The plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf is actually to let Shangguan Si, Miao Yuan and Zhang Fang die together, and eliminate two unstable factors for Luoyang.

As for why Shangguan Si must be eliminated, the reason is also very simple: this guy is too much!

The arsonists burned, killed and looted, and many high-ranking families were affected, although this would be restrained, and they only sought wealth and did not harm people, but they still committed public anger.

Coupled with the fact that he held the prince hostage and looked ambitious, everyone was afraid that it would be normal to plot to get rid of him.

Before Wang Yan left, he also sent a few messages.

Hou Gou Xi in the Northern Army did not dare to return to Luoyang, so he turned to Xuchang halfway and defected to Sima Yu, the king of Fanyang-I don't know where this news came from, but it should be true.

At the other end of Yecheng, Sima Ying wanted to make the Son of Heaven issue an edict to abolish the crown prince Sima Qin and the queen Yang Xianrong - this was mostly revealed privately by Wang Cheng, who was engaged in Yefu.

Pei Kuo and Pei Yao rushed back to Hedong to wait and see - this news must have come from Pei Yao, because he was Wang Yan's son-in-law.

Due to the changes of Sima Teng and Wang Jun of Youzhou, Sima Ying hesitated for a long time, and Liu Yuan, the king of the Xiongnu Zuoxian, was the champion general, supervising the five military departments, and Yuan Zicong was the general of the crossbow, and the Son of Heaven revealed it from Wang Cheng.

After Sima Ying won a great victory, he interrogated Sima Xuan, the king of Dong'an, who had persuaded him to surrender. Speechless, he was killed. In this matter, Sima Ying is not as magnanimous as Yuan Shao, after all, he killed people only after he lost.

All kinds of news came from all sides, showing the huge network of Langya Wang's family.

This energy is impressive.

The accumulation of several generations of the family is indeed not to be underestimated.

The people who watched Zhang Fang kill the family like a chicken before, which was a bit too contemptuous. In the end, Zhang Fang, who seemed to be majestic, couldn't be killed by these people.

Thinking of this, Shao Xun strengthened his determination to start from scratch to pull the troops.

It is necessary for officers and soldiers to form a community of interests with themselves, that is, without this group, everyone will be bullied and forced to hold each other.

Only magic can defeat magic.

To be able to fight against the family gate valve system, at present, the fastest effect is the military merit system, which is also the later development direction of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and it is also one of the important factors that the door valve system began to decline slowly after reaching its peak in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

By the time of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the so-called family families no longer had many manors, land, and tribes, and they slowly became ornaments attached to the imperial power. If you let the seniors of the Wei and Jin families look at it, I am afraid that they will laugh off their big teeth, you are also worthy of being called a family?

"Sima." Chen Yougen entered and saluted.

"Inform the sons and daughters of the teaching team, don't practice too hard these days, let the soldiers save more physical strength." Shao Xun said while wiping the ring head knife.

"Going to war?" Chen Yougen was stunned and asked.

"Hmm." Shao Xun nodded, and explained to Chen Yougen's henchmen: "Wang Yifu wants to punish Shangguan Si and make him go out of the city to fight Zhang Fang. Regardless of victory or defeat, we will do it, Shangguan Si and Miao Yuan are dead this time. ”

When Chen Yougen heard this, he came up and said, "Shangguan Si, I already don't like him." What is it? At that time in the Taiji Palace, he abandoned his weapons and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, but now there are five people and six people, damn it! ”

"He offended everyone, why not die?" Shao Xun is always surprised by such people who lack political acumen.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Guo Yan, and there would be Zhang Fang, Shangguan Si, and Miao Yuan, what did they think?

After a little analysis, I know that I am not capable of controlling the situation, so why should I be strong? Is it driven by the desire to vent?

In the Han Dynasty, there were Wang Yun and others who coaxed the warlords and played around, and at this time there was Wang Yan.

After Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, he was fluttering, but he didn't know what would happen to Wang Yan.

In the afternoon, Shao Xun accompanied Mi Huang and Wang Bing and met He Lun.

"Governor, why do you want to follow Shangguan out of the city?" He Lun asked with some dissatisfaction: "In our army, there are a lot of newcomers, and they don't know each other very well, how can they resist the enemy in the field?" ”

"If our army doesn't send people out of the city, Shangguan is afraid that he will be suspicious." Mi Huang also knew that this was not very good, but he still insisted: "You send the newly attached people out." No more, 1,000 people are enough. The army will also send 1,000 men, which will be temporarily led by you, and go out of the city to resist the enemy. ”

After speaking, Mi Huang glanced at Wang Bing.

