Chengdu is 3,100 miles away from Luoyang, and because of a long plank road, Zhuge Liang's news took eight days to reach Chengdu.

When the tired knight held the red flag and shouted "great victory" all the way to the north gate of Chengdu, Chengdu suddenly boiled.

The Han and Wu coalition forces broke through the defense line on the periphery of Luoyang, and met under the city of Luoyang, and the generals on both sides were one of the wise and incomparable prime ministers of Zhuge Cheng, and the other was an auxiliary general with great achievements, with a total strength of more than 100,000 on both sides.

After being silent for nearly two months, the prime minister finally broke out again, conquering Hangu Pass at an unbelievable speed and approaching Luoyang City. Once again, he proved his ability to use troops with his military exploits and refuted those false accusations.

The court in Chengdu was suddenly stirred up, and the undercurrent was surging.

Everyone understands that if Luoyang is conquered this time, the prestige of the prime minister will be in full swing, and the general Li Yan will also retreat. And after the victory of the Wu army, the morale is strong, and if Li Yan wants to make war merits from them, he is afraid that it will be a very risky deal, not to mention that they also have a friendship with Zhuge Liang to fight side by side, Zhuge Liang may not give Li Yan a chance to send troops at all.

In this way, Li Yan will be completely at a disadvantage, and he will not see the possibility of turning defeat into victory in the short term.

Those officials who hesitated between the two suddenly wavered, and even some people who had already fallen to Li Yan began to keep their distance from the Great General's Mansion in order not to be settled by the Prime Minister.

Li Yan, who was at the center of the whirlpool, was undoubtedly under the greatest pressure. He pondered and hesitated. Zhuge Liang is about to conquer Luoyang. Maybe in a few days, he will be able to hear the good news of the capture of Luoyang. What to do? Continuing to maintain the posture of watching from the sidelines is undoubtedly waiting for death, and no matter how you look at Luoyang, there is no possibility of being spared. Now let Meng Da send troops to help, maybe he can get a piece of the pie, at least he can show goodwill to the prime minister and ease the contradictions between the two sides a little, even if it is superficial.

Or to be more ruthless, let Meng Da and others attack Kunyang and force the Wu army to retreat. Give up Luoyang.

Meng Da's army is now in Luyang. It is less than 400 miles away from Luoyang and more than 100 miles away from Kunyang.

Li Yan discussed with Li Feng and several cronies for a long time, but did not come up with an answer. Li Feng was in favor of attacking the Wu army. Jihua who obstructed Zhuge Liang from taking Luoyang. But those cronies don't have the courage. They were more inclined to let Meng Da send troops to Luoyang to assist the prime minister. In this way, there is less chance of a violent conflict between the two sides. Send troops to attack the Wu army and destroy the great opportunity to revive the Han dynasty. This crime is too serious, even Li Yan probably can't afford it.

Li Yan thought about it, but Zuihou still invited Ma Jian to ask for advice.

Comparatively speaking, Ma Jian is much calmer. After listening to Li Yan's worries, he already understood Li Yan's thoughts. The prime minister broke through Hangu Pass, broke Luoyang's external defense line, and even broke Li Yan's psychological defense line. He had been pushed to the point where there was no way back. Either bow your head to the prime minister and make concessions, or tear your face with the prime minister and fight to the end.

"Weishenme doesn't wait any longer?" Ma Tan asked rhetorically: "Even if the general orders Meng Da to go on the expedition now, I'm afraid Meng Da may not be able to catch up." ”

"Why can't you catch up?" Li Yan's face turned blue and his eyes were red. Yesterday he didn't sleep well all night. "My order can be delivered to Meng Da in just five days, and Meng Da is ready to go, and it only takes two days to arrive in Luoyang."

Ma Tan smiled: "General, the prime minister has broken through Hangu Pass for eight days, and it has been nine days now, and by the time Meng Da arrived there, it had been more than half a month." If the prime minister can break through Luoyang, will it take half a month? Even if you can't conquer Luoyang in half a month, when Meng Da arrives, I'm afraid the overall situation has been decided, with Meng Da and without Meng Da, it makes no difference to the prime minister. ”

"He needs time to prepare." Li Yan retorted gloomily: "He has just started to attack the city now, Luoyang City is not as small as a small city, and it is impossible to break through it in a day or two." ”

"The general thinks that the prime minister will be idle for two months outside Hangu Pass?" Ma Jian shook his head: "The preparations he should make must have been prepared, all the siege equipment, as long as it takes two to three days, can all be transported to Luoyang City and attack immediately." Luoyang City is much bigger, but don't forget, there are more than 100,000 troops surrounding Luoyang now. If the fire bomb can influence the situation of the battle, the victory or defeat will be known within three or five days, if not, then the prime minister will not be able to attack Luoyang, and he will not be able to give him more time. Wei reinforcements would continue to arrive in Gyeonggi from Jizhou to offset the gap in strength between the two sides. ”

Ma Tan smiled and said, "Even if Meng Da goes to Luoyang, can his credit be greater than that of the prime minister?" If you want to compete with the prime minister, only the general will come in person. Would the general be willing to go? ”

Li Yan was stunned. He looked at Ma Jian in awe, knowing that he was not ruthless enough. He wanted to compete with Zhuge Liang, but he didn't dare to face Zhuge Liang, and he had already lost psychologically.

