The sky was dim, and the white fish belly appeared in the east. After a while, the dazzling golden light shone from the horizon to the entire earth.
A large camp stood thirty miles outside Sishui Pass. The banner of "Changsha Prefect Sun" tightly wrapped the flagpole dejectedly. There was no breeze between the sky and the earth. As the sun rose, the heat began to slowly rise.
Although it is already August, the heat has not gone away. Severe drought has occurred across the entire northern land, and the scorching sun has scorched the earth like a steamer.
Having escaped Dong's army's night attack unharmed last night was a great blessing for Sun Jian, who did not have many troops.
At this time, Sun Jian had just gotten up, and his forehead and body were covered with sweat. The stuffy tent was like a steamer, which made the steamer very uncomfortable. Coupled with the harassment of mosquitoes at night, it was even more difficult to rest, making him almost sleepless all night.
, it wasn’t until early in the morning that he took a nap. As a result, his eye circles turned black, and even his eyeballs were filled with bloodshot eyes. He took a water bag from the table and drank it.
After a few sips of water, he walked out of the tent wearing a pair of shorts and shirtless.
The air outside the tent was flowing, which was much more comfortable than the stuffy tent. He stretched out, yawned, moved his hands and feet, and let the sweat on his body dry.
"My lord, I just received the news that General Gao sent a scout. General Gao is rushing here non-stop. It is already less than ten miles away." The person who spoke was Zu Mao. He rushed over from the gate of the village and saw Sun Jian walking out of the camp.
, then he cupped his hands and said.
Zu Mao's stature is very thin compared with Sun Jian, and even his height is much shorter than Sun Jian, but he has a shrewd and capable person, and he looks very powerful in a military uniform. Although he is under Sun Jian's command,
Among Zu Mao's four confidants, he is the weakest in martial arts, but once he goes to the battlefield, he will always be the first to rush forward, no less than Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang. In addition, Zu Mao
He is also very alert, which is what Sun Jian likes most.
"Although Gao Fei leads all cavalry, it must be very hard to come from Chenliu all night. Go and prepare and make some space so that the reinforcements can get a full rest when they arrive and prepare more water.
The weather seems to be trying to heat people to death."
"No, my subordinates are going to prepare now. My lord, do you want to hold a banquet to welcome General Gao?"
Sun Jian smiled and said: "No need, I understand Gao Fei's character. Besides, we were in a hurry when we came out and didn't bring enough food and grass. There is no need to spend a lot of time on hosting a banquet. You only need to have someone prepare a banquet for us."
A jar of water will do."
"Water? Don't you need wine?"
"The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. Gao Fei is my brother. He will understand this truth. Besides, it is not easy to drink at this time. There is nothing more thirsty than using water to entertain people who have come from afar."
"I understand, I will prepare now."
"Wait a minute, go and notify Huang Gai and ask him to ride out of the camp alone and meet Gao Fei at the intersection. Then ask Cheng Pu and Han Dang to open the village gate and let 200 people line up and wait at the gate."
Zu Mao said "Promise" and turned around to leave.
A smile appeared on Sun Jian's face, and he said to himself: "Brothers working together can break through metal. It seems that in this battle at Sishui Pass, our brothers will make the first contribution to the coalition forces."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Jian turned around and walked into the camp. He wiped his body with cold water first, then put on his clothes and armor, and arranged his military uniform in preparation for Gao Fei's arrival.
Dust was flying on the official road, and the heavily armed cavalry team extended far back. At first glance, it looked like a long dragon circling.
Gao Fei took the lead, followed closely by Tai Shi Ci, Jia Xu, Xun You, Zhao Yun, and Hua Xiong. Behind them were groups of cavalry. The group of people galloped forward at a high speed, with the thunderous sound of horse hooves following them.
There is a constant ringing in the ears, and wherever it passes, the ground of the earth will tremble.
Perhaps because he asked too many times, since he left Zhongmou, Gao Fei no longer asked nonsense about how far away it was. He had thoroughly arranged everything, and the scouts had also reported the news that Li Tie had successfully infiltrated into Bishui Pass.
With that, his heart became more relaxed.
Not far away, at the fork in the road, a lonely tree stood there. Under the shade of the tree, a man wearing an iron helmet and armor was riding on a horse, waiting quietly when he saw someone approaching on the official road.
A trace of joy appeared on his face.
With a soft shout of "drive", the knight rode his horse to the center of the official road. Seeing the cavalry approaching from far and near, he jumped off the horse and led the horse to wait there.
"My lord, it looks like Huang Gai is under Sun Jian's tent in front of me!" Taishi Ci looked at the knight in front of him and said to Gao Fei.
Gao Fei said "hmm" and said softly: "It seems that Sun Jian's camp is not far away. Let everyone slow down."
Soon, Gao Fei led everyone to approach Huang Gai, who was waiting on the roadside. When he saw Huang Gai, he ordered the entire army to stop advancing.
He has a round face, curved eyebrows, smiling eyes, a small and delicate nose, a pair of big ears, and a thick-lipped mouth. Overall, his appearance is pretty good, and he gives people a very affable affinity. His
His figure is a little on the fat side, and his abdomen always bulges slightly, making his body an extremely uncoordinated arc.
