Chapter 292 Get out!
Sima Que, the king of Xincai, stood at the top of the city, looking at the more than 10,000 troops camped in the distance.
According to reports from government officials who went to work for the army, there were about seven to eight thousand soldiers, as well as nearly 10,000 temporarily recruited slaves in Yingchuan County.
The momentum is great, the momentum is great!
Sima did not go to visit the camp because he was ill.
He is not a courageous person.
In the "Turn-Based Game" in Yecheng three years ago, his father Sima Teng ran out on Qingqi and killed Li Feng for the Ji Sang tribe.
The eldest brother Sima Yu was always brave. When he heard that his father had been killed, he immediately led his people back. He happened to meet Li Feng and killed his entourage. Li Feng was forced to drown and died.
But on the way back, the eldest brother and his party met Li Feng's tribe again and were surrounded and killed.
In the end, he was the only one to escape, and all three brothers died, so the title of King Xincai fell to him, the son of a commoner.
Scenes from the past are still deeply engraved in his mind, making him shudder. When I get up in the middle of the night, I often sweat through my clothes and fall into a pessimistic mood that I cannot extricate myself from.
He knew that he was unable to integrate Yuzhou's military power. After taking office for so long, he mainly relied on the remnants of his father's old troops to recruit and train new recruits. They just said what they said, and he really didn't understand.
But he couldn't refuse the appointment.
There are not many people left in the East China Sea King lineage. Even for yourself, you have to try your best to hold on.
It’s really difficult!
"Captain, Li Hong refused to go to Chenliu and went to Nandun and Xincai." The general ran upstairs and reported breathlessly.
"How dare you, Shuzi!" Sima Que angrily slapped the female wall and scolded.
Li Hong is the leader of the refugees in Pingyang, with thousands of them. After arriving in Henan County, I heard that the Huns were arriving and wanted to go south to Xiangcheng. However, they were blocked three times. As a last resort, they took the risk of taking a detour to Chenggao and marched to Xingyang before the Huns.
Wubao commander Li Ju summoned him, but he refused and went south to Yingchuan again.
Sima Que sent people to summon him with money and food, and ordered him to go north to Chenliu to intercept Wang Mi who might go south.
Li Hong collected the money, food and equipment, but refused to die. He left Xuchang overnight and ran south, heading towards Xincai State, the fiefdom of Sima Que.
What is the virtue of the refugee army? He knew it all too well.
He knew only too well how empty Xincai, Nanton and Runan were.
So very angry.
"Immediately mobilize troops and horses to 'escort' Li Hong out of the country. He will go wherever he likes and leave him alone. In short, don't wander around Xincai." Sima confirmed the order.
"Promise." The general responded, but did not leave.
"Is there anything else?" Sima asked, knowing that this soldier-general who was born as a domestic servant was always measured and not too troublesome.
"Captain, there are many people displaced in Yuzhou, and it is not just a matter of Li Hong's family." The general reminded: "There are all the counties of Pei, Lu, Liang, Qiao, Chen, Ru, and Ying, and many The remnants of Wang Mi's bandits have since increased in number, numbering tens of thousands of people living in Pingyang, Hedong and even Guanzhong. Although the wasteland has been reclaimed and cultivated, the nature of thieves is hard to change, and they plunder everywhere during the slack period, causing great hardship to the residents."
"What do you want to say?" Sima Que gave him a confused look.
He was a little doubtful whether the servant had received money and deliberately mentioned this matter in front of him.
"I think we can report to the imperial court and order them to return to their respective counties to avoid disaster." The general replied.
Sima was a little relieved.
He knew what the general said made sense.
The dispute between residents and refugees is not a matter of one or two years, nor is it a matter of one state or one county.
Some refugees can be used. For example, Liu Hong, the former governor of Jingzhou, gathered a large number of northern refugees, divided the ownerless lands in the counties of Jingzhou, and allowed them to settle down, cultivate and become residents.
But some refugees cannot use it.
For example, the remnants of Wang Mi scattered in the counties of Yuzhou are very restless. Last year, there was a severe drought, and the land was bare for thousands of miles. Refugees and residents fought fiercely to grab water, attacking each other and killing countless people.
At present, the relationship between Yuzhou residents and refugees has become extremely tense.
The residents have official support and the support of aristocratic families, while the refugees stick together and fight bravely. The two sides have been hostile for a long time and have deep hatred, as if just a little spark can quickly ignite it. Firewood that has been piled up for a long time.
“Captain, a few days ago, the cavalry captured Xizuo from Chenliu heading south. They were all sent by Wang Mi to try to incite the refugees to rebel, capture the city, kill the officials, and plunder the people. Qian Liang went north to join him. "The general said again: "If Wang Mi succeeds, Yuzhou will be in chaos. Compared with this, Li Hong will be a trivial matter."
Sima Que's face suddenly became serious.
This is a real threat that must be taken seriously. He, the Commander-in-Chief of Xuchang, is nothing more than a hollow figure. The so-called veterans who have been trained for more than a year are only a few thousand, and the more than 10,000 newly recruited sergeants have been trained for less than two months and have little combat effectiveness.
And the equipment is not very complete. The craftsmen are busy making it day and night. I don’t know if they can have all the guns, bows, knives, armor and crossbows they need before the end of the year.
In the past few years, the Xuchang Dudu District has experienced repeated bleeding, and the losses have been really huge.
"Why didn't Wang Mi go south in person and command these refugees to cause chaos?" Sima Que suddenly thought of this question.
The general pointed to the army camped in the distance and said: "Captain, the Marquis of Chen is in Xuchang, Wang Mi should not dare to go south."
"Is he afraid?"
"He's scared."
Sima Que suddenly felt envious.
