Wei Xiaobao's Three Kingdoms Adventure

Chapter 99: Take mine and give it back to me

The tent was silent for a moment, and then Sun Ce continued, "There's no need to persuade the two old generals. I have no troops now. Even if I reach Jiangdong, I won't be able to protect the imperial seal. It will be taken away by someone sooner or later."

When Wei Xiaobao heard about the jade seal, he quickly took out a dagger, cut a hole in the military tent and looked inside.

In the military tent, three people, two old men and one young man, stood opposite each other. The young man was Sun Ce, holding the jade seal in his hand.

Wei Xiaobao was overjoyed: "I finally found you!"

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out: "Who is it!" A team of patrolling soldiers discovered where Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er were hiding and rushed over.

Shuang'er was quick-witted and quick-handed. She snatched the torch from the leading soldier, turned around and threw it at the haystack, causing chaos.

Sun Ce and his two companions also rushed out of the military tent with swords in hand.

Wei Xiaobao wanted to break into the army to steal the jade seal, but was stopped by Shuang'er.

Shuang'er said, "Xiaobao, there are so many of them, they can't escape even if they grab the jade seal."

Wei Xiaobao was extremely anxious and was attacked by Sun Ce while he was distracted. Fortunately, he was protected by his precious clothes and was not injured.

Sun Ce stabbed Wei Xiaobao with his sword, but did not see any injuries on him. He was confused and wanted to draw his sword and stab again, but the sword was cut off by the dagger in Wei Xiaobao's hand.

Sun Ce was immediately furious and cursed, "How dare you destroy my late father's relics? Today I will tear you into pieces."

Wei Xiaobao was afraid Sun Ce would recognize his voice, so he didn't dare to speak. He only cursed in his heart, "Your grandfather is unreasonable. You stabbed me with your sword first, so I fought back. It's all because the broken sword your father left you was so flimsy that it was cut in two by my dagger."

At this time, the fire in the haystack started to burn, and with the help of the wind, it burned towards the military tent nearby.

Shuang'er took advantage of the opportunity and pulled Wei Xiaobao onto horseback to escape from the military camp during the chaos.

Sun Ce led his troops to chase them and did not stop until Wei Xiaobao and the other man escaped from the city.

Shuang'er saw that there were no more pursuers behind her and asked curiously, "Xiaobao, why are they not chasing us anymore?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Sun Ce thought we were Yuan Shu's men and was worried his plan would be exposed, so he came after us. Now that he's discovered we weren't going back to inform Yuan Shu, we have to hurry back to put out the fire. Otherwise, the entire camp will burn down, and Yuan Shu will chop off his head. Shuang'er, the fire you set saved our lives."

Shuang'er said, "It's a pity that the jade seal was right in front of us but we missed the opportunity."

Wei Xiaobao looked back and saw that the lights in the direction of Sun Ce's camp had dimmed. He said to Shuang'er, "After we made such a fuss, Sun Ce will definitely be desperate. He might take the imperial seal to Yuan Shu to exchange troops tomorrow morning. Yuan Shu will definitely be worried about word getting out, and the first thing he will do is kill me to silence me. It seems like I can't go back to Shouchun."

Shuang'er said, "Then why don't we go back to Liu Xie and ask him to issue an order to Yuan Shu to get the imperial seal back?"

Wei Xiaobao sighed and urged him to move forward.

Shuang'er said again: "Xiaobao, Xudu is in the west, we are heading north."

As Wei Xiaobao urged his horse to gallop, he said, "Sun Ce was reluctant to return the jade seal to Liu Xie, so Yuan Shu is even more reluctant. Since Yuan Shu wants to attack Xuzhou, I will first send a letter to Brother Liu Bei, and then help him defeat Yuan Shu and snatch the jade seal back. Cao Cao's territory and food were all seized. Sun Ce and Zhou Yu will also seize Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao in the future. They must seize everything in the world. If they can seize it, so can I. Not only the jade seal, but also my horse Jue Ying is still in Shouchun. When the time comes, I will ask Yuan Shu to return it to me."

