At the end of the month, in the peaceful atmosphere of the approaching New Year, Nanyang was murderous and the situation was tense. Sun Quan led an army of 20,000 to the north and approached Yiyang. At the same time, Lu Xun sent troops to attack Lu'an, but he couldn't support it and broke through. Zhang He heard that Liu'an was in danger and hurriedly returned to help. As soon as he left, Sun Shao launched a fierce attack on Wang Ling again, Zhang He was in a dilemma, and when he was hesitating, he received an order from Cao Rui: immediately return to Nanyang.

Zhang He had no choice but to let go of Wang Ling and Manzhong, and rushed to Nanyang in the starry night.

On the way, he and Lu Xun encountered, the two sides confronted each other from a distance, Lu Xun was waiting for him, Zhang He did not find a breakthrough, so he had to leave. Lu Xun swung his army westward, killed Ben Yiyang, and attacked Sun Quan on both sides. In the face of the onslaught of more than 50,000 Wu troops, Le Qi couldn't hold on and had to abandon the pass.

After Sun Quan and Lu Xun joined forces, they divided their forces again, Lu Xun killed Kunyang, and Sun Quan turned to the west and went straight to Xinye.

Cao Rui successively received reports from Zhang He and Le Qi, learned that Yuzhou and Yangzhou were in a tight situation, and heard that Lu Xun was preparing to seize Kunyang, and Sun Quan rushed to Xinye, preparing to join forces with Li Yan and Ma Yan, and he couldn't hold his breath anymore. Although Sima Yi had 30,000 soldiers, he was now besieging 80,000 Han and Wu coalition troops, and he could not support it with only a small Fan City. In order to avoid the annihilation of Sima Yi's entire army, Cao Rui had to order Sima Yi to abandon Fancheng and retreat to Wancheng.

As soon as Sima Yi withdrew, Li Yan pocketed Fancheng, waved his army north, and successfully recovered Xinye, Shuyang, Jianyang and other counties all the way, and the troops came to Wancheng.

Before they arrived in Xinye, they received good news that Lu Xun was defeated again in Zhaoling. And easily defeated Chen Qun, who rushed to support, killed more than 10,000 people, and the soldiers pointed directly at Kunyang City, which had the possibility of cutting off the retreat of the Wei army.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Shao came with good news, he repelled Wang Ling in Huaiyin, advanced by land and water, and pushed the battle line across Huaishui for the first time.

The Wu army's overwhelming offensive greatly boosted the morale of the Han and Wu coalition forces, and also greatly dampened Cao Rui's confidence. Cao Rui had no choice but to accept Sima Yi's suggestion. Sima Yi led an army of 30,000 to defend Wancheng. He retreated to Kunyang. By the time Li Yan and the others arrived in Wancheng, Cao Rui had already entered Kunyang City, and with him were more than 10,000 elite horsemen led by Zhang He.

After Cao Rui arrived in Kunyang, he didn't stay long. He handed over the army to Zhang He. He and Chen Qun rushed back to Luoyang together. The war in Nanyang was unfavorable. Jianghuai has lost again and again, and the hearts of the people in Luoyang have fluctuated, which has reached a point that cannot be ignored. He must rush back to Luoyang to take charge of the overall situation.

Now, in front of the Han and Wu coalition forces, only Wancheng is a big city and 30,000 Wei troops in the city.

But Wancheng is not easy to attack.

Although there are no lofty mountains around Wancheng, Wancheng itself is very strong, the city is strong enough, and the number of defenders is enough, Sima Yi has been operating in Wancheng for many years, Cao Rui has been stationed in Wancheng many times, and the city defense facilities of Wancheng are very complete. If it is attacked, the losses will be staggering.

In the case that Jianghuai has already started most of it, although Sun Quan has arrived in Wancheng, it is still a little unrealistic to think that he will fight hard and help Li Yan capture Wancheng without borrowing the price. Li Yan knew this, and he invited Wei Ba and Ma Jian together to discuss how to break through Wancheng.

Sun Quan also sent representatives Zhuge Ke and Hu Zong. Zhuge Ke is Zhuge Liang's subordinate and a young general with high hopes from Sun Quan, while Hu Zong has been Sun Quan's confidant for many years, and his loyalty is beyond doubt.

Of course, Fei Yi and Zhang Wen, as the liaison between the two sides, naturally had to attend.

More than ten people gathered together, gathered in front of the sand table, looked at the miniature Wancheng in the middle, gathered together in twos and threes, and exchanged heads.

Li Yan was in a good mood. Wei Ba didn't know what method to use, and after only staying in Da Xian Mountain for half a month, Sun Quan honestly sent troops to help. As soon as Sun Quan sent troops, he broke the balance of the situation in Nanyang, Cao Rui obediently gave up Fancheng, and Wancheng, which was once out of reach, was now in front of him. As long as Wancheng is captured, Nanyang will be his, but Zhuge Liang does not know when he will be able to conquer Jixian County and complete the strategic goal of the Northern Expedition.

It seems that he finally has a chance to get ahead of Zhuge Liang.

What made him even happier was that although he didn't know what method Wei Ba used to make Sun Quan so obedient, he could guess that Zhuge Liang must have been deflated in this open and secret battle. can make Zhuge Liang deflated, he is very happy.

So now he has a very good attitude towards Wei Ba, as for whether Wei Ba will be retaliated against by Zhuge Liang in the future, it is not his concern.

Of course, if Wei Ba can help him conquer Wancheng, he doesn't mind saying a few fair words for Wei Ba without harming his interests.

"Ziyu, you are a master of siege, let's talk about it, how to conquer Wancheng."

