Chapter eight hundred and sixty-eight tearing skin in advance
Since Xie Xiang is still young, does not know martial arts, and has never been to the North, why should he be forced to escort the news?
It was said that there was no one he could trust, but didn't he find a few guards who were highly skilled in martial arts?
It's just a message, isn't it the same as letting those guards go?
Xie Tao is gone, can you help me in any way?
When he recovered from his confusion, Xie An felt extremely regretful and wanted to call Xie Xiang back, but he couldn't do so.
Repeated tossing may attract Wang Gong's attention.
You can't let your personal love between your children ruin the affairs of the court, so you have to endure it.
Fortunately, beyond Xie An's expectation, the Jin army did not encounter many obstacles on the way back. Seeing the banners of the Jin army, the towns along the way came out of the city to surrender one after another. Their actions were so quick and consistent that the commander-in-chief Wang Mi
They all marveled.
As a result, Xie Xiang and his party came out of Yangzhou territory controlled by the Jin Dynasty. Before they had gone far, they met the Jin army head-on and sent fresh news to Wang Mi.
I have to say this is God’s help.
It seems that God is still on the side of the Xie family. Although Wang Mi doesn't know this yet, Xie An already knows it.
Do not worry!
Being on the side of the Xie family is equivalent to being on the side of Wang Mi. Mr. Xie has already helped Wang Mi make such a judgment.
"Xie Gong asked us to return to Jiankang immediately, and we must do it quickly!"
At this time, Wang Mi was only accompanied by team leader Zeng Jing, and the brothers from Jingkou were still resting in their respective camps.
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It was rare that this letter was sent late at night, so it could escape their sight and be delivered directly to Wang Mi.
Of course he would not leave his brothers and run away, nor would he deliberately hide it, but it was obvious that if the brothers knew about this, they would definitely start to fight again.
Over here, he had just decided to march slowly towards Jiankang, watching the situation at the court.
In addition, if a letter from him is sent to the court and into the hands of Wang Gong, it will definitely cause an uproar in the court.
According to Wang Mi's original idea, after passing Xuzhou City and arriving at Yangzhou, the territory controlled by the Jin army, the army would temporarily rest and regroup and come to a complete stop.
This was a bit more retreat than what Xie An had planned for him. Wang Shilang was a decent man, although his temporary break was also to declare his authority to the court.
However, he did not intend to cause trouble at Jingkou, the north gate of Jiankang City, which was almost close to Jiankang City.
Right, Yangzhou is better, although it seems that Yangzhou also has a little bad feng shui.
Still remember, where did Director Wang's cousin Wang Dun first serve as the governor?
Isn’t it Yangzhou?
It can be seen that this place, once entrenched, has a somewhat evil nature.
And now, Wang Mi is leading tens of thousands of troops and is about to arrive in Yangzhou...
There is no doubt that there are indeed tens of thousands of troops. Although some Jin troops were lost, aren't there still those prisoners of Di Qin?
Piece it all together, it's almost done.
Doesn't this also seem to be a provocation?
We can't blame Wang Mi for being ruthless. It's all because of Wang Gong's lack of integrity. By forcing Beifu soldiers like this, isn't he just putting pressure on Wang Mi?
He didn't feel that what he did was unethical, so why should Wang Mi feel embarrassed?
However, Xie An's letter broke his plan. Xie An actually asked Wang Mi to stop directly at Jingkou and pointed his sword at the court!
this……
Is it necessary to break up the skin in advance?
No!
Wang Shilang has not yet accomplished his great mission, and more northern cities are waiting for him to win.
At this critical moment, having a stable court is always much better than not having one at all. Even if the court has undercurrents and is not peaceful inside, even if it is just an empty frame, there is no problem.
The Northern Expedition is about to begin, and a grand territory is about to be formed. At such a good time, everyone in the Jin Dynasty, can you not hold back Wang Shilang?
Wang Shilang's requirements are very low. As long as he is allowed to continue fighting, it doesn't matter even if he is not promoted to a higher rank. Anyway, these benefits will come in the future.
There will even be more. Wang Mi now simply looks down on such small profits.
However, the court just refused to give him this face.
Not only Wang Gong wants to cause trouble, but Xie An also wants to cause trouble.
However, if the situation in Jiankang is really so critical, Wang Mi's plan is indeed inappropriate.
