Chapter 3 Wu Yi (seven moves) After saying goodbye to Zhai Rang, Li Mi turned to the barracks of Xie Yingdeng, the chief scout. He was playing a very big game of chess. Every particle could not be placed in the wrong position, so he understood the first step in time.
Hand information is crucial
Xie Yingdeng was personally translating several reports that had just been sent by Yamashita according to a key. He did not hear the footsteps outside the house. It was not until Cai Jiande couldn't help coughing that he raised his head alertly, and then asked in great surprise:
"When did Mr. Mi come? Do you have anything to do with me? Why did Mr. Mi come here in person? Where are the guards? They didn't make a sound..."
"Yingdeng, don't be anxious!" Li Mi waved his hand, interrupting the other party's rapid-fire questions. "I had nothing to do and happened to sneak around here for fear of disturbing you, so I didn't let the guard outside the door report.
Don’t blame them!”
Xie Yingden put down the key and secret message in his hand, and his expression quickly returned to calm, "It doesn't matter, I don't mean to blame anyone. I just think that if the Secret Master comes to me for something, just send someone to tell me, and I will give him what the Secret Master needs."
Everything was sent to the Juyi Hall as the general manager of the sentinels, but Duke Lao personally came to press for military information. Xie was very frightened!"
"Ying Deng! We are all brothers, why should we distinguish the seniority and inferiority so clearly!" Li Mi was made uncomfortable by the other party and complained with a straight face.
"Privately, we are brothers, but in business, we are master and slave. Yingdeng dare not cross the line!" Xie Yingdeng bowed again, then walked to the window and ordered outside, "Come, hurry up and offer tea to Mi Gong!"
"Ying Deng, please stop working. I'm panicking, so I came here to see if there's any news about Mao Gong and the others! I won't disturb you for too long!" Li Mi couldn't break through the "wall" built up by the other party with politeness, so he had to laugh.
tell the truth
"Secretary General, please sit down for a moment. I can get it done right now! The exact military documents have not been sent back yet, but we have sent several secret reports involving the movements of the officers and soldiers to the mountain from our agents in Baihua Valley and Gong County. Based on these, we can
Guess the current progress of Maogong and the others!" Xie Yingden still maintained a polite attitude and answered with a smile.
The respect of others can make Li Mi feel comfortable, but Xie Yingdeng's respect only makes Li Mi realize the distance between them. This is the temperament cultivated by the Xie family in Jiangnan. There is a legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties in every move and gesture. In comparison, Li Mi usually
The suave demeanor that you are proud of is simply not worth mentioning, let alone finding some faults in the other party's words and deeds.
His chest felt as tight as a stone, but he could only endure it again and again. The composition of the Wagang Army was complex, and the internal factions were also clearly divided. According to the origin of the generals, the army can be divided into three major factions.
That is, the inner camp consists of Zhai Rang, Xu Maogong and other founders of the Wagang Army, the outer camp consists of Wang Dangren, Meng Rang and other heroes of the world, as well as the famous scholars such as Fang Yanzao and Zhu Junyan, the former Sui Dynasty
Among the three major factions of the 'Yingtian' faction composed of officials, the Neiying faction has the most power and strength, but is also the most difficult to control. Many of them, such as Xu Maogong, Xie Yingdeng, Cheng Zhijie, etc., are just for the future development of the Wagang Army.
Only those who are willing to obey Li Mi's orders are willing to obey Li Mi's orders. Deep down, he has always had doubts about the destiny legend of "Tao Li replaces Yang". The celebrities and former Sui officials who were the last to join Wagang and have the least foundation are the most obsessed with the destiny legend. They all
They firmly believe that Li Mi, whom they follow, is the destined emperor, and will eventually ascend to the throne of God. They will also achieve unparalleled personal achievements, and then bring glory to the entire family.
In terms of military affairs, Li Mi needed to rely on the strategies and bravery of Xu, Cheng and others. In terms of government affairs, Li Mi needed to rely on the experience and loyalty of Fang Yanzao, Bing Yuanzhen and others. In contrast, it was the people who originally recommended Li Mi to the position of head of Wagang.
