Sun Luban muttered, begging and threatening, Zhao Tongyi was unmoved, looking at her with a smile, Zuihou saw that Sun Luban's heart was a little hairy, and asked weakly: "Husband, is there any problem?" ”

Zhao Tong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back. He crossed his hands in front of his mouth, rested his elbows on the desk, and pondered for a moment. "Princess, do you know that Ziyu Weishenme doesn't give the making of stone bullets to your father?"

Sun Luban blinked, as if he understood or not.

"We do need your father's help, but Ziyu is worried that after your father's strength increases, his mind will also become bigger." Zhao Tong raised his eyelids, quietly looked at Sun Luban, whose face gradually darkened, and then said: "You don't have to ask Guan Feng, she remembers the events of that year more than Ziyu." Don't go to Ziyu, Ziyu's biggest concern is that your father will attack us behind our backs, and we can't afford such a blow anymore. ”

Sun Luban lowered her head in frustration, she knew that Zhao Tong was telling the truth. If her father, Sun Quan, really had the strength to be able to compete with Shu Han, he would definitely have other ideas. Wei Ba forcibly occupied Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, he was already itching with hatred, and now Li Yan has occupied Nanyang again, Wu Guo's territory in Jingzhou is declining, and he is being attacked by the north and south of Shu Han, and he may be forced to withdraw from Jingzhou at any time, if he has no idea in his heart, it will be a strange thing.

"So, you don't have a chance to even move up to three levels?"

"I never wanted to move up three levels in a row." Zhao Tong laughed: "Princess, I just arrived in the year of establishment. If I can successfully conquer Wancheng this time, I will not receive a lot of credit, at least it is not a problem to be a general, so why do you have to be promoted to three levels in a row? In officialdom, the promotion of official positions too quickly depends on chance, and sometimes it is often not a good thing. Because only those who climb the dragon and attach the phoenix will not follow the rules of officialdom and can rise to the top. ”

"That's not how you came, you relied on the accumulation of military exploits." Sun Luban pouted and said, "What are you afraid of, Uncle has been promoted two levels in a row." I didn't see anyone say anything. ”

Zhao Tong smiled slightly: "I won't mention this matter anymore." But. We do need your father's help now, and I'll ask the hussar general, whether Zuihou can make it or not, it's always haode to suggest it. ”

Sun Luban listened. Nodding his head again and again. happily followed Zhao Tong out of the big tent.

……

Li Yan, Meng Da, Wei Ba and others were discussing around the sand table. The earthwork under the city has basically been completed. Wei Ba's long-range strike position was almost ready, but Li Yan was not at ease and called a military meeting. Perform a deduction for the upcoming siege and the subsequent battles.

The results of the deduction were somewhat unsatisfactory.

Wei Ba patted his chest and promised that as long as the battle began, he could destroy the defense in the southwest of Wancheng within two or three days, creating an opportunity for the main force to ascend the city. However, Meng Da had little confidence in the next battle, because the total strength of the Shu Han army was only twice that of the defenders in Wancheng, and a part of the people had to be assigned to monitor Sun Quan, which was not as overwhelming as the long-range attack Liliang on both sides. Even if the city is broken, unless the Wei army collapses immediately, it will definitely fall into street fighting, or Sima Yi will retreat to Yacheng, and it will be a very difficult battle next.

If the casualties are too large and Sun Quan is ready to move, the Shu Han army will suffer from the enemy on its back, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

In the face of Meng Da's worry, Wei Ba was silent, as if he hadn't heard it.

Li Yan was a little unhappy. He glanced at Wei Ba: "Ziyu, is there a solution?" ”

Wei Ba shook his head and said succinctly: "No." So far, we have used all the forces we can use, and we have used all the means that we need to use, and I can't think of any other way. He paused, and then said: "And I want to remind the hussar general, time is pressing, if the battle in Wancheng is not resolved within half a month, I am afraid it will not be able to sustain it." ”

Li Yan sneered: "Half a month, it's not easy to talk about." He frowned, and regretted it a little: "Now it seems that it is a mistake to let Sun Quan watch from the sidelines, not only can we not count on him to help, but we also have to set aside manpower to guard against him, which is really self-defeating." ”

Ma Tan echoed: "If we can let Sun Quan help us attack the city, then the situation will be much better." ”

"It's easier said than done." Li Yan shook his head, he had the most dealings with Sun Quan, and he was very clear about Sun Quan's thoughts. "There is no good, he will not let go."

Li Yan said, his eyes glancing at Wei Ba, Wei Ba smiled: "General, I'm afraid that he will get a benefit, and he won't let go, maybe he will bite back." Even if the general is satisfied with taking Nanyang's military exploits, he should not take this risk if he strategizes in the future and no longer fights on the battlefield. ”

Deng Zhi coughed: "Ziyu is reasonable, Sun Quan is capricious and has to be guarded against." The general's capture of Xiangyang is tantamount to a thorn in his heart, and without a little visible deterrence, it is really difficult to rest assured. ”

Ma Jian and Meng Da also nodded in agreement.

Li Yan's brows furrowed even tighter. Wei Ba's worries, he agreed very much, the problem is that he needs Sun Quan's help now, otherwise he doesn't dare to say anything when he looks at Wancheng in front of him, once he is preempted by Zhuge Liang, most of the hard work of half a year may come to naught. He himself was hesitating whether to compromise with Sun Quan, but before that, he needed Wei Ba's consent, because only the jishu in Wei Ba's hands was what Sun Quan wanted, so he couldn't force Wei Ba directly.

