"Since I brewed it, my lord has money but nowhere to buy it!”
"As for the method of brewing wine, where would an idle person in the mountains learn it? I read it in an ancient book."
Baili Ming smiled as he tasted the wine in his cup. His eyes revealed a trace of loneliness.
Drinking and eating meat was one of the few hobbies he could still maintain after coming to this era.
Only these real feelings could let him know that this was not an unrealistic dream.
However, no matter how strong his heart was, he was still someone from another world.
As he drank, he couldn't help but feel a little complicated.
Sun Jian and Dian Wei saw the loneliness in Baili Ming's eyes through the light of the fire and couldn't help but tremble.
How could a young man at the prime of his life have such vicissitudes?
What exactly had Advisor Jun experienced?
"Now that you've eaten the meat and drunk the wine, why don't you tell me why you're here?”
Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Baili Ming suppressed his emotions and smiled.
"Presumably, my lord did not come specially to take advantage of this autumn wind!”
When Sun Jian heard this, he didn't think too much about it and simply smiled,"
"I know that nothing can escape the eyes of the military counselor. I came to find you for two things.”
"First, we received news that the alliance army was defeated by Dong Zhuo's army. They are sending a letter to us, asking us to attack the east of the river to relieve the pressure on Mushui Pass!”
"Regarding this news, what do you think our army should do?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he carefully looked at their expressions.
However, at a glance, when the alliance army was defeated, only Dian Wei was shocked. Baili Ming just drank his wine.
When he finished speaking, Baili Ming smiled and said,
"The alliance army's defeat is not unexpected.”
"However, since our army has already feigned an attack on the east of the river, we don't have to care about the alliance army's request.”
As he spoke, he raised the wine glass to his mouth. After hesitating for a while, he smiled and said,
"It's just that Dong Zhuo has won a great victory and the alliance army has been holed up. They should be using this opportunity to move the capital!”
"My lord, this second piece of news, could it be that Dong Zhuo has already begun to move the capital?”
"Military Advisor…You really have divine foresight!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he smiled bitterly. When talking to the military counselor, you didn't even have to keep him in suspense. You might know what you were talking about next.
"Just as you said, there's news from the south of Mount Mang Dang.”
"Dong Zhuo has recently begun to drive the people around Luoyang to Chang 'an. Although the emperor hasn't moved, he should have started to move the capital!”
"I want to ask, since Dong Zhuo has started to move the capital, when will our army make a move?”
"If you want to attack, I'll transfer Cheng Pu to the north bank. Our army can attack at any time!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Dian Wei looked at Baili Ming at the same time. It was obvious that he was looking forward to the upcoming battle.
However, when Baili Ming heard this, he poured another glass of wine for the two of them and said,
"Right now, a part of our army is crossing Mount Mang Dang.”
"We'll build a dam and break the dike. We'll be ready in three to five days.”
"It can be said that our army has already taken the initiative.”
"Therefore, the timing of our army's attack no longer depends on the opportunity, but on what the lord wants.”
As he spoke, he raised his cup and smiled.
"In other words, what spoils of war does my lord want?”
"Spoils of war?"
Sun Jian was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
Baili Ming downed the wine in one gulp and laughed.
"It means what it says!"
"I guess my lord already has a premonition!”
"Although the alliance army has entered the Si River, they are powerless!”
"Firstly, there is a lack of food and fodder, and secondly, the hearts of the people are not united!”
"After Dong Zhuo moves the capital, he will have to face Hangu Pass, Tongguan Pass, and other strong passes.”
"Once the alliance army is scattered, even if our army wants to take down Dong, it will be difficult to do it alone.”
"Thus, this battle will be the final battle for our army to deal with Dong!”
"Similarly, the alliance army is holed up in the Si River. With our military strength, it's hard to defeat Dong Zhuo alone.”
"Therefore, our army can only settle for the next best thing. Let's see if there's anything we want when Dong Zhuo moves the capital.”
"After thinking about this, our army can attack calmly. We can use water to block the path and attack separately!”
"Military Advisor, your words are reasonable!"
Sun Jian replied as he drank his wine, his brows tightly furrowed.
Even if he didn't want to admit it, he could only agree with Baili Ming's words.
The alliance army was unreliable.
He couldn't do it alone.
The only thing he could do was to maximize the outcome of the battle.
He thought for a while and frowned."
"Even if we can't defeat Dong Zhuo, we should at least welcome the emperor out now that the emperor's carriage is still in the enemy's hands!”
In his view, this battle was mainly to get rid of Dong, and then to support the Han Dynasty.
