On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 437
Cui Qiji worked tirelessly to lead the troops southward, using the head of Lai Huer, the general manager of the Huaibei Road, as a stepping stone, and finally summoned the Xuzhou city gate.

Immediately, he swept across Huaibei and planted the flag of the Eastern Sui Dynasty on the Huaihe River. However, due to the serious lack of naval power in the Eastern Sui Dynasty, he could only stop here.

Cui Qiji stood on the north bank of the Huaihe River, his eyes full of regret.

Now sitting in Huainan is Yang Guang's second son, the general manager of Yangzhou Qi Wang Yang Wei.

Earlier, Yang Guang had ordered the dismissal of the local governors, but his own son was not included.

Just like Cui Che also used Qin Qiong as the governor of Puzhou and Mai Tiezhang as the governor of Daizhou, but the second son Cui Yanzong was the governor of Liaodong, and the eldest son Cui Qiji was also the governor of Qingzhou before he served as Daxingtai.

Yang Hao and Cui Qiji are about the same age, only one year younger than him. Because of the close relationship between Cui Che and Yang Guang in the early years, Cui Qiji also grew up with Yang Hao, especially after being engaged to Nanyang Princess Avalokitesvara. When Cui Qiji stayed in Daxing with his mother, he often went in and out of the Jin Palace.

Cui Qiji knew the prince Yang Zhao and the king of Qi Yang Hao very well. If Yang Zhao has the appearance of a wise king, Yang Hao is the opposite. Although he is courageous and good at riding and shooting, he is arrogant and reckless Illegal, surrounded by treacherous villains.

If there is a strong navy that can control the Huaihe River, I will definitely cross the river and compete with my childhood playmates.

Yu Wenshu now also knows the news of Lai Huer's defeat, and now he is the only one left in the north of Qinling-Huaihe River, occupying Chenzhou, Caizhou, Xuzhou, Yingzhou and other places, surrounded by powerful enemies, and no reinforcements .

There is no doubt that Cui Che's next target is himself.

Yu Wenshu considered for a long time, decided to abandon Chenzhou, Caizhou and other places, and drove his troops to the west. When Cui Che was held back by Yang Su, he waited for an opportunity to seize Yizhou and Luzhou, and opened up with Shangzhou (governing Shangluo County, now Henan Province) Shangluo), Suizhou (Governing Sui County, now Suizhou, Hubei) and Jingzhou and other places.

It can also leave an eastbound route for Kansai.

On the sixth day of November in the first year of Yongchang in the Eastern Sui Dynasty (605 A.D.), during the cold winter, Yu Wenshu sent soldiers from Chenzhou, Caizhou, Xuzhou, Yingzhou and other prefectures to march westward.

When Cui Che heard the news, on the one hand, he sent Li Jing, who had returned to Zhengzhou, to lead the army to Luoyang to take over from him to confront Yang Su.

This move is naturally to get out of the quagmire of confrontation with Yang Su.

He also ordered Qin Qiong, the governor of Puzhou, to enter the customs via Pubandu River and threaten Tongzhou (Zhiwu Township County, now Dali County, Shaanxi).

This move took effect very quickly. Yang Guang learned of this and immediately ordered Yang Su to send troops back to help.

Yang Su had no choice but to send a partial division back to aid Guanzhong.

Cui Che also ordered Shi Du Ruhui, the governor of Daxingtai, who was in charge of Caozhou, to recruit soldiers from the prefectures under his jurisdiction to attack Yuwenshu's rear prefectures and counties.

Even if Yu Wenshu had heard the news, he had never been a teacher. Chen, Ying, Cai and other states were surrounded by Cui Che on three sides, and they almost became dead. Lower Yizhou, Luzhou and other places.

Or after Cui Che went south, Yang Su could capture Luoyang.

It's just that Qin Qiong's westward advance restrained some of Yang Su's troops. He was able to mobilize the troops from the east in Shanzhou, but he could not form an overwhelming advantage over Li Jing in Luoyang City.

And Li Jing's own talent also made Yang Su jealous.

