Zhou Yu, who was following Sun Ce, also had a look of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect Cao Cao to value friendship so much. He still had troops left to protect Sun Ce at this time.
Later Gan Ning came to the border of Xuzhou and immediately saw Cao's army of 100,000 in front of him.
His face instantly turned livid, showing a look of shock.
"How can there be Cao Jun's army here!"
And looking at the intentions of Cao Jun across from him, it seemed that he wanted to protect Sun Ce.
This would inevitably put Gan Ning in a difficult situation. If they went to war with Cao Jun, they would not get any advantage.
Lu Meng on the side was also extremely surprised. This Cao Jun simply ruined his good deeds!
Bao Xin said calmly: "Further ahead is the boundary of Xuzhou. What is the purpose of General Gan Ning bringing his troops here?"
After saying this, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and then a sharp look appeared.
"Could it be that General Gan Ning wants to capture Xuzhou? Cao Jun may not be afraid of you!"
What Bao Xin said did not mention anything about Sun Ce.
Gan Ning looked at Bao Xin and said coldly: "We only need one of us to hand over Sun Ce!"
However, Bao Xin burst out laughing: "Haha, Sun Ce? How can I have Sun Ce in Xuzhou!"
Then he loudly asked the soldiers behind him: "Have you seen Sun Ce?"
These soldiers all shook their heads: "No!"
Seeing Bao Xin in front of him acting like this, Gan Ning gritted his teeth and said: "Stop teasing me, hand over Sun Ce!"
Bao Xin glanced at it lightly and continued: "What, are you going to start a war?"
When it comes to war, Cao Jun has never been afraid!
Although Gan Ning is belligerent, he is not reckless. He can still distinguish the situation in front of him. This battle will be lost!
Gan Ning looked at the half tiger talisman in his hand with a twisted expression, and said fiercely: "Sun Bofu, you are so cruel!"
Then he changed direction and shouted loudly: "Withdraw!"
All the soldiers headed towards Danyang.
Watching these soldiers leave, Sun Ce, who was watching from behind the army, breathed a sigh of relief.
Bao Xin faced Sun Ce and his generals and said without fear: "Even I am filled with resentment for Sun Quan's actions!"
"Brother Bo Fu, since you have nowhere to go now, why not settle in our Xuzhou first? If the lord knows about it, he will definitely be extremely happy."
After hearing this, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce looked at each other, and settling in Xuzhou meant that he would become Cao Cao's subordinate.
The two hesitated, but now they seemed to have no other choice.
Sun Ce smiled, showing a hint of freedom and ease.
"Well, I think the land of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou was conquered by borrowing Cao Gong's five thousand soldiers. Now it can be said that I brought five thousand soldiers to return the troops."
At this moment, Sun Ce only had 4,000 Danyang soldiers and 1,000 Jiefan soldiers left in his hands.
There was so much bitterness in this smile.
Bao Xin patted Sun Ce on the shoulder, and then shouted: "Get ready to wash away the dust for Wu Hou!"
"Wu Hou, please!"
Sun Ce nodded and said, "Brother Yuncheng was joking."
Bao Xin is now a veteran in his prime, which makes Huang Gai and others behind Sun Ce quite fond of him.
Sun Ce and others all settled in Xuzhou.
Looking at Sun Ce on the side, Bao Xin said with a smile: "Wu Hou, don't worry, the lord will not ignore this matter."
At this moment, Bao Xin's expression didn't seem to have any change, but he was quite shocked inside.
I don’t know what the military advisor did to make Sun Ce bring five thousand elites and countless generals to defect. I don’t know what happened in Jiangdong to make the Sun brothers turn against each other.
This operation really confused Bao Xin and he couldn't figure it out at all.
At the same time, Sun Quan relied on the half of the tiger talisman to cover the vacant half, pretending to have a complete tiger talisman, and mobilized Yichun's 100,000 troops to rush into Changsha, preparing to join forces with Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao!
In Changsha County, Sun Quan came here with an army of 100,000 people. However, the news of Sun Ce's escape to Xuzhou was unknown to these 100,000 soldiers.
Although there were two generals in Changsha, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, the prefect Han Xuan was weak.
Regardless of the obstruction of the two generals, he surrendered in person and welcomed Sun Quan into the city.
Now Jingzhou is facing a war. Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Lu Bu have led their troops into Jingzhou. Changsha County is in a key position. In order to endure hardships, Han Xuan must make a choice.
But now that Cao Jun has not crossed the river, Lu Bu has already been offended to death, and now the only choice left is Jiangdong.
This behavior also aroused the dissatisfaction of Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, although they did not say anything.
At this moment, Sun Quan's eyes were as deep as the abyss of the sea, stagnating in the direction of the Yangtze River.
"Bo Yan, you said the Yangtze River is so vast, where can we defeat Cao Cao?"
Lu Xun chuckled, already having a good idea in his heart.
"There is only one place where you can defeat Cao Cao!"
Hearing this, Sun Quan turned around and asked, "Where?"
I saw Lu Xun also looking at Sun Quan and saying word by word: "Red Cliff!"
Sun Quan nodded and said: "Okay!"
Sun Quan trusted Lu Xun so much that he didn't even ask why. The reason why he was able to mobilize troops in Jiangdong was Lu Xun's support.
The Lu family is a wealthy family in Jiangdong. Although it was affected by Yuan Shu's famine and the Lu family lost most of it, it is still one of the top wealthy families in Jiangdong!
Among the ancient names, Bo Zhong and Shu Ji were the eldest and youngest brothers.
Lu Xun, courtesy name Boyan, was the eldest son of the Lu family, so all the strength of the Lu family was on Sun Quan's side.
Although Sun Quan didn't ask, Lu Xun would still explain the reason. This was the reason why Sun Quan valued him so much.
He looked at Sun Quan and said: "The Yangtze River has been a natural hazard since ancient times. There is only one reason why Cao Jun did not cross the river. Most of the soldiers he prepared were navy!"
"Cao Cao built the Xuanwu Pond in Yecheng to train his sailors. He must have wanted to fight our navy, but we might as well avoid its edge and attack on both land and water in Chibi!"
"Then Cao Jun would not have expected it!"
Sun Quan's eyes brightened a bit and he nodded. He was well-founded and convincing.
"Bo Yan, don't you ignore my brother?"
Now that Sun Ce has led his troops to Xuzhou, Cao Cao's territory, this can't help but make him a little worried.
Lu Xun said disapprovingly: "Now he only has five thousand soldiers and horses, what kind of waves can he make?"
"It's just the right time for him to leave. It's just right for my lord to unify Jiangdong!"
Sun Quan nodded and continued to ask: "Then what do you think, how should we start a war?"
Now that the two armies are facing each other, no one has any intention of attacking first, and Cao's army is far more patient than they imagined.
And Sun Quan was extremely confident about this battle, because Gan Ning got an important piece of news when he retrieved the Tiger Talisman.
Cao Cao stationed 100,000 troops in Xuzhou, how many troops could there be in Jingzhou?
How could they lose in the battle at Chibi?
The soldiers currently in Sun Quan's hands plus the soldiers in Lu Bu's hands are a total of 200,000 troops!
In addition, the soldiers that Cao Cao trained in a hurry, how could they be the opponents of Jiangdong's navy?
Lu Xun said: "Reorganize the army today, and start the war immediately tomorrow. If it is too late, things will change!"