Less than a few days? The rice fields outside the city of Rinka were swept away by the barbarians. The once endless golden rice paddies are only bare straw. The barbarians returned with a load and went away happily. They repaid their kindness and left a lot of food for General Wei, and many people took the initiative to ask to join the army. Wei Ba, according to his previous habits, did not accept them all, but selected some of the strongest warriors from them. Such a careful selection can not only reduce the number of people, avoid unnecessary consumption, but also improve the sense of honor of the soldiers: it is not possible for anyone to fight with the Wei Shen General, only the bravest warriors are qualified. A soldier with a sense of honor is a real warrior, and only on the battlefield can he move forward bravely and kill the enemy bravely, which is the will to fight that those recruited soldiers cannot have.

When the barbarians were harvesting rice, Wei Ba was not idle. He sent a small force to uproot Zhuge Ke's fortresses on the surrounding mountains one by one, which not only played a role in clearing the periphery, but also achieved the purpose of training soldiers, familiarizing them with the terrain and preparing for the next siege. After more than half a month of fighting, the fortresses outside the city were conquered one by one, and only the main force of Zhuge Ke in Linhe City remained. Under Wei Ba's arrangement, every time a fortress was conquered, the captives had to be taken outside the city to show the public in order to undermine the morale of the defenders in the city, and then forced these people to build construction machinery outside the city to further squeeze the morale of the defenders.

It had been besieged for more than half a month, and although the real battle had not yet begun, the defenders in the city were already very depressed. They had serious doubts about Zhuge Ke's tactics, and felt that Zhuge Ke did not know how to fight at all. Trapped himself in the city. There is no way out now. I could only watch Wei Ba cut off his wings step by step, and Zuihou concentrated all his strength on attacking the city.

Although Zhuge Ke has never fought a war, he has read a lot of military books, and he also understands the principle of attacking the city and attacking the heart, but those are all words in the books, and he may be able to memorize them backwards, but he may not be able to be handy. In the face of a psychological warfare master like Wei Ba, he fell behind step by step. By the time he reacted, things were beyond his imagination and showed signs of getting out of control.

Seeing that the army of Wei Ba outside the city was ready. Zhuge Ke also became nervous. He didn't know when Pan Jun and Dai Liang would come to save him. Will it come to his rescue. If there were no reinforcements, it was really a question of whether he could stop Wei Ba's attack with only the three thousand demoralized men and horses in the city. These people were all soldiers assigned to him by Sun Quan, not his own troops. Faithful.

Every day. Zhuge Ke looked outside the city from the city wall, ready to be ready day by day. The heart kept sinking.

Just when Zhuge Ke was almost desperate, the good news finally came. Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Dai Liang arrived from Panyu with an army of 10,000 and had arrived in Guangxin. He asked Zhuge Ke to defend the city. Hold Wei Ba, get ready, and fight him inside and outside to defeat Wei Ba.

Zhuge Ke looked up to the sky and sighed, relieved. He knew he was right. Dai Liang's younger brother Dai Wei died in the camp of Xuefeng Mountain, Dai Liang and Wei Ba have a grudge against their brother, he will definitely come. Dai Liang rushed here not to save him, but more to kill Wei Ba and avenge his younger brother.

It doesn't matter if Dai Liang is from Weishenme, as long as there are reinforcements, Zhuge Ke has hope of survival. The situation has taken a turn for the better, and the morale has also changed, Zhuge Ke felt that the gazes looking at him had become much softer, no longer so murderous, which made people feel cold. He even had a smile on his face, and his gaze looking out the window was no longer so melancholy and sad.

……

Wei Ba knew about Dai Liang's arrival earlier than Zhuge Ke. Shi Kuang was ordered to contact the township party in Cangwu County in response to Wei Ba, and Dai Liang's arrival had a very negative impact on his work. As soon as he heard the news that Dai Liang had entered Cangwu, Shi Kuang informed Wei Ba as quickly as possible.

