Time slipped away quietly while waiting. In the blink of an eye, Wei Ba had lived in Anyang for two months. Seeing the New Year getting closer and closer, Wei Ba became a little bored. Ma Di came for a visit, and Zhuge Qiao seemed to have been injected with chicken blood.
He seemed to be full of energy, high-spirited, walking with wind, speaking loudly, and from time to time he would be called to have a heart-to-heart talk, making others think that Wei Ba was Zhuge Qiao's confidant.
In fact, Wei Ba himself knew that he was still outside the decision-making circle. He could only know what the war was like on the front line through people who came back to ask for food. Zhuge Qiao only told him some public version information, and he could tell him half a day in advance at most.
Him to show intimacy.
That's all.
Fu Xing and Zhang Wei stayed in Xicheng for two months and had two fierce battles with Shen Yi. Shen Yi was severely beaten. After asking Meng Da for help, Shen Yi hid in Xunkou and could not come out. Meng Da did not come at all.
, he seized the time to build the city in Fangling, as if Zhuge Qiao was about to defeat Shen Yi and march into the new city.
One day in the twelfth lunar month, Mengda finally raised the flag of rebellion and officially sent an envoy, expressing his intention to surrender to the Shu Han.
Zhuge Qiao was overjoyed, and as usual, he sent someone to invite Wei Ba, and said with a smile on his face: "Ziyu, I can tell you the truth now. General Meng has returned after he lost his way, and the three counties in the East have returned to our great Han Dynasty."
Wei Ba smiled and cupped his hands: "Then congratulations to the captain, the military power is here, and the world is at home."
Zhuge Qiao laughed and punched Wei Ba affectionately: "You kid, you just like to joke. I am just a partial general, so I have no military power. By the way, this is General Meng's nephew Deng Xian and Deng Ziyi.
I have just returned from Mianyang to meet the Prime Minister on the order of Mencius Du."
Deng Xian is in his thirties, with a strong build, a long face, and three short beards. He looks quite upright, but his face is a bit dark, his palm joints are thick, and his mouth is covered with thick calluses. Although he is a general, he looks arrogant.
They are veteran ruffians who have been in the army for many years. Wei Ba has many such people around him, so he is no stranger to them. He can tell this unruly flavor just by looking at them.
Wei Ba bowed politely: "General Meng is righteous and General Deng is hardworking."
Deng Xian looked Wei Ba up and down, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Seeing Zhuge Qiao leading the army in his twenties, he was already a little surprised. But considering that he was Zhuge Liang's son, he was just a little envious, and
He didn't think there was any problem. However, he could no longer suppress his surprise when he saw that Wei Ba, who was younger than Zhuge Qiao, actually took a higher position than Zhuge Qiao and joined the army.
"Wei Canjun is really young and promising," Deng Xian said in a sour tone.
Wei Ba smiled: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the Prime Minister promoted the junior and asked me to follow Captain Zhuge to learn more. General Deng has been on the battlefield for a long time, so I need to take good care of him in the future."
Deng Xian nodded slightly, turned around, and said to Zhuge Qiao: "Since General Meng has acted righteously, we are one family. However, Shen Yi is still in Xunkou, so it is not very convenient for us to contact him, and some delays are inevitable. In order not to
If there is any delay, please ask the captain to send the grain, grass and weapons we need to the new city as soon as possible. When Sima Yi's army arrives, I'm afraid it won't be so convenient."
Zhuge Qiao lowered his head and said: "Please rest assured, General Deng, and please rest assured, General Meng. We have prepared everything and we will be ready to depart in a day or two. Please make general preparations to respond. Furthermore, the battle will be fierce."
It's dangerous, please be more careful, General Meng."
Deng Xian frowned, as if he thought of something, and then he regained his composure and said with satisfaction: "We are only short of food and ordnance now, and we are actually well prepared. As long as Captain Zhuge doesn't mess up, don't say anything.
When Sima Yi comes, even if Cao Rui's son comes in person, we can ensure that the new city is not lost."
Zhuge Qiao laughed, but Wei Ba became a little uneasy. He had been with Mi Wei these days and had learned some skills in observing words and expressions. He found that although Deng Xian spoke boldly, there was a hint of worry between his eyebrows. Specifically.
He couldn't tell what it was, but he could feel that Deng Xian seemed to be insincere, or that he seemed to be hiding something.
He observed for a while and saw that after they finished talking about their business, Deng Xian stood up and said goodbye, so he quickly stood up and asked: "General Deng, as Captain Zhuge said, General Meng was originally our general of Shu Han, and now he has returned to justice.
, we are just one family, if you need help with anything, please don’t be polite. Not just food, grass or weapons, but anything else, if we can help, just say it.”
Deng Xian was stunned for a moment, glanced at Wei Ba, and said with a smile: "Thank you Wei for joining the army. We don't need anything except food, grass and weapons." He saluted Zhuge Qiao again and left.
