In the blink of an eye, it was November.

The earth-shattering case that shocked the Chu State has not yet been solved, and Wang Xu, Guo Jia, Fu Zhu and others, who were already busy, had to withdraw the little energy they had and used it again for military and political affairs.

After two months of fierce fighting, Jiaozhou finally made a breakthrough.

The detailed battle report was transmitted to Xiangyang, and after Guo Jia read it, he hurriedly went to the North Palace to see Wang Xu.

"Lord, there has been a change in Jiaozhou!"

"What? Defeated? Wang Xu swished up, his first reaction was defeat.

"No, it's a big victory, but it's a little difficult to win!" Guo Jia frowned, as if he was worried about something.

"Whew......" Wang Xu breathed a long sigh of relief, the tension on his face was relieved, and he sat back on the Hu bed. Since it's good news, how can it be difficult? ”

Guo Jia shook his head unspeakably, and said with a wry smile: "Victory is a big victory, but it is not a victory on the battlefield, but a victory outside the battlefield, and it has nothing to do with the way of soldiers at all, and the next problem is very complicated. ”

"Victory is outside the battlefield, and it has nothing to do with the way of soldiers?" Wang Xu was also puzzled. "Isn't this war a strategic and tactical level? Why are you still going so far! ”

"Zhuge Liang is neither in strategy nor in tactics, but in strategy!" Guo Jia sighed slightly: "This Zhuge Kongming is really a genius, no wonder the lord was so admired at the beginning, his people talk about marching and fighting, and they are not as good as the ministers, but he has a comprehensive insight into the nuances, and the control of the military and the government is combined, and the ministers are really out of reach!" ”

"Oh? What's going on. What he did. It makes you Guo Fengxiao so impressed! Wang Xu was even more curious.

"My lord. He can make a county in the rear of the enemy army fall into the enemy when the two armies are fighting, or even a slight disadvantage, this kind of ability, the minister can't do it! Guo Jia never shied away from his shortcomings, and said very frankly.

"Poof!" Wang Xu squirted out a sip of tea, was stunned, and asked stupidly: "He is at a disadvantage." Or rebel against the enemy's rear? Laugh at it! ”

"The minister doesn't believe it either, but that's what the war report says, and it's written by Zhao Yun himself, so there shouldn't be anything wrong!" Guo Jia was also quite speechless. "At present, the battle situation in Jiaozhou, the strength of the combined forces of Jiaozhou and Jiangdong still has the advantage, although our side has a slight upper hand in the small-scale confrontation, but after all, the strength is equal, and the losses are not large, which can be regarded as a tug-of-war in which the enemy is strong and I am weak! That Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others are quite extraordinary, if you just talk about the battlefield. Everyone is just fighting with them. ”

Wang Xu's curiosity became stronger and stronger, and he plotted against the enemy Taishou in this situation. It's really not easy. "What did Zhuge Liang do? The Taishou who rebelled against him couldn't be from Yangzhou! In that case, it's hard enough. ”

"That's not it, Yangzhou is full of Jiangdong cronies and important ministers, it's not so easy, its strategy is against Xue Zong, the Taishou of Yulin County, Jiaozhou, and Cheng Bing, the county!" Guo Jia said, still holding back his sincere praise: "Yichen's understanding of these two people, they are both capable ministers with outstanding talents, and they are elegant and bright, and their moral character is excellent, it is really difficult to understand how Zhuge Kongming thought of doing that." If in advance, the minister would rather believe that one of the brothers of the Shi family would have betrayed him, and he would not have believed that these two would have turned his back on Jiaozhou. ”

Of course, Wang Xu knew Xue Zong and Cheng Bing, not only from the earlier information, but also from the memory.

In history, these two people were both good ministers of Eastern Wu, both in terms of ability and conduct, they were top-notch in this era, and they were ranked with Bu Qi and others, and they were the ministers of the humerus in the early middle and early stages of Eastern Wu.