Just when he was in a dilemma, Zhao Tong and Sun Luban came. He glanced at Wei Ba, who nodded casually, and then turned his gaze to the side. Zhao Tongyi saw the salute and briefly said what Sun Luban had brought back.

Li Yan sighed and turned to Wei Ba: "Ziyu, what do you mean?" ”

"I don't agree." Wei Ba said without thinking: "I still have that opinion, instead of giving in to Sun Quan to attack Wancheng, it is better to return to the division to attack Wuchang." ”

Li Yan's face became even more gloomy, and there was anger in his eyes that could not be concealed. He coughed several times one after another: "Ziyu, do you think Wuchang is the one who fights well?" Even if it is easy to fight, Nanyang's results will be abandoned before and after, isn't this a good idea? ”

Wei Ba asked rhetorically: "What good idea does the general have, can you guarantee that he won't bite back after getting this jishu?" ”

Li Yan was speechless. Going around and around, it's still this question: Sun Quan is not credible.

There was a dead silence in the big tent, and Sun Luban was sitting on pins and needles. Obviously, his father's reputation is not very good - of course, in his eyes, the Shu Han people are not good people, Liu Bei played a scoundrel back then, he has always been obsessed with - directly affected her husband's military exploits, so that she didn't know what to do.

Zuihou, Zhao Tong broke the silence: "General, I have a suggestion, maybe it can be done." ”

"Boren, you say." Li Yan was already impatient, and when he heard Zhao Tong speak, he actually felt a sense of relief.

"I think that even if the production of stone bullets is given to Wu Guo now, Wu Guo will not have time to make it. It is better to give them some stone bullets, let them transport them to Kunyang, help the auxiliary generals attack Kunyang, and cut off the back road of the Wei army first. As soon as Kunyang is over, the Wei army has no way to retreat, and its morale will inevitably plummet, which will also be of great benefit to our siege. After this battle, it is not too late for the two sides to talk about the transfer of jishu. ”

As soon as Zhao Tong said his suggestion, Li Yan immediately understood. Don't give jishu, but give a part of the stone bombs, in this way, not only solve the problem of Lu Xun's attack on Kunyang, but also will not cause major troubles. Moreover, if Sun Quan wants to escort these stone bullets to Kunyang, he must send a part of his troops, which can also reduce the pressure on them to guard against Sun Quan.

This is not the most haode method, but it is not a bad way, and more importantly, he has solved Li Yan's urgent need.

"I think it's good." Li Yan's eyes swept and looked at Meng Da: "Zidu, what do you think?" ”

Meng Da stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "I also think it's feasible." ”

Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Ma Tan and Deng Zhi again: "Youchang, Bo Miao, what do you see?" ”

Ma Tan and Deng Zhi exchanged a look, and also smiled: "Boren's plan is very clever. ”

Li Yan's face finally showed a smile and turned his gaze to Wei Ba. Sun Luban clenched his fists and turned his gaze to Wei Ba. Everyone else agreed, and now it's up to Wei Ba to agree or not.

Wei Ba shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "The generals think it's good, what else can I say." However, I will say the ugly things in front, as long as one of these stone bullets falls on the head of our army, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people, and when the time comes, whether the general is willing or not, I will seek justice with Sun Quan. ”

"Needless to say." A stone in Li Yan's heart finally fell to the ground, turned to Sun Luban, and deliberately squeezed his eyes to make an innocent appearance. "Princess, this sentence is bothering you to bring it to King Wu. Our general Zhennan is really going to get angry, but no one can stop him. ”

Sun Luban liked it so much that he nodded again and again: "Don't worry, general, my father will definitely not do this, otherwise, I won't agree." ”

Everybody daxiao.

Li Yan immediately sent Fei Yi to Sun Quan to officially send a message, willing to support a part of the stone bullets to the Wu army first, and if the two sides cooperated happily, they would discuss the issue of the transfer of Jishu such as the production of stone bullets after the war. At the same time, Sun Luban also conveyed Wei Ba's threat to Sun Quan. When Sun Quan heard this, he knew that it was impossible for him to get the jishu he wanted at this time, and if he had to force Wei Ba to turn his face, the other party would not be beneficial, so it was better to take real benefits first.

The tone had been set, and after several rounds of negotiations, Sun Quan discussed Li Yan's request. Li Yan allocated a batch of stone bombs to Sun Quan. Sun Quan immediately sent Zhuge Ke to escort these stone bullets to Kunyang and help Lu Xun conquer Kunyang. Then, he formally met with Li Yan to discuss how to cooperate in the attack on Wancheng.

The cooperation of the Han-Wu Alliance finally broke the ice and entered a new situation. The two sides were intensively preparing for the siege of the city, so that the Wei army in the city felt the chill of the mountain rain.

As a proposer, as Sun Quan's son-in-law, Zhao Tong gained the trust of both parties and assumed the important task of cooperating with the Wu army, Li Yan asked him to serve as the Huwei Zhonglang general as the hussar general of the other divisions, commanding the headquarters of 10,000 elite soldiers and more than 10,000 elite Wu troops, stationed in the east of Wancheng, ready to block and pursue

(To be continued......)