Bao Sizhi was dumbfounded and opened his mouth, but could not speak. After a long time, he said bitterly: "You are the only one who is powerful in the Beifu Army. Come on, we Haiyan militiamen are just drunkards. We fail to achieve anything and fail." Youyu, since you look down on us like this, why are you still staying together? Liu Canjun, take your leave!"
Tan Pingzhi's face darkened: "Bao Sizhi, please understand that you are assigned to Liu Shenjun's command, and you are not allowed to come and leave whenever you want. There are rules in the army. Just rely on what you just said. If so, you can be dealt with by military law. Don’t think that because you are the son of Magistrate Bao and you have the status of a scholar, you can’t be dealt with by military law!"
Bao Sizhi laughed, and a trace of pride flashed across his face: "Master Tan, I'm afraid you have forgotten one thing. The military order for my attachment to cooperate with your Beifu Army is limited to Haiyan territory, but where is this? Woolen cloth?"
Tan Pingzhi's face changed slightly. He really didn't expect this. For a moment, he was speechless. Liu Yu stood up slowly and said to Bao Sizhi: "Captain Bao, I have never used military orders." , your superiors and subordinates are oppressing you. Since we are comrades who live and die together and fight side by side, we should pay attention to unity. If we all have complaints against our comrades and do not trust each other, how can we win the battle in the face of a powerful enemy? ? When you are here with me, whether in Hudu or Haiyan, you can come and go freely. I will not use military orders to restrict you. Please don’t get me wrong."
Bao Sizhi laughed: "I didn't expect that Liu Canjun would say such a thing! It seems that you still understand the overall situation and understand that it is difficult to move forward without the support of the aristocratic family in Wu. If you had known this, why didn't you make contributions to us in the first place? What’s the chance?”
Liu Yu said calmly: "We are all soldiers. We must consider relationships, but more importantly, winning is the first priority. When the enemy's situation is unknown, using Beifu soldiers with strong combat effectiveness in the first battle can not only guarantee victory, but also defeat the enemy." Jingqi, we have traveled hundreds of miles this time to pursue the monster thieves in order to eliminate them all, leaving no one behind. There are many battles to be fought later, and we also need the joint efforts of Beifu soldiers, Haiyan militia, and Hudu defenders. Why should Mr. Bao worry? What about lack of opportunity to fight?”
Bao Sizhi's brows relaxed and he said with a smile: "Liu Canjun, when you say this, I feel relieved. I have long heard that you, Liu Jinu, are the most fair in dealing with things and have won the trust of brothers. Today I saw , It is indeed well-deserved. Well, then I won’t care about the fact that I don’t need to fight in this first battle. When will the next battle be, please don’t drag us down again.”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "The enemy will have two reactions after suffering a loss this time. One is to crazily want to come to our military camp to challenge and take revenge. The other is to leave the camp directly and find an opportunity to board the ship and leave."
Tan Pingzhi curled up his lips: "These two reactions are completely different. Why are they like this?"
Everyone's eyes were on Liu Yu, and Liu Yu looked at Tan Daoji: "Daoji, do you agree with my analysis?"
Tan Daoji nodded: "Brother Jinu's analysis is closely related to the art of war. If the enemy judges that it still has the advantage, it will find a way to get rid of this dilemma of one city and one battalion and concentrate its forces to attack one end. Our army's field combat capabilities It is far stronger than the defenders of Hudu, so we cannot rule out the possibility of the enemy concentrating their forces and storming our camp. However, Jinu Ge is famous, and the two battles in Juzhang and Haiyan have already frightened the enemy. If we cannot hold on, we must be The enemy did not dare to attack by force, but tried every means to lure us into battle."
Bao Sizhi said unconvinced: "Then we can go out to the camp and fight them decisively. Now that we have won for a while, our morale is strong, what's wrong?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "Our camp has insufficient troops, and it is cut off from the Hudu Fortress and lacks contact. If we really want to go to war, it is difficult to expect the defenders of Hudu to support us from behind. Besides, my advice to Governor Yuan is to hold on If we don't come out, if the enemy forces pretend to attack our barracks, but instead ambush the main force and ambush the defenders of Hudu, there will be big trouble. Therefore, holding on without fighting means victory. This is good for us and for the defenders of Hudu. It’s all the same.”
Bao Sizhi nodded: "Then why did the bandit army take a detour to go to sea? Their strength is superior, why did they leave?"
A cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes: "This was their original plan. This time the demon thieves came ashore to capture Jiankang, so they chose this method of attacking both land and water, and sent elite troops ashore to attack Jiankang in one fell swoop. Open up the passage from Juzhang to Haiyan and then to Hudu, mobilize the main force of our army to concentrate in the area from Kuaiji to Wuxing, and then suddenly turn to attack Hudu, meet with the fleet here, obtain baggage and food and grass, and then advance along the river to directly attack Jiankang , before taking Jiankang, you can also capture Jingkou and control the families of the Beifu Army officers and soldiers. As long as the Beifu Army changes sides, the Jin Dynasty will be destroyed. Therefore, my strategy in the three places this time is to use city defense to delay Thieves, slow down their speed and buy time for our army to assemble. If it weren't for Mr. Bao insisting on coming here this time, I should be in Hudu City right now, so I wouldn't have to worry about defending the city."
Bao Sizhi's face turned slightly red, and he turned to say in a deep voice: "But not everything will go according to your ideas. The monsters and thieves have harmed the people along the way. As soldiers, we have the responsibility to defend the land and we don't care about it at all. , it will also damage the morale of the army. If it doesn't work, if the demon thieves take these people and the loot on the ship, we will be sinners for the ages!"
Liu Yu nodded: "So if the demon thief really wants to escape and get on the boat, we will pursue him. Mr. Bao, don't worry, if I pursue the demon thief, I will use you as the vanguard."
Bao Sizhi clapped his hands and laughed: "Are you really going to take me as a pioneer? Don't lie to me."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "There is no joke in the army. Mr. Bao, go and prepare yourself. You may be attacked at any time."
Bao Sizhi turned around proudly: "Brothers, let's go, sharpen your weapons, and prepare to kill thieves and make meritorious deeds!"
After the footsteps of Bao Sizhi and his men faded away, Xiang Jing said angrily: "Brother Jinu, I don't understand why you are spoiling this kid like this!"
Liu Yu sighed: "If I don't win him over like this, he will really lead his men to fight against the demon thieves. His death will be a big deal. If the demon thieves take their corpses and equipment and place them under Hudu City, the morale and morale of the soldiers in the city will be affected." If we waver, Governor Yuan may go out of the city for a decisive battle out of impulsiveness and anger, and it will be all over. I predict that the monster thieves will not run away directly, but will challenge, so for now, we just need to hold on without fighting until Marshal Liu and his army are in front of them. Come, there will be a turning point!"
