While the situation in Guanzhong is becoming increasingly tense, the battle situation in Linhe County is also on the verge of breaking out. After Lu Xun sent Fei Yi away, he marched to Linhe and approached the Guishan position. Seeing that Lu Xun led the army in person, Xiangfu did not dare to be careless, and immediately reported the news to Wei Ba. Wei Ba then led the guard battalion to Guishan.

After carefully observing the situation in the Guishan position, Wei Ba decided to abandon Guishan and retreat to Linhe City. Linhe City is already at the southernmost tip of Linhe County, and it is about to enter Cangwu County, and retreating here is equivalent to giving up most of Linhe County. Many people don't understand Wei Ba's decision, especially those barbarian generals who have just taken refuge, they all think that the gods will be invincible, and any enemy is not a problem, and now that the war has not started, the gods will decide to retreat, which is inevitably a little frustrated.

Xiangfu was also a little confused, but he was more worried about the reputation of the god general. Seeing the generals next to him exchanging glances with each other, he knew what they were thinking, so he took the initiative to ask, "General, is this too weak?" ”

Wei Ba said disappreciatively: "Weak what? There is an attack and a defense, there is an advance and a retreat, this is inevitable, no one said that you must attack to achieve victory, and the success of defense is also a victory, don't you say? He turned to the brutes and said, "Have any of you heard me say in class that you have to attack to win?" ”

The generals looked at each other and shook their heads in unison. After they became Wei Ba's subordinates, they all received training in Wei Ba's art of war. But for many, listening to God Himself is just an honor, not for what has been said. They didn't really care. For them, fighting is about charging forward after hearing orders, and whoever rushes fast is the bravest. As for the strategy or something, it's too complicated, and this kind of brain-consuming thing is still up to the gods to consider.

Now Wei Ba came to test them in front of everyone, but they couldn't say that they didn't know, it would be too embarrassing, so they could only nod their heads one by one, as if they understood the meaning of the god general very well. It's just that after nodding his head, he found that everyone else was nodding, and he couldn't help but have some doubts that others really understood, but he didn't understand. I didn't dare to reveal my true meaning.

Time. There was a chorus of echoes.

Wei Ba didn't break it, he knew that these people had no culture, and it was impossible to greatly improve their quality in the short term. He told Aifu: "Our goal is to win, not to attack or defend. Offense too. Defend it too. It's a means, not an end. Sun Tzu once said that winning without a fight is the highest state of using soldiers. At the beginning, the Kameyama position was established. It was not to stop Lu Xun's army, the terrain here was only suitable for blocking small cavalry, but it could not stop a large number of foot soldiers. Choosing a suitable position is the basis for the use of troops, and we must not put ourselves at a disadvantage because of the so-called face. This is a sign of stupidity, not bravery. ”

The husband nodded repeatedly. He himself knows some truths, and the reason why he says this is just to cooperate with Wei Ba to educate those barbarians. With the husband as an example, and Wei Ba showed up to say, the barbarians didn't have much opinion, and they withdrew obediently.

Wei Ba retreated all the way to Linhe City, with a narrow valley behind him, and when he saw the mountains, the barbarians felt much more at ease. Some smart people have slowly realized Wei Ba's intentions, and when someone questioned Wei Ba, they took the initiative to explain for Wei Ba. After Wei Ba noticed these circumstances, he rewarded those people and educated the barbarians in every detail.

Lu Xun was not surprised to learn that Wei Ba had retreated his position, on the contrary, he felt very uneasy. He convened the generals and decided to move on, and the army advanced all the way to the city of Linhe. Although the city of Linghe has not yet been conquered, it has successfully recovered most of the county, which has also played a great role in boosting morale. After the Battle of Xiangyang, the Wu army had little confidence in the face of Wei Ba, and several important generals, including Lu Xun, were defeated by Wei Ba one after another, and many people had a sense of fear of Wei Ba. Especially those Shanyue, some people say in private that Wei Ba is an invincible god general. This time, they recaptured several cities without firing an arrow, and their morale was more or less improved, at least they no longer thought that Wei Ba was invincible.

Between advancing and retreating, there was a subtle change in the morale of both sides. These changes were quickly noticed by Wei Ba, but he did not react excessively, he just quietly observed the situation on both sides, and quietly guided the direction of his own morale. Although the morale is a little low, it is not to the point of collapse, under the guidance of Wei Ba, many people believe that this is only a temporary retreat, for the victory of Zuihou, just like the fist must be withdrawn before beating someone, and the temporary retreat is just to strike more haode.

In this matter, the grassroots officers that Wei Ba transferred from the guard battalion played a good role. Their confidence in Wei Ba is beyond doubt.

The morale of Wei Ba's subordinates was not disturbed too much, but his temporary retreat had a great impact on the others. Fei Yang came to Linhe City again, and after greeting him, he said to Wei Ba, we have already contacted us, and we will respond when the general enters Changsha. But as soon as Lu Xun came, the general retreated without a fight, and now many people began to suspect that the general was not Lu Xun's opponent, and they hesitated a little.

