Zhuge Liang stood on the hillside, looking at the gray sky in the north, his calm face could not hide the anxiety in his eyebrows.

Zhang He has been missing for a month, and no one knows where he has gone. Although the scouts sent three hundred miles, for the vast grassland, three hundred miles was still not enough for people to sleep peacefully.

Faced with this situation, Zhuge Liang could only wait. He didn't know if he could wait for Zhang He, and whether he would delay the fighter because of this, but he could only wait.

In addition to the unresolved war in Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang was more worried about the war in Jiaozhou. If Wei Ba is defeated, Sun Quan will definitely retaliate against Yizhou next, at least blackmail Shu Han. If Wei Ba died in Jiaozhou, the loss would be incalculable. Although Wei Ba is cunning and will not fight to the death, but on the battlefield, who can guarantee that he is foolproof? What's more, Wei Ba is brave, often taking the lead, rushing to the front line, in case of a little mistake, the amount is unimaginable.

Zhuge Liang regretted a little, he should have made a gesture earlier and forced Sun Quan to comply, instead of letting Wei Ba face Sun Quan's pressure alone. The current situation was even worse than he expected, Li Yan supported Wei Ba with great fanfare, although the army did not go out of the gorge, but justifiably obtained the right to use troops. No one can guarantee that if the situation in Jingzhou continues to deteriorate, Li Yan will not take this opportunity to send troops.

Although Zhuge Liang was in Guanzhong, everything that happened in Chengdu did not escape his eyes, and he even knew what Li Miao said when he met Li Yan. But he couldn't stop Li Yan's actions. So far, Li Yan has done nothing beyond his authority, although no one knows when he will take that step.

It's just Wei Ba. Zhuge Liang is not worried, but Li Yan and Zhuge Liang are not worried, but these two people are mixed together, and he has to be vigilant.

What's more, there is a faint shadow of Emperor Bixia behind it.

In this matter, Liu Chan obviously supported Wei Ba, although he didn't do anything, it was only the Queen Mother and the Empress who really came forward to support Wei Ba. Regarding Liu Chan's actions, Zhuge Liang was both pleased and a little funny.

A hurried sound of horses' hooves came from afar. interrupted Zhuge Liang's contemplation. Zhuge Liang turned his head. Look at the knight who is galloping towards him. The knight rolled over and dismounted, and presented a military newspaper in both hands. Huo Yi took it, just glanced at it, and then rushed up the slope.

Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. Huo Yi has a stable personality. It's rare to have such a gaffe.

"Prime Minister. Good news, good news in Jiaozhou. Huo Yi hadn't yet run in front of Zhuge Liang, so he couldn't help but scream. Zhuge Liang chuckled in his heart. Immediately became nervous, but then he came back to his senses and couldn't help but laugh dumbly. Since Huo Yi said that it was good news, what else is there to be nervous about.

In a moment, Huo Yi rushed to Zhuge Liang and handed over the three cinnabar military reports. Zhuge Liang's hand trembled a little, he took the military newspaper, took a deep breath, checked the sealing mud, and made sure that the military newspaper had no traces of being demolished, so he opened the military newspaper.

He just glanced at it, and he couldn't help but hold his breath, and his eyes lit up. He laughed: "Shaoxian, convene the generals to discuss the matter, and I want to announce a good news." ”

Huo Yi smiled rarely, and asked, "Is it Wei Ziyu who guards Linhe?" ”

Looking at Huo Yi's nervous eyes, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but laugh, and he stuffed the general newspaper into Huo Yi's hand: "See for yourself." Then he turned around, glanced at the mountains in the distance, and chuckled: "Zhang He, now I see how long you have to wait." ”

Huo Yi glanced at the military newspaper, suddenly opened his mouth in surprise, and shouted: "Prime Minister, this is ...... This ......"

"Don't believe it, do you?" Zhuge Liang walked briskly towards the big tent and said with a smile: "Actually, I can't believe it. Although Wei Ba has given me a lot of surprises, this surprise is really too big. ”

Huo Yi nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, this surprise is too big." In this way, we will have the strength to go down with Cao Wei and see who can hold on longer. ”

Zhuge Liang returned to the Chinese army and gathered generals to discuss matters. Hearing the sound of the Chinese military drums, all the generals rushed over. During this time, they were ready to fight the Wei army at any time, and their spirits were very nervous. Hearing Zhuge Liang beating the drum to gather the generals, Zhang He, who thought that he had been disappearing, finally appeared, and this tormented day was finally coming to an end, and he came as fast as he could.

Yang Yi and Jiang Wei got closest and came the fastest. They walked into the Chinese army's tent almost side by side, and after reading the military report, Jiang Wei was both happy and a little lost, and sat silently on the side. Yang Yi frowned, and rushed to Zhuge Liang in two steps: "Prime Minister, do you want Wei Ba to go north to Nanyang?" ”

"yes, isn't that bad?" Zhuge Liang replied with a smile.

"Of course not." Yang Yi almost screamed.

