Mao Bijiang arrived not too late, but the others were earlier. They seemed to be waiting for him together, and while they were waiting, they started discussing other things, and they were noisy!
"You didn't listen when I told you to go this way. There is no one here at all. If I had come from this way, I might have killed the thieves to death." The loudest voice was naturally Zhang Zhao. Apart from him, there was really no one here.
People have such a loud voice.
"This road was the easiest to set up an ambush at the beginning. Who would take risks here with nothing to do? You are such a hero. I asked you to go alone to see why you didn't go!" Naturally, it was his second brother Li Feng who was tit for tat.
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There is no quiet time when these two people get together. At best, they may make a few noises, or at worst, they may directly attack. No one can persuade them, and it is useless to persuade them. Anyway, they are not really going to kill each other. Quan should be regarded as a brother.
They discussed each other's opinions over time, and over time no one stopped trying to persuade them.
When Mao Bijiang first started working with them, he was often worried that they would fall out because of this and make them unhappy and leave a knot in their hearts. He often advised them to value peace.
As a result, every time the two of them agreed in person, they would argue no matter what they did behind the scenes. When Mao Bijiang saw them, the more they argued, the better their relationship became, so he stopped interfering in their brother's exchange of feelings.
It was the same this time. The two of them were arguing. Dong Fang was not far away with a look of despair on his face, while Wu Sangui was listening to them with arms folded with interest. Did he want to make a few comments: "Well,
That’s right, it’s right, it makes sense, you also make sense, everything you said is right.”
Mao Bijiang shook his head, sat down on a chair not far away, and waited for the two brothers to finish their argument and talk about business.
When Dong Fang saw Mao Bijiang arriving, he had no intention of speaking. Instead, he looked like he was watching a good show seriously and was speechless. The two idiots didn't even realize that someone had been watching the show for a long time.
, still making a lot of noise there!
Dong Fang coughed twice and looked at Zhang Zhao and Li Feng with a sullen expression. The two noticed the unkind look on their eldest brother's face and looked to the side. Wasn't Mr. Mao, whom they had been waiting for a long time, sitting next to him?
He looked at them both with a smile on his face.
Zhang Zhao was also a little embarrassed. He scratched his hair and said, "Sir, have you been here for a long time? Why haven't you said a word?"
Mao Bijiang laughed loudly: "Looking at how seriously you two brothers are discussing, how can I disturb you? It won't matter if you wait a little longer."
"Sir, please stop making fun of them. I invited you here this time to discuss the strategy you mentioned before." Dong Fang couldn't bear it anymore and rescued his two brothers from dire straits.
came out.
"Regarding this matter, after Mao Bijiang returned home last night, he tossed and turned. He thought carefully that perhaps what he said was too biased in some places. I would like to ask the generals to forgive me." Mao Bijiang bowed his hands and bowed.
"Sir, there is no need to be polite. We are now a family. If you have anything to say, just say it. We will never make fun of you." Zhang Zhao raised his eyebrows with a narrow smile.
"I have said before that although the opponent has a large number of people, but because they have different purposes and their hearts are not in the same place, there will inevitably be mistakes and loopholes in the coordinated operations."
"But they cooperated very well. We fought several times and didn't find any obvious loopholes." Li Feng was worried. He didn't know if it was because he and Zhang Zhao had been arguing together for too long.
I always feel that the way he talks now is more and more like the latter.
"It seems that there are no big loopholes yet. That's because they haven't gained any advantages on the battlefield. At present, they can barely work together to deal with the enemy. What if they gain an advantage? Can they still be like now?
Is this a unified action?" Mao Bijiang said quietly.
"So what do you mean? You want us to pretend to lose and give the advantage to the other party?" Dong Fang said the hidden meaning of his words, and after finishing speaking, he glanced at Wu Sangui's expression.
Wu Sangui didn't have much of a reaction. When he saw everyone looking at him after finishing speaking, he raised his chin towards Mao Bijiang, signaling him to continue.
Mao Bijiang nodded and continued: "That's right, have you ever heard of the story of Lu Xun of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period who abandoned several cities in succession but finally won the victory?"
"I've heard of this before, but his situation was different from ours at that time. He had the right time and place to defend, so he dared to take such dangerous measures. We are doing the same now. Does this make it wrong?" Zhang Zhao was confused.
"Whether it works or not, I don't know. I just feel that our current situation is somewhat similar to theirs at that time, so I came up with this idea."
"How do you think we are similar to them now?" Wu Sangui asked, his first sentence since Mao Bijiang came in.
"If we talk about the right time and place, I'm afraid neither of us has any advantage at all. Yanzhou was originally the territory of King Lu. Zhang Xianzhong conquered it and did not have enough troops to supervise it. Therefore, it is currently an unclaimed land. Fighting here
If you get up, no one can get much advantage." Mao Bijiang analyzed clearly.
"Excluding the right time and place, do you want to talk about harmony?" Wu Sangui tapped the table with his fingers, looking serious.
"Returning to the general, it is this man and I think this is the key to turning the tide of the battle and getting rid of the pursuers. What we need is not to completely annihilate the rebels, but to make them disrupt their position, so that we can take the opportunity to get rid of the pursuers.
Directly to Nanjing.”
Wu Sangui thought to himself, this is indeed true. Nowadays, everyone in the army is thinking about how to achieve a complete victory. It is best to beat the enemy until he loses his armor and flees in embarrassment.
Of course their idea is correct, but they have overlooked the most important point. They want to move the capital to Nanjing now instead of fighting a war while sick. Being entangled by the opponent here is really a helpless move, and it is not their intention.
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The food and grass they brought with them on this trip was limited. In addition, they also brought a lot of things that were completely useless for combat. In addition, not all of the people on the trip were people who could march and fight to kill the enemy. If they really spent their time
If they spend all their money on these things, it will be a great disadvantage to them.
In the past, the three generals of the Beida camp had always ignored this issue and focused on how to win the battle. Now, Mao Pijiang's words really hit the nail on the head.
What they need now is not victory, what they need is time. The time that can allow them to escape safely, as long as the capital is settled, it will not be too late to discuss the war.