Song Jiang was secretly surprised when he heard Jia Runfu's plea.
The news in Qingzhou was blocked, and Li Jing deliberately blocked the news after marching to Xuzhou by sea, so Song Jiang had no idea that the Wagang Army in the Central Plains had fallen into such a state.
However, Song Jiang also had some people from the city. Although they were surprised, they pretended to be calm on the surface and said calmly: "Mr. Jia, this matter is of great importance. I have to discuss it with the generals. Please also ask Mr. Jia to go to the post office." Let’s take a day’s rest.”
Jia Runfu bowed and bowed, and slowly exited Songjiang's Prince Liang's Mansion.
When Song Jiang saw Jia Runfu walking away, his expression began to turn solemn, and he solemnly ordered the guards outside the house: "Come here, go and fetch the military advisor."
Not long after, Wu Yong slowly walked into Prince Liang's Mansion in Songjiang.
After listening to Song Jiang's narration, Wu Yong's face became quite solemn. He shook his feather fan twice and said in a deep voice: "I originally thought that the Wagang Army was dominating the Central Plains, and this battle would take three to five years regardless of the outcome. , I can’t believe that in just eight months, Li Mi has already fallen into such a low state. Yang Gao is not a simple child! "
A trace of panic flashed in Song Jiang's eyes, "Military advisor, I was forced to lead the uprising back then. Now that the Sui army is powerful, why not send someone to contact the Sui Emperor? If he is willing to recruit us, I will surrender to Qingzhou." , so that we can find a future for our brothers."
Wu Yong shook his head and said: "The king's idea is good, but now the Sui army is fighting and winning, and they will not take us seriously at all. Even if the Sui Emperor is willing to recruit people, his official position will not be high. I think Now is not a good opportunity to recruit troops, we should still fight a few battles to let the court know how powerful we are. Only then will our brothers have a good future."
Song Jiang nodded: "What the military advisor said is absolutely true. Does the military advisor think that Gu Ying should not lead his army to rescue Li Mi now?"
Wu Yong smiled slightly: "It can be saved, or it can't be saved!"
Song Jiang was confused when he heard this and asked puzzledly: "What does this mean, military advisor?"
Wu Yong explained: "There are disadvantages in saving, and there are disadvantages in not saving. This matter must be handled with caution. At least you, my king, must not go to the Central Plains!"
"Why?"
Wu Yong pretended to wave his feather fan twice more and said attentively: "Rescuing Li Mi will undoubtedly offend the Sui Emperor. If the king still wants to recruit people in the future, it will be very difficult."
"Not bad!" Song Jiang nodded, "What if we don't save him?"
Wu Yong said in a deep voice: "If Xiaosheng is not wrong, Li Mi's request for help is probably not just Jia Runfu, but someone must also have asked Dou Jiande of Hebei. If Dou Jiande sends troops to rescue and defeats the Sui army, Li Mi and Dou Jiande are likely to be They will come to settle accounts with us in the future because we did not move our troops. The Central Plains and Hebei are attacking our army from two sides. I am afraid our army is no match."
Song Jiang nodded again like a yes man, "What the military advisor said is absolutely true. No matter whether you save or not, you will offend people. I wonder if the military advisor has any clever ideas to resolve this?"
Wu Yong smiled sinisterly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I've thought of a clever plan to relieve Your Majesty's worries!"
Song Jiang frowned with joy when he heard this: "The military advisor is indeed a wise man. I will tell you your clever plan soon."
Wu Yong chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, my strategy is actually very simple. Now our army is roughly divided into two factions. One of them is headed by General Chao Gai and General Dong Ping, both of whom have been with the King for many years. And the other faction One faction is headed by Meng Jiigong, Xu Yuanlang and others, who were all kings and hegemons in Qingzhou back then. Although they are now subordinate to the king, they have great autonomy."
A cold light flashed in Song Jiang's eyes: "Yes, although they have all been defeated by Gu, they still have considerable strength. If Gu wants to completely annihilate them, they will inevitably pay a huge price, and they may even make wedding dresses for others. So I reluctantly accepted their surrender. But I never thought that these people would take advantage of Gu's kindness and become more and more unscrupulous, repeatedly obeying Gu's orders and disobeying them!"
Wu Yong chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, my plan is to let Meng Jiong, Xu Yuanlang, Gao Tansheng and others lead the army to the Central Plains. If they defeat the king, they will lead the army to the Central Plains. If they lose, the king will make some excuses. People send troops without obeying military orders, and it has nothing to do with the king. Regardless of victory or defeat, these people will be seriously injured, and the king can take the opportunity to completely gather their military power."
"It's really a good plan!"
Song Jiang was overjoyed when he heard this: "According to Sir's plan, I ordered Meng Jiong, Xu Yuanlang, Gao Tansheng and others to send troops to the Central Plains. Hum, but these people are useless and can't afford to send troops early. Let them send troops I’m afraid I have to pay some price!”
Wu Yong smiled coldly, "Your Majesty, no matter what the price is, once we eat these guys completely, we can get our money back with interest!"
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In Jinyong City, the battle flags of the Sui Army were flying high outside the four city gates, surrounding the capital of the Wagang Army.
After Yang Gao's victory in Xiangling, he took advantage of the victory to advance and successively captured Ruyin County, Jiyin County and Qiao County, which were empty of troops.
At the same time, Wang Shichong also invaded the Central Plains and captured the entire Dongjun. Then he ordered his nephew Wang Renze to lead 30,000 elite troops to attack Xingyang County, and he personally led an army of 50,000 to attack Jinyong City.
Wang Shichong and Yang Gao joined forces, and more than 200,000 troops gathered under Jinyong City, while the Wagang Army in Jinyong City only had less than 40,000 defeated soldiers left.
Occupying such an absolute advantage. Yang Gao also did not adopt the most common tactic of "encircling three towers and one tower" in siege warfare, but used the strategy of encirclement on all sides.
General Wang Shichong of the east gate, General Xue Rengui of the west gate, General Li Jing of the south gate, and Yang Gao personally took charge of the north gate. Each of the four gates deployed 50,000 troops, completely trapping Jinyong City at its core like an iron barrel.
In Jinyong City, Li Mi was completely desperate after the defeat of Xiangling and became a hands-off shopkeeper. Almost all military affairs, large and small, were handed over to Zhu Wen and Shan Xiongxin, while he indulged in wine and sex all day long.
Li Mi's move disappointed many officers and soldiers of the Wagang Army. In addition, in previous battles, Li Mi had repeatedly ignored the lives of his colleagues for the sake of victory. As a result, there was always opposition to Li Mi in the army. Now that Li Mi has fallen into depravity and disregarded the safety of Wagang, this kind of opposition has become more and more intense in the army.
Zhu Wen, who had a vicious vision, took this opportunity to win over generals who were dissatisfied with Li Mi in the army, eliminated dissidents, gradually ignored Li Mi, and seized the leadership of the Wagang Army.
After the Sui army approached the city, Zhu Wen remained calm in the face of danger and repelled the Sui army's attacks many times, which greatly increased his prestige among the Wagang army. Many people have begun to forget the once invincible King Li Mi of Wei, and regard Zhu Wen as the person who can truly lead the Wagang Army.
