On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 546
At Yu Wenshu's request, Yang Wei was considerate and agreed, and left Hanchuan ahead of schedule and went to Shu.

Yuwen Shiji wanted to stay in Hanchuan, but was sent away by Yuwenshu.

The beloved son of the parents has a far-reaching plan for it. Yu Wenshu hopes that Yuwen Shiji can stay with Yang Hao, the future prince.

After sending away Qi Wang Yang Wei and Yu Wenshiji, Yu Wenshu did not stay in Nanzheng County, but led the troops to garrison Yangping Pass and guarded this grand pass in person.

There are two Yangping Passes in later generations, one is now called Yangan Pass (now Yangping Pass Town in Hanzhong, Shaanxi), and it was renamed Yangping Pass after the Northern Song Dynasty.

The other is called the ancient Yangping Pass (Wuhou Town, Hanzhong, Shaanxi) by later generations, which is today's Yangping Pass.

To the west of Yangping Pass is Mianzhu Pass on Jinniu Road, and to the east are Yunwu and Baizhang Mountains.

Behind Jingshan Mountain, Dingjun and Zhuobi Mountains stand in front of the pass. The terrain is extremely dangerous, and it is the gateway of Hanchuan on Chencang Road.

When Yu Wenshu rushed to Yangping Pass, Cui Che had just gone through a tough battle, captured Dingjun Mountain, and set up camp here.

The battlefield has been cleaned, Cui Che stands on the top of the mountain, looking westward, all he can see is the Golden Bull Road, through this road, he can enter Shu.

After a long time, Cui Che withdrew his gaze and said to himself:

"Now that I have Long, I look back at Shu. I can feel the urgency of Emperor Guangwu."

However, the food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and the road needs to be walked step by step.

Even if the passage to Shu is right in front of you, if you can't capture Hanchuan County, the grain road behind you will be harassed by it, or if you don't have sufficient logistical preparations, facing the dangerous passes leading to Shu on the Jinniu Road will be like moths. Put out the fire and die.

Back in the camp, it was already dusk, Cui Che was having dinner with Mrs. Gao, Guanyin's maidservant, mother and daughter in the tent.

After being away from home for half a year, Cui Che misses his family more and more day by day.

Fortunately, this trip to the west brought Gao and Guanyin's maidservant and daughter with him, which can also soothe the loneliness in his heart.

"Your Majesty, there is someone at the foot of the mountain asking for an interview, claiming to be the emissary of Yu Wenshu."

Changsun Wuji's voice sounded outside the tent, Cui Che stopped chopping his chopsticks when he heard the words, he frowned and said inwardly:

'Could it be that Yu Wenshu personally sits at Yangping Pass? '

Undoubtedly, with Yu Wenshu personally sitting in the fortress, Yangping Pass must be well-defended. It is even more difficult to conquer this pass known as "the most dangerous pass in the world".

Gao asked softly:

"My lord, do I need to avoid the concubine?"

Cui Che came back to his senses, shook his head and said:

"No need."

As he said that, he told Changsun Wuji who was outside the account:

"Go and ask the man why he came here. Gu is not an idler. If you don't want to sacrifice the pass, let him go back quickly. If there is something wrong, wait for Gu to take the Yangping pass, and then ask Yu Wenshu face to face."

After all, continue to enjoy the fine beef.

Even if Yang Guang loses successively, but now he has not yet unified the north, and it cannot even be said that he has divided the world with him.

Yu Wenshu was an extremely human minister in the Jiangdu court. He didn't want his honor in the south, so he could still be a subservient under his command.

Since it is impossible for Yu Wenshu to sacrifice Yangping Pass or even Hanchuan County, it would be a waste of time to meet his envoy himself.

Things were exactly as Cui Che expected, the envoy was just delivering a message for Yu Wenshu.

Changsun Wuji relayed:
"Yuwen Shujin said to the king: 'Conscientiousness is not disgraceful, knowledge is not perilous, and it can last for a long time.'"

