When Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu, he actually only did two things: the first thing was to live in the palace and talk to His Majesty Liu Chan every day; the second thing was to recruit Wei Yan into the palace in the name of the emperor and have a long talk...
No one knows what they talked about, but after Wei Yan left the palace, he sent someone to the General's Mansion to break off the engagement, clearly siding with the Prime Minister's Mansion.
These two incidents completely disrupted the plans of Li Yan and Ma Di. The first incident was still expected. After all, the purpose of Zhuge Liang's return was to control the emperor and take the right to speak out from Li Yan's hands.
I was prepared for this, but I didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would live directly in the palace, and he would not be given the right to meet His Majesty alone again.
The second thing was really an accident. Zhuge Liang drove Wei Yan back from Guanzhong and quietly deprived him of his military power. Wei Yan was very angry and thought he would never stand with Zhuge Liang again.
, who would have thought that Zhuge Liang only met him once and won him over again.
Wei Yan himself is not important, but he is Wei Ba's father. If he clearly sides with Zhuge Liang, then Li Yan may be in danger of losing Wei Ba's support. No matter how Wei Ba himself has other ideas, he will not agree with him.
Wei Yan is the enemy head-on. Filial piety is the essence and foundation of Confucian culture. No one dares to do unfilial things easily.
What's more, Zhuge Liang still occupies the moral high ground. If Wei Ba opposes him, he will not only be unfilial, but also disloyal.
This crime was so heavy that even Wei Ba couldn't bear it. If Li Feng forced Wei Ba to do such a thing, he would become a heinous villain.
Faced with this situation, Li Yan was helpless and had no choice but to write to Li Feng, asking him to find out Wei Ba's psychology as soon as possible and urging him to stand firm and not to be influenced by Zhuge Liang.
If Wei Ba had wavered a little just now, then Li Feng would not have persuaded him to go to Chengdu, but to persuade him not to go to Chengdu. Since Wei Ba decided to go to Chengdu to fight Zhuge Liang, then he asked to meet with the naval general Jing Xiang
The request is acceptable.
The discussion about the expedition to Liaodong was nominally with Li Feng, but in fact it was with the generals of the Jingxiang Navy. And the Jingxiang Navy is now Li Feng's subordinate. If Li Feng doesn't nod, Wei Ba can't
Acting without permission. If it weren't for the urgent need for Wei Ba's help now, Li Feng would not easily let Wei Ba contact those people. This was also a request from others, and he had to make concessions.
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Feng Jin and Fu Xing stood side by side on the pier that stretched almost to the middle of the river. They raised their heads and looked at the majestic mountain-like warship, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
Zhuge Dan stood on the side of the ship, looked at Feng Jin and Fu Xing with a smile, and extended his hand to invite them. After the war in October, he and Xia Houxuan stayed in Yuzhang until Sun Quan agreed to Wei Ba's request and transferred Yuzhang to Yuzhang.
Zhang Shipyard "leased" to Wei
Wei Ba also made Zhang Wen the ship supervisor of Yuzhang Shipyard. This matter was finally over. He led a part of the navy to move from Poyang Lake to Dongting Lake. This time Wei Ba wanted to go west, and he led the navy to escort his
The ship temporarily serves as Wei Ba's flagship.
He enjoyed the envious looks of Feng Jin and others. He also knew that Feng Jin and Fu Xing were more qualified to hold this position than him. It was just a coincidence that he was able to stand here and welcome Feng Jin and others as the master.
people.
"Generals, come up here. The general is waiting in the cabin."
Feng Jin and Fu Xing exchanged helpless looks, and were about to give in when an angry curse came from above their heads: "Feng Wenju, Fu Zhongjian, you are so lazy, do you have to come and pick it up in person to be satisfied?"
Before he finished speaking, Wei Ba's face appeared on the side of the ship. He glared at Feng Jin and the two of them. Just as he was about to curse a few more words, he suddenly saw a strange face standing next to Fu Xing and quickly put away his words.
He smiled, cupped his hands and said: "This general is..."
Fu Xing hurriedly introduced: "This is my brother Fu Qian. He is now the official of General Huwei and is also stationed in Jiangling."
Wei Ba suddenly realized. He had heard from Fu Xing before that Fu Qian had been stationed in Jiangzhou with Li Yan and was considered one of Li Yan's subordinates. Now that Li Feng was stationed in Nanjun, it was expected that he would be sent to Jiangling to assist Li Feng.
thing.
"It turns out to be brother Bo Tong. I've heard about his name for a long time. We're meeting today. I'm so glad to meet you." Wei Ba opened the guardrail, took a step outside, half of his feet in the air, and saluted Fu Qian with a fist in his hand. "I didn't know Bo Tong just now.
Brother, if I am rude when you come here, please forgive me."
Fu Qian did not dare to neglect and returned the courtesy quickly. In terms of military position, he was several levels lower than Wei Ba. In terms of status, he was not higher than Wei Ba. He was not qualified to compete with Wei Ba.
"General, you are very polite. I am very grateful that my brother can be so close to the general. If it had not been for the help of the general and his son, my brother would not be here today. I am really ashamed that I have never been able to express my gratitude in person."
"Hahaha..." Wei Ba laughed and invited them to board the boat. When Fu Qian walked up to him, he grabbed Fu Qian's arm, pulled him onto the boat, and then walked side by side towards the cabin. "I want to say something.
