On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 426 Veteran Ye Deng

Mang Mountain is located to the north of Luoyang, so it is also called Beimang. It belongs to the branch of Mang Mountain and stretches for more than 380 miles from east to west, but its altitude is only about 300 meters.

Cui Che went south via Heqiao and immediately led 100,000 cavalry to occupy Mang Mountain as a formation, seizing the commanding heights and confronting the Western Sui army south of Mang Mountain.

Since Cui Che occupied the three cities of Heyang, grain from Hedong could be transported through the river bridge unimpeded. In fact, the Eastern Sui Army did not have so-called logistical pressure.

Cheng Yaojin captured three cities in Heyang one after another and made great achievements, but he was still not satisfied. During the military meeting, he requested:

"In the battle of Hedong, the last general will test his skills and kill Yang Ensi for the king. Today the two armies are in a stalemate. I am willing to fight for the king and show the power of our army."

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"General Cheng's courage is commendable, but after Yang Ensi, the enemy is afraid of General Cheng's name and may not accept the challenge."

Although the request was rejected by Cui Che, Cheng Yaojin was not annoyed at all. He scratched his head and stepped back with a smile.

Then he looked at Su Dingfang provocatively, as if to say: Do you see, I, Cheng Yaojin, can now make the enemy fearful just by virtue of my name?

Su Dingfang was naturally dissatisfied and asked Cui Che to come out to fight with the generals.

This time, Cui Che agreed. He looked at Shen Guang and said:

"General Shen, today's fighting general, it will be you who will assist General Su in raiding the formation."

Shen Guang immediately stepped out of the queue and replied loudly:

"The general will obey his orders."

It was just that Su Dingfang was fourteen years old and Shen Guang was fifteen years old. They sent these two underage generals down the mountain to challenge and fight with others. The generals in the tent felt that this was not safe.

Once the general was defeated, it would be a serious blow to the morale of the army, so everyone spoke out to dissuade Cui Che.

Last year, Cheng Yaojin was able to go out to fight against Yang Ensi at a young age because the person who led him to capture the formation was Qin Qiong, the most skilled martial artist under Cui Che's command. With him around, as long as Cheng Yaojin didn't get killed in one fight,

You don't have to worry about winning or losing.

Now it's two young boys working together, so it's no wonder these generals are worried.

Cui Che smiled and reassured everyone:

"Don't worry, everyone. In fact, no matter which general Gu sent down the mountain to challenge, Yu Zhongwen would not dare to accept the challenge.

"The reason why we chose Generals Su and Shen is because they are young.

"The enemy will be greatly disappointed when they see two young generals showing off their power outside the camp, but the general does not dare to send a general out of the camp to fight."

The general asked Cui Che why Yu Zhongwen did not dare to challenge. Cui Che glanced at Cheng Yaojin, but smiled and said nothing.

Just to be on the safe side, after everyone's persuasion, Cui Che sent Hedong general Wang Ba to follow Su Dingfang and Shen Guang down the mountain.

Cui Che allocated 3,000 cavalry for the three of them to serve the army in front of the tent. When the 3,000 cavalry rushed down Mang Mountain, it also caused a commotion in the Western Sui camp. The warning horn sounded and the camp gate was closed.

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Su Dingfang led more than ten cavalrymen to rein in their horses when they came to the extreme distance of the bow and arrow. He ordered his cavalrymen and subordinates to shout in unison, inviting the Western Sui army to come out to fight against the generals.

When Yu Zhongwen learned about this, as Cui Che expected, he ignored it.

Yang Ensi was killed by Cheng Yaojin's formation, and the generals of the Western Sui Dynasty also came to a consensus. It was not that his skills were inferior to others, but that the cavalry and followers he brought out were really not as good as Cheng Yaojin's elite.

During a battle between generals, it is common for the cavalry from both sides to come to assist in the battle.

Once the cavalry of the side are killed and retreated, the general will fall into a siege. The cavalry of the Eastern Sui Dynasty have been following Cui Che to fight in the north of Saibei all year round. They are all the best among the best. Unless they win by numbers, these Central Plains soldiers of the Western Sui Dynasty will not win.

