On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 527 Meeting Li Yuan again

Before Cui Che left, he also made a lot of arrangements, such as planting more flags on the Jiuyi Highlands to confuse the Daxing defenders.

Some cavalry were even specially transferred from Weibei, their horse tails were tied to tree branches, and they were asked to raise dust behind the camp.

Gao Jong and Yu Wenshu mistakenly believed that the three elite cavalry of the Eastern Sui Dynasty were still distributed in the three camps, creating the illusion that Cui Che was still in charge of Longshouyuan.

Cui Che spent a lot of time, not because he was worried about Gao Jiong, but Yu Wenshu took the opportunity to send troops to attack the three camps.

On the contrary, Cui Che had full confidence in the more than 100,000 soldiers and infantry remaining around Daxing.

He believed that as long as Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu left the city, no matter which side they attacked, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Dou Jiande would be able to give the opponent a head-on blow.

Cui Che's move was mainly to prevent the news from leaking and to put the Tuyuhun people on guard.

He even deliberately took a detour from Weibei instead of marching directly from Weinan.

Weibei is within its own control and can effectively avoid leaks.

Weinan was under the control of the Western Sui Dynasty, with 30,000 elite cavalry and 150,000 military horses. It would be a fantasy to travel more than 700 miles quietly.

Cui Che's painstaking efforts were not in vain. Gao Qiao and Yu Wenshu were indeed kept in the dark and mistakenly believed that Cui Che would wait until he captured Daxing and pacified Guanzhong before sending troops to Longyou to fight Tuyuhun.

On June 17, the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608), Cui Che led his army to Yong County in Qizhou secretly, but did not enter the city. In order to avoid leaking the news, he met with his father-in-law, Li Yuan, the governor of Qizhou, outside the city.

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Li Yuan is the cousin of Cui Che's wife Yang Lihua, and the two are also friends. Cui Che once went to Tang Guofu as a guest at Li Yuan's invitation.

Cui Che remembered that the last time he had a banquet with Li Yuan at the Duke of Tang's Mansion, there seemed to be no Li Xiuning.

It's just that we haven't seen each other for many years, and things have changed.

The former cousin-in-law is now a son-in-law.

As a junior, Cui Che was the first to salute:

"My son-in-law pays homage to Mr. Yue."

Li Yuan also had mixed emotions, but on the surface he had to pretend to be flattered and quickly helped Cui Che up:

"Your Majesty, don't try to upset me, please get up quickly, please get up quickly."

Seeing that their father-in-law and son-in-law were harmonious, Li Xiuning on the side also smiled and greeted his father.

Li Yuan did not mention why his wife Dou did not go out of the city to meet with her daughter and son-in-law.

Cui Che and Li Xiuning also knew what was going on and didn't ask any questions.

Besides guarding against someone named Cui, what other reason could there be.

Cui Che had never been to Longyou, but Li Yuanjiu was in Qizhou. Qizhou was located at the transportation hub between Longyou and Guanzhong, so he was naturally familiar with the local passages.

This time Cui Che called Li Yuan out of the city to meet him, not just to reminisce about old times, but also to listen to his father-in-law's opinions and formulate a marching route.

Yongxian County was renamed Fengxiang during the Tang Dynasty, and it was under the jurisdiction of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province in later generations. It is on the same coast of the Weishui River as Tianshui, and Tianshui is in its upper reaches.

Where there are mountains, there are passes, and where there are passes, there are roads.

There are generally two main transportation lines connecting Guanzhong and Longyou.

The first is to go north along Liupan Mountain and westward through the Jingshui River Valley to cross the Longyou North Road of Longshan.

The second is the Longyou South Road that runs along the Wei River and crosses Longshan Mountain.

Since the Longyou North Road is equivalent to a big circle, it is naturally not among Cui Che's considerations.

There are five roads for Cui Che to choose from on Longyou South Road, namely Longshan North Road, Longguan Old Road, Longguan New Road, Xianyi Pass Road and Chencang Narrow Road with the shortest straight line distance.

