On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 235: A strategy to lure the enemy

Quanzhou today is not the Quanzhou City of later generations, but rather should be regarded as Fujian Province.

After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Yang Jian changed Fengzhou to Quanzhou and governed it in Min County (today's Fuzhou, Fujian) because there was Quanshan in Fengzhou.

Nan'an and Jian'an counties were also changed from counties to counties and placed under the jurisdiction of Quanzhou.

Quanzhou has four counties under its jurisdiction, namely Min County, Jian'an, Nan'an and Longxi, covering almost the entire Fujian in later generations.

These four counties are naturally large counties.

The camp outside Yongjia City, in the handsome tent.

Through Mai Tiezhang's introduction, the generals had some understanding of the current situation in Quanzhou.

Wang Guoqing, who was born in a wealthy family in Nan'an (now Nan'an, Fujian Province), attacked and killed Liu Hong, the assassin, and occupied Min County and Nan'an. He had tens of thousands of troops and was the most powerful. The rebels in the other two counties joined him one after another. After Gao Zhihui was captured, everyone listened.

Following his orders.

Mai Tiezhang specifically mentioned that Wang Guoqing was afraid of the Sui army going south, so he set up many checkpoints along the way and sent heavy troops to guard them. He only got in with his Lingnan accent.

But Wang Guoqing seemed to pay too much attention to the warning on land and relaxed the precautions at sea.

As soon as Mai Tiezhang finished speaking, all the generals came to Cui Che one after another, requesting to attack the rear by sea.

After all, the terrain in Quanzhou is complex, with many steep mountains and ridges, so the road is really difficult to walk.

Cui Che thought for a long time and decided to divide his troops into two groups. He came to protect his children and took the sea route, heading straight to Min County and Nan'an.

He led the army by land and attacked the neighboring Jian'an County southward. At the same time, he also attracted Wang Guoqing's attention and lured the enemy northward.

Cui Che was willing to take a boat in the river. Once he boarded the boat and went to sea, he felt that his life and death were not under his control, which really made him uneasy.

The next day, Lai Huer led 10,000 soldiers to go to sea, and the remaining 50,000 troops followed Cui Che towards Jian'an.

After three months of fierce fighting, the 100,000 Sui troops suffered a lot of casualties, but more of them were dispersed and stationed in various places.

When they first crossed the Yangtze River and captured southern Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou and other places, the Yangzhou General Administration would dispatch Huainan soldiers to take over.

However, as more and more prefectures and counties were pacified, the Yangzhou Governor's Office could not allocate too many troops, so Cui Che could only divide his own troops to defend them.

This is why Yang Guang did not join the army, but returned to the general manager's office and began to rebuild the army of Jiangnan states.

Jian'an County was reorganized from Jian'an County. It was undoubtedly a large county. The Shengdao stationed in the county seat had a crowd of 6,000 people, blocking the only way for the Sui army to enter Min County.

Sheng Daoyan paid attention to the news in the north all the time. As early as two months ago, as Yuezhou was pacified, he had been worried about the Sui army going south.

However, Cui Che turned around and took back Jiankang and other places, allowing him to take a breather.

However, when the spies informed the Sui army that they were moving south from Yongjia, Sheng Daoyan was obviously panicked. He hurriedly sent people to Min County to ask for help from Wang Guoqing.

Wang Guoqing believed that the sea route was dangerous, and the Sui troops were mostly northerners who were not accustomed to naval warfare, so they did not set up defenses on the sea. Now that he heard that Cui Che led the Sui troops over the mountains, he was even more convinced.

After receiving Sheng Daoyan's request for help, Wang Guoqing did not dare to sit idly by and ignore it. If the Sui army marched straight in, he would definitely not be able to defend Min County.

On the same day, Wang Guoqing led 30,000 rebels to leave Min County and rushed to the aid of Sheng Daoyan.

On the third day of June in the eleventh year of Kaihuang's reign (AD 591), Wang Guoqing arrived in Jian'an County.

"Where are the Sui armies heading now?"

Wang Guoqing asked eagerly without bothering to exchange greetings with Sheng Daoyan.

Sheng Daoyan said in a deep voice:

"We are just going down the Dongxi River. Within a few days, we will be able to reach the city."

