Tong Mu thought that he had high enough to look at the combat power of the Shandong army, but he never thought that there would be such a result, Sun Tu actually only killed 100,000 Wu troops with only tens of thousands of soldiers, but also took down all the cities of Suzhou, which made him feel a little false, don't be the wrong news, right?

But looking at Lu Bofei's solemn face, he quickly dispelled this thought, and then showed a wry smile: "It seems that I am too worried, Qianli He is indeed far stronger than I thought." By the way, what is Zhu Shuai's plan? He was really curious about how Zhu Mian would react after learning that Sun Tu had won such a big victory, although there was no clear evidence, he had already guessed what Zhu Mian was thinking before.

Lu Bofei smiled a little embarrassedly: "Zhu Shuai has gathered many generals and is ready to lead troops to Suzhou to prepare for the next pacification of the Jiangnan bandits." ”

"Really?" Tong Mu is also a smart person, and immediately caught some hidden feelings from his expression, I am afraid that Zhu Mian led people in the past not only to consider the future, but also to snatch the credit, to put it more ugly, he is planning to take the opportunity to go to Suzhou to pick peaches, after all, such a big victory is also extremely necessary for Zhu Mian, who has been criticized.

However, he didn't say much, just sighed lightly: "So, we will be able to return to Suzhou soon?" ”

"yes, I can finally go back, and I don't know what the situation is like there now."

The two didn't say anything more, but Tong Mu was a little anxious in his heart, he really wanted to send someone to send a letter to Sun Tu to remind him to prepare in Suzhou, but he couldn't let Zhu Mian take all the credit for his hard work. However, since sending someone to send Xie Mo away, he has not been able to find anyone who can be trusted, and it is a little difficult to send a letter again.

No matter what Tong Mu thought, anyway, Zhu Mian and the generals below had already reached an agreement quickly, and the officers and soldiers who had stayed in Jinling for a long time and had not fought with the Wu army had finally moved completely this time. In addition to leaving the thousands of men and horses who were already subordinate to Jinling to continue to garrison, the other soldiers and horses went straight to Suzhou under the leadership of Zhu Mian, and everyone made up their minds that they must rush to the place as soon as possible, and then take some credit from it.

And when the nearly 100,000 people on the Jinling side marched south, Wu Guo's detailed work here also quickly took action and passed the news back as quickly as possible, so that his army could prepare for the next possible battle.

In fact, there is no need to go back to these details, many cities occupied by the southern Wu State have been prepared for defense as early as possible, and the Wu capital Hangzhou is constantly sending grain, grass, baggage and various weapons and armor to the front, which can be regarded as doing everything to prepare for defense.

At this time in Hangzhou City, in front of a palace of considerable scale, two Wu Guozhong generals were standing with their hands tied, waiting for the summons inside. This palace was built by Wu Yueguo more than 100 years ago, and after Wu Yueguo returned to the Great Song Dynasty, this place became the palace of the Son of Heaven, but in the past 100 years, it has hardly ushered in a Zhao emperor. On the contrary, now, it has become the palace of the newly established Fang clan Wu Kingdom.

Now the two generals standing in front of the palace gate are Pang Wanchun and Fang Shifo, the latter is still injured, and it is not easy to move, but he still insists on waiting, and even the people who support him are directly reprimanded by him.

After waiting for a while, the palace guards invited the two in. After all, this Wu State has just been established, and the current situation is not optimistic, and the treasury is not full, so everything is simple. Not only has the palace only been slightly renovated, but even the people inside are all soldiers, and there are no eunuchs and other lieutenant officials and attendants at all.

In a side hall, the two met their own emperor Fang La. This is a thick man with a wide mouth and a round waist, and he looks like a high-roller in a dark robe, not a king. His attitude was the same as the temperament on his body, and when he saw the two of them coming in, he took the lead in greeting: "Wanchun, ten Buddhas, you came just in time, I was planning to discuss a big matter with you." ”

Although he behaved like this, the two of them, as courtiers, did not dare to lack courtesy, so they wanted to kneel down and salute. But as soon as he bent his knees, he was supported by Fang La, who rushed forward: "Don't care about these red tape between you and my brothers." ”

If there were some civil officials in the court, they would definitely insist on saluting and saying a few words to show their loyalty, but these two obviously did not have this consciousness and mind, and when they saw him say this, they also took advantage of the situation. Then, the monarch and the ministers sat down separately, and it seemed that Fang La did not have the majesty that a king should have.

In fact, any leader of the newly created regime is like this, Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang can always have a heart-to-heart fellowship with their subordinates when they are not successful, and call them brothers, but once it really becomes a big event, the founding of the country and the beginning of the century, it is difficult to say whether the monarch and the ministers can continue to get along.

Pang Wanchun glanced at Fang Shifo, whose face was pale, before he spoke: "Your Majesty, the minister is here to ask for sin today. If it weren't for my previous defeat in the war, which caused Suzhou to fall into the hands of the enemy, there would not be such a passive situation as today, and please punish Your Majesty severely. As he spoke, he stood up again and arched to the ground.

