Chapter 432 How can I learn from the overlord and refuse to cross Jiangdong? (Three in one
Chapter 432 How can I imitate the Overlord and refuse to cross the Yangtze River? (Three in One)
"Lord, aren't we going to congratulate Liu Cheng?"
Cheng Pu asked Sun Jian.
Sun Jian, with his head wrapped in a red turban, looked more weathered than before, but his heroic spirit was not the same as before.
Although he was a little tired, he was still the fierce tiger that came out of Jiangdong.
"Not going."
Sun Jian shook his head and said, especially firmly.
"Dong Zhuo and Liu Cheng are all traitors to the country!
My general, Huang Gongfu, was killed in the hands of Liu Cheng. This is a mortal enemy!
I wish I could cut this kind of thief into a stick, so why would I send someone to attend his wedding?
How can this kind of behavior be worthy of Huang Gongfu? How can it be worthy of the soldiers who followed me in the battle and died at the hands of Liu Xie?
There may be many benefits to attending Liu Cheng's wedding, but I don't care about any of them!
Others are afraid that this will offend the traitor Liu Cheng and lead him to send troops to attack, but I, Sun Jian, are not afraid!
Such national thieves can only kill them quickly, but there is no reason to flatter them.
No matter what others do, I, Sun Jian, will never do this!"
"Okay! General Sun said it well!
It seems that the only thing that these national thieves can do is kill and then be quick. How can you praise their bad feet?!
Looking around, in this vast area of Guandong, except for General Sun, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others are all weak!
They are all cowardly!
No one is a man!"
As Sun Jian finished speaking, someone's voice rose in response.
Turning around, I saw that the person who came was a young man of about twenty years old. He was very well-proportioned and strong overall.
This person was Cao Chun and Cao Zihe who had defected to Sun Jian for less than ten days.
“In the past, we didn’t know true heroes, but today we have met the real man, Cao Chun, Cao Zihe, pay my respects to my lord!
From now on, I am willing to follow my lord on horseback and fight to the death!
To get rid of the national traitors!"
Cao Chun came to Sun Jian, said this, and knelt down on one knee in front of Sun Jian.
He called Sun Jian his lord.
This is considered to be acknowledging the master.
Sun Jian quickly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said solemnly: "With the success of my son today, I will be more confident in getting rid of the national traitors in the future!"
Although it is difficult to get rid of national traitors, someone needs to do it after all, and I, Sun Jian, am one of them."
Cheng Pu, who was standing next to him, also spoke out, congratulating Sun Jian on getting a general and extending his kindness to Cao Chun.
Sun Jian and Cheng Pu have already had a preliminary appreciation of Cao Chun's abilities. He is extremely proficient in horseback riding skills and is a truly capable person.
Let him lead the troops. It only takes a few days for the soldiers to be in hand. Compared with before, they are already different.
He is a general.
What's even more rare is that this man is also Cao Mengde's clan brother, and he has an sworn hatred with Liu Cheng, the traitor.
He and I are naturally on the same page.
At this time, Cao Chun knelt down on one knee and called himself lord. How could he not make Sun Jian happy?
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"Master, what are you going to do next?
Are you planning to stay under Yuan Shu's command and attack Liu Biao here for Yuan Shu?"
At night, after Sun Jian called his close friends and held a banquet with Cao Chun, Cao Chun, who was left alone by Sun Jian, talked to Sun Jian for a while, and while enjoying the wine, he looked at Sun Jian and said this.
Sun Jian looked at Cao Chundao and said: "I have soldiers but no food. Yuzhou has been beaten to pieces. It is impossible to get too much food and grass here. I can only fight hard..."
Cao Chundao said: "Yuan Shu has no great ambitions. He only has the name of the fourth generation and the three male families. He is a person who cannot achieve great things."
The lord is talented and brave, and Yuan Shu, who has been following him for a long time, is not an option.
Today Yuan Shu can provide food to the lord, but tomorrow he does not need to provide food and grass to the lord..."
