Sima Cheng, the king of Xincai, stood at the head of the city, looking at the more than 10,000 troops encamped in the distance.

According to the report of the government officials who went to the labor army, there were about seven or eight thousand soldiers, as well as nearly 10,000 soldiers who were temporarily conscripted in Yingchuan County.

The momentum is strong, the momentum is strong!

Sima did not go to the camp because he was ill.

He wasn't a man of courage.

In the "turn-based game" in Yecheng three years ago, his father Sima Teng rode out on a light horse and killed Li Feng for the Jisang Division.

The eldest brother Sima Yu is known for his bravery, and when he heard that his father was killed, he immediately brought people back, and happened to meet Li Feng, killing his entourage and soldiers, and Li Feng was forced to throw himself into the water and die.

But on the way back, the eldest brother and his party encountered Li Feng's troops again and were besieged and killed by him.

In the end, he escaped alone, and all three brothers died, so the title of King Xincai fell to him, the son of a concubine.

The scenes of 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 the back of my clothes and fall into a pessimistic mood and find it difficult to extricate myself.

He knew that he was not capable of integrating the military forces of Yuzhou. has been in office for so long, mainly relying on the remnants of his father's old department to recruit and train new soldiers, what they say is what they say, he really doesn't understand.

But he could not refuse the appointment.

There are few people in the East China Sea King's line. Even for the sake of yourself, you have to try your best to hold on.

It's really hard!

"Governor, Li Hong refused to go to Chenliu, and went to Nanton and Xincai." The general scrambled upstairs, panting to report.

"Shaft dares!" Sima Qu angrily slapped the female wall and scolded.

Li Hong is the commander of the Pingyang homeless people, and there are thousands of people. After arriving in Henan County, he heard that the Huns were coming, and wanted to go south to Xiangcheng, but he closed the lock three times, and had no choice but to take a detour to Chenggao and march to Xingyang before the Huns.

Wubao Marshal Li Ju summoned him, did not obey, and returned to the south to Yingchuan.

Sima Qu sent people to send money and food to summon him, and ordered him to go north to stay in Chen, and intercept Wang Mi, who might go south.

Li Hong received money, grain, and equipment, but refused to send him to death, and left Xuchang to run south overnight, and went to Sima Qu's fiefdom of Xincai State.

What is the virtue of the Wandering Army? He knew it all too well.

He couldn't be more aware of how empty Xincai, Nanton, and Runan were.

So I was very angry.

"Immediately gather troops and horses to 'escort' Li Hong from the country, wherever he likes to go, alone, in short, don't wander around Xincai." Sima Qu ordered.

"No." The general answered, but did not leave.

"What else?" Sima did know that this personal soldier general who was born as a domestic servant had always been measured and would not have much to do, so he asked.

"Governor, there are many people in Yuzhou, and it's not just Li Hong's family." The general reminded: "Pei, Lu, Liang, Chen, Ru, and Yingzhu are all in the counties, most of them are the remnants of Wang Mi thieves, and then there are more people in Pingyang, Hedong and even Guanzhong, and tens of thousands of people. Although the wasteland has been reclaimed, the thief nature is difficult to change, and the farmers are plundered everywhere during the slack time, and the residents are very miserable. ”

"What do you want to say?" Sima gave him a puzzled look.

He was a little skeptical that this servant had taken the money and deliberately came to him to talk about it.

"The servants thought that they might go up to the court and make them go to their counties, so that they might not bring forth evil." The general replied.

Sima was suspicious.

He knew that what he said made sense.

The dispute between residents and displaced people is not a matter of one year or two years, nor is it a matter of one state or one county.

Some of the displaced people could be used, such as Liu Hong, the former governor of Jingzhou, who gathered a large number of northern refugees and divided the borderless lands in the counties of Jingzhou, so that they could settle down and become residents.

But some displaced people can't use it.

For example, the remnants of Wang Mi scattered in the counties of Yuzhou are very restless. Last year, there was a great drought, thousands of miles of red land, and the displaced people and residents fought for water, attacked and killed each other, and countless people died.

At present, the relationship between the residents and the displaced people in Yuzhou has become tense to the point of no further importance.

The residents have the help of the officials, the support of the big families, and the homeless people hold each other, so brave and ruthless, the two sides have been hostile for a long time, and the grudge is quite deep, as if as long as there is a little spark, it can quickly ignite the long-accumulated firewood.

"Governor, some time ago, there were rangers who captured the fine work that went south from Chen Liu, all of which were sent by Wang Mi, trying to incite the displaced people to rebel, capture the city, kill the chiefs, and go north after plundering people, money and grain, and join them." The general said: "If Wang Mi is allowed to succeed, then Yuzhou will be in chaos." Compared with this, Li Hong is a trivial matter. ”

Sima Qu's face suddenly became solemn.

This is a real threat that cannot be taken seriously. He, the governor of Xuchang, is just an empty shelf, the so-called veterans who have been trained for more than a year are only a few thousand, and the newly recruited more than 10,000 sergeants have been trained for no more than two months, and they have no combat effectiveness.

And the equipment is not very complete, the craftsmen are rushing to make it day and night, I don't know if they can be equipped with the guns, bows, knives, brand armor and crossbows they need to fight before the end of the year.

In the past few years, the Xuchang Metropolitan Governor has repeatedly shed blood, and the losses are really great.

"Why didn't Wang Mi personally go south and command these displaced people to make a rebellion?" Sima did suddenly think of this question.

The general Yao pointed to the army camped in the distance and said: "Governor, Chen Hou is in Xuchang, Wang Mi should not dare to go south." ”

"Is he scared?"

"He's scared."

Sima Cheng suddenly felt a little envious.

