South of Luoyang, Sizhou and Yangcheng.
Wang Mi, the general who conquered the east of Hu Han State, defeated 100,000 troops led by He Lun and others on the banks of the Yingshui River south of Yangcheng. Most of the accompanying officials and clan members died in the rebellion.
Then, Wang Mi recruited tens of thousands of Guanzhong refugees around him, and continued to capture the unsuspecting Yangcheng in one go. At this time, Wang Mi's army had reached as many as 60,000, and he had just wiped out the last of the people who fled Luoyang. Elite.
Through the captured prisoners, Wang Mi has completely grasped the reality inside and outside Luoyang. The only real combat forces left are the Central Guards Xun Song and the Central Leader Hua Heng. It is impossible to defeat more than 5,000 troops. The rest All the armies are old, weak, sick and disabled.
Wang Mi has made up his mind to go north to attack Luoyang as soon as possible. If possible, he might not have to wait for Hu Han, Liu Cong, and Liu Yao to encircle him together, and he can break through Luoyang by himself.
"General, after all, Luoyang is a fortified city in the world, can it really be broken so easily?" General Wang Ling said.
"Hahaha, Luoyang only has a fortified city, but there is no food in the moonlight, soldiers capable of fighting, and there is a lack of reinforcements outside. With the prestige of this battle, our army has no chance of defeating it in one battle!"
Wang Mi said with great pride that in this battle, the tens of thousands of Jin troops led by He Lun and Li Yun were pulled left and right by Wang Mi's cavalry, and they quickly collapsed and were completely wiped out. The Chinese army was still like this, Wang Mi felt that the world All the Jin troops are just like chickens and dogs.
"But Liu Yu just defeated Shi Le in Ku County. Will he take advantage of his victory and come to rescue Luoyang?"
Wang Mi’s younger brother Wang Zhang said.
At this time in Sizhou, rumors had begun that Liu Yu led the Qingzhou army to defeat the Hulu Shile in Ku County, Yuzhou. As for the specific results of the battle, there are different opinions. Some said that Liu Yu led his army to kill thousands of Hulu, and some said that Liu Yu led his army to kill thousands of Hulu. Tens of thousands were killed, and some said more than 30,000 were killed. Although the number is unclear, it is certain that the Qingzhou Army's combat power at this time was stronger than before.
"Yes, I heard people say that Liu Yu gained tens of thousands, and used these heads to build a Jingguan in Suiyang!"
Wang Ling smacked his tongue and said, when he thought of the Jingguan where tens of thousands of people gathered together, he felt bursts of excitement in his heart. The bloody and exciting scene was what he was most fascinated by.
"Humph, you're just talking nonsense!"
Wang Mi said with a look of disbelief, "No matter how incompetent Shi Le is, it is impossible to kill tens of thousands of people. He only has a few people in total, and the number of Zhenhu among them is only more than ten thousand. Let alone kill tens of thousands of people." Ten thousand, even if two or three thousand are killed, it will already be a stretch."
In fact, Wang Mi has never understood that Shi Le Qingqi's pursuit of Jin Ting's Xingtai was a top-secret operation, and the subsequent action to annihilate the Xingtai Chinese Army was even more rapid and unusual. How could Liu Yu, who was far away in Qingzhou, happen to be at this moment? What about the opportunity to appear in Ku County?
Could it be that Liu Yu had the ability to predict the future?
"The current situation in Luoyang is that it is short of food. The food stored in the city is no longer enough for more than a month. If Liu Yu really wants to rescue Luoyang, just sending some soldiers will not be enough. If he does not prepare enough food and grass to go with him, he is afraid that his soldiers will arrive in Luoyang. , and will starve to death sooner or later."
Wang Mi now knows the situation in Luoyang very well. He does not think that the crisis in Luoyang can be solved by relying on reinforcements alone. Whether it is Liangzhou horses, Youzhou sudden cavalry, or Liu Yu's Qingzhou soldiers, as long as Luoyang's crisis cannot be solved, When it comes to food and grass issues, everything is in vain.
"In this case, why is the general so eager to attack Luoyang? Why not first save food and grass in Henan and Xingyang to train soldiers, and wait until Luoyang's food is exhausted, then calmly defeat it?"
Wang Ling felt that since Luoyang was hopeless, there was no rush to attack. He should now plunder as much food and grass as possible in Henan and Xingyang. After all, the army ate too much "human breasts", which Wang Ling had already noticed. Tired of the taste.
"We can wait, but I'm afraid Sima Chi won't wait. I heard that Liu Yu and Yanzhou Governor Yang Mao have written to Sima Chi to move the capital to Yanzhou. If we don't hurry up, maybe this Sima Chi will be here soon. Ran away." Wang Mi obviously believed the news deeply.
"If Sima Chi really escapes to Yanzhou along the river, even if he conquers Luoyang, it will be in vain."
"Only by destroying its capital and capturing Sima Chi can I fulfill my ambition!"
Afterwards, Wang Mi sent an order to the entire army. After resting for a day in Yangcheng, they would continue marching north, with the goal of course being Luoyang.
After listening to Wang Mi's instigation, Wang Mi's soldiers, composed of refugees and bandits, clamored to enter Luoyang.
That night, after Wang Mi broke into the city, the county magistrate in Yangcheng was caught and beheaded because of his resistance. Then the Yangcheng government office became Wang Mi's residence.
At this time, the sky had just turned dark, and a few clumsy servants brought a woman to Wang Mi's room.
This woman was wearing a gorgeous brocade dress, and under the dim light, she was even more beautiful. However, the expression on this woman's face was full of sadness and fear, and she was a little less gorgeous.
"Princess of the East China Sea?" Wang Mi sat on the couch and said in a joking tone.
"Ms. Pei is scared, no, I don't dare to be called this."
After hearing the words of the murderous demon king in front of her, Concubine Pei of the King of Donghai was so frightened that she could not stand and fell to her knees.
"Hahaha, I don't care if you are scared or not, I just think that the title Princess of the East China Sea is particularly comfortable to be called now!"
Wang Mi laughed without any scruples.
After being captured, Concubine Pei naturally imagined what kind of treatment she would suffer, but at this time, she was still uncontrollably fearful.
"The general's reputation shocks the world, and I have surrendered. I ask the general to be magnanimous and not to do any harm."
When Concubine Pei thought that her life was in Wang Mi's hands, she immediately summoned up the courage to plead.
"Hmph! Now you know how to beg me."
Wang Mi sneered contemptuously and remembered those old things again.
"In the past, when I traveled to Luoyang, I didn't know how many times I received cold looks from the so-called noble families, including Wang Yan and Sima Yue. At that time, I never thought about today."
Wang Mi's grudges made Pei completely unable to answer. Wang Mi was already over forty years old, while Pei was barely thirty years old. When Wang Mi traveled to Luoyang, she was still a child. This kind of The question simply cannot be answered.
Fortunately, Wang Mi didn't even think about how to give Pei an answer.
"A group of high-ranking ministers who have nothing to do but flatter each other, treating the mediocre members of the noble family as celebrities and degrading the skilled members of the poor family as dirt, actually humiliated me with my position as a swordsman and a pen official. Wang Yan talked arrogantly, But he has successively served as a prominent figure, and his virtue is not worthy of his position."
"Now that the situation has changed, so what if Wang Yan, Sima Yue and other so-called public ministers and celebrities are like this?"
When Wang Mi remembered these old things, he couldn't help but angrily scolded and ridiculed them.
