On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 392 To rest or not

Xiao Mohe was defeated, and Yang Su crossed Gaobi Ridge and marched to the city walls of Xihe County, Jinzhou (now north of Linfen, Shanxi Province).

Xihe County Guard Qiao Zhongkui quickly asked for help from Jinyang. This sudden change also ended the differences between Cui Che and Yang Liang.

Yang Liang in Jinyang City couldn't sit still. Yang Sudu rushed into the Taiyuan Basin. It was no longer time to be suspicious of each other with Cui Che. Yang Liang hurried to Cui Che's handsome tent and said:

"Yang Su is coming with great force. Someone suggested to me that I invite King Yan to lead his army into Jinyang and rely on the fortified city to defend it. Is King Yan interested?"

Cui Che objected:

"Although Jinyang is a fortified city, if Yang Su besieges and fails to attack, Yang Guang will transport supplies and supply troops for him. Sooner or later, Jinyang's food will be exhausted, and we will all be trapped and die in the city."

When Yang Liang heard this, he couldn't help feeling frightened. He asked Cui Che:

"How will King Yan prepare to defend himself against the enemy?"

Cui Che said firmly:

"Wei Ye Zhan Er!"

When his manpower was finally exhausted, Yang Su attacked the city all the way. By now, his soldiers were exhausted.

As the saying goes, at the end of a strong crossbow, it cannot penetrate Lu's armor, let alone the 100,000 elite infantry cavalry of the Yan army waiting for work under Jinyang City.

Yang Liang felt Cui Che's full confidence and finally let go of his fear. He held Cui Che's hand tightly and said with emotion:

"The safety of the country depends on King Yan alone! I hope King Yan will work hard!"

Outside Xihe City, the Sui army camp.

However, Yang Su had a fierce quarrel with Liu Shilong, the imperial censor and supervisor, in the commander's tent.

The news that Cui Che had arrived in Jinyang with 100,000 elite troops had been known to Yang Su.

He also knew that after capturing Xihe County, he could no longer move northward and needed to give the soldiers a chance to breathe.

Previously, Yang Su asked Liu Shilong, the censor and supervisor, for instructions, hoping to temporarily stop in Xihe County, but Liu Shilong removed Yang Guang's edict.

Yang Liang proclaimed himself emperor, which made Yang Guang furious. He ordered Yang Su to drive directly to Jinyang and take Yang Liang to Daxing for questioning.

So after Yang Su crossed the river from Puban, he had to capture it unless it was a dangerous pass that could not be crossed.

Otherwise, like Jiangzhou, Jinzhou and other cities along the way, Yang Su divided his troops into two thousand and besieged them.

Previously, Yang Liang led more than 100,000 troops into the pass and suffered a disastrous defeat. As a result, Hedong is now empty. The soldiers are all deployed in dangerous passes. On the contrary, these cities do not have many troops. Two thousand people are enough to trap them.

Now that Yang Su planned to rest temporarily in Xihe County, he naturally violated Yang Guang's order to quickly surround Jinyang. How could Liu Shilong agree?

The Sui Dynasty did not have a supervisory army in the past. When Wei Xiaokuan was ordered to put down Yuchijun's rebellion, he was worried that his great achievements would destabilize the emperor, so he took the initiative to request Yang Jian to send a supervisory army. This laid the foundation for Gao Jiong's prominent position during the Kaihuang period.

But that was also before Yang Jian founded the People's Republic of China.

Perhaps it was thought that the glorious achievements in foreign wars during the Kaihuang years were achieved because various restrictions on generals were relaxed, no supervisory troops were set up, and civil war was used to control military affairs.

Yang Su had fought under Yang Jian for so many years, when had he ever received such anger?

Before the change, even if the emperor did not allow him to rest for a while in Xihe County and report the news from Hedong to Daxing, the time he needed to go back and forth would be enough for the soldiers to recover.

