Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 442 Sun Cao's Meeting
July 22, noon.

Yimin Pass.

Sun Jian knelt and sat at the head of the main hall, his eyes flickering, looking at the bamboo slips in his hand, all of which were the information collected by the scouts in the past few days, he read it carefully: "Mu Jun has already divided into three routes?"

"Exactly!"

Cheng Pu nodded, and said: "The main force, about [-] to [-], came ashore from Yimin Pass. After sweeping my Yimin Pass, they went south along the road and are now stationed in Xincheng County for rest. Spies also discovered that the other two The Mu army continues to go south along the river!"

"Demou, which route do you think the Mu Clan thief is in now?"

Sun Jian asked.

"The main force going ashore is to attract attention. I am afraid that the little thief of the Mu family has already gone down the river. As long as he passes the Lu family along the river, he can reach the land of Shangluo, enter Wuguan along the road, and then enter Nanyang along the Wuguan. Just like Nanyang, if you enter the flood dragon and enter the sea, it will be difficult to pursue!"

Cheng Pu said in a deep voice.

"Now it's too late to collect ships and pursue them from Luoshui. I'm afraid we can only pursue them along the southward road!" Sun Jian sighed: "Xincheng County is what we must conquer!"

"But my lord, we don't have enough troops!"

Cheng Pu frowned, and persuaded softly: "It's better to wait until the Kwantung coalition forces come to join us!"

"They are coming, come early!"

Sun Jian sneered: "It's not Luoyang City that was burned by the little thief of the Mu family, but the loyalty of the princes to the Han Dynasty. Under the raging fire, the Han Dynasty is already the setting sun, and the heroes are about to rise. Are you willing to continue spending your troops on the already notorious little thief from the Mu Clan?"

The Mu family is a thief.

The world recognized.

Now that his strength is gone, there are only remnants of soldiers left. Even Mu Shan died in Luoyang City. Even if Mu Longtu is a small thief, it will be too difficult to turn around in this life.

So the princes of the world, at this moment, no longer take Mujing seriously.

"My lord, in fact, we should have made preparations earlier!" Cheng Pu stepped back half a step, cupped his hands, and said quietly.

"Someone knows!"

Sun Jian nodded, but there was a hint of persistence in his eyes: "But Demou, I, Sun Jian, was born as a Han official, and fought for the Han Dynasty for most of my life. I have paid too much for the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has also given me enough honor, you let me do my last for the Han Dynasty!"

Cheng Pu was silent when he heard the words.

I am no longer advising.

The reason why the lord is the lord is because the lord has the courage to make decisions, and they all have a quality, no matter right or wrong, they will stick to their own decisions. This time they are a responsible lord. host.

"Where is Ji Ling?"

"He is recruiting the Yuzhou Army!" Cheng Pu said.

"Kong Ni has no objection?"

"Kong Ni is a Confucian scholar who speaks freely and brags!" Cheng Pu sneered: "His admiration for the family of the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third father, can show the sun and the moon, and the later general wants to take it down." Yuzhou, how dare he not give it away!"

"Yuan Gonglu is small in talent, lacks ambition, and the city is treacherous. He lacks dignity and integrity. He is not the talent of a hero!"

Sun Jian squinted his eyes: "I was wrong too. It's just that riding a tiger is difficult, and we can't lose our reputation. Now we can only continue. We can only rely on Yuan's name for the time being. This will also help our Jiangdong Army grow stronger. After all, Yuan's food is sufficient and financial resources are abundant!"

"My lord, don't worry, I've captured many elite soldiers from Yuzhou to supplement my Jiangdong army. Even if Ji Ling takes down all the Yuzhou army, it's nothing more than that!" Cheng Pu said with a smirk.

When the Jiangdong Army was defeated, he put his mind on the Yuzhou Army. The Yuzhou Army was a collection of troops from various counties in Yuzhou. The commander was loose and was defeated one by one.