"That'...... I often thought, what should I do? ”

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Yes, wait for the prime minister to win, or to lose." Ma Tan said lightly: "Regardless of whether the prime minister wins or loses, it is better than always moving blindly." ”

Li Yanhu looked at Ma Jian suspiciously, figuring out Ma Yan's intentions. Ma Yan looked at Li Yan's uncertain face and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew that Li Yan didn't believe him, suspected that he was digging a pit again, and even suspected that he would cooperate with Zhuge Liang. And Zhuge Liang's jihua is all aimed at Li Yan's character, if you want to completely break Li Yan's suspicions and strengthen his confidence, it is not possible to take fierce medicine.

"General, if you don't believe it, you might as well let Meng Da test the prime minister."

"How to tempt?"

"Let Meng Da ask to send troops to assist the prime minister, if the prime minister agrees, then the prime minister is waiting for his assistance, all of which is just the accumulation of momentum before borrowing. If the prime minister can really conquer Luoyang, he will definitely not accept Meng Da's request. ”

Li Yan's eyes rolled, thoughtful.

"Chengdu is too far away from Luoyang, and the general will control Meng Da remotely, which will definitely delay the fighter. The general might as well authorize Meng Da and let him act on camera. If the prime minister has not yet gained the upper hand by the time the order arrives, then wait and see what happens. If the prime minister has already achieved a clear advantage, the city is about to be broken. That is also a remedy. ”

Li Yan's eyes flashed, and he finally nodded.

Ma Yan said goodbye to Li Yan, left the General's Mansion, got into the car, closed the curtains, and provoked a disdainful sneer on the corner of his mouth. Li Yan can be regarded as a capable general on the battlefield, and he has a set of ideas, but at this time, he is still panicked, which shows that he is not as scheming as the prime minister after all. Without the help of him and Wei Ba, it would be a matter of time before Li Yan would lose to the prime minister.

Such people. I dare to be greedy. Give authority to your own sons. He didn't want to think about where Li Feng had such ability.

Thinking of the prime minister of Luoyang, Ma Tan couldn't help laughing again. He has been friends with the prime minister for many years, and he knows the prime minister's methods no better. It's a pity. His knowledge of the prime minister will only bring disadvantage to the prime minister. There will never be the same tacit understanding as before.

Ma Tan returned home. I came to the study, closed the door, and sat quietly alone. He spread out his pen and paper. I was going to write a letter to Wei Ba, but after thinking about it, I gave up again.

He believed that Wei Ba had been prepared for this, and he also wanted to see how Wei Ba would react.

……

Xiangyang, Xijiachi.

After Mrs. Xi returned to Xiangyang, she immediately took over Xijiachi. The fish pond where Wei Ba once fished was renovated, stocked with some precious fish fry, and carried some precious flowers and trees next to it, and the original desolate atmosphere was swept away. Standing on the edge of the fish pond, looking at the new houses and old mansions next to it, looking at those neatly dressed and neatly acted slaves, who would have thought that Luoyang, thousands of miles away, was fighting.

Mrs. Xi was very generous, she bought the manor with cash, although her brother Xi Zhong was very polite and willing to give this Zhuangzi to her sister, but Mrs. Xi insisted on buying it with money.

She spoke with great poise. As the eldest son of the Wei family, Wei Feng couldn't let his younger brother borrow someone else's house to live in later, so he had to buy this house. Similarly, as the eldest son of the Wei family, Wei Feng is not short of money, so he must give money. What's more, the Xi family is not in a good situation now, and they need a lot of money to revive the family business, and this money can come in handy.

Wei Feng raised his hands in favor of his wife's words and immediately paid in full.

After Wei Ba heard the news, he didn't say much, but just asked Elway to rush to Xiangyang in person and meet with Mrs. Xi. Elk Wei has now completely disappeared from the Shu Han court, no one knows what he is doing, seeing Elk Wei, not to mention Mrs. Xi was surprised, even Wei Feng was surprised.

What they talked about, outsiders don't know, but the Xi family soon built more than a dozen inns and trading houses between Xiangyang and Nanjun, and the merchants who came and went from the south to the north soon knew who the owners of these inns and trading houses were, and tacitly poured into the courtyards that still smelled of paint.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Wei Feng owned a large industry and became a rich man.

At this moment, Wei Feng was sitting in the hall, looking at Mrs. Xi with joy. Mrs. Xi's face was not very good, slightly thin and pale. But the spirit is very good, and the two eyes are shining. Seeing Wei Feng looking at her, he said shyly: "Whatever you see, it's all your fault." ”

Wei Feng didn't refute either, and said with a smile: "Madam, you are pregnant, don't be too tired." Anyway, the overall situation has been decided, so you can raise the baby at home with peace of mind. ”

Mrs. Xi frowned slightly: "I don't have to worry about those things, but I am the only one at home, and I am really too busy." In two days, I plan to go to the Kuai family and the Pang family to have a look, and if I can pick one or two young and dignified women, I can officially take you a concubine. ”

"Huh?" Wei Feng was taken aback: "You give me a concubine?" ”

"What's the matter, you still want to find it yourself?" Mrs. Xi glared at him: "If you have the ability of Ziyu and can find the clan of Wei as a concubine, then let you go to Zhang Luo." ”

"Forget it, I still don't care about it." Wei Feng hurriedly raised his hand in surrender. In front of Mrs. Xi, he really doesn't have the confidence to be a man. "Madam, Luoyang is in a big war, I see that the concubines will be put aside in advance, and you can see if you can recruit some strong men from each family to enrich the trilogy."

Mrs. Xi nodded: "I know, these two things are not contradictory. Mrs. Xi pondered for a moment, and then said: "The subordinates need to be recruited, but the more important thing is the staff. If you don't have a few people around you who can give advice, you still can't do it after all. ”…… (To be continued......)