Zhang Xi pointed out that there were five hidden dangers in Dong Wenbing's strategy, and Dong Wenbing asked: "What are the five hidden dangers?"

Kublai Khan was not too surprised when he heard that there were five hidden dangers, but was secretly a little happy, because everything was as he expected, and Dong Wenbing successfully introduced the topic and ideas into the matter of dividing troops to the north.

Zhang Xi analyzed: " The division of troops should be emphasized, this I do not deny, but the elite soldiers are transferred to Kaiping and Yanjing, once the Southern Song Dynasty sent troops to attack, the soldiers and horses left in Ezhou will not be in a dangerous situation, this is one; second, the king suffered a master assassination, how will they give up, must find another opportunity to assassinate again, once the division of troops, if the king leads the troops to the north, along the way, they will find the opportunity to assassinate again, if the king stays in Ezhou, then the troops are thin, they will still assassinate again, then no matter what, the king is in crisis; third, the army moves, is not small, how to avoid the Song army and the king of Mobei's eyeline, really play a stable role in EzhouFourth, in the early days, there were spies who returned, and the martial arts people of the Central Plains gathered in Ezhou, with unclear intentions, and according to their relationship with our Mongolia, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not take advantage of the fire to rob, and they stayed in Ezhou for a day, that is, they were thorns in the back; fifth, the killer was obviously sent by the king of Mobei, and the army moved north, they must have noticed it, and then sent a message to the Kaiping defenders in advance, and when the time came, the other party was more fully prepared, and the northward attack would evolve from a quick battle to a tug-of-war, and the longer the time dragged on, the more passive the Ezhou defenders were。 ”

Zhang Xi is worthy of being a veteran of both wisdom and bravery, and after a little analysis, he exhausted all the advantages and disadvantages, and even Kublai Khan secretly admired Zhang Xi's insight.

After Zhang Xi finished speaking, he looked at Dong Wenbing, with half disbelief and half smugness in his eyes, as if he wanted Dong Wenbing to give a reasonable explanation.

Dong Wenbing admitted: "General Zhang Xi's analysis is very correct, but I still insist that dividing troops to the north is the most reasonable strategy. After speaking, he also put on a proud posture, unwilling to admit defeat.

Zong Zheng and Liu Bingzhong had been watching and listening all the time, and they didn't say anything, Kublai Khan looked at Liu Bingzhong, and Liu Bingzhong naturally knew what Kublai Khan meant.

This veteran who first followed Kublai Khan and has been giving advice by Kublai Khan's side, has a calm mind, has a far-sighted vision and a way of controlling the overall situation.

Later, in order to balance Kublai Khan, Meng Ge handed over the power to govern the army to Ali Buge, it was Liu Bingzhong who proposed to let Kublai Khan transfer to the Han land and govern the affairs of the Han people.

As a veteran and meritorious hero, his prestige in the army is extremely high, but this veteran is not arrogant, but extremely modest, in the final analysis, he is a person who plans great plans, is a general of Kublai Khan's side, he has his own style, a dispute just now, he is silent but does not mean that he does not have his own opinions, Kublai Khan also knows Liu Bingzhong's personality and personality best, so he did not express his thoughts to him in advance, because he wanted to hear Liu Bingzhong's own opinions.

Liu Bingzhong saw Kublai Khan looking at him, his eyes met, Liu Bingzhong knew that Kublai Khan wanted to know his thoughts, so he slowly got up, looked at everyone present, and then replied: "The four generals have two views, one side advocates dividing troops to the north, and the other side opposes it, and I do not support either side. ”

When Zhang Rou and the other four generals heard what Liu Bingzhong said, they all looked at Liu Bingzhong curiously, and Kublai Khan was also a little puzzled, and couldn't help asking: "Old Liu, what do you mean by this?"

Although Liu Bingzhong is old, his eyes are still sharp, and his wise eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, which makes people have to sigh at his ability and stubborn demeanor.

Before Liu Bingzhong spoke, Zong Zheng secretly figured out the old man's thoughts, in Zong Zheng's heart, he also did not advocate the division of troops, so when the old man stood up against what the two sides said, Zong Zheng couldn't help but sigh that the old man was not afraid of Kublai Khan's upright demeanor.

Liu Bingzhong said earnestly: "The strongest city defense is often not broken from the outside, but from the inside, everyone understands the reason of the disaster, but few people pay enough attention to it, the king has the world in mind, however, but the family affairs are not harmonious, the so-called house does not sweep how to sweep the world, dare to ask the king in the brother fight, family affairs are not peaceful in the situation how to gallop the world?"

When Kublai Khan heard what Liu Bingzhong said, he instantly understood what he meant, so he was silent and turned to deep thought.

Liu Bingzhong continued: "At present, the most important thing is the matter of returning to the north to fight for Khan, this matter is decided, then there is no worries, the so-called loss must be gained, if you want to take care of both the fish and the bear's paw, you are afraid of taking care of one and the other, and even empty-handed." ”

Liu Bingzhong's words show that his vision is far-sighted and broad-minded, and Zong Zheng can't help but secretly admire this old man, and his thoughts are exactly the same as his own.

