After a day and a half of travel, Jicheng arrived.

Not much has changed here, the walls are still so dilapidated, and moss marks can be seen everywhere. According to rumors, Wang Yu especially disliked repairing the city walls and palaces, and after occupying a place and ensuring safety, he would also demolish the city wall on the grounds that it was unsightly.

The people in Liaodong didn't know the truth of the rumors before, but combined with what they saw and heard on the road, they felt that this rumor was somewhat reliable. After Wang Yu occupied Youzhou, he repaired and expanded the port, built many new dwellings, built canals, built embankments, and even dug canals around Quanzhou, but did not add even a single tile or handful of soil to the cities along the way.

Of course, these irrelevant things are not the focus of Liaodong people's attention, but Gongsun Du's and his henchmen are very clear that this time they are here to seek peace and convince softness, and it is very helpful to find out Wang Yu's preferences for the future of Liaodong, even if it seems to be irrelevant information, maybe it will play a role when it will be.

The person in charge of greeting, Gongsun Du is no stranger, even in Liaodong, he has heard the name of Tian Yu Tian Guorang, and once tried to win over the other party.

Gongsun Du didn't say anything, just exchanged greetings with the other party in accordance with the etiquette rules and exchanged pleasantries, but Liu Yi felt desolate in his heart. Tian Yu is not a descendant of Qingzhou, and the time when he began to contact the Qingzhou Army can be traced back to the middle and late stages of the Youzhou War, and the official time to join will only be later.

Liu Yi didn't expect Wang Yu to greet him in person, but he sent this person to do the reception work, not Xu Huang or Zhuge Liang, so this specification can be imagined.

There is no doubt that the hussar generals did not use Liaodong as a dish at all.

Especially when he saw Tian Yu and Gongsun Du greeting each other for a while, he turned to the second general Tai Shi Ci, smiling and joking, and his heart suddenly became colder.

"General Ziyi, you're going to be unlucky this time." Tian Yu's smile was full of ridicule, and there was no solemnity when he had just exchanged pleasantries with Gongsun.

"No, is the lord really annoyed?" But Tai Shici behaved very tightly, and asked Tian Yu nervously. Although Wei Yan seemed to be silent, his eyes were floating into the spurs one by one, and his ears were erected high.

"How not?" Tian Yu raised his face and said: "Before leaving, the lord told you and Wen Chang to focus on guarding the grain road, don't make more trouble, it's just a little nonsense, do you think it will be difficult for Wen Yuan to solve it?" But look at what you've done? When the younger brother heard the battle report, he felt a burst of annoyance, and the lord ...... Alas, don't mention it! ”

"It's miserable!" Before Tian Yu's voice fell, Wei Yan stumbled and said: "I said earlier that I shouldn't do much, although there is no chance of meritorious service in Shouliangdao, it is better than making one's own opinions, this is troublesome, right?" Brother Ziyi, if the lord turns around and asks about the events of the day, don't blame me for not being righteous. ”

"You is unscrupulous!" Tai Shi Ci was annoyed, pointed at Wei Yan and scolded: "If you really like to charge grain, do you dare to say it clearly in front of the lord, and then put grain and grass for a lifetime?" ”

"You, you're raising the bar!"

These two living treasures blamed each other and attacked each other, in fact, it was a bit funny, even the soldiers guarding the city gate were snickering, but the faces of the generals in Liaodong were very bad.

Wang Yu appointed these two generals to escort grain and grass, and the target of the defense was naturally the Liaodong Naval Division. From beginning to end, the generals of Qingzhou did not regard the Liaodong Navy Division as a major trouble, and they also did not take Liaoxi Wuhuan in their eyes. Tai Shi Ci set fire to the camp, and broke Xu Yu just out of boredom.

From the standpoint of the Qingzhou Army, the laughter of these two people reveals a self-confidence that is proud of the world. However, from the standpoint of the Liaodong Army, it was not taken seriously before the war, and after the war, it was easily defeated in a single face-to-face situation, and the double blow of fact and psychology was indeed not so easy to bear.

But there is no way, the situation is stronger than people, what can you do if you don't bow your head? Just as the lord said, you can only endure and forbearance becomes gold.

However, Gongsun Du didn't see anything abnormal on his face at all, and looked at Tai Shici and the others with a smile, as if he could also taste and appreciate the confidence and arrogance from the laughter of the two.

Liu Yi sighed, but also secretly praised in his heart, his own lord's courage may be slightly inferior, but this ability to bend and stretch is also far above Wang Yu.

After a while, the second general Tai Shi Ci whispered a few words to Tian Yu, and then hurriedly left. Tian Yu explained that the two of them wanted to find a way to clear the way and find someone to talk about, so as not to be questioned by Wang Yu.

As soon as he heard this, Liu Yi couldn't hold back and asked loudly: "Dare to ask General Tian, even if the hussar general is strict in governing the army, he must always pay attention to rewards and punishments, and the merits and demerits are offset, right?" Not to mention that General Tai Shici set fire to the camp and broke the main force of Wuhuan led by Xu Yu in one fell swoop, which greatly accelerated the process of the battle in western Liaoning, even if he guarded the grain road, there was no mistake, right? Why in front of us...... So worried? ”

Liu Yi's last sentence was originally to say, why act in front of him, but before the words came out, Gongsun Du's fierce gaze swept over, and he could only swallow back the original words and change the word. But Tian Yu is such a smart person, how could he not even hear this little extraneous voice?

