On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 552 Flooded Yangping

Cui Che led the main force. Naturally, such a big movement on Dingjun Mountain could not be concealed by the defenders in Yangping Pass. Everyone cheered, thinking that the Yan army was going to withdraw from the siege one after another.

The Yan army's previous operations outside the pass included building dams to store water and digging ditches. Their purpose was as obvious as the flea on a monk's head.

Even though Yu Wenshu was actively organizing the military and civilians in Guancheng to prepare for the flood discharge work in advance, no one knew how useful this would be.

Now that Cui Che is willing to leave, it is naturally because he is happy.

While everyone was celebrating, the dim night could not hide the melancholy in Yuwenshu's eyes.

Yu Wenshu didn't know the reason why Cui Che left. After all, the news of Li Yuan's death could not reach his ears so quickly.

But Yu Wenshu thought he had found the reason why Cui Che left: the flood was coming.

There is no doubt that Cui Che has always been a hypocritical person in Yu Wenshu's eyes.

How could he stay and watch helplessly as the floods he had accumulated swallowed up Yangping Pass and even Hanchuan County.

'Oh, do you really think that if you leave, your subordinates will take the blame for you?'

Yu Wenshu looked at Dingjun Mountain in the distance and thought to himself.

However, Yu Wenshu did not mention his opinions to everyone. Instead, he followed their wishes and said:

"Since Cui Ni has withdrawn his troops, there is no need for me to stay in Yangping Pass."

Yuwenshu handed over the defense of Yangping Pass to a general.

Before the river ditch project outside the city was nearing completion, Yuwenshu had already planned to withdraw to the south. He did not want to stay in Yangping Pass to feed the fish.

Early in the morning the day after Cui Che left, Yu Wenshu also led the main force to exit Yangping Pass.

Yesterday, Cui Che's class teacher gave Yu Wenshu an excuse to leave.

However, the Yangping Pass guard suddenly discovered that the Yan army had not all withdrawn. The dam was still heavily guarded, and the civilians digging ditches outside the city were still doing the final work.

The guard ordered his men to work harder and reported the situation to Yu Wenshu.

But how could Yuwenshu go back? He lied that Cui Che was eager to teach the army, and there must be chaos in the rear. The other party had no time to take care of Hanchuan County now, so he just let his generals guard the border with peace of mind.

Yangping Pass is undoubtedly a powerful pass, and Yu Wenshu believes that if Cui Che does not take a water attack, the defenders he leaves behind will be enough to defend the pass for a period of time.

And if it really caused a flood to attack the city, tens of thousands of the main troops remaining in the pass would not have much effect.

Hanchuan County can be lost, and it has already been lost to Hebei, Hedong, Henan, Huaibei, Guanzhong, and Longyou. In front of these areas, let alone Hanchuan County, even the three Hanzhong counties put together will seem insignificant.

But Hanchuan County cannot be left to chance. When Cui Che faced Yangping Pass, he had no choice but to accumulate floods and attack the city for his own selfish desires, causing disaster to the people of Hanchuan.

The southern court could use public opinion to expose his hypocrisy. Even if Hanchuan County was lost, it would still be valuable.

Qin Qiong, who was left by Cui Che to lead the troops in Dingjun Mountain, didn't have so many ideas and just followed orders.

However, Yu Wenshu still didn't understand Cui Che. If he hadn't been worried about chaos in Guanzhong, he would not have chosen to leave.

Since ancient times, there have been many cases of water attacks in military history, and which general has been infamous for this.

Later generations scolded Cao Cao for massacring Xuzhou, but no one scolded him for flooding Xia Pi.

On September 27, the third year of Zhenyuan (AD 608), as the artificial ditch and the main stream of the Han River were opened, the original river channel was also blocked.

The guard general of Yangping Pass watched the Han River change its course, spreading outside Yangping Pass and infiltrating the city wall. He also knew what he was about to face, and the defenders inside the pass were all frightened.

It's just that the guard general is Yu Wenshu's confidant. Even at this moment, he did not order the door to be opened and surrendered.

Some people don't care about the life or death of their family members, such as Yu Juluo. For him, the only choice is to return to the south. In the future, he will be falsely accused of treason by Yang Guang and his whole family will die.

Either he died in the battle in the north and his family could be raised by the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River.

But Yu Julu didn't want to die like this, so he chose to offer the city like Cui Che.

The guard general of Yangping Gate thought that his talents were not outstanding, otherwise Yu Wenshu would not have kept him here.

But his current status is inseparable from Yu Wenshu's support.

Now that his family members have all gone to the south, the general at Yangping Gate firmly believes that Yu Wenshu will take good care of his parents, wife and children.

Seeing that the warning was ineffective, Qin Qiong saw that the Yangping Pass guard still refused to surrender. As winter approached, Qin Qiong, who had no patience, finally issued an order to destroy the dam.

That night, after the dike built between the two mountains was destroyed, white lines surged down the new river channel under the moonlight.

The defenders at Yang Ping Pass also saw the white line, but in their eyes, it was just huge waves.

"Water! Water is coming!"

"Those damn Yan people actually dare to divert water to flood the city!"

Many people were jumping up and down and cursing, but it was all to no avail. They could not stop the huge waves from crashing on the city wall.

The river water seeped into the city through the city gate holes and gaps in the city wall, and the water level in the city skyrocketed.

As white waves hit the city wall one after another, the northern city wall finally couldn't hold on, and more and more collapsed. The river poured into the city along the gap, submerging many houses in the low-lying areas of Guancheng.

Fortunately, Yu Wenshu had already foreseen this. In addition to organizing the digging of flood discharge trenches, he also moved the people and defenders to high ground in the city.

However, the Yan army's goal was obviously achieved. The northern city wall had collapsed, and the once insurmountable high wall was now in ruins.

The entire Yangpingguan City seemed to be immersed in the ocean, with river water constantly pouring in from the north and flowing out from the south, causing harm to the entire Hanchuan River.

The crying didn't stop all night long.

The next day, the morning light first appeared, and the turbulent Han River had calmed down.

It is not a flood season now. The large amount of water last night was the result of the Yan army storing water for a long time.

Qin Qiong looked at Yangping Pass from a high place and said with regret:

"This Guancheng must be destroyed. We can only hope that the king will rebuild it in the future."

As Qin Qiong's deputy general, Cheng Yaojin didn't take it seriously:

"If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed. Yangping Pass defends the direction of Guanlong. Now that the king is about to unify the north, this pass will not be of much use if it is left."

Obviously, Cheng Yaojin regarded Hanchuan County as his treasure.

Qin Qiong shook his head, he knew that this Guancheng would still be rebuilt in the future.

At the foot of Dingjun Mountain, the Yan army and civilians were once again busy.

They needed to redirect the Han River back to the correct river course, otherwise they would not be able to attack the city even if Yangping Pass was destroyed.

After all, they didn't bring any ships.

The old channel of the Han River has been reopened and the newly opened channel has been blocked. If this is the flood season in summer, a lot of effort will be wasted.

At this time, Yangping Pass had turned into a land of marshes.

I went out to attend a wedding the day before yesterday, and it was sunny today. I know many people still go to work as normal even if they are sunny, but the situation is really different from person to person, and I feel extremely uncomfortable now.

I should have another chapter around twelve o'clock. I stayed up all night writing it. I really can't write it tonight.

(End of chapter)