Zhu Di naturally knew about Sun Wu. He had been his father's great enemy and had defeated him. If Tao Qian, the former Xuzhou shepherd, had not acted on his own will and not only listened to Sun Wu's good advice but also imprisoned him, his father would not have been able to capture Sun Wu.
Zhu Di naturally could and wanted to conquer Sun Wu. After all, Zhu Ming was in a predicament where he was surrounded by enemies on all sides. If he could get the help of Sun Wu, a master of military art, he could at least block one side of the incoming attack.
But Zhu Di also knew that Sun Wu would never surrender him. After all, in order to conquer Sun Wu, his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, used poison to destroy Sun Wu's lifelong skills, making Sun Wu, the pinnacle grandmaster who might have become a grand master, reduced to a person without any internal strength.
useless person.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is dead now, how could Sun Wu forget this hatred? How could he seek refuge with Zhu Di, the son of Zhu Yuanzhang?
Since Sun Wu was destined to be difficult to conquer, abandoning him in exchange for Sun Jian's retreat would be the best result for Zhu Di.
"But will Sun Jian retreat for Sun Wu?" Zhu Di asked uncertainly.
"Will do."
Fan Zeng's eyes were full of determination and he said: "The relationship between Sun Wu and Sun Jian is extraordinary, and his importance to Sun Wu is only inferior to that of Sun Jian. During the years he was imprisoned, Sun Jian repeatedly sent people to rescue him eight times.
If the old lord hadn't forged the news of Sun Wu's death and made Sun Jian think that Sun Wu was dead, Sun Jian would probably have continued to send people to rescue him until Sun Wu was rescued."
There was another reason that Fan Zeng didn't say, but Zhu Di obviously knew, that is, Sun Jian also needed a step down.
Now Liu Xiuke is unstoppable in Jiaozhou. If Sun Jian does not withdraw his troops, when Liu Xiuquan takes Jiaozhou, Chu's strength will completely surpass Wu's.
Sun Jian was indeed riding a tiger at this time. He wanted to withdraw his troops to contain Liu Xiu. After all, although the city of Hefei had been shaken to the ground by him, he didn't know how long it would take to defeat it. If he delayed it for a month or two,
I'm afraid Liu Xiu has completely occupied Jiaozhou.
But once he withdraws his troops, wouldn't it mean that Sun Jian was defeated by Hefei City again?
The small city of Hefei has repeatedly blocked the Jiangdong Tigers. How does the world view him?
He, Sun Jian, is also a face-saving person.
At this time, Sun Jian was already in a dilemma. It was either a retreat or not. He needed a step down to make himself look better before he would take the initiative to retreat.
If there was no such step, Sun Jian would actually withdraw his troops sooner or later, but he would definitely hold on for a few months and only withdraw his troops when he had no choice but to do so.
But Zhu Di and Fan Zeng both knew the situation in Hefei, and they would definitely not be able to hold on for a month.
Once Hefei City falls, whether Sun Jian will retreat is another matter.
Therefore, Zhu Di and Fan Zeng had to give Sun Jian a step to withdraw his troops in front of Hefei City, and Sun Wu happened to be the most suitable step.
"In that case, let me leave this matter to my father."
"Don't worry, I will take care of my father's destiny."
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Outside Xiaopei City, inside Cao Jun’s camp.
Cao Cao sat on the main seat with a gloomy face, looking at the body of his nephew Yin Hong below, his face full of sadness and self-blame.
Eilai walked up to Yin Zhou with a guilty look on his face, knelt down on one knee and said, "Brother Yin, we are all brothers and I am useless. Only nephew Hong Xian will die if we lose to Guan Yu."
Ever since his father Fei Lian was shot and killed by Hou Yi, Er Lai began to train hard day and night, thinking that one day he could kill Hou Yi to avenge his father, and his strength has improved a lot compared to before, reaching 104 peak gods.
to the point where.
Elai naturally knew Guan Yu. He felt that he had made great progress and his strength must surpass Guan Yu, so he faced Guan Yu alone. However, he did not expect that Guan Yu would improve even more than him. In the end, Elai was defeated by Guan Yu.
