Less than half a month after Shao Xun and Wang Yan entered the palace to confront each other, Wang Mi's army rushed to Xuchang.
The defenders only had a ridiculous number of a thousand men. After beating the drums, they took it directly.
What follows is a “gluttonous feast”!
The soldiers of the royal family lost their humanity and fully demonstrated their bestiality. They burned, killed, and looted in Xuchang, a famous city in Yuzhou, and committed all kinds of evil.
Wang Mi didn't take it seriously.
If you don't let your sons and daughters have a good vent, who will work hard for you in battle?
If you don't give out money or food, and you don't have any kindness, what is the point of people coming all the way with you?
Therefore, he thought very clearly. He should be happy when he should be happy, and fight when he should be fighting. If there is wine now, he would be drunk now. If a man dies or a bird looks up to the sky, he is afraid of nothing!
"Since the general raises righteous troops to bring peace to the world, he should restrain his troops and strictly enforce military discipline, so as to set an example for the world." A scholar who was kidnapped advised: "Wherever I go now, there are many killings, and the people are scattered. Sigh.
The voice of resentment fills the road. If this continues, he will be criticized by others, fearing that the general's reputation for benevolence will be damaged."
"What did the old man say?" Liu Ling, the forward general, laughed and said, "Don't eat the food we grabbed if you can."
Wang Sang, who had just rushed into the Yamen Hall, laughed and said, "This old man is talking nonsense. He had a great meal yesterday, three big bowls full."
The old man's face turned red, and after a long sigh, he gave up the persuasion.
Wang Mi, who was wiping his sword, put down the cloth and said: "Xie Gong, you have read the book, and I have read it too. We will talk about the future later. When Han Guangwu succeeded, was the military discipline good? When Emperor Wu of Wei pacified the world, wasn't it?
Killing innocent people indiscriminately? When Luoyang is captured, I will impose military discipline, and then I will ask Duke Xie for advice."
"Luoyang is the hub of the world. Do you think it can be conquered by fighting?" Mr. Xie shook his head.
"Isn't Xuchang an important town?" Wang Mi said disdainfully: "I thought it would take some effort, but in the end I just beat a drum and the warriors who got there first took over the city. What did Mr. Xie say?"
Duke Xie was speechless, and after a while he said: "The Taifu bears the weight of the world and holds a large number of soldiers, but if he fails to save Tuan, he will be abandoned by the world sooner or later."
"Haha!" Everyone in the hall laughed, filling the air with joy.
No one expected that the powerful Sima Yue did not dare to wait for them in Xuchang. He hurriedly evaded and easily gave up this important town. If it were a leader of the righteous army with lower vision, Xuchang would be enough for him to go to the altar to worship the heaven and claim the title of the founding of the country.
Emperor.
It’s puzzling! It’s puzzling!
"Sima Yue only has a false reputation." Wang Mi smiled proudly and said: "When we came out of Qingxu Prefecture, he did not dare to go to Juancheng and stayed in Xuchang. When I went deep into Yuzhou, he abandoned Xuchang and moved to Juancheng.
What do you mean by flattening Hebei? I think they are just too scared to fight."
"He has never won a battle, so what is there to be afraid of?" Wang Sang said with a smile: "When we enter Luoyang, capture his wife and children, and see how he stands in the world."
"The skin on someone's face is better than triple armor, so what if my wife and children are arrested? I will remain unmoved."
"I don't know what he is thinking. If Luoyang is gone, he has the greatest responsibility. When the world is in an uproar, will he still be able to hold the position of prime minister?"
"Maybe he would be happy to see Luoyang defeated."
The middle-ranking generals in the hall also ridiculed Sima Yue, and he was so cunning and vicious that it made people laugh.
Mr. Xie shook his head after hearing this. He obviously didn't understand Sima Yue's behavior and felt that he had gone crazy.
Wang Mi wiped the sword and threw it on the table with a clang.
Some people stopped smiling when they heard the noise.
Some people were still laughing and joking and didn't take it seriously.
What's more, some people asked the sergeant passing by the door at the top of their lungs what they were eating today.
Wang Mi's mouth twitched. He suddenly thought of a question, so he turned to look at his younger brother Wang Sang and asked: "How many troops do I have now?"
Wang Sang was stunned and said: "Fifty thousand?"
"Are you dizzy? When we left Qingzhou, it was more than 50,000." Wang Mi glared at him.
"Eighty thousand?" Wang Sang said uncertainly.
"I think there are one hundred thousand." Liu Ling said.
"No less than one hundred thousand."
"We have 120,000 to 30,000 yuan."
"More than that, more than that, there should be 150,000."
"You said it was less. There are 170,000 or 80,000 people."
Listening to everyone's responses, Wang Mi's mouth twitched even more.
He didn't know if he was the first army commander in history who didn't know how many soldiers he had.
But it's not his fault.
Along the way, people kept joining the gang and people kept leaving. Who can figure out how many soldiers there are?
He sealed out dozens of generals one after another, some of whom he had never seen face to face and only existed on paper. He didn't even know where they were stationed now or whether they were still there.
It’s okay! Wang Mi comforted himself silently.
After all, tens of thousands of decent-looking troops have been organized, and they are controlled by the old brothers. They are constantly being trained along the way, and they can even go into battle to fight.
Let others do what they like, it is always good to have a strong momentum.
When attacking passes or cities, you can also pull them over and use your lives to find a way out.
As long as Luoyang is captured! As long as Luoyang is captured, everything will be fine.
I won't run away when the time comes, and I will peacefully establish the company in Luoyang, reorganize the troops, appoint officials, and stabilize this foundation.
"Xuchang is an important town, can you find anything?" Wang Mi asked again.