As early as when Li Jing was an errand in the sixth department of Shangshu Province when he was young, he was praised by Yang Su as Wang Zuozhi's talent.

His uncle Han Qinhu respected him even more.

Yang Su was worried that once he went east, Cui Che might turn around and go north immediately, flanking him with Li Jing, so he had to send envoys to Luoyang to try to persuade Li Jing on the grounds of his relatives in Kansai.

It's just that Cui Che dared to put Li Jing in Luoyang, because he knew that Li Jing had great ambitions and would not betray him.

Li Jing is now highly valued. Inside, he is the Sima of the Chinese and Foreign Governments, and together with Liu Fang, he assists Cui Che in handling the military affairs of the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

Outside, Li Jing is the general of the field, leading the army alone, and taking charge of the side alone.

These are all Yang Guang can't give him.

Of course, what's more important is that since Cui Che raised his army, he has won many battles and won many battles. Now that the situation is very good, Li Jing has no reason to be a traitor.

Yang Su's envoy came to the city of Luoyang, but he failed to enter the city. What greeted him was a rain of arrows, forcing the envoy to flee in embarrassment.

It's just that Li Jing didn't send anyone to kill the envoy. After all, the two countries did not kill the envoy. He was also worried that Yang Su would take revenge on his relatives in Kansai.

When Yang Su heard about this, he couldn't help sighing.

Soon, news came from Yizhou that Yu Wenshu's long-term attack was fruitless. After Cui Che went south, he had a stalemate with him for half a month. Seeing that Yang Su never sent troops, he was very frustrated.

As Yang Su stood still, Cui Che went south to support, and Yu Wenshu also knew that his attempt was all in vain, so he had to retreat to Chenzhou and other places.

However, when they heard the news halfway, the rear had already fallen.

Du Ruhui was ordered by Cui Che to mobilize the Hedong soldiers guarding Zhengzhou, Yanzhou, Bianzhou and other places in advance. Cui Qiji rushed northward overnight and led the soldiers southward to attack Yuwenshu's rear.

Yuwenshu's tribe collapsed, and he retreated to Huainan with only a small number of his own cavalry.

The Central Plains War ended with the Eastern Sui Quan taking the land of Henan north of the Qinling-Huaihe River.

In fact, this is also a reasonable thing. After the Battle of Hedong, Guanlong's elite soldiers suffered great losses and did not participate in the Central Plains War.

Cui Che had elite soldiers from Yanzhao, so he already had an advantage in land battles.

After the Battle of Luoyang, Cui Che cut off the connection between Kansai and the eastern states of Henan. The generals in the Western Sui Dynasty could only fight on their own, and it is not surprising that they were eliminated one by one.

It's just that if Cui Che wants to go south again, it's not a simple matter. Without a strong navy, he can only look at the river and sigh.

Cui Qiji's letter has already been sent to Cui Che. Regarding the construction of the navy, it also fits Cui Che's ideas, but it is difficult to put it into practice in a short time.

Although Henan, Huaibei and other places were recently acquired, these areas suffered from military disasters and the production order was destroyed. In order to show kindness, Cui Che will also ask Yang Liang to exempt Henan, Huaibei and other places from taxes next year after returning to the court, as a A means of winning people's hearts.

And rewarding the three armies after the war is not a small expense.

For this Great War in the Central Plains, Cui Che was not only the main force of the soldiers, but also mobilized a large number of government soldiers and recruited more than 20 civilians.

Soldiers and government soldiers who participated in the war will be rewarded, and civilian husbands will be reduced or exempted from taxes. After this year's war, the treasury may starve to death of rats.

Cui Che originally planned to stay in Henan for the time being, and return to the court next year, but suddenly bad news came from Jinyang, and Yang Liang, the emperor of the Eastern Sui Dynasty, died suddenly.

This matter was really not done by Cui Che, he has completely controlled Yang Liang now, why bother to bear the reputation of killing the master again.

It was Yang Liang who was so arrogant and arrogant that he couldn't stand this kind of confinement-like life. He was always depressed, indulged in drinking and sex, and finally died of depression.

(End of this chapter)