Wei Ba shook his head again and again: "The hussar said and laughed, where can I be considered a famous siege master, I just happened to break a few cities, it was all caused by luck, luck." There are two masters here, Hussar and Ma Changshi, where do you need me to speak. I'll just wait to take the order. ”

Ma Tan took over the conversation with a smile: "Ziyu, the hussar is right, Yanguan and Nanxiang are not so easy to attack, you have taken them, now you want to attack Wancheng and achieve the hussar's zuihou blow, you don't have to be modest." If you have any haode suggestions, say them, and let us open our eyes. It doesn't matter if there's anything wrong, just discuss it with each other. Haven't you always admired being open and expressing your own opinions? ”

When they heard this, they all started to make a noise. Although Wei Ba has been hiding behind, and even refuses to lead the turbulent water to defeat the tiger and leopard cavalry, everyone understands people and knows very well who is the real hero.

Dressed in armor, Sun Luban, who was sitting next to Zhao Tong, wrinkled his nose, leaned over to Zhao Tong's side and said, "Husband, when will you be able to respond like him?" ”

Zhao Tong smiled and didn't say anything, just patted Sun Luban lightly under the case with his hand, signaling her not to do too much. There are so many people here, if she makes some jokes, not only will his face be dull, but even Sun Quan will have no face.

Wei Ba couldn't refuse, so he had to stand up. He coughed and waved his hand, and the tent fell silent. Wei Ba bowed slightly, first greeted Li Yan and Ma Yan, turned around, and nodded to Sun Luban, then greeted Zhuge Ke and Hu Zong, and then swept his gaze over the other generals, gentle but majestic, approachable but not frivolous.

"Since Hussar and Changshi want me to say it first, then I won't be presumptuous and ugly, and throw bricks and bricks." Wei Ba laughed softly: "Everyone here is a battle-hardened person, even the princess is a heroine among women, there are soldiers and saints, and women are not allowed to shave their eyebrows, so they naturally know that although Wancheng is big, it is already a lonely city." Since it is an isolated city, there is no reason why it cannot be attacked, the difference is only in the length of time. ”

The crowd nodded. Although this sentence is plain, it is not easy to reason. When Sun Luban heard Wei Ba deliberately praise her, his eyebrows flew and his head was held high, as if he had really become a battle-hardened heroine.

Wei Ba paused, and then continued: "What's more, Wancheng is not an old example that has not been breached. As far as I know, the late Taiwei, the famous Jiangdong general Zhu Gong, once broke the yellow scarf in Wancheng. Although the city is not a yellow turban now, Cao Rui has already panicked to the north, and Sima Yi is just a fish swimming at the bottom of the kettle, not much stronger than the yellow scarf. I believe that with the help of the elite of Jiangdong personally led by King Wu, under the command of hussars and horse Changshi, we will definitely be able to conquer Wancheng, lay a solid foundation for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, and realize the unfinished wish of the Marquis of Guan. ”

Wei Ba turned around and picked up a glass of wine, raised it high, and said loudly: "Let me wait, first use this wine to pay tribute to Guan Hou's spirit in the sky." After the defeat of Wancheng, he and the sages who went to the soup and fire for the Han family will set up a shrine to record their merits. ”

Li Yan frowned, hesitated slightly, but still stood up, and said loudly: "Ziyu is reasonable, everyone, please raise your glass." ”

The Shu Han army looked at each other, there was some banter in their eyes, and they raised their glasses one by one, but they all set their eyes on Zhuge Ke and the others. Guan Yu zuihou died at the hands of the Wu people, Wei Ba made a high-profile name for Guan Yu at the moment, and said that he would set up an ancestral hall for Guan Yu in the future, and he also wanted the Wu people to raise a glass to commemorate Guan Yu, which had the element of slapping Wu's face. Revive the Han Dynasty, where will the Wu Kingdom be placed, is it destroyed or what? To commemorate Guan Yu's ancestral hall, aren't the Wu people sinners through the ages?

Hu Zong was silent, his face was a little ugly, and he sat there for a long time without moving. Wei Ba looked at him and said with a smile: "What, doesn't Hu Jun want to break through Wancheng?" ”

Hu Zong coughed twice and avoided answering. Zhuge Ke stood up calmly, raised the wine glass in his hand, and smiled slightly: "General Zhennan is right, the rut of the front car, the division of the rear car, we should follow the example of Zhu Gong, and also commemorate Guan Hou, always keep in mind the lesson of two benefits and two injuries when divided, be cautious in words and deeds, and attack Wei to seek peace for the people of the world." If you don't know the general situation and hurt Wu Han's harmony, it won't be good. General Zhennan, don't you say? ”

Hu Zong breathed a sigh of relief, and his face was a little lighter. Zhuge Ke quietly refuted Wei Ba with these words, and warned Wei Ba that you have to learn from Zhu Gong, but you must remember how Guan Yu died, and be cautious in your words and deeds, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable. Guan Yu's death is because he broke the alliance first and took the blame for himself, if you learn from him now and hurt the harmony between Han and Wu, you will die as ugly as Guan Yu.

Li Yan's face was slightly gloomy, these two people were-for-tat, they really wanted to turn their faces, and there was another dispute between Han and Wu, and he was the one who lost the most. He has no interest in commemorating Guan Yu, and he doesn't want to be Guan Yu. But he also knew that at this moment, he needed Wei Ba to contribute to him, and if he was disrespectful to Guan Yu, he would not give Wei Ba face.

Li Yan was silent, cautiously paying attention to the development of Shicheng to see how Wei Ba would deal with it.

Wei Ba secretly cheered, this guy really kissed his lips, these words are not leaky, it is not easy to hide needles in the cotton.

"Haha...... Exactly. Wei Ba raised his glass and shouted: "Please learn from the gods of heaven and earth, if there is a person who violates the oath and rebels against the alliance, people and gods will punish him!" ”

(To be continued......)