Wang Bing understood and immediately said: "At that time, a thousand soldiers will be allocated to you." ”

Two thousand people are enough. Others didn't know how many defeated soldiers the Kingdom Army contained, and Shangguan Si wouldn't have pinned much hope on their combat effectiveness.

Shao Xun did not speak.

He will definitely choose the thousandth. As for who will be chosen, do you need to say? It's not from Luoyang City, they've been rectifying for six or seven months, and they can be trusted.

This time, a new 1,000 auxiliary soldiers were dispatched. Trust is more important than anything else at critical moments.

Seeing that Wang Bing also stood up, He Lun knew that he could not change it, and sighed heavily.

He knew very well that Wang Bing and Shao Xun would not be willing to give him elite soldiers. In this doomed battle, it would be too unjust for him to think carefully about his escape route, lest he die in a daze.

At this time, he was really a little angry in his heart, and he had already disliked Mi Huang, Shao Xun, and Wang Bingsheng.

Seeing that He Lun accepted the facts, Mi Huang breathed a sigh of relief.

In this conspiracy planned by Wang Yifu and cooperated with them, no one was noble.

There is one counts the other, all of them are ruthless people, and they are calculating from beginning to end, even including Zhang Fang......

******

On the fifth day of September in the first year of Jianwu (304), in the north of Luoyang City, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the wind is breezy.

On the two post roads, one large and one small, the sergeants of the brigade rushed south.

In the farmland on both sides of the post road, the cavalry galloped vertically and horizontally, and the sound of hooves was like thunder.

15,000 foot soldiers, 6,000 cavalry, plus the routs contained along the way, the whole army was 27,800 people, which was all Zhang Fang's strength. At this time, the vanguard troops arrived, with a total of 3,000 foot soldiers, 500 cavalry, and another 3,000 cavalry, which remained in Mangshan and stood by.

Zhang Fang led his soldiers to the outside of Luoyang City, and after inspecting from a distance, he ordered to camp in the north of the city.

He fought an old battle, and in a moment he had deduced several situations in his mind.

After seeing the soldiers at the head of Luoyang City walking around in a panic, he snorted coldly and left.

Wang Yan, Shangguan Si, Miao Yuan, Man Fen, Chen Yi, and Mi Huang also went to the city to lookout.

For some reason, Shangguan Si suddenly felt a little frightened, and said: "At this time last year, the Western soldiers were not very good. A year has passed, and it has been much more rigorous, so why not? ”

Wang Yan was a little stunned.

In his opinion, aren't last year's Western soldiers and this year's Western soldiers the same? What's all this fuss about?

Mi Huang had a little eyesight, took a closer look, and explained to Wang Yan: "The western soldiers fight every year, and they may be unbearable at the beginning, but after fighting for a long time, they will always improve. The western army in front of him is not a weak brigade with a strict banner and a clean military authority. ”

Wang Yan suddenly realized, it turned out that he had fought too much and practiced it.

Thinking about it carefully, Sima Hao, the king of Hejian, did actively participate in the Luoyang War, and sent troops every time, as little as 20,000 or as many as 70,000, which is quite a lot of experience.

I heard that the emperor of Qinzhou is still holding on, and Chang'an also sent a large army to participate in the war, and there are many battles fought by the western soldiers.

Of course, then again, Luoyang has fought more battles, but it has just experienced a fiasco, and the morale of the soldiers is low, and it is not easy to compare with others.

"Give the order to go down, gather the whole army, and go out of the city to resist the enemy." Shangguan Si suddenly ordered.

When Wang Yan heard this, he was surprised: "General Shangguan, this is ......."

For the future "in-laws", Shangguan Si is still very patient, explaining: "The thieves came from afar, and their foothold was not stable, and they were attacking them together to frustrate their spirit. ”

Having said that, what I thought in my heart was: gather a large number of troops and horses, outnumber, and defeat the enemy's vanguard first, prevent them from camping smoothly, frustrate their spirit, and boost their own morale. As for whether Zhang Fang's main force will fight after coming, he tends not to fight.

In short, I regretted it and wanted to rely on Jiancheng to consume Zhang Fang. As for whether he has failed his promise to Wang Yan, he can't care so much.