Zhong Jian was my benefactor in what happened back then. If he hadn't helped, God knows what would have happened in the end."
Fu Qian was not used to Wei Ba's intimacy, but he couldn't push Wei Ba away, so he had to follow Wei Ba into the cabin. Feng Jin and Fu Xing followed behind, and were received by Zhuge Dan. Zhuge Dan was a eloquent man with a lot of witty words.
It was said that Feng and Fu were overwhelmed.
After chatting for a while, Li Feng also came with his people. When he saw Wei Ba sitting in the banquet, chatting with Fu Qian and others with joy, he couldn't help but be startled. He originally thought that as Wei Ba, he would be the last one.
Appearing on stage to show solemnity, that's why he
I delayed it for a while, not wanting to lose my identity in front of Wei Ba. I didn't expect that Wei Ba had already appeared on the stage and talked so happily with a group of generals whose official positions were not as good as his own. How could he be the dignified Zhennan General?
This is what a person who is crowned king should look like.
"Major General, you are late." Wei Ba grabbed Li Feng, pushed him down on the table affectionately, and said with a smile: "Three drinks as punishment."
"I accept the punishment." Li Feng took the seat with a reserved smile and said, "But you have to tell me what you all said to make you talk so happily."
"What else can I say." Wei Ba asked someone to pour wine for Li Feng and said with a smile: "I just mentioned the war in Liaodong. Everyone is happy and is discussing who will lead the army."
Li Feng was shocked and his heart beat a little faster: "Then have you discussed it?"
"It's settled."
"who?"
"you guess."
Li Feng looked at Wei Ba and wondered whether he should laugh or cry. Do you think such an important thing is child's play? You guess? He hesitated for a moment: "General?"
Wei Ba shrugged: "I'm used to the sunshine in Jiaozhou and have no interest in Liaodong."
"Then...Xiahou Taichu?"
"He will definitely go, but he cannot bear such a heavy task and can only be a partial general."
Li Feng was completely confused. "Then... who else?"
"Far away in the horizon, yet so close."
Li Feng was confused. There were only a few people in front of him. Apart from the ones he had just mentioned, who else was there? Could it be Feng Jin? Is Wei Ba trying to poach someone?
"Young general, you are on your own." Wei Ba laughed and said: "To conquer Liaodong, we will not only recruit the Jiaozhou Navy, but also the Xiangyang Navy. Maybe we will also recruit the Wu Navy, plus infantry, the army will not be less than 100,000.
, besides the major general, who else can shoulder such an important task? Do you have to let the general take action personally? "
Li Feng's head buzzed, and he was suddenly struck dizzy by the sudden happiness. Wei Ba wanted to give him such a good thing?
Li Feng looked at Wei Ba blankly. Wei Ba laughed twice and said in Li Feng's ear: "Young General, it's not what I thought. It's actually... the rafters in the early years died first. Instead of letting me go first alone."
It’s better to drag the Major General to die together.”
Li Feng laughed out loud, but the doubts in his heart disappeared because of Wei Ba's extremely vulgar words. It's not that Wei Ba didn't want to make meritorious deeds on his own, he was afraid that his achievements would shock his master, so he dragged Li Feng with him.
This feeling is understandable. They are indeed in the same boat now and must help each other.
Li Feng felt relieved, looked very easy-going, and glared at Wei Ba: "You can't drag me into the water. How can I afford such a big war?"
"What are you afraid of?" Wei Ba rolled his eyes: "Ask them, who is not willing to go on an expedition with the Major General?"
Feng Jin and others stood up with a swish, raised their fists and saluted, and shouted in unison: "We are willing to follow the Major General to bring peace to Liaodong and restore the Central Plains."
Li Feng was startled, and then became elated. He looked at Wei Ba with satisfaction and gave him a look that said you understand.
"Then tell me what the plan is. If it is feasible, I will report it to the general for his approval."
Wei Ba nodded, asked someone to spread out the map, and pointed at Zhuge Dan: "Gong Xiu, please tell the Major General our plan and ask him to review it first. Generals, if you have any opinions, you may put them forward at any time.
discuss."
"Here." Feng Jin and others responded loudly.
Zhuge Dan stood up, pointed at the map, and talked about the preparations.
Wei Ba's plan is very grand. The Jiaozhou Navy is just a part of the army. In addition, he will also requisition the Wu Navy, the Xiangyang Navy, and a part of Wu's infantry. The total number of the army will reach ten.
There were more than ten thousand people and nearly a thousand large and small warships.
Looking at the numbers, Li Feng felt his heart beat too fast, as if he had boarded a majestic warship. Liaodong was trembling under his feet. Gongsun Yuan, dressed in white with a rope tied around his neck, was kneeling in front of him.
He couldn't even speak. On the other side of the sea, Cao Rui looked at his tall back with a pale face.
"How long does it take to prepare for such a large scale?"
"It can't be less, it will take two years." Wei Ba said: "The most important thing is the warship. It has to fight across the sea, and the major general will conduct the expedition himself. I plan to build a larger warship for the major general.
In addition, we must prepare sufficient food, fodder, and ordnance for the 100,000-strong army. This is an expedition of thousands of miles, so there can be no carelessness."
Li Feng also woke up from his excitement and felt numb due to the huge amount of preparation work. How much talent, financial and material resources would have to be gathered. Fighting a war is not a simple matter, and money is required for any action.
"I can solve the problem of people, ships and ordnance, but there is one thing that only a major general cannot solve."