"Why?" Zhuge Liang waved his hand disapprovingly, signaling Yang Yi to be calm and not impatient. He can understand Yang Yi's nervousness, but he can't accept it. Seeing Zhuge Liang's expression, Yang Yi was really anxious, and beads of sweat broke out on the tip of her nose. He said hurriedly: "Prime Minister, think about it, even if we have the rice transported from Jiaozhou as a supplement, how many troops can our reserves support?" There are 80,000 troops in Guanzhong, and if Wei Ba goes north, the army we use will reach 120,000, and even if Wei Ba wants to leave some people to guard Jiaozhou, it will be at least more than 100,000. Wei Ba went north, so what about Li Yan and Meng Da? If they also ask to go to war, does the prime minister have a reason to refuse them? Even if only Mengda of Xincheng participated in the battle, the total number of troops would exceed 150,000. ”

Zhuge Liang frowned, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared. Yang Yi's words are only half of what he said, if Wei Ba and Meng Da participate in the war, the tight supply of materials is only one aspect, and more importantly, the center of gravity of the battlefield will move to the eastern part of Guanzhong, and may even move to the Nanyang area. In this case, if the materials are not enough to supply the entire war and must be abandoned, it is likely that the Longyou battlefield will be abandoned.

And the purpose of this war was not to capture Luoyang, which is simply impossible at the present time, but to take all Longyou, seize Cao Wei's horse breeding land, and form Shu Han's own cavalry. If the center of gravity of the battlefield is shifted to Nanyang, then the entire strategic deployment will undergo a fundamental change.

Without a strong cavalry, even if Nanyang is captured, what can it do? Will it be possible to defeat the Wei army in its entirety? No, as long as the Wei army still had the advantage of cavalry, it was impossible for them to really occupy the Central Plains.

As soon as Yang Yi was reminded, Zhuge Liang immediately realized that many of the changes that followed were not what he wanted to see. Letting Wei Ba go north to support is far from being as simple as containing part of the main force of the Wei army, and its impact is far beyond the battlefield, which is likely to have a fundamental reversal of the situation in the court, and may even cause turmoil in the court.

Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, his hand resting on the desk slowly clenched, and his joints were a little white.

"Prime Minister......" Yang Yi was almost pleading: "Think twice before you act, and move your whole body." The prime minister's painstaking management over the years is likely to be ruined. If such a situation does occur, it will not be a blessing for the country. ”

"I see." Zhuge Liang exhaled softly, and the tense skin on his face relaxed. "Wei Gong, sit down, I know what to do."

Yang Yi glanced at Zhuge Liang with no peace of mind, and sat down beside Zhuge Liang. It didn't take long for the generals to enter the account one by one, Zhuge Liang had regained his calm, he looked at the official documents on the case, and waited until the generals arrived, and then announced that he had just received the good news.

As soon as he heard that Wei Ba defeated Lu Xun and won the great victory of Linhe, there was silence in the big tent for a moment, and then it was like a few drops of water dripping into a frying pot, and it suddenly boiled. Guan Xing was the first to jump up, pointed to the young generals who were close to his age and said: "What, I just said that Wei Ziyu will definitely be able to defeat Lu Xun, you don't believe it, haha, you all lost to me!" ”

Everyone was talking about it, some couldn't hide the joy on their faces, and they laughed as loudly as Guan Xing, while others laughed very reluctantly, especially Yang Wei and Liu Yu, their faces were a little unnatural when they heard Wei Ba win such a big victory.

Zhuge Liang watched all this quietly, taking in everyone's expressions. After a while, he coughed, although the sound was not loud, but it was like a thunderclap, and the noisy tent suddenly quieted down, and even the excited Guan Xing sat down, but the smile on his face was a little unbearable, and he couldn't bear it a little hard.

"Wei Ba is victorious, Jiaozhou business road is safe, and a large amount of rice will be shipped from Jiaozhou soon, and we can hold on for a longer time." Zhuge Liang said lightly: "Wei Ba not only restrained the Wu army and ensured the safety of Yizhou, but also provided us with sufficient logistical supplies. Ladies and gentlemen, we can deal with Cao Wei more calmly, and we don't have to worry about whether the national strength can support it. It's a good thing, but ......"

He glanced majestically at the generals in the tent, and there was silence in the big tent. "This is more of a pressure, Wei Ba can defeat the 30,000 elite Wu army led by Lu Xun with his own strength, we have dozens of generals here, more than 40,000 elites, can't we defeat the reverse Wei, hold Guanzhong, and take Longyou?"

When Guan Xing heard this, he felt that something was wrong, he looked at Zhuge Liang, licked his lips, and wanted to stand up and speak. Zhuge Liang glanced at him, but ignored him, and then said, "Everyone, you should work hard. ”

Guan Xing couldn't hold it back, stood up, and said loudly: "Prime Minister, since the Jiaozhou war has ended, Weishenme won't let Wei Ba go north for reinforcements?" If Wei Ba leaves Xiangyang, the main force of the Wei army will naturally have to come back to help, and we ......"

"Hey, hey!" Jiang Wei suddenly stood up and interrupted Guan Xing: "Guan Hou, you seem to have forgotten that although Wei Ba defeated Lu Xun, he has not yet taken all of Jiangnan, let alone occupied the entire Jingzhou. It seems unrealistic to expect him to kill all the way from Jiangnan to Xiangyang. ”

Guan Xing was speechless, he looked at Jiang Wei, and then at Zhuge Liang, and suddenly understood. He crooked his mouth, sneered, and sat back silently, never saying a word again, but the enthusiasm in his eyes turned into indifference.

There was a sudden silence in the tent, and there was an awkward silence.

At this moment, a soldier walked in quickly, walked in front of Zhuge Liang, saluted, leaned over, and whispered: "Prime Minister, Zhang He led 40,000 cavalry and is approaching our army. ”…… (To be continued......)