On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 375
When Li Jing was still wondering whether he should go north to help or wait for help, Cui Che had already approached the city of Maozhou.

The root cause is that the war preparations of the two sides are not at the same level.

Because Cui Che has been managing the land of Yan for many years, and his cavalry soldiers have been engaged in foreign wars with him for many years, and they have long since transformed into full-time soldiers. Therefore, Cui Che was able to use the rebellion of the Xi clan as an excuse at the beginning of the year to summon his soldiers and complete the war. mobilization.

Of course, another key reason why Cui Che's cavalrymen were able to break away from production was that they plundered Turkic women and children many times, so that there was no shortage of labor in their families.

But southern Henan is different. Since the 11th year of Emperor Kaihuang, Yang Jian ordered the abolition of military registration of government soldiers and classified them into civilian households. The southern states and counties have to consider the factors of farming season when using troops.

Cui Che mobilized Yandi cavalry soldiers at the beginning of the year. It was spring plowing at that time. Li Jing had already mobilized once, which caused the soldiers from all over the country to complain.

Now that Cui Che raised troops around the autumn harvest, he undoubtedly caught Li Jing by surprise.

Maozhou Consulate Tao (now Guantao County, Handan, Hebei), Guanshi (now Guanxian County, Shandong), Tangyi (now Liaocheng, Shandong), Linqing (now Linqing, Shandong), Qingyuan (now Linxi County, Hebei), Sand dunes (in today's Linxi County, Hebei Province) six counties.

Cui Che ordered Dou Jiande to take Guanshi, Liu Heita to take Tangyi, Qin Qiong to take Linqing, Cheng Yaojin to take Qingyuan, and Zhou Kan to take Sand Dune. The generals each led [-] soldiers and horses, and Cui Che brought the remaining [-] steps. Riding below Guantao City.

Zhao Renming, the governor of Maozhou, poked his head out of the city wall carefully, lest he would be shot by a stray arrow, but the momentum created by the [-] troops under the city still made him feel dizzy.

"The envoy for help just went south, how did Cui Ni come so fast!"

Zhao Renming complained to Li Longcheng, the gray-haired Guantao county magistrate.

Li Longcheng sighed and said:

"Most of Cui Ni's subordinates are cavalry soldiers, so they naturally act like the wind."

Zhao Renming said happily:

"Fortunately, the cavalry is not good at attacking the city. If you want to come to Maozhou City, you can hold on until Director Li comes to help."

Li Longcheng smiled bitterly and said:

"The lower officials thought that Mr. Zhao couldn't wait for reinforcements."

Zhao Renming said doubtfully:

"What do you mean by that?"

Li Longcheng explained:

"The people of Yandi have been fighting with various tribes in the north of Saibei for a long time. They are not good at attacking cities, but they are good at field battles.

"Now that Cui Ni is approaching the city, once Director Li leads his troops northward, wouldn't it be in Cui Ni's hands.

"Although Director Li is a veteran general in the army, if he knew about Cui Ni's siege, he might not dare to go north to fight Cui Che outside the city."

In fact, when Li Jing suggested that Li Jing go north, he also relied on the city to hold on, instead of fighting with Cui Che, the northern frontier army.

After listening to Li Longcheng's analysis, Zhao Renming felt even more flustered when he put himself into Li Jing's perspective. He admitted that even if he were Li Jing, he would choose to stick to Yecheng.

"This, how can this be done!"

Zhao Renming was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Li Longcheng looked very hesitant. After a long time, he stomped his feet and said:
"Mr. Zhao took good care of me in the past. A man who is a confidant dies. Besides, Mr. Li is old and his life is not long. Today, please let Mr. Li guard the city for Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao will go to Xiangzhou for help!"

Zhao Renming looked at Li Longcheng in disbelief, and thought: Could it be that I really have such a great kindness towards him.

