Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 194 Drain from the Bottom

Chapter 198

"Chen Yang Hui sees His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Ran Ming was surprised at first, but he didn't recognize Yang Hui. Hearing the voice, he said in surprise, "Mr. Yang is not in Wancheng? Why did you come back suddenly?"

Yang Hui deliberately lured Huan Wen northward under the guise of being an envoy to Huan Wen.So at this time, both parties knew that they were acting, but they continued to act happily.

Yang Hui gasped and said, "I have something important to report to Your Highness!"

Seeing Yang Hui's appearance, Ran Ming hurriedly said, "What happened, please speak slowly!"

Yang Hui said: "Your Highness, something serious has happened!"

Ran Ming looked at the surrounding soldiers, supported Yang Hui and said, "Let's talk about it after entering the account, sir!"

After entering the tent, Wang Zhi quickly pretended to be a good girl, serving tea and pouring water, but Yang Hui didn't give her any good looks at all.

Yang Hui said: "Your Highness, I have learned that the members of Tianyan No. 83 have received secret information. Huan Wen's move to the north is not a small plan."

"Oh!" Ran Ming said: "Now that Huan Wen has entered the main force of our army and is one step away from ambush, how can he not succeed?"

"Fan Tian will not. But..." Yang Hui pondered for a moment, then smiled wryly, "Your Highness, I never thought of Huan Wen's surprise soldiers!"

"Fantasy soldiers?" Ran Ming asked, "What cards did Huan Wen not play?"

Yang Hui smiled wryly and said, "It's unbelievable to say that Huan Wen actually ordered Yuan Zhen, the governor of Yuzhou, and his hero Deng Xia, Shen Jin to pay money and food for the Huan family, recruit [-] soldiers in Qiao County, and send them to Qiao County. Commander Liang, advance lightly, avoid the fortress, and head straight for Yecheng!"

"What?" Ran Ming was no longer so calm.

The route of this march coincided with the best of the three strategies offered by Xichao during Huanwen's third Northern Expedition in parallel history.

The difference is that the target is not the Yan State, but the Wei State, and the marching troops are not the main force of Huan Wen, but a partial division.

"There are even more inconceivable things!" Yang Hui said again: "Xingyang Chen You and other ten small noble families were persuaded by Huan Wen's secretary Sun Sheng to prepare to support Huan Wen's army."

Ran Ming shook his head and smiled wryly when he heard this.He thought he was a time-traveler with thousands of years of knowledge, but he was omnipotent.

In fact, he really underestimated the ancients, especially people like Huan Wen.

Huan Wen has mastered the soldiers and horses of the Jin army for 37 years, how can he be a good match for him.

Speaking of it, it was due to Ran Ming's narrow vision and lack of strategic vision. How could Huan Wen not know that the Jin Dynasty was staring at him.

While fighting wits and courage with Ran Ming, he also had to guard against those old foxes of the Jin court.

Regardless of Ran Ming's strategic deception in missions, Huan Wen never planned to compete with Ran Ming on the battlefield.

Huan Wen's advantage is that he is the great Sima of the Jin Dynasty and can control all the soldiers and horses of the Jin Dynasty.Moreover, after the Central Plains has been devastated by decades of war, people feel at ease.

They don't believe that Ran Min can bring them a stable and peaceful life, they only believe in the Jin Dynasty.

As long as Huan Wen's banner is displayed to the north of the Yellow River, even if there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses, the shock to Wei's morale will be huge and the impact will be very far-reaching.

The Jin Dynasty could use a piece of imperial edict to directly lower Ran Min's eight Wei states to seven and a half states, not to mention the Jin army soldiers and horses coming to the city of Yecheng?
Even if the gentry came to a collective giant official, Ran Min's court would not be able to function.

A Chen You is not terrible, he is just the magistrate of Xingyang County, but his influence is not small, and he is well-known among the people.

Ran Ming said: "Sir, do you have a trick to teach me?"

Yang Hui said: "The only way is to take advantage of the speed of the Huxiao Battalion's cavalry to block Yuan Zhen, Deng Xia, and Shen Jin's troops to the south of the Yellow River. It is best to destroy or defeat them in Liang County! The second is to order the Beiwei army to immediately Go to Xingyang to intimidate Chen You and others, as long as everyone is in Xingyang, they will definitely not dare to make any changes, these gentry children are masters who don’t see rabbits and don’t scatter eagles, for the benefit of the family, they dare not risk their family’s death to support Huan Wen.”

Ran Ming sat on the soft couch in a daze.

Yang Hui knew that Ran Ming had put in so much effort into this battle, but when Ran Ming was about to finish the last step and hit Huan Wen hard, Huan Wen showed his killer!
Ran Ming pondered and said: "Yuan Zhen, Shen Jin, and Deng Xia are all new troops. They were formed in a hurry without any training. Although there are [-] troops, they may not be able to pose a threat to Yecheng, right?"

In fact, there is still a hint of luck in Ran Ming's heart.In the parallel history, after Ran Min was defeated and captured, the army of Yan army attacked Yecheng. The siege of the city began in April. Tens of thousands of elite Yan army, armed with the might of a great victory, fought hard against Yecheng to no avail.

Prince Ran Zhi of Ran Wei and Jiang Gan defended Yecheng for four months with less than [-] troops.At that time, there was not even a grain of grain in Yecheng, and the soldiers all relied on the Gong'e of the Jie clan left over from the post-Zhao period to satisfy their hunger. However, the Wei army in such a situation still stubbornly resisted the Yan army.

In the end, Wei Guochang Shui Xiaowei Ma Yuan.He turned his back on the battlefield, launched a mutiny, and kidnapped Ran Wei's prince Ran Zhi, the queen and other officials and left the city to surrender.

