Liu Yu smiled slightly: "What you said makes sense. The demon thief has not been defeated yet. It is a bit too early to talk about the division of interests after the war. We still have to concentrate on destroying the demon thief first. We must put aside other things. . You hurry up and rest your troops. After all, you came from the sea. If you are not accustomed to water, you will be very tired. I will need you in the decisive battle with the demon thief later."
Liu Jingxuan's eyes flashed coldly: "The feud with the demon thief has been going on for decades. It's time to put an end to it. It's just that over there in Jingzhou, you didn't go to support at all. You just waited for Daogui to defeat the demon. Thief, is there really no problem? After all, the demon thief still has an army of 200,000 people. If they attack Jingzhou, I'm afraid the Dao regulations won't be able to hold on."
Liu Yu sighed: "In front of the generals just now, I had to show that I was confident and had everything under control. Now there are only you and me. I can tell the truth. Daogui is my biological brother. How could I ignore his safety, and how could I really be so confident about him, thinking that he would be able to defeat the demon thief with Jingzhou's troops and horses?"
Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth: "If that's the case, then why not send out the army immediately, advance by land and water, take Liyang first, and then force the demon thieves to fight us?"
Liu Yu frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's not as easy as imagined. The demon thieves were unable to attack the city, but the main force was not lost. The retreat at this time is a real retreat, or a false defeat to lure the enemy, and then lay out Ambush is like annihilating Xie Yan, He Wuji, and Liu Yi's army, annihilating our main force, are you sure?"
Liu Jingxuan's eyes sparkled and he murmured: "I really don't dare to make this bet. The demon thief is too cunning. He often kills this kind of retaliate. We can't be careless."
Liu Yu nodded: "Our navy, even with Gao Yunyan's hundreds of warships, still has no advantage when fighting in the river. Without the advantage of the navy, we can't advance on both land and water. We can only rely on the army." , at any time, like Xi Le, the navy could take the retreat, attack from both sides, and finally the whole army is annihilated. I can't take such a risk. Besides, Jiankang City seems safe, but there is still the Tiandao Alliance. It is hard to say whether the internal cooperation with the demon thieves will cause rebellion and trouble in the city after our army is gone, or even counterattack Jiankang."
Liu Jingxuan was a little surprised: "You actually still suspect that there are demon thieves in the city who can counterattack Jiankang? This may not be a little too cautious. How can they still have such power? The cloak is finished."
Liu Yu said coldly: "Do you still remember our battle to destroy Huan Chu? Even if Huan Xuan died and his head hung in Jiangling, everyone thought that the overall situation was settled. Huan Zhen could still rely on hundreds of men to counterattack Jiangling. Drive away Sima Xiuzhi, kill Wang Kangchan and others who stayed behind, and make a comeback. If he doesn't have internal support in the city, how can he do it with only these hundreds of subordinates? "
"The most dangerous battle in the defense of Jiankang the day before yesterday was not the offensive and defensive battle on the river bank in the past few months, or the sneak attack and landing operation by the demon thieves' boats, but the battle of Nantang. Tens of thousands of demon thieves came from the ground like this. It popped up and appeared directly in Nantang, and Doupeng in the city could also immediately use various connections to steal the emperor and King Langya, lead them to the Ancestral Temple and become hostages, and force me to meet him alone. Thinking of these , do you still think this city is safe inside and outside?"
"Even if Doupeng is wiped out, Xu Chite will still assassinate me, and the entire Xu family's guards will rebel at the same time. Do you think the Tiandao Alliance or the power of the demon thieves in the city will be over with Doupeng's death? I am not so optimistic, my good brother."
Liu Jingxuan's expression became solemn: "So, there are still remnants of hostile forces in the city? Have you found anything?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "I don't have clear evidence yet to prove who is the enemy and who is the traitor, but I believe that there are still enemy forces lurking in the city. If all the troops are out at this time, someone from behind may make trouble. Even in Wu, Xie Hun and Xi Sengshi went out in the name of recruiting troops, but last time they wanted to take the opportunity to support Sima Yuanxian's son and establish a separate court. Are they loyal and members of the Tiandao Alliance? I Not sure yet."
Liu Jingxuan's expression changed: "What, that Sima Yuanxian's son was pushed out by them?"
Liu Yu nodded: "I have found out this matter very clearly. After Sima Yuanxian committed suicide, Xie Hun secretly rescued Sima Yuanxian's son and sent him to the Di tribe in the Dabie Mountains. At this time, he secretly brought the child to Jiankang, hoping to restore him to the position of King of Kuaiji and give him an excuse to return to Wudi to recruit troops. If the war in Jiankang was unfavorable, he could support the King of Kuaiji on the throne and establish a separate court. Woolen cloth."
Liu Jingxuan said bitterly: "I know this kid has never been kind-hearted. He is still fighting among himself at this time. Isn't he an ally of Xile? Is this the instruction of Xile?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "No, at that time Xile was defeated and surrendered, and had lost the capital to negotiate. Xie Hun should have done this for me, and this time the emperor escaped from the city privately, although it was What King Langya did must have something to do with Xie Hun, after all, the token that allowed the emperor to leave the palace was provided to King Langya by Princess Jinling and Xie Hun’s wife."
Liu Jingxuan's expression changed: "It's actually her? So, this Princess Jinling is highly suspected of being a spy, or even a member of the Tiandao Alliance?"
Liu Yu's expression was solemn: "I have handed over this matter to a special person for close investigation, but there is no result yet. At this time, what we need is unity, rather than openly investigating major cases, which makes people panic. Therefore, now we propose There is no peace in Kangcheng, and everyone has their own plans. If there is a traitor that has not been eliminated, and if we ourselves are greedy for power and rush forward, and ambush the mourner, all the previous results may be in vain. "
Liu Jingxuan sighed: "I thought that the situation was great, and all I had to do was pursue the victory. But I didn't expect that the Bourne Supremacy was still the same, and it was not peaceful. It seems that I really made the right choice by bringing my troops back this time. "
Liu Yu nodded: "Now, you are one of the few people I can trust absolutely. Especially in war, you have to do it. Although the Taoist rules are important, they are far away in Jingzhou and I can't help you for a while. I can't be in a hurry." In order to save him, we rashly sent out troops, so we can only rely on him to seek blessings and hold back the main force of the demon thieves."
"And all I can do is to let Suo Miao and Duan Hong use cavalry to open the Dabie Mountains passage, and then the Yanzhou Army will follow up. Jingzhou has withstood the demon thieves' navy to besiege Jiangling. Xiao Shitou and Daoji can also help Dao Lu. With a helping hand, there are also Lu Zongzhi’s Yongzhou soldiers and horses!”
