As Wei Ba said, he and Zhang He are now fighting against wolves with a pole, and both ends are afraid...

Zhang He was afraid that his cavalry would be equipped with horse armor and did not dare to launch light cavalry to raid easily. He could only rely on each other with the infantry, guarding under Pengcheng, and waiting for Wei Ba to break the siege of Pengcheng. In this way, he gave up the maneuverability of the cavalry, using defense instead of attack, and defending. If Wei Ba's cavalry was fierce, he could also use infantry to defend and reduce casualties.

Wei Ba was also very nervous. He knew very well what Cao Rui wanted to do. If he wanted to gain an advantage in the negotiation seat, he had to gain an advantage on the battlefield first, at least he could not let Cao Rui have the upper hand. Pengcheng must be saved. If Zhou Yin, Ding Feng and the 10,000 infantrymen under them were trapped by Zhang He, then the reputation of his godly general would end. But he could not rescue him rashly because he lacked military strength, especially not enough cavalry, and could not defeat Zhang He's 15,000 infantry and cavalry head-on.

What's more, in Mount Tai and Lu, Wang Ling and Tian Yu's men may rush to help at any time.

If you want to support Zhou Yin and Ding Feng, you must send food and weapons to Pengcheng, break Zhang He's blockade, and escape unstoppable. In the final analysis, he needs more troops.

The army he can still mobilize is the troops from Jingzhou, and the most convenient one is Deng Ai's troops stationed in Changsha. However, Deng Ai can only mobilize more than 10,000 people, which is far from enough.

If Xiahou Xuan and Sun Shao return to success, he will have enough manpower. Xiahou Xuan and Sun Shao have a total of nearly 20,000 troops. Even if there are some losses when conquering Yizhou, there should be more than 10,000 people. Once they join the battle, they can not only make up for the shortcomings of insufficient troops, but also enhance their momentum and gain certain psychological advantages.

When Gu Cheng brought this news, he naturally knew the mystery. While Wei Ba was happy, he couldn't help but sigh that the knowledge of the children of aristocratic families was indeed not comparable to that of ordinary people. One or two golden phoenixes may fly out of the chicken coop, but from a long-term perspective, in terms of the overall quality and quantity of talents, the children of aristocratic families still have advantages.

Therefore, the three generations of the Cao family fought against the aristocratic families and were finally defeated; the Sun Quan brothers fought against the aristocratic families, but there was no good result; Zhuge Liang fought against the aristocratic families, and now everyone is betrayed their relatives and relatives. Sima Yi and his son used the power of the aristocratic families to establish the Jin Dynasty, but there was no good result later. The power fell, and the king and horse shared the world.

In the final analysis, the aristocratic families not only have a large amount of material resources, but also intellectual resources. How can they get better when they fight head-on with the aristocratic families? They can only slowly emptie such a mountain, but cannot attempt to move away at once, otherwise they will inevitably be counterattacked by the aristocratic families.

"What's the trick of Zizhi?" Wei Ba changed his title, which was to truly incorporate Gu Cheng into his system.

"This army is good at expeditions overseas, naval and land battles, and is a powerful force. The Si River is narrow and I am afraid it cannot exert all their power. In my humble opinion, it is better to let them expedition to the Bohai Sea."

Wei Ba looked at Yu Si and Zhang Zhi: "What do you think?"

Yu Si and Zhang Zhi looked at each other and said in unison: "General, this plan is very wonderful."

"Then act according to the plan and send someone to welcome Xiahou Xuan and Sun Shao, telling them not to dodge, and go directly to Mi Island to rest and then go to Bohai."

"Here."

...

On Mi Island, Mi Fang sat on a leeing boulder and looked at the sparkling sea in the distance, feeling extremely comfortable.

The island overseas in Qu County is now officially named Mi Island, which means that Wei Ba sealed the island to Mi Family in advance and became the private property of Mi Family. This made Mi Fang very satisfied. Wei Ba's fief is now Zhuya Island. Although the population is only equivalent to two or three counties, the territory is far more than that. In fact, Wei Ba is close to the title of King. Mi Island cannot be compared with Zhuya, but compared with the common county marquis and Tinghou, this island is still very rich as a fief.

Mi Fang was very satisfied with Mi Wei's investment vision and vaguely saw the dawn of the resurgence of the Mi family.

As a highly excluded and even became a surrendered general, Mi Fang was very satisfied with everything today. Even though Yu Si, who was beside Wei Ba, was like his father Yu Fan, there was always a hint of contempt in his eyes, and he was still calm.

Your Yu family is tough, so why aren't you also coming to serve Wei Ba? If you come first and then arrive, Mi Wei is ahead of you. If you talk about Wei Ba's trust, Yu Si cannot be compared with Mi Wei, so what's so proud of you?

"Head of the family, the general has a letter." An old servant walked up and handed a letter with both hands.

Mi Fang did not take it immediately. He wiped his hands clean with a silk squid before taking it over. He carefully cut the letter with a book knife and took out the light yellow letter paper inside. He read it carefully. Then a smile bloomed from the corner of his eyes.

"I notify the young master that there is another big business to be done."

"Here." The old servant retreated.

Mi Fang held her hands behind her back and looked at the sea level in the south, feeling a lot of emotion. What kind of profit is this treasure from Yizhou? Mi Wei, this time, we must prepare well and try to turn Jizhou and Qingzhou upside down and share the worries of the generals of chariots and cavalry. Well, I can't be idle either. I have to go to Mount Tai again and visit Yangfa.

