As soon as the weather warmed up, Tie Kite ordered to attack Hanzhou again, claiming that this was the last order of the King of Shu, and mobilized a total of nearly 80,000 troops, known as 200,000, to the north in two ways, which was almost the most troops that Yizhou could provide.

The commanders of the two Yizhou armies were Tie Ying and Feng Yechou, although the latter was a civilian official, but he was familiar with the art of war, and won the trust of the natives, with the assistance of military generals, he could be the master of an army.

Tang Weitian, who had just successfully pacified the county, was still the forward general of the Iron Eagle First Army, and he was happiest to be able to fight continuously.

The military ceremony was grand and grand, and the concubine who was in power personally went out of the city to see her off, although only a few people saw her with their own eyes, but the news came out, and they all said that the concubine was indeed pregnant, and many rumors were quelled.

Xu Ji set out with the iron eagle, set off two days late, missed the ceremony outside the city, and saw off only Wang Dian.

Winter went to spring, but Wang Dian's state was getting worse and worse, he was no longer able to ride a horse, and he needed to travel by car, but he insisted on sending it to Shili Pavilion outside, and set up a banquet for Xu Jiyangxing.

"This may be the last time I will see Mr. Xu." Wang Dian didn't have hope for his health, poured a large glass of wine, and took a sip, "I have two doubts that have not been solved, and I hope that Mr. Xu will give me some advice." ”

"I don't dare, but I want to hear Mr. Wang's doubts."

"Can King Ning win the world?"

Xu Ji rarely drank alcohol, but at this time, he poured himself a small half glass, held it in his hand for a long time, drank it all in one gulp, and then pushed the empty cup aside, indicating that he could not drink it anymore, "We will see the clues this year and next year." ”

"How? How not? ”

"Let's start with the current situation. It is reported that on the side of Jingzhou, Xiangyang returned to King Ning, and the Xi family in Jiangling surrendered first, sending troops to pursue Song Zhuzhu, but was attacked by the Song army and lost Jiangling, but Song Zhuzhu did not stick to Jiangling, but gave the city to King Ning, which embarrassed the Xi family. ”

"King Ning is also embarrassed." Wang Dian squeezed out a strange smile, "On the surface, Song Zhuzhu made great contributions to King Ning, and he should be rewarded, but he sacrificed Jiangling and occupied Yiling, which made it difficult for King Ning to turn his face for a while, not to mention that Yizhou supported King Ning's grain and grass through Yiling, and King Ning couldn't act rashly." is worthy of Mr. Xu's fancy person, at least this trick has retreats and advances, and his bearing is extraordinary. ”

"It's just a momentary victory, Song Zhuzhu did leave a foothold in Jingzhou, but his strength is still weak, surrounded by strong enemies, whether it is Yizhou, the Xi family, or King Ning who is far away in Jiangdong, he is not an opponent if any party frees up his hand."

"Presumably this is the reason why King Ning forgave the Xi family and allowed him to return to Jiangling, in fact, he made enemies for Song to take bamboo."

Xu Ji nodded, "But the Xi family was forced to send a large number of their own children and soldiers to King Ning as hostages, and since then they have been in a slump, and King Ning does not want to see the Xi family win, so he is not allowed to attack Yiling without authorization, which can be regarded as giving Song Zhuzhu a little respite." ”

"Yizhou sent troops to Hanzhou, and Song Zhuzhu got a little respite, which is the credit of Mr. Xu."

"General Tie is willing to give up small grievances for the sake of the great cause, this is the most important reason."

"Alas, Jiangdong has finally returned to King Ning, and it is rumored that he pacified Wuzhou quite smoothly this time, and before entering the summer, it will be completed, and he will have his hands free at that time."

