Jiang Wei slapped Wei Ba's reply on the case with a "snap", and he was furious.

The tone of the reply letter is very tactful and the language is beautiful, but the contempt in it is also very obvious.

In Wei Ba's eyes, there is no Prime Minister's Mansion at all. He and the Prime Minister's Mansion were on an equal footing and exchanged for equal value.

Jiang Wei was very angry because of this, but there was nothing to think about. From various channels, he already knew that Wei Ba was selling fire bombs to Wu State, and the business with Wei State was also being discussed, if there were no fire bombs, Jihua, who sent troops to merge with the state in the autumn, would not have any chance of victory at all. The fire bomb is only available to Wei Ba, the only one in the world, there is no other semicolon, he just wants to buy it elsewhere at a high price.

What's more, he simply doesn't have money. To pay for the expenses of the army, the accumulated reserves in the pass have been consumed, and it is impossible to take out tens of thousands of gold from Yang Yi's mouth to buy fire bombs.

Jiang Wei was very aggrieved. He has always wanted to compete with Wei Ba and distinguish between the superior and the inferior. But he didn't even have the slightest chance. Now, in order to be able to seize the state and make a real military achievement, he also has to ask Wei Ba for support, where is there a little dignity at all.

And these were all caused by Wei Ba's greed, if it wasn't for him selling the fire bomb to the enemy country, why would he be embarrassed to this point.

Jiang Wei pondered for a long time, and came to Zhuge Liang's courtyard with an official letter. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Wei, the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching, and a trace of anger flashed away. According to the division of labor between him and Yang Yi, this matter started because of him, even if he reported to the prime minister, he should appear, Yang Wei came to see the prime minister at this time, and his expression was so uneasy. It must have been reported to the prime minister without his consent.

Yang Wei saw that Jiang Wei's face was not good, so he bowed weakly and left in a hurry.

Zhuge Liang was lying on the couch, quietly closing his eyes. After more than a month of bed rest, his body has improved a little, and his originally pale face now looks a little bloody. It's just that he is still thin, skinny and skinny, which makes people feel distressed.

"Prime Minister......" Jiang Wei walked to the couch on his knees and reached out to hold Zhuge Liang's hand. Zhuge Liang's hands were cold. There is not a hint of heat. Beneath the loose skin are the bones of the man, without a trace of elasticity. Jiang Wei snorted and lowered his head.

"Are you angry, Beryo?" Zhuge Liang slowly opened his eyes. Turn your head. looked at Jiang Wei kindly.

Jiang Wei nodded: "Prime Minister." Wei Ba no longer has the Prime Minister's Mansion in his eyes, and he would rather sell fire bombs to our enemies than support us on our expedition. ”

"You're buying. Or do you want to? ”

Jiang Wei choked, hesitated for a moment, and argued: "It's all the army of the Han Dynasty, and it's not his Wei family, do you still have to spend money to buy it?" ”

"Then Wei Ba is asking you for a war horse now, will you give it?"

"Of course...... Will give. ”

"That's not going to work. You give him his horse, and he gives you a fire bomb. Zhuge Liang held Jiang Wei's hand with his backhand and patted it gently: "Boyo, getting things done is the greatest achievement, what difference does it make if his attitude is good or not?" Could it be that Wei Ba is respectful to you, so you can treat him as a close friend? What good can you do to get angry about it other than to mess yourself up? ”

Jiang Wei pondered for a long time, and nodded helplessly: "Thank you Prime Minister for your teachings." ”

"Tianxingjian, a gentleman is constantly striving for self-improvement. You dare to do anything, your courage is commendable, this is haode. But this is not enough, you should also remember another sentence: the terrain is good, and the gentleman carries things with virtue. Above the court, sometimes you have to endure and seek perfection. When the time comes, you must not be reckless, otherwise you will not succeed enough and you will fail. ”

"Whoa." Jiang Wei bowed down again to thank him.

"Send a letter to General Zhenxi, asking him to immediately transfer 3,000 Shanghaode war horses to Wei Ba, and at the same time send a letter to Wei Ba, telling him that the war horses are already on the way, and asking him to prepare a million fire bombs immediately. You see, zuihou you got what you wanted, but didn't lose anything, isn't that the most haode result? ”

Jiang Wei laughed embarrassedly. He thought for a while, and then said: "But Prime Minister, he sold the fire bomb to the Wei State, which is a collaborator." ”

"Do you have proof?"

“…… There will be. ”

"That's not right now." Zhuge Liang sat up, Jiang Wei hurriedly took a pillow and cushioned it behind him, put another piece of clothing on him, and offered him a glass of warm water. Zhuge Liang took his hand, held it in the palm of his hand, took a shallow sip, and then said: "Not to mention that you don't have evidence yet, even if you have, what can you do?" The overall situation is undecided, and we still need the support of the Wei family's father and son. It would be unwise to clash with them at this time, and it would only push them towards Li Yan. When we have pacified and merged the state, and we are in power, wouldn't it be easier to hold him accountable for this crime than it is now? Boyo, a gentleman sees the opportunity to act, and if the opportunity does not come, he will die, and if he loses his country, he will lose his country. How can you not notice that you have a heavy responsibility? ”

"Yes, Wei sees." Jiang Wei lowered his head in shame.

"How's the preparation for the expedition and annexation of the state?" Zhuge Liang's voice was very soft, but to Jiang Wei's ears, it was like a thunderclap. Zhuge Liang didn't ask anything during this time, and Jiang Wei didn't report to him about his decision to send troops, how could Zhuge Liang know, could it be that Yang Yi said it again?

