On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 423

The news of the fall of Sishui County also caused Yu Zhongwen to recall the reinforcements and prepare to stick to Luoyang. At the same time, he called Yang Yichen, Yu Wenshu, Duan Wenzhen and others to lead the army to help Luoyang.

After Cui Che occupied Hulao Pass, he took advantage of the situation and dispatched various ministries to attack the counties in Zhengzhou.

Xingyang (now Xingyang, Henan), Putian (to avoid the name taboo of his father Yang Zhong, Yang Jian changed Zhongmou to Neimu under the jurisdiction of Zhengzhou, and changed it to Putian in the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang, now Zhongmou, Henan), Mixian (now Xinmi, Henan) ), Xinzheng (now Xinzheng, Henan), Guancheng (in the 16th year of Kaihuang, it was divided into Neimu County, and now Guancheng District, Zhengzhou, Henan) and other counties were attached to it one after another.

Cui Che was also able to gain a stronghold on the south bank of the middle section of the Yellow River.

Naturally, he would not allocate his precious troops to defend the city.

In fact, Cui Che's so-called 30 troops did not come just by opening his mouth. After all, the 14 troops that followed him southwards did not include soldiers from the southern states in the Hedong region that would be used to receive states and counties and defend the counties and cities in Henan.

Yu Zhongwen dispatched troops and generals in Luoyang, but Cui Che was not in a hurry to move westward. After occupying Zhengzhou, Cui Che sent envoys secretly to the neighboring Bianzhou (Zhijunyi County, today's Kaifeng, Henan), where is The seat of the Zheng family in Xingyang, Kaifeng County (now Xiangfu District, Kaifeng, Henan).

Although the Zheng family of Xingyang is named Xingyang, it refers to Xingyang County, not Xingyang County.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Xingyang County was established, and Kaifeng County was a subordinate county of Xingyang County, so it was called Xingyang Zheng Family.

Now that the administrative division has changed, Kaifeng belongs to Bianzhou, but the world is still used to the old name for hundreds of years.

The Eastern Sui Dynasty claimed that 30 troops went south and swept Zhengzhou. Bianzhou, which is adjacent to it, has not suffered any military disasters for the time being, but its perception is also overwhelming.

After the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Li family of Zhaojun, and the Wang family of Taiyuan successively joined Cui Che, the army of the Eastern Sui Dynasty is now heading south, only a short distance away from Kaifeng County.

The Zheng family in Xingyang secretly received Cui Che's envoy, Fang Yanzao.

Facing the elders of the Zheng family, Fang Yanzao spoke eloquently:
"In the battle of Xiangzhou, Li Jing was the leader; he came to protect his son to cross the river, and fled the army; Yang Su was defeated in Hedong, afraid to go east, and Yu Zhongwenhao was the leader, how could he resist the king of Yan's 30 tigers!
"Fang Mou came in the morning, and the army arrived in the evening. Where does the Zheng family go? Please think twice."

The people surnamed Zheng whispered to each other, and the buzz of discussion resounded in the spacious hall.

In fact, they treated Fang Yanzao as a guest, which already showed their attitude.

Fang Yanzao was not trying to intimidate, there was indeed an army behind him marching towards Bianzhou.

Cui Che assigned [-] cavalry as part of the division, with Li Jing as the chief general, leading the army to march eastward.

Whether it is Junyi County, the governing place of Bianzhou, or Kaifeng County, which is adjacent to it, it is just a small town now.

To really become a great city in the Central Plains, we have to wait until the second year of Tang Dezong Jianzhong (781), when Li Mianzeng, the Jiedu envoy, built 22 miles of the state city.

Now that the army is overwhelmed, the city is small and difficult to defend. When Li Jing crossed the state boundary and advanced into the territory of Bianzhou, the Zheng family of Xingyang finally persuaded the governor of Bianzhou, and the governor of Bianzhou surrendered.

Li Jing captured Bianzhou without firing a single arrow.But he didn't stop there. Li Jing sent someone to report to Cui Che, requesting to send Hedong troops to take over the defense, and at the same time continued to march eastward, aiming at Yanzhou.

The governor of Yanzhou was shocked when he heard that Bianzhou had changed its flag.

You know, Lai Hu'er was defeated in Hebei before, and was forced by Cui Qiji's [-]-footed troops to go south, and asked for help in Yanzhou.

