On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 505 Crossing the river and heading west

The news that Yang Guang refused to request reinforcements from Tuyuhun was also known to Yu Wenshu and Gao Jie from other channels, and they felt helpless about this.

Since Yang Guang moved the capital, one hundred thousand Xiaoguo troops followed him south, leaving the Guanlong area with no elites capable of competing with the Eastern Sui soldiers in the wild.

Gao Jiong said in a deep voice:

"For the current plan, we can only choose to fortify the walls and clear the country, forcing the people to carry rations into the city, and not leaving a single millet of corn in the wild for Cui Ni.

“At the same time, give up difficult-to-defend positions, concentrate our efforts, and hold on to the powerful city.

"As long as Cui Ni is trapped in the quagmire of attacking, it will be difficult to capture Guanzhong in a short time. The saint is now deploying heavy troops on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and there are troops from Jianghan and Han. Chen will march to the Han River and send his army northward. If the Central Plains is in danger, Cui Ni will definitely come back to support Guanzhong.

The danger of Long can be easily solved."

Yuwenshu and Gao Jiong were in two camps in the past and had a bad relationship, but he never doubted his military and political talents.

Whether it was the pacification of Wei Chijun's rebellion or the destruction of Nanchen, these were Gao Jiong's military achievements as the actual commander.

As for the defeat in Liaodong, it was simply due to bad weather that prevented supplies from being transported to the front line, causing the army to collapse.

Yu Wenshu was convinced by Gao Qiao's arrangement, and led a group of old and weak men to fight out of the city with Huben's troops under Cui Che, which was equivalent to handing over Guan Long.

After the two of them decided on their plan, they immediately reported it to Qi King Yang Jian, who had recently been awarded the post of Governor of Kansai.

Yu Wenshu and Gao Ji were in charge of the military affairs of Guanxi with the positions of Sima and Chief of the Governor's Office respectively, but if they really issued government orders, they had to go through Yang Jian's name.

Facing the current crisis, what can young Yang Jian have to say? He can only do what the two veterans say, but just obey their orders.

As the order from the Kansai Metropolitan Governorate was issued, various localities were also acting in accordance with the order and implementing the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country.

At this time, Cui Che, who was far away in Puzhou, finally completed the preparations for crossing the river. Even though there were occasional attacks by Western Sui soldiers, the pontoon bridge was finally successfully built on the Yellow River.

Puban originally had a Yellow River bridge, but during the intense preparations for war in the Eastern Sui Dynasty, it had long been demolished by the Western Sui Dynasty, so a temporary pontoon bridge could only be built to enter the pass.

March 28, the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608).

Cui Che took Qin Qiong as the vanguard general and led 30,000 infantry to cross the river first, including 20,000 Pishi troops.

Before leaving, Cui Che said:

"When Shu Bao crosses the river, don't be greedy for success and rush forward to rush towards Feng Yi. All you need to do is form a formation with your back to the water to resist the enemy's attack."

At this time, Cui Che did not know that Yu Wenshu and others had no intention of fighting in the field for a long time. They just wanted to hold on to the city and spend time with him.

Facing Cui Che's expectant eyes, Qin Qiong said seriously:

"General, I will obey the king's military orders!"

On that day, the 200,000 troops of the Eastern Sui Dynasty passed through the pontoon bridge one after another and successfully arrived at the west bank of the Yellow River. They were not blocked by the Western Sui army.

After crossing the river, Cui Che set up camp on the spot and sent out sentries to search for news.

He has lost contact with Xizuo lurking in Kansai. Cui Che will never rise rashly before he understands the cause and effect.

Fortunately, the sentry riders did not keep him waiting for long, and the news soon came.

The Western Sui Dynasty pursued a policy of strengthening the walls and clearing out the wilderness, and drove all the surrounding people into the city. They were not allowed in or out. Naturally, the Observation Department was unable to send back any news about the detailed work arranged by the Observation Department in Kansai.

