Liu Yu frowned and whispered: "How could it be like this? The leader of the thief has not been eliminated, and even the core of the enemy's main force is still there. If the two armies cannot cooperate, something will happen."
Liu Yi sighed and whispered: "At least the demon thief has escaped now, and there is no big threat for the time being. This is Yan Shuai's territory. What he wants is to restore the former manors of the Wang family and the Xie family, and our Marshal Liu wants to This trip is not in vain, at least there must be some sufficient benefits, so as to satisfy the brothers. The interests of the two parties are fundamentally conflicting, how can we negotiate? Jinu, I advise you not to talk too much. Once this kind of thing happens, If you get stuck, no matter what the final result is, it will not be good for you."
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "But don't you think about the people of Wu? The generals are fighting, but these people are forced to have their homes and find it difficult to return. What are we here for?"
Xie Yan's voice echoed in the hall: "It seems that our fighting hero has something to say. Liu Zhenjun, can you let our great hero express his views?"
Liu Laozhi glanced at Liu Yu and said expressionlessly: "Liu Yu, since it is a military discussion, you can say what you have to say directly without discussing it later. General Wei has said this, so just come forward."
Liu Yu nodded, stood up in line, glanced at the faces of everyone present, looked at their different expressions, and said loudly: "Two marshals, generals, fellow comrades, this southern expedition For a long time, I have been having a sentence in my heart that I can’t say out loud. Today I saw the two commanders in a quarrel, so I want to say this sentence in public. Please forgive me if it’s rude.”
Xie Yan said coldly: "Everything can be discussed in the military discussion. Liu joined the army and said it bluntly."
Liu Yu said loudly: "What is the reason why I have come all the way, waiting for danger, and sacrificed myself in blood? Have you ever seriously considered this issue?!"
Liu Laozhi's purple face darkened and he said sternly: "Liu Yu, pay attention to your words and deeds. Are there so many generals here who don't know what you are doing as well as you?"
Gao Su laughed and said, "I have long said so. Once some people succeed, they are arrogant. It seems that in the world, he is the only one who has the ability and loyalty. Liu Yu, let me tell you, every general here, Your contribution in countering the rebellion was no less than yours. You only beheaded more than a thousand people in Wuzhuang. Most of the credit was due to the troops of General Xiao Liu who later rescued you. Our troops fought yesterday. , I have beheaded more than 9,700 thieves, and every battalion commander here is more qualified than you to say these words."
Liu Yu said calmly: "Should you behead 9,700 thieves or massacre 9,700 civilians? General Gao, do you really want to force me to speak so directly?"
Gao Su's face turned red and he said sternly: "Liu Yu, what do you mean, are you saying that I killed good people and took credit for it? Huh, go ask those prisoners, they have all joined the demon thieves, and they have blood debts on their hands. , I will kill them, it is a matter of course! Even if the imperial court sends an angel to investigate, I still have a clear conscience!"
The generals on one side were also furious, and they all spoke out to make peace. For a while, the palace became one-sided accusations, and even cursed Liu Yu. He Wuji and others standing in the back row had worried faces, but could not speak to help. . Xie Yan and his subordinates watched with a sneer. They were happy to see the Beifu army fighting among themselves.
Waiting for the accusations to subside slowly, Liu Laozhi coughed dryly and said, "Liu Yu, you were recovering from an injury a while ago. You don't know what happened in the army. I don't know who talked nonsense to you, which made you misunderstand everyone." General, today, you are talking nonsense here, which has damaged the reputation of the Beifu Army, so why not retreat quickly! Go back and lead the military law yourself."
Liu Yu shook his head and said: "The monsters and thieves rebelled, and all eight counties were lost overnight. The civil and military officials who were the imperial officials and generals were unable to protect the people. For example, in Kuaiji City, there were more than 100,000 manor tenants who fled. Can we say that they are demon thieves? Aren’t the tens of thousands of demon thieves that General Gao’s army claimed to have wiped out the same as the tenant farmers who escaped from Kuaiji City? It’s a pity that they just escaped from the thieves and thought they were saved, but in the blink of an eye they were killed by the big army. The officers and soldiers of Jin were massacred, the heads of men were turned into war exploits, and the women and children were turned into trophies. Are these things framed by me, Liu Yu, out of thin air?"
Gao Su's eyes widened and he murmured: "You, how do you know these things?"
Liu Yu said loudly: "Generals and lieutenants, if you don't want others to know, unless you don't do anything, let alone Marshal Liu's Beifu Army departments, even the generals under General Wei are doing the same thing? The demon thief has escaped. , leaving the intimidating common people dragging us behind. Instead of wiping out the main force of demon thieves, we killed innocent people, robbed women of their treasures, and then reported to the court to kill 100,000 thieves and quell the rebellion. While everyone was doing these things , Doesn’t your conscience hurt? Are you worthy of the military uniform we wear?!”
Xie Yan's eyes widened and he said loudly: "Liu Yu, you have gone too far! How can you slander the generals like this? Are the heads of thieves hanging on the city walls also innocent people?"
Liu Laozhi said coldly: "Liu Yu, you must be responsible for every word you say today. Don't think that because you are seconded from General Sun, I can't deal with you. Just what you said today. , I’ll have no problem killing you!”
Liu Yu said loudly: "Do you really think that the demon thieves have been pacified? Can you do whatever you want in this Wu land? Marshal Xie, have you forgotten that the last time the demon thieves raided from the island, eight counties fell in ten days, so many kings thanked My dear, what happened in the past when the king of Kuaiji died tragically?"
Xie Yan said coldly: "Liu Yu, don't think that you are the only one who is alert and understands the art of war. Who is this commander in chief? I already commanded an army when you were still a soldier. The Battle of Feishui was also fought by me. We fought under the strong recommendation of the commander. Even millions of Qin soldiers are no match for me. Are you still afraid of these little demon thieves? I originally asked you to speak because I wanted to give you a chance to show off your military skills. Only in this way can I fight. I'd like to give you a chance to lead troops to chase down the bandits. But now it seems that you are so arrogant that you have even offended your superiors and colleagues. Don't say I won't give you this chance. Even Liu Zhenjun won't give it to you. Got it!"
Liu Yu shook his head and said sternly: "Commander Xie, the main force of the enemy army is still intact, but the people of Wu have almost been completely lost due to what we are doing now. We will not get any intelligence or support from the people here. It can be said that even the deaf and the blind, not to mention the vast sea and thousands of islands, how can we find the demon thief without intelligence support?"
