Dajin picked up a god of war

"Our next arrangement is naturally to unite the various armies of the imperial court, mobilize all the forces in the Jin territory, and carry out a large-scale northern expedition."

"This matter is easier said than done. You all know that since Jin Nandu, we have organized such Northern Expeditions many times, and they often failed in the end. This time, we want to The Northern Expedition doesn't need to be discussed in the court, I can know that there must be a lot of resistance."

"Among the courtiers, there must be a lot of opposition. Although our army has won consecutive battles and achieved a lot of victories, and the situation is very good, but whether we can mobilize other troops is really a difficult problem now."

"Especially Jingzhou soldiers, as I said just now, in fact, the troops led by General Huan Chong are actually richer than our Beifu soldiers. If such an army has been kept in Jingzhou for the defense of the rear, it would be too wasteful , we must let Jingzhou also send troops to fight with us, so as to achieve the goal of controlling the north."

"However, for a long time, the Beifu soldiers and Jingzhou soldiers affiliated to the imperial court have been at odds with each other. Although I have a personal relationship with General Huan, before the large-scale Northern Expedition, whether General Huan can give me this face, I don't know myself. grasp."

Hey, speaking of this matter, the brothers fell silent at the same time.

Because there is really nothing to say.

It is a well-recognized fact that the Jin court cannot command all the troops in the territory, not only within the Jin Dynasty, but even the tribes on the other side of the river are very clear.

This is naturally related to the weak control of the Jin Dynasty after the south crossing. His court was defended by several aristocratic families and the local troops they owned. It is not their own decision whether they want to listen to you or not?
It can be said that before the formation of the Beifu soldiers, the military strength of the Jin court was extremely weak.

In war, I rely on my grandpa to sue my grandma. Look at the generals guarding the place, who is willing to give the court this face and send troops to fight.

In order to achieve the goal of guarding the border, the imperial court often had to back down in the face of threats from powerful officials, in exchange for handing over power or a better official position.

The purpose is to allow the generals in the border town to be content to fight for the Jin Dynasty.

This situation has only gradually changed in the past ten years, because the Beifu soldiers are supported by the imperial court.

Although it is only a part, but because the military pay and food are basically raised by the imperial court, the aristocratic family represented by the Xie family only makes up for it incompletely, and the Beifu soldiers can be counted as the regular army of the Great Jin Dynasty.

This is a memorable moment for the Jin Dynasty in Nandu!
Now, they finally have an army that can point to where to fight!
However, the real situation in history is that when the Beifu soldiers were in the hands of the Jin court, the good times did not last long, and the military power of the Xie family dropped sharply. In such a short period of power vacuum, the North was once powerful The Di Qin collapsed in an instant, the situation was in chaos, and the territory of the Jin Dynasty did not stop. This gave the common people generals represented by Liu Yu the opportunity to grow and expand their power.

However, in the same way, even if Liu Yu in history took advantage of the situation and seized the throne, the work he did was still half-baked.

As an emperor, although the Beifu soldiers established around him can still obey his command, but under the Beifu, the traditional middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which is also the military force in Jingzhou, he still seems to be unable to command.

Therefore, he sent his underage sons to guard various places in an attempt to stabilize the place. The effect of this, as can be seen in history, is not very good.

As the beginning of the Southern Dynasty, Liu Song just persisted for decades before collapsing rapidly.Although the emperor has changed quite a lot, when it comes to generations, there are only three generations!

Among them, there are also cruel and bloody fratricides, counterattacks by powerful officials and other chaos.

The reason for all this chaos is fundamentally related to the inability of Liu Yu and the emperors of the Southern Dynasties to unify the various forces south of the Yangtze River.

Unable to effectively control all the forces in the territory, the court is on the verge of collapse. Even a strong man like Liu Yu can only withdraw troops from Luoyang and return to Jiangbei for himself to ascend to the throne as soon as possible!

What Liu Yu did not do, it can be seen that this situation has already begun since the end of Jin Dynasty, or even since the Jin Dynasty went south.

