On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 451 Send troops to Suizhou

Yang Guang was not necessarily worried about Yang Zhao's condition, so he delayed sending troops.

Not only did he execute the imperial edict to kill Yang Yong, but he also drove out all Yang Yong's disciples a few days ago.

If it were Yang Yong's ghost who was causing trouble, how could Yang Guang be let go? After all, their brothers had a lot of blood debts.

Looking at Yang Zhao on the hospital bed, who was so angry that his originally fat body had now lost weight, Yang Guang was afraid that he would end up like this and be haunted by Yang Yong's ghost.

At this time, sending troops to regain Luoyang was already secondary. Yang Yong's ghost must be dealt with first.

Cui Che never expected that he would be ready in Luoyang, but Yang Guang would shelve the plan to send troops for such a ridiculous reason.

When the news about Daxing came, Cui Che suddenly understood.

Perhaps in the original time and space, because of Li's prophecy, Yuwenshu framed the entire Li Mu clan and killed them all. Yang Guang cried to Yuwenshu afterwards:

"My country was almost overturned, but it was my father-in-law who saved it."

Maybe he is not lying, he really believes in the existence of ghosts and gods.

But since he believed in ghosts and gods, he actually dared to seize his concubine's mother and kill his brother and nephew shortly after his father's death. This is indeed Schrödinger's superstition.

Yang Guang did not move his troops in Daxing, but Cui Che did not miss this opportunity. He had recruited so many soldiers, and the cost of food and grass was not a small amount, so he could not go in vain.

Cui Che immediately sent people to Yubi City, and ordered Shi Liufang, the Chinese and foreign governor who stayed in Yubi, to lead 30,000 infantry and cavalry to Luoyang to take his place in guarding Luozhou.

Liu Fang received the order and did not dare to delay. He asked his deputy general to follow the infantry behind, and he led the cavalry to cross the river and go southward by starry night.

After Cui Che met Liu Fang in Luoyang, he immediately handed over the military and political affairs of Luozhou to him.

Since Li Jing, the governor of Luozhou, had already gone to Luzhou, Cui Che had previously handled the military and political affairs of Luozhou.

Before leaving, Cui Che told Liu Fangdao:

"If Yang Guangdong comes out, Liu Gong cannot fight with him. He should hold on to the city and wait for my king to come back for reinforcements. You and I will attack from inside and outside and annihilate the enemy under Luoyang City."

Liu Fang responded immediately:

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, as long as I am here, Luoyang will be protected."

Cui Che believed that Liu Fang was not lying. With 30,000 cavalry and Luozhou soldiers, it was probably enough for Liu Fang to persist until he returned for reinforcements.

Cui Che's goal was Suizhou (governing Sui County, today's Suizhou, Hubei Province).

Suizhou is located in the Suizao Corridor of later generations, between two northwest-southeast mountain ranges. To the east is the Dahong Mountain Range, the birthplace of the Huaihe River, and to the west is the Tongbai Mountain Range, an important passage connecting the Nanyang Basin and the Jianghan Plain.

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During the Western Wei Dynasty, Yang Jian's father, Yang Zhong, led an army to capture Suizhou and then east of the Han River.

Based on this achievement, after the founding of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Zhong was granted the title of Duke of Sui.

Therefore, Suizhou can barely be regarded as the place of Longxing in the Sui Dynasty.

Of course, Cui Che's plan for Suizhou is more about controlling the Suizao Corridor.

It can not only serve as the gateway to the southeast of Nanyang Basin, but also be able to seize the land of Handong through this passage in the future.

As early as when Cui Che sent a letter to Liu Fang, he had informed Yi and Lu prefectures to recruit civilians to provide logistics.

Seventy thousand cavalry followed Cui Che southwards and arrived in Suizhou.

The Western Sui Dynasty naturally knew the importance of Suizhou, and the person sitting here was Cui Che's old acquaintance, Changsun Sheng.