"Sima Huanggai, Sima of the Left Army under Grand Administrator Sun, is here to greet General Gao of Zhenbei on the order of my lord!"
Gao Fei saw Huang Gai's friendly face and could not see any mighty appearance, but this man was indeed a brave man. The famous Zhou Yu in history hit Huang Gai, which made him famous throughout the ages. He arched towards Huang Gai
He cupped his hands and said, "I'm sorry to hear that, please lead the way."
Huang Gai was startled when he heard Gao Fei calling him. He thought maybe his lord Sun Jian had talked about him with Gao Fei. However, he didn't care. In his opinion, Gao Fei called him
The word "" is also a sign of intimacy. He felt that he was already approachable enough. When he talked to Gao Fei for the first time today, he realized that Gao Fei was many times more kind than him. He immediately bowed to Gao Fei and got on his horse.
, after turning the horse's head, he said loudly: "General Gao, please come down with us, the camp is not far ahead."
Gao Fei nodded and ordered the whole army to move slowly and follow Huang Gai. Along the way, Gao Fei chatted with Huang Gai for a few words and asked roughly about the current situation at Sishui Pass.
The group soon arrived at Sun Jian's camp. Outside the camp, Sun Jian led Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao and two hundred soldiers to line up at the gate of the camp. They saw a long cavalry team slowly approaching.
People feel extremely excited in their hearts.
When they met each other, Sun Jian and Gao Fei exchanged a few words of greetings and then walked directly into the camp side by side.
At this moment, in front of the camp gate, a half-year-old child appeared in front of everyone. He wore a wrought bronze helmet on his head, an iron armor on his body, and a long spear in his hand. He pointed the long spear towards the ground.
With a pestle, he crossed his arms, raised his face, and shouted loudly: "General Wu Na, is he General Zhenbei, Marquis of Liaodong Gaofei?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was attracted by the costume of the half-grown child. Seeing the child's arrogant and very funny look, they couldn't help but feel funny, but no one laughed out loud.
Gao Fei didn't know the kid, and saw that the helmet on the kid's head was too big and covered half of his eyes, so the kid had to raise his face to look forward. At the same time, the armor on his body was also different from his.
His body shape was completely mismatched. It was much larger than his body. The plate armor that originally only reached the waist actually covered the child's entire thigh.
"Bo Fu! Don't mess around, get out of here!" Sun Jian's face turned pale. He never expected that Sun Ce would appear here in this way. He knew his son's character, and the reason why he was standing here was to show his respect to him.
Gao Fei challenged and yelled angrily.
After Gao Fei heard Sun Jian's cry, he chuckled twice, and then said to the child in front of him: "So you are Sun Ce. I didn't expect that you are still a half-grown child. However, even if you want to be fully armored, you should find someone
It's a suitable one, your figure is too different from your father's figure."
Sun Ce was startled. He looked at his own dress. It was indeed a bit funny, but he seemed to be able to tell it from Gao Fei's words, as if Gao Fei had known about his existence for a long time. However, he was completely sure that he was
It was the first time for Gao Fei to see him, and his father had never mentioned him to Gao Fei. After he was stunned for a moment, he used both hands to hold the helmet that almost covered his eyes, and couldn't help asking: "You...
…You know me?"
"Get back quickly. Don't be rude to your uncle. This is no place for you to mess around. Also, take off my armor. What do you think you look like?" Sun Jian scolded.
Gao Fei smiled and said: "Brother Wentai, it doesn't have to be like this. He is still a child after all. He doesn't think carefully about many things, so there is no need to rebuke him like this. I think he has quite a temperament, and he might become a famous person in the future.
Are you the general Sun Ce and Sun Bofu? Well...are your brothers Sun Quan and Sun Zhongmou in the camp? If so, call him here too so that I can meet him."
Sun Jian turned to look at Gao Fei and saw that Gao Fei had a kind face, but he was surprised. What made him wonder was that he had never told Gao Fei about his son, so why would Gao Fei know about it?
It was so detailed. It was enough to mention Sun Ce. After all, Sun Ce was with him and many heroes had seen him. It was not surprising to know. But he did not expect that Gao Fei even knew everything about his four-year-old son Sun Quan.
Chu.
Sun Ce also looked surprised and said in his heart: "It seems that my father has really mentioned me to him. Otherwise, how would he know that I have a younger brother? Since he knows about me, then I don't need to tell myself about my family name.
, challenge him directly.”
No one else showed any expression. In their opinion, Sun Jian and Gao Fei were brothers with different surnames who were like brothers. It was not surprising that they knew their family members, so no one said anything.
Sun Ce pulled up his spear, pointed it at Gao Fei, and shouted: "My brother is not here! General Gao, I want to formally challenge you. If you can defeat me, I will recognize you as my uncle!"
"Nonsense! How can you be Ziyu's opponent? Cheng Pu and Huang Gai pulled Bo Fu down and put him under strict guard. No one is allowed to let him out without my order!" Sun Jian was indeed angry. He was so angry.
