lihua, Yang Shuang had naturally heard about it. He knew that after Yang Lihua's funeral in May, he would start to go through the process of three books and six etiquettes. The young man in front of him would have wealth at his fingertips.

But he still came forward to ask for a fight. This courage and ambition suited Yang Shuang's taste.

Cui Che was naturally modest in response, while Li Chong was advocating for him from the side, mentioning Cui Che's incident last year when he drew his bow and killed the enemy on the battlefield.

This made Yang Shuang take a new look. That night, he put some wine in the camp to help Cui Che. Brother Che was known to be a heavy drinker, but he had to drink with Yang Shuang.

Next chapter before 10pm.

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