The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 181 Sail Set Sail True True False False
"Yes." Deng Ai secretly envied the majestic Sun Shao, who looked at him walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, although he was smiling.The two seem to be about the same age, but the other party has such an elite personal guard camp, while he is still a low-level official, the distance is far away.

"What's your name?" Sun Shao sized up this young man with enthusiastic eyes and a bit of frustration: "What is your position?"

"Xinye...Deng Ai." Deng Ai swallowed and puffed out his chest.

"Shi Bao." Shi Bao also clenched his fists and replied in defiance.Although he was afraid, he couldn't let Deng Ai face the pressure alone, so he summoned up his courage and stood by Deng Ai's side.

"Xiao Zhuzi, you are so tall, what hometown do you want to call? Are you from the Deng family in Xinye?" Sun Lang dismissed it.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, aristocratic families had begun to rise. Some aristocratic families had a few branches of flowers, which were distributed in different states and counties. When people from these aristocratic families introduced themselves outside, they would indicate the states and counties they belonged to to distinguish them from others with the same surname.In Sun Lang's view, Deng Ai is just a small superintendent, and it is impossible to be a member of the Deng family in Xinye. Although the Deng family is now in decline, it is impossible for a descendant of the Deng family to become a superintendent.Deng Ai's reporting to the prefect of Xinye County is to use tiger skin as a banner to put gold on his face.

"I'm not very good." Deng Ai blushed, and retorted loudly, "I'm the subordinate of General Diannong Zhonglang."

Sun Lang laughed: "What's the difference? You're just a petty official. Do you still think you're an official?"

Deng Ai was so angry that he was so angry that he ignored the danger in front of him and retorted loudly: "You don't want to look at people through the cracks of the door. How do you know that I, Deng Ai, can't stand out? Are you better at human relations than Yang Di Guo Xuanxin?"

Sun Shao looked at the red-faced Deng Ai, and with great effort, he couldn't make himself laugh out loud.This year's luck came and I couldn't stop it, and I was worried that I had nowhere to find him, but I didn't expect him to come to my door on my own initiative.

"Who is Yang Di Guo Xuanxin?" Sun Shao smiled and looked at Deng Ai and Shi Bao.Shi Bao was a little nervous, bit her lips tightly and remained silent.When Deng Ai realized that his current situation was not fatal, he looked Sun Shao up and down. Although he was a little nervous, he was generally calm.

"The general is..."

"Fuchun Sun Shao." Sun Shao politely cupped his hands.

Although the Fuchun Sun family is not as old as the Xinye Deng family, its current reputation is not comparable to that of the Xinye Deng family.Deng Ai was stunned for a moment, then thought of who it was.His expression suddenly changed. Originally he thought it was just a small group of people, but since Sun Shao appeared here, it was not a problem of small groups of people.Could it be that Sun Shao arrived with his army?There is no news about this at all.

Seeing that Deng Ai was surprised, Sun Shao didn't care too much, and waved his hand: "Pay their weapons, those who surrender will not die, and those who disobey will be shot." Then he pointed to Deng Ai and Shi Bao: "You two come with me. .”

Deng Ai and Shi Bao glanced at each other, and followed Sun Shao involuntarily.Sun Shao turned his back to them. He didn't wear iron armor. He only wore a thin over-the-cloth singlet on his upper body. Under the singlet, he could see his strong back muscles rolling with his steps.Shi Bao touched the long knife at his waist, Deng Ai seemed to know what he wanted to do, touched him quickly, and shook his head calmly.

Sun Shao entered a thatched hut, sat down in the middle, pointed to the two straw mats in front of him, and signaled Deng Ai and Shi Bao to sit down.Deng Ai was a little surprised, he had never enjoyed such treatment in front of Yan Kuang, let alone he is still a prisoner now.He hesitated for a moment, and sat down opposite Sun Shao in a well-behaved manner.From the beginning to the end, Sun Shao was sizing him up, seeing that Deng Ai felt a little embarrassed, and then he smiled and said, "If my guess is right, it was your idea that you guys came here, right?"

Deng Ai nodded in frustration.Yan Kuang didn't believe him, so he only sent ten people to him. If there were more people, at least two could escape. Now the whole army is wiped out, Xiangcheng is very dangerous.

"Deng Shizai, you are a bright pearl. Unfortunately, you have misplaced it." Sun Shao asked someone to deliver two glasses of water, and said in a seductive tone: "Let me guess again, Yan Kuang was only interested in drinking and didn't take your words seriously. Bar?"

Deng Ai raised his head in surprise, and looked at Sun Shao with wide eyes. How could he even know this?

"Don't be surprised." Sun Shao looked more and more unfathomable, he smiled calmly: "Xinye is ours already, you can go home anytime. Is there anyone else at home?"

"And... and my mother, who is with me in Xiangcheng, and there is no one in Xinye." Deng Ai said sadly with a sore nose.

