It was when the sun was vicious in the afternoon, seeing that Bai Gui's face was full of sweat droplets that damaged his image, Zhou Bian hurriedly invited the three of them into the house, and called the maid to bring cold water to let Bai Gui clean his face, and then the four monarchs and ministers sat down in turn. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

I only listened to Bai Gui explain first, it turned out that Bai Gui also sprinkled spies everywhere, so when Zhou Bian got the news, Bai's spies were also on the way to Luoyang, Bai Gui knew that the news was not much later than Zhou Bian, and knew that the king would be worried at this critical moment, so Bai Gui immediately called the horseman, regardless of the scorching sun, and rushed over as fast as possible, of course, in order to avoid the attention of Zhou Gong, he still paid attention to hiding when he went out of the city.

Although he was moved in his heart, he also knew that this was not the time to be lyrical, Zhou Bian praised a few words and then went straight to the topic, and said the first worry, that is, he was afraid that the food would not be enough, but the Bai family laughed, if he didn't know Bai's character, he was afraid that the suspicious king would be angry with Bai's rudeness at this time, but Zhou Bian naturally wouldn't.

Sure enough, Bai Gui laughed a few times and then said, "The king is a matter of settling down, it is just that if you are concerned, it will be chaotic, if it is not for the impatience, the king will naturally want to find a way." ”

"Isn't it Bai Aiqing, there is a lot of grain in the granary of Luoyang?" After thinking for a while, Zhou Bian still couldn't find the key, so he had to say tentatively.

Unexpectedly, Bai Gui shook his head, "It's not enough in a certain granary." But all the grain and grass that so-and-so said belonged to the king. ”

Zhou Bian is even more puzzled next time, although the world is his own, but the only thing that really belongs to him is the Chengzhou Palace, but there is not much food in the palace, under the headache, Zhou Bian didn't want to play dumb riddles, so he signaled Bai Gui to say that it is.

"King, the crops outside Luoyang City will be harvested, and after all the collection, it is enough to supply Luoyang City to last for half a year, which is a gift from God to my king."

I see, the crops in the field Zhou Gong can't be taken away or burned, Zhou Bian patted his head, how could he not think of such a simple truth, it seems that it is really a wise man who must make a mistake, Zhou Bian couldn't help laughing at himself. But then thinking of something, Zhou Bian couldn't help but ask, "Then if this king can't take back Luoyang, where can he find food?" ”

"The king is thinking too much, if he can't get Luoyang, what is the use of caring whether the food of the people of Luoyang is enough to eat."

Heh, it's really this reason, I really think too much, I have drilled the horns, and after hearing this, Zhou Bian and Taishi and others all showed a knowing smile, and the problem that seemed difficult was solved so easily in Bai Gui's hands, and even the Taishi and Young Master had a much better impression of Bai Gui.

But food is only one of the problems, and the most critical problem is whether Luoyang can be controlled by insufficient manpower. In front of Bai Gui, Zhou Bian first drew a rough plan of Luoyang City on the sand table, and analyzed with Bai Gui while drawing, the nine city gates need to be controlled by hundreds of people, the Ming Palace needs hundreds of people to attack, the mansions of important ministers need to be controlled, and the barracks granaries and the like, and Zhou Bian still feels that it is not enough, and he can't help but sigh again.

When he was sighing for a long time, he suddenly realized that he had just talked for a long time, why didn't Bai Gui hear back at all, could it be that he miscalculated, or he actually had a backhand? Raising his head full of hope, he saw that Bai Gui's face was flat, neither as anxious as Zhou Bian, nor as confident as Fang Cai's laughter, but an indescribable calm or seriousness, Zhou Bian couldn't help but wonder, and hurriedly asked, "Does Bai Aiqing have a high opinion?" ”

Bai Gui did not answer immediately, but leaned over and looked at the plan of Luoyang City on the sand table, a large square box marked nine city gates, the north of the box is the Ming Palace, the south of the Ming Palace is the noble mansion, the east is the granary, and the west is the barracks, and even the streets with dense shops in the south and east are marked, which shows Zhou Bian's careful consideration of the occupation of Luoyang. Unexpectedly, after Bai Gui was silent for a while, he stretched out his hand to push the sand table aside, watching the sand table being pushed out of his reach, and wondering what Bai Gui's intentions were, Zhou Bian couldn't help but open his mouth in a hurry.

I only heard Bai Gui Zhengse ask, "Dare to ask me the king, is it inevitable for Luoyang?" ”

"Of course, my royal family has more room for development if Luoyang is obtained, and Luoyang can talk about revival?"

"The analysis of the king is comprehensive, and there are indeed only so many people and horses that my royal family can mobilize, don't expect Bai, if Bai can let go as a soldier, he would have already tamed the princes of various countries for my king, so," Bai Gui said and coughed lightly, as if to accentuate his tone, "We are less than 12 out of 10 sure that we will succeed in capturing Luoyang." ”

I didn't think Bai Gui said the same, the success rate was too low, his mouth was wide open, his eyes widened, Zhou Bian was extremely unconvinced, could it be that he really gave up like this, if he gave up Luoyang, he would never come out again, maybe Bai Gui lied to himself, Zhou Bian tried his best to find some clues from Bai Gui's eyes, but he failed.

Bai Gui's eyes were still so peaceful, and it seemed to bring a little melancholy, or in his own mood, he saw that others were like himself, Zhou Bian couldn't help but weaken and sat down.

