Four hundred and seventieth chapters false surrender plan
Surrender to Li Yuan?
Li Mi has really never thought about this!
It turned out that when Li Mi first rebelled, Li Yuan was just raising the banner of rebellion. So Li Mi sent a letter to Li Yuan, to the effect that the Sui army was now powerful, and we alone might not be able to fight it.
Instead of competing, why not form an alliance?
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Li Mi's intention was very obvious, that is, he wanted Li Yuan to worship him as the boss!
At this time, Li Yuan had not captured Chang'an yet, and he had only a small army. He was afraid that the Sui army would mobilize a large force to deal with him, and he was also afraid that ruthless bandits like Li Mi would cross the border and bully him.[
So Li Yuan humbly wrote back to Li Mi, saying that I, Li Yuan, am capable and want to dominate the world. The reason why I rebelled is just to make a living. And you, Pu Shanggong Li Mi, are the destined emperor and have a master.
Prime Minister, I, Li Yuan, would like to take you, Li Mi, as my boss, and so on.
In fact, Li Yuan's original intention was to let Li Mi first seduce hatred in the Sili area and attract most of the Sui army's firepower. In this way, he would have the opportunity to quietly develop in Guanzhong!
Being fooled by Li Yuan, Li Mi was full of confidence, and from then on he began to fight to the death with the Sui army for more than half a year!
Up to now, although Li Mi has basically reduced his troops to second-class disabled people, he still has nearly 300,000 troops under his command!
At this time, it was very difficult for Li Mi to accept it psychologically for him to lower his arrogant head and work for his younger brother Li Yuan!
Now after hearing Zu Junyan's so-called best strategy, Li Mi hesitated for a long time, and finally waved his hand noncommittally, signaling Zu Junyan to step aside for now.
When Zu Junyan left the study, Li Mi quickly waved to a close guard and muttered a few instructions.
A moment later, when the guard turned back again, there was a middle-aged scribe behind him.
"Xiaohe is here? Please sit down quickly! Please sit down quickly!"
It turned out that this person was another confidant of Li Mi, Chai Xiaohe.
After being polite for a moment, Li Mi quickly turned to the topic.
After briefly introducing the situation to Chai Xiaohe, Li Mi asked, "I am in a dilemma now. I wonder if Xiaohe can teach me?"
Chai Xiaohe was originally the magistrate of Gong County, but was later captured by the Wagang Army and transferred to work under Li Mi.
In Li Mi's view, Chai Xiaohe was very far-sighted and many of his views coincided with his own. Therefore, Li Mi attached great importance to Chai Xiaohe and once regarded him as his confidant.
But one thing is that Chai Xiaohe's strategic vision is indeed good, but when it comes to actual operations, it is very unreliable, and it is unavoidable that it seems like talking on paper. In this regard, it is similar to Li Mi!
For example, at the beginning of the rebellion, Chai Xiaohe formulated a rather ambitious strategic plan for Li Mi, which was to head west to Guanzhong, occupy Chang'an, then spread the word to the world, and then send troops to Wanluo, then the general trend of the world would be settled.
This idea is similar to what Li Mi said was the best idea when he deceived Yang Xuangan! They are all castles in the air, they look good but are actually out of reach!
It is more than a thousand miles from Dongjun to Chang'an! Along the way, you have to pass through a series of dangerous fortresses such as Hulao, Luoyang, Tongguan, and Hangu. Many of the passes here are difficult for one man to pass and no one can open them!
Especially the Hangu Pass. It is known as the most majestic pass in the world. The Hangu Pass behind it winds for hundreds of miles, and only one person and one horse can pass through the dangerous place! [
In this kind of terrain, as long as Chang'an randomly sends a hundred or ten people and sets up a checkpoint anywhere, Li Mi's hundreds of thousands of peasant troops will just stare!
Therefore, after much thought, Li Mi finally did not adopt Chai Xiaohe's advice and instead decided to attack Dongdu, which was closest to him.
