On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 388 Abandoning the Army and Going Away
After all, human nature is greedy. On the one hand, they abandoned more than [-] infantry and left with only a small number of cavalry. They were later held accountable by the court.

On the other side, it is possible for the whole army to return and even reverse the situation of the battle.

Lai Huer is like a gambler, knowing the dangers involved, but still chooses the latter without hesitation.

When Cui Che learned about this, he sarcastically said to Wei Zheng who came from Maozhou:
"At this time, Lai Hu'er didn't run away with the cavalry immediately, but actually wanted to turn defeat into victory."

Wei Zheng laughed and said:

"Ming Gong is chasing or not?"

Cui Che said decisively:
"Chase! Why don't you chase!"

As he spoke, he called Mai Jicai and ordered:
"Immediately send someone to send a message to Qin Qiong for me, divide the troops to defend Liyang, and lead ten thousand riders back, send a message to Wang Dangwan and Mai Tiezhang, and the squadron will return. Give up the rest of the prefectures and counties for the time being, and then order the cavalry in the city to gather. This time, I want to encircle and suppress Hu'er in Hebei in the future!"

Only then did Mai Ji agree, and hastily arranged for people to go.

Seeing this, Wei Zheng reminded:

"Duke Ming went out of the city just to harass and slow down the opponent's schedule. When the reinforcements from all walks of life return, it is the time for a general attack. Don't be tempted by the guards to fight alone."

Cui Che nodded and said with a smile:

"Xuan Cheng don't worry, I don't know what Lai Huer's plan is, so naturally I won't let him do what he wants."

On the same day, Cui Che stayed in the Wei Dynasty and led [-] Pishi troops to defend Yecheng, and personally led [-] cavalry soldiers, including the pre-account army, out of Yecheng.

Under the circumstance of being harassed by the Yan army, Lai Huer did not set up scouts to explore the way, and marched for nearly fifty miles that day.

However, even though Lai Huer revealed such a big flaw, Cui Che remained unmoved, and he was patiently waiting for the troops from all walks of life to gather.

Liyang County is only [-] miles away from Yecheng. The messenger set off from Yecheng in the morning. He rode fast without wasting any horsepower. He changed horses at post stations along the way and arrived in Liyang at noon.

After Qin Qiong heard the news, he left Zhou Kan and Liu Heita to guard the state, to be precise, to guard the Liyang Cang. stronghold.

He and Cheng Yaojin each led five thousand cavalry back to the division. This series of arrangements took a lot of time, so Qin Qiong got the news at noon and sent troops from Liyang at dusk.

When Gao Huan attacked Xiurongchuan of Xianghuo brother Er Zhuzhao, his general Dou Tai ran for three hundred miles in one day, forcing Er Zhuzhao to death.

Now Liyang and Yecheng are only more than two hundred miles apart, and the Sui army went south, even if they traveled fifty miles a day, they could not distance themselves from Liyang County, which is located in the southwest of Yecheng.

Qin Qiong successfully joined forces with Cui Che on the afternoon of the second day after the Sui army broke camp.

Before going north, Lai Hu'er had already dispatched secret agents to monitor the movements of the various ministries of the Yan Army.

After learning that Qin Qiong has returned to aid, Wang Dangwan is about to go south, and Mai Tiezhang is also on his way back to the teacher.

However, Cui Che was able to resist the temptation when faced with the huge flaw exposed by Lai Huer. He just followed the Sui army and sometimes divided up his troops to harass him, but he was never in a hurry to set up an ambush to start an ambush with Lai Huer.

This made Lai Hu'er understand that although he kept the Kwantung general a secret, Cui Che still guessed his intention.

It's time to make up your mind. If you wait for Mai Tiezhang, Wang Dangwan and Cui Che to join forces, then it will become a luxury to escape. '

Come to nurse my heart.

Cui Che didn't fall for the trick, and the nurse who came here also knew that the other party wanted to wait for all the soldiers to arrive before slowly besieging him.

In the early morning of October 604th in the fourth year of Renshou (AD 29), Lai Huer Dianqi had 3 cavalry pawns under his command, but only [-] cavalry pawns were willing to go with him, from Caozhou and Yizhou respectively.

These two prefectures did not come from Qing, Jiao, Guang, and Ju, which Cui Che used to govern, and are still under the control of the imperial court, so the soldiers were willing to leave with him.

But not everyone, such as Shan Xiongxin, the cavalry leader from Caozhou, chose to stay in Hebei.

Lai Hu'er wanted to force the cavalry of the other seven states to give up their horses to the pawns of Cao and Yi, but it almost caused a mutiny among the soldiers, so he had to let it go.

But before he left, he secretly sent someone to burn the food in the camp.

Four thousand cavalrymen followed Lai Huer to Caozhou Juechen, leaving only billowing black smoke rising from the Sui army camp, and countless Qidi soldiers who jumped and abused Lai Huer.

When Cui Che got the news and went south to take over the abandoned soldiers, the soldiers only rescued less than half of the rations.

Cui Che was too busy to appease the frightened descendants, but he was also unable to pursue Lai Huer any longer.

Fortunately, he captured the Liyang warehouse before, and now he is not short of food.

Cui Che brought the surrendered soldiers back to Yecheng, urgently dispatched Liyang grain to Yecheng, and promised the surrendered soldiers that when the army supplies were ready, he would lead them south to reunite with their families.

Maybe it was Cui Che's kind treatment of soldiers and his good reputation in Qi, or it could be that the seven states of Qing, Mi, Ju, Lai, Qi, Ji, and Zi changed hands one after another, and his hometown was already under Cui Che's rule. .

Therefore, among the soldiers who surrendered, no one took the opportunity to make trouble.

This battle, if you want to say it is a pity, is to go away to protect your children, but just sending a few envoys to instigate a rebellion, so that the seven states will be surrendered, and 13 cavalry will surrender. In any case, it is a big battle. reward.

These surrendered soldiers are of course not of much use before they are reorganized, but they are enough to guard the seven states of Qidi.

After returning to Dao Caozhou, Lai Hu'er met Cui Junsu, and wished to chop him to death with a sword.

It was this old boy who encouraged him to carry it on his back. As a result, 14 troops marched in a mighty Northern Expedition, but because Cui Junsu lost the rear, the morale of the army collapsed, and less than 4000 returned to Caozhou.

But Lai Hu'er remained rational after all, and he also knew that Cui Junsu couldn't be blamed for this incident. Cui Che had planted countless secrets in Qidi's military and political system as early as 20 years ago.

After 20 years of planning, it is now possible to capture all the seven states in a row without bloodshed.

Even if he resisted the temptation of Cui Che's division of troops and the emptiness of Yecheng, when Cui Che seized Hebei and sent his troops south, the seven prefectures of Qi would still not be able to keep it. I am afraid that countless people would rush to open the door for Cui Che.

Lai Hu'er felt ashamed of her trust in Yang Guang, and even wanted to apologize with death, but thanks to the strong dissuasion of her trusted generals, she was left with a useful body.

He sent an envoy to apologize to the imperial court. The emperor wanted to kill and punish him, but now he didn't care about coming to protect his son. He only hoped to keep the remaining two states of Cao and Yi.

Fortunately, the reinforcements from Yanzhou and other places have arrived on invitation. After losing the infantry of Erzhou, Lai Huer doesn't have to worry about the emptiness of Cao and Yizhou's defenses.

But he didn't dare to take back the seven prefectures of Qidi. Don't look at the fact that they are only controlled by the rebels now. Once he goes east, Cui Che can go south at any time. At that time, even the last remaining two prefectures will have to be lost. To Cui Che.

(End of this chapter)