Winter went to spring, and the year 574 A.D. finally became a thing of the past, and the year of the new year came as promised in the mood of hundreds of people or fears or hopes.

In winter, because the New Year is approaching, the weather is cold, and the conquests in various parts of the mainland have finally been temporarily suspended, and a short period of peace has been restored.

Chen Ji is no longer approaching, Sima Fu is naturally happy to relax, although he has advanced by leaps and bounds, attacking the city and grabbing the land is not majestic, but it is not easy to integrate the huge territory management, take advantage of this opportunity, he also needs to vigorously digest and integrate the forces in his hands, otherwise when Chen Ji mobilizes the strength of the whole country to attack, even with the help of the Holy Fire Sect, Sima Fu's situation is still not optimistic,

At the beginning of March, the winter snow melted away, everything recovered, and when the spring flowers bloomed, Chen Guo Wu Mingche took the lead in attacking, a winter preparation, Chen Guo has gathered enough huge strength, as soon as he attacked, it was like a thunderbolt, and Sima Fu was defeated and retreated, but in the middle of the moon, the states and counties east of Guizhou were conquered by Chen's army, and finally in the front line of Guizhou to see the momentum of blocking Wu Mingche's advance, Sima Fu's troops retreated all the way, and the morale of the army was very low, and there was no longer the momentum of the year's triumphant advance.

Compared with the Chen State in the middle of the war, and the stable and peaceful Zhou State, the situation in the Qi State is really a bit weird.

Without Gao Changgong's help, Gao Anaqiu himself knew that the victory of the crusade against Gao Xin was slim, because he was just training his soldiers strictly throughout the winter, and at the same time strictly guarding against it, for fear that Gao Xin would attack, and at the same time, Gao Anaqiu also continued to move in Yecheng, hoping to escape from this dangerous place.

As for Gao Changgong, there has been no good rest throughout the winter, Huaiyin County was originally the fief of the Gao Anaqiu clan, their power is deep-rooted, they naturally can't tolerate the family's wealth falling into the hands of political enemies, yes, under Gao Changgong's deliberate connivance, the "rebellion" happened,

And Xuyi was attacked, at the intersection of Jingzhou and Huaizhou, I don't know when there were 10,000 bandits, these people are all vigorous, across the horse and raise the knife, come and go, without a trace, specifically attack the past business travelers, and even sneak attack on the housekeeper to transport the baggage team, Gao Changgong and Huang Fayan both sent people to exterminate, but they were lured by the cunning bandits to fight each other several times, countless casualties, but even the shadow of the bandits was not caught,

Chen Guozheng was at war with Sima Fu in the south, and Huang Fayan also had to guard against Gao Changgong's sneak attack, so he did not dare to send a large number of troops to suppress the bandits, which also made the gang of bandits more and more unscrupulous, showing off their might on the border between the two countries, so not angry.

With the success of the previous year, Shandong and Jiangsu provinces are full of energy from top to bottom, whether it is Gao Xin wants to build bridges and pave roads, and the matter of preparing to build a steel plant has also been put on the agenda, with steel, ordnance and materials do not seek outsiders, and with the birth of the steam engine, happy can do more,

On the surface, the border fortresses between the Northern Zhou and Qi were lax, the soldiers were slack, and the craftsmen and merchants traveled frequently.

At first, Yu Wenyong conspired with Yu Wenxian, the king of Qi, and Wang Yi, the local official Nei Shi Dafu (secretary of the Ministry of the Interior), and at the same time sent Na Yan (the head of the palace department) Lu Yun to Anzhou (the state government axe is located in present-day Anlu City, Hubei Province) three times on a stagecoach, to ask Yu Yi, the governor of Anzhou, about the strategy of attacking the Northern Qi Empire.

Except for these few people, no one else knows the strategy of this secret and is completely unknown, as for Gao Wei, seeing that Gao Anqiu and Gao Changgong deterred Gao Xin, the Northern Zhou blindly showed goodwill, and he resumed his original surname of pleasure.

Until the 24th day of July, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, summoned senior generals above the rank of third rank (general) in the Dade Hall and announced to them the matter of the expedition.

On July 25, 575 AD, Yuwen Yong issued an edict to crusade against the Northern Qi Empire, ordering Chen Wang Yuwenchun of the Pillar State (first-class honorable officer), Sima Xiaonan, Duke of Xingyang, and Da Xizhen, Duke of Zheng, respectively, as commanders-in-chief of the three armies of the front; Yue Wang Yu Wensheng, Duke of Zhou Chang Hou Mo Chen Chong, and Zhao Wang Yu Wenzhao, respectively served as the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the rearguard; Qi Wang Yu Wenxian led an army of 20,000 people and marched to Liyang (Linzhang County, Hebei Province); Yang Jian, Duke of Sui, and Xue Zhen, Duke of Guangning, led a fleet of 30,000 men to enter the Yellow River from Weishui; Duke of Liang, Marquis Mo Chenrui, led an army of 20,000 people to block the traffic of Taihang Mountain; Duke Shen Li Mu led an army of 30,000 men to block the communication line of Heyang (Mengxian County, Henan Province), and Duke Yu Yi of Changshan led an army of 20,000 troops to attack Chenzhou (the state government axe set up Moling, northeast of Xiangcheng County, Henan Province), Ruzhou (Linru County, Henan Province),

Yu Wenyong was ready to attack Ha Yang directly, the legislator of the palace legislative department (Tianguan Inner History Corporator) Yu Wenbi said: "The establishment of the state of Qi, has gone through several generations, although the king is brutal and mediocre, but the generals who guard the military residence, there is no shortage of talents, we must choose the location of this attack, Henan is a place where the enemy's elite troops gather, even if we attack with all our strength, we may not get what we want, if you allow my suggestion, we should abandon this attack plan, and instead go north to attack the Fenshui bend area (meaning Jinzhou), The enemy's bases there are relatively low, and the mountains are flat, easy to overcome, not to mention Gao Sihao's chaos and annexation of the state, although the time has been nearly a year, but it is not easy for Jinyang to restore the original situation, we want to destroy the Qi country in one fell swoop, there is no more suitable place than the state. ”