Tian Yu smiled slightly and replied: "The rewards and punishments are clearly offset by merit and demerits, which are originally contradictory. There is a reward for merit, and punishment for a fault, and there is a clear distinction, so how can it be said to offset each other? As for speeding up the course of the war, it's really hard to say...... How many of you probably don't know yet, right? After hearing the news of the defeat, he panicked, and immediately abandoned the Wulu Mountain, and fled into the grassland with thousands of strong people in the clan. ”

"Ahh Liu Yi exclaimed.

Liaoxi Wuhuan and Liaodong Army are also old rivals, in previous conflicts, although Liaodong has the upper hand, but it is just the upper hand, if you want to really overwhelm the other party, there is still a long way to go. Now that he has left the old and weak in his subordinates and fled, it can be seen how frightened he is in his heart, and Tian Yu talked about this matter in such a light tone, as if he felt that he had done his best, how could Liu Yi not be depressed.

"According to the established strategy of the lord, this battle is to completely annihilate Liaoxi Wuhuan. If there was no fire attack plan of General Ziyi, the course of the war should have been General Wen Yuan leading the main force to advance step by step, and General Bo Jue would have annihilated Xian Yufu and attacked for a long time, cutting off the way for Badun to flee north, and gathering and annihilating Wuhuan under Yiwu Lu Mountain......

Tian Yu spread his hands and said: "General Liu, you are also a soldier, before General Ziyi used his plan, he did not clearly inform the Chinese army, or General Wenyuan deduced his plan from the clues, changed the deployment and cooperation, and made contributions, you say, what credit does General Ziyi have?" ”

"......" Liu Yi closed his mouth tightly. He can understand that in this negotiation, the people of Qingzhou have made up their minds to suppress the morale of their side to the end, it is useless to say anything, who makes the strength of the family so strong?

In this way, in a dull atmosphere, the group arrived at the city guard mansion where Wang Yu was the line, and sat down in the flower hall, but Wang Yu did not appear for a long time. Tian Yu also seemed to be a little surprised, while accompaniing, while looking around, during which he left in a hurry twice or three times, pulling some people dressed as staff, as if asking Wang Yu about the itinerary, but each time he was disappointed.

Liu Yi didn't believe the superficial work done by Tian Yu this time, he was very sure that this was another means for Wang Yu to wear down their patience, maybe it was to avenge Zhang Fang's envoy.

Gongsun Du seems to think the same way.

When Liu Yi peeked at his lord's expression, he found that the old god Gongsun Du was bowing his head, as if he had pretended to sleep, and he was not disturbed by external objects at all.

Liu Yi smiled secretly in his heart, Tian Yu's flattery was thrown to the blind, no matter how contemptuous you are, I just don't move, what can you bear with me? As long as the lord calms down, the negotiation may go more smoothly than expected.

You don't want anything about the territory, you can promise everything first, unless you don't leave, when you leave, what's so difficult for me to make a comeback?

"Oh, General Ziyi, they are really, they went to do something so quickly, and they entangled the lord, it's really ...... General Gongsun, everyone, it's really not my lord's intention to be snub today, it's really ......" Tian Yu explained and apologized, but he didn't get any response, and what he said himself was boring, so he simply shook his hand and left.

But he was here to welcome the guests, and before leaving, he didn't forget to instruct: "Come here, serve tea to the generals." ”

Seeing Tian Yu throw his sleeves and leave, Liu Yi only felt a burst of happiness, and all the sullenness that he had been holding back since he arrived in Jixian County was vented. Tell you to make a play? Call you a hypocrisy? Do you have the ability to continue singing a one-man show? Let's see who's looking for fun!

Gongsun Du also raised his eyes, with a hint of contempt in his eyes. Victory is not arrogant and defeat is not discouraged, the party is a lion of Baisheng, although the Qingzhou army is powerful, but after the victory put on this posture, it can be seen that its army has been arrogant and extravagant, how can it be long? On the contrary, I have seen and heard a lot during this trip, and I have a lot of understanding, maybe it is an opportunity to taste the courage of lying on the salary.

Thinking of this, the depression that came from the fiasco gradually disappeared, and Gongsun Du began to think seriously and make new plans for the future.

Eighty percent of the foundation of Liaodong can't be saved, but since he has the courage to flee north, why should he be trapped in Liaodong? Goguryeo has a deep enmity with him, and he will definitely not be able to survive, but King Fuyu is his son-in-law, and the two sides have been working together to deal with Goguryeo, and it must not be difficult to borrow a piece of land there.

Then, naturally, it is to use the new understanding and insight to readjust the mentality and lay a new world.

Now that Xianbei has been defeated and fallen into internal strife again, the grassland is the time to use force, first seize the land from the Goguryeo people, and then use the agricultural reclamation method of Qingzhou to tuntian, and wait until the soldiers are full of food, and then drive the Xiongnu to the west, and attack Ding Ling in the north, isn't it stronger than trapping Liaodong?

However, the climate of Fuyu and Ding Ling is much colder than that of Liaodong, and it may be difficult to achieve a climate without a proper way to protect against the cold.

Thinking of this, his gaze unconsciously fell somewhere in the hall, and his heart suddenly moved, and he let out a shock: "Huh? This thing...... It's weird! ”