Chapter 770 Harem sisters are as close as a family
Although the soldiers of Beifu trusted him, Wang Mi also saw clearly that compared to Liu Yu, he still had too little contact with the soldiers.
Without a life of companionship day and night, an unbreakable friendship cannot be established between generals and soldiers.
Although Wang Mi had led everyone to win several large-scale battles before this, he had gained the trust of the soldiers.
However, trust is also time-sensitive. Over time, people will only see who is the best to them and the most loyal, and they will listen to whoever they are.
This is why Wang Mi always creates opportunities and sneaks into the military camp no matter what.
He knew very well that there were many powerful generals gathering in Beifu, especially Liu Jinu, who was a formidable opponent.
Only by keeping in touch with the Beifu soldiers and making them convinced of him can he defeat Liu Yu.
With this kind of situation, it will be of great use in the future.
At this moment, Wei Yongzhi was in a very excited mood.
Compared to other generals, this is his first time on the battlefield!
In other words, as a human being, you just missed a step, or you just can't catch up at every step.
Lao Tan and the others obviously joined the Beifu together and are already generals, but he, Lao Wei, has not yet obtained any official position.
Unfortunately, Liu Yu led the troops and wanted to give his brother a leading position so that Wei Yongzhi could have the opportunity to show off his talents.
Wei Yongzhi got on the horse and looked forward with determination.
He has overcome the stubborn diseases he was born with and is now invincible!
Just when the Beifu brothers were getting ready to go, suddenly, several war horses came running towards them from the dirt road behind.
The sentry made an announcement. Liu Yu turned away from his horse and looked far into the distance. When he saw clearly who was coming, he immediately grinned.
"It's done!"
"Yecheng must come down!"
As the dust flew, the smoke dispersed, revealing a familiar face.
It’s Zeng Jing!
And the news he brought excited everyone in Beifu.
Artifact!
The artifact has arrived!
Wang Shilang brought a large number of artifacts and has quickly moved towards Yecheng. He specially sent Zeng Jing to deliver a message to Liu Yu and the others.
Give them peace of mind.
The artifact will arrive soon. If you hold on for a while, the two forces will be able to join together.
The Di Qin general Yang Baihua who was kept in the dark was even more happy, "Okay!"
Unexpectedly, the Jin army was so trustworthy that they actually produced follow-up troops.
So what's there to be polite about? Of course you have to make the best use of it.
General Fu's clever plan seems to be achievable!
The so-called clever plan is to drag two with one!
Use the city of Ye and use the small and broad areas to tie the Xianbei and Jin people here to attack each other.
For Di Qin, no matter what the final result is, it is almost guaranteed to make a profit without losing any money.
Di Qin could not defend Yecheng solely by relying on himself.
If you are going to lose in the end, exhaust your own strength and finally lose it, it is better to drag other unrelated people into the battle, everyone will suffer losses, and no one will take advantage.
Triggering the war, here, Yecheng is an excellent location.
Yecheng was also the ancient capital of several dynasties. Although it is not as famous as Luoyang and Chang'an, as an important military town, it is enough to arouse the interest of all parties.
If the city was too small, it would not be able to attract the attention of the Jin army, and the Xianbei people might not even give Fu Pi a wink and just walk past.
This is the only place where the armies of both sides can be wary and reluctant to give up the easy-to-get fat.
That’s Yecheng!
The clear Zhang River and the turbid Zhang River meet here and flow in two directions. One river firmly protects Ye City. The natural geographical environment advantage makes it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
As long as Yecheng is occupied, it can be said that almost all of Hebei is under control.
What's more, this place is not far from the Yellow River, enough to control the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the historical accumulation of several ancient capitals makes Yecheng fully equipped with various buildings. The generals stationed in Yecheng only need a little repair.
, you can use it with confidence.
This is an important military town that can be firmly occupied without spending too much manpower and provides a good living environment for people.
This point was particularly important in ancient wars.
It is the dream of every small imperial court to find such a city with a rich history and urban-scale architectural foundation.
In this way, a lot of trouble in urban planning and reconstruction will be saved.
More importantly, it saves money and trouble.
The most important thing is to save money.
Fu Pi held Yecheng firmly in his hands, treating it as a bargaining chip.
With this city, it will be of great use.
Even if he only has this city in his hands, it is undeniable that he, Fu Pi, is qualified to be emperor!
