Yang Yi finished reading it with nearly a meal, and then slowly put down the urgent report. His face turned a little pale, and his lips lost their blood. There was a slight sweat on his forehead. He lowered his head and thought for a long time, until Fei Yi and Hu Ji had finished reading it, he slowly raised his head, looked around, and said in a dry voice: "Although I don't like this shaft very much, but from an arithmetic point of view, I have to say that his calculations are very accurate and thorough. The transportation of grain and grass will be the biggest weakness of the Northern Expedition. If we can't win quickly, our army ...... Our army ......"

Zhuge Liang was silent. He was the first to see this urgent report, although arithmetic is not necessarily better than Yang Yi, but it is more than enough to count these. What's more, he was preparing for various affairs of the Northern Expedition every day, how could he not know that the transportation of grain and grass was the biggest weakness? It's just that he was still struggling a little, but now that he heard Yang Yi say this, a trace of his luck disappeared.

Fei Yi and Hu Ji looked at each other, smiled wryly and shook their heads. Zhuge Liang glanced at them, and then turned his gaze to Ma Yan.

After Ma Jian handed the urgent report to Yang Yi, he had been pondering. Feeling Zhuge Liang's gaze at this moment, he raised his head and smiled slightly: "Wei Gong is right, if only from this matter, Wei Ba's urgent report does have some truth, especially for a young man like him who has not been trained in war, it is really commendable to have such insight." However, after all, this is just talk on paper, which can be referenced, but it cannot be taken seriously. If everything can be done through calculations, then what else do we need to do, let Wei Gong sit alone in Chengdu and calculate to know the result. ”

After Ma Tan finished speaking, he laughed. Yang Yi and the others also laughed, but after laughing twice, they felt a little bored, and they all closed their mouths. This feeling made Zhuge Liang feel a little unpleasant.

Ma Tan looked at Yang Yi and the others, and said with a somewhat puzzled smile: "What's wrong with you, do you really think that the direction of the war will be this result?" Can't you see the hole? Weigong, I'm not talking about the loopholes in the calculations, the problem of grain and grass transportation has always been our weakness, this is needless to say. However, he only speculated based on the current situation, forgetting that all kinds of factors will change with the change of the battle situation. For example, if we take Longyou, the wheat fields in Shangtai will become our pockets, and the grain difficulties will be greatly alleviated. Another example is ......"

Ma Jian said several reasons in one breath, and the expressions of Yang Yi and the others relaxed. Although Zhuge Liang hasn't changed much in his expression, the worry in his eyes has obviously been reduced, he looked at Ma Jian appreciatively and nodded.

Ma Tan bowed and said, "Prime Minister, Wei Ba is worried about state affairs, and this enthusiasm is commendable. However, after all, he is too young and a little preconceived, and if he is not thoroughly understood that these worries are superfluous, once they are dispersed, it will have a great impact on the morale of our army. The army's action is imminent, we can't take it lightly, I plan to rush to Anyang and have a face-to-face interview with Wei Ba. ”

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and nodded: "If there is a young man, then I can rest assured." He got up and walked to the desk and opened the inkstone box that had just been covered: "Although it is enough to have you go, I still want to write him a handwritten letter as a reward." ”

Yang Yi was a little red-eyed. His son had just set off a few days ago when he was driven off the warship by Zhuge Qiao, and the culprit was Wei Ba. Now Zhuge Liang not only wants Ma Tan to have an interview with Wei Ba, but also writes a letter to praise Wei Ba, which is really rare for young juniors. Even Zhuge Qiao has never enjoyed such treatment.

Zhuge Liang seemed to feel Yang Yi's sadness, and he said while writing: "Wei Ba is not empty talk, pragmatic and prudent, and is a rare talent. Cultivate it well, and you will be the pillar of my Han in the future. Those of us who are elders should give more support to our juniors. Wei Gong, how are the two days of Yuan Rest? ”

When Yang Yi heard this, he immediately turned his anger into joy, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Prime Minister, he has been thinking about it behind closed doors these days, and he is no longer so impulsive. ”

"That's very good." Zhuge Liang nodded, tapped Wei Ba's urgent report with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Wei Ba is good in every way, but there is one bad one, and the official document written is too straightforward. Let Yuan Xiu go and help Bo Song deal with some paperwork, which is also haode. ”

Yang Yi was overjoyed.

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Weixing County has nominally always been the Shili range of the Wei State, but Weixing County Taishou Shenyi is not in Xicheng, but Xunkou, a hundred miles east of Xicheng. For Anyang, which is still west of Xicheng, it is not within Shen Yi's control. Zhuge Qiao led an army of 5,000 to Anyang, but he didn't encounter any enemies along the way, and the people of Anyang opened the door and surrendered as soon as they saw his banner.

Zhuge Qiao was very happy and said to Wei Ba, you see, this is what the people want, there is no need to fight at all, Anbu Angelica.

Wei Ba smiled and didn't say anything. For him, such a victory is not worth mentioning at all. Anyang was originally the territory of Hanzhong, if it wasn't for Liu Feng forcing Meng Da to rebel, Anyang people would be Yizhou people, and now they don't think they are Jingzhou people. In addition, Shen Yi is more than 200 miles away and cannot effectively control An **, so these people will not be stupid enough to take the initiative to oppose Zhuge Qiao.

