Wei Ba soon received a reply from Lu Xun. Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to the vicinity of Suiyang. Considering the strength comparison between the two sides, he decided to let Zhu Ran return to Shouchun and retreat to Qiao County.

In the Zan County area, he is currently stationed in Feiting.

Wei Ba was a little confused and immediately asked someone to open the map. Standing in front of the map, he looked at it for a moment, shook his head and smiled.

"General Lu is going to defend himself again." Yu Si smiled and said, "Qiao County is the place where Cao Wei Longxing, and Fei Ting was once the place where Cao **'s fief. He occupied these two places and forced him to do so.

The Wei army took the initiative to attack."

"I'm afraid it's not only that." Zhang Zhi also said with emotion: "Lu Boyan seems to be facing south, but actually to the east, which means to move closer to our army. Suiyang is an important town, and Sima Yi must not relax his vigilance and keep heavy troops to guard it.

In this way, the forces that can attack Qiao Zan will inevitably be greatly reduced. Our army united, and the enemy divided, one advance and one retreat, and the highest and the lowest will be seen." He looked at Wei Ba, "General, he will lead the middle army,

It's the wisest choice."

"Of course, otherwise how could the Prime Minister agree to this choice?" Wei Ba raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes were still staring at the map, pondering for a moment, and then said: "Have you noticed that the distance he retreated was not too far,

The direction is neither east nor south. If the Wei army pursues, the front line will inevitably be lengthened, and Chenliu will be empty."

Yu Si's eyes shrank, and he suddenly realized: "So, if there is a large army heading north from Yingchuan, wouldn't the Wei army's retreat be worrying?"

Wei Ba smiled silently: "There is Meng Da in Nanyang, Chen Dao in Jiangling, and 20,000 to 30,000 elite Wu in Wu. Are they not the swords that our army has not yet been unsheathed? Lu Boyan is not fighting for soldiers, but the fight is

The shape is created by the momentum. Sima Yi saw this situation, but he was afraid that the chrysanthemums would feel tight."

"The chrysanthemums are tight?" Yu Si and Zhang Zhi looked at each other, not knowing where Dian came from.

Wei Ba did not explain. "I repaid my love and wrote a letter to Lu Boyan, suggesting that Lu Lan be sent back to Kunyang. He is familiar with Yingchuan."

Yu and Zhang immediately understood. Lu Xun gave Wei Ba a chance, and Wei Ba would repay Lu Xun with a chance. Lu Lan returned to Kunyang to assist Meng Da, Chen Dao and others in the fight. If he made a contribution, he would be promoted to the title in the future.

That's reasonable.

"Here." Zhang Zhi responded and turned to prepare. He had good writing skills, and he was responsible for the official documents in the army.

...

At the same time, Sima Yi was also checking the map at his desk, Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang were sitting opposite him. The two came from Bingzhou thousands of miles away, but Lu Xun retreated without a single arrow. This made him eager to fight.

They felt like they were hitting the empty fight with one punch. They came to see Sima Yi and studied the next battle. Sima Yi lay there looking at the map, and it took him a long time to see it.

Qin Lang and Xiahou Ba looked at each other, Xiahou Ba bowed and said, "General, do you have a strategy?"

Sima Yi straightened his waist, clenched his fists, slowly tapped his waist and eyes, sighed, "I'm old, old, my eyes are blurred, my hands are sore, my back is sore, and I'm not very energetic. I don't have much."

Xiahou Ba frowned slightly.

"My father is not in good health and cannot be expeditioned." Sima Zhao, who was sitting beside him, took up the conversation, feeling a little ashamed: "I am afraid that the heavy responsibility of pursuing can only be handed over to the two generals."

"Chasing?"

"Of course, Qiao County is the place where Cao's family grows, and the graves are located. How can we sit and watch the rebels catch their ancestors?" Sima Zhao said lightly: "If there is a case of digging the grave and exposing the corpse, then I, the Great Wei Dynasty, have been exposed.

How can you keep your face? You can't be careless."

Xiahou Ba's face suddenly became very ugly. Sima Yi refused to chase him, but forced them to chase him, and put such a high-sounding reason, which made him unable to find an excuse to refuse. Could it be that you don't care, and I don't care?

"How many troops will the general be planning to cooperate?"

"I am old and cannot go to war with the two generals. I will stay in Suiyang and be the support of the two generals." Sima Yi said slowly: "My youngest son Yuan is still brave enough to rely on, so let him lead the infantry soldiers.

Ten thousand, follow the two generals to attack."

Xiahou Ba even more unhappy. Sima Yi asked Sima Shi to lead a 10,000 army to attack with them, so that they would have 30,000 infantry and cavalry, of which 15,000 cavalrymen were 15,000, and it seemed that there was still some advantage over Lu Xun and Wei Yan, but Sima

If the army has no cavalry, it will definitely not be able to take on the main force, and the main pressure will still fall on him and Qin Lang.

Xiahou Ba felt uncomfortable when he saw Sima Yi's old face. He believed that Sima Yi was pretending, but he was too lazy to care about him. It was really boring to deal with such people.

"Two generals, Suiyang is an important town, so you should not be neglected." Sima Zhao took the conversation again and explained helplessly: "Further, the main force is moving eastward and the west is empty. If Meng Da and others from Nanyang go north, they go north

When attacking Luoyang, Chenliu, and cutting off our army's retreat, Luoyang will be in danger. Your Majesty is in danger, and the two generals cannot concentrate on fighting. My father left 20,000 people to defend Suiyang, hoping to share your worries for Your Majesty and the two generals.

