On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 373 Where is First?
"The pharmacist is here."

Li Jing smiled congenially, he made no secret of his admiration for this young man of the same clan.

Li Jing stepped forward to greet him and said:
"The next official pays homage to Duke Ping Kou."

Li Jing helped him up, and said seriously:

"I just learned the news, and now Cui Che has gone south to Dingzhou."

Hearing Cui Che's name, Li Jing lost his mind for a moment.

He did not defect to Cui Che because he was alienated from him, but because his clan and family members were all in Kansai.

It is impossible for Li Jing to abandon his dear ones and walk on an unknown path with Cui Che.

Li Jing also keenly noticed Li Jing's strangeness, he smiled and said:
"If the pharmacist doesn't want to fight with his old friends, I can also represent the court for you. Please go to another place as an official."

Li Jing came back to his senses, shook his head and said:

"Cui Che has the kindness to know me, and I have a close personal relationship with him, but how can Li Jing betray righteousness because of his personal relationship.

"Earlier, Cui Che disregarded the late emperor's kindness and disobeyed the imperial court.

"Now it is even more accusations of slandering the emperor, and rioting soldiers, causing trouble for the people.

"I also ask Mr. Ping Kou to keep Li Jing in Hebei and help him hunt down the thieves."

Li Jing is very happy.

At the same time that Li Jingzheng was mobilizing troops, the generals under Cui Che's command were also discussing the strategy of marching in the camp outside Xianyu County, Dingzhou.

The old people who had served in the land of Qilu suggested that the army should go east, from Yingzhou to the south, and take Cangzhou and Dezhou.

This is also Cui Che's long-standing plan, to seize Cangzhou and Dezhou and open up the connection with Qilu. As long as a partial division is sent across the Yellow River, Qingzhou, Qizhou, Jizhou, Jiaozhou, Guangxi and other states can be easily obtained.

But now Cui Che has a different view, he and the generals analyzed:

"As the saying goes, soldiers are precious and fast, and now our army is taking the lead, we should take advantage of the opportunity to go south from Jizhou before Li Jing has assembled the troops from all states.

"Beizhou and Maozhou along the way can be divided into siege, and I personally lead the army to attack Xiangzhou.

"If we can break through Yecheng and capture Li Jing alive, then the southern states will be defeated one by one without orders.

"Even if Yecheng can't go down quickly, we can still surround the points and attack reinforcements from all directions.

"Hebei is vested, and Qi should belong to it."

Li Mi, a counselor who came all the way from Kansai, was the first to second the proposal. He stood up, walked to the map, and pointed out:

"Duke Ming, I thought that if we win Xiangzhou, we can divide our troops to take Weizhou and take advantage of the situation to seize Liyang warehouse."

Cui Che clapped his hands and laughed loudly:

"That's exactly what I wanted!"

Liyang Warehouse was established by Yang Jian and was located at the foot of Dagu Mountain in the southwest of Liyang County (now Jun County, Henan) in Weizhou (Zhiji County, now Weihui, Henan).

Since Yang Guang has not yet opened the Yongji Canal, there is no such thing as "Li Yang harvests, consolidates Kyushu", but Li Yang Cang is also comparable to Da Cang in Ji County.

It's just that the big warehouse in Jixian County is mostly money, cloth and other materials that are rewarded to the frontier army, while the storage in Liyang warehouse is mostly grain.

Cui Che then defended Dingzhou with Liu Fang, and recruited [-] Boling cavalry soldiers to go south with the army and rushed to Jizhou.

At the same time, the news of Yang Liang raising his troops also reached Daxing first. Yang Guang knew that Cui Che would definitely take action, so he had no choice but to deal with his father Yang Jian's funeral as soon as possible.

On the sixth day of September in the fourth year of Renshou (AD 604), Yang Guang buried Yang Jian in the Tailing Mausoleum. The temple was named Gaozu and posthumously named Emperor Wen.

After removing the mourning clothes, Yang Guang called Yang Su and asked about countermeasures:
"Now that Yang Liang is rebelling, Cui Che will definitely respond. Of these two thieves, Xiang Yang thinks, which one should be attacked first?"

Yang Su is proud of himself now, and after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he honored Yang Su as Minister of State, as Cui Che had promised on his behalf.

