"Is it too much for King Wu to use such a big formation to deal with Wei Ba?"

Zhuge Liang twisted the tip of his beard, raised his eyelids, and glanced at Zhuge Jin silently.

Zhuge Jin sighed: "Kong Ming, you don't know. The move you arranged can make King Wu miserable. Wei Ba, this young man is too capable of making trouble. He escaped from Yiyuan, but he actually kidnapped the princess. It was just a matter of kidnapping the princess, and he also made the princess pregnant. What do you say is this, does he treat the princess as an ordinary captive, where does this make King Wu's face go. The princess married Zhou Xun for the first time, and Zhou Xun died, which has made King Wu very unhappy, and now she is pregnant before marriage, you can talk about it, how can King Wu not be angry? ”

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing, although the smile flashed, but the smugness was still revealed. Although Zhuge Jin was his brother, he was also very uncomfortable with his laughter.

"Did you arrange haode in advance to lure the Wu army into the mountains to inflict heavy damage?"

"It's not." Zhuge Liang shook his head calmly: "I might as well be honest with you, Wei Ba's current results are something I couldn't have imagined before." I always thought it was an accident that he escaped from the abyss alive. If there is a jihua that destroys your entry into the south, it is a great achievement. Who would have thought that he would really be able to take Wuxi Man for his own use, and let King Wu suffer so much. Childish, don't you say? ”

Ma Yan smiled slightly: "What the prime minister said is very true. Wei Ba is a rare genius, just like his mechanical skills, he can always surprise people. He paused, and then added, "But." If it weren't for King Wu's anger and his army, how could there be a defeat of the three-way army? In the final analysis, it was King Wu's own incompetence that indirectly contributed to Wei Ba's miraculous feats. If the prime minister made a plan, I am afraid that the result would not be like this, and the entire Jingzhou would have to be spit out by King Wu. ”

Zhuge Jin lowered his head and sighed softly, his expression aggrieved. After a while, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhuge Liang intently: "Do you really want to break with King Wu?" Facing enemies on both sides, I'm afraid it's not a foolproof plan. King Wu dispatched troops. It is inevitable to win against Wei Ba. In case of any loss, I'm afraid that you won't be able to explain to Wei Yan here. ”

Zhuge Liang thought for a while: "Brother, you have worked hard from afar, it is better to rest first." Let's talk about it first. I'll give you another answer. How is it? ”

Zhuge Jin nodded. Get up and leave. Someone took him to rest. Zhuge Liang stroked Yu Ruyi with one hand and his beard with the other, and couldn't help laughing. He shook his head while laughing: "Sun Quan is right. Wei Ba is a restless person. Young Chang, it seems that your insistence was right at the beginning, Wei Ba alone is enough to be worth 30,000 soldiers. ”

Ma Tan bowed down and saluted: "It's the prime minister's discerning eye, but it's just because of people." He paused, and said: "Prime Minister, King Wu has been powerless so far, although he has put on a posture of both offense and defense, but according to the opinion, he may be able to defend it, but the offense must not be Wei Ba's opponent." ”

"How so?" Zhuge Liang's eyebrows frowned slightly, and his expression became a little solemn. "My nephew Yuan Xun is a little sexually alienated, but Zhu Ji and Zhou Yi are both handsome among the younger generation of Soochow. If there are old people like Lu Xun and Pan Jun in the middle of the dispatch, can't they stop Wei Ba? ”

Ma Jian shook his head: "Prime Minister, although King Wu understands the difference between the perspectives of the two sides, his tactics are also on the ground, not on people. Only those who can gain the land will lose it, but no one will lose the land. No matter how hard he tried, he could only defend Jingzhou. If you want to trap Wei Ba, you can't. ”

"Then you mean to let Wei Ba do it?"

"Well, the more successfully Wei Ba fights, the more Sun Quan can't pull out. He threatened to send troops to the Mausoleum, which I deeply doubted. The prime minister thinks that he can really withdraw all the troops of the Jianghuai defense line and fight for the tiger? ”

Zhuge Liang groaned and shook his head. Sun Quan said that if he did not withdraw Wei Ba, he would send people to attack Fangling and cooperate with Cao Wei's attack. He didn't believe these words at all, he didn't think that Sun Quan would break the jar and break it, and willingly surrendered to Cao Wei. If he was such a person, he could have surrendered when he was in Chibi back then. The first emperor Liu Bei once said that Sun Quan was long and short, and it was impossible for him to be willing to live under others, and it was not a haode choice for him to help Cao Wei destroy Shu Han. He couldn't have done that.

But he couldn't ignore Sun Quan because of this. Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to Guanzhong, and sent Zhuge Ke to Guiyang to fight against Wei Ba, in fact, he had another intention. The former is to show favor to him, Zhuge Jin is also a general Zuo, his identity is noble enough, they are brothers of the same birth, and Sun Quan has given enough face. The latter is a threat. Zhuge Jin had three sons, the second son Zhuge Qiao succeeded him, died in Hanzhong, if Zhuge Ke died in front of the battle against Wei Ba, he would not be able to escape the indirect relationship. In this way, both sons who were equal to the elder brother died at his hands.

"Why don't we withdraw to Wei Ba?"

