Wu Yi and Meng Da were also dissatisfied with Lu Xun's approach, wasn't this deliberately provoking?

Zhang Wen was very embarrassed and hurriedly explained that this was not what General Fuguo meant alone. The two sides are fighting in a joint operation, and coordination is an issue that must be considered. On the Wu side, King Wu authorized the auxiliary general to preside over the war, and on the Shu Han side, it was supposed to be the prime minister to command, but he is not here now, so the auxiliary general will want to meet with Wei Ba, the army of the prime minister's mansion. As for the two generals, Wu and Meng, you are all elders, and the auxiliary generals dare not drive you to travel far, so after thinking about it, only Wei is suitable to join the army.

Wu Yi and Meng Da listened and reluctantly accepted Zhang Wen's explanation.

After the etiquette was straightened out, everyone discussed it and accepted Lu Xun's suggestion, and Wei Ba, as the representative of Shu Han, went to meet with Lu Xun. For safety reasons, the meeting place was set up at Onkjo. In this way, Wei Ba can go out of the Sai during the day and return to Anqiao Sai at night.

The military situation was urgent, and it was not appropriate to do anything, so Wei Ba immediately got up. Fei Yi, as the negotiator of the Shu Han side, traveled with Wei Ba. They set out in the early hours of the morning, and that evening, they arrived at Onkyo. Li Fu, the guard of Anqiaosai, warmly greeted them and set up a sumptuous banquet to receive them. The next morning, Zhang Wen continued to rush to Xiling to report to Lu Xun about the requirements of Shu Han, and Fei Yi also went with him, and Wei Ba stayed in Anqiaosai. At this moment, although he really wanted to see Lu Xun, a big celebrity in the second half of the Three Kingdoms, as a representative of Shu Han now, he couldn't take it lightly, otherwise he would fall behind.

What worried him even more was Fei Yi's words on the road to remind him. Lu Xun was the main general who defeated Liu Bei in the Battle of Yiling, and the memory of that battle was too painful for the Shu Han people. After Zhuge Liang took power, for the sake of the overall situation, he advocated the restoration of the alliance with Dongwu, and he also withstood a lot of pressure. This time, he has to join forces with Dongwu to compete, and the main general is this Lu Xun, so you can imagine how much trust there can be between the two sides.

Another aspect. Lu Xun himself was born in the Lu family of Wu County, the Lu family is a family that has been inherited for more than 100 years, and Lu Xun himself is obedient to Confucianism. Respect the way of etiquette and righteousness. Now he deeply loves Sun Quan's trust, Sun Quan specially engraved a seal and put it in Lu Xun's hands, and the letter sent by Sun Quan to Zhuge Liang will be sent to Lu Xun first. If there is any problem, Lu Xun can modify it directly, and then use it himself. There is no need to inform Sun Quan again. Such an identity and status is enough to make Lu Xun look down on anyone. Generals like Pan Zhang didn't dare to be disrespectful to Lu Xun, and whether Lu Xun could accept Lu Xun's request to change the request of the Shu Han side to meet at Anqiaosai was really a big question.

Lu Xun, as an auxiliary general, is willing to discuss the war with Wei Ba, a mere prime minister, which is already very face-saving. Now I want him to deign to come, Fei Yi asked himself if he had such confidence.

Neither did Wei Ba. He has admiration for Lu Xun, but his understanding is limited. And he has been with Fu Xing, Feng Jin and others recently, but he has heard a lot of unfavorable things about Lu Xun. It's just that the position of Fu Xing and the others is there, of course they won't say anything good about Lu Xun. Listened to Fei Yi's worries. He was also a little uneasy.

In this era, the difference between the family and the ordinary people is no different from the difference between the wealthy and the working class, and the pride of the family is innate, even if it is repeatedly destroyed, it is still the same as it was back then. Lu Xun has such a family background and such a status, and the pride in his heart can be imagined.

While waiting in Anqiaosai, Wei Ba carefully made preparations before the negotiation, and in his spare time, he chatted with Li Fu for a few words, including Lu Xun. Unexpectedly, from Li Fu's mouth, Wei Ba heard a completely different evaluation.

Li Fu was very disappreciative of Lu Xun, what did he know about fighting? The battle of Yiling was not fought well by him, but by the first emperor. Lu Xun has today's status, not because of his strong ability, but because of his family background, and it also has a lot to do with him marrying Sun Ce's daughter as his wife.

Mentioning this, Li Fu deliberately spat a mouthful, and then said that there were no less than 100 people in the Lu family who died in the hands of Sun Ce, and Lu Xun actually married Sun Ce's daughter for his own future, which is something that no one with a bit of integrity will do. What is there to respect for such a person? Wei joins the army, don't blame me for being too talkative, if you give in in front of Lu Xun, I guarantee that many people will look down on you.

Li Fu's words made Wei Ba more careful. Although he didn't believe that Lu Xun flattered his enemies for personal glory and wealth, he would not admire Lu Xun as much as before. Historical figures are often covered with a layer of divine light, making them more like myths and saints, rather than normal people. Zhuge Liang is like this, and Lu Xun probably won't be too far behind.

In the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, in addition to the emperor, only two ministers are listed separately, one is Zhuge Liang and the other is Lu Xun.

Fei Yi's worries were not superfluous at all, and two days later, Lu Xun's representative, Lu Lan, came to Anqiaosai. Lu Lan is a son of Lu Xun, a very handsome Confucian student, about thirty years old, who looks personable, but has a trace of pride and reserve unique to the family in his gentle smile.

