On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 236 Putting Down the Rebellion
The rear was captured by the Sui army from the sea, which was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Wang Guoqing.

Going forward, I can't go back to Min County and Nan'an; behind me, Cui Che is watching Jian'an.

Wang Guoqing only feels that the world is so big, but he has no place for himself.

Seeing that people were panicking, the generals had to persuade Wang Guoqing to retreat to Longxi (now Zhangzhou, Fujian).

Of the four counties in Quanzhou, the Sui army recovered three of them, and now only one county, Longxi, is still under the control of the rebels.

Wang Guoqing had no other choice, he couldn't count on this group of terrified soldiers to take back Min County and Nan'an for him.

At the same time, after three days of recuperation, Cui Che sent Sheng Daoyan to Daxing for beheading, and finally left Jian'an County, heading southeast along the Minjiang River.

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer rebel fires on the way, Mai Tiezhang rang the fire reduction plan that Zhao Wenjiao mentioned in his history reading a few days ago.

It is said that Sun Bin made Pang Juan mistakenly believe that the Qi army was defeated by reducing the fire stove, and finally led him to the place of burial.

However, Cui Che ordered his subordinates to go into battle lightly, and chased him very quickly, which also made Mai Tiezhang worried.

Finally, when camping in the wild, he decided to remind Yan Guogong who treated him like a reborn parent.

"Stove reduction plan?"

Cui Che looked at the wheat iron stick under the tent, and was greatly surprised. Li Jing on the side couldn't help but laugh. Since Shi Wansui took Wuzhou, he heard that his elder brother Li Duan, whom he cared about day and night, was safe, and Li Jing even smiled a lot.

The two were discussing military strategy just now, when Cui Che heard that Mai Tiezhang was outside the tent eager to see him, he thought it was some serious matter.

He never thought that he came to remind himself not to fall into Wang Guoqing's trick.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"It seems that you have been studying hard recently, and you have read "Historical Records". Don't worry, Wang Guoqing is not Sun Bin, and I, Cui Che, am not Pang Juan."

Li Jing explained on his behalf:
"General Mai doesn't need to worry about this. Sun Bin's reduction of cooking stoves was done on his own initiative, but Wang Guoqing's reduction of cooking stoves was caused by the collapse of his troops. Think about it, their parents, wives and children are all in Fujian County and Nan'an, how many people are willing to retreat to Longxi with Wang Guoqing , it is better to flee back to Min County and Nan'an, although you will be punished as a slave, you can keep your family."

Those who surrender cannot escape the bad fate of being slaves, but their wives and daughters are protected from being spoils of war and being humiliated.

Mai Tiezhang suddenly realized that his worry was unnecessary.

The fact is just like what Li Jing said, even if Wang Guoqing treats deserters with death, it can't stop the soldiers under his command from running at night.

People's hearts have been scattered, and there is no hope in sight. Who is willing to abandon his wife and son, and retreat to Longxi with him to fight stubbornly.

Cui Che's pursuers are getting closer and closer, and there are fewer and fewer soldiers around him. Wang Guoqing is already planning to enter the sea via Longxi, find an island to take refuge, and learn from Sun En and Lu Xun in the Eastern Jin Dynasty to become the One Piece King.

When Wang Guoqing arrived all the way to the north bank of the Jinjiang River, there were only a few thousand people around him, but the battleship Hengjiang was on the river, and it was Lai Huer who came to intercept it as planned.

Knowing that once Wang Guoqing was attacked in the rear, Longxi was the only place to go, so how could Cui Che let him leave.

After Lai Hu'er captured Min County and Nan'an, he left thousands of people to garrison each, while he himself led two former sailors to Jinjiang and waited for Wang Guoqing for a long time.

Seeing that Jinjiang had been blocked by the Sui army, Wang Guoqing planned to flee west to the mountains, but the sound of horseshoes behind him shattered his illusion.

After the terrain became flat, Cui Che was finally able to give full play to the advantages of cavalry. He handed over the pawns to Cui Hongdu to lead them, while he himself led [-] cavalry in pursuit. Jinjiang North Bank.

