Sun Quan was certainly not at ease in Wuchang. It's not just uneasy, it's terrifying.

But when he returned to Wu County, he was also unwilling. It is reassuring to return to Wu County, at least he will not be attacked on all sides, but Wuchang will be lost, and his influence will be limited to Wu County and Huiji, and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of Shu Han. The fruits of his more than twenty years of struggle have come to naught, and Zuihou has returned to the legacy he inherited from his brother.

This life is in vain.

Of course Sun Quan didn't want to. But what if you don't want to? Rebelling? He really didn't have the guts. Before that, his backbone was Lu Xun, and now that Lu Xun and Wei Ba are close, who knows what he thinks in his heart. Last time, he sent Lu Yi to send him a secret letter, but he kidnapped Lu Yi to Wuchang and forced him to behead Lu Yi to thank his ministers. Even if he still has him as King Wu in his heart, I'm afraid he is not as loyal as before.

He has a new choice, will he still care about Wu Guo?

Lu Xun is unreliable, what about the others? I'm afraid it's also dangerous, and even if they have the heart, they may not be powerful. After the Yangtze River waterway was controlled by Wei Ba, the strength of the generals along the way was greatly reduced, and after losing the advantage of the water division, they simply did not have the strength to compete with Wei Ba for control of the Yangtze River again. Under Wei Ba's step-by-step co-optation and differentiation, I am afraid that many people are now thinking about how to hook up with Wei Ba and make a fortune with him, rather than fighting with him and taking back the benefits.

Sun Quan really doesn't know who else he can trust, even Sun Shao will obey Wei Ba's orders and follow Xiahou Xuan to conquer Yizhou, can others still believe it? Maybe there are a few, but in terms of the overall situation. He no longer has the strength to compete with Wei Ba.

Not before, not now, and even less likely in the future.

Although Fei Yi's suggestion hurts his self-esteem, it is a very practical one. Since it is not good to be hard, it is better to be honest and obedient, take the initiative to behave meekly, and leave a good impression on Chengdu.

It's just that Sun Quan felt too aggrieved and couldn't help but want to scold.

"Whose advice is this?" Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said, "Is it the Prime Minister's idea, or Wei Ba's idea?" ”

Fei Yi didn't answer and asked: "What do you think, king?" ”

"Prime Minister?"

Fei Yi smiled incomprehensibly, as if nodding. It's not very real. But Sun Quan already believed it. In his opinion, only Zhuge Liang would make such a means.

"Who will take over Wuchang?"

"It's not decided yet." Fei Yi asked: "How is Zhu Zhi?" ”

Sun Quan nodded helplessly: "Very good." He can only say that it is very good, it is better to let his little son-in-law Zhu Julai garrison Wuchang than to send people directly from the Chengdu Imperial Court to Wuchang. You can save a little face.

"Then the king will go to the book himself. I think Bixia and Prime Minister will appreciate the sincerity of the king. ”

Sun Quan secretly scolded with hatred. Zhuge Liang, who eats meat and doesn't spit out bones, wants to slap me, and asks me to take the initiative to put my face up. It's too deceitful.

……

Sun Quan wrote a letter and sincerely requested to move the capital back to the place of the ancestral tomb, which not only surprised the Chengdu court, but also surprised Cao Rui in Luoyang. He suddenly realized that whether he really wanted to surrender or not, he had already lost just by showing this awareness. Sun Quan's initiative to ask to move the capital back to Wu County is a clear proof that he is harming people.

This is not the Sun Quan in his impression. He has the impression that Sun Quan is a scoundrel who will not be easily succumbed, he can be ruthless repeatedly, he can say all kinds of good things while resorting to all kinds of tricks, he can send countless treasures, but he refuses to send protons, he can be subservient when he is in danger, and he can also slap you hard in the blink of an eye.

The first emperor was so tricked by him.

When did such a person become so well-behaved?

Cao Rui thought for a long time, and finally realized that from the day when Wei Ba's three-way army surrounded Wuchang and Sun Quan was forced to send the crown prince Sun Deng to Chengdu as a hostage, Sun Quan's backbone was broken. If you push it further, it can even be said that after the Battle of Xiangyang, Sun Quan was forced to send Mrs. Sun to Chengdu and wanted to marry Wei Ba, Sun Quan had already fallen behind.

And that time, it was precisely because Wei Ba released water that the Wei army's iron cavalry raided the Wu army, killed Sun Wei, and severely damaged the Wu army.

In other words, Wei Jun has contributed a lot to this situation today.

After figuring out this layer, Cao Rui couldn't cry or laugh a little, and at the same time realized that he couldn't follow Wei Ba's steps anymore. He wants to borrow Wei Ba's strength, and Wei Ba also wants to borrow his strength, the initiative is in Wei Ba's hands, and if this situation continues, the situation will be more favorable to Wei Ba.

Cao Rui thought about it again and again, and decided to adjust his strategy, abandon the original Guanzhong offensive, transfer the army of Bingzhou to Suiyang, help Sima Yi to help him, severely damage Lu Xun and Wei Yan, regain the initiative in the southeast battlefield, and ensure the safety of Luoyang.

After repeated discussions with the ministers, he got in touch with Sima Yi in Suiyang, and after unifying his opinions, the edict was sent to Bingzhou. Xiahou Ba, Qin Lang and others have been preparing to attack Guanzhong, receiving this order, although there was some surprise, but there was no hesitation, Hao Zhao stayed behind Huguan, Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang led 20,000 cavalry to Yanzhou.

