Chapter seven hundred and sixty fifth confrontation outside the city of Ye
"Although the vanguard will have to suffer a little at first, as long as we get rid of the surveillance of the Qin soldiers, the secrets of our sharp weapons will be preserved, which will be of great benefit to the future peace of the Central Plains and continued progress."
"This is indeed safer."
"However, the follow-up troops must be allowed to set off as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the fighting in the front becomes tense, the brothers of these five thousand vanguard troops will most likely be killed in Yecheng, and the situation will be very unfavorable for them."
"I know this. General, please don't worry."
"In addition, as for the general selection for the vanguard force, I think we should send slaves there."
The general who leads the battle is very important, and among the current Beifu Army, Liu Yu is obviously the one who should do his job.
"Aren't you going to take the lead?"
"This is really strange."
Liu Laozhi had a clear idea of Wang Mi's behavior when he went to the battlefield. Ever since Wang Mi came to Jingkou, he knew that this young man was just looking for a fight.
It's definitely not just about fighting for power.
In this case, with such a good opportunity, how could Wang Mi fall behind?
"General Liu really knows my heart. I really want to charge into the battle, but not now, and I can't take the lead. The military supplies, food and grass in the rear, as well as the transportation of various weapons, all need my attention. This matter is of great importance, and I absolutely dare not
Fake others."
"You did the right thing, you did the right thing." Liu Laozhi praised repeatedly, saying that this boy is becoming more and more organized in fighting.
However, when everything went smoothly, Wang Mi's face did not look very good.
Liu Laozhi couldn't help but have doubts.
Then he asked: "What's going on?"
"Is there anything else that hasn't been considered?"
At this moment, Liu Laozhi's eyes were particularly sincere, and he kept staring at Wang Mi, which made him, a shameless guy, couldn't help but blush.
"General, Jinu and I are going on an expedition. Where is the general?"
"I think the general should also set off together."
Liu Laozhi: Huh?
Does this have anything to do with me?
It seems so!
This Beifu soldier, the general is still Liu Lao's foundation.
"Well..."
To be honest, Lao Liu really didn't think much about it.
I definitely want to go to war.
That’s Yecheng!
The ancient capital of Beizhen is a famous military town. Regardless of whether it can be captured or not, it is still good to go to the city wall and have a look.
Liu Laozhi felt itchy, but...
"Do you think that if I go with you, which troops can I bring?"
Wang Mi was confused: This...
It seems that you are still in control of this Beifu at present!
Isn't it up to you, the old man, to decide whether you can play or not?
Although I thought so, when I opened my mouth, my tone immediately changed.
"Of course, this should still be decided by the general himself, but the junior also believes that this is a rare and good opportunity."
"If this battle goes smoothly, our army will definitely be able to return with a great victory."
Liu Laozhi nodded repeatedly: "It's exactly what I want."
"I do want to send troops with you, but you are right. It is better to leave the lead to a young general like Liu Yu."
"I'm right at the rear to protect you. If you have any difficulties, if I go out again, I will definitely kill all those evil beasts of Di Qin and Murong's bastards!"
The cowhide boasts quite a bit.
Dare to be honest but don’t want to take the lead.
Could it be that Old Man Liu wants to fight with him, Wang Mi?
It's not impossible!
Liu Laozhi asked He Wuji to invite Di Qin's messenger, General Yang Baihua, to come over. Now that the matter has come to this point, he has no choice but to make this arrangement first.
Fortunately, their follow-up troops do not have to set off immediately, and there is still room for maneuver.
Why would Wang Mi be willing to march with Liu Laozhi?
Now Xie Xuan is also lying in Jiankang City, unable to lead troops. Without him, a highly respected veteran, to control him, he and Liu Laozhi will not only be embarrassed, but maybe it is not impossible to meet each other halfway.
"Zhiyuan, I have thought about it. The task of guarding Beifu Yazhang will be given to Tan Pingzhi. Although this person lacks strategy, he is brave and loyal, and he has some strategy. He is just guarding Jingkou, so he should be fine."
Wang Mi was blinded by Liu Laozhi's smile, and an ominous premonition came over him.
"I think so too."
Seeing that Wang Mi agreed, Liu Laozhi was even more happy. He patted Wang Mi on the shoulder and looked like the two brothers were doing well.
"There are generals guarding Jingkou, so I will go to Yecheng with you. I will be responsible for leading the troops, and you will be responsible for escorting the food and military supplies. If we work together, we will definitely succeed."
Wang Mi's face stiffened, and he knew...
In the end, it must be this ending.
