Sun Yalu failed to rush back to Yecheng, and met a small number of Jizhou soldiers on the way, as well as a messenger who went to the Jin army camp to deliver a letter, he immediately understood the county lord's intentions, so he turned around and returned to the eastern capital.

In any case, he had to ensure the safety of the king of Xiangdong and find a way to help the county lord win the battle.

Mengjin is the only way, after the King of Liang personally inspected, Sun Yalu was released, went straight to the eastern capital, and was surprised to find that the city gate was closed, and the people who answered the words on the city head turned out to be some women with weapons in their hands.

Sun Yalu couldn't enter the city, and he couldn't ask the whereabouts of the king of Xiangdong, and the defenders only said that the king of Wu led the army to set off, and he didn't even want to reveal which direction he went.

Fortunately, the traces left by the army were obvious, and Sun Yalu chased along the muddy road trampled by the horse's hooves, and was finally intercepted by the sentries that afternoon and sent to the camp of King Wu.

What he saw and heard along the way had made Sun Yalu guess the respective plans of the county lord and King Wu, and sighed again and again in his heart.

The army camped behind the mountain and sent a large number of scouts and sentinels, distributed within a radius of tens of miles, to prevent news from leaking.

Luozhou has been hit by wars, villages and towns are deserted, and there are few people left, but it is relatively easy to control.

Sun Yalu quietly observed the expressions of the soldiers in the battalion, and had to admit that Wu Wang really had some ability, not long after the surrender of the Luozhou soldiers, he was co-opted by him, although the people who came and went did not have high morale, but there was no obvious panic, each performing his duties, not chaotic at all.

In the tent, King Wu was arguing with someone.

Once Tan Wuwu decided to participate in this battle, he had to follow his own ideas and said loudly: "What are you waiting for King Wu? Tomorrow is a better time to go to war. King Wu must not be soft-hearted in battle, harm himself and others......"

Xu Ji shook his head, "This battle is very important, I have to wait for the news from the front to ensure that nothing goes wrong, you also said that Xi Yun is unwilling to contribute to the Tiancheng Imperial Court and fight for his own family, but he is an opponent that cannot be underestimated." ”

"So it's even more necessary to be surprised and solve it quickly......" Tan Wuwu saw an outsider come in and shut his mouth.

"Mr. Sun came back quickly." Xu Ji smiled.

"I didn't arrive in Yecheng, but I met the county lord's messenger on the way, and I was ordered to turn back."

"Oh? What did the county lord say? ”

Tan coughed uselessly, indicating that his affairs were more urgent, and Xu Ji said: "Before dark, I will give General Tan a letter of approval." ”

"Okay, wait another hour or two." Tan had no choice but to retreat, and after leaving the account, he sighed and muttered: "It's really strange, when I didn't have allegiance, everyone obeyed my words, and after I worshipped, they refused to listen to my persuasion, what did King Jin and King Wu think?" ”

In the tent, Sun Yalu stepped forward and arched his hand: "The county lord ordered me to inform King Wu: where the general trend is, there is no shortcut, King Wu wants to level Nanjing first, and then retreat from the northern army, this plan is bad." Even if the Xi clan of Jingzhou is invincible, the northern soldiers will not retreat because of this, without it, He Rongbu has coveted the eastern capital for a long time, in the past it was blocked by Hebei and the two states, and it was impossible to fulfill its wish, and now the army is in the river boundary, a stone's throw away from the eastern capital, and will not return in vain. If He Rong's troops did not retreat, then the armies of Ji, He, Huai, and Wu would not retreat. Wu Wang thought twice, the war is not as good as peace, and the late peace is not as good as the early peace. ”

After hearing this, Xu Ji smiled and said, "Did the county lord really say that?" ”

"Of course, the county lord can always guess King Wu's movements."

