Chapter 462 Storm (2)

After the banquet broke up, a dozen or so lieutenants and generals took advantage of the dusk to leave in batches.

Among them, Zhao Xingmi went to look for Sima Huada by night, and as expected, the latter was also drinking, and drank alone. However, when Sima Huada saw Zhao Xingmi, who had always been attached to his family, he seemed particularly friendly and walked down in person.

Drag the other person to sit on the same bed, and then drink together.

There was no way, my father was dead, his son had run away, and he had no younger brother. Naturally, he had to concentrate on winning over a master and military leader like Zhao Xingmi who had always been attached to his family.

In this way, the two sat and had a conversation and drank a few glasses of wine. Sima Huada was not a simple waste. In other words, there was a reason why he could stand next to the current saint for decades.

, he soon finished greetings and asked someone to find some valuables, which he delivered directly to Zhao Xingmi's residence.

Zhao Xingmi first avoided the table to thank him, returned to his seat, had two more drinks, and finally spoke:

"General, to tell you the truth, I was entrusted by someone to come to you specifically to find out what the Second Young Master has to say to you when he returns to the Eastern Capital?"

This question was so logical, but after listening to it, Sima Huada put down his wine glass and looked up to the sky in silence for a long time. Then he turned his head and pressed Zhao Xingmi's thigh and complained: "Old Zhao, it's not the first day you recognized my son. He is an ordinary person."

Treat me like a father and give me a message, and I will have already taken Lao Qi and the others to catch up and go back to Dongdu! Why are you drinking bitter wine here?"

"Indeed." Zhao Xingmi nodded. "Why don't I know Erlang's temper? But General, I'm not here to ask. I'm entrusted by others... Those people don't believe that father and son are just like strangers."

"Who are they?" Sima Huada asked, smelling of wine.

"General Ying Yanglang, there must be twenty or thirty people asking about joining the army or something." Zhao Xingmi told calmly. "I just came from a banquet. That's why they asked me to go."

Sima Huada, who was a little dazed, couldn't help but raise his forehead after hearing this, and then began to settle accounts.

Let us also say that after the Second Expedition that day, the Wei lost troops and generals, and the Guanlong Mansion troops at the core of the imperial court declined even more. At that time, it was the emperor's uncle Cao Lin who took the lead and used the world's money and food to recruit the world's elite in the Eastern Capital and re-established a new Wei military core.

Strength. But then, the saint couldn't wait to launch the third expedition. In the process, the imperial court also re-announced the Sixteen Guards General, and was about to reorganize the tens of thousands of Dongdu Xiaorui recruited and the remaining elite soldiers from various places around Dongdu.

Expanded to sixteen guards.

This army of sixteen guards is the essence of Wei's military. Each guard is divided into left and right wings and has five or six generals. It gathers the essence of Wei's military system. The total number is also certain... At that time, the Three Expeditions team left the Eastern Capital.

The total number was 200,000. When they reached the Liyang area, they gathered some elite garrison troops from Hebei and Guanxi, making the total number 300,000.

Coupled with the Xuzhou Camp, Dengzhou Camp, and Hejian-Youzhou Camp that were still in existence at that time, it was truly majestic and awe-inspiring to the world.

Let’s not mention the three major camps now. Let’s just talk about the 300,000 troops of the Sixteenth Guards... part of them fled along the way; they suffered a loss at Luolongtan, and the first three armies led by Sima Changying were defeated; when they decided to retreat, Xue Changxiong went

In Hebei, Bai Hengyuan returned to Xiangfan; then he came to Jiangdu, and Han Yinggong left Xuzhou with 20,000 people; Sima Zheng also left after leaving the town of Xuzhou; Tu Wanchanglun and Yujieluo divided their wings to suppress Jiangdong, and the Jiangxi rebel army failed.

Excluding the one and a half guards placed on the canal-Huai River in the north... How does Sima Huada calculate? The most that can be communicated around Jiangdu City at the moment is six guards, with a regulation of 70,000 or 80,000.