The order was quickly conveyed, and the battalions of soldiers who had been prepared for a long time left the city one after another.

Shangguan Si got off the city, rode a horse, and took the old 5,000 Chinese army.

3,000 people from the Miao Yuan Department, 1,000 people from the Chen Yi Department, 2,000 people from the Manfen Department, and 2,000 people from the He Lun Department converged.

The whole army is thirteen thousand, most of them are foot soldiers, and the cavalry of each department has pieced it together, and it is less than a thousand, which is a bit shabby.

But enough, the vanguard of the enemy army is only three or four thousand paces.

Triple the force pressed over, overwhelmed by the outnumbered, attacked the weak with the strong, and won the victory.

Wang Yan looked at the city for a while, his face a little tangled.

Today is not the agreed day to do it.

Before Zhang Fang's main force arrived, Shangguan Si attacked with the whole army, intending to pick up a bargain. In this way, even if the troops are exchanged, Shangguan Si will most likely not have too many losses, and may even capture a group of thieves, and his momentum will be stronger.

So, can you still do anything to him?

Chen Yi, Man Fen and others, will they change their hexagrams on the spot?

Wang Yan subconsciously felt a little uneasy, and was already thinking in his mind, in case the situation changed, how to further reconcile with Shangguan Si.

Alas, a misstep! Why are there so many accidents?

Chu Zhong often ridiculed me for not understanding military affairs, but now he really made him right.

The rumbling drums woke Wang Yan up.

His eyes widened, staring intently out of the city.

More than 10,000 people lined up in a phalanx.

There were 3,000 armor soldiers in the front army, 3,000 on the left and right wings, 2,000 in the rear, and 3,000 Yu Qi. He didn't know that this was the standard phalanx since Cao Wei, but he felt that it was a bit like a variant of Bagua.

After the formation was arranged, the rhythm of the drums suddenly accelerated.

More than 10,000 people in the whole army, under the command of Shangguan Si, marched forward and rushed straight towards the western army.

The Western Army, which was encamped, hurriedly assembled and sent cavalry to attack and stop it, buying time.

Shangguan Si also sent cavalry, and the two sides collided head-on, and the infantry started a fight.

The drumming continued, and the two sides got closer and closer.

The battlefield was already filled with the sound of arrows breaking through the air, and sergeants were constantly screaming and falling.

Wang Yan was at the head of the city, his fingers curled slightly, as if he was going to tear off a piece of the city wall.

Moments later, the two sides finally came into close combat.

Wang Yan watched intently.

It turned out that the confrontation of tens of thousands of people was so big and the process was so cruel.

"Servant shooting, our army is going to win." Tingwei Zhou Fu leaned over and said with a complicated expression.

Shangguan Si really has some strength in his hands, no wonder he is so arrogant.

After the 3,000 Chinese soldiers engaged the enemy, they were in a stalemate at the beginning, and both sides suffered a large number of casualties. But as time went on, the western army gradually lost its strength and retreated, and by this time, the formation was already scattered.

The Luoyang Chinese Army is indeed powerful!

Zhou Fu sighed with emotion, much stronger than the Xuzhou Shibing, but unfortunately the basic losses were exhausted - or there were still many stragglers, but in terms of organization, the Chinese army was indeed gone.

"Kill!" The battlefield erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Zhou Fu and Wang Yan are looking for prestige.

The drums of "Knock Knock Knock ......" became more and more agitated, which was a signal to pursue the enemy army.

The morale of more than 10,000 people was greatly boosted, and they rushed in columns in the direction of the enemy's rout, shouting for a fierce battle.

"Win." Zhou Fu said expressionlessly.

Wang Yan didn't speak, only frowned and pondered.

The more the enemy fled, the more chaotic they became, and the pursuers were more and more scattered, the front and rear were seriously disjointed, the formation was loose and slack, and it was no longer the strict appearance of before.

And at this time, a crowd of people shouted and neighed above Mangshan.

In a moment, one group after another of cavalry slowly descended.

After forming a rough formation, they ran quickly in small steps, slowly increasing their speed, and outflanked the left and right flanks of the pursuers.

"It's over......" Zhou Fu's head went blank.

He didn't expect Zhang Fang to have such preparations, and there would be such an accident in this battle!

After Wang Yan was shocked, he suddenly turned his head, Mi Huang was no longer there!

He didn't dare to slack off, so he summoned a few people on the spot and ordered them to go to Midu Governor separately.