On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 221
Cui Hongdu's big move in Jiangbei could not be hidden from the rebel scouts on the south bank.

Although most of the generals in Jingkou City didn't take it seriously, they thought it was the Jiangbei Sui army trying to entertain them.

However, Zhu Mowen, the governor of South Xuzhou, who was canonized by Suzhou Emperor Shen Xuanzhang, resisted all opinions.

The story of the wolf is coming has already fooled the soldiers and civilians in the south of the Yangtze River once, so don't try to hide it from Zhu Mowen this time.

Cui Che has been in Jiangbei for more than half a month, and it's time to do something.

Zhu Mowen was sure that Cui Che had made a lot of noise in Jiangbei before, just to paralyze the defenders on the south bank and wait for the bridge to cross the river this time.

He personally led the main force to the east and confronted Cui Hongdu's troops who were building a floating bridge across the river.

Unlike the soldiers of the Jiangling government who were busy with engineering work, the rest of the Sui army rested in the camp to recharge their spirits for the night's action in advance.

When the night was ugly, the Lai Children's Department was the first to leave the camp, and when they arrived at Yangzijin, it was still a short time before Yinshi.

The surface of the river was dark and empty, let alone a five-toothed warship, not even a single plank could be seen.

A small school muttered:

"If the ship is delayed and fails to cross the river on time, Duke Yan will not blame us."

Lai Hu'er turned a deaf ear to it, and kept his eyes on the upstream direction.

On the surface, he belonged to the prince's party, and secretly made friends with the king of Jin. Although his official career was smooth, it also made the guardian feel like walking on thin ice. , He Ruobi and others' crazy revenge.

When the time was about to arrive at Yin time, a faint fire appeared in the thick fog upstream.

The flames got closer and brighter, and finally, seven big five-toothed ships came into view.

When the ship docked, Lai Nuer ordered his soldiers to board the ship in an orderly manner. At this time, it happened to be the time when Shi Wansui's troops arrived in Yangzijin. Behind him, there were [-] Sui troops led by Cui Che himself Army generals.

Although the Yangtze River was shrouded in thick fog at night, the movements in the north of the river were still known by the scouts on the south bank. When they reported the matter to the generals who stayed at Jingkou, the people who stayed behind were shocked.

The main force had been taken away by Zhu Mowen, and he only had thousands of people in his hands. While sending people to report to Zhu Mowen, he summoned soldiers to stop the Sui army from crossing the river.

But in the middle of the night, it would take a lot of time just to wake up the soldiers and wait for them to wear them. When the left-behind generals of the rebel army rushed to the river bank with a group of yawning soldiers, Lai Huer's 5000 men Already ashore to form formation.

The rebels launched several attacks, but they still could not break away from the formation of the Sui army. They saw light spots coming from the north again in the thick fog on the river. Those left behind did not dare to fight again. Ask back to the teacher.

When Zhu Mowen, who was thirty miles away, learned that the Sui army was crossing the river in Yangzijin, he finally came to his senses. He didn't care about cursing Cui Hongdu for his realistic acting skills, so Zhu Mowen hurriedly led the army back to help.

But at this time, most of the Sui army had already established a firm foothold on the south bank of the Yangtze River.

During the day, Cui Hongdu sent someone to report to the camp, informing the main force of the rebel army to confront him on the south bank.

Lai Huer crossed the river, but only thousands of rebels came to stop him. The main force must have not returned. Cui Che summoned Shi Wansui and Lai Huer, and ordered:

"Let the two of you go around Jingkou and stop returning to the teacher!"

"The end will obey orders!"

Shi Wansui and Lai Hu'er said in unison, and then led a group of 5000 people, and headed east.

It was Yu Juluo with double pupils who succeeded the two in defense.

Cui Che called Zhang Wu again:
"You lead the Boling cavalry and roam east of Jingkou. If the rebels dare to go out of the city to meet them, strike them for me!"

Zhang Wu confidently said:
"If the enemy dares to come, the last general will definitely take his head!"

Cui Che nodded, and watched as the three thousand cavalry rode away.

In this battle, Cui Che commanded an army of 3000 to suppress the rebellion. However, since most of the sergeants were soldiers conscripted from Handong and Huainan, most of them were infantry. Excluding the [-] Boling cavalry, Cui Che was in Jiangbei Gathering all the cavalry, under his own direct command, only [-] cavalry.

When the various units of the Sui Army crossed the river one after another, Cui Che summoned the general of the navy and ordered him to continue down the river for [-] miles to meet Cui Hongdu's troops to cross the river.

He also asked Li Jing to accompany him on board, and told Cui Hongdu that after crossing the river, he would head westward and enclose Zhu Mowen's department with Shi Wansui and Lai Hu'er.

Cui Che asked Yang Guang to command the remaining infantry and approach Jingkou without attacking, while he led [-] cavalry to speed up his horse and go around to the east of Jingkou.

When Cui Che arrived at the battlefield, the Jingkou garrison who had left the city to respond had already been defeated by the Boling cavalry led by Zhang Wu, leaving only corpses all over the ground, and fled back to the city in a hurry.

Zhang Wu led the cavalry to join Cui Che. Cui Che had gathered [-] cavalry, and he continued to march eastward.

Eight thousand cavalrymen arrived at the eastern battlefield, which also made Zhu Mowen give up the idea of ​​bypassing Shi Wansui and others, and was about to retreat, when Cui Hongdu led [-] Jiangling soldiers behind him to stop him.

In the dilemma of advancing and retreating, following Cui Che's order, the Sui army turned from defense to offense. Shi Wansui and Lai Hu'er led 5000 troops approaching from the west, Cui Hongdu led [-] soldiers from the east, and Cui Che personally led [-] cavalry soldiers. Charge from the south.

Zhu Mowen originally had [-] to [-] troops, and later received [-] reinforcements from Shen Xuanzhe. At this time, there were [-] troops around him, but the good and the bad were mixed.

Besieged by the Sui army on three sides, with the surging river on the north side, especially the deafening sound of horseshoes in the south, it terrified the Jiangnan rebels who had never seen a large-scale cavalry charge.

Shaken by people's hearts, as soon as they came into contact, the tribe collapsed and the army was defeated like a mountain.

"Surrender! I surrender!"

More and more rebels have laid down their arms. Two months ago, they were all just farmers plowing the fields. If they hadn't suffered from the "Five Religions" and were afraid of being relocated to the north, they would not have participated in the rebellion.

Now that death is close at hand, I suddenly feel that reciting the "Five Religions" is not unacceptable. As for the difficulty of moving my homeland, I have left it behind.

According to the precepts and deeds of some Nanchen veterans in the army, the Sui army would pass them, but some people would be assigned to guard them, and the rest would continue to fight.

In the battle against Chen, at the request of Yang Jian, all Sui army units basically adhered to the policy of preferential treatment of prisoners. Not only did they not abuse them, but they even gave them some food and released the prisoners to promote the Sui army as a benevolent and righteous army.

It is precisely because the image of the benevolent and righteous division of the Sui Army is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that the rebels will easily give up resistance.

However, this Sui army didn't talk about martial ethics, and they had clearly abandoned their weapons and surrendered, but they didn't stop waving their weapons, wantonly reaping the lives of their soldiers.

I don't know which rebel soldier shouted in the middle of the night:
"The Sui army refused to surrender"

Screams pierced the night.

The rebel army's space for movement was continuously compressed. Except for a few routs who escaped through the gaps between the formations, more and more people crowded together. Behind them was the rolling Yangtze River.

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