With the exact information, it made sense that the Western Sui Dynasty had not sent a large army to block the river crossing before, and Cui Che finally felt relieved.

Yu Wenshu and others hoped to delay time and force Cui Che to return for reinforcements, but Cui Che was already prepared to face Yang Guang's march north.

Before sending out troops, he recruited 70,000 soldiers from Qing, Qi, Ji, Mi, Lai, Ju, Yi, Zi, Cao and other prefectures to go south to Xuzhou and join Cui Qiji's command, plus Cui Qiji's 30,000 elite infantrymen.

With cavalry and Huaibei soldiers, Cui Che deployed no less than 150,000 troops on the north bank of the Huaihe River.

And because Cui Qiji once served as the general manager of Qingzhou and had commanded the soldiers in Qingzhou and other places, he would not be in the embarrassing situation of the soldiers not knowing the generals and the generals not knowing the soldiers.

At the same time, Cui Che also mobilized Zheng, Bian, Chen and other Central Plains states, with a total of 100,000 troops, to go to Luozhou. He believed that Li Jing's ability could also guard the southwest border for him.

In addition, Cui Che also has troops in Hebei and Hedong that have not yet been mobilized. They can be mobilized at any time as a reserve force to join the southern battlefield when the situation is dangerous.

Before Jiangnan was fully developed, the land of Three Rivers was the essence of the world.

In the night, the advisers and generals gathered in the commander's tent. Cui Che stood in front of the Kansai map, looking at the cities scattered on it, pointing to the sign of the city closest to his camp, and asked:

"Right now, is Feng Yi County (governing Feng Yi County, today's Dali County, Shaanxi Province) an attack or an siege?"

Last year, the third year of the Western Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang issued an edict to abolish the state and county system and change it to the county and county system.

This move is not just for fussing, but to take the opportunity to merge some provinces and counties, streamline the number of officials, and reduce financial expenditures.

The Eastern Sui Dynasty still maintains the state and county system for the time being. The reason is also because Cui Che's focus is to capture Guanlong and unify the north. He does not want to infringe on the interests of the official group at this moment, which caused him to cause problems after his army marched westward.

The rear is unstable.

Everyone expressed their opinions. Some people advocated that soldiers and speed should be divided into troops and horses, besieging the city, and driving directly towards Daxing.

If the great prosperity is established, various places will change their flags and banners. Even if there are stubborn people who stick to the city, they are like grasshoppers in the autumn, and they will not be able to jump around for a few days.

When Yang Su attacked Hedong, he used this method. Each city was surrounded by two thousand soldiers, and he could lead the army to attack Jinyang. However, he did not expect Cui Che's reinforcements to arrive so quickly.

Some people also believe that the army's western expedition needs a big victory to shock people's hearts. Once Feng Yi is captured, they can also have a foothold in Hexi to hoard supplies.

When Gao Huan went on his western expedition, he failed to capture this place and chose to divide his troops to besiege the city, leaving the Eastern Wei Dynasty with no foothold in Hexi. As a result, after the defeat of Shayuan, the army was routed thousands of miles away.

Cui Che hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to be on the safe side and capture Feng Yi County and use it as an outpost to advance steadily.

After all, after making careful arrangements for the defense of Luoyang, Xuzhou and other places, Cui Che did not pursue a quick victory on the Western Front battlefield.

It's okay to choose to fight slowly and steadily. He doesn't believe that every city along the way will choose to stick to the end.

The next day, early in the morning, the army broke out of camp and advanced on Feng Yi.

The general guarding Feng Yi at this time was Qu Tutong, who sent Yang Guang's order to Jinyang as an envoy after Yang Jian's death, hoping to trick Yang Liang back to Daxing.

Qu Tutong is also a familiar figure to Cui Che. In the original time and space, he once swore allegiance to the Sui Dynasty and died for the Sui Dynasty. He eventually became one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion of the Tang Dynasty.

(End of chapter)