"The subordinates think that with the current situation, there are three strategies, and they dare to ask the general for correction."

"Really?" Li Yan shook his shoulders, which was Wei Ba's signature move, usually expressing helplessness or disdain. Li Yan learned Wei Ba's actions at this time, obviously with the intention of counterattacking. "Dare to ask General Zhennan to come and hear about it."

"Whoa." Wei Ba forcibly suppressed his anger, but his voice inevitably raised a little, and he could faintly hear some anger. "Since the general has obtained Xiangyang, he should take Xiangyang as the base, with the help of the naval division Liliang, and focus on conquering Fancheng. Xiangyang and Fancheng are each other's horns, and if one of them is lost, the rest cannot be defended. The general attacked Fancheng, with the advantage of the sailor and the convenience of proximity, to lure the Wei army to come, to wait for work, and to attack and defend. If another department is sent to take Nanxiang and seize Wuguandao, it can not only protect Guanzhong, but also threaten the flank of Wancheng, which is advantageous and long-lasting. If the general can contain the main force of the Wei army for this, then the prime minister can send troops to Guanzhong, Sun Quan can send troops to Jianghuai, and the Wei army will travel thousands of miles, and it will not take a few years, and it will be exhausted. I honestly think that this is the best policy. ”

Li Yan's eyes tightened, and he was silent. Yin Fan was taken aback, and involuntarily sat up straight, staring at Li Yan's expression tightly. Although he is also proficient in the art of war and is very smart, his mastery of military strategy is only on paper after all, and he is not as good as generals like Wei Ba and Li Yan to the point. Wei Ba's plan is worthy of the best policy in his opinion. If Li Yan agrees to this plan, it will be almost impossible for the Wei army to recapture Xiangyang, Wancheng will also be very dangerous, and Sima Yi's father and son, who are guarding Fancheng, are more likely to be surrounded.

No wonder Wei Ba has always disagreed with Li Yan's strategy, so he had to come and meet Li Yan in person. It turns out that he really has a more secure plan.

Yin Fan felt that his heart was beating so hard that he almost beat his temples. His previous report has always said that Wei Ba may go out of Yuzhou, and I believe that Sima Yi and even Cao Rui's arrangement is also Wei Ba's departure from Yuzhou, maybe the traps have been dug up, just waiting for Wei Ba to jump. If Wei Ba didn't go, but instead led troops into Nanxiang County, it would be really a big deal.

Yinbo's hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly, and his palms were full of cold sweat.

Li Yan didn't speak, his eyelids drooped slightly, as if an old monk was settled.

Wei Ba saw this. He sighed helplessly. Then he said: "There is another middle way. The general guarded Xiangyang, and I and the general Zhendong took Dunsai, blocked the Wei army reinforcements, and besieged the city to send reinforcements. If the Wei army comes to help. I lean on the fortress. Kill the enemy under the city. If the Wei army does not come to help. Then the general took Fancheng. Xiangfan started, and then went north, pointing directly at Wanluo. Take the grain of Wanluo, correct the people of Wanluo, denounce the rebellion against Wei, take the prime minister and Sun Quan as the two wings, and cut down Wei in three ways, you can take Nanyang and enter Yingchuan. ”

Yin Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, the lethality of this plan was much smaller, even if Li Yan agreed, it would not be a big deal for the Wei State. After entering the hinterland of Nanyang, the role of the Shu Han army's naval division was greatly reduced, but the cavalry of the Wei army could give full play to its advantage, which was also the reason why Wu could not advance an inch in all previous battles. Even if Wei Ba and Li Yan's combat power is a little stronger, it will not be much stronger. He even looked forward to it, hoping that Li Yan would agree to Wei Ba's jihua, which would be much more beneficial to Wei than implementing the best policy that Wei Ba had just said.

It's a pity that Li Yan still didn't speak.

