Wei Ba went north from Yanguan, crossed Xuefeng Mountain, entered Wuling, and returned to Chenyang once again along the itinerary of the previous year's battle.

After the front retreated, Huwei Zhonglang withdrew Zhao Tong from Linyuan to Chenyang, and now takes Chenyang as the county governor. In the area under Wei Ba's jurisdiction, Zhao Tong was the only one who led the troops as Taishou, which was not only because he was Wei Ba's senior brother, but also related to his own steady personality.

Wei Ba met with the leaders of various tribes along the way, after the war last year, the Wuling tribes had the most meritorious people and received the most rewards, like the five major tribes have people in Wei Ba's personal guard camp, who have read books, and those who can read and write official documents smoothly have even been promoted to school captains, and there are even a lot of captains and military marquis. The families of these soldiers are not only proud and respected in Wuling County, but also in Lingling, Guiyang and even Jiaozhou, and they can be warmly received wherever they go.

In addition to those who have made meritorious contributions in the army, there are also some people from ordinary families, who either work or engage in business, even if they wait to help, they can earn some coolie money and improve their families by helping at the post stations and wharves during their leisure time. Generally speaking, according to the data reported by Zhao Tong to Wei Ba last year, Wuling's gross domestic product and per capita income have increased significantly.

In view of the experience of his previous life, Wei Ba was generally not very willing to believe the data reported by these newspapers, so his inspection this time was more about contact with ordinary people. For this reason, he drove away Zhao Tong, who was originally going to accompany him, and did not tell him his itinerary, he stopped and walked for more than a month before coming to Chenyang.

Zhao Tong went to meet outside Chenyang City. As soon as they met, Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Did you find anything wrong?" ”

Pan Ziyu stood behind Zhao Tong, saw Xiahou Hui get out of the car, and greeted him affectionately, as soon as he heard Zhao Tong's words, he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Look at you, the general treats you closely, you don't follow etiquette?" How can anyone talk like that? ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Wei Ba smiled: "He said this, which shows that he has confidence." If there is a ghost in your heart. Probably didn't dare to say that. Sister-in-law, you are a virtuous assistant and discipliner. ”

Pan Ziyu blushed and pulled Xiahou Hui aside to speak. Wei Ba and Zhao Tong walked side by side, looking at the busy people in the distance. Said with emotion: "Look. As long as you can live a good life. The spirit of the whole person is different. ”

Zhao Tong smiled and was silent for a moment: "Good days are always short, and the autumn grain is harvested." I'm afraid it's the sword soldiers again, right? ”

Wei Ba raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Tongyi's eyes. Although Zhao Tong is loyal, he is not a dull person, and he also knows the changes in the situation in the world. He nodded: "It seems that the battle of Xiangyang cannot be avoided." Senior brother, I want you to go to Xiangyang to supervise the battle. ”

"I'm going to Xiangyang to supervise the war?" Zhao Tong pondered for a moment: "Can Meng Da agree, can Li Yan agree?" ”

"If you don't agree, you can't do it, otherwise I won't give food, and I will use this as a condition to tell Li Yan in a clear place." Wei Ba said very seriously: "The battle of Xiangyang has a great way, you won't be unable to see it, right?" ”

Zhao Tong smiled bitterly: "I know that there is a doorway, but because there is a doorway, wouldn't it be even more inappropriate for you to arrange me there?" ”

"I'll deal with this matter, try not to make Li Yan feel that it's just a matter of grabbing merit, besides, we don't look down on that bit of merit." Wei Ba said easily, but his brows furrowed even tighter: "The problem now is how to deal with your cheap uncle and let you enter Nanjun through the way." ”

Zhao Tong's face was flushed, and he glanced at Pan Ziyu in the distance unnaturally, and it happened that Pan Ziyu also turned his face, the two looked at each other and smiled, Pan Ziyu turned his face quietly, but Zhao Tong was even more cramped.

"You've thought about it for a long time?"

"From the time I knew that Li Yan was going to launch the Battle of Xiangyang, I had this plan." Wei Ba said frankly: "Meng Da is a useful soldier, Zong Yu is cautious enough, Ah Feng is brave enough, if Wu Yi controls the overall situation, even if he encounters Sima Yi, it can be an undefeated game." But now that Wu Yi, the old fox Mingzhe, is protecting himself, commanded by Meng Da, and Li Yan is remotely controlled in Chengdu, I don't feel very at ease. ”

Wei Ba sighed: "The general died in a hundred battles, there is nothing to regret, but it is not worth dying for the ambition of some people." If Ah Feng is not here, I can turn a blind eye, but Ah Feng is here, I can't sit idly by, even if Li Yan is uncomfortable, I have to stretch out a hand to go in. ”

He looked at Zhao Tong: "You are my hand." ”

Zhao Tong nodded silently, there was not too much excitement on his face, he thought about it, and laughed again: "The reason why Li Yan dared to start the battle of Xiangyang is probably because Ah Feng is here, you have to help if you don't help." ”

"Maybe." Wei Ba shrugged.

Pan Ziyu took Xiahou Hui's hand and whispered, not knowing what he was saying, frowning and pondering for a while, and covering his mouth and snickering for a while. Although the two met for the first time, they seemed to be close friends who had known each other for many years.

