PFC Chapter 705 When will the war begin? It starts today
Chapter 705 When will the war begin? It starts today
Chapter 705 When will the war begin? It starts today
After Mi Yang returned to the hall, he turned to Ding Fengyan behind him and said:
"Let Doctor Fan go and treat Li Yan."
After hearing Mi Yang's words, Ding Feng was visibly stunned.
Ding Feng stayed by Mi Yang's side day and night, so he certainly knew who the Doctor Fan that Mi Yang was referring to was.
That man was none other than Fan A, a senior disciple of Hua Tuo.
Originally, Fan A was Guan Yu's personal physician. After Guan Yu died of illness, Mi Yang recruited Fan A to serve him.
As a disciple of Hua Tuo, Fan A was famous for his acupuncture skills, but this did not mean that he was not good at treating external injuries.
It’s just that compared to his master Hua Tuo, he modestly said he was “not proficient” in this area.
Ding Feng knew Fan A's medical skills and his position in Mi Yang's heart. Mi Yang was willing to send Fan A to treat Li Yan, which showed that he did not want Li Yan to die.
But if Mi Yang didn't want Li Yan to die, why did he use such heavy hands just now?
Mi Yang couldn't help but find it funny when he saw Ding Feng acting slow as if his CPU had burned out.
However, he did not explain much to Ding Feng, but just urged further:
"Go quickly!"
At Mi Yang's urging, Ding Feng bowed to Mi Yang and hurried out.
When Ding Feng left the hall, the only ones following Mi Yang were Deng Zhi, Chen Dao, Ding Feng, Shi Bao and Zhou Tai.
They had just heard Mi Yang's instructions to Ding Feng.
It’s just that, although they knew nothing about it in their hearts, they pretended not to hear it on their faces.
After all the ministers were seated, Mi Yang, who was sitting on the main seat, smiled and said:
"Yesterday I received two pieces of information."
"One of the intelligence was sent from Chang'an.
The intelligence said that General Wei had led his troops to Yumen Pass.
When General Wei arrived at Yumen Pass, some small countries in the Western Regions sent envoys to express their willingness to submit to the country.
After hearing the information Mi Yang said, smiles appeared on everyone's faces in the hall.
They all stood up and said to Mi Yang:
"Congratulations to the Grand Marshal, congratulations to the Han Dynasty!"
The first piece of information Mi Yang mentioned was undoubtedly about the latest progress of the Western Expedition.
Before Zhao Yun's army entered the Western Regions, some Western Regions countries expressed their willingness to surrender. This was enough to indicate that the Han army's subsequent Western Expedition would be much smoother than expected.
However, although everyone was congratulating them, there was not much envy on their faces.
After all, compared to the cause of expanding territory, the great cause they are pursuing to unify the world is more exciting.
After the ministers finished celebrating, Mi Yang smiled and waved his hand to ask them to sit down again.
After all the ministers sat down, Mi Yang asked the servants in the hall to take out a report and show it to the ministers in turn.
The first person to see the memorial was General Chen Dao, the Zhendong General.
As his eyes moved across the report, Chen Dao's originally calm expression disappeared and a look of shock appeared on his face.
Not only Chen Dao, but also Deng Zhi, Shi Bao, Ding Feng and others were mostly shocked after reading the contents of the report.
Shocked, Deng Zhi blurted out subconsciously:
"Could it be that someone leaked the secret?"
Deng Zhi's inference soon caused the ministers to think deeply.
But after listening to Deng Zhi's inference, Mi Yang shook his head and said:
"No."
What exactly was the content of this report that caused such a big reaction among the ministers?
It turned out that the content of this memorial was about the suggestions Lu Xun made at the grand court meeting in Jianye that day.
The most important thing is that just a few days ago, Mi Yang had just discussed with his ministers and preliminarily decided on the strategy for the Eastern Expedition.
The main idea of that strategy can be summarized in eight words: "Build up national strength and benefit the people."
Deng Zhi and others had previously praised Mi Yang's strategy of the Eastern Expedition.
But what Deng Zhi, Chen Dao and others did not expect was that before this strategy was actually implemented, an unexpected major change occurred.
All of Lu Xun's suggestions were aimed at preventing Mi Yang's eastward expedition.
It was as if Lu Xun knew Mi Yang's thoughts in advance.
This strange point was enough to shock Deng Zhi and others, and also enough to arouse their suspicion.
However, Mi Yang knew that Lu Xun's strategy was not due to a leak.
There are two reasons.
The first reason is that the reason why Mi Yang knew the entire content of Lu Xun’s proposal was because of Zhou Qian.
Zhou Cang also made it very clear in the secret letter that Lu Xun's proposal came before Mi Yang arrived in Jiangling.
The second reason is even simpler.