Unexpectedly, Bai Gui still didn't let go, and said quickly, "Great King, the Duke of Zhou has always disrespected the royal family, and his strength is far stronger than my royal family, and we will only have a chance to recapture Luoyang when the Duke of Zhou and his troops have left Luoyang." And Zhou Gong has only one chance to lead his troops out of Luoyang, and that is to go to Gongyi, if this opportunity is gone, I don't know how long I will have to wait in the future? So, we only have this one chance, King. ”

Yes, how can you give up easily, Zhou Bian hated to slap himself in the mouth, straightened up again, leaned forward slightly, and asked eagerly, "What Bai Qing said is true, but this king is really not enough, what should this king do?" ”

"King!" I saw that Bai Gui was dressed properly, and arched his hand, "King, this matter is not to investigate how to do it first, but to consider whether to do it or not to do it first!" ”

"Yes, of course!" Zhou Bian hurriedly replied.

"Now that the situation is not in our favor, do you want to do it?"

"Yes, the great cause of the revival of the royal family is currently underway, and we have to do it all in one life!"

"If it doesn't work out, the royal family is about to fall, do you have to do it?"

"Yes, this king is desperate, and if he doesn't succeed, he will become a benevolent!" Zhou Bian's tone also became firm, and his eyes looked straight at Bai Gui.

Although I don't understand where these two idioms of later generations come from, Bai Gui can still guess the general meaning of them, only to see that Bai Gui finally showed a relieved smile, and Zhou Bian also smiled, and the chuckle seemed to reveal a trace of pride, which made the two Taishi and Young Masters who were stunned on the side even more puzzled.

"Congratulations to the king, now that the king is determined, the probability of success in this matter can increase by one percent!" After laughing, Bai Gui arched his hand and said. This made the young master breathe a sigh of relief, and he also had a slight understanding in his heart, it turned out that this Bai Gui was afraid that the king would hesitate, and he was afraid of the tiger and the wolf, which affected the plan and arrangement, so he spoke out angrily.

Zhou Bian is naturally grateful to Bai Gui, although he is from a previous life, after all, he has not experienced a big scene, and it is inevitable that he will be a little unable to let go of his hands and feet, but after this agitation, his mind has been much firmer.

Seeing that the monarch and the minister had already spoken, Bai Gui pulled the sand table back and sent it to Zhou Bian, knowing that Bai Gui was going to explain his thoughts, the two Taishi and Young Master also hurriedly turned their heads over. Unexpectedly, Bai Gui first stretched out his hand and smoothed out the commercial street on the south and east side of the box that represented Luoyang City, "Since my king has made up his mind, there is no need to care about Luoyang City, Luoyang people do a lot of business, so there are multiple immediate benefits, whether the king or the Duke of Zhou rules Luoyang, they don't care, they just need the king to issue a notice after controlling Luoyang, so my king doesn't have to divide his troops here." ”

Since they have already been released, why do you still think so much, so Zhou Bian nodded slightly.

Bai Gui stretched out his hand and wiped out the granary in the east, "King, the autumn grain harvest is imminent, so there is no need to send troops to rob this granary, they will burn it if they burn it, so it is not good for my royal family to divide the troops!" ”

Immediately after Bai Gui wiped out the barracks in the west of the city, Zhou Bian understood after a little thought that there were 4,000 to 5,000 soldiers in Luoyang City, and Zhou Gong would take nearly 3,000 people with him when he went on the expedition, and the rest had to guard both the city gate and the Ming Palace, so there must not be many people in the barracks.

Seeing that Zhou Bian had already had an epiphany, Bai Gui couldn't help but smile, so he didn't explain this, and then stretched out his hand to cross the nine gates of Luoyang. This next Zhou Bian doesn't understand, the city defense of ancient cities is based on the city gate, what is the use of fighting for a city but not controlling the city gate? The people in the room, except for Bai Gui himself, all showed surprise.

"My lord, the last time I saw my king, I was in a hurry, so I didn't explain it in detail, this is Bai's sin, and I listened to Bai talk about it in detail for me. Our royal family recaptured Luoyang, and there were three key points. One of them is on Zhou Gong. Saying that, Bai Gui wrote with his fingers, drew a circle on the east side of Luoyang City on the sand table, and wrote the word "Gong". "King, in fact, the most critical place to recapture Luoyang is not in Luoyang, but in Gongyi. Zhou Gong went to Gongyi this is a godsend, my king can create an opportunity, in one fell swoop to take down Zhou Gong, if there is no Zhou Gong, and my king is the lord of Luoyang, not afraid of Luoyang nobles dissatisfied, Luoyang will be open to my king! ”

"The second key point is in the Ming Palace in Luoyang, although the Duke of Zhou was captured, there is still a young son, and I am afraid that the confidants of the Duke of Zhou will set up a new lord of Luoyang, so my king needs to concentrate his forces to seize the Ming Palace and restrain the prince of Zhou."

Saying that, Bai Gui moved his finger to the place where the nobles lived in the east of the city, "The third key place is General Long's mansion, General Long holds the military power of Luoyang, if this person is not convinced, I am afraid that he will not scruple too much, and immediately attack the king to snatch back the Duke of Zhou, or kill back to Luoyang, under the attack of thousands of troops inside and outside, my royal family can not hold the gate of Luoyang no matter what, it is better to give up the city gate, go straight to General Long's house, and hold General Long's family hostage, then thousands of troops in Luoyang will obey the orders of my king." Therefore, Bai thought that there were these three key points in the recapture of Luoyang, and he also asked the king, the Taishi, and the young master to correct! ”