Sun Jian looked at Cao Chundao and said, "What strategies does Zihe have for me?"
Cao Chundao: "As soon as my lord asked, the subordinates started to talk wildly.
Why should a heroic figure like my lord be controlled by an incompetent person like Yuan Shu?
Not only is the lord's reputation not as good as Yuan Shu's, but his family background is not as good as Yuan Shu's, what's more important is that the lord has no place that truly belongs to him!
All the places in our hands now are war-torn places, which have been destroyed long ago. They are also connected to Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and other people, and belong to the four war places.
There is no use in coming to a place like this, and a lot of energy must be spent to defend it.
I will confine you, my lord, here.
It has seriously affected your performance, Lord.
If so, why didn't my lord abandon it and lead his troops to somewhere else?"
"Where to go?"
Sun Jian looked at Cao Chun with burning eyes and asked.
Cao Chundao: "My lord is from Wu County. If so, why don't you lead your troops back home?"
The land east of the Yangtze River is wide enough and blocked by the natural dangers of the Yangtze River. Moreover, the land east of the Yangtze River is rich, with a large number of people and fields, and the output is rich.
In the land of Jiangdong, is there anyone too powerful who has a foothold there now?
Isn’t this a place naturally prepared for the Lord?
After my lord has obtained Jiangdong, the food, grass, and soldiers have all been taken care of, so why do we still need to be controlled and dependent on others here?"
Sun Jian's eyes became brighter and he looked at Cao Chundao: "Zi He's words coincide with mine. In fact, I have long had the idea of returning to Jiangdong.
However, once you leave here and want to come back, it is not something you can do in a year or two. Compared with my idea of killing national traitors, it is far different.
I have been struggling with this matter, so I never left."
Hearing this, Cao Chun took a sip of wine and said, "My lord is right to have this idea, and my subordinates also have this dilemma.
However, my subordinates have figured it out now.
The traitor Liu Cheng has grown up, and it is not easy to kill him.
If you want to kill it, you need to develop yourself.
There is no use in being anxious about this matter.
You can only take your time.
If you are too anxious, you will easily use yourself as a stepping stone and make yourself the credit of Liu Cheng's traitor, thus losing the possibility of revenge.
Some things must be cut off when they are cut off, and they need to be tolerated for a while.
Otherwise, you will be affected by it.
When my lord crosses the Yangtze River, it does not mean that he no longer wants to take revenge or eliminate thieves for the country.
Instead, some adjustments are made according to the situation.
My lord, to put it bluntly, I cannot imitate King Xiang and refuse to cross the Yangtze River!
After passing Jiangdong, according to the master's ability, it is certain to make a comeback!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he was greatly touched.
He stood up and poured a glass of wine with his own hands, holding it in both hands for Cao Chun.
Cao Chun declined, but Sun Jian did not allow it, saying: "I can bear this glass of wine for you!
If not for what Zihe said, I would have continued to be trapped by these doubts and continue to do meaningless things here!
Zihe, it would be great if you came earlier!"
Cao Chun smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you, my lord, my subordinates have only recently figured this out."
As he spoke, he took the drink from Sun Jian, raised his neck and drank it.
Then he poured a glass for Sun Jian and said loudly: "My lord, I toast you, you are a true hero, different from these vulgar people.
From now on, tigers will return to the mountains and dragons will enter the sea!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he couldn't help laughing. He reached out to take the wine from Cao Chun's hand, raised his neck and drank it all.
Then he pulled out the knife in his hand with his backhand and slashed it down hard!
"Bang!"
There was a sound, and a powerful and heavy knife struck the table. A corner of the table was cut off directly by the knife!
After cutting off a corner of the desk with his sword, Sun Jian couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He felt that all the depression he had been feeling for many days was swept away, and he felt happy all over his body!
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That night, Sun Jian kept Cao Chun behind and did not let Cao Chun leave.
The two talked all night, but they felt it was too late to meet each other.
