On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 334
Previously, when Cui Che conquered the Khitan, before setting off, he specially emphasized discipline with the soldiers under his command. After leaving the fortress, strict military discipline was required, and no plundering of people or animals was allowed.

But this time in the Eastern Expedition, Cui Che had no intention of flaunting the teacher of benevolence and righteousness.

On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month in the second year of Renshou (AD 602), Cui Che, Marshal of the Youzhou Road Marching Army, dispatched the Eastern Turkic Yehudu Suliu as the vanguard, and led the Turkic [-] pacers to go east first.

The soldiers of the Sui army and the Xi family followed closely behind, crossed the river one after another, and joined forces with the Khitan army on the east bank of the Laoha River.

Cui Che did not disrupt or reorganize the armies of the four clans. If he really wanted to do this, it would take a long time for the soldiers to get familiar with each other and regain their combat effectiveness.

After all, on the battlefield, no one wants to hand over their back to a stranger.

However, Cui Che still sent envoys to the other three clans to convey the military orders for him.

Among them, Wei Zheng was sent to Xi Ren's army to follow Ahui Lusu.

Wei Zheng read the ten thousand volumes of books in Cui Che's home in Anping County. On the recommendation of Cui Che, the 23-year-old Wei Zheng passed the examination of the Ministry of Officials, and now he works in the reporter's office and joins the army.

Although he was poor before, but after all, he came from the Julu Wei family. He has outstanding talents and learning, and was recommended by Cui Che. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the seventh rank at the beginning.

Wei Zheng was not the most suitable person to be sent to Ahui Lusu's side, but Cui Qiji was sent to the Khitan army by Cui Che.

In fact, there is no dispute at all about who should be in command of the Allied Forces of the Four Clans. Even if Cui Che insisted on giving up his position, no one would dare to take this seat.

But the choice of the chief general in the Khitan army is a troublesome issue.

The chiefs of the eight tribes all knew that Cui Che had the intention to choose a Khitan Lord who was at least in name. Among the eight of them, whoever could be selected as the Khitan army leader would basically be determined by default and become the Khitan king in the future.

If it's normal, that's fine, who is willing to give in on such an important issue.

Seeing that the eight people were arguing endlessly, Cui Che had no choice but to send his son Cui Qiji to be the chief general of the Khitan army, and only then did Cui Che settle the dispute.

Considering that Cui Qiji was young, no matter how talented he was, Cui Che couldn't rest assured that he would teach him one hundred thousand Khitan infantry.

So he sent general Wang Dangwan to accompany him, and secretly told him that if Cui Qiji did not obey the order and act recklessly, he should be captured immediately and taken back to the Sui camp.

This guy Cui Qiji has a criminal record, and Cui Che is also worried that he will make old mistakes again.

In fact, Cui Che was completely overwhelmed, Cui Qiji looked at Wang Dangwan with a bitter face, and said with a smile:
"General Wang, don't worry about this. I violated Grandpa's military orders before, but my duties are irrelevant. Now that Grandpa has handed over [-] Khitan infantry to me, how dare I make my own decisions.

"Besides, I can command the Khitan army only because I am Grandpa's son, otherwise, no one of the eight chiefs would be convinced by me.

"If it wasn't for Grandpa's military order, they wouldn't have obeyed it."

Wang Dangwan asked curiously:

"How did the young master know about Yan Gong's entrustment?"

Cui Qiji smiled mysteriously and kept silent.

He thought:
'Could it be possible that I can still say that your king is brave enough to win the three armies, but you have no resourcefulness.

'Letting you stay by my side is definitely not giving me advice, it's nothing more than to watch over me, and if I do things on my own, I will be restrained immediately.

'Furthermore, your thoughts are written on your face now, how can I not know. '

In short, Wang Dangwan was relieved, and it would be best if Cui Qiji was willing to cooperate.

He was also worried that he really had a conflict with Cui Qiji, and Cui Che forgave his son afterwards, so the enmity with Cui Qiji would be forged.

Today's Cui Qiji is no longer thinking about charging into battle, but about assisting his father in starting a business. With a mature mentality, he will naturally not do the stupid thing of tying Fang Xuanling in the camp and sneaking out to kill the enemy by himself.

The one Cui Che sent to Dusu No. [-] was Mai Mengcai, the son of Mai Tiezhang, who was loved by Cui Che.

All the six clans are congenial, women and children are now arranged in Yanzhou, and Kumoxi's women and children have also moved to Yandi, and all the members of the clan are young and strong, so the old and weak will naturally go to the Sui territory to seek shelter temporarily .

In order not to be like the Khitan people who robbed western Liaoning, they were in the besieging state, but their lair was taken out.

Only the old and weak women and children from the Eighth Clan of Khitan followed Cui Che to the east. Under Fang Xuanling's management, they grazed cattle and sheep for the army.

As usual, Cui Che entrusted Fang Xuanling with the logistical responsibility.

And Fang Xuanling lived up to his expectations. In a short period of time, he learned the language of the Khitan people, and managed the eight families of Khitan women, children, the elderly and the weak in an orderly manner.

Cui Che couldn't help feeling that he deserved to be ranked first among the Four Great Prime Ministers in the 280-nine-year history of the Tang Dynasty.

After more than [-] allied forces joined forces, Cui Che continued to advance eastward in an orderly manner with Dusu Liu as the vanguard.

At the same time, Goguryeo was also preparing for war, but this time, Gao Yuan did not personally lead the army to Liaodong City.

Although Gao Jiong had the achievements of pacifying Yuchijiong and destroying the Southern Dynasties, his reputation outside the Great Wall was really hard to compare with that of Cui Che.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone a monarch.

Gao Yuan dispatched [-] soldiers from the north to assist Liaodong. He also ordered Ulji Wende to assist his younger brother Gao Jianwu to go to Liaodong City to preside over the defense of Liaodong.

"Three Kingdoms · Wei Shu · Dongyi Biography" records: Goguryeo originally had five divisions, namely Juannu Division, Juenu Division, Shunnu Division, Guannu Division, and Guilou Division.

These five tribes are the main ethnic groups of Goguryeo. The king of Goguryeo originally came from the Juannu tribe, but later the Juannu tribe weakened, and the royal family came from the Guilou tribe.

Over the years, the names of the five parts have changed repeatedly, and now they are also called the interior, the east, the west, the south, and the north.

As for the Northern Nusa, it can also be called the Lord of the North, and the Prime Minister Yuan Ziyou is the Lord of the East.

What Cui Che will face this time is the Goguryeo West and North armies.

It's not that Gao Yuan is unwilling to send more troops to fight. For example, the south and the interior have to guard against Silla and Baekje, and the eastern army also has its own tasks.

While Gao Yuan was dispatching troops and actively preparing for the war, the mission shouldered the important task of separating Yang Jian and Cui Che, the monarch and minister, and left Pyongyang early and arrived in Liaodong.

At this time, Liaodong has resolutely implemented the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness under the order of the master in the west.

When the mission left Liaodong City, the city was already overcrowded.

After Ulchi Wendeok and Gao Yuan’s younger brother Gao Jianwu led the reinforcements to Liaodong City, Ulchi Wendeku quickly suggested to Gao Jianwu that most of the people should be moved to the interior, and only some people should be retained to help defend the city and provide logistics.

But only a small number of people were relocated, Ulji Mundeok had already received an emergency from the front line, and the Sui army was advancing along the East Liaohe River, waiting for an opportunity to go south.

Ulji Wende said happily:
"Fortunately, the mission took the first step, so as not to be trapped in Liaodong City."

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(End of this chapter)