"That's right." Sun Shao rubbed his chin: "Tomorrow I will take Xiangcheng, you pick some spoils, and take my mother back to Xinye."

Deng Ai responded gratefully, and lowered his head in frustration.Although this young General Sun was very kind, but like Yan Kuang, he still didn't take him seriously.It's no wonder that he is now a prisoner of others, so he has no right to make irresponsible remarks.It seems that Guo Xuanxin was wrong, Deng Ai was born with a poor life.

"However, Xinye may be a battlefield in the next few years. If you want to live in peace, Xinye may not be much better than Xiangcheng." Sun Shao changed the subject and said: "Jiangnan is safe, if you want, Why don't you move to Jiangnan."

Deng Ai answered absent-mindedly. He also knew that Nanyang was not peaceful. There had been wars in the past few years. Nanyang, which was originally prosperous, was now deserted for thousands of miles.But is Jiangnan all right?Do you want to spend your whole life in Jiangnan?He was thinking wildly, and Sun Shao stood up and walked to the door, as if he was about to go out. When he was at the door, he turned around and looked at Deng Ai again: "Are you an accountant?"

Deng Ai nodded, but Shi Bao's eyes lit up, and he said hastily: "Shi Zai is not only good at accounting, but also knows the art of war."

The corner of Sun Shao's mouth twitched: "Really?"

Only then did Deng Ai feel overwhelmed, nodded quickly and said, "I know a thing or two."

Sun Shao suppressed a smile, hesitated for a moment before saying, "If that's the case, would you like to be my bodyguard?"

"Dear... personal guard?" Deng Ai was taken aback. He originally thought that Sun Shao would let him be a secretary. If he could do this, he was already very satisfied.But personal guards are much closer than Shu Zuo Ke, and there are more opportunities for promotion. This kind of good deed is usually given to the children of the family. Unless ordinary outsiders are very skilled in martial arts and have been with them for a long time, it is difficult to get such a job. Opportunity, even if it is a melody, it is impossible to be around.Without thinking too much, he nodded quickly and said, "Ai is willing."

"What about you?" Sun Shao turned to look at Shi Bao.He didn't have any impression of Shi Bao, so he recruited Shi Bao purely because he didn't want Deng Ai to see the problem.Of course Shi Bao has no objection, Xiangcheng is about to be destroyed, if he does not surrender at this time, the only thing waiting for him is death, even if he is not dead, should he wait until Sun Shao breaks the city before surrendering?For small officials like them who have no future, following Sun Shao as a personal guard will have a lot of future.

Sun Shao was very satisfied. He brought Deng Ai and Shi Bao in front of Sun Huan. Sun Huan was a little puzzled. These two people were just caught, and there was no time for a test. Isn't it rash to let them be the bodyguards now? up.Shi Bao looks like a handsome man, but I haven't heard that Sun Shao is very masculine. As for Deng Ai, he is average-looking and stutters. I really can't see what Sun Shao likes in him.

Sun Shao didn't explain, he called Chen Hai, and Chen Hai said that the ten people had already surrendered, and he was willing to take them into the city.Sun Shao didn't say much, and immediately asked a few soldiers to change into clothes, and was going to take that chief hostage to Xiangcheng to cheat the city.At Yinshi the next morning, Sun Shao, who had rested all night, got up early and set off after eating dry food. When the sky was bright, they rushed to the outside of Xiangcheng.Under the leadership of Shi Chang, Ding Feng and others easily controlled the gate of the city, while Sun Shao led his men to rush in, heading straight for Yan Kuang's residence.

In just half an hour, Xiangcheng changed hands, and Yan Kuang, who was drunk and smoked, was beheaded by Chen Hai.

Sun Shao looked at the full granaries one after another, grinning from ear to ear, and immediately sent someone on a fast horse to deliver a letter to Cui Qian and Guan Yu, asking them to send someone immediately.The official document received from Yan Kuang's residence showed that Xiahou Dun and Cao Pi were coming to Xu County from different directions, and they would arrive soon. With his 1000 people, it was difficult to control the situation.He wants to transport as much food as possible before being surrounded.

The development of things went beyond imagination. Kuaiqi had just been out for a day when he met Guan Yu who was rushing over.Guan Yu was overjoyed when he heard that Sun Shao had captured Xiangcheng, and rushed to Xiangcheng with his trilogy himself.As soon as they met, he looked at the full warehouse of grain and smiled, patted Sun Shao on the shoulder, full of praise: "Feng Xian, you have made a great contribution. With these grains, I will be able to win Xu County and welcome back the emperor .”

Sun Shao laughed, and asked back: "Yue Zhang wants to beat Xu Du?"

"Of course." Guan Yu replied without thinking. "The Son of Heaven, Meng Chen, has been held hostage by Cao Cao for more than 20 years. Now that I am in Xu County, how can I still sit and watch the Son of Heaven ignore him? General Zuo is a nobleman of the royal family. If he were here, he would definitely do the same."

