Wei Ba said it easily, but Li Feng refused to believe it. He stood up and walked to Wei Ba, supported his hands on the table, leaned forward, and put a serious expression in his eyes, stared at Wei Ba in his eyes, looked at Wei Ba without saying a word, trying to put pressure on Wei Ba...

Wei Ba laughed dryly and sighed: "It seems that nothing can be hidden from the Major General."

Li Feng smiled proudly, but still didn't speak. He not only maintained the pressure of the superiors, but also made himself not so aggressive, trying his best to create a posture of being arrogant without anger.

Wei Ba smiled in his heart, but his face was very serious, and he even felt a faint anger. "Major General, we found some newly built warships at Yuzhang Shipyard. They used not oars, but very similar to the propulsion technology of our warships. The speed of the warships has been greatly improved."

Li Feng was shocked, his scalp numb and his face turned pale. Last time someone leaked the stone bullet production technology, and this time someone leaked the warship technology, and some people became more and more rampant. Li Feng thought for a moment, and felt a strange sense of excitement in his heart, and his eyes slowly lit up.

"Who is it?"

Wei Ba shook his head: "I don't know yet, but I don't know how the secret was leaked. But don't worry, Major General, I have detained all the craftsmen from Yuzhang Shipyard. As long as the other party reveals clues, I can catch the handle."

Li Feng had just breathed a sigh of relief, and Wei Ba changed his tone and said with some concern: "However, this matter is so important. I think the person who leaked the secret will not be careful. It is really hard to say whether he can find tangible evidence."

Li Feng's heart was said up and down by Wei Ba's words, and he was happy and worried. In his opinion, the only person who leaked the secret could be Zhuge Liang, and it would be better to be Zhuge Liang. In this way, it would be easy for the General's Mansion to completely suppress the Prime Minister's Mansion. Regardless of whether he was an ally at that time, leaking such important technology would be like traitor.

If there is evidence now, Li Feng is very worried that his heart will be beat faster and he will faint directly.

"Zi Yu, we must investigate this matter in a step-by-step manner. Never let go of any suspicious points." Li Feng stared at Wei Ba with a grin on his lips: "Zi Yu, this is a great opportunity."

"Here." Wei Ba quickly got up to take the order, then stopped again, looked up at Li Feng: "Major General, although his surname may be very small, in case of precautions, should he notify General Meng and ask him to check himself first?"

Excited, Li Feng's mind turned very fast. His eyes rolled and he immediately understood what Wei Ba meant.

Zhuge Liang certainly had the greatest suspicion, but the Xiangyang Navy also had to be ruled out in advance. If there was no conclusive evidence to prove the innocent of the Xiangyang Navy, Zhuge Liang's crime could not be confirmed. What's more, the Xiangyang Navy did have the possibility of leaking secrets, and people who betrayed secrets for personal gain may be everywhere. Even Meng Da himself could not completely eliminate the suspicion.

Therefore, it is urgent to investigate the Xiangyang Navy first.

Li Feng clenched his fists, smiled silently, and returned to calmness. "Since I want to investigate, I cannot investigate it myself. I will report to the general and ask him to send someone to thoroughly investigate the matter."

Wei Ba did not say anything and remained silent. He estimated that Li Yan would definitely arrange people around Meng Da. If Meng Da really had contact with Sun Quan, Li Yan would not have received any news. It is the most appropriate to leave this matter to Li Yan to handle. More importantly, through Li Feng's mouth, sending this news to Li Yan's ears is more effective than he said it himself.

Li Feng returned to the first question: "Then when are you planning to withdraw your troops?"

"When will the Major General be preparing to attack Wu?"

Li Feng was a little puzzled: "Is this related?"

"Yes." Wei Ba nodded affirmatively. "Major General, according to my guess, this time the general forced Sun Quan to surrender would not be the ultimate goal, but a beginning. Letting Sun Quan surrender would avoid accusations of starting the war and prepare for a large-scale attack on Wu in the future."

Li Feng's eyes were hesitant. In his letter to him, Li Yan was very annoyed at him preventing the further development of the war. It can be said that he was scolding him in a scattered manner. However, these were private messages between father and son, and others could not see them. He only knew that he had been commended by the general, but he did not know that Li Yan was very dissatisfied with it. He is busy taking over Nanjun now, and he also wanted to accumulate strength, attack Wuchang in the near future, and even recover the entire Jiangdong, so that I could see his abilities and save some face.

Now Wei Ba has put forward this conjecture, which is exactly what he wants, but he cannot easily express his attitude, so he can only listen to Wei Ba without hesitation.

"If you want to fight smoothly in the future, you must continue to exploit Sun Quan and take time out his strength. It is far from enough to seize the Nanjun, Changsha is far from enough. The 20,000 yuan he has to compensate is not enough to paralyze him. We need more means."

Li Feng was a little confused and suddenly became spiritual: "Ziyu, tell me in detail."

Wei Ba picked up the chopsticks again, dipped them in wine, and pointed out the country on the table. He said that controlling the Yuzhang Shipyard was to kill the Wu army's naval forces and prevent them from rekindling. Without the Wu army, they were isolated from the north and south. If they wanted to attack north, they would inevitably encounter many troubles. He had two choices, one was to give up the Northern Expedition and leave this opportunity for us, and the other was to ask for help. To ask for help, one had to give up control of the Yangtze River.

