Sun Jian, the Jiangdong tiger who established Sun Wu's hegemony, died! This was a big blow to the morale of the Kwantung Allied Forces. Cao Cao and others immediately helped Sun Wu soldiers and horses to temporarily arrange a memorial hall for Sun Jian to see him off, and even ordered
Let the whole army wear white clothes.
In the memorial hall, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan all dressed in white and saluted in front of Sun Jian's memorial tablet. Then they walked up to Sun Ce who was kneeling next to him. Cao Cao clasped his fists at Sun Ce and said, "My condolences to my nephew Bo Fu, brother Wentai."
We are deeply sorry for the misfortune! Brother Wentai died in the hands of Luoyang's general Dian Wei! When we break through Hangu Pass, we will definitely capture this man alive and avenge Brother Wentai!"
Just after Cao Cao finished speaking, Liu Bei stared at a pair of red and swollen eyes and said to Sun Ce with a cry in his voice: "Brother Meng De is right! Nephew Bofu! If you need any help, just tell us! As long as
If we can help, we will definitely try our best to help! Brother Wentai lived a heroic life, but unexpectedly he died at the hands of a traitor! Sigh! How sad!" As he spoke, a few more drops appeared in the corners of Liu Bei's eyes.
Jingying. As for Gongsun Zan, his relationship with Sun Jian was not very good before, so he didn't say anything and just handed over to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce stood up, bowed to Cao Cao and others, his eyes were red and swollen, and he shouted with hatred: "Sun Ce accepted the kindness of the envoys! But my father's hatred is irreconcilable! What if I want to avenge my father?
I can outwit others! Tomorrow I will personally lead the Wu army to challenge Hangu Pass! If I don't break Hangu Pass, I will be a son of man in vain!" With that, Sun Ce pulled out the sword from his waist in one breath and held it high.
He raised his hand, and the Sun Wu generals behind Sun Ce also responded loudly. Only Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu frowned, looking at Sun Ce with worries on their faces.
After hearing Sun Ce's words, Cao Cao and others also expressed embarrassment. Now that Sun Jian has just died and morale is low, attacking Hangu Pass at this time will only lead to death in vain! Without Sun Wu's army, the strength of the coalition forces would not be great.
It was greatly weakened, and it became increasingly difficult for Cao Cao and others to break through Hangu Pass! Immediately, Cao Cao said to Sun Ce: "Nephew Bofu! Don't be too impulsive! We all hope to avenge Brother Wentai.
But this matter cannot be rushed! Western Qin is powerful, and if we send troops rashly, we will only take advantage of Western Qin in vain. If something happens to the nephew, who can avenge Brother Wentai?"
"That's right!" Liu Bei also continued to persuade: "What Mr. Cao said is absolutely true! The so-called small impatience will mess up the big plan! Breaking Hangu Pass will definitely not be successful overnight! Nephew Bo Fu should calm down and deal with the matter first.
Let’s discuss Brother Tai’s funeral and come up with a good way to break through Hangu Pass!”
Sun Ce was obviously still unwilling, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei took turns to persuade him. Even Gongsun Zan couldn't help but interrupt in the end. After all, Sun Jian, who had a problem with him, was dead, and Gongsun Zan himself was also a member of the coalition.
, the coalition forces will all suffer losses, and Gongsun Zan does not want to be dragged down.
Cao Cao and the other three tried their best to persuade Sun Ce. In the end, Cao Cao was still not at ease, so he simply asked Sun Ce to take Sun Wu's troops and arrange them behind the coalition camp, lest Sun Ce could not think of anything and send troops without authorization.
Attack Hangu Pass. Sun Ce had no choice but to obey the orders given by Cao Cao as the leader of the alliance.
Finally having settled their worries, Cao Cao and the others gave some more persuasion, and then left the sacrificial hall. After watching Cao Cao and the others leave, Cheng Pu finally couldn't help but persuade Sun Ce: "
Young Master, uh, lord! The morale of the soldiers is low now, lord, you must not act on your own initiative!" Before his death, Sun Jian specifically asked Sun Ce to inherit his position, so Cheng Pu and others would naturally call Sun Ce their lord.
Sun Ce nodded, but did not answer immediately. Instead, he glanced around, waved his hand, and signaled all the soldiers in the memorial hall to retreat. By the time only Sun Ce and a group of cadres were left in the entire memorial hall.
After that, Sun Ce suddenly smiled coldly and said to Cheng Pu: "Don't worry, General Cheng! What I just said was all a lie to them!"
As soon as Sun Ce said these words, all the generals around him were dumbfounded. Only Zhou Yu, who knew Sun Ce best, showed such an expression on his face. He nodded and said to Sun Ce: "My lord is wise!"
"Humph!" Sun Ce snorted coldly. Of course, it was not directed at Zhou Yu, but he looked viciously at the direction Cao Cao and his men left just now, and snorted: "Although my father died at the hands of Na Dianwei, if it weren't for
How could my father die if Cao Cao and others refused to save him? If he really wanted to be counted as the enemy who killed his father, none of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan could escape! Do they think I can’t see their thoughts? If I wasn’t pretending
With the reckless look just now, I'm afraid that our Sun Wu army will be plotted by them immediately!"