Seeing that Jiang Wei was silent, Zhuge Liang sighed silently. "Boyo, don't you guess, I can't hear the wind at all about such a big thing as going out to conquer the state? You're afraid that I'm worried about being tired, and my intentions are haode, but if you don't tell me, I can't hear the most accurate news, so I can only guess by myself, isn't it harder? ”

"It's a mistake to be right." Jiang Wei's face was red, and he was embarrassed.

"Beryo, I can trust you, not only in your loyalty, but also in your abilities." Zhuge Liang turned around and looked at Jiang Wei quietly, although his tone was light, his words were like a mountain, which made Jiang Wei breathless. "I'm lying here, not only to recuperate, but also to give you the opportunity to do something. I am over half a hundred years old, frail and sickly, and my time is short, and the heavy responsibility of revitalizing the Han family can only fall on you young people. While I'm still here, I'll let you do things earlier, and even if something goes wrong, I'll still have time to guide you. One day I will follow the first emperor, and you want to listen to my opinion, but you will not hear it. ”

Jiang Wei couldn't hold back any longer, tears welled up. Choked up with tears. "Prime Minister, it's because I thought badly. I really want the prime minister to rest a lot and recover as soon as possible, and I don't want to get into trouble. The prime minister is magnanimous, and I have nothing to repay, but I have a passion and swear to follow the prime minister. Please ask the prime minister to command, and Wei Bi will not dare to disobey in the slightest. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder: "Boyo, get up." Bring the map. Tell me about your strategy. ”

"Whoa." Jiang Wei responded, turned around and brought the map, and then brought his own battle plan, and respectfully sent it to Zhuge Liang. Then he cleared his throat. Begin to talk about your own jihua. His voice was not high. said it in a hurry, it seemed that he was afraid that Zhuge Liang would be too tired.

Jiang Wei's plan is very thorough, almost a fine version of Zhuge Liang's original jihua.

First of all. He asked General Zhenxi to allocate 10,000 elite cavalry and a large number of war horses to Beidi and other counties, in order to replace the Kirby Neng Division, which was accidentally annihilated by Xiahou Ba and others, to attack the northern part of Bingzhou and contain the forces of Wei. In order to make Xiahouba and others pay attention to this group of people, he also had to transfer the cavalry general Wu Yi from Hanzhong to lead this group of people. I believe that with Wu Yi's official position and the strength of 10,000 elite cavalry, Xiahou Ba and others will not ignore it.

Secondly, he had to send troops at the same time as Wu, and the Wu army would attack Jianghuai and other places, forcing Cao Rui to be unable to mobilize Jianghuai and other Yangzhou legions to support and annex the state. After several years of war, the Yangzhou Legion is currently the most complete of the several legions of the Wei State, and once they support the annexation of the state, it will cause considerable resistance to the northern expedition of the Shu Han army. Sun Quan's dispatch of troops to contain them can play an effective role in countering and buying time for the capture of Bingzhou and Hedong.

Zuihou, Jiang Wei mobilized 80,000 troops for sending troops to Hedong and Bingzhou, except for some necessary left-behind men, he could lead at least 60,000 troops out of Tongguan and into Hedong. With Wei facing enemies on three sides, facing the dying general Cao Zhen, he had enough chances to advance the battle line to the area of Hangu Pass. Once he occupies Hangu Pass, he can take all of Hedong. At that time, if Cao Rui refused to move the capital to Yecheng, he would inevitably transfer the main force to Luoyang to deploy defenses. At this time, Sun Quan and Wu Yi on the northern front can advance quickly, and Meng Da and others in Nanyang may also be unable to hold back and join the battlefield, forming a situation of encirclement of Luoyang. At that time, the number of troops besieging Luoyang will reach more than 150,000, which is enough to launch an overwhelming blow to Luoyang.

If there is an accident in the implementation of this plan, such as the inability to capture Hangu Pass, Jiang Wei is not worried, he can retreat to Tongguan and attract the main force of the Wei army, while Wu Yi will attack the northern part of Bingzhou, and Sun Quan will attack Jianghuai and other places. Sun Quan is now eager to take the state and share the world with Shu Han, and he will definitely not give up this opportunity. This can be seen from the fact that he did not hesitate to make concessions to the Jiangdong family headed by Lu Xun in order to buy fire bombs. In order to raise enough funds, he has made unscrupulous moves to borrow money from the Jiangdong family. If the main force of the Wei army was attracted to the Tongguan area, Sun Quan would never let go of this opportunity and stood by and watched.

Advance can capture Luoyang, retreat can also take Hedong, threatening the hinterland of Wei. This solution is remarkable in every respect.

At least that's what Jiang Wei thought.

After saying all this, Jiang Wei cautiously stared at Zhuge Liang's eyes, hoping to see a little appreciation in his eyes.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time. He quietly looked at the map, flipped through the battle plan drawn up by Jiang Wei, and after a while, he sighed softly: "Boyo, the plan is haode, but are you really sure that you can make the whole battle go according to your jihua?" ”

Jiang Wei was stunned and looked at Zhuge Liang in confusion.

Zhuge Liang patted the plan in his hand: "If you only take the plan as far as you go, if you can do it according to the plan, the probability of achieving the goal is at least seventy percent, and it may even reach eighty percent." But ......" Zhuge Liang paused and looked at Jiang Wei regretfully: "...... If you were in charge, I don't think you would even be able to get out of Tongguan. If nothing else, Wei Yan will hand over 10,000 elite horsemen to you, but he himself can't come to the battle array? Will Wu Yi leave Hanzhong and take 10,000 elite horsemen with whom he is not familiar to attack the northern part of the state? Boyo, you are not me, nor Li Yan, you do not have enough authority to mobilize these generals. At this point, you don't even have as much a chance as Wei Ba. ”

"It's a good jihua. It's a pity that it's only suitable for you to implement in 20 years, but not for you now. ”

Jiang Wei's face suddenly turned pale, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes

(To be continued......)