"Your Majesty, why are you so rude?"
A question came out, and it turned out that his confidant Director Wang was here.
"Your Majesty, you don't know something." Sima Rui was not surprised when he saw Director Wang coming in, and immediately told Jiangzhou Governor Hua Yi's refusal to send troops to encircle and suppress Qian Hui.
Not enough. After hearing this, Director Wang smiled for a while and did not pay too much attention to this matter. Instead, he asked Langya King Sima Rui.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to wipe out the money entrenched in Guangling so quickly?"
Sima Rui was surprised.
"It goes without saying that Guangling is an important transportation route between the north and the south. Without Guangling, there would be no communication with the Central Plains."
Director Wang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, that's not what I think. This Qian Gui that occupies Guangling cannot let it be defeated so quickly."
Langya King Sima Rui was a little surprised at first, and then he understood the meaning of Wang Dao's words, and he asked tentatively.
"As you said, do you want me to isolate Jiangbei?"
Guangling, occupied by the rebel general Qian Juan, was near the city of Yangzhou in later generations. At this time, it was the key waterway of Jiangshui and Hangou. Although it belonged to Xuzhou, it played a more important role in Yangzhou in the east of the Yangtze River. If Guangling was lost, the most important thing would be lost. Convenient waterway transportation.
Director Wang heard this, shook his head and said.
"No, it's not that the king is isolating Jiangbei, but he is trying to do it slowly. The Taifu in Luoyang must know that it is not easy for the king to run a business in Jianye, and Qian Pu rebelled and occupied Guangling, so he had no time to take care of it. "
"No time for him?" Sima Rui was a little confused again.
"Yes, hasn't your Majesty already read the edict issued by the Grand Tutor? In it, the Grand Tutor wants to establish a platform and lead his army eastward to attack Liu Yu, the traitor in Qingzhou."
"Yes, but what does this have to do with Gu? Wasn't Qian Chuan's rebellion caused by going north to attack Liu Yu?" Sima Rui felt very aggrieved.
"The Taifu's letter has been sent to Jianye, asking Yangzhou to send money and food to supply the Chinese army. And I heard that the tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers in Luoyang only have enough food and grass for a few months, which is not enough to support Liu Yu's eastward attack on Qingzhou. You must know that Liu Yu, the leader of the Qingzhou thieves, has not been defeated in several years, how can he be so easy to deal with, and it is impossible to achieve any results without a year and a half."
Director Wang's words made Sima Rui a little frightened. If you put it this way, wouldn't it be impossible to implement the so-called East China Sea King Sima Yue's attack on Qingzhou Liu Yu? If it cannot be implemented, it must be just a cover. , the true intention is hidden behind it.
Seeing the change on Langya King Sima Rui's face, Director Wang continued.
"After Taifu issued the edict, he had already led Yanzhou and Yuzhou by himself before he led his army out of Luoyang. Now Zhongzhou is in ruins. I guess that this time Taifu's expedition to the east will not be able to change the trend of decline, so Yanzhou and Yuzhou will not be able to gain a foothold. Afterwards, where will the Taifu lead the tour?"
After listening to Director Wang's words, Sima Rui said weakly.
"Chang'an? Xuzhou?"
After Sima Rui said it himself, he felt that what he said was unreasonable.
Director Wang shook his head slightly and said.
"Your Majesty, why should you deceive yourself? Chang'an is even more dilapidated. There are less than a thousand households in the city, so how can we hold on to it? Although Xuzhou has a large number of households, it is a place of four wars. Military strategists must fight for it, and there is no danger of victory, so there is no way to hold on. The land, with the strength of the overlord of Western Chu at that time, could not hold on, let alone the tens of thousands of panic-stricken soldiers."
Sima Rui's face looked a little gloomy and he said in a low voice.
"In that case, we can only cross the Yangtze River and come down to build Ye."
Sima Rui, the king of Langya, came to Jiangdong to build Ye a few years ago. He was ordered by Sima Yue, the king of East China Sea, to manage Jiangdong in preparation for a crisis.
However, after several years of operation, Sima Rui, the king of Langya, who was the general of Andong and the commander of Yangzhou's military forces, had gradually become accustomed to the feeling of power in his hands in Jianye. Although there were brothers Wang Dao and Wang Dun who were in charge of internal and external affairs, this kind of glory The feeling of gaining power and power has already made Sima Rui, an originally idle clan member, intoxicated by it.
When he thought that Sima Yue, the powerful king of the East China Sea, really wanted to go south to Jianye, Sima Rui felt frustrated and unwilling. If Sima Yue came to Jianye, everything Sima Rui would have been in vain and he would become many of Sima Yue's subordinates. A member of the clan is just one more member of the clan.