"Don't go too far!" Sun Jian said in a deep voice: "We still have to live with face. After all, Yuan Gonglu has not let me down, and I can't let him down!"

"My lord, don't worry, I will give them an upright explanation!"

Cheng Pu nodded.

"Report!"

A young man rushed in: "Father, the scout cavalry found that a force was approaching in the northeast direction!"

"Northeast direction?"

Sun Jian stood up suddenly: "Could it be a soldier of the coalition army!"

In the northeast direction, it cannot be the enemy army, only the allied army.

"Not impossible!"

Cheng Pu nodded and nodded: "The Lord is not the only one who is loyal to the Han Dynasty!"

"Hahaha!"

Sun Jian laughed loudly: "My way is not alone!"

As he walked out, he said: "Call Ji Ling, we will go out of the city to welcome guests!"

……

Sun Jian joined forces with Cao Cao, as well as the Runan Army under Yuan Shu's command. At this moment, there are already [-] soldiers stationed at Yiminguan. If this force is united, it is not empty talk if they want to pursue southward.

"General Sun!"

"General Cao!"

Sun Jian and Cao Cao have met several times, but this is the first time that the two sides have cooperated.

But they are already well-known to each other, and they still cherish each other.

What Sun Jian admired was that Cao Cao dared to defy the sky and assassinated Mu Shan on the spot when Mu Shan was at his most powerful.

As for Cao Cao, he also admired Sun Jian's bravery and vanguard in breaking through the pass. Among the coalition forces, there are many princes, and those who can brazenly fight without fear of death in this matter are afraid that Sun Wentai will be the same.

"Who is this?"

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Cao Cao squinted his eyes slightly when he looked at a giant next to Sun Jian. Although he was not a top fighter, he still had a good eye for seeing people. His generation is not inferior to Sun Jian in terms of strength and status.

"Under Ji Ling!"

Ji Ling took a step forward and said indifferently.

"General Ji is the favorite general of the later generals, commanding [-] soldiers of the Runan Army!" Sun Jian introduced with a smile.

He is now surrendering to Yuan Shu.

He and Ji Ling are colleagues.

It's just that he is different from Ji Ling. The soldiers and horses under his command are all the main force of his Jiangdong Army, and he does not listen to the announcement.

"It turned out to be General Ji Ling, Cao is being polite!"

Cao Cao bowed his hands and saluted.

The princes of the world, more or less, lost their troops due to the Kwantung War. Even he lost no less than [-] soldiers. Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance, and the Jizhou army was the main force, and he lost even more. Only Yuan Shu Troops are not damaged.

Yuan Shu's forces were all in Runan and Nanyang, and he also had a big reason. Conquering Nanyang was equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the shepherds. The main force of the Jiangdong Army was on the front line, which left the princes of the coalition forces speechless.

In addition, Yuan Shu was in the coalition army, managing logistics matters, needless to say how much corruption, what kind of horses, food and grass, I don't know how many moved back to Runan.

After this battle, whoever is most likely to become the number one prince in the world is probably Yuan Shu.

"General Cao led the army in person, so he must be the vanguard. I don't know when the main force of the coalition army will arrive?" Sun Jian asked.

"This one……"

Cao Cao was silent for a while when he heard this, and said: "In the battle of Luoyang, the main force of the coalition forces suffered heavy casualties and needed to rest. I'm afraid they didn't come so fast, but the little bandits of the Mu family are a serious problem for the country. We must hold them back. We must not let them leave Guanzhong, and when my main force arrives, we will destroy them!"

Whether others could understand Cao Cao's words, Sun Jian didn't know, but Sun Jian understood.

The coalition forces had no intention of pursuing them at all.

If it is said that the casualties need to rest, Cao Cao also needs to rest, but when Cao Cao came, the rest of the princes disappeared, and even Yuan Shao, the leader of the coalition army, did not say a word, which made Sun Jian feel a little chilled.

Ji Ling also understood. He squinted his eyes and began to calculate in his mind.

