In just two sentences, everyone heard a lot of information.
Especially what the old man said...if his son had not died in the battle...
"That's what the old man said... We are also deeply sorry for what happened to your son."
"But you also said that this is a chaotic world... If no one rushes to the front line one after another, how can there be any peace?"
"Don't worry, Jiangdong can't lose this battle."
Yi Xiaotian smiled at the old man, causing everyone around him to look at each other in confusion.
"Young man, what are you..."
"It's nothing, old man, it's just what you said...it's just a group of people joining the army."
As he spoke, Yi Xiaotian stood up and nodded to the people around him.
Everyone slowly stood up and walked towards the carriage.
Sun Quan was still a little angry before, but after calming down, he seemed to suddenly understand something...
In the silence, there was some determination in his eyes - maybe he remembered some past experiences, maybe he didn't want to make the same mistakes again... Or maybe, he just felt that the soldiers died on the battlefield, in short... He didn't want to go to Piling
There isn't much resistance anymore.
"Why...why did I become like this?"
He had a question in his heart, but he thought that only he could find the answer to this question.
——
Yi Xiaotian is not a person who likes to spread anxiety to people around him. He has always borne the pressure himself, and he has always dealt with doubts in a half-covered way.
The reason why he was telling the man in black of the Jackal Guard to pay more attention to confidentiality was because he himself had some concerns.
The source of this concern, to put it simply, is actually the involvement with Zhao Yun——
Yi Xiaotian is not a saint. There are all kinds of people related to him around him, but Zhao Yun... is the most special one among all his connections.
Nothing but that short but profound journey together.
Coincidentally, on the way from Wangting to Piling again, Sun Quan asked this question.
"Yi Xiaotian, there is something I want to ask you to answer."
Sun Quan rarely calls Yi Xiaotian by his name, but this time, Yi Xiaotian could feel the difference just by listening to Sun Quan's tone.
The carriage was still bumping, and some people around him were asleep, while others were looking out the window idly.
Yi Xiaotian and Sun Quan sat face to face, squeezed into a somewhat small carriage, and looked at each other.
"Just ask, if I can answer, I will answer of course."
"Is Zhao Yun yours?"
"..."
Whatever you are afraid of... Yi Xiaotian hates the guy named Murphy, although this may not be his fault.
He himself couldn't find the answer.
Therefore, facing Sun Quan’s extremely calm inquiry, Yi Xiaotian shook his head:
"I hope it will be."
"What happened before that..."
"It's just a coincidence. General Sun wants to hear it. I can tell you all my experiences from when I came to Jiangdong a year ago until I met him. But I guess it will take me several days and nights to finish it, right?"
"Then...will he help us when we are fighting?"
Sun Quan asked again... and this time the question was really related to the key to the battle between the two sides.
Let me ask - if before two parties of equal strength fight, the general of one of the armies is destined to defect, then what will be the outcome of this battle?
It’s not that such things have never happened in history, or rather... there is a living example right before our eyes——
Xu You, this guy who had a lot of troubles with Yi Xiaotian in Yecheng, was a person who really affected the situation in Guandu and even the entire north before that.
He was not really a general in the enemy formation, he was just a low-ranking counselor in Yuan Shao's formation, but after defecting, he sent priceless information to Cao Cao.
What about Zhao Yun?
What if this person is Zhao Yun?
Sun Quan wanted to know the answer.
He was not afraid of fighting...he was just afraid of losing...The defeat in the two battles at Hefei cost Sun Quan many years of savings.
In the battle of Changsha, Lü Meng's defeat indirectly led to Sun Quan's subsequent ouster by Zhang Zhao.
It can be said that Sun Quan has not won a battle for a long time since Red Cliff.
It's just that...he asked this question, but Yi Xiaotian couldn't answer him clearly.
"I don't think so..."
Based on rationality, Yi Xiaotian gave this answer.
This made Sun Quan a little disappointed.
"I think so...but...if possible, I still hope you can persuade Zhao Yun to win this battle without any bloodshed. For us, it is definitely the best."
"..."
"Lord, don't force this matter..."
Lu Su saw Yi Xiaotian's confusion, so he reminded Sun Quan a little.
Seeing Lu Su's somewhat embarrassed look, he turned his head and looked at the silent Yi Xiaotian. It was rare that Sun Quan did not try to tease Yi Xiaotian at this time.
"How great would it be if we didn't have to fight this battle?"
Yi Xiaotian thought in his heart, but the thought flashed through his mind, making him laugh at his naivety.
——
The front line, or the front line.
Going north from Piling, the three cities of Yunyang, Wujin and Jingkou are connected. The last elite of Jiangdong Army built an impenetrable defense line between these three cities...
This was true, but when the battle was about to begin, Lu Xun asked Zhu Huan and Quan Cong to lead troops to Jingkou - this move was not understood by everyone.
In this regard, Lu Xun did not explain too much. He just asked those who knew the arrangement to keep silent about the matter to ensure the confidentiality of the information.
Even in order to cover up the whereabouts of Zhu Huan and others, Lu Xun specially sent people to perform a show at Zhu Huan's military tent to create the illusion that Zhu Huan and others were still in the army.
Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai didn't trust Lu Xun very much, but when they learned that General Zhu Huan had been transferred before the war, they couldn't help but get angry and went directly to Lu Xun to ask him for an explanation.
I can only say... After all, Lu Xun has no qualifications. As a military commander, it is actually hard to imagine that his orders would be questioned.
"Bo Yan, if the Lord had not spoken and asked us to act according to your orders, we would not be here at all..."
"But let General Zhu leave this place, do you dare to say that you have no selfish motives?"
"You are just worried that after this battle, General Zhu's reputation in the army will be higher than that of you and Lu Meng, so send him away!"
"Jingkou?
You asked General Zhu to go to Jingkou with fifteen thousand troops and horses. Is this a decision that a normal person can make?"
As soon as he entered the door, Pan Zhang turned his head and started to yell at Lu Xun who was sitting at the table.
Fortunately, Lu Xun was at the government office in Piling City. Except for a few guards at the door, no one else could hear their noise.
Lu Xun seemed not surprised by the arrival of the two men.
Seeing that it was Pan Zhang entering the room, he waved directly to the two of them, motioning for them to come closer.
This made Pan Zhang very angry——
If he walked away, he would urge Lu Xun to do something.
However... just as he arrived in front of the desk, Lu Xun suddenly pulled out a letter from the side and handed it to Pan Zhang.
