On the third day of the winter month, Jinling City, in the temporary White Tiger Festival Hall.

Although there are a lot of civil and military people sitting in the hall, it is extremely quiet, and everyone doesn't even dare to take a breath of the atmosphere, and the needle can be heard. And the reason for all this is that Zhu Mian, who was only sitting on the top of the handsome case, had a bad face, and when he looked at the military newspaper in his hand, his face not only sank like water, but even the fat on his cheeks trembled lightly when he got to the back.

After a long time, he slammed the military newspaper on the case, and angrily reprimanded: "Incompetent! It's simply incompetent! Tens of thousands of our Song Dynasty officers and troops were broken by the rebels under the city of Changzhou, although they kept the city without losing, but let them retreat calmly, it is really unreasonable! ”

As soon as these words came out, the subordinates were even more silent, and none of them dared to speak. In fact, they had already received rumors before they came here, and they heard that the war in Changzhou and Wuxi had not been won, so they came to discuss the military situation today and they were all very low-key, for fear that if they said something wrong, they would directly touch Zhu Mian's mold.

After a few angry reprimands but no one answered, the anger in Zhu Mian's heart did not subside but increased, and he immediately slapped the case again, and asked a pale-faced general not far away: "Gu You, you give this official an explanation, why did the two armies of Huainan and Shandong still fail to achieve a victory?" What did Sun Tu and Peng Yongzhen eat, and the combined army of 50,000 couldn't eat this bit of anti-army? ”

Gu You was a general in the Huainan Army, and this time he was ordered to report the battle report from Changzhou to Jinling. Although he had been prepared, when facing Zhu Mian, who was angry, he was still panicked for a while, so he could only bow his head and reply: "It was the last general who waited for the battle to be unfavorable, so that the anti-thief could retreat calmly." However, the responsibility for the defeat in this war is really on the Shandong army. ”

"Hmph, anyone will say that they shirk responsibility, what basis do you have?" Zhu Mian still said with a gloomy face, but it was obvious that he meant to listen to what he said.

Gu You seized the opportunity and immediately complained: "Zhu Shuai doesn't know, this time I went to rescue our army in Changzhou, and we would definitely be able to win." However, Shandong Sun Xuanzhi proposed to take the first step in the middle of the road, thus thinning the combat strength of our army. What's even more hateful is that when our army arrived in Changzhou, we didn't see him and his subordinates at all, so our army could only hastily confront the thieves who were attacking the city. As a result, due to our army's multi-day trek, the division veterans were tired, and the first battle was lost.

"And the Shandong army refused to obey the dispatch after that, just defended with all its might, regardless of Changzhou being besieged by the enemy, the officers and men of our Huainan Army almost fought with their own strength, naturally they were not opponents, and finally lost their troops...... But it was also the hard work of our soldiers that finally relieved the siege of Changzhou and kept the city from losing. However, due to the cowardice and fear of war from top to bottom of the Shandong army, the thieves were still able to retreat and failed to achieve the final victory! ”

His remarks are obviously not true, and there are many contradictions in the middle, and some of the generals present who know the soldiers have already heard the problem and frowned slightly, this is completely a means to take credit. For example, he clearly said that the division veterans were tired and lost the first battle, so how could he help the defenders of Changzhou retreat in a head-to-head confrontation with the enemy?

And since he has won the battle to defend the city, he can take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack to reap a big victory, how can the other party be able to retreat with his whole body? Also, in this battle, the Shandong army was really as cowardly as he said, and only watched from the wall? Anyway, to talk about loopholes, it's just a big deal.

But at this time, no one stood up to speak for the Shandong army, because he mentioned a key point at the beginning - Sun Tu, the ruler of the Shandong army, led the army halfway through the road and did not know where to go!

What is this? Escaped? Once this matter is really investigated, the culpability will be too great, and no one will dare to touch it. What's more, Sun Tu didn't have much friendship with them, and everyone was still jealous of the special treatment of the Shandong Army in terms of military rations, and they were afraid of this strong guy. Now that he has made a mistake, only someone will fall into the ground, and no one will stand up and speak for him.

Only Tong Mu, who was sitting at the bottom of the place, turned pale at the moment, and he was not anxious in his heart: "San Lang, San Lang, you are too confused." Once Zhu Mian grabs the handle and takes the opportunity to convict, you can't afford it......" can his current identity, but he obviously can't defend Sun Tu.

And he knew very well that such an unfavorable situation was also caused by Sun Tu's absence in the army. Otherwise, this battle report could not have been sent only by the people of the Huainan Army, and at least a general of the Shandong Army would have to be followed, so that the dominant power would fall into the hands of the other party.

A gleam flashed in Zhu Mian's eyes, although the defeat in Changzhou made him quite annoyed, but such a result was what he wanted to see. If you can really take this opportunity to convict Sun Tu, not only can you get out of the evil breath before, but you can also fulfill Cai Jing's entrustment.