"That's right, whether King Ning can win the world, there will be the first clue this summer, and then he has three choices: one is to go north to Huaizhou, completely defeat the Sheng family, take advantage of the situation to enter Hebei, and compete with King Liang; the second is to return to Luozhou, take advantage of the situation to enter the Han and Qin, and compete with He Rongren; The third is to go up the river, consolidate Jiangling, recapture Yiling, and then send a general to Yiyi, and personally lead the army to the north and win the Central Plains. ”

"Which one can win the world?"

"The third plan, the north is chaotic, and there is no hurry for a while, if King Ning can pacify Jiangnan, the general situation can be determined."

Wang Dian took a sip of wine, "If King Ning does the third plan, Song will be defeated, and it is also a big mistake for the Yizhou army to enter Hanzhou in the north." ”

Xu Ji nodded in agreement.

"But Mr. Xu still strongly persuades General Tie to send troops?"

Xu Ji said with a smile: "Although the people of Yizhou are rich in things, but the people are not used to the battle formation, it is extremely difficult to recruit soldiers, 80,000 people attack the Han, the chance of winning is seven or eight percent, and it is used to block King Ning, and the chance of winning is only three or four percent." What's more, King Ning may not use the third plan, in my guess, he will lead his troops to attack Huaizhou and avenge the Sheng family for taking advantage of the situation. ”

"What if Mr. Xu guessed wrong?"

"Mr. Wang should persuade General Tie to bow down to King Ning, you must not fight hard, although Yizhou is a place of four stops, but it is not unbreakable, and there are many internal troubles, not enough to fight with King Ning."

"King Ning is the great enemy of my Jiangdong Seven Clans." Wang Dian said hatefully, thinking for a moment, "I will do my best to push King Ning to attack Huaizhou." ”

"If this is the case, then King Ning will go astray, and if he wants to win the world, he will need to work several times harder."

"The first doubt is over, and there is the second."

"Please."

Wang Dian glanced outside the pavilion and confirmed that the servants were all standing in the distance, and could not hear the conversation here, and whispered, "How far can the Tie family go?" ”

This is an extremely sensitive topic, Xu Ji is not a minister of Yizhou, but he can talk about it, "If you only hold Yizhou, you can hold on for two years at most, and if you can take Hanzhou, you may be able to hold on for another two years." ”

"That's it?" Wang Dian was a little disappointed.

"What does Mr. Wang think?"

"I ...... I don't know, I followed Xu Dashi earlier, but he has the ruthlessness of King Ning, but he does not have the wisdom of King Ning, which is disappointing. General Tie treats people generously, but also has resourcefulness, under his command, as a minister, the most comfortable, but ......" Wang Dian has a lot of respect for Tie Kite, hesitated for a while before saying: "But the ambition seems to be a little smaller, not nothing, but compared with other heroes, this time to send troops to Hanzhou, whether it is successful or not, I am afraid it is the last time the Tie family will mobilize the army." ”

Wang Dian had already made a judgment in his heart, and the reason why he asked Xu Ji was just to get a positive answer.

Xu Ji smiled, "For the Tie family, it may be a good thing to be less ambitious." ”

Wang Dian sighed, and then thought that his life was short, and he saw a lot, "General Tie gave me a place to stay, no matter what happens in the future, I have to be loyal to him." The two doubts have been pointed out, if Mr. Xu is not in a hurry, let's chat a few more words? ”

"There's no hurry." Xu Ji is just a guest in the army, and the iron eagle doesn't need his advice to fight, so he is indeed not in a hurry.

"Mr. Xu threw himself under Song Zhuzhu, it's really surprising, he can really win the world? Although it is a clever plan to dedicate Jiangling and stay in Yiling, it is still far from gaining a firm foothold, right? ”

"It's a long way off, a hundred walks, if King Ning takes fifty steps, Song Zhuzhu will take less than ten steps, and when he shows his clues, it may take three or four years later."

"But what does Mr. Xu like about him?"

"Who else is I?"

"Huh?"