The cavalry is no match at all.

As the saying goes, two fists are no match for four hands. If you can't kill the enemy general in time, you will definitely lose.

As for Su Dingfang being able to be entrusted with important tasks by Cui Che, even if he is young, he should not be underestimated. Cheng Yaojin was only sixteen years old last year.

Since he knew that the general would be defeated, how could Yu Zhongwen accept this invitation?

At this time, ignoring it will only cause a slight setback in morale. As long as a large reward is given before the battle, the soldiers can be re-motivated.

But rashly accepting the challenge and being killed by the formation was a major blow.

Su Dingfang led more than ten cavalrymen outside the camp and almost shouted hoarse, but no enemy generals showed up.

On the contrary, the sentry cavalry came to report that a large number of Western Sui cavalry came out of the camp from the rear and were coming to outflank the place.

Su Dingfang had no choice but to join Shen Guang, while Wang Ba and others returned in despair.

Seeing that Yu Zhongwen was indeed unwilling to accept the challenge as Cui Che expected, the newly surrendered Hedong generals were all surprised. As for Cui Che's old subordinates, they were already used to it.

For Cui Che, this fruitless battle was second only to damaging the enemy's morale, but to make the Hedong generals sincerely convinced was an unexpected gain.

In the Western Sui camp, in the commander's tent, Yu Zhongwen was also convening the generals to discuss strategies against the enemy. Duan Wenzhen suggested:

"The general believes that Mang Mountain is nearly 400 miles from east to west and cannot be occupied by the bandits. The general is willing to lead the left army and climb Mang Mountain at night to hide among the mountains.

"In the decisive battle between the two armies, the last general can attack from the flanks and attack the rebel army from a flank.

"You can also take advantage of the empty camp, attack the camp, and set fire to the rebels' supplies. When the rebels see the fire behind them, they will inevitably disorder themselves. Our army will take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy, and we will win a great victory!"

The army of the Western Sui Dynasty was divided into three armies. The left army was composed of Yi and Lu soldiers led by Duan Wenzhen, the right army was composed of Shaanzhou soldiers led by Yang Yichen, and the central army was composed of Luozhou soldiers and Jingzhou soldiers who went north to support.

Duan Wenzhen's suggestion was recognized by the generals, and Yu Zhongwen immediately ordered him to prepare to quietly evacuate eastward at night, bypassing the sentries of the Eastern Sui Army, and then find another opportunity to climb Mang Mountain.

In order to cover Duan Wenzhen's actions, Yu Zhongwen sent a large number of sentries to prevent the Eastern Sui scouts from approaching, so as to get a glimpse of Duan Wenzhen's whereabouts.

Yu Zhongwen's abnormal behavior also aroused Cui Che's vigilance. He initially thought that Yu Zhongwen was going to attack Mang Mountain at night.

Because not long after, most of the Western Sui sentry cavalry returned to camp, and the southern foothills of Mang Mountain returned to late-night tranquility.

Cui Che was also more determined that Zhongwen was planning to attack his camp, and the unusual behavior of the Western Sui sentry cavalry was clearly a cover for a secret operation.

But he stayed up all night, and until the early morning of the next day, he still didn't see Yu Zhongwen coming to attack. He couldn't help but feel disappointed. Cui Che felt that maybe he was too worried.

However, while Cui Che was sleeping to catch up on his sleep, the Western Sui Dynasty sent an envoy to pay homage to the camp. Cui Che ordered the envoy to be brought into the tent. It turned out that Yu Zhongwen had made an appointment with him for a decisive battle tomorrow.

This surprised Cui Che. After all, the Western Sui Dynasty was the defender and he was the attacker. Now that Yu Zhongwen took the initiative to challenge him for a fight, could it be because of Yang Guang's urging?

However, this idea was immediately rejected by Cui Che. After Yang Guang was defeated in Hedong, he must not dare to continue to force the army to fight quickly, lest he expose his flaws in his impatience.

Cui Che did not directly agree to Yu Zhong Wenming's request for a fight the next day. He just said that he still needed to think about it and would give him an answer tonight.

(End of chapter)