Rebirth at the turn of the Zhou and Sui dynasties

Chapter 408 Queen Doulu
As Yang Su withdrew all the way, Cui Che successively took over Luzhou (in the 18th year of Kaihuang, it was changed to Fenzhou and governed Huoyi County, now Huozhou, Shanxi), Jinzhou (ruled Baima City, now Linfen, Shanxi), Jiangzhou ( Govern Yubi City (now southwest of Jishan County, Shanxi) and other places.

When they arrived at Yubi City, Cui Che had only cavalry left beside him due to the division of troops along the way to occupy the city.

Due to the changes in the mountains and rivers, today's Yubi City is no longer so dangerous that Gao Huan Wangcheng can sigh.

Because of this, Yang Su only arranged a small number of troops to stay in Yubi City.

The defenders in the city only withstood a round of Yan army's attack, bought some time for Yang Su to evacuate from Hedong, and then abandoned the city and retreated to Puban.

After capturing Yubi City, Cui Che followed the guidance of the local elders and found the mass grave where soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty were buried.

When he learned that Cui Che was going to pay homage to the dead in the mass grave, Li Jing, dragging his wounded body, came to persuade him:

"The final general thinks that this move may not be conducive to the king's winning over the hearts of the people in Kansai, so please think twice."

Cui Che also knew that Li Jing had good intentions, so he patiently explained:
"Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Paying homage to the dead of the Guandong soldiers will certainly arouse the dissatisfaction of the people in the Guanxi, but it can strengthen the support of the people in the Guandong.

"The four fortresses in Guanzhong are easy and difficult to obtain. Since I will not enter the pass for the time being, why should I care what the people in Guanxi think? When entering the pass in the future, there will be ways to win people's hearts.

"Today, Gu's foundation is in the Kanto region. To commemorate the heroic spirits of the Kanto soldiers in the mass graves, for Gu, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, so he should do it."

Li Jing stopped persuading him.

Most of the Eastern Wei soldiers buried outside Yubi City came from the Six Towns of Xianbei. Cui Che paid homage to them purely for political needs.

Cui Che is trying to restore the confrontation between Eastern Wei and Western Wei, splitting the Great Sui into Eastern Sui and Western Sui.

And he himself will follow Gao Huan's example and, as a power minister in the Eastern Sui Dynasty, take Yang Liang aside and take charge of the military administration.

In fact, after Yang Liang proclaimed himself emperor, the Sui Dynasty had almost split up, but because the forces of Cui Che and Yang Liang had not been integrated, it was inevitable that the Eastern Sui Kingdom did not live up to its name.

Under Cui Che's command, there are no Kansai people, but there are only a few people who can speak up, such as Li Jing and Li Mi. Now Li Mi has not come to Yubi with Cui Che.

The rest of the civil servants and generals were all from the Kanto region, and there was no shortage of old and young survivors of the Northern Qi Dynasty, such as Qin Ai, Qin Qiong and his son, Cheng Lou and Cheng Yaojin and his son.

They like to hear about Cui Che paying homage to the soldiers of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and they will not come forward to stop him.

After no one dissuaded them, a grand and solemn sacrificial ceremony took place at the mass grave outside Yubi City. Fifty thousand Yan troops assembled on foot and cavalry, and together with Cui Che paid homage to the 60 dead souls from years ago.

After the sacrificial ceremony, Cui Che continued to march southwest, and soon regained Puzhou (governed by Puban County, southwest of Yongji, Shanxi Province today), occupying Puban, the only place to pass through from the east of the river.

Yang Su did not set up defenses in Hexi, but Cui Che stopped there and did not continue to chase into Guanzhong.

After dividing his troops to defend various places, he brought cavalry from Hedong, and there are not many left by him now.

Although Yang Su suffered a major defeat, 20 troops marched eastward, and only 6 people fled back in embarrassment, but Yang Guang had already mobilized Shu soldiers and Jingzhou soldiers in Kansai. He originally planned to go east to attack Hebei and open up a second battlefield. .

It's just that following Yang Su's disastrous defeat, he had to abandon this plan and guard Kansai instead.