The geographical location of Yecheng is so important.
With Yecheng as the center, Fu Pi could recruit from all directions, and all surrounding counties would obey his command.
The order can be transmitted not only to all directions, but at least to one or two parties.
But now, in the midst of the storm, the armies of several major forces have gathered at the foot of Ye City.
Fu Pi stood behind the shield formation and watched this scene with pride. If the Jin army and Murong's tribe were fighting, maybe he, the fisherman, would be the winner in the end!
Let them both suffer losses!
Yecheng is still under my control, Di Qin!
At that time, Fu Pi can recruit as many soldiers as he wants from the west and south.
After defeating Murong De, the power of Murong's tribe will be greatly weakened, and Fu Pi will be able to compete with Murong Chui!
Murong Chui?
Just thinking of this name made Fu Pi shudder, and goosebumps suddenly appeared from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Can't think of this person!
Very unlucky!
It feels like the battle is unwinnable!
"Hit me!"
"Hit me hard!"
As the defender of the city, under the attack of Murong's tribe, there is of course no need to go out of the city to challenge. All the eight gates of Ye City need to be firmly guarded, so that the Xianbei people cannot open the gap and rush into the inner city.
That's enough!
Although the start of the war at this time was obviously unexpected by Fu Pi, he was not unprepared.
After all, Murongbu had been staying outside Yecheng for several days. Fu Pi was not clear about the virtues of the Xianbei people and what bugs were crawling in their hearts.
A defense system has been set up on the tower a long time ago.
Longbows, boiling oil, and stone cannon carts placed in the city are as much as you need.
Countless arrows were lost and piled up on the city tower. There were also countless pieces of equipment in the city that were being transported to the city tower in a steady stream.
With these equipment, it can be said that even if the Jin army does not come to help, Fu Pi can hold on for ten days and a half without worrying at all.
What's more, what's more, the Jin army has arrived now?
Fu Pi can even put his heart in his belly.
The most powerful force of the Murong tribe, and also their basis, is their fierce cavalry.
The cavalry is naturally invincible and can defeat everything. However, in a siege battle, it does not have the upper hand.
It is common knowledge on the battlefield in this era that cavalry is not good at attacking cities.
You can't let the cavalry abandon their precious horses to climb the city wall.
Therefore, at the beginning of the war, the advantage was almost very obvious on Di Qin's side.
Occupying a favorable position on the Yecheng city tower, countless arrows poured down and fell on the soldiers and horses of Murong's tribe.
Even if there were occasional soldiers who could touch the city wall, they would never be able to climb up because the swordsmen and axemen were also ambushing them on the tower.
As long as they see a Xianbei person trying to climb the city, they will beat them to death one by one like whack-a-mole.
However, Murong's offensive did not weaken in any way because of the obstruction of the siege. They had strong troops and rich combat experience, and they did not care about the initial failure.
Camping outside Yecheng these days, Murongde has not been idle. He has already sent several groups of agents to sneak into the city to find out the truth.
It can be said that the internal situation of Yecheng, especially the war preparations of Di Qin, is also understood in detail.
In terms of delaying time, Fu Pi naturally couldn't delay Murong Bu.
For Murongde, all he needs to do is keep on the offensive.
As wave after wave of stone cannons were thrown into the city, the order in the inner city instantly became chaotic.
The streets and low houses were filled with the cries of Yecheng people fleeing for their lives in a hurry.
The villagers of Yecheng were almost unprepared for the imminent war, and many of them still held on to the illusion that this stalemate would continue.
Until one party can no longer hold on, it will automatically surrender.
Who would have thought that they would actually take action!
Now, the villagers couldn't run away even if they wanted to, so they could only stay in the city and be tied to the Di Qin army.
At this time, an even more chaotic scene also occurred on the battlefield.
Yang Baihua is here!
General Yang Baihua took the Di Qin soldiers he collected and drove towards the foot of Ye City!
Although this group of soldiers has slightly lower combat effectiveness, after all, they have traveled a long distance and are stragglers. Their morale is not as high as that of the regular army.
But their equipment is still very good, and they have an urgent need to occupy Yecheng.
The city they were originally in was not guarded by the generals who were from a foreign race. Something happened in Chang'an City and Fu Jian died. These foreign generals no longer wanted to take in the Di Qin soldiers.
