Of course, Sun Quan was uneasy in Wuchang. It was not just uneasy, it was simply frightened.

But when he returned to Wujun, he was also unwilling to accept it. He was relieved to return to Wujun, at least he would not be attacked from all sides, but Wuchang was lost. His influence would be limited to Wujun, Kuaiji, and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The results of his struggle for more than 20 years were gone, and finally he returned to the foundation he originally inherited from his brother.

This life has been wasted.

Of course Sun Quan didn't want to do it, but what if he didn't want to? Resist? He really didn't have the courage to raise an army to resist. Before that, his backbone was Lu Xun. Now Lu Xun and Wei Ba were close, who knew what he was thinking. Last time he sent Lu Yi to him, but he tied Lu Yi to Wuchang and forced him to kill Lu Yi to thank all the ministers. Even if he had him, the King of Wu, in his heart, he might not be as loyal as before.

If he has a new choice, will he still care about Wu?

Lu Xun is unreliable, what about the others? I'm afraid it's dangerous. Even if they have the will, they may not be powerful. After the Yangtze River waterway was controlled by Wei Ba, the strength of the generals along the way was greatly reduced. After losing the advantage of the navy, they had no strength to compete with Wei Ba for control of the Yangtze River again. With Wei Ba's step by step, many people are probably thinking about how to get a hook with Wei Ba and make a fortune with him, rather than fighting with him and taking back the benefits.

Sun Quan really didn't know who else he could believe. Even Sun Shao would obey Wei Ba's orders and follow Xiahou Xuan to conquer Yizhou. Can others believe it? Maybe there are a few, but in terms of the overall situation, he no longer has the ability to compete with Wei Ba.

There wasn't before, but there isn't now. It's even more impossible to have it in the future.

Although Fei Yi’s suggestion is very harmful to self-esteem, it is a very practical suggestion. Since it is not enough to be tough, it is better to be honest and obedient, take the initiative to be gentle, and leave a good impression on Chengdu.

But Sun Quan felt that it was too frustrating and couldn't help but want to scold people.

"Whose suggestion is this?" Sun Quan said gritting his teeth: "Is it the Prime Minister's idea or Wei Ba's idea?"

Fei Yi asked back without answering: "What do you think, lord?"

"Prime Minister?"

Fei Yi smiled mysteriously, as if nodding. It was not very true. But Sun Quan had already believed it. In his opinion, only Zhuge Liang would do such a method.

"Who will take over Wuchang?"

"It's not decided yet." Fei Yi asked: "How about Zhu Ju?"

Sun Quan nodded helplessly: "It's great." He could only say that it would be great. It would be better to let his son-in-law Zhu Ju come to Wuchang than to directly send people to Wuchang by the Chengdu court. He could save some face.

"Then the king writes his own book. I think His Majesty and the Prime Minister will definitely appreciate the king's sincerity."

Sun Quan cursed in disgust. Zhuge Liang, who ate meat and didn't spit out bones, wanted to slap me in the face, and asked me to take the initiative to put my face up. It was really too bullying.

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Sun Quan wrote a letter and sincerely requested the capital to be moved back to the ancestral grave, which not only surprised the Chengdu court. Cao Rui in Luoyang was also very surprised. He suddenly realized that no matter whether he really wanted to surrender or not, just expressing this consciousness, he had already lost. Sun Quan's voluntary request to move the capital back to Wujun proved that he was not good at harming others.

This is not the Sun Quan he remembers. The Sun Quan in his impression is a rogue who never surrenders easily. He can be ruthless and can say all kinds of good things while using various means to cheat. He can give you countless treasures, but refuse to give you a proton. He can be servile in danger, or he can slap you hard in the blink of an eye.

The late emperor was so fooled by him.

When will such a person become so well-behaved?

Cao Rui thought for a long time and finally realized that from the day when the three armies of Wei Ba surrounded Wuchang, Sun Quan was forced to send the princess Sun Deng to Chengdu for rituals, Sun Quan's backbone was broken. If he pushed forward, it could even be said that after the Battle of Xiangyang, when Sun Quan was forced to send Mrs. Sun to Chengdu and wanted to marry Wei Ba, Sun Quan was already at a disadvantage.

And that time, it was precisely because Wei Ba let the water go that the Wei cavalry raided the Wu army, killed Sun Lu, and severely injured the Wu army.

In other words, the Wei army made an indelible contribution to this situation today.

After understanding this level, Cao Rui was a little amused and realized that he could no longer follow Wei Ba's steps. He wanted to borrow Wei Ba's power, and Wei Ba also wanted to take the initiative in Wei Ba's hands. If this situation continues to develop, the situation will be more beneficial to Wei Ba.

Cao Rui considered it over and over again and decided to adjust his strategy, abandon the original Guanzhong offensive, and transfer the Bingzhou army to Suiyang, helping Sima Yi to severely damage Lu Xun, Wei Yan said again, regain the initiative in the southeast battlefield and ensure the safety of Luoyang.

After repeated discussions with the ministers, contacted Sima Yi from Suiyang and unified the opinions, the edict was sent to Bingzhou. Xiahou Ba, Qin Lang and others were preparing to attack Guanzhong. After receiving this order, although they were a little surprised, they did not hesitate. Hao Zhao stayed at Huguan, Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang led 20,000 infantry and cavalry to Yanzhou.