Fang Shifo then also got up and said with difficulty: "What Pang Shuai said is that in fact, the ministers are also very responsible for this matter, and it is I who underestimated the Shandong army, which gave them a chance to take advantage of it, so that there is a loss of Sanyuanling, and I ask Your Majesty to punish it." ”

Hearing this, Pang Wanchun frowned, to be honest, if this guy hadn't acted without permission and disrupted his overall arrangement, how could there be such a result? But now he is good, he didn't mention it at all, only said that the defeat of Sanyuanling was caused by his own light on the enemy, is this to let himself bear all the sins?

Fang La's gaze quickly swept on the faces of the two of them, and he already had a judgment in his heart, and immediately smiled: "Another way, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, how can I blame the two brothers for this small defeat." Please all sit down and speak, and please speak of sin. ”

Seeing that the emperor had said so, the two thanked them again, and then sat down again. Fang La got to the point: "Actually, if you don't come, I also plan to invite you to discuss the current situation." News has already come back that the Song army in Jinling has begun to move south, and it seems that the loss of Suzhou has given them a lot of confidence, and this is planning to engage us head-on. But I don't know what the two of you have to do? ”

"Your Majesty, although the minister is not talented, he still wants to do his part for my Wu country. As long as Your Majesty allows it, I will lead my troops to the north again, vowing to defend other cities, and never let the Song people occupy a city or a place with me again! Fang Shi Buddha immediately spoke, but his pale face made his statement very unconvincing.

Fang La nodded noncommittally, and looked at Pang Wanchun again: "Wanchun, what do you think?" ”

"The minister thinks that now that the Song army is on the momentum, we don't have to carry it hard, and we don't have to worry about the gains and losses of one city and one place, the most important thing is to shrink the forces and hold several important cities first. As for some of the small county towns in the north, if they want it, let it go to them. ”

"Pang Shuai, if you do this, it will be a bit long for others to lose their morale and other prestige, if it affects the morale of the army, what if it affects the morale of the army?" Fang Shi Buddha objected with some unhappiness.

"General Fang, fighting the enemy is not the only way to fight hard, but to advance and retreat freely is the way to use troops." Pang Wanchun was also a little angry, and immediately replied.

"Hmph, that's why you gave up Suzhou? In my opinion, Suzhou could have been easily taken back, but it was because you had too many concerns that you gave up the retreat south without too much damage to our army! ”

Seeing that the two subordinates had quarreled, Fang La's brows were also furrowed, and then he smiled: "Okay, don't quarrel over the past, what we should do now is to focus on the present." I know that you are also loyal to the Ten Buddhas, but the wounds on your body are far from healing, even if you have the intention to kill the enemy, I am afraid that you will make a mistake. In this case, it is still up to Wan Chun to defend against the Song army this time, you go back and heal your injuries first. ”

"But......" Fang Shifo was a little reluctant to say something, but after meeting the eyes of his clan brother, he suddenly didn't dare to insist, so he could only respond in a low voice and no longer speak.

Subsequently, Fang La asked Pang Wanchun about some details of the arrangement, Pang Wanchun was prepared, and immediately said his thoughts, and was approved by Fang La: "Then according to your wishes, this time we must block the Song army from my Hangzhou, and we must not lose again." ”

"The minister must do his best!" Pang Wanchun immediately expressed his position, and then the two retreated with their own thoughts.

It wasn't until the two of them left that Jiang Shihu and Fang Fei walked out from the other side, and Fang La immediately asked, "What do you think of them?" ”

"Pang Wanchun is old in the end, but the Ten Buddhas are a little too impatient. And if you really want to talk about the responsibility for this defeat, the Ten Buddhas are still above Wanchun. "Fang Fei didn't favor him because of his clan relationship with Fang Shi Buddha. Jiang Shihu just smiled and didn't say anything, but acquiescence was also an attitude.

"Actually, I also know that Wan Chun is more qualified than the Ten Buddhas to be the chief general of the three armies, and I thought about letting them cooperate with each other before, but I didn't expect it to be clumsy, hey......" Fang La sighed, and then said: "But now, it is useless to hold the person responsible, and the most important thing now is how to retreat from the enemy." Do you have a good plan? ”

"Let Pang Wanchun command the defense, and I can be sure of Hangzhou for at least one or two years." Fang Fei replied.

But Fang La was not satisfied with this: "Is there a way to turn the situation around and break the enemy?" ”

Jiang Shihu pondered for a moment and said: "There is always a way, as long as there is discord within the Song army and there is a rift, everything will be beneficial to me." We can spread the news that Zhu Mian secretly joined forces with us before, and then reiterate the previous statement of killing Zhu Mian, I believe that there will be civil strife in the Song army. I know very well that Sun Tu, this is not a person who swallows his anger, once they lose handsomeness, it will be our chance! ”

"Is it a divisive plan? You can give it a try! Moreover, it can mess with the morale of the army and the people, and it can be counted in one fell swoop. Fang Fei also said approvingly.

Fang La also nodded: "Then follow the strategy of the military division, both civil and military, two-pronged!" ”