On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 505
The news of Yang Guang's refusal to ask Tuyuhun for reinforcements was also known to Yu Wenshu and Gao Jiong through other channels, and they felt helpless about it.

Since Yang Guang moved his capital, and the [-] Xiaoguo troops went south with him, the Guanlong area no longer had any elites who could compete with the soldiers of the Eastern Sui Dynasty in the wild.

Gao Jiong said in a deep voice:
"For the current plan, we can only choose to fortify the walls and clear the fields, force the people to carry rations into the city, and not leave a bell of corn in the wild for Cui Ni.

"At the same time, give up the hard-to-defend, concentrate your strength, and stick to the strong city.

"As long as Cui Ni falls into the quagmire of attacking fortifications, it will be difficult to seize Guanzhong in a short time. The saint is now deploying heavy troops on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and there is an army of Jianghan. Long's danger can be solved easily."

In the past, Yu Wenshu and Gao Jiong were in two camps and had a bad relationship, but he never doubted his military and political talents.

Whether it was the quelling of the Yuchijiong Rebellion or the destruction of Nanchen, these were Gao Jiong's achievements in military affairs as the actual commander.

As for the defeat in Liaodong, it was only due to bad weather that the supply could not be delivered to the front line, causing the army to collapse.

Gao Jiong's arrangement also convinced Yu Wenshu that he led a group of old and weak out of the city to fight against Cui Che's Hu Ben army, which was tantamount to surrendering Guan Long.

After the two made up their minds, they immediately reported to Qi Wang Yang Hao, who was recently awarded the post of Governor of Kansai.

Yu Wenshu and Gao Jiong took the positions of Sima and Changshi respectively in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and were in charge of the Kansai military administration, but if they really issued government orders, they had to pass in the name of Yang Wei.

Facing today's crisis, what young Yang Hao can make any suggestion is that he will do what the two old ministers say, but only obey orders.

With the order issued by the Kansai Metropolitan Governor's Office, all localities are also acting in accordance with the order and implementing the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wild.

At this time, Cui Che, who was far away in Puzhou, finally completed the preparations before crossing the river. Even though soldiers from the Western Sui Dynasty harassed him from time to time, the pontoon bridge was finally successfully built on the Yellow River.

There was a Yellow River Bridge in Puban at first, but it was demolished by the Western Sui Dynasty during the intense preparations for the war in the Eastern Sui Dynasty, so a pontoon bridge could only be temporarily built to enter the customs.

Zhenyuan three years (AD 608) March 28th.

Cui Che took Qin Qiong as the vanguard general and led [-] infantry to cross the river first, including [-] Pishi troops.

Before leaving, Cui Che instructed:
"Shubao crossing the river, don't rush in greedy for merit, rush to Feng Yi, just form an array with your back against the enemy's attack."

At this time, Cui Che didn't know that Yu Wenshu and others had long since lost their intentions of fighting in the field, and they just wanted to stick to the city and waste time with him.

Facing Cui Che's expectant eyes, Qin Qiong said seriously:
"The last general will obey the king's military orders!"

On that day, the 20 troops of the Eastern Sui Dynasty passed through the pontoon bridge one after another and arrived at the west bank of the Yellow River without being blocked by the troops of the Western Sui Dynasty.

After crossing the river, Cui Che set up camp on the spot and sent sentry cavalry to search for news.

He has lost contact with the secret agent lurking in Kansai, and Cui Che will never rush into it before he finds out the cause and effect.

Fortunately, the sentry riders didn't keep him waiting, and the news came soon.

The Western Sui Dynasty followed the policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, and drove all the surrounding people into the city, allowing them to enter and not allowing them to leave. Naturally, no news could be sent back about the detailed work arranged by the Observation Department in Kansai.

With the definite news, it made sense that the Western Sui Dynasty had never sent an army to stop the crossing of the river before, so Cui Che finally felt relieved.

Yu Wenshu and others hoped to delay the time and force Cui Che to come back, but Cui Che was already ready to face Yang Guangbei.

Before sending out troops, he recruited Qing, Qi, Ji, Mi, Lai, Ju, Yi, Zi, Cao and other prefectures. A total of 15 soldiers from the prefectures went south to Xuzhou, where they were brought under Cui Qiji's command. Cui Che deployed no less than [-] troops on the north bank of the Huaihe River.

And because Cui Qiji once served as the general manager of Qingzhou, and had commanded the soldiers in Qingzhou and other places, there would not be an embarrassing situation where the soldiers did not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers.

At the same time, Cui Che conscripted Zheng, Bian, Chen and other Central Plains states with a total of [-] troops to Luozhou. It is believed that with Li Jing's ability, he can also guard the southwest border for him.

In addition, Cui Che still has soldiers from Hebei and Hedong who have not yet been recruited, and they can be mobilized urgently at any time when the situation is dangerous, and they can be sent to the southern battlefield as a reserve team.

Before Jiangnan was fully developed, the land of three rivers was the essence of the world.

In the dark, the advisers and generals gathered in the tent. Cui Che stood in front of the Kansai map, looked at the cities all over it, pointed to the sign of the city closest to his camp, and asked:

"Right now, in Fengyi County (which governs Fengyi County, today's Dali County, Shaanxi Province), is it fighting or besieging?"

Last year, that is, the third year of the Western Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang issued an edict to abolish the state and county system and change it to the county and county system.

This move is not for nonsense, but to take the opportunity to merge some states and counties, reduce the number of officials, and reduce fiscal expenditures.

However, the Eastern Sui Dynasty still maintains the state and county system for the time being. The reason is that Cui Che's focus is on capturing Guanlong and unifying the north. He does not want to infringe on the interests of the officials at this moment. The rear is unstable.

Everyone expressed their opinions, some people advocated that the speed of soldiers is the most important, and that soldiers and horses should be sent out to besiege the city and drive directly to Daxing.

If the great prosperity is determined, the various places will change their flags and flags. Even if there are stubborn people who stick to the city, they will be grasshoppers after autumn, and they will not be able to jump for a few days.

When Yang Su attacked Hedong, he used this method. Each city was besieged by two thousand soldiers, and he was able to lead the army straight to Jinyang, but he never expected that Cui Che's reinforcements would come so quickly.

Some people think that the army's westward expedition needs a big victory to shock people's hearts. Once Feng Yi is captured, it will also have a foothold in Hexi to hoard supplies.

At the beginning of Gao Huan's westward expedition, he failed to take this place and chose to divide his troops to besiege the city, which made the Eastern Wei Dynasty have no foothold in Hexi. After the defeat of Shayuan, the army collapsed thousands of miles away.

Cui Che hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to be on the safe side, seize Feng Yi County, use it as an outpost, and advance steadily.

After all, after making thoughtful arrangements for the defense of Luoyang, Xuzhou and other places, Cui Che did not pursue a quick victory on the western front.

It is not a bad idea to choose to fight steadily, he does not believe that every city along the way will choose to stick to the end.

The next day, in the early morning, the army pulled out the camp and approached Feng Yi.

At this time, the general guarding Feng Yi was Qu Tutong who was sent to Jinyang by Yang Guang's order after Yang Jian's death, and wanted to trick Yang Liang back to Daxing.

Qu Tutong is also a figure that Cui Che is familiar with. In the original time and space, he once swore to be loyal to the Sui Dynasty and martyrdom for the Sui Dynasty. In the end, he became one of the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)