Chapter 764: Divide the troops forward and go to Yecheng
Yang Baihua was very smart, and he also knew that the Jin army had concerns.
So, he threw out the Murong family.
If the Murong clan occupied Yecheng, what would happen to the situation in the north?
The Xianbei people who escaped from Chang'an City and the Xianbei people who gathered in Longcheng were originally from the same lineage. Now, they each occupy a large area of land, separated by the important military town of Yecheng.
Yecheng was alone in the middle of the two Xianbei armies, almost in despair.
Once Yecheng was lost, the entire eastern region fell into the hands of the Murong tribe, and the Murong tribe almost restored their ancestral land during the Yan Dynasty.
This land is roughly equivalent to the sphere of influence of the Yan State back then.
For Da Jin, if the situation develops to this point, they will undoubtedly usher in another strong enemy.
Is this the so-called danger of raising tigers?
Therefore, the expansion of the Murong family was a foreseeable and huge danger for the Jin Dynasty. Now, the opportunity to solve the danger in advance has been placed in front of the Jin army.
Whether to seize it or not depends on the intention of the Jin army.
"Zhiyuan, what do you mean?"
"The Qin army is in trouble, should our army send troops to help?" After Lao Zhi finished speaking, Yang Baihua's eyes turned to Wang Mi.
He did not expect that this seemingly frail and humble scholar would actually be the current head of the Beifu.
Even the brave general Liu Laozhi wanted to give this man face. Who is this man?
The ball was kicked to Wang Mi. Wang Mi smiled slightly and caught it steadily.
"General Yang, this matter is of great importance. Please go to the other tent to rest for a while, and let me discuss it with the general."
Yang Baihua paused, and Liu Laozhi also looked surprised. No one expected that Wang Mi could make his excuse so fresh and refined, so reasonable.
Moreover, although he said it was an excuse, he actually didn't make any excuses, he just told the truth.
incredible!
This person is really no small matter.
Yang Baihua suddenly felt panic in his heart. He even felt that Wang Mi, who looked like a scholar, would be the biggest enemy of the northern tribes in the future!
Lao Zhi waved his hand and naturally invited Yang Baihua to another tent. Yang Baihua was reluctant at first and wanted to hear the result before going to rest.
It was only thanks to Tan Pingzhi's gentleness and hardness that he was pulled away, and he finally left without any pain or discomfort.
Lao Tan is still very discerning. As long as Liu Laozhi and others are around, he, a second-line general, can find a place to cool off.
Such important military and political matters were naturally not something that he, the old man, could comment on.
There is no need for the generals to talk too much, it is best for him to leave on his own.
After Tan Pingzhi left, Wang Mi and He Wuji were the only two people left in the military tent. Liu Laozhi stepped down from the position of general and sat down with his two subordinates.
He must be a subordinate!
He should still be a subordinate.
Liu Laozhi suddenly had a feeling that although Wang Mi in front of him had always been modest and courteous to others, he spoke with ease and ease, and would never put any pressure on his friends.
However, that pressure is also invisible.
Liu Laozhi can really feel it.
Although he also knew that this was not Wang Mi's intention. As Wuji said, if Wang Mi really wanted to suppress Liu Laozhi, there would be no need to go to such trouble.
This position of General of Beifu should have been his, Wang Mi's.
If this were the case, wouldn't it mean that the imperial court was happy, the Wang and Xie families were satisfied, the Beifu soldiers were indifferent, and the only outcome was that Liu Laozhi was injured?
However, he, Wang Mi, did not do this. He stated again and again that Liu Laozhi was the absolute commander in Beifu and no one could replace him, at least for now.
They have already talked to this point and done things beautifully. It would be a bit unkind if you continue to doubt them.
It is a pity that even if Wang Mi made his posture perfect, Liu Laozhi could not help but be infected by his aura.
It was clear that he, Liu Laozhi, was the commander-in-chief, but whenever there was a major event, he still had to give up the decision-making power to Wang Mi. It was clear that Wang Mi did not ask him for power.
I don’t know whether Liu Laozhi wanted to betray him or whether he was bewitched by Wang Mi.
"Zhiyuan, are you planning to send troops?"
Liu Laozhi was not a fool. If Wang Mi had not planned to send troops to help, he would have flatly refused when Yang Baihua was still here.
Even though Wang Mi is a scholar, he is definitely neat in doing things.
Once he makes up his mind, he won't delay.
There is no need to deceive Yang Baihua.