If Cui Che pursued blindly at this time and only entered the barrier with tens of thousands of people, it must be a disaster.

Cui Che left Qin Qiong to lead cavalry and infantry, a total of infantry to guard Puzhou, and he recruited another soldiers from Puzhou to help defend the city.

Yang Suxin was defeated and lost 14 people. Guanlong's soldiers could no longer be used in a short period of time. Cui Che predicted that even if Shu soldiers were transferred to the north, Yang Guang would not be able to threaten Hedong in a short time. With Qin Qiong leading soldiers , government soldiers are enough to guard the east gate.

Cui Che wanted to lead the -step rider around him to Wenxi County, Jie County, and Fenyin County, but he was anxious to go to Jinyang, so he had to give up for the time being.

And Cui Che was also planning to hold a sacrificial ceremony for the defenders who died in battle when they returned to Gaobi Ridge.

At the same time, Yang Liang also knew the news that Yang Su was defeated because of the explosion of soldiers, he was both happy and afraid.

Cui Che took over the city along the way, and now almost all the land south of Jinyang in the east of the river is owned by Cui Che. What kind of idea this nominal subject is planning is simply Sima Zhao's heart.

When Cui Che led the army and arrived in Jinyang, he was reduced to a puppet, so Yang Liang asked his cronies for advice, but everyone was silent.

Only Wang Kai suggested:
"Your Majesty can retreat to Daizhou, give up Jinyang, rely on the land of Daishuo, and guard against danger. Cui Che is His Majesty's minister, and he must not dare to fight with His Majesty. In this way, he will be free."

Different from the original time and space, because Cui Che refused to listen to Yang Jian's orders, Cui Zhongfang, the governor of Daizhou, was transferred back to Kansai, and was led by Yang Liang, the king of Han at that time. Therefore, Daizhou and other places in the north are still under the control of Yang Liang. middle.

Therefore, Wang Kai persuaded Yang Liang to retreat to Daizhou to protect himself. As long as Cui Che still wants his brand name, he will never dare to send troops to attack Daizhou. Yang Liang does not need to become a puppet and let Cui Che manipulate .

As for Jinyang, it is really impossible to stay. With Fang Yanzao's efforts for such a long time, more than half of Jinyang's defenders have been won over by Cui Che.

However, such an effective strategy has aroused opposition from everyone.

No one wants to leave Jinyang and go to Daizhou to eat the wind and sand.

Dou Luyu, the brother of Empress Doulu of the Eastern Sui Dynasty, and Dou Luyu from Xianbei, had the strongest opposition. Those who didn't know it thought Cui Che was his brother-in-law.

Of course, considering Cui Che's habits over the years, it is not impossible.

Dou Luyu knew that it was impossible to expect Yang Liang to succeed. He had already made up his mind that no matter whether Cui Che or Yang Su was the winner of the Hedong battle, he had to do his best for the opponent.

After all, as Yang Liang's brother-in-law, this identity is the original sin, without any meritorious service, how can he save his life and keep his wealth.

Wang Kai quarreled endlessly with everyone, Yang Liang couldn't make a decision, so he had to ask all the trusted ministers to step down, so that he could think about it.

However, Dou Luyu did not leave the former Han Palace immediately. Now that Jinyang is attacking the city, he found his younger sister, Queen Doulu.

"Why is brother free to visit my little sister today?"

Empress Doulu is in a good mood today, and she doesn't have the dignity of a so-called empress.

In fact, she was also driven to the shelves, and she became the queen of the Eastern Sui Dynasty from the princess of the Han Dynasty in a daze.

Before that, because Yang Su marched into Hedong, Empress Doulu was in fear all day long.

During the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, Yin, the queen of the patricide Liu Shao, asked Jiang Ke, the jailer, before she was given to death:
'The Liu family is fratricide, why did they kill me, an innocent person. '

Jiang Ke replied:

'How can you say that you are innocent when you are named a queen. '

Empress Yin was granted death.

Empress Doulu felt that if Yang Su were to enter Jinyang City, she might not be able to escape the fate of Empress Yin.

(End of this chapter)