The commanders of the outer camps are the least important at present. You cannot rely on the number of people to fight a war. Li Mi, who has suffered enough losses, has now clearly understood this truth. Although the soldiers and horses of the outer camps led by Wang Dangren, Meng Rang and others are...
After some training, the commanders who came from rough backgrounds had limited knowledge and were hindered by them. From now on, hundreds of thousands of brothers in the outer camp can only play a role of transporting military supplies and bluffing. In the real showdown between the two armies, Li Mi easily did not dare to send them to charge into the battle.
This is also the reason why Li Mi now dares to allow Yongqiu Camp to be attacked without sending a single soldier to rescue him. He has crossed the original river and no longer needs to rely on the foreign camp to contain Xu, Cheng and others. On the contrary,
What he needs to do now is to make the old team of Wagang Army obey him step by step like the celebrities and old officials who came to defect. For this reason, he can tolerate some slight indifference and supercilious looks, even at any cost.
Xie Yingdeng did not mean to make things difficult for Li Mi. He quickly translated several pieces of information completely and combined them to deduce the latest military information ahead.
"General Xu shoulders heavy responsibilities, and the military reports sent back must be detailed and accurate, so the actions will never be as timely as those in various places!" Although Li Mi has been very generous, Xie Yingdeng still made some preparations for his colleagues in advance.
"I know that Maogong is cautious in doing things. This is the most admirable thing about him!" Li Mi felt his heart tightening after hearing this, and couldn't wait to confess that the most skilled general under his command at the moment is Xu Maogong. If the opponent is frustrated by Luokou Cang
If so, then the entire strategic subordinates of the Wagang Army will have to make adjustments.
"These three intelligence reports come from Hulao Pass, Baihua Valley and Gong County respectively." Xie Yingdeng arranged the translated intelligence in order, his body movements still steady. In order to allow Li Mi to judge the situation more intuitively, he turned around and found a sheepskin.
The map was placed on the table in front of him, and then he began to introduce the details to Li Mi, who was so anxious that his stomach was already smoking.
"Gongxian County has lit up the smoke, and the four gates are tightly closed, but Luokou warehouse is still in the hands of the army!"
The siege has not started yet!"
"Well, our army has traveled a long way, so we should take a short rest!" After hearing that Xu Maogong was not frustrated, Li Mi's heart rate slowed down slightly, he stroked his beard and commented
"There was no response from the Sui army at Hulao Pass. Entry was still allowed after the gate was closed, but our careful investigation found that many people fled from the Shizihe area, saying that there was a war there!" Xie Yingden looked at the expression on Li Mi's face.
, continues the introduction, "As for Baihua Valley, it is said in detail that Tiger General Liu Changgong and Guanglu Shaoqing Fang'er led an army of 25,000 and left seven days ago, and their whereabouts are still unknown!"
"You mean Mao Gong met Liu Changgong by the Shizi River?" Li Mi was shocked when he heard this. He used a little force on his hand and plucked off a lock of his beard. He ignored the pain and hurriedly threw himself in front of the map.
, carefully measured the distance between the sources of the three reports with his fingers, took a long breath, and said with a smile: "Ying Deng just wants to kill me! Maogong is obviously a siege to rescue the city, and Liu Changgong hurriedly went to rescue Luokou.
, I’m afraid Luokou can’t be saved, and he will have to go in too!”
"This subordinate is only responsible for analyzing the intelligence reports. The specific conclusion will not be drawn until the military letter arrives!" Xie Yingden nodded, still answering in a calm tone.
"You don't have to wait for the military letter. I believe in Maogong's ability!" Li Mi laughed and waved his hands, "Since he can trick Liu Changgong out of Baihua Valley, there is no reason to let him go back. Haha, the man named Li hasn't arrived in Xingyang yet.
The army is already missing, so Mao Gong used this tactic brilliantly, and he figured out Liu Changgong's unwillingness to be restrained by others!"
