Fei Yi walked into the inner city calmly, with a calm smile on his face, and kept bringing this smile to Sun Quan before he came forward and saluted seriously.

However, everyone can see that this is purely polite and has nothing to do with tension.

Sun Quan sat on the couch, half-squinted his famous blue eyes, looked at Fei Yi with a smile, and the purple beards on the corner of his mouth trembled. Zhuge Ke, who was standing next to him, saw it and took a step forward.

He smiled and said, "You are calm today. Could it be that some good news is coming?"

Fei Yi looked at him and smiled reservedly: "Happy together."

Zhuge Ke blinked: "Is Prime Minister Zhuge a great victory?"

"That's right." Fei Yi's face did not change his expression, turned to Sun Quan, and said loudly: "The foreign minister just received the news that my prime minister had finished his northern expedition and returned to Guanzhong. Now the army has already set up its troops and will arrive in Yong'an soon. I heard that the king is saying that he is the king.

Here, if you want to meet with the king, please wait for a few days.”

The smile on Sun Quan's face froze, and then he burst into laughter: "Isn't your prime minister in Longyou? Why did he only take Guanzhong but not mention Longyou?"

Fei Yi smiled slightly: "The Prime Minister uses military force, and there is no way to make any mistakes. People in the world think that the Prime Minister intends to be in Longyou, how can I know that I originally intended to be in Guanzhong? King, the terrain of Guanzhong is more important than that of Longyou.

There are too many. Moreover, if your lips are lost and your teeth are cold, how can you stay alone in Longyou after getting started in Guanzhong?"

Sun Quan's mouth twitched, speechless. He knew Fei Yi was lying and was covering up for Zhuge Liang, but he had no evidence to prove it. Fei Yi solved it all by saying that he never got tired of deceiving his war. Zhuge Ke was also a little embarrassed, and he didn't believe it.

Fei Yi said, but can he say that his uncle is shameless in front of so many things and regards other people's contributions as his own?

The king and his minister looked at each other and smiled bitterly, helpless at Fei Yi's clever argument. Fei Yi went to the Eastern Wu several times, but they had already fought countless times, and there were not many times when Fei Yi was defeated.

"Since Prime Minister Zhuge has news, how will he answer my proposal?" Sun Quan stopped going around with Fei Yi and went straight to the vital point: "Whether or not, should I give me a clear letter today?"

Fei Yi nodded: "The Prime Minister does have a reply. However, the Prime Minister has some disagreements in his opinion compared to the king's thoughts."

"Different opinions?" Sun Quan lowered his face, sat upright, stroked his knees with both hands, and snorted. Zhuge Ke and other servants immediately put away their smiles, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold. Sun Quan sneered:

"I didn't need to pay attention to him, but I just informed him because of the covenant. Do you think he doesn't agree, so I can't do it?"

Fei Yi looked at him and bowed: "King, my prime minister, it is precisely because of the alliance between the two sides that he reminded the king."

"Is that so, I'll fall to listen, what does he remind me?"

"King, if I remember well, your title of King Wu was granted by Cao Wei, right?"

Sun Quan glared at Fei Yi angrily, snorted coldly, and refused to answer. He couldn't answer, because Fei Yi was talking about the truth.

"If the king proclaims himself emperor, I wonder if Cao Rui sent an envoy to congratulate him or sent a large army to attack him?"

"He wants to conquer Guanzhong now, so how can he have any troops to invade my Jiangdong?" Yang Jian continued the conversation and said slowly: "Besides, even if he attacks a large amount, what can he do? He invaded the south several times.

Which time did you not return in a big defeat?”

Fei Yi burst out laughing, looked at the sheep, shook his head, and looked very disdainful. Sun Quan looked at it, and even more unhappy. He had a face that was about to scold him, Fei Yi coughed: "Master, you forgot."

How did this position of King Wu come from? Could it be that you still want to use the same trick again?"

Sun Quan was stunned and his face turned red with shame.

