Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 366 Why so
Xing is the place where the mountains are interrupted. There are eight Xings in Taihang, which are the eight passages from Shanxi to Henan and Hebei.

Jingxing has been an important place for military strategists since ancient times, and it is the first main road connecting Taiyuan County to Hengshan County, Hebei Province. Hengshan County is the area around Shijiazhuang.

Qiao Zhongkui chose to go out from here, which was also arranged by Yujuluo. Right now, Yujuluo is staying in Zanhuang County, and there is no problem for the time being, so he arranged for Qiao Zhongkui and Shi Huaiyi to quickly enter Zhao County from the south to the north. The thieves formed a situation of encirclement.

Among them, Shi Huaiyi allocated 2000 people to march straight to Xindu County, trying to cut off Gao Yingnian's retreat.

The three bands of rebels are headed by Gao Yingnian. If they can quickly eat up each other, the remaining two bands of rebels will be in chaos.

In Mayi County, 37-year-old Gao Yingnian is discussing the military situation with his staff.

The reason why they waited in Mayi and did not go west to attack Yujuluo was because they had no siege equipment and were worried that the losses would be too great, and secondly Yujuluo did not flee again, indicating that they were probably waiting for reinforcements.

"It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. If the government troops on the canal are drawn out to suppress us from east to west, then we will be attacked from the front and back, and the situation will be very bad for me."

The person who said this was Wang Shan, whose real name was Cui Xiumin. He pointed to the map on the ground and said, "We have lost our chance. Yu Juluo is too cunning to avoid the war. Now we have been in Gaoyi for seven days. If we don't retreat, There is a danger of being besieged."

Gao Yingnian sighed: "It's a pity to withdraw at this time, I almost chased him back then."

Cui Xiumin said: "The letter said that Yujuluo has mobilized the people in the city and started to build the city. Our army has no equipment. If we lose too much during the siege, there is a risk of being counterattacked. Although the general has ordered Hu Lvshan Ye Ye attacked the canal garrison to attract the Sui army and buy us time, but now the time has passed, our army should immediately withdraw from Zhaojun and retreat to Xindu."

Another man named Guo Huai said: "There is only one person who is afraid of Hebei. If you can kill this person, Zhao Jun will have it at your fingertips."

"The reinforcements are almost here," Fan Tong said:
"On the way I came from the capital, I heard that Shi Wansui's eldest son, Shi Huaiyi, had gone to the Shangdang. The king of Qin probably made this arrangement for Hebei. I also inquired about it when I was in the capital. Although the name of this son is not obvious, he is actually a Shangcai, and Qiao Zhongkui, had to fight against Gao Kai after seven days of extermination. Both of them are subordinates of the King of Qin, and the deployment of Shanxi was also arranged by the King of Qin. If we take down Zhaojun, it will directly threaten Shanxi. With the current situation, it is inappropriate to provoke the King of Qin."

This Fan Tong was one of Gao Yue's attendants. He was born in the fourth house of the northern ancestor of the Lu family in Fanyang. His father died at the hands of Yang Su, and his grandfather was the governor of Juzhou in the old Qi Dynasty, who died at the hands of Yu Wenyong.

"Yang Ming raised his ears. Ping Han has Yang Su, and Mietu Guhun has Gao Jiong. The merits of these two people are also good. Now that they are not here, how terrible can he be?" Guo Huai laughed.

"You can't say that," Gao Yingnian said in a deep voice, "There are no worthless soldiers under a great name. Yang Ming's prestige in the army is extremely high, so we know it's not in vain. Now that Yu Juluo is taking the initiative to avoid the battle, I'm afraid it's just to keep us in check. Reinforcements have arrived, and we will fight again."

After Gao Yingnian pondered for a while, he said: "It is already a risk for our army to go deep into Zhao County alone. Now we can't fight quickly, so we need to retreat quickly. Xindu is a strong city. It is better to retreat temporarily and speed up the recruitment of the people in the canal. Only when you are big can you plan for the future."

"Is there no news from King Pingyang?" Fan Tong asked.

Gao Yingnian smiled and said: "Don't count on those people. The condition for Gao Yuan to send troops is that the Zhuojun garrison goes south. If Yuan Hongsi stays put, Goguryeo will not send troops, but their supplies will be sent through Bohai and Hejian. , so right now we must win these two places as soon as possible, and Yu Juluo will leave him alone for the time being."

After finishing speaking, Gao Yingnian got up and said: "Send me the general's order, the army will immediately return to the north and write back to the capital."

In Hejian County, Yang Wanshi ran to the top of the canal, and after discussing with Hussar General Wei Fengnian, he temporarily allocated 2000 people to go straight to Hejian County. As a result, they ran into bandits in Changlu County. No one was prepared, and they started fighting .

This battle was quite tragic, because the place where the two armies collided was in a mountain canyon. Due to the terrain, whoever retreated first would be unlucky.

Yang Wanshi learned what his father Yang Su did, and personally supervised the army in the rear, and beheaded anyone who retreated.

He Ruomi killed in the front, and he killed in the back.

Suppressing thieves is not good, killing one's own people is a good hand, but it is like this, but with inferior forces, they directly defeated He Ruomi's troops.

He Ruomi's subordinates were originally composed of a group of disorderly people. When they encountered regular troops, once they were defeated, the river would burst its embankment and it would be out of control.

At first he thought that the defeat was already settled, and his life was probably to be explained here, but in the end, He Ruomi found that the Sui army's rear was in chaos, and countless people fled from the direction of the canal.

So he lifted his spirits, took advantage of the chaos and led [-] cavalry, and retreated to Hejian County.

