In May of the sixth year of Tianhe, Xu Yi set out from Eastern Wu and led the army to Jiankang City.

Like a landslide and a river, the situation in the world has changed dramatically overnight.

In the first battle of Yixing, although the rebels did not lose their elite, they were also cut off half of their arms. The other half of the main force was dragged by Xiao Huaishuo on the battlefield of Guyi, and Jiankang City was not guarded by elite soldiers, so no one dared to say how long it could last under Xu Yi's offensive.

Once Xu Yi takes Jiankang and rescues the Son of Heaven from the rebels, the situation that Li Hu has worked so hard to manage will be completely lost.

Offensive and defensive transposition, everyone is waiting to see how Li Hu will deal with the current situation, and whether he can fight again and reverse the situation.

Even Zhang Ben couldn't help but ask Xu Yi, "What do you think Li Hu will do next?" ”

In the garrison at dusk, the doctor who accompanied the army had just brought in the decoction and rice wine for the primer of the medicine, and the room was filled with the pungent smell of wine and herbs. Xu Yi couldn't help frowning when she smelled the smell, but she still took the medicine bowl and drank it all with bated breath. Only then did he reply, "I don't know, Li Hu is not an ordinary person, so you can't use common sense to figure it out." ”

Zhang Ben thought about it and felt that what Xu Yi said was really good - how could ordinary people be "dead" for 20 years and still make a comeback to subvert the world? Li Hu's forbearance, undying ruthlessness, and madness to change his life against the sky are not something that normal people can have.

"But in this situation, there are not many tricks that can break the situation - what will you do if you are the general?"

After Xu Yi drank the herbs, she couldn't help but move her arms again, so that the doctor hurriedly stopped "You take it easy", and didn't care whether Xu Yi listened or not, and muttered again, "I look healed on the outside, but I haven't grown well on the inside." The wound is about to crack open, and it will not be so safe to heal...... Let you rest and you don't listen, and when you get old, you will be guilty of ......" Xu Yi only replied to him with a gentle smile.

After the doctor and his entourage finished telling and left the tent, Xu Yi saw that Zhang Ben was still staring and waiting for an answer, and then said, "In the art of war, Jiankang City is a place that must be saved." ”

"Want to be rescued?"

"But the two armies are facing each other, where can he say he can leave." If he dares to show his back to the enemy in front of him at this moment, not to mention whether he can save him or not, whether he can escape with his whole body is a question.

Zhang Ben was concerned, "Yes! So how do you do that? ”

Xu Yi said, "This is Li Hu's problem, but we don't have to worry about him." Of course, Zhang Ben refused to let him perfunctory, and when he asked again, Xu Yi had already said to himself, "However, if it were me...... It is impossible to save the city horizontally and vertically, it is better to fight against the water and be handsome and handsome. ”

Zhang Ben paused for a moment before he said, "Handsome is handsome?" ”

"Well," Xu Yi's face was flat, as if what Shicai said was just an easy word, not worth pondering, "What about losing Jiankang?" Jiankang City was not his. But the king of Linchuan is the red banner of the world's rebellion and his mortal enemy. The king of Linchuan is in one day, and Li Hu is not at peace for a day. As long as he can defeat the King of Linchuan, he is bound to be powerful again. What if I take Jiankang when the time comes. With my qualifications and status, can I deter the situation and gather people's hearts? The world still doesn't let him come and go freely? ”

Zhang Ben pondered for a moment and said, "...... Nor should the general be presumptuous. ”

Xu Yi couldn't help but raise her eyes when she heard his unusual tone. Seeing that he was thinking, he said, "It's not that I'm presumptuous. What's more," he said with a smile, "even if Li Hu tries his best? He couldn't win against the king of Linchuan. I'm afraid that before we take Jiankang, Li Hu has already been given the first punishment. ”

Zhang Ben came back to his senses, was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile, "Yes." ”

But the prospect was too tempting, even if he knew that it was unlikely, Zhang Ben still couldn't help but think, if the king of Linchuan died in battle, and they attacked Jiankang first and rescued the Son of Heaven, what would happen to him?

How irresistible is the taste of power, and how many famous generals and eunuchs in ancient times can handle it indifferently? Only a real celebrity like Xu Yi, in the face of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, will not change his face and not move when he talks about it.

But Zhang Ben is also self-aware. I imagined it for a while, and then I forgot about it.

He just couldn't help but think of Liuli's advice before leaving-although this little girl was half a beat slower than others, as long as she was given time, she could still think of what she should think of--he and Xu Yi were both present at that time, but Liuli didn't say to him, but to Xu Yi, "My brother is a good person, but he is just too unambitious and too incapable." After such a catastrophe, he must have known his own catties. If you can be a woodcutter and fisherman safely, you will also feel joyful. She bit her lip and said, "For the sake of our friendship that has gone through life and death, let's give him such a chance." ”

Even Liuli knew that after this catastrophe was pacified, the king of Linchuan would definitely not be satisfied with just being the king of Linchuan - not only the king of Linchuan, anyone who could put down this rebellion would probably not be a loyal minister in peace. It's just that the king of Linchuan wants to replace him, and he is more justified than others.

And in their group, Xu Yi is the cousin of King Linchuan, and he was born to be a party of King Linchuan. Zhang Ben is Xiao Huaiyou's cousin, but he can only exert his talents under the tent of King Linchuan. He is also a party of the king of Linchuan.

The general trend of the world is close to this. And today's backbone who rebelled against Li Hu have all stood on the side of Xiao Huaishuo, the king of Linchuan, for various reasons. Xiao Huaiyou may not be a lonely person - after all, these scholars of Eastern Wu still sympathize with him more in their hearts. But these Jiangdong clans are essentially as good as they can do, and whoever occupies the throne of Jiankang can all offer cattle and sheep to the countryside and bow down to them, as long as their interests are not touched, they can be safe.

It can be said that once the world is stable, Xiao Huaiyou will be the fish on the chopping board of King Linchuan. Someone might ask for his life, but no one would actually fight for him. His only hope was that the king of Linchuan might not be willing to bear the infamy of killing the king and killing his brother.

So Liuli's request, Xu Yi can actually do it.

――As long as he captures Jiankang City before King Linchuan defeats Li Hu, he will take Jiankang City first. Then casually concocted a fake death for Xiao Huaiyou, and let him out of the palace to be an incognito woodcutter and fisherman. In this way, it is convenient for both sides.

But Xu Yi's reputation and future may also be ruined. In front of the people of the world, he will bear the charge of killing the king; And in front of King Linchuan, he was afraid that he would be suspected of bad intentions again.

Zhang Ben asked himself, would he do this in order to save Xiao Huaiyou's life? Undoubtedly, no.

Liuli obviously understood this, so she gave him up and turned to Xu Yi.

So, will Xu Yi?