Although 5,000 people are not much, it is not a big problem to attack a small county seat of Anyang. These county towns in the mountains are not the county towns of the Central Plains, with few people and small cities, and if they are not strategically located, they basically have no defense capability. Weixing County claims to have seven counties, a total of no more than 10,000 households, most of them are still scattered in the mountains, Anyang County is only more than 300 people, how can it be the opponent of the 5,000 army.

After Zhuge Qiao entered Anyang, he stopped temporarily and began to repair the city and prepare for long-term perseverance. At the same time, he sent a thousand forwards to march from the mountain road to Xicheng County, led by Zhang Wei and Fu Xing. Zhang Wei and Fu Xing are good friends, when Fu Xing was injured, he came to the Wei family camp to visit several times, and thus met Wei Ba. But it's just an acquaintance, not a friendship. These generals who lead troops have an unwritten tacit understanding that under normal circumstances, they will not take the initiative to interact with others, let alone form gangs. If it weren't for the accident, even Fu Xing wouldn't take the initiative to be friends with Wei Ba.

Wei Ba realized this, and also restrained the idea of pulling the team, and even somewhat understood that Weishenme's previous Guan Yu and current father were all virtuous, and there was a personal relationship between the generals with heavy troops, which in itself was a matter that was easily feared by the superiors. If you want to occupy a high position and hold a heavy army, don't think about being full of friends, unless you have enough grace to ensure that the superior puts a hundred hearts on you.

Wei Ba was in charge of logistics, and he would not have the opportunity to go to the front, so he stayed in Anyang City. When Zhuge Qiao repaired the city, he played some roles, and by the way, he also learned about the construction methods of the city in this era. However, for him, this is a professional job in architecture, and apart from helping to improve some tools for defending the city, he has no advantage compared to the people of this era.

The city was just tinkering, and nothing happened after that. Wei Ba took a keen interest in the Meridian Valley in the north of the city. The Meridian Valley is basically due south and north, the north is the child, and the south is the noon, so it is called the Meridian Valley. There is the Meridian Pass at the north end of this valley road, in the south of Chang'an County, and there is the Waist Ridge Pass at the south end, which is the north of Anyang, and the straight-line distance is about seventy or eighty miles. However, from Anyang to Waist Ridge Pass, you have to go west for seventy or eighty miles, and then turn to the northeast, so the actual distance is about more than one hundred and fifty miles, and it is all mountain roads.

Wei Ba really wanted to leave what he was doing and take a trip to the Meridian Valley in person, experience the situation along the way, and see if it was suitable for the army to walk. His current physical fitness is a little worse than that of the Wei family's military soldiers, but slightly better than ordinary county soldiers, if he can go, those county soldiers should not have a big problem.

But things are not so simple, although he stayed in Anyang and there was nothing serious, he couldn't leave casually. Especially since the place he was going to was Meridian Valley, Zhuge Qiao would definitely not agree. Wei Ba could only wait patiently in Anyang, the military report he wrote to Zhuge Liang had been sent out, and he was very much looking forward to what Zhuge Liang's reaction would be.

He originally felt that Zhuge Liang's jihua was too conservative and the success rate was not high, but now after many deductions, he felt that Meridian Valley jihua was imperative. If Zhuge Liang can change his course and adopt the Jihua of Meridian Valley, of course, it will be a lot less troublesome, otherwise it will be quite difficult to complete Jihua in Meridian Valley alone with the strength of the Wei family, although Mrs. Zhang is a heroine among women, after all, she is not a belligerent like her father, and she has to think twice about the risks, whether she can agree with his Jihua or not, it is still between the two.

Zhuge Liang's reply has not yet arrived, but Zhao Su, the chief secretary of the Taishou Mansion in Hanzhong, has arrived. He came by escorting grain and grass, and this time in addition to the more than 10,000 stone grains allocated by the Hanzhong Taishou Mansion, he also sent 100,000 stone grains purchased by Wei Ba.

After handing over official duties, Zhao Su followed Wei Ba into the baggage camp. He is free and easy, and there is not much age difference between him and Wei Ba, after he became the master bookkeeper, he often had contact with Wei Ba, and he has long been a good friend. Without Wei Ba's invitation, he took off his shoes, hugged his legs, sat on the seat, and looked at Wei Ba with a smile.

"Major General, the march is hard, right?"

Wei Ba smiled: "Born in Jiangmen, this is fate, no matter how hard it is, I can only endure it." Fortunately, I came by boat all the way, and I could stand it. What else do you have to say to me besides sending food? ”

Zhao Su smiled, tugged at a few short whiskers under his chin, and pretended to think deeply: "I have discussed your proposal with my father, but the risk is still too great." ”

Wei Ba knew Zhao Su's temper, and he was not in a hurry, so he calmly picked up the account book on the case and began to reconcile the accounts one by one. Seeing his expression, Zhao Su smiled bitterly and said, "You can't pick up the stubble?" How does this keep me going? ”

Wei Ba didn't raise his head: "This was originally a transaction that you and I were willing to make, I have stated it before, the risk is very high, and the gain is also great." If you want to be rich and dangerous, you can go, and if you want to live a stable life, don't be blushing in the future. I gave you the opportunity, whether you want to seize it, whether you can seize it or not, but it is not something I can control. ”

"It's boring to talk to you." Zhao Su sighed: "Okay, I admit it, although I don't care, but my Lao Tzu is moved, and I want to use my cheap life to make a bet on the future of the Zhao family." ”