The night was getting darker.

After a few people dispersed, Li Yiru walked out of the shadows.

"Second brother." He whispered, and Bai Ling sat alone at the table, suddenly coming back to his senses.

"Rest." Bai Ling stood up, "It's almost time to wash......

"Aren't you afraid?" Li Yiru asked.

"Afraid of what?"

Li Yiru frowned, and felt that it was not good to say it for a while.

There are too many things to be afraid of, and in a nutshell, it's probably to be caught up in this whirlpool......

"There are some things that cannot be escaped," Bai Ling said softly, "just like a warship encountering a storm at sea and rushing past the waves to survive." ”

"Second brother still understands this?"

Bai Ling smiled and shook his head.

That night, the boy lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

"Second brother." Li Yiru turned to the side of the ground and looked at Bai Ling who was laying on the floor in the dark, "Are you asleep?" ”

Bai Ling's voice was a little sleepy, "...... Not yet. ”

"Why are you so sure that if the magistrates on both sides change, the Jin soldiers will definitely attack?"

"No why." Bai Ling raised his arm and put his forearm on his forehead, "Anyway, as long as that Golden Cup Strategist is still in the Golden Man's tent, he will definitely attack." ”

Li Yiru sat up from the bed, "I wanted to ask earlier, does the second brother recognize that strategist?" ”

“…… Recognize. Bai Ling whispered, "We used to play chess together. ”

"No wonder." Li Yiru had a smile on his face, "You didn't tell them the details, didn't you want to get involved too much in your past?" ”

"Sort of." Bai Ling scratched his head and sat up from the ground, "You won't sleep today if you don't ask clearly, will you?" ”

"I want to know!" The young man wrapped himself in a quilt, went to the ground in the dark, and sat down beside Bai Ling, "I didn't know before, second brother, that you are a person who can lead soldiers, can you talk to me?" ”

"I won't." Bai Ling lay down again, "But this logic ...... Very well figured out. ”

"You say!"

"I used to think that Liangwangwang was a transportation hub, so it was important, but now it seems that it is more than that." Bai Ling said in a low voice, "There is a well-built underground warehouse here, which can not only store grain, but also store armaments. I think there are two reasons why I can do this.

"First, there are few people here, and there are only four or five hundred households in a county, and there are more than two thousand people. The land of the common people was outside the city, and the land occupied by the inhabitants of the city was very small, and the garrison here had much more room to play.

"The second is that the foundation here is good." Bai Ling said softly, "Didn't Wei Changming a hundred years ago just take a fancy to the steep terrain at both ends, so he set this place as his barracks?" Even if there are now a group of residents here and it has become the county seat under the Zhuozhou government, it still can't change the important town here that is dominated by the Tun army. ”

"Hmm." Li Yiru nodded, "That's why Master Shao feels that even if he changes people, with the reserves and existing troops of the two sides, there will be no problem." ”

"Let's think about it the other way around." Bai Ling said softly, "Because there is an important town like Liangtouwang that can handle transportation, so Zhuozhou and Yanzhou are closely connected, so on the other hand, destroying Liangtouwang will also have special strategic significance." ”

"This place is so important that it deserves to be destroyed."

Bai Ling's voice seemed very calm in the darkness.

"The Jin people are not very peaceful internally this year, the war in the west has not ended, and there are two internal rebellions to be quelled, so they have chosen to use a quick battle this year to rob us of our food - which is also what they need most at the moment. And the gold thief will not kill people after breaking Yanzhou this year, I think he wants to leave an opening for negotiations in the coming year...... It is the news of the 'grain and horse market' brought by Cao Zhifu before. ”

Li Yiru frowned, "But that's not a real mutual market, what kind of horse five hundred can be worth hundreds of thousands of stone grain?" ”

"This may not be their bottom line," Bai Ling said softly, "first I shouted to you to open a window on the roof, you don't think you can agree, and when they say they want to open a door on the wall next year, maybe you can still accept it...... A means of negotiation. ”

"Ah......" Li Yiru was stunned.

"The Jin people's war in the west may be more difficult than we thought," Bai Ling said in a low voice, "I think the reason why they suddenly played the trick of making peace may be this reason - they can no longer support a full-scale war with the northern border of Great Zhou. ”

"Isn't that a good thing?" The young man was a little puzzled, "Since Jin Bing is weak now......"

"I can't say 'weak'," Bai Ling corrected in a low voice, "No matter how weak you are, don't you also cooperate with the city defense of Yanzhou?" ”

"But it's not Yanzhou at both ends," the young man said, "as long as we don't mess with ourselves—"

Li Yiru's voice suddenly stopped.

Bai Ling looked at the zenith in the dark, "Lord Shao said that there is nothing wrong with sitting still at night, I guess it is because of this." But it's impossible, although I don't know what the other side will do...... But I know that what Kan Ange is best at is muddying the waters and then profiting from them. ”

"The transaction between grain and horses in the market, Pingjing will definitely refuse." Bai Ling whispered, "If I were a gold thief, I would bite the North hard before leaving, and then make a comeback next year - so that the combination of grace and power could completely tip the scales to my side at the negotiating table in the coming day." ”

"But ......"

"Now you want me to say, I can't tell what method the gold thief can use to capture the two heads." Bai Ling said softly, "Now there are Changsheng in Zhuozhou, Shenjichuan in Yanzhou, and there are experienced generals on both sides, but looking at this side at both ends, the prefect who came to transfer grain is thinking about how to bring down his subordinates, such a big flaw, I don't believe that the Golden Cup strategist will let it go." ”

In the dark, Li Yiru felt a little chill down his spine.

These words...... I think the second brother should still have a good talk with Vice General Wang. Li Yiru whispered, "Even if it's a guess...... It's also a wake-up call. ”

"Vice General Wang, I don't need to mention it." Bai Ling said in a low voice, "Even if he was confused and didn't figure it out just now, he will definitely figure it out tonight." ”

"Then Lord Shao's ......"

"Let's let Vice General Wang go and talk to Shao County Ling tomorrow." Bai Ling said in a low voice, "At this juncture, Shao Kuan can't retreat a single step, if he can't understand this truth, he will be blind all these years to mediate with Jin Bing." ”

……

Sure enough, early the next morning, Wang Meng, who had calmed down, went to Shao Kuan's mansion again.

No matter how consciously Shao Kuan is, he can't be caught at this time, and all the grievances are right or wrong, at least until the golden thief officially withdraws from the army.

Halfway through, Wang Meng suddenly found himself catching up with a group of people dressed in official uniforms of Zhuozhou Mansion.

They were dragging empty carts and heading towards the county office.