Chapter 296: Striving for Merit

The chains were thick and strong, and they withstood the repeated blows of the boats, but the wooden stakes used to hold the chains on the shore could not hold up, and they were pulled out little by little and slid into the water. The heavy iron chain quickly entered the water, and the pontoon bridge connecting Xiangyang and Fancheng was completely broken.

The soldiers of the Shu army erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and warships, large and small, crossed the pontoon bridge one after another and pounced on the two building ships that were still fighting with the Wu army.

Zhang Wei pushed away the armor, risked being shot by the Wei army, and shouted loudly: "Wenju, Zhong Jian, rush over and sink those Wu dogs!" ”

"Sinks them!" Feng Jin also had red eyes, and pointed to the Wu Jun boats that still refused to retreat: "Bump into me and sink them!" “

"Sinks them!" The Feng family shouted in unison, and the boat rowed open the water and rushed towards those Wu army boats.

On the other side, Fu Xing was not to be outdone, and commanded the Lou ship to attack the Wu army.

The Wu army paid a tragic price, effectively dispersed the Wei army's troops, and saw that the Shu Han army cut off the Wei army's pontoon bridge, and before they had time to be happy, the warships of the Shu Han naval division rushed towards them, and they couldn't help but say that it was a burst of random arrows, and the Wu army was caught off guard and were hit by arrows one after another. Immediately afterwards, their warships were knocked over by the building boats and fell into the water one after another. What made them feel even more terrifying was that the Shu army did not listen to their calls for help at all, not only did not save them, but also killed the killers and carried out indiscriminate attacks on them.

Wu Jun was so angry that he scolded, but these insults not only failed to make the officers and men of the Shu Han Navy sober up, but instead aroused their murderous spirit, and the Shu Army Navy led by Feng Jin and the three rushed left and right. rampant, and soon slaughtered the Wu army who didn't have time to escape. If it weren't for the two obstacles in front of Feng Jin and the others, maybe they would have chased all the way to the Wu army's home formation.

Looking at the shouting and shouting of Yaowu, and from time to time shooting one or two arrows, sending out one or two stone bullets to chase the Shu Han sailors, the soldiers of the Wu army almost blew up their lungs, paying nearly a thousand casualties, in vain, and were beaten by friendly troops, what is this?

Zhu Ran was furious. Immediately sent Zhu Ji to ask Wu Yi for an explanation.

The battlefield gradually fell silent. Although Xiangyang and Fancheng on both sides of the Han River can still use bows and crossbows and thunderbolts to attack the Shu Han sailors on the water, since the pontoon bridge has been destroyed, the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng has been severed, and there is no practical point in attacking again. So the Wei army invariably stopped the attack. Save some arrows and stone projectiles. Prepare for tougher battles.

The Shu Han sailors cruised between Xiangyang and Fancheng, cleaning the battlefield overnight, and scooping up the corpses and sunken ships. The river was cleaned up, and the four building boats of the Wei army's sailors were unceremoniously pocketed by Wei Ba and dragged back to the camp.

Ma Jun sat on the horse's back, his face pale. The battle was over, he still hadn't been able to see Wei Ba's secrets, he still didn't know that the Shu Han Navy's warship Weishenme would be so fast, all the secrets were hidden under those wooden planks, and they didn't show anything.

Jin Dongliu retreated without hesitation, he wanted to escort Ma Jun back. Ma Jun is currently the only master master who can compete with Wei Ba in Cao Wei, his role alone is worth tens of thousands of elites, and Jin Dongliu can't let him die on the battlefield.

At this moment, Xiahou Ba was trapped on the south bank of the Han River. He retreated into Xiangyang City, and he was very depressed when he looked at Hanshui, which had been controlled by the Shu army. He thought that the Shu army would not be able to rush through the two underwater obstacles, the pontoon bridge could be unharmed, and the worst result could drag on for a few days, but he didn't expect that Wei Ba only took two days to forcibly break through the formation, cut off the pontoon bridge, and turn Xiangyang into a lonely city.

