On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 429 The Master Killer
As Cui Che expected, on the night of the first day of July, Yu Zhongwen specially sent his nephew Yu Zhe to the valley in order to reconfirm the details of tomorrow's battle with Duan Wenzhen.

It's just that as soon as Yu Zhe appeared, he was arrested by the Eastern Sui soldiers who stayed in the valley. None of the six cavalry who followed him escaped.

As for the soldiers under Duan Wenzhen's command, Cui Che had already taken advantage of the darkness and transferred them to Nancheng.

Yu Zhe and his cavalry were escorted to the camp of the Eastern Sui Army. Cui Che asked Yu Zhe:

"Are you willing to surrender?"

Yu Zhe snorted coldly and said:
"Yu would rather die than stoop to become a thief!"

Cui Che nodded slightly, he didn't get angry, instead he asked one of Yu Zhe's cavalry, saying:
"Are you willing to surrender?"

The cavalry imitated Yu Zhe's toughness and refused Cui Che's persuasion to surrender.

Cui Che winked at Mai Zhongcai, and Mai Zhongcai walked up behind the rider whose hands were bound behind his back, and pulled him to death on the spot with a bowstring.

Seeing the painful struggle of the cavalry before dying, among the remaining five people, some obviously showed fear.

Cui Che continued to ask the rest of the cavalry if they were willing to surrender, and three of them would rather die than be missing, and they were also killed by Mai Zhongcai in the commander's tent.

The other two kowtowed to beg for life:

"I am willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender!"

Cui Che said with relief:
"A person who understands current affairs is a hero. Cui will never treat people who are loyal to me badly. It's just that the two of you voted today, and you need to make a vote."

Immediately, someone untied the two ropes and handed them a longbow. Cui Che pointed at Yu Zhe and said:
"This person is old-fashioned, so you two will kill him for me."

Mai Zhongcai, Mai Jicai and a group of followers also stood in front of Cui Che with their knives at this time, to prevent these two people from violently attacking.

Being able to accompany them as cavalry, the two of them naturally received a lot of favor from Yu Zhe on weekdays, so when they learned that Cui Che asked them to kill their lord, the two of them would really be unable to do so for a while.

Yu Zhe seemed to have guessed Cui Che's plan, he cursed Cui Che loudly, when Mai Zhongcai saw this, he urged the two of them:

"Don't do it yet!"

The fear of death finally defeated Yu Zhe's past kindness.

The two looked at each other, and wrapped the bowstring around Yu Zhe's neck. They each stepped on Yu Zhe's back with one foot, pushing his body forward, while their hands were exerting force to push the longbow backward. pull.

Soon, Yu Zhe stopped struggling, his eyeballs protruded, and his death was terrifying.

The two handed in a nomination certificate to Cui Che with the lives of their former masters, and Cui Che then revealed his plan:
"Later, the two of you will return to report to Yu Zhongwen and tell him that Duan Wenzhen will launch an attack from the king's rear when the two armies are at war.

"Yu Zhe was detained by Duan Wenzhen, stayed overnight in the valley, and had a detailed discussion with him. Tomorrow, he will leave Mangshan with Duan Wenzhen."

The two cavalry had no choice but to take orders, Cui Che said again:
"You two killed Yu Zhe tonight, if you escape, this king will tell Yu Zhongwen who killed his nephew, and the Yu clan will not let you go.

"Of course, you can also inform Yu Zhongwen, but if Yu Zhongwen doesn't retaliate, will Yu Zhe's family members give up.

"Could it be that Yu Zhongwen can turn against the clan for the two of you!
"Seeing two nephew-killing enemies dangling in front of my eyes all day, I'm afraid Yu Zhongwen won't tolerate you for too long."

"In this world, only this king can protect the two of you.

"Do things well for the lonely, and you will have the wealth and honor of the two of you in the future."

As he spoke, Cui Che clapped his hands, and someone outside the camp brought up twenty ingots of gold. Cui Che looked at the greedy look in their eyes, and said with a smile:

"These gold ingots are waiting for the two of you to come back and collect them."

After Cui Che's coercion and lure, the two of them had long forgotten the guilt of killing the lord. They happily kowtowed to Cui Che to thank them, and then they came out to thank Cui Che, deliberately detoured, and went to the camp of the Western Sui Army .

After the two left, Mai Zhongcai asked for instructions:

"This kind of thief who kills the master is tired of looking at the lowly position. Afterwards, please ask the king to allow me to kill him."

Cui Che shook his head and said:
"These two people are lonely and hate them, but if they can contribute to me, they can't do the thing of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge.

"Those gold ingots, I will reward them in full, and I will keep the two of them safe as promised."

If they were killed afterwards, twenty ingots of gold could be saved, but if the news spread, who would dare to cooperate with him.

Of course, Cui Che didn't dare to stay with such a master-slaying thief who was greedy for life and afraid of death, entrusting him with a heavy responsibility.

Besides, the two cavalry servants, perhaps because Cui Che's previous analysis worked, they also deeply realized that only when Yu Zhongwen was defeated could they live a peaceful life.

Without Cui Che's protection, their betrayal of the lord and the killing of Yu Zhe would have been made public. Under the arrest of documents, the two of them would definitely have no way out.

As for the wealth and twenty ingots of gold that Cui Che promised, they were also deeply tempted by them.

They returned to the Western Sui Day Camp, and according to Cui Che's confession, they lied that Yu Zhe would not return tonight, and Yu Zhongwen didn't suspect anything.

At first, Yu Zhongwen never thought that Duan Wenzhen had been wiped out.

Secondly, both of these two are Yu Zhe's confidantes. Since Yu Zhongwen never imagined that Duan Wenzhen would change, he would not suspect that the two had actually rebelled.

But Yu Zhongwen only asked one of them to go back to report and left the other in the camp. After all, the two knew the way. If there is anything to discuss with Duan Wenzhen and Yu Zhe, they can act as messengers.

The two left the tent, far away from others, and the one who was left whispered:
"Your Majesty's gold ingot, you must not swallow it alone."

Another replied:
"Don't worry, how dare I lie to the king."

After the two parted, the cavalry pawn who left went east first, then climbed Mang Mountain, then turned west, and finally arrived at the Eastern Sui camp at dawn.

Cui Che did not break his promise, and rewarded him with ten ingots of gold, and the remaining ten ingots belonged to another person.

The cavalry pawn got the reward, so he kowtowed excitedly to thank him.

At this time, in the camp of the Eastern Sui Dynasty, all the ministries were lighting fires and making meals, preparing for the battle at the exact moment (at ten o'clock in the morning).

The news that Duan Wenzhen and his [-] ambush soldiers were wiped out did not spread, only the [-] infantry of the Zhangqian Xiaojie Army and the Pishi Army who participated in that battle knew.

After the [-] cavalrymen were escorted and transported, they were all placed elsewhere by Cui Che. He was also worried that there would be secret operations in the army, which would leak the news, making Yu Zhongwen afraid to come to fight.

For the upcoming decisive battle, the soldiers seemed full of confidence.

Fighting in the wild is their forte.

If Yu Zhongwen hadn't pinned his hopes on Duan Wenzhen's ambush in Mangshan, he would not have dared to fight Cui Che rashly anyway.

When the time came to the hour of Chen Shi ([-] o'clock in the morning), Cui Che and Yu Zhongwen led their soldiers out of the camp and rushed to the agreed battlefield to meet the upcoming battle concerning the ownership of Luoyang after they had made their respective preparations.

　Just got back from the hospital, so the update is a bit late

　　
　
(End of this chapter)