In the afternoon of the next day, Sun Jian summoned the main personnel of his men, including Zu Mao, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others. Among these people, Cao Chun was also included.
A capable person can quickly get ahead anywhere.
Cao Chun came to Sun Jian less than ten days ago, and he had already become Sun Jian's confidant and gained a high status here.
Sun Jian summoned these generals and announced to them his plan to go to Jiangdong and the attack on Jiangxia.
"My lord, since we have decided to go to Jiangdong, my subordinates feel that it is better not to add any extra details and go directly to Jiangdong from somewhere else."
After Cheng Pu learned about Sun Jian's intentions, he thought about it and tried to persuade him.
Sun Jian shook his head and said: "No, traveling from Jiangxia to Jiangdong is the smoothest and closest.
Because of my concerns, I never took any serious action against Huang Zu.
Now we have to leave here and return to Jiangdong, and we must deal with Huang Zu no matter what!
First, let the incompetent Huang Zu, Liu Biao and others take a good look at me, Sun Wentai, who is not someone they can provoke, and let them and everyone in the world see the majesty of my Sun Jian.
Secondly, it can be regarded as giving some explanation to Yuan Shu.
Although Yuan Shu was a little sorry for me before and only wanted to use me with me, he still gave me some help.
He was unkind, but I couldn't be unjust. I left something with him before leaving, which would be considered a favor to him.
If I don't kill Huang Zu, according to his ability, I'm afraid life will become sad after I leave.
Third, Jiangxia has money, food, weapons, and ships. These are all the things we need.
There is a lot of water in the land east of the Yangtze River, so it is impossible not to have enough ships on hand.
And when we come to Jiangdong, if we want to hold Jiangdong in our hands and make it our own, we will definitely not be able to go there with our troops and horses like this.
It needs to be fought with a knife and a gun.
Weapons, food and grass are a must.
Otherwise, when we cross Jiangdong and don’t get enough food and grass for a while, won’t we be blinded?”
Sun Jian was here, looking at his generals and talking eloquently.
Tell him his plan.
After saying these words, his subordinates were speechless.
On the one hand, it was because they felt that what their lord said was absolutely true.
They knew their lord and his own fighting prowess, but they never took Huang Zuzhen seriously.
On the other hand, they clearly knew their lord's temper. Under the current situation, there was no possibility of changing it. They could only act in accordance with their lord's orders.
After this main strategy was decided, Sun Jian began to formulate a plan with his subordinates to attack Huang Zu, capture Jiangxia, and after taking a large amount of supplies from Jiangxia, send troops to Jiangdong...
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Three days later, Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, who had been fighting tepidly with Huang Zu here and often paddling, suddenly changed from their normal state.
His general Han Dang led his troops and intensified the attack on Huang Zu.
Moreover, many soldiers and horses were mobilized to fight against Huang Zu.
Such behavior immediately made Huang Zu feel a lot of pressure.
He also began to increase the intensity of the war and fight with Sun Jian here.
At the same time, Sun Jian led the main force of his troops and charged towards Xiangyang.
After Huang Zu got the news, he became anxious instantly.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jian, who had been fighting fiercely with him, would suddenly turn to attack his lord!
Huang Zu was not too worried if only Sun Jian went to attack.
But now, my lord is always at war with Yuan Shu.
Sun Jian's abnormal behavior at this time must have been discussed with Yuan Shu in advance!
If he doesn't take action on his side, and Sun Jian really gets what he wants, his lord will be in great danger!
Liu Biao had great trust in Huang Zu.
As the saying goes, a soldier dies for his confidant. At the critical moment, Huang Zu was also unambiguous. He increased the investment of troops.
On the one hand, he arranged people to withstand the attack of Sun Jian's general Han Dang and others; on the other hand, he gathered the army and led it personally to pursue Sun Jian in a detour...
In Huang Zu's impression, Sun Jian should have gone straight to Xiangyang at this time, but he did not go at this time. He led his troops and horses to ambush in a woodland.
