Zhuge Liang paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, his face looking very ugly.
Jiang Wei and Yang Yi stood in front of him, hunched over, not even daring to breathe.
Jiang Wei had just made a mistake and was discovered by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang was very angry at the moment. Although he did not say anything serious, the disappointment and anxiety in his voice were like needles, piercing deeply into Jiang Wei's heart.
Although this incident is not directly related to Yang Yi, in the final analysis it is Yang Yi's responsibility. However, Jiang Wei did not discover it. In the end, it was discovered by Zhuge Liang, and it became his responsibility.
Jiang Wei didn't argue. He knew that Zhuge Liang didn't like people to shirk responsibility. The courage to take responsibility is the necessary morality for leaders that the Prime Minister has always emphasized. People who dare not take responsibility are not worthy of being a leader. Although Jiang Wei felt that this time
Unjust, but still didn’t say anything.
I remembered the sound of heavy footsteps outside the door. Wei Yan and Wu Yi walked in side by side. Seeing the atmosphere in the hall, Wu Yi stopped his steps, but Wei Yan only hesitated for a moment and still strode into the hall. Wu Yi was helpless.
They had no choice but to follow him. They stood in front of Zhuge Liang, bowed their hands and said loudly: "Prime Minister, we are here."
The moment they appeared at the door, Zhuge Liang regained his composure. Looking at the majestic Wei Yan and the spotless armor on his body, Zhuge Liang smiled. He raised his hand and patted Wei Yan's shoulder:
"Chang Wen, it's time for you to change into a new armor."
Wei Yan laughed and looked at the armor with affection: "The Prime Minister has given me a supreme honor. There is no need to change it."
"Then at least I need to change this seal and ribbon."
Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed heartily. He stroked his beard and nodded arrogantly: "Then let's borrow the Prime Minister's good words."
Zhuge Liang turned to look at Wu Yi and asked gently: "Has Hanzhong been settled?"
"It's settled." Wu Yi said in a calm and unhurried tone. "Except for the necessary rations, all the remaining food is being shipped. It is estimated that it will arrive in Guanzhong in one and a half months. The total number is about 130,000 shi."
Zhuge Liang frowned and pondered for a moment: "Didn't you say that there are only 78,000 stones left? How could there suddenly be more than 50,000 stones?"
Wu Yi bowed and said, "I took out the surplus grain from the manor and borrowed some more."
Zhuge Liang breathed out, patted Wu Yi's shoulder, and said nothing. He walked back and forth for a few steps, sat down in front of the case, and said calmly: "Wen Chang, Ziyuan, this time I will send you two to serve as
The other troops hope to draw on your experience and courage to attract the attention of the Wei army as much as possible. Although Xiahou Ba and others were able to kill Kebi at once, they killed too much. The Hu people must have lingering hatred in their hearts. You entered Taiyuan.
After Yanmen, you must not only show your authority but also show your kindness. Wen Chang is brave and brave, and Ziyuan is kind. I hope that you can cooperate with each other, be strong and soft, appease the barbarians, and be used by me."
Wu Yi raised his hand and was about to speak when Wei Yan frowned: "Prime Minister, the Hu people are barbarians, is there any use in showing kindness? Now the Huns have penetrated deeply into Bingzhou. The front has reached the Jiexiu area, and they may enter Hedong at any time. Cao Wei's response
They are not unkind, but they still plunder endlessly and sometimes rebel and sometimes surrender. In my opinion, it is better to eradicate the weeds."
As soon as Wei Yan's words came out, the atmosphere in the room became a little awkward. Jiang Wei looked at Wei Yan with some worry in his eyes. Yang Yi looked at Zhuge Liang, somewhat gloating about his misfortune, as if to say, look, I said he was disobedient. Wu Yi
It’s also very embarrassing. Wei Yan and Zhuge Liang’s ideas are inconsistent with each other just after they met. How will they carry out tasks in the future?
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly: "Chang Wen, I know these barbarians cannot be trusted, but the matter is urgent. We need their help now, so we can only tolerate them for a while. When we restore the Han Dynasty and dominate the world, it will not be too late to deal with them.
