On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 90
The third year of Kaihuang (583) was not a good year for the Turks. In the first year, the Mobei grassland suffered a famine. According to historical records, there was a locust storm in Sichuan, grass and trees burned out, death from famine and plague, and half of humans and animals. '

Such a serious natural disaster caused the army to gather again with the photo of the southward invasion of 40 troops last year, trying to use the people and animals of the Sui Dynasty to make up for their losses.

In February, the Shetu soldiers were divided into two groups, and Abo Khan Daluo was ordered to lead his troops south along Ruoshui (now in Jiuquan and Zhangye, Gansu) in an attempt to plunder Longyou again, while he himself led the main force out of Baidao (now in the territory of Zhangye, Gansu) North of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia) invaded the Hetao area.

Since the Western Turkic Khans did not participate in this battle, the momentum was far inferior to the amazing battle of the 40 troops of the Five Khans last year.

After seeing the sharp internal conflicts in the Turks, Yang Jian no longer took a defensive stance, but decided to fight back actively.

Last year, the Turkic Hui troops went out to the fortress. It seems that the Sui army defeated the Turkic offensive, but the photoshoot undoubtedly achieved military success. They plundered all over Longyou, threatened Guanzhong, and captured a large number of people and livestock.

If you want to divide Turkic, you must win the military victory against the photo, so as to weaken its prestige.

Under the advice of his confidant Gao Jiong and others, Yang Jian decided to divide his troops into eight groups and go out to meet the invading enemy.

On the first route, 7 infantry and cavalry led by Wei Wang Yang Shuang went out from Shuozhou (now in the north of Shanxi);
On the second route, the troops led by Li Chong of the above-mentioned Zhu Kingdom left the fortress from Youzhou;
On the third route, tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry led by Shangzhu Guoyinshou sent troops from Lulongsai (Xifengkou, Hebei);
In the fourth route, Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, led tens of thousands of troops from Lingzhou (now Lingwu, Ningxia);

On the fifth road, the Douluji of Shangzhu Kingdom sent troops from Xiazhou (now Yulin, Shaanxi);
On the sixth route, 3 infantry and cavalry were led by Dou Rongding, the general manager of Qinzhou, out of Liangzhou (now Wuwei, Gansu);
On the seventh route, troops were dispatched from Ningzhou (now Ningxian County, Gansu Province) with Shangshu Zuopu to shoot high;

On the eighth route, Yu Qing led his troops to send troops from Yuanzhou (now Guyuan, Ningxia);
The above eight armies are all under the control of Wei Wang Yang Shuang. Yang Shuang is Yang Jian's younger brother and Yang Zhong's youngest son.

The Eighth Route Army has its own division of labor. Among them, Yang Shuang, Yang Hong, and Douluji Army are the main forces to meet the Shetu Army targeting the Hetao area.

In addition, Dou Rongding's 3 troops were used to contain the Daluobian tribe of Abo Khan who invaded Longyou.

As for Gao Jiong and Yu Qing, as a mobile force, they could respond to wars between the East and the West at any time.

As for the Buqi under Yinshou's command, they headed for Gao Baoning in Yingzhou (now Chaoyang, Liaoning).

Since the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Gao Baoning has occupied Yingzhou for seven years, and it is time to get rid of this separatist force.

The imperial edict was issued, and soldiers from all over the country gathered one after another. At the request of Cui Che, Li Xiong, Minister of the Military Department of the Hebei Province, recruited 3000 people from the township regiment of Anping County, Boling County, to Jinyang to listen to them. Thousands of songs.

Cui Che, as Daxingtai Shangshu Youcheng of Hebei Province, was in charge of money and food, so he was assigned the logistics task of preparing food and grass for Wei Wang Yang Shuang.

Even though he is also a military officer, as a miscellaneous general, Cui Che is not in the ranks of the expedition. Yang Jian, the future father-in-law, still treats him as a civil servant.