"Three Kingdoms·Book of Wei·Zhu Xiahou Cao Biography" records that the famous Cao Wei general Zhang He led five thousand infantry and cavalry as the vanguard, with Xiahou Yuan, the grain superintendent behind him, marching westward through the narrow road of Chencang, and fought with Ma Chao at the Weishui River.

The Chencang Narrow Road basically runs westward along the Weihe River Valley. The Weihe River Valley is winding and narrow, with fast currents and cliffs on both sides. The road is dangerous and difficult, sometimes open and sometimes interrupted.

Therefore, this seemingly shortest but actually most difficult path was abandoned by Cui Che.

With 30,000 elite cavalry and 150,000 army horses under his command, it is impossible for him to cross the narrow road of Chencang.

After discussing with Li Yuan, Cui Che finally decided to take the old Longguan Road.

The Old Longguan Road ran northwest from Yongxian County to Qianyuan County (now Longxian County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province), then went west from Qianyuan County, passed Guguan Pass, Anrong Pass, Dazhen Pass and other passes, and then crossed Longshan to reach

Longyou.

Qianyuan County used to belong to Longzhou and was governed by Longzhou Prefecture.

In the third year of Daye, that is, last year, Yang Guang abolished the prefecture and established a county. Longzhou was abolished, and Qiyuan County was merged into Fufeng County.

After Li Yuan surrendered the county, Cui Che regarded Fufeng County as Qizhou, and Qiyuan County naturally belonged to Qizhou.

Now that he had decided to take the Old Longguan Road, Cui Che did not hide it. He sincerely requested Li Yuan:

"Yue Weng must have guessed the purpose of my son-in-law's coming. Tuyuhun used Cui's name to raise an unjust army and commit mass murder in Longyou.

"Cui, as a descendant of the Han family, could not bear the bullying of his own people by foreigners, and in order to prove his innocence, he sent troops to rescue the army and people of Longyou.

"Yue Weng has lived in Guanxi for a long time and has gathered many connections. If he wants to save Longyou, he must come forward and persuade me to surrender at the pass along the way. I hope Yue Weng will spare no effort and can go with my son-in-law. Cui will be very lucky, and the army and people of Longyou will be very lucky.

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The so-called obeying orders from others and having no control over one's own actions. Li Yuan now surrenders to Cui Che. Even though he is his nominal elder, he cannot refuse Cui Che's request. He can only bite the bullet and reluctantly agree.

Cui Che was overjoyed when he heard this:

"If you can get Yue Weng's help, Longyou can get it at your fingertips!"

In fact, what Cui Che said was not an exaggeration.

The passes such as Guguan, Anrong Pass, and Dazhen Pass along the old Longguan Road may have been under the jurisdiction of Li Yuan, but now they have changed their flags with him.

Perhaps the guard had an old relationship with Li Yuan. His grandfather Li Hu was the right-hand man of He Bayue, the founder of the Guanlong Group. His connections in Kansai were deep and difficult to estimate.

On the same day, Li Yuan and Cui Che went north. He left temporarily, and all the government affairs of Qizhou were handed over to Pei Ji, the eunuch of Renshou Palace.

Li Yuan's wife, Dou, continued to stay in Yong County to raise their children.

Li Yuan did not follow Cui Che to Longyou alone. He was also accompanied by Li Yuan's cousin Li Shentong, Li Yuan's nephew Li Xiaogong and others.

Previously, Li Yuan started an uprising in Yong County to submit to Cui Che. Yu Wenshu and others raided Li Yuan's clan members in Daxing. Li Shentong and others fled to Yong County to seek asylum from Li Yuan.

After Cui Che arrived in Yongxian County, Li Yuan introduced these people of the same clan to Cui Che, and even said with a smile that he would not avoid relatives when promoting talents.

Cui Che had also heard about these famous generals from the early Tang clan in the original time and space for a long time, so he took them all under his command.

It's just that there are no specific official positions for the time being, but they will stay with you for the time being, and then arrange suitable positions for these people after having a general understanding of their talents and aspirations.

Li Daozong was nine years old at the time and was not old enough to join the army. He had already corrected

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