Sun Quan was stunned for a moment, hearing Fei Yi's warning. He stood in a daze for a long time, cold sweat breaking out on his back.
Regardless of whether they are allies or not, the Shu Han and the Wu Kingdom will have to decide the winner in the end. Needless to say, Li Yan probably hopes to destroy Wu now if possible. Even Zhuge Liang probably will not regard the Wu Kingdom as his eternal enemy.
The reason why the ally did not take action was because he did not have enough strength and was afraid that he would not be able to destroy Wu, but would be taken advantage of by Wei.
What if there is a chance to destroy Wu first? He probably won't abide by the so-called covenant, and maybe he will be more active than Li Yan. If he can achieve success in the war to destroy Wu and surpass Li Yan, Zhuge Liang will definitely not refuse and retreat.
Secondly, even if he has a good impression of Wu State, he will not sit back and watch Li Yan take the credit for destroying Wu. He will definitely take a share of the pie.
So, is it possible to destroy Wu now?
Don't tell me, it's really possible. Wei Ba alone mobilized 70,000 to 80,000 troops, went deep into Wu County and Luling, and surrounded Sun Deng in Changsha. Zhuge Ke's 40,000 troops were still far away from destroying Wu.
Although the distance was huge, Wei had the upper hand, which is an indisputable fact. If Li Yan left Yong'an again, Zhuge Liang left Yingchuan, and assembled an army of more than 100,000 people to march eastward, who said it would be impossible to destroy Wu?
The most important thing about Wei Ba was not how much land he had seized, but how much land he had seized, but how much he had tested out the state of Wu. He used his own record to prove the weakness of the state of Wu, and used the state of Wu as a bait to tempt Li Yan and Zhuge Liang to take action. Once they
If you are tempted, temporarily abandon Wei State and direct your main attack at Wu State, Wu State may suffer a major blow.
Fei Yi was Zhuge Liang's confidant. What he said was a very serious warning and might even represent Zhuge Liang's meaning. Sun Quan could taste the reminder behind this warning, so he broke out in a cold sweat.
He recalled Fei Yi's advice to him before. Fei Yi advised him to accept Li Yan's request and not to force Wei Ba and Meng Da to attack. At that time, he also specifically reminded that once the war started, Wei Ba might find excuses to prevent the continuation of the attack.
He did not take the negotiation seriously, but thought Fei Yi was deliberately intimidating him and bluffing. Now, only five days after the war started, Wei Ba had achieved brilliant results, proving that Fei Yi's original warning was not groundless. He may have figured it out a long time ago.
When it came to Wei Ba's thoughts, he couldn't express it clearly, so he could only remind him secretly. Unfortunately, he didn't realize the real crisis at the time.
Now Fei Yi reminded him again, what should he do? If the situation escalates and Zhuge Liang really sends troops to attack Wu and compete with Li Yan for credit, the country of Wu will be in danger.
Sun Quan wanted to cry but had no tears. What was going on? There were three powerful officials in the Shu Han vying for power. How could I, Da Wu, become their prey and be divided among them?
Sun Quan looked at Fei Yi, his eyes full of despair. Fei Yi also looked at Sun Quan and nodded calmly. Sun Quan sighed deeply in his heart, and in an instant it seemed as if all the strength in his body was taken away. He sat back on his heels.
, holding on to the last of his energy: "Thank you for your kind words and advice, I am very grateful. Mr. Du, let's discuss the terms."
Du Qiong was overjoyed and was stepping forward when Li Feng grabbed him by the lapel of his clothes. Du Qiong finally woke up, blushed, turned around and looked at Li Feng: "Major General, you...do you have any good advice or suggestions?"
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Li Feng was very proud. Just as Wei Ba said, Sun Quan finally gave in. This guy was a stubborn person who would not fight or obey. Since Wei Ba had earned face for him, he had to give Wei Ba some benefits.
If you ask for more from Sun Quan, you can pay less in the future.
"It is rare for the king to find his way back. However, the foreign minister has something to remind the king." Li Feng stood in front of Sun Quan with his head held high, like a proud little rooster. "The terms drawn up before are referring to
Before the first day of October, if the king could agree to that and both sides do not use swords, everyone would naturally be happy. Now it is the fifth day of October, General Zhennan’s army has been launched, and General Zhendong is also waiting for action. The situation is different from that time. If you want to
During the negotiation, I'm afraid this clause will have to be slightly modified. Otherwise, there will be no difference."
