contend

Chapter 720
Since Sima Yan decided to use troops against Guanzhong, Luoyang was actually under martial law.

All the people who come and go are checked carefully, and if they are found to be suspicious, or come from the west, no matter what happens, they will be put in prison first.

Storytellers and Qin merchants were also arrested everywhere in the city.

Many innocent people were implicated.

But Sima Yan felt that it was normal, ignored Sima You's advice, and continued to strengthen the martial law against Luoyang.

All the dead men kept by the Sima family were released, and Luoyang was turned inside out.

Qin's intelligence network suffered heavy losses.

However, Jin's intelligence network continued to operate secretly.

A piece of information was sent to Sima Yan and his ministers through secret channels.

"In this way, the traitor Qin is going to act first?" Jia Chong squinted his triangular eyes after reading all the information.

"Qin traitors have the advantage of cavalry, so they will naturally use offense as defense!" Hejian King Sima Yong said.

In order to consolidate the throne, Sima Yan not only enshrined the kings of the Sima family, but also entrusted them with important tasks.

Sima Yi, Sima Gan, Sima Lun, and Sima Xun could not be reused, so Sima Yan turned his attention to the clan.

Sima Yong, Sima Fu's grandson, was also reused.

Sima Yong's reputation was blown up when he was young, and he treated wise men lightly and generously. Sima Yan praised him as an example of a vassal king, and he was named King of Hejian.

In his mind, the Sima family has many descendants, so there must be one or two available talents, right?
"Then where will the Qin army attack?" Sima Yan frowned, feeling more afraid of the Qin army in his heart.

"Hedong!" Jia Chong and Chen Qian said at the same time.

Strategy is a conspiracy and cannot be covered up.

"Is Tang Bin worthy of reuse?" Sima Yan asked worriedly.

Chen Qian cupped his hands and said, "Bin's courage is far superior to Qian's."

This is not the first time he has praised Tang Bin.

Both of them are Shandong scholars. Tang Bin's father, Tang Tai, had a little friendship with Chen Qian when he was the prefect of Mount Tai.

And Tang Bin is completely worthy of Chen Qian's fancy. He is eight feet long, can easily bow a horse, has extraordinary physical strength, chases deer with both steps, and is a leader in Shandong scholars.

Guarding Hedong for many years, he fought back and forth with the general of the Qin State, Meng Yu, and occasionally plundered hundreds of Qin people and returned, and his reputation in the Guandong was well-known.

Sima Yan said with a smile: "However, being able to be like Qing is not easy to obtain, so how can we talk about winning?"

"Tang Bin was guarding Hedong, backed by Hongnong and Shandong, and could block 20 Qin troops. The minister led the Chinese army to go out of Tongguan, criticize Kang and make troubles, and went straight to Chang'an. His Majesty led a heavy army to destroy his fields, burn his houses, and plunder Its people reduced Guanzhong to scorched earth. Even if Chang’an cannot be conquered, the Qin thieves will surely decline! After that, they will come out every two years and come out every three years. Don’t let them cultivate. Within ten years, the Qin thieves will be wiped out!” Chen said. Qian said with a murderous look.

"This strategy... is harmful to the peace of the world. When the army moves, kill and attack as you like. I'm afraid that the people in Guanzhong will be ruined again." Sima You couldn't bear it.

Sima Yan glanced at him, "Everyone in Guanzhong is a thief, not a commoner, so why feel sorry for them? This strategy is very good."

After Shi Bao fell ill, Chen Qian really became the former governor, discussing military strategy with Sima Yan and Jia Chong every day.

Now that the East-West War has entered into a battle of national strength, it is necessary to destroy each other's national strength at all costs.

Obviously, Chen Qian's strategy hit the root of Qin.

If Guanzhong's geographical advantages cannot be brought into play, the foundation of Qin State will be broken.

Regardless of returning to Liangzhou or Shuzhong, it is impossible to compete with the Central Plains again.

