Ma Tan waved his division to the east, and after Lianke Champion and Suixian, he pocketed the entire turbulent defense line, and the army went straight to the Fangchuan River Basin, and then Keneyang and Anzhong, all the way like a bamboo, pointing directly to Xinye.

Cao Rui gritted his teeth and insisted, and ordered to stick to Xinye.

Xinye is one of the fortresses of Nanyang County, from south to north, all have to pass through Xinye, Emperor Guangwu raised troops from Xinye that year, and Liu Bei entered Jingzhou, but also in Xinye for many years. In the history of the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang went out of the mountain with three fires, the first fire was in Bowangpo, and the second fire was in Xinye.

The burning of Xinye is purely imaginary, but it is a fact that Liu Bei has been stationed in Xinye for many years. It was also in Xinye that Liu Bei slowly began to get along with Jingxiang Haojie, which accumulated contacts and laid the foundation for the later competition for the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and the enterprising Yizhou, and the three points of the world, and these people are also the backbone of the Jingxiang family in the Shu Han Dynasty today.

"When I followed the ancestor to leave Jingzhou, I was not as old as you are now." Ma Jian pointed at Xinye City in the distance with a horsewhip, and said with emotion: "At that time, no one thought that when I returned to Jingzhou again, I would already be middle-aged. ”

Wei Ba smiled. The resentment in Ma Yan's words is not small.

Among the heroes who followed the preparation back then, the most eye-catching is of course the current Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, but it is not only Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang is only one of the representatives of the Jingxiang lineage, not even the most important one. It's not that Zhuge Liang's ability is not good, but although Zhuge Liang has a wide network, he does not have the backing of his family strength, so he cannot directly help Liu Bei to collect the Jingxiang clan.

At that time, the real power under Liu Bei's account was still the local scholars in Jingxiang, such as Yin Guan. For example, Xiang Lang. When Liu Bei took the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River and was the pastor of Jingzhou, Yin Guan was the main bookkeeper, while Xiang Lang supervised the military and civilian affairs of the four counties such as Zigui, and controlled the most important counties from Liu Bei to Yizhou, and the real power was no less than that of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other Yuan subordinate generals.

Although the Ma family in Yicheng cannot be said to be second to none, its strength cannot be underestimated, and more importantly, the Ma family brothers are Zhuge Liang's sworn friends. Zhuge Liang's two brothers-in-law, Kuai Qi and Pang Shanmin, did not follow Liu Bei, and although his father-in-law Huang Chengyan was famous, he married his daughter to Zhuge Liang. didn't help Zhuge Liang too much. What really fully supports Zhuge Liang is a group of people led by the Ma family and the Yang family brothers.

Now Yin Guan is dead. Xiang Lang lived idlely, and the Ma brothers, who were closest to Zhuge Liang, died, and one almost died, and almost died at his own hands. The inner part of the Jingxiang system is partially disintegrated. Needless to say.

At this moment. Ma Tan only mentioned the first emperor Liu Bei. didn't mention Zhuge Liang, obviously angry about Zhuge Liang wanting to kill him. At that time, he also said very righteously that he was willing to die and share the responsibility for Zhuge Liang. But when that pride faded, all that was left was the knot in my heart.

Wei Ba is very clear about Ma Tan's psychology. The reason why he had to wait until Zhuge Liang gave the order to kill Ma Jian before he came out to intercede with Zhuge Liang was to create this fait accompli and insert a thorn in the intimate relationship between Ma Jian and Zhuge Liang.

If this thorn has grown strongly, this Ma Yan, who used Zhuge Liang as his father and brother, now considers himself the leader of the anti-prime minister alliance.

"Life is short, like morning dew." Wei Ba shook his horsewhip and said with a smile: "However, now that the young brother has tens of thousands of male teachers, he is invincible, and he can be regarded as returning to his hometown." ”

"Before conquering Wancheng, everything is a passing cloud." Ma Jian quickly changed the topic back, "Ziyu, although our army has strong morale and fierce offensive, even Keshu County, but Wancheng has not yet fallen, Xinye is also in the hands of the Wei army, and Sima Yi is still stationed in Fancheng without moving, so with our troops, whether it is to attack Xinye or Wancheng, we are not able to catch it." If you are not careful, you may even be frustrated in the field. What's your plan? ”

Wei Ba shrugged his shoulders: "If Brother Young Chang doesn't have any way to win, what trick do I have." Well, I'm a little clever, but Wancheng is there, and without soldiers, I can't gnaw it with my teeth. To be honest, if I could bite it with my teeth, I'd be willing to give it a try. ”

The corner of Ma Yan's mouth twitched slightly: "Ziyu, don't be modest." It is said that you are the general of Zhennan, and this battle should be commanded by you. Thanks to you, let me try it, but you can't just leave it alone, can you? We don't have enough troops, but you still have a surprise army. If you refuse to help me, then I will have to sit back and watch, and you will carry the burden. ”

Wei Ba pondered for a moment: "If you want to say that there are still some people and horses that can still move, there are indeed more than 10,000 people led by my senior brother Zhao Guang and the general Chen Zhi of the guard army are still in Yuzhou, if they can enter Jingzhou westward and join forces with our army, they should be able to cut off Sima Yi's retreat and force him to abandon Fancheng." Sima Yi gave up Fancheng, and the hussar general could go north, so that the burden on the shoulders of the young brother would not be so heavy. ”