Sun Quan looked at Li Feng bitterly and said hoarsely: "As long as the terms are signed, I will send people to reward General Zhennan's army. This is a courtesy that I, the Great Wu, should do, and Li Jun does not need to worry."
Li Feng smiled and agreed proudly. "Since your Majesty has such good intentions, I won't say much." He suddenly regretted it. If he had known that Sun Quan was so inexperienced, he should have asked Meng Da to send troops together.
Now that the wish has been fulfilled, the credit is almost all Wei Ba's. In the future, rewards will be given based on merit. Wouldn't it mean that Wei Ba alone will take advantage? And now Sun Quan has promised to compensate for military expenses. The amount is not small. It will definitely exceed Wei Ba's expenses. And
It was in vain that Wei Ba was allowed to make a fortune alone. Meng Da had made so many preparations, but could not get any actual benefits.
Sun Quan did not dare to delay any longer. Every hour he delayed, a large amount of money was flowing into Wei Ba's pocket. He demanded immediate negotiations. Du Qiong did not object. He wished he could sign the terms now so that he could return to Chengdu to resume his life.
The terms had been negotiated before, and the remaining terms were only about compensation for military expenses. Sun Quan didn't have much leverage to negotiate now, so he had to break his front teeth, swallow it, sign, seal, and then invite Fei Yi.
Mediate among them to get Wei Ba's men to cease their troops as soon as possible. Whether it is the naval force that is going up the river or the partial force in Luling.
During these days of negotiations, Sun Quan received urgent military reports almost every day. After the naval force stopped at Jingkou for a day, it moved up the river again, and its force was stronger. Xia Houxuan, who led the army, Zhuge Dan could not help but
Knowing what was done, he recruited a large number of pirates and lake pirates, equipped these people with the captured Wu army warships and weapons, and led them to attack upstream. Now his strength has reached 30,000, and he is overwhelming, defeating the Wu army along the way.
The navy is in a position to defeat all of Changsha.
The troops in Luling were no less generous. The leader was the unknown Deng Ai. It is said that he still stuttered a bit, but he did not stutter at all when using the troops. On the contrary, he was very smooth. He did not recruit pirates, but he fought against the Wei Dynasty.
After hearing the news of General Ba Shen's banner, the surrounding mountain bandits arrived with a force of nearly 30,000. They were attacking Yuzhang County to the north, and there was a strong tendency to join forces with the navy.
If it weren't for the menacing force of these two groups, Sun Quan wouldn't be so nervous. He still has 30,000 troops in Chaisang. These 30,000 troops were originally prepared to support Changsha, but now they have to use them to ensure the safety of Wuchang.
Unexpectedly, the problem got stuck at this link.
Wei Xing refused to go to Wu County to deliver orders.
He said that the order I received was at the end of September. Once the order cannot be delivered within the stipulated time, the mission will be considered failed. Whether to cease the war or not, I need to ask General Zhennan again for instructions. Besides, the war situation is changing rapidly. Who knows what is happening in various places now?
What is the situation and how much military expenditure is needed? You have signed the contract now. What if the amount is too large and the King of Wu cannot afford it or refuses to pay it? In my opinion, it is better to be safe.
First, ask General Zhennan for instructions to determine the amount of compensation. When King Wu agrees, it will not be too late to issue an order to stop.
Faced with this situation, Du Qiong was at a loss, Li Feng was also at a loss, and Fei Yi remained silent. They had no choice but Sun Quan was in a hurry. Wei Xing's words hit the point. The battle situation was changing every day, and Wei's dominance was almost over.
After occupying the entire Changsha, the navy is moving up quickly. The situation in Luling is also changing day by day. If it takes a few more days, he may have to attack Jiangxia and surround Wuchang. Waiting one more day will be more disadvantageous to himself. How can he do it?
Wait?
Sun Quan had no choice but to ask Fei Yi to mediate, but Wei Xing refused to agree and insisted on asking Wei Ba first. Seeing that Fei Yi was useless, Sun Quan was anxious and had to follow Wei Xing's request and immediately sent Zhang
Wen, Sun Song, Li Feng, and Wei Xing rushed to Changsha to meet Wei Ba.