How did the throne of King Wu come from? Sun Quan knew best. At that time, Cao Pi had just usurped the Han Dynasty and his status was unstable, but he was facing the crisis of Liu Bei's large-scale invasion. He was afraid of being attacked by Liu Bei and Cao Pi, so he had to submit to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi then appointed him as King of Wu. Now that he is in Yizhou, he forces Zhuge Liang to admit that he is emperor. If Zhuge Liang does not accept it, he may fight again with Shu Han at any time. This is similar to the situation back then.

But the problem is that even if he reiterates his sanctions to Cao Rui, will Cao Rui be appointed as emperor? Cao Rui will definitely send troops to attack him and let him fight on both sides.

More importantly, Fei Yi used this method to point out this point, which made him very embarrassed and could not refute it at all.

Seeing Sun Quan's embarrassment, Zhuge Ke hurriedly spoke out and said: "Don't forget that although you have Guanzhong, Guanzhong is deserted and will not be able to support himself in the short term. Moreover, Guanzhong is condescending and is known to the importance of Cao Wei, and many times.

Compared with the invasion of Wu and returning, how could Cao Wei give up on him? But even if the war goes smoothly and the whole country is full of soldiers, how long can it last?"

Fei Yi shrugged and disagreed. "Please rest assured that this point is solid. Guanzhong is as solid as a god. Cao Wei has been attacking for several months, but it is still difficult to advance. If you persist, I am afraid that it is not us who can't support it first, but him. So

, Look, he will withdraw his troops soon. By that time, he should have enough troops to attack Wu."

"You said he would withdraw his troops?" Yang Jian sneered.

"If he doesn't withdraw his troops, we will force him to withdraw his troops." Fei Yi laughed: "Because, if he doesn't withdraw his troops, he is afraid that Wancheng will not be protected."

Sun Quan's eyes shrank and he said sternly: "What did you say? Are you going to attack Wancheng?"

Fei Yi nodded: "King, this is the second mission I will come to see you today. Our army will attack Wancheng. In order to avoid causing misunderstandings from allies, we will hereby notify you."

Sun Quan, Zhuge Ke and others looked at each other. In the battle of Guanzhong, the situation in Yong'an was tense, and Zhuge Liang still had the strength to send troops to Wancheng? Did he really send troops to Wancheng to deal with Cao Rui, or send troops to Jiangling and seize the retreat of our Eastern Wu?

As Wei Ba said, Xiangyang is a tickling flesh. With a gentle touch, neither Cao Wei nor Dongwu will become nervous. The more Fei Yi spoke, the more he felt calm, the more he felt the more he felt. He did not get the exact news.

Before, he could not have believed Fei Yi's words completely, but as an envoy of a country, Fei Yi formally issued a notice to him, but it could not have been groundless. It is very likely that Zhuge Liang had this intention.

"So, this matter... is no room for negotiation?" Sun Quan said in a deep voice.

"That's not what it means." Fei Yi shook his head, "It's just that the time is wrong. If the king wants to be emperor now and my prime minister is busy with military affairs, he will definitely not have time to congratulate the king. This is also for the sake of the king, so please understand.

”

Sun Quan stopped talking. Zhuge Liang said that the timing was wrong and did not completely object. It was obviously leaving room for negotiation, and at the same time he also regarded this as a bait. Just as he threatened Zhuge Liang to attack Yizhou, Zhuge Liang in turn threatened him.

Wu and Shu are similar in strength, Wu is slightly stronger, but the gap is not that absolute, not to mention that there is a Wei State next to him eyeing him. Sun Quan cannot guarantee that if he becomes emperor, Wei State will remain indifferent. If Wei and Shu reach an agreement again, they will jointly attack.

Wu, that's really troublesome.

If Cao Pi hadn't been anxious to seek moral support back then, how could he have overcome that difficulty? As long as he had been in trouble, he would have been in trouble. Cao Rui is not Cao Pi of the past. He was decisive and clear about right and wrong, and it was impossible for him to do things.

Zhuge Liang was fooled by him again. He was not a pedantic person, nor was he as impulsive as Liu Bei. He was completely possible to turn enemies into friends with Cao Wei and jointly attack Dongwu. Even if he was just like now, he would not really take action.

, it was enough for Dongwu to be nervous.

Sun Quan had to consider this consequence and carefully weighed the measures Zhuge Liang might take.

