"Wuji, let uncle think about it." Liu Laozhi looked at his nephew and said cautiously.
He Wuji laughed: "Uncle, what else are you thinking about?"
"Remember, when you worked under General Xie for so many years, wasn't it just to lead Beifu?"
"In that case, as long as this team still belongs to you, doesn't it matter who you follow?"
"Now, you have seen the appearance of the Sima family. From my perspective, the Sima family's strength has been exhausted. This court will not last long."
"Uncle should have made plans early. Instead of working with some uncertain commanders and living a precarious life, he might as well just work with Zhiyuan. At least, we can be considered friends."
He Wuji spoke so eloquently and at length that he didn't even have time to drink a glass of wine, let alone eat.
There is no spare time at all.
Liu Laozhi nodded repeatedly. In fact, he had already been persuaded, but he still wanted to insist.
But at this moment, He Wuji suddenly stood up and put on his boots.
"Uncle, there is something I don't know whether to say or not."
Generally speaking, things that are said to be inappropriate will eventually be said.
Liu Laozhi waved his hand, indicating for him to continue.
"Uncle, don't forget that there is a more powerful person in Beifu who is also eyeing you. If this person takes the military power into his own hands, it will be difficult for uncle to find a backer for the alliance."
Liu Laozhi was stunned immediately.
A figure floated before his eyes. This person was extremely dangerous!
"You mean...Liu Jinu?" Just mentioning this name, a sense of unreasonable fear filled my heart.
Liu Jinu's ability really made Liu Laozhi feel threatened.
He Wuji nodded, his head seemed heavy and he couldn't lift it up.
Logically speaking, Liu Yu was also his good brother. The two of them made their fortune from Jingkou together. They originally vowed to live and die together and never abandon him.
However, today, facing Liu Laozhi, his uncle who has been cultivating him with all his heart, He Wuji is still partial.
If Liu Laozhi insists on his absolute position in Beifu, he will definitely have a head-on confrontation with Wang Mi in the future. No one knows better than He Wuji how powerful Liu Laozhi is.
He absolutely cannot defeat Wang Mi.
Since you can't fight, it's better to move toward reconciliation, although this is difficult for a military commander who has always been competitive.
But for Liu Laozhi, the most urgent danger does not come from Wang Mi. Looking around, within Beifu, it is Liu Yu who poses the greatest threat to him.
Because if Liu Yu wants to go further, what he wants to endanger is Liu Laozhi's status. He Wuji can clearly see Liu Laozhi's ambition to be a slave after they have been together for a long time.
Of course he is willing to drag his uncle to do it with Jinu, but there is a big premise here, that is, can Jinu trust Liu Laozhi?
Ji Nu was bold and bold by nature, and he was born in commoners. Once he seized the power of Beifu, he would not leave Liu Laozhi as a decoration.
But Wang Mi is different.
Wang Mi came from a wealthy family, and his cultivation and demeanor were unparalleled. Although he was not as good at fighting as Jinu, his status in the court was also unmatched by Jinu.
Once he succeeds, Wang Mi, who comes from a wealthy family, will definitely have the ambition to keep Liu Laozhi.
It was with this consideration in mind that He Wuji tried his best to persuade Liu Laozhi to surrender to Wang Mi as soon as possible.
"Uncle, this matter should be done sooner rather than later."
"Once uncle has thought about it clearly, please give me the right words. Moreover, my nephew is not too talkative. This decision is related to the overall situation. Once the decision is made and cannot be repented, uncle must be true to his word."
He Wuji said this as if Liu Laozhi had promised him.
Liu Laozhi sighed and said with some hesitation: "At the beginning of the night, call Zhiyuan to the general's tent. I have something to say to him."
"Remember, you must avoid others!"
"I see!"
"Uncle, don't worry!"
He Wuji left happily. This time, not only Liu Laozhi was relieved, He Wuji was also greatly relieved.
This good news must be told to Zhiyuan as soon as possible.
He Wuji finally broke his uncle's thigh!
However, just before He Wuji excitedly told Wang Mi the good news, another change occurred on Liu Laozhi's side.
"General, report from Yecheng!" A young general ran all the way into the military tent, panting, which obviously showed that this urgent report was very important.
Liu Laozhi was sitting and squinting. Before he fell asleep, he was woken up by the soldier reporting the news. He was about to get angry when he heard the word "Yecheng" and immediately became energetic.
"What did you say?"
"Yecheng?"
Xiaobing nodded anxiously: "That's right!"
"General Qi, there is also an envoy from Yecheng. It is said that he came here on the orders of Fu Pi, the defender of Yecheng."
