Chapter 49: Cutting out a Future
Time flew by and it soon came to the first month of the year.
Emperor Jin Hui, the madman who changed the Yuan Dynasty, had already decided that this year would be called the first year of Yongxing (304).
Yongxing has a good meaning, but I don’t know if this new year’s name can remove bad luck and bring "Yongxing" to the Jin Dynasty.
Piyong is generally calm here.
A few days ago, news came from the south that Xianbei cavalry was raiding the countryside.
However, these Huqi are very thieves. They don’t go to the mountains with deep vegetation, and they don’t go to the south of the city where there are many buildings and complex terrain. Instead, they move around in the open plains, intercepting messengers and driving away the rangers— —In fact, the main job is still looting.
No one is stupid.
Sima Ying invited others to fight, but did not give many benefits, so the Xianbei people "took it for themselves". In the end, it was the people of Luoyang who suffered.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, seeing the front line lying low, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, sent envoys one after another to urge them repeatedly.
It has been nearly half a year since I started training. Since it is a huge army that has never appeared since Wei Dynasty, the consumption of various materials will be equally huge.
Hebei can't stand it anymore, the people are complaining, and the refugee army that was defeated violently before is showing signs of resurgence.
Considering that spring plowing will begin next month, if the first month of the year is not completed and the soldiers are released home to farm, life in Hebei will be even more difficult in the next year, and there may be some trouble.
In particular, Zhang Fang from the west of the city has submitted two petitions to request a teacher. Although they were rejected by Chang'an - Sima Yong didn't care what would happen if the farming season was delayed - but after the news reached Yecheng, Sima Yong Ying really couldn't sit still.
He even had a premonition that he would fail. He was very worried and restless.
So, he decided to make a desperate move and ordered an attack.
The new coach Qian Xiu was disgusted with this order, but had no choice, so he summoned the generals and after discussion, they decided: The general will not accept the orders of the king, and the orders of the King of Chengdu must be implemented, but not all of them. .
As a result, a medium-sized attack was launched.
The results were dismal.
In the dignified field battle, tens of thousands of Hebei troops were beaten and fled in panic, suffering heavy casualties.
So far, the Hebei Army has captured and killed more than 70,000 people, almost one-third of them, which can be said to be a strain.
The aides of the Ye Mansion begged the King of Chengdu not to waste any more time fighting. Those who could not be defeated were better to continue to dig deep ditches and high fortresses, trapping Luoyang to death.
Sima Ying sadly agreed.
In this battle, the gap in the quality of the soldiers was clearly reflected. So much so that he had to think about whether the decadent Shibing could still be relied upon as the main force.
It was already a few days later when Mi Huang and Shao Xun learned the news.
"The Governor-General won all three battles on a slightly larger scale." Mi Huang sighed, with a look of reluctance on his face.
The first time was the Battle of Jianchun Gate. Sima Yi defeated Lu Ji and beheaded more than 30,000 people.
The second time was the Battle of Qianjinyan. Sima Yi defeated Zhang Fang and beheaded more than 5,000 people.
The third time was the Battle of Luoshui. Sima Yi defeated Qianxiu and beheaded more than 20,000 people.
It is not that Sima Yi has never lost. For example, he lost the peripheral battles such as Yanshi, but they were all minor defeats. Moreover, Wang Shi had achieved a small victory in the north of the city, defeated Qianxiu in the battle of Dongyang Gate, and killed Meng Chao in the south of the city. There were many similar small victories.
Overall, in less than half a year of fighting, Sima Yong lost nearly 20,000 people, Sima Ying lost more than 70,000 people, and the Luoyang Chinese Army controlled by Sima Yi lost 10,000 soldiers.
The battle damage ratio is very good, but the situation is becoming more and more passive, which I have to say is outrageous.
Now that things have happened, Shao Xun can’t think of how to win.
"Why are the governors sighing?" Shao Xun said: "After the governor missed two opportunities, it is impossible to win. Wang Shiben is quick to fight, which is not good for a long time. It is already the first month, and in Taicang There’s not much food left, right?”
Taicang is located inside Jianchun Gate and is the granary of the entire Luoyang.
In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Taicang moved to Dongyang Gate.
During the Sui Dynasty, due to increasing reliance on water transportation, Cangcheng was built outside the city, such as the famous Heyin Cang.
The Tang Dynasty learned its lesson and moved Cangcheng to the city. It was located in the northeast corner and was called "Hanjiacang City", which could store millions of dendrobium.
“It’s almost bottoming out.” Mi Huang said: “The sergeants have reduced their ration supply.”
“Since there is still some, why reduce the soldiers’ rations?”
"I guess the Governor wants to fight for a long time." After saying that, Mi Huang smiled, obviously not believing it.
"How about Guanzhong?" Shao Xun always felt that Sima Yi lacked the courage to make strategic decisions. Of course, a stud is a gamble, but do you have any other choice?
"Liu Chen sent more than 10,000 soldiers from seven counties to attack Chang'an. Hearing that Sima Yong was in a hurry, he almost couldn't handle it. But he was very ruthless and refused to recall Zhang Fang's troops, and was still trying to deal with it." Mi Huang said.
Liu Chen was originally sent by the imperial court to take charge of the overall situation in Shu and attack Li Liu. When he arrived in Chang'an, he was retained by Sima Yongqiang as his military advisor, and later served as the governor of Yongzhou.
In order to relieve Luoyang's defensive pressure, Sima Yi sent people to Guanzhong to pass the imperial edict, ordering all counties to raise troops to attack Sima Yong. Seven counties responded and rallied around Liu Chen.
At this time, I have to mention Sima Yan again.
