"But, Your Majesty thinks that Wang Mi is a troublesome person, but are all the people under Wang Mi like that?"
Xi Jian said.
After hearing Xi Jian's words, Liu Yu fell into thinking.
If this matter were targeted at Wang Mi alone, there would definitely be no hope, but most of the tens of thousands of Wang Mi's tribesmen, except for the followers at the beginning, were refugees gathered from various places.
The reason why these people became refugees was not of their own free will, but simply because their original lives were destroyed and they had to do so.
"Then Mr. Xi's intention is not to recruit Wang Mi, but to disintegrate his subordinates?"
Liu Yu immediately guessed Xi Jian's intention.
"Yes, this is what I meant. Now that Liu Ling and Shi Le have been defeated, Zhao Gu has occupied Luoyang and surrendered to the Jin court. Although Wang Mi's tens of thousands of tribesmen occupy several counties in the Hehuai River, they have always been like rogue bandits. Without abundant supplies inside, and with the support of the Xiongnu who are far away from Pingyang outside, most of his tribe will definitely feel at ease."
"As long as your majesty can send personal envoys to inform Wang Mi and his tribe, move them with affection, and lure them with benefits, even if Wang Mi refuses to accept it, if this is repeated several times, there will definitely be people among his tribe who will be moved. At that time, whether it is civil strife among Wang Mi's tribe or falling apart, Wang Mi will always suffer great harm."
After listening to Xi Jian's words, Liu Yu thought about it seriously.
If the Hu-Han army led by Shi Le was a "multi-national force" mixed with Hu and Han people, then the Hu-Han army led by Wang Mi was an army purely composed of Han refugees.
In history, after Wang Mi was assassinated by Shi Le at a banquet, these Han refugee tribes were also annexed by Shi Le, doubling Shi Le's military strength, and then he had the strength to move north to occupy and run the country of Xiang.
These Han refugees under Wang Mi had gone through several years of fighting, and all of them were enemies of the Jin Dynasty. If they could be used by Liu Yu, there would be no need to worry about them rebelling and defecting to the Jin Dynasty in the future.
"This plan is really brilliant!"
Liu Yu thought about it carefully, clapped his hands and praised.
"As long as Wang Mi's tribe knows that I intend to conquer Wang Mi's tribe and plan to properly resettle them, there will definitely be many people among them who are willing to cooperate. Even if Wang Mi tries hard to suppress it, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."
After Xi Jian heard it, he took over and continued.
"That's right. As long as we can build momentum among Wang Mi's army, no matter what Wang Mi's intentions are, his troops will definitely know that there is still a way out, and it is with His Majesty."
Xi Jian said this, smiled proudly, and then said.
"In this case, if Wang Mi refuses to submit, all it takes is Nie Zheng or Zhuan Zhu to pull off this plan!"
Liu Yu was very happy when he heard this.
"Haha, I'm afraid it's hard to find Nie Zhengzhuan, but if you find an ordinary assassin, you can probably use him."
Since Cao Yi, Xu Miao, Gao Liang and others broke away from Wang Mi, Wang Mi's direct tribes have become far worse than before, and many refugee tribes have filled his army.
Liu Yu believed that it would be possible to find people among these people who were willing to cooperate in the assassination of Wang Mi.
"It's just that Wang Mi is cruel and ruthless. If an ordinary person goes out to envoys in the army, he may be in trouble. If the envoy sent by His Majesty is killed by Wang Mi in public, many timid people may be frightened. ." Xi Jian said.
Upon hearing Xi Jian's doubts, Liu Yu didn't think it was a big problem at all.
In other words, for Liu Yu, this is not a problem at all.
"Don't worry, Mr. Xi, this matter is easy to handle. It is really suitable for someone to join Wang Mi's army."
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March 312 AD.
Yuzhou, Ruyin County.
The Song River on the north side of Shaopi (bei) is flowing eastward under the continuous rain.
General Hu Han Zhengdong, the military governor of Yuanhai, and the Duke of Donglai County, Wang Mi were standing on the river bank at this time, looking at the Jin army flag on the opposite bank, his frown became more intense.
"General, the last general has been found out. These traitorous troops on the opposite side have just been transferred from Jiangdong. The general at the head is Ji Zhan, the powerful general appointed by Sima Rui!"
A general said to Wang Mi.
"Ji Zhan? I didn't expect that this rich man from Jiangdong would be willing to serve Sima Rui." Wang Mi had already heard about the name of the Ji family from Jiangdong.
