"Don't be thrifty and have murderous intent."

Wei Xing said to Wei Ba while laying the inscription on the case that had just been extended.

The corners of Wei Ba's mouth twitched: "What did he say?" ”

"Didn't say anything." Wei Xing paused, and then said, "It's because he didn't say anything that I think he has a plan." ”

Wei Ba was silent, and Fa Miao interjected: "Anyway, if you are idle, you will be idle, it is better to tease him again." ”

"It's fine." Wei Ba nodded, "If you can transfer the troops in Youzhou to the direction of Liaodong, it can relieve Lu Xun a little bit of pressure." ”

Fa Miao smiled understandingly.

Wei Ba retracted his gaze and admired Li Si's calligraphy. The craftsmanship of the extension is good, and every stroke is extended. This is an authentic Qin stele, compared with the stele that has been damaged in later generations, the inscription that has just passed more than four hundred and forty years is still very clear. Although Wei Ba does not know calligraphy, he can also feel the liveliness from the rigor, and compared with the jade tendon chopsticks created by Li Yangbing in the later Tang Dynasty, Li Si's calligraphy is 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 dung pit, no one can deny that his calligraphy is indeed among the first-class calligraphers, and there are only a handful of people who can surpass him in seal script in later generations.

It is usually said that the Qin seal is Han Li, in fact, the seal script is still the most solemn text in the Han Dynasty, and all the tablets are inscribed in the seal script to meet the requirements. Wei Ba's calligraphy in his previous life was average, and in this life, he took Zhuge Liang's calligraphy as his teacher, mainly writing official calligraphy. Lishu is close to the later regular script in terms of font structure, and there is no big problem in identification. However, the glyph of the seal script is very different from the official book, with Wei Ba's knowledge, most of the inscription does not know, and Fa Miao also knows a limited amount, but Yinbo recognizes a little more words, even so, he can't recognize it completely.

The rubbing of the monument is just an excuse, Wei Ba knows that Wu Qiu Jian has been following him, and he will definitely climb high and look far away when he arrives here. I wanted to see his sailor formation as much as possible. This allowed Wei Xing to go up the mountain with the excuse of rubbing the monument, probing Wuqiu's frugal tone, and stimulating him by the way, to see if there was any opportunity to take advantage of it.

It doesn't necessarily work if you try it. But it can also be useful. Wei Ba has this kind of mentality of having nothing to do. Send Wei Xing to tease Wu Qiu Jian. Judging by Wei Xing's reaction. Needless to say, Qiu Jian has concerns and unwillingness, and there is still a possibility that this tease will succeed.

Wei Ba asked Yinbo to write a provocative letter to Wuqiu Jian. It is claimed that this time when he came to Youzhou, he would climb the White Wolf Mountain, watch the customs, invite Qiu Jian to hunt between the white mountains and black waters, and then set sail north.

Wu Qiu Jian received the letter, but he was noncommittal, and he didn't even give a reply.

Two days after Wei Ba left, Wu Qiu Jian took a thousand Wuhuan riders and quietly headed north. In order to conceal his whereabouts, he deliberately distanced himself from the coast, and only sent a very small number of scouts to dot Wei Ba's fleet. Wei Ba did not have a cavalry system, and if he went ashore, Wu Qiu Jian was confident that he would defeat Wei Ba with this thousand Wuhuan. Taking a step back, he also has enough strength to protect himself. A thousand Wuhuan riders can ensure that they move quickly, and the requirements for baggage are not high, and they will not produce too heavy burdens.

It's just that in this way, Wu Qiu Jian will inevitably have to suffer a little, compared to Wei Ba sitting on the boat, it is simply a paradise and a hell.

One sea and one land, one before and one after, Wei Ba traveled north for seven days, and Wu Qiu Jian also quietly followed for five days. At dusk on the fifth day, Wei Ba landed on an island called Huaihua Island, and landed on land for the first time in nearly two months since he set out from Penglai.

It's July, and the island's locust flowers are in full bloom, and the fragrance even hides the fishy smell in the sea breeze, refreshing people's hearts.

There were originally 100 families on the island, mainly fishing, and occasionally went to the opposite Liaodong mainland to hunt and improve their taste. However, if you want to change some daily necessities necessary for the island, it will be troublesome, and you have to go to Changli County, which is hundreds of miles away. Although the land on the opposite side also belongs to Changli County, it is uninhabited, and even the most hard-working merchants will not come here to do business.

The arrival of Wei Ba brought rare benefits to the people on the island.

As early as when Zhuge Zhi made his maiden voyage, he had come to this island and had a detailed understanding of the situation on the island. On his map, this island is labeled Winter Island. The people on the island didn't care whether they returned to Wei or Han, they only knew who could bring them convenience. Wei Ba traveled north this time, accompanied by many merchant ships, and the goods were abundant enough to dazzle these fishermen who would not have many opportunities to go far in their lives.

Wei Ba generously sent some iron utensils and some splendid silk fabrics, which successfully captured the hearts of these fishermen. They happily acknowledged Wei Ba's rule, respectfully invited Wei Ba to camp in the most Haode place on the island, and sent treasured food, a few brave young people learned that Wei Ba was going to send someone ashore to find out the news, and they were even more proud to be guides.

