Deng Ai and the others got off the battlefield and stepped onto Miu Island. They couldn't help but be shocked by the formation in front of them.

This is not a desert island, this is clearly an unsinkable giant battleship.

On Elk Island, there is a large crossbow platform every fifty steps. The crossbow platform has a stone roof, hidden among the vegetation, and its true appearance cannot be seen clearly. However, these three people are used to seeing large battles.

Just from the size regulations of the crossbow platform, we can guess that the equipment there must be the most powerful ten-stone and twenty-stone city defense crossbows, and the arrows used are giant spear-like arrows, with a range of at least five hundred steps.

In theory, such a city-defending crossbow is considered over-the-counter anywhere except in the capital, and it is more than enough to accuse you of rebelling. However, such city-defending crossbows can be seen everywhere. As you can imagine,

There is no imperial court in the eyes of the people on the island.

"Aren't you afraid that someone will report you?" Zhou Yin made a joke.

"Are you interested in giving it a try?" Feng Jin, who came to greet me, made a ferocious look and gritted his teeth and said, "Would you try to see if you can get out of this island?"

"Damn it!" Zhou Yin shrugged and said with a smile, "You're scaring me."

"I'm not scaring you." Feng Jin also smiled and shrugged: "Actually, I really hope that you will report it, and then I can justifiably sink you into the sea. This way, I won't have to have another competitor.

Already."

"What do you mean? What do you and I have to compete with?"

"You don't know?" Feng Jin looked regretful: "Soon, four more giant ships will be sent to Elk Island, and the size of the navy will be doubled. The general of the cavalry probably means that there will be another

Choose a naval commander." He glanced at Zhou Yin: "Do you now know why you were asked to evacuate to Elk Island?"

Zhou Yin took a breath and pointed at his nose: "Me?"

"certainly."

"No, no, no." Zhou Yin waved his hands repeatedly: "Although I really want to do it, but I know that Brother Shizai is more suitable to command an army than me. I can have a huge ship and command one or two thousand people. It is enough."

"Brother Shizai has another important mission." Feng Jin pulled them towards the island: "So I have to ask you to be aggrieved. Someone will naturally convey the specific mission to you later, and I only know a rough idea.

"

Zhou Yin and Deng Ai looked at each other, filled with anticipation. They followed Feng Jin up the hillside and came to the small courtyard at the top of the mountain. They saw a tall, middle-aged man in front of them. Zhou Yin didn't recognize him, but Ding Feng took a glance at it.

After recognizing it, he couldn't help but said in a voice: "Mr. Taichu, why are you here?"

Xia Houxuan grinned: "We have finished conquering Yizhou, and we are going to try our methods in Liaodong. Everyone, let's get to know each other. This is Sun Shaosun Fengxian, the son of the rebel general. During the conquest of Yizhou, he took the lead and made outstanding achievements. He has great achievements in rebelling.

The legacy of the general. This is his sworn brother Sun Shao and Sun Gongli. Sun Gongli has a strong opinion of you. Xuzhou, which he fought so hard to conquer, is just thrown away by you."

Zhou Yin and others couldn't help but laugh. Zhou Yin said: "Xiahou Taichu, don't slander us. Who is responsible knows who is responsible."

"Okay, I'm sorry for you and let you bear the name of defeat." Xia Houxuan laughed: "So, I decided to give you some compensation. Zhou Zhongying, you will be appointed as General Henghai and Deputy Commander of the Naval Division in half a year.

Within, you will be allocated four giant ships to form

The heavy responsibility of a ten-thousand-man navy falls on your shoulders. Deng Shizai, you have lost the battle. You cannot be the Chang Sha Lieutenant. Go to Liaodong and make meritorious service. The heavy responsibility of training troops in Liaodong will be given to you for three years.

Time, 20,000 steps and riding, is there any problem?”

Deng Ai cupped his hands and said: "As long as money and food are not a problem in the early stage, then there will be no problem."

"For money and food matters, just reach out to the uncles and nephews of the Mi family. They are the transport officials assigned to us by General Chariot and Cavalry." Xia Houxuan waved his hand casually: "To be honest, we may be lacking a lot of things now, but we are not lacking.

Money and food. The errands of their uncles and nephews are probably the best."

Everyone laughed, and Mi Fang, who was sitting nearby, also smiled and nodded in agreement.

"Ding Chengyuan, you have experience in training military soldiers, so your task is to draw elites from all armies and rebuild an elite unit. You are the general of this unit. Is there any problem?"

Ding Feng was overjoyed and agreed loudly.

"Okay, you all have come a long way to work hard. Let's rest for two days and then start working." Xia Houxuan stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, the general has high expectations for you. Don't let him down. Please note that we are jealous now.

There are quite a few people there, and if we don’t make some achievements, we won’t look good in the future.”

Everyone responded with a roar.

…

Zhuge Liang was furious, blood rushed to his head, his originally pale face turned frighteningly red, and even his eyes were so red that they were bleeding.

"Is Wei Ba going to rebel?" Zhuge Liang hissed: "The enemies colluded with the enemy, internal and external collusion, and Pengcheng was given away. Years of war results were ruined in one fell swoop. So many soldiers died in vain, and countless money and food were wasted.

Liu. Is he making fun of military affairs?"

Jiang Wan and others looked at each other. They all knew that Zhuge Liang would be angry, but they didn't expect that he would be so angry. Zhuge Liang was furious, and no one dared to say a word. Seeing their appearance, Zhuge Liang became even more angry, his hands were shaking with anger, and his lips were trembling.

.

