Chengdu is 3,100 miles away from Luoyang. Because of the long plank road, it took eight days for Zhuge Liang to deliver the news to Chengdu.
When the tired knight held the red flag and rushed into the north gate of Chengdu shouting "victory" all the way, Chengdu suddenly became boiling.
The Han and Wu coalition forces broke through the defense line outside Luoyang and met at the city of Luoyang. One of the generals on both sides was the wise Prime Minister Zhuge, and the other was the auxiliary general with great military achievements. The total strength of both sides exceeded 100,000. No matter how you look at it, Luoyang City was not spared.
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After nearly two months of silence, the Prime Minister finally broke out again, conquering Hangu Pass at an incredible speed, and his troops arrived at the Luoyang City. He once again proved his military ability with his military achievements and refuted those false ones.
Accuse.
The court in Chengdu was immediately stirred up with undercurrents.
Everyone understands that if Luoyang is conquered this time, the prime minister's prestige will be like the Zhongtian, and the general Li Yan will retreat. After the Wu army's great victory, it is a risk that Li Yan will make a fortune from them.
It was a huge deal, not to mention that they had the friendship of fighting side by side with Zhuge Liang, so Zhuge Liang might not give Li Yan a chance to send troops.
In this way, Li Yan will be completely at a disadvantage and will not see the possibility of turning defeat into victory in the short term.
The officials who hesitated between the two were suddenly shaken, and some people who had already turned to Li Yan began to keep a distance from the General's Mansion to settle the score by the Prime Minister.
Li Yan, who is in the center of the vortex, undoubtedly suffered the greatest pressure. He thought hard and hesitated. Zhuge Liang was about to conquer Luoyang, and maybe in a few days, he would hear the good news of conquering Luoyang. What should I do? Keep watching
The situation is undoubtedly waiting for death. No matter how you look at Luoyang, there is no possibility of being spared. Now that Meng Da sends troops to help, he may get a share of the pie. At least he can show goodwill to the prime minister and ease the conflict between the two sides a little, even on the surface.
Or even more ruthlessly, let Meng Da and others attack Kunyang, force the Wu army to retreat and give up Luoyang.
Meng Da's army is now in Luyang, less than 400 miles from Luoyang and more than 100 miles from Kunyang, and arrives day and night.
Li Yan, Li Feng and several confidants discussed for a long time, but no answer was reached. Li Feng agreed to attack the Wu army and block Zhuge Liang's plan to take Luoyang. However, those confidants did not have such courage, and they were more inclined to let Meng Da send troops.
Luoyang assisted the Prime Minister, so that the violent conflict between the two sides may be smaller. Send troops to attack the Wu army and destroy the Han Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty. This crime is too serious and even Li Yan may not be able to bear it.
Li Yan thought about it for a while, and finally invited Ma Su to ask for advice.
Relatively speaking, Ma Su was much calmer. After hearing Li Yan's concerns, he already understood Li Yan's thoughts. The Prime Minister broke through Hangu Pass, broke the external defense line in Luoyang, and even broke Li Yan's psychological defense line. He had
He was forced to retreat to the point where he could not retreat. He either bowed his head to give in to the Prime Minister, or he would break up with the Prime Minister and fight to the end.
"Why don't you wait?" Ma Su asked back: "Even if the general ordered Meng Da to go on an expedition now, Meng Da might not be able to catch up."
"How could I not catch up?" Li Yan's face turned blue and his eyes were red. He didn't sleep well last night yesterday. "My order can be delivered to Meng Da in just five days. Meng Da is ready to go, and it will only take two days to arrive in Luoyang.
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Ma Su smiled: "General, the Prime Minister has broken through Hangu Pass for eight days, and it has been nine days now. It has been more than half a month when Meng Da arrived there. If the Prime Minister can break through Luoyang, will it take half a month? Even half
Yue cannot conquer Luoyang, and when Meng Da arrives, the overall situation may be decided. With Meng Da and without Meng Da, there is no difference for the Prime Minister."
"He needs time to prepare." Li Yan retorted gloomyly: "He has just started to attack the city now. Luoyang City is no bigger than a small city, and it is impossible to break it in one or two days."
"The General thought the Prime Minister would be idle outside Hangu Pass for two months?" Ma Su shook his head: "He must have prepared all the preparations he should make. All the siege equipment can be fully completed in just two to three days.
Transport to Luoyang City and launch an attack immediately. Luoyang City is much larger, but don’t forget that there are more than 100,000 troops surrounding Luoyang now. If the fire bomb can control the situation, the outcome will be decided within three to five days.
, If not, then the Prime Minister would not be able to attack Luoyang, and he would not be able to give him more time. The reinforcements of the Wei army would continue to rush from Jizhou to the capital to offset the gap between the forces between the two sides."
Ma Su smiled and said, "Even if Meng Da goes to Luoyang, his contribution is greater than that of the Prime Minister. If you want to compete with the Prime Minister, only the General will come in person. Will the General be willing to go?"
Li Yan was stunned. He looked at Ma Su in awe, knowing that he was not cruel enough. He wanted to compete for merit with Zhuge Liang, but he did not dare to face Zhuge Liang face to face, and he had already lost psychologically.
"Then... I often thought, what should I do?"
"wait."
"wait?"
"Yes, wait for the Prime Minister to win or lose." Ma Su said lightly: "No matter whether the Prime Minister wins or loses, it is better to wait for the general blind move."
