On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 232
Lai Huer, who set fire to the camp, rushed to the shore with five thousand elite soldiers.

At this time, flames were burning on the river, screams resounded across the sky, Gao Zhizhi led the fleet to flee into the sea, and the rebels who remained on the river bank panicked, but did not lose their positions, and were still trying their best to maintain the river bank defense line.

They had heard too many rumors that the Sui army would not take prisoners, and they knew they would die, so they wanted to drag someone to back them up when they were about to die.

Even if Lai Huer and the Sui army who crossed the river attacked back and forth, they still fought to the death.

When the ship docked, Mai Tiezhang jumped out first, charged into the crowd with a steel knife, and slashed wantonly, but he still couldn't kill the defenders on the south bank.

The battle lasted until the evening. As more and more Sui troops landed, they were abandoned by high wisdom. The isolated defenders on the south bank finally retreated eastward, leaving countless corpses along the way.

In the end, the few remaining rebels were trapped on the coast, and no one in the Sui army persuaded them to surrender.

Cui Che, who crossed Zhejiang, did not order the whole army to rush forward.

After the weird silence, the remnant did not choose to throw themselves into the sea in despair.

They charged towards the Sui army tragically, but under the rain of arrows from the Sui army, flowers of blood bloomed.

Cui Che said in a deep voice:
"Don't cut off the nose, leave them a whole body."

As for the corpses left along the way, their noses had been cut off by the pursuing Sui army.

It was already dark at this time, and the soldiers were exhausted after a fierce battle.

Cui Che did not choose to go straight to Kuaiji, which is hundreds of miles away, but camped on the south bank of Zhejiang Province to take a rest.

Kong Yingda, who was in charge of counting the results of the battle, came to report that more than [-] enemy ships were burned in this battle, countless people were burned to death and drowned, and more than [-] defenders on the south bank were beheaded.

The next day, early in the morning, after a night's rest, Cui Che ordered Lai Hu'er to lead an army of [-] troops to guard the water village on the south bank of Zhejiang Province and guard the ships.

He led the rest of the army southward. Because he was not familiar with the terrain and worried about being ambushed on the way, it took Cui Che two full days to complete the [-]-mile journey and arrive at the city of Kuaiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang).

At this time, there were no rebel guards in Kuaiji.

Knowing that the front line was defeated, the remaining generals abandoned the city long ago, guarding Gao Zhizhi's family, and retreated to Yongjia (now Wenzhou, Zhejiang) to join Gao Zhihui.

When Gao Zhizhi fled into the sea earlier, some generals suggested that Cui Che pursue him, but he refused.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, Cui Che can only feel safe if he has two feet on the shore.

The Sui army easily took over Kuaiji, and Cui Che, while posting the Anmin notice, was also arresting the family members of the rebels.

It's just that in view of the Sui army's wanton carve-up of the wives and daughters of the rebels in Changzhou and Suzhou, how could any family members of the rebels dare to stay in the city, and fled into the surrounding forests long ago.

There are many mountains in Kuaiji. Wang Xizhi once wrote in "The Preface to the Lanting Collection": "There are lofty mountains here, lush forests and bamboos." '

Cui Che was too busy to wipe out the Ministry of High Intelligence, and had no time to search the mountains, so he could only let it go.

That night, when Cui Che summoned the generals, Yang Guang was still there. He always remained silent during military meetings, but he was never absent.

"Now that Kuaiji has been recovered, the high-ranking bandits have fled. I intend to divide the army and send a general to lead [-] soldiers along Dongyang's other road to the west to conquer Wang Ni in Wuzhou. Who are you waiting for?"

Cui Che looked around at the generals and asked.

Among the three rebel armies, Wang Wenjin was the weakest. With Shen Xuanzhan's fall and Gao Zhizhi's retreat, Cui Che also thought about dividing up his troops. If he really wanted to fight one by one, the battle would have to be delayed for a long time.

Double-pupil general Yu Juluo came out and said:

"The final general is willing to take Wang Ni's head for Duke Yan!"