Cui Che dismissed this:
"Does Yu Wenshu think that a few words in the "Tao Te Ching" can make me retreat."

But Cui Che also knew how many casualties would be brought to him if he really stormed Yangping Pass.

When Cao Cao attacked Zhang Lu with an army of [-], he was unable to attack Yangping Pass for a long time. In the end, he used the method of luring the enemy to lure the defenders out of the city, and he was lucky enough to capture the pass.

And Liu Bei and Cao Cao confronted each other here for two years, and finally retreated because of Cao Cao's lack of food and grass.

Cui Che didn't think that Yu Wenshu would be easily tricked out of the pass by himself. If he wanted to seize this grand pass, he had to find ways from other places.

Before coming to the map, the topography of Hanchuan County was clear at a glance. Cui Che looked at the three rivers surrounding Yangping Pass, pondered for a long time, and finally decided to adopt the strategy of water attack.

There are three rivers around Yangping Pass, namely Hanshui, Heishui and Jinshui.

Among them, the Hanshui River with the largest flow is located in the north of Yangping Pass and is under the control of Cui Che.

Yangping Pass is a city wall built of earth. Whenever there is a flood, it will be destroyed. It has been destroyed and rebuilt repeatedly in history. After the Northern Song Dynasty, the ancient Yangping Pass was abandoned and Yangan Pass was used as the new Yangping Pass.

At the same time, the fact that the Yangpingguan city wall was repeatedly destroyed by floods also made Cui Che believe that the water attack was feasible.

He immediately raised his account to discuss the matter, summoned the generals, and said to everyone:
"Forcibly attacking Xiongguan, this is the worst strategy, and the wise will not do it!
"I want to build a dam on the Han River to store the flood and divert water to attack the city. What do you think?"

The generals knew that Cui Che was not asking them, but informing them, besides, diverting water to attack the city can reduce the casualties of the soldiers. As for the consequences of this man-made flood after destroying the city wall of Yangping Pass , is not what they want to consider.

In fact, after Cui Che proposed to divert water to attack the city, he had already made preparations for the aftermath.

Now it is late autumn, and the Han River has not yet frozen. If we wait for a while, it will be difficult to implement the strategy of water attack in winter.

Without further ado, since none of the generals under his command objected, Cui Che called out:

"Where is Qin Qiong!"

Qin Qiong came out in response, and replied loudly:
"The end is here!"

Cui Che instructed:
"Lonely order you to lead an army of [-] to protect the people and build a dam on the Han River!"

Qin Qiong said without hesitation:
"The last general takes orders!"

Cui Che looked at Cheng Yaojin again:

"Where is Cheng Yaojin!"

"The end is here!"

"I will grant you [-] Boling cavalrymen to protect the civilians and dig the river!"

Since it is to divert water to attack the city, it is not enough to store water alone, and artificially dug river channels must be used to guide the flood to hit the city wall.

This is also the reason why Cui Che never used water attack easily in the past.

Floods are ruthless, and once initiated, they are difficult to control.

Cheng Yaojin replied loudly:
"The last general takes orders!"

Cui Che gave instructions to the rest of the generals, and then retreated the crowd.

In the middle of the night, Cui Che was awakened by a nightmare, but it was a torrent, like thunder in the sky and earth, just looking at it from a distance, it made people's hearts jump.

Wherever Hong Bo passed, people were devastated.

On a night in late autumn, Cui Che was actually soaked in his pajamas with sweat, and Gao said with concern:

"Your Majesty had a nightmare?"

Cui Che was gasping for breath. In the nightmare, he himself was struggling in the torrent, struggling to survive.

After finally slowing down, he shook his head and said:

"Go to sleep first, go out for a walk alone."

The sweat stains all over his body were blown by the mountain wind at night, and his whole body felt extremely cool, but Cui Che didn't show the slightest sense of pleasure on his face. He raised his eyes to the south and remained silent for a long time.

(End of this chapter)