Wei Ba never believed that Sun Quan would interfere with his decision because he favored Sun Luban. As a person who has been at the center of the power vortex since he was twenty years old, Sun Quan has always grasped the general direction very well. He has no doubt about Sun Luban's doting, but he will never send troops to Jianghuai because of Sun Luban's request.

The reason for him to send troops to Jianghuai can only be that he has a reason why he has to send troops, either a threat or a benefit.

The threat came from the heavy troops arranged by Cao Rui in the Jianghuai area. He used Yinbo to send false news, used Cao Rui's vigilance against himself, induced Cao Rui to strengthen his vigilance in the Jianghuai region, and used the situation of the Wei army to make Sun Quan suspicious, and in turn used Sun Quan's reaction to exacerbate Cao Rui's doubts.

Both Wei and Wu had arranged heavy troops in the Jianghuai region, and with the pitiful trust between them, would they believe each other's words?

Of course not.

However, Wei Ba must not be satisfied with this, Wei and Wu Chen soldiers Jianghuai does not mean that they can fight. Cao Rui and Sun Quan didn't want to fight, and Man Zhong and Lu Xun were not reckless people, they would definitely try their best to exercise restraint and not provoke a war first.

So Wei Ba has to set a fire.

This fire is to force Sun Quan to make a choice between the Han and Wei dynasties with the changes in the situation in the world. Even if they don't fight, at least they can contain part of Wei's troops, buy time for Li Yan, and buy time for Zhuge Liang.

Although Wei Ba is in Dangyang, he is not on the front line. But he is the meeting point of several shili, no less important than Zhuge Liang and Li Yan, who are directing the war on the front line. To put it more realistically, if it weren't for him maneuvering around, Zhuge Liang and Li Yan would not have cooperated at all.

Now, the situation between Jianghuai and Huai is like a snowball, gradually out of the control of Sun Quan and Cao Rui, and developing in the direction of Wei Ba's hope.

Sun Quan didn't have many options. After a heated discussion, he had no choice but to agree to Wei Ba's request. It was agreed that Zhao Tong would lead 10,000 soldiers. Under the banner of Wu Jun, he entered Jiangxia and rushed to Dabie Mountain to meet Chen Zhi. However, he asked Zhao Tong not to act rashly, and the reason was simple. I can't let my daughter be a widow again. There is no certainty of victory. You must not act on your own.

Of course, this is just a pretext, which can only show that Sun Quan has not completely accepted his fate, and he still wants to delay as much as possible. Wei Ba is also prepared for this. I believe that Zuihou can make Sun Quan come into line. After receiving Sun Quan's reply, he no longer stayed in Dangyang, and immediately let Zhao Tong set off, and he himself took the three thousand guards battalion and rushed back to Xiangyang as quickly as possible.

Seeing Wei Ba, Li Yan smiled: "Wei Ziyu, you have made me miserable." ”

Wei Ba also smiled: "What's the matter, with only tens of thousands of people, the general can't control it?" The sea is crossing, showing the true character of the hero. ”

"Forget it, I won't listen to you next time." Li Yan put away his smile and said seriously: "If you don't come to clarify, those boys are about to rebel against me." In my opinion, only you, Wei Ziyu, can command them. ”

"The general is serious." Wei Ba was extremely frightened, and hurriedly said: "The general is entrusted by the first emperor to control the internal and external military, and they still dare to disobey the edict of the first emperor?" Besides, the army has its own military regulations, who wouldn't dare to obey? However, the people in the army value military merit, and whoever can lead them to victory will be convinced. As long as the general wins the Northern Expedition this time, they will naturally obey the general's orders in the future. ”

"With Ziyu's help, I have the possibility of making contributions. If he can conquer Nanyang this time and complete the unfulfilled wish of Guan Hou back then, Ziyu should be the first merit. ”

"The general's words are serious, it is a great honor for me to be able to fight on the battlefield with the general and revive the Han Dynasty."

Li Yanruo glanced at Wei Ba meaningfully, very satisfied. When he said these words, he was nothing more than a knock to remind Wei Ba that Wei Ba knew each other very well, and took out the edict of the first emperor to say something, that is, to stand on his side and vaguely express his dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Zhuge Liang. Although Li Yan could not fully believe in Wei Ba, he believed that Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang could not be as close as rumored. Zhuge Liang would rather reuse and train Jiang Wei, a general, than cultivate Wei Ba. If it weren't for Wei Ba's own ability, even if he didn't die in Guanzhong, he would have died in Wuling.

The enemy of the enemy may become a friend, Li Yan may not have heard this sentence, but he understands this truth. When it comes to power schemes, the Chinese are absolutely precocious, and the power schemes after two thousand years are not out of the category of classics such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Warring States Policy", and "Han Feizi".

Between a few words, Wei Ba and Li Yan expressed their intentions to each other, and as for how much is true, it is up to each person to judge. But there is no doubt about the fact that if this battle is won, of course, everyone will be happy, and if it is lost, it is difficult to say what the consequences will be. Victory, at times, can mask a lot of differences. In order to win, Zhuge Liang can join forces with Li Yan, and Li Yan Weishenme cannot cooperate with Wei Ba.

Li Yan immediately convened the generals to discuss the matter, and when the generals saw Wei Ba present, talking and laughing with Li Yan, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded. When Wei Ba told the truth of the matter, they woke up like a dream.