He glanced around and his eyes fell on Gu Tan's face: "Zimo, please draft a memorial. I want to impeach Wei Ba."

Gu Tan stood up, raised his hands and saluted: "May I ask what the prime minister wants to impeach Wei Ba for?"

"What crime?" Zhuge Liang's face darkened. There was something wrong with Gu Tan's question. Did he want to speak for Wei Ba? "Zi Mo doesn't know?"

"I don't know Tan." Gu Tan straightened up, faced Zhuge Liang's angry eyes, and said unhurriedly: "General Chariot and Cavalry is in Xiangguan Dingyou, and he is no longer responsible for the war on the Eastern Front. Deng Ai and others have lost their

If Pengcheng is found guilty, General Zhendong should be held responsible. Why should General Chaoqi be impeached instead? Tan Dudu, please give me some advice, Prime Minister."

Yang Yi couldn't help it anymore, stood up and shouted loudly: "From what you say, it seems that whether Deng Ai and others are guilty or not is open to question?"

"Yes." Gu Tan also raised his voice. He showed respect to Zhuge Liang, but did not take Yang Yi seriously. He held his head high and his chest bright, and the respect he had just now disappeared without a trace.

"Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. How can there be a victorious general in the world? Faced with

The Wei army is approaching the border, but our army has no cavalry. It is expected that they will be fearful and behave inappropriately. Even if they are timid, General Zhendong's responsibility for failing to rescue him is more important than theirs. Let them be punished.

, shouldn’t we also punish General Zhendong?”

Gu Tan turned around and softened his tone: "Prime Minister, the area between the Jianghuai and Huaihe Rivers is a place where boats and horses are exchanged. It is normal that the Wei army cannot cross the river and our army cannot cross the Huaisi. Pengcheng is isolated and rescue is inconvenient.

Even the generals of chariots and cavalry were killed for rescuing Peng

The city suffered a setback, let alone the new arrival of General Zhendong? Now that Pengcheng has been lost and retreated to Guangling, although it is a blessing in disguise, the morale of the army is shaken. What is the use of condemning and condemning it now? Prime Minister, do our troops still have the strength to recapture Pengcheng at this moment?

?”

Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes and stared at Gu Tan. Gu Tan's expression did not change and he stood upright. Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. In his impression, no one in the Prime Minister's Palace had ever dared to confront him in this situation. However, although he was angry

, but also heard what Gu Tan meant.

Do you have any evidence to prove that this matter is related to Wei Ba, just because Deng Ai and others are Wei Ba's old subordinates? I'm afraid it won't convince the public. The person in charge of the eastern front battlefield is Ma Zhong now. Ma Zhong has the fact that he can't rescue him. Once Wei Ba

Ba was dissatisfied and bit back, and Ma Zhong couldn't escape his involvement.

This is from the perspective of political gains and losses. From the perspective of the war itself, it is also not appropriate to make the matter a big deal.

The Jianghuai area has always been a battlefield between the north and the south. The Wei State has the advantage of cavalry, which is conducive to long-distance attacks. Its mobility is beyond the reach of the Han army, which is mainly infantry. With the big river as a moat, the Wei army, which is not good at boat maneuvering, is also powerless and has to wait and see.

Jiang Xingtan. This is the result proved by the war in the past thirty years.

Zhou Yin and Ding Feng broke this routine when they broke into Pengcheng. However, the subsequent Battle of Pengcheng proved that this may not be a good thing without sufficient strength reserves. Especially when the cavalry was seriously damaged.

, if you continue to hold on to Pengcheng, you will inevitably have to pay a higher price.

Rather than do this, it is better to give up on Pengcheng.

Now, Deng Ai and the others have abandoned the city. I am afraid they know that it is not easy to hold on for a long time. They abandoned the city voluntarily and created a problem for Ma Zhong. If Ma Zhong wants to retake Pengcheng, it is basically impossible. Even if he captures it, it will be impossible.

It may not be possible to hold it. In this case, it is more practical to admit the status quo and let Ma Zhong stick to Guangling. If he insists on fighting, it may play into Wei Ba's ambitions.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the situation on the Eastern Front is actually the norm, and the previous occupation of Pengcheng was an accident. Realizing this, instead of impeaching Wei Ba and amplifying the matter, it is better to take advantage of the situation and focus on the Western Front

. First put Wei Ba aside and deal with it coldly. After Li Yan is dealt with, Wei Ba will be alone and can deal with him however he wants.

As long as you don't act out of emotion, you must admit that Gu Tan's suggestion is the best. Compared with entangled with Wei Ba, this approach is more flexible and can take the initiative. In fact, if you don't impeach, everyone will understand that this is

It's Wei Ba's fault, but there may not be conclusive evidence to impeach him. Once Wei Ba refuses to accept it, and says it's a false accusation, you will be passive.

In the final analysis, it is still a question of strength. Wei Ba is not strong enough to overthrow the Prime Minister's Palace, so he can only use some small tricks. Although the Prime Minister's Palace has natural moral advantages, it is not strong enough to overthrow Wei Ba in one fell swoop, so it must endure for a while.

After subduing Li Yan, taking back the military power in his hands, and gaining more strength, the situation will naturally change.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time and nodded slowly: "What Zi Mo said makes sense. It's just that the impact of this incident is too bad. If Wei Ba is not warned, it will be difficult to convince the public."

Gu Tan bowed and said, "Tan will try to write a book and then ask the Prime Minister to read it. How about that?"

"That's very good." Zhuge Liang glanced at Gu Tan meaningfully: "You have to work hard."
Chapter completed!