It was he who ordered the abolition of soldiers in various counties, resulting in no local soldiers available. This time, seven counties united to mobilize more than 10,000 county soldiers, most of whom were temporarily recruited farmers, which shows the difficulty.
Sima Yong had almost the same number of left-behind troops, so after the initial panic period, he had the courage not to recall Zhang Fang, struggled to hold on, and made up his mind to kill Sima Yi.
"Over in Guanzhong, the victory lies in surprise. The longer you delay, the more dangerous it becomes." Shao Xun judged: "Most of the soldiers in the seven counties are not equipped to fight, and Sima Yong still has more than 10,000 troops left behind. These people are It can be fought. Even if he is caught off guard at the beginning and suffers a loss, Liu Chen has little chance of winning. The governor is looking to outsiders. "Let's not talk about this." He waved his hand, not in a good mood.
Although his "boss" Sima Yue had contacted several Forbidden Army generals and high-ranking officials in the court to betray Sima Yi, he was not very happy when he saw that Sima Yi was winning consecutive battles but was heading toward defeat step by step. , I feel very sorry.
“Have you chosen someone yet?” he asked.
"We have selected ten archers and thirty soldiers. I didn't say anything to them, but I explained it to the two team leaders."
Before taking action on this kind of thing, Soldiers can be concealed for the sake of confidentiality, but they must be made clear to their direct officers, otherwise they will be asking for trouble.
Just like when Sima Yue secretly planned to backstab Sima Yi, he must be called over as a front-line thug commander to explain clearly what he was doing.
If Shao Xun arrived at the scene in confusion and found out that it was Sima Yi, and was afraid of giving up the job, or was unprepared and messed up in a hurry, then Sima Yue would be stupid.
Sima Yue could hide some of his close aides, even from his wife Concubine Pei, but he absolutely could not hide it from Shao Xun, who was in charge of arresting people on the front line. Because accidents may occur at the scene, the soldiers fighting on the front line may be confused, but the commander is qualified to understand the details of the mission and adapt accordingly.
"Is it reliable? I don't dare to take action even after seeing Sima Yi." Mi Huang asked.
“Don’t worry, I have chosen a reliable person.” Shao Xun said.
The ten archers came from Li Chong's team and were led by him personally.
There were another thirty people from Shao Xun's "Old Capital", led by Huang Biao, who selected older teenagers, generally around seventeen or eighteen years old.
In addition to the soldiers, there were four others: Chen Yougen, Huang Biao, Yang Bao, and Li Chong.
Yang and Li just stayed with them and watched, not giving them the chance to act like monsters, even if the possibility was extremely small.
Chen Yougen and Huang Biao knew what they were going to do. They were outlaws, including the ten archers.
To deal with Sima Yi, everything else is secondary. There is only one thing: the person who brings him there must be reliable.
If you say do it, do it. Don't hesitate when you hear Sima Yi's identity. That's a fool's errand.
So, he brought a combination of desperadoes and brainless fans to ensure a successful attack.
“Try not to kill or injure the Governor.” Mi Huang reminded.
"Why?" Shao Xun asked.
Killing and capturing alive are two different concepts with completely different difficulties.
To put it bluntly, if he finds the right opportunity, he can kill Sima Yi with one arrow, but capturing him requires close combat with his entourage, which is much more complicated.
"Sikong doesn't want blood on his hands." Mi Huang said.
Shao Xun nodded slightly when he heard this.
Sima Yue may have done this because he wanted to win over the scholars of Sima Yi shogunate and the imperial guards. Especially the latter, Sima Yi won consecutive battles and his prestige increased a lot. If Sima Yue kills people brazenly, there may be negative consequences.
“When will we do it?” Shao Xun asked.
"The Governor has withdrawn his troops from the west of the city. The Emperor has summoned him to express his condolences. We will go back tomorrow and make preparations in advance. Please make arrangements here so that no trouble occurs."
"Don't worry, before we leave. Before, I would take Yang Bao and Li Zhong away. On Piyong's side, it would be better for the supervisor to take charge personally," Shao Xun said.
"This..." Mi Huang hesitated a little.
"Supervisor." Shao Xun looked into his eyes and said: "Xun is not a person who does not want to repay his kindness. The capture of Sima Yi was the result of many preparations and careful plans by the Supervisor. I only It's just a matter of executing the order of the supervisor."
Mi Huang nodded slightly awkwardly and said, "In that case, I will go to the city tonight and report to Sikong."
The city gate is definitely not open at night, but you can enter through the hanging basket.
After saying that, Mi Huang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "You should know that the stakes are very important. You only have one chance, so you must not be soft."
Shao Xun smiled and weighed the heavy sword. Said: "I understand. Now that the matter has come to this, I have no choice but to use my sword to carve out a future."
The bitterness of a little person, haha.
In order to climb up and obtain a higher status and more resources, you can offend others, do dirty work, work hard, etc., what kind of thing can you escape?
After the two of them decided on their plan, they stopped talking nonsense.
That night, Mi Huang quietly went back to Luoyang and came back in the middle of the night. He received permission to stay in Piyong, which made Shao Xun relieved.
Early the next morning, when Yu Wenjun was struggling to carry the rice bowl and went out, he happened to see Shao Xun carrying a heavy sword and a walking bow, being cheered from the front and supported from behind.
As if sensing something, he turned back and took a look.
The golden sunshine fell on him, and the smile on his lips was so bright, and it seemed to have a hint of cruelty.
Yu Wenjun put down the rice cooker and watched quietly until everyone in the group disappeared.
She is eight years old this year and has very keen intuition. She is a completely different person from her brother.
Will this happen if you kill too many people?
You must come back.
(End of this chapter)