Zhang Wen and others traveled day and night, and it took only two days and two nights to arrive in Yiyang and meet Wei Ba.
Wei Ba was preparing for the offensive against Yiyang. When he saw Zhang Wen and others entering the tent, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically, cupped his hands, and chatted and laughed: "Thank you for your hard work, please take a seat, please take a seat. Haha, I'm here."
Although the tables and chairs are a bit strange, you two have sat on them before, so you won’t get used to them after returning to Wuchang for a few days, right?"
"General, the tables and chairs are fine, but the situation in front of us is very different." Zhang Wen laughed, with a bit of bitterness.
Wei Ba looked at him, laughed loudly, rubbed his hands and said, "This is indeed an accident. The King of Wu is also a wise man, and he must make mistakes. If he had accepted the general's kindness and professed his vassalship to my great Han, even if he could
So many things happened? Let me tell you the truth, I am used to staying in Jiaozhou, but I am really not used to the cold here. Now King Wu suddenly realized that this is a good thing. After reaching an agreement, I went back to Jiaozhou for the winter.
.You two, are you interested in traveling with me again? Sun Junhou, you and I hit it off right away."
Zhang Wen cupped his hand and interrupted Wei Ba's rambling. Wei Ba was the winner now and he was not afraid of delaying time. Sun Quan was going crazy with anxiety. It was better to get down to business as soon as possible. Zhang Wen made Sun Quan agree to surrender to Shu Han.
, and said again that he was willing to pay compensation, and finally said: "General, the two countries are allies. This is a misunderstanding. If the fight continues, it will not be beneficial to both sides. It will only allow Cao Wei to take advantage of it. King Wu has already agreed.
Now we just need to wait for the general's consent to cease the war."
Wei Ba turned his face and glanced at Li Feng. Li Feng nodded with a smile. Wei Ba also smiled: "In that case, it's easy to handle. Well, I'll ask someone to settle the accounts immediately. As soon as the results come out, I'll
I will give you the number, and as long as King Wu agrees to pay, I will withdraw my troops. Now, in order to reward you for your hard work these days, I will treat you to a meal."
Zhang Wen and Sun Song exchanged opinions and agreed. Wei Ba immediately arranged a sumptuous banquet for Zhang Wen and others. Before the banquet started, he invited Li Feng to the inner tent. As soon as he entered the inner tent, he smiled
He bowed his hands to Li Fenggong with a smile on his face and said: "You have worked so hard, Major General. It's a great job. Congratulations."
Li Feng was also overjoyed and returned the favor quickly: "General, it's hard work. If it weren't for the power of the general's troops, the three armies advanced forward and broke Sun Quan's courage. It wouldn't have been so smooth."
"Hehe, the young general deserves the award. Speaking of which, I'm really ashamed. I didn't expect to hit him at all. I just wanted to scare him. I didn't expect Sun Quan, a green-eyed old man, to be so ignorant that he had to beat him. Now.
..." Wei Ba smacked his lips: "It's really a bit troublesome."
Li Feng smiled and said: "General, if we are sure of victory, what trouble would there be? Just let Sun Quan compensate the general for his expenses according to the price."
Wei Ba nodded: "You are relieved by the young general's words. As you know, although I have a little money, I also have a lot of places to spend it. As the old saying goes, a hundred thousand troops are worth a thousand gold.
, my expenses are more than just a thousand gold, I am really afraid that Sun Quan will not be able to come up with so much money. However, what I say here today is that no matter what, I am acting under the orders of the general, so naturally I am the only one here.
The Major General's order is to follow. If the Major General says to fight, I will continue to fight. If the Major General says not to fight, I will immediately withdraw the troops. As for the issue of compensation, I believe that Major General, you will not let the soldiers feel disappointed."
Li Feng patted his chest and said: "General, don't worry. The general is helping my father and son like this. How can my father and my son make the general suffer? Sun Quan must get the money. Otherwise, even if the general agrees, I can't agree."
Wei Ba chuckled twice and handed over his hands gratefully. Li Feng said beautifully. He asked Sun Quan to take the money and put the father and son aside first. This was a bit petty. However, this boy did not realize how big a sum of money it was.
Money, when he finds out, he will definitely want to cut out his tongue. Li Yan has given birth to such a fool, I don’t know how busy he is