Di Xian put down the teacup in his hand and said with palpitations: "Master, those poisonous soldiers are really terrible. With Xie Guang's martial arts, he didn't even survive thirty rounds, and died tragically in their hands. I don't think it's been a long time, Xie Guang's body is completely black and festering, and I don't know what kind of poison it is? ”

Lao Jianhua nodded thoughtfully: "There should be more than one poison." This is all Ge Shuxuan's masterpiece, and I'm afraid he is the only one who can answer your question. ”

Di Xian smiled: "Forget it, I'm just a little curious, but I'm not interested in using poison." Besides, we are about to leave for Jiangnan, and we don't know when we will be able to meet Ge Shuxuan. Oh yes, Master, Zhao Jing just sent someone to deliver the news, saying that his side is ready and ready to cooperate with the action. I took matters into my own hands, replied to Zhao Jing, and let him start"

"Okay, you're doing a great job." Lao Jianhua bowed slightly: "At the beginning, Zhao Jing was ordered to attack the crown prince, but he didn't expect it to fall into the hands of Murong Xue, and in the end, he was imprisoned by Xie Guang, and he suffered a lot of hardships. Thankfully, you were able to save his life by secretly rescuing him. The King of Huaiyang is suspicious by nature, of course, it is impossible to accept Zhao Jing anymore, but after all, he has been operating in the Huaiyang Palace for many years and has buried a lot of hidden stakes, if he can disintegrate Li Jiong's army from the inside this time, it can save a lot of effort. ”

Di Xian agreed: "Li Jiong, that fool is also very cooperative." He was anxious to ascend the throne and become emperor before Li Bing, and set the date on the ninth day of the first month of this month, that is, ten days later. In this way, the Huaiyang Army's attention was all focused on matters related to the enthronement ceremony, which provided us with great convenience for acting secretly. ”

While sipping tea, Lao Jianhua said indifferently: "No wonder they are like this." Li Bing led an army of 400,000 to the Central Plains with great momentum, and captured Xiangzhou as soon as he made a move. From the perspective of King Huaiyang, the big war between Xie Guang and Li Bing was about to break out, and of course he was happy to watch the excitement easily, and he also had the leisure to engage in some farce of ascending the throne. ”

Di Xian laughed: "What the master said is not wrong. We just want to grasp Li Jiong's luck mentality, take it by surprise, go off the rails, and stick a knife in his heart diagonally. Just when Li Kui held the enthronement ceremony and thought that he had reached the pinnacle of his life, let's give him a good meeting with him and do happy events and funerals together! ”

When Lao Jianhua heard what he said interestingly, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "You kid, you have always been unforgiving. By the way, Ye Rongcheng and Xie Bao, the front and rear armies left the eastern capital Luoyi, and it didn't take long for Shen Lie's spies to find out. Therefore, there is not much time left for us. How's the evacuation arranged? ”

"Please rest assured, Master." Di Xian replied seriously: "The treasury of the Luoyi Imperial City and the official treasury of the Assassin's Mansion have already been emptied by my people, and there are 1,320 carts loaded. Including a large amount of gold and silver, as well as jewelry, jade, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all of which are priceless. The first batch of 300 vehicles, in the name of munitions allocation, was transported away at dawn today, and the rest were transferred to Ruzhou one after another. ”

Lao Jianhua nodded, and then asked, "What about the granary in the south of the city?" ”

Di Xian frowned: "Chengnan granary...... Tsk, I'm afraid it's too late to ship over there. First, the transportation capacity in the city is limited after all, and it is used to transfer more valuable treasures first, and there is really no spare power to manage grain and grass. Second, the granary in the south of the city has always been closely watched by enemy spies, and even if it is secretly operating in the middle of the night, it will still attract the attention of the other party. So ......"

Lao Jianhua understood the stakes, and also knew that Di Xian really had no other way under the current conditions, so he said thoughtfully: "That's it, grain and grass are not a big problem, just enough for the whole army to eat on the road." Anything that can't be transported is burned. ”

"I think so too," Di Xian said with a smile, "We can't take it away, and we won't leave it for others." ”

Lao Jianhua nodded, and his tone was calm as if he was talking about what to eat for dinner: "It's not just the granary in the south of the city. All the gates of the eastern capital of Luoyi must be set on fire, the chains of the drawbridge will be cut off, and the arrow battlements of the city wall will be smashed as much as they can. There are also arrow towers everywhere, which are the focus of destruction. If you can recruit a sufficient number of people, it is better to fill in the moat as well. ”

Hearing this, Di Xian felt a little surprised, but he didn't expect Lao Jianhua to be so ruthless.

