Not only did Zhuge Liang lose confidence, but Sun Quan also lost his footing...
Li Feng's arrogance was originally just a joke, no matter how he looked like a funny actor, but when Wei Ba behind him gathered his troops in the name of the Tushou, Meng Da detained his war horse in the name of the war and cut off it.
The connection between him and Zhuge Liang and Li Feng's arrogance is not just a joke.
This is a sign of the storm.
Sun Quan was very nervous and pondered in front of the map all night. The more he looked, the more he felt that the prospect was not good. The more he looked, the more he felt that he was more rational in submitting to Shu Han. He started a war with Shu Han for such an inexplicable reason. No matter how he looked, he felt that it was not worth it.
It’s not that the battlefield will definitely lose, but it’s not worth it. After this battle, the Wu Kingdom will not be able to mobilize a large army to fight for at least two or three years. The situation on the battlefield of the Jianghuai River will take a sharp turn. The Wei Kingdom, which has just stabilized Bingzhou, is likely to take advantage of this
The opportunity to invade the south and push the front line again along the Yangtze River. The breakdown of relations with Shu Han also means that the Wu Kingdom will no longer be able to get support from Shu Han and fall into a dilemma of fighting on both sides.
There is no doubt that among the Three Kingdoms, Wu is still the weakest now. Not only is it weak, but there is no room for development. Wei State has Xiongzhou such as Jizhou, Qingzhou and Yanzhou. Although it was temporarily frustrated, it can still be supported for the time being. Later generations from Shu Han
From the top, Zhuge Liang was in Guanzhong and Wei Ba was in Jiaozhou. The rapid increase in strength was obvious to all. The reason why Zhuge Liang failed to attack Luoyang was not because the strength of Shu Han was not enough, but because Li Yan and Wei Ba not only did not help, but also restrained him.
It took part of Zhuge Liang's energy. If the power of Shu Han is concentrated in the hands of a certain person, no matter whether the person is Zhuge Liang or Li Yan, unite the strength of Shu Han, take down Bingzhou and conquer Luoyang, it is a matter of time.
But Wu State is not good. To the south, Jiaozhou was occupied by Wei Ba. To the east, there was an endless sea. It had no territory to be opened and no growth points. With the tension of war, the mountain in the hinterland was tempted by Wei Ba.
They fled one after another, and as time went by, he would become weaker and weaker.
Except for Zhuge Ke and Hu Zong and other close ministers, he no longer discussed with other ministers, especially those from Jiangdong. Because they had a relatively consistent opinion, they all agreed to bow to Li Yan and submit to Shu Han to avoid war. Not only the Jiangdong family
Even Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin and others from the Jianghuai Group expressed similar attitudes in different ways.
In a daze, Sun Quan felt that he had returned to the 13th year of Jian'an. Cao Cao's letter of war arrived in Wujun, and all the civil and military officials in the court agreed to surrender. At that time, there were Lu Su and Zhou Yu, but who is there now?
Even Lu Meng was dead, and the important generals in the army were led by Lu Xun, who was a native of Jiangdong.
In the evening, when Sun Quan and Zhuge Ke sat opposite each other, he sighed sincerely: "It's a pity that Gongjin is not here, even Ziming is not here, and there is no successor."
Zhuge Ke continued quietly: "There are always horses in a thousand miles, but the Bole is not always there. As long as the king dares to appoint, why worry about no one in succession?"
Sun Quan glanced at Zhuge Ke and said half-jokingly: "Yuan Xun, can you stop Wei Ba when you go to Changsha?"
Zhuge Ke said lightly: "There is a prince in Changsha and Zhang Zhongsi."
Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and said, "What if I give Zi back to Wuchang and hand over all Zhang Cheng's soldiers to you, and I will add 20,000 more soldiers to you?"
Zhuge Ke bowed and said, "I wish to drive for the king."
Sun Quan did not say anything. He looked at Zhuge Ke and hesitated. He was optimistic about Zhuge Ke, but Zhuge Ke was too young and had insufficient qualifications. More importantly, his subordinates did not have enough powerful troops. For the generals of the Eastern Wu
, whether strong or not, depends on how many parts there are, and how powerful the part is. At critical moments, it depends on the part to charge and decide the outcome. Without a strong part, it is difficult to seize such an opportunity.
Another point is that he depends on his qualifications. Without sufficient qualifications, he cannot make other generals obey orders. Zhou Yu and Lu Xun had encountered situations where their subordinates were disobedient, but at that time, the generals in the army were not Jiangdong corps.
The main thing is that we can still maintain consistency in the face of common interests. Now the strength of the Jiangdong Group in the army has increased greatly. If a young general from the Jianghuai Group commands the army, I am afraid that the situation will not be able to be suppressed.
After thinking about it, only Lu Xun has such strength. Unfortunately, Lu Xun only has one, and he cannot deal with both Meng Da and Wei Ba.
After not hearing Sun Quan's reaction for a long time, Zhuge Ke felt a little cold. He slowly sat up straight, but kept lowering his head.
Sun Quan sighed secretly. He felt a little sorry for Zhuge Ke, who had aroused his ambitions, but could not pay him a heavy responsibility. He felt sad for himself. Now he never got rid of his sword and cut the case.
, the passion to fight Cao Cao is about to be in trouble.
