The warship went up the river and headed south along the western foot of Xuefeng Mountain. The bamboo shadows on both sides of the bank were whirling, and the green mountains and green trees were like an endless green corridor. There were birds with colorful feathers singing in the trees.
The singing is clear and clear, like the clear river water under your feet. Everything in your eyes is an intoxicating green, except for some white snow on the top of the snow peak, like a green crown decorated with white feathers.
Xia Houxuan stood on the bow of the boat, blowing the cool river breeze, and let out a long whistle. The whistle continued along the river valley, causing the maids from the Divine Dog Camp to smile. One of them showed his face.
His voice reminded him of the fiery folk songs, and he boldly expressed his admiration to Xia Houxuan, which caused a burst of laughter from the companions next to him.
Xia Houxuan smiled and didn't care. After following Wei Ba for a few days, he had become accustomed to the undisguised temperament of these barbarian women. He is an open-minded person, and he likes to carve flowers naturally, and hibiscus emerges from clear water.
He had long hated those red tapes, and now he was in the vast mountains, staying with some barbarians who respected nature, singing and dancing when he was happy, and frowning when he was angry. He didn't need to hide it at all, and he felt relaxed all over.
"How?" Wei Ba walked out of the cabin, opened his clothes and fanned the wind with his sleeves.
"It's a happy trip. It's a worthwhile trip. It's a worthwhile trip."
"Of course, can I still treat you badly?" Wei Ba said with a smile: "If I treat you badly, Yuanrong will be unhappy when the time comes, and I won't be able to bear it."
"Stop acting like a good wife in front of me. When will it be business to help my sister become an equal wife?" Xia Houxuan knew very well that Xia Houhui had no chance in front of Guan Feng. The first wife should forget about it and get there before Wei Ba took a concubine.
The business is to occupy the wife's position first.
"This is not just a matter of words." Wei Ba glanced at the green mountains on both sides of the bank, pointed at the white snow on the top of the mountain and said with a smile: "Did you see that it is summer, but there is still snow on the top of the mountain? Please tell me, what exactly is this?
Why?"
Xia Houxuan was speechless. This problem that Wei Ba raised to him a long time ago has not been solved yet, and he has refused to ask Wei Ba for advice. It has become an unsolved case. When he was in Luoyang, he also studied this problem with many people.
question, but no one can come up with a reasonable explanation.
"Hey, why did it turn in front?" Xia Houxuan pretended to be surprised and pointed at the fleet in front: "Aren't you going to Yanguan? Why did it turn to the west?"
Wei Ba looked at Xia Houxuan with contempt and shook his head: "I say Taichu, you don't have a learning attitude."
"Hehehe, this question is more important." Xia Houxuan concealed it: "If I remember correctly, Yan Guan should still be in the south, right?"
"Well, Yan Pass is still to the south. It's about one hundred and fifty sixty miles away. However, if we go south, we probably won't be able to reach Yan Pass. Lu Kai is ready." Wei Ba looked at it leisurely with his hands behind his back.
Looking at the surrounding scenery: "You don't have to go to Yanguan, you just need to cross Xuefeng Mountain. Even if you enter Lingling County. If you enter Lingling County, you will break the agreement. Lu Xun will have a formal reason to attack me. Although I am not afraid of him
, but I don’t want to conflict with him before overcoming the critical barrier.”
"Then how are you going to attack Yan Guan?"
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just a roundabout way to avoid the truth and attack the false." Wei Ba said lightly: "You will see it soon."
Xia Houxuan curled his lips and expressed disdain.
"Not far ahead is the former site of Lu Dai's camp. That's where I burned Lu Dai's savings." Wei Ba pointed to the southeast and talked about the war not long ago. Half a year has passed, and the smoke has long been gone.
Although they dispersed, those legendary battles were still passed down orally among the barbarians. Seven battles and seven victories were already a myth, belonging to Wei Ba's myth.
The fleet rounded a bend and went up the Yuanshui River. On the hillside in the distance, several Wu army scouts squatted quietly in the canopy of the trees. They looked at the warships turning west in the distance and let out a gentle breath.
As expected, Wei Ba used another bluffing so-called training, and it was not to go to Yanguan at all.
The news was quickly sent to Yanguan. Lu Kai received the news first. He was very disappointed. He cursed bitterly: "Why does Wei Ba act like a woman and come here once a month? He doesn't find it annoying."
Liu Chan didn't understand it for a while, but after a while, he couldn't help laughing. Lu Kai was so anxious that he used such a vulgar thing to compare Wei Ba. He really wanted Wei Ba to attack Yan
Guan, so as to avenge the murder of his father.
"Reply to Lu Boyan and say that Wei Ba is bluffing again." Lu Kai waved his sleeves without interest and turned around to enter the inner room.
"General, do you want to take back the barbarians' equipment?"
"You haven't fired an arrow yet, why don't you take it back?" Lu Kai said angrily: "That's two thousand sets of equipment, not two."
"But..." Before Liu Chan finished speaking, Lu Kai's figure had disappeared. Liu Chan had to swallow back what he said, his brows furrowed involuntarily, and his mood was a little low. He had no strength, so he could only
At the mercy of Wu Ren, these offending things also fell on him. Giving equipment to Manzi was a very popular thing, but if he went to ask for the equipment, Manzi would definitely not look good on him.
Lu Kai doesn't care about these things, he can only do them.
