Eight hundred and fortieth chapters strong enemies are waiting
A once powerful dynasty has a shocking emptiness, and is basically empty inside.
It may even be an exaggeration to say that Di Qin prospered and failed because of Fu Jian alone.
Without Fu Jian, the tribes with their own ulterior motives dispersed. No one would listen to Di Qin's command anymore, and they were not even willing to do superficial things.
Although everyone was not willing to live under Fu Jian at the beginning, at that time, as long as Fu Jian was still there, on the surface everyone still wanted to sell him a favor.
The Jin army faced a Qin army that had lost its combat effectiveness and morale. Facing such Qin soldiers, victory was inevitable.
And then, when Yecheng was taken back, life for the brothers of the Jin army was not so easy.
Wang Mi had never talked about such a thing to his soldiers before, and even if he made them happy for a while, he could not dissipate their enthusiasm.
It's like this, fighting is fought with spirit and momentum.
Now that the brothers are in full swing, how can Wang Mi, as the commander-in-chief, attack them personally?
However, after the last stronghold of Di Qin was removed, the brothers of the Jin army would face the real test.
Whether it was Murong Chui who escaped from the battlefield in Yecheng or Yao Chang who was entrenched in Chang'an City and wreaked havoc, these people were not easy to deal with.
Moreover, the morale of these legions is not low, and they have a wolf-like appetite. Just like water drops, every seemingly lonely water drop is actually spying on the surroundings.
They are looking for weaker companions and waiting to devour them.
The big one absorbs the small ones, becomes bigger, and continues to absorb. The appetite is infinite. However, it is conceivable that no matter which one of these tribal forces they are, they will not be able to reproduce the glory of Di Qin.
Even if they try their best, they still can't reach that level.
Because they had already consumed too much strength while attacking each other. In addition, they had been crawling at Fu Jian's feet for many years, which made their strength grow slowly.
The final outcome will not be much different from that in history. It will still be divided into several small courts, fighting and killing until death.
In fact, whether it is the Jin army in history or the current Jin army, after the collapse of Di Qin, they are the forces with the best chance of unifying the world.
Because after many years of fighting, the Jin army has already possessed a certain degree of combat effectiveness. At the same time, in the Battle of Feishui, the Jin army can be said to have achieved a complete victory. It mobilized its forces but did not suffer much losses. The territory was intact and quite large.
of a piece.
The situation inside the country is also relatively stable, which is the best time.
At that time, after experiencing several battles, this wave of Jin army generals were already very effective.
Experience.
In order to seize territory and stabilize themselves, the tribes in the north were all busy fighting and had no time to take care of the Jin army entrenched in the south.
It’s not impossible to go further!
Today, the strength of the Yao Qiang and Xianbei tribes is still strong, and, unlike the Qin soldiers with low morale, the soldiers of these tribes have just been freed from Fu Jian's hands. When they are going crazy, their combat effectiveness is quite strong.
It is impossible to let the Jin army round and flatten it.
What's even more terrifying is that the Jin army's gunpowder and weapons reserves are running low!
After a big battle, the consumption of weapons and ammunition is quite huge, almost to the point of being devoured by a whale.
The rate at which the Jin army produced weapons obviously could not keep up with the rate at which they were consumed.
Especially when all the forces in the Jin Dynasty began to march to the north, this contradiction would become even more severe.
Without the support of new firearms, the Jin army is no different from a shaved chicken.
The combat effectiveness will plummet, and it will not even be able to defeat the fierce tribes such as Yao Qiang.
However, firearms cannot be manufactured overnight. Although when marching to Yecheng, Wang Mi still insisted on writing a letter to Puchao in the general's workshop, urging him to continue making weapons, but so far, what has happened
Wang Mi couldn't tell how it was.
Yecheng fought well in this battle and had a sufficient supply of firearms. This was also because it had gone through a long period of preparation and it showed in this battle.
And after that, once they want to annex more land and fight with Yao Qiang, Ding Ling and others, the time between battles will no longer be so long.
Many things require long-term consideration and planning.
This is why Wang Mi chose to negotiate when he clearly had an absolute advantage and could win a heart-warming victory.
Choosing to accept Fu Zuan's surrender was, of course, to save more weapons.
Although almost all of it has been wasted now, especially Liu Yu, who is uneconomical to fight and will ignore it when he gets excited.