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The news that the Wei army rushed to Yanzhou reached Guanzhong as quickly as possible. When Li Yan heard the news, he stroked his forehead. His crisis passed, and Wei Bayuan's demonstration in White Wolf Mountain showed off his horse armor, like throwing a stone into the sea, stirring up a layer of microwaves. This layer of microwave looks inconspicuous, but it affects the battle situation in the Central Plains, and Zuihou successfully solved the crisis faced by Guanzhong, so that Zhuge Liang's Jihua failed.

Cao Rui was worried that he was equipped with horse armor and that he would not be sure of winning in attacking Guanzhong, so he turned to attack Yanzhou, so that he could get at least half a year's respite. With this half a year, the horse armor equipment is in place, even if the Wei army attacks again, he is not afraid. With this half a year, he can also calmly control Guanzhong, and no longer have to worry about the big war, and the generals under him have their own ghosts.

Zuihou Who gets the benefit? Or Wei Ba. His family's iron work received orders for more than 20,000 sets of horse armor, which could make a lot of money, tying the families of Nanyang and Xiangyang to his chariot. He also forced Cao Rui to the negotiating table, and had the opportunity to create another brilliance.

Li Yan didn't know if Wei Ba had been prepared or improvised. He asked Fa Miao, but Fa Miao was also vague. As far as his personal opinion is concerned, he is more inclined to Wei Ba's temporary intentions, but behind the temporary intentions is the result of Wei Ba's accumulation.

Wei Ba attaches great importance to jishu, and the world knows it. Every big turning point is because of the birth of a weapon. Armored warships were introduced, and he thwarted the Wei army's naval divisions; The fire bomb came out, and he helped Li Yan conquer Nanyang; The giant ship came out, and he surrounded Wuchang with a three-way army and forced Sun Quan to land; This time, Ma Kai appeared, and he completely broke the situation of the Wei army's cavalry dominance, forcing Cao Rui to agree to negotiate.

Every Jishu innovation can help him fight a new situation, and he is also very good at taking advantage of the shocking effect of each new weapon when it is first introduced, and strives for the maximum benefit. Relatively speaking, this time when Ma armor came out, he got more of a potential advantage, and did not achieve too many practical benefits. Of course, this is to help Li Yan break the siege, but from another aspect, Wei Ba has progressed from a simple contest of strength to a competition for power, and his realm is one level higher, and he can already confront Zhuge Liang at the level of power.

Li Yan very much agrees with Fa Miao's analysis. He was satisfied that he had chosen a strong opponent. Without Wei Ba's help, he would be miserable by Zhuge Liang again this time.

In return, Li Yan ordered Wang Ping to rush to Guangling with 5,000 war horses, and stay in Guangling to listen to Wei Ba's orders. Wang Ping was helpless, although he was very reluctant, but now the Prime Minister's Mansion does not care about the military, he can only obey the orders of the general Li Yan, Li Yan asked him to adjust the defense, he can only adjust the defense.

Wang Ping refused to go on the road while grinding, and at the same time hurriedly wrote to the prime minister's mansion and asked the prime minister to mediate.

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Before receiving Wang Ping's report, Zhuge Liang had already received the news that the Wei army was sending reinforcements to Suiyang. He knew that his Jihua had failed, the battle of Guanzhong was no longer possible, and Li Yan was safe. Now his most important task at the moment is how to ensure that the Yanzhou battlefield does not suffer major setbacks. The main commander of the Yanzhou battlefield is Lu Xun, Lu Xun and Wei Ba have a deal, but Lu Xun has not completely entered Wei Ba's camp after all. If Lu Xun suffers a major setback, Wei Ba can only take over the Yanzhou battlefield, and in that case, Wei Ba's strength will be further expanded.

Although Wei Ba himself is in the East China Sea, his main force has been stranded in Changsha and Guiyang, and he is probably waiting for this day.

Zhuge Liang immediately issued an edict in the name of the Son of Heaven to Sun Quan, the king of Wu, ordering him to mobilize domestic elite troops to reinforce Yanzhou to ensure that the Jianghuai front was safe.

Sun Quan received the edict and couldn't cry or laugh. He, the king of Wu, finally has the right to transfer troops again, but this right has been seriously reduced, and the army he can mobilize now is very limited, adding up to less than 30,000 in total. It's a shame that he is already ready to release Wuchang, otherwise he can't even mobilize 30,000 people, because his main force still has to protect Wuchang. Now it's okay, Wuchang doesn't plan to ask for it anyway, and the Buqi and Zhu Zhisuo who defend Wuchang can be transferred to the Yanzhou battlefield to support Lu Xun in the battle.

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the more unhappy he became, he simply wrote to the imperial court, I am not strong enough, I am afraid that I will not be able to solve the siege of Yanzhou, or ask the general Wei Ba to mobilize the army under his command to go into battle, it is best to ask the general to go into battle in person. He has defeated Sima Yi's father and son many times, and with him as the main general, he will definitely be able to win.

I don't know if it is a heart, when Sun Quan wrote to the imperial court, Lu Xun, the chief general of the middle route army, also put forward a request for Wei Ba, the general of the shunting cavalry, to participate in the battle. He didn't want to hand over all the tasks to Wei Ba, he hoped that Wei Ba could launch an attack in Xuzhou, contain a part of the Wei army, reduce his pressure, hold Pengcheng as much as possible, and strive for a favorable situation for the next negotiations or wars.

It was more practical than Sun Quan's pure anger, and Lu Xun also sent an invitation to Wei Ba while asking the imperial court.

As soon as Wei Ba, who had just returned to the East China Sea base, received the invitation, he immediately made arrangements and ordered the sailors to go up Surabaya and go straight to Pengcheng

(To be continued......)