Huan Zhen gradually calmed down, and his violent breathing gradually subsided. He looked at Bian Fanzhi's face and said seriously: "Old Bian, you are still the best. If you hadn't persuaded me, I almost made a big mistake. Now. What should we do now? Take care of these two guys and then bargain with Liu Yi? "
Bian Fanzhi nodded: "Liu Yi robbed Sima Dewen's wife when he was in Fankou a while ago. It seems that he intends to support Sima Dewen and replace Sima Dezong in the future. He and Liu Yu will eventually fight for power. We are We must take advantage of this to create internal strife in the Beifu Army."
"As long as you lower your profile now, you can give up your imperial title of Da Chu and serve Emperor Jin instead, and then negotiate peace with Liu Yi, on the condition that Sima Dewen be sent back, so that he can withdraw his troops, and Jingzhou will continue to be left to you, plus you Become the governor of Jingzhou and attack the Duke of Nanjun. In this way, you can legitimately inherit the great cause of the late emperor. In time, the people of Jingzhou will be subdued, and when the Beifu army is in internal strife, you can take the opportunity to start an uprising."
Huan Zhen said thoughtfully: "What you mean is to capture Sima Dezong, the puppet emperor, in my hands, and let Sima Dewen be released to Liu Yi, so that Liu Yi can find an opportunity to abolish the establishment, causing Is there internal strife in the Beifu Army? Then I will send troops to deal with them?"
Bian Fanzhi smiled slightly: "Liu Yi's current woman, the former Empress of Chu Liu Tingyun, will definitely try her best to promote this matter in order to save her life. Even if they don't fight immediately, as long as they have dissatisfaction, they will not be able to form a joint force, at least Liu Yi will take Sima Dewen back to Jiankang more seriously than continuing to fight with us. Besides, with the emperor's edict, the Beifu army also has reasons to retreat. As long as we give us half a year, we can clean up the situation due to failure too quickly. The people's hearts were temporarily separated, and then the Beifu Army and the Jingkou guys killed a five-year-old child and aroused the hatred of Jingxiang's elders. In a word, as long as we wait for this half year, at least we can still be as dominant as before. Xiang, stand by and start again!”
Huan Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "I'll do as you say."
He turned around and walked directly out of the hall: "Old Bian, I leave this place to you. I don't want to kneel down and salute those two guys."
Bian Fanzhi sighed softly, looked at Huan Zhen's leaving figure, and murmured: "Are you really able to turn the tide and let Da Chu escape this disaster?"
Outside Baling City, Beifu Military Camp.
In the commander's tent, General Liu Yi, wearing a large robe and armor, was sitting upright. The Beifu generals on both sides were all wearing bright helmets. There was a bloody human head on the ground in front of him. Liu Fan stood behind the head with a smile on his face. Dese: "This head is the head of Baling guard Wang Zhihui that was beheaded by the last general himself. Together with the old members of the Huan family who attacked Xunyang a while ago, they have been harassing the army's retreat for this period of time." These old Huan Chu tribes have finally been eliminated."
But no one in the tent was smiling, and all of them had frowns and frowns. Liu Yi winked at Liu Fan and said: "You have done a good job, Liu Fan, please step aside for now. There are still important military aircraft to discuss here."
When Liu Fan held Wang Zhihui's head and exited the tent, He Wuji sighed: "Xile, I have told you before, don't waste time on these little thieves behind you. The army should go to Jiangling as soon as possible to protect His Majesty, but You just don't listen. Look at what's going on now. Baling has been captured, but the most important Jiangling has been lost. Even His Majesty's brothers have fallen into the hands of thieves again. If there is something really wrong, it will be hard for you and me to die. Atonement.”
Liu Yi said coldly: "Where haven't I sent troops? Didn't Daogui go out by boat? But there was a westerly wind blowing on the river, and the fleet could not move forward for three days. This is God's will and beyond my human power. I can't be here When the remnants of the enemy behind were not cleared and the safety of the granaries in Baling and Xiakou could not be guaranteed, they abandoned the ships and landed. Wuji. A fortified city like Jiangling with thousands of defenders was actually captured by dozens of thieves. Who can imagine such a thing? Even if I send a slave here, I’m afraid I won’t do any better!”
Liu Daogui gritted his teeth: "Now is not the time to hold people responsible. We have to attack as soon as possible to recapture Jiangling and welcome back His Majesty. Otherwise, the people of Jingzhou may turn to Huan Zhen again. Now his troop strength is increasing every day. The longer we delay, the worse it will be for us. Xi Le, please let me lead the troops as the vanguard. This time, I will attack by land!"
He Wuji frowned: "Daogui, you were a pioneer last time. This time it should be my turn anyway. This Huan Zhen almost killed me when we were on the horse stage. I I have been waiting for so many years to find an opportunity to take revenge on him personally. This time, no one can take it from me!"
The voices of Zhao Yi, Yang Sui, Zhao Lunzhi and others sounded from below: "We are willing to go to war with Wuji."
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "Wuji, it's best if you are willing to lead the army to attack, but you'd better wait a few days. I have sent a messenger to convey the order to ask Lu Zongzhi, the prefect of Nanyang who has surrendered to us, to personally lead the army south. , attack Jiangling from a flank. You'd better wait until Lu Zong arrives before we act together."
He Wuji said bitterly: "This Lu Zongzhi has been Huanxuan's loyal subordinate for many years. When he was a soldier in the former Qin Dynasty, he was captured. Huanxuan rescued him at the auction house and later made him the governor of Yongzhou. , who recruited the refugees from Guanzhong, can be said to be Huanxuan's right-hand man. After seeing Huanxuan's defeat, he was forced to surrender to us due to the situation. But now that Huan Zhen has retaken Jiangling, this Lu Zongzhi may rebel again. Besides, We now have tens of thousands of elites. Even if Huan Zhen annexes the Jiangling garrison, he will only have a few thousand troops, which is far from our opponent. Why should we give the credit to Na Lu Zongzhi?"
Liu Daogui frowned: "Brother Wuji, don't be careless. Today's Huan Zhen's subordinates are all die-hard loyalists of Pseudo-Chu. They are completely different from the people at Huan Xuan's time. They are now mourning soldiers. If our war is unfavorable, even Lu Zong may rebel again. Therefore, we should wait for Lu Zong to come and let him fight first while we monitor from behind. This is a safe strategy."
He Wuji sneered and said: "Daogui, have you forgotten that during the Battle of Jiankang, the Chu army tried to spy on our Beifu Army officers and men, and threatened their families to force them to fight? Do you want to kill Huan at that time? Are you going to make the same mistake that Xuan made again?"
Liu Daogui's expression became stern: "This kind of thing will never happen again. I..."
He Wuji waved his hand and interrupted Liu Daogui: "Okay, Daogui, there is no need to talk about this anymore. I have made up my mind. Xile, I will lead my troops to fight right away. You can lead the army to support me. This time, I must personally hang the Beifu military flag with Huan Zhen’s head on top of Jiangling City!”
Liu Yi smiled slightly: "Then I wish you immediate success!"
