On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 391 Returning to Bingzhou
There is never a shortage of smart people in the world. Cui Che's insistence on marching from Jingxing also made Wang Wei, Pei Wen'an and others keenly aware of the deep meaning contained in it.

It's just that they didn't expose it in front of Yang Liang. Instead, they took the risk of attracting wolves into the house and provided various conveniences for Cui Che to pass through Jingxing.

Even if Cui Che requested that all the passes in Jingxing be guarded by the Yan army to protect his retreat, everyone tried their best to persuade Yang Liang to agree to Cui Che's request.

Just like they and Fang Yanzao encouraged Yang Liang to ascend the throne in Jinyang, it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

If Yang Liang hadn't presumptuously proclaimed himself emperor, in case he was lucky enough to think that Yang Guang would, after he voluntarily surrendered, Gu Nian would be his brother, let him go, and gave up resistance.

Yang Liang himself might have survived, but Wang Wei, Pei Wen'an and the others were certain to die. They would either be passed on as the leader of Daxing, or they would be taken to Guanzhong to be executed, and their families would also be harmed.

There is a saying that there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two monarchs in the country. Yang Liang's act of proclaiming himself emperor undoubtedly violated Yang Guang's bottom line, and blocked Yang Liang's retreat, forcing him to fight to the end with everyone.

And if he wanted to resist Yang Su's menace, he could only rely on Cui Che, who was as famous as Yang Su and had a strong army.

Only Cui Che rushes to help, can there be a chance of survival, not to mention that Cui Che asked for the control of the passes along Jingxing, even if he wanted to stay in Jinyang temporarily, Wang Wei and others would probably persuade Yang Liang to live in Daizhou temporarily.

Of course, it is unknown whether Yang Liang would follow such absurd advice.

Cui Che's intention was nothing more than to control Yang Liang after repelling Yang Su, make him a puppet emperor, and use his banner to fight against Yang Guang.

For Yang Liang's staff, if Cui Che occupied Bingzhou, as long as they were willing to survive, they would definitely be able to save their lives. Even if they insisted on martyrdom, they would not have to worry about harming their families.

What's more, it is not without the possibility that both Cui Che and Yang Su will lose, and Yang Liang will finally reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Whether public or private, they had to try their best to cooperate with Cui Che and meet his demands.

For example, Cui Che, who was still marching in Jingxing, sent Fang Yanzao to Jinyang and asked Yang Liang to provide him with food and grass.

The man Liu Bei entered Shu was also provided by Liu Zhang. Now Cui Che was ordered to rescue Yang Liang with a hundred thousand steps. As the emperor, he must not be stingy with money and food.

As for the grain shipped to Jingxing County, it was just in case.

Compared with Yang Su's difficulty in attacking various passes along the way, Cui Che's march was much more relaxed and enjoyable, and Yang Liang's generals would hand over to him at the passes along the way.

Of course, Cui Che had to transfer the soldiers guarding the pass from Hebei.

Yang Su is different from Li Jing and Lai Hu'er, he is a real rival, and he needs to work hard.

In Xinding, Hebei, in order to frighten people and defend the Central Plains soldiers, Cui Che had only brought half of the soldiers, so naturally he would not divide the soldiers from the Western Expedition to guard the pass.

Marching in the twelfth lunar month is difficult, but it is better than the Sui army under the command of Yang Su, braving the cold weather and smashing the pass.

Yang Suke has never been a sympathetic master of soldiers.

When Cui Che finally walked out of Jingxing and arrived at the northern edge of the Taiyuan Basin, Yang Liang had already prepared a large amount of food and grass for Cui Che in Shouyang County (now Shouyang, Shanxi).

Cui Che camped outside Shouyang City that night, less than 150 miles away from Jinyang.

At the same time, Yang Su also captured the Yuncheng Basin and Linfen Basin one after another. From Jinyang, only the dangerous pass of Gaobiling remained in front of him.

Gaobiling is also called Hanxinling and Hanhouling.