"General, this envoy wants to see the general. Does the general want to see him?"
When the envoy arrived at the Jingkou military tent, he rolled off his horse before he could reach the fence. The shiny dappled horse had already collapsed from exhaustion. As soon as the envoy dismounted, it fell down.
The envoy didn't care much and kept running towards the military tent. It was the soldiers of Beifu who saw that the war horse was tired and stepped forward to give it a hand. Only then did the loyal war horse regain its life.
"See you, of course I want to see you!"
"Please come in quickly."
"Also, go and call the Vice Minister Wang and several other generals. No matter what news the messenger brings, it must be of great importance."
"They also need to know."
The soldier took the order, turned around and ran away.
Liu Laozhi washed his face, cleared his mind, returned to his seat, and stood up.
While Wang Mi and the others were waiting for this short break, nephew He Wuji's words kept swirling in his head.
Turn and turn, turn and turn.
We'll see Wang Mi soon!
Originally, Liu Laozhi wanted to postpone it for a while to give himself time to react and meet again in the evening.
But who knew, this happened suddenly.
However, this is also a good opportunity to test the boy's true intentions.
Nephew He Wuji has always been partial to Wang Mi, perhaps just to create a good image of Wang Mi in front of him and deliberately say nice things.
You need to be careful about everything. Although Liu Laozhi is a rough man, has no education, and is not that smart, he still understands this truth after serving in the army for many years.
The large curtain of the military tent moved a few times, and Wang Mi and others filed in. Liu Laozhi quickly gathered his thoughts and asked the soldiers to invite in the Yecheng envoy who had been waiting outside.
"Are you an envoy from Yecheng?"
"Did Fu Pi send you here?"
As usual, I still had to ask some questions. Wang Mi, who had been pretending that he didn't exist ever since he entered the account, had been keeping his eyebrows down, but he suddenly heard a few keywords.
Yecheng?
Fu Pi?
Wait a moment!
Could it be that his prediction will come true?
Will the so-called Lianbing Incident, which ushered in a major turning point in history, happen?
When Wang Mi made this guess, he was unsure.
In the current time and space, the order and state of occurrence of many events have changed. Although Wang Mi could predict that once Fu Pi guarded Ye City and the situation in Chang'an collapsed, Fu Pi alone would definitely not be able to resist the attack from Chang'an City.
A large number of elite soldiers poured out.
What to do if we can't stop it, we can only ask for help from outside.
All the powerful families at the front, left and right were enemies of Di Qin, and the troops of the brothers of the same clan who could rely on him were far away from Yecheng.
So where are the foreign aids we can rely on?
Fu Pi could only ask Jin for help.
Although it is embarrassing, this is his only way out. At least, the Jin army will not go to Ye City to attack him.
It was out of such considerations that Fu Pi sent an envoy to Jingkou for help after going through many difficulties and dangers.
Why not go to Jiankang?
He was going to go, and indeed he sent an envoy to Jiankang to deliver the message.
However, in order to pray for help more quickly, Fu Pi sent two teams of people. One team went straight to Jiankang and sent a message to the central court of Jin.
A group of troops went straight to Jingkou. The imperial courts in the north and south knew that the main force of the Jin army, the Beifu soldiers, gathered at Jingkou every day.
Even if they sent the news to Jiankang, the Jiankang court agreed. If they wanted to rescue Yecheng from danger, they could only send troops from Jingkou.
Don't worry about the soldiers in Jingzhou. It's too far away from Yecheng. By the time General Huan Chong sets out from Jingzhou with his troops and rushes to Yecheng, Yecheng will have already fallen into the hands of Murong's tribe!
Therefore, the current situation is that compared to the Jiankang court, the Jingkou Beifu headquarters received the news from Yecheng earlier.
The envoy was dressed in military uniform and claimed to be Yang Baihua, the defender of the city of Ye of the Qin Dynasty. He had come to Jingkou for help on the orders of Fu Pi, the eldest son of Fu Jian.
This Yang Baihua should be from the Yang family of Qiuchi Di, just like Yang Ding, the former Qin general who now lives in Jiankang City.
Now, this man stood in the Beifu tent, his eyes full of anxiety, as if he was in Cao's camp and in Han's heart.
When Wang Mi and others entered the tent, they saw such a scene.
"Zhiyuan, come here."
Liu Laozhi waved his hand, called Wu Di to the front, and introduced him ceremoniously.
"You are really good at predicting events. Look, the messenger from Yecheng has really arrived."
Liu Laozhi was not a sufferer of senile amnesia, so he naturally remembered that not long ago, Wang Mi had predicted that once internal changes occurred in Di Qin and the various tribes dispersed, they would inevitably compete for territory.
