Chapter 804: Change
Sun Quan woke up from his sleep.
Looking at Ling Lie, who was a little frightened, after listening to the news that Hu Zong sent with a beacon fire, Sun Quan didn't speak for a long time.
Beacon delivers news quickly, but it can't express complex information. According to the agreement between Sun Quan and Hu Zong, Fenghuo only conveyed one meaning: a fiasco.
Nothing else is known, and the specific news will wait for the military report delivered by the fast horse, and it will take at least three days.
Although the news is very simple, Sun Quan knows very well that the situation must be very bad, otherwise Hu Zong would not have used such urgent information. Whether it is a fiasco in a water battle or a fiasco in a land battle, it all means the same thing: Wei Ba's strange army is definitely not a bluff, he is real.
Does Li Yan want to destroy Wu just like that? Sun Quan leaned on the bed, thought about it, and shook his head again. If this was really Li Yan's true thoughts, he would not have negotiated with such fanfare, saying that the division was famous, it was all nonsense, if he really had this certainty, he didn't need any name at all. Such a solemn negotiation, and even his son was sent to Wuchang, can only show that Li Yan really wants to talk, and the force of oppression is just building momentum.
Is it just to build momentum? It's already at war, and it's like it's building momentum.
Today is September 29, although there are still two days before the zuihou deadline, but considering the distance from here to Changsha, there is actually no time. Unless he signs it now, whether or not to go to war on the first day of October is all up to Wei Ba's thoughts.
So...... Is Wei Ba going to fight? Is he sure?
Sun Quan really can't say. Wei Ba has always been uncertain. Many people think that when he can play, he is not necessarily optimistic. Many people think that when they can't fight, he just thinks it's a good time, and besides, he can often get things done. Just like he entered Wuling, just like he attacked Yanguan, just like he took Nanyang.
How bad was the fiasco? Sun Shao withdrew to Guangling, could he stop that strange army?
Sun Quan stared at the azure curtain, muttering.
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When the sun shone into the inn, Fei Yi opened his eyes. But he didn't hear Wei Xing's voice practicing martial arts. I couldn't help but get up, walked to the window, picked up the window, and the dazzling sunlight poured in. Stung his eyes. He narrowed his eyes. Looking back at the leaky pot in the corner of the house, I couldn't help but be surprised.
It's already three o'clock.
Wei Xing has the habit of getting up early every day to practice martial arts, rain or shine. Even if you're on the road. During this period of time, Fei Yi has almost become accustomed to waking up to the sound of his martial arts practice, lying on the bed again, thinking about what he has to do today, and then getting up and washing when he is fully awake. This time is usually three o'clock, and it has never been the case that I slept until dawn.
Fei Yi was a little uneasy, hurriedly washed up, and walked out. When he walked to the main hall, he saw Du Qiong sitting in the hall drinking tea and reading. Fei Yi hurriedly saluted: "Duke Du, is Wei Xing here?" β
Du Qiong put down the book and said with some displeasure: "Young people nowadays, they really can't endure hardship. Winter hasn't arrived yet, so I'm starting to sleep in. A few days ago, I watched him get up early to practice martial arts, and I thought he was a good offspring, alas, it's really ......"
Fei Yi didn't have time to listen to the old master's nagging, he knew very well that Wei Xing was not a person who was afraid of hardship. How could a person who could be entrusted with such a heavy task by Wei Ba be a young man who was afraid of cold and lazy sleep. He hurried to Wei Xing's room, but saw two soldiers standing in front of the door with swords.
"It's ......"
Seeing that it was Fei Yi, the martial guards hurriedly bowed and saluted, and one of them said, "Fei Jun, Zhonglang is sick and can't see guests." β
"Sick?" Fei Yi raised his eyebrows: "Wasn't it still good yesterday, how can you say that you are sick when you are sick?" β
"Not adapted." The door curtain was raised, revealing half of Wei Xing's face. Wei Xing grinned, beckoned, and opened the door a crack. Fei Yi flashed in, but saw Wei Xing wearing a single robe, sweating all over his head, and holding a knife in his hand, it seemed that he had just practiced martial arts in the house.
"Just like you, still not adaptable?" Fei Yi was angry and funny: "What the hell are you doing?" β
"Nothing." Wei Xing inserted the knife into the scabbard, hung it at the head of the bed, went to the bed and lay down, and said with a smile: "Fei Jun, Sun Quan has not made a decision yet, this obviously depends on our determination." In that case, I pretended to be sick and told him to go in a hurry. If the news of the successful signing is not sent out before noon today, the young master will definitely send troops to Changsha. Hehe, I'll see what Sun Quan will use to offset our military expenses at that time. β
Fei Yi sat at the head of the bed and pushed Wei Xing: "What is the general's idea of fighting, do you really want to fight?" β
Wei Xing squeezed his eyes and nodded again.
βweishenmeοΌ We can't be sure of victory. β
"Soldiers don't get tired of cheating." Wei Xing said with a smile: "Sun Quan is now bold and does not dare to admit defeat. As long as we show the slightest weakness, he will gain an inch, and the previous things will be done in vain. Bet with him to the end to see who can hold out to Zuihou, and whoever regresses first will admit defeat. β
"However, there are 40,000 Wu troops in Changsha, and the general only has 30,000 standing soldiers, and the rest are just recruited, so there is no chance of winning."
