Tan Wuwu is still unwilling to lead troops for King Wu, but he can give advice, but he is still a little twisted, and every time he has to sneer a few times and express some emotion before he is willing to say what he thinks in his heart, which makes the people around King Wu extremely annoyed.

Tang Weitian didn't like this General Tan very much, and said to King Wu in private: "Don't look at him as tall and big, and with a long sword that I don't know if it's true or not, I can beat him down empty-handed." He pretended again, King Wu gave me a look, and I taught him to obey the rules. ”

Xu Ji laughed at it, he urgently needed someone like Tan Wuwu now, and immediately understood why the founding monarchs recorded in the history books were all courteous corporals - they were all forced out, life and death, don't say pretending, even if Tan Wuwu said bad words, or even stretched out his hand to hit twice, Xu Ji could bear it.

It was under Tan's senseless "suggestion" that Xu Ji gathered all the soldiers in the city, including all the Luozhou generals and miscellaneous rebels, and even more than 800 ordinary people who had been imprisoned were also conscripted into the army, allowing them to make meritorious contributions to their crimes.

Except for the unarmed people, the eastern capital has little defense, and can only be controlled by a few women, who are the family members of the incarnation army, at least no stranger to weapons.

Falling out of the city is the key to this battle, and it is also where Tan's senseless plan is completely different from that of King Wu.

Xu Ji originally wanted to leave an army to guard the city, but Tan senselessly laughed at his approach, "Even if only one soldier is left, this plan will not be successful, it is better to defend the city with the whole army, and wait for the enemy army to come to the door, and hold on for a few more days." ”

"General Tan hopes that everyone can fight bravely and have no worries?" Xu Ji guessed.

"Yes, yes."

"Then you don't have to take such a risk, and you don't have to leave anyone, right?"

Tan sneered meaninglessly, "King Wu has won consecutive battles and occupied the Eastern Capital, thinking that he has won the heart of the army and can use troops as he wants?" ”

"Don't dare to have such delusions."

"The generals under King Wu are all proficient in the art of war, and all of them are famous generals and fierce generals?"

"There are only a few dozen people who can use it."

"The Luozhou army was originally an officer and soldier, and it was attached to King Wu at the beginning, and its heart was undecided, and other soldiers came from different sources, so they could trust each other?"

"Don't make trouble, that's my highest requirement for the army."

"However, who will King Wu leave to guard the eastern capital, can he not make the people who go out on the expedition suspicious?"

"I understand what General Tan means." Xu Ji smiled, "General Tan also thinks that the incarnated general will be defeated because of this?" ”

"Well, King Wu defended the city by himself, and most of the people who stayed around him were from Luozhou, but he sent the descending army to fight. The Descending Army was originally a rebel, extremely distrustful of the officers and soldiers, and if they went out alone, they would have no fighting spirit, how could they be the opponent of the Jingzhou Army? ”

"Wu Bing is in front, and he can't reassure the descending army?"

"Hey, the most suspicious person may be Wu Ren. After all, King Wu is not a real Wu person, relying on the identity of his biological mother to get the loyalty of the Wu people. But recently, there have been too many casualties among the Wu people, two generals committed suicide in the city, and thousands of Wu soldiers were burned outside the city. ”

Xu Ji sighed lightly, "I'm sorry for the Wu people, but it's ......"

"Wu soldiers asked for battle, and King Wu thought everything was fine? Hey, in front of King Wu, who of those Wu generals dares to show dissatisfaction? Even if they were truly loyal to King Wu and returned to their camp to face the disgruntled soldiers, could they keep it up? Fighting with the Jingzhou army, the first battle was unfavorable, and they could still die against King Wu? ”

Tan Wuxian didn't plan to show mercy, there were no guards in the house, only Tang Weitian stood aside, his eyes were cold, he glanced at King Wu from time to time, waiting for his hints, but he always couldn't wait.

Xu Ji was silent for a while, and said to Tang Weitian: "You go and get some wine, you want it to be hot." ”

"Just wine?" Tang Weitian hopes that there is a hint hidden in this sentence.

"It's just wine." Xu Ji waved his hand to drive Tang Weitian away, and then said, "I have done too many things wrong." ”

Tan Wuxuan didn't sneer this time, "King Wu didn't do anything wrong, it's just that the times are not good, and many things are rushing together, so that they cause disaster." ”

"If I hadn't let Ning Baoguan go, there would have been no Wu soldiers burned, if I hadn't forced General Meng to death, there wouldn't have been anyone around, making Wu people suspicious, if I hadn't sent out the King of Jin......" Xu Ji didn't say any more, in Tan Wusense's eyes, as long as it is related to King Jin, the wrong thing is also right.

"It is difficult to say which is greater or less, whether it is to let go of the disaster caused by Ning Baoguan or to stay or kill Ning Baoguan. At the beginning, if King Wu had retreated and not accepted the Ning army, the incarnation army would have been wary, and he would not have been able to wait for the later victory, because at that time, Ning Baoguan was still guarding the respected incarnation army king. If Liuning holds on to it, he will not be willing to be trapped and stir up trouble, how can King Wu deal with it? Or go back to the road of killing or release. ”

"But there's no right way to do it?"

"The only correct thing to do is to subdue his heart, rather hold Guan Tiansheng's talent, in a year or two, if he does not die, he will become a hegemon, I have reminded King Jin, if you want to compete for the world, King Wu is the enemy of the present, King Ning is the enemy of the future, who can accept this person, like a tiger with wings."

Xu Ji didn't believe that anyone could subdue Ning Baoguan, and said with a smile: "General Tan thinks that I can't hold on to the 'future'?" ”

"King Wu can't subdue the 'future general', and there is no 'future pawn' under his command, so it is difficult to become the 'future king'."

