Xu Xianzhi gritted his teeth: "If you dare to swear to God, if you betray your brothers and harm the country in the future, then the entire Jingkou brothers will not tolerate you, and you will die an unexpected death and hang yourself on the southeastern branch. I will help you!"
Liu Yi said solemnly: "I, Liu Yi, swear that if I betray my brothers and harm the country in the future, I will be abandoned by all the brothers in Jingkou and die an untimely death. I will hang myself on the southeast branch. The Emperor and Heaven will take it as proof!"
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "Okay, I know that you, Liu Yi, have the most solemn vow and will not break your promise. So this time, I will help you again."
Liu Yi stood up and left the cabin. There was a scream outside, followed by the sound of falling into the water. Liu Yi's voice came from far away: "We don't want the third person to know about our affairs, even if he is a deaf boatman." .”
Xu Xianzhi closed his eyes and murmured to himself, "Should I really help him?"
Jiankang, Wuyi Lane, abandoned courtyard, on the second floor of the dry well, the main hall of the mafia.
The giant tallow candle was burning, making the four bronze masks shine brightly. On the map of mountains and rivers in the center of the round seat, in the Jiangzhou area, there were already dense warships and soldiers gathered in Jingzhou, with at least 100,000 troops. The corps advanced both by water and land, and a large black mass pressed towards the Yuzhang area. On the other side, in the direction of Yuzhou, about 30,000 Yuzhou soldiers and horses were also ready to go, with a "Sima" flag and another "Qiao" king's war flag. , clearly showing that the head coach of this legion is none other than Qiao Wang Sima Shangzhi.
Qinglong curled up his lips: "Huan Xuan set out with his entire army so quickly. It seems that this time he mobilized the entire Jingzhou army and was determined to fight. What's strange to me is that he is really confident that he can fight Can you defeat the Yuzhou Army and the Beifu Army?"
Suzaku smiled slightly: "It's not that he wants to fight this time, but that Sima Yuanxian wants to attack him. Instead of hitting someone on the head, it is better to take the initiative and at least boost the morale of his subordinates. Lu Zongzhi guards Yongzhou and Xiangyang, Feng It was time to garrison troops in Badong to guard against the Maoist troops heading towards Sichuan. Every soldier from the other three major states, Jing, Xiang, and Guang, was brought to him for the expedition. This time, he was gambling on the Huan family's decades-long foundation. , If you win, you will go to Beijing to seize power. If you lose, hehe, the Huan family will prepare to ascend to heaven as a whole."
Bai Hu said coldly: "Sir Suzaku seems to be quite happy. Is it possible that Huan Xuan will suffer the same fate as the big families in Wu this time, so that you can have a better psychological balance?"
Suzaku curled his lips and said, "I think it won't be Huan Xuan who loses. If he dares to take the initiative like this, someone may have given him some guarantee of victory, right, Lord Xuanwu."
Xuanwu smiled slightly: "You guessed wrong this time. Although I tried to get Liu Laozhi to send troops, I didn't make Huanxuan think that the Beifu army would defect. He himself sent someone to lobby Liu Laozhi. Of course, this person We are not taking action now. We will not take action until the time is right.”
Qinglong was slightly startled: "Then Huan Xuan dares to fight? He doesn't really think that he can defeat the Beifu Army. What's more, this time the Beifu Army is the vanguard, Liu Yu, others can negotiate and bribe, but Liu Yu Yu will never give him any inducement."
Xuanwu smiled and waved his hand: "It is precisely because Liu Yu is a pioneer that he has a chance."
Qinglong frowned: "What do you mean? Is it possible that Liu Yu would have some tacit understanding or even cooperation with him? Impossible, I don't believe there will be such a result."
A cold light flashed in Xuanwu's eyes: "Although Huan Xuan is ambitious and his military and political abilities are not top-notch, there is one thing that is unparalleled in the world, and that is his ability to see people. From this arrangement of the Beifu Army, he can see It was out of the thoughts of the generals in Beifu that they dared to fight like this."
Qinglong's heart moved: "What do you mean?"
Xuanwu said coldly: "Liu Yu really wants to serve the country and quell the chaos for the country, but Liu Yu is not a fool. Huan Xuan and Sima Yuanxian are both the culprits of the chaos, and even Sima Yuanxian is more dangerous. Therefore, Liu Yu As a pioneer, one eye should be fixed on Huan Xuan in front, while the other eye should be fixed on Sima Yuanxian behind. He will never really fight for Sima Yuanxian."
"Although Liu Laozhi sent out troops, he led the main force of the Chinese army to stay behind. Even Sima Yuanxian did not dare to move. After he swore an oath, he boarded a warship on the Yangtze River, but the ship was gone for five whole days. He took a step forward because he was also timid, fearing that if he reached the front, Liu Laozhi's army would take control of him. Originally, his wishful thinking was to let the Beifu Army go first, so he stayed behind and took the opportunity to control the Beifu Army. family members. Then he could really give orders to Beifu, but Liu Laozhi saw through this trick. His Chinese army stayed behind, and Jingkou asked Liu Yi to send troops to protect it. All Sima Yuanxian's plans were in vain. If he set off, It's like sending yourself into Liu Laozhi's hands. It's not like he didn't know how his predecessor Wang Gong died."
"Huan Xuan was also afraid at first, but when he saw the opponent's attitude, the generals were suspicious of each other and scattered forward and backward. The approximately 100,000 troops were dragged into four large pieces. Yu Kai, who had secretly reported the message to Sima Shangzhi, also gave him a warning on the spot. Break it, take it, and then go east along the river to capture Yuzhou and defeat Jiangzhou. Now his only opponent in front of him is Sima Shangzhi. As long as he defeats Sima Shangzhi and captures Yuzhou before Liu Yu comes to join him, the gate of Jiankang will be opened to him. It’s wide open.”
Qinglong frowned: "Liu Yu's vanguard, why did he move so slowly this time? In five days, Li Yang and Sima Shangzhi did not join forces. Could it be that he also has his own thoughts and plans?"
Bai Hu sighed: "That's because of Liu Laozhi's order. Sima Yuanxian was regarded as the number one enemy by Liu Laozhi this time. What he relied on was the ruling status of the imperial court and Sima Shangzhi's army outside. , Liu Yu's original idea was not to stick to it, to let Huan Xuan and Sima Shangzhi merge. As long as the Beifu army was in Jiankang, Huan Xuan would not dare to march straight in. Even if he defeated Sima Shangzhi, he would ask for reconciliation. And Liu Laozhi this time It was even more clear that he wanted to guard against Sima Yuanxian, so he gave Liu Yu an order not to leave lightly. At least, he had to wait until Sima Shangzhi and Huan Xuan were finished fighting before making any move. If Sima Yuanxian surrendered, If he gives in, Liu Laozhi will defeat Huan Xuan and capture Yuzhou. If he cooperates with Huan Xuan, he can even capture Sima Yuanxian and take Jiankang directly. Liu Yu is just following orders."
Suzaku sighed: "I didn't expect that Liu Yu would behave like this this time in his heroic life. Doesn't he know that Liu Laozhi still has the option of joining us or even Huan Xuan?"
Xuanwu laughed: "Our little slave has grown up. This time, I'm afraid it's not that he can't see this, but he is already focusing on the layout of the world after the war."
