Chapter 747: Early Summer

To understand a person, one should ask not his friends, but his enemies. (氵坤氵坤語計网 hun dot et)

If you want to say who knows Li Mi best, Wang Xuan should feel that it should be his father. He believed that there was no one in this world who knew Li Mi better than his father, Wang Shichong. The two of them fought countless times under Luoyang City. His father once fought Li Mi five times outside Luoyang City, and lost five battles and five defeats.

It can be said that it was a rare defeat in the life of Wang Shichong, who once crisscrossed the Jianghuai. But because of this, Wang Shichong, who was defeated under Li Mi in a row, has also become the person who knows Li Mi best. Around the Eastern Capital, the two were entangled for several years, during which they fought countless battles. No one will understand better than Wang Shichong what kind of hero Li Mi is. And now Wang Xuanying, who has already taken over all his father's inheritance, naturally knows Li Mi well.

Li Mi started in Wagang and moved to Henan, and his prestige spread throughout the world, and he was known as the leader of the world's righteous army. After so many years of rebellion in Henan, no one has controlled Henan longer than Li Mi. At the beginning, Chen Pojun entered Hebei from Liaodong, and it was precisely because of the surrender of Hebei general Luo Yi that he was able to quickly control Hebei, and then go south to fight for the Central Plains. And it was precisely because of the support of the Luoyang Imperial Court that his father was able to enter Luoyang, and he has been fighting with Li Mi until now.

Similarly, Chen Pojun was also able to defeat Li Mi this time because of the support of his own Jianghuai Army and the Eastern Capital Army. Now, Wang Xuanying also believes that as long as Li Mi is really willing to surrender to him, then they, the real land snakes in the Central Plains, may not have no chance to suppress Chen Kefu, a dragon who crosses the river.

Li Mi's Wei army had been in control of the Henan counties and had been entrenched in these places for a long time. Wang Xuanying believed that if he could get Li Mi's help, then the Jianghuai army, which was currently heavily injured, would be able to recover quickly. And those Wei troops and officials who were captured and surrendered may also be on their side again. Even with the help of Li Mi, the leader of the rebel alliance, they were able to reunite the defeated and scattered rebels in the Central Plains.

Now, the only question in front of Wang Xuanying is, why did Li Mi take refuge in him?

Although this matter is doubtful, Wang Xuanying, who is embarrassed at the moment, is willing to believe that although it is unlikely that Li Mi really wants to surrender to him, it is very likely that he wants to ally with him. In the defeat of Jiushan, Li Mi can be said to have lost all his elite and lost his army's morale. Coupled with the loss of his grain and grass logistics, and facing the encirclement of the Hebei Army everywhere, Li Mi has indeed reached the point of exhaustion.

However, a hero like Li Mi, how could he die if he didn't reach the Yellow River. Not to mention that he still has 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, he naturally wants to fight with Chen Pojun. But with his current situation, the soldiers can't even eat, so naturally they can't fight. But Li Mi's vision is good, and now the contradiction between the Jianghuai Army and the Hebei Army is well known, and it is very likely that he chose this as his breakthrough point, and wanted to pull the Jianghuai Army as an ally to jointly deal with Chen Kefu. After all, as long as the Jianghuai army is on his side, he will have one more ally and one less enemy. As for the previous grievances, they will naturally automatically forget about them for the time being.

Wang Xuanying's speculation about Li Mi should be about the same. Although Chen Kefu is currently in charge of Luoyang, there are not many Hebei troops who really go south, and the main forces are still the Eastern Capital Army and the Jianghuai Army, so Wang Xuanying speculated that if he joins forces with Li Mi, there should still be a glimmer of possibility. Even if there is only a glimmer of possibility, he is willing to give it a try. Sitting back and waiting was not his usual choice.

He tried to paint a picture of Li Mi's appearance in his mind, but he couldn't remember it completely.

In my impression, I only remember that he was very burly, with an elegant face, full of noble demeanor, always with a slightly arrogant demeanor, but he was very polite when he spoke. Wang Xuanying couldn't help but sigh, the world is unpredictable, several times he followed his father in front of the two armies, and watched him from afar, who knew that now, Li Mi, who had repeatedly defeated his father in the past, wanted to ask the son of his defeated general to surrender. …,

"King Zheng," Wang Shiwei rushed up and rode side by side with Wang Xuanying: "In front is our temporary camp in Jishan!" ”

"Ahh Wang Xuanying came back to his senses, and their small group came out of the jungle. Far ahead, there was a sparse light, and that was the temporary camp of the Jianghuai Light Cavalry.

"Uncle," Wang Xuanying lowered his voice: "If Li Mi really wants to come to us, what do you think?" ”

Wang Shiwei wanted to speak and stopped, Wang Xuanying urged him: "Say! ”

"King Zheng, I listen to you. We will do what you think. ”

"No, I wanted to ask you what you think."

