Yanzhou, Juancheng.
After going south to conquer Xuchang, Wang Mi claimed to have a strong force of 200,000, and then went north to besiege Juancheng. King Sima Yue of the East China Sea was defeated repeatedly in battles, and his military morale was greatly reduced.
At this critical moment, Gou Xi, the general of Jin Zhengdong, led his elite troops to the rescue of Juancheng, and achieved three victories in three battles. The mob under Wang Mi's command was outside Juancheng, and rivers of blood flowed from those killed.
The tens of thousands of Wang Mi's rebels who originally besieged Juancheng had completely disappeared.
Wang Mi led Wang Sang, Cao Yi, Xu Miao and other troops to flee westward, and most of the remaining refugees surrendered to Gou Xi.
Gou Xi already had a high prestige in Yanzhou, but this time he came to rescue in a critical situation. The Yanzhou people in Juancheng were even more convinced of Gou Xi.
At this time, the alarm of the trapped city was lifted, and Sima Yue in Juancheng saw that Gou Xi was so prestigious, and his original fear and suspicion became a little more intense, and he couldn't help being very angry.
Sima Yue issued three orders in a row, not allowing Gou Xi's troops to enter Juancheng to rest, and asking them to continue to pursue Wang Mi who had fled west.
After receiving Sima Yue's order, Gou Xi's generals were all in an uproar. Most of these generals were locals in Yanzhou and wanted to stay in their hometown.
The Sima Yue refused to let them enter Juancheng to rest, and asked them to continue chasing Wang Mi. This was basically treating Yanzhou soldiers like cattle and horses.
The victories in nearly a hundred battles have made these Yanzhou officers feel that they have the confidence to resist Sima Yue.
Facing a group of generals who complained in front of him and were unwilling to continue to pursue Wang Mi, General Gou Xi of Jin Zhengdong disagreed.
Although Gou Xi was unhappy about not being able to enter Juancheng to rest and recuperate, he asked himself, even if Grand Tutor Sima Yue asked Gou Xi to lead his army into the city, he would not dare.
At this time, everyone could see that the Chinese army that was originally stationed in the capital was no longer as powerful as it was back then.
On the contrary, the Yanzhou Army under Gou Xi has become a victorious army of kings.
If Gou Xi enters Juancheng, the sinister and cunning Sima Yue may have the idea of murdering Gou Xi and seizing his troops.
After all, Gou Xi, a commoner from a humble family, was able to lead these Yanzhou warriors mainly because of his prestige of winning battles many times, and he did not have many old family members to help him control the entire army.
If Gou Xi is killed, I'm afraid Sima will be able to win over this army more easily.
Moreover, according to the reports of the detectives who chased Wang Mi as he fled, Wang Mi probably fled towards Luoyang, probably because he wanted to take advantage of the Huns' siege of Luoyang and to get chestnuts from the fire.
In this way, as long as Gou Xi follows and pursues him, he can enter Luoyang openly.
When Gou Xi leads this ever-victorious army into Luoyang, he will be a great contributor to quelling the rebellion and pacifying the thieves. With the confidence of Emperor Sima Chi's secret letter, Gou Xi can legitimately support the emperor's pro-government.
In this way, Gou Xi is in charge of the center, and his younger brother Gou Chun is in Qingzhou, so he no longer has to suffer from the cowardice of Sima Yue.
Relying on his prestige of winning, Gou Xi persuaded his generals to give up the idea of stationing in Yanzhou, and instead followed Gou Xi to continue westward to pursue Wang Mi's rebels.
Just when Gou Xi had just arranged everything, he planned to lead the army to pursue Wang Mi westward on the surface, but in fact he was going to Luoyang to seize the central power.
A messenger sent from Linzi brought bad news to Gou Xi.
The Donglai thief Liu Yu beheaded Zuo Sima Pengyan in the first battle. His five thousand elite soldiers were seriously damaged. Many powerful men from Qi and Le'an counties surrendered to the Donglai thief.
When Gou Xi learned about this, he felt a headache. Zuo Sima Pengyan was the chief general stationed in Gucheng. He could have formed a close relationship with Gou Chun in Linzi to rely on each other, but now he died in front of the battle. I am afraid that only the remaining A Linzi city.
According to the description of the envoy from Linzi, the Donglai thieves seemed to be powerful and powerful. It was not easy to defend Linzi City.
However, at this time, it was impossible for Gou Xi to give up the opportunity to march west to Luoyang and return to support Linzi City. In that case, he would be exchanging an opportunity of great wealth for a relatively insignificant state.
"Go back to Linzi immediately and tell Gou Chun that I have no reinforcements because I have to do a big thing!" Gou Xi said.
When the messenger heard this, he was shocked and frightened. You must know that Gou Chun was even more vicious and harsh than Gou Xi. As a messenger, he would probably move his head if he brought back such a sentence.
Gou Xi saw the messenger's reaction and understood why he was worried, so he continued.
"Don't worry, just tell him like this, and he will definitely understand."
"Moreover, I will give you a talisman letter. When you go back, go to Jinan County and order the Jinan County Governor Yan Hui to send troops to Linzi City quickly."
Jinan County is the most intact county in Qingzhou now, with well-equipped soldiers and armaments. Yan Hui, the governor of Jinan, is also an old subordinate of Gou Xi. It will be difficult to capture Linzi. At that time, those who are riding a tiger and unable to dismount will be the Donglai bandits.
However, as a result, Jinan County's garrison force is empty, and it is very likely that the rebels from Jizhou on the other side of the river will invade. After all, it has been heard that the Xiongnu Jiehu rebels have even reached Yecheng.
Qingzhou, Linzi.
Gou Chun was on top of the city, looking at the enemies outside the city from a distance.
The enemy was making engineering equipment, but according to Gou Chun's own observation, it seemed that these thieves could only make long ladders, and not any other siege equipment such as ladder trucks, tower trucks, and ram trucks.
In addition, the enemy has been digging tunnels on the southeast sides of the city for three days, as if they want to attack Linzi's city wall. However, Gou Chun has also checked it long ago. Based on the amount of soil dug out by the Donglai thieves, I am afraid that It is still early to hollow out the foundation of the city wall.
It was obvious that the thieves' preparations for attacking the city were very unreliable. They neither made large-scale siege equipment nor dug tunnels on a large scale, but the enemies outside the city seemed to be sure that Linzi City could be captured.
As a result, Gou Chun, who was already suspicious, began to strictly monitor the various powerful families in Linzi City, and even imposed martial law throughout the city. Residents were not allowed to walk on the streets even in broad daylight, for fear that the powerful powerful people in the city would join forces to cause trouble.
Gou Chun felt that he had done everything well and was too lazy to care about how the Donglai thieves outside the city attacked the city.
If the Donglai army is willing to carry only ladders, attack the city, climb high walls, and use human lives to fill the gap, then Gou Chun will be even happier.