Although, as long as the army stagnated at Jingkou, it would be tantamount to breaking up with the Jiankang court, and Wang Mi would even start preparing for the next desperate battle.
However, it is definitely inappropriate in Yangzhou.
So far, the initiative is still in Wang Mi's hands, and the Jin court is basically unable to control the Beifu soldiers.
There are still about 10,000 Beifu soldiers entrenched at Jingkou, but their strength cannot be compared with the large army controlled by Wang Mi.
The only thing that can compete may be firearms and ammunition. There have been no disputes in Jiankang City, and the Beifu soldiers who stayed at Jingkou are also very stable.
Compared with Wang Mi's army, which had almost run out of ammunition after a hard battle, the ammunition inventory at Jingkou can be said to be very sufficient.
If he could get all the ammunition stored there into his own hands, Wang Mi would be almost invincible and not afraid of anything.
Of course, this is just his extravagant wish and it is impossible to realize it.
He even had to be on guard against Liu Laozhi's unreliable elder brother. If he saw that the situation was not right and rebelled from Jingkou, wouldn't he be captured easily if he stayed in Yangzhou?
Therefore, in this case, it would be more appropriate to go to Jingkou to rest first.
From the current point of view, although the imperial court, that is, Wang Gong, is nominally on guard against Wang Mi, it does not know Wang Mi's real thoughts.
As for Wang Mi, other than sending a letter begging for mercy to the court, he didn't do much.
As a result, the army stopped and went. As far as the court was concerned, as long as the Beifu army led by Wang Mi did not stop completely and did not move for several days, it would not be able to figure out what Wang Mi wanted to do.
What to do.
Go straight to Huanglong?
Or provoke Jiankang City in Jingkou?
In fact, the Jiankang court seemed to be very confused. To provoke Wang Mi at this time was actually to make him angry!
Have they forgotten where Wang Mi is now?
He is in the north!
From Yecheng to Xuzhou, we will soon reach Yangzhou.
From Yangzhou, it is quite easy to send troops south, and you can reach it almost within a snap of your fingers.
If Wang Mi really has the so-called disobedience, there is no need to think about taking a rest or disbanding on the spot.
As long as we have the Beifu army firmly in our hands, are we afraid that we won't be able to defeat the old, weak, sick and disabled in Jiankang City?
As a result, Jiankang City was already in an almost critical situation, but it was still unaware of the danger of the situation and still wanted to force Wang Mi to submit.
That is to say, Wang Mi still wanted to continue the Northern Expedition, so he was too lazy to waste the strength of Beifu. Otherwise, someone else would have already fought against the imperial court!
"Shilang Wang, Mr. Xie makes such a request, so what should we do?"
"Should we stop here or continue south?"
Zeng Jing was in a dilemma, but what he said was completely nonsense. In this situation, they couldn't even try to stay in the north!
Those invincible towns will immediately change their minds once they see that the situation of the Jin army is unstable. When the time comes, Wang Mi and the others are stuck here and are waiting to be eaten alive by several large armies.
"It's certain to go south. We can only make plans after passing through Xuzhou." Wang Mi's voice was heavy, which made Zeng Jing, who had always trusted him very much, feel solemn.
"However, Mr. Xie is in a hurry now, so we can only act quickly and cannot delay any longer."
"But let's forget it tonight. The soldiers have already rested, and the queues are also very lax. If you have anything to do, let's wait until tomorrow morning!"
Finally, under Zeng Jing's worried eyes, Wang Mi made such a decision. If possible, if it was daytime, he would of course want to march quickly and arrive in Xuzhou to see the situation in Xuzhou and win every point.
Lost.
Unfortunately, it was already late at night, and it was not easy to adjust to the soldiers' distracted state.
Assembling the army hastily will not advance the journey, but will only plunge the army into chaos. If one fails, the enemy will take advantage of it.
This is where?
It's just outside Xuzhou City, in the proper north!
This is not the territory of the Jin Dynasty. Although the Jin army successfully passed through the previous few checkpoints, even Wang Mi, who has always been conceited, had to admit that it was not because they were powerful, but because luck was on their side.
This way.
Otherwise, once several cities unite, even if they cannot completely destroy the Jin army, they will at least be able to weaken the Jin army.
That's no joke!
