Maybe it was just after the big battle that the night of the fifth day of the lunar month was relatively peaceful.
Mi Huang sent a large number of rangers to investigate the enemy's situation everywhere, and the news they reported back was that the Western Army was camped in the Mangshan area and seemed to be waiting for the arrival of a large group of troops, which made him very relieved.
That night, Shao Xun hardly rested. He had too many things to do, and he couldn't delay.
He directly found Hou Hu and Fan Cheng, and annexed the remaining Manfen soldiers who had lost their commander.
At this point, the Royal Army's central army has more than 3,300 soldiers, organized into six buildings, and the extra one is the Chen Yong Building.
There are also 3,000 auxiliary troops, organized into five buildings.
There are more than five thousand people in the He Lun tribe of the Shangjun.
Wang Bing's subordinate army numbered 2,000 men.
There are still more than 2,000 Miao Yuan people in the city.
Tingwei Zhou Fu had hundreds of soldiers.
After experiencing some twists and turns, the "East China Sea Gang" once again gained the upper hand in Luoyang City, and its advantage increased sharply.
At dawn, Shao Xun, who had not slept a wink all night, hurried back to Jinyong City and slept in his clothes. Before going to bed, he gave an order to Jin San and Lu Heigou to lead 600 soldiers from his army to the palace city and stationed themselves in front of the Taiji Hall.
practice.
This night was somewhat torturous for Shangshu Zuopushe and Wang Yan.
At dawn, after tossing and turning all night, he got up angrily and walked around the courtyard, feeling quite bad.
At the beginning of the hour, Wang Dun, Zhou Fu and others hurried over.
Wang Yan invited everyone into the study and sat speechless.
"Unexpectedly, it was self-defeating." Wang Yan said with some annoyance.
Wang Dun and Zhou Fu looked at each other.
It turned out that Shangguan had great power in the city, and he held the prince hostage, plundered wantonly, and had great ambitions. When everyone saw that something was wrong, they united to get rid of him.
Now it seems that Shangguan was indeed eliminated due to a combination of circumstances, but the East China Sea Kingdom's army was very quick and annexed the remaining friendly forces. After one night, the city of Luoyang seemed to have changed.
Miao Yuan and Chen Jin were originally invited today, but neither of them came. It was clear what their attitude was.
"As far as I know, the man who led the troops to repel the Western troops yesterday was Sima Shaoxun, the lieutenant of the East China Sea. He was also the one who advocated annexing the defeated troops and controlling the remaining Manchu troops." Zhou Fu said: "We just finished the battle.
Taking advantage of the new defeat of the king's army and the panic among all the camps, he suddenly struck, as fast as lightning, and annexed all the tribes at once. Not only that, Shao Xun also sent hundreds of soldiers into the palace city and stationed them in front of the Taiji Hall.
The prince, the queen holds it in her hand. In my opinion, this son has great ambitions, and I am afraid he will become another Shangguan."
Wang Yan was a little speechless.
I really underestimated this soldier. He was like a poisonous snake, hiding in a dark corner, waiting for an opportunity to appear, and immediately launching a fatal blow without hesitation.
"I have said before that this person has a thick face and a dark heart, and is as traitorous as he is loyal." Wang Dun said angrily, "Brother just doesn't think so."
Wang Yan glared at Wang Dun.
Wang Dun chuckled and didn't take it seriously.
He has such a temperament that he is not afraid of his brother's blame at all, not to mention that his brother will not blame him.
"Now that things have come to this, why are you talking about this?" Wang Yan took a long breath and let go of the depression in his chest.
"That's it for now -" Wang Dun chuckled, imitating his brother's tone, and then changed the topic and said: "It's time to find out more about Shao Xun. His generals may be able to contact him secretly. , see if there is any chance."
"Zhu Zhong, you are too impetuous." Wang Yan gave him a lesson and said earnestly: "I don't know what kind of temperament Shao Xun has, so don't act rashly. If he is as violent as Zhang Fang, I am afraid he will be self-defeating again. "
Wang Dun was a little dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but he flinched under Wang Yan's intense gaze and responded in a low voice: "Okay."
Wang Yan sighed lightly, Chu Zhong was even more sharp than Mao Hong, but that was not a good thing.
People like Shao Xun have become a climate, and it's time to find a way to deal with it.
In this matter, Wang Yan felt a little at a loss.
He was most tired of dealing with people like Zhang Fang and Shao Xun.
He was never afraid of debating scriptures, poetry, family background, connections, or planning conspiracies, and he even felt as comfortable as a fish in water.
But for people like Zhang Fang, he won't compete with you at all.
He is moody, kills people at every turn, doesn't make sense at all, and sometimes doesn't even give you time to react, and the whole family will be blamed. It really makes people want to cry.
At this time, what's the use of having more troops in other states? They won't be of any help.
"Since Pu She is on good terms with Mi Huang and Mi Zihui, maybe you can talk to him and find out what's going on?" Zhou Fu suggested from the side: "Mi Zihui is from a wealthy family in the East China Sea, so it might be easier to deal with him."
Wang Yan stood up irritably and remained silent for a long time.
In fact, he also felt that Mi Huang was easier to deal with because he was a scholar after all.
Although Shao Xun has official rank, he has no character - personal rank is family status and local rank.
When a humble person suddenly assumes great power, it is easy for a villain to gain his ambition and become greedy and cruel, just like Zhang Fang, Shangguan Si, or even Gou Xi.