"Of course."
Director Wang whispered, "Ever since Taifu killed Wang Yan and others in the court, he has greatly disappointed the scholars of the world. The families of Gu, Lu, Zhou and Shen in Jiangdong are also filled with resentment. In fact, the king's reputation in Jiangdong is far greater than that of Taifu. "
When Director Wang said this, he did not continue. The so-called words are all here. No matter how much more words are said, Sima Rui needs to experience it himself. If they were told in full, both Director Wang and Sima Rui would be deeply impressed by Sima Yue. It would be a bit embarrassing to mention favors.
At this time, Langya King Sima Rui also fully understood what Director Wang meant.
If King Sima Yue of the East China Sea obtains money and food support from Yangzhou in the east of the Yangtze River, it is possible to consolidate control of Dingkou in several northern states, and then go south with many soldiers and Dingkou to build Ye. At that time, King Sima Rui of Langya will lose everything he currently has. power and status.
Of course, Langya King Sima Rui knew that Director Wang’s statement that his prestige was far superior to that of East China Sea King Sima Yue was simply nonsense. He was quite contemptuous of himself. In this case, he had to rely on Wang Dao and Wang Dun brothers, and other Nanxia scholar families also hoped to have a weak and garrison king.
No one wanted Sima Yue, King of the East China Sea, to replace Sima Rui in Vietnam, because Sima became more and more arbitrary, and even Emperor Sima Chi's uncle Wang Yan and others killed him at will, without any room for maneuver.
You must know that Wang Yan is a descendant of the Hongnong Wang family. Wang Jun of the Hongnong Wang family was the first official to destroy Wu. In the eyes of Sima Yue, such a wealthy family member was killed at will. How could he not let others The children of the aristocratic family feel sad.
Subsequently, Sima Rui, the king of Langya, and Wang Dao, who joined the army, discussed and decided to make a wait-and-see decision on Qian Cuiming, who was entrenched in Guangling.
As for whether King Sima Yue of the East China Sea really wants to go south to cross the river in the future, he can only take it one step at a time.
In the fourth year of Yongjia, winter.
Qingzhou, Linzi.
At the Tieshan Racecourse outside Linzi City, hundreds of galloping war horses are forming loose formations, practicing various charges, formations, and other formations.
This is one of the cavalry training grounds established by Liu Yu. The other two are one in Jinan County, commanded by Dong Ping, and the other in Chengyang County, commanded by Wu Xin.
The current war horses were just returned from Wang Jun of Youzhou in exchange for porcelain, salt and other goods.
Liu Yu came to this racecourse today mainly to see the quality of the newly purchased horses. After all, what Qingzhou needs to train now is the cavalry that charges into battle, and ordinary horses are simply not enough to take on this important task.
A black horse galloped from far to near on the field. The rider on the horse was wearing a pure white fox fur. The strong color contrast made him jump like a black and white elf.
"Hush!"
With a loud shout, the rider on the horse pulled the reins and stopped in front of Liu Yu.
"Sure enough, it's a good horse!" Wang Ze got off his horse and rushed to Liu Yu.
This rider was Liu Yu's wife Wang Ze. As the relationship between the two became closer, Liu Yu realized that Wang Ze was the daughter of the governor of Youzhou. She was not only an ordinary Chinese noblewoman, but also had learned the skills of Yan. Although Zhao's children can't shoot bows and arrows, their riding skills are far superior to those of ordinary men.
"Wang Shaoyi really has the heroic spirit of Yan and Zhao."
Liu Yu called his wife Wang Ze's name and looked at her jokingly.
Daughters of aristocratic families like Wang Ze usually have a nickname, but of course not everyone has one, so when he saw Wang Ze wearing men's Hufu, Liu Yu couldn't help but joke.
Hearing Liu Yu's joke, Wang Ze felt much relieved.
Because one of Liu Yu's concubines, Li Ping'er, had just given birth to a child. Although it was a girl, it still made Wang Ze feel quite unhappy. Fortunately, after this ride, the unhappiness in his heart had dissipated. Most of it.
"These horses today can finally be considered good horses."
Wang Ze was obviously very satisfied with these horses.
At this time, a military commander waiting beside him said.
"What the lady said is absolutely true. This time, the Duke knew that there might be a war between the king and the King of East China Sea, so he specially ordered people to select good horses, a total of a thousand, just to increase the majesty of the army."
The person who spoke was Wang Kang, Wang Jun's family general who was responsible for transporting the horses this time.
