Chapter 244: The general is outside and military orders are not obeyed

"My lord, this Yuan Shu has gone too far. How about we fight out and join the eldest son?"

As Chen Gong said, Sun Jian was indeed under house arrest. Whenever he went out, a large number of Yuan Shu's people would be secretly watching him, which made Sun Jian's general Huang Gai very dissatisfied.

At Sun Jian's house, Huang Gai was complaining because they had just wanted to go out for hunting but were forced back.

"How to kill without soldiers or generals?"

"Even if we can break out of Runan City, we can't escape Yuan Shu's pursuit."

Sun Jian's face was calm, because he had already prepared himself mentally for death. Thinking about how powerful the overlord of Western Chu was back then, he could only kill him at his own risk when faced with enemies from all sides.

No matter how confident he is, he doesn't think he can be braver than King Chu Ba.

Moreover, the eldest son has already established a foothold in Jiangdong, and his wings are gradually becoming fuller. He can be regarded as having a successor. Why should a hero fear death?

Sun Jian's only concern is... after his death, can his family members escape from this prison?

At this moment, a little girl holding a wooden dagger ran towards me and said in a sweet voice: "Daddy, teach me how to practice martial arts."

The little girl has perfectly inherited Sun Jian's heroic spirit. She likes to dance with guns and sticks at a young age. She will definitely become a heroic female general in the future.

Her name is Sun Shangxiang, and her nickname is Xiangxiang.

Sun Jian has always been a strict father in front of his sons, but when facing this little daughter, he rarely showed a warm smile.

He reached out and touched the little head, and then deliberately said with a straight face: "Girls dance with guns and sticks all day long, be careful not to find a husband in the future."

"What does it matter? At worst, I can just grab one from Xiangxiang."

The little girl said innocently, but she didn't know that these words would become a prophecy in the future.

Huang Gai laughed when he heard this: "Miss, you are quite heroic."

Sun Jian also laughed dumbly: "Okay, if you can't get it, dad will help you get it." However, he couldn't guarantee whether he would have the chance to see his daughter get married in this life, and which brat would he take advantage of?

If he were to know that a man whom he had called brother-in-law before was thinking about his daughter all the time and looking forward to Xiao Xiangxiang growing up soon, he might not have rushed to Chang'an with a knife to fight that man.

Sun Jian stood up, picked up his daughter and was about to take her to practice kung fu, when he saw a servant from the mansion walking towards him.

"I have something to discuss with General Sun, which is related to the Sun family's foundation!"

Sun Jian frowned when he heard this, and instantly realized that the identity of this servant might be unusual. The servants in this house were all arranged by Yuan Shu, could it be...

Huang Gai, however, didn't understand what was going on and scolded: "Who do you think you are? It's Sun's foundation's turn to have your hands on you, why don't you get out of here!"

When he was in a bad mood, this man almost hit the muzzle of the gun.

Sun Jian stopped Huang Gai's tendency to kick him, handed Sun Shangxiang to Huang Gai, and said warmly: "Father will teach you how to practice kung fu next time."

After saying that, under Huang Gai's puzzled gaze, he turned and walked towards the study.

Huang Gai then realized that things were far from as simple as he imagined, so he hugged Sun Shangxiang and left.

The two came to the study and closed the doors and windows. Sun Jian's face dropped to the table and he said, "Who are you?"

"To be honest, I am under the command of Duke Cao. I am here to help General Sun break away from Yuan Shu's control."

"Cao Cao's people?"

Sun Jian stared at the man closely, then suddenly pulled out the sword on his side, pointed at the man and said: "Who does Cao Cao think of me, Sun Jian? Mr. Yuan treats me with great kindness, how can I betray him?"

After saying that, he walked towards the other party step by step...

In fact, it was not that he was really loyal to Yuan Shu, but he thought that this person was most likely sent by Yuan Shu to test him. If Cao Cao and Bo Fu really reached an agreement, given the other party's resourcefulness, he would not have unexpectedly obtained some tokens.

If Cao Cao was really so unwise, then Sun Jian would rather kill the opponent's people by mistake than reveal any flaws.

Seeing Sun Jian draw his sword, the man subconsciously showed a look of fear on his face. After all, the man in front of him was once the famous Tiger and God of War.

Even if the tiger falls in peace now, it is definitely not something that a nobody like him can resist. He hurriedly stretched out his hand and took out the letter written by Sun Ce.

"This...this is the major general's letter."

Sun Jian took it, looked at it, and slowly put the sword back into its sheath.

He naturally recognized his son's handwriting. The content of the letter was very simple. The general meaning was that Sun Ce had established a foothold in Jiangdong and did not need Yuan Shu's help.

If Sun Jian can take his family out of Yuan Shu's control, Sun Ce will no longer have any worries.

Sun Jian walked to the candlestick, burned the letter to ashes, and then asked: "How are you going to save me?"

"We have bribed the generals on duty tonight. As long as the generals and their wives leave the city in batches, they will never search."

"Has Cao Cao's hand reached Runan City?"

"This... villain doesn't know the master's arrangements."

He is just an insignificant detail.

Sun Jian nodded: "Okay!"

Sun Wentai, a lifelong hero, would never be a burden to his son even if he didn't know whether he could escape successfully.

Everything began to proceed in an orderly manner.

…

The next day, Ji Ling hurried to Yuan Shu's residence.

"Oh no, my lord, Sun Jian has escaped!"

"What!"

Yuan Shu was shocked. Sun Ce was good at conquering and fighting. He had a strong position in Jiangdong, just like his father. He was even known as the "Little Overlord".

Sun Jian, the tiger that has begun to decline, is more like an iron chain holding Sun Ce. If Sun Jian is allowed to escape, it will be equivalent to cutting off the iron chain, which also means that Sun Ce, a tiger that is gradually reaching its peak, has escaped.

Take control.

"Is this serious?" Yuan Shu reacted quickly. He sent countless people to monitor Sun Jian, and the city gates were strictly guarded. It was hard to believe that Sun Jian escaped so quietly.

"The last general has already visited Sun Jian's house. Most of the people in his house have died violent deaths, and Sun Jian's wife and children are missing. My lord, Sun Jian has definitely escaped."

"Where are the people we sent to monitor?"

"They were all killed."

"Which gate did he escape from?"

"The captain of the Nancheng Gate was stabbed to death this morning. It is from this point that the general deduced Sun Jian's escape."

Yuan Shu looked ugly and quickly analyzed the process.

Each of these incidents smells of conspiracy, and they are closely linked. It is obvious that they have been premeditated.

But what puzzled Yuan Shu was...since Sun Jian had bribed the captain of the city gate, why did he still want to kill him? Wouldn't it be easier to expose his flaws?

But now is obviously not the time to pursue this!

"I also received a report about Sun Jian the day before yesterday. He couldn't run far in just two days. I immediately led the Qingqi to pursue him, but he couldn't kill Sun Jian, otherwise Sun Ce would definitely turn against me!"

"The general will obey his orders."

Ji Ling promised, but in his heart he had no intention of following the order.

There is a saying... When you are outside, military orders will not be obeyed.
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