On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 175 Crossing the river and destroying the city

Yang Jian is really petty and holds a grudge.

Eight years ago, Cui Hongdu participated in quelling Yuchijun's rebellion as the commander-in-chief of the march. All military commanders were awarded the title of Duke after the war. Only he failed to stop Yuchijun from cursing Yang Jian, and was demoted to the rank of military commander.

Township and County Duke.

Cui Hongdu clearly got the head of Yuchi Jiong. Seeing that all his colleagues were granted the title of Duke, Cui Hongdu felt deeply ashamed that he was the only Duke of Wuxiang County, so he eagerly wanted to use the battle to defeat Chen to establish meritorious service and get back the throne.

The title he deserves.

But Cui Che knew that even if Cui Hongdu made many contributions in the future, he would still be a Wuxiang County Duke until his death.

As Yang Jian's childhood playmate, Cui Zhongfang also knew that today's emperor is not very broad-minded. When he heard Cui Che and Cui Hongdu carefully analyze the pros and cons, he finally realized it.

He no longer had the enthusiasm to offer advice to defeat Chen, and instead worked with Cui Che to persuade Cui Hongdu to give up the idea of ​​continuing to challenge Qin Wang Yang Jun.

Regardless of whether Yang Jun really believed in Buddhism and did not want to kill, or he was too wise and foolish to compete with Yang Guang for credit.

Now that Yang Jun is determined to screw up, no one is finally trying to persuade him to change his mind.

Gao Jun was named the Chief Shi of the Marshal's Mansion of the King of Jin, and was actually the commander-in-chief of the three armies, while Cui Che took the title of Chief Shi of the Marshal's Mansion of the King of Qin, so he was really just a Chief Shi.

Yang Jian did not give him the right to make decisions on the fly.

Yang Jun is unwilling to send troops. No matter how eager his subordinates are, Cui Che cannot be blamed.

During the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Boling Cui family consisted of Cui Siam, Cui Ang, and Cui Jishu, who were favored by Gao Huan and Gao Cheng. They were called the Three Boling Cuisi at that time.

In the Sui Dynasty of Yang Jian's reign, Cui Che, Cui Hongdu and Cui Zhongfang became prominent in the world, and the theory of Boling Sancui emerged among the nobles.

It's just that Cui Che has already passed the stage of forming a group and debuting in order to become famous, so he doesn't care too much about it.

Today, the three Cuisi gathered on the banks of the Han River. The three of them talked about their relatives' love until the sun set, and then they were escorted back to the city by their personal followers.

In the following days, San Cui interacted more closely with each other and entertained themselves with singing and dancing. As for cutting down Chen, what else could he think of Yang Jun, a living Bodhisattva, on the stall?

In such leisurely days, on the first day of the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (AD 589), Cui Che's relationship with Cui Hongdu and Cui Zhongfang became closer and closer.

In the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the north bank is densely populated with boats.

Gao Jiong chose a good day to cross the Yangtze River when Chen Junchen and his ministers were celebrating the Yuanhui Festival in Nanchen.

Due to Shen Keqing and Shi Wenqing, who were members of Nanchen Zhongshushe, who suppressed the urgent memorial at the border, Nanchen was unprepared and did not strengthen the defense forces in Jingkou, Caishiji and other places.

Under Gao Jong's dispatch, Wuzhou general manager He Ruobi took the lead in crossing south from Guangling and defeated the local defenders in one fell swoop.

Han Qinhu, the general manager of Luzhou, left the Lujiang River and crossed the Hengjiang Estuary (southeast of today's He County, Anhui) at night. At this time, Chen Jun, who was guarding Caishiji (southwest of Ma'anshan, Anhui today), was celebrating the Yuanhui Festival and was drunk as mud.

Han Qinhu easily captured this place.

Gao Jun also personally led the army out of Liuhe (today's Liuhe District of Nanjing) and stationed in Taoye Mountain in the north of the Yangtze River (south of Liuhe District), ready to cross southward at any time.

It was not until the fourth day of the first lunar month that Chen Shubao learned about the Sui army's landing in Jiangnan.

He quickly appointed the hussar general Xiao Maha, the guard general Fan Yi, and the central leader Lu Guangda as commanders to take charge of Jiankang's defense.

He also sent Fan Meng, the governor of Southern Yuzhou, to lead a naval force to defend Baixia (outside Jinchuan Gate in the north of Nanjing today) to resist Gao Jiao's army.

Gao Wenzuo led his troops to guard southern Yuzhou (Zhi Gushu, today's Dangtu, Anhui Province).