And now, in the city of Xuzhou, there is a more powerful enemy, it is Fu Fei!
Facing Fu Fei, Wang Mi still had some scruples in his heart. Although Li Dalian had already patted his chest and boasted that he understood Fu Fei's thoughts and Fu Fei would not confront the Jin army head-on.
However, no one can say for certain about this kind of matter until a critical moment is reached and Fu Fei is not seen and his true thoughts are finalized.
As a responsible general, Wang Mi could not directly pull tens of thousands of troops to Xuzhou City and send them into the tiger's mouth.
It must be done slowly.
However, we must also realize that the situation on Fu Fei's side is also changing rapidly. If he is really as ambitious as Li Dalian boasted, then he may not change his mind after seeing the weakness of the Jin army.
Therefore, the Jin army's top priority now is to seek stability. They must stabilize the situation, at least to deceive Fu Fei, who is entrenched in Xuzhou City.
Zeng Jing left with his thoughts on his mind, but Xie Xiang was still in shock. Wang Mi kept him by his side and took care of him personally.
I don’t know how this kid got to this place after traveling such a long distance. He must have experienced a lot of difficulties along the way.
He is still so young. Not long ago, when Wang Mi saw him in Xie's Mansion, he was still very arrogant. He thought he was Xie An's most reliable follower, and his tail was almost raised to the sky.
Already.
But when I saw him today, Xie Xiang was no longer the proud young man he was.
His whole person was full of fear and anxiety, his eyes were always full of tears, and he regarded Wang Mi as his backbone.
If there wasn't an important task for him, Wang Mi doubted that he would throw himself into his arms and cry bitterly.
"Xie Xiang, sit down quickly. Do you know how to drink?"
"You might as well have a drink to warm yourself up."
It is late autumn now, and the weather here in Xuzhou is no better than that in Jiankang. It is already colder, and Xie Tao has been with Xie An all year round. He has never stepped out of Jiankang City before, let alone Northland.
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Now that I think about it, I don't know what the situation is like in Jiankang. Is it completely chaotic? Otherwise, why would Xie An send his favorite little follower out?
However, judging from Xie Tao's behavior after entering the account, it should not be that urgent. Otherwise, Xie Tao would not have given Wang Mi a chance to speak.
It was all revealed a long time ago, just like pouring beans into a bamboo tube!
When he came to the tent, he only handed him Xie An's letter but did not rush to tell him. This shows that the situation in Jiankang is still stable.
Xie Tao hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up the wine bowl.
The ancients drank alcohol at an early age. Xie Xiang was already thirteen years old and was old enough to drink. However, in Jiankang, Xie An raised him as his own grandson and always disciplined him very strictly.
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You can drink, but not too much.
Therefore, the large bowl provided by Wang Mi is a bit...
Too rough.
He grunted, and finally mustered up the courage to pick up the wine bowl.
Bravo!
Sure enough, it will be different after some experience!
Wang Mi secretly praised him. In fact, he also knew that Xie Xiang was young and the wine was too much for him.
However, he still fell down, just to see if Xie Tao had made any progress.
Now it seems that he made the right move this time!
I have grown up and become a courageous man!
The average life span of ancient people was relatively low. In modern society, these young men, who are twelve or thirteen years old, have just graduated from elementary school and are still the focus of several members of the family. They are afraid of making a mistake.
However, in ancient times, the age of twelve or thirteen was already the age to do things. Even in the Southern Dynasties, due to frequent wars and unstable domestic situations, many eleven or twelve-year-old children were sent by the emperor to guard local areas.
correct!
I'm talking about Liu Yu's children.
Historically, Liu Yu gave birth to children late. Of course, he still has no sons. He became emperor only after his fifties, so his descendants were very young after his death.
However, the territory you have conquered must not be left unattended. Who should let it go?
It is naturally a good choice to hand it over to those trustworthy generals, but we must also note that due to the constant wars at this stage, many famous generals who originally belonged to the late Jin Dynasty have also withered away. Those who started up with Liu Yu and conquered the world.
Many of the generals fell before Liu Yu achieved success.
Therefore, Liu Yu, who had no plan and no one to help him, had no choice but to assign his young sons to various places to guard him.
The effect, of course, is not great.
Not only was it not very good, but the effect was so poor that it actually had the opposite effect.