The person carrying his flag, pretending to be him, and heading toward Xiangyang with a red turban on his head, was his general Zu Mao.
Huang Zu left Jiangxia and took a detour to rescue Xiangyang. After receiving the report, Sun Jian said with a smile on his face: "This is called attacking the enemy and saving it..."
Saying this in his mouth, he then began to quietly give orders to his soldiers to get ready.
The next step is gearing up to give Huang Zu a big surprise...
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Cao Ren looked a little distressed.
All the roads into Guanzhong were blocked by Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses. It was not easy to enter Guanzhong.
He has been here for more than ten days and still has no way to enter.
Just as he was about to take a risk, he discovered that another large group of people had gathered.
This thing seems a bit abnormal.
There are more people gathered here in Tongguan than before, and most of them seem to have unusual identities.
After some careful inquiring, he found out what was going on.
The thief Liu Cheng is getting married to Dong Zhuo's granddaughter. Everyone in Guandong sent their men to Chang'an to congratulate him!
Cao Ren's eyes were a little red.
He cursed these people endlessly.
They all said nice things, like killing the traitor Dong Zhuo and reviving the Han Dynasty.
Now that the thief Liu Cheng is getting married to the granddaughter of the thief Dong Zhuo, so many people came all of a sudden, vying to congratulate each other. It was really more shameless than the other!
Cao Ren cursed like this in his heart, despising everyone in Guandong.
Then he immediately asked his men to dress up and turn some of the original goods into gifts. They also raised the flag of celebrating Uncle Liu Huang and joined the team celebrating Uncle Liu Huang's marriage...
Here in Tongguan, as the teams gathered, after waiting for three days, the gate of Tongguan opened and let Cao Ren and the congratulators in.
However, they were not allowed to act without permission. Instead, they gathered together and were escorted by more than a thousand soldiers and horses towards Chang'an.
They say they are escorts, but in fact they are afraid that some of them may have bad intentions and take the opportunity to cause trouble...
Under the guise of an envoy from Qiao County, Cao Ren and his men mingled among the crowd and followed the troops forward.
After observation, he discovered that these soldiers and horses were indeed different from the other soldiers and horses he had seen.
It surpassed many soldiers and horses he had seen before.
Not to mention his combat effectiveness, his discipline alone is astonishing.
In his opinion, this is truly what is forbidden.
Generally speaking, armies that can do this have good combat effectiveness.
After walking forward for a while, I left the confines of Tongguan and saw the large green fields on both sides of the road, as well as the people who were weeding and watering the wheat seedlings in the fields, or building canals in an orderly manner. I saw so many
Not only were the soldiers walking around not afraid, some of them even greeted them, which made them even more surprised.
In this era, it is extremely rare to see soldiers and civilians as one family.
One of the reasons why some places are attacked by thieves and would rather resist than send troops to quell the chaos is that after the soldiers pass, the damage they cause is often greater than that of the bandits!
Not all soldiers and horses have such strong discipline, and not all armies are affectionately called people's soldiers.
From a historical perspective, the People's Army is truly a miracle!
It truly explains what it means to be a family between the military and civilians.
The soldiers and horses in Guanzhong are far inferior to the soldiers of later generations.
But even so, what they showed has already made people like Cao Ren, Yan Xiang, and Kuai Liang extremely surprised and shocked!
As far as the eye can see, there is prosperity, vitality, stability and peace...
Just crossing the Tongguan Pass, for them, it was like entering another world.
A world far away from chaos...
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"So many people are here?
I didn’t expect that my wedding, Liu Cheng’s, would be such a grand event.”
At Liu Cheng's house, Liu Cheng couldn't help but smile as he listened to Lu Yang's report.
Yan Xiang, Kuai Liang, Sun Qian, Chen Deng, Gongsun Yue, Dong Zhao...
Behind this long list of historical names, they represent the vast majority of forces in the Han Empire in this era.
From the time he released the news of the marriage to the time they got married, there were only thirty-one days.
