In the government office, Sun Ji was led to a house by an official. The official said: "Xuanfu and a few others are waiting inside. You go in and answer honestly. Just say what you saw that day, and don't talk nonsense."
Sun Ji said yes, a little nervous.
The official reported the voice and asked Sun Ji to go in alone.
Sun Ji took a deep breath, opened the door, and entered the room.
Inside, Wang Xiaolie, Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan were sitting there. Seeing Sun Ji come in, Wang Xiaoxian said: "There is a stool over there, you can sit on it. By the way, here's a cup of tea."
Where would Sun Ji dare to sit? He said hurriedly: "Where is there a place for me to sit in front of Xuanfu? I just want to stand."
Wang Xiaolie said: "You are a guest, standing and talking is not the way to treat guests. Sit down, don't be nervous, we are just asking about Jin Bing's situation in the mall."
Seeing Wang Xiaolie's insistence, Sun Ji had no choice but to sit on the stool. Just like walking on horseback, how dare your butt touch the stool? To be honest, it's more tiring than standing.
Wang Xiaolie glanced at it and said, "Sitting and talking is my rule here, so you don't have to worry about it. It's too tiring to sit around, so there's no need to wrong yourself."
Sun Ji looked at Wang Ruohai and Wang Yan, and when he saw that their expressions were normal, he dared to put his butt on the stool. He didn't dare to sit still, leaning forward.
Wang Ruohai picked up the official document on the table, looked at it, and said to Sun Ji: "When the Jin army went back, they passed by the mall, and you happened to be there. Also, in the mall, the craftsmen rose up to resist and were all killed. Did you see it?"
Sun Ji nodded hurriedly: "Hui Guanren, that's true. That day I came out of Pan's father's residence and wanted to go to the stockade to see when the Jin people would leave. As soon as I arrived outside the stockade, I saw a man with disheveled hair coming out of the house. He ran out of the house and was killed by a Jin soldier on the road. Immediately afterwards, many people rushed out of the room. They all said that they were from the Song Dynasty and would rather die than go north with the Jin people and fight with the Jin soldiers. How could they be the Jin soldiers? Opponents? They were all killed in an instant."
Wang Ruohai said: "These craftsmen are of great use, but the general of the Jin Army is watching from the side and not stopping them?"
Sun Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly: "My lord, those Jin soldiers are like devils, their eyes are red, and the Jin army generals don't dare to step forward."
Wang Ruohai nodded. He said to Wang Xiaolie: "After the Jin army robbed the artillery, they fled two hundred miles in two days from Tuanfeng Town to Macheng. From Macheng County to Shangcheng Town is a mountain road, four hundred miles away, and the Jin army only It took nine days. In eleven days, more than a thousand of them crossed the Dabie Mountains, and many people died of exhaustion on the way. When they arrived at Shangcheng Town, I was afraid that many people were going crazy."
Wang Xiaolie said: "If the general steps forward to stop him, there may be a roar of the camp. People who are more experienced in the army will not make such mistakes. Otherwise, these craftsmen are so important, how can the Jin army be willing to kill them? Alas. ——”
Wang Ruohai said: "That's right. The Jin army couldn't bear the march like this for eleven consecutive days. Poor craftsmen and the people in the village lost their lives. However, the Jin army grabbed the artillery, but there were no craftsmen. They wanted to mass I’m afraid it will take some effort to manufacture.”
Wang Xiaolie nodded and did not continue the topic. He said to Sun Ji: "What did you do when you saw someone killing someone?"
Sun Jidao said: "How can I be the opponent of the Jin army when I am alone? Later I saw that they were capable of killing men, women, old and children, and they killed everyone on sight. I couldn't help but panic. I sneaked back to Pan's father's house and hid with his wife. We entered the mountain next to us. When we came out the next day, we saw that there was no one alive for several miles around. I didn’t dare to stay there any longer, so I asked Mr. Pan and his wife to simply pack up and pay homage, and fled back to Luoshan County. When they arrived in Luoshan In the county town, Mr. and Mrs. Pan were so frightened that they suddenly fell ill."
Wang Ruohai said: "After arriving at the mall, how will the Jin army transport artillery?"
Sun Jidao said: "The Jin people had already prepared horses and mules near the mall, and then headed north after harnessing them."