Six guards, each with a general, six Ying Yanglang generals, two soldiers, and one supervisor... plus Sima Huada, there are only exactly sixty people... No, neither can the supervisor

So in Jiangdu City, there are only about fifty high-ranking military officials who can get together to drink.

There are about fifty people in total, and now there are twenty or thirty people asking themselves, is this okay?!

"I'm going to be tricked to death by this traitor!" The moment the accounts were calculated, Sima Huada was shocked and angry. He suddenly brushed the table with one hand and threw half of the table of food and wine to the ground. "I am his biological father, but my biological father and

What do the lives of his uncles mean to him?!"

"What did the saint say?" Zhao Xingmi saw that the other party realized the seriousness of the situation, so he struck while the iron was hot and asked immediately. "Isn't the saint annoyed that Erlang brought 30,000 elite troops, nearly two guards, back to the eastern capital?

There has been no movement for several days, and everyone below is frightened."

"This is also a big trouble..." Sima Huada stopped acting and gasped in embarrassment. "I went to ask the saint to apologize, but the saint said, 'It's okay to go back.' Then he continued to watch the song and dance, and while waiting, he

Ask me if you can go to Jiangning? When will the palace be ready?"

Zhao Xingmi was stunned, and then he felt a burst of Lihuo Qi burning up from his chest for no apparent reason.

Don't look at the word "regicide" he said before, but in fact, regicide is never a goal, but a means. The real purpose is just to go home and return to the east capital! Just watching Sima Erlang leave,

This saint still had no intention of going back, and based on everyone’s understanding of this saint, they knew that he was the biggest obstacle to his return, so he had no choice but to say these two words!

Since it is a last resort, why are you suddenly angry now? And it is sudden and extremely resentful?

Because Zhao Xingmi suddenly realized from Sima Huada's words that the saint in the palace knew what was right and what was wrong. He knew that it was right to bring the army back to the east, but he just didn't go back! He just didn't want to do the right thing!

And what else could be the reason?

The saint wants to save his last face. The saint doesn’t want to go to Dongdu, where Uncle Cao died. The saint doesn’t want to pay attention to the mess in the whole north! And the saint wants to enjoy it! And in order to maintain this deceitful life, the saint also wants the remaining Dongdu Xiaorui.

Continue to be his bodyguard... This guy has no idea that these tens of thousands of Dongdu Xiaorui are living people with ideas and families!

Thinking of this, Zhao Xingmi suddenly lost his temper again.

Hasn’t Cao Che always been like this?

Starting from the closest blood relatives to him, to the heroes of the Wei Dynasty, to the new and old nobles of Guanlong, to ordinary soldiers and low-level civilian husbands... Who has been looked at by this guy as a human being? Who has not been manipulated by him into movies?

die?

In other words, he couldn't kill Cao Lin, otherwise he wouldn't have died until now.

There is a saying in the Gang that the situation in the Wei Dynasty is falling apart! The top is falling apart and the bottom is falling apart. This is not without reason!

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xingmi gritted his teeth, looked at Sima Huada and said, "General, I just got angry at our saint."

Sima Huada was stunned for a moment, then looked around. After realizing that there was no danger, he wanted to persuade him.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Xingmi took the other person's hand and explained in detail the rise and fall of his anger just now.

Sima Huada had no choice but to lean back to escape. However, the opponent was a master of elixirs and could not break free, so he had to maintain this awkward posture.

After finally listening, he quickly came to persuade: "Old Zhao, don't say these things, this is a recipe for disaster."

"It's not me who's causing trouble, it's you, the general." Zhao Xingmi responded coldly.

"What are these words?" Sima Huada was shocked.

"The reason is very simple." Zhao Xingmi said as he let go of his hand. "General, I am usually a stupid person. I can figure out that it is the saint who is causing trouble if I can't go back to the East. I am usually quite cautious and can do it."

I have such resentment against the saint... Then I dare to ask, what do the dozens of military pillars who asked me to inquire about the news today think? What I can think of, they can't think of? I can be resentful, but they can

You Rong comes down? And if everyone becomes angry together, General, you are now in charge of the city defense, and Erlang went to Dongdu again, General, can you escape from this pit of swords and fire? "

Sima Huada thought for a while and felt that this was the truth. He couldn't help but lose his mind, so he grabbed the other party's hand and cried directly: "General Zhao, do you think I don't know? I was still counting on you.

