In Xia Mi City.
In the Fanzhai compound in the city, there is a spacious and magnificent hall.
As soon as the sky darkened, dense candles were lit, illuminating the room very brightly.
Fan Deng was sitting in the main seat, discussing secretly with the leading figures in Xiami County who had just arrived.
"How is Beihai Prefect Pei Jun doing today?" Fan Deng lowered his eyelids and asked one person first.
"I have told Mr. Pei Fu about the Donglai thieves' westward march. He said that the imperial army is waiting for work, and it will be absolutely foolproof. The Donglai thieves will be defeated in a battle tomorrow. He wants us to start an attack in Xiami City tonight, and return You want me to send a message to Mr. Fan, saying that Liu Bogen, the leader of the thieves who stayed in Xiami City, must not be allowed to escape." said the man in question.
After hearing this, Fan Deng felt that Pei Jun was really talking loudly.
Fan Deng and various wealthy families in Xia Mi have been secretly communicating with each other. They all feel that the Donglai rebels like Liu Bogen have no advantages over the Jin Dynasty except that they are better at fighting than Qingzhou County soldiers. Don't like them.
Therefore, these wealthy families in Xiami City have been secretly communicating with the Jin army in Beihai County, hoping to provide some intelligence information. When the Jin army regains Xiami City in the future, they will be given a share of these powerful families. The restoration was a success.
Who would have thought that Pei Jun, the governor of Beihai, had been guarding the ferry after crossing the Weishui River. While recruiting and plundering food supplies from the surrounding big and small households, he also wanted various powerful powerful men to send private troops to assist in the battle. There was no initiative at all. the meaning of.
Although Pei Jun, the Beihai governor of the Jin Dynasty, seemed unreliable, the leader of the Donglai bandits, Liu Bogen, entered Xiami City yesterday, which made Fan Deng and others decide that the Donglai bandits were even more unreliable.
People like Fan Deng had many eyes and ears, and they knew that Liu Bogen had been seriously injured for many days, and he might not have much time left. Otherwise, why would he have handed over the tens of thousands of Donglai rebels to the command of Liu Yu, Wang Mi and other generals, while he stayed in Xiami City? .
Soon, many medical doctors in the city confirmed the news. Liu Bogen was seriously injured and now had high fevers. It was probably the end of the road.
Moreover, internal strife was gradually emerging among the Donglai rebels. Fan Deng and others also inquired that "Flying Leopard" Wang Mi was very dissatisfied with Liu Bogen's handing over the power of military command to the inexperienced Liu Yu, while other Cao Cao Hey, although Xu Miao, Gao Liang, Wang Ling and others have not made a clear stance on this matter, they are all leaning towards Wang Mi.
Fan Deng and others felt more and more that, firstly, the Donglai thieves were about to be leaderless, and secondly, the thieves were not at peace with each other. It seemed that the hope of victory was slim, so it was better to place their bets on the side of the Jin Army Prefect Pei.
Today, Liu Yu and Wang Mi led the army to repair outside Xiami City, and then hurriedly marched westward.
Fan Deng and others knew that this was the Donglai Army who was going to attack the Beihai Jin Army at the Weishui Ferry, so Fan Deng immediately sent people to take a small road and quickly went to report the news to Pei Jun, the governor of Beihai.
Now, Pei Jun, the governor of Beihai County, asked Fan Deng and others to raise troops in Xia Mi City tonight to capture the bandit leader Liu Bogen.
This suggestion was absolutely unnecessary in Fanden's opinion.
"Child Pei Jun, do you think we are fools for starting an army for a dying thief leader?" Fan Deng felt that although he was old, he was not confused.
"Mr. Fan, Liu Bogen is also dying now. It is not difficult to capture him in one fell swoop. Capturing the leader of the thief in this way is a great achievement." A powerful man from a low-level secret service was puzzled.
"Today's court is not just about merit. We Qingzhou people, especially those who have had connections with King Qi, no matter how much merit we have, we can't get the attention of the King of Donghai." Fan Deng sighed, "The merit for capturing the leader of the thief is What's the use, at most it's just a low-grade official."
During the Western Jin Dynasty, the upper-class nobles served as senior officials in the central court or prefectures and counties, while the middle- and lower-rank officials generally worked at the middle and lower levels, with relatively few opportunities for upward promotion.
Everyone present felt that it was right. It was not worth taking the risk to fight against the Donglai thieves for a small and dispensable official position.
Immediately, everyone turned to the possible battle tomorrow.
Although Liu Bogen claims to have an army of 50,000, the only troops that can be called warworthy are the 10,000 Donglai bandits that Liu Yu, Wang Mi and others took away today.
The other Donglai troops who stayed in Xiami were almost pure refugees and beggars, and then there were some lawless bandits and rangers.
"I heard that Wang Mi is more powerful than Liu Yu. Can this Beihai governor be able to deal with it?" one person said. Liu Yu's twenty cavalrymen defeated a thousand people that day. Although it was a matter of luck, he was left behind. I was deeply impressed. If the generals of the Donglai Army were like Liu Yu, then the Jin Army in Beihai County would be in trouble.
"So what if they are powerful? I have found out clearly that among the Donglai thieves, the only powerful ones are Liu Bogen, Liu Hong, Wang Mi, Liu Yu, Wang Sang, Cao Yi, Xu Miao, Gao Liang, and Wang Ling. Now Liu Hong He died, and Liu Bogen will not die soon. Cui Meng, Huangfu Qin, and Xue Yong in Beihai County are all veteran generals who have repeatedly defeated the bald Xianbei and Di Qiang bandits in Hexi and Guanzhong." The man took a sip of the fruit wine. He continued, "No matter how strong this Donglai thief is, he can't be stronger than the Di and Qiang thief who shocked Guanzhong back then."
When the heroes present heard this, they thought it made sense. Today's Qingzhou soldiers are too weak, which makes the Donglai thieves like Liu Yu very strong. If they encounter frontier generals like Cui Meng, Huangfu Qin, and Xue Yong, I'm afraid it will be prototyped.
Just when the local gangsters in Xiami City felt that Liu Yu and Wang Mi would be pushed to the ground and rubbed by the frontier generals.
The 10,000 Donglai army led by Liu Yu and Wang Mi had arrived not far from the Jin army in Beihai County, and secretly camped in the dark.
In the afternoon, the scouts of the Donglai Army and the scouts of the Beihai Jin Army had several confrontations, with both sides winning or losing.
But after observing the Donglai Army encamping again, the scouts of the Jin Army in Beihai County did not appear again.
After seeing this situation, Wang Mi suggested that the entire army abandon the camp they had set up, continue to move forward secretly, and camp closer to the enemy, so as to launch a more sudden surprise attack the next morning.
This crazy idea was initially opposed by everyone, including Liu Yu.
Marching at night without visibility can easily lead to chaos, and in severe cases, may lead to riots or even inexplicable collapses.
Moreover, they were still heading in the direction of the enemy's camp, which increased the danger of the march.
Even if you advance to the predetermined location, in the dark night, there is no way to cut down trees to make camp walls or dig trench barriers. This will make you spend the night unprepared. If the enemy on the opposite side launches a sneak attack, it will be catastrophic. as a result of.
Anyway, it's too risky.