"Fei Jun, don't forget, the 40,000 Wu army is not much stronger than the people we just recruited, and it is too far behind our standing army. If it weren't for the sake of momentum, the general would have taken Changsha with only 30,000 standing soldiers. Wei Xing patted Fei Yi's hand: "Don't worry, ten days, if Sun Quan still doesn't admit defeat after ten days, we will stop and talk about it next time." β
Fei Yi raised his eyebrows and understood what Wei Xing meant. He grinned: "Okay, then I'll go and ask you for a doctor, grab the medicine, and play like a real one if you want to play." β
"That's right, I'll wait for you to come." Wei Xing shrunk into the quilt and smiled: "I finally found an excuse to sleep in." β
Fei Yi laughed and got up to leave. He first went to the hall to report to Du Qiong, saying that Wei Xing was sick, and he was going to ask for a doctor, and if Sun Quan sent someone to invite him, he would ask Du Qiong and Li Feng to go first. Du Qiong was anxious when he heard this, and he also knew that today was the deadline for negotiations, and if the negotiations could not be reached today, then Changsha would definitely go to war. Before he could catch Fei Yi, Fei Yi had already left in a hurry.
Du Qiong panicked and hurriedly sent someone to invite Li Feng. After Li Feng heard this, there was nothing he could do. He was not as roundabout as Du Qiong, so he made an excuse, comforted Du Qiong, and went to Wei Xing's room first.
"Don't talk about it?"
"Let's talk, but I want Sun Quan to talk first." Wei Xing said directly: "Young General, now is the most critical time, if you take the initiative to find Sun Quan, your momentum will be weak, and this battle will have to be fought." If you want to avoid this war, you have to calm down. β
Li Feng sighed: "If there is a war, does the general have a chance of winning?" β
"At least not to lose." Wei Xing said: "If Meng Zhendong can attract Lu Xun and Bu Qi, the general is seventy percent sure that he will take Changsha and eat Zhuge Ke or Sun Deng." Major General, don't you still believe in the general's abilities? β
Li Feng's cheeks twitched, glanced at Wei Xing, and left. He was very unhappy about this, Wei Xing had an idea, but he didn't discuss it with him, and he didn't talk to him until now, and Fei Yi didn't come to discuss with him, he went directly to the doctor, do they still have him in their eyes?
This is probably Wei Ba's idea, he just wants to fight this battle. The whole thing has been somewhat out of his control, and the initiative has been unconsciously transferred to Wei Ba's hands, he is a puppet. Others thought that their father and son were the leaders of this negotiation, and Wei Ba was acting according to their orders, but who knew that he was now being pushed forward by Wei Ba.
Wei Ba, I hope you can really win, otherwise no one will be able to save you.
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Sun Quan's heart was beating faster, and his face was red and white for a while.
Lu Yi stood in front of him, not even daring to say anything.
The post house where Du Qiong and the others live is the place that Lu Yi is most concerned about recently, and whatever wind and grass in the post house will reach Lu Yi's ears at the fastest speed, and then reach Sun Quan's ears. Wei Xing was ill and did not get up to practice martial arts as usual, and this matter reached Sun Quan's ears long before Fei Yi found out.
Sun Quan became a little uneasy. He originally wanted to see how the envoys of Shu Han reacted, and judged how sincere they were, and if they were in a hurry to reach a contract, he would still have some psychological advantages and be able to fight for some favorable conditions. But now that Wei Xing is sick, Fei Yi is looking for medicine for him, and after Li Feng visited Wei Xing, he also hid in the room and did not come out, leaving only a useless scholar Du Qiong sitting in the hall, with no intention of taking the initiative to negotiate at all.
This made Sun Quan more and more unable to understand the opponent's mind.
Now if you take the initiative to invite them to talk, you can only follow the conditions they give, and if you can't get it, you will have to compensate Wei Ba for his military expenses. But if you don't talk about it, what if Wei Ba really sent troops to Changsha on the first day of October?
Sun Quan pondered for a long time, and was ready to ask people to invite Du Qiong several times, but Zuihou still gave up. He gritted his teeth and looked in the southwest direction, clenching his fists, and every word seemed to be squeezed out of his teeth.
"Wei Ba, I want to see how strong you are, if you want to destroy my Great Wu, you are not qualified enough. Zigao, Yuan Xun, you can't let me down. β
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Zhuge Ke galloped with more than a dozen personal guards, rushed from the camp to Liushui in one breath, looked at the camp that was more than half empty on the opposite side, and didn't say anything for a long time.
There are still two days left on the first day of October, Zhuge Ke did not dare to have any carelessness, he was ready for war, strengthened the city wall, deepened the trench, and buried a large number of wooden and bamboo stakes in it, waiting for the battle, if Wei Ba really wanted to attack, he would give Wei Ba a head-on attack.
He never expected that Wei Ba suddenly withdrew his troops, and only Jin Dongliu's 10,000 troops were left on the opposite side, and all the others were completely withdrawn.
What's he doing? Zhuge Ke was puzzled. Did you give up, or were you playing some kind of conspiracy? Out of caution, Zhuge Ke not only did not relax in the slightest, but instead sent a large number of scouts to investigate everywhere, and at the same time sent someone to inform Sun Deng to see if there was anything unexpected in him...... (To be continued......)