Xiaoqi

Zhou Yu nodded in thanks, then turned his gaze to Wei Kang who was sitting on Ma Teng's head, quickly suppressed his smile, and said seriously: "Prefect Wei Kang has done a great job in raising food and grass for the army this time. I will definitely ask for credit for the eunuch. Right now, I have one thing to bother the eunuch. I heard that Yang Fu, the governor of Jincheng County, is very strategic and wise. This time the army is going out to employ people. I don’t know if the eunuch can give up his favor?"

After Wei Kang heard the words, he was very surprised, turned his head to look at Yang Fu on the left back, with sincere joy in his eyes, and then said respectfully to Zhou Yu: "I don't dare to invite you, everything is at the command of the governor! "

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Chapter 132 The wind and thunder move, Xiaoqi goes out

After Wei Kang heard the words, he was very surprised. He turned his head and looked at Yang Fu on the left rear, with sincere joy and congratulations in his eyes.

However, Yang Fu was at a loss at the moment, with an unbelievable look on his face, as if he was dazed by a big pie that suddenly fell from the sky, so that he was dazed, unaware that Wei Kang was looking at him at this moment.

Wei Kang, who saw this scene, could fully understand Yang Fu's mood at the moment, knowing that he must have been overjoyed and bewildered, as if he couldn't believe that it was all true.Therefore, not only did Wei Kang not mind Yang Fu's gaffe in public, but he was genuinely happy for him. This time, his long-cherished wish had been fulfilled, and he finally had the stage to display his talents.

Immediately, Wei Kang withdrew his gaze, got up and went out to bow to Zhou Yu, and promised, "I don't dare to ask my ears, but I insist on my wish. Everything is at the command of the governor!"

In the crisp answer, Wei Kang's face was filled with a grateful smile, as if it was not Yang Fu who Zhou Yu appreciated at the moment, but himself.It can be seen from this that he and Yang Fu have a very close friendship and sincere affection. Even if they are not related by relatives, they are also close friends.

"Well, Governor Wei's deep understanding of righteousness really makes me admire." Zhou Yu nodded lightly with a smile on his face, and then said: "It's rare for the governor to be so sincere, so I will simply tell you the truth. To be honest, I will tell you the truth before I have never heard of the name of Yangfu Jun Cheng, so it is not me who really appreciates him, but the lord. The lord told me before that the land of Jingzhao has been hiding dragons and crouching tigers since ancient times. Nowadays, there are many talented people in Liangzhou. Among them He mentioned Wei Kang's prefect, father and brother Ling, and he also admired Yang Fu. If the time was not too short, the lord would have personally received the two." Feeling the sincerity between Wei Kang and Yang Fu Zhou Yu simply opened up his friendship, so that the two of them can be completely at ease.Really happy for a while.

Wei Kang was very excited when he heard the words, bowed straight, bowed his hands towards the southwest, and bowed to the end to show his respect for the lord Li Li.Then, he cupped his hands and said respectfully to Zhou Yu: "From now on, my father and elder brother would like to thank the governor for his support. This time the governor leads the army, but he has an order. I will definitely be heartbroken, and I will do my best!" Wei Kang made a solemn statement.He expressed his willingness to do his best to help Zhou Yu lead the troops to fight in Yizhou.Although this move seems to cater to flattery, it is suitable for the time and the situation, and it is not abrupt at all, so that all the civil and military people in the hall can understand it.So what Wei Kang said is also reasonable.Not too much.

In fact, Wei Kang's family can be regarded as a famous family in Jingzhao territory, and it is also one of the few aristocratic families in Jingzhao Sanfu who firmly support Li Li.Wei Kang's father, Wei Duan, once served as the governor of Liangzhou. At that time, when Li Lili's army pacified the two states of Xiliang, Wei Duan was the first batch of soldiers under the situation that Li Li was in charge of the Xiliang army and the imperial court. A clear-cut stand against the Xiliang gentry representatives under Li Li's command, and assisted Li Li to quickly pacify Xiliang.

When the whole territory of Xiliang was pacified, Wei Duan made another extraordinary move.Please resign from the position of governor of Liangzhou, and suggest that Li Li lead Liangzhou pastor himself.This will consolidate the situation in Xiliang.For this reason, Li Li did not refuse, so he recommended Wei Duan to join the court as the Shaofu, but Wei Duan politely refused, and then resigned from all positions, and has been out of work since then.