The governor of Yanzhou then recruited elite soldiers from the state to help them protect their children.

Now Yanzhou's elite soldiers are scattered in Cao and Yi prefectures. Facing Li Jing's menacing approach, he hurriedly asked for help from Lai Nuer, but before the Yanzhou soldiers came back for help, Li Jing's Eastern Expeditionary Army took the lead in approaching the slippery platform (now Henan slippery slope) county).

After a little resistance, the governor of Yanzhou fled to Caozhou and went to Laihuer, and Li Jing was able to occupy Yanzhou.

Lai Huer is also too busy to take care of herself now.

After the Zheng family of Xingyang took refuge in Cui Che, Zheng Shanguo, the governor of Yizhou, rebelled across the state, and most of the local soldiers in Caozhou were left in Hebei and were reorganized by Cui Che.

Now that the soldiers of Yanzhou heard that the rear had fallen, they were all worried about their families, and even lost the will to fight.

Yang Guang once ordered soldiers from Lianghuai to go north, under the restraint of Lai Nuer, to recover Qingqi and other places, but the edict spread from Kansai to Lianghuai, and then recruited soldiers from Lianghuai, how could it be so fast.

Now the Lianghuai government soldiers have not yet gone north, Yizhou has rebelled, and people in Caozhou are even more panicked.

The room leak happened to be raining overnight, and when Li Jing left Yanzhou to the east, Cui Qiji also led Qingqi's soldiers to the west, planning to join Li Jing at the foot of Caozhou city.

Seeing this, Lai Huer knew that Caozhou could not hold on.

After discussing with the generals, he decided to lead his cavalry south to Huaibei to command the soldiers of the Lianghuai Prefecture, and then to fight Li Jing and Cui Qiji.

Lai Hu'er abandoned the city again. After he left, Caozhou's defenders dispersed in a rush. Cui Qiji occupied the city and reported victory to Cui Che.

Since then, the Qing, Mi, Ju, Lai, Qi, Ji, Zi, Yi, and Cao Jiuzhous under the administration of the Qingzhou General Manager's Mansion have all been owned by the Eastern Sui Dynasty, and Cui Qiji, the Qingzhou general manager, has finally lived up to his name.

In fact, as early as Laihuer's defeat in Hebei and all Qing Qi's soldiers were recruited by Cui Che, this ending was already doomed.

It's just that Cui Che rushed to help Hedong and was worried about changes in the rear, so he told Cui Qiji not to send troops rashly, and adopted a strategy of attacking from the west and defending from the east.

As Yang Su withdrew from Hedong, Cui Che completely integrated Yang Liang's forces, and this allowed Cui Qiji to conspire against Caozhou and other places.

But Luoyang, who was right in front of him, ignored him and insisted on sending Li Jing to lead the partial division to the east. Cui Che knew that Zheng Shanguo, the governor of Yizhou, came from the Zheng family of Xingyang. things.

Now Cui Che has completely occupied the states along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. He represented the Jinyang court and took Cui Qiji as the Daxingtai of Henan Province to guard Qing, Mi, Ju, Lai, Qi, Ji, Zi, Yi, Cao, Yan, Bian, etc. eleven states.

At the same time, Cui Che recruited Li Jing to lead the troops back to Zhengzhou, because Yu Zhongwen's reinforcements had already gathered in Luoyang.

Yang Yichen led the soldiers of Shanzhou (which ruled Shan County, now Sanmenxia, ​​Henan) to the east.

And Duan Wenzhen ruled the soldiers of Yizhou (governing Fuliu City, northeast of Songxian County, Henan today) and Luzhou (governing Lu County, Lushan County of Henan Province today).

While Cui Che seized the states along the lower reaches of the Yellow River, Yu Zhongwen gathered more than 20 troops around Luoyang, posing as if to stick to Luoyang.

And Zhengzhou, Songzhou (Songcheng County, now Shangqiu Suiyang District, Henan Province), Caizhou (governing Caiyang County, now Zaoyang Hubei Province), Xuzhou (governing Changshe County, now Weidu District, Xuchang, Henan Province) in the south of Zhengzhou, Bianzhou ), Chenzhou (Zhi Wanqiu County, now Huaiyang, Henan) and other places are also under the leadership of Yu Wenshu, preparing to regain lost ground.

　The back of my hand hurts a lot, I'll apply ice first, and the remaining two chapters will be published in the early morning

　　
　
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