"Then, I think Li Mi is cheating. Li Minai is the lord of a country, although the army was defeated, but now Xiangcheng and other counties in southern Henan are still his territory. Moreover, he still has 50,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, he did not flee south, nor did he surrender to the Hebei army, but he wanted to come to us, I think there is fraud in it. You know, Li Mi has 50,000 people, but we only have 30,000 now, and Li Mi was defeated so badly, most of which is due to us. ”

"Maybe Li Mi just saw that we only had 30,000 horses, so he came to us? After all, 50,000 and 30,000 are about the same, and he has taken refuge in us, so we don't have to worry about us taking the opportunity to annex them. And we are in the same situation as them at the moment, with Chen Kefu as an enemy. It's not so much that he wants to come to us, it's that he just wants to join forces with us, and he just wants to surrender, and we will be willing. ”

"Maybe Li Mi just wants to annex us, King Zheng, your father and I have been following Li Mi for several years, but with your father's wit, we have been defeated by him every time. Although there are some other reasons for this, Li Mi is not worth believing. I just wanted to remind King Zheng, but because of Chen Pojun's persecution, he immediately jumped on Li Mi's thief ship desperately. It's easy to get on the boat, but it's not always easy to get off the boat. Wang Shiwei said in a deep voice.

Wang Xuanying was silent.

The camp in the middle of the night was quiet, and the moonlight poured like water on the smooth foot of the mountain, shining on the quiet sleeping faces of the sleeping soldiers.

has received the news of Wang Xuanying's arrival, Wang Quan, Wang Long, Wang Su, Wang Kai, Wang Qiong and a large number of Wang Xuanying's grandfather Wang family generals rushed to greet them, with them, as well as Wang Bian, Wang Shiheng, Wang Qianshou, Wang Hong Liehuo and other younger generations of Wang family children. Seeing Wang Xuanying riding his horse, the generals stood and saluted. Wang Qiong strode up to meet him. He gave a military salute and said: "When the commander comes to the battalion, we and other officers and men feel deeply honored!" ”

"You're welcome!" Wang Xuanying dismounted a little listlessly. Asked bluntly: "Where is Li Mi's messenger?" ”

"He's already gone back, and he's going to hear back to us in the morning."

"Oh......" Wang Xuanying was a little disappointed, Wang Qiong said: "There is no need to be in such a hurry, King Zheng, you have been in the dust all the way, go and sit down first." ”

"It's fine." When he entered the house, he immediately asked before his ass could sit down: "Uncle, what is going on?" ”

"Head of the family, we have made some preliminary investigations." Wang Qiong, who is already in his sixties and has a white beard, said: "After the defeat of Li Mi Jiushan, he has been retreating to the south. However, they had already lost all their food, so Li Mi fled to Daliushan in Xiangcheng and could not continue south. They withdrew into the Daliu Mountains, originally counting on the Southern Chen Army to respond. As a result, just two days ago, the 50,000 pioneers of the Southern Chen Army, which went north to meet Li Mi, were ambushed by 20,000 light cavalry of Lu Shishen of Hebei Province in Yingchuan City, and the Huainan Army lost more than 20,000 people and retreated to Huaiyang County in defeat. And just yesterday, it was reported that the army of Nan Chen had turned around to Xiangyang, although I heard that there was still a soldier and horse left to meet Li Mi, but the soldiers and horses were blocked by Lu Shishen in the south and could not go north. And Lu Shishen has already turned around and cut off Li Mi's way to continue southward, Li Mi's 50,000 remnants of the army are trapped in the Daliu Mountain, unable to advance or retreat, and the grain and grass are exhausted, so they ask us to surrender. Wang Qiong's words were extremely simple and concise, and she made the problem clear at once. …,

Wang Xuan should understand: this is the answer that he can't figure out! Just because Li Mi is now exhausted, Nan Chen's reinforcements are no longer going north, and the grain and grass have been exhausted, and even the way to continue fleeing south has been blocked. It is estimated that Chen Kefu has found Li Mi's traces at this time, and is mobilizing soldiers and horses, preparing to annihilate Li Mi in the deep mountains and old forests in one fell swoop.

He laughed softly: "Unexpectedly, Li Mi also has today!" ”

Wang Qiong didn't smile, her expression was extremely solemn: "Family master, we still block the news from the outside world on this matter, I don't know how you will decide, family master?" ”

No one in the tent said anything. Wang Qiong is very shrewd, and Wang Xuanying thought of the same problem earlier: this matter is very sensitive. If it leaks out, it is estimated that the Hebei army, which is still only surrounding them and has not yet made a move against them, is afraid that they will immediately order an attack on them, and wipe out the Jianghuai army that dares to collude with Li Mi to betray the Hebei army.

Wang Xuanying shook his head, reached out and gently kneaded his temples, and said for a long time: "I haven't been able to sleep well for several nights." I'll rest for a while, and I'll let you know when Li Mi's messenger arrives. ”

At dawn, a group of cavalry rushed from the south, all covered with broad cloaks. They went straight into the heavily guarded inner camp. All around, hundreds of Jianghuai light horsemen densely surrounded the camp tent, and those who did not have Wang Qiong's warrant were not allowed to approach, and those who violated the order were beheaded.

One of the tall cavalrymen took off his cloak, and it was Wang Bodang, the general of the Wei army who was familiar to many Jianghuai army generals. At this time, Wang Bodang, who was the general of the Wei army, was only acting as a guard, holding his long sword and respectfully following behind the Wei envoy who had not taken off his cloak, not leaving an inch, looking nervous.

Li Mi's envoy, under the personal escort of Wang Bodang, walked into Wang Qiong's tent of the Chinese army. There, the senior generals of the Jianghuai Army were already waiting.