So after a little silence, he slapped the table again and shouted angrily: "Are you serious? Then Sun Tu really dared to ignore my military orders and leave with his troops without authorization, and he didn't know where to go? ”

This momentum really scared Gu You into a thrill, and after secretly swallowing his spit to calm down, he nodded hurriedly and said: "What the last general said is true, if it weren't for Sun Tu's absence, and the Shandong army would not listen to the dispatch, our army would definitely be able to win a big victory in the first battle of Changzhou!" "When he came, he had already received the order, and he must put all the fault on Sun Tu and the Shandong army, and naturally he would not let go of the opportunity at this time.

"It's really unreasonable, it should be killed!" Zhu Mian slammed the table again and shouted angrily: "Come on, check for me, where did Sun Tu lead a group of people?" Find him, and let him return to Jinling immediately for trial! Such disobedience to orders and misdeeds, this official will not tolerate them! ”

"Zhu Shuai is wise!" Gu You hurriedly praised loudly, but he wanted to settle the matter completely. Others also followed up after being stunned, but it made Tong Mu's heart even tighter, but he didn't know what to do.

Just as Zhu Mian was angrily planning to send troops and horses to search for the whereabouts of Sun Tusuo's subordinates, a personal soldier had already strode to the front of the hall: "Report——! Zhu Shuai, there is a battle report from Danyang City, our army won a great victory, killed 2,000 enemies, and captured nearly 1,000 square meters of rebels! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Mian, who was still full of anger, was stunned for a moment, and then turned his anger into joy, and said with a smile: "Okay! Since the Jiangnan Rebellion, this is the biggest victory won by our army, Mo Jingyao did not disappoint Ben Shuai, quickly send the good news over! ”

The soldier hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully held a piece of good news in both hands. After Zhu Mian took it, he opened it casually, and took the opportunity to mock Sun Tu in his mouth: "I think that Sun Tu kept mentioning that day that you should be careful of the idea that the thief will beat me Danyang." At that time, the official had said, I have already had an elite stationed in Danyang, and the thieves will ...... if they dare to go" Speaking of this, his voice was broken, and his eyes stared at the battle report in his hand in a daze, and his face turned from red to white, and from white to blue, so that the generals below were a little confused, and they didn't know what was going on.

After a while, Zhu Mian finally broke out, and with a wave of his hand, he overturned the entire handsome case in front of him, and then threw out the battle report in his hand: "Waste!" Damn it! Damn it all! "At this moment, Zhu Mian is completely out of control......

Zhu Mian was not an easily emotional person, he can have today's status, and the city government is naturally very deep. But since he became the real master of the Jiangnan land, after grasping all the power, his complacent ambition has also caused his temper to become bigger and bigger.

Originally, Suzhou was broken, and after fleeing to Jinling in embarrassment, he was somewhat restrained, so there was a gentle drizzle when he met Sun Tuchu, even if there was a conflict later, he could restrain himself. Of course, it is also true that Sun Tu has been regarded by him as a thorn in the flesh, as long as he finds an opportunity, he will definitely get rid of this hateful guy.

Today he thought that the opportunity had come, and with the incomplete success of the first battle in Changzhou and Sun Tu's escape, Zhu Mian could justifiably take Sun Tu, even if he killed him, it would not be a problem. But as a result, the battle report that arrived now slapped him in the face with a loud slap!

Especially just now he was showing off how wise he was to his subordinates, and using this to ridicule Sun Tu's previous worries. But after reading this good news written by Sun Tu about the battle of Danyang, he felt that all those mocking words fell back on him. This feeling was too embarrassing, and it immediately made Zhu Mian completely out of control and furious!

The generals below were also stunned by this sudden anger, and seeing Zhu Mian's chest rising and falling rapidly, staring at the front without speaking, everyone's hearts were even more nervous. In the end, someone still had the courage to pick up the good news that he threw on the ground to take a closer look, and at this glance, this person's face also changed, and then passed it on to his colleagues.

After a while, this good news was seen by everyone in the hall, even Tong Mu, who was sitting at the end, and then the melancholy on his face disappeared, and he let out a long sigh of relief: "No wonder, I just said that San Lang is not a nonsense person, it turns out that he has already seen through the anti-thief conspiracy!" In this way, he is not only innocent, but has made a great achievement! ”

It can be said that half of the people in the hall have similar thoughts in their hearts. Because it is clearly written in the good news, Sun Tu not only defeated tens of thousands of Fangla rebels who attacked Danyang, killed thousands of captured enemies, but also saved half of the food in the city, which is a great achievement for the entire Jiangnan war situation.

This point cannot be denied even by those who have prejudices against Sun Tu, because grain and grass are the foundation of the army, and if it is really gained or destroyed by the enemy, the blow to the Jiangnan war situation will undoubtedly be devastating.

At the same time, many people also showed suspicion and dissatisfaction, it turned out that the grain and grass they had been asking for were hidden by Zhu Mian in Danyang. If Sun Tu hadn't turned the tide and kept Danyang's grain and grass, I am afraid that his own army would have to fold in Jiangnan.

After feeling these unkind eyes, Zhu Mian's heart was also cold, and it was only then that he suddenly came to his senses, half of the people in the hall were not Jiangnan officials, and they were not existences that could be allowed to do what they wanted......