Chapter 469 Homecoming
On an official road in the mountains more than 100 miles away from Yanjin, a large number of troops are advancing along this official road to the east, and this army is the Wagang army that was defeated from Luoyang not long ago!
The 500,000 army attacked Luoyang, but only more than 200,000 returned, and although they looted the county town along the way, they also got a lot of food, but it was still not enough for the army's expenses. Along the way, a lot of soldiers and horses have been dismissed, but the remaining 150,000 or 60,000 troops are still like a huge mouth, constantly devouring a huge amount of grain and grass! Fortunately, this place is not far from Wagang Mountain, as long as it lasts a few more days, the grain and grass of Wagang Mountain can also support the army for a while!
Zhai Rang, who was located in the center of the army, no longer had the vigor he had when he captured Huiluocang, drooped his head, and followed the army forward dejectedly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Shan Xiongxin, who was beside Zhai Rang, also sighed when he saw him like this, and immediately stepped forward and said to Zhai Rang: "Big boss!" As the so-called victory and defeat are common things in soldiers! It's a pity that we didn't be able to take Luoyang this time, but if we make a comeback one day, we will definitely be able to be ashamed! The most important thing is that you have this confidence! ”
Shan Xiongxin's persuasion also restored some confidence to Zhai Rang, and Zhai Hong on the other side also stepped forward to persuade: "That's right! What the single brother said is extremely true! Second brother! If you lose this time, you lose! What does it matter! It's a big deal, let's go back to Wagang Mountain to regain our strength, and we can do great things! Besides, there are so many heroes in the world, who can besiege Luoyang for so long? Second brother! You're the first one! You should be proud! ”
The persuasion of Shan Xiongxin and Zhai Hong also made Zhai Rang's mood a lot better, and he sighed, but Zhai Rang knew very well in his heart that the dream of wanting to ascend the throne and become emperor in the Luoyang Palace might not be able to be completed in this life!
At the same time, not far behind Zhai Rang and the others, Li Mi was watching the actions of Zhai Rang and the others coldly, and the expression on his face became more and more gloomy. Although Li Mi's prestige in Wagangzhai is already very high, there are still many old courtiers who followed Zhai Rang to found Wagangzhai, and their hearts are always towards Zhai Rang, among them, led by Shan Xiongxin and Zhai Hong! Zhai Hong is Zhai Rang's eldest brother, he will do this, Li Mi doesn't think it's strange, but Shan Xiongxin has stood firmly on Zhai Rang's side from beginning to end, which makes Li Mi hate it so much!
Before that, Li Mi always wanted to win him over because of Shan Xiongxin's talent and prestige, but he didn't expect Shan Xiongxin to be so loyal to Zhai Rang! Coupled with the defeat in the Battle of Luoyang, Li Mi has already started a killing machine against Shan Xiongxin!
"Mi Gong!" At this time, a voice came from his side, and Li Mi turned his head to see that it was his henchman Wang Bodang! I saw Wang Bodang's face solemn, he hugged his fist at Li Mi, and said, "Mi Gong! Just received a tip! Something is wrong! ”
"Huh?" Li Mi knows his subordinates very well, and he is usually lukewarm and unfazed, but now he has such a solemn expression, which shows that the big thing in his mouth is not trivial! Immediately, Wang Bodang just came up and whispered a few words next to Li Mi's ear, and after listening to Wang Bodang's words, Li Mi's face instantly turned pale! He turned his head violently, stared at Wang Bodang, and asked in a low voice with a face full of disbelief: "Is this news reliable?" ”
Wang Bodang seemed to have guessed that Li Mi would ask such a question, and immediately nodded and said, "There will be no mistake!" It's news from the elite of the secret camp! There's a secret camp code on it! There will never be a fake! "Although the Pushan secret camp suffered heavy losses in Luoyang, after all, it was a secret camp carefully trained by Li Mi, and Li Mi was already accustomed to sending the secret camp to investigate the news before the march, and he also trusted the news from the secret camp very much!