After escaping for a night, Wei Xiaobao had already seen Xia Pi City at dawn.

Suddenly, dust flew up ahead, and the sound of horse hooves filled the air. Wei Xiaobao's nerves, which had just relaxed, tensed up again. A general in white was riding a white horse in front, followed by a formation of cavalrymen, charging towards Wei Xiaobao.

Before Wei Xiaobao could even see the man's face clearly, he had already turned his horse around and prepared to escape.

A voice came from behind: "Don't leave!"

Wei Xiaobao thought the voice sounded familiar, and when he turned around, he saw the man catching up with him. It was Zhao Yun, with a fully drawn bow in his hand, aiming at him.

Wei Xiaobao pulled off the black cloth covering his face and shouted, "Brother, don't shoot! It's me!"

Zhao Yun tightened his stirrups and urged his horse forward two steps. After seeing Wei Xiaobao clearly, he quickly put away his bow and arrow and laughed, "Oh, second brother, how could it be you? I almost hurt you by mistake."

Zhao Yun had already dismounted.

Wei Xiaobao also dismounted and ran over, saying, "I was so scared! I thought it was Sun Ce's pursuers ambushing me."

Zhao Yun took Wei Xiaobao's arm, looked him up and down, and asked, "I heard Cao Cao had moved the capital to Xuchang. I thought you were still in the capital with the emperor. How did you get into conflict with Yuan Shu's men?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "This is a long story. Take me to see Brother Liu Bei."

Zhao Yun saw Wei Xiaobao's panicked expression and asked as he mounted his horse, "What happened? Why are you so anxious, second brother?"

Wei Xiaobao said, "Yuan Shu is coming to attack Xuzhou."

Zhao Yun was shocked and did not dare to delay. He hurriedly led his subordinates and led the way back to the city.

When Wei Xiaobao saw Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he didn't bother to exchange pleasantries. He told them everything about Yuan Shu's plan to attack Xuzhou and Sun Ce's use of the imperial seal to exchange for soldiers.

Everyone was shocked after hearing this.

Liu Bei said, "When the various princes united to attack Dong Zhuo, I also heard that Sun Jian had escaped with the imperial seal. I never thought it was true. Fortunately, Lord Tao did not listen to my advice and ceded Xuzhou to Yuan Shu, otherwise I would have become a criminal of the Han Dynasty. Yuan Shu has long harbored rebellious intentions and has repeatedly contacted Yuan Shao in the north to plan a joint attack on Xu Du. Now that he has the imperial seal, he naturally will not return it to Your Majesty. Even if he does not come to attack me, I will retrieve the seal for Your Majesty."

Zhang Fei said, "Brother, give me five thousand soldiers and horses. I will go to Shouchun and cut off the heads of Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, and send them along with the imperial seal to Xudu."

Liu Bei said, "Third brother, don't be reckless. Shouchun is well-fortified, and attacking it won't be easy. The terrain between Xia Pi and Shouchun is flat, perfect for cavalry operations. The cavalry Zilong brought with him has been training for many days, and now is the perfect time to use them."

Zhang Fei tried to argue again, but Guan Yu stopped him. Guan Yu said, "Third brother, my elder brother, Zilong, and I will go to meet the enemy. I will leave Xia Pi to you and Bo Zhi. This is a serious matter. Don't let your greed for wine ruin your mission."

Wei Xiaobao originally wanted to follow Zhao Yun to fight Yuan Shu, but when he heard that Guan Yu had arranged for him and Zhang Fei to guard the city, he stopped talking.

After everyone had discussed it, Liu Bei arranged for scouts to monitor Yuan Shu's movements day and night.

Sure enough, a few days later, scouts reported that Sun Ce had led his troops towards Guangling, and Yuan Shu led Ji Ling, Qiao Rui and others with 30,000 troops to Xuzhou.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun each led their troops out of the city to ambush according to the plan that had been made.

Zhang Fei was feeling depressed. At first he could still remember Guan Yu's warning, but after a few days, he came to Wei Xiaobao with a jar of wine to drink.

(End of this chapter)