Zhao Xuan (Jiong), a doctor from the Ministry of Officials and People, said: "Luoyang is a flat river, the enemy can attack from all directions, even if we take Luoyang, it is difficult to defend, the best way is to send troops from the north of the Yellow River, go straight to the enemy's lair, and decide the world in a battle." ”

Bao Hong, a local official (deputy chief administrator of the suburbs of the Ministry of the Interior), also said: "The enemy is weak and I am strong, they are chaotic, we govern, do not have to worry about not being able to win, in the past, the emperor repeatedly attacked Luoyang, but every time there will be fierce resistance, there are few good news, if we attack Fenzhou, Luzhou (southern Shaanxi Province), direct raid Jinyang, the enemy will not be able to predict, and we can also finish the battle." ”

Although these people analyze very reasonably, Yuwen Yong is unwilling to accept, Yuwen Yong is eloquent, self-esteem is very high, he thinks that the Northern Qi is now terminally ill, as long as his own army is caused, the enemy will inevitably look at the wind, the reason why he does not agree to send troops to Jinyang, there is also a point of self-esteem and vanity, you know, Yuwentai attacked Luoyang several times, but they were all in vain, and now if he Yuwen Yong takes Luoyang, it will be a great glory,

On July 30, Yuwen Yong personally led an army of 60,000 people to attack Heyin (northwest of Luoyang), Yang Su asked to be the vanguard, and Yuwen Yong agreed.

Yuwen Yong has been carefully preparing for several years, naturally it is not in vain, when the edict of the war is blown, hundreds of thousands of troops will be drawn separately, mighty, like a mountain and a sea to the north of Qi,

Gao Wei saw that the Northern Zhou Dynasty deliberately made friends, and naturally relaxed the border vigilance, when the Northern Zhou soldiers approached the city, the Qi State wanted to make a counterattack but it was too late, under the personal expedition of Yuwen Yong, the Northern Zhou army was like a rainbow, all the way through the thorns, invincible, and the Qi army retreated one after another, embarrassed,

Yu Wenyong issued an order that after entering the territory of Qi State, the people's trees must not be cut down, let alone trampled on the crops, violators will be beheaded, the military discipline of the Northern Zhou army is purged, and the people are not guilty of the autumn, which also makes the hostility in the hearts of the people who are fed up with the bullying of the Northern Qi political axe reduce a lot, which is extremely beneficial to the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

On August 25, Yuwenyong attacked the big city of Heyin (northwest of Luoyang) and conquered it, and Yuwenxian, the king of Qi, conquered Wuji (Mengjin, Henan), and then conquered the two cities of Luokou and the east and west, and set fire to the Yellow River Bridge.

The Northern Zhou army is like a tiger down the mountain, the momentum is amazing, there is basically no fierce resistance along the way, but it has been greatly hindered in Zhongtan City and Luozhou, even if Yu Wenyong personally supervises the battle, but can not conquer Luoyang Jin Yong City guarded by Dugu Yongye, and the Zhongtan City reinforced by Fu Fu made the Northern Zhou army twenty days without building an inch,

The Northern Zhou Dynasty suddenly sent troops, Qi was caught off guard for a while, reinforcements did not arrive, and as a last resort, Dugu Yongye ordered people to make 2,000 mangers overnight, and then intentionally leaked to the Zhou army, sure enough, the Zhou army mistakenly thought that a large number of reinforcements from the Northern Qi were coming, and the pressure increased greatly for a while.

In September, Gao Wei finally reacted, and while ordering Tai Lieutenant Gao Anaqiu to lead the army to aid Dugu Yongye, and at the same time strictly ordering Gao Changgong to attack the traitor Gao Xin,

Thanks to the great threat of Gao Xin, Gao Anaqiu had to train hard, but now it came in handy, and got Gao Wei's order, Gao Anaqiu immediately raised 150,000 troops, out of Jeju, and marched westward, and Shandong, Jiangsu Province, which had been calm for half a year, also had to enter the state of combat readiness again, and Gao Changgong played Tai Chi in the field of Inzhou City, and the city could always hear shouts to kill the heavens, but the two sides were mutually damaged, and there was no decisive victory or defeat.

With the reinforcements of Gao Anaqiu, the Northern Qi army was finally able to breathe, Dugu Yongye took the opportunity to make a decisive counterattack, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty stormed Jin Yong City for 20 days, and the morale was low.

At this moment, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong suddenly fell ill, as a last resort, on the night of September 9, Yuwen Yong ordered the withdrawal of the army, let the navy set fire to the warship materials,

Fu Fu asked to lead 2,000 elite cavalry to pursue the Zhou army and regain the lost territory, but Xingtai begged Fu Gui to refuse.

Northern Zhou Qi Wang Yuwenxian, Yu Yi, Li Mu, wherever the army went, there were successes, but Yuwenyong's withdrawal order was issued, and they had to give up more than 30 cities in their hands.

Yuwen Yong is seriously ill, if he can agree to Fu Fu's request, the army of Qi will counterattack, and he will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory, and maybe it can also cause indelible damage to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but this excellent opportunity is buried by the dim-witted emperor and leaders, how not to make people sigh,

When the news reached Xuyi, Gao Changgong couldn't help but cry, gloomy and sad, the fate of Northern Qi may really come to an end, even if he was unwilling in his heart, but the pace of history could not be stopped,