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A fast horse rushed into Chang'an City.

Li Yan had just taken a nap and was woken up by Li Feng. He was a little angry, but Li Feng said something, and he immediately turned anger into joy.

"General Wei Ba of the chariot and cavalry, and General Lu Xun of Wu Fuguo, jointly asked the general to send troops."

Li Yan turned over and sat up, grabbed the letter from Li Feng, read it twice, and laughed silently: "Sir, good means."

Li Feng stood beside the bed, looking at his father who was smiling but his eyes were beating constantly, and he was frightened and uneasy. He said Wei Ba was good at making a good way, but what methods were Wei Ba worth commendable? Wei Ba's troops are now dispersed and he couldn't even resolve the siege of Pengcheng. Lu Xun was entangled by Xiahou Ba and others. In desperation, he could only ask for help from Guanzhong. This is so declining, is it a good way?

Li Yan glared at Li Feng, feeling disappointed, but had to explain with his surname: "What kind of person is Lu Xun? The Prime Minister can give him the commander of the middle army, so he naturally likes his ability. Because his younger brother Lu Mao became an official in Chengdu, he hopes to make Lu Xun a contribution and compete with me and Wei Ba. But now, Lu Xun is advancing and retreating with Wei Ba, which is naturally a victory for Wei Ba. This is one of the good methods."

"Wei Ba, Lu Xun has a total of more than 50,000 troops. Even if he is defeated, there are still 30,000 to 40,000 troops to be mobilized. Chen Da and Deng Ai did not participate in the war, and Jin Dongliu was even far away in Guiyang. With the strength of Wei Ba and Lu Xun, do they really need to ask me for help? No, this is to give me a chance to make merits together and deal with the prime minister together. They attracted the main force of the Wei army in Pengcheng area, and Meng Da sent troops, and could easily break into Chenliu and Luoyang, which shocked the capital of Cao Wei. If I have any intention, I could also move my troops eastward and approach Luoyang to serve as a support force. Showing good to me and demonstrating to the prime minister is the second best way."

"If you want to stretch out, bend first, and if you want to advance, you will retreat first. Wei Ba stayed in Pengcheng and Lu Xun retreated to Qiao County. Before the two of them made great efforts, they delayed Cao Wei's main force, which made Cao Rui's idea of ​​fighting and reconciliation fail, and gave up space for counterattacks and won without fighting. This is the third of a good method."

"With a warrior, he can move the heart of a family, use more than 10,000 troops to control tens of thousands of people, and achieve victory without fighting. This shows that Wei Ba's use of troops, his power and strategy are all superb, and he has the advantage of taking heavy weights as if he is light." Li Yan sighed with emotion: "My son, you must taste Wei Ba's every move, which has the true meaning. Looking at his people and affairs, it is like observing the layout of a master, his moves are exquisite without leaving any traces. As the saying goes, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, which is something that people have to admire."

"Father is brilliant." Li Feng gave a compliment with some depression.

"I'm a clever guy. Only when you are clever is meaningful." Li Yan muttered, got up and turned around the house twice: "Do you think we should send troops?"

Li Feng frowned, thought hard for a moment, and shook his head and said, "I don't think it's appropriate to send troops. Guanzhong finally got some respite opportunities. With some savings, once the troops are sent, they may be consumed."

"You are right, but not being able to send troops does not mean we shouldn't send troops." Li Yan smiled coldly and looked back at Li Feng for inexplicable reasons: "Don't say it for now, wait for Fa Miao to come and see how he came up with a plan."

"Here." Li Feng understood it and sent someone to invite Fa Miao.

After Fa Miao came, he thought for a while and said, "Guanzhong has just received a rare rest. The people's hearts have been settled. It is indeed inappropriate to send troops at this time. However, you might as well take this opportunity to ask the court for some money and food. Furthermore, sending people to Luoyang to see the situation is also a good opportunity."

Li Yan smiled and exchanged a look with Li Feng. Li Feng was ashamed. He felt that his thinking was really unsatisfied. If his father had not told him about the wonderful things in advance, he would not be able to understand Fa Miao's intentions at all, and might have to refute them. Now, he looked like he agreed, and Fa Miao would definitely think that he learned from it and knew the wonderful things in it. How could he know that it was explained by his father in advance?

"What Boyuan said is very wonderful, so please hold your pen and ask the Prime Minister's Office to allocate more money and grain to me." Li Yan sighed: "The Prime Minister owes a large debt. I have returned to Chengdu to continue to be Prime Minister. My general is really hard now. He can't wait to die and refuse to help him, right? As for Xin'an, I should also go and see it. Huo Yi has been holding Xin'an for so long, so he should also let him rest."

Fa Miao also laughed. Li Yan wanted to take advantage of the situation and used the power caused by Wei Ba and others to raise problems for Zhuge Liang. Taking this opportunity to regain Xin'an's military power, just like driving Wang Ping away before, it was actually a trick of taking advantage of the power.

Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu and regained control of the emperor, and his control over Guanzhong would inevitably decline. After Wei Ba took action and relieved the danger of Cao Wei sending troops to Guanzhong, Li Yan gradually took off and began to clear out the chess pieces that Zhuge Liang had placed in Guanzhong.

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.(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!