Throwing it out with bang bang bang made him happy, but Wang Shilang felt extremely distressed.
However, gunpowder is like this, if you save a little, you will always get a little.
In order to achieve this goal, Wang Shilang now showed full sincerity. The generals on both sides sat down respectively. Wang Mi also ordered people to concoct a pot of tea under such difficult conditions.
Although the tea leaves are very poor and the water is not that sweet, he always looks like he is entertaining.
The most important thing is that since it is a negotiation, there will inevitably be a stage of mutual testing. Both sides are generals and decent people.
It's impossible to start negotiating terms as soon as your butt falls.
When the tea cup was placed in front of Fu Zuan, it was obvious that a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He really didn't expect that Wang Mi could entertain him.
He quickly thanked the archer and drank a lot of fragrant tea.
Although it was only a small cup, for Fu Zuan who had been thirsty for a long time, it was better not to drink this little water.
The more I drink, the thirstier I become, and I want to drink more.
One cup, another cup, just like this, right in front of Wang Mi's eyes, Fu Zuan drank five cups of tea in a row!
Fu Zuan is really... you're welcome.
Who made him drink so much?
Little did he know that the conditions on this battlefield were difficult and fragrant tea was rare. He had not even had a few cups here, but he was still satisfied.
How abominable!
Wang Shilang was not a kind-hearted person, and he was not as good-tempered towards the children of the Fu family as he was towards Murong Chui.
The thing is like this, even though they fought several times, Murong Chui didn't get much advantage from the Jin army.
"Reincarnation Paradise"
It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the defeated general of the Jin army, but strangely, Wang Mi had a good impression of Murong Chui.
That kind of favorable impression is probably similar to that of Fu Jian back then. He just felt that Murong Chui was an unparalleled hero, no matter how you looked at him, he was pleasing to the eye.
Not only do I not want to treat him harshly, I even want to treat him well and give him full respect.
To put it more deeply, Murong Chui probably never surrendered voluntarily. Although he fought against the Xianbei Army several times, there was no real fight in the end.
But in fact, Wang Mi knew very well that the Xianbei Army was not weak, and Murong Chui was a shrewd and wise general.
In the end, this kind of peaceful result was achieved not only because Wang Mi was giving in to him, but also because Murong Chui was also giving Wang Mi face.
Murong Chui was a good general who loved his soldiers. Moreover, he always shouldered the responsibility for the destruction of the Yan Kingdom on his shoulders.
As a result, the current Xianbei people have not been able to obtain a piece of their own territory, and have even abandoned their ancestors' inheritance. Murong Chui naturally believes that this is his responsibility.
As a member of the Dayan clan, he is even more obliged to let his people live a good life, at least to save their lives.
He would not be like Fu Jian, who threw tens of thousands of Di Qin soldiers out to suffer disaster because of his great achievements.
Murong Chui knew deeply that the Xianbei clan now was incomparable to that of the past, so at this critical moment of struggle between dragons and tigers, preserving strength was the most important thing.
A man should not be too ostentatious. It was precisely because of his mentality that Wang Mi was able to successfully persuade Murong Chui to withdraw his troops many times.
But Fu Zuan was different. This group of people didn't fight well, but they surrendered quite quickly.
I think back then, when Di Qin was in great power and they were killing people wantonly in the Central Plains, they didn't look like this at all.
At that time, they were vicious!
Now that his power has just declined, he immediately falls to his knees. Such weakness can not help but be looked down upon.
However, Wang Mi could only grit his teeth and endure it.
There is no way, who let this be Yecheng.
Going deep into the Northland, there are unknown risks on all sides. For an army general, it is impossible not to control risks.
I can only pinch my nose, endure my nausea, and come to negotiate with these cunning traitors.
But what can we talk about?
This seems to be a difficult problem.
For a long time, since the two sides entered the Jin army's tent, neither of them had the intention to speak first, and no one spoke.
Just thinking about these issues.
Fu Zuan is silent now, just waiting.
He has long since run out of bargaining chips. Even if there is no negotiation, the Jin army can still defeat this city without much effort.
Obviously, in this case, the Qin army actually took advantage of the negotiation. This is very obvious, and the Jin army general who looked very shrewd from the opposite side would certainly not be unclear about it.
However, Fu Zuan was still not ready to give up.
