Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 466 Raising Sharpness
While praising Wei Yan, Wang Zheng was still peeking at Zhou Hui. Seeing his suspicious eyes, he seemed to see that he was deliberately trying to win over Wei Yan. He knew that the time had come, and suddenly asked inadvertently: "By the way Mr. Zhou County, how come a warrior like Brother Wei has no official position so far?"

Hearing this, Zhou Hui's expression suddenly changed, he gave a dry cough, and explained with a forced smile: "The state shepherd doesn't know, after all, Wen Chang came to Yangzhou not long ago, in fact, after the last great victory, I have sent The envoy went to Shouchun to honor the meritorious officers and men, and Wen Chang was also on the list, but Yuan Gong has not replied so far, so... "

These words seem to be reasonable, after all, Zhou Hui is only a county lord in Shucheng in name, and indeed he does not have the right to appoint himself, especially anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wei Yan is arrogant, either he will not give it, or he will not. Possibly for a lowly official like Dub.

But Wang Zheng felt that this was not the case.

In the early and even middle period of the separatist regime in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the so-called state herds did not completely control the states and counties under them. It is the complete control of Jizhou, which is far from comparable to Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou and others at that time.

As for Yuan Shu, his overall strength was not weaker than Yuan Shao before, but it was due to the addition of Yuzhou and part of Xuzhou. In terms of Yangzhou alone, Yuan Shu also did not achieve absolute control.

Although Zhou Hui is only a county magistrate, Shucheng, as the former capital of Lujiang County, if not for Sun Ce's rebellion, I am afraid that there will be no county in his actual control, and there will always be half a county. It is precisely because of this, Zhou Lue Wang Zheng would be half-believed if he said that he had united with Liu Xun to stand on his own.

Because regardless of motives and ambitions, Zhou Hui's strength does have this possibility. If he were to be replaced by another county magistrate, it would be nonsense, or even suicide.

And in the same way, even if he is not self-reliant now, Yuan Shu will never be too negligent towards such an important minister. In addition, Shucheng has now become the front line of the three-party forces. As for the official position, if you don't show it to Yuan Shu, what's the point of appointing yourself?
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng thought to himself, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly had another guess.

It is impossible for Zhou Hui not to know Wei Yan's ability, and it is impossible not to pay attention to him, so why did he delay in giving Wei Yan an official position?

Maybe it's not that he doesn't want to give it, but that he thinks it's inappropriate to give it at this time?
Why not?Because if Wei Yan had an official position at this time, he would become a general under Yuan Shu's command!
Even so, as long as Wei Yan is not stupid, he will accept Zhou Hui's favor, but in name he and Yuan Shu have a relationship of monarch and minister, and this is probably what Zhou Hui does not want to see.

During the Han Dynasty, false fame was more important than later generations. For example, when Cao Cao called the Queen of Wei, all the generals were awarded the official title of Wei at that time. Only Xiahou Dun was still in the official position of the Han Dynasty. Loyal to Wei.But Cao Cao believed that Xiahoudun and him were both Han officials and belonged to colleagues in the Han Dynasty. How could Xiahoudun submit to Wei's official title?

But Xiahou Dun still made a strong request, and said that "he will not be appointed as a Han". In the end, Cao Cao agreed to his request and named him a former general of Wei.

Could it be that Zhou Hui really wanted to stand on his own feet, and even more thought that after becoming self-reliant, he would give Wei Yan an official position in his own name, so that regardless of name or reality, he and Wei Yan would become one monarch and minister?

Feeling that he had already guessed what Zhou Hui was thinking, Wang Zheng's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded and said, "Ah? So that's the case, I think it happened during the war, Duke Yuan had a lot of affairs and the territory was not peaceful, that's why it happened just now. "

As he spoke, he looked at Wei Yan with regret, Liang ordered the guards to serve another bowl of wine with Wei Yan, raised his own bowl, and said, "Don't be anxious, Chief Wen. The achievement is at your fingertips, and there will be a day when you can become a marquis, and please drink another cup." Before Wei Yan could speak, he did it first as a respect, lit the bottom of the bowl, and said with a smile, "Happy! Happy!"

He drank it up first, can Wei Yan not drink it?
What's more, what Wang Zheng said was very polite, and Wei Yan felt very pleasant after hearing it, even if he felt something wrong in his heart, he had no choice but to drink it.

Wei Yan is not stupid, if he just didn't understand why Wang Zheng praised him so suddenly, now he understands a little bit, but logically, if he wanted to recruit him, it should be done in private, why did he show his traces in front of Zhou Hui?

Although Wang Zheng was young, Wei Yan felt that the other party should not be so careless logically, and guessed that it was intentional.Although I still don't know why Wang Zheng did it on purpose, it is unavoidable to feel uneasy.