Just when Sun Quan was hesitating, General Lu Xun of the Supplementary State sent news that the Shu Han army strengthened the guards of Anqiaosai, and a large number of scouts entered the borders of Wu, which seemed to have taken major actions. After the scouts inquired, Fang Ling

A large number of military ordnances are being built in the area, and the person in charge of this matter is Wei Ba, who has just made contributions in Guanzhong.

This news confirmed Fei Yi's words, but only half of them confirmed: whether the Shu army will send troops from Fangling will target Wancheng. It is hard to say whether it is targeting Wancheng. Judging from this posture, it is more like the targeting of Wu.

Sun Quan became nervous and immediately summoned Fei Yi and asked him why Shu Han strengthened his vigilance in Anqiaosai.

Fei Yi answered him calmly: We should strengthen our guard against Anqiao Pass, just like the king who has been in Xiling, it is normal. What's so strange about it?

Sun Quan was speechless. After a while, he asked again: "Wei Ba... is he really coming to Fangling?"

Fei Yi was a little hesitant and seemed not to want to say it. After a while, he nodded reluctantly: "Yes, he is the representative sent by the Prime Minister to coordinate the Fangling war, and the various weapons he built in Guanzhong are attacking and defending in Guanzhong.

He played a great role in the war. The Prime Minister hoped that he could perform well in the battle of Wancheng."

Sun Quan and Zhuge Ke and others exchanged glances, and they were shuddered. Wei Ba was a rare talent among the younger generation of Shu Han. Last year, he defeated Sima Yi's surprise attack and saved Fangling. This year, he only used 20,000 people in Chang'an.

He firmly occupied Chang'an, preventing Cao Wei from moving forward. Such a person from reaching Fangling, he could no longer play less than 10,000 elite soldiers. No matter who his target was, he could not take it lightly.

From another perspective, Wei Ba left Guanzhong, proving that what Fei Yi said was true. The victory or defeat of the Guanzhong war has been decided. Cao Wei cannot recover Guanzhong in a short period of time, and the war has entered a stalemate. Since that is the case, Cao Rui has completely turned out to be a complete

It is possible to temporarily take back the army, take a breath, and be prepared to fight again. After all, the 100,000 army is too expensive to fight, and even if the Wei State is strong, it cannot be supported.

The question is, who is sure that the next time Cao Rui takes back his fist, will it be Dongwu?

...

Just when Sun Quan was suspicious by this news, Cao Rui from Wancheng was also pondering the changes in the situation. Compared to Sun Quan's guess, he was much clearer about the situation. He had just received a letter from Xiahou Mao and knew

The battle in Longyou has ended. In addition to Shangji, Zhang He successfully completed the task and regained control of Longyou. However, Zhuge Liang's main force entered Guanzhong, strengthened Guanzhong's defensive ability, and made his hope of regaining Guanzhong even more.

It was slim. At this time, Wei Ba rushed to Fangling and prepared his troops, which naturally contained most of the meaning.

Yes, Wei Ba is here to disrupt the situation. This is not a conspiracy, and it can even be said to be an open and upright plot. However, the position in Xiangyang is so sensitive, and there is a lack of real trust between Wei and Wu, even this trick is

The virtual is enough to complicate the situation. What's more, the 30,000 army, plus the weapons created by Wei Ba, already have the ability to turn virtual into real. Who can guarantee that Wei Ba will not really send troops to Xiangyang?

Going deeper, if Wu and Shu once again reach an alliance and work together to fight for the Northern Expedition, who can guarantee that Xiangyang will not be lost?

Cao Rui did not dare to neglect his subordinates and convened them. In the end, he had to take a relatively conservative measure: increase his troops in Xiangyang, and ordered Sima Yi from Wuguan Road to retreat to Wuguan to rest and prepare for reinforcements at any time. He ordered the governor of Yangzhou Man Chong to do it.

Be prepared to cross the river to fight, threaten Sun Quan's retreat, and restrain Sun Quan so as not to join forces with Shu Han again.

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Lao Zhuang was stunned again. The tiger rode far ahead and squeezed Lao Zhuang out of the top six categories. The pursuers behind were getting tighter and tighter, and they were about to ravage Lao Zhuang again. Lao Zhuang could not sit still, urgent
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