Chapter 7 Inhumane 4

"Oh? You? Didn't you make Ma Yu before?" He looked up and asked.

"Yes. I used a long knife when attacking Wu County, and I felt that it was more convenient than Ma Jun. However, I don't think the ordinary long knife dance is strong enough and not lethal enough, so I thought about drawing a picture to let the craftsman play one or two pairs. Here, this is the knife. I call it 'Little Moon Knife'. I handed the knife hanging on the wall to Sun Wuyu.

Sun Wu finally pulled out the moon knife from the scabbard and looked at the lamp for a long time, as if he couldn't put it down. After reading it, he cut a few times in the camp and nodded and said, "That big three-pointed knife is fine, but this small three-pointed knife is more convenient to use. Only you, Liu Jinu, have such idle thoughts. Haha."

"I dare not. However, recently, I have come up with some knife techniques from the knife method, the spoon method and the halberd method.

"Is that right? What kind of technique?"

"Then ask General Sun for advice." So I took the Xiaoyue knife from General Sun and explained while dancing in the camp.

Sun Wuyi's martial arts skills are not bad. He sat or stood, looked carefully at my dancing knife, and cheered and commented from time to time. The advice of this Beifu general, who was born and killed on the battlefield and annihilated countless enemies, is an excellent guide for me.

After discussing martial arts, I inserted Xiaoyue's knife back into the sheath, then held it with both hands and presented it to Sun Wuzhong and said, "I, Liu Yuping, have nothing worth offering to General Sun. Although this knife is rough, it is also an object that can't be found anywhere else. General Sun, please accept it as my part."

Sun Wu finally waved his hand and said, "This is your defense. How can I get it?" Besides, although I am a general and often lead troops to fight, I don't have to fight in person now. So instead of giving it to me, you'd better keep it yourself. If you encounter wine, game and so on in Huiji, you might as well send more filial piety. Haha."

No matter what, Sun Wu never doesn't want it. I had to put away Xiaoyue Dao and said, "As long as there is good wine and delicious food, it will naturally be toasted." As for this knife, I will ask the craftsman to make a more exquisite one for General Sun in the future.

"Haha. That's good. Let's talk about it then. Ji Nu, how do you feel under General Daojian's account in the past few months?

"Thank you, General Sun, for your concern. It is the same as under General Sun's account. The two generals Sun and Liu are both famous generals of Beifu, and they have benefited me a lot from following the two generals.

"Hmm. I recommend you to his army, hoping that you can make a difference so that you won't delay your future with me.

"General Sun is too modest, how can he say this?"

"Haha. You and I don't have to be so polite. That's the truth. Don't you see that the court has something to do? Did you send Xie Yan and Liu prison to disturb me as a last resort? Although the court gave me high-ranking officials, it did not send me anything. This is very satisfactory to me. I have been a general all my life, fighting in the north and south. Now that I'm old, I just hope to be a rich man simply. It's rare for the court to understand the veteran, and it's also rare..." He lowered his voice and said, "... It's rare for others to feel at ease with me. Haha. How can you follow me? Liulaozhi is quite ambitious, and you are quite a great general. You will not be far from the day of meritorious service in the future.

I understand what Sun Wuyu said, "others are still at ease with me." This other person refers not only to generals such as Liu Jaozhi in the Beifu Army, but also to Sima Daozi, Sima Yuanxian and others in Jiankang, the capital.

"Liu Yu is not talented. Thank you for General Sun's recommendation and encouragement today."

"Let's take care of ourselves."

"Yes."

As soon as I sent Sun Wuyu away, Liu Laozhi sent someone to ask me to go to his account. During the discussion just now, I recommended him to attack the city. Although he agreed, he also wanted to know what medicine I sold in my gourd. I have been calculating about this for a long time.

As soon as he saw me enter the account, Liu Laozhi stood up and supported the case with his hands and said, "Deyu, this city is not as good as Wu County. Although Wu County is a large county, Sun En had just broken the city and was in a period of enthusiasm and neglect, and he had no experience in defending the city. I just took advantage of its careless and unstable opportunity to break the city quickly. This is the largest metropolis in the south. The city is high and deep, and the number of soldiers is wide. Sun En has been operating for several months, and the city has accumulated a lot of grain and grass. Moreover, he also learned the lesson of Wu Jun's defeat and was very well-preaged. Attacking Huiji will be a bitter battle for soldiers and generals.

"General, everyone knows that it is not easy to attack Huiji. But if we still fight like this and are constrained, I'm afraid that all four armies will be destroyed under the city of Huiji. With that, I looked at Liu Zhenzhi. He looked at me with an expression of incomplete disbelief.

I thought he would gently scold me for not pulling him into the water, but he didn't. At present, the tone of talking with me is completely discussing with me. I joined the army, and it is unreasonable to do anything against him.

"I'm afraid the general is not worried about whether the city can be broken, but whether the troops can be preserved, right?" I asked.

Liu Jaozhi did not answer my question directly, but asked me, "Deyu. Do you know why you were transferred to our army at the beginning?

"For the rebellion of Sun En?" I answered.

Although I know that the reason why I was transferred to Liu Lao's army was not only for Ping Sun'en, but I am not very clear about the deeper reasons.

I also thought about asking Liu Laozhi or Sun Wuji, but finally gave up this idea. If it is not because of the military, it must be because of politics. Many political things are not easy to ask, and sometimes they are not. I can only see, listen and understand by myself.

Since Liu Jaozhi is willing to say it this time, of course I pretend that the more confused I am, the better, which can make him speak more clearly.

Liu Jaozhi stared at me for a long time, smiled, shook his head and said, "Deyu, you are indeed very shrewd. You can definitely guess a few points. You have been with Sun Wu for many years, and you naturally know him well. Has he ever mentioned retirement to you?

"There is indeed." I answered.

Although Sun Wuyi is just a war general, he has offended many people under the account of General Xie Xuan Xie for many years. So am I. In those years, many of the counselors and generals under the Beifu account were already in important positions and were relied on by Jiankang as their confidants. If the general of Beifu could return to the countryside and become a rich man, Sun Wu would have hung up his seal long ago. But he can't go, and he doesn't dare to leave.

"Why is this?"

"Who dares to control it as a general in Beifu and in charge of military power? And once the military power is abandoned, who dares not control it? Originally, Beifu had the protection of Xie Xuan and Xie Yan, and the soldiers could rest assured of military affairs without paying attention to politics. But as you know, Xie Xuan and Xie Yan are important ministers of the country after the famous family. The North House relies on them, but they don't rely on the North House. Xie Xuan has passed away, needless to say. Has Xie Yan ever been to Beijing over the years?