Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Yuan Shu and Sun Jian
Chapter 230 Six

Not long after Gao Shun and Dian Wei met each other, Yuan Shu, who was rushing all the way to Runan on the other side, also met another team on the way.

"General, a group of men and horses appeared in front of them. Their appearance is neat and tidy, which is very suspicious." Yuan Shu was leading his soldiers and horses all the way to Runan, but at this moment, scouts rushed over to report.

"Oh, can you see clearly whose soldiers and horses it is?" Yuan Shu was startled when he heard soldiers and horses appearing in front of him. You must know that Yuan Shu came all the way from Wancheng, and by this time, he was already exhausted. When Yuan Shu met Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, even if he cried, it would be too late.

"General Qi, those soldiers and horses are still far away, and it is still unclear who their soldiers and horses are, but it seems that there is a word 'Sun' written on the flag." You must know that when the two armies meet, the first to fight is the scout. They only saw the killing, so ordinary scouts would not want to get too close to the enemy as long as it was not necessary, because that would often lead to murder.

"Oh? Could it be Sun Jian's soldiers from Changsha?" Hearing this banner, Yuan Shu suddenly thought of a person. This person was Sun Wentai who participated in the war to eradicate the Yellow Turbans in his early years and was the most brave in Jiangdong.

"Congratulations, General. With Sun Jian here, our army is more confident in defeating Lu Bu and taking Runan back." Yuan Shu was thinking, when a voice came from behind, and it was none other than Lu Shan who hurried over. Wei Zhongdao.

"You're here, how is the situation at Lu Shan?" Seeing Wei Zhongdao's arrival, Yuan Shu couldn't help asking about Lu Shan's ambush immediately.

"Thanks to your lord's wealth, General Ji Ling lived up to his entrustment and indeed severely injured the enemy army in Mount Lu. However, the enemy army is strong and strong, so this little trauma is nothing. If so, this battle has already slowed down the enemy's pace. Believe me The enemy doesn't dare to come after you easily." Seeing Yuan Shu asking, Wei Zhongdao's eyes flashed, and he said in a daze, making people feel that Ji Ling has already won a big victory in Lushan, but if you savor it carefully When it came down, it seemed to be reserved again.In short, Wei Zhongdao's words almost satisfied Yuan Shu's vanity, and at the same time saved Ji Ling's face, which can be regarded as pleasing both sides.As for the fact that Gao Shun's men will not catch up again, this is the result of Wei Zhongdao's analysis.

On the one hand, Gao Shun must let go of Wancheng. There are not many soldiers and horses that can be used to chase Yuan Shu. It can also gain the upper hand.That being the case, there is no need for Wei Zhongdao to tell about the fact that Lu Shan was beaten and fled by 1000 people. It must be Wei Zhongdao's idea to fight this battle.As for Ji Ling, as long as Ji Ling knows that Wei Zhongdao has concealed it for him, there is no hurry to be happy, and he will not tell people that he has lost a battle to make people laugh.

"Well, that's very good. We will soon reach the border of Runan. Let the army rest here, and let's go see Sun Wentai." Seeing that Lu Shan had successfully stopped Gao Shun's army, Yuan Shu finally felt relieved. Then he thought about how to use Sun Jian.

"It's really a blessing to our army that the general has such an idea. I heard that Sun Wentai was brave and good at fighting when I met him in the early years. If I can get the help of this person, it will be easy to defeat Lu Bu." Seeing that Yuan Shu intends to meet Sun Jian, Wei Zhongdao said hastily.

"Haha, it really is a hero who sees the same thing. Now that Sun Jian has arrived in Runan, wouldn't it be a waste if I don't use him?" Yuan Shu also said with a laugh.

At the same time that Yuan Shu came to see Sun Jian, Sun Jian's army had already discovered Yuan Shu's men.

"General, there are many soldiers and horses in front of us. The flags are Yuan Shu's troops from Runan. I just don't know what Yuan Shu is doing here with so many troops. Will it be detrimental to our army?" After seeing Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses , Prime Minister Huang Gai said to Sun Jian.

"Brother Huang Gai is overwhelmed. This time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu issued a campaign against Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shu led his troops, maybe he came to welcome us. Dong Zhuo must have killed Yuan Kui and others in Luoyang. This campaign against Dong Zhuo is also for the Yuan family. Take personal revenge again." Hearing Huang Gai's words, Zu Mao said indifferently.

"Stop arguing, both of you. Since I met Yuan Shu here, I will take my troops to meet Yuan Shu and see what he thinks." Sun Jian had always been arrogant in his bravery, but he still had to bow his head when facing Yuan.

"General, look at a group of troops coming over there, it seems that Yuan Shu is here." Just when Sun Jian wanted to see why Yuan Shu led his troops here, he saw Yuan Shu and his people had come to the front.

"Hahaha, I have heard for a long time that Sun Wentai is a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, but I saw him today and he is indeed very powerful." Yuan Shu approached Sun Jian with a laugh and said.