Fine!
After all, Liu Laozhi was considered a capable general. On the battlefield, he would never turn his elbows outward.
With Liu Laozhi's fighting ability, he can still provide a lot of help in a real fight. To win the battle, win several battles in a row, he is indispensable!
Everything seemed to be going smoothly. However, when they informed Yang Baihua of their plan, this man who came from afar and clearly wanted to ask for help did not agree with the Jin army's suggestion.
"Five thousand elite soldiers?"
"This is too little!"
"There must be at least 20,000 people!"
Twenty thousand people?
His ability is not great, but his tone is not small.
Liu Laozhi immediately turned purple and became angry.
He was about to show off his power, but when he saw Wang Mi reaching out his hand and pressing down, he had to shut up, very reluctantly.
"General Yang, you don't have to be anxious. We can send out troops and horses, and there may be more than just these 5,000 people in the follow-up."
"However, the Beifu soldiers are the soldiers and horses of the Jin Dynasty after all. They are controlled by the imperial court. Whether they can send troops and how many soldiers and horses they can send is not something we can have the final say on. We must obey the imperial court's dispatch."
"With our current capabilities, these five thousand soldiers and horses have already gathered all the people we can mobilize. If General Yang does not dislike it, our army will send capable generals to Yecheng first. When we receive a reply from the court,
The imperial court allows us to send troops to help, and we will send a large army to Yecheng immediately."
"How does General Yang look?"
Wang Mi's words were sincere and reasonable, and Yang Baihua was not the kind of person who wouldn't listen to others. If he was as arrogant and unreasonable as the previous Di people, Fu Pi wouldn't be able to send him to ask for help.
You are here to ask for help, not to provide help. It is already good that they are willing to send troops, so what else do you want to do?
"Then listen to the generals. Let me write a letter to General Fu and inform him of the details." Yang Baihua stepped back, Wang Mi gave him a look, and Wei Yongzhi immediately followed.
Among the brothers, Wei Yongzhi is the most suitable for the job of tracking and spying.
He is calm and talkative by nature. The key is that this reticence is his nature, and it is also a habit he has developed over the years.
Even though his illness has been cured by Yin Zhongkan, the habits he has developed over the years still cannot be changed.
Wei Yongzhi was also more honest, and following Yang Baihua from a distance would not easily arouse his suspicion.
"You still have to keep an eye on him."
"Di people are cunning and can't be completely trusted."
"You did the right thing." Liu Laozhi also agreed.
"Zhiyuan, you should write the letter to the court."
Liu Laozhi has learned to be smart now, and you, Wang Mi, have already taken root in Beifu, so of course it would be better to leave these chores of writing and writing to you.
I, Old Liu, are a rough guy, and the battle reports he usually writes are confusing, so he is not prepared to embarrass himself.
Wang Mi is indeed responsible for this errand.
Moreover, even if Liu Laozhi didn't invite him, he would still rush to do it.
In addition to delivering news to the court, Xie An must not forget it either.
Who else could do such an errand as delivering a letter to Mr. Xie except him, his own grandson-in-law?
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But he said that the city of Jingkou became lively almost immediately due to the arrival of the Di Qin envoy Yang Baihua. On the other side, along the Zhang River, inside the high wall, the guard general Fu Pi of Ye City was also anxious and uneasy at this moment.
Outside the city, Murong Hong's army was encamped on the high ground twenty miles outside Ye City, and they were ready to demolish the city if they didn't pass by.
"General Zhang, although the envoy has been sent, the Jin army is far away from Yecheng, and water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the people nearby. If Murong Hong attacks, what should we do?"
Zhang Hao, the general of chariots and cavalry, was now Fu Pi's most experienced man in combat, and he relied heavily on Zhang Hao.
The weather was getting colder, so Zhang Hao drank a glass of warm wine and suddenly felt the heat boiling in his chest, feeling very happy.
"Of course it's a fight!"
"General, besides fighting, what else can we do?"
"We can't go back to Chang'an now. If we stick to Yecheng, we may still have a chance of survival. If we give up, we brothers will have no choice but to live outside."
"The only place around Yecheng that can stay is Jinyang. However, now Murong Hong's army is twenty miles away, and we can't get around it at all."
Fu Pi sighed repeatedly, and the wine in the cup became extremely bitter.
The two of them sat in the room, looking up at the moon hanging in the sky in front of the door, feeling extremely desolate in their hearts.
Why are things so unpredictable?
Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he...
Why did he pass away?
The Di Qin Dynasty was so powerful. Although many people had vaguely smelled the danger before, no one would have thought that such a powerful dynasty would collapse overnight.
