Time slipped away quietly in waiting. In the blink of an eye, Wei Ba lived in Anyang for two months, and seeing that the New Year was getting closer and closer, Wei Ba became a little bored. Ma Tan came to visit, Zhuge Qiao seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, became energetic, high-spirited, walked with the wind, spoke loudly, and called him to talk from time to time, making others think that Wei Ba was Zhuge Qiao's cronies.

In fact, Wei Ba himself knows that he is still wandering outside the decision-making circle, what the war is on the front line, he can only know some through the people who come back to ask for food, Zhuge Qiao told him some public version of the news, at most half a day in advance, to show intimacy.

That's all.

Fu Xing and Zhang Wei stayed in Xicheng for two months, fought two vicious battles with Shen Yi, beat Shen Yi painfully, and after asking Meng Da for help, Shen Yi hid in Xunkou and couldn't come out. Meng Da didn't come at all, he hurried to repair the city in Fangling, as if Zhuge Qiao was about to defeat Shen Yi and march into the new city.

One day in Layue, Meng Da finally raised the anti-flag and officially sent an envoy to surrender to Shu Han.

Zhuge Qiao was overjoyed, and as usual, he sent someone to invite Wei Ba to go, and said with a smile: "Ziyu, now I can tell you the truth." General Meng has lost his way and returned, and the three eastern counties have returned to our Han Dynasty. ”

Wei Ba arched his hand with a smile: "Then congratulations to the captain, the power of the army is here, and the world is in the heart." ”

Zhuge Qiao smiled and punched Wei Ba affectionately: "You kid, you just like to joke." I'm just a partial general, where is there any military might. By the way, this is General Meng's nephew Deng Xian Deng Ziyi, who was ordered by Meng Zidu to meet the prime minister, and has just returned from Chuyang. ”

Deng Xian is in his thirties, with a strong figure, a long face, three locks of short beard, and looks quite upright, but his face is a little dark, his palms are thick, and his mouth has thick calluses. Although he is a general, he looks arrogant, and at first glance he is a veteran ruffian who has been in the army for many years. Wei Ba has a lot of such people around him, so he is no stranger to this, and as long as he looks at it, he can tell this unruly taste.

Wei Ba politely saluted: "General Meng is high-minded, General Deng is hard." ”

Deng Xian glanced Wei Ba up and down, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. Seeing Zhuge Qiao leading the army at the age of more than twenty, he was already a little surprised. However, considering that he is Zhuge Liang's son, he is just a little envious, and he doesn't think there is any problem. However, seeing that Wei Ba, who was younger than Zhuge Qiao, actually joined the army in a higher position than Zhuge Qiao, he could no longer suppress his surprise.

"Wei is really young and promising when he joins the army." Deng Xian said in a somewhat sour tone.

Wei Ba smiled: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the prime minister promoted the backwards, let me follow Captain Zhuge to see for a long time." General Deng has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he will need to take care of him in the future. ”

Deng Xian nodded slightly, turned his head, and said to Zhuge Qiao: "Since General Meng has raised righteousness, then we are a family." It's just that Shen Yi is still in Xunkou, and it is not very convenient for us to contact, and some delays are inevitable. In order not to miss things, I also asked the lieutenant to send the grain, grass and ordnance we needed to Xincheng as soon as possible, and when Sima Yi's army arrived, I am afraid it would not be so convenient. ”

Zhuge Qiao said: "Please rest assured General Deng, and please rest assured that General Meng is ready, and we can set off in a day or two." Please General Meng be ready to respond. Moreover, the soldiers are in danger, and General Meng is asked to be more careful. ”

Deng Xian frowned, as if he had thought of something, and then regained his composure, and said with satisfaction: "We are only short of food and ordnance now, but in fact, everything is properly prepared. As long as Captain Zhuge doesn't make a mistake here, not to mention Sima Yi, even if Cao Rui Xiao'er comes in person, we can ensure that the new city is not lost. ”

Zhuge Qiao hahadaxiao, but Wei Ba was a little uneasy. He's been with Elway these days, and he's learned some skills in observing words and feelings. He found that although Deng Xian said heroically, there was a faint melancholy between his eyebrows. He couldn't say what it was, but he could feel that Deng Xian seemed to be a little insincere, or rather, he seemed to be hiding something.

He observed for a while, and when he saw that they were talking about business, Deng Xian had the intention of getting up to say goodbye, and hurriedly got up and asked: "General Deng, as Captain Zhuge said, General Meng was originally my general of Shu Han, and now he has returned to righteousness, we are a family, if there is anything you need help with, please don't be polite." Not only food, grass and ordnance, but also other things, as long as we can help, you can just say. ”

Deng Xian was stunned for a moment, glanced at Wei Ba, and said with a smile: "Thank you Wei for joining the army, except for grain, grass and ordnance, we don't need anything." He saluted Zhuge Qiao again and left.

