Pei Hui, the governor of Jizhou, looked at the sailing shadow in the distance and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Ba's navy came from the south. Although it sent troops ashore many times and caused a lot of chaos, fortunately nothing serious happened. By
To the north, that is the boundary of Youzhou. What does it have to do with the governor of Jizhou?
Let Guanqiu Jian get rid of his heart. Pei Hui thought so.
Normally, Pei Hui's psychology is not so dark. As a famous person of the Pei family in Wenxi, Hedong, he should be closer to the township party Guan Qiujian, not to mention that Guan Qiujian is also a famous person. What he thinks now is mainly because
For two reasons.
First, Wei Ba is different from the usual navy. He sails far away from the coast, and you can't see his shadow on the shore. When he goes to sea, those scout boats are no match for the accompanying warships, so most of the time, Pei Hui simply
Not knowing where Wei Ba is, he can only defend across the board and not give Wei Ba any chance. Defending across the board not only requires a large number of troops, but also makes people nervous and anxious. As the governor of Jizhou, he must be ready to lead troops to help at any time.
, but not knowing where the enemy might suddenly appear, this feeling is really frustrating. Pei Hui's current mood is very unstable and he needs a perfect opponent.
Another reason is that Guan Qiu Jian was once captured. He had lost a battle and was even captured by the enemy, but he was still able to be re-employed and held such an important position as the governor of Youzhou. This made Pei Hui feel a little unbalanced mentally and felt that he was not in harmony with Guan Qiu Jian.
Qiu Jian's peers are a bit embarrassed. Now there is a saying in the Wei court that the reason why Guan Qiu Jian was able to come back to life is because he was once an old friend of the emperor's East Palace. As a famous scholar, he should naturally show some respect to such a person who rose to power through connections.
disdain.
So he was a little disdainful of Guanqiu Jian.
Now that Wei Ba has entered the Youzhou border, let Guan Qiu Jian have a headache. They are also old rivals. If they fight again, maybe Guan Qiu Jian can avenge his shame. As for me, I can rest and go back to prepare.
The autumn harvest is here.
Pei Hui, who had been nervous for more than half a month, felt relieved at this moment.
The autumn harvest is coming soon. If this high-intensity vigilance is maintained, it will inevitably affect the autumn harvest. Jizhou is now the main source of food for the Wei State. If there is a problem with Jizhou's harvest, the entire Wei State will have problems. Pei Hui's
His elder brother, Pei Qian, is the Minister of Finance and has already sent him news that the emperor is about to make a big move and needs Jizhou's food as a backing, so there must be no problems.
I hope Wei Ba won't come back again. Pei Hui prayed to God secretly. He didn't want to live this kind of life again.
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Wei Ba and Fa Miao sat on the deck chairs together, looking at the receding coastline, and chuckled: "Jizhou is very nervous."
Fa Miao added: "There will be big moves."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Heading west from Penglai, Wei Ba led more than 6,000 naval troops all the way north along the coastline. After crossing the mouth of the Yellow River, he entered Bohai County in Jizhou. Along the way, he sent people ashore many times to stir up chaos and practice landing operations.
, in fact, he did not want to go deep into the land. With his six thousand troops, he did not have the ability to capture a county. It was really just practice.
However, Jizhou's counterattack was very timely and fierce, as if the opponent had been waiting for a long time and was heavily guarded. After several battles, he made a preliminary estimate that there were at least 20,000 Wei troops in Bohai County stationed at at least five locations, and the opponent did not give any
Any chance of a surprise attack.
So he said that Jizhou was very nervous.
Jizhou is so nervous, probably because the autumn harvest is approaching, and the Wei people dare not let them go ashore to prevent them from damaging the crops that are about to mature in Jizhou. With Wei Ba's strength, walking along the coastline, only one county in Bohai can be harmed
, but the Wei people are still so nervous, which can only show that they have great plans and want a lot, so they dare not be careless and are unwilling to suffer any losses.
So Famiao said that there will be big moves.
In fact, Wei Ba and Fa Miao can roughly guess what big moves the Wei State can make. The Wei State is now surrounded by enemies on three sides, and the threats on the East China Sea are just situations, far from the level of causing actual harm. The most practical pressure comes from the southeast.
The army led by Lu Xun was not far from Luoyang and was eyeing Luoyang. Cao Rui, who was in Luoyang, could not help but be nervous, but Cao Wei's biggest hidden danger was Guanzhong and Liangzhou to the west of Guanzhong.
Because of the loss of Guanzhong and Liangzhou, the Shu Han had war horse resources and a cavalry advantage. Because of the loss of Guanzhong and Liangzhou, the Wei cavalry advantage was lost, so the Wu army dared to go deep into Yanyu and attack the outskirts of Luoyang. To
If you want to restore the situation and defeat Lu Xun, it will not really solve the problem. It is just the end, not the foundation. If you want to truly solve the problem, you can only retake Guanzhong.
It just so happens that Guanzhong is currently the weakest among the three offensives. It would be unreasonable for Cao Rui not to be tempted.
Wei Ba still has no way of knowing the specific tactics, but the big strategy is not difficult to guess. In fact, it is almost translucent and everyone knows it - Wei Ba knows it, Cao Rui knows it, and Li Yan also knows it.
Everyone can change the tricks, and each one has his or her own ingenuity. Wei Ba knew about this possibility, but did not have enough strength to crack it. With Cao Rui's strength, it was not that difficult to complete this strategy, so Wei Ba was very curious about Cao Rui.
How to operate, how Li Yan will respond, and what choice Chengdu will make at this critical moment.