As for the secrets of Sui officials, Li Mi knew very well that Liu Changgong, who was stationed in Baihua Valley, had previously passively avoided the battle, and now suddenly came out to fight. I am afraid that he had heard the news that the champion general Li Xu had arrived at Yongqiu. In order to hold on
With the military power in his hands, he had to reestablish his prestige before Li Xu reached Xingyang City. Xu Maogong threatened Luokou with a partial force, which just gave him an opportunity to establish his achievements. However, Liu Changgong would never have guessed that the Wagang Army was erecting
The military camp under Luokou City was empty, and the main force was already waiting on his way to Luokou.
"These reports have just been sent up the mountain. Calculating the time spent on the road, if the military situation is as predicted by the secret official, I am afraid that General Xu has turned around and attacked Luokou by now!"
I was so distracted that I couldn't advance or retreat. After a moment of silence, I continued.
"Good attack, good attack! Once Liu Changgong is defeated, the capital will be shocked by it. There are not many defenders in Luokoucang, and now they don't have the courage to make an enemy of Maogong!" Li Mi was in a great mood and did not care about the other party.
Stupid behavior: "I will issue an urgent order and send the Black Stone Battalion to the vicinity of Luokou to help Mao Gong and move all the grain that can be moved to the Yellow River for shipment. Not a single grain will be left for the Sui army!"
"It won't be of any benefit to our army to have more people help or to defend Luokou!" Xie Yingden nodded and responded that although he had some criticisms of Li Mi's methods in his heart, he still admired Li Mi's vision and ability to employ people.
If someone else was in charge, they would certainly not have deduced that Xu Maogong had defeated Liu Changgong based on a few vague reports, nor would they have decisively dispatched auxiliary troops to assist the trapped camp in transporting the loot before the formal military documents were sent to the mountain.
"Yes!" Li Mi quickly wrote a handwritten order and gave it to his personal guard Cai Jiande, ordering him to deliver it to Fang Yanzao, who would organize the manpower to send him down the mountain as quickly as possible. Then he would stroke his beard and walk back and forth around the table. Xu Maogong would remove any extraneous branches.
Killing Liu Changgong was equivalent to solving a big problem for him. The situation in front of him became more and more tilted in favor of the Wagang Army. In his excitement, his thoughts became very fast. After walking in a small circle, he suddenly stopped.
Putting his hand on the table, he stared at the map and asked, "Ying Deng, do you have any latest news about Yongqiu?"
"No, the people surnamed Li who I sent to Mi Gong in the morning only sent a small number of cavalry to make a bluff along the canal to the north, and the main force still stayed in Yongqiu City for repairs." Xie Yingden seemed to have expected that Li Mi would ask this question, and immediately told him
got the exact answer
"Well!" The smile on Li Mi's face gradually dissipated, and his brows slowly furrowed. In his heart, ten Liu Changgong could not resist one Li Xu, although the number of soldiers and horses under Liu Changgong's command was six times that of Boling Jingqi.
"What are the skills of the craftsmen we have installed in Yongqiu? Can they get close to Li Xu? I mean, can they..."
"Impossible, Li Xu is very skilled in martial arts and is extremely popular among his soldiers!" Before Li Mi could finish his words, Xie Yingdeng categorically rejected his hypothesis.
When the two armies are fighting, assassinating the other side's general is also one of the ways to win. Xie Yingdeng doesn't think Li Mi's proposal is disgraceful, but he believes that the Wagang army can't find a suitable assassin. "After what happened to Governor Zhou last time,
Li is very wary of the personnel around him. If we take the initiative to attack, we will probably gain nothing except increased casualties!" In order to take care of Li Mi's face, he continued to add
"Yes, it's a pity that Zhou Xing was found out too early!" Li Mi sighed, admitting that the plan just now was a bit whimsical.
"Zhou Xing has done his best. General Xu has warned that the Wagang Army will not contact him again in the future!" Xie Yingdeng also sighed, regretting the loss of a general under his command. Let's read the first release of the literature website together. Please support us.
The Zhou Xing they mentioned was Xu Maogong's spy carefully placed around Li Xu. However, during the last canal battle, this person accidentally aroused Li Xu's suspicion. As a result, he was first sent outside the Great Wall for more than half a year, and then was assigned
He went to the Sanggan River to organize refugees to work in the fields, but he has not been able to break into the decision-making level of the Boling Army again. Moreover, after practicing outside the Great Wall, this person was no longer loyal to the Wagang Army. Xie Yingden sent agents several times to invite him to return to the mountains.