Zhuge Qiao personally sent Deng Xian to the door, and of course Wei Ba couldn't help but accompany him. Seeing Deng Xian disappear into the distance with a few followers, Zhuge Qiao clapped his hands with some excitement, turned his head to Wei Ba and said, "Ziyu, the idle days are coming to an end, and next, we will be busy." ”

Wei Ba was not as excited as Zhuge Qiao, he always felt that Deng Xian had some problems, especially the time when he was tempted, Deng Xian was obviously a little hesitant, as if he had something to say, but in the end he didn't say it because of Weishenme's concerns. Wei Ba couldn't think of a specific reason, but he thought that Zhuge Liang's anti-Meng Da and the First Northern Expedition seemed to be directly related in history, so he became vigilant in his heart.

What a clever move to plot against Meng Da, contain Sima Yi, attract Cao Wei's attention to Xicheng, and then send troops out of Longyou? If it succeeds, although it does not necessarily guarantee that the Northern Expedition will be successful, at least Cao Wei's reinforcements will not go so quickly, right? But history didn't say much, there was only one possibility, this rebellion was not successful, at least it did not achieve Zhuge Liang's expected effect, and it did not have enough impact on the Northern Expedition.

Thinking of Sima Yi again, then there is only one possibility, as recorded in history, Meng Da will soon be defeated by Sima Yi and will not be able to cope with Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.

As a result, he already knew, but this was not enough, just as he knew that Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition would fail and Ma Jian would die, but he couldn't say it to Zhuge Liang and Ma Tan. He had to know the reason before he could prescribe the right medicine and get Zhuge Qiao to accept his suggestion, instead of making a wizard-style prophecy. The wizard's prophecy may come true, but by that time, it will be a foregone conclusion, and there will be no chance of salvation.

Deng Xian's strange expression seems to be a breakthrough.

"Bo Song, I think...... Something was wrong with Deng Xian. ”

Zhuge Qiao blinked and exchanged a look with Yang Wei: "What's wrong?" ”

"I don't know. I just think he's hiding something, or ...... Are they not as well prepared as he says? ”

Zhuge Qiao bit his lip and thought for a while, "Yes, Deng Xian does have some concealment, according to the information I received, their city has not been repaired yet. ”

Wei Ba was taken aback, Meng Dadu had been preparing for so long, why hadn't he done it yet?

"Fangling is against Wei, once the matter is raised, the Wei will inevitably attack in a big way, Meng Da wants to build Fangling into a strong fortress, and in the future, Fangling will be the foundation, and the advance can be attacked, and the retreat can be defended, so it took some thought." Seeing that Wei Ba was surprised, Zhuge Qiao hurriedly explained: "But it doesn't matter, it will definitely not delay the war." By the time Sima Yi arrived, Fang Ling was already indestructible and foolproof. ”

Wei Ba frowned. He had a sense of foreboding. Meng Da is also a battle-hardened veteran, how can he do things so unreliable? I've been waiting for so many days, so why not wait a few more days, I have to rush to do justice at this time? Could it be that he lost to Sima Yi because the city was not completed and the defense was flawed?

Wei Ba thought for a while, but still couldn't hold back.

"Meng Da is not ready to act, obviously has fallen into a passive situation. In case Sima Yi came to attack, how would he deal with it? The reason why the defending side of the city takes advantage is because hiding in the city can rely on the city to kill and injure a large number of enemies, and have a psychological advantage. Now that the city has not been repaired, but the enemy is coming, not only will the attack and defense suffer, but the psychological advantage will inevitably be affected. ”

Zhuge Qiao pondered for a moment: "Sima Yi is not so fast. Not to mention that he must first obtain an order from the imperial court before he can send troops to fight, only Wanxian County is still 1,200 miles away from Fangling, and it will take more than half a month to get here. With all this time, Meng Da will definitely be able to prepare. ”

Wei Ba looked at Zhuge Qiao in surprise: "Bo Song, this is wartime, do you think it is a peacetime march, and you can follow the steps?" What if Sima Yi slashed first and then marched in a hurry? 1,200 miles, that is, ten days can be reached. Maybe he's on his way now, but we haven't heard from it yet. ”

"Are you saying that Sima Yi will act without waiting for the imperial edict?" Before Zhuge Qiao could speak, Yang Wei laughed first. "Wei joins the army, do you know what kind of family Sima Yi came from? In their hearts, etiquette is a rule that is greater than everything, and without the edict of the imperial court, let alone attacking Fangling, it is a soldier and a pawn, and he does not dare to go out of Nanyang. ”

Wei Ba was in no mood to talk to this scholar. He said to Zhuge Qiao solemnly: "As the saying goes, be prepared. Meng Da didn't have an accident there, so of course there was nothing to say, once something happened to him, he couldn't effectively drag Sima Yi down, and it would inevitably affect the prime minister's Jihua in the future. Burnson, you can't leave anything to chance. ”――――――

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