On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 235 The Trick of the Enemy
Today's Quanzhou is not the Quanzhou of later generations, but should be regarded as Fujian Province.

After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Yang Jian changed Fengzhou to Quanzhou because of the spring mountain in Fengzhou, and ruled in Min County (now Fuzhou, Fujian).

In addition, Nan'an and Jian'an counties were changed into counties, which belonged to Quanzhou.

Quanzhou has four counties under its jurisdiction, namely Min County, Jian'an, Nan'an, and Longxi, covering almost the entire Fujian of later generations.

These four counties are naturally large counties.

In the big camp outside Yongjia city, in the handsome tent.

Through Mai Tiezhang's introduction, the generals have somewhat understood the current situation in Quanzhou.

Wang Guoqing, who was born in a wealthy family in Nan'an (now Nan'an, Fujian Province), attacked and killed Liu Hong, the governor, and occupied Min County and Nan'an. He had tens of thousands of troops and was the most powerful. The rebels in the other two counties joined him one after another. At his beck and call.

Mai Tiezhang specifically mentioned that Wang Guoqing feared that the Sui army would go south, set up many checkpoints along the way, and sent heavy soldiers to guard him. He got in with his Lingnan accent.

However, Wang Guoqing seems to have paid too much attention to the vigilance on land, and relaxed his defenses at sea.

As soon as Mai Tiezhang finished speaking, all the generals spoke to Cui Che one after another, requesting to attack the rear by sea.

After all, the terrain of Quanzhou is complex, and there are many mountains and mountains. This road is really difficult to walk.

Cui Che thought for a long time, but decided to divide the army into two groups, and take the sea route to Min County and Nan'an.

On the other hand, he led the army by land and attacked the neighboring Jian'an County to the south. At the same time, he also attracted Wang Guoqing's attention and lured the enemy to go north.

Cui Che is also willing to take a boat in the river. Once he boards the boat and goes out to sea, the feeling that life and death are beyond his control really makes him feel uneasy.

The next day, Lai Hu'er led [-] soldiers to sea, and the remaining [-] troops followed Cui Che to Jian'an.

After three months of fierce fighting, the [-] Sui troops suffered a lot of casualties, but more troops were dispersed and stationed in various places.

When they first crossed the river, they captured South Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou and other places, and the Yangzhou Governor's Office would dispatch soldiers from the Huainan Prefecture to take over.

But as more and more states and counties were pacified, the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion could not allocate too many troops, so Cui Che could only divide his troops to guard.

This is why Yang Guang did not join the army, but returned to the general manager's mansion and started to rebuild the soldiers of the states in the south of the Yangtze River.

Jian'an County was relocated from Jian'an County. It is undoubtedly a large county. The Shengdao garrisoned in the county has a crowd of [-] people, blocking the only way for the Sui army to enter Min County.

Sheng Daoyan has been paying attention to the news from the north all the time. As early as two months ago, with Yuezhou being pacified, he has been worried about the Sui army going south.

It's just that Cui Che turned around and regained Jiankang and other places, allowing him to breathe.

However, when the spies informed that the Sui army was heading south from Yongjia, Sheng Daoyan obviously panicked, and he hurriedly sent someone to Min County to ask Wang Guoqing for help.

Wang Guoqing thought that the sea route was dangerous and the Sui army was mostly northerners who were not used to naval warfare, so they never set up defenses on the sea. Now hearing that Cui Che led the Sui army over the mountains and mountains made him firmer in his thinking.

After receiving Sheng Daoyan's request for help, Wang Guoqing didn't dare to sit idly by. If the Sui army drove straight in, he would definitely not be able to defend Min County.

On the same day, Wang Guoqing led [-] rebels to leave Min County to help Sheng Daoyan.

On the third day of June in the 11th year of Kaihuang (591 AD), Wang Guoqing arrived in Jian'an County.

"Where is the Sui army going now?"

Regardless of greeting Sheng Daoyan, Wang Guoqing asked eagerly.

Sheng Daoyan said in a deep voice:

"It's going down along the Dongxi River, and within a few days, the army will be at the bottom of the city."

