This idea is actually a bit risky.

Since these people under him are at a standstill in Yingchuan.

Although the number is large, it seems that they can break through Yingchuan and then advance to Xingyang.

But looking at the current situation, I am afraid that this idea will no longer be considered in the short term.

Although he had a large number of people, claiming to have hundreds of thousands of troops, he did not have much food and grass.

With Wang Huainan.

He simply cannot be used up.

He wants to fight quickly.

It would be best if the decisive battle takes place within a month.

but...

The King of Huainan is now like an old turtle, huddled in Yingchuan, unable to get out of any key city.

Although there is no wall to clear the country, Yingchuan has experienced great chaos. Now that the war has resumed, the people of Yingchuan have fled, as many as they could.

Those who cannot escape are now mostly in the city.

It is impossible to plunder food and grass.

It is impossible for Li Te and Li Xiong's mansion in Shu to give him food and grass.

and...

Yizhou is still some distance away from Yuzhou. The road is long and it has to pass through the jurisdiction of the little emperor.

If the food road is blocked, food cannot be delivered.

Food and grass cannot be delivered, and the war may not be fought.

So we asked for foreign help.

The foreign aid King Qi wanted before was Sima Yong, King of Hejian. However...

His son and daughter went to Chang'an, but there has been no news so far. It seems that they probably narrowly escaped death.

Even if he were still alive, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to complete the mission he gave them.

certainly...

Even if the letter is delivered, with the cunning and courage of the King of Hejian, whether he dares to send troops is another question.

If the King of Hejian cannot count on him, he can only count on others.

Just like the Huns and Xianbei.

It snowed very hard last year. I'm afraid many of these foreigners' cattle and sheep were frozen to death.

Bingzhou was previously guarded by Liu Kun, so the Huns naturally did not dare to act recklessly. However, there was great chaos in the Central Plains, and Emperor Sima Yu mobilized troops and horses from all over the country. Bingzhou was already empty. In addition, Liu Yuan rose up and took control of the five Xiongnu tribes. If Liu Yuan could be united with the previous

Back attack.

The former attacked Wei County, then went straight to Xingyang, threatening Luoyang.

Here he attacked Yingchuan, and then went straight to Xingyang, threatening Luoyang.

In this way, it is a two-pronged attack.

Maybe we can also persuade Li Te and Li Xiong and his son.

However, they sent troops from Hanzhong and took the Shu road to attack Luoyang.

At that time, it will be a siege on three sides.

In addition to the Xianbei people and the King of Hejian...

In addition, the King of Chengdu can also instigate rebellion. If six or seven armies attack together, no matter how many people the little emperor has and how elite the soldiers in the Beiying are, what's the use?

Luoyang will definitely be defeated.

certainly...

This plan is not without its shortcomings.

The biggest shortcoming is how to persuade these people.

The so-called shooting kills the first bird.

I'm afraid these people won't take action until things take shape.

After all, people like to take sides.

And I like to side with the winning team.

but...

It's easy to build momentum.

in addition...

Most foreigners are short-sighted. If they are promised some benefits, I am afraid they will agree.

For example, Li Te and Li Xiong in Yizhou, didn't they just want the land of Shu?

Give!

Like the Huns, they just wanted a place to live.

Give!

If the King of Hejian and the King of Chengdu want power, they can give it to them.

After all, this promise is free of charge.

When the time comes, the young emperor will be kicked off the throne, and he will no longer be bothered by these matters.

If he couldn't even kick the little emperor down, then his life would probably be lost, let alone the troubles he would have later.

Regardless of the flood, that will happen later.

He must do the things he needs to do now.

After thinking about this, he immediately called the counselor beside him.

He did not inform the other sect kings about this matter.

The result of two days of deliberations was to send different letters to Liu Yuan, Li Te, the King of Hejian, the King of Chengdu, and the King of Xianbei.

Sending letters is a chore.

King Qi is also smart now.

Directly ask multiple people to deliver the letter. Even if one person fails to deliver the letter, as long as one person delivers the letter, his purpose will be achieved.

Ten days passed like this.

Although the three-city defense was dangerous, it was successfully defended.

On the Shaoling side, Sima Yi, the king of Changshan, was just pretending to be in a lively manner, but very few people died.

The Shaoling city wall seems to have been decorated, but in fact the foundation has not been damaged.

Over in Xihua, Xiao Qi King Sima Chao had no talent for commanding troops, and was even attacked by Liu Bai at night, losing a lot of troops. Fortunately, he had a great advantage. After being attacked at night, he began to fight steadily, and the siege was progressed step by step.

