Chapter 713: I Can't Bear It (Plus Change, Ask for a Monthly Pass)
Fei Yi didn't dare to slack off, he immediately wrote an urgent letter to Zhuge Liang and sent it as quickly as possible, and at the same time conveyed Wei Ba's jihua to Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen was also taken aback. Like Fei Yi, he didn't know if Wei Ba really wanted to do this, or if it was just a bluff threat. However, with Wei Ba's style of doing things, it is entirely possible that he really turned against Sun Quan, after all, if he can't capture Nanyang, Li Yan will definitely use him as a scapegoat, and he has already offended Zhuge Liang, in this case, it is possible for him to do anything to remedy it.
Whether Zhuge Liang can take Longyou or not, Zhang Wen doesn't care much, and it can even be said that it is more in the interests of Wu Guo that Zhuge Liang can't take Longyou. But if Wei Ba and Li Yan turned around and attacked Wuchang in order to shift the responsibility, it would be a big problem for Wu Guo. Sun Quan sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight because he wanted to take advantage, but he didn't want to provoke fire.
Zhang Wen immediately reported the news to Sun Quan, and at the same time reported the fact that Li Yan and Ma Jian had dispatched troops, they may be preparing to flank Sima Yi, but at the same time, they may also be a precursor to a great retreat. Once they abandon Fancheng and Nanyang, it is entirely possible to attack Wuchang next.
For a madman like Wei Ba, no one can speculate with common sense, so they can only be prepared for contingencies.
Before meeting Fei Yi and Zhang Wen, Wei Ba sent a military officer to urgently inform Zhao Tong that things may change, after receiving the order, you and Chen Zhi immediately withdraw from Yuzhou, don't have any hesitation, the sooner the better. I will meet you at Tongbai Mountain, and you don't have to pass through Jiangxia anymore, you can go straight from Runan to Nanyang County.
After all this, Wei Ba sat down by the Xi family pool again. Throwing off the fishing rod, I leisurely caught the fish, as if the world was peaceful.
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After Zhao Tong received Wei Ba's news, he discussed it with Chen Zhi, and without any hesitation, he immediately set up camp. Before leaving, he also sent a message to Lu Xun, and said to Lu Xun very politely that our army was besieging Xinye and the troops were insufficient. I'm going back for reinforcements. The battle here will be entrusted to you, the auxiliary general. May you be victorious and successful.
Lu Xun was inexplicable, and he didn't know if what Zhao Tong said was true or not, but Zhao Tong and Chen Zhi were not his subordinates. What is the action. There is no need to ask him for instructions. Inform him, and the reason is legitimate, and he has already done his duty as an ally. Although he sent Lu Lan to persuade him. But it was hard to stop it, so he could only watch Chen Zhi and Zhao Tong disappear from view.
Lu Xun immediately reported to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan had just received an urgent report from Zhang Wen. Knowing that Wei Ba was annoyed and ashamed, and failed to attack Nanyang, he wanted to attack Wuchang to vent his anger, Sun Quan was so angry that his eyes were split, and he jumped like thunder. Wei Ba did this, it was like slapping him in the face, if he couldn't beat Nanyang, he would come to fight Wuchang, you and I were soft persimmons, and I could pinch it if I wanted? Although I am not yet the emperor, I am also the dignified King of Wu, do you think you are young and promising? I'm no worse than you when I'm your age. When did I become the coward who could hit you twice if you wanted? When Cao Mengde led the army to come, I didn't bow my head, can I still bow to you today?
After the outburst, Sun Quan became a little worried. Of course, he was not afraid that Wei Ba would attack Wuchang, but he also knew that once Wei Ba and Li Yan withdrew their troops from Nanyang and attacked Wu instead, no matter whether they could capture Wuchang or not, the Jianghuai he dreamed of would definitely be out of play. Wei Ba tore up the plan signed by Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, and it was impossible for Shu Han to agree to him as emperor, and Wu Shu turned from allies to enemies in a blink of an eye.
Thinking a little further, if Wu Shu engages troops, Wei will be able to draw troops to support Longyou, in that case, Zhuge Liang will also lose the opportunity to capture Longyou, and he will not be able to suppress Li Yan and Wei Ba, what will he do? No matter what you do, it doesn't seem to be good for Wu Guo.
Together, there are two benefits, and there are two injuries when divided. If Wei Ba is really forced to this point, no one will benefit from Zuihou, but Wei will get a precious respite. After this battle, the contradiction between Zhuge Liang and Li Yan intensified, and before the winner was decided, they probably would not have the strength to attack Wei again, and Wei was still the strongest one.
This is not the situation that Wu Guo wants to see.
With Li Yan sending troops, he can take Jianghuai and become emperor.
If you don't cooperate with Li Yan to send troops, you will have to start a war with Li Yan and Wei Ba, and both will be defeated.
Sun Quan was in a dilemma and couldn't make a choice. He was not only angry with Wei Ba's contempt for him, but also unwilling to give up the Jianghuai that was about to be in his hands, and turned to fight Wei Ba again.
After receiving Lu Xun's report and learning that Zhao Tong and Chen Zhi had evacuated Yuzhou, Sun Quan became even more nervous. Wei Ba is so resolute, it's not like it's just intimidation. Could it be that he had really decided to do it?
Sun Quan immediately sent someone to tell Lu Xun the news that Zhang Wen had sent back, and asked Lu Xun for advice.
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In Ji County, the flags are waving, the war drums are noisy, and tens of thousands of Qiang people are practicing the eight formations that Zhuge Liang has just innovated.
