Cao Rui received the news from Sima Yi and learned that Wei Ba and Chen Dao might invade Yuzhou through Jiangxia County controlled by Wu State. He suddenly felt his scalp numb. Just as he feared, Wei Ba's envoys participating in the war
The situation is even more complicated. Yuzhou is not only Wei
It is the most sacred land of the country. The local farms supply the military supplies of the Jingzhou Army and the Yangzhou Army, and also protect the safety of Luoyang. However, there are not many dangerous points to defend here. It can be said that there is a vast plain. Once occupied by the enemy, Luoyang will be in danger.
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At that time, Emperor Wu Cao Cao was planning to move the capital to Yecheng because of Guan Yu's Northern Expedition, but was stopped by Sima Yi. In the end, Xu Huang turned the tide and defeated Guan Yu. Now that Xu Huang is dead, only Zhang He and the 10,000 cavalry led by him can take on this important task.
In the plains, these 10,000 cavalry are enough to complete the blocking task and turn this crisis into an opportunity. If possible, Wei Ba and his men may be killed in Yuzhou. Once Wei Ba is defeated, Li
Yan's offensive would not last long, and Wei would be able to take the initiative in the battle and launch a counterattack.
Cao Rui once again ordered Zhang He to be on guard and move from Xinye to the Biyang area on the east side. Biyang is north of Tongbai Mountain. To the east, he can rush to rescue Yiyang, and to the west he can respond to Wancheng. If Xiangfan is in emergency, he will have time to support him. There are
With Tongbai Mountain as a cover, it is relatively easy to hide your whereabouts.
At the same time, Cao Rui reminded Man Chong to be prepared for war. Judging from the information obtained so far, Jianghuai's Yangzhou Army can no longer survive alone. He can only hope to resolve the war as soon as possible and not delay it too long. This war has lasted for more than a year.
After dragging the Wei State to exhaustion, Cao Rui would not be able to sustain it for long if a full-scale war broke out on the thousands-mile front line from Jianghuai to Guanzhong.
After receiving Cao Rui's order, Zhang He moved his defense to Biyang and wrote a memorial to Cao Rui. He said that although Wei Ba was good at uncanny, he was not reckless. On the contrary, he was very cautious and looked at his actions.
Every time he used troops, he always chose the terrain that was favorable to him. The battle of Wuling, when he lured the Wu army into the mountains to fight, is proof of this. The terrain of Yuzhou
It is flat. Although there are mountains, they are not enough to launch a large-scale maneuver. It is obviously unreasonable for Wei Ba to enter Yuzhou with infantry. A more suitable direction for his attack should be the mountainous area in the west of Nanyang County. The Shu Han army has a powerful navy. If
They enter Nanxiang County and retake Wuguan. This is the most threatening strategy. I hope His Majesty the Emperor will pay attention to it.
At the end, Zhang He expressed his dissatisfaction with Sima Yi very frankly. He made such a judgment based only on some careful guesses. Isn't it a bit hasty? He always emphasized the possibility of Wei Ba breaking into Yuzhou, but did not mention Wei Ba at all.
Is it possible that he is domineering in the east and west because the Jingzhou Military Region has always been his defense area and Wuguandao is also under his control, so he does not want others to intervene?
Cao Rui frowned when he received Zhang He's memorial. What Zhang He said was reasonable, but he violated an official taboo. Everyone knew that he and Sima Yi had conflicts. He accused Sima Yi in such a big way, and he was obstructing the public affairs with his own private affairs.
Dislike. What those aristocratic families are best at is getting up and running. If such a memorandum falls into their hands, it is likely to cause a big storm and cause unnecessary resistance to his reuse of his senior generals' children.
Cao Rui suppressed Zhang He's memorial, but summoned Guanqiu Jian, the governor of Jingzhou, and asked him and King Cao Yu of Yan to lead five thousand troops and rush to Nanxiang County.
Although Cao Rui didn't mention this matter to Sima Yi, Sima Yi still knew about it, but he didn't say anything. Since the emperor wanted to cover up the matter, he couldn't break his skin and had to pretend not to know.
Of course, he will never forget it in his heart.
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Sun Quan looked at the letter he had just received, grinned, and laughed silently. "I knew this guy was greedy. He wanted to borrow the passage but didn't want to give me the blueprints of the warship."
Zhuge Ke looked at Sun Quan in silence. Because he disagreed with Sun Quan's ideas, both Lu Xun and Pan Jun were no longer within the scope of Sun Quan's consultation. Pan Jun's identity was understandably sensitive, but Lu Xun was attracted by Zhuge Ke's That sentence deeply hurt. The contradiction between Jianghuai and Jiangdong factions was fully exposed in this battle plan. Sun Quan wanted to seize Jianghuai by borrowing the opportunity to give Wei Ba a chance to seize Jianghuai. Although Lu Xun's stoppage was reasonable, It was obviously powerless in the face of Sun Quan's preconceived ideas, and all his arguments could not convince Sun Quan that he had no selfish motives for doing so.
Destroy the hegemony of Wei, make Han and Wei fight more fiercely, and take advantage of Wei's weakness to seize the land of Jianghuai. What a good opportunity this is? If anyone blocks it, it can only be explained by selfishness. I can't think of anything. The actual explanation method.
Zhuge Ke felt that he was really a genius, so he used Wei Ba's mouth to block Lu Xun's mouth.
"It can be seen that Wei Ba's desire to defeat me will never die." Zhuge Ke said calmly: "If we don't get rid of him now and wait for him to mature, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."