Wei Ba shook his head, and had no choice but to continue to say. "There is another strategy, that is, the general will stick to Xiangyang and wait for the opportunity. It's just that in this way, the general has Cao Wei in the north, Eastern Wu in the south, although there are many places in Xiangyang, but there are few people, the army has been stationed for a long time, and the consumption is extensive, so he has to rely on Jiangnan or Yizhou for support. He sighed: "My subordinates very much do not recommend the general to take this strategy, so it is the next policy." ”

As soon as Wei Ba's words fell, Li Yan laughed, chattering like a night owl, making people shudder. He raised his hand and patted it gently, but he couldn't hear the slightest hint of praise. He glanced at Wei Ba: "It turns out that in the eyes of General Zhennan, my strategy is not even a strategy, I am really ashamed and ashamed." General Zhennan, I wonder if I can also say a few words and comment on the general's three strategies? ”

Wei Ba arched his hand according to his temperament: "I was about to ask the general for advice." ”

"First of all, what you said is indeed reasonable, and it is a well-fashioned statement. But since you can think of it, Sima Yi and Cao Rui can't think of it? Do you know that when Guanhou went on the Northern Expedition, Weishenme did not send the main force to take Nanxiang first, but had a stalemate with Cao Ren in Fancheng? ”

Wei Ba was just about to speak, but Li Yan raised his hand and interrupted him: "General, don't worry, and wait for me to finish speaking, and then ask the general to correct." ”

As soon as he said this, Wei Ba had no choice but to close his mouth, but his words were interrupted, and his face immediately turned red. Yinbo sees it in his eyes and is happy in his heart. He knew very well that the longer he suppressed it, the more angry Wei Ba became, and the less likely it was that they would be reconciled.

"Nanxiang is a mountainous area, which is good for fishing but not for farming. It's a pity to give it up, it's useless to take it, even if you take Nanxiang, if you want to attack Wancheng, you still have to go out of the mountain. To take Nanxiang, I have to borrow the heavy water division, and once the water division goes west, what will I use to attack Fancheng? Li Yan smiled slightly, and sneered endlessly: "Therefore, this strategy seems to be stable, but in fact, it wastes time and is not in line with the training of soldiers and nobles." Once the Wei army gathers in Nanyang, our army will not only be unable to hold Nanxiang, but even Xiangyang will be lost. ”

Li Yan specially accentuated the words "extensive consumption", which was to give Wei Ba a powerful counterattack.

Wei Ba's brows were tightly locked, and his snort was a little heavy. Yin Fan sees it in his eyes and is happy in his heart. Li Yan said this, and Zuihou's focus still fell on fighting for merit. It was precisely because he wanted to compete for merit that he would not take Wei Ba's steady and slow method, and would rather take a risk—of course, Wei Ba would take a risk. In this way, Wei Ba's suggestion may have other intentions.

Just as Yin Fan was pondering the thoughts of both parties, Li Yan raised another finger.

"Tell me about your strategy. You want to besiege the city and send reinforcements, defend Dunse and besiege Fancheng, this jihua is not bad, but unfortunately you forgot a key: now Dunse is still in the hands of the Wei army. To take Dunse, there is a cavalry led by Zhang He in front, which is close to the night, and there is Sima Yi's army of 20,000 in the back, I am afraid that you will be surrounded by the Wei army first as soon as you cross the Han River. General Zhennan, you don't think you can conquer Dunse overnight, do you? If you can do that, I don't object to your strategy. ”

Li Yan said. He smirked. He waved his hand and said disdainfully: "As for the next policy, General Zhennan thinks that it is the next policy, and I don't need to say more." ”

Wei Ba raised his eyebrows and protested: "Then the general's strategy, isn't there a problem?" ”

"Tell me about it." Li Yan said casually.

Wei Ba didn't say anything, but glanced at Yin Fan, who was sitting on the side, and sneered: "General, if you descend to the side, don't you worry that he is a fraudulent surrender?" Corporal Lixian is having haode. But if you are defenseless. If you are deceived by a traitor, the gain will outweigh the loss. ”

Hearing this, Yinbo stood up and arched his hands. I was about to say goodbye. Li Yan's face sank. After hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand: "Yuanfeng, you sit down." Then he turned his face to Wei Ba and said, "Lose or not lose." The sin lies with me, and I don't bother the general. Yinbo is a descendant, but Xiahou Xuan can't even be considered a descendant, don't you also use him, and let him be the Taishou of Rinan? What's more, there is no shortage of Wei people around you. ”

"You ......" Wei Ba was angry and said: "The matter of the Xiahou brothers and sisters, Bixia and the prime minister all know, even the general has long been clear, what is the point of taking it out at this time?" I kindly persuade the general, how can the general ......"

