Meng Shenglun was very ashamed, the same thing, the kings just listened to him repeat it, and came to the conclusion that the reinforcements had arrived, and even believed that the reinforcements were the group of Luozhou soldiers taken away by the general, and he saw and heard with his own eyes and ears, and he was deceived.

After listening to the king of Shu and the king of Liang, all the generals believed that there were really reinforcements outside the city, but the countermeasures were quite controversial, and some insisted that if they left the city today, there was still a possibility of victory.

"Lou Wen is our subordinate, what can we do when we come back? Don't be afraid of him. Luo Hanqi was not convinced.

Seeing that King Wu didn't speak much, Ma Wei said for him: "Although there is a chance to win in hard fighting, the casualties will be large, and it is not the best policy." The general will return halfway, there will be no food, and the more soldiers he brings back, the greater the pressure on the Jizhou army, so he will use a plan to lure the righteous army out of the city in order to achieve a quick victory. The perfect strategy of the righteous army is to do the opposite, the officers and soldiers are in a hurry, we are not in a hurry, wait a few days, at most half a month, the officers and soldiers will run out of food, and naturally retreat, and when the time comes, they will take advantage of the chaos to pursue, and they will win a great victory, and the casualties will be few. ”

Although the generals all advocated an early decisive battle, they all agreed to wait a few days, and no one was willing to increase the losses of their soldiers, and the enthusiasm for ascending to heaven to accompany the ancestral king had long since faded, and everyone wanted to live.

Now that he has spoken, Ma Wei didn't want to stop, and said: "The biggest problem is Jingzhou, if the king of Jibei really borrows grain and grass from Jingzhou, let the officers and soldiers hold on for half a month longer......"

The situation is very clear, the grain and grass of the righteous army is more than that of the Jizhou army, and it will not last long, even if the whole city is looted, it will not last for more than a month or two, once the officers and soldiers survive until the beginning of spring, it is convenient to transport grain, and more reinforcements can be summoned, then the eastern capital will fall into a crisis again.

"I need someone to go to Jingzhou to find out the situation." Xu Ji finally spoke, intending to end this discussion as soon as possible, "If the Xi family refuses to give food, it's good, we only need to wait for ten days and half a month, and we will win a big victory, if the Xi family intends to join the battle, we have to wait for the opportunity to send troops out of the city to intercept food, this battle will be the key to victory." ”

Dai Pohu stood up and said angrily: "I am from Jingzhou, I am familiar with the path, I can go back." ”

Xu Ji smiled, "The rebel army in the city all rely on the strength of General Dai alone. Early tomorrow morning, I will send troops to send General Dai out of the city. ”

Dai Pohu shook his head, "No need, the camp of officers and soldiers is too long, there are a lot of gaps, I will find a few people, sneak over at night, inquire and understand, and then come back quietly, it is better than using a large army, but it will make the officers and soldiers vigilant." ”

The matter was settled, Dai Pohu looked for a helper from the Jingzhou soldiers, and Xu Ji ordered someone to prepare a few bags of jewelry for Dai Pohu to bring with him in case of emergency.

Dai Pohu glanced at it and said with a smile: "I have been a thief in Jingzhou for many years, and the treasures I robbed are not as valuable as these bags. King Wu can trust me, and I will not disappoint King Wu. Ten days back and forth, if you encounter Jingzhou grain and grass on the way, you can come back in advance to report the news, and it will never be later than the deadline. ”

Dai Pohu went to find someone by himself, and the generals dispersed and explained clearly to his subordinates.

Many still did not believe that the general would return with his troops, and there was a lot of talk about it, but they were happy to avoid the first battle, and the important things were left to the higher-ups, and they only had to worry about how they were going to celebrate tonight and where to look for wine.

Everyone left, Xue Jinyan stayed, she admitted that she was not as clear as the kings, and there were still some doubts in her heart, and when there were no outsiders, she immediately asked: "Strange, why did you suddenly think of the officers and soldiers to cheat?" Or did you think about it a long time ago and wait until today to say it so that everyone can admire you? ”

Tang Weitian stayed by King Wu's side, he was not an outsider, and his eyes kept peeking at the incarnation stick on Xue Jin's waist.

Xu Ji smiled: "What is the use of me coming to such admiration?" I only thought of it this morning, as for the reason - it is still Fei Xin and Guo Shifeng. ”

"What happened to those two? Didn't you say that they spread rumors and arranged for assassins? ”

Xu Ji shook his head, there was no smile on his face, "The rumors of the bounty came from nowhere, but the assassins were not arranged by them. But no matter what I think, these two people must have ulterior motives when they came to see me, including what they said, since they didn't want to kill me, they wanted to lure me into battle as soon as possible. ”

Xue Jin shook his breath, "You think about so many things every day, aren't you tired?" ”

"If I feel tired, I am not worthy of being the king of Wu, let alone leading the rebel army."

Xue Jin shook his head, "Okay, at least I understand one thing, my father died unjustly, his cleverness, there is no way to fight with you, his biggest mistake is to leave Qinzhou and get involved with the kings." ”

Xue Jin shook and sighed, walked out, and after a few steps, he turned back and said, "Where are you resting tonight?" ”

"I can't rest tonight, you have to work harder, the plan of the officers and soldiers to lure the enemy will not work, it is possible that they will attack the city tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you have to be prepared."

Xue Jin shook his head and left the council room.

