Chen Yu was circling around the tent, anxious and uneasy.

There was a rustling sound of footsteps outside the tent. Chen Cong lifted the tent and took off the cloak, shook off the snowflakes on it. Seeing that the tent was empty, he frowned.

"Brother, where are you?"

"Before you come, these aristocratic families will talk nonsense and cannot do big things." Chen Yu waved his hand angrily. "Pong Yan, what did you do? Zhou Yu entered Wancheng, why didn't you stop him?"

Chen Cong was inexplicably surprised. "Zhou Yu entered Wancheng? When did it happen?"

Chen Yu was furious and wanted to slap Chen Cong twice. Looking at Chen Cong's expression, he didn't know anything. The more Chen Yu thought about it, the more he became more afraid. Chen Cong knew his thoughts, and he was still so rough. What about the others? I'm afraid they were even more in the dark. They were still connected with each other, but Sun Ce had already started to act and controlled Wancheng without any hesitation.

A trace of uneasiness passed by Chen Yu's heart. Isn't it too risky to cooperate with these people and become enemies with Sun Ce?

At this time, footsteps sounded outside the tent, and Yang Hong pushed the tent in. Seeing that Chen Yu was not in good shape, he was drunk again, and immediately lowered his face. "Kung Wei, are you still in the mood to drink at this time? General Yuan’s new mourning, are you, as his old subordinate, not guarding the mourning ceremony?"

Chen Yu was speechless and had to talk to him. "Civilized, do you know that Zhou Yu has entered Wancheng?"

"Know."

Chen Yu was anxious. "Do you know why you didn't stop him?"

"How to stop me? Although I am the chief minister, I have no right to command the central army. The central army has always only listened to General Yuan's orders, and Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are all generals of the central army, so I don't need my permission to enter Wancheng. Besides..." Yang Hong paused, and a trace of regret flashed in his eyes. "At that time, Yan Yuantu was in front of me, and I couldn't get rid of it."

"What is Yan Yuantu doing outside the city?" Chen Yu made a furious attack and suddenly reacted. "He wants to connect with the generals?"

"Don't worry, although he has this idea, he doesn't have that much influence. Few people listen to him." Yang Hong waved his hand disdainfully. "Most of people are standing on our side. Gong Wei, don't delay, talk about how he is talking to Zong Shilin."

Chen Yu told him about the meeting with Zong Cheng, and finally said that he wanted to go to the inner city to visit the prison but was blocked by Deng Zhan. He was very embarrassed. Now it seems that when he and Zong Cheng were drinking, it was Zhou Yu's arrival in the city. If he had acted earlier, Lou Gui would have the chance to meet the powerful people in the county prison, and this opportunity was wasted by him.

Yang Hong looked gloomy and remained silent. After a while, Zhang Xun came and saw that the atmosphere was depressing, he didn't know what was going on. Yang Hong asked, "Yuan Gong, is Yan Yuantu leaving?"

"Let's go." Zhang Xun smiled unnaturally. "He said he would come again tomorrow."

Yang Hong snorted: "This Yan Yuantu is confused. He is even more confused than his lord. He actually wants to surrender to a child with yellow mouth. In my opinion, this lord's foundation will sooner or later be destroyed in his hands."

Zhang Xun said verbally: "It was probably because his nephew followed Sun Ce. General Yuan pursued Cao Cao, and we reacted too slowly, and Sun Ce took the lead. Yan Yuantu probably felt that we... were unfaithful to the king and were contrary to the moral integrity of the ministers." As he said that, his face became a little hot and his eyes were dodged. Seeing him like this, Yang Hong was unhappy and wanted to scold him, but he didn't know how to start.

Several people looked different. After a moment, Chen Yu coughed: "Civilization, Yuan Gong, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu have controlled Wancheng and seized the opportunity. We can no longer hesitate and must make a decision immediately. If I guess well, Sun Ce will soon take advantage of the opportunity of mourning to pass on us into the city. Wancheng is now his territory. Once we enter the city, can we still come back alive? Civilization, you are General Yuan's confidant, and you have to make an idea at this time."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Yang Hong said in a deep voice: "I will say it again. I will not deny the lord's last order, even if this last order is bad."