As a time traveler, Mi Yang understands and believes in Lu Xun's abilities better than anyone else in the world.
With Lu Xun's talent, he could come up with the best strategy for Eastern Wu based on the actual situation.
Of course, in front of Deng Zhi and others, Mi Yang must have explained the first reason.
After listening to Mi Yang's explanation, Deng Zhi and others were even more shocked.
If Lu Xun had a targeted strategy in the event of a leak, it would mean that there was a problem within himself, which would not be a difficult problem.
If we search carefully, we will eventually find the traitor.
But the reality is not like that.
This invisibly proves one point: Lu Xun and Mi Yang have similar views.
But who is Mi Yang?
He was a famous general who had won every battle over the years and almost single-handedly put the Han Dynasty on the track of revival.
He shares the same opinion as Mi Yang. It seems that Lu Xun's ability should not be underestimated.
Thinking of this, all the ministers present had solemn looks on their faces.
I didn't expect that after Zhou Yu's death, Jiangdong could still produce such a hero. Sun Yizhou is really lucky.
However, Lu Xun can be called a hero, but are the ministers present here mediocre?
Deng Zhi was the first to react and said to Mi Yang:
"Grand Sima, now that Lu Boyan has targeted us, should we change our strategy accordingly?"
Although Lu Xun's insights exceeded Deng Zhi's expectations, Deng Zhi knew that it was useless to worry blindly.
Since the Eastern Wu side is on guard, they should also change their strategy accordingly.
Deng Zhi's suggestions were approved by Chen Dao, Ding Feng, Zhou Tai and others.
Because what Deng Zhi said is the way to deal with it under normal circumstances.
But among the ministers, there was one who expressed a different opinion in public.
"No!"
A firm voice attracted the attention of Deng Zhi and others.
They all turned their eyes to the man and found that he was Shi Bao.
Mi Yang was also attracted by Shi Bao's objection. He looked at Shi Bao with a smile in his eyes and asked:
"Zhongrong, if you have any ideas, just tell me."
After getting Mi Yang's permission, Shi Bao stood up and asked Deng Zhi:
"May I ask the governor, why did you agree with the Grand Marshal's plan to march east?"
When Shi Bao said this, Deng Zhi was stunned for a moment.
He looked at the handsome Shi Bao in front of him, thought for a while and answered:
"It is because the Grand Marshal's strategy of the Eastern Expedition is in accordance with the time of the year, in line with the national conditions, and in line with the people's hearts."
Deng Zhi was puzzled as to why Shi Bao asked such a simple question.
What made Deng Zhi even more puzzled was that he noticed that Shi Bao smiled after hearing his answer.
"Yes!
The Grand Marshal's strategy for the Eastern Expedition is the best.
But if it is the best, why change it?
Is it just to prevent Lu Boyan from succeeding? "
Shi Bao's question instantly choked Deng Zhi.
At the same time, it also made Deng Zhi think.
Seeing Deng Zhi's thoughtful expression, Shi Bao struck while the iron was hot and said:
"What is the general idea?
The general strategy is the foundation for a country.
When a country is trying to establish itself, the most important thing it should consider is its own national conditions, not whether the enemy country is prepared.
Moreover, the more defensive the enemy countries are, the more it shows that they are afraid of Sima's strategy of marching eastward.
If we rashly abandon the best strategy, it will be a huge loss for us and the enemy will gain a great advantage for nothing!
Indeed, with the enemy on guard, it would be much more difficult than expected for the Grand Marshal's strategy of the Eastern Expedition to be effective.
But things in this world are more difficult than easy, let alone the matter of unification?
I used to be a blacksmith when I was young, so I don’t know much about the words of saints.
But I know that the harder the iron is to forge, the sharper it will be once it is polished!"
As soon as Shi Bao finished speaking, a voice of praise was heard in the hall.
"well said!"
The one who expressed this praise was Mi Yang, who had never made his attitude clear.
Mi Yang looked at Shi Bao with admiration without any concealment.
In the early years of Zhangwu, Shi Bao went south from Yecheng to join him.
Yecheng to Jingzhou is more than a thousand miles away.
And Shi Bao's feelings for her were more than a thousand pounds.
It’s just a pity that in the past few years, Shi Bao has never had any opportunity to make any meritorious service.
This has caused Shi Bao's reputation to remain obscure.
You should know that Shi Bao’s good friend Deng Ai is now a county governor and a general.
Not to mention being comparable to Deng Ai, Shi Bao's fame and status were even beyond the reach of Lian Zhoutai.
If it were an ordinary person, he might have some complaints in his heart.
But Shi Bao didn't.
Not only did Shi Bao have no complaints, but he worked even harder to complete every task for Mi Yang.
Mi Yang had always been aware of Shi Bao's attitude.