"General, Ziyu, you ......" Meng Da was a little embarrassed, pointing at Wei Ba and said: "You little erection, you are really treacherous and treacherous, and you hide us so miserably." If it weren't for the hussar's clever means, I'm afraid that something would have happened by now. ”

Wei Ba smiled slightly: "If it weren't for the clever means of the hussars, if it weren't for the mediation of Zhendong, I wouldn't dare to do this risky strategy." Brother ......" Wei Ba got up and gave Wei Feng a look: "Don't you compensate the hussars for your recklessness that day?" Thanks to the hussar's tolerance, if you meet a person with a little chicken belly, can you still survive to this day? ”

Wei Feng hurriedly stepped forward to apologize to Li Yan. Li Yan didn't break Wei Ba's reminder, and waved his hand: "That's it, since it's a plan, what's the big deal with a little verbal collision." However, the next time you punch the old man, you have to give notice in advance. The old man is old, and he can't help but punch you, a young man. ”

Wei Feng smiled awkwardly, and everyone also coaxed, and the originally somewhat depressed atmosphere was swept away.

Li Yan immediately announced the battle plan. During the period when Wei Ba was negotiating with Sun Quan in Dangyang, Li Yan had already re-strengthened the city defense of Xiangyang and was ready to attack Xiangcheng.

The plan he used was exactly the best strategy proposed by Wei Ba at the beginning: first take Nanxiang, and then plot to attack Wancheng, forcing Sima Yi of Fancheng to retreat. It's slower, but it's safer. This was the first time since he took office that he had commanded an army, and everything was based on stability.

Of course, the task of attacking Fancheng was completed by Li Yan, the main future, Meng Da, as a deputy general, was the main force to attack the city, and the other troops attacking Nanxiang were led by Wei Balai. It's just that because Wei Ba's banner is still in Yuzhou, he can only go quietly, and the nominal commanders are his brother Dangkou General Wei Feng and the deputy general of the Hanzhong Naval Division, Fu Xing.

After assigning the task, Li Yan stood up, his eyes were cold and murderous: "After I go back, keep my mouth shut." If anyone dares to reveal the news that General Zhennan is here, I recognize you, but my sword does not recognize you. ”

"Whoa." The crowd responded.

When Wei Ba was stationed in Dangyang, the Fubo general Feng Jin had already transferred the warship to Nanxiang County. Nanxiang County was still nominally controlled by the Wei army, but in fact, since Li Yan sent troops to Xiangyang, the south of the Han River became the control area of the Shu Han Water Division, and the Wei army, which had lost the Water Division, could only shrink to Shunyang. Shunyang is the place where the water is injected into Danshui, that is, the Danjiang estuary in later generations. If you want to enter Wuguan Road from the waterway, this is the only way to go.

Jingzhou Thorn Shi Wuqiu Jian led the army to be stationed here, and Cao Yu, the king of Yan, ruled in Nanxiang County, more than ten miles north of Shunyang. Shunyang is on the north bank of Danshui, while Nanxiang is on the south bank of Danshui. Between the two cities is a gorge, and it is now winter, and the water level of Danshui has dropped, and the river flats on both sides can be marched. Wu Qiujian set up pontoon bridges in Shunyang and Nanxiang, which could not only block boats, but also facilitate mutual rescue between the two cities.

Obviously, Wu Qiu Jian was fully prepared and did not intend to give the Shu Han army the slightest chance to seize Wuguan Dao or attack Wancheng.

Wu Qiu Jian did this, on the one hand, because the situation required it, and Wuguandao could not afford to lose, and on the other hand, he also wanted to prove himself. Wu Qiu Jian's father Wu Qiu Xing once did Wuwei Taishou, because of the pacification of the Heyou Rebellion, the crusade against Zhang Jin and the rebellion against Hu Yougong, the Gaoyang Township Marquis, the official to the master craftsman, started with military exploits, and Wu Qiu Jian was a lord and entered the office, so although he is a happy person in Hedong, he is not valued by the villagers.

But Wu Qiu Jian's knowledge is not bad, he has a close relationship with Xiahou Xuan, Li Feng and others, when Cao Rui was still the prince, he was a close minister by Cao Rui's side. It is precisely because of this that he was not implicated in the flashy case, but rose step by step, from Shang Shulang to Luoyang Diannong, and another letter of persuasion to be promoted to Jingzhou Assassin History.

With the strong rise of Shu Han, Nanyang once again became a hot spot, and when the predecessor of Jingzhou Thorn Shi Hu Zhen died in battle, Cao Rui promoted a person like him with no battlefield experience to such a position at once, which is enough to show the importance he attaches to him, and it is enough to cause criticism from others.

The Jingzhou War Zone was originally the war zone that Sima Yi was responsible for, and Wuguan Dao was directly controlled by Sima Yi, and now Cao Rui not only let Wuqiu Jian serve as the assassin of Jingzhou, but also let him be responsible for the guardianship of Wuguan Dao, which is simply cutting a piece of meat from Sima Yi's body, how can it not arouse people's sideways glances.

Wu Qiu Jian understood this, but he did not back down, he wanted to prove his ability with an irreproachable victory, prove that the decision of the Son of Heaven Cao Rui was wise, and gag the mouths of those people.

He was not afraid that the Shu Han army would come, he was afraid that the Shu Han army would not come.

As a result, the Shu Han army came, and there were quite a few people who came, nearly 10,000 foot soldiers and sailors. The only thing that Wuqiu Jian regretted was that the commander of the army was the general Wei Feng, although the official position was high, the weight was not heavy enough, far less than his father Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei, and his younger brother Wei Feng, the general of Zhennan.

"Alas, try the knife with this first, it's also haode." Wu Qiu Jian stood on the high lookout, looked at the Shu Han Army Navy warship coming from here, sighed softly, slowly clenched his fists, and his eyes were slightly bright, as if he could not withstand the dazzling warm winter sun...... (To be continued......)