On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 594 Halfway Ambush
Not long after the army set off, Xiao Jue met the second batch of messengers asking for help. He learned that the Yan army had launched an attack, which made him anxious.

As a prefect, Xiao Jue didn't know much about military affairs. He only knew how to urge the general to speed up his march and return to Xiangyang as soon as possible.

But the county general has been on the battlefield for a long time and has rich experience. He reminded:

"Master Fu, if you act too hastily, you may encounter danger along the way. It is better to send scouts to explore the road ahead."

However, before he finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Xiao Jue:

"Xiangyang is in danger, there is no time for you to arrange scouts and explore forward!

"I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore. I immediately order the march at full speed!"

The first level of officialdom is overwhelming, not to mention that the Xiangyang governor is the younger brother of the queen. He is born in a maternal relationship and has a noble status.

The general was speechless. Even though he disagreed with everything in his heart, he could only follow Xiao Jue's order.

If he had a stubborn temper, Zhang Xutuo would not have robbed him of military affairs as a county magistrate.

Xiao Jue's impatience is also related to the fact that his wife, concubines, and children are still in Xiangyang.

The Sui army held torches high and marched quickly at night. Looking from a distance, it looked like a galloping fire dragon. Not long after, they arrived at the ambush site chosen by Cui Che under the guidance of the Yuliangzhou general.

The ambush troops on both sides were silent. Xiao Jue did not notice it and led the lightly-armed Sui army into the ambush circle.

There was no need for a personal reminder, Cui Che gave an order, and as the sharp sound of gongs resounded through the night sky, the cavalrymen of the Yan Army took off the cages from the mouths of the horses that sat down.

For a moment, both sides of the official road were filled with horses neighing happily after being restrained for a long time.

Of course, Cui Che did not do things like charging into battle. He had almost never really participated in the fight since he was the local manager.

Qu Tutong and Yu Juluo, one on the left and one on the right, led [-] cavalrymen to rush out, and the shouts of killing resounded through the sky.

"There is an ambush!"

General Xiangyang sat on his horse, pulled the reins, and shouted:
"Quickly end the formation! Quickly end the formation!"

However, in order to speed up the march, the officers and soldiers of the Sui army did not even wear armor.

After all, no one would march in a hurry wearing more than ten kilograms or even dozens of kilograms of armor.

The Sui army failed to form a formation, and they were not even dressed neatly. The Yan army's cavalry, led by Yu Juluo and Qu Tutong, had already reached them.

These [-] single-horse cavalry were also elites brought out by Cui Che in Youzhou. However, due to the lack of horses, they lost the ability to fight long distances.

In this ambush battle, the Yan army bullied the few with their numbers, waited for work with ease, and assumed that they were unprepared. Facing these panic-stricken Xiangyang defenders, it was like chopping melons and vegetables.

Wails and pleas for mercy arose one after another, and the Sui army collapsed.

Xiao Jue stared at everything in front of him in stunned silence. Being on the battlefield for the first time, his mind went blank and he didn't know what he should do.

It wasn't until Yu Juluo raised his long spear to kill him that Xiao Jue came to his senses. He quickly turned his horse's head and walked away, with Yu Juluo riding his horse and chasing after him.

Xiao Jue was horrified and shouted to the crumbling soldiers along the way:

"I am the governor of Xiangyang! I am the younger brother of the queen! Help me!
"If you stop the person behind me, I will reward you heavily and give you a fortune!"

But no one responded.

However, Yu Juluo wore heavy armor and carried a horse. Although the mount was a horse, it could not catch up with Xiao Jue, who was lightly dressed in battle.

Xiao Jian saw Yu Juluo being pushed further and further away from him, and finally stopped calling for help.

But in the chaos of war, his previous shouts still attracted the attention of others.

A Sui army knight caught up with Xiao Jue from the side and rear.

When Xiao Jue saw that the other party was wearing Sui army armor, he didn't take it seriously. He just thought that broken troops were gathering towards him.

Just as he was about to ask the other party's identity, the man raised his knife and cut Xiao Jue off his horse with a flash of cold light.The knight jumped off his horse, cut off Xiao Jian's head, raised the head high, and smiled at Xiao Jian:

"There is no need for wealth and honor to be given by the prefect. I will receive it from Dayan!"

Yu Juluo originally thought that Xiao Jian had escaped, but he never thought that his head would still be delivered to him.

Because it was dark, many Xiangyang defenders were able to escape, but they were frightened, like frightened birds, and were no longer organized and posed no threat.

Cui Che finally appeared when the shouts of killing on the battlefield subsided.

Xiao Jue's head was also presented to Cui Che by Yu Juluo. Yu Juluo did not take the credit of the knight and reported it truthfully.

Perhaps because of the change in status after becoming emperor, Cui Che became more and more disgusted with the following crimes.

He suppressed the disgust in his heart and rewarded the Sui knight who killed Xiao Jue in a critical moment.

As a person in a superior position, your actions cannot all depend on your personal preferences.

Fu Jian is the best example of a negative example. How can he kill those who surrender to him, yet he admires his loyalty and is kind to those who desperately resist him?

Soon, another head was sent over, it was Xiangyang County General.

Cui Che asked:

"Have you verified your identity?"

In the early years, Cui Che and Yang Guang were close friends, so he naturally recognized Xiao Jue, but he didn't know what the general of Xiangyang County looked like.

Qu Tutong, who sent the head, quickly replied:
"I've already found someone to identify him."

Cui Che nodded, handed both heads to Qu Tutong, and ordered:
"Send someone to Xiangyang."

Qu Tutong accepted the order and took the heads of Xiao Jue and the general to retreat.

It was late at night, and the lights in Xiangyang City were brightly lit. Even though the Yan army outside the city had ceased its troops, the commanders who stayed behind still did not dare to be careless, and only hoped that the prefect and commanders would come back soon.

Just as he expected, Xiao Jue and the general finally returned to Xiangyang, but there was a slight deviation from the way he expected to meet.

Looking at the two heads that were brought to them, the two sides of the county and Zheng were trembling, and even needed help from others to stand firm.

Xiao Jue and the county general are all here. It's not clear what happened to the reinforcements outside the city.

"This, how can this be done!"

As a civil servant, this was the first time for the commander to face such a bloody and terrifying scene, and he was completely confused.

The officials looked at each other and were silent for a long time. Finally, someone hesitated and said:
"It's better. It's better to surrender the Yan army."

Everyone's eyes were on the person who made the noise. Under the gaze of so many eyes, he felt his scalp numb, and he quickly waved his hands and said:

"I just said it casually."

But no one stood up and denounced this person.

In fact, the county magistrate had no intention of holding on. He knew his own ability. It was a fantasy that a civil servant with no military knowledge and thousands of defenders could defend Xiangyang under the siege of more than [-] Yan troops.

"That's all. Which of our colleagues is willing to go out of the city and ask for surrender from the Yan army?"

As soon as the voice fell, the hall that was still silent just now exploded.

The officials were rushing out of the city to contact the Yan army. This was in sharp contrast to the previous silence.

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(End of this chapter)