However, the lord Yuan Shu's military orders are not coming, so he will not retreat rashly.

Everyone was thinking, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little cold.

Cao Cao changed the topic: "General Sun, I don't know where the bandit army is now?"

"Have entered the new city!"

Sun Jian sighed, cheered himself up, and said, "Go south from here to Xincheng, and you can get there in one day!"

"They didn't continue south?"

"It's strange, they have set up camp in Xincheng!"

Sun Jian said in a deep voice.

"Could it be that they want to fight us in Xincheng?" Cao Cao's eyes flashed a stern light: "I understand, it may not be the main force in Xincheng, but in order to cover the main force going south, they must intercept it in Xincheng!"

"So the battle in Xincheng is unavoidable!"

Sun Jian nodded, he thought so too.

"The terrain of the new city is narrow, so it's not easy to attack and difficult to defend, but we can't deploy our troops, and it will take time to conquer it. If we want to break through the new city, we need to take another shortcut. I have a suggestion!"

"I heard that General Cao is good at martial arts, please speak up!"

"The army is divided into two groups, one to attack Xincheng, the other to detour through Liang County, enter from Liang County, and attack front and back!"

"What if the Mu Clan's little thief doesn't go south to Nanyang, but goes east to Yingchuan?"

Sun Jian looked at the topographic map, and said in a deep voice: "We divide the troops into Liang County, don't we give him a chance to enter Yingchuan!"

"If he enters Yingchuan, he will undoubtedly seek his own death!"

Cao Cao smiled indifferently, cast a sidelong glance at Ji Ling, and said with a sinister smile: "Even the general will not spare him lightly!"

"Humph!"

Ji Ling snorted coldly, and his voice was decisive: "Our Runan Army will strictly guard the border. If he dares to step into Yingchuan for half a step, his blood will be splashed for three steps!"

Yuzhou has already been reserved by Yuan Shu.

Whoever dares to seize Yuzhou will be an endless war.

"That's the decision!"

Sun Jian nodded: "It's getting late today, how about sending troops together tomorrow!"

"it is good!"

Cao Cao and Ji Ling agreed.

Ji Ling returned to the barracks first to integrate the forces of Runan Army and Yuzhou Army.

Cao Cao and Sun Jian led their horses and headed out of the city. In the pass, Ji Ling set up camp, and outside the pass was the camp of the Jiangdong Army and Cao's Army. The two led the horses in front, and the guards behind them all retreated three steps away.

"General Cao did what he knew he couldn't do, Sun admires him so much!" Sun Jian said from the bottom of his heart.

Knowing that the coalition forces would not send troops, Cao Cao still came after him. This alone is enough to make Sun Jian admire Cao Cao. This is a great courage.

"I'm stupid!"

Cao Cao laughed at himself: "Obviously knowing that the flood water is hard to recover, and the Han Dynasty is hopeless, but I always want to give it a try, maybe there is a chance!"

After this battle, the great man will be in danger of being overthrown.

He clearly knew this.

I still want to give it a try, see if I can turn the tide.

It is his principle to be a Hanchen in this life.

Hanchen must fight for the Han Dynasty.

"I really admire General Sun!" Cao Cao squinted at Sun Jian: "Since the defeat of the Jiangdong Army in the past, I thought that General Sun's blood had cooled down. I never thought that General Sun is still passionate and loyal!"

When attacking Luoyang City, the Jiangdong Army stopped moving forward, which somewhat made Cao Cao doubt the current mentality of the Jiangdong Army.

But seeing Sun Jian, he denied his doubts.

This is a loyal minister.

"I was shaken!"

Sun Jian's tiger eyes flashed a complex light: "But seeing the raging fire burning Luoyang, I always feel that I have to do something. Maybe I can't do anything for the Han Dynasty, but I want to do my last loyalty for the Han Dynasty!"

His last loyalty is not to let the little thief of the Mu family who burned the Han Dynasty leave Guanzhong.

(End of this chapter)