Cheng Pu and others finally realized it. Cheng Pu nodded and said: "Yes! My lord is wise! Cao Cao and others are not good people! When the old lord was still here, they were eyeing Sun Wu. Now that the old lord has just passed away, they want to bully the lord.
Young! This is simply abominable!" Cheng Pu's words also caused other generals of Sun and Wu to shout angrily.
"Forget it!" Sun Ce waved his hand, calmed the emotions of the generals, and said: "I made such a scene before, firstly, to calm their doubts, and secondly, so that I could legitimately hide behind the scenes.
Go to the formation! Now these two goals have been achieved! Inform the trustworthy soldiers below and be prepared, we will leave this ghost place at any time!"
"Leave?" Sun Ce's words once again caused everyone to exclaim. Zu Mao said to Sun Ce anxiously: "Lord! Why are we leaving? Aren't we going to join the attack on Hangu Pass?"
This time, there was no need to wait for Sun Ce to answer. Zhou Yu who was on the side responded first: "My lord is right! We are indeed leaving here! The so-called coalition is a joke! With their faces so close to each other, they are so separated.
With this attitude, it is simply impossible to capture Hangu Pass! Rather than losing troops and horses here, it is better to leave here as soon as possible!"
Xu Sheng frowned and asked: "But if this happens, won't we have to break up with Cao Cao and others? Didn't the lord just deceive their trust with great difficulty, and wasn't it all in vain?
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Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "No! General Xu! What the lord said only temporarily deceived their trust! No matter what the lord's attitude is, Cao Cao and others will definitely not let us go in the end! On the contrary, if we take advantage of Cao Cao and others
When we went to war with the Western Qin Army, we escaped from their control and were restrained by the Western Qin Army. However, Cao Cao and others did not dare to do anything to us! Falling out? Humph! Even if we were falling apart, so what? As long as our army can
After successfully escaping back to Yuzhou, do Cao Cao and others still dare to pursue him to Yuzhou?"
"That's right! I think so too!" Sun Ce also waved his hands vigorously and hummed: "As long as we can escape safely back to Yuzhou, Cao Cao and others will not dare to attack us no matter how angry they are. He needs
We help them deal with the Western Qin Army in the east of the Yangtze River! And they don’t dare to divide their troops to fight with us, which will only make Luo Yang easier! So, hum! As long as we can return to Yuzhou, Cao Cao and others will not only not fall out, but will also
He will politely treat us as equal allies again!"
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had already explained it very clearly, and Cheng Pu and others understood it clearly, but just escaping like this made these arrogant generals feel somewhat unwilling. Sun Ce also understood the mood of the generals, so he
He clenched his fists and said: "I also know what you are thinking. Why do I want to leave like this? But don't worry! One day! One day! I will definitely avenge my father! Cao Cao! Liu Bei! Gongsun Zan!"
And Luo Yang! None of them will be able to escape by then!"
At the same time, in Liu Bei's camp, Liu Bei immediately took off his white clothes as soon as he returned to the camp. Although his eyes were still red and swollen, he had a smile on his face. He faced Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu in the camp,
Brother Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Sun Jian is dead, and we have solved a personal problem!"
Zhang Fei curled his lips and said: "Brother, in fact, Sun Jian is nothing special! If the eldest brother really wanted him to die, he would have just told the younger brother before! The younger brother immediately went to take his head!"
"Nonsense!" Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei, but he was in a good mood and immediately laughed and said to Zhang Fei: "Third brother, you don't know something! The Yangzhou where Sun Jian belongs is adjacent to our Xuzhou.
Sun Jian has great ambitions. If he is still alive, he will attack our Xuzhou one day! Now that Sun Jian is dead, his successor Sun Ce is just a brave and ruthless boy who only knows how to show off his courage! Haha! Sun Wu?
It’s nothing to be afraid of anymore!”
Liu Bei laughed happily, but Zhuge Liang frowned and seemed not very happy. He shook his head and said, "My lord! My subordinates think that my lord and Cao Cao have done something wrong this time!"
"Uh!" Zhuge Liang's words were like a bucket of cold water. Liu Bei, who was in high spirits, was poured cold water to his heart. He looked at Zhuge Liang with doubts on his face and asked with confusion in his heart: "Why are you doing this, sir?"
Is this what you said? Didn’t you ask me to wait for an opportunity to reduce the strength of the other three princes before? Now that Sun Jian is dead, Sun Wu’s strength has been greatly weakened, and he can no longer peek into Xuzhou. Isn’t it a good thing?”
Zhuge Liang shook his head with a wry smile and said: "My lord! What my subordinates said before was that they hoped that my lord could weaken the strength of various princes without leaving any trace, but my lord should not have just ignored Sun Jian at that time! My lord is the most powerful among the coalition forces.
Weak, the lord cannot afford to offend any of the other three people! But the lord did this too obviously! Even if Sun Ce couldn't see through this for a while, there must be capable people among Sun Wu's civil servants and generals.
Someone who has seen this clearly! By then, wouldn’t my lord have greatly offended Sun Wu? Cao Cao and his men are powerful, so don’t worry. With my lord’s strength, even if Sun Jian is dead, my lord still can’t afford to offend Sun Wu!”