Hao Zhao stubbornly defended Ji County and refused to surrender, Tian Yu guarded Yuzhong, Xiahou Ba led 5,000 foot cavalry, relying on the speed of the cavalry, his whereabouts were uncertain, and he continued to attack the Shu Han army. The weakest in the Shu Han army were these Qiang, and they also suffered the greatest losses in all previous battles. On the one hand, it is because of their poor equipment, unlike the Shu Han army under the command of Zhuge Liang, which has standard armor and weapons, and on the other hand, because they do not know the formation, they rush forward when they fight, and once they encounter an unfavorable situation, they will scatter as birds and beasts, and then they will be chased and killed by cavalry.
In response to this situation, Zhuge Liang decided to train his troops while Tuntian, and the object of the training was these Qiang people. He improved the eight formations, starting with a small formation of 1,000 people, and after practicing and familiarizing himself, he combined it into a large array of 10,000 people, and then combined it into a large array of tens of thousands of people.
Zhuge Liang drilled under the city, not only trained the soldiers, but also put pressure on the defenders in the city, hoping that Hao Zhao could recognize the situation and surrender as soon as possible.
It's a pity that Hao Zhao is like a stinky and hard stone, unmoved at all. He sent someone to Zhuge Liang to say, as long as there is a mouthful of food left in the city and there are still soldiers, you don't expect me to surrender. To get into the city, you have to attack one way.
This result made Zhuge Liang very annoyed, so much so that the joy of innovating the formation and succeeding in training was a little lighter. At this point, it seems that there are only two roads left, one is to wait for the food in the city to run out, and the other is to train these Qiang people into elite soldiers as soon as possible and storm Ji County.
Because Zhuge Liang didn't know the bottom in his heart, he didn't know if Li Yan could conquer Wancheng with the help of Wei Ba and Ma Tan, and when he would be able to conquer Wancheng. If Li Yan preempted him, it would be very disadvantageous for him. Although no matter from which point of view, it is unlikely that Li Yan will be in front of him, he still can't rest assured.
Therefore, he chose the latter path, stepped up the training of the Qiang people, and strived to enter the battlefield as soon as possible to solve the battle.
Zhuge Liang looked at the Qiang people who were practicing, and looked at the new formation in an orderly manner, and his thin face showed a trace of satisfaction.
To be able to train the Qiang people to this point in just over a month, the hard work has not been in vain. He looked at Jiang Wei, who was commanding in the front, and smiled with relief. The defeat of Liupan Mountain did not defeat Jiang Wei, but instead tempered him from a piece of pig iron into stainless steel, sharpening his edge. With Wei Ba as a fierce rival, Jiang Wei is growing up amazingly.
It's the same as Ma Tan.
As soon as he thought of Ma Yan, the smile on Zhuge Liang's face disappeared, and there was a tingling pain in his chest. When Ma Jian grew up, he should have felt joy, but now Ma Jian has become his heart disease. He couldn't feel a glimmer of joy. Ma Jian and Li Yan fought side by side, which was clearly a silent rebellion against him, and what made him even more uneasy was that not only Ma Jian turned his back on him, but even Deng Zhi, the prison army he sent to monitor Wei Yan and Zhao Yun, betrayed him.
What exactly is this weishenme?
"Prime Minister!" Yang Wei walked through the gap in the battle formation, hurriedly walked over, went to the command platform with a "bang", looked at Zhuge Liang breathlessly, and handed over an urgent report with both hands.
Zhuge Liang's white eyebrows were raised, and his head was slightly bowed to show his praise for Yang Wei. After a period of training, Yang Wei is no longer as frivolous as before. The military newspaper in his hand was obviously an urgent military report, but he didn't make a fuss, just walked in a hurry, which was already commendable.
"Who wrote it?"
"Fei joins the army."
"What's the matter?"
"Nanyang has changed."
Zhuge Liang "chuckled" in his heart, quickly took the military newspaper, and before opening it, he glanced at the seal, and when he saw that particular sign, his heart immediately lifted.
This is a hundred thousand urgent military reports, if it is not enough news to affect the overall situation, Fei Yi will not use such a sign. Zhuge Liang immediately pulled out the military report, did not read the content, and first glanced at the date of zuihou.
Fei Yi's date is relatively long: three quarters on the third day of the lunar month, in the old house of the Xi family in Xiangyang.
Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly tightened, and every piece of information revealed in it made him nervous. One is time, from the time Fei Yi wrote this urgent report to the time he received it, there were only five days, which was sent by six hundred miles in an urgent manner. The second is the location, Fei Yi pointed out the old house of the Xi family, in fact, he was hinting that Wei Ba was now in the old house of the Xi family in Xiangyang, not on the front line. He was the general who commanded the army, and he suddenly returned to the old house of the Xi family in Xiangyang, of course, not on vacation, but for another reason.
Zhuge Liang couldn't keep his composure anymore, and immediately spread out the military newspaper and read it. The military report was not long, he read it quickly, and when he put it down, his face changed red and white, his eyes were sharp, and he was furious.
"Shaft dares!" Zhuge Liang slowly clenched his fists and smashed his fist on the case, shaking the pen and ink on the case and jumping non-stop, and the cinnabar overflowed from the inkstone, meandering and flowing on the case, like blood. The talisman wrapped in yellow Shu brocade "snapped" and fell down, stained with some cinnabar, turned red, and looked so dazzling.
Yang Wei saw it in his eyes and was happy in his heart. He knew that this shaft would not be someone else, but only Wei Ba. Zhuge Liang has always been moody, and now he scolds Wei Ba in front of him for being a shaft, and he is naturally extremely angry. That's good news for him. Their father and son suffered a lot at the hands of Wei Ba, but Zhuge Liang still protected Wei Ba, which was a thorn in the hearts of their father and son, which made them very uncomfortable. Now that Wei Ba is going to be unlucky, of course he is happy to see it happen, and he is very happy to add another fire...... (To be continued......)
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