On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 427 Searching for traces
Something was wrong, Cui Che hurried to find Wei Zheng, he was in charge of the logistics of the army, naturally followed Cui Che to Henan.

With Fang Xuanling staying in Jinyang and Li Jing leading a partial division in Zhengzhou, Wei Zheng undoubtedly played the role of Cui Che's mastermind.

After Cui Che's brief introduction, Wei Zheng analyzed:
"As your majesty said, Yu Zhongwen sent out a large number of sentry cavalry last night, so he must be covering up something.

"According to what I see, it is nothing more than another reinforcement army going north, which Yu Zhongwen kept secret and wanted to use as a surprise soldier.

"Or there are troops who go out to camp at night, and they don't want the king to notice their movements."

Cui Che pondered and said:
"The army must be out of the camp. If there are reinforcements going north, no matter Luoyang or Jinyong City, they can be used to garrison troops. As long as the city is under martial law and the people are not allowed to enter and exit, it can deceive people's eyes and ears.

"Martial law during wartime is a common thing, and it will not arouse the vigilance of others. It is better than the abnormal behavior last night."

Jinyong City is located in the northwest of Luoyang. It used to be a corner of Luoyang City in the Han and Wei Dynasties. Cao Rui, Emperor Ming of the Wei Dynasty, expanded it into a military fortress. The city is small and solid, with Mang Mountain in the north and Luoyang in the south.

Cui Che's opinion also won Wei Zheng's second opinion, he guessed:
"Since the troops are divided at night, there must be a plan. Today, Yu Zhongwen invited the king to a decisive battle tomorrow. Does he mean to attack our army camp at night when the king relaxes his vigilance and focuses on the decisive battle?"

But Cui Che felt that this was not Yu Zhongwen's purpose. Over the years, no one wanted to attack his camp at night, but no matter whether it was Dulan Khan, Datou Khan, or Ulji Wende The exceptions are all a mess.

After the Battle of Hedong, Yang Su returned to Kansai, which also temporarily ended the dispute over the so-called No. 1 general in the world.

There are no worthless men under a great reputation, Cui Che doesn't believe that he has such a big name, and Yu Zhongwen still hopes that he will let his guard down on the eve of the decisive battle and make such a small mistake.

Excluding the possibility of a night attack, Yu Zhongwen's plan must have fallen on tomorrow's decisive battle, Cui Che speculated:

"Could it be that Yu Zhongwen is currently hiding his troops in Mang Mountain, and when our army goes down the mountain for a decisive battle tomorrow, when the two armies are anxious, we will fight from the rear?"

Wei Zheng broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this.

When the two armies were fighting fiercely, an ambush soldier was killed from behind and was attacked from the front and back, which would undoubtedly cause chaos for the soldiers of the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

Wei Zhengjin said:
"This matter is of great importance, and please send sentry horses to search the mountain as soon as possible."

Cui Che shook his head and said:

"Don't startle the snake, I should accept Yu Zhongwen's invitation, but the time for the decisive battle is not tomorrow, but three days later."

Wei Zheng got it right, he smiled and said:
"It turns out that the king wants to wipe out Zhong Wen's ambush first, and then fight him decisively."

Mang Mountain is low and there are not many places where you can get water. Therefore, when the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty fought against Mang Mountain, Gao Huan exclaimed that Yu Wentai wanted to die of thirst on the mountain when he abandoned his luggage and led the troops up the mountain.

Since Yu Zhongwen wanted to fight tomorrow, the fresh water carried by the ambush soldiers would last until tomorrow at most. If they brought too much, it would inevitably be inconvenient to move.

But Cui Che agreed to the decisive battle, but wanted to postpone the time, Yu Zhongwen would not let this opportunity go, and would definitely agree to Cui Che's request.

After all, going out to a decisive battle in the camp can't be a one-headed battle. Both sides need to deploy their troops together, otherwise they will storm the opponent's camp.