The Dongxi River is the northern source of the Minjiang River, formed by the confluence of Nanpu Creek, Chongyang Creek, and Songxi River. After passing through Jian'an County, it merges with the Xixi River in the south to become the Minjiang River.

Wang Guoqing frowned when he learned that the Sui army was approaching.

Sheng Daoyan took the opportunity to say:
"I have a strategy that can help the prince defeat the enemy."

During the period of waiting for reinforcements, Sheng Daoyan thought hard about a strategy to defeat the enemy, and gained a lot.

Wang Guoqing hurriedly asked for advice, and now that it was time to burn his eyebrows, it was better to have an idea than not to pay attention.

Sheng Daoyan offered advice:

"The Sui army is brave and invincible. It is better to abandon Jian'an. I would like to lead the army to hide in the mountains and forests. The prince will lead the army back to Min County. The northern captives will definitely pursue them. When they go deep, they will eventually cut off their food roads, and the northern captives will be defeated."

Wang Guoqing did not expect that Sheng Daoyan would actually come up with a decent strategy. The Sui army was eager to pursue and would not search the mountains and forests along the way carefully. It could indeed be hidden from the opponent's eyes and ears.

The two made a plan on the spot, and Sheng Daoyan led his troops to leave the city at night and hide in the forest outside the city, while Wang Guoqing waited for the Sui army in Jian'an, planning to evacuate in front of Cui Che.

If he left early, the Sui army might not be in a hurry to chase.

On the seventh day of June, Cui Che finally arrived outside Jian'an City, and witnessed Wang Guoqing's [-] troops fleeing southward in panic.

But contrary to Wang Guoqing and Sheng Daoyan's expectations, even though Cui Hongdu, Yu Juluo and others repeatedly asked for pursuit, they were suppressed by Cui Che. He led the army into Jian'an County and rested in the city.

This time going south, Cui Che's purpose was to trick Wang Guoqing and leave his rear empty so that Lai Huer could easily attack Min County and Nan'an by sea.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there is no need to rush south. The soldiers braved the scorching heat to cross the mountains, and they were really exhausted.

If you pursue them with tired soldiers, you might as well rest in Jian'an County for fear of being ambushed.

Besides, Cui Che also felt that this incident was quite strange.

Wang Guoqing worked tirelessly and led the army to the north. Before a battle, he hurriedly retreated south. Could it be that he wanted to meet himself face to face.

Hearing Cui Che's doubts, all the generals were stunned.

Only Cui Hongdu muttered:

"Perhaps that Wang Guoqing fled in fear because he saw the power of our army."

After being glared at by Cui Che, Cui Hongdu also shut his mouth.

It was midsummer at this time, and there were many mosquitoes, snakes and ants in the mountains and forests, and Shengdao Yanbu hiding outside Jian'an City was miserable.

Since it was expected that the Sui army would pursue them, the ambush soldiers only carried a small amount of dry food.

In order to prevent the smoke from cooking to attract the attention of the Sui army, it is natural not to light a fire in the mountains.

Now being bitten by mosquitoes and starved of food, the family members who stayed in Jian'an City don't know whether they are alive or dead.

The expected cut off of the enemy's food supply, the Sui army's defeat did not occur, but Sheng Daoyan's troops could no longer survive and fled one after another.

Even Sheng Daoyan himself was captured by his subordinates and sent to Jian'an for reward.

After Cui Che asked clearly about the plan of the rebel army, all the generals under his command were fortunate to stop in time.

On the other hand, Wang Guoqing stopped and stopped, but never saw the Sui army pursuing him. After knowing that the Sui army had not gone south, he couldn't help cursing:
"Sheng Dao delayed me!"

Things have come to this, Wang Guoqing can only lead the army back to Min County, but on the way home, he hears bad news.

Lai Huer attacked Min County and Nan'an by sea respectively, and the two counties were empty and fell one after another.

From Wang Guoqing to ordinary soldiers and family members, all fell into the hands of the Sui army.

Hearing the news, for a while, the army's morale was in turmoil.

　The next chapter will be later, around eleven o'clock, and Chapter 4 will be before two o'clock in the morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)