The morale of the rebel army had already fallen to the bottom, and the remaining thousands of soldiers under Wang Guoqing's command did not struggle much. Before the Sui army's cavalry launched the first round of charge, a large number of rebel troops surrendered.

According to the rules since the Sui army crossed the river, if you surrender before the battle, you can avoid death.

But there is one exception, that is Wang Guoqing.

Cui Che was riding on the horseback, condescendingly looking down at Wang Guoqing who was kneeling on the ground and tied up.

Even if Wang Guoqing smashed his forehead and blood flowed all over his face in order to survive, Cui Che remained indifferent. He said in a flat tone:
"You killed Liu Hong, the governor of Quanzhou, and you committed a heinous crime. How can I forgive you?"

Wang Guoqing cried and begged:

"I can do meritorious deeds for Duke Yan and persuade the Longxi defenders to surrender. Will my merits and demerits be offset?"

Cui Che laughed angrily.

"Since I crossed the river, I have been invincible in every attack and battle, and have captured countless prisoners. Could it be that I still can't take down a Dragon Creek?"

After finishing speaking, Cui Che waved his hand and ordered Wang Guoqing to be taken to Daxing for execution.

When the Sui army crossed the Jinjiang River and arrived outside Longxi City, the leader of the Longxi rebel army and his cronies had already taken their family members and fled to the sea without a trace.

Cui Che led the army into the city, stabilized the order in the city, executed a large number of looters who took advantage of the chaos, and declared that all four counties in Quanzhou were restored.

At the same time, Shi Wansui's department finally got news that the Sui army picked up a bamboo tube from the river, which contained Shi Wansui's letter.

It turns out that after Shi Wansui regained Wuzhou, he led his troops to continue to pursue Wang Wenjin. After more than [-] battles, he fought for more than a thousand miles, defeated countless rebels, and finally beheaded Wang Wenjin in a creek cave.

Li Chun, who caused trouble in Jiaozhou, was also sent by the governor of Guangzhou to fight against him.

Cui Che crossed the Yangtze River at night from the end of January to regaining Quanzhou in early July. It took nearly six months to recover more than ten prefectures including Nanxu, Chang, Su, Hu, Hang, Wu, Yue, Wu, Quan, and Jiang. Nearly 30.

Since then, the chaos of the Five Religions in the south of the Yangtze River has been completely quelled.

In mid-August, when Cui Che returned to Jiankang, he saw only ruins.

Perhaps because of this rebellion, Yang Jian was unwilling to leave a central city in the south of the Yangtze River, just like when he burned Yecheng in Hebei after the Yuchijiong Rebellion.

Yang Jian also ordered that Jiankang City be razed to the ground and the palaces of the Six Dynasties destroyed.

As the saying goes, killing heroes in a famous city, anyway, this is not the first time this has been done.

Although Cui Che took the time to appreciate the prosperity of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties when he was resting in Jiankang, he still regretted it.

Jiankang was the first city in the world with a population of more than one million. It was once known as the two centers of classical civilization in the world together with ancient Rome, but it was burned to the ground after all.

The Sui army took a rest in Stone City, Jiangzhou's government, and joined Shi Wansui. Cui Che crossed the Yangtze River on August [-] and arrived at the city of Guangling.

After the hard work, there must be the joy of harvest.

All the orphans and widows detained in Yangzhou were divided up by the Sui army. Even Zhao Wen, Wang De, and Li Qing, Cui Che's followers, each took two young women.

The rest such as Mai Tiezhang, Li Jing, Fang Yanqian and others are not a problem.

Only the young Fang Xuanling returned empty-handed. Although Cui Che brought him by his side, he was only allowed to observe, so he did not make any contribution.

As for Yang Guang, in order to maintain his personality, he only quietly brought a few beautiful women into the mansion, but they were all in the name of slaves and did not give them any status.

Cui Che was even weaker, he would not take a single ladle, what he liked was a woman of high status, not just a widow.

　Chapter 4 will be later, in the wee hours of the morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)