On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 472 Preparations for dispatching troops
With Cui Che's decision to send troops to intervene in the Turkic Civil War, the war machine of the Eastern Sui Dynasty started to operate again.

On the sixth day of March in the second year of Zhenyuan (AD 607), Cui Che issued a royal order through the Chinese and foreign government in charge of the military, calling for a total of 5000 soldiers from the Zhangqianxiaojie Army, Yinan Khitanzhi, and Boling Cavalry to gather outside Jinyang City.

During the civil war, Cui Che occupied the Kanto land as he wished, but he repeatedly used cavalry to attack, which also caused the number of horses under his rule to drop sharply.

When he was in Youzhou, Cui Che was short of military horses, so he just forced a deal with the surrounding tribes.

First, they were in awe of Cui Che's prestige, and second, they were afraid of the mighty national power of the Sui Dynasty. Even though they were reluctant, they had no choice but to agree.

But now, Cui Che's main energy is still focused on the civil war. Naturally, he can't force the surrounding tribes too much, so as not to provoke them to rebel, and Cui Che also loses an important source of supplies for the army and horses.

Even if the horse administration has been reorganized, it is still a long way to go, and the results will not be seen in a short time.

And the three cavalry soldiers recruited this time are the few elite troops under Cui Che's command that still have the ability to run long distances.

Only they still maintain the scale of one man and three horses.

Shi Liufang, the governor of China and foreign countries, reminded:

"Today is different from the past, please take good care of your horsepower, Your Majesty."

Cui Che understood Liu Fang's worries. If he lost a large number of horses this time, he would only be able to reduce the size of the rest of the cavalry, so that the pre-account army, Yinan Qidanzhi and Boling cavalry could maintain mobility.

"Liu Changshi doesn't need to worry. This campaign is not for destroying the enemy, but for looting."

Cui Che laughed.

Although the nomadic tribes live by water and grass, there is a general range. Cui Che has sent troops outside the Great Wall many times, and he has a clear understanding of the lush pastures in Monan.

At the same time, his goal was to force Qimin Khan to return to aid, and it was not to sweep Monan in a short period of time, maim the Qimin tribe in one fell swoop, and make the Dulan tribe a big one.

Naturally, cavalry will not be used as fast as the wind as in the past.

Jinyang, Shenfu.

When Cui Wenxiu heard the news of the dispatch of troops, she was already packing clothes for her husband at home.

After the first battle in Boshui City, Shen Guang was transferred to the pre-account army by Cui Che. As a general in the army, he was naturally included in the recruitment list.

The pre-accounting army is a special unit, and the generals of the Eastern Sui Dynasty are divided into three classes, that is, generals, sub-generals, and partial generals.

The general commanded an army, but there were no generals in the pre-account army, or Cui Che personally acted as a general to lead this elite cavalry pawn selected from the original [-] Yan army.

Therefore, even if Shen Guang is Cui Che's son-in-law, he is only serving as the second general.

Shen Guang was going to report to Daying tonight, Cui Wenxiu handed him the packed luggage, and told him:
"Going to Monan, husband, don't take it lightly, be careful."

As a newlywed Yan Er, Shen Guang was reluctant to part with his wife, but the man could get fame and fame at once, so how could he guard his wife day and night and seek wealth by relying on his status as the son-in-law of King Yan.

Shen Guang put the package aside, held his wife's hand, and said softly:
"Don't worry, Mr. Xi, this trip is not a decisive battle, and there is no great danger."

After the husband and wife reluctantly said goodbye, Shen Guang took his bags and left home.

At this time, the barracks outside Jinyang City was already full of voices.

On the night when the call-up order was issued, more than 1 cavalrymen had already arrived at the camp, and the rest were expected to arrive within the next day.

Cui Che was dressed in ordinary clothes and walked in the barracks. From time to time, he greeted the soldiers he encountered cordially. When he met a familiar person, no matter whether the opponent was a general or an ordinary cavalry soldier, he would stop and chat with him a few words.

Even now that he is the King of Yan and Xiangguo, Cui Che has not let go of his way of winning the hearts of the soldiers in the past.

In order to make the soldiers die, Wu Qi even sucked abscesses for others. You put on a high air, why should you expect others to return to you.

It was rare for Cui Che not to let too many personal guards accompany him through the barracks, only a few personal guards such as Changsun Wuji, Mai Zhongcai, and Mai Jicai followed behind him.

The Zhangqian Xiaojie Army, the Yinan Khitan Straight, and the Boling Cavalry are all old troops under Cui Che's command.

For example, the Yinan Khitan had three thousand soldiers who suffered heavy losses when defending Gaobiling.

Cui Che then sent Da He Jinzhong and others to recruit from the Khitan tribe instead of replenishing at Hedong.

As for the vacancy of the pre-account army, it is to draw strong men from the original Yan army cavalry unit.

But if the cavalry pawns led by Bo suffered losses, Cui Che would send people back to Boling to select cavalry pawns.

Naturally, there is no need to doubt their loyalty, and there is no need to worry about those who are loyal to Yang Liang, Yang Hao and his son trying to assassinate them.

That night, Cui Che did not return to Jinyang, but stayed in the military camp.

He must personally command the trip this time.

Cui Che couldn't feel at ease no matter who handed over the [-] elite cavalry soldiers.

It's not that Cui Che is suspicious, worried about those loyal generals who have followed him for many years, worried that they will have two hearts.

Rather, this elite cavalry is an important deterrent force for Cui Che to Kumoxi and other tribes, and there is no room for loss.

Inside the tent, Yang Awu, who was dressed as a personal soldier and followed Cui Che into the camp, said softly:

"It's late at night, my concubine came to change clothes for the king."

In the past, it was absolutely impossible for her to do such impolite things as a woman disguised as a man and mixed into the military camp.

It can be seen that after seeing that the eldest sister is aging because of her appearance, she and Cui Che are rarely happy as husband and wife, Yang Ah Wu, who is already 35 years old, is unwilling to continue staying in the palace, wasting the few good years left.

Cui Che nodded, raised his arms, and let Yang Ah Wu change his pajamas for him.

The spring tide rose and fell overnight, and the next day, before dusk, 5000 cavalry soldiers from three groups assembled, but there were still livestock to be recruited in the counties and counties in Hedong.

Sending troops beyond the Great Wall is different from the civil war between the Sui Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty.

No matter in Hebei, Hedong or Henan, most of the fields in the wild are fields, where crops are planted, and there is no large-scale grassland for Cui Che to drive hundreds of thousands of livestock to fight.

As for sending troops to Monan, Cui Che returned to the nomadic combat method that Cui Che was most familiar with.

On March [-]th, Fang Xuanling mobilized tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and other livestock for Cui Che. Cui Che also held a military parade on the same day, inviting the young emperor Yang Hao, civil and military officials, and envoys from all parties to observe together to show off his might.

After Cui Che opened the Siyi Pavilion and Siyi Lane, only the Jinling Pavilion, where people from the Western Sui Dynasty were housed, remained vacant.

Even Tuyuhun, which was separated from the Eastern Sui by the land of Guanlong in the Western Sui, also sent envoys to establish diplomatic relations with the Eastern Sui.

Of course, Cui Che took great pains to organize this military parade, mainly to show his strength to the grassland tribes attached to the Eastern Sui Dynasty, such as the Kumoxi and Khitan tribes.

(End of this chapter)