This is a big drama without a script. Zhang He, Sima Yi and Lu Xun who have already appeared are just important supporting roles. The real protagonists are Zhuge Liang and Cao Rui, and Wei Ba is just a spectator. From this perspective, Zhou Yin, Ding
Feng's sudden intrusion into Pengcheng was purely a show-stealing act and an accident.
There is no shortage of accidents in the world. Only when there are accidents can there be drama and the drama will be good.
Wei Ba was looking forward to it. He led the navy to conduct exercises in the East China Sea, but he did not relax his attention to the Central Plains for a moment. It was just that the journey was far away and it was in Wei State, so the news he got was delayed very seriously. This was even more...
It whetted his appetite.
"It is said that the defeated general Guanqiu Jian became the governor of Youzhou. I wonder if there is a chance to defeat him again this time."
Wei Ba shook his head: "Maybe there are almost no surnames. We don't dare to go ashore, and he doesn't dare to go to the sea, so he can't fight."
"Cao Rui's nepotism may not convince the public." Fa Miao said with a smile: "If we can defeat Guanqiu Jian again and prove that he is a waste, can't we also cause some trouble for Cao Rui?"
"Guan Qiu Jian is not a waste, he is just unlucky." Wei Ba shook his head. He had no impression of Guan Qiu Jian. He only knew that he was tied with Deng Ai, Zhuge Dan and others, but when he was in Shunyang, he was with Guan Qiu Jian.
After fighting against Jian and having several contacts later, I knew that Guanqiu Jian was actually a very smart and courageous man. His defeat and capture in Shunyang was not entirely due to his own fault. Wei Fengfei captured Nanxiang City Talents
It was a key turning point in that war.
Fa Miao didn't say anything anymore. He was not very familiar with Guan Qiu Jian. Since Wei Ba valued this person very much, he must have some ability. In marching and fighting, paying attention to the opponent is the basic requirement of the battle, and despising the opponent is often a prelude to failure.
.What he is most worried about now is that Wei Ba will become famous as a young man and forget about everything. Wei Ba can maintain such a good attitude, which is what he hopes most, and naturally he will not object.
In his opinion, Wei Ba was just in his early twenties, a few years younger than him, but he didn't know that Wei Ba's mental age at this moment had long exceeded young in the general sense. Years of meditation and reflection, countless self-analyses
, making him far more mature than his peers. Otherwise, how could he compete with an immortal wise man like Zhuge Liang in a head-to-head fight?
Yinfan came up and handed over a military report he had just received.
After Wei Ba read it, he handed it to Fa Miao. Fa Miao glanced at it and smiled: "General, you were right. Lu Xun made a right choice."
Yinfan also smiled and said: "Everything is in the general's trap."
"No, everything is in the hands of the Prime Minister." Wei Ba grinned, raised his brows, and sighed softly: "I regret it now. I was too soft-hearted at that time."
Fa Miao and Yin Fan looked at each other. Wei Ba never said much about these things. They also always thought that it was Wei Ba's method to instigate Lu Xun against Lu Xun. Now from what Wei Ba means, it seems like the prime minister is behind the scenes.
.Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed possible that the only person who can arrange Lu Hao and Lu Mingzhu to serve in Chengdu is the Prime Minister. Wei Ba's influence in Chengdu is limited. Without the Prime Minister's permission, he would not be able to do this.
"Is the Prime Minister... making plans?"
"Yeah." Wei Ba smiled silently: "The Prime Minister agreed to my battle plan and made some additions. Inciting rebellion against Lu Xun is one of these supplementary methods. Now that I think about it, the three-pronged army surrounding Wei was actually just a cover-up.
The plan above is a long-term goal, the real plan, but the immediate goal is to digest the Wu State and turn all the manpower and material resources of the Wu State into the possession of the imperial court. To put it bluntly, it is to seize power and seize Sun Quan's power."
Fa Miao interjected: "Build the foundation of the imperial court."
Wei Ba turned his face, glanced at Fa Miao, and smiled meaningfully. Fa Miao, like his father Fazheng, was a master at guessing people's hearts. He immediately understood Zhuge Liang's intention to seize the power of the Wu Kingdom.
Building the foundation of the imperial court was exactly Zhuge Liang's intention. If Zhuge Liang's plan was to transfer the strength of the Wu state to the imperial court, it would be difficult for him and Li Yan to accomplish much.
During the trip to Chengdu, it seemed that he had won a victory. He had been promoted to an official position and a title, and he had advanced his plan to expedition to Liaodong. In fact, the biggest beneficiary was Zhuge Liang. He drove him to the East China Sea, leaving him unable to do anything in the short term.
, but taking advantage of this time to digest and attract Soochow's strength, it is also possible to use Cao Rui's hand to attack Li Yan and regain control of Guanzhong.
This is a master's move. Zhuge Liang used his status in the imperial court to win over talents from Soochow, and while neutralizing Sun Quan's power, he also established the power of the Chengdu court. His clever methods astonished Wei Ba.
Under such circumstances, he told his two close advisors, Fa Miao and Yin Fan, the truth of the matter, naturally hoping that they would remain vigilant and not be blindly optimistic.
"The Prime Minister is indeed very human." Fa Miao clapped his hands and praised repeatedly, but with a smile on his face: "However, he has worked so hard, and I'm afraid it is not good for his health."
Yinfan also laughed: "In that case, shouldn't the general take advantage of the prime minister's attention on Jiangdong to capture Qingzhou and Youzhou first?"
Wei Ba laughed silently: "That's exactly what I meant."