Dongxi is the northern source of the Minjiang River. It is formed by the confluence of Nanpu Stream, Chongyang Stream and Songxi. After passing through Jian'an County, it joins the Xixi River in the south and becomes the Minjiang River.

When Wang Guoqing learned that the Sui army was approaching, he frowned.

Sheng Daoyan took the opportunity to say:

"I have a plan that can help the prince defeat the enemy."

While waiting for reinforcements, Sheng Daoyan thought hard about strategies to defeat the enemy and gained a lot.

Wang Guoqing hurriedly asked for advice. Now was the critical moment. It was better to have an idea than not paying attention.

Sheng Daoyan Xiance said:

"The Sui army is brave and invincible. It is better to abandon the defense of Jian'an. I am willing to lead the army and hide in the mountains and forests. The prince will lead the army back to Min County. The northern captives will definitely pursue them. When they penetrate deeply, they will eventually cut off their food routes, and the northern captives will be defeated."

Wang Guoqing did not expect that Sheng Daoyan actually came up with a decent strategy. The Sui army was eager to pursue and would not carefully search the mountains and forests along the way. It could indeed be hidden from the enemy's eyes and ears.

The two made a plan on the spot. Sheng Daoyan led his troops and left the city at night, hiding in the mountains and forests outside the city. Wang Guoqing was waiting for the Sui army in Jian'an, planning to evacuate in front of Cui Che.

If he leaves early, the Sui army may not be in a hurry to pursue him.

On the seventh day of June, Cui Che finally arrived outside Jian'an City and witnessed with his own eyes the 30,000-strong army under Wang Guoqing's panicked retreat southward.

However, contrary to the expectations of Wang Guoqing and Sheng Daoyan, even though Cui Hongdu, Yu Juluo and others repeatedly requested to pursue, Cui Che suppressed them. He led the army to Jian'an County and rested in the city.

Cui Che's purpose in going south this time was to deceive Wang Guoqing, leaving his rear empty, so that Lai Huer could easily attack Min County and Nan'an by sea.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to rush south. The soldiers braved the scorching heat to cross the mountains and were really exhausted.

If we pursue with exhausted troops, we might as well rest in Jian'an County for fear of encountering an ambush.

Moreover, Cui Che also felt that this matter was weird.

Wang Guoqing worked tirelessly and led his army northward. Without a single battle, he retreated southward in panic. Could it be that he wanted to meet him face to face.

After hearing Cui Che's doubts, the generals suddenly understood.

Only Cui Hongdu muttered:

"Perhaps Wang Guoqing saw the power of our army and fled in fear."

After being glared at by Cui Che, Cui Hongdu also closed his mouth.

It was midsummer at this time, and there were many mosquitoes, snakes, and ants in the mountains and forests. Shengdao Yanbu, who was hiding outside Jian'an City, was miserable.

Since the Sui army was expected to pursue them, the ambush troops only carried a small amount of dry food.

In order to prevent the smoke from attracting the attention of the Sui army, naturally no fires could be lit in the mountains.

Now they are bitten by mosquitoes and have no food to eat. The family members who stayed in Jian'an City do not know whether they are alive or dead.

The expected interruption of the enemy's food routes and the defeat of the Sui army did not occur. Instead, Sheng Daoyan's tribe could no longer endure and fled one after another.

Even Sheng Daoyan himself was captured by his subordinates and sent to Jian'an for reward.

After Cui Che inquired about the rebels' plan, all his generals were thankful to have stopped in time.

On the other hand, Wang Guoqing kept walking around but never saw the Sui army pursuing him. After knowing that the Sui army had not gone south, he couldn't help but curse:

"Shengdao delayed me!"

At this point, Wang Guoqing could only lead his army back to Min County. However, he heard bad news on the way back.

Laihu'er attacked Min County and Nan'an by sea. The two counties were empty and fell one after another.

From Wang Guoqing to ordinary soldiers and their families, all fell into the hands of the Sui army.

After hearing the news, the military morale was in chaos for a while.

The next chapter will be later, around eleven o'clock, and the fourth chapter will be before two o'clock in the morning.

(End of chapter)