This is certainly not the situation Li Yan wants to see..
Li Yan can't just sit back and die. If he wants to break through this dilemma, he needs Wei Ba's help.
This was the real purpose of sending Li Feng to Jiaozhou to meet with Wei Ba.
According to the Han-Wu alliance plan that Zhuge Liang finally agreed to, after Han-Wu destroyed Wei, the world was divided. Yangyu to the east of Jingzhou was occupied by Qingxu, and all the way to Jizhou and Youzhou in the north, a total of six states, were all the territory of Wu. Jingzhou
It is the eastern boundary of the Shu Han Dynasty. If this alliance is not broken, Li Yan will have no chance to make meritorious deeds. If he wants to use his troops to make meritorious deeds, he can only raise his sword to his ally Wu.
To fall out with Wu, Li Yan must get help from Wei Ba. Obviously, Zhuge Liang will not give this opportunity to him. If he forcibly launches a war against Wu, he will not only encounter Zhuge Liang's opposition, but also people from all walks of life.
It is also difficult to obtain adequate supplies of various materials. Zhuge Liang is concerned with Zhong, has Hanzhong, and controls most of the power in Yizhou. Can he let Li Yan get a share of the pie?
Who can Li Yan rely on? In addition to Meng Da who guards Nanyang, the one he can rely on is Wei Ba. And Wei Ba is the person who worries the king and ministers of Wu the most - no one. There are more than a thousand thunderbolt chariots outside Wancheng.
The scene of roaring in unison not only drove Sima Yi away, but also frightened Sun Quan. It can be predicted that until they solve the technical problems of making stone bullets and clay bullets, no one will be willing to meet Wei Ba head-on on the battlefield.
Everyone knows that for a person like Wei Ba, it is not enough not to be an enemy with him, but it is best to be a friend with him. With this in mind, Li Yan sent Li Feng all the way to Jiaozhou to make peace with him.
Wei Ba was so close to him that as long as Wei Ba nodded, he was willing to take the risk of breaking up with Zhuge Liang to protect Wei Ba.
Anyway, he and Zhuge Liang can no longer have both sides. If this can bring him and Wei Ba closer together, why not?
Unfortunately, Wei Ba never let go. He pretended to be deaf and dumb to Li Feng's hints and ignored them at all.
Li Feng was depressed and even a little angry. The sea breeze was pleasant, but he felt a little restless.
Seeing that the two of them were about to reach an impasse again, Fa Miao stood up in time, took Li Feng's arm and said with a smile: "The general has been fighting for a long time, and it is rare to reunite with his family. Young General, please don't disturb the general here. Follow me."
Come, I will take you to Zhuguan to see it, so that when you return to Chengdu, you can take some with you to honor my mother."
The most famous specialty of Hepu is pearls. The so-called "bronze mirrors with a full size and Hepu pearls with an inch diameter" are all rare things. When you come to Hepu, of course you have to take some pearls back to give away. But Li Feng is actually not in the mood to pay attention to pearls now.
, he had more important things to confirm with Wei Ba. Fa Miao winked at him, and Li Feng followed reluctantly.
The two of them walked more than a hundred steps and left Wei Ba's sight. Li Feng immediately held Fa Miao's arm with his backhand and begged: "Bo Yuan, general, what do you mean? Is it because you are worried about the sincerity of my father and son? I am from Chengdu."
I’ve rushed here, isn’t that enough?”
"Major General, it's not that the general doesn't believe in the sincerity of General Hussar, he needs some time." Fa Miao lowered his voice and said softly: "You don't know that last year, in order to help General Hussar win this battle, Zhennan
How much did the general pay?"
Li Feng rolled his eyes and looked at Fa Miao, seeming to understand a little bit. Wei Ba didn't let the rabbit fly before he saw the rabbit. He had to see the reward results of the Battle of Nanyang before he could agree to take action again? If that's the case, that's okay.
Understand. This is just like doing business. The first account has not been settled yet. Who is willing to do business with you for the second time?
"Bo Yuan, it's not like you don't know that my father has already made preparations and the military merit book has been sent to the palace a long time ago. Didn't His Majesty have to discuss it with the Prime Minister, so he delayed it?"
Fa Miao smiled. Although Li Feng was not smart enough, he still understood this rule. He shook his head and pretended to be displeased and said: "Young general, you misunderstood me. Have you ever walked along this path?
Didn’t you see anything?”
Li Feng was confused and really didn't understand what Fa Miao was talking about. He rushed from Jiangzhou to Hepu and entered Wei Ba's jurisdiction. What he saw most was the scene of spring plowing. Everywhere he saw, there were people busy in the fields.
Farmers, and water conservancy can be seen everywhere, especially the tall waterwheels, which are self-propelled by water and can continuously lift the river water to high altitudes without any human intervention. Li Feng was really impressed.
But apart from that, what other problems are there?
"The young general seems to be spending less time with the hussar general. I don't know how dangerous the battle last year was." Fa Miao smiled and pointed at Li Feng, showing a familiar and informal affection. Although Li Feng didn't like it, at this time
At this moment, it was not easy to argue with Fa Miao, so he could only stay with his smiling face and humbly ask for advice. "Major General, the battlefield is dangerous, so we won't talk about it. At the beginning, General Zhennan and General Hussar agreed that for an army of 50,000 people, half a year's food would be enough.
, but think about it, how many people did General Hussar command in the end?"
Li Feng blinked, as if he understood something.
"Not to mention Ma Di's men and horses, more than 20,000 people were captured just by surrendering soldiers. These people all need food." Fa Miao said with lingering fear: "Do you know how tight the food shortage was in the end? Liao Li took it personally.