In the process of fighting each other, even Wang Xu had never expected such a person, but now it has been realized, which is really incredible.

"Fengxiao, what did Kong Ming do?"

"Actually, it's not complicated." Guo Jia said with a smile: "When Zhuge Kongming was in a fierce battle between the two armies, he secretly wrote a letter and presented it to the command of Taichang Temple, learning from Cao Confucian Xu Ci, I don't know what he wrote, saying that Xu Ci, a Confucian scholar who didn't care about military and political affairs, quietly went south, and then the two of them changed their clothes and left the army and went to Yulin County to visit Liu Xi, a famous man!" ”

"Who is Liu Xi?" Wang Xu asked inexplicably.

Guo Jia looked at him and said with a somewhat ashamed expression: "According to Zhuge Kongming's statement in the war report, Liu Xi has served as the Taishou of many counties, and he is the protégé of the lord's grandfather, and the last one is the Taishou of Nan'an!" That Nan'an County is after the Xiliang Rebellion, separated from Hanyang County, when the first emperor has not died, he was there as an official for two months, he thought he was incapable, so he resigned from his position, and went south to Jiaozhou to avoid trouble, and later Nan'an County was occupied by Han Sui, which was abolished and included in Longxi County. ”

"It turned out to be my grandfather's protégé, so why did Zhuge Kongming go to Liu Xi and bring Xu Ci over as well?" Wang Xu asked strangely.

Because Liu Xi is knowledgeable and famous, Xu Ci, Cheng Bing, and Xue Zong have all learned from him and studied together for more than a year, Xu Ci is half of Liu Xi's protégé, and Xue Zong is completely Liu Xi's protégé. Not only that, Xue Zong was originally a native of Peiguo in Yuzhou, and when he was young, he moved south with his clan and went to Jiaozhou to escape the war. ”

As he spoke, Guo Jia's face became even more ashamed: "Kong Ming seems to have discovered these things long before he set out on the expedition, so he has already made a plan. Before the expedition, he went to find the father-in-law and told him where Xue Zong's mother was now, the father-in-law's father and Xue Zong's parents were old acquaintances, and they were close friends many years ago, although Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, but he induced the father-in-law to write a letter to contact Xue Zong's mother and talk about the old feelings! ”

Wang Xu's eyes widened on the spot, and he couldn't cry or laugh: "This Kong Ming, even my father has been calculated?" ”

"It's huge!" Guo Jia sighed: "Zhuge Kongming and Xu Ci went to visit Liu Xi together, and quickly persuaded him to help, and the three of them went to see Xue Zong's mother together. In this way......"

"In this way, Xue Zong's mouth is difficult to distinguish, and it is difficult to think about it!" Wang Xu took over the words suddenly, which can be imagined. Xue Zong's classmates, friends, mentors, mothers, and the entangled relationship of his deceased father. It's already a desperate situation that is forced to waver. In this matter, Zhuge Liang used his three-inch tongue to know it with affection, move with reason, and lure it to benefit, so how could there be any room for struggle.

It is completely conceivable that Xue Zong must have been said by everyone to cry bitterly, and almost became a disloyal, unrighteous, unkind and unfilial person!

The two were silent for a moment, but Guo Jia still couldn't help but appreciate Kong Ming in his heart, and took over the words: "Kong Ming is meticulous. Before going on the expedition, he can coordinate the overall situation, not limited to strategy and tactics, but mainly based on political and strategic offensives, supplemented by the battlefield. If it weren't for the battle report, I'm afraid the minister still wouldn't know that Xue Zong was inextricably linked with the lord. ”

"Kong Ming has not been in power since he surrendered. But he was busy day and night, and the minister was quite puzzled at the time. Now it seems that these preparations must have been made. According to Zhao Yun's letter, Zhuge Kongming knows almost the entire Jiaozhou, the ancestral relationship, personal experience, personality and academic bias of all the important members, so that he is deeply respected! Kong Ming was able to prepare for everything before the war and strategize, no wonder he was full of confidence earlier! ”