After coming down from the battlefield and sitting quietly, Fu Zuan's IQ increased. Strictly speaking, his mind was still better than Fu Pi's.
This is why Fu Pi has become a corpse, but Fu Zuan can sit here and act as a negotiator.
Fu Zuan is still very good at manipulating situations.
The so-called pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth is like this. As the winner, it is impossible for the Jin army not to mention conditions, and Fu Zuan is ready to listen carefully to what the Jin army has to say.
And according to their formulation, adapt to changes.
At this time, the biggest headache is probably Wang Shilang himself.
The surrender of Kaicheng was actually confirmed and was being faithfully implemented. Yecheng was a city that the Jin army obtained accidentally.
Many of the surrounding cities are still not under the control of the Jin army, and they are not territories that can be conquered steadily.
This is very difficult to do. An ancient capital like Yecheng is right in front of you and can be reached by stretching out your hand. Anyone who sees it will be jealous.
Wang Mi is not exempt from vulgarity.
However, after winning, how to keep it is the key.
If we fight steadily and occupy all the small places around us, we naturally don’t have to worry. We are surrounded by our own people on all sides. Are we afraid that the remaining forces will cause trouble?
But, unfortunately, this is indeed the case.
The situation that Wang Mi is facing now is no different from that of Liu Yu and others in history. How to maintain the important military town that he attacked alone is the key.
There is another difficulty here.
That is Di people.
Now, the people they are about to accept surrender are Di people, not anyone else. Di Qin is cunning by nature. This is something that the Jin people who have been bullied by them for many years are deeply aware of.
How can we trust them with such humanity?
Once the power of the Jin army weakens slightly, they are likely to make a comeback. This kind of thing is almost impossible to prevent.
As a result, the so-called post-war issues were put on the table, which were very difficult.
Kill them all?
It relieved the hatred and solved all the troubles, but it was too cruel. After all, the Jin army was still relatively weak in the north. If you do this, it is likely to cause tension among the neighbors, who will in turn contact Di Qin and overthrow the Jin army.
military.
This is very possible.
Several major tribes were born out of the original Wuhu. Although there were constant disputes within these tribes, no one looked down on anyone else.
However, once they face the traditional Han forces, they will happily join hands and deal with the outside world in unison.
After the loss of Yecheng, the power of the Di people has been greatly weakened, and now it seems that they are no longer ranked among the Wuhu.
However, the Qiang people and Xianbei people are still relatively strong, and they must always be on guard against the Ding Ling people who like to steal.
Among these powerful tribes, the Xianbei people can be spared first. Now, the leader of the Xianbei army is Murong Chui.
This person has a clear mind and is not a greedy person.
After a lucky escape from Yecheng, Wang Mi concluded that he would definitely occupy a piece of territory, perhaps using their former royal city of Dayan, Longcheng, as a base to expand their strength and gain a firm foothold.
Such a tribe would not easily provoke the Jin army that restored the Central Plains.
What's more, Murong Chui had fought against the Jin army several times, and he had a deep understanding of the Jin army's strength.
He knew it well and would not confront the Jin army head-on.
From this point of view, the most troublesome thing is Yao Qiang's tribe.
Among the several major tribes, the Yao Qiang clan is also very powerful in combat. In addition, their leaders Yao Chang and Yao Xing are both brave and greedy people.
When they find out that their old friends have been replaced by Jin people, they will not give up.
Therefore, how to withstand the pressure and gain a firm foothold in the north where there are many foreign races is the top priority of the Jin army now.
What's even more ridiculous is that within the Jin Dynasty, the imperial court and the frontline army are basically separated.
For example, Wang Mi was recommended by Xie An to lead the troops in the war, so he should follow Xie An's arrangements. In fact, Wang Mi did the same.
During the march, he would write to Xie An every five days to report news on the front line.
In a sense, Xie An recognized Wang Mi's ability to stay on the front line of Yecheng for such a long time.
If Mr. Xie doesn't agree, even if Wang Mi is Sun Houhou, I'm afraid he won't be able to stir up much trouble.
The thing is like this. Although Xie An also thinks that Wang Mi's behavior is frivolous and risky, but young people, who doesn't like to take risks.
I think back then, didn’t Mr. Xie do the same thing?
Now is a good time. If Ye City can really be captured, Xie An also wants to witness with his own eyes how long the Jin army can hold on in this northern hinterland.