But in such a short period of time, so many people rushed over with gifts to attend his wedding.
The kind that comes uninvited.
The purpose of these people who come here is not simple, Liu Cheng knows this.
But this can still prove that today, the pig-killing boy who came out of Chenggao, has completely grown up and become a hero of this era, and must be taken seriously.
"My lord's reputation is growing, these people dare not not come."
Lu Yang answered with a smile and said to Liu Cheng.
Hearing this, Liu Cheng shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not that my reputation is growing, but that of Grand Master Dong. The wife I married is Grand Master Dong's only direct granddaughter."
Hearing this, Lu Yang nodded seriously and said, "Yes, Grand Master Dong's reputation is growing."
When Liu Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but smile when he saw Lu Yang like this.
"During this period, please retreat harder and keep a closer eye on those who come here to prevent any trouble.
It’s a mixed bag, and if something goes wrong, it won’t be good.”
Liu Cheng confessed to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang nodded and said: "Yes, I will definitely just keep an eye on him."
After that, Lu Yang smiled again and said: "Master, among these people, there is an interesting person..."
"Who?"
Liu Cheng asked.
"Zhang Ren."
Liu Cheng thought about it and found that there was no impression of this person in his mind.
"Who is this?"
Lu Yang smiled and said: "Cao Ren."
Zhang Ren and Liu Cheng didn't know, but Cao Ren and Liu Cheng knew.
Speaking of Cao Ren, Liu Cheng's head instantly became clear.
"You mean, Cao Ren changed his name to Zhang Ren and came to Chang'an pretending to be the person congratulating me?"
Liu Cheng looked at Lu Yang and asked.
Lu Yang nodded: "My lord is right."
Liu Cheng opened his eyes, and in a daze, he killed Cao Cao at the beginning.
Although Cao Cao died, the Xiahou family and several brothers of the Cao family who followed Cao Cao to great fame in history are still alive.
Among the Cao family generation, they are truly brilliant.
Liu Cheng did not dare to look down upon these people.
However, at the beginning, he could only develop himself first and had no energy to pay attention to them.
After he had almost developed a man, and the Jin Yiwei had also developed to a certain extent secretly, Liu Chenggong issued an order to Lu Yang, asking Lu Yang to arrange some manpower to find out information about the Cao family and the Xiahou family.
It was also because of Lu Yang that he knew about this.
"Where are the rest of the Cao family and Xiahou family? What are they doing?"
Lu Yang naturally knew that the rest of the Xiahou family of the Cao family mentioned by his lord did not refer to all the people of the Xiahou family of the Cao family, but only those few.
Immediately he said: "The news was just delivered today, saying that Xiahou Dun took some people to defect to Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin.
Xia Houyuan took some people to defect to Liu Biao.
Cao Hong led his people to defect to Yuan Shao.
Cao Chun led his people to defect to Sun Jian."
After listening to Lu Yang's words, Liu Cheng was silent for a while and sighed: "It would be impossible without Cao Mengde. Several of them are rare talents, but none of them can carry the flag alone.
I thought that after Cao Mengde's death, people like them could still cause quite a stir, but now it seems that I was overthinking it.
As soon as Cao Mengde died, they dispersed.
Times create heroes, and heroes create times!"
"My lord, you said these people dispersed and defected to different people. From now on, the forces they joined have become hostile forces. Will they fight when they meet?"
Liu Cheng thought about the performance of the Zhuge brothers and heard this: "It's very possible.
These people are not biological brothers, they are just clan brothers. Even if they agreed not to fight each other when they left, but after a long time, it still failed.
People's hearts will change, and the situation will also change. When that time comes, you often can't help yourself..."
Lu Yang nodded when he heard this and didn't think much about this matter.
Even if they really start fighting when the time comes, it's none of his business.
They will change, they will change, but the relationship between themselves and the Lord will not change anyway.
With this thought in mind, Lu Yang asked Liu Cheng.