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The news that the Wei army in Bingzhou rushed to Yanzhou reached Guanzhong as fast as possible. Li Yan smiled when he heard the news. His crisis passed. Wei Bayuan showed off his horse armor during a demonstration in Bailang Mountain, as if he threw a stone into the sea, stirring up a layer of microwaves. This layer of microwaves looked inconspicuous, but it affected the battle situation in the Central Plains. Finally, it successfully solved the crisis facing Guanzhong, causing Zhuge Liang's plan to fail.

Cao Rui was worried that he had equipped horse armor and had no confidence in attacking Guanzhong, so he turned to attack Yanzhou. In this way, he could get at least half a year of rest. With this half a year, the horse armor equipment was in place, and even if the Wei army attacked again, he would not be afraid. With this half a year, he could control Guanzhong calmly without worrying about the battle, and his generals had their own ulterior motives.

Who got the profit in the end? It was Wei Ba. His family's iron book received orders of more than 20,000 sets of horse armor, and could make a lot of money. He tied the aristocratic families in Nanyang and Xiangyang to his chariots. He also forced Cao Rui to the negotiation table and had the opportunity to create another glory.

Li Yan didn't know whether Wei Ba was prepared or a temporary idea. He asked Fa Miao, but Fa Miao was vague. In terms of his personal opinion, he preferred Wei Ba's temporary idea, but behind the temporary idea was the result of Wei Ba's accumulation of strength.

Wei Ba valued technology, and everyone knows it. Every major turning point was due to the emergence of a weapon. When the armored warship was launched, he defeated the Wei army navy; when the fire bomb was launched, he helped Li Yan conquer Nanyang; when the giant ship was launched, he surrounded Wuchang and forced Sun Quan to surrender. This time, when the horse armor was launched, he completely broke the situation of the Wei army's cavalry dominance and forced Cao Rui to agree to the negotiations.

Every technological innovation can help him fight a new situation, and he also made good use of the shocking effect of each new weapon when it was first released and won the greatest benefit. Relatively speaking, the launch of Horse Armor this time, he got more of the advantages in power and did not gain much practical benefits. Of course, this was to help Li Yan clear the situation, but from another aspect, Wei Ba has progressed from a simple competition of strength to a competition for the situation. His realm is one level higher and he can already fight against Zhuge Liang at the level of momentum.

Li Yan agreed with Fa Miao's analysis very much. He was very satisfied that he chose a powerful opponent. Without Wei Ba's help, he would be beaten by Zhuge Liang again this time.

Repaying his favor, Li Yan ordered Wang Ping to Guangling with 5,000 war horses and staying in Guangling to listen to Wei Ba's general order. Wang Ping was helpless. Although he was reluctant, now the Prime Minister's Office did not care about military affairs, so he could only obey General Li Yan. When Li Yan asked him to adjust the defense, he could only adjust the defense.

While Wang Ping was slow to go on the road, he urgently wrote to the Prime Minister's Office and asked the Prime Minister to mediate.

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Before receiving Wang Ping's report, Zhuge Liang had received news of the Wei army's reinforcements to Suiyang. He knew that his plan had failed, the battle in Guanzhong was impossible, and Li Yan was safe. Now his most important task is how to ensure that the Yanzhou battlefield does not suffer major setbacks. The main general of the Yanzhou battlefield is Lu Xun, and Lu Xun has a deal with Wei Ba, but Lu Xun has not yet completely entered Wei Ba's camp. If Lu Xun suffers major setbacks, Wei Ba can only take over the Yanzhou battlefield. In that case, Wei Ba's strength will be further expanded.

Although Wei Ba himself is in the East China Sea, his main force has been stranded in Changsha and Guiyang, and he is probably waiting for this day.

Zhuge Liang immediately issued an edict in the name of the emperor, Sun Quan, the King of Wu, and ordered him to mobilize domestic elite troops to reinforce Yanzhou to ensure that the Jianghuai front is safe.

Sun Quan was amused and laughed and cried when he received the edict. The King of Wu finally had the right to mobilize troops again, but this right had been severely reduced. The army he could mobilize now was very limited, with a total of less than 30,000. Fortunately, he was ready to release Wuchang, otherwise he would not be able to mobilize even 30,000 people, because his main force would still have to protect Wuchang. Now, Wuchang is not going to be in any case. Zhu Master's troops can be transferred to the Yanzhou battlefield to support Lu Xun's battle.

The more Sun Quan thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He simply wrote to the court. I was not strong enough and I was afraid I could not be able to lift the siege of Yanzhou. It would be better to ask General Cheqi and Cavalry to mobilize his army to fight. It would be better to ask General Cheqi and Cavalry to go on battle personally. He defeated Sima Yi and his son many times, and used him as the chief general, and he would definitely win.

I don't know if it's a good idea. When Sun Quan wrote to the court, Lu Xun, the chief general of the middle army, also made a request to join the war by Wei Ba. He was not going to hand over all the tasks to Wei Ba. He hoped that Wei Ba could launch an attack in Xuzhou, restrain some of the Wei army, reduce his pressure, and defend Pengcheng as much as possible, so as to strive for a favorable situation for the subsequent negotiations or wars.

It is more practical than Sun Quan's purely angry. While Lu Xun asked the court for advice, he also sent an invitation to Wei Ba.

Wei Ba, who had just returned to the East China Sea base, immediately made arrangements as soon as he received the invitation and ordered the navy to go up to Sishui and head straight to Pengcheng.

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Chapter completed!