Wei Ba convened the generals to discuss the matter. Dai Liang had an army of 10,000 men, and they only had 6,000 men, and the disparity in strength was huge, and if they fought head-on, they might have to pay a heavy price. There are still 3,000 people in the city behind him, and once they are attacked from inside and outside, the consequences will be unimaginable. At the moment of the great enemy, although everyone was cautious, they were not timid, and unanimously decided to take the initiative to invite Dai Liang to find favorable terrain for an ambush. After inflicting heavy damage on reinforcements, it can damage the morale of the city, which is beneficial for the rest of the battle. If you wait passively under the city, if the war is unfavorable, it can bring disastrous consequences.

After discussion, Wei Ba decided to ambush Dai Liang at Guiling, a hundred miles south of Linhe City. It has entered the boundary of Cangwu County here, and it is the only way to enter Linhe from Cangwu. There is not only enough warning distance, but also the terrain that can be used, so as to wait for work, which is very beneficial to oneself.

Upon learning of the arrival of reinforcements, Zhuge Ke raised his vigilance. He ordered his soldiers to prepare to prevent Wei Ba from attacking the city, and he was ready to go out of the city to respond. If Wei Ba wants to leave, he will drag Wei Ba back. As soon as he got out of the city, he might encounter danger, thinking of the stakes, Zhuge Ke was both nervous and a little excited, and finally faced Wei Ba head-on, this was the opportunity he had been looking forward to for a long time. If he can defeat Wei Ba, he will become famous.

There was no movement in the large camp outside the city, as if they did not know about the arrival of reinforcements. Although Zhuge Ke was new to the battlefield, he did not dare to underestimate his opponent, he knew very well what kind of person he was facing, and any indifference would cause unimaginable disasters. He watched closely for signs outside the city, like a vigilant leopard, tensing every nerve and ready to strike. He even shuddered a little because of it.

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At night, Zhuge Ke sat in front of the desk, and the flickering oil lamp illuminated his face. Looking at the map on the case, Zhuge Ke couldn't help but call the guards: "Where are the reinforcements?" ”

"There are about a hundred miles left, and according to the speed, there should be two more days!"

"It won't be two days, Dai Liang is in a hurry, and he will be here tomorrow night at the latest." Zhuge Ke stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked around the room, calculated for a long time, and said confidently: "Wei Ba will not sit still. He would not let Dai Liang come to the city, that would be very bad for him, and if my estimate was correct, he should ambush Dai Liang thirty miles south of the city. He clenched his fists and said to himself, "I can't let him be so proud, tomorrow I will go out of the city to invite him to fight, so that he will not be able to live in peace." As soon as Dai Liang arrived, he beat him up. Isn't it happy? ”

The guard said complimentally: "Your Excellency is clever, no wonder the king is so important to your lord." If Wei Ba is defeated in this battle, no one will ever say that Wei Ba is an invincible god general, and the adult will be the first person to break this myth. ”

Zhuge smiled reservedly and said nothing. It's just a smile in the corner of his eye, but it betrays his excitement and excitement at the moment.

Zhuge Ke ordered the whole army to prepare, attack tomorrow morning, and harass Wei Ba in four ways.

Just when Zhuge Ke was rejoicing at the impending victory, Wei Ba was rushing to Guiling with his army. Guiling is a hill in the east of Fengyang City, close to Heshui. On the opposite bank is the closed mountain, and there is only a sheep intestine trail between the two mountains. The mountain roads are rugged and difficult to navigate. Easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a favorable terrain for ambushes. Ambushing Dai Liang here not only has terrain to take advantage of, but also avoids being harassed by Zhuge Ke.

As a matter of fact. If you defeat Dai Liang. He could have given up Linga. Direct access to Cangwu County. Zhu Ji refused to attack, didn't give him a chance, and there was no need for him to die in Linhe. The rice fields of Rinka have been harvested. There are no visible benefits in the short term, and the defeat of Linhe is of great significance to him, while the defeat of Dai Liang is of immeasurable significance to the occupation of the entire Jiaozhou. For this purpose, he transferred all the Xiangfu and Heisha who stayed in Kameyama. There was only one empty camp left under the city of Linhe. Zhuge Ke was frightened these days, and he didn't dare to go out of the city, if he sent a scout to investigate, he would find out the secret.

Wei Ba stood on the hillside, looking at the army in the distance lined up in a long line and advancing rapidly, he turned his head and smiled at Xiahou Xuan, who was panting and sweating like rain. "Do you know that I am going to march a hundred miles in a hurry?"