Cui Che was overjoyed and was about to camp when Cui Hongdu stood up, puffed up his chest and said:
"To put down Wang Ni, why do you need thousands of people? In the end, you only need to lead [-] elite soldiers, and I will send you a good news for Duke Yan!"

Not to be outdone, Yu Juluo said:

"Please ask Yan Gong to allocate five thousand elite soldiers for the last general!"

Cui Che frowned secretly. The two brothers were just asking for prices in the vegetable market. Just as he was about to reprimand the two and not treat this as a joke, he heard Shi Wansui say loudly:

"At the end of the day, if you have two thousand elite soldiers, you can seize Wuzhou and destroy Wang Ni!"

As soon as these bold words were uttered, the entire room fell silent.

Although Wang Wenjin was the weakest among the three thieves who claimed to be emperors, he still had tens of thousands of people under his command, which should not be underestimated, so Cui Che planned to divide up [-] troops.

Previously, Yu Juluo claimed that only 2000 elite soldiers were needed, which made Cui Che feel like a joke, but Shi Wansui dared to boast that he only needed [-] soldiers, which made Cui Che displeased even more.

He said solemnly:

"You need to know that there is no joke in the army. This time the troops are divided, I will lead the army south, and you will have no reinforcements."

Shi Wansui said without flinching:

"The final general is willing to issue a military order. If he fails to win, he is willing to follow the military law!"

Cui Che immediately looked at Yu Juluo and Cui Hongdu, and the two no longer competed with Shi Wansui.

With only 2000 people, it is necessary to go deep alone and destroy tens of thousands of rebels without familiarity with the terrain. Not only Yu Juluo and Cui Hongdu, but the rest of the generals also think it is a dream.

But Shi Wansui looked confident.

"it is good!"

Cui Che applauded, and then ordered Kong Yingda to draft a military order on his behalf. Except for [-] Boling cavalry and the remaining [-] elite cavalry, Shi Wansui will choose the rest.

Shi Wansui was not too polite, he signed the military order, and that night he selected [-] warriors among the best of the various ministries, and left camp at dawn the next day, heading towards Wuzhou along the Dongyang Road.

Watching Shi Wansui lead the army to leave, Yang Guang sighed:
"What a fierce general!"

And silently said to himself:

"Unfortunately it can't be used by me."

He waited for the generals to return to the camp, and asked Cui Che:
"If Shi Wansui cannot win this battle, will Zicheng really want to kill him?"

Cui Che asked curiously:
"Could it be that His Highness cherishes talents and wants to intercede for Shi Wansui."

Yang Guang quickly waved his hands:

"Since the military order is issued, how can it be regarded as a trifling matter? Besides, before crossing the river, you and I have agreed that all military affairs will be handled by you. How can this king offend Zicheng's majesty?"

Shi Wansui is the prince's party, and Yang Guang wished him to die, so how could he plead for him because he cherishes his talents.

After finishing speaking, he dragged Cui Che into the camp to drink.

That night, Cui Che's exclusive scout Mai Tiezhang rushed back to the Kuaiji Camp to inform Cui Che that Gao Zhizhi had retreated to Yongjia.

Being able to walk five hundred miles a day is no joke.

Cui Che once again convened the generals to discuss the matter, and finally decided to attack by land and water.

Immediately send people to go north, inform Lai Hu'er to lead the navy out of Yuhang, and attack Yongjia by sea, while he himself leads the army south to launch an attack on land.

Cui Che himself didn't want to go out to sea by boat, but he had no scruples about instructing Huer.

Yang Guang on the side thought that Cui Che was deliberately giving Lai Huer a chance to make meritorious service, and there was a faint smile on his face that was not noticed by others.

On March 11th, the 591th year of Emperor Kaihuang ([-] A.D.), Cui Che left some soldiers to guard Kuaiji, and led an army of [-] to go south to Yongjia.

　Chapter 4 should be relatively late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)