Bian Fanzhi smiled confidently and said: "This is certain. Liu Yi raised troops in Guangling, Jiangbei. He has a retreat. At worst, he can occupy Pengcheng to the north, and even connect to Nanyan in the north. Although he has no family, as your Majesty said, The remaining grain dared to spend a million, but that was because he didn't have a million. If it were a thousand, Liu Yi would be hesitant, because he couldn't get it anyway, but there was really something behind, and Liu Yi wasn't Liu Yu is a person who is really willing to let go, and this is where he is inferior to Liu Yu now!"
"In addition, Liu Yi has always been dissatisfied with Liu Yu and wants to compete with him for the leadership of the Eighth Route Army. Therefore, if we attack Liu Yu quickly at this time, Liu Yi will definitely not come to the rescue. As long as we deal with Liu Yu who only has more than a thousand troops, why? What is the difficulty? Your Majesty, you must make a decisive decision!"
Huan Xuan nodded thoughtfully: "But even if Liu Yu only has more than a thousand troops now, he has a very high appeal. According to what Diao Hong said, just by joining Liu Yu's rebel gang in Jingkou City now There are a lot of people in the counties in the state, and they come in groups, which he and his soldiers saw with their own eyes."
Bian Fanzhi sneered and said: "Don't you understand who Diao Hong is? He has always exaggerated. This time he led troops to attack Jingkou City, but was frightened by the head of Huan Xiu and the whole army collapsed. It is simply a Shame! He also knows that his sins are serious, so he can only exaggerate the strength of the enemy to escape his own guilt. Your Majesty must not ignore it."
Huan Xuan gritted his teeth: "His words must be exaggerated, but if Liu Yu really only had a few hundred people, how could he possibly capture Jingkou City? Even if Diao Hong is a waste, the brothers Zhu Lingshi and Zhu Chaoshi who guard the city , but he is a general who has followed me for many years. He is not a brave and intrepid person. They brought over a thousand of my Jingzhou sergeants. Can Liu Yu really kill thousands of my soldiers with just a few dozen people? I don’t believe it!"
Wu Fuzhi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. I'm afraid it's hard to say whether the Zhu brothers died in battle or defected to Liu Yu. They were Liu Yu's disciples for many years. When they saw that the situation was not good, they switched sides. Master, it is not impossible. The general reminded us of this when His Majesty asked our brothers to guard Jingkou."
Huan Xuan's expression changed and he said in a deep voice, "How dare they! Aren't you afraid that I will kill their entire family?"
Hu Fan, who had remained silent for a long time, curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty, everything has not been verified yet. The general thinks that killing the families of soldiers without authorization is inappropriate and will chill the hearts of other soldiers. So he can The Zhu family's temporary custody is called pension, but it is actually surveillance. If the thief is really captured, he will be killed without delay!"
Huan Xuan's expression softened slightly and he looked at Hu Fan: "Daoxu, what do you think about the situation of the battle? Do you think we should stand by and wait as I said, or send troops to fight quickly?"
Hu Fan said without thinking: "Of course we must fight quickly. First of all, as General Huangfu said before, this is related to the morale of the army. If our army has an absolute advantage and does not send troops, then the world will think that His Majesty is afraid of Liu Yu , someone will raise troops to respond to Liu Yu, and even our old Beifu sergeants may waver. Secondly, Liu Yi raised troops in Guangling, and they have not joined forces with Liu Yu yet. It will take him a day or two to reorganize the Jiangbei camp. Even if we come to rendezvous, it is not now, but now we can dispatch General Wu, General Huangfu's two powerful armies, and His Majesty's Yang Youji Camp, all of which are loyal and capable Jingzhou sharp archers with high combat skills. As for the remaining 30,000 Jingzhou veterans, Shangshu Huan and the rear army general Yu Yizhi can monitor the soldiers of Beifu without affecting our combat strength."
Huan Xuan frowned: "Do you also think that it is better to fight early than to fight late? But we can wait for reinforcements from various places to gather. Not to mention the distance, we have 30,000 to 40,000 troops in Wu and Yuzhou. As long as they By driving over, we can release the tens of thousands of troops who are monitoring the Beifu Army. Wouldn't it be more advantageous to fight again then?"
Hu Fan said with emotion: "Our military strength will increase, and so will Liu Yu's. Your Majesty, please don't forget that Liu Yu defeated the Tianshi Dao demon thieves years ago. At that time, he spared more than ten thousand of the elite Tianshi Dao demon thieves. , there are still more than 100,000 people who are threatened by monsters and thieves. These people are grateful for Liu Yu's kindness of not killing, and most of them are in Jiangbei. If we don't dispatch now, we will wait for Liu Yu to control the six counties in Jiangbei and use Pengcheng's food, grass and weapons to increase the number of people. The old thieves released from above, as well as the careerists from all over the country who have turned against the thieves because they are waiting to see what happens, then the outcome is really unpredictable."
Huan Xuan murmured: "Yes, if we don't fight now, it will be troublesome if Liu Yu turns to the north of the Yangtze River. Nan Yan still has his wife. If he really leads the Hulu southwards, Chu will be in danger!"
Bian Fanzhi said seriously: "Your Majesty, Liu Yu's troops are increasing every moment. If Liu Yi also leads his army to join us, it will be even more difficult for us to destroy him. Now we have cracked the Jiankang City in advance. The rebels in Liyang also extinguished the rebels in Liyang, forcing Liu Yu to start a rebellion in advance. He must still be unprepared in many ways, so he has to use an empty city strategy to deal with Diao Hong. Just imagine if he really has strong troops, then Can Diao Hong's three thousand troops come back? When have we ever seen Liu Yu fighting in a battle and had the opportunity to annihilate the enemy, but he let it go like this? "
Huan Xuan laughed loudly and looked at Bian Fanzhi: "Jingzu, you are really my think tank. I was almost deceived by Liu Yu. Well, it's up to you, Dunqiu Prefect Wu Fuzhi, right The guard general Huangfu Fu, the guerrilla general Hu Fan in front of the emperor."
The three generals stood up at the same time and promised loudly, with a sound like a bell.
Huan Xuan said seriously: "You three are my most loyal and brave generals and the most capable generals. The troops under your command are also elite soldiers who have followed me for many years. Zuo Huben and You Yulin of General Wu and Huangfu, They are the vanguard of my sweep across the world, and General Hu's Yangyouji camp is composed of the best archers in Jingzhou. I have been fighting hard battles with these three troops for many years, attacking the Hulu in the north, and pacifying the Jin in the south. I have made countless achievements. With your military exploits, the three of you, a total of 10,000 elites, are more than enough to deal with Liu Yu's current troops. But please be careful. Liu Yu is well versed in the art of war and is cunning. His subordinates are old thieves from Beifu who have been fighting for many years. Their combat capabilities are extraordinary. This time it is not Jing. The dispute over Yang is just a matter of emotion, but it is related to the country, the country, and the country. I hope that you will unite sincerely and fight steadily, and you must not be greedy for credit and rush forward."
The three generals said yes at the same time. Bian Fanzhi hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the three generals have been with you for many years and have the same positions. If you don't choose one to control them, they will all do their own things and it will be difficult to unify them." Deal with it.”