"Haha, you might as well make a bet...... What does it mean to be a 'future king'? ”

"Hmm...... If King Wu can hold Luozhou and seize a large state as a rear, he can barely be regarded as the 'king of the future', and I don't know if he can compete for the crown, at least he will be the king and can be called the overlord of one side. ”

"Well, if I win, there's only one request."

Tan gave up his hand meaninglessly, "In that case, I am willing to take the name of the traitor and serve King Wu." What if King Wu loses? ”

"If you lose...... That is already the biggest punishment for me, probably I even lost my life, what more does General Tan want? ”

"Well, I don't want anything."

Xu Ji was a little puzzled, "You said that I don't have a 'future soldier', does the King of Jin have one?" You said that I can't subdue Ning Baoguan, and King Jin is afraid that he can't, right? ”

Tan shook his head senselessly, "It's different, each king has its own strengths and weaknesses. King Wu is both wise and brave, but he can't be attached to the public, which can be a big worry. Jin Wang Zhi, Yong, Virtue, Faith, etc. are not first-class, but there are no obvious shortcomings. As for King Ning, similar to King Wu, the strengths are too long and the weaknesses are too short. ”

"What are Ning Baoguan's shortcomings?"

"Ruthless and ruthless, although he can possess people, he cannot attract real heroes. If there is only one enemy, King Ning is also a general, and he has a good chance of winning. If he is attacked on two or several sides, and all of them are strong enemies, King Ning will be defeated. ”

"He lacks a general who can be alone."

"Hmm."

"All kings are lacking, but the king of Jin has it." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Tan sighed meaninglessly, "Perhaps...... Maybe it's too early. ”

"What's too early?" Xu Ji didn't understand.

Tang Weitian came in with hot wine, poured wine for King Wu, and only after King Wu signaled twice, did he send a cup to Tan Wuwu, "Be careful, don't burn it." ”

Tan took a sip and sighed again, "It's too early." ”

Tang Weitian glared and said, "What's the matter, I think I'm coming back early, and it's in your way?" King Wu didn't say anything about me, which turn is ......"

"Tang Weitian!" Xu Ji snorted, and Tang Weitian reluctantly walked back behind King Wu.

Tan Wuxuan didn't care about the attitude of a guard, drank all the wine in the cup, poured another glass himself, and said to King Wu: "Who is the 'future king', it's too early to say, at least two or three years later, when the competition between the heroes and the situation has become a foregone conclusion, we will know which is stronger and which is weak, the strong will compete for the crown, and the weak will die." Today, all the kings may perish, and there will be no one left, and there will be others who arise, but now no one is paying attention. ”

Xu Ji also sighed, silently drank a glass of wine, and said: "When this person sits in the world, many people will say that he has the appearance of an emperor from the beginning, and even the history books will record it like this." ”

"That's right, it could be anyone, maybe it's by King Wu's side, and it hasn't been revealed yet."

Tan's senseless gaze just swept over, and Tang Weitian said in surprise: "It's not me!" ”

Tan shook his head with a senseless smile, "If it were you, King Wu and I would be a big joke." ”

"You should be a joke yourself, don't get involved with King Wu." Tang is the way of heaven.

Xu Ji felt that the topic had gone too far, so he said: "It's useless to talk too much about the past, and it's too early to talk about the future, just talk about the present." I'll come out of the city, but I don't know how long I want the incarnation general in front of me to last? When should I go to war? ”

Tan Wuwei was still immersed in the calculation of the "future", and after a while, he came to his senses and said casually: "This is simple, although Xi Yun is a general, he is greedy for profit, and he will only send all the soldiers after the army of the world is defeated." Or when both sides are defeated, or when the Jingzhou army pursues and chases the defeat, King Wu can enter the battle and turn the situation around. ”

"What if the Descendant Army can't hold on and collapses early?"

"In that case, King Wu can also participate in the war, and the odds of victory are still sixty percent, depending on the fighting spirit of the Jingzhou army."

"What if the Luozhou soldiers refuse to be used by me, refuse to fight before the battle, or even defect?"

"Then King Wu is defeated, and he can't even go back to the east, so flee early."

Xu Ji smiled, and Tan said meaninglessly: "That's it, there is no battle in the world that must be won, you always have to act at the opportunity." I don't have anything to say, King Wu is in charge, I'll go back to sleep and call me when I set off. ”

As soon as Tan left meaninglessly, Tang Weitian said: "What kind of person, he went to sleep, but let King Wu work hard." ”

"It's my duty to work hard." Xu Ji walked out, and the soldiers in the city were leaving the city one after another, and he had to check the situation.

Tang Weitian followed closely, "I have a feeling that Tan is senseless and uneasy. ”

"You have fellowship with God, and you are able to foresee the future?"

"It's not foresight, it's feeling. Tan senselessly persuaded the Metropolitan Governor to take everyone away, and the Eastern Capital was unguarded - he was leaving the Eastern Capital to others, right? ”

This is what Tan Wuwu can do, every time he gives an idea to King Wu, he is actually sharing his worries with King Jin.

Xu Ji said as he walked: "This is a faster game, if I fight quickly, the eastern capital will still be mine, if I delay for one more day, or even an hour, the eastern capital will also fall into the hands of the king of Jin or others." ”

"How fast is that?"

"The sooner the better." Xu Ji muttered.

According to Tan's senseless calculations, if you want to lure out all the Jingzhou army and drag it into chaos, at least half of the descending army will die, and Xu Ji's "fast" also means that he can lose less.

He hoped so.