Sun Quan coughed: "Yuan Xun, if you arrive in Changsha, where will you win?"
"King, I think Wei Ba is the only one who has the same intention to fight." Zhuge Ke cleared his throat and said earnestly: "The reason why the ministers spoke in unison is that they hope that the king will agree to Li Yan's request is not the reason why they are not willing to do so."
External factors are about weighing interests. Salving the people is just a false reputation, but starting a war is a real harm. It is a mistake to invite real harm with false reputation."
Sun Quan frowned, looked at Zhuge Ke quietly, and encouraged him to continue talking.
"I believe that Li Yan and Wei Ba both understand that the reason they made this request was because they felt that the king agreed to might have a big surname, not that they were sure to win." Zhuge Ke continued
: "This matter seems simple, but when you think about it later, it is just a seemingly insignificant requirement, and even a bit sweet, but this temptation contains a deadly fish hook.
”
Sun Quan gradually raised his eyebrows.
"If they can do what they want, it is equivalent to overturning the previous covenant. From then on, I, Dawu, can only become their vassal and no longer be able to become emperor. Otherwise, the king will be rebellious, and Li Yan can legitimately order the king to be attacked."
"If they do what they want this time, then in the court of Shu Han, Prime Minister Zhuge will be defeated again and Li Yan will be won again. It is possible to gather power and invade Guanzhong. If he has the military power in Guanzhong, he will be conquered in the future.
After Bingzhou, he attacked Jizhou again. Can the king stop him? When he recovered Jizhou, he would turn around and cross the river and invade Jianghuai. Can the king stop him? When the world was settled, he would sacrifice to another surname and not be granted the title of king.
Or if we pursue the matters before the king, we need to reduce the vassal states. Can the king stop it? King Wei Xiang, Gongsun Shu are ahead, and we must observe the lessons of the past."
"The great power is not the benefit of the prime minister or the king." Zhuge Ke took a breath and continued, "Those people are either stupid and do not understand this truth. Or they are unfaithful, and know that
If you don’t say anything, you can’t say it. As long as their own interests are not damaged, the survival of the Wu Kingdom is not among their considerations.”
"Yuan Xun, your words remind me of Lu Zijing at the time." Sun Quan waved his hand and interrupted Zhuge Ke's words: "I understand. Tell me, will Wei Ba really start the move?
attack."
Zhuge Ke smiled: "King, if Wei Ba really wants to launch an attack, would he be so generous? This man has always won a surprise victory with a surprise. He does not like a head-on decisive battle in order to reduce casualties. Now it is abnormal and has been announced without fighting.
Isn't it obvious? If the king is weak and timid in the battle, he will become more and more serious. If the king refuses to show weakness and actively prepare for war, and wants to live and die with him, he is afraid he will retreat and don't seek his own way."
"What do you mean is Wei Ba bluffing?"
"You can't say that either." Zhuge Ke smiled happier and happier, "There is a military strategy. If I am invincible, I will be able to defeat the enemy. It is precisely because of my invincible that the enemy will not attack. If the king makes a thorough arrangement, there will be a
The meaning of jade breaking, what opportunity can Wei Ba wait?"
Sun Quan pondered for a long time and said with a sigh: "Yuan Xun, I will allocate 20,000 elite troops. If you go to Changsha, I will transfer back to Zigao, but Zhang Cheng will stay there for the time being."
Zhuge Ke was a little regretful, but he nodded and bowed to accept the order.
...
At Xiangguan, Wei Ba was wearing a snow-white long gown, slowly crossing his hands in the yard with cloud hands, his clothes were gently brushing, and his long sleeves were floating, like a god among immortals.
Wei Wu was with him, and he was also on the cloud hand. However, compared to Wei Ba's roundness, his cloud hand had a little more fierce aura and his expression seemed even more fierce, as if he was fighting with someone.
"Zi Lie, you need to relax."
"It's easy to sleep as soon as I relax." Wei Wu grinned, twitched his tightly tight face, revealing a little frustration: "Brother, I really can't understand the realm you mentioned."
"Because you always want to fight with others, and of course you will use force." Wei Ba slowly stopped and smiled: "I said, "Only if you don't fight, no one in the world can fight with him." This sentence,
You should experience it more.”
"I can even recite five thousand words backwards, but I just can't resist." Wei Wu licked his lips and said with a bitter face: "Brother, for example, if Xingcai wants to hit me, I can shrink my neck.
Let her beat me, but if others want to beat me and kill me, will I shrink my neck?"
"Oh, you guys, it seems that you have no chance to practice Taoism." Wei Ba waved his hand and signaled Wei Wu to practice on the side. Wei Wu looked up and saw two martial soldiers escorting a young man with disheveled face away.
After coming over, the man's legs were weak, his face was ferocious and arrogant. He couldn't help but feel curious, he stopped his fist and stood aside.
Wei Ba looked up and down at Zhou Yin, smiling happily. "Zhou Zhongying, are you okay?"
"Bah!" Zhou Yin, who had been shutting his mouth, suddenly opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, hitting Wei Ba's front, and the thick green and yellow phlegm stuck to the snow-white clothes, which was very dazzling. Zhou Yin went back with satisfaction.
He raised his head, looked at Wei Ba through his nostrils, and cursed contemptuously: "Subtle!"