"General Fuguo is busy with military affairs and can't come to Anqiaosai, so he sent me to invite the army to Xiling for a gathering." Seeing Wei Ba, Lu Lan arched his hand with a smile and said with a smile: "Please rest assured that your safety will definitely not be a problem, and this can be wrapped up in the body of the auxiliary general." ”

Wei Ba frowned, thinking that this scholar was really yin enough to speak, I didn't go to Xiling, is it because I am afraid of death?

"I believe you have the ability to do that. However, if the auxiliary general is worried that it is not safe to go to Anqiaosai, I can also guarantee it. Wei Ba retorted with a smile on his face.

"Hehehe......" Lu Lan smiled gently. In that case, please join the army and go with me. The military situation is urgent, and we should not delay any longer. ”

"There's no hurry." Wei Ba also calmly refused. "Since General Fuguo is busy, it shouldn't make much sense for me to go now."

Lu Lan looked at Wei Ba puzzled, although there was still a smile on his face, he smiled without any sincerity.

"If my guess is correct, the auxiliary general should be most worried about the backwardness of the warship now, right?" Wei Ba became more and more peaceful: "This jishu transformation is in a hurry." ”

The corners of Lu Lan's eyes twitched, and after a while, they returned to normal, and shook their heads with a smile: "Wei joined the army too much. Although the Wei army has built some new warships, when it comes to water warfare, my Great Wu still has enough advantages. The general of the auxiliary country should not be busy with this matter, but how to attack Xiangyang, otherwise, he would not be in a hurry to invite the army to go. ”

Wei Ba hahadaxiao. He understood what Lu Lan meant. Lu Xun asked him to discuss the attack on Xiangyang, and the meaning was very clear, the Wu army was the main force, and the Shu army was fighting with the Wu army. In the future, the spoils of war will be divided, of course, Wu will take the big head and eat meat, and Shu can only take the small head and drink soup. The biggest piece of meat: Xiangyang, definitely has nothing to do with Shu.

The Shu army worked desperately, was it just to help Wu take Xiangyang? Lu Xun has a good calculation. In that case, then I can't go to Xiling.

"Not really." Wei Ba shook his head disappreciatively: "The reason why we want to join forces with Wu Guo is to rely on Wu Guo's sailors. Now that Wu Guoshui has lost the upper hand, even if he joins forces, what role can he play? Let's wait, wait until you catch up with the sailors of the Wei State. ”

Lu Lan's face was still smiling, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes, but he was a little annoyed. "Joining the army, Wu not only has a naval division, but also fights on land, and conquers everything. Don't forget to join the army, if it weren't for our army's great destruction of Cao Xiu in Lujiang, which caused the main force of the Wei army to be in the southeast and unable to rush to the aid of Guanzhong in time, my northern expedition may not have been so smooth. ”

Wei Ba sneered: "No matter how well you fight, haven't you never been to Hefei?" Zhang Liao has passed away for many years, and Hefei is still an insurmountable city, conquering everything, I don't know where to start. ”

Lu Lan's face suddenly swollen red, he didn't expect Wei Ba to be so direct, he didn't give any face, and stabbed Dongwu in the wound with a knife. For a while, he didn't know how to reply to Wei Ba's words, he was born in a family, and received a gentle and frugal Confucian etiquette education since he was a child, so he didn't know how to deal with a ruthless martial artist like Wei Ba. He imitates Lu Xun everywhere, but he does not have Lu Xun's status, and Wei Ba is obviously not Lu Xun's subordinate, so there is no need to save him any face.

"Wei joins the army, my Da Wu is your ally." Lu Lanpi said with a smile: "Could it be that you treat me as an enemy?" ”

"Allies, allies, friends of the covenant. Since they are friends, they should be equal. Wei Ba said unhurriedly: "Anqiao is the border between the two countries, and it is fair for both sides to meet here." If you want me to go to Xiling, it's not impossible, as long as you admit it, the west of Xiling is the land of my Han Dynasty. He forced his eyes at Lu Lan and said word by word: "Do you dare to say it?" ”

How could Lu Lan say that he was angry and returned home.

The gloom in Wei Ba's heart was one more heavy. As the saying goes, if you want to hit with all your might, you have to make a fist with five fingers. Wu Shu is suspicious of each other now, if one is not convinced, how can they be pinched together. While Sun Quan was in alliance with Shu Han, he might still be bargaining with Cao Rui. It's not the first time he's done something like this. If Zhuge Liang hadn't accepted his melee, sent troops to Fangling, and threatened Sun Quan's flank, so that he didn't dare to go west easily, I'm afraid he would still be threatening the safety of Shu now.

If Wu Shu can't cooperate sincerely, then how can he defeat Wei? However, sincere cooperation, these four words are easy to say, but it is even more difficult to do. The resentment and mutual distrust between Wu and Shu in Liu Bei's era could not be lifted in a few paper covenants?

It seems that the matter of cooperating in sending troops cannot be pinned too much on Wu State. The monarchs and ministers of Wu Guo are accustomed to this kind of trick of left and right, and if they want to contribute, they must find another way to force them to take this as their own business.

Wei Ba carefully analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the three parties, and felt that it was necessary to slow down, so that Lu Xun and Sun Quan could recognize the situation in front of them. He pondered for a night, and then informed Fei Yi of his intentions, and asked Fei Yi to say to Lu Xun straightforwardly: I will only wait in Anqiaosai for three days, and if you don't come after three days, I will go back to Fangling. Next, everyone will fight their own battles, and we will not talk about any cooperation for the time being.

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Plus more, little sparrow, my debt has been repaid, and there is still a monthly pass? (To be continued.) )