When everyone dispersed, there were only a few confidant subordinates left in the hall. Zhu Jie's anger had gradually dissipated, and his speech was much calmer than before: "It seems that Sun Tu would not be considered as having escaped at the last moment. If he hadn't temporarily changed to Danyang, the consequences would have been unpredictable."

But then, he changed the subject again: "But it is true that he did not obey my generals and made decisions without authorization. Do you think we can punish him for this crime? There is also the Shandong Army in Changzhou that only watches the wall, which leads to failure to win. What should we do about this?"

These generals and staff were silent for a while before Xue Xian spoke: "Ship Zhu, this is probably not easy to deal with. Sun Tu is too brave. If he really goes against him, it is hard to guarantee that he will not do more extreme actions. At that time, it will be more costly."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Jie frowned and asked in an unhappy tone.

"Now Danyang is in his hands, and the food is also under his control. Once he is determined to be an enemy of us, the food and grass can be...

"He dares!" Zhu Xie immediately rebuked, "If this is true, he will be a sinner of my Song Dynasty, and everyone will be punished! At that time, it will be light to destroy the entire clan!"

Although these words were said seriously, the few people present remained silent. It was not a pity, but arguing, but it was difficult to deny Zhu Jie's statement in a blunt manner. Because they could clearly see from the good news that Sun Tu wanted to use the food there as a bargaining chip for self-protection, even if Zhu Jie was angry, it was useless.

"Ship Zhu, as far as villains know, Sun Tu had killed court officials many times when he was in Shandong. In addition, when he attacked the Liangshan bandits not long ago, he even disobeyed the will and did not use troops according to the formation maps of His Majesty. As a result, he made contributions. This person is so brave that no one among the generals in the world can do the right way." Xue Xian could only say it more bluntly and point out what kind of person Sun Tu was.

This time, Zhu Xie did not have any attacks, but his face became more and more gloomy: "Even if his own crime can be saved by Danyang, what about the Shandong Army in Changzhou?"

"The Shandong army is following Sun Tuma, and it is naturally difficult to command them with Peng Yongzhen's expectations. Moreover, saying that the Shandong army missed the opportunity to fight in Changzhou and caused the defeat in this battle is a one-sided statement of the Huainan army, but it may not be accurate. If this was not the case, Zhu Shuai punished them for this, which may have caused the hearts of the soldiers." Although he was a little nervous, Lu Bofei still explained the key he thought of.

If there were no later good news from Danyang, even if everyone could clearly see some of the problems in the Changzhou war report, they would not have exposed them in front of Zhu Xie. But now, with some concerns, in order not to let Zhu Xie make mistakes that affect the overall situation, they can only tell the truth.

Not only Lu Bofei, but also Xiao Jing, who has always been low-key and Zhu Xie refused to speak without saying a name, said: "Zhu Shuai, I really can't make a conclusion about the battle in Changzhou now. At least I have to wait until all the soldiers on both sides return to Jinling to ask in detail before making a decision. In the opinion of the last general, there are many untrue things that Gu You reported. Please ask Zhu Shuai to understand!"

Even the confidants around him did not agree with taking the opportunity to attack Sun Tu and Shandong Army, which made Zhu Xie both angry and a little panicked: "Can't we deal with Sun Tu?"

"Supervisor Zhu, don't worry, now that the enemy is in front of you, the army should be the first priority. But as long as the situation is reversed, we still have a lot of opportunities to attack him. At least this time, Sun Tu's embezzlement of our army's food and grass in Danyang is enough to ruin him!" Xue Xian is worthy of being the most trustworthy first strategist in front of Zhu Xie, and his words are pointed at the key point.

Zhu Xie asked anxiously, "What do you mean? Do you think Sun Tu will embezzle the food and grass I have stationed in Danyang?"

"Zhu Shuai, he wrote clearly in the good news, saying that only half of the food and grass were rescued, and the other food was burned to pieces by a fire when the thief left. This matter is too strange. As long as you conduct a deep investigation in the future, you can always find out some of the origin."

A sentence immediately reminded Zhu Xie and others. The former narrowed his eyes and sneered: "You are right. I'm afraid Sun Tu deliberately lowered the grain numbers in the good news. What do he want to do? Is this planning to use this food to continue recruiting soldiers and bribing people's hearts? It seems that Sun Tu is very ambitious, which is indeed a major hidden danger in my Song Dynasty court."

Some others also quickly understood, but the expressions on their faces were different. Some breathed a sigh of relief, some felt cold in their hearts, but they were not easy to express. Because they suddenly discovered that Danyang's disaster had helped Zhu Xie a lot.

As the confidants around Zhu Xie, they certainly knew what he had done behind his back. Using his power for personal gain and reselling a large number of military rations to various parts of the north for money was his biggest gain in the past few months. However, this also caused a huge deficit in the military rations sent by the court.

Zhu Xie has been deducting the food and grass of each army for a long time. In addition to trying to control these imperial troops, he was also because he had really less food in his hands and could not fully allocate it, so he could only use a drag-on technique. Originally, this matter might have caused a big problem at a certain point in the future, but now, with the anti-army invasion of Danyang and the emergence of Sun Tu, he could shirk all the problems to Sun Tu.