This time, Yang Wanshi took the risk of transferring troops from the canal. First of all, he did not have the right to do so, because the current soldiers on the canal were under the control of King Qi and Yan Pi, and he did not have the right to transfer troops.

The last time there was a civil unrest in Hejian County, Yuan Hongsi sent troops very reluctantly, with an expression of displeasure.

So Yan Pi made a move for Yang Wanshi. If there is any more civil unrest, he will be transferred from the canal, but not too much. You can only transfer the guards of your Hejian Mansion, that is, Wei Fengnian's department.

Because everyone knows that Yang Wanshi has a strong background, and when he is questioned in the future, someone from the court will speak for him, and as long as he can successfully suppress the rebellion, then no one will pay too much attention to the crime of privately transferring troops.

Seeing that He Ruomi was about to be taken down by him, the canal was in turmoil again, so Yang Wanshi led the army to suppress it, and blood flowed like a river.

The fugitive civilian husband, the toughest guy in his hand, is the shovel and pickaxe, and he has no leader. How can he beat the regular army? After a few contacts, although he still escaped a lot, the riots were temporarily suppressed .

Yang Wanshi ordered the corpses to be counted and buried on the spot.

In this battle, about [-] civilians died under the sword of the Sui army.

Yang Wanshi was ashen-faced, sitting on a rock, looking at the direction He Ruomi was escaping from, and sighed bitterly:
"What is this called? What is this called?"

Standing aside, Wei Fengnian said in a deep voice, "What should I do next? My people have already dared not transfer them away, but they can't take them back to Hejian County, they can't kill He Ruomi, and the eunuch still can't explain to the court."

Yang Wanshi smiled bitterly and said, "I'm not to blame, but in the future my crime will definitely be serious. If Zhuo County doesn't send troops, and the canal can't be adjusted, I'm going to hit my head on the city gate in Hejian?"

"In the current situation, the eunuch has no choice but to go south to Bohai and ask Gao Sheng to see if Bohai can recruit some troops," Wei Fengnian said.

Yang Wanshi shook his head: "No, let's not say that there are no soldiers in Bohai. The soldiers in Bohai must cross the canal. Once the civilians see it, they will definitely guess that something happened to the west. I'm afraid they will go west again and boost the thieves' momentum." Well, that He Ruomi is the best at deceiving people, fearing that the people will be used by thieves."

Wei Fengnian said: "Then what can the eunuch do?"

"I'll just stay in Changlu County. Anyway, He Ruomi won't dare to come here anytime soon." Yang Wanshi stood up and said, "Do more and make more mistakes, and do less and make fewer mistakes. You can't count on me to suppress the rebellion, and I didn't pick the troubles." got up."

He Ruomi's mission was to lure Zhuo County's army to go south, but unfortunately the other party didn't take the bait.

And Hulu Shanye was a cover for Gao Yingnian in order to attract the main force of the Sui army and provide Gao Yingnian with the opportunity to destroy Yujuluo.

Now that the plan failed, Gao Yingnian had no choice but to retreat. As soon as he retreated, Yu Juluo immediately followed up and sent troops to inform Qiao Zhongkui and Shi Huaiyi to change their strategy.

And Gao Yingnian had also detected the danger, so he directly gave up Xindu County, joined forces with Hulu Shanye, and went straight to Bohai County.

The support that Goguryeo gave him came from the sea. He Ruomi suffered heavy injuries and was unable to march towards the sea, so Gao Yingnian had to take down Bohai County.

Gao Sheng, the county guard, said that right now is the biggest headache, because Bohai is already in such a mess.

There are problems in every county. Who told this to be Gao's hometown? Don't look at his surname is Gao, but it's the same.

The county magistrate of Rao'an County was killed by the county lieutenant. He has lost control of Rao'an. Even Yangxin County, the capital, is in chaos every day. If you say there is no ghost, who will believe it?

So Gao Shengdao has now connected the whole family to the county government office, and they dare not leave the door.

"As soon as Rao'an is lost, our way to the canal will be cut off. For the current plan, I'm afraid we can only ask Zhang Xutuo of Qi County for help," said the county magistrate Gao Chu.

In Bohai, there are too many people with the surname Gao, both the nobles and the common people.

Gao Shengdao frowned and said: "I'm afraid that Zhang Xutuo will not send troops. He looks at the four counties of Wuyang, Qinghe, Pingyuan, and Bohai all by himself. He can save one side, but not the other."

"Then send a few more people. As long as troops can be dispatched from the canal, Rao Yang can get them back soon," Gao Chu said.

Gao Shengdao sighed: "The canal at present, from south to north, is already full of dangers, like a fire dragon being suppressed by the military mansion. Running around, where it will burn and how it will burn is unpredictable, so we can't ask for help from the canal, we can only seek a way to protect ourselves, and see what the court will do next."

"Don't count on the imperial court anymore at this time," Gao Chu raised his voice and said:

"The current situation was brought about by the imperial court alone. There is no news of your letter to the King of Qin. It can be seen that the two kings of Qin and Qi have already regarded the canal as a decisive battle. One ignores human life, and the other pretends to be deaf and dumb. , regard all people as worthless, neither of them can count on them."

Gao Shengdao frowned and said, "What's the difference between your words and conspiracy? Don't say any more, be careful not to be overheard."

Gao Chu got up suddenly, and said righteously: "Mr. Dugu has contributed to the livelihood of the people, and the prefect is also a person who cares about the people. With this in mind, the lowly position will not harm you. Please forgive me for offending you."

After finishing speaking, Gao Chu clapped his palms, and a group of yamen servants rushed into the lobby in an instant.

When Gao Shengdao saw this, his face was ashen, and he murmured:

"Why so?"

(End of this chapter)