Sun Quan nodded and agreed. On this point, even Lu Xun would not have any objections. Among the three forces of Shu and Han, although Wei Ba is not strong enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, he is already capable and ambitious with small battles Big, and it only took him less than three years, and the growth rate was astonishing. His hostility towards Soochow was so obvious. If he were to preside over the affairs of the Shu Han Dynasty, the state of Wu would be in a worrying situation.
"Then do we need to borrow another road?"
"I thought I was going to borrow it." Zhuge Liang met Sun Quan's gaze without flinching and said, "But we must also be careful. Wei Ba is good at borrowing power. If he manipulates it and provokes Wei and Wu to fight, it will be very harmful to us. It’s bad.”
Sun Quan's eyes flashed and he nodded sympathetically. Cao Rui had already sent two groups of envoys to urge him to abide by the agreement and not to flirt with the Shu Han. Cao Rui was already very dissatisfied with him for lending Wei Ba a way to enter Nanjun. If he is allowed to lend Wei Ba another way and enter Jiangxia, I'm afraid Cao Rui will really fall out.
Of course, Cao Rui probably won't believe his promise. Judging from the recent intelligence, Shouchun's Man Chong has stepped up their vigilance, and Yangzhou Governor Wang Ling has also led his troops to approach the Huaiyin area. This can be regarded as the Wei State's The legitimate reaction can also be regarded as a warning to Wu State. If he continues to insist on going his own way and is at odds with Shu Han, no one can guarantee that Wei State will not push the front. If Wei Ba causes trouble again, he will be in trouble. There was trouble between Wu and Wei.
Sun Quan just wanted to be a fisherman and take advantage, but he didn't want to get himself involved, so Zhuge Ke's reminder was very important.
This is a way to borrow, but it must be kept secret. Since Wei Ba wants to sneak attack the Wei State, he may even fish in troubled waters. For the sake of his own life, of course he will be cautious, and the Wu State's confidentiality work is very important. Considering this, Sun Quan strictly guarded Cao Rui's envoys, which also aroused Cao Rui's dissatisfaction and uneasiness.
"In that case, let's borrow it and ask him to be careful not to exceed the predetermined range. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." Sun Quan said darkly. Zhuge Ke smiled knowingly, which made it obvious, Wei
After Ba enters Jiangxia, if his strength is not enough, Sun Quan may not show mercy even if he does not go out of the predetermined range. This time, even if Wei Ba can escape from the Wei army, it will be difficult for him to return to Jiangnan.
You can't blame others for this, because who made him stupid?
"To be on the safe side, our army should also be prepared to prevent Wei Ba from causing trouble." Zhuge Ke reminded: "Since Wei Ba has left Linyuan, should we transfer Zhang Zhongsi to Lujiang?"
Sun Quan was silent for a long time: "Zhang Cheng wants to be transferred, but he needs a heavy general to sit in the middle. After much thought, only Lu Xun can take up this position. Yuan Xun, you have to learn quickly, I will wait for you to be of great use."
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Zhuge Ke's eyes dimmed and he closed his mouth tightly.
Sun Quan immediately recruited Lu Xun into the palace and gave him an important task. Seeing that Sun Quan had made up his mind, Lu Xun said nothing, accepted the military talisman, and took office again. Zhang Cheng and Zhuge Ke were all under his command, and the troops in Lujiang and Danyang were under his command.
under his command.
Wu Jun's movements immediately fell into Wei Jun's careful eyes, and various news quickly spread to Wancheng. Man Chong became even more nervous and prepared, not daring to be careless in any way.
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Wei Ba met Li Yan for the first time.
Li Yan is of medium height, a little on the thin side. As rumored, he is stern and unsmiling. The two lines on the wings of his nose are as deep as knife carvings. His eyes are often slightly squinted, and there is a cold light between opening and closing. He is sitting there, although
He is not very tall, but he has an imposing manner, as if everyone else is bowing before him.
Wei Ba stepped forward and saluted.
Li Yan stretched out his hand to support him and said calmly: "General Zhennan is cautious and thorough in his work, and he truly deserves his reputation. I wonder if he is ready now?"
Wei Ba frowned slightly and was silent for a moment, then said with some reluctance: "My subordinate is not talented, so I have failed the general's high expectations. However, I believe that with the general's talent, it will be easy to capture Xiangyang, so I will not blame him."
The crime of delay. I would like to congratulate the general for capturing the important city of Xiangyang. The general can be said to be the first person in a century to achieve this feat."
Li Yan's eyes twitched, and a smile finally appeared on his gloomy face. It could be seen that Wei Ba's flattery made him very happy.
"I dare not accept the general's false praise." Li Yan's tone softened a little, "Although Xiangyang is a fortified city, it is just an outpost and cannot be regarded as a great achievement. When Wanluo is captured and the Central Plains is restored, I can celebrate with the general."
But there was no smile on Wei Ba's face. He was silent and stood there without saying a word. Seeing his expression, Li Yan's face gradually became colder again, and his eyes became more severe.
The hands on the case were also squeezed together unconsciously. Yinfan saw this and was happy in his heart. He knew that since Wei Ba refused to give up his point of view, the conflict between him and Li Yan would not be resolved.
It's possible to open it.
Wei Ba coughed and said slowly in as gentle a tone as possible: "General, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not."
Li Yanpi snorted with a smile: "General Zhennan, who became famous at a young age and is invincible in battles, what words of wisdom are there that are not gold and jade? How can they be unreasonable? General Zhennan, don't hide them.
, tell it so that us old and incompetent mediocre people can learn a lot."
As soon as Li Yan said these words, there was a sudden silence in the hall, which was suffocating.