Wei Ba smiled. "No wonder you are not Lu Xun's opponents."

Fei Yang's face was a little ugly. "What do you mean, General?"

Wei Ba said unhurriedly: "Have you ever learned about my experience of fighting Lu Xun?" So far, this is the third time that Lu Xun and I have played each other. The first time in Xiangyang, the second time in Chenyang, I dare not say that I achieved a big victory, but at least I was not defeated. And you, who have fought with Lu Xun many times and suffered heavy losses, can only hide in the mountains now, and dare not come out, don't you dare to accuse me? ”

Fei Yang was silent, but he couldn't hide his anger. He didn't expect Wei Ba to be so rude. He thought for a while and said, "General, we don't know any art of war, and losing to Lu Xun is indeed our incompetence." It is precisely because of our own inability that we put our hope in the general. If the general can't defeat Lu Xun, it will be difficult for us to make up our minds to support the general. ”

Wei Ba looked at Fei Yang intently: "Is this your personal opinion, or the opinion of all of you?" ”

Fei Yang bowed and said, "It's their opinion." For me personally, I believe in the generals. It's just that the general also has to understand me, it is related to my life and family, and no one will make a decision easily. ”

Wei Ba nodded. "I know your difficulties, so I won't force you. Cooperation, both parties must be voluntary, you are willing to be interesting, forced is not called cooperation. You say, don't you? ”

Fei Yang smiled very reluctantly: "What the general said is reasonable, and we think so too." The general understands our difficulties, and I am very grateful. ”

Wei Ba got up, led Fei Yang to the map, pointed to Nanhai County and said: "The counties of Jiaozhou have basically fallen into my hands, and if the Wu army wants to enter Jiaozhou, there are only three roads, Yanguan in the west, Linhe in the middle, and Da Yuling in the east." The two roads in China and the West are under my control, and what I am most worried about now is that the Wu army will enter Nanhai County through the Great Yuling Ridge and attack Cangwu instead, this road is within your control, if you can prevent the Wu army from entering the South China Sea, it will be a great achievement. ”

Fei Yang frowned and did not speak.

Wei Ba continued: "At present, the main force of the Wu army is confronting me in Linhe, and there will not be too many partial divisions entering the South China Sea, and I believe that with your strength, you will definitely be able to do it." If you are still in trouble, I can send someone to help you. I just don't know if you have the strength to provide them with food and grass. Wei Ba smiled: "You also know that it is very difficult to transport grain in the mountains. I would be very grateful if you could help. Don't worry, I will repay you twice as much in the future, and I will never let you suffer. ”

Fei Yang smiled bitterly: "I am very grateful that the general can understand us. How many men the general can send to help us, I want to see if we can provide them with food and grass. The general also knew that the conditions in the mountains were relatively poor, and I had to prepare in advance. ”

"Two to three thousand, too many, I'm afraid you can't afford it, too little and not enough."

Fei Yang breathed a sigh of relief. "Two or three thousand should be fine. Then when will it go, general, will you go in person? ”

Wei Ba shook his head. "I won't go in person, I still fight against Lu Xun and beat him again."

Fei Yang was a little disappointed. "It seems that their desire to meet the general will have to wait a little longer."

Wei Ba comforted: "I don't think it will be too long. Sun Quan acted perversely, and the sky would die. ”

Sent Fei Yang away. Xiahou Xuan pulled Wei Ba aside and whispered, "Do you really want to send someone into Luling?" ”

"Yes, I'm worried that the Wu army will send a partial division into the South China Sea. I want to send people to take control of Da Yuling and prepare for the future struggle for the South China Sea. ”

Xiahou Xuan shook his head. "I'm not against your opinion, but I want to warn you that Fei Yang may not be very reliable."

Wei Ba was a little puzzled. “weishenme？”

Xiahou Xuan smiled proudly: "Don't forget, what is what I am best at." ”

Wei Ba looked at Xiahou Xuan with a smile. "It's really fake, and Fei Yang is not reliable? He and Lu Xun have a grudge against his brother for killing, and he accepted Cao Wei's seal, so he shouldn't collude with Lu Xun. What else would he become? ”

"That's what I said, but I just don't think Fei Yang is very reliable, and I can't tell you the specific reasons, I just want to remind you to be careful."

Wei Ba patted Xiahou Xuan's shoulder. "Is this like a family? We will continue to work hard in the future. ”

Xiahou Xuan glanced at his tail: "Do you also think that Fei Yang is unreliable?" ”

Wei Ba said with a smile: "You can't have the heart of harming people, and you can't have the heart of preventing people." On the march, prudence prevails. Do you think I look like such a careless person? I believe in Fei Yang, but I don't pin all my hopes on him. ”

Xiahou Xuan was surprised. "Why don't you see you're so cautious?"

"So, your ability to see people still needs to be improved." Wei Ba stroked the short beard under his chin, put on an old-fashioned appearance and said, "Boy, you should work hard." ”

"And-" Xiahou Xuan stretched out his voice to show disdain...... (To be continued......)