Chapter 398: In full swing
In the next few days, Liu Feng only knew that Zhou Yu did not have free time, first visited some of the main generals in the army in Yizhou alone, and then went in and out several times with Pang Tong and Xu Shu, the two major think tanks under Liu Feng, Liu Feng knew that after having Zhou Yu, his previous practice of bowing to everything could finally take a break for a while.
Once Zhou Yu's plan has a result, Liu Feng believes that he will inform him of the results with Pang Tong, Xu Shu and others as soon as possible, and what he has to do is naturally think about the advantages and disadvantages of himself and Cao Zhi before, since Zhuge Liang has already won the land of Jiangdong, then the calm time before the storm is naturally not much, in order to be able to avoid falling into disadvantage in the next-for-tat battle with Cao Zhi, Liu Feng must do something, at least not just wait here for Cao Zhi to accumulate enough capital and take the lead in attacking, In that case, the situation will not be good.
Several monarchs and ministers in Yizhou here perform their duties, and Liu Feng summoned Li Chuang, who does not appear on weekdays, in his back garden several times, as for what kind of task Li Chuang was given, naturally only the two people who have always been in one-line contact know.
And Zhou Yu, after being familiar with the structure and deployment of Yizhou's troops, only made minor adjustments in some places, and then set his sights on the Wei State, as for his true purpose, I am afraid that only him, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and other core think tanks will know.
The entire Liu Feng Group, since Zhou Yu joined, is like a gear suddenly filled with new lubricating oil, running quickly and regularly, but what kind of results such power can achieve is not something that can be known in a few days.
Half a month later, in Cao Zhi's mansion in Yecheng, Yang Xiu and Sima Yi were still standing in front of Cao Zhi, after all these days, Sima Yi was no longer as timid as when he had just defected to Cao Zhi, and even the expression on his face was much more relaxed than at that time, and Yang Xiu was no longer so condescending in front of Sima Yi, but every time he looked at Sima Yi, there was still a bit of gloom in his eyes. Obviously, these performances all stem from the change in the status of the two in Cao Zhi's heart, and Sima Yi relied on his ability to gain a firm foothold in Cao Zhi's heart.
At this time, I don't know what Sima Yi said to Cao Zhi, and the three of them all looked unhappy. After a long time, Cao Zhi opened his mouth.
"Zhong Da's words, can it be accurate, that Zhou Gongjin, who once defeated his father's 800,000 army in Chibi, actually went to Yizhou in person and defected to Liu Feng?"
"Exactly, this matter has been repeatedly confirmed by the careful work I placed in Chengdu City, and now it has become a foregone conclusion, and Liu Feng attaches great importance to Zhou Yu, as soon as he arrives in Chengdu, he will override public opinion and appoint Zhou Yu as the commander of the soldiers and horses, and even Zhao Yun, who has a deep friendship with Liu Feng, must obey Zhou Yu's orders."
Sima Yi replied like this, which made Cao Zhi sigh again: "Liu Feng won Zhou Yu, it seems to be like a tiger with wings, I am afraid that in some time, Liu Feng will only run Nayizhou and Jingzhou more monolithically, if we want to attack, it will only be more difficult, for this situation, I don't know what good strategy the two have?" ”
The prestige left by Zhou Yu when he was in Chibi, especially for Cao Jun, had a very far-reaching impact, so Zhou Yu's reappearance and arrival in Yizhou was definitely not a good thing for Cao Zhi.
Seeing Cao Zhi asking, Yang Xiu was not as good as before, but spoke first: "Although these days have given Liu Feng a chance to breathe, why didn't my Wei State take advantage of the opportunity of Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan to fight for Jiangdong to deal with all the disputes in internal affairs, now whether it is the court or the army, the lord is already a man of his word, and there has been no war these days, my Wei army and generals are also hungry and thirsty, and it is the beginning of Zhou Yu's arrival in Yizhou, the foothold is not stable, it is better to take this opportunity to send troops, Or you can capture some of Liu Feng's territory, even if you can't, it will definitely consume a lot of Liu Feng's troops, Liu Feng's troops are not as good as my Wei State, so sending troops at this time should be more beneficial than disadvantageous. ”
After Yang Xiu said this, he looked at Cao Zhi, waiting for Cao Zhi's affirmation, he is now completely at a disadvantage in the competition with Sima Yi, and if this goes on for a long time, it will inevitably affect his status in Cao Zhi's heart, and now he can keep pace with Sima Yi, but because he was the person who stood firmly by Cao Zhi's side at the beginning, and Sima Yi really needs someone to check and balance, but the arrogant Yang Xiu has always wanted to use his talent to get Cao Zhi's approval.
Cao Zhi listened to Yang Xiu's suggestion, and also thought about it with a frown, now his relationship with Liu Feng is still in a state where his face has not been torn, and whoever sends troops first is the one who destroys the relationship that the two sides have been building, but Zhou Yu's addition made Cao Zhi, who was already very jealous of Liu Feng, feel a lot tighter, as Yang Xiu said, at this time, even if he can't capture Liu Feng's many counties, it will definitely be able to deplete Liu Feng's troops, and disrupt Zhou Yu's position, making his prospects in Yizhou questionable.
But thinking of Liu Feng, Cao Zhi unconsciously thought of the letter that Liu Feng left at Zhen's bedside before, as well as the results of his investigation into the things mentioned in that letter these days.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhi's face did not change color, he looked at Sima Yi who was standing beside Yang Xiu, and asked in a deep voice: "Zhong Da thinks that sending troops at this time is beneficial to my Wei State?" ”
Sima Yi glanced at Yang Xiu, and then replied with an unchanged face: "According to the report of the scouts in front, the garrison of Yizhou has always been in charge of the veteran Huang Zhong, although Zhou Yu has just been appointed by Liu Feng to lead the army, but the garrison has not been replaced, so even if the troops are dispatched, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a war, but the consumption of some of Liu Feng's troops can still be achieved, the pros and cons need to be weighed by the lord himself, if it is really necessary to send troops to Yizhou or Jingzhou, I am willing to lead the troops for the lord!" ”
Although Sima Yi's words did not overturn Yang Xiu's statement, he had to say that he was a step above Yang Xiu, and Yang Xiu listened to it in his heart, and his face was a lot gloomy.
"Dezu and Zhongda's words are reasonable, I should think about this matter for a moment or two, and then make a choice in the future, so let's stop here today!" Cao Zhi praised both of them, and then issued an eviction order, Yang Xiu and Sima Yi glanced at each other, and withdrew from the hall after saluting Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi thought in his heart, they naturally didn't know, and they naturally didn't know the storm that Zhou Yu was brewing.