His aggressive son often caused him trouble. When he was in Changsha, he became the local child king and often regarded himself as the overlord of Chu. Fortunately, no one reported him, otherwise Sun Ce would be guilty of treason. Because, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
Everyone knows the story of Chu. If he says he is the Overlord of Chu, he obviously wants to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
When Gao Fei saw this, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Wentai, it doesn't have to be like this. Bo Fu is just a competitive kid."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Sun Jian could answer, Gao Fei took a step forward and said to Sun Ce: "Sun Bofu, how old are you this year?"
"Twelve! But I am not a child anymore, I am already an adult. Let's fight according to the rules between adults. If you beat me, I will admit that you are my uncle!" Sun Ce said reluctantly.
.
Gao Fei laughed and said: "You are not a child at the age of twelve? You have not received the crown ceremony, so you are not an adult. You are not my opponent now. Use these few years to practice hard and you will be better."
Learn from your father. In a few years, after you accept the crowning ceremony and officially become an adult, I will definitely accept your challenge. Your father and I have important things to discuss today, but we don’t have time to fool around with you.
What do you think of my proposal?"
Sun Ce thought about it carefully, and then looked at Gao Fei's figure. He was indeed very strong. Although he was born with supernatural powers, he was not sure about it. After all, the gap was too big. After he thought about it, he said loudly: "Six years
!You give me six years. After six years, no matter where you are, I will definitely come to challenge you personally!"
"Okay! Be ambitious! This is how a man should be! Sun Bofu, don't let me down. I will wait for you for six years. After six years, we will also come to compete!" Tai Shici suddenly dodged from the crowd.
When he came out and saw Sun Ce's spirit of daring to challenge, he was completely moved. He couldn't bear the excitement in his heart, so he shouted out.
Sun Ce saw that Taishi Ci gave him the affirmation. He had also heard about the five tiger generals under Gao Fei's tent. Seeing Taishi Ci's extraordinary demeanor, he must be one of the five tiger generals, he became interested. He raised his hand and asked, "I haven't asked for the name of the strong man?"
"
"This is Donglai Taishi Ci!"
With just this loud roar, everyone present remembered Donglai Taishi Ci's name in their hearts and secretly praised him for being a man.
After Sun Ce heard this, he was also overjoyed. Knowing that Taishi Ci was one of the five tiger generals under Gao Fei's tent, he said loudly: "Okay! Taishi Ci, I accept your challenge. We will definitely compete in six years!"
Taishi Ci was about the same age as Gao Fei, only a few years older than Sun Ce. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Zhao Yun behind him tugging at the corner of his clothes, he realized that everyone's eyes were fixed on him.
His mind got hot and he didn't want to steal the limelight, so he retreated to the back and stopped talking, but his eyes were always fixed on Sun Ce, and he was very appreciative.
Gao Fei noticed the interaction between Taishi Ci and Sun Ce, and thought to himself: "Sun Ce and Taishi Ci fought for more than a hundred rounds on Shenting Ridge, which made the two of them cherish each other. It seems destined that there will be another fierce fight between them.
.However, the difference is that Taishi Ci is already my subordinate, and I will never let him leave me."
The atmosphere became a little more harmonious, and Sun Jian didn't interfere too much. He just said to Sun Ce: "Okay, if you've had enough trouble, go down. We still have military affairs to discuss."
Sun Ce received a satisfactory answer, nodded, and walked away. The iron pieces on his body made a crisp sound as he left, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Seeing Sun Ce's leaving figure, Gao Fei couldn't help but admired: "Tiger father has no dogs, brother Wentai has a son, it is really gratifying and congratulatory."
Sun Jian smiled and said: "Brother Xian, you are joking. Bo Fu is a troublemaker. Brother Xian, I have already prepared a place for your subordinates to rest. Brother Xian, you don't have to worry about it. Let's go into the account now and discuss it."
Matters at Sishui Pass."
Gao Fei nodded and said to Tai Shi Ci, Zhao Yun and Hua Xiong behind him: "Take the soldiers and have a good rest."
Zu Mao came over at this time, raised his hands to Taishi Ci, Zhao Yun, and Hua Xiong and said, "Please follow me."
At that moment, everyone separated in front of the village gate. Jia Xu and Xun You followed Gao Fei into Sun Jian's tent, while Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and Zu Mao greeted Gao Fei's men to arrange a camp for rest and sent food.
and water.
Gao Fei followed Sun Jian into the big tent. After everyone sat down, he asked directly: "Brother Wentai, how is the situation at Sishui Pass?" "Sishui Pass is guarded by Li Jue, Guo Si, Xu Rong, and Dong.
Li Ru, a confidant and strategist of the thieves, is in charge. There are about 60,000 soldiers in the pass, including 40,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. I have asked everyone to find out clearly. Sishui Pass is relatively small and cannot accommodate so many people. Thief Dong's
Most of the soldiers from Xiliang are stationed on the flat land behind the pass, and those actually stationed in the pass are only a mere **000 people. However, even so, Sishui Pass is still easy to defend but difficult to attack." Sun Jian briefly introduced.