When Xu Ji returned to the bedroom, it was already early in the morning, and he was still so excited that he couldn't sleep, thinking about it over and over again in his mind, thinking about what possible loopholes he still had.

Passing by Xue Jinyao's room, Xu Ji paused for a moment, then walked over and went to his room, he would not send himself to danger again.

Although they are married, although they share the same bed, Xu Ji never understands his wife's true thoughts, just like Xue Jinyao can never guess the three things that her husband retains.

Tang Weitian has been following Xu Ji's side, he is very sleepy, he yawns when he enters the house, King Wu does not let him make the bed, he is not polite, he falls on the couch, he is about to fall asleep without taking off his clothes and shoes, before falling asleep, he reminded: "The incarnation stick is still in the Golden Saint ......"

Xue Jinyan didn't return the incarnation stick, and Xu Ji didn't ask for it at that time.

"I'll talk about it tomorrow morning." Xu Ji sat on the bed, still didn't want to sleep, he was not in a hurry to get the wooden stick back, hoping to gradually dilute its significance and status in the rebel army.

Pretending to be a ghost is a shortcut, but it is also an elusive and dangerous road, most of the power comes from gods and ghosts, Xu Ji can fight, others can naturally can, just like a sword, whoever holds it belongs to whom, there is no difference.

Xu Ji longs to win power that is completely his own, he is eager to be truly respected, he does not want to be the successor of Xue Liujia or anyone, and even wants to erase the identity of Emperor Wu's grandson......

He got up and quietly walked out of the room, and whispered to one of the guards at the door, "Tell General Meng to go to the council chamber." ”

There was no one in the conference hall, occupied by the cold, Xu Ji wrapped his cloak tightly, sat on the chair, and did not let people light the lamp, and the light outside would soon come in.

Xu Ji sat silently for a while, and suddenly understood why Ma Wei sat on the chair last night and did not move, waiting for the guests to support him, that was a kind of confidence, Ma Wei obviously felt that he had won the recognition and loyalty of his subordinates.

Xu Ji also has the same confidence, but he still has to beat some corners.

"There must be no more self-assertions." Xu Ji said silently, making his heart hard, he doesn't need the name of "good person" now, let alone the name of "soft-hearted".

Inexplicably, Xu Ji remembered Fan Shu, a famous man who was far away in Yecheng, the two had only met once, and he remembered everything the old gentleman had said.

"Name and reality, name and reality...... Broken name, hey, what is a broken name? He said it lightly. Xu Ji forgot the feeling of enlightenment at that time, and only felt ridiculous, although Fan Shu was well-informed and his words were sharp, he was a scholar on paper after all, and the words he said sounded mysterious, but he couldn't use them.

But Xu Ji just couldn't forget his words, and kept wondering if he wanted to get rid of the name of "good person" and "soft-hearted", whether it would be a "broken name".

There is also a reputation of "resourcefulness", he wants to keep it, and he doesn't think it is too bad, if Fan Shu is on paper, Fei Xin is a rotten wood, and the "teacher of benevolence and righteousness" he suggested can be used to decorate the façade, which is not of great use.

Who is of great use? Xu Ji's thoughts turned here, and he thought about all the generals under him, and couldn't help laughing, there are indeed people who can be entrusted with important tasks, but they are not his subordinates.

"It's useless to spread the rumor!" Xu Ji said in a loud voice.

The guards at the door should be at once.

Meng Seng Lun arrived first, sleepy-eyed, and arched his hand into the hall: "The ruling party got up so early?" ”

"Hmm." Xu Ji didn't explain that he didn't sleep at all, and pointed to the stool next to him, "Sit." ”

Meng Seng Lun noticed something unusual, didn't dare to ask, and sat down obediently.

Xu Ji continued to think about his thoughts, thinking about who could be used and who could be of great use, thinking about the next step after defeating the officers and soldiers and stabilizing the Eastern Capital, and there was an excitement in his heart that he was about to get out of the cell, since the day his biological mother, Princess Wu Guo, committed suicide, he was trapped in this cell.

