Zhao Liang basically agreed with Liu Yu's judgment, and then asked: "In your opinion, who in the Jiankang Imperial Court would be so ruthless?" ”

"Then do you have to guess? Of course, it's Sima Daozi, the king of Huiji! Liu Yu didn't think about it and said: "Speaking of which, this Sima Daozi is one year younger than me, and he is just twenty this year. But he is the younger brother of the current emperor's mother, and his status in the imperial family is noble, and his relationship with His Majesty is also extraordinary. In addition, he is quite talented, thoughtful, and wise, so the entire Sima royal family is looking forward to him. At first, Sima Daozi was named the evil king of Lang, and later changed to the king of Huiji, and last year he held such an important position as the six things of the book, which can be said to be in the court. ”

Liu Yu paused and continued: "Now everyone in the government and the opposition knows that Sima Daozi has always intended to suppress the Gaomen Shi clan in Wuyi Lane, so as to strengthen the control of Sima Emperor's power. It was precisely because of the suspicion of the Sima royal family that Lord Xie An would live in seclusion in Dongshan for a long time and not ask about the world. After repelling Fu Jian, he resigned and retired again. At present, this Sima Daozi is vigorously expanding the scale of the Jiankang Army and constantly improving its combat strength, while openly and secretly joining forces with General Liu, and has publicly supported him to become the successor of the Great Commander many times, the purpose is to let the Beifu soldiers get rid of the influence of the Xie family as soon as possible and return to the hands of the imperial family. ”

Zhao Liang pondered: "Could it really be that Sima Daozi is secretly playing ghosts?" However, since he planned to let Liu Gaozhi be his agent and control the Beifu soldiers, why would he send troops to sneak attack? ”

Liu Yu sneered: "In my opinion, it's either a bitter ploy to help Liu Gaozhi find a reason to go to war against He Qian; Either that, or someone else in his mind. ”

Zhao Liang suddenly remembered the history books he had read before, and blurted out: "Do you mean Wang Guobao?" ”

Liu Yu nodded: "Wang Guobao is the son of Wang Tanzhi, the Zhongshu Ling, and the son-in-law of Lord Xie An, and his sister is the queen, so he is extremely prominent in his identity. It's a pity that this person's character is too poor and he has not been loved by his father-in-law, so he took refuge in Sima Daozi, the king of Huiji, and was embarrassed all day long. If Commander Xie encounters an unforeseen situation, and there is chaos in Beifu, then with Wang Guobao, the son-in-law of the Xie family, it is very likely that with the support of Sima Daozi, he will be in charge of the military power of Beifu. In that case, whether it is the brothers in the army, or the Jiankang court and the Gaomen clan, I am afraid it will be difficult to speak out against it. ”

Zhao Liang said curiously: "Since everyone knows about this situation, why does Liu Gaozhi still have illusions about Sima Daozi?" Isn't he afraid of hard work, but in the end he made a wedding dress for Wang Guobao? ”

"I guess it's still related to Liu Gaozhi's character." Liu Yu explained: "Although this person is quite a general, he has always been self-righteous and has a very high self-esteem. He was born in a poor family, and thanks to the cultivation of the great commander, he has today's status, so Liu Gaozhi himself knows very well that it is impossible for him to get the support of those so-called celebrities in Wuyi Lane, and only the strength in his hands is the bargaining chip for him to cooperate with Sima Daozi. ”

"I understand," Zhao Liang said, "You mean that Liu Jiaozhi feels that as long as he controls the troops, then King Huiji can't ignore him, because the Jiankang army is simply not enough to resist the Beifu soldiers." ”

Liu Yu smiled faintly: "Big brother is not wrong at all. In today's world, whoever has a big fist will have weight when he speaks, and Liu Gaozhi dared to cooperate with King Huiji, which was to see this. although

However, we can't be sure what the current situation is, but Liu Gaozhi wants to attack He Qian, and the purpose is actually very clear, that is, to snatch the water army into his own hands. ”

Hearing him mention this, Zhao Liang hurriedly asked, "How much power does He Qian have in his hands?" ”

Liu Yu was obviously very familiar with the situation in Beifu, and replied without thinking: "When Beifu was first established, the commander used Guangling as a base to build a naval division force that was stronger than the Jingzhou army. At present, He Qian has 18 giant fighting ships and more than 90 four-story ships, all of which are the main force of water warfare. In addition, there are more than 200 other large and small ships, and there are five strong water villages, guarding the mouth of the Yangtze River. With a scale of 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers, the strength of the navy should not be underestimated. ”

"What about us?" Zhao Liang then inquired: "How is the strength of the Jingkou battalion?" ”

"After the end of the Battle of Weishui, most of the main land forces of Beifu are here." Liu Yu introduced: "There are more than 17,000 cavalry and nearly 50,000 infantry. Liu Gaozhi deliberately expanded his strength in the past six months, relying on the momentum of the great victory and the excuse of the Northern Expedition, and recruited another 20,000 or 30,000 new soldiers in nearby towns and Huaisi areas. ”

Zhao Liang thought about it for a moment: "In this way, the miscellaneous things add up, and Liu Gaozhi can mobilize eight to one hundred thousand troops." If there is a sudden attack, there is indeed a chance to eat He Qian's men and horses. ”