"It turned out to be the later general. Sun Jian put aside the affairs of Changsha after receiving the call for action and came all the way. I didn't expect to see the later general here. Please forgive me for wearing armor and not being able to salute the later general." Originally, Yuan Shu was just a middle-aged man. In order to win over Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo later promoted Yuan Shu to the post of general. Compared with Sun Jian's Changsha prefect, Dong Zhuo promoted Yuan Shu to the post of general. Unbearable, so as not to be discussed by the people below.

"Hahaha, Sun Taishou is being polite. You and I are officials in the same court, and we don't belong to each other. Why bother to be polite." Yuan Shu also laughed, and then said: "Since the general is invited to attack Dong Zhuo this time, it happens that there is someone in front of you. There is a chance, I wonder if Sun Wentai is willing to contribute to the great man?" Yuan Shu asked tentatively.

"Oh, I thought that we would be able to attack Dong Zhuo together only when Chenliu made an alliance with all the princes. I didn't expect that there would be an opportunity so soon, and Sun Jian was naturally willing to help." Some said happily.

"Uh, it's like this. A few days ago, Niu Fu and Hua Xiong came to attack Runan, they were defeated by our army, and they were besieged in Mount Lu. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu took advantage of the emptiness of Runan and attacked Runan. I am going back to the army to help Runan this time, and I happened to meet the prefect Sun, and asked him to help me." Seeing that Sun Jian agreed very readily, Yuan Shu said.

"This? Hey, if it's an ordinary matter, Sun Jian is naturally willing to help, but Sun Jian's Bing Major General Wei, I'm afraid that the matter of retaking Runan can't be done, so leading the troops like this may miss the important matter of the general later. "The reason why Sun Jian agreed readily was because Yuan Shu was extremely powerful, and it was rare to flatter him at ordinary times.But now that Yuan Shu has lost Runan, he is like a bereaved dog. This value has been greatly discounted, and Sun Jian is naturally unwilling to work hard for Yuan Shu like this.

"Hehehe, why should Eunuch Sun rush to answer? In fact, there is still room for consideration in this matter. Eunuch Sun Jian heard that you have always been at odds with Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou. However, I don’t know if Mr. Sun Taishou has thought about it. Wouldn’t Wang Rui take the opportunity to seize Changsha? Let the general have nowhere to go? Besides, Changsha is remote, and the general’s tens of thousands of soldiers have food and supplies. Can it be transported from Changsha?" Seeing Sun Jian's intentions, Wei Zhongdao said with a smile on the sidelines, and told Sun Jian simply and clearly that although Yuan Shu was facing difficulties, only Sun Jian and Yuan Shu cooperated. In the battle, Sun Jian was able to get the support of Yuan Shu, thus making a breakthrough.Otherwise, Sun Jian would face a situation where he would have no food and no way to retreat.

"My lord." Hearing Wei Zhongdao's words, not only Sun Jian's face changed drastically, but also Zu Mao who was beside him couldn't help it, and said with a wink at Sun Jian.

"Hahaha, I often hear people say that there are many talents and counselors in the general's mansion. Just now, Sun Jian just made a joke, but this gentleman made it clear. I, Sun Jian, still say that, the matter of Lord Yuan Shu is my Sun Jian. As long as Master Yuan Shu can use me, Sun Jian, Sun Jian was originally the sword in the master's hand, overcoming all obstacles for him. It's just that Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, has always been against me. It's really abominable, and I ask the general to make the decision for me." Sun Jian is also a figure who struggles in the officialdom. Now that he has seen the situation clearly, he naturally has a decision.But since Wei Zhongdao brought up the matter of Wang Rui, Sun Jian took the opportunity to ask Yuan Shu to help him solve Wang Rui.

"Hmph, as the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Rui doesn't want to serve the country. Not only did he not do anything to attack Dong Zhuo this time, he also obstructed in every possible way, making things difficult for Sun Taishou who came to help. It will harm one side. Prefect Sun is at ease, but if there is a chance, Yuan will definitely kill this thief." Seeing that Sun Jian has agreed to help him, then from a certain point of view, Sun Jian is his own, so Yuan Shu also expressed it in a timely manner. Changed his attitude towards Wang Rui in exchange for Sun Jian's favor.

After the deal was completed in two rounds, each of them was naturally satisfied, so soon the two rounds joined forces and headed towards Runan.Yuan Shu originally had a lot of soldiers and horses, and now Sun Jian has more than 2 horses, and many powerful people who have received news and came to support Yuan Shu also gathered at this time, so they gathered outside Runan City like this There are tens of thousands of horses.

"Report, the general is not well. Yuan Shu has gathered tens of thousands of people from all directions to run towards Runan." A waiter rushed into the prefect's mansion in Runan and reported to Lu Bu.

"This Yuan Shu's speed is really not slow. He came back so quickly. What surprised me the most was his soldiers and horses. I heard that when he fought against Niu Fu and Hua Xiong. Yuan Shu was only tens of thousands of horses. When did he have Hundreds of thousands of troops?" Ever since Lu Bu occupied Runan, he knew that Yuan Shu would definitely bring a large army, but he never thought it would be so fast, and it was even more unexpected to Lu Bu that Yuan Shu could bring so many troops.

(End of this chapter)