A soldier who can defeat an enemy general to the point of fearing him and walking around him should be proud of himself, right? Wang Mi is also a coward and dare not confront Shao Xun head-on, so he is called "Flying Leopard" in vain.
Well, there are some problems with this. If Wang Mi is a coward, then what are they?
Sima Que shook his head, decided not to dwell on this issue, and asked instead: "Just now you mentioned that you should report to the imperial court, what do you mean by this?"
"The governor may be able to communicate with Jingzhou. "Biantong lowers the Qi." The general suggested: "Many refugees from Guanzhong have moved to Jingxiang and Nanyang, numbering 50,000 families. It must be a headache for Wang and Shan if they can jointly submit a petition with the governor to order the refugees from various states to return. If the governors of Yong, Xu, Qing, and Yanzhou sent people to take him back, wouldn't it be great? "
"What you say makes sense," Sima Que said with a smile. : "Forget it, Gu will send people to Xiangyang and Wancheng in a few days to talk to Shan Jian and Wang Cheng."
"As for Li Hong, we first sent troops to drive him away, and Gu sealed the country. Don't be messy." At this point, Sima Que's face showed a hint of cruelty, and he said: "Mr. Gu was wondering if he was too weak before, which made Li Hong feel that Gu was easy to bully. "Look at it."
"No," the general responded.
Seeing that Sima really had nothing to say, he resigned and left.
Sima Que turned back and looked at the camp in the distance.
Representatives of the Yingchuan noble clan should be here, Shao Xun is very majestic.
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On the second day of March, Shao Xun arrived in Yanling.
This is also a historical city.
Zheng Bo Duan Yu Yan, Jin and Chu fought at Yan Ling and so on.
Yanling is not on the marching route. The main reason for coming here is to visit the Xiayu family's base camp and move north to scare Wang Mi who is ready to move.
Wang Mi was in Baima, collecting a large amount of grain, grass, money and silk, and transporting them northward from the two pontoon bridges he temporarily supervised.
Early in the morning on the third day of the lunar month, Wang Sang hurried to the ferry with a piece of yellow paper in his hand. He saw Wang Mi training new recruits and was mumbling for a long time without daring to speak.
"What's the matter?" Wang Mi glanced at him.
Wang Sang looked at the paper in his hand, almost sweating, and did not dare to speak.
“Bring it here!” Wang Mi stretched out his hand and said.
Wang Sang sighed and said, "Brother, please don't be angry, this must be Shao's thief's plan to provoke him."
Wang Mi snatched it away, unfolded it, and felt dizzy.
Only one word was written on the yellow paper: "Get out!"
"I told you not to read it." Wang Sang glanced at Wang Mi and sighed.
Wang Mi didn't speak for a long time, but his face was like a magic trick, interpreting various expressions such as shame, anger, sadness and even fear. He was called a master in the world of face changing.
Seeing his brother like this, Wang Sang felt ashamed and said: "Brother, it's not a good idea to always avoid it. I finally figured it out. Wherever you fall, you get up. No. If you win against Shao Thief once, you won’t be able to overcome this hurdle.”
Wang Mi still didn’t say anything.
When Wang Sang saw this, he thought that Wang Mi acquiesced, so he said: "Brother, our army has thirty thousand infantry and cavalry troops, which is much more than Shao's thieves. Let's do it like this, kill him. There are many in Yuzhou Old brothers scattered in various counties, I will send people to mobilize them, let Shao thief's backyard catch fire, panic, and smash his Yuzhou to pieces."
After that, he turned and left.
Wang Mi grabbed his cousin and asked in a low voice: "How did you get this paper?"
When Wang Sang mentioned this, he became angry. He just heard him say: "It's not Liu Ling! He led people to arrest the person we went out to collect wood, and then asked him to bring the letter back, go around and deliver it to me. "In other words, not many people know about it?" Wang Mi asked.
"Brother - you!" Wang Sang was a little surprised.
Wang Mi waved his hand and said: "You are thinking too much. Shao thief insulted me like this. I am also a bloody man, how can I swallow this breath. In this way, you will treat the people who know this... "
Wang Sang looked at his brother's face and understood, so he whispered back: "I will do it in a while, and make sure my hands and feet are clean."
Wang Mi nodded and said. : "Invite Shi Le over. He has more than 20,000 cavalry under his command. Without these cavalry, we cannot defeat the Shao thieves. King Quyang ordered us to cross the river and go south. The original intention was to plunder the counties around Luoyang and cut off their water transportation. Shi Le is slippery, If you don’t want to go south, let’s go to ‘Xiao Yi Dayi’ and he will come.”
Yes, this is the strategic intention of the Xiongnu that Shao Xun had been guessing before.
They have discovered that attacking Luoyang by force outweighs the gains and losses, and the possibility of defeating them is too small. It is better to attack the outskirts of Luoyang first. Even if it cannot be captured, it must be destroyed. It is better to cut off the water transportation so that money and grain from other states cannot be smoothly imported into Luoyang, causing it to collapse without a fight.
In order to cut off water transportation, Xingyang and Chenliu must attack one of them, and it is best to capture both.
"Okay." Wang Sang nodded blankly, then asked: "What about those old brothers in Yuzhou?"
"Don't act rashly yet." Wang Mi said: "There are Xiongnu elite cavalry commanded by King Quyang in Wei County, as well as Zhao Gu's tribe. It's best to wait until they all arrive, and then attack them together, and make sure that Shao Thief is eaten. Big loss."
"Brother is still thoughtful," Wang Sang said with a smile.
"There won't be any reinforcements in Luoyang, right?" Wang Mi suddenly felt a little worried about gain and loss and asked uncertainly.
"Probably - no." Wang Sang said hesitantly.
"I'm going to do some work first." Wang Mi waved his hand and said.
"Okay." Wang Sang walked away happily.
(End of this chapter)