On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 513 Li Yuan’s plan (3000)

After Cui Che seized Fengyi County, the former Fengyi County of the Western Sui Dynasty, and now the counties of Tongzhou in the Eastern Sui Dynasty have also changed their flags.

Cui Che, who took all of Tongzhou, was not in a hurry to move westward, but after demolishing the earth mountain, he urgently ordered the peasants to repair the city wall and rest the troops at the same time.

The bombardment of huge boulders for several days before that had caused many cracks in Feng Yi's east wall. If it was not repaired in time, how could Cui Che be able to store supplies in Tongzhou with confidence.

Although it is said that Sang Xianhe is the governor of Tongzhou, no matter how big Cui Che's heart is, he will not let a surrendered general stay in Tongzhou. When he sends troops again, there is no doubt that Sang Xianhe will be recruited to join the army. Liu Fang went west and sat in Tongzhou to take care of his retreat.

While Cui Che was resting in Tongzhou, news of the fall of Feng Yi County spread throughout Kansai, causing panic among the left-behind ministers of the Western Sui Dynasty.

What shocked Yu Wenshu, Gao Jiong and others was not Cui Che's seizure of Feng Yijun.

They had anticipated this incident, and who would have expected Qu Tutong to stop Cui Che's 20 troops with thousands of soldiers.

What worried them was the process of Feng Yi's change of master, or more precisely, the "Letter to the Fathers of Kansai".

Yu Wenshu said with a livid face:

"Qi Gong, I'm afraid the previous plan will have to be changed."

Gao Jiong nodded in agreement. Previously, they planned to fortify the walls and clear the country, and let the guards along the way stick to the city, forcing Cui Che to divide his troops to besiege, or to pull out nails one by one along the way.

However, the dissemination of such a "Book to the Fathers and Elders of Kansai" has made it difficult for those generals who have no reinforcements outside and can only defend the isolated city to deal with it. The fortress will inevitably collapse from the inside, such as Feng Yi County.

Yu Wenshu said in a deep voice
"For the current plan, we can only shrink our troops, defend Daxing with heavy troops, and let the enemy go deep."

Gao Jiong knew what he meant, that he wanted to stick to Daxing.

As Cui Che's army goes deeper, the supply line will inevitably be stretched, and correspondingly, the cost of transporting food and grass will be higher.

As long as he can hold on for a while, when Cui Che's food and grass supplies run out, he will definitely retreat.

But Gao Jiong felt that this was not enough, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Not only do we have to abandon Weibei, but we also have to evacuate the treasury, search for food in the city, and not leave a grain of corn to Cui Ni.

"The people in Weibei have no rations, so they can only ask Cui Ni for it.

"However, Cui Ni is a hypocrite who claims to love the people, so how could he just sit idly by and supply the people with military rations.

"With this group of hungry victims, Cui Ni's army will be able to supply food for a few more days!"

Yuwen Shu looked forward and backward and said:

"This move will definitely lose Weibei's hearts and push them to Cui Ni."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Gao Jiong, who yelled:

"Losing Weibei's hearts, but being able to keep Weinan, which is more important, isn't Xu Guogong not clear?"

Yu Wenshu had no words to answer, as Gao Jiong said, if he loses his prosperity, the whole Guanzhong will be owned by Cui Che.

Guanzhong is lost, even if the people in Weibei still remember their kindness, it will be of no use.

While hesitating, Gao Jiong looked up to the sky and sighed:

"If Cui Che can be forced to return to Hedong and seize the opportunity to regain Weibei, I will plead guilty to the saint and take all the blame on myself.

"The sage can kill me himself, and the people will be angry.

"A little more kindness to the people will surely win back the hearts of Weibei."

Yu Wenshu was dumbfounded, he hastened to comfort him:

"Don't be pessimistic, Duke Qi, things will not end here."

Gao Jiong waved his hands and said:

"Grand Xu doesn't need to persuade you any more, can you go with me to pay homage to King Qi now?"