Although this approach certainly made many vested interests breathe a sigh of relief, it also made some people feel disappointed. They just didn't dare to express anything when they were in front of Zhu Xie.

After making a decision, Zhu Jie became more confident: "Then let's follow this arrangement. Xue Xian and Lu Bofei, you are thinking of letting us release the news of Sun Tu deliberately concealing the military rations after he took back Danyang. It is necessary to make the Jinling army believe that this is the case. I want to make him an enemy of all the soldiers. It will be much easier to get rid of him!"

Perhaps Zhu Xie did not have much ability in using troops to fight, but when it comes to tricking people, he had some methods. In order to detain this crime on Sun Tu, he had already begun to make premeditations.

After looking at each other, the two aides stood up again, clasped their fists and took the order.

So, in just a few days, Sun went to the public for private affairs and took the opportunity to embezzle a large amount of military rations, but lied about the war situation and pointed the fault to Fang La's army widely circulated in Jinling City.

At the same time, another statement began to be intentionally spread, that is, the Shandong army only wanted to protect itself and had no intention of killing the enemy, which led to the defeat in the battle in Changzhou. As for the identity of the person who spread the news, there is naturally no need to ask, it must be the soldiers in the Huainan army such as Gu You.

These news spread very quickly, not only in the army, but also in the people, and quickly spread to everyone. As the saying goes, the word of gold is destroyed, and after a malicious slander, the reputation of Sun Tu and the Shandong Army plummeted. In addition, he had the crime of "killing Mr. Xie" before. It can be said that in half a month, Sun Tu almost became a great evil person in the eyes of the military and civilians in the entire Jinling area, and was even more despised than Zhu Xie, who was harming the country and the people.

When these feedbacks continued to reach Zhu Jie's ears, he naturally felt very proud and felt that if he continued, he would soon use this public opinion to completely eliminate Sun Tu.

After these statements were spread, they were quickly mastered by some people who were interested, and then they were taken to the south and sent to areas such as Suzhou and Hangzhou that were under the control of the anti-military army, and reported to those officials' enemies.

Pang Wanchun knew these statements in the middle of the winter moon. He couldn't help but laugh out loud, and he also said to Fang Shi Buddha, who had been in a bad mood in front of him: "Brother Shi Buddha, you don't have to worry too much. Maybe it won't take long to make Sun Tu, who is regarded as a great enemy by you and me, will be dealt with by Song Ting himself!"

Danyang defeated the opponent's La army and the attack was quite serious. For this reason, they even stopped to continue to advance northward, and temporarily defended the many cities that had been taken down before, and also transferred back the troops who had already launched a strong offensive against Wuxi and other cities.

Because Pang Wanchun knew very well that with the failure of his plan to attack the west, the overall strategy he had originally decided could no longer be implemented. In addition, the two losses in Changzhou and Danyang seriously damaged the morale of the entire army, so he had to stabilize the morale of the army first and then make another plan.

Among the soldiers of the army, the most severely frustrated were the Ten Buddhas of Fang La. As a younger brother of Fang La, he was one of the few famous generals with both wisdom and courage. Fang Shi Buddhas have been smooth sailing since the rise of the army and have never been defeated. This certainly gave him a high prestige and reputation in the army, but it also made him expand to the extreme. He even threatened that as long as Fang La gave him a hundred thousand army, he could conquer the city of Bianjing.

The more arrogant a person is, the more severe the blow he suffers when he encounters setbacks. This time he was defeated in Danyang, and the blow to the opponent's Ten Buddhas was quite serious. After more than half a month, he had not been able to adjust his mood yet, and he was in a daze. Sometimes when it comes to Sun Tu and Shandong Army, he can't help but feel fear.

This is not what Pang Wanchun wants to see. Today, he took advantage of the opportunity to receive the news over there and enlightened Fang Shi Buddha: "Look, Sun Tu is not as terrible as you described. He is actually no different from the ordinary Song generals. He is also a greedy person. He has reached into the military rations."

Looking at the secret report in his hand, Fang Shifo showed a deep thought: "I knew that the Song court had been completely decayed, and it was a good opportunity for us to replace him. But based on these statements alone, can Sun Tu be killed? Will Zhu Jie and the others really cut off their arms because of this?"

"If Zhu Xie had not contributed to the fire, how could these statements be spread in Jinling and other places be known? If what I expected was right, this was the sign that they were going to attack Sun Tu."

"Ah? Why is this?"

"Jiangrily jealous of talented people is Zhu Xie's usual practice. Sun Tu has made many contributions and is not in the same way as him. With Zhu Xie's nature, he will naturally not let him go." Pang Wanchun was obviously very knowledgeable about Zhu Xie, and immediately revealed the key. After a pause, he smiled and said, "What is Sun Tu's situation now? Will he be afraid? Or, he will feel dissatisfied because of this, or even..." A bold idea had already emerged from his heart.
Chapter completed!