Changsun Sheng was proficient in both civil and military affairs and was outstanding in strategy. The split of the Turkic Khanate was the result of his constant provocation and division by taking advantage of the internal conflicts of the Turkic people.

It's just that Changsun Sheng never expected Cui Che to come.

He did receive news that Illinois and Luzhou were conducting military mobilization.

But Chang Sun Sheng also thought he was dealing with Yu Wenshu's threat.

Since the Eastern Sui Dynasty occupied the Luoyang Basin and the Nanyang Basin, it cut off the direct connection between Guanxi and Suizhou, Jingzhou and other places.

Changsun Sheng had no idea that Yang Guang was still doing the big rope dance at this time in order to expel Yang Yong's ghost.

It also allowed Cui Che to calmly deploy his troops and attack Suizhou.

However, Yuwenshu was also helpless in response to Changsun Sheng's request for help.

Yang Guang had already had a battle plan. If Yu Wenshu went to Suizhou to rescue Chief Sun Sheng, he would not be able to attack the Nanyang Basin when Yang Guangdong left as planned.

This will undoubtedly put Yang Guang in the danger of fighting alone.

By then, Li Jing's 30,000 soldiers could move north at any time, and Cui Che could retreat calmly. The two of them, together with Liu Fang, flanked Yang Guang in the Luoyang Basin.

If Yang Guang died in Luoyang, it would naturally cause great changes in the country. If he escaped by chance, he would definitely punish Yu Wenshu.

Under such circumstances, how could Yuwenshu care about the life and death of Chief Sun Sheng? After rejecting the messenger's request to send troops, Yuwenshu said with relief:

"Please also tell Duke Changsun that if Cui Ni invades Suizhou, Luozhou will inevitably be empty. When the saint goes east, he will not only regain Luoyang, but also cut off Cui Ni's return. Ask him to hold on to the city. The rise and fall of the country will depend on him alone."

On his body."

Because Cui Che surrounded the three towers, the messenger was able to enter Suizhou City from the south gate. He relayed what Yu Wenshu said, which made Changsun Sheng very angry.

Changsun Sheng also had many dealings with Cui Che, until this person seldom made dangerous moves.

Now that Cui Che dares to ignore Luoyang and attack Suizhou, there must be a big change in Guanxi.

Changsun Sheng didn't believe that Yuwenshu didn't understand this day and actually told him that he should stick to Suizhou and wait for the emperor to come east.

Of course Yu Wenshu knew, but he didn't dare to gamble.

After all, even if Changsun Sheng loses Suizhou, it doesn't have much to do with him, so he doesn't have to worry about being punished.

Changsun Sheng is now in a difficult situation. Ever since Cui Che arrived at the city and built siege equipment, he has been attacking the city fiercely.

Cui Che himself was also fighting for time. If he was surrounded without attacking and delayed until Yang Guangdong came out, wouldn't it be in vain?

Although these soldiers under Cui Che were skilled in field battles, they fought few siege battles. There were only a few battles such as Cheng Yaojin's attack on the three cities of Heyang and the capture of Hulao Pass.

However, Cui Che arrived so suddenly that Changsun Sheng had no time to summon the surrounding troops. There were only less than 10,000 defenders in Suizhou City. Facing a fierce attack from three sides by 70,000 Eastern Sui soldiers, it was extremely difficult to support the messenger until he returned.

After learning that there were no reinforcements from outside, Chang Sun Sheng decisively abandoned the city.

Changsun Sheng also knew that Cui Che deliberately left the south without encirclement in order to break his will to persevere and give him a way out.

However, Changsun Sheng still did not dare to break out of the siege during the day. He collected the horses in the city and finally waited until night, then took his cronies, abandoned his family, and fled from the south with three horses and one person.

Changsun Sheng had no choice but to abandon his wife and children. Cui Che had many cavalrymen under his command. If he took his wife and children with him, the carriage would definitely not be able to outrun the cavalrymen.

But he couldn't bring himself to kill his young children, so he could only leave them in Suizhou City.

(End of chapter)