"Let me ask you, where is Ji Zhan himself?"
The general immediately replied, "These are the scouts from Jiangdong. Ji Zhan himself should still be in Shouchun City."
Wang Mi said nothing after hearing this, and just continued to look at the Jin army flag on the other side.
Shouchun City is the most dangerous place in Huainan. Not only is the city strong, it also controls the waterway between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. If Shouchun City is lost, the area north of the Yangtze River and Huainan City will no longer be owned by Sima Rui.
After a long time, Wang Mi remained motionless, letting the wet rain soak his cloak.
Finally, his brother Wang Zhang, who was beside him, lost his patience.
"Brother, how long do we have to watch here? Even if it gets dark, those Jiangdong raccoons will not retreat on their own. If you ask me, they will simply cross the river and kill Shouchun City. As long as Shouchun is captured, the entire Jiangbei and Huainan It will all be ours."
After hearing Wang Zhang's words, Wang Mi sneered.
"You think too simply. If Shouchun City was so easy to break, I would have led troops to kill it long ago."
"I just saw the Jiangdong Rangers on the other side of the river coming and going. There are almost a dozen types of uniforms. I'm afraid the entire wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River have sent troops to gather in Shouchun."
Hearing Wang Mi's words, Wang Zhang looked in disbelief and immediately stretched his neck to look.
"That's really true! This is really strange. Why do these Jiangdong Raccoon Rangers carry flags when conducting investigations?" Wang Zhang was puzzled.
"Hmph, this must be the method that the cunning man Ji Zhan came up with. He didn't want to lose the Jiangdong soldiers in his hands, so he sent these soldiers and horses to demonstrate in the hope that I could retreat in spite of the difficulties!" Wang Mi said.
"Quiting when faced with difficulties? Hahaha, brother, when have we ever been afraid of any 'difficulties'? We don't even know what it means to give up when faced with difficulties!" Wang Zhang laughed immediately after hearing this.
Wang Zhang laughed for a while and then continued.
"What's more, this may also be a deception devised by Ji Zhan. Maybe Shouchun City at this time is just an empty city, waiting for us to go."
Shouchun City is only fifty miles away from here. If Wang Mi leads his army to march quickly, he can reach it within a day.
"Jiangnan already lacks war horses. I have been observing just now that these rangers on the other side are all good horsemen, and those horses are quite strong. If Jiangnan's troops had not been gathered, I might not have been able to gather so many elite rangers. of."
Wang Mi said, "Besides, even if the troops from Jiangnan haven't arrived, they won't be far away from Shouchun."
"Brother, if that's the case, are we afraid of them?" Wang Zhang said rather unconvinced.
"It has been raining continuously for more than a month now, and there is not much food and grass in the army. If we attack Shouchun City like this, once the attack fails, it will not be that simple to leave."
Although Wang Mi himself is cruel, his marching style has always been based on planning and he will not touch dangerous areas unless necessary.
"Brother, what should we do?" Wang Zhang said worriedly.
"It can rain for more than a month here in Huainan. The sergeants and soldiers of the army are all from the north. They are already acclimated to the climate. The epidemic seems to be more and more in the army. If we can't break a big city and replenish ourselves, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be damaged." It’s unstable.”
After hearing Wang Zhang's words, Wang Mi felt entangled in his heart.
When he led his army into Huainan, Wang Mi originally planned to march quickly to raid Shouchun City, and then recruit the local navy to intercept the Jin army's reinforcements in the south of the Yangtze River eastward, and then eat all of Huainan.
However, just after the march, it started to rain in Huainan, and it showed no sign of stopping. Under the muddy road, a planned rush march turned into a difficult march in the swamp of Huainan.
By now, as soon as they touched the edge of Shouchun's boundary, reinforcements from the Jin army from Jiangdong had already arrived.
"Follow me back to camp, gather everyone, and discuss it together!"
After Wang Mi said this, he turned around and returned to the military camp.
The so-called military camp was already in a mess at this time. The long-term rainy season had already covered the military camp with mud, and the surrounding sewage also had a sour smell.
Soon, more than 20 people including Wang Mi's generals and staff gathered in Wang Mi's tent.
After learning that Shouchun City might have been supported by soldiers and horses sent by Sima Rui from Jiangnan, many generals felt deep despair.