But to change the Jin Dynasty, or the disadvantages of the Jiangzuo court, the most fundamental thing is to restore the court's control over the region.

If this matter is handed over to Liu Yu and Xie An, pure Jin people like them cannot complete it.

They have that inherent concept hanging there, for example, Xie An, he is from a family, not an ordinary family, he is a dignified first-class wealthy family, an absolute big family, such a person, you let him hand over power, How is it possible to fully obey the imperial court's command?
Isn't this handing the knife to the enemy?
It's not just Xie An, all the famous families in the Jin Dynasty think this way in their hearts, they and the court can only live in peace.

Cooperation and confrontation have always been the theme.

It is absolutely impossible to say full obedience.

Not only the imperial court is vigilant against the aristocratic family, but the children of the aristocratic family are also vigilant against the imperial court. They must strictly guard against it, and they must not let the imperial court's power be too strong, thereby suppressing the power of the aristocratic family.

If the court is too strong, how can they profit from it?
And for civilian generals like Liu Yu, who won the throne with military merit, they also agree with the concept that the children of the aristocratic family are superior to others.

Moreover, when they become emperors, they often choose to join hands with the family to control the place.This is not only because of convenience, but also because of respect for the original power of the family.

Therefore, if you want to unify the forces in the territory with ruthless measures, relying on civilian generals or children from aristocratic families, neither side will succeed.

It is still up to Wang Mi, an outsider, to complete this arduous task!
However, his plan was grand, but he couldn't tell the whole story to his brothers.

Today is a brother, what will be tomorrow, no one can tell now.

Obviously, with the Battle of Yecheng as the dividing line, the relationship between the brothers who started in Jingkou will also change.

From now until he returns to the Jiankang court, Wang Mi will start to fight for the power in the court, and his good brothers will be scattered all over the northern border to crusade against those tribal forces that are independent.

The forces between each other will show a trend of ebb and flow.

In the end, who can become Wang Mi's humerus, honestly used by him, and whoever has two hearts, although after getting along for a period of time, Wang Mi already has an impression of the lake, but that's just His personal conjecture.

Among such conjectures, there are not only predictions based on historical records, but also personal observations based on existing facts.

But none of that is true until it actually happens.

What will become of the brothers, Wang Mi doesn't want to speculate before he sees the clues of seriousness.

Always give them a chance.

And he also believes that the most true thoughts in everyone's heart will be exposed in a short time when they go to the battlefield alone.

Can't hide it.

At that time, yesterday's brothers will become enemies, and disputes are inevitable.

Compared with these ambitious young generals from Jingkou, at this time, on the contrary, the traditional reverse Jingzhou sequence is much more reassuring.

Because they have Huan Chong!
Regardless of history or reality, Wang Mi really felt that although Huan Chong had various minor problems, fundamentally speaking, he was still a rare man of insight among the Huan family in Qiaojun.

He is willing to cooperate with the imperial court while maintaining his personal power, and he is not afraid of damage to his own strength, and he works very hard when fighting.

That's great!
The Huan family has ruled Jingzhou for many years, and there are only a few people like Huan Chong who can communicate with the court and are not so greedy for power.

Moreover, Huan Chong and the others have controlled Jingzhou for a long time. In their view, it is meaningless to compete with the imperial court.

After several battles, the Jingzhou Department probably understood that although they could strengthen their own strength, they probably had no chance of winning by relying on the importance of Jingzhou to wrestle with the imperial court.

In other words, compared to the brothers in Jingkou, Huan Chong is very self-aware.

In addition, Mr. Huan is old, and he was not very keen on power at first, so he was very easy-going.

As for the rising stars in Jingkou, although they don't talk about it, everyone's heart is burning with fire.

Must fight for a place in the court!
For such young people, if you talk to them about cooperation and let them control their ambitions, they will not listen.

Therefore, controlling the Jingzhou soldiers first was Wang Mi's first move.

Now, with Xie An's support, the Beifu is in his hands, and this is already a forged force.

