Zhu Chaoshi frowned: "Brother Daoji, it's not appropriate to say this here. If these words reach the ears of the Lu family and his son..."
Tan Daoji said coldly: "They can do it, are they still afraid of what I say? In this crucial battle, our entire army went through life and death for a day and a night. I thought I was certain to die several times. The enemy's monster thieves hit Brother Daogui." There are less than 200 steps in front of the commander's platform. If it weren't for your little stone that can bring magic weapons down from the sky, then maybe the ones who turned to ashes here today would not be the monsters and thieves, but us people."
Zhu Chaoshi sighed: "To be honest, I didn't know there was a war going on here. I only caught up with it by chance. Dangyang is further away from the public security ferry. It's normal for Lu Gui and the others to not receive news."
Tan Daoji shook his head: "It's different for you. We couldn't find you, so we couldn't send a message. But when we received the demon thieves sneak attack on Wulindu and invaded various villages in the east of Han Dynasty, we sent out the army to attack, and at the same time, we rode quickly In addition, Fenghuo has sent a message to Dangyang. Ordinarily, Lu Gui should have received this information long ago. With the speed he said today of staying up all day and night and leading the cavalry to support, he should have arrived on the battlefield long ago and joined us in fighting. , even if the news was received late, or if he had to bring infantry with him, he should have arrived at the battlefield at least one day after the battle, but he was almost two days later than the end of the war, is there any other reason?"
Tan Zhi nodded: "I agree with Daoji's statement. Their Yongzhou soldiers and horses just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. They wait until the winner is determined before coming over to show off. The reason why Lu Gui wants to seize this attack is to show off." In fact, when Lu Zongzhi led his troops outside Huan Qian's camp last time, I think he had the same idea. He originally wanted to sit on the wall and watch us and Huan Qian and Gou Lin's troops decide the winner. Deciding which side to fall to is just giving Brother Daogui a head start and riding into their camp alone, so we have no choice but to join our side."
Liu Daogui sighed softly and waved his hands to the surrounding guards: "You should step back first. I have something to say with some generals."
Many guards and lower-ranking military academies all bowed and retreated. Only a few senior generals were left on the hillock. Tan Daoji still stood there with an angry face and said nothing.
Liu Daogui said calmly: "Daoji, how could I not know what you are talking about? Lu Zongzhi has never been with our Beifu brothers. Even when he was in Jingzhou earlier, under Huan Xuan, he was also independent. A warlord with a strong personality, he was born a powerful man in Guanzhong. He was captured during the Qin Dynasty's southern expedition and was later placed in Yongzhou. He recruited refugees from Guanzhong and gradually became a force. In the past few decades, even Huanxuan's pseudo-Chu was finished. The Jin Dynasty was also interrupted once by Guo Zuo, but the Lu Zongzhi was as stable as Mount Tai. What did it rely on to maintain its separatist rule in Yongzhou for many years?"
Tan Zhi sneered and said: "It relies on his strong soldiers and horses, Yongzhou Nanyang is rich in products, and it can attract refugees from Guanzhong to join, so he has a cavalry unit that is rare in our Jin Dynasty. This is the foundation of his career."
Liu Daogui nodded: "This is only one aspect. No matter how strong Yongzhou is, it is only a few counties. It is also close to Luoyang, the place of the Four Battles in the Central Plains. It faces pressure from the two major directions of the Central Plains and Guanzhong. If only It is difficult to survive by one's own strength, but Lu Zong's ability to survive for many years depends not only on his relatively strong military power in this troubled world, but also on his tactful and wall-riding attitude."
Tan Daoji spat on the ground: "Humph, isn't this just disloyal and unjust, completely without credit? Is it a good thing?"
Liu Daogui said coldly: "If we want to talk about loyalty, then who can be better than Shen Jin Gong? He recruited local braves by himself. In order to wash away the shame of Xue's elder Shen Chong who rebelled against Wang Dun and rebelled in his youth, he traveled thousands of miles from Wu. When he arrived in Luoyang, he did it despite knowing that he couldn't do anything. He defended the isolated city alone, and finally sacrificed his life for the country together with hundreds of warriors. He did not stand on the fence, did not compromise, and was unparalleled in loyalty. However, in this troubled times, when the Jin Dynasty was unable to support the Central Plains, It can only leave a name until death."
"As for Lu Zongzhi, he has been able to maintain his territory in Yongzhou for so many years by making friends with various forces. He can speak to the barbarians in the north and bandits from all over the country. My eldest brother knows these things very well. But we still handed over Yongzhou to him and made him a feudal official. Is it because we wanted to take a fancy to his loyalty?"
Tan Daoji sighed: "Actually, I have led troops to inspect various places in Jingzhou for many years, and I have found many such things. Many of the smuggling of ordnance and other things have the involvement of cronies of the Lu family army in Yongzhou. I have also seen these things. I once sent a secret report to Brother Jinu, and when Lu Zong came to attend the military meeting, I secretly pointed out to him intentionally or unintentionally, but he pretended not to know. In fact, I can tolerate all these, but if I collude with monsters and thieves, Even if we have dealings with the Tiandao Alliance, can we tolerate this?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expression changed, and Tan Zhi also frowned: "Daoji, there is no real evidence for this matter, so you can't just talk nonsense. It is not a serious crime to have some contact with Hulu, but if you have contact with demon thieves, then But that’s treason.”
Tan Daoji gritted his teeth: "I really have no evidence, but I will investigate. Even if Xu Daofu's army is completely wiped out, I believe there will be traces."
Liu Daogui said calmly: "There is no need to investigate this matter. It is useless to investigate. Even if it is found out, what can we do? Are we ready to mobilize a large army to directly eliminate Yongzhou's soldiers and horses in one fell swoop and capture Yongzhou?"
Tan Daoji sighed and shook his head silently. Zhu Chaoshi said sternly: "What Dao Ji said makes sense. If the Lu family and his son are connected with the demon thief, their nature will be different. We must be on guard against him, at least we cannot indulge and trust him unconditionally."
Liu Daogui said sternly: "In this kind of investigation, I will ask Fatty to help and send out elite spies to investigate secretly. However, now our main enemy is the demon thieves and the Tiandao Alliance. Even if Lu Zongzhi secretly cooperates with them, but At least he didn't openly rebel against us. At this time, we need to clearly identify the primary enemy. Moreover, Lu Gui volunteered to attack Xu Daofu, which shows that he is not afraid of the demon thief exposing him in anger. Therefore, I think he and There is no communication in the way of the Heavenly Master."
Tan Zhi curled up his lips: "Where is the Dao Alliance that day? I think these evil spirits are more terrifying enemies than the Celestial Master Dao on the surface. Just like in this battle, the full attack of the Celestial Master Dao is In that case, what really almost killed us were the Tiandao Alliance soldiers who appeared in the rear army. If Lu Zongzhi's friends are these people, it will be even more dangerous."
