On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 519 Crossing the Weishui River South

After seeing off the two siblings, Cui Che naturally stayed in Gao's room that night.

Unlike the petite Li Xiuning, Gao's body was like a ripe peach, which finally allowed Cui Che to let go of his hands and feet and linger with her all night long.

The next day, as dawn dawned, the military camp outside the city was already lighting fires for cooking.

Maid Guanyin also got up early, but she did not forget her agreement with Cui Che.

The two had agreed that as long as Cui Che rested in Gao's room the night before, Guanyin would have to wash him up the next day.

After washing her hair, Guanyin Maid used her little hands to press the acupuncture points on Cui Che's head. This was something she specifically asked the doctor for advice when she was sick.

"Grandpa, is this strength still comfortable?"

Guanyin Maid asked cautiously, lest she use the wrong force and make Cui Che feel uncomfortable.

Cui Che was immersed in it, and when he heard Maid Guanyin asking questions, he smiled and said:

"The strength is just right, but you don't have to go to such trouble in the future. I am very pleased as a father that you have such filial piety.

"But it is better to leave these things to the maidservant, so as not to roughen your hands before you get married."

Guanyin’s maid refused to comply. She retorted:

"It's just for washing my father occasionally, so how can it get rough easily?

"Furthermore, my mother also learned how the princess and aunts used milk to bathe, nourishing her daughter's skin and bathing her daughter in milk.

"Even my mother praised my daughter's smooth hands. If I don't believe it, I can just hold my daughter's hand."

Cui Che had led Guanyin in the past, more than once.

But in this case, how could he touch it? He said helplessly:

"That's all, as long as you don't mind the trouble."

However, Avalokitesvara is enjoying it, so why would she find it troublesome?

With Guanyin Maid's careful grooming, Cui Che's fatigue was gone, his scalp felt cool, and his whole body felt refreshed.

Temporarily leaving Gao's mother and daughter in Gaoling County, Cui Che rushed to the military camp outside the city with a group of followers, including Changsun Wuji, Xue Shou and others.

At this time, the soldiers were also ready to cross the river. Cui Che did not need to mobilize before the battle. With an order, all the Nandu troops followed him to the crossing point.

The water level of the Weihe River varies greatly from season to season, and spring and winter are dry seasons. In the late Northern Wei Dynasty, Heba Yue put down the Guanlong rebellion and fought with Yuchi Bodhisattva on both sides of the Wei River. He led 800 cavalry to wade in shallow water to lure the enemy, and defeated Yuchi Bodhisattva.

Twenty thousand horsemen.

But Cui Che is now in the flood season of summer and autumn, and if the army wants to cross the river, it must pass through the pontoon bridge.

Since Cui Che has been waiting in Gaoling, he has naturally built three pontoon bridges on the Wei River. This is much easier than erecting pontoon bridges on the Yellow River and Yangtze River.

At the same time, Yang Jian, the governor of Guanxi, had already fled Daxing City and retreated to Hanzhong. On the surface, he wanted to mobilize troops in Hanzhong to assist Daxing.

But everyone with a discerning eye knows that once Yang Jian leaves, unless Cui Che encounters a wall at the foot of Daxing City and retreats in anger, he will never come back again.

This time, Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu still did not deploy defenses along the river to prevent Cui Che from crossing the river.

The Wei River is not the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Even in the flood season, the water volume cannot be compared with those two large rivers. The defenses along the river cannot stop Cui Che at all. This move can only hurt the morale of the defenders.

After all, there is a huge difference in the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides.

Of course, trusting the city defense of Daxing City was also one of the reasons why the two decided to stick to it.

Daxing City was designed by the outstanding contemporary architect Yu Wenkai. It is located on the southern slope of Longshouyuan. The six high slopes on the southern slope are used as the six lines. With this as the core, the largest city in the world today was built.

During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the permanent population of Daxing City reached 600,000. However, as Yang Guang moved south, there are only about 250,000 people left in the city, including 50,000 defenders.

Although Yang Guang moved south, he took away a large number of people, but accordingly, Daxing City weakened its political attributes, but also enhanced its military attributes.

Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu never planned to leave the city to fight in the first place.

Before Yang Guang left, he had ordered that Daxing should be repaired at the expense of a lot of manpower, and he was determined to turn Daxing into Cui Che's Happy City.

Just like the jade jade to Gao Huan.

On May 23rd of the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608), Cui Che left 50,000 cavalry on the north bank of the Wei River, all with one man and one horse, to guard the cities.

The remaining 120,000 infantry, as well as the troops in front of the tent, the Khitan Zhi with silver saddles, and the 30,000 cavalrymen led by Bo, a total of 150,000 troops gradually passed through the pontoon bridge and arrived at the south bank of the Weihe River.

It was getting late at this time, and Cui Che was camping on his back by the river. He called Qin Qiong and said:

"Chang'an is dilapidated. Since Emperor Gaozu moved the capital, it is now even more dilapidated. According to detailed reports, Chang'an has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is not difficult to obtain it.

"With your 30,000 infantry, can you attack Chang'an for me tonight?"

The Chang'an that Cui Che mentioned was the old city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, and Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was today's Daxing City.

Chang'an City is located on the northern slope of Longshouyuan, facing Cui Che's army.

Qin Qiong said without hesitation:

"There is no need for an army of 30,000 in a mere old city. Your Majesty has promised me 10,000 soldiers. Tomorrow morning, I will enable your chariot to enter Chang'an."

Qin Qiong knew Cui Che well. With his temperament, he would never enter the city at night, otherwise he would have to make a big promise so that Cui Che could stay overnight in Chang'an.

Cui Che said seriously:

"A lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. Shu Bao must not take it lightly. If I say thirty thousand, then it is thirty thousand. No one will compete with Shu Bao for credit!"

Qin Qiong responded loudly:

"promise!"

Cui Che then softened his expression, patted Qin Qiong on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"Whether Gu can return to Chang'an depends on Shu Bao."

Qin Qiong suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, so he hurriedly left and went to gather his soldiers.

Cui Che naturally gave him infantry. Attacking a city is what infantry should do. Cui Che also knew that Yu Wenshu and others would not fight with him in the wild, so he chose to use cavalry to stay in Weibei and only led

Here come three elite cavalry troops heading south.

It is even more impossible for him to let the Khitan troops with silver saddles and Bo lead the cavalry to dismount and act as infantry in front of the tent to attack the city.

Qin Qiong ordered 30,000 infantrymen and marched towards the northern slope of Longshouyuan in the night.

The Chang'an garrison had long known the news of Cui Che's southern crossing. They kept their spirits up and did not dare to slack off in the slightest. They discovered the enemy troops rushing towards Chang'an in time.

However, since manpower and material resources were all used to repair the defenses of Daxing City, and no extra troops could be allocated to guard Chang'an, Chang'an City could be abandoned in the eyes of Yu Wenshu and others.

Naturally, heavy troops will not be mobilized to guard Chang'an to dilute the number of Daxing defenders.

Chang'an City did not have many defenders. Even if the Eastern Sui night attack was discovered in advance, it was still difficult to stop it.

Thirty thousand Eastern Sui soldiers carried ladders and attacked the city in the dark.

Qin Qiong took the lead and was unstoppable. He cut three steel knives to pieces and finally gained a firm foothold on the city wall.

Soldiers from the Eastern Sui Dynasty continued to pour onto the city walls, and the old city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty ushered in a new owner.

(End of chapter)