Gao Jiong had already offered to take responsibility after the incident, so why was Yu Wenshu afraid? He immediately went with him to meet Qi Wang Yang Hao, and persuaded Yang Hao, the governor of Kansai, to order the abandonment of the cities in Weibei, search for the remaining food in the city, and send The people were thrown in Weibei, and the army retreated to Weinan.

At the same time, Li Yuan, the prefect of Fufeng County, also learned of the fall of Fengyi County.

He immediately asked his friend Pei Ji, the supervisor of Renshou Palace, and Liu Wenjing, the county magistrate of Yongxian County (now Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province) to discuss countermeasures.

Pei Ji came from the Pei family of Wenxi. At the age of 14, he was enlisted by Jin Wang Yang Guang, the governor of Bingzhou, and became the governor of Bingzhou Governor Bo.

After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he sent the minister of the hidden residence to Qizhou, which is now Fufeng County, to manage Renshou Palace.

Liu Wenjing came from the Liu family in Pengcheng, Xuzhou. His ancestors migrated to Guanzhong and lived in Jingzhao Wugong (now Wugong County, Shaanxi Province). He made friends with Li Yuan and Pei Ji. The man came to Fufeng and became the county magistrate of Yong County.

After the two arrived, Li Yuan gave Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing the "Book to the Father of Guanxi" that he had obtained with great difficulty.

After the two of them saw it, their faces changed drastically.

Pei Ji sighed:
"The way to use soldiers is to attack the mind as the top, and attack the city as the bottom; to fight with the heart is the top, and to fight with soldiers is the bottom.

"Cui Che's book can shake people's hearts in Kansai. It is worth a hundred thousand troops."

After Liu Wenjing finished reading it at last, he folded "The Old Book to Guanxi Father", handed it back to Li Yuan, and asked:

"Duke Tang summoned the two of us today, may I ask why?"

Li Yuan didn't answer, but asked instead:

"Xuanzhen (Pei Ji), Zhaoren (Liu Wenjing), do you think Gao Jiong and Yu Wenshu can prevent Cui Che from unifying the north?"

Pei Ji was silent, but Liu Wenjing laughed out loud. After a long time, he sneered and said:
"The sage moved south and gave up Guanlong. The outcome of this battle is already doomed. It cannot be changed by manpower."

Pei Ji was startled when he heard the words, and wanted to cover Liu Wenjing's mouth, but Liu Wenjing said indifferently:

"Today, Mr. Tang invited you and me because he wanted to be honest with each other and discuss ways to survive. Don't worry about the walls that have ears."

Li Yuan smiled and said:

"The one who knows me is Zhaoren."

Pei Ji's talent is mediocre, and he has no political achievements, the reason why Li Yuan called him together to discuss strategies is because he is a direct descendant of Wenxi Pei's family.

As we all know, the Wenxi Pei family is now under Cui Che's rule.

Seeing that Liu Wenjing and Li Yuan had opened up the matter, Pei Ji simply stopped hiding it and asked directly:

"Duke Tang intends to obey the destiny?"

Li Yuan didn't answer, in fact, although he and Yang Guang were cousins, they really didn't want to be loyal to each other.

Yang Guang wished for him to die, so naturally he would not be stupid enough to become a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty.

Even if one day they heard the news of Yang Guang's death in Jiangdu, they would at most shed a few symbolic tears.

Seeing Cui Che's unstoppable trend of dominating the north now, Li Yuan indeed gave birth to the desire to change his flag and take refuge in Cui Che.

The reason why he didn't act for so long was because he was afraid that Cui Che would covet his wife.

Li Yuan avoided answering, but Liu Wenjing spoke out what was on his mind for him:
"Since Cui Che raised his troops, the imperial court has gone through many battles and failed repeatedly.

"The sage has long since lost the will to compete with Cui Che in the north, otherwise why would he have recruited a hundred thousand Xiaoguo troops, but hastily moved south without a single battle.