Wang Mi smiled happily: "That's exactly it."
"However, this move involves huge implications, and all aspects need to be carefully considered, and the younger generation will not dare to entrust it to others without authorization."
"That's why I sent Yang Baihua away first. I want to hear General Liu's opinion."
Liu Laozhi hummed twice and said: "Zhiyuan, there is no one else here, so why do you have to tell lies?"
"Didn't you already think of countermeasures?"
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have told me in advance that there might be trouble in Yecheng."
Wang Mi was stunned: This old man is quite smart.
I actually thought of this level, it’s not easy to coax.
I saw him grinning: "The general is right, he has such a plan."
Liu Laozhi didn't say anything, but made an expression that showed he knew what you were thinking.
Wang Mi then continued: "Junior thinks that no matter what the situation in Yecheng is, we will always send a team of soldiers and horses to take a look."
"Today, the situation between the north and the south is very different. The northern ministries are fighting each other and have no time to take care of themselves. This is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation and make progress. Whether we want to send troops to assist Yecheng or occupy one or two cities along the way, it is still stable.
No profit or loss.”
Lao Laozhi's belief was shaken. What Wang Mi said was quite different from what he had imagined before. Liu Laozhi thought that someone was determined to make progress and planned to go straight to Yecheng to capture it!
"But, after all, Yecheng is too far away from Jingkou. If we can't gain anything, and the army has to travel a long distance, wouldn't it be a waste of force?"
"Those are all money and food, they are real things!"
When Liu Laozhi said this, Wang Mi felt confident.
It seemed that Old Liu was also moved.
Then he persuaded and said: "General, now our Beifu has strong soldiers, horses, and well-equipped equipment. How can it be compared to the past?"
"We can pretend to agree to Fu Pi's request first and, under the leadership of the Qin army, go deep into the hinterland of the north. Our army is strong. Are we still afraid of the Qin army that has been disabled?"
"At that time, whether to go directly to Yecheng or go to Xuzhou first is a matter that can be discussed again."
"The most important thing is that Qin Bing is now willing to cooperate with our army. I'm afraid this opportunity will never come again!"
"What do you mean?" Liu Laozhi was a little confused.
The Qin army is about to collapse. Now it is shamelessly begging the Jin army for support. What does cooperation mean?
It was obviously the Jin army who showed mercy and gave them a way out.
Lao Zhi's words were quite angry, and Wang Mi quickly added: "We have the Qin army to lead the way!"
"The Qin soldiers want to cooperate with us and let us rescue Yecheng. They don't know that this road requires waterways and the road is difficult and dangerous. At present, there are many cities north of the Huai River that belong to Di Qin.
Jurisdiction has not been lost.”
"If our army attacks these cities alone, it will suffer great losses. It is also very likely that the roads are impassable and the march route is unfamiliar, which will cause losses and delay."
"But it's different with Qin Bing. Let's talk about General Yang Baihua Yang. If you look closely, you will know that he must be an important general under Fu Pi. He is very respected. He seems to be someone who can handle things properly. With him
Leading the way, we can at least ensure that the army will not lose its way along the way to the north."
"General, think about it, how many years has our army not penetrated deep into the hinterland of Xuzhou?"
Before Wang Mi finished speaking, Liu Laozhi's face turned dark.
What does it mean?
Are you accusing our Jin soldiers of poor performance? Are they really incompetent?
Among those present chatting, there was also He Wuji.
At this moment, he suddenly realized his importance.
You see, there is the hot-tempered Liu Laozhi on one side and the ambitious Wang Mi on the other. Neither of them is good at compromise.
Their respective positions are different, so if a quarrel breaks out, it might not look good.
There should still be someone like him who can make peace in the middle to mediate.
Xiao Wuji has a great effect!
He Wuji was about to open his mouth to make peace, but Liu Laozhi coughed lightly and jumped in first: "It has indeed been many years."
"To be honest, not many of our officers and soldiers, especially the new recruits who have joined the army in the past five years, are familiar with the northern route."
Liu Laozhi's painting style has suddenly changed. If you look carefully, there are actually tears in his big copper bell eyes.
Wang Mi's words touched his heartstrings.
Getting lost during the march and missing the deadline is actually a very big problem, especially when it plagues large armies on expeditions.
Generally speaking, for troops who need to go on an expedition and go deep into unfamiliar areas, it is very important to grasp the marching route.
Once the army takes a long detour or even loses its direction, let alone fighting, it is considered a blessing to be able to return to the base intact.