Tan arrived needlessly, not sleepy, he was left in the Eastern Capital by the King of Jin, but he did not participate in any side of the battle, and he was well rested.

"The last general Tan is useless, visit King Wu." With outsiders present, Tan is needless not to be called a brother.

Xu Ji asked Tan Wuwu to sit down opposite Meng Shenglun, "The officers and soldiers suffered a heavy setback yesterday, and their spirit has been lost, and the two kings of Xiangdong and Jibei went to Han and Jing respectively, and invited the general to besiege the eastern capital with the Xi family. I plan to gather my troops and come out of the city in a few days to break the siege in one fell swoop, what does General Tan think? ”

Tan Wuwu held the hilt of the sword in his hand, his upper body was straight, and his brows were slightly furrowed, "I made it very clear to King Wu, I am a minister of King Jin, and I don't give advice to others." ”

Xu Ji smiled: "This is not a suggestion, I just asked General Tan to comment on it, as a clear talk." ”

Tan Wuxuan was extremely interested in this kind of thing, and after thinking about it for a while, he felt that he would not violate his oath, and said, "Then I'll start with yesterday's war." ”

"Very good."

Meng Senglun sat there and didn't know why, his eyes lowered lower, and he made up his mind that as long as King Wu didn't ask, he wouldn't say a word.

Tan Wuxian didn't notice the strangeness, and immediately said: "In yesterday's battle, King Wu won by luck. ”

"The rebels fought hard and fought hard to repel the officers and soldiers, but you thought it was a fluke?"

"It is true that the rebels are tough and tough, but they are also big mistakes made by officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers are obviously small, but their ambitions are not small, not only to set up an ambush in the north city to encircle and suppress King Ning, but also to enter the south city to capture the eastern capital in one fell swoop. The onslaught outside the western city was unexpected by the officers and soldiers, and a large number of troops were pinned down and unable to take care of the north and south. ”

Although Tan Wuwu did not participate in the war, he asked many people afterwards and knew everything about the war.

"General Tan doesn't believe that these 'flukes' are all designed?"

"King Wu can design the siege of the north city and the street battle in the south city, and he can't plan the onslaught in the west, and the luck I said is there. The battle outside Xicheng was originally unimportant, because the continuous onslaught of the rebel army contained a large number of troops in Jizhou, so that the north and south were separated and unable to support each other, which was the most important reason why the rebel army was able to win - it should be said that it was the most important reason why it was able to be undefeated. ”

Tan Wuwu paused for a moment, looked at King Wu, and then looked at Meng Shenglun with his head down, this was his habit of speaking, there was no other meaning, and continued: "Did King Wu have expected that the righteous army in the west would be so brave in advance? ”

"The onslaught in the west was originally my plan, and General Meng was instructed by me to move at the right time."

Tan smiled meaninglessly, "The bad thing is that it's bad in this 'opportunistic move'." I understand what King Wu meant, you want to see the situation on the north and south sides, and if it is stable and attracts the attention of the officers and soldiers, you can take advantage of the situation to launch a fierce attack from the west. If the enemy camp were to be attacked in the west, the officers and men would inevitably be defeated, and the situation in the north and south would be eased. ”

"Exactly."

"If according to the original plan of King Wu, you will never wait for the right opportunity, the north encircles King Ning and enters the city gate in the south, it is the original plan of the officers and soldiers, looking at the previous battles of Wang Tiemei, although this person is not a general, but he is not a reckless person, he must be fully prepared, how can he let the righteous army fight for 'stability'? If the north and south sides are unstable, the west does not dare to attack, and the more they wait, the lower the morale, and the king of Wu will suffer from the division of troops. ”

"It was your idea to attack from all sides, but you said that dividing your troops is harmful?"

Tan said meaninglessly: "What I said was to take turns to attack and exhaust the officers and soldiers, and the original intention was to provide opportunities for the King of Jin. Although the number of Jin troops is small, they are all elites, and after taking turns to attack, they will definitely be able to demonstrate the strength of the Jin army, so that the Jin king has an advantage in the eastern capital. ”

"General Tan is indeed the protector of the lord." Xu Ji said with a smile.