Hearing Wang Bodang say this, Li Mi already believed the news for seven points! And then, Li Mi's face also slowly calmed down, took a deep breath, and then exhaled a long time, which soon returned to the same as usual, turned his head, lowered his voice and said to Wang Bodang: "This matter is suppressed, no one can know!" ”
After finishing speaking, he signaled Wang Bodang to retreat, and Li Mi himself rushed directly to Zhai Rang's side, and shouted to Zhai Rang from a distance: "Big boss!" I have something important to discuss with you! ”
Hearing Li Mi's shout, Zhai Rang and the others all turned their heads, Zhai Hong, who was very dissatisfied with Li Mi, glared at Li Mi viciously, while Shan Xiongxin frowned, glanced back at Zhai Rang, didn't say anything, touched Zhai Hong's arm, and retreated with him. Li Mi came straight to Zhai Rang's face, hugged his fists at Zhai Rang and said, "Big boss!" I just remembered one thing, but it was about the survival of our army! So I'm here to ask the big boss for instructions! ”
After the persuasion of Shan Xiongxin and Zhai Hong in turn, Zhai Rang's mood was also much better, and after hearing what Li Mi said so seriously, Zhai Rang also hurriedly asked: "Mi Gong!" Just say what's the point! ”
A solemn look appeared on Li Mi's face, but he first looked around at the surrounding soldiers, and then said to Zhai Rang in a deep voice: "Big boss! Just looking at the current situation of the army, I am afraid that even if I return to the village, the morale will not be restored! What's more, this grain and grass problem is even more serious! If this matter is not resolved, Wagangzhai is in danger! ”
As soon as Li Mi said this, Zhai Rang also frowned, his face was solemn, as Li Mi said, now the Wagang army has just experienced such a big defeat, and the people's hearts are disheartened, if they encounter any enemies again, they are afraid that if they don't have to fight, the army will be defeated immediately! Even if you can return to Wagang Village safely, the grain and grass hoarded in the village will only last for a month at most, and after a month, if there is no food and grass, the entire army will mutiniate and disband!
Zhai Rang wants to have a place in this troubled world, relying on the army in his hands! If there was no army, he would be nothing! So when he thought of this, Zhai Rang's heart couldn't help but panic, and he immediately said to Li Mi: "Mi Gong! Is there anything you can do about it? ”
Li Mi still nodded solemnly and said, "It's not that there is no way!" Just ......"
Li Mi's words were general, but he deliberately aroused Zhai Rang's appetite, but before he finished speaking, he heard that Zhai Rang was so anxious that he was about to jump up, and immediately said: "Mi Gong! What is the method, you can say it quickly! ”
Li Mi was secretly happy when he saw that Zhai Rang had taken the bait, but his face was still tense, and he said in a deep voice: "Although there is no grain and grass in Luokoucang and Huiluocang in Henan now, there is still a lot of grain in various cities and counties!" So, I mean, lead a part of the troops and horses to the cities and counties and plunder the grain and grass! First, it can alleviate the problem of shortage of grain and grass, and secondly, it can also use a few big victories to boost the morale of the army and restore the morale of the army! What do the big bosses think? ”
Hearing Li Mi say this method, Zhai Rang's brows couldn't help frowning, and after thinking about it carefully, Zhai Rang was not stupid, and he hadn't become confused, otherwise, it would be impossible to establish the foundation of Wagangzhai! Li Mi's method is indeed feasible, but the problem is that now the army is about to drive to Wagang Mountain, and the surrounding cities and counties have already surrendered to Wagang Village, so they can't lead the army to fight their own people, right? If you want to turn around again, with the consumption of grain and grass of this army of more than 100,000 people, it is not cost-effective at all!
Zhai Rang didn't hide it, and told Li Mi about this problem, and Li Mi also patted his head, nodded lightly, and said, "That's right!" How I didn't think of this question! Alas! It doesn't seem to be feasible! What should I do? This army is too numerous, but it is not good, if the army is only one or twenty thousand, it will be much more convenient! ”
Li Mi muttered to himself in annoyance, while Zhai Rang next to him listened, but his eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Yes!" Right! Mi Gong! It's not impossible! We can divide 10,000 or 20,000 men and go back and attack the surrounding cities and counties! In this way, there is not much grain and grass that is lost, and you can get grain and grass, and you can also win battles and boost morale! What a triple win! ”
The more Zhai Rang talked, the more excited he became, it was simply dancing! A sneer appeared on Li Mi's face next to him, but soon a surprised expression appeared, and he nodded again and again and said to Zhai Rang: "Yes! Right! The big boss really has a brilliant plan! That way, the problem doesn't exist! Big boss! Li Mi is willing to take on this important responsibility! Saying that, Li Mi just hugged his fist at Zhai Rang and drank, sometimes it was better to be direct, so Li Mi no longer pretended!
"Well...... this" heard Li Mi's initiative to ask for help, but Zhai Rang hesitated, the current Zhai Rang is very different from before! At least, Zhai Rang is also wary of Li Mi! If this mission is successful, it will be a great credit! Now Li Mi's prestige in Wagangzhai has already surpassed Zhai Rang, and Zhai Rang doesn't want Li Mi to be in the limelight again!
But looking back, apart from Li Mi at the moment, Zhai Rang's subordinates really have no available people! Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji are available, but this time when he returned to Wagang Village, Zhai Rang thought about reorganizing the Wagang Army and disrupting all the forces of the heroes, to do this, Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji are indispensable helpers! If you send them all out, then when you go to Wagangzhai, you will be isolated and helpless!
And Li Mi also seemed to see Zhai Rang's thoughts, his eyes narrowed, but he sighed: "Big boss, after the battle of Luoyang, I also feel a little powerless!" Although the big boss and the heroes have high hopes for Li Mi, this Wagangzhai is a big boss after all, and some things still have to rely on the big boss! Therefore, Li Mi already has the heart to leave Wagangzhai, and this mission should be the last thing Li Mi will do for the big boss! ”