Royal road

Chapter 309

"Liu Yuanhai is dead?" Hearing this news, Wang Mi was very surprised, but what was even more surprising was the identity of the new emperor. "Why is Liu Yi and Liu He succeeding?"

"It is said that the crown prince poisoned His Majesty, then killed King Qi and King Lu, and imprisoned King Beihai. It was King Qin who rushed back from Shangdang, captured Pingyang, killed the rebellious officials, and pushed King Beihai to ascend the throne just now..."

Hearing the courier explain the situation that day in a few words, Wang Mi frowned: "Then Tu Gezi killed Liu He? This is terrible..."

Wang Mi and Liu Yao were married before, if they had confessed their mistakes to each other and eased the relationship at the beginning, it would be fine.Now that Liu Yao has become a powerful minister who holds the emperor under his wing, is he still credible even if he bows his head and obeys his ears as a Jin man who came to serve and has a heavy hand in his hands?

"Is there any edict in Pingyang?" Wang Mi asked again.

"Never, the new emperor seems to want to move the capital to Chang'an, and everyone in Pingyang is busy with this matter." The messenger said.

According to common sense, Liu Yao really didn't need "outsiders" like them leading the army to add to the chaos after the civil strife had just been quelled.But Wang Mi was still uneasy.Even if he forbears for the sake of the overall situation, Liu Yao will not tolerate himself for a long time, he is not a broad-minded person like Liu Yuan.It seems that in the Han Dynasty, I can't stay any longer.

Wang Zhang snorted coldly: "Liu Yao is just a hypocrite, I don't believe that everyone in the court is willing to listen to him. When we arrive in Chang'an, we don't know what will happen. Brother, why don't you leave Han now, Let’s set up our own family. Anyway, Yuzhou and Qingzhou are already in our hands, and if we turn around and attack Jingzhou, aren’t we the princes who are sitting on one side?”

This is exactly what Wang Mi thought.However, there is one point that I have to mention: "That Jie slave still occupies Yanzhou, so it's not appropriate to let such a fierce tiger by his side."

What he said was naturally Shi Le.A month ago, Wang Mi joined forces with Shi Le to attack Gou Xi.Gou Xi is almost cornered now.If he withdraws, not to mention that he can't destroy a strong enemy, maybe he will be hit back by Shi Le.Over the past few months, he did not dare to underestimate that Jie man.Obviously only brought [-] soldiers and horses, but it expanded to [-] to [-] in an instant, and the land they passed was invincible!Such a person is not bad to be an ally, but too dangerous to be an enemy.

Wang Zhang's tone was serious: "I don't think that Jie slave is very reliable, why don't you find a chance and kill him."

Shi Le's ability to change the wall is too strong, and now he can be regarded as Liu Yao's family, so he doesn't have the same obedient appearance as before.Killing him and taking his territory and troops is the right thing to do.

"This matter can't be rushed." Wang Mi tapped lightly on the table, "Now it's more important to kill Gou Xi first. When you're done, then attack Shi Le with Cao Yi on both sides. Are you afraid you won't be able to kill him?"

Wang Mi can also be regarded as a decisive figure, and he soon had a secret case.Stabilize Shi Le first, join forces to attack Gou Xi, and wait until the matter is completed before crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.Anyway, Liu Yao was in a hurry to move the capital, so he shouldn't be able to deal with him.Taking advantage of this opportunity, using this Jie general, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

"Brother's words are true!" Wang Zhang became excited.If Shi Le could be killed, Yanzhou would also fall into his hands. By then, his brother's territory would not be much worse than that of the Xiongnu.Rong Di is still able to establish a country, isn't his elder brother more suitable to rule the world? !

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Because it was a coalition army, Shi Le's camp was not too far from Wang Mi's camp.He also knew the news that the other party could find out.Liu Yuan died unexpectedly, and he died in such an embarrassing manner.Now that Liu Yao is in power, the situation is completely different from before.

After all, he is also in Liu Yao's lineage, but Liu Yao did not recall him or Wang Mi's soldiers and horses for such major events as the sudden death of the emperor, the turmoil of the court, and even the relocation of the capital.Now the Xiongnu is empty inside, and before the situation is stabilized, they dare not use them these newly attached people.

What would Wang Mi think?He and Liu Yao were at odds at first, and now they are even more jealous.It is not impossible to go out of the Han Dynasty.If he came to win him over, how would he deal with it?

However, what Shi Le was worried about did not happen.Not only did Wang Mi not talk about self-reliance, but he dealt with Gou Xi more actively.Even the letter sent, the words are a little bit closer.

When something goes wrong, there must be a demon.Shi Le sent out several times more scouts, but they did not show any mercy in the battle.Under the attack of the two sides, the indomitable Tu Bogouxi also gradually collapsed and retreated into the city.

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"Is there any movement in Bingzhou?" Nowadays, this is the most frequently asked question by Liu Yao.