Changsha is a golden waterway connecting Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou. Many of the goods in Yizhou are traveling through this business road. Now the Major General is in Jiangling, with Nanyang on the left and Jiaozhou on the right and Yizhou on the back. Looking at Yangzhou on the front, you are in control of the world. It is not a matter of accumulating strength?

In a few years, Sun Quan will inevitably decline. At that time, the general's military order will be ordered by the whole country to attack Wu, and the major general will go down the river. Wouldn't it be a natural result?

After Wei Ba's explanation, Li Feng suddenly realized. Yes, how could he withdraw from Yuzhang? He should be stationed there and not leave. He stabbed a knife in Sun Quan's heart, causing him to bleed and die. As for the Yangtze River, he should be controlled in his own hands. This is a thick blood vessel. Through this blood vessel, Sun Quan can be slowly sucked dry.

What else can Sun Quan do without money? This is a bloodless war. If used well, it can achieve the goal of winning without fighting. As Wei Ba said, compared with this war, the previous ten days of fierce battle was just a wound on Sun Quan's body. The next time is the time to gain, how can we give up?

"How should I say to Du Qiong?" Li Feng looked at Wei Ba with a smile, and his defense disappeared. Wei Ba was not only his most powerful fist, but also his brightest eyes. If it weren't for Wei Ba's guidance, he wouldn't have thought that he would have been so far away.

"When will Sun Quan pay off the 20,000 yuan of Sun Quan and when will we withdraw our troops?" Wei Ba smiled proudly: "When Sun Quan is anxious, we will give in and the major general will come forward to give Sun Quan a choice. We can not have the 20,000 yuan for the time being, but we have to rent the Yuzhang Shipyard to us and allow us to sail freely on the Yangtze River. Now the Wu Kingdom is also a vassal state of the Han Dynasty, so we must not let our Han navy pass, right?"

"That's it." Li Feng clapped his hands and was inexplicably excited. "If you can't even talk about this, then don't do it, Du Qiong, the Great Master Lu."

Wei Ba laughed.

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When the news came back to Wuchang, Du Qiong was amused and crying, but he could not help. Now Li Feng and Fei Yi were not in Wuchang, so he could only let him come forward. Fortunately, Wei Xing was still in Wuchang and did not leave, Du Qiong was honest and rude, and surrendered to the nobles and went to discuss with Wei Xing how to talk to Sun Quan.

Wei Xing had received Wei Ba's secret order. When he saw Du Qiong coming to ask, he immediately followed the instructions and gave him the opportunity in person.

With Wei Xing's support, Du Qiong was more confident and went to Sun Quan with great confidence. He said with confidence that the war was over, the matter of sanctions was finalized, and the prince was on the way, but there was one thing that was not over. What about the 20,000 gold compensation? If you don't pay the money, General Zhennan will not withdraw his troops.

Sun Quan was so angry that he was almost vomiting blood. This time he suffered a great loss. Wei Ba's three armies invaded Jiangdong, defeating the 60,000 to 70,000 troops of Wu, and also taking over the entire Yuzhang Shipyard. Wu suffered heavy losses and had to bow down and surrender. Fame and fortune suffered huge losses. He was obviously bullied and humiliated, but he had to pay huge compensation. What kind of world is this?

Twenty thousand golds, Sun Quan is so poor now that he is so anxious that he can afford so much money.

Sun Quan was really anxious, and he was both intimidating and pleading, using both soft and hard skills. Du Qiong was unmoved this time and insisted on Qingshan not relaxing. When Sun Quan was about to collapse, Du Qiong reminded him. The matter was not the final word, so you should go and ask Li Feng. As long as Li Feng relaxed, there would be hope for this matter.

Sun Quan was skeptical and had to send someone to Jiangling to see Li Feng. After making a gesture, Li Feng proposed the plan designed by Wei Ba for him. The money can be given for the time being, but we have to rent the Yuzhang Shipyard and ask for free navigation rights on the Yangtze River. As for taxes, everyone will discuss it and we will definitely not let you suffer any losses.

Sun Quan received a reply and knew that this was a trap, but he could not refuse. It was obvious that Wei Ba did not intend to withdraw, and saving 20,000 gold was considered a comfort. Besides, opening up the right to navigation on the Yangtze River can also bring him some commercial taxes, which is not a bad thing. Now the Yangtze River is actually controlled by Wei Ba, and he can only give it if he doesn't want to give it. With his current strength, he can't expel Xiahou Xuan and others from the country.

However, Sun Quan did not stop and bribed Li Feng through many ways. Finally, he reached an agreement that Xiahou Xuan and others could stay in Poyang Lake for a while, but Deng Ai had to withdraw from Yuzhang. Wei Ba agreed. Soon, Deng Ai took 40,000 to 50,000 families with his family and his relatives and left Yuzhang, returned to Changsha, and became the Changsha Weiwei.

Before this, Zhang Biao served as the prefect of Changsha, and Jin Dongliu was promoted to the governor of Jiangnan, fully responsible for the military affairs of the four counties in Jiangnan.

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Chapter completed!