Time flew by and it soon came to the first month of the year.
Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, who was crazy about changing the Yuan Dynasty, had already decided that this year would be called the first year of Yongxing (304).
Yongxing has a good meaning, but I don't know if this new year's name can help him remove bad luck and bring "Yongxing" to the Jin Dynasty.
Piyong is generally calm here.
A few days ago, news came from the south that Xianbei cavalry was raiding the countryside.
However, these Huqi are very thieves. If they don't go to the mountains with deep vegetation, or to the south of the city where there are many buildings and complex terrain, they will move around in the open plains, intercepting messengers and driving away the rangers - in fact, their main job is to rob
Plunder.
Everyone is not stupid.
Sima Ying invited others to fight, but did not give many benefits, so the Xianbei people "took it for themselves". In the end, it was the people of Luoyang who suffered.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, seeing the front lines hunkered down, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, sent envoys one after another to urge them repeatedly.
It has been nearly half a year since the army was launched. Since it is a huge army that has never appeared since Wei Dynasty, the consumption of various materials will be equally huge.
Hebei is about to suffer. The people are complaining, and the refugee army that was defeated by violence is resurgent.
Considering that spring plowing is about to begin next month, if the first month of the year is not completed and the soldiers are released home to farm, life in Hebei will be even more difficult in the next year, and there may be some trouble.
In particular, Zhang Fang from the west of the city had submitted two petitions to request a teacher. Although they were rejected by Chang'an - Sima Yong didn't care what would happen if the farming season was delayed - but after the news reached Yecheng, Sima Ying really couldn't sit still.
Lived.
He even had a premonition that he would fail, and he was very worried and restless.
So, he decided to make a desperate move and ordered an attack.
The new commander Qian Xiu was very disgusted with this order, but had no other choice, so he summoned the generals and after discussion, they decided: The general would not accept the order of the king, and the king of Chengdu had to carry out the order, but he could not carry out all of it.
Ever since, a medium-sized attack was launched.
The results were dismal.
In the open and honest field battle, tens of thousands of Hebei troops were beaten and fled in panic, suffering heavy casualties.
At this point, the Hebei Army had captured and killed more than 70,000 people, almost one-third of them.
The aides of the Ye Mansion begged the King of Chengdu not to waste any more time fighting. If they couldn't defeat them, they might as well continue to dig deep ditches and high fortresses to trap Luoyang to death.
Sima Ying sadly agreed.
In this battle, the gap in the quality of the soldiers was so vividly reflected that he had to think about whether the rotten world soldiers could still be relied on as the main force.
It was already a few days later when Mi Huang and Shao Xun learned the news.
"The governor-general won all three moderately large-scale battles." Mi Huang sighed, with a look of reluctance on his face.
The first time was the Battle of Jianchun Gate. Sima Yi defeated Lu Ji and beheaded more than 30,000 people.
The second time was the Battle of Qian Jin Tuan. Sima Yi defeated Zhang Fang and beheaded more than 5,000 people.
The third time was the Battle of Luoshui. Sima Yi defeated Qianxiu and beheaded more than 20,000 people.
It’s not that Sima Yi never lost. For example, he lost the peripheral battles such as Yanshi, but they were all minor defeats. Moreover, Wang Shi had a small victory in the north of the city, defeated Qianxiu in the battle of Dongyang Gate, and killed Meng Chao in the south of the city. Similar
There are also many small victories.
Overall, in less than half a year of fighting, Sima Yong lost nearly 20,000 people, Sima Ying lost more than 70,000 people, and the Luoyang Chinese Army controlled by Sima Yi lost 10,000 soldiers.
The battle damage ratio is very good, but the situation is becoming more and more passive, which I have to say is outrageous.
Now that things have happened, Shao Xun can't think of how to win.
"Why are the governors sighing?" Shao Xun said: "After the governor missed two opportunities, it is impossible to win. Wang Shi originally fought quickly, which is not good for a long time. It is already the first month, and there is not much food in Taicang, right?
"
Taicang is located inside Jianchun Gate and is the granary of Luoyang.
In the Northern Wei Dynasty, Taicang was moved to Dongyang Gate.
During the Sui Dynasty, due to increasing reliance on water transportation, the Cangcheng was built outside the city, such as the famous Heyin Cang.
The Tang Dynasty learned its lesson and moved Cangcheng to the city. It was located in the northeast corner and was called "Hanjiacang City", which could store millions of dendrobium.
"It's almost bottoming out." Mi Huang said: "The sergeants have reduced their ration supplies."
"Since there are still more, why reduce the soldiers' rations?"
"I guess the Governor wants to fight for a long time." After saying that, Mi Huang smiled, obviously not believing it.
"How about Guanzhong?" Shao Xun always felt that Sima Yi lacked the courage to make strategic decisions. Of course, a stud is a gamble, but do you have any other choice?
"Liu Chen sent more than 10,000 soldiers from seven counties to attack Chang'an. Hearing that Sima Yong was in a hurry, he almost couldn't handle it. But he was very ruthless and refused to recall Zhang Fang's troops, and was still trying to deal with it," Mi Huang said.
Liu Chen was originally sent by the imperial court to take charge of the overall situation in Shu and attack Li Liu. When he arrived in Chang'an, he was retained by Sima Yongqiang and served as his military advisor, and later served as the governor of Yongzhou.
In order to relieve Luoyang's defensive pressure, Sima Yi sent people to Guanzhong to pass the imperial edict and ordered all counties to raise troops to attack Sima Yong. Seven counties responded and rallied around Liu Chen.
At this time, I have to mention Sima Yan again.