After asking for some more details, Wang Xiaolie asked Sun Ji to go back. His travel expenses to Luoyang this time and all the expenses on the road were paid by the government. In addition, give him a reward of ten coins.
Sun Ji left, and Wang Ruohai said: "It seems that the Jin people have been planning this for a long time, and it is not a temporary move. Including Wan Yanchang's move south, it is all to divert the Ezhou army. However, he can easily succeed, Guangzhou Zhizhou Xu Yueqiang Not small."
Wang Xiaolie nodded. Asked: "There are more than a thousand Jin troops, no matter how careful they are, they cannot remain silent. Has Xuyou sent troops?"
Wang Ruohai said: "I just ordered Commander Zhang Ju to lead a thousand soldiers and horses to monitor in Gushi. I watched the Jin army cross the river in a big way, walk to Chengjiabu Town, and go to Huoqiu County. After that, it was the Puppet Qi territory, but I couldn't help it. I can’t help them anymore.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "This promise originally had two ends, with Shaoxing and Fuchang reign names at the same time. If you do something like this, you can't keep it!"
Wang Ruohai said: "Xie Linong's army is in Hedong, and Li Xing is the only one in the south of Jingxi Road. Should we let Xie Linong——"
Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "No, Xie Li Nong is guarding Shangdang County and cannot be transferred around. Just let Li Xing go. Now we are in the south, with Jie Qian in the east and Chengui in the west. There is basically no threat, so there is no need to station heavy troops. . Let Li Xing’s army be transferred to Caizhou, with its back to the Ru River, and get rid of Xu Gei on the way!"
Wang Ruohai said: "Guangzhou belongs to Huaixi Road. After we occupy it, how can we tell the court?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Just say that Xu Yue cooperated with the Jin army to seize artillery, and intended to join the Puppet Qi. He was wiped out by us. No need to say anything more."
"That's fine." Wang Ruohai nodded. He knew in his heart that with Wang Xiaolie's current power, the court would not ask any more questions. In the final analysis, Wang Xiaolie deliberately restrained himself and left the areas that the imperial court could control not to mess with, but to leave them to the imperial court. His own territory was basically limited to places where the imperial court had no power to control.
To capture Gwangju, what do you need to say to the court? What else is there to say?
Wang Yan said: "In the newly formed army, some of the new recruits have completed training. Are they ready to fight?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Let's use it as a strategic reserve force first. If we don't fight in Hedong, this army will have little effect. Let them spend more time getting to know each other."
After finishing speaking, Wang Xiaolie added: "Now we have two directions of attack. One is east of Hedong. After occupying Taiyuan, we will threaten Datong Mansion. Datong Mansion is the home of Nianhan, the powerful minister of the Jin Kingdom, and it is very likely that we will fight us there. The second is Kaifeng Prefecture, and then attacks Daming Prefecture to the north until Youzhou. This road is the Jin Dynasty court. The Jin army has sufficient strategic depth, and it is difficult to capture their main force. Taken together, we still use Hedong Road as the The direction of the main attack.”
Wang Yan said: "Where is Liu Yu? To attack Kaifeng, we must first fight Liu Yu's troops."
Wang Xiaolie said with some disdain: "Liu Yu? There is no role for Liu Yu in this war. Without the help of Jin soldiers, one or two divisions of troops would be enough to wipe out the puppet Qi. We will launch a large-scale attack in the direction of Kaifeng. The first stage Liu Yu will be destroyed."
Wang Yan said: "In Xuan Fu's heart, he didn't take Liu Yu seriously."
Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army also looks down on Liu Yu. If I regard Liu Yu as my opponent, how can I be worthy of fighting the Jin army? In the future Northern Expedition, our main attack force will be the Jin people, so don't waste time on Liu Yu. "
Wang Yan and Wang Ruohai looked at each other and both smiled.
In the battle in the west of Beijing, Liu Yu's army was almost completely wiped out by Xie Linong and Cao Zhiyan in Zhongmou, and Li Cheng was captured alive. Wang Xiaolie rarely mentioned this battle, feeling that there was really nothing to talk about. In fact, killing 30,000 people in one battle is a rare victory. It's just that in Wang Xiaolie's eyes, Liu Yu has no status.
(I've been feeling unwell for the past two days, so my updates are abnormal. Please forgive me. I'll be fine soon in two days.)