The move of the capital is imminent, and everyone in the Han Kingdom is tense.In the previous chaos, many elites were lost, and a large army was dispatched outside.Once they join the state and raise troops, they will be in trouble.

"Not yet. I'm afraid Bingzhou's soldiers are scrambling to harvest summer grain." The staff below said, "Why doesn't your majesty let General Shi and Wang attack Sizhou and distract Bingzhou soldiers?"

"Liang Feng won't be fooled." Liu Yao's face was serious.

It's not that he didn't think of this way.Order Shile or Wang Mi to turn around and attack Sizhou, and even Jizhou, so that the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou had to be distracted.But after thinking about it, Liu Yao still didn't give an order.

Too dangerous.Shi Le and Wang Mi are both newly attached, if they are led to Sizhou, maybe who will be attacked.Besides, Liang Feng is not a simple character. If he ignores Jizhou and Sizhou and instead sends troops to fight Pingyang, then everything will be over!

The best way is to raise Bingzhou's hand and let them go.The man surnamed Liang was an ambitious guy, if he left the Jin emperor, and then the Han emperor, wouldn't Sizhou fall into his hands?Why spend so much effort on things that are readily available.

So far, it's just a gamble.Yu Jia wanted to move to Chang'an as soon as possible, and as for those Xiongnu nobles with deep roots and careers, they didn't care so much.Only after passing Tongguan and entering Guanzhong can they truly get rid of their evil neighbors.

However, the salt pond in the east of the river must be guarded.I can't lose this treasure land of wealth again...

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"Gaodu's loss is really not small." Looking at the battle report sent, Liang Feng sighed.

Although it is a strategic policy that has been planned long ago, it still hurts to see the battle report submitted.The fields near Gaodu were completely destroyed, and even the water conservancy facilities were scrapped.Fortunately, the craftsmen have moved out of the farm, otherwise it would be even more worrying.

"It's just a one-season harvest. Both Tianzhuang and Gaodu have a lot of grain, so they should be able to tide over this difficulty." Duan Qin said, "Xihe Country is more important now."

This is where they plan to start next.If the Xiongnu wanted to move their capital, there would certainly not be too many troops left behind.The Xihe Kingdom has lost its use as a barrier, and has instead become the front line for attacking the puppet Han.And it has been abandoned for more than a year, and it is not so easy to rebuild this place.

Liang Feng nodded: "Let's kill the locusts first, as long as the locust plague in Xihe Kingdom is controlled, the pests will be eradicated."

After several years of rectification, the number of locusts in other counties of Bingzhou has decreased a lot.But Xihe Country is different. It has already experienced locust plagues, and there is no one to manage it all year round. It is even more out of control.Locusts have no migratory range. Once they become a disaster, they will fly everywhere.Even the Taiyuan Kingdom has come to the summer harvest in these years, and it has to gather strength to exterminate the locusts.Only by solving the pests can we reclaim land.It is only possible for Xihe Kingdom to settle down and garrison troops and food.

After finishing speaking, Liang Feng said again: "There is also water conservancy to keep up with. Fenshui and Qinshui are both big rivers, running through the two prefectures. In the future, when sending troops, it is absolutely necessary to pass through the river."

The previous battles were basically carried out in the territory of Bingzhou. Not to mention the geographical advantage, they can also transport food nearby.But it will be different in the future.Whether it is fighting the Xiongnu or attacking Youzhou, it requires a large army to travel long distances.If all go by land, the transportation loss alone will cause headaches.What's more, there are few people in Bingzhou, and it is a half-soldier, half-farmer structure. How can there be so many servants available?

Therefore, river transportation has become the key to future operations.Fortunately, the enemy is not good at water warfare, and there is still an opportunity to take advantage of it.If one day they send their troops south, the navy may be more important than the cavalry and infantry.

This is also the direction that the governor's office has been paying attention to recently, how could Duan Qin not know?Slightly nodding his head, he said: "What about Sizhou? Do you want to increase troops? If Shi Le and Wang Mi lead troops to attack, I am afraid that General Zu will not be able to resist."

Luoyang now has food, but its troops are still insufficient.And Shi Le and Wang Mi occupied Yanzhou and Yuzhou, which were in the flank of Sizhou.Once they turned around and attacked Sizhou, it would be very bad.

"I've talked to Mengsun about this matter. The Xiongnu may not attack." Liang Feng smiled slightly, "Liu Yao didn't even dare to order the two of them to return to aid, so why let them fight Sizhou? First focus on Xia Harvest and Xia Xia Let’s plant them, I’m afraid there will be more refugees in the future, food is the key.”

Undercurrents were raging in several directions, but the Si and Bing states fell into an eerie calm.However, the calm did not last long.Soon, a message came from Yuzhou.

The prefect of Ruyin couldn't bear the ravages of the chaos, so he surrendered in Kaesong.Without the protection of the city, Gou Xi fled in embarrassment, fell to his death, and the army was defeated.After the victory, Wang Mi and Shi Le did not stop and attacked Shouchun!