In November of the eleventh year of Daye, three months after the Battle of Dahai Temple ended. Fan Zigai, the Minister of Humerus in the Sui Dynasty and the Dinghaishenzhen of the Eastern Capital of Luoyang and the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs who stayed in the Eastern Capital of Jigong, passed away.
Fan Zigai was cautious in the army and never suffered a defeat. He was aware of the people and did not dare to bully his subordinates. He was also cruel and merciless. As a result, he killed people. He almost relied on his own power to intimidate people inside and outside Luoyang, the eastern capital. Now that Fan Zigai has passed away, there is no one who can make the final say in the Eastern Capital.
At this time, Li Mi, who was closely concerned about Dongdu, was overjoyed.
Li Mi knew very well that seeing the clouds moving in all directions and the heroes gathering, there was no future for him to continue to be a bandit. If you want to conquer the world, you must obtain a base area.
But although the world is in chaos now, the general situation is not chaotic. To the north of the river, everything is under the control of Duke Huang Mingyuan; the land in Huainan is also protected by Yang Guang's elite Xiaoguo; as for Guanzhong, it is far away from the mountains and rivers, and the core of the Guanlong family is a general from Wuchuan Town. Although Li Bi is He was born in the Bazhu Kingdom, but was from western Liaoning, and had been an official in Guandong for a long time. Moreover, Li Bi was originally affiliated with Hou Mo Chenyue, and Hou Mo Chenyue killed He Boyue, the first boss of Guanlong, so Li Bi and the other people in Guanlong The relationship is average, just a nail sown by Yu Wentai in the Eight Pillar Kingdom.
No one in Guanzhong supports Li Mi at all.
So now the only place Li Mi can make progress is Luoyang. Occupy the eastern capital, use the shape of the world to win the place, expand east to Henan, west to Guanzhong, and then go north to compete with Huang Mingyuan for the world.
After Fan Zigai's death, people in Luoyang were in chaos and undecided.
Seeing that the opportunity to capture Luoyang came, Li Mi prepared to take Luokou warehouse first. However, he was unable to do it, so he said to Zhai Rang: "The faint master is covered in dust and is spreading across Wu and Yue. Hedgehog hair is rising and there is famine in the sea. Ming Gong uses his heroic talents to unify the heroic journey. It is appropriate to clarify the world and punish him. How can you find food in the grass when you cut off the gangs? They are just petty thieves! Nowadays, the common people in the eastern capital are alienated from China and foreign countries. They are left behind to keep the officials and have inconsistent government orders. In the Ming Dynasty, the public led the people to cover Xingluo granary and distribute millet to feed the poor. , No one from far or near will surrender! Millions of people can be gathered in one day to strike first. This opportunity cannot be missed."
Li Mi¡¯s words were so exciting that he was moved, but Zhai Rang didn¡¯t take it seriously at all. Without him, Li Mi's talk was so exciting that Zhai Rang was not a fool. In the last battle of Dahai Temple, Li Mi was able to overwhelm him. This time he will attack Luoyang again. Who will he listen to? If Luoyang is really occupied, Li Mi may not be able to completely overwhelm him.
So Zhai Rang said coldly: "I have no ambition to reach this point."
I am from a humble background and cannot be an emperor.
Of course Li Mi was dissatisfied with Zhai Rang's answer, and urged him again: "Nowadays, there are many powerful people competing for prosperity. It is better for you to get rid of the evil people in the world first. Would you rather steal the grass in order to survive? If you directly take Xingluo Cang, you can make millet." To relieve the poor, millions of people can be attached to it in one day, and the Frost King's career is completed."
This person, Zhai Rang, has courage but no courage. He was limited by his background and vision, and had no specific goals. Moreover, there is a hint of weakness in his character, which is often affected by the people around him.
Seeing that Li Mi kept begging and his attitude became more and more intense, Zhai Rang naturally softened. He had no choice but to say: "Since Pu Shanggong is so determined, why don't you lead the troops to set off first, and I will bring the heroes and martyrs behind. Everything will wait for Pu Shanggong. After the monkey captures the Luokou granary, we will discuss it again."
Zhai Rang made concessions, but this was still not what Li Mi wanted.