However, Wei Duan's two sons became officials under Li Lizhi. His eldest son was Wei Kang. The second son, Wei Dan, used to be the prefect of Wuwei County. Because of his outstanding achievements, he was promoted to the prefect of Zhangye last year. His official rank was similar to that of his elder brother Wei Kang, and he was known as the "Twin Heroes of Webster".

Today, the brothers Wei Kang and Wei Dan, together with their father Wei Duan, are all outstanding political talents who have attracted much attention and are also highly valued by Li Li.It is no exaggeration to say that if Xiliang Ma Teng and his son are the most prominent family of generals under Li Li's command, then the Wei family and his son are the most prestigious family under Li Li's rule.Other than that, no second choice.

However, as Li Li's status has continued to rise in recent years, more and more aristocratic families have successively voted under his command, among which are extraordinary families that have been passed down for hundreds of years; And Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang brothers and so on.

These newly promoted gentry families not only have a strong upward momentum, but also have extremely deep foundations, and their prestige and influence are no less than that of Webster and his son.As a result, the illustrious aura that Webster and his son once had was eclipsed. Although the family was still prominent and wealthy, they were gradually pushed out of the core decision-making layer. It was difficult to see Li Li at ordinary times, and they couldn't talk to Li Li at all.

Because of this, Webster's father and son couldn't help but feel a great sense of loss in their hearts. The family became more and more desolate, and it seemed that the situation was getting worse and the glory was no longer there.Therefore, when Wei Kang got acquainted with Yang Fu, he wanted to directly recommend him to Li Li, but he suffered from never having the opportunity to meet Li Li himself.Since then, Wei Kang had no choice but to keep Yang Fu by his side, temporarily resigning to the position of the county magistrate, and it has been more than two full years so far.

This time, Wei Kang was ordered to raise food and grass to supply the Hanzhong army to go on an expedition. After completing the mission, he came to Zhou Yu on a mission.And the reason why he brought Yang Fu with him was to take this opportunity to recommend Yang Fu to Zhou Yu, hoping that Yang Fu, who is both civil and military, would be appreciated by Zhou Yu and stay in the army. Lee's attention, entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

Unexpectedly, before Wei Kang had time to open his mouth to recommend him, Zhou Yu took the initiative to ask about Yang Fu, and directly proposed to keep Yang Fu in the army.With Wei Kang's rich experience, how can he fail to see that Yang Fu has hit the big luck this time, not only his long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, but also leaping into the dragon's gate.Just based on the posture in front of him, it is not difficult to see that Yang Fu has passed the assessment, is fortunate to participate in the battle of Yizhou, and is very likely to be entrusted with an important task to show what he has learned in his life.

Sure enough, Zhou Yu's next words verified Wei Kang's guess: "Yang Fu listened to the order, and with my lord's consent, I will deliver the military order on my behalf, and I will appoint you as the master of the general's mansion, and also lead the army to join the army. Temporarily return to my son. General Long's tent is waiting for dispatch."

"Uh!" Yang Fu, who was in a daze, woke up when he heard the sound, stood up and went out in amazement, and replied respectfully: "No, the last general will take orders." Maybe it was because he was too emotional that Yang Fu's tone suddenly paused when he spoke, and then he was extremely grateful Authentic: "Thank you for your guidance and cultivation, the governor, the final general will do his best to live up to the high expectations of the governor!"

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and said, "Yishan does not need to be so formal. I have just said that this is the Lord's military order, and I am just conveying it on my behalf. Therefore, the person you want to thank is not me, Zhou Yu, but the Lord." (Yang Fu, courtesy name Yishan, was born in Ji County, Tianshui.)

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yu waved his hand to signal Yang Fu that he didn't need to thank him, and said concisely: "Yishan only needs to fulfill his duties and assist General Zilong well. The army is about to go to war, so don't gossip. What's your opinion? You generals may wish to express their own opinions. As long as it is beneficial to the situation of the war, you don't need to be shy about other things. You can speak boldly and speak out without any mistakes." Even though he said this, it was actually a routine official speech, purely false and polite. humility, that's all.

It is obvious that the dispatch of troops to Yizhou this time is an extremely strict military plan, which concerns the lives of 10,000+ soldiers. Zhou Yu will definitely not make it public, let alone discuss the details in front of more than a hundred civil servants and generals. The strategy of dispatching troops, thus revealing the marching route and strategic intention of the army.

Although the civil and military officials present here are all loyal and loyal people who have passed strict examinations, they are deeply separated from each other. It is difficult to guarantee that no one here secretly communicates with Yizhou officials, so as to leak the campaign plan in advance through secret channels.If this is the case, then the impact on the entire battle situation will be extremely bad, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhou Yu's words, the generals in the hall did not answer immediately, but whispered in a low voice, and then focused their eyes on Li Xian who was sitting first on the left.

