Huiyuan said calmly: "Okay, the old feelings have been settled, and now I want to get down to business. Agu, do you know that your Celestial Master's way is now over and there is no way to recover?"
Lu Gu's eyes narrowed slightly: "It's just that we lost a few battles. Victory and defeat are common things for military officers. We have experienced losing and drifting across the sea before, haven't we survived? And the military situation on these front lines,
How much do you, a monk, know?"
Huiyuan smiled slightly: "Don't forget, I walked here from Lushan Mountain, from Jiangzhou, and I saw the battles along the way. When I left, you fought in Leichi
has failed. In fact, once this battle is defeated, the overall situation in Lingbei has been decided. The Battle of Zuoli is just a fluke to maintain a defeated situation and retreat. Before I saw you today, I also received the Battle of Zuoli, Tianshi
The Taoist army suffered another disastrous defeat, and Ling Gongzi and General Xu separately led the defeated troops to break through. Regardless of whether they can break through and return to Lingnan, your Tianshi Dao army was basically wiped out this time."
Lu Gu gritted his teeth: "As long as my son and Daofu can escape this disaster smoothly, we still have a hundred thousand strong soldiers here in Lingnan, and Shixing and Guangzhou are also fortified cities that are difficult to attack. You come all the way,
You should have seen it. There is also the miasma and poison. When outsiders come in, they are not accustomed to the climate and will easily get sick. If you had not sent a disciple to contact me before coming, I specially sent a medical officer to greet you and the accompanying disciples all the way.
If you take Huoxiang Zhengqi Decoction, I'm afraid you won't be able to see me, Baoyu. But those Jin troops, hehe, they won't have this chance."
Huiyuan said calmly: "One hundred thousand troops are just the remaining troops after your son's expedition, more than 10,000 people, relying on the temporarily recruited people from the Han people's territory and the barbarian tribes who came to recruit, plus the withdrawal of the front line
Of the wounded soldiers, veterans, etc., it would be good if there are fifty or sixty thousand. They claim to be only one hundred thousand. Among them, the number of real combatable soldiers is probably not more than twenty thousand. Ah, in front of me, there is no need to lie like this.
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Lu Gu said coldly: "As a monk, you want to know so clearly about the general trend of the world and the strength of the army. Are you acting as a lobbyist for Liu Yulai and trying to persuade me to surrender?"
Huiyuan smiled slightly: "If I really wanted to persuade you to surrender, I should have found your son or General Xu. Ah Gu, do you really not believe that I am an old friend of mine and do you think I am here to harm you?"
Lu Gu shook his head: "Don't you want to accumulate virtue and cultivate good fortune? If you act as a lobbyist for Liu Yu like you did when you prayed for Huan Yi, and persuaded me to put down my weapons and surrender, this will save lives and save tens of thousands.
Even if hundreds of thousands of people may lose their lives, isn’t that a great merit?”
Huiyuan shook his head: "Agu, although I don't know much about world affairs, I also know that you once surrendered to Liu Yu and promised not to enter the Central Plains again, so he let you go to the sea and leave, but you later
Attacked Guangzhou again. Of course, at that time you were fighting against the Huan family's usurpation of power by the Guangzhou governor Wu Yinzhi. However, due to various reasons at the time, Liu Yu let you go again and made your son the governor of Guangzhou. Then.
Even if your son and General Xu take advantage of Liu Yu's Northern Expedition to Southern Yan to raise troops, no one in Liu Yu's position will be able to reconcile with you again, or let you go again. I understand this truth."
Lu Gu gritted his teeth: "Then are you here to help us defend Lingnan? Or do you have a way to persuade Liu Yu to stop?"
Huiyuan sighed: "From Liu Yu's point of view, it is impossible to give you any more breathing room. Wuling will not be the place where he will end his battle. He will definitely invade Guangzhou and completely eradicate your Tianshi Dao.
I have no friendship with Liu Yusu, and it is impossible for him to let you go just because of a monk's words."
Lu Gu laughed: "In that case, we will fight to the death. Do you come here to see me for the last time to satisfy your regret of not saying goodbye to me more than fifty years ago? Now you have seen me too,
We have finished talking about our old relationship. You should leave early. There is no need to pray for me or do any rituals. If we are defeated, Liu Yu and the civil and military officials of the Jin State may accuse you of this and say that you are Huiyuan.
The master has colluded with the demon thieves and is plotting against evil, and your Donglin Temple may not be able to be saved by then."
Huiyuan said calmly: "Whether it is Donglin Temple or Lushan Pure Land Sect, there was no such thing before me. If it is taken back by the rulers because of my compassion for heaven and humanity, I have no regrets. I will come back to Guangzhou now."
, I don’t hesitate to take the risk of following the path of the Heavenly Master, just to save the common people and let more people survive. If I really have any selfish motives, I also hope that at your age, Ah Gu, you can be able to
He will die well and will not be killed by swords, and his head will be displayed to the public like the skeletons outside the city."
Lu Gu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "I have to thank you for your kindness, Brother Baoyu, but what can you do to protect me, my son, and the lives of the tens of thousands of soldiers of Tianshi Dao? You also know
, Liu Yu and the generals of the Beifu Army want to kill us all. The world is so big, except for Guangzhou, where can we go?"
Huiyuan sighed softly: "Maybe you can't stay in Kyushu, the land of the world, in the Central Plains, but you can still do it by setting sail to the sea, finding a world outside the world, and staying away from the pursuit of the Jin army. Ah.
Well, that Huoxiang Zhengqi soup is not a unique skill. There are many medical officers in Tianshi Dao's expeditionary army who can prepare this thing, and the Jin army also has some barbarian auxiliary troops from Xiangzhou in Lingnan who are good at making this thing. Back then,
When He Wuji wanted to raid Guangzhou, he asked Zhu Chaoshi to purchase large quantities of medicinal materials in Nankang and prepare to make Huoxiang Zhengqi powder in large quantities for the army. After your new defeat, you have lost all your main force, and it is far worse to rely on two
Do you think it is possible for Lingnan City, a fortified city in the Central Plains, to block the Jin army's pursuing army by relying on its acclimatization?"
Lu Gu sighed: "I understand what you mean. You want me to abandon the city early, get on the boat, and go to sea to find another place to live, right?"
Huiyuan nodded: "Other than that, I'm afraid there is no other way to save your life and the lives of everyone in Tianshi Dao. Now before the Jin army arrives, I advise you to make preparations early. Those sea ships that were used back then
, food, grass and drinking water for more than half a year need to be prepared, and the place where you will stay after going to sea also needs to be planned in advance." (End of this chapter)