Now that the supervisory troops are in the military camp, how can such a good thing happen?

Although Yang Suguan worshiped the minister, he was both the head of the hundred officials and the marshal of the march, but he was helpless against this little seventh-rank censor and supervisor of the army.

In the court, Yang Su had all the means to punish Liu Shilong, but now Liu Shilong, as the censor and supervisor, represented Yang Guang. Yang Su really had nothing to do with this scholar who knew nothing about marching and fighting.

Previously, Yang Su had also thought of a workaround, which was to slow down the offensive on Xihe County and take turns to take breaks for each department, so that the soldiers could take a breather while attacking the city.

However, although Liu Shilong didn't know much about military affairs, he could still tell whether the soldiers worked hard to attack the city and how much force they contributed. How could they be fooled so easily?

Just now, Liu Shilong found Yang Su and urged him to attack the city with all his strength. Don't delay at Xihe City. You need to know that the emperor is still waiting for prisoners in Daxing.

Yang Su had long been dissatisfied with Liu Shilong, so he couldn't help but shouted coldly:

"Who are you! An Neng can interfere with Yang's march and formation, and the battlefield. Yang has made his own decisions, so I won't bother you!"

Liu Shilong showed no signs of weakness:

"Although I have a humble official position, I was sent by the sage to supervise the army. Now Yue Gong ignores the sage's edict and is perfunctory. Aren't I afraid that the sage will blame me?"

This made Yang Su very angry, but she could only swallow her anger and patiently explained to Liu Shilong:

"Now the soldiers are exhausted, but Cui Che is recuperating in Jinyang. If he rushes northward, it will be detrimental to the war."

Liu Shilong, however, had little luck. For him, Yang Su should worry about how the war would go after going north. All he had to do was fulfill his duty and ensure that Yang Su went north quickly according to Yang Guang's instructions.

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The two broke up unhappy.

But early the next morning, Yang Su began to attack Xihe County with all his strength. He attacked Xihe County for three consecutive days. After the soldiers were exhausted, they finally captured Xihe County.

Xihe guard Qiao Zhongkui and deputy general Wang Ba led more than a hundred riders and fled back to Jinyang in a hurry.

After occupying Xihe County, Yang Su only rested in the city for one night.

The next day, he ordered the troops to break camp and march northward to Jinyang. The soldiers all complained endlessly.

When Yang Su saw this, he said to his generals:

"The army is about to move north, and I will select three hundred people to stay in Xihe."

The news that Cui Che rushed to Jinyang to aid Jinyang had long been known to the officers and soldiers of the Sui army. Everyone was exhausted and feared Cui Che and the elite Yan army under his command, so they all competed for the places of the three hundred men.

Yang Su finally picked out the remaining soldiers, and then gave an order to behead all three hundred of them.

Three hundred heads fell to the ground, which frightened the officers and soldiers of the Sui army. They followed Yang Su northward, maybe there was still a chance of survival, but if they stayed in Xihe, they would definitely die. At this point, there was no longer a call to stay in Xihe in the army, and the soldiers had no choice but to follow Yang Su's direction.

Jinyang.

Fortunately, Yang Su slowed down his marching speed in order to prevent Cui Che from ambushing him along the way. He could only march twenty miles a day, and stopping and stopping along the way could more or less allow the soldiers to recover some of their physical strength along the way.

Liu Shilong is not unreasonable. He also knows the danger of using exhausted troops to defend against the enemy. Now that he has such a suitable excuse, he can also have an explanation to Yang Guang in the future.

At the same time, Cui Che was also puzzled by what Yang Su did. After all, in his opinion, instead of stopping and walking along the way, it would be better to stay in Xihe County to rest for some time, and wait until the soldiers have fully recovered their energy.

It’s not too late to go north again.

It wasn't until he heard that Yang Guang had sent an additional censor to Yang Su that he realized that Yang Su could not help himself.

(End of chapter)