Power is the most fascinating thing. If you are not careful, you will become addicted to it, and then behave in a panic, die, and make the world laugh.
"Let's wait and see for now." Wang Yan made the final decision: "Zhang Fang is still in Mangshan. Once the main force arrives, he will definitely attack the city. If something goes wrong at this time, it may not be a good thing."
Everyone has a preference as to who controls Luoyang better, Zhang Fang or Shao Xun.
Besides, it seems that Shao Xun can't have the final say alone.
He still has Mi Huang on his head, and there are Ho Lun, Wang Bing and even Miao Yuan beside him. Although they have lost their morale, they are not unstoppable.
In short, the disaster caused by Zhang Fang was more serious, and everyone couldn't stand him.
It's the lesser of two evils, so let's do this for now.
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Shao Xun only slept for less than two hours before he suddenly woke up.
There was no way, at this moment, he couldn't numb himself and fall asleep peacefully.
"Chen Yougen!" He stood up and shouted.
"General." Chen Yougen walked in with a smile.
"General?" Shao Xun laughed dumbly.
This general is his "self-proclaimed" one, and strictly speaking it doesn't count. But as long as the soldiers recognize him, it won't be a big problem.
His biggest worry now is what he said to Mi Huang before: "The prestige has not been established, and the favor has not been added."
I have gained a little prestige.
Demonstrating martial arts on the battlefield, yesterday he drove the enemy cavalry out of Daxia Gate.
But this prestige is weak and unstable, and cannot be taken lightly.
"Where is the governor?" Shao Xun asked while getting dressed.
"I'm going to see the king's servant." Chen Yougen brought a military uniform and helped Shao Xun put it on.
Shao Xun frowned.
I didn't see this person during the fight yesterday, but he showed up again now. He's quite capable of sneaking into the camp.
To be honest, until now, he felt that Wang Yan was better than Director Wang, but when he thought about their status in history books, he was speechless.
"Has Miao Yuan gone to defend Nancheng?" Shao Xun asked after taking a few bites of rice from Chen Yougen.
"He went." Chen Yougen said: "He also sent people to Jinyong City, saying that he was confused and made a big mistake before, but now he is willing to serve as the governor and has no second thoughts."
"What did the governor say?"
"The governor was a kind man, so he comforted him and ordered him to still take charge of his headquarters and guard Nancheng."
"With two thousand new soldiers, I'm afraid Nancheng won't be able to defend it well. It depends on when Zhang Fang sees the truth." Shao Xun said with a smile.
In short, the more than 2,000 recruits under Miao Yuan who have only been trained for three or four months can still bluff people while standing on the city wall, but once they fight, their true colors will be revealed. Let’s see now
When will Zhang Fang see through the showmanship of those people in Nancheng?
However, Zhang Fang is in the north, and Nancheng is the relatively safest side - theoretically speaking - maybe Miao is lucky enough not to encounter Zhang Fang's main force.
In addition to Miao Yuan, Wang Bing guarded the east city, and Shao Xun gave him additional auxiliary troops from the Chinese army.
He Lun's troops had many troops and guarded the relatively important Xicheng.
Shao Xun took charge of his own headquarters and faced the enemy in Beicheng.
There are still more than a thousand organically powered troops left in the city, ready to rush to support everywhere at any time.
Before going to bed last night, Shao Xun even discussed with Mi Huang, planning to enlist the servants of wealthy families to form a temporary army.
Yes, the wealthy tribe is like leeks in the ground, it will grow by itself.
Take the Yu family as an example. The previous batch of people were recruited by Shao Xun. In May of this year, hundreds of people from the Yingchuan family came to Luoyang. Isn't it just growing automatically?
Furthermore, scholars and businessmen from other places are constantly coming to Beijing. In this day and age, if you dare to travel alone, I respect you because you are a man, and you will definitely come in groups.
Therefore, there are actually a lot of private armed forces in Luoyang City. It's just that they are relatively scattered and no one is organized.
Mi Huang basically agreed with Shao Xun's suggestion.
But he felt that Wang Yan had to step forward to handle this matter.
Wang Yifu has the reputation of the world and is very good at speaking and speaking. If the imperial court intervenes and Wang Yan assists, this matter will not be difficult to accomplish.
Shao Xun had nothing to say about this. He went to persuade the wealthy family to hand over their private soldiers, but they thought they were here to rob like Shangguan Si. Wang Yan was indeed the most suitable person to come forward.
"Fame can really be eaten!" Shao Xun sighed while eating. At the same time, he did a self-examination to see if there were any oversights in his recent actions.
What is my goal?
At this stage, it is to increase reputation, cultivate private soldiers, and at the same time continuously strengthen the prestige within the central army and even the upper and lower armies, creating a fait accompli.
If Sima Yue appears again in the future, he will have more bargaining chips.
So what are the measures?
After thinking about it, there is actually no need to stand on the bright side. Leading the troops well, stabilizing the troops, and winning the battle are better than anything else.
Wang Yan likes to stand in front of the stage, so let him be in the limelight. I don't mind. But the benefits should not be less. This is the bottom line.
In the end it’s difficult.
At the current stage, the biggest difficulty is nothing more than swallowing up too many defeated troops, friendly troops, and the troops being mentally confused and unable to effectively display their combat effectiveness. This is a part that needs to be resolved through hard work.
After he figured it out, he was no longer confused and became more determined.
It’s really a different scene when the boss is not at home.
A place with a power vacuum is naturally a paradise for careerists.
Chapter completed!