Enemy pursuit and weather changes will greatly affect the march of the army. Therefore, guides are very important in an army. A good guide can make the army get twice the result with half the effort.
And if the guide is unfavorable, or even an enemy spy, the safety of the army will be difficult to control!
But now, a living guide was placed in front of the Beifu soldiers. Yang Baihua was familiar with the road to the north. At the same time, in order to rescue the Di Qin brothers in Yecheng, he would never dare to cheat with the Jin army.
If the reasons Wang Mi had mentioned before only made Liu Laozhi a little tempted, then the guide's question was a powerful medicine that prompted Liu Laozhi to quickly make up his mind.
"OK!"
"Zhiyuan, you are right!"
"I agree to send troops!"
Is this...a consensus reached?
He Wuji was very surprised. He didn't play any role here?
What a waste of feelings!
Just do what you think of, Liu Laozhi has always been like this.
He took Wang Mi and said, "Since you have made up your mind, we will act according to your plan. Let's see how many soldiers and horses we should send to assist Ye City?"
This is indeed a good question.
Yang Baihua must be counting on the Jin army to send more elite troops to rescue Yecheng. He will have the upper hand in terms of momentum and actual action when the time comes.
However, the Jin army would definitely not do this.
Those were the soldiers and horses that he had worked so hard to bring up. He was really unwilling to rush out in full force to rescue the Qin soldiers who were unable to defeat them and even had a feud.
After combining the ideas from both sides, Wang Mi made a decision.
"General, we still have to divide our forces and advance forward, this is the only way to be safe."
Lao Zhi nodded and looked at him with approval. Wang Mi then said: "However, to show sincerity, the initial number of troops should not be too few. I think it should be set at five thousand troops."
"How many cavalry and how many infantry?" Lao Zhi asked.
"Two hundred cavalry, and the rest are infantry."
"There are a few cavalrymen."
"With our current strength, we can definitely send more troops. This is also for our own sake."
It's not that Wang Mi didn't understand what Liu Laozhi meant.
Of course, the purpose of this expedition was not to help the Qin soldiers save Yecheng. The purpose of this expedition was to capture the city and seize the territory, waiting for opportunities.
For many years, Di Qin and Jin have had sworn hatred, and even Yang Baihua, who came to ask for help, knew it.
In order to persuade the Jin army to send troops, he could only use the revival of Murong's tribe as an excuse, but he dared not say anything about the past friendship between the two dynasties.
In that case, even if the Jin army killed Yang Baihua, they would not send a single soldier.
Also help!
It's more like taking advantage of someone's misfortune!
Since we want to capture the city, we need an army, and the number must not be small.
But now, Wang Mi, who had always been familiar with military affairs, advocated bringing only five thousand elite troops first, which puzzled Liu Laozhi.
At this time, He Wuji urged a few words from the side, and Wang Mi slowly said: "General, don't forget, the weapons we use now are completely different from those in the past."
"We have artillery, and we have countless pistols, and these weapons are things that Qin soldiers have never seen before."
"These weapons are our treasures, how can we easily take them out to help the Qin soldiers?"
"I'm not going to let these five thousand vanguard troops carry new weapons. It's better to use the old swords and arrows."
"Wonderful!"
Lao Zhi nodded repeatedly: "You are right."
"We can't let the evil beast Di Qin take advantage of us!"
"However, we can't not use these new weapons all the time. If we arrive at Yecheng and find that the city's defenses are empty and Fu Pi and Murong Hong are already fighting, it will be a great opportunity for our army."
"With these new weapons, we can show off our skills and seize the city!" Liu Laozhi said with great joy, as if he had become a different person.
Didn’t he advocate aiding Di Qin?
Now it seems that the coming victory is all his own credit.
He Wuji was so surprised that he was speechless. His uncle was indeed no ordinary person.
Too thick-skinned!
"General, it's not that we won't take it with us, but that we will postpone the delivery."
Since he was here to ask for help, it was impossible for Yang Baihua to bring many troops. When he entered the tent just now, Wang Mi also observed that there were only about thirty followers around him.
"Once the Jin army agrees to send troops, Yang Baihua will definitely take the lead. He will lead the vanguard. The same goes for the soldiers and horses he leads. They will definitely follow Yang Baihua and will never dare to go alone."
"In this way, after the first five thousand soldiers and horses have left for a period of time, we will send the subsequent soldiers and horses to set off. At this time, we can escort the newly made weapons on the road."