In the hands of Guan Yu, this also indirectly led to Yin Hong's tragic death at the hands of Guan Yu.
After hearing what evil said, Yin Zhou's face was full of bitterness. He only had three sons. The eldest son Yin Jiao died in Li Zicheng's duel with thousands of arrows in his heart. The second son Yin Hong was killed by Guan Yu. Now only
The younger son Wu Geng is still alive.
Yin Zhou couldn't kill Guan Yu personally, so of course he couldn't blame Wei Lai. So he helped Wei Lai up and said with a sad face: "Everyone lives and dies in the battlefield, Hong'er died at the hands of Guan Yu, it was him
If you haven't mastered Kung Fu, brother, you don't need to blame yourself if evil comes."
"Brother Yin, don't worry. Although we lost the battle with Guan Yu, we didn't gain nothing at all."
Eilai patted his chest and said in a deep voice: "After I break the bottleneck and break through again, you and I will join hands and kill Guan Yu to avenge Nephew Hong Xian."
The next day.
[Ding dong, Evil Lai’s strength has been broken through, force is permanently 1, current basic force is 105(2), current Evil Lai’s five dimensions are: Commander 76(1), Force 105(2), Intelligence 49, Politics 33, Charisma 69.
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Since then, Cao Wei has had two gods of war, Yin Zhou and E Lai, and the situation Zhu Ming faced has become more dangerous.
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On the other side, after some difficult negotiations, Sun Jian finally agreed to Fan Zeng's conditions, and he would withdraw as long as Zhu Ming returned Sun Wu.
Well, in fact, Sun Jian didn't hesitate much at all. He just pretended to think about it and accepted the step given by Fan Zeng.
When he first heard the news that Sun Wu was still alive, Sun Jian was still confused. He thought Sun Wu was dead. The reason why he kept staring at Zhu Ming was to avenge his brother.
Now that Sun Wu is not dead, the city of Hefei cannot be defeated in the short term, and the enemy Liu Xiu is causing trouble in the rear. It is most beneficial for Sun Jian to withdraw his troops, and he can also defeat his brothers. Why not do it?
?
Fan Zeng acted quickly, and Sun Jian agreed. He immediately sent someone to send Sun Wu to Hefei.
Under the protection of nearly a hundred elite cavalry and a master master, a carriage carrying Sun Wu quickly headed for Hefei.
Upon learning that Sun Wu was about to return, Sun Jian personally led the entire army's top brass out of the camp to greet him.
Soon, a carriage arrived at the gate of the camp as scheduled. Under everyone's expectant gaze, Sun Wu slowly and intelligently stepped out of the carriage.
"Uncle." Sun Ce rushed forward excitedly.
When Sun Wu saw Sun Ce, he was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's Bo Fu. He's become darker, stronger, and stronger."
"Compared to uncle, nephew is far behind."
Hearing this, Sun Wu couldn't help but laugh, but his smile was extremely bitter.
"Not bad……"
With a smile on his face, Sun Wu immediately looked past Sun Ce and landed on Sun Jian behind him.
Sun Jian's eyes were a little complicated, with excitement and guilt mixed on his face. After all, he was the one who sent Sun Wu to Tao Camp in the first place, but he didn't expect that it would cause Sun Wu to be imprisoned for so many years.
Seeing that Sun Wu was neatly dressed, had a rosy complexion, and was in high spirits, and did not look like he was still being abused, Sun Jian was secretly relieved.
Sun Jian had a lot of things in his heart that he wanted to say to Sun Wu, but when he stepped forward and grabbed Sun Wu's hand, his expression changed drastically, and he said in shock: "Brother Wu, where are your skills?"
"He was deposed by Zhu Yuanzhang a long time ago, otherwise he would not be alive until now."
Sun Wu said it with a free and easy expression, as if he was talking about something trivial, but everyone present couldn't help but exclaimed when they heard this.
"What?"
Sun Jian's eyes widened, his face full of anger, and he cursed: "Son of a bitch Zhu Yuanzhang..."