It was he who ordered the abolition of county soldiers, resulting in no local troops available. This time the seven counties united and mobilized more than 10,000 county soldiers, most of whom were temporarily recruited farmers, which shows the difficulty.
Sima Yong had almost the same number of left-behind troops, so after the initial panic period, he had the courage not to recall Zhang Fang, struggled to hold on, and made up his mind to kill Sima Yi.
"The victory over Guanzhong lies in surprise, and the longer the delay, the more dangerous it becomes." Shao Xun judged: "Most of the soldiers in the seven counties are not good enough to fight, and Sima Yong still has more than 10,000 troops left behind. These people can be beaten.
Even if he was caught off guard at first and suffered a loss, after he recovered, Liu Chen had little chance of winning. There was no hope, and most governors looked to outsiders. This is called seeking fish from a tree."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Mi Huang waved his hand, not in a good mood.
Although his "boss" Sima Yue had contacted several Forbidden Army generals and high-ranking officials in the court betrayed Sima Yi, he was not very happy when he saw that Sima Yi was winning consecutive battles but heading towards defeat step by step.
, I feel very sorry.
"Have you chosen someone yet?" he asked.
"We have selected ten archers and thirty soldiers. I didn't say anything to them, but I did explain it to the two captains."
You can hide this kind of thing from the soldiers in order to keep it secret before taking action, but you must make it clear to the officers directly under your command, otherwise you will be asking for trouble.
Just like when Sima Yue secretly planned to backstab Sima Yi, he must be called over as a front-line thug commander to explain clearly what he was doing.
If Shao Xun arrived at the scene in confusion and found out that it was Sima Yi who was afraid of giving up the job, or was unprepared and messed up in a hurry, then Sima Yue would be stupid.
Sima Yue could hide some of his close aides, even from his wife Pei Fei, but he could never hide it from Shao Xun, who was commanding and arresting people on the front line. Because accidents might happen at the scene, and the soldiers fighting on the front line could be confused, but the commander was qualified to know.
Mission details, adapt accordingly.
"Is it reliable? I don't dare to take action after seeing Sima Yi." Mi Huang asked.
"Don't worry, I have chosen a reliable person." Shao Xun said.
The ten archers came from Li Chong's team and were led by him personally.
There were another thirty people from Shao Xun's "Old Capital", led by Huang Biao, who selected older teenagers, generally around seventeen or eighteen years old.
In addition to the soldiers, there were four others: Chen Yougen, Huang Biao, Yang Bao, and Li Chong.
Yang and Li just kept them around and watched, not giving them the chance to act like monsters, even if the possibility was extremely small.
Chen Yougen and Huang Biao knew what they were going to do. They were both outlaws, including the ten archers.
When dealing with Sima Yi, everything else is secondary. The only thing is that the person you bring there must be reliable.
If you say you should do something, do it. Don't hesitate when you hear Sima Yi's identity. That's a fool's errand.
Therefore, he brought a combination of desperadoes and brainless fans to ensure a successful attack.
"Try not to kill or injure the Governor." Mi Huang reminded.
"Why?" Shao Xun asked.
Killing and capturing alive are two different concepts with completely different difficulties.
To put it bluntly, if you find the right opportunity, he can kill Sima Yi with one arrow, but capturing him requires close combat with his entourage, which is much more complicated.
"Sikong doesn't want blood on his hands," Mi Huang said.
Shao Xun nodded slightly when he heard this.
Sima Yue may have done this because he wanted to win over the scholars of Sima Yi's shogunate and the Imperial Guards and soldiers. Especially the latter, Sima Yi had won consecutive battles and his prestige had increased a lot. If Sima Yue killed people brazenly, it might have a negative impact.
"When will we do it?" Shao Xun asked.
"The Commander-in-Chief has withdrawn his troops from the west of the city. The Emperor has summoned him to express his condolences. We will go back tomorrow and make preparations in advance. Please make arrangements here to prevent any trouble."
"Don't worry, before I leave, I will take Yang Bao and Li Zhong away. On Piyong's side, it would be best for the supervisor to take charge personally." Shao Xun said.
"This..." Mi Huang hesitated a little.
"Supervisor." Shao Xun looked into his eyes and said: "Xun is not a person who is ungrateful. The capture of Sima Yi was the result of the Supervisor's careful preparation and careful planning. I only carried out the Supervisor's orders.
That’s all.”
Mi Huang nodded slightly awkwardly and said, "In that case, I will go into the city tonight and report to Sikong."
The city gate is definitely not open at night, but you can enter through the hanging basket.
After saying that, Mi Huang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "You should know that the stakes are very important. You only have one chance, so you must not be lenient."
Shao Xun smiled, weighed the heavy sword, and said: "I understand. Now that the matter has come to this, I have no choice but to use the sword to carve out a future."
The bitterness of little people, haha.
In order to climb up, obtain a higher status, get more resources, offend others, do dirty work, work hard, etc., what kind of thing can you escape?
After the two of them decided on their plan, they stopped talking nonsense.
That night, Mi Huang quietly returned to Luoyang and came back in the middle of the night. He obtained permission to stay in Piyong, which made Shao Xun relieved.
Early the next morning, when Yu Wenjun was struggling to carry the rice bowl and went out, he happened to see Shao Xun carrying a heavy sword and walking with a bow, and he was surrounded by people shouting from the front and back.
As if sensing something, he turned back and took a look.
The golden sunshine fell on him, and the smile on his lips was so bright, and seemed to have a hint of cruelty.
Yu Wenjun put down the rice cooker and watched quietly until everyone in the group disappeared.
She is eight years old this year and has very keen intuition. She is a completely different person from her brother.
Will this happen if you kill too many people?
Must come back.
Chapter completed!