Since he was uneasy, he subconsciously glanced at Zhou Hui at the side, and saw that he didn't seem to mind on the surface, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart. Taking advantage of Wang Zheng going to drink with other people, he walked towards him slowly, and said in a low voice: : "Young Master, I."

"Huh?" Zhou Hui looked at him sideways, wondering, "What's wrong?"

Wei Yandao: "Wang Zhoumu has repeatedly persuaded him to drink, but I can't refuse, and I hope the young master won't ask for it."

"Hahaha, you showed your bravery today and won the first place for our army. Wang Zhoumu couldn't help but love talent." Zhou Hui smiled and said, "It's okay."

"Yes."

Wei Yan felt relieved, but he didn't notice the coldness in Zhou Hui's eyes.

At the beginning, when Wei Yan took the initiative to ask for his order, Zhou Hui was a little unhappy. This slave has always been a bit rebellious. This time Zhou Hui knew it, and he also knew that in Wei Yan's heart, he respected his dead father more than himself. This young lord, why Wei Yan has not been given an official position for half a year since he came to Shucheng, on the one hand, it is of course because he wants to wait for the time to mature in the future, on the other hand, it is also because of tempering his temper.

However, Wei Yan's brilliant performance today can be regarded as adding luster to Zhou Hui's face. Zhou Hui turned his anger into joy, but after returning to the city from Wei Yan, Wang Zheng continued to exaggerate and show favor, but let him Zhou Hui became suspicious.

What does this stick want to do?Want to poach Lao Tzu's wall?
I'm afraid you don't know what kind of person Wei Yan is. It's too ridiculous to ask someone to change the family after saying a few nice words?
Zhou Hui guessed right. Wang Zheng's intentions were obvious. From the first time he met Wei Yan, he had made up his mind to win him over.

He has a system in his hands, so he naturally has no shortage of strong soldiers, but in terms of generals, he is extremely lacking. After all, one Huang Zhong is far from enough, causing Wang Zheng to often take the lead and cut the generals. It can be said that he lacks both brave generals and generals !

When Sun Ce's army was approaching the city, in addition to focusing most of his attention on the city, Wang Zheng also always focused part of his attention on Wei Yan. When he sensed that the opponent had a fighting spirit, he immediately activated his talent of persuasion, and his charm was fully activated. , just thinking of taking the opportunity to arouse his enthusiasm and take the initiative to ask for a fight.

On the one hand, it is because as a traverser, Wang Zheng knows Wei Yan's ability better than others. Under such circumstances, the first battle of the charge has a great chance of winning.

On the other hand, Wang Zheng is also in charge now, so it is natural that if Wei Yan decides to fight on his own without Zhou Hui's permission, it will definitely make him feel unhappy and create suspicion.

Later, after Wei Yan's victory and return, Wang Zheng's actions were endless, and even seemed a bit deliberate, just to keep provoking, fanning the flames, and constantly amplifying the suspicion in Zhou Hui's heart!

The ultimate goal, of course, is that the two are suspicious of each other, and then they are separated from each other, which finally makes Wei Yan feel uneasy, and then develops into a conscious danger, so he has to take the initiative to change the family and join him under his command.

Even if Zhou Hui doesn't fall into the trap in the end, Wang Zheng is not worried. I don't know Zhou Hui, but Wei Yan does. Even if Zhou Hui doesn't have suspicions, I will make this rebellious boy feel that you have suspicions about him.

What's more, although he hasn't been in contact for long, Wang Zheng has already seen that Zhou Hui is not a magnificent and outstanding person. Otherwise, based on his family background, his father is one of the three princes, and his younger brother is Zhou Yu, the future king of the Eastern Wu. Originally unknown in history?
Of course, the so-called too much is too late, this kind of divorce plan still needs some time to ferment, today's heat is enough, Wang Zheng will stop there.

After drinking for three rounds, he changed the topic and said to everyone: "This is the first battle with the sun thief. The flag is opened and the morale of our army is boosted. You think, how will we fight next?"

Winning the first battle is a good start at best, and the symbolic meaning is far greater than the actual effect.How to meet the enemy next is the key point.

Just now Wei Yan took the opportunity, Wang Xiong was envious but also felt unwilling, and he drank too much alcohol, his blood was hot, and he was no longer as calm as before, so he immediately rushed forward excitedly:

"General, the general thinks that we should take advantage of the victory to pursue." As he said, he clenched his fist into a fist and swung it violently: "If you gather up a large army at this time and charge out, the enemy will definitely not expect it, or you may be able to accomplish it in one battle."

Wang Zheng looked at his blushing face, and laughed dumbfoundedly: "Okay, you have great ambition, Captain Tao, what do you think?"