I want to be able to fight on my own and come to you.
¡°You said you were standing behind me, but that doesn¡¯t mean that if something happens, you will run away immediately. Moreover, Luokou Cang is to the west of Hulao Pass. If you want to attack Luokou Cang, you must go behind Hulao Pass. This matter was extremely risky. Without the main force of the Wagang Army to contain the Hulao Pass defenders in front, Li Mi would not dare to attack rashly even if he was a god.
So this still doesn¡¯t work.
Li Mi tried to persuade Zhai Rang again, but Zhai Rang became angry. I told you that you would take the lead and I would take the rear. What else do you want to do?
Of course, Li Mi couldn't tell Zhai Rang that he didn't believe in Zhai Rang's integrity, because he was afraid that Zhai Rang would cheat him. Of course, Zhai Rang, a bandit-born army, does not have any moral integrity and always puts profit first.
If Zhai Rang does not cooperate, Li Mi will not be able to fight this battle.
Hearing this news, many of Li Mi's generals were dissatisfied.
Some close ministers even said: "The sword and the thunder of the public sword are intended to destroy the Sui Dynasty. Now the reputation is spreading, the rivers and lakes are shaking, the heroes of the green forest and the green calf, the guests of the Mongolian wheel, the pole and the cauldron, the clouds are gathering on all sides, and the wind is galloping thousands of miles. The death of the Sui Dynasty. The matter is entrusted to Mr. Li."
This is to hope that Li Mi will replace Zhai Yi.
" However, Li Mi knew that his strength was still insufficient and he still needed Zhai Rang's cooperation, so he did not obey.
The plan to raid Luokou warehouse was about to be shelved.
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Xingyang, as a place in Zhongzhou, is originally rich.The hometown of ??, but since the world was in chaos, bandits of all kinds have been wreaking havoc here. The prefect Yang Qing had no way to restrain the bandits, so he had to close the city to protect himself, which made the good Xingyang corrupt.
These days, strong men have either become soldiers or bandits. How many people can farm safely? Therefore, Xingyang has always been short of food. After the Battle of Daidai Temple, the Wagang Army greatly expanded its army and its numbers surged. Soon food became a big problem.
Li Mi had discovered this problem long ago, otherwise he would not have been advising Zhai Rang to attack Luokou Cang.
After Zhai Rang refused, Li Mi thought about it and had no choice but to become angry. Since Zhai Rang is short-sighted and cannot see the food problem, then find a way to make him see it.
So Li Mi secretly ordered his confidant Cai Jiande to secretly lead people to set fire to the army and burn down the granary at night.
The granary of the Wagang Army was originally very well-defended, but who would have expected that one of their own would attack from within. No matter how strong the city wall is, it cannot prevent dog holes, and it is difficult to prevent domestic thieves. Soon a fire broke out in the granary of Wagang Army.
The raging fire burned the sky brightly. What was reflected in the fierce fire was the despair of the Wagang Army soldiers.
The fire was not extinguished until noon on the second day. Although the fire was discovered and put out in time, more than half of the food was still burned.
This is not the harvest season, but the twelfth lunar month of winter in a world of ice and snow. At this time, more than half of the food was lost, which almost killed the Wagang army.
Zhai Rang was also struck by lightning and lost his food. What should they do?
Xingyang County is already in dilapidated condition. Even if we try to rob it, we can't find anyone. We can't attack the fortified city where the Sui army is stationed in the cold winter months.
Soon, various opinions appeared in the army, intentional and unintentional, and they were very popular. As the rumors spread, the morale of the army became a little chaotic. Among the Wagang army, except for Li Mi's Pushan public camp, which was undergoing organized training, the rest of the troops had not yet completely broken away from their banditry nature.
Zhai Rang saw the chaos and felt anxious, but he had no choice. He was not a god and could not produce food out of thin air.
Until then, Li Mi, who had been sitting and watching the chaos, finally came to see Zhai Rang again and asked to attack Luokou Cang. Zhai Rang, who had been resisting at this time, had no choice but to allow the army to cause chaos.
So Zhai Rang had no choice but to agree to Li Mi's suggestion and send troops to Luokou Cang. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com