.At this moment, we cannot kill them, otherwise, we will have tens of thousands more elusive enemies."
Wei Yan slapped his forehead and smiled sheepishly: "The Prime Minister is right, but I thought too hastily."
Wu Yi and Jiang Wei were relieved, but Yang Yi was a little disappointed.
Zhuge Liang immediately told Wei Yan and Wu Yi the relevant battle plan. The two listened carefully and left with satisfaction. As soon as they went out, Yang Yi couldn't wait to say: "Prime Minister, Wei Yan is reckless and easy to kill. He killed more than ten thousand men."
Isn’t it too rash to leave all the riding to him?”
Zhuge Liang waved his hand and interrupted Yang Yi. "With Wu Yi's help, Wei Yan will be fine." He then said to Jiang Wei: "Wei Yan, Wu Yi is about to set off, and you must be well prepared and not make any more mistakes. Eight
Tens of thousands of troops and more than 40,000 civilians consume nearly ten thousand shi of food every day. If you make a mistake, the soldiers may go hungry. When the morale of the army is in chaos, how can they still fight? Soldiers, in a land of life and death, must not spend even a moment.
If you are negligent, you should be cautious in everything and think twice before acting.”
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your teaching."
"I know that you have been working very hard these days. The mobilization of more than 100,000 people, military equipment, food and military pay, nothing is trivial. Wei Gong, you are good at calculation, you must help Boyo more with these things.
"
Yang Yi responded and said enthusiastically: "Prime Minister, please rest assured that I will cooperate well with Bo Yue."
Jiang Wei remained silent.
"In addition, starting from today, the daily accounts will be handed over to me for review."
Jiang Wei raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhuge Liang, who happened to be looking at him too. Jiang Wei stopped talking. Zhuge Liang said: "Bo Yue, if you have anything to say, just say it to your face."
Jiang Wei licked his lips and said in a nagging voice: "Prime Minister, your body is in good condition and you should not work too hard. I will be more careful in the future. Prime Minister, you should have a good rest. If anything happens, I will report to the Prime Minister again."
"If something happens, it will be too late." Zhuge Liang waved his hand, signaling Jiang Wei to stop talking.
After the autumn harvest, the people and soldiers from various counties came from all over the country with the newly harvested grain and gathered in the area around Chang'an and Feng Yi. The 80,000-strong army was assembled, and with the militiamen transporting grain, the total reached 12
Thirty thousand people. It is impossible for so many people to gather near Chang'an. The front is already moving towards Tongguan. Preparations have been started since the beginning of the year. This war has been prepared for more than half a year. The Wei State has already received the news. There is no secret at all.
, so the march deployment is semi-public. The only ones who can truly be called extraordinary troops are the more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry led by Wei Yan and Wu Yi.
The main forces led by Jiang Wei are almost all infantry, including more than 40,000 elites trained by Zhuge Liang. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered together. Any little thing is enough to make people dizzy. According to the rules of the army, three
Food is distributed once in the sky, and this time the food is nearly 30,000 dan. If there is a slight mistake, someone may go hungry. Once hungry, it may cause riots.
Marching to fight is by no means a simple matter. If these hundreds of thousands of people cannot be managed in an orderly manner, with strict order and uniform command when going into battle, once they encounter a strong enemy, these people will disperse in a rush.
Jiang Wei is very attentive and learns quickly, but his experience is not enough to command hundreds of thousands of people. Zhuge Liang wants to help him check it, but it is also out of care and love. It is not that he is worried about handing over power to Jiang Wei, in fact
They were worried that Jiang Wei would not be able to shoulder the burden. This happened before the army was dispatched. Once the army was dispatched, everything would be complicated, and Jiang Wei would make mistakes in his busy schedule. Without taking care of it, Zhuge Liang was really
Don't worry.
Jiang Wei saw that Zhuge Liang was determined and could not persuade him any more, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
Zhuge Liang said he was checking things for Jiang Wei. But once he started working, he could no longer control the level. More and more things were handed over to his hands, and Jiang Wei and Yang Yi were unknowingly reduced to supporting roles.
