On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 528 The troops leave Longguan

Li Yuan did not live up to Cui Che's expectations. Relying on the connections his family had accumulated over the years in Kansai, he persuaded Cui Che to surrender the passes and cities on the old Longguan Road along the way.

Of course, the reason why it went so smoothly was not because Li Yuan had such great influence, but because of the situation.

Yang Guang moved the capital and abandoned Guanlong. All knowledgeable people knew that Cui Che would be able to unify the north sooner or later.

Now that the army and people of Longyou were being devastated by Tuyuhun, Cui Che raised volunteers to rescue them. Even if some people were wavering before, Cui Che's great righteousness finally forced them to make up their minds, let go of the road, and submit to the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

With Li Yuan leading the way and calling the door, Cui Che arrived at Longguan without any hindrance.

Longguan is located on the Longshan Mountain, hence its name. Legend has it that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited here when he came across a thunderstorm, so it was also called Dazhenguan.

Wang Mang of the Western Han Dynasty set up four generals, referring to Hangu Pass, Wuguan, Xiaoguan and Longguan.

"Going out of Longguan in the west is Tianshui County. After traveling for thousands of miles, you will eventually be separated. Now that Tuyuhun is raging in Tianshui, we can only rely on the king to save the people of Longyou."

Li Yuan occasionally felt cold on the road, so he could only send Cui Che to Longguan and could not follow him westward.

Cui Che didn't force it. He didn't want to find an opportunity to kill his father-in-law on the battlefield. Now that the road to the west has been opened, Li Yuan is alone without an army. It doesn't matter whether he stays or goes.

"Old Yue led the way for me, and persuaded me to surrender at passes and cities along the way. My son-in-law will bear in mind the hard work involved. Please rest assured, Old Yue. On the day of my return to the court, I will ask the emperor for merit for Young Yue!"

On the Long Mountain, Cui Che and Li Yuan held hands tightly and said goodbye.

However, Cui Che still stayed cautious. When he left Longguan, he left Huang Junhan, the runner-up of the army in front of the tent, as the guard general of Longguan, leading 2,500 cavalry to garrison the pass to protect his own safety.

The way back.

After everything was arranged, Cui Chexi left Longguan and headed for Qingshui County (now Qingshui County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province).

Qingshui County is affiliated to Tianshui County and is located at the southwest foothills of Longshan Mountain and in the Niutou River Basin, a tributary on the north bank of the Weihe River.

Now Tuyuhun is besieging Tianshui County and has no time to take care of Qingshui County. However, the people in Qingshui County have either hid in the mountains and forests or moved to the county seat, and they can't even take care of the seedlings in the fields.

Qingshui County Magistrate Zhang Lun was inspecting the west and south city walls to prevent Tuyuhun from attacking.

Suddenly, under the city wall, he saw the county captain riding his horse panting. He got off his horse and ran up the city tower. He didn't have time to catch his breath and said hurriedly:

"Your Majesty! It's not good! Yan Jun, Yan Jun is coming to kill!"

Since Cui Che was granted the title of King of Yan, most of his troops had banners with the word "Yan", so among the people of the Western Sui Dynasty, they were often called "Yan Army" as a distinction.

Zhang Lun was not afraid of rejoicing, his eyes were shining and he said:

"What you said is true! I really saw clearly that it was the Yan army who came, not the Tuyuhun people!"

The county lieutenant was startled by Zhang Lun's reaction, but he still answered truthfully:

"Looking at the armor standard, it should be the Yan Army."

Zhang Lun still had the time to inspect the city wall, so he quickly took the county captain to the north wall.

During this period, he was in a dilemma. Most of the county's soldiers were recruited to the county town. With the existing defenders, once Tuyuhun came to kill him, they would not be able to defend Qingshui County.

Zhang Lun did not want to be captured by Tuyuhun and become a slave, nor did he dare to abandon the city and escape and bear the infamy, and he would have to be held accountable by the court in the future.