Seeing that the decisive battle was imminent, Yu Zhongwen was worried about leaking the news, so naturally he would not let the ambush soldiers come out of the mountain.

The ambush soldiers in Mang Mountain had no choice but to look for water sources and take risks to get water.

Cui Che, who occupies most of the water source in Mangshan Mountain, does not need to send sentry horses to search the mountain. He only needs to have people check at night whether there are a lot of footsteps at the water intakes outside his control range, and he can follow the vines and find the hidden place in Yu Zhongwen. An ambush.

Seeing that Wei Zheng broke his mind, Cui Che smiled and said:

"Yu Zhongwen sent the ambush to Gu himself, how could Gu refuse politely."

At dusk, Cui Che sent an envoy to the camp of the Western Sui Army to inform Yu Zhongwen that he was willing to fight with him, but the time would be postponed for three days.

Yu Zhongwen wondered:

"Why does it have to be three days later?"

The Messenger replied:

"My great king asked the hexagram, three days later, it will be an auspicious day.

"Your Majesty has something to say, if you are willing to obey, you can choose the location because of the Duke.

"If Yu Gong doesn't want to, and he doesn't force it, he can lead the army to attack the mountain. My family's king is waiting for you in the camp."

The messenger's answer did not arouse Yu Zhongwen's suspicion.

After all, before Cui Che raised his troops, he used divination and divination to determine good or bad luck, but Yu Zhongwen also heard about the fact that Fang Xuanling snatched the tortoise shell.

Because of this incident, Cui Che's superstitious fortune-telling character also stood up.

In fact, in this era, there were many people who were superstitious about divination, such as Er Zhurong, a goldsmith enthusiast, and Chen Baxian, the founding emperor of Southern Chen, who was proficient in divination.

Seeing that Cui Che let himself decide the place, Yu Zhongwen got up and agreed:

"Okay! You go back and tell Cui Che that three days later, I will be at the foot of Jinyong Castle, standing behind the city and waiting for you!"

When the envoy came back and told Cui Che about this, Cui Che and Wei Zheng looked at each other and smiled.

When Yu Zhongwen's messenger found Duan Wenzhen, the old general was not in such a good mood as Cui Che.

The time for the decisive battle was changed to three days later, but the fresh water in the army was only enough until noon tomorrow, and Yu Zhongwen, just as Cui Che expected, did not allow Duan Wenzhen to lead the troops to withdraw from Mangshan to prevent the news from leaking.

If you really have to wait for the soldiers to be thirsty for a few days, how can they have the strength to fight.

Duan Wenzhen had no choice but to send soldiers to fetch water at night and hide during the day for fear of being noticed by the Sentinels of the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

Although Cui Che guessed that Yu Zhongwen was hiding an ambush and planned to launch a sneak attack on him from behind during the decisive battle, he still did not take his guard lightly tonight, and still arranged various soldiers to guard the camp in rotation.

The next day, that is, June 605, the first year of Yongchang (AD 29), Cui Che sent a small number of scouts to search on the east and west sides.

At dusk, the scouts sent to the east reported that they had found many newly left footprints in a mountain stream thirty miles away from the camp.

The stone in Cui Che's heart finally fell to the ground. No matter how sure he was before, it was only a guess, and now he has verified his guess.

On June [-]th, in the early morning, the scouts who had been lurking in the mountain stream reported that many soldiers from the Western Sui Dynasty had come to fetch water in the middle of the night last night. He followed these people and found their hiding place. It is a valley.

It's just that I was worried about being discovered by the enemy, and I never carefully counted the number of enemy troops in the valley.

Cui Che was overjoyed when he heard about this, he immediately summoned the generals to inform everyone about it.

All the generals were pleasantly surprised and asked for a fight one after another.

Cui Che managed to find this ambush, and of course he would not let it go easily. He immediately ordered generals in the tent and prepared to leave the camp at night.

　Everyone is healthy during the Dragon Boat Festival, and it is still there in the early morning. I broke my hand while running yesterday.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)