As a result, he became the first minister of the Sui Dynasty since the founding of the country 24 years ago.

Yang Su looked at the map and pondered:

"I think that Your Majesty should send troops to take Bingzhou first."

Yang Guang asked:

"Why not Cui Che, Yang Ying should know that if Cui Che is allowed to take all of Hebei, he may cause serious troubles.

"On the other hand, the king of Han has mediocre qualifications, and it is difficult to achieve great things. If Cui Che is defeated, the king of Han will be afraid, and the state can be easily settled."

Yang Su explained:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Youzhou is far away and Bingzhou is close, and Cui Che's army is strong, while the King of Han is weak, so Bingzhou is easy to settle, but Youzhou is difficult to pacify.

"Besides, Cui Che rebelled in response to the call of the King of Han, if he learns of the defeat of the King of Han, it will definitely damage the morale of Cui Che's subordinates.

"Bingzhou has established that even if Cui Che is completely in Hebei, he should divide his troops to guard the various passages in Taihang Mountain.

"At that time, His Majesty can devote all his troops to the whole country and focus on attacking Cui Che."

Yang Guang was overjoyed when he heard the words. He had also read a few military books, but he didn't study them deeply, but he also knew the importance of morale. If Yang Liang's rebellion was suppressed, the imperial army would be as powerful as a rainbow, and Cui Che's side would lose their allies, and people would be panicked. .

"Hearing Yang Xiang's words made me suddenly enlightened. Yang Xiang is a famous general in the world, and the world can learn from his loyalty. If Yang Liang's matter is settled, I will entrust it to Yang Xiang."

Yang Guang held Yang Su's hand and said kindly.

Yang Su moved and said:
"I have received your Majesty's kindness, but I am worried that there is nothing to repay. Today, Your Majesty entrusts me with a big event. I will definitely tie the king of Han to the king to apologize!"

Immediately, Yang Guang issued an edict, taking Shang Shuling and Yue Guogong Yang Su as the marshal of the march, leading 20 troops in the pass and [-] troops in Henan. A total of [-] troops quelled the rebellion of Han Wang Yang Liang.

At the same time, an edict was issued to make the general guard'er the general manager of Qingzhou, and ordered Lai Huer to lead the soldiers of Qingzhou to the north, and together with Li Jing, the general manager of Xiangzhou, threatened Cui Che so that he would not be able to interfere in the battle of Bingzhou.

However, Yang Guang didn't know that the control of a place is not limited to high-ranking officials such as the general manager, governor, long history, and Sima. The middle and low-level officers of the army and the small officials of the government departments can all play a big role at critical moments. reuse.

Of course, based on Yang Guang's life experience, it is reasonable for him to ignore the power of these people.

Yang Guang raised an army of 20 to attack Yang Liang. Of course, it is impossible to send troops immediately, and it will take a while to prepare for war, but Yang Liang has already planned to strike first.

In the original time and space, Yang Liang had three strategies for dispatching troops.

One is to drive straight in and seize the capital with lightning speed.

The second is to go east to Taihang, seize Hebei, and then wait for an opportunity to go south to occupy the old territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty, resulting in a stalemate.

The third is to divide the troops into two groups, one way to capture Hebei, and the other way to go straight to the capital.

At that time, Yang Liang chose to give consideration to both, taking both Hebei and the capital.

But now that Hebei has Cui Che, it is impossible for Yang Liang to go east and compete with him for Hebei, the only way left is to enter the customs.

Yang Liang listened to Cao Pei Wen'an's advice and dispatched old, weak and remnant soldiers to guard the dangerous points, and took Pei Wen'an as the vanguard to lead the elite towards Puzhou.

Pei Wen'an did not storm Puzhou, but selected hundreds of cavalry, dressed in women's clothing, and pretended to be from the palace of the Han Dynasty to open the gate of Puzhou.

The governor of Puzhou, Qiuhe, was unprepared, and Puzhou was captured by these hundreds of cavalry. The city fell, and the governor, Qiuhe, fled to Daxing.

Pei Wen'an was able to occupy the strategic route leading to Guanzhong, Puban.

　Please ask for the last day off today, there are only two chapters, I will reorganize my thoughts
　　
　
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