But there was no time for hesitation at this time. Since he guessed that Li Jing would not reinforce Maozhou, if he really had to wait for Cui Che to besiege the city, he would not be able to escape.

Zhao Renming was touched and said:

"Li Gong is really a strong man!"

After all, without wiping away the tears, he immediately walked down the north tower, not wanting the property in the mansion, and escaped from the south gate with his family.

Li Longcheng sent Zhao Renming out of the south gate, worried that he would regret returning to the city, so he immediately ordered someone to close the south gate, and then smiled to a relative beside him:
"Finally, Zhao Renming has been tricked away, and it's time to welcome Duke Yan into the city."

On the same day, Li Longcheng sent his entourage out of the city to come to Cui Che's formation and ask Cui Che to surrender.

The generals under his command were worried about deceit and reminded Cui Che not to trust him, but Cui Che asked the man:

"Did the magistrate Li you mentioned ever serve in Neihuang County?"

Li Longcheng's followers did not expect that after so many years, Cui Che still remembered what happened back then, and said excitedly:

"It is Li County Magistrate who was greatly favored by Yan Gong's grandfather in the early years and cried for Yan Gong's grandmother's coffin!"

Hearing this, Cui Che no longer had any doubts, and immediately sent Wang Dangwan to lead the Pishi army into the city to take over the defense.

Li Longcheng was vaguely still the same as before, only with gray hair.

In fact, Cui Che could more or less guess why Li Longcheng wanted to sacrifice the city, and it was definitely not just the so-called Cui Jishu's kindness to him.

In the 12th year of Emperor Kaihuang, Li Longcheng was already the magistrate of Neihuang County. Now it has been 12 years, and he is still only a county magistrate. I am afraid that he will inevitably complain about the court.

Cui Che got off his horse and helped Li Longcheng who was saluting up, and said with a cordial smile:
"I haven't seen each other for so many years, and I don't want to meet again today. Mr. Li has made great contributions to me."

Li Longcheng also had a happy face, he said with a smile:
"The lower official thinks about it day and night, and is worried about how to repay the kindness of Duke Yan's ancestors. Now that Duke Yan is promoting righteous soldiers and punishing riots, how can the lower official remain indifferent."

After exchanging pleasantries, Cui Che immediately entered the city and issued a notice to calm the people. The merchants in Guantao City will reopen on the same day. If there were not cavalry patrolling the streets from time to time, the local people would not even feel much change from their usual days.

Cui Che replaced Li Longcheng as governor of Maozhou, but now only Guantao is the only one in the six counties of Maozhou.

But the good news came one after another. In the next two days, Qin Qiong, Dou Jiande, Liu Heita, Cheng Yaojin, Zhou Kan and others sent envoys to report back one after another, and successively captured the five counties of Guanshi, Tangyi, Linqing, Qingyuan, and Shaqiu.

After Beizhou, all six counties of Maozhou fell into the hands of Cui Che.

Cui Che thus opened up the passage to Xiangzhou along the Zhangshui River.

At the same time, he also learned the latest news about Xiangzhou from Li Longcheng. Li Jing is now gathering soldiers from Xiangzhou, Wei, Ming, and Wei in Yecheng.

Just as Li Jing expected, Cui Che temporarily changed his plan, intending to take Wei and Ming prefectures which were empty of defense first.

But before that, Cui Che called Zhao Wen over.

When Zhao Wen came to Cui Che's side, Cui Che was standing on the tower, staring at the south. He had already learned that Li Jing was serving under Li Jing's command.

"Homeowner?"

Seeing him in a daze, Zhao Wen reminded him.

Cui Che came back to his senses upon hearing the words, shook his head and said:

"I have already released your slave status, and you have been an official in Hebei for many years, so there is no need to call me Patriarch."

In fact, if it wasn't for Cui Che's rebellion, he might be able to become the governor in a few years.

Of course, Zhao Wen didn't regret it, he knew that if Cui Che succeeded, his future would be far beyond what a governor could sum up.

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