Ma Tan shook his head: "Prime Minister, withdraw Wei Ba, do you even give up Wuling?" If even Wuling gives up, then what about those people who go to Wuling, and let them go back to Chengdu to have nothing to do? It's so easy to gather them to Wei Ba's side, how can they give up halfway. He smiled and said, "Besides, it's impossible for Wei Ba to give up the results of the battle." He took such a big risk and suffered so much, how could he give up? I'm afraid that even if the prime minister orders him to withdraw his troops, he won't do so. Not only did he refuse to withdraw to Chengdu, but he also refused to withdraw to Wuling, and he would not be willing. ”

"Will you disobey my orders?"

"Hurry up with power." Ma Jian nodded affirmatively: "Without Jiaozhou Trade Road, Wuling will not last long, since Wei Ba is unwilling to give up Wuling, of course he requires a way to survive and develop." The matter of leaving the Xiongxi tribe was not resolved, undoubtedly for the sake of today's division. Now that Lu Xun has captured Chenyang, it is equivalent to giving him another excuse, how could he let it go in vain? ”

Ma Tan laughed: "If he is willing to be so obedient, he will not be Wei Ba, and he will not be able to achieve such a big result." ”

The corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth were slightly raised, and he smiled meaningfully. "Young Chang, I see that you are becoming more and more serious about Wei Ba now, be careful that he is pampered and arrogant, and his tail will not fall off."

"It's up to the prime minister to worry about such a thing." Ma Tan hahadaxiao.

Zhuge Liang also smiled, but his smile was a little gloomy.

Zhuge Liang didn't delay too long, and quickly replied to Zhuge Jin. He agreed with Sun Quan that Shu Han and Sun Wu were allies and should not be enemies. Wei Ba's march into Jiaozhou and Lingling, it is indeed not appropriate to attack Yanguan, but this is also understandable, who made Wu State refuse to return the Xiongxi tribe. At this point, both sides are responsible, so don't pursue it anymore.

Zhuge Liang agreed to order Wei Ba to stop his attack on Sun Wu, but Lu Xun also had to withdraw from Wuling and make compensation for the damages. Lu Kai also wanted to hand over the Xiongxi tribe to Wei Ba. Therefore, from the perspective of the sharing of interests between the two sides, it is hoped that Sun Quan can temporarily hand over the Yanguan to Wei Ba control, and ensure the commercial interests of Shu Han in Jiaozhou, and when necessary, the two sides should join forces to deal with the thieves along the way to ensure that the interests of both sides can be protected.

Zhuge Jin was very dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's plan. If you want to hand over the strict pass to Wei Ba for control, and return Wei Ba to send troops to the state to protect the right of business, where will Sun Quan's face go? Is Jiaozhou the Jiaozhou of Wu or the Jiaozhou of Shu Han?

At this point, Zhuge Liang did not budge. He solemnly pointed out that because of Lu Dai's massacre of the Shi family, Wu's rule in Jiaozhou was not stable, otherwise Wei Ba would not have been able to make achievements in Yulin with light troops. If you have the ability, you can mobilize the troops of Jiaozhou, and even the troops of Jingzhou, and enter Jiaozhou to encircle and suppress Wei Ba. However, I warn you in advance that if Wei Ba defeats you again, it will not only be a matter of strict importance, he will most likely demand the entire Jiaozhou.

Zhuge Liang Zuihou said to Zhuge Jin: "If there is really that day, I will not agree to give up Jiaozhou." No one will give up the benefits won on the battlefield easily, otherwise, I will not be able to give up to the soldiers who fought bloodily. ”

Zhuge Jin sneered: "Why don't you think about it, maybe Wei Ba will die in Jiaozhou." ”

"Don't worry. I've already discussed it with Wei Wenchang. He said that as a warrior, it is his pride to die on the battlefield. If you really have the ability to kill Wei Ba, please do your best. He stopped, looked at Zhuge Jin, who was so angry, that his face was red, and smiled slightly: "Brother, I think you should understand that if Wei Ba dies in battle, it is not entirely a bad thing for me to come." To be honest, I'm really disappointed in your monarchs and ministers of the Wu Kingdom. Brother, your choice seems to have failed. ”

Zhuge Jin snorted and stood up. "In that case, there's nothing to talk about. I will convey your opinion to King Wu, and it is up to him to decide whether to fight or make peace. ”

"Brother." Zhuge Liang stood up and beckoned Zhuge Jin to calm down. Zhuge Jin stopped and looked at Zhuge Liang with some displeasure. Zhuge Liang bypassed the bookcase, walked in front of Zhuge Jin, took his hand, and said earnestly: "Brother, you listen to my advice." If King Wu chooses to fight again, then you must ask him to withdraw Yuan Xun. Yuan Xun is more than smart, but not calm enough, he is not Wei Ba's opponent. ”

Zhuge Jin shrugged his eyebrows, was silent for a moment, and sighed. "Kong Ming, do you think I don't know? I have already admonished him privately, but King Wu disagreed, and he insisted that Yuan Xun was a talent that could be created. You also know that although Yuan Xun is my son, he is very different from me. He is more in line with King Wu's requirements than I am. ”

Zhuge Liang flicked his sleeves in annoyance. "Brother, I didn't say you, you are still too conniving, and you taught Yuan Xun like this. Not only Yuan Xun is like this, but so is Uncle (Zhuge Rong), why are they not like you? ”

Zhuge Jin glanced at his younger brother helplessly: "You ask me, who do I ask?" The only one like mine died. ”

Zhuge Liang was speechless for a while, feeling guilty.

Zhuge Jin regretted it a little, so he hurriedly interrupted: "By the way, I heard that the public holiday (Zhuge Day) was dismissed, do you know what is going on?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly: "It's not because of flashiness, our younger brother is also a celebrity." (To be continued......)