, However, with his steady and steady fighting posture, if he wanted to capture Xihua County, I am afraid that he would not be able to capture it within a few months.

Among the three cities, Zhang Guang's side is the most dangerous.

King Nanyang had many generals under his command, all of whom were capable. In addition, he was determined to attack the city, so the offensive and defensive battles in Gulin County were the most bloody.

After ten days of conquering Lin County, general Meng Ji had already been beheaded, and then another general was killed by King Nanyang.

The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, but the same was true for Zhang Guang.

When King Nanyang attacked the city, his losses would definitely be greater than his.

But I can’t bear it. King Nanyang has enough manpower!

Zhang Guang only had 10,000 people under his command, so how could he spend more than 100,000?

Messengers were sent to the county one after another, but the replies they received were all insisting.

persist in?

How can you persist in this?

Ten thousand people...

After ten days of defense, there were less than five thousand men capable of fighting.

The enemy's offensive not only did not weaken, but became stronger.

There are fewer and fewer people under his command, but the offensive from the opposite side is becoming more and more fierce.

I'm afraid that Lin County will be lost in the next ten days.

"This King of Nanyang is really crazy!"

Zhang Guang was born in Beiying, but the King of Nanyang's strategy of fighting regardless of losses made him feel like a scholar encountering an army, and he suffered unspeakably.

The King of Huainan knew that he was from the Guangyuan Hou family, so he wanted to harm him!

Zhang Guang knew it very well, but there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, this coach is the King of Huainan!

Keep it for another ten days.

Zhang Guang gritted his teeth.

After guarding for another ten days, he abandoned the city and left.

After keeping watch for twenty days, he has already exhausted his benevolence and righteousness.

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The three cities were filled with blood and fire.

On the other side, in the county town of Yangzhai, the King of Huainan was dressed in fine clothes, but there was not much joy on his face.

"The king of Qi is so aggressive this time that he claims to have an army of one million. Although the number is exaggerated, there are still more than 400,000 people. The strength is really strong. Although the soldiers of the Beiying camp are elite, there are too many ants and the giant elephant cannot hold it. It is urgent.

It has to be an alliance of clan kings to divide the king of Qi. As long as we promise benefits to those clan kings and make your majesty promise not to cut down the vassal, and not to blame these clan kings, perhaps we can weaken the momentum of the king of Qi."

Hua Heng listened on the side. Although he nodded his head slightly, there was not much recognition on his face.

"The King also understands His Majesty's temperament. It is almost impossible for him to say these words."

Sima Yu's target was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can be said to be the only emperor through the ages.

If Sima Yu wanted to reach the level of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do such a compromise.

"Your Majesty should also assess the situation. The way of an emperor is not to follow one's will."

After all, the King of Huainan is also a clan king.

If he pacifies the King of Qi, he will definitely have the same momentum in the world.

Previously, the King of Qi was the most powerful sect king. If he defeated me, the most powerful sect king would be the Huainan King.

How Emperor Sima Yu dealt with King Qi was actually a disguised form of dealing with King Huainan.

It's a pity...

His Majesty in Luoyang, as Hua Heng thought, was not willing to take a step back.

I want the horse to run, but I also want the horse not to eat grass.

Alas~

Thinking of this, even King Huainan felt tired.

Hua Heng naturally heard something inappropriate in King Huainan's words.

But he is quite tactful.

At this time, King Huainan was the head coach of the Southern Expeditionary Army. He was only the second in command. Naturally, low-key matters should be kept low-key.

If he really pissed off King Huainan, Sima Yun might have a hundred ways to make him die in Yingchuan.

This is not a threat.

"Your Majesty may change some things, but these things are no longer what we, as ministers, should think about. The war ahead is tense. Why don't you, Your Majesty, send troops to help? This is the eighteenth time that the messenger from Yancheng has come for help.

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rush to the rescue?

King Huainan shook his head gently.

"How to send help?"

King Huainan turned to look at the map of Yingchuan, pointed at the map and said to Hua Heng: "We have to defend these cities and consume all the food and grass of King Qi. Their food and grass are enough for them to defend for several months, and then send people over.

How many people can a city hold?"

Attack and defend the city.

It's not just that there are more people.

Some cities are only that big, and there are only so many people who can attack the city at one time. Even if you have an army of one million, you can only attack the city with so many people.

The same principle applies to defending a city.

A city is only that big, and the city wall can only be defended by a thousand or hundreds of people. If you have more people, you can only go up in batches.

If there are too many people defending the city, it will only speed up the consumption of food, and it will not be beneficial to other aspects.