Zhuge Qiao personally walked Deng Xian to the door, and of course Wei Ba had to accompany him. Seeing Deng Xian disappear into the distance with a few followers, Zhuge Qiao clapped his hands excitedly, turned to Wei Ba and said: "
Ziyu, the leisure days are coming to an end, and we will be busy next."
Wei Ba was not as excited as Zhuge Qiao. He always felt that there was something wrong with Deng Xian, especially the last time he tested it. Deng Xian was obviously hesitant and seemed to have something to say, but in the end he did not say it because of some concerns. Wei Ba could not think of the specifics.
The reason, but thinking about the direct connection between Zhuge Liang's rebellion against Mengda and the first Northern Expedition in history, I became wary.
Instigating a rebellion against Meng Da, restraining Sima Yi, attracting Cao Wei's attention to the west city, and then marching out of Longyou. What a brilliant move. If it succeeds, it may not guarantee that the Northern Expedition will succeed, at least Cao Wei's reinforcements will not
It went so fast, right? But history doesn't say much, so there is only one possibility. This rebellion was not successful, at least it did not achieve Zhuge Liang's expected effect, and it did not have enough impact on the Northern Expedition.
Thinking of Sima Yi again, there is only one possibility left. As recorded in history, Meng Da will be defeated by Sima Yi soon and will be unable to coordinate Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition.
As a result, he already knew, but this was not enough, just like he knew that Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition would fail and Ma Di would die, but could not tell Zhuge Liang and Ma Di. He had to know the reason before he could prescribe the right medicine for Zhuge Qiao to accept his suggestion.
Instead of making a wizard-style prophecy. The wizard's prediction may come true, but by that time, it is a foregone conclusion and there is no chance of salvation.
Deng Xian's strange expression seems to be a breakthrough.
"Bosong, I think...there is something wrong with Deng Xian."
Zhuge Qiao blinked and exchanged a look with Yang Wei: "What's wrong?"
"I'm not sure. I just feel that he seems to be hiding something, or... they are not as well prepared as he said?"
Zhuge Qiao bit his lip and thought for a while, "Yes, Deng Xian is indeed hiding something. According to the news I received, their city has not been repaired yet."
Wei Ba was shocked. Meng Da had been preparing for so long, why hasn't it been done yet?
"Fangling is next to the mausoleum of the rebel Wei. Once something happens, the rebel Wei will definitely attack with a large force. Mengda wants to build Fangling into a strong fortress. In the future, Fangling will be used as the foundation. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. So it took a lot of effort.
Thoughts." Seeing Wei Ba's surprise, Zhuge Qiao quickly explained: "But it doesn't matter, it will definitely not delay the war. By the time Sima Yi arrives, Fangling will be indestructible and foolproof."
Wei Ba frowned. He had an ominous feeling. Meng Da was also a battle-hardened veteran, why was he so unreliable? He had been waiting for so many days, so why not wait a few more days? He had to rush at this time.
Justification? Could it be that his defeat to Sima Yi was because the city was not completed and the defense had flaws?
Wei Ba thought for a long time, but still couldn't hold it back.
"Mengda acted before he was ready. He has obviously fallen into a passive situation. If Sima Yi comes to attack, how will he deal with it? The reason why the defenders take advantage is because hiding in the city, they can rely on the city to kill and injure the enemy in large numbers.
, I have a psychological advantage. Now that the city has not been repaired, but the enemy is coming, not only will we suffer losses in terms of offense and defense, but our psychological advantage will also be affected. Once the people's hearts collapse, what will we do?"
Zhuge Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Sima Yi is not that fast. Not to mention that he must first obtain the order from the court before sending troops to attack. Wan County is only 1,200 miles away from Fangling, and it will take more than half a month to get here.
With this time, Mengda will definitely be ready."
Wei Ba looked at Zhuge Qiao in surprise: "Bosong, this is wartime. Do you think we are marching in peacetime and we can go step by step? What if Sima Yi kills first and then marches in a hurry? One thousand two hundred miles, that is, it can be done in ten days.
Arrived. Maybe he is on the way now, but we haven’t received the news yet.”
"Are you saying that Sima Yi will take action without waiting for the imperial edict?" Before Zhuge Qiao could speak, Yang Wei laughed. "Wei Canjun, do you know what kind of family Sima Yi comes from? In their hearts, etiquette is more important than anything else.
According to the rules, without the imperial edict, let alone attacking Fangling, he would not dare to leave Nanyang even with one soldier."
Wei Ba was not in the mood to talk nonsense with the scholar. He said to Zhuge Qiao seriously: "As the saying goes, be prepared. If nothing happens to Meng Da, of course there will be nothing to say. Once something happens to him, we cannot effectively hold back Sima Yi.
It will definitely affect the Prime Minister's plan in the future. Boson, you can't take any chances."——————
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