, but he would rather risk being executed by the Boling Army than agree.
"Actually, I didn't just say that I must organize people to do extraordinary things!" Li Mi saved his face and habitually made redeeming moves after the failure of his plan. "I just wanted to send people to create some trouble in Yongqiu. It's best to let everyone know."
The Sui court lost trust in General Li"
"Of course it would be best to get rid of him without a fight." Xie Yingden knew that the head of the family was very afraid of Li Xu, so he smiled and responded, "But the officials in the court may not be so stupid.
Li Xu’s military power, it is estimated that no one will be willing to seriously serve the imperial court in the future!”
"It's hard to say, those powerful ministers have always been our 'allies' a few days ago. Didn't they 'help' transfer Yang Yichen and save Dou Jiande's life?" Li Mi, who knew much more about the officialdom of the Sui Dynasty than Xie Yingdeng, joked with a smile.
"Those allies are indeed righteous!" Although Xie Yingdeng was stern, he was also amused by Li Mi's statement and smiled. To be honest, the reason why heroes from all over the country can develop and grow rapidly is inseparable from the nonsense of the powerful officials in the DPRK. These people, once and for all
Once again, they disrupted the operations and deployment of the government troops who came to suppress the army. It was these people who brought loyal and brave generals to the sword of the rebels one after another, and they never tired of it.
"After listening to Mi Gong's words, I remembered something!" After laughing, Xie Yingdeng pulled out a file from the bookshelf by the wall and gently placed it in front of Li Mi. "The former Qi Commandery Governor Jia Wuben last year
He was injured in the battle at Daikaiji Temple and died soon after returning!"
"Isn't that what happened in November? Is there any hidden secret in it?" Li Mi has a very good memory, and he remembered the specific contents of the tip without turning it over.
"Indeed, but I recently found out that Jia Tongshou was not seriously injured at the time, and there was a high chance of being cured. But he died a few days after Supervisor Xiao took office!" Xie Yingdeng gently opened the file,
Point to the part of the explanation that was added later
"He was bullied to death by Xiao Huaijing, the censor of the prison army!" Based on his impression of the censors, Li Mi quickly came to the correct conclusion. The censors of the Sui Dynasty were famous for their sharp tongues. A senior censor at that time
With only their sharp teeth, they united dozens of tribes in the East, and completely wiped out the newly-rising Khitan without even a single soldier from the Sui Dynasty. It was a pity that the younger generation of censors inherited the sharp tongue of their predecessors, but used it all.
within oneself
"It should be like this!" Li Mi touched his face and started to stagger again, "Jia Wu was originally a local official and did not have any strong backers. As a relative, Xiao Huaijing would naturally not treat someone who had neither a backer nor any strong backers.
It is normal for a local official of such caliber and moral integrity to become so angry that Jia Wuben's old injury relapsed after just a few words. It would be really surprising if Jia Wuben survived the blow from his words!"
"I heard that Jia Wuben's son Runfu served as a soldier in the county army and was very unpopular. He and Zhu Junyan were taught by the same teacher back then, so they are actually from the same school!" Xie Yingden smiled and said.
"You mean..." A cold light flashed suddenly in Li Mi's eyes, and he pointed at Xie Yingdeng. The scars on his face were instantly filled with blood, and he looked extremely ferocious.
"Shall we continue to ask our allies for help?" Xie Yingden replied calmly.
Due to excessive excitement, the muscles on Li Mi's face kept twitching. If the strategy proposed by Xie Yingdeng can be implemented smoothly, the Wagang Army will surely become more famous. Whether it is to establish a name or establish a title, or to spread the word to the world, it can all be accomplished in one go. By then, the world's heroes will become heroes.
I can only look up to Wagang Mountain, and I will never have the chance to compete with him!
Before he could make up his mind, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door, "Thank you, Commander!" A sweaty scout gasped and shouted. Suddenly seeing Li Mi, he breathed out quickly, then bowed and saluted,
"My subordinates have seen the big boss, the big boss, big things don't happen