So quickly, so thoroughly.
Fortunately, the Xianbei people outside the city wall didn't seem to want to attack the city immediately. This gave Fu Pi and others some breathing time.
Although... only a little bit.
Outside Yecheng, there are green hills.
Murong's camp.
Murong Hong and Murong De stood outside the tent, looking at the tall city walls of the ancient capital of Ye by the light of torches.
"Uncle De, in my opinion, it's better to just fight in!"
"That Fu Pi is not a brave and resourceful person. Now that Jian Tou is dead, Di Qin is at a time when people's hearts are scattered and its combat effectiveness is at its worst. Although our army is not superior in numbers, it is powerful. Why?
Don’t you want to try it?”
Murong's tribe has been stationed here for five days since arriving outside Yecheng. Murong Hong is young and has low patience, so he sees the fat man in Yecheng right in front of him.
How could he not be itchy and want to try his skills?
Murong De understood everything, but he still waved his hand and said cautiously: "No!"
"Our army is here just to use the road to return to our ancestral homeland. Our brothers have suffered so much in Chang'an City for many years. Now, they have finally escaped from the clutches of the devil. Now I just want to bring my brothers back to Longcheng safely. I
I don’t want to go through any more trouble.”
"They are all fearless sacrifices."
Murong De tried his best to persuade him, but Murong Hong still couldn't listen.
"You are just old and as timid as a mouse."
"The walls of Yecheng are thick and high, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. If we capture it, we can be connected with Murong Chui's troops. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
"The restoration of Dayan is just around the corner!" Murong Hong said with his hands on his waist, full of momentum, as if the city of Ye was already within his grasp.
When it came to Murong Chui, Murong De had something to say.
"Since you know that Murong Chui is not far away, why don't you wait for him? If Chui's army arrives, our two armies will attack from the front and back. Are you afraid that Yecheng will not be able to fall?"
"Murong Chui is definitely superior to you and me in his military tactics and deceit. Hong'er, I still advise you to think everything through and don't act impulsively."
The two stood on the hill and talked. Murong De's meaning was very clear. Among us, Murong Chui was the only one who was a true hero and a true man. He was the same then and he is the same now.
You and I are both mediocre people, and we cannot let our brother soldiers be destroyed in our hands.
After being besieged by Fu Jian for more than ten years, the Murong clan's population was thin and scattered, and their strength was not what it used to be.
But he couldn't stand Murong Hong's torture.
Just when they were setting up camp here, Murong De had already sent a message to Murong Chui who was far away in Longcheng.
At this critical moment, only if Murong Chui comes out to take charge of the overall situation, can Great Yan possibly prosper!
I remember back then, when Murong Chui was squeezed out of Dayan and had no choice but to defect to Di Qin. At that time, he had to sit back and watch Dayan being wiped out by Di Qin and disappear as the smoke and dust dissipated.
Now, the opportunity finally appeared in front of Murong Chui. Murong De believed that he would definitely send his troops south and come to Yecheng to besiege Fu Pi.
Murong De's words were very tactful, but Murong Hong was still not convinced. He secretly made up his mind, three days!
Wait three more days!
If Murong Chui doesn't arrive within three days, he will raise an army alone, pick up the guy, and fight!
Putting this matter aside for the moment, just out of Murong Bu's sight, under the hill and covered by dense grass, a small team was quickly approaching in the direction of Yecheng's tower.
They deliberately wore black clothes, and even their horses were covered with black cloth. They were indeed inconspicuous in the vast darkness of night.
The group of people hurriedly rushed, fearing that they would be discovered.
The leader, who was wearing cloth and didn't even dare to put on armor, was running all the way. Both he and the few soldiers under him were already exhausted.
But Yecheng is right in front of us. As long as we can break into this city, we can find a way out!
On the tower of Yecheng City, patrolling soldiers held torches and kept walking, watching what was going on everywhere.
Recently, everyone in Yecheng, whether ordinary people or Di Qin soldiers, are in panic and don't know what to do.
Although no one dared to tell the people in the city about the changes that had happened in Chang'an, there was no impermeable wall in the world.
People vaguely heard about it, and it was spread to ten, and soon it was known to the whole city. What's even more frightening is that it was precisely because Fu Pi and the others did not dare to tell the people in the city that the news spread more and more.
The more mysterious it becomes, the more uncertain and chaotic it becomes.
The soldiers on duty in the city were all mortal and could not help but be affected.
While the soldiers were distracted, there was sudden movement outside the city tower.