It is said that in the Western Han Dynasty, when Liu Bang defeated Chen Xi and returned to his teacher, he received the head of Han Xin from Empress Lu here and buried him on the mountain.

Gaobiling is a steep mountain with steep cliffs and deep streams. It leans against Mianshan Mountain in the north, connects Huoyue Mountain in the south, faces Lingkong Mountain in the east, and faces Qinwangling Mountain in the west. .

When the Northern Zhou Dynasty attacked Qi and invaded Bingzhou, Gao Wei, the empress of the Northern Qi Dynasty, came to Jinyang to supervise the battle, and the Qi army was defeated.

Yang Su came to Gaobiling when he followed Zhou Wudi Yuwen Yu to conquer Qi.

Even though the guard Gao Anagong didn't have much talent, relying on the dangerous terrain, he still delayed for a long time.

But now the leader of the army guarding Gaobiling is a veteran, and it is the 73-year-old Nanchen general Xiao Mahe.

While Yang Su was thinking hard about how to break Gaobiling, Cui Che finally arrived in Jinyang with [-] cavalry.

Looking at the long-lost Jinyang City, Cui Che always admires the majesty of the city every time he sees it.

In the early days of the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, Jin Wang Yang Guang was the governor of Bingzhou, and Cui Che lived in Jinyang City for three years as the governor of the prefecture.

In the past, I used to go back and forth between Hebei and Guanzhong, and occasionally passed through Jinyang, but now the person who goes out of the city to greet him has changed from Yang Guang to Yang Liang, which is really embarrassing.

"My humble servant greets His Majesty!"

Cui Che saluted first.

After receiving Yang Liang's canonization, he is naturally Yang Liang's subject. Even if the other party wants something from him, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the courtesy of a monarch and minister cannot be discarded.

Cui Che's attitude also made Yang Liang very satisfied. He stepped off the imperial chariot, helped Cui Che up, and said excitedly:

"I finally hoped for King Yan to come."

Cui Che respectfully said:
"It's the duty of a humble official to protect the king. Now that His Majesty has summoned him, not to mention that there is only one Taihang Mountain, even if it is thousands of miles away, it cannot stop the humble minister from facing the saint."

Hearing this, the accompanying officials couldn't help thinking: Since it's your duty, why did you make so many demands? It's to ensure the way of retreat, and to supply food and grass.

Of course, these words can only be whispered in my heart, at least on the surface, everyone is still in harmony.

Yang Liang asked Cui Che about the situation of the two sisters who had just moved from Ji County to Yecheng.

Cui Che also conveyed Yang Lihua and Yang Awu's greetings to Yang Liang.

After exchanging pleasantries, Cui Che did not follow him into the city even though Yang Liang greeted him personally. After all, it was impossible for Yang Liang to allow him to lead troops into Jinyang.

And Cui Che will not abandon the army and take risks alone.

Fortunately, entering the city or not is a trivial matter, Cui Che chose to camp outside the city, and held a military meeting that night to discuss how to deal with Yang Su's attack.

Yang Liang sent Wang Wei and Pei Wen'an to participate, but the two had different ideas from Cui Che.

Wang Wei and Pei Wen'an hoped that Cui Che would rush to help Gaobiling and use the dangerous pass to resist Yang Su.

But Cui Che was worried that there would be a stalemate with Yang Su in Hedong, and if he left Hebei for too long, something would happen in the rear.

After all, what Yang Guang can mobilize is not just the soldiers in Guanzhong. Before that, he could not interfere with the Hebei war situation, but it was too late to call the soldiers from the south.

Therefore, Cui Che insisted on putting Yang Su into the Taiyuan Basin and fighting him quickly.

The two sides quarreled over this, until the front reported that Xiao Mahe was defeated and killed, and Yang Su had already crossed Gaobiling.

　Today is gone. When I conceive of the battle with Yang Su, I definitely can't write the same as Li Jing and Lai Huer.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)