"But it's not my move, it's someone else's plan." Xu Ji stared at Sun Yalu and smiled, "And why did the county lord give me the opportunity to meet and make peace?" If the northern soldiers refuse to retreat, let me fight with the Jingzhou army, even if I win, the loss will not be small, but give the northern soldiers a chance. ”

Sun Yalu's face did not change, "It's not that the county lord doesn't understand these truths, but the king of Xiangdong is in the hands of the king of Wu, and she has to be careful." Everything the county lord did was to ensure the safety of the king of Xiangdong. ”

"The king of Xiangdong is safe and sound, he is in the army, serving as the commander of the Luozhou army, and Mr. Sun can go to see him later."

"Warlord? Your Highness...... Agreed? ”

"I couldn't persuade him to change his mind, so I sent another person to succeed."

Sun Yalu became more and more surprised, not believing that there was anyone in the army who was more eloquent than King Wu, "Guo Shifeng? ”

"Mr. Guo has another important task, and he has already gone out. It's this lobbyist. Xu Ji stretched out his hand and pointed at one of the guards.

Sun Yalu looked over and saw a thin boy, the other guards were either carrying knives or guns, only he had an ordinary stick on his waist, Sun Yalu had a slight impression, remembering that this person always followed King Wu, and seemed to have stayed in the Jizhou military camp.

Tang Weitian raised his head and said: "It was I who persuaded the king of Xiangdong, and I made him agree in two sentences." ”

"What did Your Excellency say?" Sun Yalu became more and more curious.

Tang Weitian patted the stick on his waist, "Half of the credit goes to it, I said to the king of Xiangdong: 'King Wu can afford you, don't you push back, do you see my magic stick?'" How many times can you take a disobedient person? ’”

Tang Weitian was triumphant, Sun Yalu opened his mouth, and it took a long time to turn to King Wu: "King Wu actually used coercion against King Xiangdong!" The king of Xiangdong went to the king of Wu for help, and the king of Wu was so hospitable, wasn't he afraid of the cold hearts of the corporal in the world? ”

"The king of Xiangdong led his troops to besiege the city, and when he came to the eastern capital in a critical situation, he did not defect, but surrendered, which is no different from the Luozhou generals."

Sun Yalu was speechless and shook his head, "It's good that King Xiangdong didn't have an accident." I'm coming back this time to deliver a message for the county lord......"

"What about faith?"

"I've made it clear what the county lord means."

Xu Ji shook his head, "There is no evidence, I only count in black and white, I recognize the handwriting of the county lord, please show it to Mr. Sun." ”

Sun Yalu said: "There is no letter, whether King Wu believes it or not, in short, I have brought the meaning of the county lord." If King Wu still believes that he can scare He Rongbu away, I can't say anything. In short, as long as the king of Xiangdong is still there, the king of Wu can negotiate peace with Yecheng at any time, but the conditions will be different. ”

"Good. Since Mr. Sun is back, he doesn't have to leave, the king of Xiangdong is in a bad mood and needs you to comfort him. ”

Sun Yalu knew that he couldn't deceive King Wu, but he refused to give up like this, stepped forward, and said: "I have advice against my ears, is King Wu willing to listen to it?" ”

"Listen up."

Sun Yalu looked at the guards on both sides, and Xu Ji said: "Since it is a loyal word, there is no need to defend against people." ”

Sun Yalu said: "The county lord and King Wu will win this time, I am afraid that they will lose both, and the world will be even more chaotic because of this, and the lives will be ruined, it is difficult to say that it is not the sin of the two." ”

"Sure enough." Xu Ji smiled, "I just don't understand, the heroes rise together, each uses its own means, why is it the two of us who bear the 'sin'?" ”

"In order to defeat King Wu, the county lord led He Rongbu south, which is a sin."

"This is not the first time she has introduced foreign captives, Mr. Sun has forgotten the siege of Jinyang?"

"No, the county lord only allowed He Rongbu to enter the fortress and plunder at that time, and did not allow them to occupy Jinyang, and afterwards he had his own way to let He Rongbu leave obediently. This move was only to appease He Rongbu and at the same time frighten the King of Jin. Wu Wang has to admit that the plan was very successful. ”

"Well, it was successful, but the Jizhou soldiers failed to capture the eastern capital, so this plan is redundant and useless."