"Shan Yu dared to enter the fortress and won the championship, because he had hundreds of thousands of He Rong cavalry; The king of Jin dared to show his ambition early because of his noble family background and won the hearts of the people in Bingzhou; King Liang relied on Emperor Liang and thought that the destiny of heaven was in him; King Ning had no ambition at the beginning, and the more soldiers and the wider his territory, the greater his ambition. These people, all have some support, when Song took the bamboo cloth clothes, he had strange ambitions, although he covered up, occasionally showed his edge, so I said that he had the heart of 'who else I am'. ”

"Hey, it's a pity I didn't get to see you."

"But after all, he has the least confidence, so he needs luck more than anyone else, even if he is accurate and tricky, if he is unlucky, it will inevitably lead to sudden death."

"Haha, it is worthy of Mr. Xu, even if he is the lord who has taken refuge in him, he refuses to give up a little. If King Ning makes a decision, if Song Zhuzhu has no luck, will there be new heroes in the world? ”

Xu Ji sighed, "I hope there is, if there is no true hero to turn the tide in a year or two, the split of Kyushu will not know how to last for dozens or hundreds of years, all of this is because of me, although I will not be able to atone for my sins." ”

"If the emperor of all things does not die, the world will also be in chaos, maybe even more chaotic."

"I thought so earlier too, but now I'm not sure: if I can see the great rule of the world, I have no regrets about the assassination, and if I can't see it, I can't have a clear conscience."

Wang Dian stared at Xu Ji for a while, "Mr. Xu also has the heart of 'who else should I be', why did he ...... in the first place?" Forget it, Mr. Xu doesn't have to care. ”

Xu Ji wanted to answer this question, "Because I can't bear it, and I'm stubborn and self-serving, when I persuade others, I always hope that others will obey their words, but when others persuade me, I can't listen to a word." When I was in the Eastern Capital, it was my fault to let King Ning go, and if I continued to be king, I would only make more and more serious mistakes. So I'd rather be a strategist, and I'd rather people listen to my words for three points, reject three points, weigh three points, and then leave a point of surprise. If it weren't for Mr. Wang and others having their own strategies to deal with it, I would have been defeated and killed in the palace, not only harming myself, but also others. When a strategist makes a mistake or has a maneuver, the king often has no way to retreat. ”

"Those who are good at persuading people, it is difficult to listen to people's persuasion, Mr. Xu knows very well, maybe this is the reason why he can't be called the king, the king has to be a little arrogant and ignorant." Wang Dian stood up, "Send you a thousand miles, and there will be a farewell." Mr. Xu's northward march will definitely stir up a storm, and I will stay in Yizhou, and I will also try to prevent King Ning from advancing westward. ”

Xu Ji also got up to say goodbye, "As long as King Ning doesn't personally lead his troops westward, Yiling and Yizhou have a good chance of winning." If I get the news that King Ning is going north to Huaizhou in the north, I will celebrate in the direction of Jindu. ”

"Haha, if I hear that He Rongren fled from the Central Plains, I will also hug my fists in the north."

Xu Ji got on the horse, Wang Dian rode in the car, and walked with his back to him, and no one looked back.

When Xu Ji arrived in Hanzhou through the plank road, the two Yizhou armies had already fought several battles each, and the progress was quite smooth, there were not many He Rong people left behind in Hanzhou, most of the Central Plains troops were half-hearted, and Tie Ying and Feng Yechou did not encounter stubborn resistance.

Tang Weitian, as a forward general, mustered all his strength to recapture Hanzhong City, so he hurried all the way, and the army in the rear had to speed up.

Tie Ying was complacent, made a detailed plan to storm Hanzhong City, and took the time to meet Xu Ji, "The general failed to attack Qinzhou, it is a big pity, I will go north this time, at least capture the plank road, and send Mr. Xu into Qinzhou." ”

Xu Ji thanked him, and Tie Yu said, "But I have one condition." ”

"General Tetsuji, please speak."

"You are not allowed to take Tang Weitian away, he is our general in Yizhou, and he must stay."