On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 514 Meeting Erlang
Since Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu were determined to abandon Weibei and shrink their troops, Cui Che did not encounter any obstacles in the process of marching.

But his brows were always frowning, and he couldn't be happy no matter what.

There is no other reason, but Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu did a great job. Before leaving, they searched all the cities in the north of Weibei, and even pulled out all the immature seedlings outside the city.

Facing the hungry people in Weibei, what choice could Cui Che make? No matter how reluctant he was, he could only allocate part of the military rations and set up a porridge field to help the victims.

Cui Che's actions seemed incomprehensible to many people. Sang Xianhe, who had recently joined him, once advised him:
"Your Majesty labored on an expedition and it was difficult to supply supplies. Why do you need to use military rations to support these abandoned people?"

Sang Xianhe's point of view is not unreasonable, and many people agree with it.

They have not received the influence of modern civilization, so naturally they don't care about the life and death of the people.

When there is a shortage of food, it is not uncommon to use civilian husbands to fill their hunger.

Naturally, they didn't understand why Cui Che insisted on using military rations to help the people.

Fortunately, this army was formed by Cui Che. He has a high prestige in the army and says what he says.

Even though many generals persuaded him in private, they still couldn't change Cui Che's decision.

However, as the army went deeper, the logistics supply line was stretched, and more people affected by the disaster were received.

It is also an indisputable fact that Cui Che is now facing severe logistical pressure.

He could only throw the problem to Fang Xuanling who was far away in Jinyang, and ordered him to mobilize all forces, even if the treasuries of various places were emptied, he had to guarantee the logistics supply of the Western Expeditionary Army.

At the same time, Cui Che recruited 20 people in Weibei to participate in the work of transporting grain, and realized work-for-relief in a disguised form, without Fang Xuanling continuing to recruit civilians to transport grain in the Kanto.

So far, in addition to the 30 civilian husbands who transferred in with the army, there are [-] civilian husbands in Kanto, who are responsible for transporting grain and grass to Tongzhou.

In Weibei, there are 20 civilians who are responsible for transporting materials from the same state to the front line.

Finally, the logistical pressure was slightly relieved.

Cui Che used military rations to help the people, and had another unexpected harvest.

Yao Junsu, who was detained by him before, witnessed Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu abandoning the people in Weibei, but Cui Che was able to put the people first.

Yao Junsu was moved by his magnanimity, and finally surrendered. Cui Che stayed by his side as a military counselor.

The Gao family and the Guanyin servant girl are now left in Tongzhou by Cui Che.

The Avalokitesvara Maid accompanied Cui Che to take over Feng Yicheng, and saw a dozen heads hung by Qin Qiong on the tower to frighten Xiaoxiao, she was frightened and fell seriously ill.

Cui Che left Mrs. Gao in Tongzhou to take care of the condition of Guanyin's maidservant.

And there is a palace in Tongzhou, named Changchun Palace, which is located more than [-] miles east of the city. It was originally built by Yu Wenhu, a powerful official in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

The place is lush with flowers and trees, and the four seasons are like spring, so it was renamed Changchun Palace, which is the most suitable for recuperating the body.

As for Cui Che himself, he has now reached the north bank of the Weihe River, Gaoling County (now Gaoling District, Xi'an, Shaanxi).

Gaoling County is just across a river from Daxing, but Cui Che was not in a hurry to go south. He was stationed in Gaoling County, waiting for the arrival of supplies from the rear.

On the one hand, the various ministries were assigned to take over Jingyang (now Jingyang, Shaanxi), Yunyang (northwest of Jingyang, Shaanxi), Liquan (now Liquan, Shaanxi), Shiping (northeast of Xingping, Shaanxi), and Wugong (now Wugong, Shaanxi) to the west of Gaoling. , Bingfeng pointed directly at Fufeng County where Li Yuan was located.

Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu could give up the above-mentioned city, but they dared not give up Fufeng, because Renshou Palace is here.

Renshou Palace is different from Changchun Palace and Liquan Palace in Liquan County. It is not an ordinary palace.

It is the political center of the Sui Dynasty in the later period of Yang Jian's administration and the early period of Yang Guang's administration, which has a special meaning.

Moreover, Fufeng is far away in the west of Weibei. Renshou Palace was originally a summer resort, built on the hillside, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu wished Cui Che could turn around, give up Daxing, and go to Fufeng.

It can not only rely on the terrain to consume Cui Che's soldiers, but also further lengthen the opponent's supply line.

Cui Che was also aware of this, so he ordered to stop going to Wugong County and not to continue westward.

According to Cui Che's original intention, after accepting Gaoling, he didn't want to take Jingyang, Yunyang, Liquan, Shiping, Wugong and other places.

However, Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu had already plundered these places, and collecting them could only increase their own burden.

But the local people came to Gaoling one after another, begging Cui Che to send troops to rescue the people. Facing the pleadings of the people, Cui Che could not refuse.

And the result was not what he expected. The hungry people all over the place were waiting to be fed. If the army hadn't arrived in time, the human tragedy of Yi Zixiang's cannibalism would have happened.

After taking over this mess, Cui Che couldn't go south for the time being, and had to wait for food to be delivered from the rear.

Fortunately, the victims did not ask for much, just a mouthful of gruel to hang their lives.

After Pei Ji and Li Shimin revealed their identities to Qin Qiong, who was ordered to take over Wugong County, they were escorted to Gaoling by his own soldiers.

"Pei Ji, Supervisor of Renshou Palace?"

Cui Che was pleasantly surprised when he heard the report.

This person is not waiting in Fufeng, he must have come to contact him under the order of that old boy Li Yuan.

Qin Qiong's personal commander affirmed:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, General Qin has already found out his identity through experience, and he is undoubtedly Pei Ji, the supervisor of Renshou Palace, so he ordered me to escort him along the way.

"In addition, there is a young man who walks with Pei Ji, claiming to be Li Shimin, the second son of Tang Guogong Li Yuan."

Hearing Li Shimin's three words, Cui Che regained his energy in an instant, but he didn't leave the mansion himself, but ordered him to accompany him to meet the guests.

Soon, Pei Ji and Li Shimin were brought to the wing.

"Wen Xi Pei Ji pays homage to King Yan."

"Longxi Li Shimin pays homage to King Yan."

Li Shimin followed Pei Ji to salute Cui Che, but he didn't see Cui Che's response for a long time. Instead, he felt a gaze above his head was always looking at him. Li Shimin couldn't bear curiosity, and raised his head slightly, and happened to meet Cui Che's gaze.

Cui Che secretly thought in his heart, it is worthy of being from the Dou family, and indeed he is somewhat similar to his mother.

It means that I don't have the same interests as Fu Jian, otherwise Li Shimin would dare to compare himself to the Phoenix, and he would have to build a Qifeng Palace, just like Fu Jian had placed Murong Chong in the first place.

Cui Che withdrew his gaze, looked at Pei Ji, and asked

"Cui and Palace Supervisor Pei haven't seen each other for many years, and they came from a long way this time, presumably they were entrusted by someone?"

He naturally recognized Pei Ji, after all, Cui Che was the core figure of the King Jin Party back then.

Pei Ji bowed and replied:

"Your Majesty's eyes are as bright as a torch. Mr. Pei was indeed entrusted by Tang Guogong to pay homage to His Majesty and discuss a marriage with His Majesty."

Hearing this, Cui Che raised his eyebrows, and he looked at Li Shimin again, looking up and down, thinking that Li Yuan was going to marry his daughter for Li Shimin.

To be honest, Cui Che was naturally happy to recruit Li Shimin as his son-in-law. This young man is the best in every aspect, even his appearance.

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