Chapter Ninety-Nine: Why Is It Anything?
The big tent of the Chinese army is full of people, the generals of the Cuiyu Army, the Youdu Army, the Chinese Army, and the Jingzhou Army are gathered together, nearly 100 people, tall, short, fat and thin, the door lords and Shu clans are from different backgrounds, but here and now, these are no longer the gaps that bind each other, everyone is wearing bright and bright armor, wearing goose feather thick-soled leather boots, the waist is straight and straight, no need to behave, the evil spirit of a hundred battles is quietly diffused in the tent, showing the majesty. The few soldiers standing next to him rarely went directly to the battle to kill the enemy, and they didn't dare to come out of the frightened atmosphere, standing obediently in the corner, listening to these generals chatting in a low voice, laughing and arguing from time to time.
"The general has arrived!"
As the tent door opened, Zhang Tongmeng, a member of the army in the record room, saluted and shouted loudly.
"General!"
Almost instantly, the tent became silent, the footsteps of the brushes were close together, the iron blades of the armor collided with each other, making a pleasant sound of iron and blood, holding their heads high, not squinting, and shouting in unison, so that the tent trembled slightly.
Xu You stretched out his hand with a smile and said, "Fourth uncle, please take a seat!" ”
Of course Zhu Zhi would not be so unruly, this is the Chinese Army Festival Hall, but it is not the back garden of the family, deliberately half a step behind, bowed down and said: "Please take a seat, general!" ”
Xu You no longer shirked, and slowly walked through the passage left in the middle, hundreds of hot eyes followed his figure to move, until he sat in the main seat, and said lightly: "Let's do it!" ”
Today's military meeting is to cheer up the whole army, and when the troops are under the enemy city of Kyoto, and seeing that victory is in sight, it is inevitable that some people will be arrogant, but there are endless examples of arrogant soldiers who are bound to be defeated, so it is necessary to concentrate on beating and beating. Yao Ji used Yao Song to guard the Weiqiao in the north, Mi Po to defend the northeast Shiji, Yao Zhan to guard the east of the water, and the whole Changyi to guard the Xiaoyao Garden in the west of the city, with a total strength of between 80,000 and 100,000, the most elite of which was Yao Ji's 50,000 Xiliang horses, and most of the rest were temporary recruits, which were not worth mentioning.
The Chu army occupies an overall advantage, all of them are elite soldiers, and they are the main attackers, they can calmly choose the direction of attack, and have the initiative on the battlefield, the only thing to worry about is the strong combat effectiveness of Xiliang Dama, which may cause more serious losses to their own side, so the suggestion of the military division is to divide and divide the heart and appease the heart, and it is best to induce the enemy generals to surrender before the formation, which is enough to destroy the morale of the other party, and the soldiers will not be bloodless to defeat Chang'an.
If Yao Jin is alive, this is undoubtedly the best strategy, but Yao Jin is dead, even if someone wants to surrender, they have to weigh it carefully, after all, surrendering to the Chu people and surrendering to Yao Jin are two different things. Many people looked at Zhu Zhi, who was in the first row on the left, his eyes were quite unkind, if Xu You hadn't shown unusual respect for Zhu Zhi just now, someone would have dared to question him - Yao Jin was once the lord of Liang, and it was also the biggest moral support for this Liang, but he suddenly died in Zhu Zhi's army, which is simply appalling, even if it is in front of the emperor, it is unreasonable.
However, Zhu Zhi's face was expressionless, all when these projected eyes were gentle spring breeze, Xu You would not embarrass him publicly, what did the others count?
Xu You then listened to the opinions and suggestions of many generals on the battle situation, and sharply criticized the loose emotions of some people, and finally unified his thinking, strength, and scheduling, and decided to launch a general offensive five days later.
The main direction of attack is Yao Zhan in the east of Bashui, with 30,000 Chinese troops as the vanguard, and the Cuiyu army guards the left flank to prevent Mi Po from touching the Xiliang horse raid, and the Youdu army floats into the water, waiting for an opportunity to attack Yao Song in Weiqiao, and Zhu Zhi defends the Quanchang wing.
The arrangement has been decided, each will return to the camp in turn, Xu You left Zhu Zhi, came to the resting tent, the wine and food prepared earlier were placed on the table, the warm Lansheng wine exuded an intoxicating fragrance, the two sat opposite each other, Xu You raised his glass and said: "Fourth uncle, you have worked hard all the way, please drink this cup!" ”
Zhu Zhi smiled, picked up the wine glass and looked up, playing with the wine glass in his hand, and suddenly asked, "Did Qilang send someone to plot against Fuqu Wugu?" ”
Xu You was accustomed to Zhu Zhi's vast supernatural powers, and he was not surprised when he heard this, he nodded, and said: "Since the fourth uncle decided to use troops against Xiliang, the secret mansion began to secretly contact Fuqu Wugu, but it has not made much progress until our army conquered Luoyang, and Fuqu Wugu relaxed his tone and expressed his willingness to talk about it." In order to show our sincerity, the head of the secret mansion Luo Shengsi, Dong Zhi, ventured to Anding County in person, interviewed him many times, and finally reached an alliance. ”
"Fuqu Wugu promised to send troops to attack the rear of the Liang army, but the Fuqu family wants to Yongzhen Liangzhou, sacrifice regulations, military and political taxes, etc., and Da Chu is not allowed to interfere, isn't it?"
"Yes!" Xu You poured another glass of wine and said with a smile: "Fourth uncle, I arrived in the camp last night on the winter solstice, and I just learned the content of the covenant, where did you get the news?" ”
Zhu Zhi smiled slightly: "Qilang rest assured, the secret mansion is well organized, like an iron wall, not to mention me, even if it is the power of the former Sili Mansion and the internal and external marquis, it may not be able to fight." The reason why I know about this is because there are my people in the government office of Frustration and Wugu......"