Xiahou Xuan said with emotion: "I know, it turns out that this is unexpected." In the art of war, it is said that winning by surprise is said to be amazing, and I always thought that winning by surprise is so magical, who would have thought that it was actually so simple. ”

Wei Ba smiled. "Being surprising doesn't have to be weird, it's just about being surprising beyond the imagination of the other person. You first have to find out the other person's habit of thinking, and then break this habit, you can do it amazingly. There is a cloud in the art of war: if you seek profit for a hundred miles, you will step on the general, which makes sense. In order to ensure physical strength, the schedule will not exceed thirty or forty miles. Most of them do this, and they are used to thinking of each other like this. They plan their tactics based on this, and once the other side makes a decision they didn't expect, they can't handle it. In order to take revenge, Dai Liang traveled fifty or sixty miles a day on the mountain road, and his physical strength had reached the limit, according to normal circumstances, he would stop for a day before arriving to let the soldiers take a breath and recover their strength. Now he is the most tired, although there are many people, but there is no combat power, we can win with one blow, which is the so-called surprise victory. ”

Xiahou Xuan turned his face to look at Wei Ba: "Don't you want me to leave?" ”

Wei Ba said: "You only understand now that it's a little too late?" ”

Xiahou Xuan pursed his lips: "The legs are long on me, can you stop me if I want to go?" Or do you want to kill me? ”

"Why should you do that? You and I have similar interests, you are Yuanrong's brother, a friend I can trust, how could I kill you? Even if I treat you a little slowly, I can't explain it to Yuanrong, you see how much I care for you during this time, you should know my mind. Do you still want to go back to Wei? You and I both know that you, a celebrity, have no status in the Wei State. Actually, I'm saving you, and you should be grateful to me. If it weren't for the fact that you are Yuanrong's brother, do you think I would ignore you? Can Baume & Mercier be eaten as a meal? ”

Xiahou Xuan sighed: "The truth has been said by you, what else can I say." In the future, I can only rely on the face of Hui Yuanrong and invite Wei Dashen to eat the bowl of rice. ”

Wei Ba laughed: "Don't worry, if you have what I eat, you will eat." Wei is too small to accommodate a famous person like you, so I'll give you a bigger space. Prime Minister Zhuge said that young people should aim high. You should look at the world and don't always think about that little place in the Wei Kingdom. Cao Rui learns from his grandfather everywhere, but in my opinion, I'm afraid that if you draw a tiger and become an anti-dog, will you have a future in his hands. ”

"Is there a future with you?" Xiahou Xuan squinted at Wei Ba and asked rhetorically.

Wei Ba snorted: "Don't stir up trouble here, you should know that there is no possibility of relaxation between me and the prime minister." Will I go back and die? ”

Xiahou Xuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "And what are you going to do about it? Secession of the state, bachelor's home? ”

Wei Ba was dismissive: "I said it all, ambitions should be high, young people should look at the world." I don't care about Wei, let alone a small Jiaozhou. At best, Jiaozhou is the starting point of our journey. ”

Xiahou Xuan bared his teeth: "Jiaozhou is the starting point, do you still want to sit in the world?" It's a bit too arrogant. ”

"Isn't that what you want to hear? Why should you be happy in your heart, but your mouth is persuading me. Wei Ba hugged Xiahou Xuan's shoulders and smiled easily: "How is it?" Although I can't give you back a clan status, I can give birth to you as a prince, can this business be done? ”

Xiahou Xuan smacked and did not speak. Although he hoped that Wei Ba would become an unstable element within Shu Han, he never thought that Wei Ba would be able to rule the world. As for Wei Ba's words, they can only be listened to as crazy words, and they can't be taken seriously.

"You better think about how to defeat Dai Liang. They may come from afar, but they are twice as many as you. It's a tough battle, and you can't take it lightly. ”

Wei Ba put away his smile and patted Xiahou Xuan's shoulder seriously. "Before the war, you still have such a state of mind, it is really a lot of progress, and you can teach."

Xiahou Xuan was speechless. He really has nothing to say about Wei Ba's old-fashioned words. Rotten wood can't be carved, or children can be taught, anyway, it's all you said. (To be continued......)