Chapter 507: Bear the Burden of Humiliation
With Wei Ba's consent, Fei Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately descended the mountain and rushed to Chenyang.
Lu Xun had just arrived in Chenyang. Looking at Chenyang City with green smoke, Lu Xun's heart was like ashes. He knew that Wei Ba had not left him any chance.
"General, what should I do?" Lu Lan's face was as black as a city wall.
"Let's go into the city and have a look, maybe we can save a little food." Lu Xun said helplessly.
There was no food in the city, Zhao Tong burned it very cleanly, he strictly followed Wei Ba's requirements, moved the grain for half a day, and then set a fire to burn the rest of the grain clean. Of course, he didn't leave nothing to Lu Xun, he left Lu Xun with all the prisoners and wounded, as well as neatly arranged corpses, and the total number was almost not lacking.
Looking at the dejected captives and the miserable moaning wounded, Lu Xun wanted to cry without tears. These are burdens, but he cannot abandon them, and he is obliged to receive them. Wei Ba snatched his food, but left him with a burden, which was by no means Wei Ba's mercy, but Wei Ba's insidiousness. These people are even worse for his shortage of food.
Lu Xun entered the city, Qiao Ren came to him, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, ashamed of himself. The exhausted Lu Xun no longer had the strength to blame Qiao Ren and let him get up and talk back.
"General Xie!" Qiao Ren arched his hand in embarrassment.
"What the hell is going on, how did Wei Ba use to conquer Chenyang so quickly?"
Qiao Ren's face turned pale. He still felt terrified of what he had seen last night, as if that scene was still in front of him. He stammered to Lu Xun about what happened yesterday, which he saw with his own eyes. There are also some conjectures for him, because of fear, he can no longer distinguish which ones are facts and which ones are his own conjectures, it sounds like a myth, as if Wei Ba set two fires, and then flew to the city, hearing Lu Lan frowning again and again.
After listening to Qiao Ren's narration, Lu Xun sighed and was speechless. He knew that Wei Ba's tactics were incredible. Even if he himself is here, he may not be able to respond in time. Qiao Ren is a cautious person. In the face of the cunning and changeable Wei Ba, he has no advantage at all. In fact, these seem strange, but they are not without a trace. Those who are good at defending always have to suffer some losses in the face of those who are good at attacking. Just as he himself had no effective means of restraint in front of Wei Ba. Qiao Ren was even more unlikely to block Wei Ba's clever attack.
It was in the evening. Fei Yi rushed to Chenyang. He went straight to the city to ask to see Lu Xun. To the arrival of Fei Yi. Lu Xun was very surprised.
"Why are you back again?" Lu Xun asked coldly.
Fei Yi calmly replied, "I'm here to negotiate with the general." ”
"Didn't I tell you that there is nothing more to talk about between us."
"Then the general just watched Pan Jun's 5,000 men and horses trapped in the canyon?"
"His life and death depend on the destiny of heaven, and I have no power to save him. It's my incompetence. I will ask King Wu for guilt. ”
"The general is too casual to attribute these to providence." Fei Yi's face didn't show a little guilt, on the contrary, he had a little more confidence in winning the ticket. "General, more than half of Buqi has been lost, and Lu Dai himself has died on the battlefield, if Pan Jun is wiped out again, I think King Wu will probably not give up, maybe Han and Wu will fight again. Once the Han-Wu alliance broke down, the general should be able to think of what the consequences would be. ”
Lu Xun frowned slightly, and was silent. He knew that Fei Yi had grasped the point. The breakdown of the alliance is certainly not a good thing for Shu, but it is an unacceptable consequence for Wu. Once Wu Shu goes to war, Wei may attack Wu, and Wu will face the attack of Wei and Shu Han, and Wu will be in danger of losing the country. What is even more difficult for Lu Xun to accept, King Wu may think that his refusal to form an alliance is the Jiangdong clan for his own interests, and would rather the destruction of the Wu State, or even just to avenge his family. Once Sun Quan, who was furious, had such an idea, the Lu family might suffer an unimaginable blow.
Lu Xun didn't dare to take such a risk, he knew very well that once Sun Quan was angry, he could retain some sanity, and what kind of destructive power would be generated, this battle of Wuling was a bloody lesson. In the final analysis, the defeat of the three-way army was all caused by Sun Quan's chaotic life.
Lu Xun's eyes flashed, and he raised his eyelids to look at Fei Yi: "Wei Ba is willing to negotiate?" ”
"Yes, he is willing to negotiate, as long as the general can accept his previous terms." Fei Yi said calmly, as if all the conflicts were just caused by Lu Xun's misunderstanding. "He has always been willing to negotiate, and he does not want the Han-Wu alliance to break up because of this, and for him, that is not a good outcome. It was only because the general did not agree to his conditions that he was forced to attack Chenyang. If the general is willing to agree to the conditions he has put forward earlier, he can release Pan Jun's army, shake hands and make peace, and get back together. ”
Lu Xun groaned and didn't answer immediately, he didn't know how to choose. He can agree to other conditions, but it is difficult for him to guarantee that Sun Quan will agree to the condition of sending Mrs. Sun back. In exchange for the dignity of Wu State with the lives of five thousand elites, he didn't know what choice Sun Quan would make?