Tang Weitian looked at the back of the Golden Saintess and sighed, "Really, most of the governors don't want it, and she won't pay it back, I've never seen such a cheeky person." ”

Xu Ji actually needed to rest, but before the matter was resolved, he had no intention of sleeping, turned his head to look at Tang Weitian, and asked, "Do you really believe that that stick contains divine power?" ”

Tang Weitian's face was full of astonishment, "What do you mean by this?" The incarnation rod is a treasure given by Maitreya himself, of course, it has divine power, and I can clearly feel it when I carry it on my body, but unfortunately I can't use it. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Why don't you use it?" ”

"Because I am a mortal child in the flesh, unlike the incarnation king and the great governor, but a disciple of Maitreya, I must be able to recognize the incarnation rod."

"The descending general is the daughter of the ancestral king."

Tang Weitian pouted, "She is a woman, and she should serve the incarnation stick, not possess it, and the difference between this is big." ”

"Look down on women, sooner or later you will suffer a big loss."

Tang Weitian disagreed, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid, I don't contact women, and if I don't interact with them, I won't suffer a loss." ”

Xu Ji also smiled, thinking that this kid was really innocent, "Go and invite General Meng to come." ”

"Yes." Tang Weitian added a sentence when he left, "I also understand that General Meng and these people are really not as good as the governors and kings, no wonder he started an incident in Jiangdong, but he has never made a name for himself, and his ability is not as good as the king of the world." ”

"Don't say that, let alone think like that." Xu Ji Zhengse said, "Everyone has strengths and weaknesses......"

"Underestimating men will also make me suffer a big loss, so don't underestimate anyone, right?"

"Clever." Xu Ji said with a smile.

"Then why do people always look down on me?"

"Sooner or later, you'll make them suffer too."

Tang Weitian smiled, "I love to listen to this, whoever dares to underestimate me, I will write them down one by one, and I will make them suffer in the future." ”

Tang Weitian walked out of the conference hall with high morale, Xu Ji wanted to stop him, saying that he had misunderstood the meaning of his words, think about it or forget it, he is not Mr. Xuetang, Tang Weitian is not a student, he will naturally understand many things in the future.

Meng Seng Lun was outside, and he arrived as soon as he was summoned, still full of guilt in his heart, and stepped forward and said: "I am really stupid today, please govern and condemn my crimes." ”

"No, General Meng has made a great contribution today, what is the crime?"

"I didn't see through the enemy's tricks, I brought back the wrong message, and I didn't measure myself, so I asked the troops to attack ......the camp," the shame on Meng Senglun's face became more and more obvious.

"What I needed was a pair of eyes and a pair of ears, and General Meng did it, and did it very well. As for being deceived, the so-called authorities are confused, and anyone who goes to the enemy camp may be confused by Sun Yalu, and it is me, not to be misled by the envoys of the officers and soldiers, and almost miss a major event. ”

"How is it misguided to govern?" Meng Senglun didn't understand what was going on.

"The officers and soldiers sent Fei Xin and Guo Shifeng to the city, I thought that these two people were just asking for peace, so they had to go out of the city as soon as possible to fight a decisive battle, but I didn't expect these two people to deliberately show weakness and lead me in."

"The ruling wisdom and courage are both complete, even if you are deceived for a while, you can figure it out afterwards, and you will not fall into the trap, which is very human, let alone me." Meng Shenglun felt a lot more at ease, and King Wu seemed to regard him as a confidant again, and the previous misunderstanding had been eliminated.

Xu Ji stared at Meng Senglun, this was his most loyal general, and one of the people who gave him the most headaches.

Meng Seng Lun was stared at and a little panicked in his heart, "Is there anything else to tell you to govern?" ”

Xu Ji snorted, and was silent for a long time before saying: "Since there will be nothing to do for a while, I plan to rectify military discipline, rebuild the roster, and include the volunteers in the compilation." ”

"It's long overdue."

"This matter needs General Meng's assistance."

"It is incumbent on me that when I was a general in the Wu Imperial Palace, I was in charge of the roster......"

"No, no, I mean that General Meng needs to help with the rectification of military discipline."

"Huh? Okay, too. ”

"This incident was originally done by General Song, and he was killed on the way to patrol the city."

"Alas, General Song died unjustly, and he had to avenge him by ruling at a loss, but unfortunately he was unable to sacrifice the flag in front of the battle today, and let the murderer delay his life for a few more days. In fact, everyone felt that they didn't have to wait any longer, and they would kill Tian Craftsman first......"

"Everyone? Which everyone? ”

"That's it...... Wu Jun soldiers. Meng Senglun felt that King Wu was a little strange, and at the same time understood that he seemed to be a little too happy too early, and King Wu had not forgiven him.

"Well, don't be in a hurry to kill the field craftsman first, it's more important to rectify military discipline. You were originally the protector general of the Wu State, and tomorrow I will appoint you as the protector general, in charge of military discipline, your name is smaller, but your responsibilities are heavier. ”

"In the past, the official titles were all temporary and did not count, and the appointment of the ruling party was my real official position." Meng Shenglun was confused again, the status of the general of the protector army was very high, even if he was in charge of military discipline, it was enough to be a head above the generals, and he couldn't figure out what King Wu thought of him now.

"The source of the righteous army is complicated, many people have never had military discipline in their hearts, it is difficult to manage, my requirement for General Meng is to advance in the face of difficulties, no matter who the other party is, even if it is the kings, including me, as long as the military discipline is violated, there will be punishment, and there will be no favoritism."

"Even if my brother violates military discipline, I will not show mercy, I will be what I should be, and I will never let people say that I am partial to my family or the Wu people."

"Well, with General Meng's words, I'm relieved."

"I pledge with my life that I will live up to the trust of the government."

"Very good, let me ask General Meng: Do you think the soldiers of the Wu army abide by military discipline more than others?"

"It's hard to say, but I dare to say that the soldiers of the Wu army are at least no better than others......" Meng Shenglun was speechless halfway, and finally understood King Wu's intentions, and finally understood how difficult the difficulties in front of him were.

As a protector general, the first person he had to deal with was himself.