At a time when the country was in danger, Chen Shubao did not forget to take the time to summon General Xiao Mohe's second wife into the palace to favor her.

After He Ruobi and Han Qinhu established their footholds on the south bank of the Yangtze River from east to west, they immediately acted separately according to their pre-planned plans.

He Ruobi divided his troops and stationed them in Qu'a (Danyang, Jiangxi) to resist the reinforcements from the Sanwu direction, and led the rest of his troops to advance from the east toward Jiankang.

Since Han Qinhu crossed the river on the west side, Chen generals Fan Xun, Lu Shizhen, Tian Rui and others have come and descended one after another. They went straight down the river and headed towards Jiankang from the west.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, He Ruobi captured Jingkou, the seat of South Xuzhou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province), and captured Huang Ke, the governor of South Xuzhou, and 6,000 of his soldiers.

Following Yang Jian's instructions, He Ruobi released all 6,000 prisoners of war and continued to advance toward Jiankang.

On the seventh day of the lunar month, Han Qinhu's troops arrived at the headquarters outside Gushu City. It only took half a day to seize the Nanyu Prefecture headquarters. Gao Wenzuo, the regular servant of the scattered cavalry, led the defeated army back to Jiankang.

At this time, there were still 100,000 soldiers in Jiankang, but because Chen Shubao was determined to stick to Jiankang and wait for King Qin's army, he abandoned strategic locations around it, allowing the Sui army to march straight in.

Soon, He Ruobi entered Baitugang, south of Zhongshan (now Zijin Mountain in Nanjing), and marched to the foot of Jiankang City.

Han Qinhu and Du Yan's troops who crossed the river from Nanling (today's Tongling, Anhui) met in Xinlin (today's southwest of Nanjing).

After Yu Wenshu defeated Fan Meng in Baixia, he marched into Stone City (now Qingliang Mountain in the west of Nanjing).

Thanks to Chen Shubao's stronghold on Jiankang, the Sui army easily occupied the outlying cities of Jiankang and trapped it in an encirclement.

On the 20th, Chen Shubao made up his mind to fight back. He sent Xiao Mohe, Lu Guangda, Ren Zhong, Fan Yi, Kong Fan and others to lead their troops out of the city and form a long snake formation outside Baitugang where He Ruobi was located.

The distance from beginning to end is twenty miles.

Chen's army was outnumbered, and He Ruobi was at a disadvantage in the first battle.

But Xiao Mohe learned that Chen Shubao had an affair with his wife and had no intention of fighting. Only Lu Guangda and others fought desperately, which gave He Ruobi a chance to breathe. He concentrated his strength and attacked Kong Fan's department.

At first, he joked with Chen Shubao that he only regretted that the Sui army did not go south, otherwise Kong Fan, who had long since become a Taiwei, was the first to be defeated. Although the Chen army formed a long snake formation, the head and tail could not look at each other.

However, Kong Fan's troops retreated, and Chen's army retreated across the board.

After being defeated, Ren Zhong, the general of Chen, knew that he could not make a comeback, so he opened the Zhuque Gate on the north bank to welcome Han Qinhu into the city.

He Ruobi fought tooth and nail to defeat the main force of Chen's army outside the city, but Han Qinhu was allowed to advance into Jiankang. He was immediately furious and led his troops to storm Beiye Gate that night and drive directly to Jiankang Tai City.

However, Taicheng had long been captured by Han Qinhu, and even Chen Shubao, his beloved concubine Zhang Lihua, and Kong Guiren who were hiding in a dry well were captured by Han Qinhu.

Thinking that he had achieved his first success, Han was so satisfied with his ambition to capture Hu that he had long forgotten Yang Jian's instructions and actually sent troops to humiliate the people of Nanchen Palace.

On the 22nd of the first lunar month, Yang Guang and Gao Juncai led the main force across the Yangtze River and entered Jiankang.

Han Qinhu brought all the Nanchen emperor Chen Shubao, Queen Shen Wuhua, imperial concubine Zhang Lihua, noble concubines Gong, Kong and other concubines, as well as the prince Chen Shen and other Nanchen princes under his escort.

Although he sent troops to insult the palace maids, he did not dare to insult these people.

Yang Guang took a clear look at Zhang Lihua's appearance and couldn't help but feel excited.

Although it is based on history books, if you want to write it in detail, you can actually write a few chapters, but I think it is better to retain some integrity and go over it in one stroke.

Next chapter at 10pm.

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