Pengcheng, Xuzhou, in the Chinese army's tent of the rebels on the eastern front.
A middle-aged man sat paralyzed in the hall with a gloomy look on his face.
He is Sima Yue, King of East China Sea, the leader of the rebels on the Eastern Front.
When he started the rebellion, he originally thought that Sima Yu would ignore his "walk-in" first and deal with Sima Yong or Sima Ying first.
Who would have known that Sima Yu's strategy was exactly the opposite, and his primary goal was to suppress the rebels on the Eastern Front.
Nowadays, with the successive victories of the Xia Yue Army in the Eastern Front, apart from the wall-mounted faction among the princes, governors and magistrates who have turned to Sima Yu, cracks have appeared within the more than ten princes of the Eastern Front rebels.
Sima Yue knew in his heart that although he had five or sixty thousand soldiers and horses at his disposal, he also had a deep rear area like Qingzhou and Xuzhou.
But he can't compare with Sima Yong and Sima Ying.
As long as there is a slight fluctuation in the hearts of his people, the 50,000 to 60,000 troops put together by these dozen princes will fall apart in an instant.
A soldier walked into the hall, kowtowed to Sima Yue and said: "Your Majesty, the director of the army is outside the tent asking for an audience."
Sima Yue was feeling uneasy at this time and could not make up his mind.
After hearing what the soldier said, he returned immediately.
Said: "Invite him in."
The first thing Sima Yue said after seeing Director Wang was: "Maohong, you came just in time.
Gu Zheng has something to consult with you."
"But please ask, Your Majesty."
Sima Yue then said, "Now, Sima Yu's army has entered the territory of Qingxu, our hinterland.
In this situation, the people in our camp are panicked.
If this continues, there is a risk of defeat."
I thought about it for a long time and thought that the feasible way is for us to cross the Yellow River with our army and then go west to meet up with Chengdu King Sima Ying.
This way we can avoid the danger of being defeated by Sima Yu."
Wang Dao quickly replied: "To inform your Majesty, Dao Dao is here just for this matter.
It's just that Dao Dao's strategy is different from what Dao Wang thinks, and he thinks that Dao Wang's strategy of transferring troops and joining forces is not advisable."
"Oh, tell me, why is it not advisable?"
Sima Yue was not angry or annoyed after hearing this, and continued to ask in a pleasant manner.
"Your Majesty, just imagine, our 50,000-strong army is composed of soldiers from more than a dozen clans and princes, as well as some soldiers from states and counties who are loyal to us.
The reason for everyone's rebellion is also very simple."
Sima Yue saw that Director Wang started to hesitate in his words and stopped making predictions.
He frowned and said, "Mohong, you are not an outsider.
If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Director Wang continued to promise: "The real reason why everyone rebelled was that they were afraid that their fiefdoms and interests would be deprived by Sima Yu.
So now, the king wants them to stay away from their fiefdoms and seek refuge with Sima Ying, so what's the point of their actions?
Even if they win in the future, how can they guarantee that Sima Ying can let them come back and continue?
Let’s talk about the country again.
We are thousands of miles away from Yecheng in Jizhou, and most of the states and counties along the way have turned to Sima Yu.
It is inevitable that the supply of this 50,000-strong army will be difficult.
There will be interceptions in front and pursuers behind, and they will be cut off.
The desperate situation of food and grass.
Under this situation, our army will surely disintegrate into a piece of loose sand and be defeated by itself. " Sima Yue added: "We can also move to Yangzhou and Jingzhou, join Zhang Chang, Shi Bing and others, and develop in Jiangdong and Jiangnan."
Director Wang smiled bitterly and said: "Zhang Chang and Shi Bing are already unable to protect themselves and are about to be defeated.
How can the king place hope on them?"
Liu Hong now has the support of most noble families in the south of the Yangtze River and has nearly 100,000 troops.
How can I establish myself after I go to Jiangnan?"
Sima Yue frowned and thought for a moment and said, "What you said does make sense.
Then Mao Hong has a good plan."
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Director Wang clasped his fists and said to Sima Yue: "This is why Director came to see the king this time.
But it cannot be said to be a good strategy, it can only be said to be the only choice.
My subordinates believe that we should concentrate our troops and choose an opportunity to fight the incoming enemy quickly.
This It’s because the longer it takes, the more people will become disloyal, and eventually there will be an avalanche of forces.
Only through a big victory can we unite people’s hearts.”
Sima Yue opened his mouth slightly and whispered: "The decisive battle is so fast, what should I do if I lose?"
When Director Wang heard this, he was stunned for a few seconds, and then he immediately reacted and sarcastically said in his heart: This is Mr.
Ye who loves dragons.
You should have thought of the risk of defeat when you started the incident.
If you were afraid, don't rebel in the first place.
But Director Wang would definitely not show this emotion on the surface.
He handed over to Sima Yue and said: "Your Majesty, we will eventually decide the winner with Sima Yu.
It's just a matter of time.
But if we respond passively, Then we will fail It is destined.
Only by seizing the time to fight the invading enemy can we have hope.
If we are defeated in this battle, it will not be too late to go to King Chengdu or King Hejian.
You can go far away from Saibei and go to Xianbei."
Finally, Sima Yue made up his mind and said: "Okay, I will bet on this time and fight the invading enemy in Pengcheng.
According to the report from Scout Gu, although the opponent is an elite forbidden army, there are only about 20,000 people.
As long as we and the rebellious princes work together, it is not impossible to defeat the invading enemy. " After saying that, he turned to the soldiers and ordered: "Go and convene a meeting of princes, generals, and officials."
Xia Yue's Eastern Expedition army finally appeared in the wilderness to the west of Pengcheng.
Since all counties and counties in Henan and Yanzhou have surrendered to the imperial court, Xia Yue has no worries in terms of logistical support.
The cities along the road only left a small number of garrisons in important cities, and the rest of the soldiers were always with them.
There are still nearly 18,000 troops arriving at Pengcheng, including 5,600 cavalry and 12,000 infantry.
The cavalry included 600 royal court heavy cavalry.
In the direction of the Xia Yue army's advance, the scouts discovered a large number of rebel formations, one after another, several miles long and a hundred paces wide, with flags in the sky and swords and guns like a forest.
After Xia Yue received the military intelligence report, he immediately ordered the formation to prepare to meet the enemy.
The general next to him reminded Xia Yue: "General, we are not going to camp in the rear and build a fortress, but directly confront the enemy."
Xia Yue sneered and said confidently: "Yes, we must win this battle quickly and completely defeat the opponent before the sun sets. .
We will not give them a chance to fight again.
As for the camp where we will camp for the night, we will stay in Pengcheng directly.”
As the drums and horns sounded, the troops of the Forbidden Army moved back and forth in an orderly manner.
Before the opponent's army approached, they quickly set up their formation.
The military formations of the two sides faced each other at a distance of more than 200 steps on the Huaibei Plain.
The scene suddenly became silent, and the air seemed to freeze.
Then, a knight flew out of the Forbidden Army formation, came between the two formations, and began to shout loudly to the rebels, urging them to surrender.
One person from the rebels also came out and loudly read an anti-European proclamation.
Behind the Forbidden Army, the drums suddenly began to rumble.
This was Xia Yue's order to attack
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