Li Mi's idea is that Luoyang is now the nominal capital of the Sui Dynasty after all, and there is the Yue King who oversees the country, who is also the current emperor Yang Tong! Therefore, the strategic significance of capturing the Eastern Capital should be higher than Chang'an!
Moreover, Luoyang is not as dangerous as Chang'an. Relatively speaking, it is a soft persimmon and can be pinched!
If you can't even squeeze Luoyang, then don't even think about Chang'an, a green persimmon!
Until now, Luoyang has not been conquered, his hometown Wagangzhai has been raided again, and at this moment, the Sui army made dumplings again. Li Mi was naturally panicked, and then he remembered to ask Chai Xiaohe for advice again.
"That's it! Let Chai think about it again!"
This Chai Xiaohe didn't have the power to fan in the winter, but he still had the demeanor of a celebrity. He grabbed his goatee and began to close his eyes and meditate.
After holding his fingers and thinking for a long time, Chai Xiaohe said again, "Wei Gong must never surrender to Tang Ya!"
"Oh? Why is this?"
"So that Wei Gong knows that all his subordinates who are ministers can surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but Wei Gong can't! If the ministers surrender to the Tang Dynasty, in order to show his desire to recruit talents, Mr. Li Yuan will not give them high-ranking officials and favors.
I will use my salary according to my talents, and I will never treat me so badly that I would chill the hearts of all the heroes in the world."
"On the other hand, Wei Gong was originally a prince with hundreds of thousands of troops. Even if Li Yuan is forced to treat Wei Gong well at this moment, when the situation is determined in the future, I am afraid that Wei will still use his sword openly!"
"Hiss..., isn't this the case?"
"Compare the human heart to your own heart. If one day Li Yuan leads hundreds of thousands of people to vote for Wei Gong, can Wei Gong rest assured about Li Yuan?"
"..."
"So! All the ministers can surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but Duke Wei cannot surrender to the Tang Dynasty!"
"Then, according to Chai Aiqing's opinion, how should I behave?"
"As Wei Gong said, attacking Luoyang is a bad idea, and joining forces with barbarians like Wang Shichong is also not a wise choice. Now, the only two routes Wei Gong can choose are to go north and west!"
"Jizhou has been occupied by Yuwen Chenglong, so we cannot compete with him! Bingzhou has dangerous mountains and rivers, and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Liu Wuzhou has Turks for reinforcements, and it is difficult for our army to compete with them. Moreover, Bingzhou is barren and is not a good place to establish a business.
There is also the threat of Turks! So it is not a good place to go! In this case, the only way left is to go west to Guanzhong!"
"Didn't you just say that you can't surrender to Li Tang?"
"If we march westward to Guanzhong, we will not only surrender to Tang Yi Tuya! We can surrender verbally first, and then wait for the opportunity to act. If necessary, Wei Gong can give that old man Li Yuan a kick!"
While saying this, Chai Xiaohe also made a gesture of wiping his neck.[
"Well, this, that, isn't good, is it? If word spreads, my half-life of wisdom will be ruined!"
"What Duke Wei said is wrong! Since ancient times, there have been successful kings and defeated enemies! History is written by the victors! As long as Wei Gong can be stable in the future, what will be recorded in the history books by then will be nothing more than Wei Gong's words
What are you talking about?"
"Well..." After pondering for a moment, Li Mi suddenly raised his head and said with determination in his eyes, "Okay! This matter is settled!"
"It's just that Wang Shichong's envoy right now..."
"This is easy to handle! Since Wei Gong is determined to march westward to Guanzhong, we still have to be prepared for Wang Shichong to stab us in the back! So, according to Chai, we might as well lure the snake out of the hole for him and close the door to let the dog out! Wei Gong only
It needs to be like this, and like this again..."
"In this way, even if we can't kill Wang Shichong, we will definitely give him an unforgettable lesson so that he will never dare to think about our retreat!"