A soldier can fight to the point where a certain enemy general is frightened and walks around him, it should be enough to be proud, right?

Wang Mi is also a coward, and he didn't dare to go head-to-head with Shao Xun, so he was called "Flying Leopard" in vain.

Well, there's something wrong with that, too. If Wang Mi is a coward, then what are they?

Sima Qu shook his head, deciding not to dwell on this issue anymore, and instead asked, "What do you mean by mentioning the Shangjuan Imperial Court?" ”

"The governor may be able to communicate with the Jingzhou side." The general suggested: "Most of the displaced people in Guanzhong migrate to Jingxiang and Nanyang, and the number is 50,000, so the two must also have a headache for Wang and Shan. If they can join forces with the governor to make the displaced people in Zhuzhou return home, and Yong, Xu, Qing, and Yanzhou assassins send people back, then the problem will be solved, wouldn't it be beautiful? ”

"There's some truth to that." Sima did smile and said: "Okay, in a few days, I will send someone to Xiangyang and Wancheng to talk to Shanjian and Wang Cheng." ”

"As for Li Hong, send troops to expel him first, and the lonely feudal country can't be chaotic." Speaking of this, a trace of ruthlessness appeared on Sima Qu's face, and he only heard him say: "Mr. Gu is wondering, was he too weak before, so that Li Hong felt that Lone was easy to bully, and this time give him a little bit of power." ”

"No." The pro-general answered.

Seeing that Sima really had nothing to command, he retreated and left.

Sima Qu turned his head again and looked at the camp in the distance.

The representatives of the Yingchuan clan should be there, Shao Xun is very majestic.

******

On the second day of the first month of March, Shao Xun arrived in Yanling.

It's also a historic city.

Zheng Boke Duan Yu Yan, Jin and Chu fought in Yan Ling and so on.

Yan Ling was not on the marching route, and the main reason why he came here was to visit the base camp of the Xia Yu clan, and at the same time move to the north to deter Wang Mi, who was about to move.

Wang Mi was on the white horse, collected a large amount of grain, grass, money and silk, and transported it north from the two pontoon bridges built by the temporary superintendent.

Early in the morning of the third day of the junior high school, Wang Sang hurriedly came to the ferry with a piece of yellow paper in his hand, and saw that Wang Mi was training recruits, and he didn't dare to speak for a long time.

"What?" Wang Mi glanced at him.

Wang Sang looked at the paper in his hand, almost sweating, and didn't dare to speak.

"Bring it!" Wang Mi stretched out his hand and said.

Wang Sang sighed and said, "Brother, don't be angry, this must be Shao Thief's agitated plan." ”

Wang Mi snatched it, unfolded it and looked at it, and suddenly felt dizzy.

Only one word was written on the yellow paper: "Get out!" ”

"I said you shouldn't 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 trick, deducing expressions such as shame, anger, sadness and even fear, which can be called a master of the face changing world.

Seeing his brother like this, Wang Sang's shame also came up, and said, "Brother, it's not a way to avoid it like this. I kind of figured it out, where I fell, I got up. If you don't win a thief, you can't get over this hurdle. ”

Wang Mi still didn't speak.

Seeing this, Wang Sang thought that Wang Mi had acquiesced, so he said: "Brother, our army has 30,000 cavalry, which is much more than Shao Thief. Let's do it, him. There are many old brothers scattered in the counties in Yuzhou, so I will send someone to mobilize them, let the Shao thief's backyard catch fire, panic, and smash his Yuzhou. ”

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 was angry, and only heard him say: "It's not Liu Ling's house!" He led someone to arrest our people who went out to collect wood, and then asked him to bring the letter back, go around and around and deliver it to me. ”

"In other words, few people know?" Wang Mi asked.

"Brother, you!" Wang Sang was a little surprised.

Wang Mi waved his hand and said, "You think too much." Shao thief insulted me so much, I am also a bloody man, how can I swallow this breath. So thou shalt ...... those who know of these things."

Wang Sang looked at his brother's face and understood, so he replied in a low voice: "I'll do it in a while to ensure that my hands and feet are clean." ”

Wang Mi nodded and said, "Invite Shi Le over." He has more than 20,000 horsemen under his tent, and without these cavalry, he can't defeat the Shao thief. The king of Quyang ordered us to cross the river and go south, originally to plunder the counties around Luoyang and cut off their transportation. Shi Le slipped his head and didn't want to go south, so let's go to 'Xiaoyi Dayi', and he will come." ”

Yes, this is the strategic intention of the Xiongnu that Shao Xun has been guessing before.

They have already discovered that the gains of storming Luoyang outweigh the losses, and the possibility of a hard fight is too small. It is better to attack the periphery of Luoyang first, even if you can't take it, you have to break it, and it is best to cut off the Cao Yun, so that the money and grain from other states cannot be smoothly imported into Luoyang, so that it will collapse without a fight.

And to cut off Caoyun, Xingyang and Chen Liu must attack one of them, and it is best to take both.

"Okay." Wang Sang nodded stunnedly, and then asked, "What about those old brothers in Yuzhou?" ”

"Don't act rashly just yet." Wang Mi said: "There are Xiongnu elite cavalry under the command of King Quyang in Wei County, as well as Zhao Gu's subordinates. It's best to wait for them all to arrive, and then launch them together, which will definitely make the Shao thief suffer a big loss. ”

"It's still my brother who thinks about it." Wang Sang said with a smile.

"There won't be reinforcements over there in Luoyang, right?" Wang Mi suddenly felt a little troubled and asked uncertainly.

"It should be—no." Wang Sang said hesitantly.

"You go and do things first." Wang Mi waved his hand and said.

"Okay." Wang Sangxing left in a hurry.

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