But after Cui Che raised food and grass, he made a petition to Chang'an, requesting to go out with the army to serve the country and kill the enemy.

This move was greatly praised by Yang Jian, and the 14-year-old Cui Che was allowed to lead his three thousand plays to the north.

Whether it was Yang Lihua from Chang'an or Jinyang's family members, they were naturally worried about him, but Cui Che still hoped to personally participate in this battle, and receive honors for military merits after the war, instead of being over-conferred with official titles as a son-in-law.

On March [-]th, Cui Che, whose birthday was only in the middle of last month, bid farewell to his grandmother and aunt, and bid farewell to Yang Guang, and took three thousand pieces to Shuozhou to listen to.

On the loess road, Zhang Wu led five hundred riders as the front, leading the horses.

These five hundred cavalry pawns were selected after nearly half a year of training with excellent riding skills.

Said to be cavalry, but in fact there is only one man and one horse, and they dare not march on horseback. These days, war horses are much more expensive than people, and no matter how tired they are, they can't be tired.

Cui Che led the other [-] infantry to follow. Although the combat effectiveness of these [-] cavalry has not been tested, under the special care of Li Xiong, Minister of the Military Department of Hebei Province, the weapons are excellent and the arrows are sufficient. People in armor.

Seeing that the songs he had worked so hard to support are now looking good, Cui Che felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. Of course, it is a mule or a horse, and it has to be pulled out for a walk. This is also an important reason why Cui Che insisted on participating in this counterattack.

In addition to the [-] horses in Cui Che's army, there were also hundreds of horse-drawn horses to transport supplies.

The [-] war horses were naturally a gift from Yang Guang, and these poor horses were bought by Cui Che when he was in Hebei with Wei Chijiong.

Once it is really an emergency, it will naturally be assigned to the cavalry.

On March 28, Cui Che finally arrived in Shuozhou City, Zhang Wu went to go through the formalities, and Cui Che went to visit his old acquaintance Li Chong first.

Although Yang Shuang was the marching marshal to control the troops this time, Yang Shuang was only 21 years old and had never had combat experience before.

After all, only Yang Shuang is qualified for this position.

In the Shuozhou Army, it was Li Chong, Li Che and others who specifically assisted Yang Shuang.

"Sure enough, Zicheng is here!"

Li Chong heard that Cui Che asked to see him, so he immediately went out of the camp and greeted him with a big smile.

"Preserve the environment and keep the soil, what can Che say? It is also the heart's desire to be able to work with Li Gong!"

Cui Che saluted with a smile, but was hugged by Li Chong's arms, only to hear him say carelessly:
"When you're in the army, don't talk in a polite way. Follow me into the camp. I'll introduce you to His Royal Highness King Wei."

Cui Che was unwilling, he came to pay a visit to Li Chong because he wanted him to introduce Yang Shuang for him.

"You are Cui Che! Sure enough, you are a good-looking talent, with good looks and courage!"

In the handsome tent, Yang Shuang looked at Cui Che carefully, his eyes lit up, and he praised.

Yang Shuang lost his father at the age of six, and was raised by Dugu Jialuo. He grew up with Yang Lihua, who was two years older than him, and their relationship was very close. .

As for the marriage between Cui Che and Yang Lihua, Yang Shuang naturally heard about it, and knew that after Yang Lihua's funeral in May, the process of three letters and six ceremonies would begin, and this young man in front of him would have wealth at his fingertips.

But he still went to the table to challenge, this kind of courage and ambition is very suitable for Yang Shuang's appetite.

Cui Che was naturally modest, while Li Chong was on the sidelines advocating for him, incidentally mentioning that Cui Che killed the enemy with a bow on the battlefield last year.

This made Yang Shuang look at him differently, so he bought wine in the camp that night to cleanse Cui Che. Brother Che is notorious for drinking, but he had to drink with Yang Shuang.

　The next chapter is before ten o'clock in the evening.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)