On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 391 Return to Bingzhou

There is no shortage of smart people in the world. Cui Che insisted on marching from Jingxing, which also made Wang Qi, Pei Wen'an and others keenly aware of the profound meaning contained in it.

However, they did not expose it in front of Yang Liang. Instead, they took the risk of attracting wolves into the house and provided various conveniences for Cui Che to pass through Jingxing.

Even though Cui Che requested that all passes in Jingxing be guarded by Yan troops to ensure his retreat, everyone worked together to persuade Yang Liang to agree to Cui Che's request.

Just like they and Fang Yanzao encouraged Yang Liang to ascend the throne in Jinyang, it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

If Yang Liang had not overstepped his authority and proclaimed himself emperor, if he had any luck, he thought that after Yang Guang voluntarily surrendered, he would consider him as a compatriot, let him go, and give up resistance.

Yang Liang himself had a chance of survival, but Wang Kun, Pei Wen'an and others were certain to die. They would either be summoned to the Great Exaltation or be taken to Guanzhong to be executed, which would bring harm to their families.

There are no two days in the sky and no two kings in the country. Yang Liang's act of proclaiming himself emperor undoubtedly violated Yang Guang's bottom line and blocked Yang Liang's retreat, forcing him to fight with everyone to the end.

If you want to resist the menacing Yang Su, you can only rely on Cui Che, who is as famous as Yang Su and has strong soldiers and horses.

Only Cui Che rushes to help, can there be a chance of survival. Not to mention Cui Che asking for control of the passes along the way to Jingxing. Even if he wants to stay in Jinyang temporarily, I am afraid that Wang Qi and others will persuade Yang Liang to go to Daizhou to stay temporarily.

Of course, it is unclear whether Yang Liang will listen to such ridiculous suggestions.

Cui Che's intention was nothing more than to control Yang Liang after defeating Yang Su, making him a puppet emperor and using his banner to fight against Yang Guang.

For Yang Liang and other staff, if Cui Che occupies Bingzhou, as long as they are willing to survive, they will definitely be able to save their lives. Even if they insist on martyrdom, they don't have to worry about harming their families.

What's more, there is a possibility that both Cui Che and Yang Su will suffer losses, and Yang Liang will reap the benefits in the end.

Publicly and privately, they must try their best to cooperate with Cui Che and meet his requirements.

For example, Cui Che, who was still marching in Jingxing, sent Fang Yanzao to Jinyang and asked Yang Liang to supply him with food and grass.

When Liu Bei entered Shu, it was Liu Zhang who provided him with food and grass. Now Cui Che was ordered to lead one hundred thousand cavalry to rescue Yang Liang. As the emperor, he couldn't be stingy with money and food.

As for the grain shipped to Jingxing County, it was just a precaution.

Compared with the difficulty of Yang Su's attack on various passes along the way, Cui Che's march was much easier and more enjoyable. Yang Liang's generals would hand over to him at the passes along the way.

Of course, Cui Che had to mobilize the soldiers guarding the pass from Hebei.

Yang Su is different from Li Jing. He is a real strong enemy in protecting children, so he needs to be very energetic.

In Xinding, Hebei Province, in order to frighten people and defend the Central Plains troops, Cui Che only brought half of his troops. Naturally, he would not allocate the troops from the Western Expedition to guard the passes.

Marching in the twelfth lunar month was difficult, but it was better than the Sui army under the command of Yang Su, braving the cold weather and fighting against the passes.

Yang Suke has never been a compassionate leader.

When Cui Che finally walked out of Jingxing and arrived at the northern edge of the Taiyuan Basin, Yang Liang had already prepared a large amount of food and grass for Cui Che in Mengyang County (now Shouyang, Shanxi).

Cui Che camped outside Mengyang City that night, less than 150 miles away from Jinyang.

At the same time, Yang Su also successively attacked the Yuncheng Basin and Linfen Basin, which were far away from Jinyang. The only dangerous pass in front of him was Gaobi Ridge.

Gaobiling is also called Hanxinling and Hanhouling.