"yes!" Wang Xu also secretly admired: "I don't even know these things, and I didn't think about this level at all, but he not only thought of it, but also took the opportunity to plan a strategy to turn the political strategy into an invisible army, better than 100,000 male soldiers, to influence the situation of the battle, which is really extraordinary!" ”

"Lord!" Guo Jia's face suddenly became solemn, and he said sincerely: "This talent is wise through the sky, and it is difficult to show his talents, for the great cause of the Lord, his subordinates are willing to let the virtuous, and he will be qualified for the post of captain!" ”

"Huh! Cannot! Wang Xu quickly waved his hand and said solemnly: "You are good at scheming, you are my mastermind, and your talent is not in the same place, looking at his use of troops to fight, it is not as good as you, the position of Tai Lieutenant is more suitable for you, as for Kong Ming, I have other arrangements, you don't have to worry!" ”

"Prime Minister!" Guo Jia's eyes suddenly lit up, and he decisively admonished. "The lord, he can be the prime minister, with his mind and skill, the overall political strategy, if he is the prime minister, he will be able to deter hundreds of officials, as long as there is Shangshutai to supervise and balance the power, and the military power is in the hands of the lord, why worry about the world!"

"Hahaha......" Wang Xu laughed suddenly: "I think so too, if you are in charge of the military, Kong Ming is in charge of political affairs, and they will be proud of each other!" ”

After speaking, he couldn't stop the joy in his heart, and said loudly: "Now that Yulin County is attached, the battle situation in Jiaozhou has become complicated, I must go over in person!" ”

"The lord is there in person?" Guo Jia exclaimed. "Is this too dangerous? Let's let General Zhou Zhi send an additional 20,000 soldiers to Yulin County! ”

"No, now that Xue Zong and Cheng Bing are attached, Yulin County has surrendered, and Jiaozhou will inevitably be in turmoil, I went over in person, not only to boost morale, but also to deter Jiaozhou, and also to comfort Xue Zong and Cheng Bing, and make a gesture, so that more people can understand the favor they can get after being attached." Wang Xu said with certainty.

"Of course it's good, but my subordinates are still worried!" Guo Jia hesitated.

"How can there be no danger in doing great things, if you look forward and look backwards, you can do something, now is the best time, I must go in person!" Wang Xu nodded.

"How many soldiers and horses did the lord bring with him?"

"Cao Cao has bad intentions, he is eyeing the tiger, and the army can't move!" Wang Xu pondered for a moment, and said resolutely: "Only bring 10,000 guards and iron horses, and Dian Wei, Xu Sheng, and Yan Liang each bring 2,000 guards from their headquarters to accompany them, which is enough!" The Vermilion Bird Legion and other officers and soldiers of the Guards Legion in Xiangyang were temporarily handed over to Zhou Zhi and Zhang Jing as full commanders. Besides, after I'm gone, it's up to you to regent! ”

"No!" Guo Jia answered in a deep voice.

"Also, the war between Bingzhou and Xiliang, you have to pay more attention, don't be careless! The big case of Hanzhong Plank Road, no matter what, must also let the Iraqis strictly investigate, and no suspicious points can be let go, although there is still not much progress, but there are too many suspicious points in that matter, and there must be hidden secrets. It is not easy for Liu Tao and others to investigate the case, not only are they wronged, but they are also under great pressure, you have to do your best to support them, I don't believe that those craftsmen jointly wrote a blood letter, but it was just because of any sympathy. Wang Xu told again.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates don't believe in this matter, there are many doubts, if there is really no result in the investigation of the Yi nationality, the ministers will personally free up their hands to deal with this matter!" Guo Jia said firmly.

"That's good! I'll set off on my way south in two days, so get ready! ”

"No!" (To be continued......)