"Don't mention the old things. But this time to introduce the He Rong Department, the county lord must pay a greater price, the so-called luring of wolves into the house, the crime is too big. ”

"How do you know that the county lord can't let the captives leave 'obediently' this time?" Xu Ji sneered, he actually knew very well that plundering the border city and borrowing troops to go south were two different things, once He Rongbu found that the Central Plains was empty, no matter how many clever plans the county lord Huanyan had, I was afraid that there would be no way to send them out of the fortress.

"Because the county lord originally left an army in the north of Jizhou, occupying a key position, he was able to force He Rong's troops to leave, but I heard that the county lord had transferred all this army to the south......"

Xu Ji waved his hand, "This is the county lord's sin, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

"King Wu also has sins, even more than the county lord."

"What am I guilty of?"

"King Wu...... If King Wu loses this battle, it will be a great fortune in the world, and if he wins, it will be a great misfortune in the world. ”

Strategists often speak wildly to attract the attention of the other party, Sun Yalu is well versed in this technique, but he forgets that he is facing King Wu, who is also from a strategist background.

The guards were furious when they heard this, but Xu Ji's smile remained unchanged, "It is my honor to be able to bear the heavy responsibility of the world's fortune and misfortune, I don't think it's a sin." ”

Sun Yalu said: "In my opinion, after King Wu guards the eastern capital, he will inevitably go west, east, and south, but he will not go to the north, and after accumulating strength, he will lead his troops north, right?" ”

"How? Isn't it? ”

"If this is the case, the person that King Wu is afraid of is not the county lord, not the king of Jin, but also the He Rong department. King Wu is a visionary, and he must have a plan to defeat the Jingzhou army, and there must be one of them to curry favor with He Rongbu, I guessed right? ”

"Keep guessing." Xu Ji was noncommittal, in order to concentrate on expanding the territory, any Kyushu army must first make peace with He Rongbu at this time, this is a helpless thing, Sun Yalu guessed correctly.

"King Wu has not thought about it, Jizhou and Bingzhou will inevitably promise heavy benefits to He Rongbu, and King Wu will pay less when he arrives, and he will not be able to satisfy He Rongbu, and if he pays more, then King Wu's sin will be worse than that of the county lord."

Xu Ji laughed, "It's a big circle." ”

Sun Yalu arched his hand and said: "Although the circle is big, the meaning is right, it is precisely because the county lord and the king of Wu are fighting each other that they lure the wolf into the room, and if the Central Plains falls into the hands of foreign captives, the two of them will be to blame." ”

"Does Mr. Sun intend to switch to my account?"

"I'm a Yecheng strategist, how can I switch to someone else's account at will?" Sun Yalu retorted unequivocally.

"In that case, why didn't Mr. Sun persuade the county lord to stop, but instead chattered to me? If the county lord is willing to withdraw his troops, I can lead the army north and 'send' the He Rong troops she attracted out of the fortress. ”

"King Wu once let King Jin out of the city, presumably to prevent He Rong's department, so I believe King Wu ......"

"You just have to believe a little, I will definitely defend the eastern capital, and I will definitely expel the northern captives and pacify the world, sooner or later, I can bear any sins."

"Good!" Tang Weitian couldn't help but cheer, he liked such a metropolitan governor, and he didn't like King Wu who "complained" to him.

Sun Yalu sighed, "Even if I look away, King Wu can do as he pleases." I went to accompany the king of Xiangdong. ”

"Please."

Sun Yalu took two steps back, stopped, and said: "The eastern capital is empty, and women guard the city, isn't King Wu worried that someone will take advantage of the fire to rob?" ”

"Mr. Sun still refuses to give up?" Xu Ji said with a smile.

Sun Yalu had to seize every opportunity, thinking wildly in his heart, but his face was silent, "I won't say much, just ask: Does King Wu know where King Ning is?" ”

Xu Ji didn't answer, and Sun Yalu retreated, worried that if he said too much, he would leak flaws.