On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 547 Resolving the knot in the heart

While Cui Che was thinking deeply, Mrs. Gao did not obey his instructions and rested in the handsome tent. She walked over slowly and said softly:

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside. Don't get cold."

After saying that, he put the clothes hanging on his arms on Cui Che's body.

Cui Che took Gao's hand and held it tightly.

Gao said doubtfully:

"I have never seen the king look like this. Does the king have something on his mind?"

She still didn't know about Cui Che's plan to flood Yang Pingguan.

Cui Che was silent for a moment after hearing this, but chose to talk to Mr. Gao:

"Yu Wenshu learned the lesson of Daxing and ordered people to demolish the residences in Guancheng and pile up mountains of earth in the city to cope with the stone bombardment.

"And the garrison in the pass is sufficient, with the Hanchuan River at our back, and there is no shortage of food.

"Yu Wenshu will definitely defend to the death. If he raises his troops to attack Yangping Pass, his officers and men will surely die and be injured countless times.

"With the water attack method, the people of Hanchuan will be hit by floods, and corpses will litter the fields.

"I have always advocated loving the people, but when things came to pass, I still couldn't bear to bury the bones of these soldiers who had been with me for many years at Yangping Pass."

Mrs. Gao finally understood Cui Che's hesitation, and she explained:

"Your Majesty, I am aware of your generosity, but soldiers always use all possible means to fight.

"Since ancient times, water attacks have harmed the people. However, cases of water attacks are common, so why should the king be worried about this?

"Long-term pain is nothing compared to short-term pain. If your Majesty can end the war as soon as possible and restore people's livelihood, this will truly benefit all people in the world.

"As for the people of Hanchuan, your Majesty can help the victims after the war and help them rebuild their homes. I think they will no longer resent your Majesty for flooding Yangping."

Cui Che was greatly relieved. He hugged Mrs. Gao tightly in his arms and said:

"My beloved concubine is so smart, no wonder she was able to educate Wuji and Guanyin."

Hearing this, Mrs. Gao couldn't help laughing and said:

"Wuji is naturally talented, but Guanyin, how did the king see her intelligence?"

Cui Che didn't answer, only the mountain wind howled.

"Go back and rest. It will be troublesome if you catch the cold."

With that said, Cui Che led Mrs. Gao back to the commander's tent. The lights remained on all night, and the two shadows sticking closely together swayed in the candlelight.

While Cui Che was building dams and digging ditches on the upper reaches of the Han River, preparing to flood Yangping Pass, Li Yuan, the marching commander of Longyou Road, was also marching in triumph.

Since the ownership of Guanzhong was a foregone conclusion, after Li Yuan's troops left Longyou, various counties attached themselves one after another. Even the prefect of Wuwei who was across Zhangye County also presented a letter of surrender to Li Yuan.

Only Yin Shishi, the governor of Zhangye, was determined to hold on to the city and be loyal to Yang Guang.

After Qiu He's messenger, Yin Shishi killed Li Yuan's messenger, which made King Yan's father-in-law furious.

After successively collecting the five counties of Longxi, Jincheng, Wuhan, Chuihe, and Xiping, Li Yuan commanded the soldiers of Qin and Qi states, as well as the soldiers of the newly attached five counties to go north.

He also sent a letter to the prefect of Wuwei, ordering him to lead his army south and besiege Zhangye together with him.

After passing through the Hexi Corridor, the army arrived at Zhangye City after hard work. Li Yuan invited Yin Shishi to meet him outside the city in an attempt to persuade him face to face.

However, Master Yinshi cursed loudly on the city wall, which made Li Yuan furious and immediately ordered a strong attack on Zhangye.

However, Master Yinshi had already been prepared. He had been reinforcing Zhangye's defenses before Cui Che entered the pass.

And because Master Yin Shishi was good at appeasing the masses and could win the support of the soldiers, there was no incident of subordinates from the counties in northern Shaanxi asking the prefect to borrow their heads.

