"So that's it." Zhai Rang said with a look of sudden realization, "The Poison King really has great powers and actually knows about this."
Li Mi frowned tightly and said: "The Poison King also has expert advice around him. Now the Far East Army wants to use a alienation strategy to force us to hand over Zhang Xutuo's body. If we don't hand it over, people in the outer camp will definitely think that we are
No matter whether they live or die, the matter of luck related to Zhang Xutuo's body must not be revealed. Only Brother Zhai and his younger brother know about it in Wagang Village. Otherwise, there will be many people talking about it.
As everyone knows, our Wagang Village will definitely become the target of public criticism. At that time, not only the Far East Army will attack, but also Li Yuan from Hedong, Zhu Can, the man-eating demon king from Huainan, Du Fuwei from Jiangnan, Liang Shidu, as well as those from Luoyang and Yangzhou
All the people from the Sui Dynasty will come to kill you."
When Zhai Rang heard this, he stood up and said resolutely: "Secretary, there is no need to say more. Zhang Xutuo's body must not be handed over. This news can only be known to you and me. What follows?"
If your brothers think that we don't care about their lives, then say it was my decision, Zhai Rang."
Li Mi stood up and bowed deeply to Zhai Rang. A look of pride and sarcasm flashed in his eyes. When he raised his head, he had a look of gratitude and respect on his face and solemnly said: "Brother Zhai is kind and righteous, I admire you."
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After successfully deceiving Zhai Rang, Li Mi summoned all the people in charge of Wagang Village in the Juyi Hall.
Li Mi sat in the main seat, and there was an empty seat next to him. That was Zhai Rang's seat. The first one on his left sat Xu Maogong, followed by Cheng Yaojin, who had a big beard and a big face. After Cheng Yaojin,
It is Xie Yingdeng, the chief sentry officer, and Shan Xiongxin, who went up the mountain two years ago, is sitting in the middle on the left.
On Li Mi's right hand sat a group of civil servants.
"Brother Xie, please inform everyone of the latest information on the invading Far Eastern Army." Li Mi glanced at everyone and said loudly.
"Follow your orders." Xie Yingdeng was neither humble nor overbearing. He seemed to respect Li Mi, but he had a touch of arrogance. This was exactly the temperament cultivated by the Xie family, a famous family in Jiangnan that has been passed down for thousands of years. He carried the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties in every move he made.
Xie Yingdeng was born in the Xie family, a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River. He was a man of both civil and military talents, and he was also a person Li Mi valued highly. However, unlike Zhai Rang and the civil servants who came to submit, Xie Yingdeng, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin and others deeply felt that "peaches and plums replace Yang".
"The legend of destiny has always been dubious, and the claim that Li Mi is the destined emperor has always been doubtful. This is also the most troublesome thing for Li Mi.
This matter was as oppressive as a stone on Li Mi's chest. Sometimes Li Mi wanted to kill Xie Yingdeng and Cheng Yaojin, but he knew he could only endure it because the composition of the Wagang Army was so strong.
Too complicated.
Nowadays, the various factions within Wagang's forces are clearly divided and full of contradictions.
According to the origin of the generals, the current military can be generally divided into three major factions.
The first is the inner camp composed of the founders of the Wagang Army such as Zhai Rang, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin; the second is the outer camp composed of meng rang and other heroes; the third is the inner camp composed of scholars such as Fang Yanzao and Zhu Junyan.
The destiny cognitive system composed of celebrities and former officials of the Sui Dynasty.
Among these three major factions, the inner camp faction with Zhai Rang as the spiritual leader and Xu Maogong and Cheng Yaojin as the main ones has the most power and strength, but it is also the most difficult to control. There are real hidden dragons and crouching tigers inside, and capable people cannot
Young Master, Li Mi also knew in his heart that many of them, like Xu Maogong, Xie Yingdeng, Cheng Yaojin and others, were only willing to obey Li Mi's orders for the sake of the future development of the Wagang Army.
However, the celebrities and former Sui officials who were the latest to join Wagangzhai and had the least foundation were the most obsessed with the legend of destiny. They all firmly believed that Li Mi, whom they followed, was the destined emperor and would eventually ascend to the throne. Each of them also wanted to
Establish unparalleled achievements and then bring glory to the entire family.
However, these people have no soldiers, and what little power they have was given by Li Mi. Moreover, many of them just talk, and there are not many truly talented people.
This is also the reason why Li Mi needs to continue to deceive Zhai Rang for a while and cannot get rid of him immediately.
Moreover, in terms of military affairs, Li Mi now relies heavily on Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin, Xie Yingdeng and others. In terms of government affairs, Li Mi needs to rely on the experience and loyalty of Fang Yanzao, Bing Yuanzhen and others.
In contrast, the leaders of the various foreign camps who were first deceived by Li Mi and helped recommend Li Mi to the position of head of Wagang are now the least important.
You can't fight a war simply by relying on numbers. Li Mi knew very well that the most important thing in an army is quality, not numbers. He made great efforts to train the soldiers and horses in the foreign camps. However, the commanders who came from rough backgrounds had limited knowledge and did not cooperate at all. Instead, they were worried.
The main camp in the inner camp annexed their troops.
In particular, Li Mi wanted to break up these people and refine them into elite soldiers, but the thieves leaders in the outer camp were firmly opposed, which made Li Mi very dissatisfied.
However, generally speaking, Li Mi has established a firm foothold in Wagang Village, and the power and confidants he controls are no less than Zhai Rang. At least he no longer needs to rely on the power of the foreign camp to contain Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin and others.
On the contrary, what he needs to do now is to make the old members of the Wagang Army step by step to obey his words like the celebrities and old officials who came to defect.
For this reason, he can endure some of Xu Maogong's doubts, Xie Yingdeng's indifference and Cheng Yaojin's rolling eyes. Of course, he will keep in mind the rudeness these people are treating him now, and there will be many opportunities to settle the scores in the future.
Li Mi was thinking wildly while listening to Xie Yingden's report on the latest Far Eastern Army traces and intelligence.
But before Xie Yingden could finish his words, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.
"Master, it's bad, something bad is going to happen." A sweaty scout rushed into the gathering hall and shouted loudly while panting.
The person who came was Xie Yingdeng's right-hand man, who was always very calm, and Li Mi and others knew about it. Seeing this person in such a panic, and obviously losing his bearings, their hearts sank.
On the contrary, Xu Maogong looked calm, frowned and scolded: "Drink some water and speak slowly! Why are you panicking? I was so startled that I thought someone was attacking our Wagang Village!"
Xu Maogong's prestige in Wagang Village is extremely high, second only to Li Mi and Zhai Rang. The visitor was scolded, and his heart suddenly shivered. He quickly saluted Li Mi, Xu Maogong and others, then took the tea bowl handed over by Xie Yingdeng and made a
Gudong took a few sips, tried his best to breathe evenly, and said loudly: "My lord, Commander Xu, my subordinates just received an urgent message from Kaifeng from the foot of the mountain. The messenger has passed out. He said that the Far East Army was violently attacked by bears.
The battalion suddenly appeared in Kaifeng, paying no attention to the various cottages in Waihuang and Chenliu. More than 70,000 brothers from the Waiying camp in Kaifeng intercepted them, but they were defeated by the Baoxiong battalion in half an hour, with more than half of them killed or injured.