The battlefield was quiet, but the conflict between Wu and Shu began to escalate. In the face of Zhu Ji's questioning, Wu Yi pushed it clean and denied it. He said to Zhu Ji, you must have seen it wrong, or it was dark, we didn't see it clearly, on the battlefield, your clothes are similar to the clothes of the Wei army, between life and death, who can pay so much attention. Maybe you attack first, and we'll be forced to fight back.

Zhu Ji was so angry that he jumped like thunder. The reason why he didn't look for Wei Ba's theory, but Wu Yi's theory, was because he felt that Wu Yi was old, noble, and from a family, so he wanted to have some face. Unexpectedly, Wu Yi played a scoundrel to be more excessive than the young man, not only did he not admit his mistakes, but instead hit a target, implying that Wu was a vassal state of Wei, and he was complicit.

Zhu Ji was mad, and when it came to this, of course he couldn't talk about asking for loot. He walked away indignantly, saying that he would report to Sun Quan, raising the issue to the level of breaking the covenant.

Wu Yi scoffed and dismissed. As soon as Zhu Ji left, he immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter, and in front of everyone, he pointed at the noses of Feng Jin and the others and scolded.

"You're heroic, aren't you? Want revenge, right? If you want to take revenge, you have to kill Lu Xun, you have to kill Sun Quan, what kind of ability is it to kill a few ordinary soldiers? He pointed at the noses of Feng Jin, Fu Xing and Zhang Wei, and splashed their faces with saliva: "I know you hate the Wu people, but if you do this, it will only be bad, and you can't really take revenge." You're just a bunch of kids, what else do you have to do other than spit on each other? If you want to take revenge, you must learn from Ziyu. Do dogs that know what it means to bite not bark, and dogs that bark don't bite? ”

Feng Jin and the others couldn't help laughing, and Wei Ba couldn't bear it anymore, so he interrupted Wu Yi's words: "General, are you scolding me?" It's none of the business with me. ”

"Shut up!" Wu Yi was not in the mood to joke, and rudely interrupted Wei Ba, and slapped Feng Jin and the others in the face a few times: "Boy, do you understand my words?" Understood, just nod your head and get out and do something. If you don't understand, immediately pack your backpack and go back to Chengdu. Lao Tzu's subordinates don't want such reckless things as you. ”

Feng Jin and the others listened to it and knew that Wu Yi had taken it down, so they honestly surrendered their orders one by one, and then drooped their heads and went out as a confession.

Wu Yi immediately announced a temporary rest for two days, and then waved his hand and blasted all the generals out, leaving only Meng Da and Wei Ba. As soon as everyone left, he immediately changed his smiling face, and said happily: "These boys are really eye-catching, if you don't make such a fuss, I'm really not good at indistinguishing Zhu Ran a little tattered." Well, now they can't even get a piece of wood. He turned his head to Wei Ba and said, "What about the four ships?" ”

"Nothing big loss. It's ready to use right now. If you want to refit it, you have to drag it back to Zhuyang. ”

Wu Yi stroked his beard and muttered for a moment: "Without further ado, let Fu Xing go back to Zhuyang, this kid is shrewd enough to think that he won't make a mistake." Ziyu, since we have turned our faces with the Wu people, we have to prevent them from committing crimes, but we can't take it lightly. ”

Wei Ba nodded. He didn't expect Feng Jin and the others to be so impulsive, and they actually beat rabbits with grass. beat Wu Jun as well. However, he supported them to take a risk. is to use their hatred of the Wu people, and it is inevitable that today's situation will appear.