People intercepted the merchant ships here, detained all the grain, not a single grain was left, and transported it all to the front line. Major General, in order to support the Hussars to win this battle, we swept all the warehouses clean."
Li Feng nodded repeatedly: "I know this, my father will never forget it."
"Whether the merit is recorded or not, that is another matter. It will not be too late to talk about it later. If he did not believe in the character of General Hussar, General Zhennan would not do this." Fa Miao continued: "After the war, all the savings were gone.
, let alone troops, even the defense is stretched thin. The most important thing now is spring plowing, so that you can harvest in autumn. Otherwise, the food gap this year will be staggering and no one can fill it."
It wasn't until this moment that Li Feng suddenly realized. He lamented that Wei Ba didn't have any food left now. This was true, no matter what he did, people had to eat. Without food, nothing could be done.
"Major General, go back and tell General Hussar that after the Battle of Nanyang, the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Wu are tired, and there will be no major war in a short time. Do you think that after the victory of Kunyang, did the Wu Kingdom advance northward? They also
It can't be conquered. As for the Prime Minister, his situation can't go anywhere. Whether it's the grain reserves in Guanzhong or the war horses in Liangzhou, in less than two years, the Prime Minister can't think of raising another army to conquer. Therefore, within two years, the world will
It will be relatively peaceful, and everyone needs time to breathe."
Li Feng laughed, patted his chest, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now what their father and son are most worried about is that Zhuge Liang will make great achievements again and overwhelm them. Since Zhuge Liang is unlikely to send troops in a short time, they are not so anxious. There are many
Time to talk slowly.
Fa Miao led Li Feng into Xuwen City, came to Zhuguan, prepared some pearls for Li Feng, and treated Li Feng to a meal of Jiaozhou-style snacks, and finally said: "Major General, I am hanging out in the Hussar General's Mansion.
Although I haven’t accomplished much in the past few days, I still know the character of the Hussars General and the Major General. There are no outsiders here, so I want to tell you a few words without seeing outsiders. Is that okay?"
Li Feng quickly said seriously: "Please enlighten me."
"Major General, you should know that since General Zhennan dared to write a letter to impeach himself, he must have a way to protect himself." Fa Miao also put away his smile, dipped his finger in some wine, and drew casually on the case. Li
Feng didn't dare to blink. He stared at Fa Miao's every move, hoping to see some clues. "General Zhennan did this. Firstly, he wanted to put the matter in the light to avoid future troubles. Secondly, he also wanted to
Look at the world and people's hearts, and recognize who is your friend and who is your enemy. He has no other good qualities, but his grudges are clear and needless to say."
"That's that." Li Feng understood and nodded repeatedly.
"Please ask the young general to report back to the hussar general. After all, it is only an expedient measure to divide the world between Han and Wu. Tian Wuer said that after the Wei Kingdom is destroyed, if the King of Wu is unwilling to surrender and surrender, then each can only hold drums and gongs to fight on the battlefield.
We know this, and so do the monarchs and ministers of Wu State. Therefore, it is not that the hussar generals have no opportunities to make meritorious deeds, but they have plenty of opportunities." Fa Miao raised his head and looked at Li Feng with a half-smile. "Wu State is better than
Is it easier to destroy the Wei State? This time the Hussar General was able to attack later, why not next time? The more enlightened people will help, I believe that as long as the Hussar General opens his mind, Zhennan is not the only one who is willing to listen to the Hussar General
General, there will be many people. What the Hussars General has to consider now is not the war in a few years, but the Nanyang War that has just ended. Do you think this is true?"
Li Feng finally let go of his last worry and laughed boldly. "Boyuan, it seems that letting you leave the Cavalry General's Mansion was my father's biggest mistake. If there is a think tank like you, why do I need to be like this?
Hard."
Fa Miao smiled and said, "Young General, I'm so embarrassed that I don't deserve the praise."
Li Feng was satisfied and laughed.
…
Fa Miao sent Li Feng back to the post house, returned to the camp, and went straight to Wei Ba's study. Wei Ba was playing with little Wei Zheng in his arms. Peng Heng sat opposite him and looked at him with a smile. Chen Ming held his sword and
Waiting in the corridor outside, Chen Ming nodded when he saw Fa Miao coming in.
Fa Miao returned the gift and found a place to sit down.
"General, it's done."
"Oh." Wei Ba crossed his arms and watched little Wei Zheng playing with his beloved toys. He asked without raising his head, "What do you think of this person?"
"The ability is not great, but the ambition is not small."
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"Good for the General."
Wei Ba raised his head, glanced at Fa Miao, and smiled slightly. He straightened up, patted his legs, turned to Peng Heng and said, "In that case, I'm relieved. You can go to the South China Sea, Yinfan."
I stayed there for several months, and it’s time to come back and get down to business.”
Peng Heng nodded, but did not move. He just looked at Wei Ba. Wei Ba frowned and darkened his face: "Why, you still don't trust me?"
Peng Heng shook his head: "How dare I not trust General? It's just that both my parents are dead, and I only have one sister. I can't be away when she gets married, right?"
"Why, now you have remembered that elder brothers are like fathers?" Wei Ba sneered and waved his hand: "Don't think about it anymore, your uncle is still waiting to sit down at the table."
Peng Heng smacked his lips in embarrassment, stood up and left. When he went out, Wei Ba said again: "Don't worry, I will wait for you to come back."
Peng Heng paused for a moment, and his steps suddenly became much easier.