Wu Jie could only look around awkwardly... All he could say was that fortunately Mei Li knew the opportunity and retreated very far.
"Wu Jiedu!" Lu Yihao supported his crutches with both hands, and his tone became more serious. "Let me ask you one more question."
"Sir, please speak." When Wu Jie heard the wrong tone, he immediately bowed his head, not daring to be negligent.
"Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Wang Yan, Qu Duan... do they know the principles you mentioned?" Lu Yihao raised his head and asked slowly.
The tall Wu Jie thought for a moment and answered seriously: "Let me know, sir, I have a rough guess... General Qu has suffered a lot during the march, and his troops have suffered heavy losses. I'm afraid there is no time to think too much at this time... And I'm not going to say something inappropriate, General Qu's nature is there, although he has talent, he can't get rid of his own system. Even if he understands it later, I'm afraid he will be entangled."
Lu Yihao did not comment: "What about Wang Yan?"
"President Wang... President Wang has just been given the responsibility of commanding the elite troops of the entire army, and he is feeling very proud of himself. Although he probably understands this truth in his heart, he may not be willing to think about it so thoroughly, and he is bound to get caught up in verbal disputes." Wu Jie answered fluently.
"Let's not talk about Wang De, Li Qiong, Liu Qi and the like for now." Lu Yihao remained calm. "But what about Han and Li? Don't these two understand either?"
Wu Jie finally fell silent.
"Are you trying to say that they both clearly understand but are acting in a flattering manner and are unwilling to openly contradict the government?" Lu Yihao suddenly turned his head and looked at the rain outside the corridor and laughed. "Is that what you mean?"
Wu Jie quickly shook his head: "I was only entrusted by the emperor to lead the army. Since I have taken on this responsibility, I dare not hope for the slightest chance of success."
"It's great that Wu Jiedu has this intention." Lu Yihao finally turned around and said solemnly, "But you got one thing wrong..."
"Please give me some advice, sir."
"That is... although the emperor is shaken, since he has already promised in Taiyuan, he will never waver again on such a major matter as sending troops." Lu Yihao looked up at the other party and explained seriously. "As for Han and Li, one of them has been with me when I was wandering, and the other has been alone in Shaanxi and entrusted with my affairs for ten years... they are willing to trust the emperor in their hearts. But you, Wu Jiedu, in my opinion, are probably leading such a large army for the first time, and the burden on you is so heavy that you are a little distracted and become impatient when you see some situations."
Wu Jie was in a daze for a moment... Was he the one who was wavering?
"But don't worry, Wu Jiedu." Lu Yihao continued to look up at the other party and said calmly. "Yaoshan was like this, and the Northern Expedition was like this. The emperor entrusted the central army to you without hesitation. Even Han and Li did not complain. This shows that the emperor's dedication and trust in you are also unique... So if you have something to say, just tell me directly. If you have any concerns, just express them without any doubt. You don't have to go through this old man."
Wu Jie quickly cupped his hands and said, "Prince Lu is right."
"Of course, now that we have come to this, I will tell you that you have an army of more than 100,000 and are busy with miscellaneous affairs. You should just go back!" Lu Yihao turned his head without haste.
Wu Jie understood the situation and responded, then quickly bowed and said goodbye.
After Wu Jie left, Lu Yihao stayed there for a while, waiting for Mei Li to come over silently to help hold an umbrella. Then the two of them gently turned out from the corridor together, and then walked out of the county government office calmly, but slowly crossed the street in the misty rain, and carefully climbed up the slippery top of the South City. When they got to the top of the city, the Red Heart Team came up to protect them from afar, and led Lu Yihao and Mei Li to Emperor Zhao, who was looking into the distance under the wooden shed on the top of the city.
When the minister came to pay a visit to the emperor, the people around him naturally dispersed a little. However, the ground was slippery and Minister Lu was using crutches, so Liu Yan, the commander of the imperial guards, and Shao Chengzhang, the supervisor of the eunuchs, did not dare to leave and still stood on both sides of the wooden shed. Even Mei Li and others just retreated with a few guards to another wooden shed about ten steps away and did not dare to go far.
"Since you have caught a cold, there is no need for you to climb the city wall in the rain." Zhao Jiu looked back.
"First, a mere cold won't kill me immediately; second, I'm old and weak, and my body is damaged, so I can't live long... In this case, I might as well be more reckless." Lu Yihao laughed while leaning on his cane. "Besides, the war is coming, and I don't know how many people will live or die. The life of an old man is not worth mentioning, so the government doesn't need to worry about me!"
Zhao Jiu also laughed: "My husband is open-minded."
"Although the rain is slow, the air is hazy. I wonder what the officials are looking at every time they go up to the city these days?" Lu Yihao lightly skipped the topic, opened his eyes curiously, but found nothing, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
"First, look at the water level." Zhao Jiu didn't need to be mysterious. "I noticed from the first day that when the spring rain fell, the Taiping River turned muddy and yellow. The rain could not cover the riverbed under the surging water level."
"The spring rain swelled the water and reached Pengcheng overnight. Passing by my yellow building, the red railings shone on the flying eaves." Lu Yihao recited slowly, and then sighed. "The Taiping River was originally a small river, but unexpectedly a spring rain became a dividing line between the two armies..."
"It's useless." Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly. "Once the rain stops, as long as the river is unobstructed, the water level will drop significantly in one or two days. I have personally asked several local elders, and they all said that spring rain is not like autumn rain, and it cannot last too long. Even if the water level does not drop, the flooding after the rain is dozens of steps wide. The rafts and long wood can be turned into a floating bridge in a moment, but it is still useless... So, after all, as Wu Jinqing said, the only thing that can stop an army of hundreds of thousands is an army of hundreds of thousands, not the Yellow River, nor the Mianman River, and even less this mere Taiping River."
"So, the government has made up its mind?" Lu Yihao smiled again.
"That's right." Zhao Jiu responded calmly. "From my fundamental point of view, this war is too hasty... But the situation is now beyond human control. Even if I am the emperor and I am hesitant, how can I go against the trend?"
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