Liu Yu shook his head firmly: "No, this is not the place to raise troops, and now is not a good time to raise troops. Wuji, I know your grievances and anger, but please wait."
A hint of disappointment flashed across He Wuji's face, and he said coldly: "You are not really afraid of Huan Xuan, or he is willing to let you lead the army, so you don't want to take revenge when he lets you go on the Northern Expedition in the future, right? !Liu Yu, I really misjudged you!"
Liu Yu said seriously: "Wuji, we have experienced so many things before. Do you think I, Liu Yu, am greedy for life or afraid of death or greedy for wealth?"
He Wuji gritted his teeth: "Then give me a reason why you don't want to do it!"
Liu Yu looked at Kong Jing: "Old Kong, how far is Shanyin from Jiankang?"
Kong Jing frowned: "It's nearly two thousand miles away. What's wrong? You want to ask such a question?"
Liu Yu nodded: "Two thousand miles away, a normal army raid would take about twenty days to reach Jiankang. Huan Xuan would have had enough time to react. He could mobilize just around Jiankang." There are as many as one hundred thousand soldiers and horses. There are many elite soldiers and horses. With our current five thousand soldiers and horses, we cannot achieve any suddenness, and we will have to fight Huan Xuan head-on."
He Wuji nodded: "What we want is a head-on confrontation like this! In a tough battle, who should our Beifu warriors be afraid of? Besides, you can also contact Xile in Guangling and ask him to launch a campaign in the Jiangbei camp to seize the army. , we echo from the north to the south, and great things can be accomplished!”
Liu Yu shook his head: "Not to mention whether Xi Le is willing to do it or not. Even if he does it, he can't succeed. Never think that success is certain for something that is uncertain. The only thing we can hope for is our journey, let's talk about my five thousand Troops, you don’t consider that their families are in Jingkou, and you don’t consider whether they want to follow us to conquer the world, or whether they also want to give up everything for revenge. Speaking of military matters, our food and grass are only enough for a month. Use it, what will you do if you can’t resolve it quickly?”
He Wuji gritted his teeth: "You have friends in Wudi, such as the Shen brothers. Once we raise the flag of righteousness, a large number of righteous men will join us, and there will be food and grass. Don't worry about no one responding!"
Liu Yu looked at Kong Jing with a smile: "Old Kong, do you agree with what Wuji said?"
Kong Jing shook his head thoughtfully: "Wuji doesn't know the current situation of our Wu land, so he takes it for granted. The current Wu land has experienced military disasters, the ground is devastated, and there is a severe shortage of food. It is full of waste and needs to be revitalized. It is a place where slaves are sent. Along the way, when passing through the counties of Haiyan and Juzhang, we must leave behind 10,000 shi of military rations and a group of 500 Jingzhou soldiers to help with the spring plowing, so that we can help these two areas survive the spring famine. If we raise troops now, if we cannot quickly If the battle is decided quickly, no one in Wudi will respond, let alone a supply of food and grass."
He Wuji opened his eyes wide: "How could this happen! Isn't Wudi always the granary of Dajin? Even if we were here last year, we wouldn't be in this kind of predicament."
Liu Yu sighed: "It's because Sun En's landing last year was the most ferocious in his many years of war. It caused trouble for several months and traveled thousands of miles. It completely destroyed Wu's production last year, and Sima Yuanxian and Huan Xuan The war, and the relief work was missed. The current Wu area is like a hell on earth, and it is impossible to support any war. Look at the refugees in our Jingkou area. In the past, northerners had to cross the river to beg for food, but Now, people from Sanwu are coming to our Jingkou in droves to beg. Doesn’t this show how serious the problem is?”
He Wuji was silent for a long time: "If we don't get Wu Di's support, the chance of winning is really slim. But I really can't give it in. Aren't you afraid that Huan Xuan will kill you like he killed Uncle Zhong after you go back?" Moreover, I also heard that it was Huan Xuan who forced Xi Le to do it!"
A trace of anger flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, "I'm not surprised by this, and I've known about it for a long time, but I believe that Xile had no choice but to do it at the time. If he didn't take action, he would be killed too." He will die. Xi Le is a man with a deep city and big plans. He will not look at small temporary benefits. We will contact him again when we return to Jingkou. What we need to do now is to indulge Huan Xuan and let him As he further loses people's hearts, I not only have to consider how to defeat Huan Xuan, but also what happens after defeating Huan Xuan."
He Wuji was slightly startled: "You still have time to think about this? Wouldn't it be enough to defeat Huan Xuan and avenge the brothers and the commander-in-chief?"
Liu Yu sighed: "This time I secretly let go of the demon thieves from Tianshi Dao. Do you think I don't want to destroy them? It's because the demon thieves come and go without a trace. They have naval superiority and can escape on the ship if the situation is unfavorable. If we only maintain the scale of a few thousand people, we can stir up trouble in the southeast for more than ten years and become a big trouble. We will spend our whole life on guerrilla fighting with them and forget about doing anything big. Although we can avoid it by raising bandits for a while. Huan Xuan’s poisonous hand is not a long-term solution!”
Kong Jing smiled and said, "As expected, you let Lu Xun and the others go. Let me tell you, how could this battle end in such a flat push?"
Liu Yu looked at He Wuji: "The demon thief and Sima Yuanxian have done this to San Wu, but now is not the time to settle accounts with them, because Huan Xuan is a more cruel and dangerous national thief than them. What he has done now Everything is just preparation for usurping power. If he really has the slightest intention to love the people and protect the country, he will never sit back and watch the people of Wudi suffer and not rescue him. Instead, he wants to eradicate his dissidents and help him in Jiankang City. The members of the party appointed officials and made wishes!"
He Wuji curled up his lips: "You are right. Recently, he has begun to act like he is eager for talents. He is interviewing Yangzhou scholars who come to apply for jobs in Jiankang City. He heard that Meng Chang, Wei Yongzhi They’re all going, what’s going on?”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "I asked him to go to Rabbit. When Rabbit was in Jingzhou, he did things for Yin Zhongkan. If he doesn't take the initiative to attach himself to Huan Xuan now, I'm afraid he will be killed. As for Lao Meng , I can’t figure it out either. Maybe he thinks that working under Huan Xuan will have a better future than following Xi Le, but it’s impossible for Huan Xuan to really use my old general from Beifu. These are just superficial words. He himself If the old Jingzhou generals can’t take care of them, how can they assign official positions to us Beifu veterans?”
"But that's okay. We all have no jobs to do. We have to rush home. It's time for us to concentrate our efforts and attack. Jingkou is only a day away from Jiankang. As long as we act fast enough, maybe within a day or two , it can be done. If Huan Xuan usurps and is unpopular, then we only need to defeat him once to get the support and response of the entire world. We will treat him as a righteous teacher instead of a rebel and a rebel. After the war, If we deal with it, it can be solved easily, and we will not fall into long-term civil war and pain."