In other words, a frontal attack.

Even the elite soldiers and generals of the Yan Kingdom can't do anything about Yecheng's city defense capabilities.Relying on Wei Jun's will to resist and Ran Zhi's leadership, it is impossible for Yecheng to be captured in a short time.Ran Ming was not worried about the safety and threat of Yecheng.

Yang Hui thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "Your Highness, no matter whether Yecheng is breached or not, as long as a Jin army reaches the north of the Yellow River, the impact on Wei State will be fatal. Back then, Yin Hao led the Jin army, but it hadn't arrived yet. Wancheng, Luozhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Bingzhou, and Yanzhou all descended to Jin. After all, the people of the world want Jin!"

Yang Hui paused, looked at the silent Ran Ming and said, "Aren't you worried that your highness will repeat the mistakes of two years ago?"

"If you go to Xingyang alone with the cubs on your back, and the Tiger Roaring Battalion goes to stop Yuan Zhen, then there will be less than [-] soldiers left alone in Luoyang!" Ran Ming said helplessly: "The Jin army is not like the Yan army, the Yan army Although the soldiers fought bravely and aggressively, although the tens of thousands of Yan troops seemed mighty, the Yan army and all the nomads had a fatal flaw. This kind of army fought all at once, and it was unbearable to fight for a long time. The whole army will be defeated. But Huanwen is different. Huanwen’s Jin army is all Han soldiers, well-trained, and they are equipped with all kinds of arms, both offensive and defensive. The most important Han soldiers have tenacious perseverance. As long as there is no shortage of food and grass, There is no way out, and they will keep fighting."

"It's easy to deal with the Yan army. The Yan army is just a single cavalry unit. With horse traps, flat carbine guns and crossbow arrays, they can be restrained to death. But it is not so easy to deal with Huan Wen. Huan Wen has been in battle for a long time. So far, the only one, Huan Wen's troops are all huddled together, step by step, and fight steadily, so that Gu has no flaws to find! If there is no cooperation between the Beiwei and Huxiao armies, there is not much chance for Gu to win this battle!"

Yang Hui looked at Ran Ming frowning, picked up his teacup, took a sip, thought for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Is there another way?"

"Hmm!" Ran Ming glanced at Yang Hui, "Sir, what do you mean, let Gu ask Father for help?"

Yang Hui nodded, "Your Majesty has pacified Jinyang, and returned to court after victory. He has been resting in Ye City for more than a month. His Highness can inform His Majesty of the military situation in Liang County so that His Majesty can prepare early..."

Ran Ming sighed in his heart, if he didn't know about Ran Min's "deaf and dumb", maybe Ran Ming would have informed Ran Min of this military situation.But Ran Min could even know Huan Wen's marching route in advance, and it was impossible to hide these situations from Ran Min's eyes.

Ran Ming said dejectedly: "How could the father be unaware of the situation here? If the father would send troops, he would have ordered Zhang Wen to cross the Yellow River a month ago instead of stationing at Huguan. Ever since I learned that the father ordered Zhang Wen After Wen stationed in Huguan, Gu understood Father's intentions. Father has always put the righteousness of the Han nation as the most important thing, and he is not willing to fight against each other, brother to brother!"

Yang Hui sighed deeply.

"Hehe! It's unbelievable!" Ran Ming said with a wry smile: "Jin lost its deer, and all the heroes in the world chased after it. Since ancient times, the capable have lived here, but my father insisted on his bottom line of principles and refused to accept it. Give in. Compete in the Central Plains, this is a matter of life and death, but the father is a benevolent person. If Huan Wen is a barbarian, if his army is a barbarian, I believe that the father has already killed the Huaihe River! How can you tolerate Huan Wen like this Arrogant."

Yang Hui cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness means..."

"Do as you wish, sir!"

Ran Ming turned around suddenly, turned around and shouted an order: "Order Ran Feng of the Tiger Roaring Camp, order him to lead his troops to set off immediately after receiving the order, come to Liang County, and be sure to capture all of Yuan Zhen's troops."

The orderly was about to leave.

"and many more!"

Ran Ming ordered again: "By the king's order, I ordered Su Jue, the Wei army, to lead the troops to rush to Xingyang County immediately, to ensure the safety of the east of Luoyang, and to cooperate with Su Jue with the eyes of the sky. Whoever intends to do anything wrong will be killed by all adult men in the family!"

After killing the words, Ran Ming regained the clarity in his eyes.

Ran Ming returned to his seat, the thoughts in his head were hard to calm down.

At this moment, although Huan Wen had internal and external troubles, the Jin Dynasty and him were not of one mind, and Huan Wen had impure motives for the Northern Expedition.But in foreign wars and major national affairs, these high-ranking politicians have disregarded the interests of the country and tried their best to support the enemy, not to mention Huan Wen's hind legs.

However, Huan Wen's move was a tactic that made Ran Ming aware of a clear fact.The conflict in Wei State is about to erupt.In Wei State, there are always some scholar-bureaucrats who feel good about themselves, talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but are actually full of male thieves and female prostitutes.

They always think that they are the pillars of the country, and it is reasonable for the country to be led by them if the country cannot leave them.A more personable person.These people are very shameless. To put it in a bad way, they are shameless.

When they were enslaved by the Huns, they could not see their loyalty to the Jin Dynasty and the Han nationality.Being ruled by the Dangjie people in the Central Plains, they bullied the Han people arbitrarily, the ancestral temple was destroyed, and the crown and clothes were prone to hair.The dignified descendants of the Chinese people, but they turn to the two-legged sheep who cook during the day and rape at night.

At that time, I didn't see these nobles talking about benevolence, loyalty, and integrity.

(End of this chapter)