Li Yan looked at Ma Su suspiciously, thinking about Ma Su's intentions. Ma Su looked at Li Yan's unstable face and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that Li Yan didn't believe him, suspected that he was digging a hole again, and even suspected that he would be with Zhuge Liang.
The inside and the outside are in harmony. Zhuge Liang's plans are all aimed at Li Yan's surname. If you want to completely break Li Yan's suspicion and strengthen his confidence, it is impossible not to take any strong medicine.
"General, if you don't believe it, you might as well let Meng Da test the Prime Minister."
"How to test it?"
"Let Meng Da ask for troops to help the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister agrees, then the Prime Minister is waiting for his assistance. Everything is just a way to build up the momentum before. If the Prime Minister can really conquer Luoyang, he will definitely not accept Meng Da.
request.”
Li Yan's eyes rolled, thinking.
"Chengdu is too far from Luoyang, and the general is controlling Meng Da from a distance, which will definitely delay the fighter plane. The general is worse than authorizing Meng Da and letting him act on the camera. If the order is at that time and the Prime Minister has not yet gained an advantage, then wait and see if the Prime Minister is in a hurry. We have already gained a clear advantage and the city is about to be destroyed, so it is a way to remedy for the victory."
Li Yan's eyes flashed and he finally nodded.
Ma Su said goodbye to Li Yan, left the general's mansion, got into the car, pulled the curtain, and a disdainful sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Li Yan was still a capable person on the battlefield, and he had a way of thinking about the best intentions.
At this time, he was still panicked, which shows that he was not as scheming as the prime minister after all. Without the help of him and Wei Ba, it would be a matter of time before Li Yan was defeated by the prime minister.
Such a person actually dared to be greedy and wanted to hand over the authority to his son. He didn't think about it, how could Li Feng have such ability?
Thinking of the Prime Minister in Luoyang, Ma Su couldn't help but laugh again. He had been with the Prime Minister for many years and could not understand the Prime Minister's methods. Unfortunately, his understanding of the Prime Minister will only bring disadvantages to the Prime Minister, and he will never have the same kind as before.
A feeling of tacit understanding.
Ma Su returned to his mansion, came to the study room, closed the door, and sat quietly alone. He spread out the paper and pen, and planned to write a letter to Wei Ba, but later he thought about it, but gave up.
He believed that Wei Ba was prepared for this, and he also wanted to see how Wei Ba would react.
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Xiangyang, Xijiachi.
After returning to Xiangyang, Mrs. Xi immediately took over the Xi family pond. The fish pond where Wei Ba had fished was newly repaired and some precious fish fry were stocked. There were some precious flowers and trees next to it, which was originally a bit deserted.
Sweep away. Being by the fish pond, looking at the new and old houses next to it, and those cleanly dressed and neatly-moved slaves, who would have thought that Luoyang, thousands of miles away, was in a battle.
Mrs. Xi made a lot of money and bought the manor with cash. Although her brother Xi Zhong was very polite and was willing to give the manor to her sister, Mrs. Xi insisted on buying it with money.
She said it very proudly. As the eldest son of the Wei family, Wei Feng could not let his younger brother borrow someone else's house to live in the future, so he had to buy the house. Similarly, as the eldest son of the Wei family, Wei Feng was not short of money.
So you have to pay money. Moreover, the Xi family is not in good condition now and needs a lot of money to revive the family business. This money can be used for greater use.
Wei Feng agreed to his wife's words and paid in full immediately.
After hearing this news, Wei Ba did not express much, but asked Mi Wei to personally arrive in Xiangyang and meet Mrs. Xi. Mi Wei has now completely disappeared from the Shu Han court, and no one knows what he is doing.
Seeing Mi Wei, not to mention Mrs. Xi was surprised, even Wei Feng was shocked.
Outsiders didn't know what they talked about, but the Xi family quickly built more than a dozen inns between Xiangyang and Nanjun. The merchants from south to south also quickly knew that these inns were the owners of the shop.
Who, tacitly poured into those yards that still smelled of paint.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Wei Feng owned a large area of industry and became a rich man.
At this moment, Wei Feng was sitting in the hall, looking at Mrs. Xi with joy. Mrs. Xi’s face was not very good, and she looked a little thin and pale. However, she was very energetic and her eyes were shy. Seeing Wei Feng looking at her, she said shyly:
"It's your fault for whatever you look at."
Wei Feng didn't refute and said with a smile: "Madam, don't be too tired when you are pregnant. Anyway, the overall situation is settled, so you can rest assured to raise your baby at home."
Mrs. Xi frowned: "I don't have to worry about those things anymore, but I am the only one at home, so I can't be busy. In two days, I plan to go to the Kuai family and the Pang family to see if I can choose one.
Two young and dignified women can also take you a formal concubine."
"Ah?" Wei Feng was shocked: "You take my concubine?"
"Why, do you still want to find it yourself?" Mrs. Xi glared at him: "If you have the ability of Ziyu and can find the royal family of Wei as a concubine, then let you do it."
"Forget it, I'll ignore this matter." Wei Feng quickly raised his hand and surrendered. In front of Mrs. Xi, he really had no confidence in being a man. "Madam, Luoyang is in a battle. I'll let the concubine aside in advance, you see
Let’s see if we can recruit some strong men from each company to enrich the plot.”
Mrs. Xi nodded: "I understand, these two things are not contradictory." Mrs. Xi pondered for a moment and said: "The department needs to be recruited, but more importantly, the staff are the staff. If there are not many around you who can give advice.