This is also the reason why Hongdu was able to defend itself at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Hu Tingrui, the Prime Minister of Jiangxi Province under Chen Youliang, presented the city of Longxing, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, to Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang changed Longxing to "Hongdu Prefecture" and made his nephew Zhu Wenzheng the governor. General Deng Yu participated in the politics of Jiangxi Province and stationed in flood control.

All.

In April, Chen Youliang took advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang to send troops to rescue Anfeng. When the troops in the south of the Yangtze River were empty, he sent out troops claiming to be 600,000 to besiege Hongdu.

Guarding general Zhu Wenzheng followed Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy of fortifying the wall and defeating the enemy, and held on tenaciously to resist Chen Youliang's army.

At that time, the city walls of Hongdu were breached in many places, and the defenders fought and built. The attackers and defenders fought over corpses, resulting in heavy casualties.

However, Zhu Wenzheng displayed his outstanding commanding talents and calmly responded to the challenge. He held on to Hongdu for 85 days, which consumed a large amount of Chen's army's effective strength and bought time for Zhu Yuanzhang to launch a counterattack.

In the end, Chen Youliang had no choice but to withdraw from the siege, and Zhu Jun won a strategic victory, declaring the battle over.

Both offense and defense are reversed. If there are more people, it can only be said that there are more living forces.

This is also the reason why it can hold on for months or even years despite the disparity in strength.

As long as there is enough food, in the late Han Dynasty before gunpowder appeared, the city could be defended...

As long as the opponent's offensive cannot maintain a strong siege momentum, it should be easy to hold the city for several months.

and...

The King of Huainan did not ask them to hold on for a few months.

Just keep it for a month.

Lin County, Shaoling, Xihua...

This is just his first line of defense.

Behind him, he had already built a second line of defense.

A decisive battle with King Qi?

impossible.

The King of Qi has a large number of people and cannot sustain food and grass. The King of Huainan is not a stupid person, so he naturally knows the shortcomings of attacking him.

If his plan can succeed.

Within half a year, even if the disaster of King Qi was not eliminated, the momentum was not as good as it is now.

Eradicate the King of Qi...

It was not what King Huainan needed.

Regarding the emperor of Luoyang, King Huainan gradually understood his thoughts.

As long as the King of Qi is still there, the King of Huainan will be useful. If the King of Qi disappears.

The next one to deal with is probably the King of Huainan.

Drag~

The king of Huainan paid himself that he was still young.

His Majesty in Luoyang is still young.

Young people are motivated, but young people will also understand their mistakes in time.

As long as the emperor doesn't want to cut down the vassal vassal or attack the clan king, King Huainan will naturally help Sima Yu.

Give it your all.

However...

Even when his own life might be in danger, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to helping Sima Yu.

Not even a saint can do it.

What's more, he, Sima Yun, is not a saint.

Hua Heng looked at the expression of Huainan King Sima Yun and vaguely understood what he meant.

However...

He understood that it was useless.

Your Majesty must understand.

But who can your Majesty listen to now?

Anyway, His Majesty will not listen to what Hua Heng says.

If it is said to be Marquis Guangyuan, it is somewhat possible.

But the Marquis of Guangyuan had already gone to farm in various counties.

There is no one left who can say such things.

I want the emperor to understand the truth.

Disaster...

It's too difficult.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Guang in front naturally didn't understand King Huainan's intentions.

Maybe even King Qi doesn't understand.

But Wang Sheng, who was far away in Hedong County, understood very well.

"The matter of farming is said to be simple, but it is also full of troubles. If not for His Majesty's generous help and the fact that I have some soldiers in Hongnong, I would not be able to deal with these local snakes."

In these ten days, Wang Sheng had simply settled the farming affairs in Hedong County.

Basically, it's a trick to scare the monkeys.

I also learned some dragon slaying skills.

Win over the people Wang Sheng can win over, and reduce his enemies to fewer and fewer.

Finally, use your own skills and power to make them surrender, or in other words, cooperate.

"Everyone says that Marquis Guangyuan has great magical powers. Now it seems that they are not bragging anymore. You really have some abilities."

Sima Yun, the princess of Ruyang County, followed Wang Sheng with a very calm expression on her face.

After following Wang Sheng for more than ten days, her resentment towards Wang Sheng was almost gone.

Sima Yun has admired capable people since he was a child, and Wang Sheng is obviously such a person.

and...

She can be said to be Wang Sheng's prisoner, but Wang Sheng did not send her to Luoyang, but took her with him.

In addition, Sima Bing has not been disposed of, but has been kept in captivity in Hongnong County.

This alone is worthy of her gratitude.
Chapter completed!