Wei Xing said to Wei Ba while laying the newly laid inscription on the table.
Wei Ba raised the corner of his mouth: "What did he say?"
"He didn't say anything." Wei Xing paused and then said, "It's precisely because he didn't say anything that I felt he had an agenda."
Wei Ba was silent, and Fa Miao interjected: "Idle time is idle anyway, why don't you fuck him again."
"That's fine." Wei Ba nodded, "If you can move Youzhou's troops to the direction of Liaodong, it will somewhat relieve Lu Xun's pressure."
Fa Miao smiled knowingly.
Wei Ba withdrew his gaze and admired Li Si's calligraphy. The craftsmanship of the calligrapher was good, and every stroke was drawn with perfect form and spirit. This is an authentic Qin stele. Compared with the stele stones that have been damaged by later generations, it has just been 440 years old.
The inscriptions over the years are still very clear. Although Wei Ba did not understand calligraphy, he could still feel the liveliness from the rigor. Compared with the jade ribs and chopsticks that were re-created by Li Yangbing in the Tang Dynasty, Li Si's calligraphy
More atmospheric.
Although Li Si's reputation in later generations is indeed not very good, and many people regard him as the rat in the manure pit, no one can deny that his calligraphy is indeed among the first-class calligraphers, and that only a handful of later generations can surpass him in seal script.
number.
People usually talk about Qin seal script and Han official script. In fact, seal script was still the most solemn writing in the Han Dynasty. All monuments must be inscribed in seal script to meet the requirements. Wei Ba's calligraphy in his previous life was average. In this life, he took Zhuge Liang's calligraphy as his teacher, and he mainly wrote
The official script is close to the later regular script in terms of font structure. There is not much problem in identifying it. However, the glyphs of the seal script are very different from the official script. With Wei Ba's little knowledge, he didn't recognize most of the inscription.
, Fa Miao's knowledge was limited, but Yin Fan recognized relatively more characters, but even so, he couldn't recognize them all.
The monument was just an excuse. Wei Ba knew that Guan Qiujian had been following him. When he got here, he would definitely climb up and look into the distance. He wanted to see his naval formation as much as possible. This was why Wei Xing used the excuse of rubbing the monument.
Go up the mountain, explore Guanqiu Jian's tone of voice, and stimulate him to see if there are any opportunities.
It may not work if you try it, but it may work. With this mentality of taking advantage of everything, Wei Ba sent Wei Xing to kill Guanqiu Jian. Judging from Wei Xing's reaction, Guanqiu Jian had concerns.
Some people are not willing to give in. There is still a chance that this ** will succeed.
Wei Ba asked Yinfan to write a provocative letter to Guanqiu Jian, claiming that when he came to Youzhou this time, he would climb Bailang Mountain to observe the customs, and invited Guan Qiujian to hunt among the white mountains and black waters, and then go north.
OK.
When Guanqiu Jian received the letter, he was noncommittal and didn't even reply.
Two days after Wei Ba left, Guanqiu Jian quietly headed north with a thousand Wuhuan cavalry. In order to cover up his whereabouts, he deliberately stayed some distance away from the coast and sent only a very small number of scouts to accompany Wei Ba's fleet.
Ba has no organized cavalry. If he goes ashore, Guanqiu Jian is confident that he can defeat Wei Ba with these thousand Wuhuan cavalry. To say the least, he also has enough strength to protect himself. One thousand Wuhuan cavalry can ensure quick action.
The requirements for baggage are not high and will not cause too heavy a burden.
But in this way, Guanqiu Jian would inevitably suffer some hardships. Compared with Wei Ba sitting on the boat, it was simply a paradise or a hell.
One sea and one land, one behind the other, Wei Ba traveled north for seven days, and Guanqiu Jian followed quietly for five days. At dusk on the fifth day, Wei Ba landed at an island called Sophora Flower Island.
Nearly two months after setting off from Penglai, we landed on land for the first time.
It was July, and the locust flowers on the island were in full bloom. The fragrance even covered up the fishy smell in the sea breeze, refreshing the mind.
There were originally hundreds of families on the island, who mainly engaged in fishing, and occasionally went hunting on the opposite mainland of Liaodong to improve their taste. However, it would be troublesome to exchange for some necessary daily necessities on the island. You would have to go to a few places.
Go to Changli County, a hundred miles away. Although the land opposite also belongs to Changli County, it is uninhabited, and even the most hard-working salesman will not come here to do business.
The arrival of Wei Ba brought rare benefits to the people on the island.
As early as Zhuge Zhi's maiden voyage, he had been to this island and had a detailed understanding of the situation on the island. On his map, this island was marked as Dongdao. The people on the island did not care whether they returned to Wei or Wei.
Returning to the Han Dynasty, they only knew who could bring them convenience. Wei Ba's trip to the north was accompanied by many merchant ships, and the richness of the goods was enough to dazzle these fishermen who would never have many opportunities to travel far in their lives.
Wei Ba generously gave away some iron utensils and some brilliant silk fabrics, and successfully captured the hearts of these fishermen. They happily recognized Wei Ba's rule and respectfully asked Wei Ba to stay on the island for the last time.
They set up camp in a good place and sent them precious food. When a few brave young people learned that Wei Ba was going to send people ashore to find out the news, they acted bravely as guides.