"The matter of the Wu people can be postponed." Meng Da said disapprerovingly: "With the current strength of the two sides, they can't do anything to us." The pontoon bridge broke. Xiangyang can't support Fancheng anymore. Isn't it time for us to attack Fancheng? ”

"Sub-degree. Don't worry, Fancheng is going to be attacked, but our ultimate goal is not Fancheng. Wu Yi pondered for a long time: "Ziyu." Do you have any great ideas? ”

Wei Ba smiled: "The general is right, our ultimate goal is not Fancheng. He paused for a moment, and then changed his words: "However, Fancheng may still be attacked." Otherwise, our ultimate goal will be difficult to achieve. ”

Wu Yi was surprised.

"General, Lu Xun was already suspicious of our sincerity, but now that there is this conflict, can he not be suspicious? If he refuses to attack Xiangyang, how can we attract Sima Yi here, and how can we let them fight? If Sima Yi doesn't come, where will we have the opportunity to take Nanxiang? Attacking Fancheng may be the only means that can win Lu Xun's trust. ”

Wu Yi's eyes flickered, and he was silent. Meng Da laughed incomprehensibly: "Ziyu, then you say, what should we do?" Many remnants of the Wei army were defeated and fled into Fancheng, and the strength of Fancheng is now at least 5,000, and it is not easy to attack with only our 20,000 people. Moreover, when Sima Yi heard the news that the pontoon bridge had been cut off, he would definitely attack with all his might, and he might arrive in Fancheng at any time. ”

Wei Ba didn't have any good way, limited to his troops, and it was impossible for him to blow a breath and let Fan Cheng fall. However, he was not nervous, after all, as Wu Yi said, attacking Fancheng was not an end in itself, and it was only the purpose of attracting Sima Yi to Fancheng. And the most Haode way to attract Sima Yi was not to attack Fancheng, but to encourage Lu Xun to attack Xiangyang.

"Sima Yi's actions are very strange, and I don't know what he will do next." Wei Ba said: "I want to meet Xiahou Xuan first. ”

"Xiahou Xuan?" Wu Yi and Meng Da asked at the same time.

"Well, I think maybe I can learn some of Cao Wei's internal discord from his mouth." Wei Ba smiled: "For example, the relationship between Sima Yi and Cao Rui. ”

Wu Yi understood, but he was still not at ease. He reminded Wei Ba with his eyes, and Wei Ba nodded knowingly: "Please rest assured, general, I will hold the wind well." ”

Wu Yi didn't say anything more, but Meng Da was noncommittal, as if he hadn't heard what Wei Ba said at all. Wei Ba is not worried about him, Meng Da is a person with a criminal record, he has no credibility in front of Zhuge Liang, and probably no one will believe him except Li Yan.

Wei Ba found Zhang Shao and expressed his intention to meet Xiahou Xuan, hoping that Zhang Shao could accompany him and be a witness. Zhang Shao listened and was a little embarrassed. Xiahou Xuan is still different from Xiahou Hui. Xiahou Hui is already Wei Ba's woman, but Xiahou Xuan is the real enemy. It is very taboo to meet with the enemy in private. Zhuge Liang attached great importance to this, and when his brother Zhuge Jin came to Shu, they never met in private.

"Follow first, and follow the power in a hurry." Wei Ba said with a smile: "Whether you can win this battle or not is the most important thing, and everything else is trivial." If you do have doubts, I will not force you, and if the prime minister blames it, I will bear it alone. ”

Zhang Shao's face flushed: "Ziyu, what are you talking about, am I the kind of person who is afraid of things?" I just ......"

Looking at the snorting Zhang Shao, Wei Ba sighed secretly. Is this Zhang Fei's son? As soon as Zhuge Liang was mentioned, his heart was weak, and he didn't know if he was too weak or the prime minister was too strong. He patted Zhang Shao's shoulder: "Okay, I'll see him myself." ”

Zhang Shao's face was about to turn purple, he gritted his teeth and thought for a moment: "No, if I don't even dare to take this responsibility, I'm afraid my mother will be disappointed in me." Ziyu, I'll accompany you, if the prime minister is to blame, I'll bear it, it's a big deal to beg my sister. ”

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