Liu Yi followed and laughed: "Wonderful, when Huan Xuan defeated Yang Quanqi, he used this trick to control the granary and force the enemy who were exhausted and short of food to fight to a decisive battle. General Lu has experienced this battle personally. Will it be repeated this time?
"
Lu Zongzhi lowered his head in embarrassment: "Jiangling has a large population, but lacks granaries. Because it is too close to the Yangtze River, once a flood occurs, the grain storages will be submerged. Therefore, most of Jingzhou's grain storages are concentrated in Xiakou and Baling."
Huan Zhen wants to show that he still controls Jingzhou by seizing Jiangling, and we will take advantage of the situation and make a fuss about food. However, those who stay behind in Jiangling may have to suffer a little injustice and lose Jiangling again."
Sima Xiuzhi sighed: "That's all, I am the governor of Jingzhou. Let me bear this grievance. Anyway, I have been running around all these years and have lost my shame. As long as I can eliminate Huan Zhen and completely pacify Jingzhou
, What does this loss of face count for? Your Majesty, Sima Xiuzhi, the governor of Jingzhou, please order me to stay in Jiangling!"
Sima Dewen nodded with satisfaction: "King Qiao is extremely loyal and does not care about personal gains and losses at all. He is worthy of being an example for our Sima clan. Now that the national crisis is at the forefront and the emperor is in the dust, we Sima clan should also fight against the national crisis together and not fall behind other people."
Only after loyal ministers and righteous men."
A rough voice sounded: "What King Langya said is absolutely true. I am willing to ask for help to relieve the country's worries."
Everyone looked at the sound and saw a fat man in his forties with a white face and a slight beard holding his hands in salute. Liu Yi frowned slightly. He did not recognize this person and whispered to He Wuji on the side: "This
The plane is very strange, but it sounds like he is from the Sima clan, Wuji, do you know him?"
He Wuji shook his head and whispered: "The Sima clan has thousands of people, many of whom have just been given titles and are scattered around the country. I am also..."
Sima Dewen seemed to have heard the conversation between the two, and said with a smile: "Two generals, you have been in the center for a long time, and you may not know much about our Sima clan. Come, let me introduce to you, Sima Rongqi.
, is the son of Sima Huizhi, King of Gaomi. His seventh generation ancestor is the younger brother of Emperor Xuan of Jin Dynasty (Sima Yi), and the line of King Gaomi has also held the title to this day. Most of them are the clan members.
, Taichang and other official positions are responsible for the internal sacrifices and clan meetings of our Sima clan, and they rarely serve as officials in the outer court. Therefore, let alone the two generals who have been in the army for a long time, they are also important ministers in the court.
Very few people know him."
Sima Rongqi smiled and said: "When Your Majesty was in trouble, as acting Zongzheng, I have been following His Majesty to serve. This time Jiangling was lost and lost again, and His Majesty also had several adventures. I have always been on the front and the back, doing my best."
In the past, Your Majesty was manipulated by those rebellious ministers and traitors. In the past, there were bad guys like Wang Guobao, Sima Daozi, and Sima Yuanxian. Later, there was the usurper Huan Xuan. We, the Sima clan, have no way to serve the country. But this does not mean that we really
I have no worries about the country. Now, thanks to your majesty's great blessings, everything has returned to peace. It is the time for our Sima family to serve the country with all our loyalty. Although I am not talented, I am also knowledgeable about military affairs. I would like to ask for orders to send troops to attack before the imperial commander.
That Qiao Zong rebelled against the traitor and regained the land of Xichuan for the Jin Dynasty!"
Liu Yi almost stopped laughing at this time. He had considered that no matter how powerful or small the Sima clan was, their desire for power was second to none. Only the Murong clan could compare with them. However, he still did not expect that one of them would spend his whole life.
Sima Rongqi, who could only care about the clan's weak people, actually dared to ask for orders to go on an expedition. This ignorant and fearless behavior made Liu Yi, who had always been very thick-skinned, feel that it was really shameless.
However, He Wuji's face darkened and he said coldly: "King Gaomi, military and national affairs are not a trivial matter. Now we are discussing how to deal with Huan Zhen's counterattack. We have insufficient military strength. At this time, you still want to go
Isn’t it a bit inappropriate to attack Western Shu?”
Sima Rongqi's expression changed and he sneered: "General He, do you look down on me, Sima Rongqi, and think that I don't have the ability to fight with you?"
He Wuji calmly shook his head: "I never said that, but in our army, to be a general who leads the army, you must first win the morale of the army. Your Majesty, you have never been in the army. I am afraid that even the soldiers
I don’t even know you, so how can I gain military morale?”
Sima Rongqi gritted his teeth: "There are also Confucian generals in this world, such as Xie Ai from Qianliang, Wang Meng from Qin, including Xie Xuan who formed your Beifu Army. They are not all civilians and have little military experience, but they are familiar with
The military manual is like a finger when it comes to commanding. General He's words are a bit too arbitrary."
He Wuji said coldly: "Even the three people you mentioned had served in the army for many years before becoming the commander. Although they were not warriors, they had been in the army for a long time and knew what was going on in the camp. Why?
How can you say that you have no military experience? King Gaomi, even if you have Zhuge Kongming's talents, we really don't have an army for you now. The top priority is to defeat Huan Zhen first and pacify Jingzhou. When that day comes, we will make a long-term plan to conquer Shu.
Let’s do it.”
Sima Rongqi blushed, looked at Sima Dewen, gritted his teeth and said: "Although the minister is not talented, father and son have always done their best for the country. We, father and son, swore in front of the late emperor that we must be loyal to the Jin Dynasty.
As loyal to Your Majesty and sharing the worries of the country, Your Majesty, please understand the loyalty and patriotism of the minister and his son."
Sima Dewen nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. King Gaomi has always been loyal to the court and diligent in royal affairs. It stands to reason that he should be considerate of your painstaking efforts. But what General He said makes sense. Now Jingzhou's troops are insufficient, and
Facing a big war with Huan Zhen, we really can’t spare any troops, so we must form another army to attack Western Shu.”
Sima Rongqi said without hesitation: "When our ancestors launched the Northern Expedition, the Yuan Emperor and the imperial court were in a similar situation to now. They could not spare any troops, but they could give them a title and provide them with food and salary for thousands of troops. I don't want your majesty and the king.
To provide troops and horses, we only need the title of governor of Yizhou and military commander of the five states."
He Wuji laughed: "There is no joke in the army. King Gaomi, General Zu Ti dared to go to war with just a name. That was because he brought tens of thousands of refugees south and selected more than 3,000 tiger and wolf warriors.
I am willing to follow him across the Yangtze River and on his northern expedition. But King Gaomi, do you have the strength now?"
A confident voice sounded from outside the palace: "Jingchu is so big, doesn't it have tens of thousands of loyal and righteous people? General He is looking down on people. Your Majesty, my father, and your ministers have already raised three thousand spirits."
I am willing to fight against thieves for my country, and I am just waiting for the edict to be issued!"
Everyone's eyes were cast outside the hall. Even Liu Yi, who had experienced many battles, suddenly changed his expression and almost stood up in shock. Xiang Jing even opened his eyes wide and shouted: "You are
who?!"
This chapter has been completed!