Tan sighed meaninglessly, although he protected the Lord, the Lord refused to protect him, "Also, the attack in turn is just a temptation, not a real fight, avoid the shortcomings of the righteous army, promote the strength of the righteous army, and wait for the officers and soldiers to show fatigue and the morale of the righteous army is a little longer, and then do a decisive battle." This style of play takes a little longer, but it is the safest. King Wu only used half of my calculations, and adopted other strategies to win in one day, which is indeed impressive, and King Jin must be surprised when he learns the news here. ”

"He should be surprised." Xu Ji said lightly that in his plan for the future, there was no step of joining forces with King Jin again.

"But I still have to say that King Wu won a fluke, and the righteous army lacked the most morale, afraid of war, afraid of war, but suddenly he was able to move forward bravely and fight endlessly. I don't believe King Wu could have predicted this in advance. ”

Xu Ji really didn't expect this, the morale of the righteous army came from the incarnation king, no one expected it, he smiled: "Okay, even if yesterday's victory was a fluke, what next?" What advice does General Tan have? ”

Tan Wuwu said that he no longer cared about his oath of allegiance, "The officers and soldiers have indeed suffered heavy setbacks, and it is not a matter of one or two days to ask for reinforcements, and the king of Wu sent troops at this time, and the timing is right." Don't attack from all sides, this time you have to concentrate your forces and focus on one side. ”

"Hmm." Xu Ji nodded, he thought so too.

"But this is the so-called positive attack, not a miracle plan, and the rebels only have a fifty percent chance of winning."

"Only fifty percent?" Xu Ji was a little surprised, he thought that he should have seventy or eighty.

"As long as Wang Tiemei is not too stupid, he will inevitably adjust his strategy, deep ditches and high bases, take a defensive position, and at the same time concentrate the cavalry and choose the opportunity to sneak attack the rebels from the flank. If he chooses the right time, he will reap the rewards. The morale of the rebels is there, but they have not yet become familiar with the formation, and if they are attacked by a sneak attack, it is very easy to scatter, and it is difficult to say whether the morale can be maintained forever. ”

"How can I increase my odds?"

"If the officers and soldiers are unprepared, the chances of victory for the rebels will be greatly increased."

"How to be surprised?"

"This ...... I don't know, you have to improvise when you go to war. Tan Wuxuan probably remembered the oath again and refused to say more.

Xu Ji smiled and didn't ask.

Tan frowned again, "The two kings went out to ask for help, it should have been told to King Wu by the messenger of the officers and soldiers, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Strange, this move is tantamount to taking the initiative to show weakness to King Wu. If this is false news, and the two kings are still in the army, I can't think of any use for that. In terms of arranging troops, the two kings still don't know Wang Tiemei. If there is another purpose—I can't guess what the purpose is. ”

"The news of the two kings' envoys asking for help will leak out sooner or later, and the messengers of the officers and soldiers are actually here to threaten me."

"What threats?"

"I once sent a Wu army to Yecheng, and originally planned to let them gain the trust of the officers and soldiers, and then find an opportunity to defect to Runan City. It's a pity that this Wu army was bewitched by others, and even wanted to make trouble in the officer and soldier camp with thousands of infantry, and all of them have been captured. The officers and soldiers said, "If I send troops out of the city, they will kill Wu soldiers and sacrifice to the gods in front of the battle." ”

Meng Senglun's face turned pale, and he finally understood the purpose of being called.

Tan Wuwu only wanted to fight, and thought for a while, "There is still some truth in saying this, if King Wu can not take into account the lives of these thousands of Wu soldiers, he can be taken by surprise." After saying this, he smiled, "But King Wu won't, Wu Bing is your cronies, and you are a kind-hearted person, how can you give up their lives?" ”

"It's hard to decide." Xu Ji said coldly.

Meng Senglun finally spoke, "Let me come, the ruling can't bear this unrighteous name, I can." ”