Wei Ba settled on the island, and Pai Dunwu led dozens of elite soldiers to follow the young fishermen ashore to find out Wu Qiu Jian's whereabouts. After three days of searching, Dunwu discovered Wuqiujian's camp.

"This shaft is really coming." Wei Ba couldn't laugh or cry. A thousand cavalry, not too much, not too little, so it can be seen that Wu Qiu is very well proportioned. It's just that in this way, the idea that he wants to go ashore to hunt is a bit hanging. To defend against a surprise attack of a thousand cavalry, he needed at least five thousand foot soldiers, and even then, he was at a passive disadvantage.

"Forget it." Wei Ba retreated first, feeling that there was no need to risk it for a little face. White Wolf Mountain is three hundred miles away from Huaihua Island, even if it is on horseback, it will take two days, and if you walk, it will take seven or eight days if you don't have ten days. Being stared at by a thousand Wuhuan riders, these seven or eight days are not pleasant. If Wu Qiu Jian still hid people in the shadows, then he would probably be the result of the annihilation of the entire army.

Fa Miao objected.

"It's true that there are too many people, but it's just hunting, and you don't need so many people at all." Fa Miao said: "If we face a thousand cavalry, we will not even dare to go ashore, and it will inevitably be a blow to morale. In the future, how will you deal with thousands of Liaodong cavalry? ”

"What does Bo Yuan mean?"

"Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and a hundred and ten people have not entered it, just like a few drops of water have been submerged in the sea, and it is impossible to find them. The general's martial arts skills are high, and the soldiers are all elites, with them to protect the general, ride to the White Wolf Mountain, back and forth, at most three days. Even if Wu Qiu Jian has a thousand fine horsemen, what can he do with the general? Coming and going at will under his nose, Fang showed the majesty of the general. ”

Yin Fan looked at Fa Miao in surprise. This is putting Wei Ba in danger, is it what a strategist should do? If this is a suspicious person, this sentence alone can make Fa Miao hateful. Although Wei Ba is generous, he can't be generous to this extent.

Wei Ba pondered for a moment, then turned to Yinbo and said, "Yuanfeng, what do you see?" ”

Yin Fan was startled, and hurriedly said: "The idea of the French army is haode, but it is too dangerous. His subordinates did not approve of the French military scheme's proposal. If it is for the sake of morale, you can send a few people to pretend to be a general to White Wolf Mountain, and come back after a little appearance, but the general must not be in danger. ”

Fu Xing stood up, hugged his fists and said: "General, what the hidden army said is extremely true, the son of a daughter, he can't sit down, and the general can't be in danger." If you want to go, you might as well let me do it for you. ”

Fu Xing and Wei Ba are of the same size, and their appearance is somewhat similar, if they wear Wei Ba's battle armor and robes, as long as they don't look closely, dozens of steps away, it is difficult to find that he is fake.

Feng Jin and Zhuge Zhi also expressed the same opinion. Fa Miao smiled silently, lowered his head, and counted his fingers.

Wei Ba's heart moved: "Boyuan, what is your opinion?" ”

"General, Wu Qiu Jian has seen you." Fa Miao smiled lightly: "Fraud, once it is discovered by Wu Qiu Jian, I am afraid that it will become a laughing stock." It's better not to let someone replace you. ”

Wei Ba nodded.

In order to lighten the burden, Wu Qiu Jian only brought a thousand horses. This is of course his prudence, but prudence often leads to lost opportunities. In order to prevent being broken by our army, he must maintain the necessary superiority in troops, and dare not easily divide his troops. In this way, no matter how fast a thousand cavalry is, and how many places they can defend, as long as the general is fully prepared, the possibility of being in danger is extremely small. ”

He paused, looked at the generals, and said: "The art of war is cloudy, and it is necessary to control people but not others." Whether to go or not now, the initiative is mine, even if Qiu Jian has a thousand iron horses, he can only remain passive and defensive. We have more than 200 war horses with our army, one man and two horses, and we can maintain a faster speed than Wuqiujian, 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? In the battle of the general's soldiers, even if you encounter two enemies, you can guarantee that you will retreat with your whole body. Of course, there are dangers, but if you don't dare to take risks, how can you get rich rewards? ”

He puffed up his chest: "If the general is willing, I am willing to accompany the general." Although my martial arts skills are not high, when necessary, I can defend the general with my body and plan for the general's safety. ”

Wei Ba couldn't help laughing: "Boyuan, you, like Ling Zun, are a natural gambler. ”

"Does the general dare to bet?"

"You dare to bet on a scholar, no matter how I say it, you are also a martial artist who crawled out of the pile of dead people, what dare you not bet." Wei Ba hahadaxiao, stretched out his hand to hold Fa Miao's shoulder: "Boyuan, speaking of which, although I have also learned the art of riding from General Zhao, I have never used it, this time, we rode a horse to Liaodong, hunted after the autumn, and became a northern man." ”

"I'm glad I did." Fa Miao bowed and bowed.

Feng Jin and the others were anxious and were about to stop them, Wei Ba waved his hand and said, "I know that you are all for my good, but I trust Boyuan's judgment." You don't need to say more, let's discuss, how to draw up a comprehensive jihua is the key. Ziquan, you go and pick a hundred horsemen and shoot haode armor, let's go together and go hunting in Wolf Mountain. ”

Wang Shuang bowed down to receive the order: "Wow." ”

(To be continued......)