At this time, based on their previous experience in Xiangyang, the people of the Murong tribe were in love with their ancestral land and their former territory of the Yan Kingdom, and they must return to their ancestral land to rebuild Dayan.
If you want to rebuild Dayan, you must pass through Hebei. If you want to cross Hebei, Yecheng is the place you must pass through.
Therefore, Fu Pi, who was guarding Yecheng alone, must become the target of Murong's attack.
Judging from historical records, Murong's tribe indeed had no interest in Yecheng, an important military town in Hebei.
They were sincere in asking Fu Pi for a way out, but Fu Pi's worries were not without reason.
Let's look at Murong Hong, who has strong soldiers and horses and is marching towards Yecheng in a mighty manner. Fu Pi also has many troops stationed in Yecheng and plenty of food.
But the Di Qin of today is no longer the Di Qin of yesterday. It is a dream to expect that Chang'an City can send troops and horses to support.
Since there is no external aid, even if Fu Pi is extremely capable and well prepared, he can only defend Yingcheng on his own and will not accomplish much.
Asking for help from outside is an operation that cannot be circumvented.
Looking at it now, it can only be said that Fu Pi's brain was not broken yet. Murong's troops had just arrived at the foot of Yecheng, and he sent an envoy to ask for help. There was not much delay in time.
But he didn't dare to delay.
At this moment, Murong's soldiers and horses have already been stationed on the high ground twenty miles outside Yecheng. No matter how late it is, even if Jingkou is closer to Yecheng, it will be beyond reach!
"General Liu, there is an emergency in Yecheng. Murong's troops have been besieging the city for several days. General Fu will risk his life and leave the city to ask for help from the Jin Dynasty."
"General Liu, the importance of Yecheng goes without saying. Now one of Murong's troops has returned to Longcheng via Xiangyang along the waterway."
"Dragon City is not far from Ye City. Now, the Murong tribe who escaped from Chang'an City is besieging Ye City in front of it. If they attack from the front and back, Ye City will be lost."
"If Yecheng is lost, it will not be of any benefit to the Jin army. I think that with the unparalleled resourcefulness of the Jin army generals, they will not sit back and let the Murong family grow bigger."
Wang Mi's heart trembled, this General Yang was not an ordinary person.
Some ways.
He turned to look at Liu Laozhi, and sure enough, Laozhi was also stroking his beard and thinking deeply.
For the Jin army, going to Yecheng for rescue was of course a thankless task. The key point was that Yecheng was not the junction between the two armies. The journey from Jingkou to Yecheng for rescue was a long one and required many hardships and dangers.
And when the army arrived at Yecheng, we still didn't know how the situation would change.
Since there was no profit to be made, why did the Jin army send troops?
For example, the Di Qin Dynasty has collapsed irreversibly. Even if the Jin army helps Fu Pi defend Yecheng, what benefits can the Jin army get?
Waiting for Di Qin’s monetary bribe?
Fu Jian is dead, is there anyone still taking action on this matter?
It is unlikely that it would be compensation for ceding land.
In that case, the Jin army would not go to rescue, but would stand together with Murong's tribe, and Murong's tribe would get the right to return to Longcheng via Yecheng.
The Jin army captured Yecheng, which was a real gain.
The problem is that Fu Pi is currently guarding Yecheng. Fu Pi still controls a large number of troops, and the strength of these troops cannot be underestimated.
If the Jin army wanted to seize Yecheng, they would have to fight with Murong's tribe while also taking care of the Di people.
Only by firing the bow from both sides can the goal be achieved. For the Jin army, this was undoubtedly a costly project.
It is extremely easy to lose more than you gain and suffer heavy losses.
This is the most important reason why Liu Laozhi in history had already arrived near Yecheng, but continued to wait and see and missed the opportunity to capture Yecheng.
For the Jin army, the Qin army and Murong's tribe in front are all enemies, and neither side is easy to mess with.
The Jin army was eager to let the two sides fight to the death. Even if there was no advantage, they could still watch them fight each other and relieve their hatred.
There is no need to waste a single soldier. Of course Liu Laozhi will not let go of such a good thing.
Now, although the situation of the confrontation between the north and the south has changed, compared with the historical situation, the situation on the Jin army's side is better.
Several important cities near the Huaihe River that originally belonged to Di Qin were in the hands of the Jin army, which allowed the Jin army to have closer ties with the tribes in the north.
It was also more strategically flexible. Historically, the Jin army would never dare to devote all its Beifu troops to rescue Yecheng, which was beyond its control.