"I have heard that many northerners say: "Shi Zhongrong is unparalleled in beauty."
But today I want to modify this sentence.
Shi Zhongrong, unparalleled in strength!"
The compliment "Shi Zhongrong, unparalleled in beauty" means that Shi Bao was so handsome that it was beyond description.
However, Mi Yang's revised praise was used to describe Shi Bao's character, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Compared with the two compliments, it was obvious that Mi Yang's compliment made Shi Bao feel more delighted and flattered.
Shi Bao bowed quickly to show that he did not dare to accept Mi Yang's praise.
But Mi Yang had a problem, exactly the same as Liu Bei.
That is, if he likes someone, he will like that person very much.
Mi Yang stood up and walked in front of Shi Bao, pointing at him and said to the ministers present:
"Your reputation and status are higher than Zhongrong's, but why don't you have the same insight as Zhongrong?
When I led several thousand soldiers to guard Gong'an, I was not afraid of the 100,000-strong army from Jiangdong.
What's more, the current situation is that the offense and defense are changing?"
"I know that Lu Boyan is very capable.
Do you think that the war between me and Lu Boyan has not yet started?
I can tell you clearly today that the war between me and him has already begun the moment I swung the cane!"
"I want to see what he will do next!"
"General!"
A scream woke Lu Xun from his desk full of documents.
When Lu Xun woke up, he found that it was Zhu Huan calling him in front of the desk.
"Xu Mu, what happened?"
When Lu Xun saw the anxious look on Zhu Huan's face, he asked subconsciously.
When Zhu Huan saw Lu Xun's exhausted face, there was a look of pity in his eyes.
Ever since Sun Quan handed over the military and political power of Wu to Lu Xun, Lu Xun has been working with all his might and has never relaxed for a moment.
The numerous chores kept Lu Xun exhausted for many days.
Only in occasional breaks would Lu Xun lie down on the desk and take a short nap.
Zhu Huan knew this, and based on past experience, Zhu Huan would usually not choose to disturb Lu Xun at this time.
But today's matter was a bit urgent, so he wanted to report it to Lu Xun quickly.
After bowing to Lu Xun, Zhu Huan said:
"In Jingzhou, all the generals who had interests with our army cut off their communication channels with our army in just a few days.
Many of our envoys were killed by the generals of Jingzhou, to show their attitude of not contacting us in the future."
After hearing Zhu Huan's report, Lu Xun realized the seriousness of the matter.
He asked doubtfully:
"All of them?"
Facing Lu Xun's doubts, Zhu Huan answered decisively:
"Yes, all of them!"
Zhu Huan's words made Lu Xun think for a while and then laugh.
"Did Mi Zisheng take action?"
"Ah."
After a slight response, Zhu Huan told all the information he had gathered.
What Zhu Huan was talking about was the incident in which Mi Yang whipped Li Yan in public and made three rules with the generals of Jingzhou.
After listening to Zhu Huan's report, Lu Xun's smile became more and more intense.
"What a great Mi Zisheng."
"You destroyed my years of hard work with just one move."
What does the several years of operation that Lu Xun mentioned mean?
It was because of his interests that he secretly communicated with many generals in Jingzhou.
Lu Xun was from a prominent family in Jiangdong. It was impossible that Lu Xun was completely unaware of the "win-win cooperation" between Mi Fang and the other prominent families in Jiangdong.
After the Battle of Gong'an, Lu Xun also used some evidence to deduce the reasons for the abnormal behavior of some Jiangdong generals that night.
As a member of a noble family, Lu Xun could not do anything to report the incident.
But with Lu Xun's intelligence, he quickly came up with a better way - to give someone a taste of their own medicine.
Where are the saints in the world?
Everyone has selfish motives.
With the help of this and the support of Jiangdong's national strength, Lu Xun has had vested interests with many officials and generals in Jingzhou over the years.
Of course, in order to prevent Zhang Fei from finding out, Lu Xun had always adopted a step-by-step approach to this matter.
Lu Xun knew that more haste makes waste.
And if things continue at the original pace, in a few years it will be time for Lu Xun to close the net.
Unexpectedly, not long after Mi Yang arrived in Jingzhou, he whipped Lu Xun's plan of several years to pieces with just a few blows.
Seeing that Lu Xun could still laugh, Zhu Huan couldn't help but said anxiously:
"General, it's already too late. We can't let years of business go to waste!"
It seemed that Zhu Huan's anxious tone affected Lu Xun, who nodded and said:
"Then let's fight!"
As soon as Lu Xun said this, the word "OK" that Zhu Huan was about to say was stuck in his throat.
Go to war?
General, are you going to attack Jingzhou?
This.
Could it be that the general hasn't woken up yet?
(End of this chapter)