The only one who can compete with the Central Plains is Guanzhong, which integrates Shuzhong and Liangzhou!
Jia Chong said: "General Cheqi is the former supervisor of this battle, and he will surely be able to make contributions. However, Qin thieves have always been cunning. General Cheqi went to Guanzhong. I don't know who is guarding Hebei?"

Qin Jun took Daijun, and Hebei was no longer safe.

Chen Qian thought for a while, "Yan Xun and Qian Hong are brave and wise. If one person controls Youzhou and the other controls Jizhou, they will definitely be able to stop the Qin thieves from attacking."

Jia Chong smiled in his heart, these two are now Shi Bao's subordinates, his promotion is equivalent to digging Shi Bao's corner.

"I recommend another person!" Sima Yong clasped his hands.

"Oh? Wen Zai, tell me quickly!" Sima Yan had high expectations for his cousin.

"My minister Zhang Fang has the courage of Dian Wei and Xu Zhu, and Kong Wu is scheming, and he is unparalleled in the world. If he can be a vanguard, Qin's bandits and generals will be like chickens and dogs!"

Hearing Sima Yong's loud tone, Sima Yan suddenly became interested, "Wen Zai really has such a good talent?"

"Just waiting for the order outside the palace, if His Majesty is interested, you can announce it and see it!"

"Tell this person to have an audience!"

"Tell Zhang Fang to see him!" The eunuch beside him passed it out loudly.

Not long after, there was the sound of armor clanging outside the hall, and the footsteps were unusually vigorous, and everyone looked forward to it.

I saw a person from outside the hall entering with his head held high. He was tall and healthy, but his demeanor was a bit shabby.

At first glance, he was a person of humble background, entering the palace, looking around from the corner of his eye.

Sima Yan always pays attention to appearance, when he saw this person, he was slightly displeased, when he looked at his face closely, there was a bit of hostility between his brows.

Aspects are born from the heart, and there is a certain reason for the Wei and Jin Dynasties to attach importance to appearance and character.

"Little man, minister Zhang Fang pays homage to His Majesty!" There was a burst of panic when he opened his mouth, and the aggressive momentum he created dissipated immediately.

All the people in the palace were prominent and powerful, and when they saw this person, they were immediately contemptuous.

Someone laughed contemptuously.

Zhang Fang lowered his head in fear.

Sima Yong was also embarrassed for a while, "This person...although he is not amazing in appearance, he is extremely courageous, and his arms are extremely powerful..."

Sima Yan glanced at it and then looked back, "Since it is recommended by Wen Zai, it is superior compared to other people. You can be the general of the Yamen, and then give you a precious armor, saber, and BMW, and make great contributions to our Great Jin in killing the enemy!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Fang couldn't control the expression on his face, and grinned loudly.

But this smile fell into Sima Yan's eyes, and he felt a little ferocious.

Sima Yong quickly waved his hand and let him go down.

Sima Yan was very interested at first, but after meeting Zhang Fang, he felt that his interest had faded, so he made everyone retreat.

The Great Dynasty ended, but the Small Dynasty did not.

Chen Qian, Jia Chong and Sima Yan gathered in the warm pavilion again.

"Can Chang'an reply?" Sima Yan asked first, with a murderous look in his eyes, "If you don't want to work for the Great Jin, you can barter the three clans!"

The last four words were full of murderous intent.

Jia Chong cupped his hands, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty. I have already provoked a rebellion in Guanzhong, delaying the time for the Qin thieves to send troops."

Chen Qian was in a fog when he heard it.

"Qin thieves have repeatedly provoked troubles, this time they should reap the consequences!" Sima Yan sneered.

"Who in the world dares to disobey your majesty's kindness?" Jia Chong said with a wicked smile.

Chen Qian couldn't stand the atmosphere, coughed and said, "If there is civil turmoil among the Qin thieves, Your Majesty should send troops as soon as possible!"

Sima Yan also wanted to hurry up, but isn't Luoyang plagued all the time?

Hundreds of thousands of troops did not come just as they said, food, grass, military equipment, etc. were not small numbers.

We also need to enlist civil servants.

"After one month, we must send troops!" Sima Yan said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)