"Although we won for a while today, it didn't change the disadvantage of being outnumbered. Besides, our army's strength lies in the fact that we have a strong city and rely on the geographical advantage. If we take the initiative to attack and switch to field battles, wouldn't it be a trade-off for strengths and weaknesses? I'm afraid it would be a bit inappropriate."

Tao Ze said: "However, Xiaowei Wang's proposal is not unreasonable. Taking advantage of the victory to pursue the pursuit is the main purpose of the military strategist. Since our army won the first victory, it is time to seize the opportunity when the morale of the army is excited!"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng asked sideways, "How can you take the lead?"

"Look for another opportunity, and fight with Sun Ce again! Only by hurting them can we undo the siege of Shu County as soon as possible."

If you defend the city first, you will fight in the field, and if there is no field, there will be no city.Simply defending the city behind closed doors is not enough.

Fighting pays attention to the initiative of a battlefield.Giving up the field battle is equivalent to giving up the initiative.Being passively beaten all day, the city will be in danger. Although Tao Ze is a county lieutenant, he is not comparable to ordinary guards.

Wang Zheng looked at Zhou Hui again and asked, "Mr. Zhou County, what do you think?"

Zhou Hui pondered for a while and said, "I think it's better to be still than to move. Didn't Wang Zhoumu have sent people to Linhu to order General Huang Zhong to lead the army to help Shucheng? Wait for his troops, and I've already recharged my batteries in the city. If it is enough, then the internal and external echoes, and the front and rear attack, although the sun thief is strong, he will not be able to defend. In this way, our army will not be difficult to win."

Wang Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "How about waiting for the other army to arrive before the decisive battle?"

This is naturally referring to the 1 horses led by Wu Sheng.

Zhou Hui's expression froze when he heard the words: "I don't know how General Wu of your department got there?"

Wang Zhengdao: "The front reported a few days ago that Wu Sheng's troops have entered Yangzhou and arrived in Yangquan. If there is no accident, it will take ten days or half a month to reach Shucheng."

Wang Zheng did not tell the truth here. Wu Shengbu did enter Yangzhou and arrived in Yangquan County, but this information was not reported a day ago.
It was three days ago!
Zhou Hui hesitated for a moment and said, "It's too long, and the night will be full of dreams. It's better for General Huang to take the initiative when the time comes."

Wang Zheng nodded, then looked at Wei Yan and said, "Brother Wei, what's your opinion?"

"I'm superficial, so I dare not speak nonsense."

Perhaps because he was worried that Zhou Hui would continue to be suspicious, Wei Yan became much more low-key this time.

"Haha." Wang Zheng waved his hand and said, "Sun's thieves are besieging the city today. You and I are in the city together, and we should help each other. Why should you be modest? Brother Wei, if you have a good idea, please tell me, I will listen with all my ears."

Wei Yan peeked at Zhou Hui, seeing his expressionless face, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Sun Ce will be in Xiang'an, Linhu, and Wancheng within a month. It also stretched the battle line too long, now that the soldiers are approaching the city, it seems that the arrogance is loud, but in fact there are hidden dangers, it cannot be exhausted for a long time, and it is even more eager to fight!"

"Wang Zhoumu knows himself and the enemy, and he must have seen this. He already has a chance of winning, so why should I say more?"

This is neither humble nor overbearing, if the two are of equal status, there is nothing wrong with it, but with the disparity in status between Wang Zheng and Wei Yan, it is a bit inappropriate, and everyone was surprised immediately.

The eyes of Wang Xiong and others looking at Wei Yan suddenly became hostile, but Zhou Hui showed a smile instead.

Wang Zheng didn't care about it, he just clapped his hands and laughed: "Brother Wei knows me too!" '

Speaking of standing up, looking around, his eyes are full of surging self-confidence: "As Wei Yan said, the sun thief is far away, the food and grass are insufficient, and the transportation is difficult. A fierce general should not be underestimated. Although I have won for a while now, it is just a fluke. As Tao Xiaowei said, the strength of our army is that the city is strong and the food is sufficient. Therefore, it is better not to leave the armor, and to close the city to nourish the army. Wait Its Qi decays, and then it can be fought."

Although he defeated Sun Ce for a while, in the eyes of Wang Zheng, he was completely different from everyone else.

The men and horses he sent to the battle just now were all the third-tier iron cavalry under his command. Even so, if there hadn't been Wei Yan, he might have won this first victory, and the price he paid would have been very heavy.

Others only saw their own victory, but Wang Zheng became more and more cautious because of Sun Cejun's performance.

In addition, there is still the hidden danger of Zhou Hui's desire to stand on his own. Under such circumstances, Wang Zheng naturally does not plan to continue to take the initiative to attack. The strategy he formulated against the enemy can be summed up in four words:

Close the door and keep sharp.

At least before Huang Zhongbu joined him, Wang Zheng never thought about having a head-on field duel with Sun Ce.

(End of this chapter)