Li Yuan attacked the city for several days, but was still unable to capture it, and his men suffered heavy casualties.

In the Eastern Sui camp, the morale of the soldiers was low.

This is also related to the fact that most of Li Yuan's troops were soldiers from Longyou prefectures who had just defected to the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

Their morale was not high to begin with, and now that they were frustrated under Zhangye City, many of them had begun to think about retreating.

However, Li Yuan was unmoved. This was the first time that he led an army independently under Cui Che. Although he had taken over the military power of the five counties and the north of Zhangye, these places were all caused by the rebellion of the prefects. In fact, they could not be counted as

own merit.

If he just retreated, wouldn't he be laughed at by everyone?

After all, ever since Cui Che raised his army, there has been no precedent of attacking an outnumbered enemy with a large number but failing to defeat the enemy.

Li Yuan encouraged the governors of various counties:

"The king made me the commander-in-chief of the march, took over Longyou, and personally led the army to fight for Hanchuan.

"Do you think that the king will turn a blind eye to the situation in Longyou?

"Now that we are outnumbered, how can we retreat so easily?

"Most of you are newly attached, and Zhangye City is where we stand under the king's command.

"If we lose this battle, there will be no place for us in the future court!"

As soon as Li Yuan said these words, everyone immediately gave up their intention to retreat.

The casualties of the soldiers have nothing to do with the governors like them, but if they lose this battle, it will endanger their future.

Everyone agreed:

"What Mr. Tang said is reasonable. We, the new vassals, have not made any achievements. It is time to offer Zhang Ye to the King of Yan!"

"Zhangye is a small city with a small army and few generals. Now it is alone outside and it is difficult to get reinforcements. How can it be defended for a long time?"

Li Yuan saw that the governors of various counties had regained their composure and said loudly:

"As the saying goes, it will be strong at one go, but it will fade again, and it will be exhausted after three times. Send my military order! Tonight the army will slaughter the livestock to reward the three armies. Tomorrow morning, I will personally go to the front line to supervise the battle, vowing to capture Zhangye!"

Everyone agreed.

At the time when the Eastern Sui Dynasty was killing cattle and sheep in the camp, they were feasting.

Yin Shishi stood on the north tower. Li Yuan's camp was not visible from here. The Eastern Sui camp was located in the south of the city.

Behind Yinshishi, inside the city gate, five hundred knights are waiting for the coming of the second half of the night.

Yin Shishi, who came from the general sect, also knew that although he currently had the upper hand, as time passed, let alone food and grass, even if he could appease the crowd, it would be difficult to inspire the morale of the defenders.

After all, there are no external reinforcements and no hope, so not everyone can persevere.

Fortunately, Xi Zuo, who was lurking in the enemy camp, sent back the news that Li Yuan was slaughtering livestock in the camp tonight to reward the soldiers.

This move also made Master Yinshi understand that Li Yuan did not intend to retreat, but wanted to boost morale and continue to besiege Zhangye.

Since he couldn't wait for Li Yuan to retreat on his own initiative, he could only drive him away.

Just as Master Yinshi was lost in thought, Zhangye County Sima, who was dressed in military uniform behind him, reminded:

"Prefect, the time is coming."

Tonight, he will lead the army out of the city to rob the camp.

Master Yin Shi came back to his senses and warned again without getting tired of it:

"After leaving the city, don't ask for casualties, just wait for the opportunity to burn the food and grass. Don't forget to fight."

Master Yinshi had already found out where Li Yuan's grain and grass were stored.

It is true that the sources of Li Yuan's subordinates are too mixed. In addition to the Qizhou Prefecture soldiers he brought, they are the coalition forces from Longyou counties. Among these troops, there are several generals who are in Cao's camp and are in the Han Dynasty. It is not difficult to understand.

things.

Zhangye Sima obeyed the order and led five hundred cavalrymen with their titles and horses wrapped in hooves, and went around from the north city gate to Li Yuan's camp.

There are only two chapters today, I was delayed by something during the day, sorry.

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