On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 606 Guarding Badong
Yu Wenshiji took the initiative to ask Zhang Heng to lead the Xiangyang Navy to Badong County.

Zhang Heng asked Murong Sanzang:

"What do Mr. Murong Mansion think?"

Murong Sanzang smiled and said:

"Yu Wen has extraordinary experience in joining the army and has outstanding intelligence. He will definitely be able to take on this important task."

Murong Sanzang was not a reckless man who did not understand the world, otherwise he would not have been able to be reused as a general of the Northern Qi Dynasty through the Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties.

He would not talk about Yu Wenshi and his experience of never being alone.

Jiangling has two cities, the north and the south. Previously, Zhang Heng guarded the north city and Murong Sanzang guarded the south city.

Zhang Heng hesitated for a moment and felt that instead of letting Yu Wenshiji take over from Murong Sanzang to defend the city, it would be better for him to take the Xiangyang navy to the rear to rest.

After all, the Xiangyang Navy would not be of use for a while, and after Cui Che severely damaged the Jiangling Navy, he would immediately march westward and approach Jiangling City.

Thinking of this, Zhang Heng no longer hesitated, he nodded and said:

"In that case, then I will comply with Yuwen's request to join the army."

Even if Yu Wenshi knew clearly, after he took the initiative to propose this matter, he could only be the one to lead the Xiangyang Navy.

But now that Zhang Heng finally agreed, he finally felt relieved.

The three of them agreed that Yu Wenshiji should resign immediately and go to command the Xiangyang navy with his seal.

Zhang Heng and Murong Sanzang did not raise any suspicions. Cui Che might invade Jiangling at any time, so of course they had to leave as soon as possible.

Yuwenshiji came to the Xiangyang Navy camp. After the navy generals verified the seal, Yuwenshiji shouted to everyone:
"I have been ordered to command the Xiangyang Navy. You and others should go to the west gate and accept my orders!"

Since Zhang Xutuo was sent to Jiankang, no one in the Xiangyang navy was interested. Now that they finally had a general, everyone followed Yuwen Shiji to Ximen.

When they arrived at the west gate, Zhang Heng and Murong Sanzang came to see Yu Wenshiji off.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Heng and Murong Sanzang, Yu Wenshiji led [-] Xiangyang navy troops to leave Jiangling.

Cui Che gave Yu Wenshi and two tasks, one was to deliver information.

The other was after Zhang Xutuo left, he tried every means to control the Xiangyang navy and occupied Badong County, the gateway to Shu.

Cui Che had stopped at the north bank of Dongchi Lake before and did not go straight to Jiangling. This was also to facilitate the exchange of news between the two.

Once the army comes to the city, Jiangling will inevitably be under martial law. Even if Yu Wenshiji wants to convey the news, it will be extremely difficult.

Regarding the two tasks assigned by Cui Che, the former, Yu Wenshi, was collecting intelligence for Cui Che conscientiously.

In the latter, Yu Wenshiji was obviously much slacker.

This is no different from being an internal agent in the past, where you only need to secretly provide information to Cui Che.

Cui Che asked him to find a way to command the Xiangyang navy and guard the gates of Shu. His intention was obvious.

Yu Wenshi was worried about his father and brother who were far away in Jiankang, so he treated this task quite negatively.

It was not until the Yan army attacked the Dongchi Lake Water Village at night and almost destroyed the Jiangling Navy that finally prompted Yu Wenshiji to make up his mind.

The Sui Dynasty suffered many defeats in the past, but those all occurred in the north. Now Cui Che's southern expedition is still unstoppable. This makes Yu Wenshi and Cui Che more determined to unify the world.

On the way to Badong County, Yu Wenshi thought to himself:
'Ji people have their own destiny. If Yang Guang misses his old relationship, he will not embarrass his father and brother too much. If he kills him, it proves that what I did today was a wise move. '

Yu Wenshiji completed the logical closed loop of self-exculpation and immediately felt physically and mentally comfortable.