Xu You picked up the wine glass, put it to his lips and sipped it gently, his lowered eyelids covered his calm and watery gaze, and said, "How can I not be at ease with the fourth uncle?" However, since the fourth uncle mentioned it, he feels that he is unreliable? ”
"Lu Shuihu works hard for money, when can he be reliable?" Zhu Zhi obviously despised the character of Fuqu Wugu, and said: "He can betray Yao Jin for Zhang Yegong, and naturally he can also betray Yao Ji for Yongzhen Liangzhou, but Qilang must understand in his heart that if someone offers a higher price in the future, he will also show his fangs and devour Qilang cleanly!" ”
"What happens in the future, let's discuss it later, the top priority, first conquer Chang'an with the least casualties, and end the war in Liangguo. The Northern Wei side has suffered a big loss, and will not give up, at most there are two or three months to prepare for us, and when the weather turns cold and the Yellow River freezes, the Wei army will definitely go south, the sooner the situation in Guanzhong is stabilized, the sooner I can withdraw and rush to Luoyang......"
Xu You knows Lu Shuihu too well, this Hu people in history are famous mercenaries on the battlefield, from the Eastern Han Dynasty began to follow the government army to the Western Regions and the Xiongnu, many times suppressed the rebellion of other Hu people, who gave more money to whom, just like those mercenaries who were active in the Central Eastern battlefield in later generations, very advanced sense of making money. They have no sense of belonging, no national identity, only interests can be moved, and only strength can make them surrender - just as they have surrendered to Yao's authority for decades, being slaves and dogs, and dare not move at all.
This kind of power, if used well, is a good knife to cut through thorns, and if it is not used well, it is a hidden arrow stabbed in the back, but no matter what, Xu You is sure that he will firmly control Fuqu Wugu in his hands, to put it arrogantly, if he can't even surrender to Lu Shuihu, where does he have the courage and guts to deal with Yuan Yu?
Speaking of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Luoyang, Zhu Zhi couldn't help but praise: "Where did Ye Min find Qilang from?" The battle against Hulu Deva can be called a genius, and with a little tempering, the future is unlimited! ”
Xu You laughed and said: "When he set up a camp in Qiantang Tuntian and recruited displaced people to join the army, he had no place to eat, so he came to the camp to eat mixed rice......
Zhu Zhi also smiled, and said as if he had a point: "This is also a rare opportunity, Han Xin is fed by the drifting mother, can bend and stretch, and eventually becomes a big thing, Ye Min has Han Xin's legacy, I hope ...... There is no resentment of Han Shin! ”
Xu You stared at Zhu Zhi, gradually smiled, and said lightly: "Liu Bang is small, he can't tolerate Han Xin, and now he is big, not to mention Ye Min, he is the fourth uncle, he didn't ask for his life, and he killed Yao Jin without permission, as long as there are extenuating circumstances, he won't blame the Lord if he wants to!" ”
Zhu Zhi didn't have the slightest fluster, poured the wine by himself, looked at the shaking shadow in the wine glass, and said with a smile: "I know I can't hide it from Qilang...... Yes, Yao Jin was killed by me, and it has nothing to do with Zhu Yuanying. ”
"I'm not asking for guilt, I just want to hear the reason why the fourth uncle killed him!" The corners of Xu You's eyes quietly converged, and he said, "No matter how much I think about the fourth uncle, I just can't understand that Yao Jin is better alive than dead, why do you have to kill him in Qingni?" ”
"The reason is very simple, Yao Jin is dead now, which seems to have added a little trouble to pacify Xiliang, but these troubles are all small troubles that can be solved, nothing more than the death of some more people, nothing more than spending some more money and food, but it can be done once and for all; If he doesn't die now, when we conquer Chang'an, we still have to respect him as the lord of Liang, even if he is a puppet on the table, after all, he is the lord of a country, do you kill or not? If you kill it, you will definitely be suspicious from all over the world, if you don't kill it, the cool people will look at it, and your heart will return, how many years will it take for Da Chu to really collect these eight hundred miles of Qinchuan and accept it for his own use? Has Qilang thought about it, in case Yao Jin lies down and tastes his courage and becomes the climate, why would he have to mobilize the army to go west again? ”
Zhu Zhi smashed the wine glass suddenly, he didn't know martial arts, the fragments pierced into his palm, and the blood flowed, but he didn't know, and said decisively: "So in the battle of Qingni, Yao Xin's forces are above me, the two armies are facing each other, any accident will happen, and it is the best time to kill him." If you wait until you meet with Shichiro, surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, and then assassinate in front of the battle, no one can hide it, and it will definitely laugh at the world, and it will also affect Shichiro......"
"The crime of killing Yao Jin, I am willing to bear it with one force! Doubt me and slander me, know my sin, and listen to the world! For the sake of the country, how can you take care of your name before you are alive and be afraid of what will happen after you die?"
Xu You is silent!
Qingming appeared at the door silently, the candle dragon sword revealed a dark blade, although Zhu Zhi, who was powerless, was by no means Xu You's opponent, but Xiao Zhuge was too loud, no one could guess his methods, maybe there was a killing weapon against the third-grade little grandmaster, it was always right to be careful and take precautions.
Xu You waved his hand, Qingming disappeared, and after a while, he got up and came to Zhu Zhi's desk, knelt on his knees, tore off his robe to bandage his palm, and sighed: "Fourth uncle, why is this so?" ”