"Don't worry, this will happen." Xiahou Hui patted Pan Ziyu's hand and comforted: "Take a step back and say, even if it doesn't work, it may not be a good thing to make him feel guilty." Although the princess is domineering, the one in our family is even more domineering, and with Sister Guan, she will definitely be able to subdue her. It's just ......" Xiahou Hui paused: "Sister Guan can contribute a lot to this matter, you have to be closer to her when the time comes." ”

Pan Ziyu nodded understandingly: "Sister, don't worry, they are senior brothers, and we will be good sisters in the future." ”

……

Wei Ba stayed in Chenyang temporarily, his inspection was not yet completed, and the final destination was Linyuan. Linyuan is the boundary of Wuling, he could have gone directly, but now Sun Quan is like a frightened bird, Wei Ba suddenly rushed to Linyuan, I am afraid he will be nervous, so Wei Ba temporarily stopped in Chenyang, and asked people to send a letter to Fei Yi, who was negotiating in Wuchang, and asked him to inform Sun Quan of his itinerary so as not to cause misunderstanding.

Fei Yi's negotiations almost reached an impasse.

Han and Wei fought in Guanzhong, and originally the Shu and Han wars had the upper hand, and it was obvious that it was almost impossible for Wei to recapture Guanzhong, and its difficulty was no less than Zhuge Liang's attempt to capture Longyou. In the four stops of Guanzhong, Zhuge Liang gathered more than 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, and even if the attack was insufficient, the defense was still more than enough. Based on this analysis, Sun Quan preferred to ally with Shu Han, at least to keep the current balance of power unchanged, so as not to provoke Wei Ba and raise another sword army.

However, Cao Zhi's breakthrough into Guanzhong caused a fundamental reversal of the situation in Guanzhong. Although the specific losses of Zhuge Liang are not known, Ma Jian and Jiang Wei were defeated successively, and Zhuge Liang's main force lost 30,000 people, this news was too shocking, making Sun Quan begin to doubt whether Zhuge Liang could still hold Guanzhong.

He also knew very well that the same 30,000 main forces would have an absolutely unequal impact on the Wei State and on Shu Han. Wei may be very difficult, but Shu Han may be fatal, not to mention that after the destruction of Guanzhong Tuntian, Zhuge Liang did not have to rely on Hanzhong and Chengdu to transport grain to support, which also increased the dependence on Sun Quan from another angle, otherwise the grain ships in Jiaozhou would have to travel two thousand miles more to enter Guanzhong.

This can be reflected in the softening of Wei Ba's attitude.

Of course, Sun Quan wanted to make as much benefit as possible, and he refused to let go of Sun Dahu's stubborn arrest.

Now Wei Ba has to notify Wu Guo to enter Linyuan in order to make the trip, and Sun Quan feels that the victory ticket is in his hands. It is far more difficult to make a stunned young man like Wei Ba soft than to let a wise man like Zhuge Liang bow his head, not to the point of last resort, how can Wei Ba be so polite.

Fei Yi had no choice but to rush to Chenyang to meet Wei Ba.

"If there is a daughter, there must be a father." After listening to Fei Yi's complaints, Wei Ba couldn't help laughing. "Do they think this is a playhouse?"

"If you really think they're playing tricks, then you're fooled." Fei Yi couldn't cry or laugh: "Sun Quan is taking the opportunity to blackmail, can't you see it?" He is just using Sun Dahu's affairs to delay time. Chen Shi was surrounded, if the prime minister could not rescue in time, Chen Shi would be defeated because of the lack of food, and the loss of Xiao Pass was equivalent to being pulled out of a tooth, and heavy troops must be sent to guard Jingyang and Longguan in the future, otherwise the Wei army may go south at any time. ”

Wei Ba remained silent: "Have you been in contact with the prime minister recently?" ”

Fei Yi hesitated for a moment and nodded. Others are in Jingzhou, but they have been reporting to Zhuge Liang in every detail, which is self-evident. However, there is a subtle difference between Fei Yi and Jiang Wan, Jiang Wan came to Lingling, and it was clear that it was Zhuge Liang's hand that Wei Ba placed beside him, but Fei Yi had long-term contact with Wei Ba before this, and the trust between him and Wei Ba far exceeded Jiang Wan.

"What do you think of Li Yan's Xiangyang battle?"

Fei Yi's eyes flashed: "The prime minister thinks that Sun Quan's dispatch of troops to Jianghuai and Meng Da's dispatch of troops to Xiangyang can play a role in containing the Wei army and be beneficial to the situation in Guanzhong......"

"You don't need to relay these empty words, I guess." Wei Ba unceremoniously interrupted Fei Yi: "Do you really think Sun Quan is reliable?" ”

Fei Yi smacked his lips, looking very helpless. "I know that Sun Quan is unreliable, and I don't really expect him to send troops to Jianghuai, but if you want Zhao Tong to enter Nanjun and supervise the transportation of grain and grass, you also want him to bow his head."

"This matter, I will find a way to solve it, I just want to ask you, what does the prime minister mean by conniving at the battle of Xiangyang, doesn't he know that many people will die in this way?" Wei Ba's voice became stern: "I don't care about other people, my brother Wei Feng is in Xiangyang, if he has any mistakes, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people." ”

Fei Yi quietly looked at Wei Ba, who suddenly had a hideous face, and smiled slightly: "If you want to ensure Wei Feng's safety, there are two ways: one is to let Li Yan transfer Wei Feng out, and the other is to stop attacking Meng Da's army and make it impossible for him to raise troops." Which one do you think is better, and which one Li Yan will agree? ”

Wei Ba rolled his eyes: "Is it the meaning of the prime minister?" ”

"No, that's just what I meant." Fei Yi smiled: "Of course, you can also think that it is the meaning of the prime minister, and I don't think the prime minister will object." ”

"You're kidding me!" Wei Ba glared at Fei Yi angrily and said word by word: "I don't like your attitude very much. ”…… (To be continued......)