After receiving a letter from his daughter Wang Ze, Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, learned that his son-in-law Liu Yu was going to fight against Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea. Instead of dissuading him, he immediately wrote back to support him secretly, and also wrote to the emperor Sima Chi of Luoyang to ask for help on behalf of Qingzhou. The governor Liu Yu defended his case, pretending that Liu Yu had been unjustly accused.
Liu Yu knew that the reason why Wang Jun was like this was not only because of the slight relationship between Weng's son-in-law and his daughter, but also because Wang Jun coveted the territory and power in Hebei. Although Wang Jun has the military power to governor Youzhou and Jizhou, there are still a large number of Sima Teng's old troops between Wei and Zhao counties. These people are supporters of King Sima Yue of the East China Sea. For Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, and Don't buy it.
Under such circumstances, Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, wished that Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, would make a fool of himself immediately. It would be better to lose his prestige. Then all the forces in Hebei, large and small, would definitely follow Wang Jun's lead.
"Hmph, you're talking nicely. These horses were not exchanged for our white porcelain and refined salt from Qingzhou. When you say this, it's like your father gave them to you for free."
After hearing Wang Kang's words, Wang Ze said slightly dissatisfied.
After hearing this, Liu Yuxin said that it was indeed the girl who was outgoing. These few words immediately changed her position to the other side.
However, Wang Ze's words are also full of truth. The price of these horses is not cheap. It is basically twice the previous price. It often takes several carts of white porcelain, refined salt and other goods to exchange for one horse.
"Young man, you are telling the truth. You will never deceive the girl. Before I came, the Duke asked me to give the girl a message. If the general needs a horse in the future, he can send someone to Youzhou to select it, no matter what. You can take away all the horses."
Wang Kang said to Wang Ze flatteringly.
"Why do you say that? Does Duan Xianbei have so many horses?" Wang Ze was a little confused.
Liu Yu was also a little puzzled. You must know that most of Wang Jun's horses in Youzhou were from the Xianbei people in the western part of Liao Dynasty. They were just adjusted by Wang Jun and exchanged for salt, porcelain, cloth, etc., and the original horses in Youzhou Those government-run horse gardens have all gone bankrupt long ago due to wars and conscription.
Wang Kang said somewhat proudly.
"Returning to the girl, because Duanbu Xianbei sent troops outside the Great Wall not long ago, defeated the Yuwenbu, and captured tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses. After returning to western Liaoning, he offered many to the county prince. The county prince said that there was insufficient horse preparation in the state. We don’t need that many, if the Qingzhou envoy needs them here, he can send someone to select them.”
When Liu Yu heard this, he understood. No wonder Wang Jun was so generous. It seemed that he had enough horses, and he hoped to have a big fight with Sima Yue. He was afraid that he was not strong enough and would just argue with Sima Yue.
However, even if Liu Yu wants more horses, he has no way to buy more now.
Because these BMW horses that serve as war horses do not just eat grass. They also need a large amount of matching horse gear and a large amount of beans, grains and other food every day. Otherwise, these war horses will lose weight very quickly. In that case, , it simply cannot be used in battle.
The appetite of these war horses is much greater than that of an adult man. Today, there are nearly 3,000 war horses and draft horses in Qingzhou. Such a huge number of horses has already cost Liu Yu's Qingzhou treasury a huge consumption of fodder and grain.
The current number of horses is already the limit that Liu Yu can bear. If there are more horses, he will simply not be able to raise them.
"We don't need that much now. Once these riders are trained, we can ask father for more." Wang Ze also knew Qingzhou's ability to provide horses, so he didn't say more.
"Girl, what you said is absolutely true. This guy can ride a horse, but he can't be a cavalryman. However, I see that those young men over there are all first-class riders. If they give it a little time, they will not be as good as the Liaoxi Duanbu." What’s the difference between the cavalry and the cavalry?”
Wang Kang said, pointing to a group of young cavalrymen in the distance.
Those young cavalrymen were none other than Ran Liang and other young men from the begging army. Later, Liu Yu selected some children of military soldiers from Qingzhou to join them, and then carefully selected them to form a young cavalry army of about 500 people.
"These people will all be my generals in the future. A mere Duanbu Xianbei is not worthy of comparison with them in the future."
Liu Yu said.
Liu Yu had high hopes for these young cavalry troops. His expectations for these young men were not just simple cavalry. The future Yamen Army and cavalry generals were the future of these young men.
Later, Liu Yu and Wang Ze called the young cavalry together and planned to go hunting in the hunting ground at the foot of Iron Mountain. Hunting at this time was not just about hunting animals, but also a very practical military training.
Just when Liu Yu and Wang Ze had selected the horses and the young riders were all ready, a galloping horse rushed all the way from outside the racecourse.
"Report, general, urgent military information
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