Ma Tan smiled. "Then let them come quickly, after Chen Qun's reinforcements came, the Wei army still had sixty or seventy thousand people in Nanyang, and there were nobles like Cao Rui, only me and the hussar general couldn't eat. As the eldest brother, Zhao Guang can't always let his younger brother and junior brother be good at beauty, right? Chen Zhi is as famous as General Zhao, and having him can also greatly boost the morale of our army. ”

Wei Ba nodded with satisfaction. When Ma Jian said this, he agreed to give Chen Zhi and Zhao Guang fertilizer. This time, he does not seek merit, but it does not mean that the people around him should be the same. Whether it is his elder brother Wei Feng or his senior brother Zhao Guang, he has to fight for the greatest benefit for them. Especially Zhao Guang, he won him over, but he won over Zhao Yun, a benchmark for the Zuihou of the Yuan Cong Department. If it weren't for Zhao Guang's opportunity to make meritorious contributions, Zhao Yun would be able to really take care of his home and nursing home for him with peace of mind?

Of course, interests cannot represent everything, but if there are no interests, everything else will become a tree without roots and a source of water.

"Okay, I'll give them a letter at once, and let them rush over to help." Wei Ba said briskly: "However, their forces are limited, so it is best to mobilize the Wu army to attack together." ”

"Wu Jun?" Ma Jian frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said, "Sun Quan has been delayed for a long time, probably waiting for more practical benefits. The only people who can give him this benefit may be the hussar general and the prime minister. The hussar general is now uncertain, Sun Quan may not believe him, and only the prime minister can speak. It's a pity that the prime minister hasn't been able to take Ji County yet, otherwise ......"

Ma Yan has broken off private contact with Zhuge Liang, but Wei Ba and Wei Yan are still in contact, know some of the situation in Longyou, and know that Zhuge Liang seems to be in a good situation in Longyou, but in essence, there is not much progress. Ji County is still in the hands of Hao Zhao, Tian Yu is stuck in Yuzhong, Xiahou Ba led 5,000 steps to ride outside, repeatedly robbed Zhuge Liang's grain road, burned down the thatched hut that the Qiang people had just erected, killed the Qiang people, and even once attacked the Qiang people's lair, killing a large number of left-behind old and young, which made the Qiang people have a headache, many people came and went, and Zhuge Liang's Tuntian was also greatly affected.

To conquer Ji County, I don't know when it will take. Hao Zhao's hard bone gave Zhuge Liang an unexpected trouble. Other nearby counties have surrendered to Zhuge Liang, but because Ji County is not down, Zhuge Liang's main force cannot leave Ji County, and he cannot conquer farther places, Jincheng and Xiping are still waiting, and Wuwei and Zhangye do not take Zhuge Liang in their eyes.

Longyou has actually become a stalemate, as far as it seems at present, before Hao Zhao ran out of food, Zhuge Liang had no more way than to attack. But it is not easy to attack, with Ma Jun, a Jishu talent, in the city, Zhuge Liang does not have much advantage in ordnance, and the strong attack will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Of course, Ma Tan didn't want Zhuge Liang to go too well, but the actual situation now is that only Zhuge Liang has the confidence to make Sun Quan believe and force Sun Quan to cooperate with the Shu Han army to attack the Wei army and seize Nanyang. And Zhuge Liang obviously had no intention of helping, he had been silent about the war in Nanyang, and even secretly competed for resources. Wu Yi refused to come to Nanyang to help, but he transported a large amount of grain stored in Hanzhong to Guanzhong and to Longyou, which is a very obvious expression.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Zhuge Liang has a greater grasp. What he needs is time, and he also has time, but Li Yan and Ma Yan don't have much time. Without adequate food reserves, they could not hold out for long.

The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.

"Brother Young Chang, in that case, I'll give it a try." Wei Ba tapped his palms with a horsewhip, and said with a somewhat careless smile: "Let's prepare with both hands, if Sun Quan is willing to cooperate, we will kill Cao Rui and eat Nanyang." If Sun Quan does not cooperate, then we will teach Sun Quan a lesson and drive him out of Jingzhou. ”

"Then how can it be done, wouldn't it be to let Wei State reap the benefits of the fisherman?"

Wei Ba squeezed his eyes: "No." When we fought, Cao Rui just took a breath, and I thought that maybe he would transfer the main force to Longyou to save Ji County. ”

Ma Tan suddenly realized, he pointed at Wei Ba: "Ziyu, you are a bit of a scoundrel." ”

"So what can I do?" Wei Ba shrugged, looking very innocent. "I'm just a general of Zhennan, just take care of my one-acre and three-point land, the general trend of the world is not something I can ask, or leave it to the prime minister, the hussar general and the young brother to worry about. hahaha......"

The more Wei Ba thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but let out a loud daxiao. Ma Jian thought for a while, and laughed helplessly.

"You, you, not only are you full of tricks on the battlefield, but you are also unprovoked and unconventional in the court."

"The weak and the strong fight, if they always follow the rules, is there any hope of victory?" Wei Ba put away his smile and said lightly: "Who wants stability the most?" Of course, those who have already reaped the benefits. Whoever has the biggest and most valuable device will be more fearful. Well, I'm just a gambler. ”

Ma Yan's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Wei Ba meaningfully. Wei Ba's words were not so much to listen to the prime minister who was far away in Longyou, but to tell him.

A gambler who has nothing is terrible, and a gambler with a knife in his hand is even more terrible, and if anyone does not provoke him with a long eye, he may turn into a thug at any time. With a lot of furniture and a single heart, how scoundrel this person is.

No wonder he is invincible

(To be continued......)