"Don't get excited." Li Yan glanced at Wei Ba coldly: "You can trust the Xiahou brothers and sisters, and I can also trust Yuanfeng." ”

Wei Ba was completely angry, and he said sharply: "The general trusts the people, that is the general's benevolence and righteousness, whether you gain or lose, it all depends on the general." However, if the military plane is leaked, it will be us who will die in battle. Didn't the general think it was too hasty to do this? If the general led his own troops, I would have nothing to say, but now it is I who is going to take the risk, can't I still think about the lives of myself and tens of thousands of generals? ”

Li Yan sat up straight, "snapped" and said in a deep voice: "Wei Ba, are you going to roar at Shangguan?" ”

Wei Ba was stunned, and hurriedly bowed down to salute: "My subordinates are rude for a while, please forgive the general." ”

Li Yan snorted: "Wei Ba, you became famous as a young man and suddenly became rich, it is inevitable that you will be a little arrogant. I don't blame you, but I want to remind you that you came up with the plan yourself. You said that the troops are insufficient, I will arrange for Chen Zhi, who is familiar with the terrain of Runan, to you, you say that there is not enough time, I have waited for you for three months, my benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted, if you are still not satisfied, then I have to change people. Although you are brave and good at fighting, you are not the only one who is brave and good at fighting in my Han Dynasty, even if it is your Wei family, in terms of personal martial arts, I am afraid you will not rank first. You cherish your life, this is human nature, I don't force you, you can stand aside. But the soldiers under your command are the soldiers of the state, not your private soldiers. You don't dare to take risks, but there are people who do. ”

Wei Ba's face was red and white for a while, and he glared at Li Yan angrily, panting like a cow. Li Yan's meaning is very clear, if you want to be obedient, you will implement it according to my jihua, if you are disobedient, please stand aside, hand over your soldiers, and I will find someone else to carry it out. This person may be your brother Wei Feng.

Yinbo understood this opinion and was overjoyed. He knew that the reason why Wei Ba was involved was because he was worried about Wei Feng's safety. Li Yan used this to threaten him, and he only had to bow down and obey his orders. What's more, he just heard the usefulness of Chen Zhi from Li Yan's mouth, which confirmed his previous conjecture that Li Yan's jihua was to let Wei Ba and Chen Zhi enter Runan from Jiangxia.

The ancients said well, if it weren't for the discord between Li Yan and Wei Ba, how could he have heard such news with his own ears. So far, everything is his speculation, whether it is Wei Ba or Li Yan, they have not confided a word to him. He reasoned only based on what he saw and heard, and there was no direct evidence. Now that I hear Li Yan's words, I can basically rest assured.

At least so far, Li Yan's jihua is guessed by him. Any strange scheme, once it has been guessed in advance, is nothing strange.

Yin Fan exhaled quietly, quietly looked at Wei Ba and Li Yan, who were staring at each other, no one dared to give in, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

zuihou, Wei Ba finally relented: "Okay, since the general insists, then I will listen to the general." However, Uncle Chen only brought 3,000 people, which is far from enough, and I want to take my brother away. ”

Yinfan frowned, and was about to speak, but Li Yan shook his head: "No, your brother and I are still of great use, you take Zhao Tong away, and there is a princess with you, I believe that at least you will not be troubled by the Wu people." In addition, I will arrange for the sailor to enter the river to meet you. He smiled and said in a weird manner: "Although you are not stable enough, you are also a rare talent, I don't want to bear the notoriety of being jealous and self-destructive." ”

Wei Ba was furious, but he had no choice but to arch his hand and walk away.

Looking at Wei Ba's back, Yin Fan smiled silently. Li Yan squinted his eyes and looked at him: "Yuanfeng, let you see the smile." ”

Yin Fan couldn't suppress the joy in his heart, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "What did the general say?" Wei Ba became famous as a young man, and it was inevitable that he would be arrogant, and only a general with such a mind could tolerate him. However, I see that he is unwilling, and I am afraid that he will not stop there. ”

Li Yan thought about it and said slightly. "Yes, I still have to trouble Yuanfeng, you go follow him, don't let him play any tricks. If he does not do what I command, report it to me at once, and I will show him my means. He sneered: "He can make the Cao Wei clan a pillow person, but I can't use an ordinary Wei person as a confidant, how can there be such a reason in the world." Yuanfeng, you can't let me down. ”

"The general can rest assured, if he loses the general, he will die." Yin Fan said, shuddering involuntarily

(To be continued......)