Sun Shao thought about it secretly, and said in a suggestive tone: "Yue Zhang, it's a big deal, do you want to ask General Zuo for instructions?"

Guan Yu waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "There is no need to ask for instructions on this matter. The general is away, and the king's life will not be tolerated. I believe that if General Zuo was here, he would do the same. Don't hesitate, I will immediately enter Yingying Yin and Xu counties, rescue the emperor before Xiahou Dun arrives."

Sun Shao could only smile wryly, he could tell that Guan Yu could no longer listen to anyone's words at this time, he could no longer recognize his own situation and identity, and directly made the decision for Liu Bei.Guan Feng's clumsiness in strategy may have something to do with his father.

"Fengxian, you made such a great achievement, you should have a rest, but now there is an urgent matter that you have to deal with." Ciyu didn't give Sun Shao any chance to breathe, and with a solemn face, he took Xu Huang's conquered Fancheng , Talk about cutting off their supply line.Sun Shao was taken aback when he heard this. Although he has taken Xiangcheng now and solved the food problem, Xu Huang is stuck in the back road, and they may be surrounded by Cao Jun at any time. This matter is indeed urgent.More importantly, there are nearly ten thousand surrendered soldiers in Xiangyang City, and they cannot lose their defense. Once Xu Huang breaks through Xiangyang and gets those surrendered soldiers, no one will be able to control him, and the results of the previous battle will be reduced to ashes.

Sun Shao didn't dare to neglect, and immediately led the Cuifeng camp back day and night. In order to make him faster, Guan Yu dispatched a thousand horses for him. There is still no problem with transportation. If you are really unsteady, you can simply tie yourself to the horse and drive back day and night.Considering that most of the main forces are now in Wancheng and Xiangcheng, and that the troops in Xiangyang and Fancheng are seriously insufficient, Sun Shao asked Sun Quan to write down the latest battle situation in a document and send it to Sun Quan, asking him to immediately call for reinforcements from the Lu Su Department stationed in Chaisang, so as not to be attacked by Xu. Huang captured Xiangyang, cut off the back road, and ruined the good situation.

Two days later, Sun Shao arrived in Xiangyang with the exhausted Zefengying. As soon as Mi Fang and Sun Jiao saw him, they let go of their hearts hanging in the air.

"How's the situation in the city?" Sun Shao asked without taking a breath.

"It's okay in the city." Sun Jiao folded his hands happily, and finally there was a trace of blood on his sallow face: "My news is strictly blocked, and the people in the city don't know that Xu Huang has taken down Fancheng. The mood is quite stable, but..."

"Just what?" Sun Shao was in a bad mood and didn't have time to guess riddles with him: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"I'm just afraid I won't be able to hide it from Cao Ren and the others." Sun Jiao laughed awkwardly: "I heard from the guards that Cao Ren has recovered from his injuries in the past two days. Although he is still unable to move, he seems to have heard some rumors. I wanted to isolate him, but I was afraid of arousing suspicion."

"Oh." Sun Shao thought for a while and understood what Sun Jiao meant.Cao Ren is currently the most valuable among the captives. If he sees any flaws, he may raise his arms and call out, and he may lead the soldiers to mutiny. At that time, without Xu Huang's attack, Xiangyang will be finished.Fortunately, there is no mobile phone these days, so Cao Ren and Xu Huang don't know each other's situation, otherwise, Xiangyang City would not belong to Sun Shao with just one text message.

"It's okay." Sun Shao pondered for a moment: "You go and prepare a feast of food and drink. After I wash up, I will go to the prisoner camp and talk to him."

Although Sun Jiao was a little puzzled, but seeing Sun Shao's calm appearance, he had no doubt that Sun Shao could do it, and immediately arranged for people to prepare.After Sun Shao washed up, he brought several personal guards and Pang De to the prison camp.When the prisoners in the camp saw Pound, they all showed contempt.Some people cursed softly, saying nothing more than that Pound was bragging and talking big, and his words didn't count. He said before that he would repay him with death, but now he still surrendered or something like that.Pound was very embarrassed, but he could only bear it, and followed Sun Shao silently.After he became Sun Shao's guest, Sun Shao never asked him to do anything except occasionally play chess and talk with him. It was the first time Sun Shao asked him to meet Cao Ren today, although he felt embarrassed , nor can it happen on the spot.

Cao Ren was lying in the fresh and dry straw. When he heard footsteps at the door, he opened his eyes and raised his hand to signal Niu Jin and his son Cao Tai not to act rashly.Sun Shao spread his legs slightly and stood there condescendingly looking down at him. After a while, he laughed: "Cao Zhengnan is indeed the number one brave general under Duke Cao's account. , I have the courage to face the collapse of Mount Tai without changing my face."

Cao Ren cocked his mouth and didn't say anything, just looked at Sun Shao calmly.

"Is the general's injury better? