Chapter 66 Section 5: A Game of Chess in the World

Wang Mang kept his promise to Wang Yi, and in return for Wang Yi agreeing to join the army with Wang Xing, he even gave Wang Yi more.The national military force, known as one million, was handed over to Wang Yi, and the living inheritors of sixty-three schools of military art were recruited to serve as Wang Yi's think tanks.The treasures and materials in the national treasury were allocated by Wang Yi.The prefectures and counties selected elite soldiers, led by the governor of the prefecture, and gathered in Luoyang, the command center set up by Wang Yi.He also named the giant as a lieutenant to accompany the army.The giant, as the name suggests, is one foot long (about 2.32 meters today) and ten girths around the waist (about 3 meters today). He can't fit in a car and doesn't move a horse. He is known as the first warrior of the new dynasty. , infinitely powerful.The army also brought more ferocious beasts, such as tigers, leopards, rhinoceros, elephants, etc., to help the mighty.

Wang Mang was so generous, Wang Yi was flattered, and declined, saying: "The whole country's soldiers are used to pay the ministers, and the ministers dare not be." Wang Mang said with a smile: "General Han Xin, the more soldiers, the better. The widow who entrusts the king with the whole country's soldiers is the widow who lives up to the king; Come to think of it, you should live up to the widow.” Before leaving Chang'an for the East, Wang Yi specially summoned two people, one was Yuan She, the godfather of Chang'an, and the other was Zhu Meng, the old minister.Yuan She killed people like hemp all his life, but when he met Wang Yi, he unconsciously became three points shorter.Wang Yi looked at Yuan She coldly, and said in an unquestionable tone: "If you do what you do, you will be punished for death. However, I will not come to kill you. I order you to be the prefect of Tianshui and guard the west of Chang'an. You are a child of a good family, and you should be a good student." Serve the country, don't humiliate the ancestors." Yuan She is the dignified godfather of Chang'an, who was taught by Wang Yi as if he were a child, and he didn't dare to show his anger, nodding repeatedly.

Wang Yi worshiped Yuan She as the prefect of Tianshui, precisely to use Yuan She's reputation in the ranger world to suppress those restless careerists and evil boys near Chang'an.Wang Yi summoned Zhu Meng from the old department again, and said: "If the rebels from the Central Plains want to invade Chang'an, there are only two ways to go, one is Wuguan, and the other is Hangu Pass. I have my own way to deal with Hangu Pass. Today I ordered you to guard Wuguan. You have to guarantee with your life, people can die, but the pass cannot be lost!" Zhu Meng followed Wang Yi in the South and North Wars, and after Wang Yi retired, he also followed Ma Fang Nanshan.Now as soon as the old chief came out of the mountain, he immediately promoted him to take on the important task. Zhu Meng was naturally grateful, cut off his fingers and swore to stick to Wuguan.

Wang Yi felt a little more at ease when Youyuan guarded the west of Chang'an and Zhu Meng guarded the south of Chang'an. As for the east of Chang'an, he naturally settled it himself.On the fifth day of April, Wang Yi officially set off for Luoyang in the east.Wang Mang personally saw him off to Weiqiao outside the city, held Wang Yi's hand like holding a lover's hand, for a long time, and said emotionally: "The survival of the country depends on the king, work hard." A short cross is worth a thousand words.There is no need for Wang Mang to ask more, Wang Yi fully understands the weight on his shoulders.Wang Mang mobilized the entire empire to serve him alone. On him, Wang Mang put down all the bets. If he wins, Wang Mang will win everything back. If he loses, Wang Mang will have nothing.

No amount of words seemed to be superfluous at this moment.Wang Yi shook Wang Mang's hand, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, rest assured, within half a year, the sea will recover and the river will clear." Wang Mang offered wine to Wang Yi. Wang Yi knelt down to accept it, but he did not drink it immediately. He raised his head and said, "Leave this wine until I return triumphantly, so as to rebel against the head of the bandit. Drink this wine for Your Majesty's birthday." Wang Mang was overjoyed, and said: "When the king returns from the east, although I don't drink alcohol, I should also get drunk with you."

Monarchs and ministers shed tears and left.Wang Yi's army marched for several miles, suddenly an envoy caught up with Wang Yi, and said: "Gongxiu Gong (Wang Xing) got up late and is dressing up now. Please wait for the garrison of Da Sikong." Tens of thousands of soldiers, the fate of Shenhe, should move forward urgently, how can we just wait for one person! Order Wang Xing to go to Luoyang and join me." The envoy said with a smile, relying on Wang Xing's momentum: "At most, we only need to wait for an hour Gong Xiu Gong is His Majesty's only son, why don't Da Sikong be a little more accommodating!" Wang Yi was even more angry, and whipped the envoy for a good meal, and said: "If you dare to speak too much, I will cut off your head to sacrifice the flag. Get out!" The envoy got up in desperation , and left in a hurry.

Wang Yi hurried all the way and arrived in Luoyang ten days later.Luoyang at this time was a noisy and busy scene. Soldiers, flags, luggage, and military horses were continuously gathered from all over the empire, filling the streets and alleys of Luoyang.As soon as Wang Yi arrived in Luoyang, the wind and dust had not been washed away, and he immediately raised his account to discuss matters. Looking at the gathered imperial generals and prefects, Wang Yi's face flushed with excitement. This is where he should come. Eagles belong to the sky, fish belong to Belonging to the ocean, as a soldier, you should belong to the battlefield.

Everyone looked at Wang Yi with anticipation and fear in their eyes.So expect, because Wang Yi once created a miracle to save the new dynasty, they hope Wang Yi can repeat this miracle.So they are afraid because they know that Wang Yi has already mastered all the power of Wang Mang, and can kill them. Wang Mang is easy to fool, but Wang Yi is not easy to fool. Wang Yi looked down at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, I worked with the emperor and served as ministers in the same hall. Now I follow the emperor's edict to conquer the bandits in the east. I am the most respected in the army, and I am the only one who orders everything. I would like to cooperate with you. Work together from top to bottom to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible and restore my peace."

Everyone said in unison: "I would like to obey the order of Da Sikong." Wang Yi nodded and raised his voice: "General Yang Jun listens to the order!" Yang Jun went out to worship.Wang Yidao: "I order you to lead five thousand troops to guard Ao Cang. Ao Cang is the lifeblood of water transportation, gathering the world's grain. If Ao Cang is here, there will be no worries about food and grass. You must not neglect it." Yang Jun took the order.Wang Yi said again: "The chariot and cavalry general Wang Xun ordered." Wang Xun went out to worship.Wang Yidao: "I order you to lead 10,000 troops to guard Xingyang. Xingyang is the gateway to the east of Luoyang. If Xingyang is here, Luoyang will have no worries. You must not be lazy." Wang Xun took the order.

Wang Yi said again: "The exiles in Hebei are thriving. There are more than 100,000 people in Chengtouzilu and Diaozi, and they are fleeing between Huangji and Huangji; there are hundreds of thousands of bronze horse thieves, fleeing in Qingyang; Youlai and Wufan are fleeing in Shanyang, Shoot the dog. However, although there are many thieves, they dare not cross the Yellow River half a step. I know that they have no ambitions and different intentions, so I should leave it to the last to deal with it. Commander Kong Ren, Zheng Wang Hong, and Yanzhou Mu Shouliang obey orders!" Kong Ren, Wang Hong and Shouliang came out to worship.Wang Yidao: "Order you and others to lead ten thousand people, guard the key points, and deploy defenses along the Yellow River. Commander Kong Ren guards Baimajin, Zheng Wang Hong guards Puyang, Yanzhou Mushouliang guards Lechang, and it is enough not to let the Hebei bandits cross the river. If a thief crosses the river, you will be killed." Kong Ren, Wang Hong, and Shou Liang received the order.

Wang Yi said again: "The grand master Wang Kuang and the general Aizhang listen to the order." Both Wang Kuang and Aizhang are on the same level as Wang Yi.Wang Yi said: "The two of you have been guarding Shandong for more than a year, but you have sat and watched the red eyebrows grow rampantly. How can you explain it!"Wang Yidao: "I should have beheaded both of you, but I will sacrifice my life for the time being and make meritorious deeds for me. Since you two can't fight, I order you two to withdraw from Qingxu Erzhou. As for the red eyebrows rampaging Qingxu, let them go and ignore it. The two of you only need to shrink and retreat, gather heavy troops in Dingtao, and guard Chimei's westward advance. With Jishui as the boundary, Chimei crosses Jishui, and I will kill you two!" Wang Kuang and Aizhang received the order in horror. Wang Yi said again: "Yangzhou Mu Li Sheng listens to the order." Li Sheng went out to worship.Wang Yidao: "I order you to guard Pengcheng and block Chimei's way to the south. Take the water as the boundary, and if Chimei passes through the water, I will behead you!" Li Sheng accepted the order. Wang Yi said again: "If Chimei can't go west, it can't threaten Luoyang. If Chimei can't go south, it can't join the Han army. So far, Chimei is not a worry, and it can be defeated in the future. Right now, the Han army is the empire. The serious troubles of the confidants must be eradicated first. Da Situ Wang Xun, General Nayan Yan You, and General Zhizong Chen Mao listen to the order!" Wang Xun, Yan You, and Chen Mao came out to worship.Wang Yidao: "All the lords will fight hard and mobilize their horses, rein in the tribes, and the first-class army from the prefectures and counties will gather together, and follow me to crusade and wash Nanyang with blood!" Wang Yi's appointment stopped, and all the generals worshiped him.Previously, the generals were fighting on their own, and they didn't respond to each other. Once Wang Yi came out, they finally had a backbone and clarified their respective responsibilities and responsibilities. After that, they just need to cooperate in execution.Even Yan You, who always had eyes high above his head, felt that Wang Mang had finally chosen the right person this time. After this deployment, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted. Outside Luoyang City, Wang Xun held a banquet to officially welcome Wang Yi.After drinking for three rounds, Wang Yi went to the stage to inspect hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers. With a strong heart, he composed an impromptu ballad, played the qin himself, and ordered the children to sing it. Broken, Crying Lord's Crying Lord, Crying Mother's Crying Mother." The officers and soldiers in the audience were all bloody, shouting long live, and singing together in unison.