Li Xian immediately understood, and said happily: "I have discussed the matter of this expedition many times before, so there is no need to discuss it again. Please order from the governor, and we will be at the command of the governor."

Before Li Xian finished speaking, all the generals in the hall responded in unison: "Please give the order from the governor, the last general is waiting for dispatch!"

"Okay, very good!" Zhou Yu nodded at the sound, and immediately stood up, walked to the cowhide map hanging on the left side of the commander-in-chief, pointed to the location of Nanzheng City on the map, and said loudly: "Everyone! Take a look, general, the road from Hanzhong to Yizhou is this "Jinniu Road", also known as "Stone Niu Road"; The king presented the golden bull to the king of Shu, and the Wuding of Western Shu led the golden bull into Taoism, so it was named Jinniu Road. For hundreds of years since then, Jinniu Road has been the main throat from Hanzhong to Yizhou, and it is also the only road that can accommodate large armies. , has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Jinniu Road goes westward from Hanzhong, crosses Baoshui, enters the mountainous area through Mianxian County, reaches Jinduipu, crosses Ningqiang boundary, passes through Da'an and Liejinba, turns south, passes Wuding Pass to Ningqiang County, and then turns southwest, passes through Jianguan Pass, Huang Bayi and Qipanguan entered the Sichuan border and reached Chengdu.The total length is [-] li, and most of the routes are steep mountain trails. Even if our army marches day and night without delay, it will take half a month to enter Yizhou. This is the frightening "Shu Road".Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong obey orders! "

With a shout, the three of Zhao Yun came out in line, bowing and waiting for orders.Zhou Yu's voice paused for a while, and then he ordered with a solemn expression: "I will be in charge of the Western Expedition Army under the order of my lord. I now appoint Zhao Yun as the commander of the right army, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong as deputy generals, and Yang Fu as a follower of the army. Gather in Jiameng Pass, enter Sichuan from the Jinniu Road, and attack the passes along the way. Regroup the army in the afternoon and set off in the evening, there must be no mistakes!"

"No!" Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong responded in unison.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and waved his hand to signal the three of them to stay in the hall for the time being and not to leave in a hurry.

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Chapter 133 Turning the tide

"No!" Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong responded in unison.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, and waved his hand to signal the three of them to stay in the hall for the time being and not to leave in a hurry.

Immediately, Zhou Yu continued: "In addition to the Jinniu Road, there is another shortcut on the road from Hanzhong to Yizhou. Micang Mountain enters the territory of the Nanjiang River in Shu, crosses the Nanjiang River for [-] miles, crosses into Bazhong, and then goes down the Ba River and Qujiang River to reach Jiangzhou. This is the "Micang Road" where water and land blend. For five hundred miles, the road is rugged and narrow, with ravines and cliffs, and only one person can ride with one rider, so the marching speed is extremely slow. Li Xian, Hu Che'er, and Zhang Fei obey orders!"

Amid the sudden shout of orders, Li Xian and Hu Che'er came out and said in unison: "The last general is here, at the command of the commander!" Only Zhang Fei was nowhere to be seen.

Where did Zhang Fei go?

Could it be that he is not in the lobby?If he hadn't attended the meeting in the lobby, why would Zhou Yu call out his name?

It was obvious that Zhang Fei was in the hall at the moment, and Zhou Yu knew very well that he was here, so he called his name in public.What's more obvious is that Zhang Fei didn't buy into the coach Zhou Yu, or he didn't pay attention to Zhou Yu at all, so he turned a deaf ear to Zhou Yu's orders in front of the court, and turned a blind eye.

In an instant, more than a hundred civil and military members in the hall turned their heads to look around in astonishment, and then finally locked on the target, and focused their eyes on Zhang Fei in unison.

But see, near the threshold of the lobby, sitting at the moment is a big horned dragon man in brocade clothes with stubble on his face.He has a pair of ferocious thick tiger eyebrows, and under the eyebrows is a pair of bloodthirsty leopard eyes with half a sphere protruding from the eye sockets. With a slight blink of the eyebrows, there is a breath-taking fierceness.People dare not look at each other, it's frightening to see.Apart from these extremely vicious eyes, one can only see that he has a strong body, broad shoulders, a pair of arms as strong and powerful as a horned dragon, his whole body is as bulging as hills interspersed with ravines, his back is strong, and his whole body is as majestic as an iron tower.Sitting upright like a mountain, standing upright like a cloud and pine.