Chen Yu smiled bitterly. "I mean, we should follow the power in urgent matters. We cannot enter the city tomorrow, otherwise we will be harmed by Sun Ce."

Yang Hong frowned. Yuan Shu was in the hall. It was logical that they should have gone to the city to mourn. It would be rude to not go in time today. If Sun Ce ordered the generals to mourn tomorrow, it would be a bit unreasonable if they didn't go. But Chen Yu's words made sense. Sun Ce had already controlled Wancheng. If they went to the city to mourn, they might be locked up by Sun Ce, and it would be difficult to get out.

But how can you be worthy of Yuan Shu if you don’t go to mourn?

Seeing Yang Hong hesitating, Chen Yu knew what he was thinking, and immediately said: "Civilization, Sun Ce controls Wancheng, and it is unlikely that he will contact Zhuxian in Wancheng in the county prison. It is also difficult for Zong Cheng to leave the city. The situation is urgent, we need more troops, and the reputation of civilization is the most important. Should we work hard to go to the surrounding counties and ask the families to send troops to help?"

Yang Hong sighed: "That's all. I'll leave immediately without further ado." He stood up and bowed his hand. Without waiting for Chen Yu to return the gift, he had already left the tent. Chen Yu and Chen Cong looked at each other, shook their heads at the same time, and then breathed in unison.

Finally, Yang Hong was sent away. This man came from a famous family, but he was too old-fashioned and always treated politely. With him on his side, nothing was easy to do.

——

When Sun Ce learned that Wen Pin had arrived, he was surprised, but he was just right. Whether Wen Pin was here to be loyal to him or to protect Nanyang from the massacre of the Xiliang soldiers, it was a good thing. In history, Wen Pin had always guarded Wancheng for Liu Biao. In the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao pacified the north and went south to Jingzhou, he also avoided Wancheng, and went straight from Ye County to Xinye and Xiangyang. Liu Cong surrendered when he heard the news. Liu Bei, who had the fierce general Guan, Zhang and Zhao, fled in panic, but Wen Pin held on until the end before surrendering to Cao Cao.

With Wenpin, Nanyang's safety is more guaranteed, at least it can buy him more time.

When Sun Ce came to the front yard, he saw Deng Zhan and Wen Pin walking with each other, and couldn't help but smile. Deng Zhan is worthy of being a martial arts master. He is very alert and understands that time is urgently controlled by Wancheng. He hired Wen overnight. He talked with Lou Gui across the door, probably to persuade Lou Gui, but Lou Gui refused his invitation and was determined to follow Chen Yu and Zong Cheng.

"Zhongye, is it okay to be injured?" Sun Ce teased.

Wen Pin was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect that Sun Ce would joke with him as soon as he met. He had no feeling of being an enemy or even killing him to the death. His originally nervous mood relaxed a lot and bowed. "Thank you for your mercy, the general."

"That's because you shouldn't die. As an enemy of Zhongye, I dare not show mercy. I must do my best to have a glimmer of hope."

Wen Pin was very grateful. He was able to win without being arrogant and even give such praise to his former enemies. Sun Ce's mind was beyond the ordinary.

Sun Ce asked Pang Tong to bring a map of Nanyang County and put it in front of Wen Pin. "Zhongye, I invite you in the middle of the night. The situation is really urgent and we cannot delay it. We will not go around the circle and get straight to the point. If it were you, how do you plan to deploy the defense line?"

Wen Pin originally had some doubts about how much Deng Zhan said was polite and how much truthful it was. Now seeing Sun Ce treating him honestly and not polite at all, the doubts in his heart were wiped out. He looked at Deng Zhan gratefully, took a seat opposite Sun Ce, cleared his throat, and pointed to the map to explain.
Chapter completed!