”

"Then thank you General." Xiahou Ba bowed his hand, stood up, and left with his long body.

Qin Lang gave apologetically and retreated. He caught up with Xiahou Ba and complained: "Zhongquan, how can you be rude in front of the general?"

"This old man, hiding in Suiyang for several months, was sitting on the verge of Lu Xun to grab the food around him, motionless. Now that Lu Xun retreated, he still did not move. He was simply a timid person, but he still had to speak up with justice.

It seems like he has taken on such a great responsibility." Xiahou Ba spitted in anger: "I think he was broken by Wei Ba and dared not confront Wei Ba again, so he hid in Sui Yang.

Wouldn’t such a man-made general let down His Majesty’s painstaking efforts?”

Qin Lang sighed repeatedly: "Then how do we?"

"What else can you do? Chasing Lu Xun and driving him out of Qiao County can't disturb the ancestors of the Cao family." Xiahou Ba scratched his head helplessly: "Our army has no advantage in strength. If Wei Yan's troops are equipped with horse armor,

Our army may suffer heavy damage. Yuanming, we must be careful. I guess Sima Yi is afraid that this situation will happen, so he simply does not send cavalrymen to the battlefield and put the blame on us."

Qin Lang frowned and looked slightly. He guessed the same way, but he didn't dare to say anything like Xiahou Ba. He just kept it in his heart and was secretly angry. He knew that Sima Yi would not be with them. Xiahou Ba was a royal family.

They are slander ministers. In Sima Yi's eyes, they are not worthy of leading the army at all. It is not easy to be able to perfunctory them.

In the hall, Sima Shi was silent for a long time, but finally couldn't help it and asked, "Father, why didn't you allocate three thousand cavalry to me?"

"If Wei Yan had no horse armor and these three thousand cavalry, you could also have the advantage. If Wei Yan had horse armor and these three thousand cavalry, you would also have the advantage. If Wei Yan had horse armor and these three thousand cavalry, you would also have the advantage. If that is the case, why not leave these three thousand cavalry in

Where is Suiyang spare?"

Sima Yi raised his head and looked at Sima Shi jokingly: "Although the three thousand cavalry are not many, they are used well, and they are also a sharp knife. Now Liangzhou has changed hands, and Youzhou is between gains and losses. The war horses are tense, and I can't do it.

I won’t keep any vitality for Your Majesty.”

Sima Shi couldn't help laughing and shook his head. He knew what his father was thinking. He was worried that the cavalry led by Wei Yan was equipped with horse armor and would suffer significant losses without any experience when he was unable to fight against him.

I hope that Zhang He or Xiahou Ba first will play against Wei Yan, and after having experience and then studying countermeasures, he will have more chances of winning, just like after the battle between Wancheng and Kunyang, he developed a way to deal with the fire bomb.

Just like defending Luoyang.

After several consecutive defeats with Wei Ba, the father and son summarized their experience and agreed that it was not how magical Wei Ba used his troops, but that he could always bring out unexpected weapons. This kind of weapon that was unaware of in advance was the most important.

It's dangerous because you have no way to prepare. In order to avoid such setbacks again, taking the initiative becomes a safer choice.

...

Wuxian.

Sun Quan moved the capital of Wu to Wu County, and Wu County, which had been neglected for more than ten years, began to become lively again. Wu State surrendered to the Shu Han court, which was a tragedy for Sun Quan, but it was a huge deal for the people of Wu.

Good thing. The Yangtze River is combined into one with two sides in the south, so there is no need to be wary of each other. The garrisons of Wu State have been greatly reduced, and the burden on the people has been greatly reduced. There are fewer generals garrison along the way, and there are many tax checkpoints invisibly.

Now the cost of doing business is much less, the most obvious one is Shu brocade. The price of lacquerware has dropped, and more people can afford it.

In this way, those merchants who cannot personally rush to Chengdu to sell and buy can make some profits even if they repurchase in Wuxian. The transaction volume has increased significantly. Several major cities in Wuxian have begun to become lively again, and many people have come from Qingzhou.

, merchants from Xuzhou and even Jizhou and Youzhou.

Even though Pengcheng and Suiyang are in the confrontation, the trade between the people is still very lively.

On this day, a young man, thirteen or fourteen, followed a few merchants and walked into the city gate of Wuxian. After entering the city, he bowed farewell to the merchants and brought a few strong followers.

**Accent in Qingxu area, asking around for directions. If Lu Yi was still alive, someone would have stopped them now. Now Lu Yi is killed, and the school affairs are like a rat crossing the street, and everyone shouts and beats them, not as before.

Arrogant, no one came forward to interrogate.

However, it would be impossible not to pay attention to such a dazzling person. Several school officials followed quietly, preparing to catch a big fish and wash away the bad luck caused by Lu Yi's murder. They followed a few steps and found that

Something was wrong. The place the other party was looking for was the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Someone came to find Prime Minister Gu Yong from Qing Xu. The school officials who followed him were a little puzzled while the adrenal hormones surged. Qing Xu came to Qing Xu, instead of looking for General Wu, Zhang Zhao, but instead looking for Prime Minister Gu Yong? What's this?

What does Gu Yong have to do with Wei?

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Chapter completed!