Chapter 191 Xu You seeks Sun Jian, Sun Quan shows Huiguang
Xu You read the letter, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"Ziyuan, since we asked Liu Biao to lead his troops to intercept and kill Sun Jian, why do we need to inform Sun Jian again?"
Xu You's words made Yuan Shao confused. What do you mean by all this intrigue? It's you who kills people, and it's you who let them go.
"My lord, Liu Biao, the Mu of Jingzhou, nominally controls the entire territory of Jingzhou. Now, except for Nanyang County, which is occupied by my lord, only Changsha, commanded by Sun Jian, is outside Liu Biao.
What I said last time, asking Liu Biao to intercept and kill Sun Jian, was just one of the steps. Now that this step is completed, we can proceed to the second step.
Let Sun Jian and Liu Biao fight against each other. Sun Jian can be defeated in this battle, but he cannot die. With the loss of troops and generals, his Changsha County will definitely be unable to withstand Liu Biao's attack.
As long as the lord helps him in time, this Jiangdong tiger will be driven by the lord. Then the lord can support Sun Jian in attacking Jingzhou and delay Liu Biao's time in the name of revenge.
We can go south to Yangzhou and east to Yuzhou, and after we capture these two states, we can then attack Jingzhou in turn, and then we can settle the matter."
In a few words, Xu You once again put forward the blueprint he had sketched for Yuan Shao.
"Ziyuan, you are indeed a wise man in this world. Sun Jian and Liu Biao are like chess pieces in your hands, at your mercy."
Yuan Shao finally understood what Xu You meant. Now that they wanted to go east or south, the only big problem was Liu Biao.
Now Xu You proposes to use Sun Jian to balance Liu Biao, which is equivalent to eliminating their future troubles and creating favorable conditions for sending troops in the future. It is indeed a good move.
"My lord, you are ridiculous. You are just a mediocre person."
Although Xu You declined, he was still happy in his heart.
"Okay, then write a letter and rush to Sun Jian's headquarters."
"promise."
When Sun Jian and his party returned from Luoyang, only about 10,000 of the 20,000 troops were left. Although Dong Zhuo was repulsed, everyone seemed listless.
"My lord, this time I sent troops to the north and lost troops and generals. I really suffered a big loss."
Huang Gai rode on his war horse and spoke to Sun Jian.
"Gongfu, this trip to the north is purely for the righteousness of the world, and fighting for righteousness, how can we talk about losses and gains?"
Looking at Huang Gai, Sun Jian couldn't help but frown.
"The public notice made a mistake."
Seeing Sun Jian's face, Huang Gai knew that he was in trouble and quickly admitted his mistake.
"It doesn't matter."
Huang Gai admitted his mistake, and Sun Jian relaxed his brows.
"My lord, there is a messenger from Yuan Shao who wants to see you."
Suddenly a scout rode up to Sun Jian.
"Yuan Shao? Why is he here? Let him come."
Although I don't know why Yuan Shao sent people here, the Yuan family is powerful and Yuan Shao is the governor of Nanyang. Even if he has some grudges with Yuan Shao, he can't offend him.
"For your humble position, please see Sun Taishou."
The messenger was brought to Sun Jian by the scouts, and he cupped his fists in salute.
"Why did Governor Yuan send you here?"
"Prefect Sun, my lord's words are all in the letter. You will know it as soon as you read it."
The messenger did not hesitate and took out the letter with the fire seal from his pocket and handed it to Sun Jian.
Sun Jian opened Yuan Shao's letter with a puzzled expression.
After reading Yuan Shao's letter, Sun Jian's expression changed drastically, but he did not say anything. Instead, he sent the messenger away and then waved his troops to stop.
"Lord, what's wrong?"
Upon hearing Sun Jian's general order, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang came to Sun Jian's side in confusion.
"Yuan Shao sent a letter saying that Liu Biao actually set up troops in front to intercept us."
Sun Jian directly told the three generals what Yuan Shao was thinking.