In fact, since Yu Wenshiji sent Cui Che a letter of surrender and loyalty, he has been in deep trouble and cannot look back. He can only go to the dark side.Cui Che originally had no hope for the Xiangyang navy, but was planning to let Yu Wenshiji continue to lurk.

After all, Yu Wenshiji had made great contributions to him as an internal agent for so many years.

Now Cui Che can no longer force him to ignore the safety of Yu Wenshu and others and expose himself.

Therefore, when Yu Wenshi and his confidants came to tell Cui Che that he was leading the navy to Badong County, Cui Che was overjoyed.

This not only means that the [-] Xiangyang naval forces cannot escape from the palm of his hand, but also means that the door of Shu will be opened wide.

Now that he has captured Long, he is looking back to Shu. Cui Che has not yet captured Jiangling, but he is already planning to enter Shu.

Of course, there are two prerequisites for seizing Shu territory. One is naturally to seize Jiangling.

The second is that Zhang Heng cannot be let go, at least he cannot be allowed to escape to Badong County and regain military power from Yu Wenshiji.

The infantry and cavalry of the Yan army who had attacked the Sui army camp at night met up with Cui Che on the north bank. Cui Che sent Qu Tutong to escort more than [-] Jiangling navy prisoners to Ziling County, and temporarily handed them over to Dou Jiande's custody.

Before Qu Tutong left, Cui Che repeatedly warned:

"This group of prisoners will be of great use to me in the future. During the escort period, the prisoners of war must not be beaten, scolded or humiliated. Please tell General Dou on my behalf that they must be treated well."

Qu Tutong bowed and accepted the order.

After Qu Tutong took the prisoners away, Cui Che let the soldiers rest for a night, and then mobilized all the troops to advance by land and water.

Since the east and north sides of Jiangling City are adjacent to the river, they cannot be used as the main attack direction.

Since Nancheng was not far from the Yangtze River, Cui Che was worried that reinforcements would cross the Yangtze River and launch a surprise attack from behind.

Only the west side was left as the main direction of attack.

Of course, there is another reason for choosing the west side as the main attack direction, which is to block Zhang Heng's escape to Badong County.

Cui Che led his cavalry to march westward along Yangshui. After crossing Jiangling City, he immediately crossed the river and went south, choosing to camp five miles west of Jiangling City.

As for the Nanyang navy, Cui Che arranged to blockade Jiangling on the water.

Cui Che left some soldiers to camp, and then led the army eastward. With the navy troops captured in the previous attack on the water village, Cui Che came to Jiangling City with drums.

Zhang Heng stood on the west tower of the North City, looking at the Yan army showing off their power below the city. He couldn't help but feel lucky that Yu Wenshi had taken the first step, otherwise it would be a long way to Badong and he might not be able to escape the Yan army's pursuit.

But he didn't know that Cui Che insisted on letting the soldiers rest for a night, just to give Yuwen Shiji time to leave.

After Cui Che showed off his capture in North City, he immediately went to South City and continued to show off his trophies to the defenders.

This series of his actions greatly damaged the morale of the Jiangling defenders.

Before this, not everyone knew that the Jiangling Navy had only three clippers left to escape.

Zhang Heng was worried about causing panic among the defenders, so he also deliberately concealed the news.

But now the Yan army is demonstrating its capture with great fanfare, and the Nanyang navy is blocking Jiangling City's connection with the outside world through waterways.

The news that Jiangling Navy was almost destroyed can no longer be concealed from anyone.

After all, if there were no problems with the Jiangling Navy, how could the Nanyang Navy show up here to show off their power?

The main reason why Jiangling City is difficult to defeat is that there is a navy to support it.

Now that Yangshui has been controlled by the Nanyang Navy, without the support of the Navy, anxiety pervades Jiangling City.

(End of this chapter)