"The Great Sui took advantage of the advantages of boats and boats, and took the Yangtze River as a natural danger, so how long can they hold on to a corner of peace.

"If the natural danger of the Yangtze River is insurmountable, how could the first emperor be able to destroy Nanchen and rule the world.

"If we resist the destiny, we will eventually become prisoners in the south of the Yangtze River.

"The sage is not a master, and he has the intention of killing Tang Gong many times. Why did Tang Gong die for him? Why don't you sacrifice Fufeng County to welcome the army of King Yan.

"In this way, if you make great contributions, you can also occupy a place in the new dynasty and benefit future generations."

After Liu Wenjing finished speaking, she looked at Li Yuan, waiting for his decision, while Pei Ji's eyes were shining with eagerness.

In fact, Li Yuan had already intended to seek refuge with Cui Che, otherwise he would not have summoned Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji to discuss countermeasures.

Why is he:

"Cui Che and I had some feuds in the early years"

Both Liu Wenjing and Pei Jiju suddenly realized that they were considered insiders, Liu Wenjing said:

"Whoever achieves a major event, how can he miss a mere woman.

"Duke Tang agrees with each other sincerely and has made great achievements, how could Cui Che bully Duke Tang's wife.

"If Cui Che really wants to do this kind of beastly deed, the world will definitely scold him. At that time, no one will dare to serve him."

Hearing that, Pei Ji agreed, and also tried to persuade Li Yuan.

Liu Wenjing looked at Li Yuan as if he wanted to move, and persuaded:
"I have a plan. Mr. Tang has a daughter named Xiu Ning, who was engaged to Mrs. Chai before, but has not yet married.

"As for Cui Che's lustful reputation, everyone in the world knows why he married Yan Wang.

"Cui Che is licentious, but he also abides by human relations. Mr. Tang is his father-in-law, and Mrs. is his mother-in-law. How could Cui Che do anything offensive?"

Li Yuan was overjoyed when he heard the words:

"Zhaoren's plan is brilliant!"

Pei Ji immediately recommended himself:
"Many of Pei's clan members are working in the Kanto region, and they are willing to serve as envoys, contacting the King of Yan for Tang Gongdong, and discussing the matter of marriage."

Li Yuan nodded, Pei Ji is indeed the most suitable candidate, he is a son of Wenxi Pei's family, and has a lot of connections in Cui Che's camp.

It's just that Li Yuan didn't intend to let Pei Ji walk alone, he asked Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing to wait a while, and asked his cronies to call Li Shimin when he went out.

When Li Shimin arrived at the wing, Li Yuan informed him of the decision of the three, saying:
"Pei Gong will go east to meet the King of Yan. The journey will be dangerous. You are willing to go with Pei Gong and serve you."

Li Shimin said without hesitation:

"Report to father, the child is willing to go."

Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji are not dissatisfied with Li Shimin's participation in this matter, especially Liu Wenjing, who has always favored Li Shimin and thinks that Li Shimin is intelligent, and few people of his age can match him.

And Li Shimin didn't object to his father's wanting to join the Eastern Army. Before that, he had persuaded his father that it would be better to submit to Cui Che than to be jealous of Yang Guang.

In the original time and space, 19-year-old Li Shimin would persuade Li Yuan to stand on his own when the world was in chaos.

But now the situation in the world has become clear. After Yang Guang moved south, Cui Che's pace of unifying the north is unstoppable.

How could the ten-year-old Li Shimin persuade Li Yuan to fight for the world? Isn't this pushing Li Yuan into the pit of fire?

The only thing I feel sorry for is the sacrifice of my third sister Li Xiuning.

Li Xiuning was kept in the dark from the beginning to the end. On the day of the plan, Pei Ji and Li Shimin quietly left Yong County under the protection of Li Yuan's cronies and headed east.

At this time, Cui Che had also left Tongzhou and continued to advance towards Daxing.

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(End of this chapter)