Sure enough, as soon as they heard that Lu Kai was going to take back the equipment, the members of the Wuxi tribe immediately turned their faces. Although these dissatisfactions were forcibly suppressed by Huaigen, their resentment did not dissipate for a long time. Many people were secretly discussing,
The Wu people just want to treat them as scapegoats. When the god general comes, let them charge forward. If the god general is gone, the benefits will all belong to the Wu people, and they will get nothing.
Not only were the men unhappy, but Huaigen was also a little unhappy. Lu Kai was clearly playing a trick on him.
…
Wei Xing quickly walked into Lu Xun's tent. Lu Lan stepped forward to greet him. Before he could raise his hands, Wei Xing pushed him away and said angrily: "It's useless to tell you, let General Fuguo come out."
See me."
Lu Lan was not happy anymore, and her face darkened: "What do you want? The general of the auxiliary country is busy with military affairs, so you can't just see him casually."
"If he doesn't see me, I'm afraid he will be even busier." Wei Xing squinted his eyes, full of anger, as if he would roll up his sleeves and start a fight if he disagreed.
Lu Lan was angry and funny. The people around Wei Ba were almost the same as him. They all looked ruffian. This is not the demeanor that a messenger should have. "What on earth is going on?"
"When will you hand over the people of the Xiongxi tribe to us?" Wei Xing raised his voice and made a fuss. "This has been delayed for almost half a year. If you don't give it to us, we will take it from ourselves. I won't hide it from you.
Ah, our young master has led an army of ten thousand to Yan Pass. If he does not receive any news from me within ten days, he will attack Yan Pass. When the time comes, don't say that we are going to war without declaring and invading Lingling territory.
I am declaring war today."
Lu Lan sneered. Declared war? Do you have that many people to return an army of 10,000? Besides, what Wei Ba is best at is sneak attacks. If he really wants to take strict measures, he will never notify him in advance. According to this attitude, Wei Ba
This time sending troops is another feint. Its function is nothing more than to paralyze the Wu army so as to prepare for a real sneak attack. Now is the hottest time, which is not suitable for sending troops at all. If we do this twice, we will send troops after the autumn harvest.
The best time.
"Isn't this bad? The negotiation has just ended. We have already given up Wuling. If you invade Lingling again, it will be unreasonable and it will not be our responsibility to provoke a war." Lu Lan said calmly: "Prime Minister Zhuge
We are preparing for the Northern Expedition. Your enemy is Wei, not us. You don’t know how much effort we put into suppressing the soldiers’ desire for revenge.”
Wei Xing rolled his eyes and softened his tone. "We are not trying to invade Lingling. In fact, the Xiongxi tribe originally belonged to Wuling. You tempted them to rebel. This is not what an ally should do. We were considering your face at the beginning.
General Pan married his daughter to our General Zhao again, so he didn’t hold General Pan and his five thousand troops captive to demand Huaigen’s head. But you can’t keep delaying it for this. It’s been half a year, and you still haven’t sent him away.
Returning to the Xiongxi Tribe, how do we explain it to other tribes? If other tribes follow our example, do you also want to accept it?"
If there is a tribe that really wants to surrender to us, of course we can't ask for it. Lu Lan spoke in his heart, but his face didn't show any flaws, and kept saying: "You are too worried. How could we do this? Don't worry, we will definitely surrender to the Xiongxi tribe."
We’re going back, but we can’t rush this matter. The Xiongxi tribe is willing to follow us, but we can’t force them back, right? Give us some time, okay?”
"Time, time, we have given you half a year, and you still haven't done anything at all." Wei Xing walked away angrily, and his voice came from afar: "I've already told you the ugly things, if you don't send them back,
We will go get it ourselves, and don’t blame us for not giving face when the time comes.”
Lu Lan snorted and dismissed it.
"Is he making noise again?" Lu Xun's voice came from behind. Lu Lan turned around and responded: "No, a barbarian who doesn't know etiquette dares to blackmail us."
"Are you sure he is really just blackmailing?" Lu Xun slowly sat down and straightened his clothes: "Is it possible that he is deliberately hiding his true motive?"
"General, don't worry. Of course we won't just listen to what they say. Ziyu has sent a large number of scouts to the Xuefeng Mountain area to inquire about the situation. If Wei Ba really wants to be imprisoned, we will get the news soon.
"
"Well, it's better to be careful. Wei Ba is a man who is both fictitious and real. We cannot treat him with common sense." Lu Xun spread out the map, looked at it for a while, and then said: "Let the army be ready. Once Wei Ba enters Lingling County,
If there is any sign, we will send troops immediately. Otherwise, we may be too late."
"Here." Lu Lan responded somewhat casually. In his opinion, let alone Wei Ba entering Lingling, even if Wei Ba starts to attack Yanguan and then sends out troops, it will still be too late. If Yanguan is so easy to fight, it can still be called Xiongguan.
What?
While the two were talking, Zhou Li walked in quickly and handed Lu Xun a military report. After reading it, Lu Xun raised his eyebrows, threw the general report aside, and grinned silently: "Training again? He
I really can’t sit still.”
"In my opinion, he really can't stay idle." Zhou Li said with a smile: "Now, the money and food shipped from Chengdu have probably been almost consumed. If the Jiaozhou trade road cannot be opened as soon as possible, it will be difficult for him to sustain it for too long.
"
Lu Xun nodded: "Speaking of Jiaozhou, have you sent someone to monitor Shi Kuang?"
"According to the general's instructions, I have arranged for fifty people to monitor Shi Kuang. If we find that he has contact with Wei Ba, we will arrest him immediately."
Lu Xun smiled with satisfaction and tapped the map on the case: "I'm really curious about when and how he attacked Yan Pass and opened up the Jiaozhou trade route." (To be continued.)