Lu Xun was a little angry. "Why do you push this difficulty to me, you should know that it is difficult for King Wu to agree to this condition."
Fei Yi smiled: "Five thousand people for one person, I think King Wu will consider it." Even if you have any opinions in the future, King Wu can understand your good intentions now, General. He is a person who knows right from wrong, and he is also a man with a heart for the world, and he will not blame the general for this mistake. General, it is clear to both of us that Han and Wu are an alliance, not an enemy, at least not an enemy yet. If we can't negotiate, then the Han-Wu alliance will be completely broken, and this is not something that any of us want to see. Is the general willing to give up this zuihou opportunity? ”
Lu Xun pinched his fingers in pain, and his joints were clattering. The responsibility was too heavy for him to bear. Wei Ba can ignore the overall situation, act recklessly, and ask for Wuling County, but he can't help but weigh the pros and cons and distinguish the priorities. Wu suffered this catastrophe, and has no strength to fight again, and if it does not ally with Shu Han, it can only surrender to Cao Wei, otherwise, Wu will face a two-sided attack, and survival will become a problem.
"I can promise you, but I can't guarantee that King Wu will agree to this condition."
"It doesn't matter, I think as long as the general is willing, saving those 5,000 men and horses to avoid the rupture of the alliance is the most important thing. As for whether you are willing to agree in the future, we can talk about it again. Fei Yi paused, and sighed again: "Actually, what I want to say to the general is that occupying Wuling is just Wei Ba's own idea. Prime Minister Zhuge was also unwilling to accept it. But the general should also know that at this point, if we don't agree to Wei Ba's request and occupy Wuling, we won't be able to explain to the hundred officials. Even if Prime Minister Zhuge didn't like Wei Ba's choice, he could only accept this result, otherwise he would become the target of public criticism. ”
Lu Xun glanced at Fei Yi and sneered: "I know, you are more difficult than me. Wei Ba is really stupid, he will always be just used as a knife. ”
Lu Xun didn't say anything more? He didn't believe Fei Yi. He felt that this matter was Zhuge Liang's conspiracy, he hid behind the scenes, but pushed Wei Ba, a young man, to the front of the scene, just as he asked Wei Ba to hijack the princess into Wuxi. Now that all the favorable conditions are in Wei Ba's hands, he doesn't have much choice, in order to rescue Pan Jun's five thousand men and horses, he can only accept this condition, as for the future results, he can only wait for later.
Hurry up and do what you want. "Well, I promise you, you win." Lu Xun said with some loss.
"General, it's not that we won, it's just that Wei Ba won."
"It doesn't matter, what's the difference? Anyway, I lost. Lu Xun smiled bitterly: "Of course, you may not win." Perhaps, as you said, only Wei Ba really wins. ”
Fei Yi smiled and didn't say anything more? He pretended not to understand Lu Xun's provocative words.
After getting Lu Xun's consent, Fei Yi and Lu Lan discussed the details overnight, and the contract had been roughly drawn up before, and there were not too many doubts, the difference was only that Lu Xun was unwilling to agree to Mrs. Sun's matter immediately. Up to now, Lu Xun doesn't have much choice, he can only make his own decisions and agree to Wei Ba's unacceptable conditions, he doesn't know what the result of Zuihou is, but at present, he can only agree, otherwise, he can only watch Pan Jun starve to death in the canyon.
After stamping Lu Xun's seal, Fei Yi rushed back to Longyan Beach again with this contract, and Lu Lan returned with him. Wei Ba was very satisfied with this result, and accepted it without any nonsense this time. Lu Lan and Fei Yi then went down to the canyon and came to Pan Jun.
After listening to Lu Lan's words, Pan Jun was very angry.
"Do I need to use the dignity of King Wu to save my life?" Pan Jun reprimanded angrily: "I have no way to use my troops and die on the battlefield, which is the result I deserve and my honor." How can I exchange the interests and honor of the country for my life, even if I can survive, what is the point? ”
Fei Yi shook his head, disapproving. The general's words are wrong. This is not only your personal honor and disgrace, but also the lives of 5,000 soldiers. You can sacrifice your life for righteousness, but King Wu needs these 5,000 men and horses. The eldest husband puts state affairs first, what is the temporary grievance? General Lu can endure humiliation and burden, can't you? Could it be that your personal honor and disgrace are heavier than the entire Jingzhou? ”
Pan Jun was speechless, his face was pale, and he didn't say a word.
Fei Yi asked again: "Regarding the marriage between Ling Ai and Zhao Zhonglang, is the general willing to agree?" ”
Pan Jun asked angrily, "Do I have any choice?" ”
Fei Yi smiled. He knew what Pan Jun was thinking. The daughter was kidnapped and forcibly married, which is definitely not something Pan Jun is willing to accept. And Zhao Yun is a martial artist, her daughter used to marry the prince Sun Wei, but now she wants to marry Zhao Yun's son, it is not so much a marriage as a shame. But now that it has come, what choice does he have? People are under the low eaves and have to bow their heads, this is a portrayal of Pan Jun's current mood. (To be continued......)
PS: There are still a few votes left in the top 50 of the overall list, hehe, everyone is really powerful.