These old friends protect me, but now even you are angry, what can I do?"

"I have an idea." Zhao Xingmi thought for a moment and continued.

"Tell me quickly."

"It's very simple, General, you pretended to convey a decree, saying that you want to regain Xuzhou and take everyone away... As long as you get to Huaixi, you can even go to Erlang! At that time, you Sima family will be the master of the capital, and all of us will

Since our family is in Dongdu, we will follow your father and son to do things." Zhao Xingmi offered advice seriously.

After hearing this, Sima Huada was stunned on the spot, and then stared at the other party. After a long time, he grabbed the wine glass in front of the other party that had not been brushed away and drank it all in one gulp. However, he kept asking with the smell of alcohol: "

Old Zhao! I treat you well, why are you teasing me?! When the army sets out, how can it be possible not to alarm the saints? Without saints, there is Yu Changji, prime minister, and Lai Zhan'er, who is in charge. Moreover, Xuzhou in front has been taken over by thieves.

After living here, we will have to fight when we return to the East. How will the logistics be provided? And...and in the military, it is true that most of the homes are around Dongdu, but there are also many people who have been given marriages here in Jiangdu, and they want to leave.

, don’t you need to bring your family with you? Not to mention, there are also mixed local soldiers and horses! Are they willing to leave?!"

Zhao Xingmi also smiled: "Yes, if you really want to leave, you must get the nod of the saint and then reorganize the troops, right?"

"This is natural." Sima Huada said helplessly.

"Will the saint nod?" Zhao Xingmi was persuasive.

"Of course not..." Sima Huada laughed, then immediately froze, but then he woke up and let go. "What do you want to say?"

"I want to say that once Uncle Cao dies and Erlang leaves, the troops below will never wait any longer." Zhao Xingmi spoke sincerely. "General, you only fear the saints, don't you fear the people below?"

Sima Huada was not surprised, but shook his head: "At worst, I will get drunk every day and just hide... pretending not to know anything."

Zhao Xingmi thought for a while, without much persuasion, he stood up and wanted to leave.

Sima Huada didn't pay attention to it, he already didn't know anymore.

On the other side, after Zhao Xingmi came out, he returned to the original place, and unexpectedly saw Sima Jinda, the seventh most accomplished man of the Sima family. It was Zhang Qianda who really obeyed and brought him here... Zhao Xingmi originally

I was still a little worried, but after seeing this person, I regained my footing and even gained confidence.

"What did the Seventh General say?" Zhao Xingmi came first and asked.

Sima Jinda looked at Zhao Xingmi, then at the local host, and simply said: "My Erlang has done a great job, and I want to go back! But looking at your situation, especially Sima Huben is here, I can't help but think too much.

What...what do you want to do?"

It turned out that the other person was Sima Deke, the commander-in-chief of the imperial army who actually controlled the two guards of Jin and Wu, who succeeded him as General Huben after Sima Zheng left Xuzhou.

No wonder the senior officers who accounted for half of the army were dominated by this person.

"Seven generals, the matter is very simple. Most of the Forbidden Army around Jiangdu came from Dongdu, and almost all of them were officers. Everyone wanted to return home. Now that Cao Lin is dead and Erlang has returned, the capital is even more suppressed.

I can't suppress it. But I just came from the general. The general's meaning is very clear. The saint's temper is absolutely unacceptable... In fact, we don't dare to directly persuade the saint to go back, because the previous advice

They are all dead." Zhao Xingmi was full of energy and his logic was clear. "So, there is only one way."

Sima Jinda was silent for a moment, holding the long sword in his waist and asked coldly: "What method?"

"We should launch a mutiny, kill those traitorous ministers, and escort His Majesty back to the Eastern Capital." Under the gaze of Sima Deke and Zhang Qianda, Zhao Xingmi spoke sincerely and gave an unexpected and reasonable answer.

"How can this be done?" Sima Jinda sneered.
To be continued...