, and Zhuge Liang's face, which had just recovered a little, slowly became haggard. However, he was infected by the enthusiasm for work, and he did not feel tired at all. He only felt exhausted after a day's work.
Whenever Jiang Wei helped Zhuge Liang take off his shoes and socks in the dead of night and held his cold feet, Jiang Wei would always blame himself.
…
When Zhuge Liang was making preparations for the attack in Guanzhong, Wei and Wu were also making preparations for the war. Many of the things they did were the same, including the purchase of fire bombs from Jiaozhou.
Cao Rui was still a little hesitant at first. After all, this was not a small sum. Three hundred thousand pieces and sixteen thousand five hundred gold were a huge amount of money at any time. But when he heard that Sun Quan had raised funds, he bought it in one go.
When Zhuge Liang also exchanged war horses for one million fire bombs, he did not dare to delay any longer. He sent someone to inform Cao Fu as quickly as possible, don't hesitate, trade immediately, if possible
, increased to 500,000 pieces, and placed a new order of 300,000 pieces.
Cao Fu, who was waiting for orders in Jiaozhou, was overjoyed when he heard the news and hurried to see Wei Ba. Wei Ba was a little embarrassed after hearing his request.
"The first order has been increased to 500,000 pieces, which is not a problem. But signing a new order for 300,000 pieces is a bit embarrassing. It was not a problem originally, but now Wu Guo has just renewed an order for 300,000 pieces.
Oh, my production tasks are very tight."
Cao Fu was anxious: "Wu Guo bought it again?"
"Yeah." Wei Ba scratched his head: "I didn't expect the market to be so hot. It seems that the original estimate was still a bit understated."
Cao Fu didn't care about the life or death of the country. He only cared that the price difference he was about to get would be lost. "What should I do? Can you sell it to me first?"
"For those who do business, of course, whoever gives money first will get the goods first. Let me tell you the truth, if it weren't for Taichu's sake, I wouldn't even be able to give you the first batch of 300,000 yuan. You are here now
I haven’t even paid the deposit yet.”
Cao Fu had a sad face and was thinking hard when a soldier came in and whispered a few words in Wei Ba's ear. Wei Ba waved his hand to Cao Fu: "Okay, you go find Yuan Rong and see if she can give it to you.
To spice things up a bit. I’m going fishing. If you can make it in time, would you like to come with us after we’re done?”
Cao Fu had no intention of fishing at this time. He bid farewell to Wei Ba and hurried to the backyard, ready to discuss it with Xia Houhui. As soon as he entered the backyard, he was stunned. There were at least thirty people sitting in the hall in the backyard.
It was quiet, and everyone seemed to be waiting to discuss business. From time to time, someone would go upstairs and someone would go downstairs.
Just as Cao Fu was hesitating whether to go forward to report, Ling Dang came down from upstairs. When he saw Cao Fu, he quickly asked: "Mr. Cao, are you here to see your wife?"
"Yes, yes." Cao Fu was overjoyed and walked over quickly, raising his legs to go upstairs. Bell stopped him and said with a smile: "Madam has an explanation, no matter who it is, they must come in order."
Cao Fu rolled his eyes, and the smile suddenly froze on his face.
Ling Ding whispered again: "However, if you are here for the fire bombs, there is no need to go up. Madam has already arranged for you, a total of five hundred thousand. You quickly go to the accounting office to hand over the money and collect it.
Once you place the order, you can pick up the goods tomorrow."
Cao Fu was overjoyed, bowed to express his gratitude, and turned to leave. Ling Dang grabbed him and ordered: "When you pay, pay an extra hundred gold to make a boat, and drive the boat away directly. It will be filled with firewood, rice, oil and salt."
Everything is provided, even the sailors are equipped. You just need to pay the sailors' wages. Madam is very busy, so I won't invite you to come up for tea."
Cao Fu felt relieved, took out two gold horseshoes and stuffed them into Ling Ding's hand, and held them out: "Auntie, you are really a big help."