Jiankang City, Wuyi Alley, abandoned courtyards, dry wells, and the mafia headquarters.
A sand table stood in the middle of the round table. In the direction of Wu, there were already densely packed little men with swords and guns, sergeants on horseback, and ships on the sea, like a swarm of sharks that could not be seen at a glance, rushing towards them. At the mouth of the Qiantang River where it enters the sea, on the leading boat, a flag with the word Tianshi fluttering in the wind.
Four pairs of sparkling eyes stared at the sand table in front of him in unison. Xuanwu sighed softly: "What is supposed to come will always come again. I just didn't expect that Tianshi Dao would come back so quickly!"
Qinglong's eyes flashed coldly, and he looked directly at Zhuque: "There are no coincidences in this world, only unexpected calculations. Zhuque, tell the truth. This time Huanxuan wrote a letter, denounced Sima Daozi and his son, and scared Yuan Xian's son to be transferred back to Liu Lao urgently. The subsequent Beifu Army invisibly weakened Wu’s defensive strength, leaving Xie Yan to deal with the demon thieves of Tianshi Dao alone. Did you do anything?"
Zhuque said calmly: "What good will doing this kind of thing do to me? If Xie Yan fails, our family's last strength in Wu will be gone. Whether it is Tianshi Dao or Liu Yu, they will cut off our roots and destroy our roots." Even if we can hide our weapons and armor for a while, without the land, we will have no food, food, and all our apparent strength. How could I do such a stupid thing?"
Speaking of this, he sneered: "If you ask me, among the four of us, the one who is most likely to collude with the Celestial Master is you, Lord Qinglong. Didn't you just come here like this last time? Maybe this time, we can talk to you again Sun En and the others have added two to one to make five."
Qinglong ignored Zhuque, looked at Baihu, and said in a deep voice: "Then if it weren't for Zhuque, Lord Baihu, it seems that you are the most likely. Could it be that you were trying to avoid the last time you failed to kill Liu Yu privately, and you are about to face Let’s punish him and think of new tricks.”
Bai Hu smiled calmly: "So what if I can't kill Liu Yu? He is still in Wuzhuang, just as we expected. He has neither disclosed my identity nor sought revenge on our organization, which means that he probably doesn't know how to harm him." Who is that person? Liu Laozhi is very strict. Liu Yi will not be stupid enough to betray himself. All Liu Yu did was to protect himself. Now he does not have the strength to fall out with us publicly. Of course, we are now He is also needed. Now everyone can live in peace for the time being. We will talk about the future later. However, I do think it is necessary to have some backup early on. "
Xuanwu said coldly: "What is the back-up plan you are talking about? You are not thinking of joining forces with Huan Xuan. Let me remind you that Huan Xuan's ambition is too great, and the Tao Qian he sent to us this time, but Tao Kan's descendants, almost a century has passed, and someone named Tao appears again, and I feel very bad."
Qinglong nodded thoughtfully and said: "What's even more strange is that Huan Xuan would actually use this person. Judging from the performance of this person when he faced Sima Daozi and his son in the court last time, he is by no means an ordinary scholar. Faced with Dao Ax and Dading's expressions remained unchanged, and every word they retorted made Sima Yuanxian, a young prodigy, blush and unable to say anything in reply. Hehe, I think it's hard for anyone from aristocratic families in the entire Jin Dynasty to surpass him."
Suzaku nodded: "Yes, even Huan Xuan himself would find it difficult to be so calm and composed in such an occasion. I didn't expect that a descendant of Tao Kan would have such ability, but since this person is so powerful, what's more, Considering the influence of the Tao family in Dongman, isn't Huanxuan afraid that Tao Qian will take Jingzhou from him?"
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "So, the backhand I am talking about is not Huan Xuan, but Tao Qian. Do you understand what I mean?"
Xuanwu frowned: "What do you mean, are you going to give Tao Qian a big reward this time and give him an official title, so that when he returns to Jingzhou, he will become the object of Huan Xuan's jealousy and guarding?"
Bai Hu said seriously: "Yes, now we are attacked from both sides, but there are ways to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger's head. Let Liu Yu and Liu Laozhi fight the way of the Tianshi, and let Huan Xuan and Tao Qian restrain each other. This way The thieves on both sides will not be able to threaten this place for a while, we can organize a new army as soon as possible, at least, we can defend the capital."
Qinglong said coldly: "Even if you take out the weapons, where will the new army be available? Are you planning to let the people in Jiankang City eat those Five-Stone Dali Pills?"
Bai Hu waved his hand: "No, as soon as the war breaks out, the refugees will flee to the capital. There are already thousands of refugees from Wudi outside the city. If the war continues, there will only be more of these refugees. With people, we can organize and train As long as the new army has its own armed forces, given time, it will not have to worry about any forces."
Suzaku smiled and said: "What fighting power do these ordinary people have? They can't fight. If you count on these refugees, you might as well count on the monks and nuns in Jiankang City."
Bai Hu smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten how the Beifu Army came here?"
Xuanwu's face changed: "The Beifu Army is the descendant of the refugees who went south. They experienced countless battles on their way to the south, and those who survived are all elites who have fought for the rest of their lives. So, what you mean is... "
Bai Hu laughed loudly: "That's it. The people who escaped from the battlefield during the war were ruthless characters who licked blood with their swords. Back then, your predecessor took a fancy to the refugees between the Huaihe River and formed the Beifu Army. All of a sudden, It has become the most capable fighting force in the Jin Dynasty. We can do it again and control the refugees in Wu to build an army and become our own force."
Qinglong curled up his lips: "Why go to such trouble? Can't we just control the Beifu Army directly through Liu Laozhi?"
Bai Hu shook his head: "Liu Laozhi is too old and arrogant. I'm afraid we can't control him now. He was just a veteran more than 20 years ago, and he was completely obedient to the Xie family. But this time After experiencing Xie Yan's insult, if Sima Yuanxian is slighted again, then I'm afraid his attachment to the family will change. I see that Tao Qian has been secretly meeting with Beifu Army generals Liu Xi, He Mu and others in the past few days. , I am afraid that he or Huan Xuan has already made plans for the Beifu Army, so we have to prepare early."
Suzaku's expression was stern: "Huan Xuan wants to win over the Beifu Army? With Liu Yu here, this is impossible. Don't think too much."
Bai Hu sighed: "Since the Battle of Wuzhuang, Liu Yu has quietly left the Beifu Army and become independent on his own. I'm afraid he has also seen that Liu Laozhi is not someone who can be relied on. He should leave as soon as possible and obtain the Beifu Army." With the sympathy of the old army, he gradually attracted the Beifu army to his banner during the pacification of the demon thief rebellion. When Liu Laozhi found that he could not control his subordinates and defected to Liu Yu, I am afraid that this was the day when he would seriously consider joining forces with Huan Xuan. Everyone, we must make plans early. Once Liu Laozhi rebels, we must use our own troops to capture Jingkou and control the families of the Beifu Army. Only in this way can we control the Beifu Army, do you understand?!"
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