Such a majestic and mighty body, with tiger eyebrows and leopard eyes.The end is not angry but majestic, majestic, what a tiger, wolf and titan!

However, such mighty and fierce generals don't wear armor.Dressed in a brocade robe.The sitting posture is also very indecent.I saw him sitting cross-legged quite casually, completely different and out of place with the general sitting beside him, he suddenly went his own way, unconventional.Such a free-spirited and unique person can be regarded as an outlier among the more than [-] generals in the hall, and he is really not like a general who belongs to the Xiliang Army.

This maverick, burly man with a heart higher than things is exactly Zhang Fei Zhang Yide who was ordered to come to Li Xian's tent this time to wait for his deployment.

In fact, he was indeed not a lieutenant general who belonged to the Xiliang Army.It's an "idleman" doing nothing, at least he thinks so.In all honesty.He never believed that he belonged to the Xiliang generals, nor did he really serve under Li Li's command, nor was he a "thug" or "hawk dog" who could be sent at will by others.

Because of this, after hearing Zhou Yu calling his name, Zhang Fei remained motionless, without blinking his eyelids, still drank wine, ate meat, and went his own way, as if treating everyone as nothing.And the wine and meat on the table in front of him was also brought by himself, and the other people in the hall came to the lobby to discuss matters after eating.He was the only one who regarded such an important and serious pre-expedition discussion as a "banquet" that belonged only to him.

"Where is Zhang Fei?" When everyone in the hall turned their attention to Zhang Fei, who was drinking in a big bowl and eating meat, Zhou Yu, who was sitting high on the upper steps of the lobby, yelled again, his eyes fixed on Zhang Fei like sharp swords. A sharp cold light flickered in his pupils.

It was obvious that Zhou Yu had already become angry at this moment, so that murderous intentions suddenly appeared in the rage, and he suddenly became murderous towards Zhang Fei.And this is also the reason why the commander-in-chief always sacrificed life to sacrifice the flag since ancient times, because the commander-in-chief needs to establish military prestige, not only to boost the morale of the army, but also to deter the entire army so that they can lead the army in the future.

It is obvious that all the generals present here are warriors who have fought with Li Li for many years, and they are all trusted by Li Li.In this way, Zhou Yu could not use any one of them to sacrifice the flag to stand up, lest he offend the public, and the gain outweighs the loss.

However, it is imperative and indispensable to establish a prestige before leaving the teacher.Otherwise, the generals would not be able to deeply appreciate Zhou Yu's supreme majesty in command of the army, and naturally he would not be able to win the trust of the entire army, which would directly affect his control and credibility of the entire army.This has been a taboo for generals since ancient times, and it is also an intuitive interpretation of compassion not controlling soldiers.

Zhou Yu wanted to choose a general among the generals in the hall who would stand upright in the hall, that is, to kill the "chicken" among the monkeys, so as to achieve the goal of "standing wood as faith". (Standing trees is faith. During Qin Xiaogong’s period, Shang Yang took the act of erecting trees as faith to establish prestige and implement new laws.)

However, looking at the generals in the hall, most of the generals are not suitable, and some of the generals in the hall are still above him in rank, and they are only taking orders from him temporarily.As a result, the only "soft persimmon" among the people in the hall is Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide who "walk above others".And Zhou Yu happened to know Zhang Fei's current situation very well, and he was very clear about his special status and delicate situation in the army, so he decided to use him to stand out.

So Zhou Yu gave Zhang Fei an order in the hall, and before he spoke, he was sure that he would ignore it and defy the order in public, and this was exactly what Zhou Yu wanted.This is because Liwei also needs an excuse that is convincing to everyone, and only in this way can the desired effect be achieved.

Everything was exactly as Zhou Yu expected, Zhang Fei clearly heard his general order but still went his own way and turned a deaf ear to it.Seeing this, Zhou Yu pretended to be furious, and ordered Zhang Fei again.This move is purely to pave the way for his next rise of prestige. After all, everyone knows that "everything can be done again, but not again and again"; after two times, he can stand up in public.

Of course, the people in the hall were completely unaware of all this. They only saw Zhang Fei resisting the order in the hall, but they never thought that Zhou Yu's move had other deep meanings.It has to be mentioned that Zhou Yu did this out of necessity.After all, he was the chief general of the three armies who had recently lost a battle, and he was demoted because of this. Therefore, when he was in charge of the army again, he had to re-establish his prestige, hoping that this battle would be successful in one battle, and he would be ashamed and justify himself. .