Wei Ba settled on the island and sent Dunwu to lead dozens of elite soldiers to follow the young fishermen ashore to inquire about Guanqiu Jian's whereabouts. After three days of searching, Dunwu discovered Guan Qiujian's whereabouts.
Camp.
"This Zhuzi is really coming after me." Wei Ba didn't know whether to laugh or cry. A thousand cavalrymen are not too many, not too few. This shows that Guanqiu Jian's sense of proportion is very good. But in this way, he wants to go ashore to hunt.
The idea is a bit doubtful. If he wants to defend against a surprise attack by a thousand cavalry, he needs at least five thousand infantry. Even so, he is still at a passive disadvantage.
"How about forget it." Wei Ba backed down at first, feeling that there was no need to take risks just to save face. Bailang Mountain is three hundred miles away from Sophora Flower Island, and it would take two days to go there even by horseback. If you walk,
It would take seven or eight days instead of ten. Being watched by a thousand Wuhuan cavalry, these seven or eight days would not be easy. If Guanqiu Jian still hid his men in the dark, then he would probably be wiped out.
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Fa Miao expressed his dissent.
"It's true that there are too many people, but it's just hunting, so we don't need so many people at all." Famiao said: "If we face a thousand cavalry, we won't even dare to go ashore. It will inevitably have a negative impact on morale. In the future, we will not dare to go ashore.
How would you fare in the face of thousands of Liaodong cavalry?"
"What does Boyuan mean?"
"The territory of Liaodong is so vast and sparsely populated that hundreds of people can be submerged in it, just like a few drops of water submerged in the sea, and cannot be found at all. The general is highly skilled in martial arts and the soldiers are all elite. They protect the general when he rides to Bailang Mountain.
It takes at most three days to come here. Even if Guanqiu Jian has a thousand elite cavalry, what can he do to the general? Only by coming and going at will under his nose can he show his majesty as a general."
Yinfan looked at Fa Miao in surprise. This was putting Wei Ba in danger. Isn't it what a counselor should do? If it were a suspicious person, this sentence alone could make Fa Miao hate him.
.Although Wei Ba is generous, he can't be so generous.
Wei Ba pondered for a moment, then turned to Yinfan and said, "Yuanfeng, what do you think?"
Yinfan was startled and said quickly: "The French military plan is a good idea, but it is too dangerous. My subordinates do not agree with the French military plan. If it is based on morale, you can send a few people to pretend to be generals and go to Bailang Mountain.
Just show up and come back, but the general cannot put himself in danger."
Fu Xing stood up, clasped his fists and said, "General, what Yin Junzhi said is true. A son of a rich man cannot sit down in court, and the general cannot put himself in danger. If you want to go, why not let me do it for you."
Fu Xing and Wei Ba are of the same stature and have somewhat similar looks. If you put on Wei Ba's armor and uniform, it would be difficult to tell that he is a fake from dozens of steps away as long as you don't look closely.
Feng Jin and Zhuge Zhi also expressed the same opinion. Fa Miao smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and counted his fingers.
Wei Ba's heart moved: "Bo Yuan, what's your opinion?"
"General, Guan Qiu Jian has seen you before." Fa Miao said with a smile: "If Guan Qiu Jian discovers this fraud, he will become a laughing stock. Rather than letting someone take his place, it is better not to go."
Wei Ba nodded.
"In order to reduce the burden, Guanqiu Jian only brought a thousand cavalry. This was of course his caution, but caution often leads to lost opportunities. In order to prevent being defeated by our army, he had to maintain the necessary strength advantage and not
Dare to divide the troops easily. In this way, no matter how fast a thousand cavalry is, and how many places can be defended, as long as the general is fully prepared, the possibility of being in danger is extremely small."
He paused for a moment, looked at the generals, and then said: "The art of war is to control people without controlling them. Now I have the initiative whether to go or not. Even if Guanqiu Jian has a thousand cavalry, he can only remain passive."
Defensive position. We have more than 200 war horses with the army. One man and two horses can maintain a faster speed than Guanqiu Jian. Even if we chase on the grassland, he may not be able to catch up with us. So what is there to be afraid of? General
In a battle with my soldiers, even if they encounter two enemies, they are guaranteed to escape unscathed. Of course there is danger, but if you don't dare to take risks, how can you get rich rewards?"
He straightened his chest and said: "If the general is willing, I am willing to accompany the general. Although I am not very skilled in martial arts, when necessary, I can still defend the general with my body to ensure that the general is safe."
Wei Ba couldn't help laughing: "Bo Yuan, like my father, you are a born gambler."
"Does the general dare to bet?"
"You are a scholar who dares to bet. After all, I am also a warrior who crawled out of the dead. Why don't you dare to bet?" Wei Ba laughed loudly and put his arm around Fa Miao's shoulders: "Bo Yuan, come to think of it,
Although I have also learned the art of cavalry warfare from General Zhao, I have never used it. This time, we will ride horses to Liaodong, hunt in the autumn, and be northern men for once."
"I'm lucky." Fa Miao bowed.
Feng Jin and others were anxious and were about to stop him when Wei Ba waved his hand and said: "I know you all do it for my own good, but I believe in Boyuan's judgment. You don't need to say more. Let's discuss how to draw up a comprehensive plan."
Planning is the key. Ziquan, you go pick a hundred soldiers who are good at riding and shooting, and we will go hunting together in Langshan Mountain."