Lao Jianhua smiled indifferently: "The Turks will inevitably go east to Tongguan in the next step, and Li Bing will definitely march into the Central Plains. Before we leave, it should be interesting to add some color to the upcoming battle between the two sides. ”

"Hahaha, of course it's interesting!" Di Xian slapped his palms and smiled: "Master is really smart! Whoever occupies the Eastern Capital first will get only a ruined city that has lost its ability to defend itself, and then face the unscrupulous onslaught of the other side, it will definitely be painful. Hahaha, interesting, so funny! ”

Lao Jianhua stroked his beard and sighed lightly: "Let's take it as to get some justice for His Royal Highness the King of Jin and my father-in-law." Shizi, Xie Guang's life was lost in Huangquan, and our big enemy died again, plus the previous Nian Jinsong, He Jingming, Shi Qinzhu, the former chief of the Reverse Scale Division, as well as Li Chengwu and Xu Laogui, the revenge that killed the King of Jin and the commander of Lao Da back then, we have already avenged eight or nine times out of ten. After that, it is to sweep the world, seize the imperial power, and comfort their spirits in the sky in the way you ascended the throne and became the emperor! ”

Di Xian stood up, knelt on the ground in his robe, and choked up: "Master, you not only saved my life, but also avenged my father and clansmen. ”

Lao Jianhua hurriedly stepped forward and picked up Di Xian with both hands, and said angrily: "Silly boy, what are you doing here?" Commander Lao Zishang is your father's maternal uncle and my father-in-law Lao Jianhua, and we are also relatives. Since it's a family, don't talk about it anymore. Hurry up, get up. ”

After Di Xian sat back in his chair, Lao Jianhua continued: "The current situation is very beneficial to the great cause of the prince. The main opponents in the eyes of the Turks were the crown prince Li Bing and the court of Yizhou. And the mortal enemy in Li Bing's eyes is the Turks and Li Kui, the king of Huaiyang. In their minds, there is no such thing as a son. Therefore, as long as we leave the eastern capital in time and gain a foothold in Jiangnan, we will inevitably be able to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. When they are scarred and exhausted, the opportunity for the prince to win the world has truly come. ”

Di Xian nodded again and again when he heard this: "Teacher, in your opinion, which side is better, Turkic or Li Bing?" ”

Lao Jianhua tapped the teacup lightly with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Of course I hope that they will lose both, or that the Turks will have a slight advantage." However, things in this world are often difficult to fulfill. ”

"Oh? In this way, Master thinks Li Bing has a better chance of winning? Di Xian couldn't help but be a little curious: "With just a few people he made up temporarily, he doesn't even have a decent general, can he compete with Ashina?" ”

Lao Jianhua shook his head: "Shizi, Li Bing's rivalry against Ashina's Jin is not relied on by the army, let alone a famous general, do you understand?" ”

Di Xian said humbly: "Please also ask the master for advice, if you don't rely on the famous generals of the army, what does Li Bing rely on?" ”

"By the hearts of the people." Lao Jianhua stroked his beard: "The reason why Li Bing has the courage to run to crusade against Xie Guang, and then have to start a decisive battle with the Turks, is the loyalty of the soldiers and people of the Holy Tang Dynasty to the Li royal family. With the will of the people, he has an infinite amount of power, which is enough to block the pace of Ashina's advance. ”

Di Xian responded in a solemn tone: "Master's words, the disciple has been taught. In the future, if we can ascend to the throne of God, we must never forget the word "people's hearts". However, you just said that he can stop the progress of the Turks, but you did not say that he can repel the Turks, is there a difference between this? ”

Lao Jianhua bowed his head happily: "Well, it's very keen, very good." You guessed it right, the old man is indeed more inclined to the former of these two statements, that is, to block the pace of the Turks. ”

He got up slowly, walked to the window with his hands behind his back: "In terms of strength alone, there is still a big gap between Li Bing and Ashina, so even if he grasps the will of the people and does his best, I am afraid that he can only barely block the iron hooves of the Turks and prevent them from advancing further." The battle line is controlled between Luoyi and the imperial capital, which is already commendable. If he wants to go further and completely drive the other party out of the country, Li Bing still lacks several key conditions. ”

Di Xian looked at Lao Jianhua's back, and pondered carefully: "There is only one key condition that a disciple can think of, that is, if you don't fight outside, you must first settle inside, and if you don't calm the Xuanjia Army and the King of Huaiyang, Li Bing will always be attacked on his back, so he can't let go of his hands and feet and go all out to deal with the Turks, are you right?" ”

Lao Jianhua turned around: "Well, this one is right, and there are two other key conditions. First of all, he has hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of troops, but no descendants that he can fully trust. The war will inevitably be protracted, and I don't know how many people will have to die in order to fill the abyss of war. Therefore, for the commander-in-chief, if he does not have the power of his cronies, he cannot make up his mind at the most important moment. And this lame state is not qualified to start a strategic decisive battle with the Turks. ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "The remaining condition is the factor of the geographical situation. Ashina Zhijin is a rare male lord in the history of the Turkic Empire. This man has a big mind and a very thorough grasp of the whole war. He started from the western frontier, then captured the two passes, and then fought all the way along the northwest corridor to the imperial capital, and then controlled the Tongguan with lightning speed. In less than a year, the Turks had decided the situation. enter, can chase the Central Plains; retreated, but according to the pass, from the geographical point of view of the mountains and rivers, he was invincible. ”

Di Xian agreed: "That's true. Even if Li Bing won the victory in the Central Plains War, it was only to keep the Kwantung region, and if he wanted to drive out the Turks, the road to the west would be almost difficult, unless he ......"

"Unless what?" Lao Jianhua saw that Di Xian suddenly wanted to speak and stopped, and asked with interest.

Di Xian thought for a moment and then shook his head and smiled: "Impossible, hehe, impossible." ”

Lao Jianhua walked leisurely to Di Xian's approach, and said with a smile: "Do you want to say that unless there is chaos in the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang, and suddenly it is completely out of the control of the Turks, and even returns to the hands of Shengtang, in that case, Ashina's Jin will be dangerous, right?" ”