It seemed that the only way before him was to die in the city.

For this reason, Zhang Lun did a lot of psychological construction for himself.

But who is willing to die if he can live well and with dignity?

Now the county captain told him that it was possible that the Eastern Sui army had arrived outside the city, so how could he not be excited?

Zhang Lun was unwilling to surrender to Tuyuhun and let them plunder the people and bully the women, but he did not feel any psychological pressure at all when he was asked to dedicate the city to Cui Che.

But before that, Zhang Lun wanted to ask a question clearly: Did Cui Che come here to save Long You, or was it really just as Tuyuhun preached, the two were in the same nest as the snake and the rat.

Li Xiaogong, who entered the city on Cui Che's orders to persuade him to surrender, heard about Zhang Lun's doubts and laughed loudly:

"Zhang Lingjun is overly worried. Tuyuhun used the name of King Yan to hurt our Han people. When King Yan heard about this, he was furious. Now he is leading an army to rescue the people of Longyou!"

Zhang Lun finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and asked again:

"May I ask what the current situation in Guanzhong is like?"

Li Xiaogong said without hesitation:

"The city of Daxing fell, and Yu Wen was awarded the title. It will be decided by spreading the message throughout Guanzhong, and it will all belong to King Yan. Otherwise, how can I persuade Zhang Lingjun here?"

Zhang Lun did not doubt that there was a lie. He thought that if Cui Che could send troops to Longyou, he must have captured Guanzhong.

In fact, Daxing is still being bombarded day and night by camps on three sides. Although it is crumbling, the city has never been broken.

From then on, Zhang Lun no longer had any doubts and ordered the city to be opened. He took the officials in the city and presented the city to Cui Che to ask for surrender.

It wasn't until Cui Che arrived in Qingshui County that Li Xiaogong found Zhang Lun and told him the truth, saying with shame:

"Li did not intend to deceive Zhang Lingjun. He was really worried that Lingjun would not surrender after hearing that the outcome of Guanzhong was not decided."

Zhang Lun didn't take it seriously, he smiled and said:

"The King of Yan was willing to take extraordinary risks and divide his troops to march westward just to save the people of Longyou.

"With such a mind, he should be the master of the world. Compared with Yang Guang, he is thousands of times more powerful!

"Zhang abandoned the dark and turned to the light today. It was all thanks to my good brother, so how could he feel dissatisfied because of it?"

Li Xiaogong was overjoyed and immediately invited Zhang Lun to have a drink with him. The two came to a wine shop and drank happily.

Zhang Lun finally relieved the pressure in his heart and got very drunk.

Li Xiaogong's drinking capacity is far less than that of the much younger Li Xiaogong.

Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong, who were recommended to Cui Che by Li Yuan, sent Li Shentong to the army as a partial general after Cui Che's observation along the way, while Li Xiaogong was kept by Cui Che's side.

This is not just because Li Xiaogong is young, only eighteen years old.

What's more, this person ranks second among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, second only to Changsun Wuji.

His ability is superior to that of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Li Jing and others. Although he has the bonus of his clan status, he is not an unworthy person.

Li Xiaogong was good at water warfare. In the original time and space, he trained the navy and served as the chief general. Li Jing was the deputy general. The two worked together to pacify Jiangnan in just one year.

After the battle of Guanlong, Cui Che's biggest goal was to send his troops south and unify the world.

Therefore, Li Xiaogong is indeed a rare water warfare talent under Cui Che.

At the same time, Li Xiaogong treats others with forgiveness and humility, and knows how to advance and retreat. These are also traits that Cui Che likes. Naturally, he wants to keep him by his side, cultivate feelings, and be able to trust him with important tasks in the future.

In fact, as Zhang Lun said before, Li Xiaogong was also moved by Cui Che's insistence on rescuing Longyou regardless of the danger and the success or failure of the Guanzhong battle. Otherwise, he would not have taken the initiative to ask for help and risked entering the city to persuade him to surrender.

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