Since he couldn't get Dong, he should at least save Tian Zi!
However, when he heard this, Baili Ming shook his wine cup and looked around. When he saw that the soldiers were far away, he leaned over and smiled.
"May I ask what my lord's ambition is?"
"This…"
Sun Jian was stunned again.
What the hell is this!
Weren't they talking about the spoils of war? Why did they suddenly come here?
However, seeing Baili Ming's serious expression, he couldn't not answer. He pondered for a moment and said seriously,"
"Jian's family was poor since he was young. He fought against bandits at the age of seventeen and then suppressed chaos everywhere. He received many favors from the country and became a prefect.”
"Now that we see the decline of the Han Dynasty and the presence of the country's bandits, we should naturally support the Han Dynasty and pacify the world.”
"In terms of life aspirations, it's nothing more than this!”
Then, he asked in puzzlement,
"What does Advisor Jun mean by this? What does Jian's ambition have to do with this battle?”
Under Sun Jian's puzzled gaze, Baili Ming shook his head and smiled."
"Not only is it related, but it's even more related!”
"If my lord is really willing to pacify the world, then our army will not be able to save the emperor in this battle!”
"Even if we save them, it will be of no benefit to the world. It will only lead to chaos!”
"Why?"
Sun Jian glared at him and said,"
"Our army saved the emperor, so how could it cause chaos?”
At this moment, Dian Wei, who was listening from the side, chuckled and said,"
"Since the lord and the military counselor want to discuss important matters, then I won't drink. I don't understand anyway!”
After he finished laughing, he stood up and began to patrol like a black tower.
This was the so-called great wisdom appearing foolish.
However, not saving the emperor was disgraceful.
Although he could hear it, no one else could!
Whether it was for his master or his friend, he could not let others hear him.
As Dian Wei left, only Sun Jian and Baili Ming were left by the fire.
The flames danced and shone on their faces.
Baili Ming was no longer worried and simply smiled,
"What does the lord think of Yuan Shao compared to Dong Zhuo?”
When Sun Jian heard this, he seemed to understand something.
"In terms of talent, although Yuan Shao is the alliance leader, he is strong on the outside but weak on the inside.”
"On the contrary, Dong Zhuo rose from the ranks and rose to the top by virtue of his achievements. Although he is a traitor to the country, his talent is not something Yuan Shao can compare to.”
"As for family background, the Yuan family has four generations and three dukes. Other than the Yang family of Hongnong, there is no one else that can compare.”
At this point, he had an idea and looked at Baili Ming in surprise."
"Military Advisor, you mean that if our army saves the Emperor, the Emperor will be taken advantage of by Yuan Shao?”
"Of course!"
Baili Ming nodded and said,
"Although our army has made great contributions in this expedition against Dong, we are still under Yuan Shao's command.”
"Even if you save the Son of Heaven, although Lord has worked hard, that great merit is difficult to obtain in our hands.”
"And once the Son of Heaven is in Yuan Shao's hands, how can he guarantee that Yuan Shao isn't the next Dong Zhuo?”
"Although Dong Zhuo is talented, his family background is low and he is not recognized by the aristocratic families.”
"But if Yuan Shao becomes the next Dong Zhuo, his power will definitely increase greatly in the short term.”
"But Yuan Shao has great ambition but little talent. With this power, I'm afraid he will cause chaos to spread throughout the world!”
"And my lord is bent on pacifying the troubled times. When will you resist or obey?”
"If we obey, then Yuan Shao has no virtue, how can he defend the world?”
"If they were to resist, why would our army use such a move now?”
"Therefore, even if our army can save this emperor, we can't!”
"At least not now!"
Sun Jian frowned when he heard this.
He was bent on defeating Dong Zhuo and saving Tian Zi, but he didn't expect there to be so much knowledge involved!
If he really wanted to create a bigger Dong Zhuo because he saved Tian Zi, then he really couldn't do this.
However, someone as sharp as him also noticed Baili Ming's last sentence.
"The military counselor said that our army can't save the emperor now, so when can we save him?“
Seeing Sun Jian come to his senses, Baili Ming smiled and said,
"To save the Son of Heaven, we need a foundation!”
"If our army really wants to take down the Son of Heaven, we need to find a piece of land in this world as our foundation. Just like Dong Zhuo, we can attack and defend. Even if the rebels attack, our army will have the strength to fight them!”
"On the contrary, although the lord has elite soldiers and strong generals and has been providing food for several months, it's still rootless water and won't last long!”
The foundation!
When Sun Jian heard this, his body trembled and his eyes lit up.
So that was how it was!
Was this the crux of the problem?
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