He mainly looked at Liu Ling.
This gentleman is from Yangping. His family is extremely poor and he doesn't even have enough to eat. However, he is extremely powerful and doesn't know how he grew.
He easily subdued the running cows and horses with his bare hands.
Because of this skill, he became well-known in the countryside. He later joined the Tianshi Dao and gradually became a master master. When the Gongshi Fan rebelled, he gathered thousands of people and called himself a general, but they were later dispersed.
This guy is a hardcore rebel.
When the world was at peace, he would often caress his chest and sigh: "When will the world be in chaos?"
After the great chaos, he was like a fish in water and bravely won the three armies.
It can be said that he is the most capable person in this team besides Wang Mi, so he is the vanguard with 20,000 to 30,000 people.
"General, there are only tens of thousands of soldiers in the arsenal, which is too few." Liu Ling said: "Sima Yue must have been deceived by his gang. Many of the equipment are in a state of decay. I wonder if they are old items from the Cao Wei period.
"
"You didn't torture the treasurers?" Wang Mi asked.
"We fought and killed several people, but it was useless." Liu Ling sighed: "The treasury official screamed at Qu, saying that when Marquis Lu Yang led his army to attack Xuchang, the treasury was completely empty."
"really?"
"You can't leave it alone, many people have seen it."
"What is the current position of Marquis Lu Yang?"
Liu Ling was speechless and couldn't answer.
"Thank you, Duke?" Wang Mi asked again.
"The Marquis of Lu Yang is Shao Xun, the general of Caiguan. He was born in a humble background and had outstanding skills." Xie Gong said: "Last year, he conquered Hebei and defeated Jisang. He captured and killed more than 10,000 people. The year before last, in Chang'an, he surrounded and killed 5,000 Xianbei cavalry. This was also the case.
A man of great audacity."
When Wang Mi heard this, he sighed: "This person can't be used by me."
"The Marquis of Lu Yang is a general of the Yue Mansion, how could he surrender to you?" Xie Gong sighed.
Wang Mi snorted coldly and said: "When I conquer Luoyang and capture Sima Yue's wife, I will reward her to Shao Xun. He has insulted his mistress, who else can he surrender if he doesn't surrender me? I don't believe it!"
"豱!" Xie Gong scolded: "The Marquis of Lu Yang has served the imperial court many times and the Taifu has gone on expeditions. He is loyal and loyal. How can he do such a scandal?"
"I'm afraid he is also thinking about his mistress." Wang Mi exclaimed casually, then ignored this person, turned to look at Liu Ling, and said: "You pick out the weapons in the arsenal, they are suitable for use.
Just send it out, and there will be a war next."
"Nuo." Liu Ling was a little excited when he heard the word "war".
"Brother, where are you going next?" Wang Sang asked.
"I intend to attack Shenyuan Pass and go straight to Luoyang." Wang Mi said.
"Why not go to Yique Pass?"
"The sons and daughters are clamoring every day, wishing they could fly to Luoyang and don't want to delay even a day. What can I do?" Wang Mi said with a headache: "Who made the Shenyuan Pass nearly a hundred miles away?"
"Is it easy to walk through Shenyuan Pass?"
Wang Mi recalled it and was a little unsure.
When he was young, he used to travel around the world, went to Luoyang, and even met Liu Yuan, the leader of the Han Dynasty. But he couldn't remember clearly whether he had been to Shenyuan Pass, so he could only prevaricate: "Let's go and see first, maybe
Good to go."
"That's right." Wang Sang nodded and said, "We haven't been here all the way in the past two years. No matter what, when we encounter officers and soldiers, they rush and fight for a while and then collapse, that's how they behave."
"Luoyang Wentian Wuxi, I heard that the imperial army is also finished, so I shouldn't fight."
Huh? Wang Mi glanced at the speaker.
The journey went very smoothly, but some people actually said that the imperial army cannot fight? If they can't fight anymore, can they be worse than the state and county soldiers? Can they be worse than Sima Yue?
He subconsciously felt that something was wrong. Some people were so arrogant that they would suffer in the long run.
However, it cannot be rectified at the moment.
Morale can be boosted, but not let down. When Luoyang is conquered and formally established, we must deal with these bastards.
"Second brother." Wang Mi suddenly shouted.
"Brother."
"Forget it for these two days. From the day after tomorrow, you lead the people to gather the subordinates and don't let them get too scattered." Wang Mi warned: "If anyone doesn't listen, send them to Yique Pass and don't follow us.
Already."
"Nuo." Wang Sang agreed happily and said, "Let's go through Sheyuan Pass and enter Luoyang first, and let those boys follow behind and eat ashes."
As soon as this was said, everyone laughed.
Xie Gong shook his head helplessly, as if lamenting that such a ragtag group of people actually rushed all the way to Xuchang and even Luoyang without any hindrance. Isn't it the most ridiculous thing in the world?
After "resting" in Xuchang for several days, in late April, Wang Mi's army left Xuchang in batches and headed straight to the northwest.
Along the way, there was an endless stream of people and horses.
The Yingchuan aristocratic families just closed their doors, like quails, hiding in the Wubao, not wanting to have any conflict with the bandits.
There are really too many thieves!
They are all over the mountains and plains, endless and densely packed. If we specifically stop to besiege a certain dock, no one can withstand it, and the possibility of family destruction and death is extremely high.
Everyone secretly begged these plague gods to leave quickly and stop harming Yingchuan.
Of course, there are also brave people with bright eyes, looking around for villages and Wubao that have been harmed by thieves to see if they can be annexed.
These are troubled times, where there is no strict boundary between the victim and the perpetrator, and they can switch freely.
Chapter completed!