"General, there must be reinforcements from Jiangnan in Shouchun City now. In this case, Shouchun will be really difficult to break."
"Yes, General, if the weather is good, my men can still fight with their bravery and might be able to capture Shouchun City, but now it is raining continuously, and many soldiers are infected with the disease. Due to the epidemic, I don’t have much strength at all.”
Soon, many of the generals started talking at random. Most people thought that Shouchun City was impossible to break.
"You idiots, you just say some bad words, but some Jiangdong raccoon dogs came here and scared you like this!?"
"If you ask me, we will immediately lead an army to a surprise attack on Shouchun, behead Ji Zhan, the Jiangdong raccoon dog, then use the food and grass in Shouchun City to recruit soldiers and horses, take a boat eastward, capture Danyang first, and then Jianye! "
Wang Zhang, who had always been arrogant, immediately reprimanded him very dissatisfied.
However, Wang Zhang's beautiful blueprint immediately aroused opposition from the generals. Most people felt that Wang Zhang's idea was basically a daydream.
When Wang Zhang heard that someone dared to ridicule him, Wang Zhang was immediately furious and about to explode.
However, Wang Mi next to him stretched out his hand to stop him, and then said.
"Of course I know that the army sergeants are tired, so I called everyone together to find a good way. In fact, I also think that Shouchun City is difficult to capture, but if our army is only fifty miles away from Shouchun, Once there are signs of fear and retreat, Shouchun's Jiangdong troops may immediately follow and pursue them, which is really dangerous."
Wang Mi's words were immediately recognized by many generals.
Nowadays, many sergeants of Wang Mi's army are infected with the epidemic. Even if they withdraw, their marching speed will definitely not be faster. Once they are chased by Jiangdong soldiers and horses behind them, they will most likely fall into a big defeat.
"It's all this damn plum rain, otherwise, we would have broken through Shouchun City ten days ago!"
One of the generals said with great regret.
"General, how about this. We first send people to Shouchun and say that we want to surrender to Sima Rui, King of Langya in Jiangdong, to paralyze them. Then we say that we want to go north and wipe out Heluo Zhongzhou for King Langya. In this case, Shouchun City The Jiangdong soldiers and horses in the middle will definitely not come to pursue us. We will wait until our army is far away from Shouchun before we make another plan!"
After hearing this general's 'delay plan', many generals also thought that they could give it a try. Even if it didn't work, it was not too late to make new plans.
After Wang Mi heard this, he didn't speak, he just shook his head and sighed.
"What General Xu said is also a strategy. Let's write it down for now."
At this time, Wang Mi saw one person in the crowd with a solemn and firm expression, and he obviously did not agree with this idea.
This person was Liu Tun, the Jin general who was captured by Wang Mi in Luoyang.
Liu Tun was also from Donglai County and had known Wang Mi in his early years. Moreover, when Wang Mi followed Liu Bogen to attack Linzi, the Jin general who was defeated by them was Liu Tun.
After Wang Mi and the Huns captured Luoyang, Liu Tun, who had no time to escape, was captured, then took refuge with Wang Mi, and now serves as the chief historian.
"Chang Shi, in your opinion, what do you think of this plan?" Wang Mi asked Liu Tun.
"The general captured the capital, massacred the princes of the Jin Dynasty, and kidnapped the concubines. Even if he uses his hair to replace his head, and because of the general's crime, even if he plucks all his hair, it may not be able to repay these crimes!"
Liu Tun looked serious and said loudly.
However, after hearing Liu Tun's enumeration of his sins, Wang Mi not only did not get angry, but showed a complacent look on his face, obviously very proud of these achievements.
Just listen to Liu Tun continue to speak.
"Based on these charges against the general, even if he surrenders to Langya King Sima Rui, is the general really not afraid of revenge from the princes of the Jin clan?"
"After plundering several cities in Yuzhou before, we should not go south to Huainan. Instead, we should unite with Gou Xi's troops in Jingzhou to either occupy Jingzhou or Yiluo."
"Now the epidemic has begun to spread in the army. The rainy season in Huainan lasts only a month or two, and it will never stop. If we stay here any longer, I am afraid that 70% of the entire army will die from this epidemic!"
At this time, the general who came up with the delaying strategy said very unconvinced.
"Liu Changshi, even if you want to retreat, how can you stop the pursuing troops behind you?"
Hearing this, Liu Tun said rather disdainfully.
"Where did the pursuers come from?!"