Kublai Khan seemed to hesitate, and Liu Bingzhong also knew that although he said so, but after all, he could not persuade the king, from the time he entered the camp, Zhang Rou, Dong Wenbing and Kublai Khan played a double reed, this wise old man penetrated Kublai Khan's mind, if he was willing to listen, he would consult with himself in advance, if he was stubborn, he must have planned it a long time ago, and now he asked himself to explain his opinion, which is nothing more than a formality.

Although Liu Bingzhong knew that Kublai Khan would eventually choose to divide his troops to go north, he still tried his best to state: "I know that this retreat, the previous achievements will be wasted, and the results will be returned, but everything is like this, how can it be reasonable from time to time, do not forget, we do not want to go smoothly, but to go further, in order to go further, we should have foresight, abandon and give up, so that we can go further." ”

Kublai Khan listened to Liu Bingzhong's advice, all deeply touched, but he still wanted to gamble, he didn't want to watch the dead die in vain, and it was a shame for the Mongolian warriors to return in vain, although Kublai Khan was deeply influenced by Han culture, but he still couldn't escape the obsession of the Mongols in his bones, Liu Bingzhong could figure it out, but Kublai Khan couldn't, this is an invisible hurdle.

After some deep thought, Kublai Khan was still stubborn, and with only that worrying glance, Kublai Khan saw Zongzheng in the right rear, and he remembered some important things.

Kublai Khan carefully calculated in his heart that if Zongzheng could indeed solve the trouble caused by the division of troops to the north, then he could also persuade the remaining generals, so that he should reuse Zongzheng, if Zongzheng deliberately set up a trap, then he would not hesitate to get rid of Zongzheng, and then use Zongzheng's death to express his determination to divide his troops to the north.

"What Liu Lao said is extremely true, but if there is a strategy to solve the five hidden dangers brought about by the division of troops to the north, will the generals still oppose it?" Kublai Khan looked at the generals and asked,

Zhang Xihe, who held an opposing view, immediately responded: "Impossible, how can there be such a clever plan?"

Liu Bingzhong glanced at Zongzheng, and seemed to finally understand Zongzheng's intention, but he didn't know what Kublai Khan really meant.

Xie Cheng and Zhang Xi opposed the division of troops to the north, so they would naturally find fault with Zongzheng's strategy and strive to find the flaws in it, and Liu Bingzhong was experienced and deep, whether Zongzheng's strategy was feasible or not, he judged and tried it, Kublai Khan had already seen these two points, so he brought Zong Zheng here, and if he was found to be suspected of causing harm, then Kublai Khan could also make up his mind to kill Zong Zheng.

When Kublai Khan heard Zhang Xi's questioning, he naturally didn't dare to say anything, so he put himself aside, so he said: "This king doesn't believe it either, but this Mei Shaoxia." Kublai Khan pointed to Zongzheng and continued: "He personally told the king that he had a clever plan to solve the dilemma for the king in one fell swoop, and the king did not believe it, so he called him over and asked the generals to evaluate his clever plan together. ”

Zong Zheng listened to what Kublai Khan said, the more he invented his own situation, looked at the situation in front of him, looked at the deep city of Liu Bingzhong, the old man, Zong Zheng felt that this time was like entering the Hongmen Banquet, any strategy has omissions, under the pressure, Zong Zheng couldn't help but start a little worried, worried that he had a mistake, and then he would be bitten tightly, it would be bad, it seems that if you want to spend tonight safely, in addition to the strategy is really feasible, you also need to add a clever tongue that can argue.

"Mei Shaoxia, please!" Kublai Khan politely asked Zongzheng to explain his clever plan on the surface, but in fact, he faced Zongzheng's statement with a harsh and hostile attitude.

Out of politeness, Zong Zheng stood up politely and respectfully.

Liu Bingzhong looked at this young man, looking at his appearance and demeanor, he dared to conclude that this son was by no means an ordinary person, and after carefully observing Zongzheng's expression, Liu Bingzhong felt that Zongzheng was a sincere and frank person, so he had a good impression of Zongzheng at the initial moment.

Zhang Rou naturally knew Kublai Khan's intentions, and in his heart, he hoped that Zongzheng was not a spy, even if Zongzheng's plan didn't work, he was willing to vouch for it and leave Zongzheng's life, but once he found that Zongzheng's plan was suspected of framing, then I am afraid that no one would be able to spare him, and he could only obey the order and cut off the disaster.

Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng were unconvinced, looking at Zong Zheng with disdain, wishing that as soon as Zong Zheng spoke, he immediately found a loophole to block Zong Zheng's speech.

Zong Zheng looked at Zhang Xi and Xie Cheng's eyes, saw the thoughts of the two, and felt that speaking at this time was in the arms of the two.

Fortunately, Zong Zheng wrote down the key to the strategy on three pieces of paper in advance, so that he could temporarily avoid the edge of the two at the beginning of his speech.

Zong Zheng took out three pieces of paper from his arms and said calmly: "The key to solving the dilemma of dividing troops to the north lies in these three pieces of paper. As he spoke, he handed the three pieces of paper to Kublai Khan, who took the paper and looked at it with a puzzled expression.

Zhang Xi and Cheng He's harsh mentality was instantly diluted by curiosity, and Zhang Xi couldn't help but ask, "King, what is written on it?"

Kublai Khan pointed the three pieces of paper to the front of the generals, but saw that there were two large characters written on each piece of paper, namely 'Discussion and Peace', 'Fuling' and 'Quotation'.