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And the next thing he has to do is to annex the Jingzhou soldiers!
This goal, of course, cannot be told to Liu Yu and the others now, it must be kept secret.

"In my opinion, General Huan will definitely give you this face. After all, General Huan is still a face-saving person. He returned from the workshop with so many weapons, and he didn't have a little blood, so it's not suitable."

"However, how long he can persist is not what we can predict." After a long silence, Liu Yu finally expressed his opinion.

"There is one more thing we need to consider," He Wuji also participated in: "Can the Jingzhou soldiers cooperate with the Beifu soldiers?"

"You know, the gap between the two groups of soldiers is not shallow, and it is actually not easy for them to cooperate with each other."

"Especially at this stage, our army's going to the Northern Expedition, that is, to attack the city, is not to solve the immediate crisis. There has always been a saying among the Beifu soldiers that the soldiers boast that they are powerful in combat. They look down on the Jingzhou soldiers. , They are all shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and they are useless."

"If you want the two armies to cooperate in the Northern Expedition, the general who will lead the army must be chosen well."

Sure enough, He Wuji!

Only he can come up with such profound insights.

Cooperation?

How can the two troops that have a lot of estrangement cooperate if they want to cooperate?If it was so easy to do, the Jin army's many Northern Expeditions would not have ended in failure after failure.

The Jingzhou soldiers looked down on the Beifu soldiers, and the Beifu soldiers also looked down on the Jingzhou soldiers. This is normal, and it is absolutely correct among the Jin army.

This kind of mutual hostility may weaken in the face of life and death, but when such an existential crisis is eliminated, the contradictions will come to the fore again.

Difficult!

However, no matter how difficult it is, the work must continue.

"You are all right, so I can clarify what I mean, because what we are going to do next can be said to be full of difficulties. The resistance we will face is not only from the imperial court, but also from within the Beifu soldiers. It is impossible for the various important military towns in the region, the children of the aristocratic families, and all aspects of the relationship to be smooth."

"We must be fully prepared!"

The last words were regarded as a formal mobilization. For this reason, Wang Mi also raised his voice a few degrees, and made a gesture of appeal.

He looked at the brothers with firm eyes, and the brothers did not live up to his expectations.

Integrating the multiple forces of the Jin Dynasty is not only Wang Mi's idea, but also the consensus of the brothers in Jingkou.

Under the premise of the same idea, the brothers will naturally stand with him.

They nodded cautiously, as a response to Wang Mi.

With their approval, Wang Mi became more confident.

Integrate forces, this is a big event, a great event!
In Dajin, where the structure is loose and the power of the central court is limited, if you want to accomplish this, it is like going to heaven!

It is absolutely impossible to rely solely on him, Wang Mi, and must rely on the cooperation of the brothers.

"Zhiyuan, we came out of Jingkou to do great things. From the day we followed you, we recognized you."

"You are our leader, and we will all follow you. Just tell us what you want to do!"

After a moment of silence, He Wuji made a statement on behalf of the brothers.

Wang Mi was also very excited. Taking Yecheng was a surprise for him, and he had no such extravagant expectations at all.

But now, the opportunity is right in front of you. Wang Mi is a smart person, but also a decisive person. God has helped you get here. Do you still want to act as if nothing happened?

Of course not!

Seize the opportunity and successfully go north, this is his biggest goal at present.

At the same time, it is also the common goal of the Jingkou brothers.

This is true.

Taking Yecheng as the starting point, before the Northern Expedition succeeds, it is certain that these brothers will closely follow him and obey his orders.

As for Wang Mi's worries, of course they are not superfluous, but for those power struggles to happen, some objective conditions are still needed.

As the saying goes, sharing adversity is easy, sharing wealth is difficult.

So far, the Jingkou brothers are still in the stage of starting a business. Even Liu Yu, the most ambitious among them, has not had the opportunity to rise up because his own power has not been consolidated and expanded, and the various forces in the court are still very stable.

From this point of view, the situation is quite stable.