"But it also comes at a cost." Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "I estimate that Lao Liu's calculation is to fight to lose some soldiers and horses, and he must also take down the fleets of Guangling and Beifu naval forces." In this way, he can gain a firm foothold in the east of Jiankang, whether on land or water, he can form a certain blockade ability against Jiankang. At that time, the upstream of Jiankang City was the powerful Jingzhou Army, and the downstream was the Beifu Army that combined land and water, forming a three-legged momentum. ”

Zhao Liang listened to what he said interestingly, and said with a smile: "Don't say it, this account is quite shrewd." Judging from the situation in front of him, last night's killing was most likely a bitter plan conspired by Liu Gaozhi and Sima Daozi, with the Jiankang army pretending to be He Qian's men and horses, taking advantage of the night to sneak attack Liu Gaozhi, killing Xie Zhongxiu in the chaos, and then giving Liu Gaozhi some minor or serious injuries. In this way, he could use the excuse of avenging the daughter of Commander Xie and send troops to attack He Qian, who was still kept in the dark, to achieve his goal in one fell swoop. ”

Liu Yu agreed: "It should be like this." It's just that Liu Gaozhi and Sima Daozi have their own plans, one wants to seize the military power, and the other hopes that the Beifu soldiers will lose both, and then Jiankang will come out to clean up the mess and enjoy the benefits of the fisherman. ”

"If that's really the case......" Zhao Liang frowned: "Then we will be miserable this time." ”

Liu Yu didn't understand what Zhao Liang meant for a while, and asked with a little surprise: "Big brother, why do you say we are miserable?" ”

Zhao Liang analyzed: "I broke through Lu Guang's conspiracy last night, and then let Miss Xie escape by chance, which suddenly made the whole retaliation action a little far-fetched, so that at the beginning, there were many generals who had objections to attacking He Qian. This unexpected situation must have made Liu Gaozhi very unhappy, so although it was I who later brought out the news that Liu Yan colluded with He Qian, Lao Liu still decided to let me serve as the captain of He Wang, and go to the front line of Guangling to serve as cannon fodder. ”

Liu Yu doesn't understand"

What does cannon fodder mean, but it can probably be understood, so he nodded and said: "Big brother's guess should be correct, Liu Gaozhi is such a character, and revenge will be avenged on the spot." But ......"

Zhao Liang said: "I know what you want to say, but going to investigate the enemy's situation may not be a waste of death, so it can't be said to be miserable, right?" ”

Seeing Liu Yu's embarrassed smile, Zhao Liang shook his head: "You forgot about Sima Daozi." If he wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, would he still allow Liu Gaozhi to launch a surprise attack on He Qian? ”

Liu Yu was shocked when he heard this, and immediately came to his senses: "I understand!" It is very likely that Sima Daozi secretly informed He Qian so that he could be on guard. As the spies of the army, we sneaked into Guangling first, and it was very easy to be detected by He Qian's subordinates, who were already wary. Everyone belongs to the same Beifu soldiers, and they are very familiar with each other, and many people know each other directly, in that case, we will go to Guangling and send them to death! ”

Zhao Liang nodded silently, and couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart: I'm unlucky, and I've encountered a situation where I'm being cheated again!

He hesitated for a moment, stared at Liu Yu and said, "Why don't you ...... Shall we give him a halfway slip call? ”

Liu Yu was stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief: "What does the eldest brother mean, to ...... Do you want to be a deserter? Immediately afterwards, he shook his head firmly again and again: "No, this is absolutely impossible!" It's not terrible to die, it's not terrible to die unjustly, but you must not be a deserter! Big brother, you listen to your brother's advice, our Beifu soldiers don't have ......"

"Then you can't watch the infighting in Beifu," Zhao Liang finally found a strong reason and made a perfect whitewash for his "greed for life and fear of death": "We know that this is a war provoked by Liu Gaozhi for his own selfish interests, and we still want to help him investigate the situation, isn't it helping to abuse?" That can't help Commander Xie Xuan and the soldiers of Beifu who died for this. ”

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When Liu Yu heard him say this, he also felt that it made sense, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Or, let's try to uncover Liu Gaozhi's conspiracy and stop this war?" ”

Zhao Liang was curious: "What are you going to do?" ”

"The junior brother hasn't thought about it yet," Liu Yu said distressedly, "But instead of going to Guangling to die in vain, it is better to fight for this useful life and do something for the brothers in Beifu." ”

He looked up at Zhao Liang and said, "All I can think of is to ask the general commander to come forward and suppress the generals in the two factions of Liu Gaozhi and He Qian, so that they can stop fighting in the same room." But Master Xie is very ill, and I have heard that I can't even swallow a normal diet now. I'm afraid I'll ...... toss him like this."

Zhao Liang waved his hand: "In the current situation, unless General Xie Xuan comes here in person, no one will take it seriously." With his physical condition, it may be impossible to come forward. Is there anything else to do? ”

"Another idea is to start with Liu Gaozhi," Liu Yu said: "As long as he can temporarily dispel the idea of sending troops, then he can also buy time and try to ease the contradictions within Beifu and avoid the tragedy of fratricide." ”

Zhao Liang complained bitterly when he heard this, and felt that with his own strength, the idea of beating Liu Gaozhi was no different from going to Guangling to die. He couldn't help but secretly calculate, if it really didn't work, then he would simply run away alone in the middle of the night tonight.

Whether it's Liu Gaozhi or Liu Yu, they can toss as much as they like.