"Liu Biao is a common man and dares to do so."
"It's too much to bully someone."
Upon hearing Sun Jian's words, Huang Gai and Han Dang became furious.
"My lord, first of all, how did Yuan Shao learn about Liu Biao's actions? Secondly, there is some grudge between us. There is no need for him to inform us about what Yuan Shao means."
Cheng Pu was the smartest among the three generals. He couldn't help but frown when he read the letter.
"What De Mou said is true. Although I don't know what kind of medicine Yuan Shao sells in his gourd, and I don't know what Liu Biao means, I have to guard against this move. The whole army must be on guard and use more scouts."
Demou, you lead the light cavalry team to bypass Sanjin Ferry and go to Changsha, and ask my son Sun Ce to lead the elite troops to meet you."
After listening to Cheng Pu's words, Sun Jian made arrangements immediately.
"promise."
Sun Jian's entire army was on the alert, while Cheng Pu led a light force and bypassed Sanjin Crossing and rushed towards Changsha.
Cheng Pu galloped at night, covering two to three hundred miles in three days, and finally arrived at Changsha County.
"My lord, something bad has happened."
After Cheng Pu entered the city, he went directly to the prefect's mansion to meet Sun Jian's family.
Sun Jian had four sons, all born to the eldest wife Wu. The eldest son was named Ce, also named Bo Fu; the second son was named Quan, named Zhongmou; the third son was named Yi, given the courtesy name Shubi; the fourth son was named Kuang, also given the courtesy name Jizuo.
Sun Ce had already been crowned and joined Sun Jian's army. This time he conquered Dong Zhuo, but Sun Ce was left behind by Sun Jian to guard his home in Changsha.
"Cheng Pu, why are you so panicked?"
Sun Ce was dancing with his gun at home. When he saw Cheng Pu like this, he couldn't help but frown.
"My lord, after conquering Dong Zhuo, my lord led his army back, but received a secret report from Yuan Shao that Liu Biao wanted to intercept on the road, so my lord specially ordered me to take a small road to come here, and asked my lord to send troops to respond."
Cheng Pu didn't say much and directly stated the urgency of the situation.
"How dare you, Mr. Liu Biao, do this? I will mobilize all my troops to support my father."
Hearing that his father was about to be ambushed by Liu Biao, Sun Ce's temper instantly rose. Without saying a word, he ordered his elite troops to go to Sanjin Ferry for rescue.
"Brother, wait a minute."
Just when Sun Ce and Cheng Pu were about to leave, a little kid turned out from the side. This kid was only eight or nine years old, but his eyes were full of wisdom.
"Zhongmou, my father is in danger, how can I leave slowly?"
Seeing that the person transferred was his brother Sun Quan, Sun Ce was also depressed for a while.
"Brother, Sanjin Ferry is still far away from Changsha. As the saying goes, water far away cannot quench the thirst of those nearby. I'm afraid we won't have enough time to reach Sanjin Ferry at the speed of infantry."
Sun Quan shook his head.
"Then what do you think should be done?"
After hearing Sun Quan's words, Sun Ce couldn't help but frown.
"Brother, now mobilize the sergeants to fight for the carriage. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
Although Sun Quan was still young, he was decisive in his words and did not hesitate at all.
"Is this really good?"
After hearing Sun Quan's words, Cheng Pu couldn't help but frown.
"I can't control that much anymore. Zhongmou is right. Water from afar can't quench the thirst nearby. If you can save your father, there's no harm in offending those wealthy families."
Although Cheng Pu hesitated, Sun Ce couldn't control that much.
Five thousand elite soldiers received Sun Ce's general order and dispersed to various places to collect carriages from various families. In just one day, they obtained nearly a thousand carriages.
"Set off."
In the evening of that day, Sun Ce took the lead, with nearly a thousand carriages carrying his 5,000 elite soldiers, and they rushed towards Sanjin Ferry like crazy.