Some turned their swords against each other and started killing the Di people. Some still had some conscience and released the Di Qin soldiers out of the city, leaving them to fend for themselves.
As for themselves, they were defending themselves in Yingcheng, looking left and right, not knowing which side to surrender.
Naturally, these Di Qin soldiers who were blasted out of the city had to find some way to make a living on their own, so they looted everywhere and turned their soldiers into bandits.
It was Yang Baihua who arrived, gathered them together, used reason and emotion, and finally allowed them to follow the army northward.
These soldiers had traveled a long distance and when they saw the huge city in front of them, they all wanted to take it for themselves.
No need to greet Yang Baihua, the soldiers will fight to the death.
In the eyes of these soldiers, this was originally their enemy's territory, and their current campaign was just to defend their own territory.
right!
The Jin army gradually approaching behind them also thought the same.
Whose ancestor has not occupied this place called Yecheng?
Whoever grabs it belongs to whom!
In a world of great strife, where is the morality?
Liu Yu, of course, thought so too. Just when he and his soldiers were about to follow Yang Baihua, suddenly, at the other end of the only trail leading to Yecheng, a group of cavalry was rushing towards them.
It was the follow-up troops led by Wang Mi!
With his joining, the war in Yecheng has truly begun.
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Almost the same time, different place.
In the Jiankang Palace, in the Xianyang Hall surrounded by strict palace restrictions, the Queen Mother Wang Zhenying was teaching the young emperor Sima Dezong to practice walking.
I saw Wang Zhenying with her hair full of hair, standing at one end of the flower wall, spreading her hands and high-fiving rhythmically to attract the little baby's attention.
And next to the little baby Sima Dezong, the woman wearing beautiful palace clothes is none other than Sima Dezong's biological mother.
She is encouraging the little baby to take its first steps.
Li Lingrong never thought that Sima Yao's death would be a turning point in her life.
When Sima Yao was still alive, although Li Lingrong had two sons, he was not favored by Sima Yao, and his treatment in the harem could only be considered average.
You see, every day when there are palace banquets, she is nowhere to be seen.
Sima Yao didn't like taking her with him at all.
Her treatment was acceptable, entirely because she had merit in giving birth to a child.
If it weren’t for this little bit of face, maybe I wouldn’t even be able to get an account banned now!
It was originally thought that after Sima Yao's death, the Queen Mother would be in charge of the harem. This harem master who had been sitting on the sidelines for many years now finally gained control.
Not only the harem, but also the ministers of the previous dynasty also wanted to see her face, and her life, Li Lingrong, would definitely be even more miserable.
Don't forget that when Sima Yao was alive, Queen Wang Zhenying was also one of the abandoned wives in the cold palace. What's even more frightening is that, to a certain extent, Wang Zhenying's situation was worse than that of Li Lingrong.
The queen is supposed to be the most noble woman in the harem. Our empress is from the Wang family of Taiyuan and has a very high status.
However, when Emperor Sima Yao was still alive, Wang Zhenying did not receive any respect in the harem.
To say it was a decoration in the palace was to praise her.
Wang Zhenying lived like this for many years, and she had no children. Apart from her family background, she had no one to support her in the harem.
Over time, you will definitely become full of resentment.
When Sima Yao was still alive, there were still people who could suppress her. Wang Zhenying's indifference might be all fake and a last resort.
After Sima Yao's death, Wang Zhenying, who was promoted to the queen mother, must show off her authority in the harem and vent her bad breath.
At least, if you think about it from another person's perspective, at least if she, Li Lingrong, was treated so unfairly, she would definitely not let it go when she had the chance to fight back.
But who knew that as soon as Sima Yao died and Wang Zhenying took control of the harem, her appearance changed instantly.
Although he put Sima Dezong in his name and raised him as his son, it did not arouse the resentment of Dezong's biological mother Li Lingrong.
For the betterment of the children, it is also a choice that must be made to rely on the power of the Wang family of Taiyuan to secure the throne.
After that, Wang Zhenying did not treat her former sisters harshly like those stingy queen mothers in history.
Instead, he took it upon himself to improve the treatment of the sisters in the harem.
Li Lingrong even heard that even his former enemy Zhang Guiren, who was highly suspected of committing crimes, was just thrown into prison, and he might still have a chance to survive!