Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 123 Three Tips and a Letter (Thanks to Brother Xue Lian Zhi Meng for the reward and support~)
Faced with the enemy's other iron halberd sweeping towards him, Pan Zhang lowered his head and dodged almost reflexively!
The black tasseled helmet was instantly knocked away.

However, taking this opportunity, Pan Zhang drew back his sword and chopped back!
Just as the blade was about to hit the opponent's chest, Dian Wei suddenly retracted his double halberds and quickly blocked it.

The two iron halberds were pushed down and raised up, and Pan Zhang's Kunwu sword flew out of his hand instantly!
Dian Wei then leaned forward and swept out with his halberd, directly cutting off one of the horse's legs!
Amid the horse's painful neighing, Pan Zhang fell down and rolled on the ground.

Just as he was about to stand up, an iron halberd was already placed on his neck!
Pan Zhang looked at the enemy general angrily, but Dian Wei just sneered:

"You are somewhat brave, but compared to me, you are still far behind!
"In this world, I'm afraid only your master riding on the Red Hare is qualified to fight me in a duel!"

As they were talking, Le Jin, who was at the bridge, had already rushed over with his soldiers, tied up Pan Zhang, and searched out a letter from his arms.

As for the 100 cavalrymen Pan Zhang brought with him, seeing their commander captured, some died, some surrendered...

After reading the letter, Le Jin showed amazement on his face:
"This Zhou Yu is really amazing. He actually guessed that our army wanted to lure Sun Ce out of the city.

"If Sun Ce gets hold of this letter, I'm afraid Xi Zhicai's strategy will be ineffective!"

Dian Wei sneered:
"Mr. Cheng Yu also anticipated this, so he sent the two of us to lead two thousand light cavalry to ambush the messenger in advance.

"How can Zhou Yu alone compete with so many top strategists in our army?"

Le Jin also smiled happily, then pointed at Pan Zhang and said:
"How to deal with this guy?"

Dian Wei wiped the sawdust off the iron halberd and responded calmly:

"Let's tie him up and send him back to Xinye first... This guy is really brave.

"I heard that Lu Bu values ​​the lives of his generals very much. If we keep him in our hands, we will have an extra bargaining chip."

Le Jin nodded in agreement and immediately sent 500 soldiers to escort Pan Zhang and the soldiers who had just surrendered to Xinye.

…………

Yundu City.

Sun Ce was sitting in his tent handling military affairs when Dong Xi, who had just joined Lu Bu's army, came in to report:
"General Sun, there are recent rumors in the city that Cao Cao will personally lead an army of 100,000 to attack Runan!"

"what?"

Sun Ce was startled and paused to focus:

"Is the news reliable?"

Dong Xian nodded with a heavy face:

"According to the spies in Xinye City, the enemy has indeed made large-scale mobilization of food and troops!

"It has not been long since the lord arrived in Xiangyang, and the enemy is planning to attack Runan.

"If the number of this 100,000-man army is true, I'm afraid Runan is in danger..."

Hearing this, Sun Ce, who was worried, subconsciously wanted to send troops to support Zhou Yu who was guarding Runan.

However, as soon as he stood up, he suddenly remembered what Zhou Yu reminded him when he left Runan:
"When I'm not around, Bofu must think twice before acting! Don't just do whatever you think of."

The moment this sentence popped up in his mind, it was as if Zhou Yu was reminding him personally in his ear.

Sun Ce immediately calmed down and analyzed with Dong Xi:
"Cao Cao had just recently led an army of 50,000 and was defeated by Liu Bei.

"More than half of these 50,000 soldiers were killed.

“Plus, he needs to keep troops to guard Yanzhou, so the total number of troops that can be transferred to Nanyang should not exceed 100,000.

"And it's impossible that the other side didn't consider that we would send troops to support us. Is there a possibility... that the enemy is waiting for us to support them?"

As soon as these words came out, Dong Xi was shocked!

A chill ran down my spine.

If this is true, the news spreading in the city is very intriguing...

Just at this moment, Kuai Liang came in from outside the tent. Looking at the solemn expressions of Sun Ce and Dong Xi, he immediately guessed something.

However, he did not rush to speak. Instead, he knelt on his seat and poured himself a cup of hot tea.

After warming his palms, he slowly said:
“There are 30,000 defenders in Runan. Even if the enemy has 100,000 troops, it will take at least half a month to capture it.

"But in just half a month, the lord won't be able to dispatch troops from other places to support us." And if we go to support us, we will most likely be ambushed along the way.

"If we don't go to support them, Cao Cao can easily take over Runan...

"I have to say, the enemy has a really good strategy!"

After Kuai Liang said this, Dong Xian and Sun Ce's worries not only did not decrease, but became even more intense.

Sun Ce became anxious again from his previous calmness:
"So, Mr. Kuai, do you have any way to resolve this situation?"

Kuai Liang took a sip of tea slowly, then shook his head.

"So you're still in the mood to drink tea here? Think of a solution quickly!"

Sun Ce has become impatient:

"If there is really no better solution, let's just take a detour via Lujiang!
"It's a bit slow, but it's better than Gongjin and the others being isolated and helpless, right?"

Kuai Liang shook his head again, rejecting the other party's proposal:
"Then when you arrive in Pingyu, you will only see Pingyu County surrounded by a large army.

“Forget about defeating the enemy. Not being defeated by the large number of enemy troops outside the city is already the best outcome.

"You should know that Cao Cao's soldiers are all well-trained, and there are many famous and powerful generals.

"He is not comparable to Liu Biao, Yuan Shu and his ilk."

Seeing that Kuai Liang still maintained a complacent expression, Sun Ce's face turned red!
On the contrary, Dong Xi became calmer and asked Kuai Liang tentatively:
"Mr. Kuai is so calm... Could it be that he has come up with a good idea?"

Seeing that Sun Ce was looking at him with murderous intent, Kuai Liang knew that if he didn't speak up, the other party would really get angry.

Under the puzzled gazes of Sun Ce and Dong Xian, he slowly took out three brocade bags and a letter from his sleeves.

"Huh? This is..."

Facing Sun Ce's puzzled look, Kuai Liang said slowly:

"Just now, I received this anonymous letter and three magic bags.

“This letter was forwarded from the north of Jiujiang.

“The messenger only said that it was given to him by a big man with a dark face and a snake spear in his hand.

"But judging from the direction, this letter is likely to come from Pei County, north of Jiujiang!"

"Pei County?"

Sun Ce rubbed his chin suspiciously:

"The person stationed in Xiaopei should be Liu Bei, who recently defeated Cao Cao. What is his purpose in sending us a letter?"

Kuai Liang smiled slightly and spread the letter on the table.

Sun Ce picked up the letter and was stunned after reading it:

"He actually predicted that Cao Cao would send troops in winter? And he wanted to help us repel the enemy?"

Kuai Liang nodded slowly:

“The other party must have his own plans.

“But if it can help us, there’s nothing wrong with cooperating with them temporarily.

"In my opinion, compared with Cao Cao, a powerful enemy, Liu Bei, who only owns Pei County, is nothing to worry about.

"but……"

Kuai Liang looked down at the three brocade bags in front of him, a hint of worry in his eyes:
“It’s not a big concern right now, but it will definitely become a big problem in the future!

"If they were able to defeat Cao Cao, they may be able to defeat us in the future.

"Therefore, after resolving this crisis, I will suggest that the lord immediately send troops to Pei County!"

(End of this chapter)