It is said that during the Western Han Dynasty, when Liu Bang defeated Chen Xi and returned to his army, it was here that he received Han Xin's head from Empress Lu and buried him on the mountain.

Gaobiling has steep mountains, steep cliffs and deep ravines. It is adjacent to Mianshan Mountain in the north, Huoyue Mountain in the south, confronting Lingkong Mountain in the east, and facing Qinwang Mountain in the west. Its geographical location is very dangerous, blocking the transportation between the north and the south. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.

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When the Northern Zhou Dynasty attacked Qi and invaded Bingzhou, Gao Wei, the queen of the Northern Qi Dynasty, came to Jinyang to supervise the battle. The Qi army was severely defeated. It was Gao Anagong who guarded Gaobi Ridge and allowed Gao Wei to escape back to Hebei.

Yang Su came to Gaobi Ridge when he followed Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yu to conquer Qi.

Even though the guarding general Gao Anahu had no talent, he was still delayed for a long time due to the difficult terrain.

But now the man leading the troops to guard Gaobiling is a veteran general, Xiao Mohe, the seventy-three-year-old Nanchen surrendered general.

While Yang Su was thinking hard about how to break through Gaobi Ridge, Cui Che led one hundred thousand cavalry and finally arrived in Jinyang.

Looking at the Jinyang City that he had not seen for a long time, Cui Che would always admire the majesty of the city every time he saw it.

In the early days of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, King Yang Guang of Jin was the general manager of Bingzhou, and Cui Che, as the general manager Shi, also lived in Jinyang City for three years.

In the past, when traveling between Hebei and Guanzhong, I would occasionally pass through Jinyang. But now, the person I greet when I leave the city has changed from Yang Guang to Yang Liang, which is really disappointing.

"I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Cui Che should bow first.

After being canonized by Yang Liang, he is naturally Yang Liang's minister. Even if the other party asks for something from him, the courtesy of monarch and minister cannot be abolished in full view of the public.

Cui Che's attitude also made Yang Liang very satisfied. He stepped down from the chariot, helped Cui Che up, and said excitedly:

"I finally hope that King Yan will come."

Cui Che said respectfully:

"King Qin is the duty of the minister to protect you. Now His Majesty has summoned you. Not to mention that there is only one Taihang Mountain between us. Even if it is thousands of miles away, it cannot stop the minister from meeting the Holy Spirit."

After hearing this, the accompanying officials couldn't help but thought: Since it is your duty, why have you made so many demands, including ensuring a retreat and supplying food and grass?

Of course, these words can only be muttered in the heart, at least on the surface, everyone is still in harmony.

Yang Liang asked Cui Che about the situation of the two sisters who had just moved to Yecheng from Jixian County.

Cui Che also conveyed the greetings of Yang Lihua and Yang Awu to Yang Liang.

After the greetings, Cui Che did not follow him into the city even if Yang Liang personally greeted him. After all, Yang Liang would not allow him to lead troops into Jinyang.

And Cui Che will not abandon the army and take risks alone.

Fortunately, whether to enter the city or not was a trivial matter. Cui Che chose to camp outside the city and held a military meeting that night to discuss how to deal with Yang Su's attack.

Yang Liang sent Wang Kun and Pei Wen'an to participate, but they had different ideas from Cui Che.

Wang Yi and Pei Wen'an hoped that Cui Che would rush to Gaobi Ridge and use the dangerous passes to resist Yang Su.

But Cui Che was worried that there would be a stalemate with Yang Su in Hedong. If he left Hebei for too long, changes would happen in the rear.

After all, Yang Guang could mobilize more than just the troops in Guanzhong. He could not interfere in the war in Hebei before, but it was just too late to summon the soldiers from the south.

Therefore, Cui Che insisted on putting Yang Su into the Taiyuan Basin and fighting him quickly.

The two sides argued over this issue until the front line came to report that Xiao Mohe was defeated and killed, and Yang Su had already crossed Gaobiling.

No more today. When I conceived the battle with Yang Su, I definitely couldn’t write it the same way as Li Jing, Lai Huer.

(End of chapter)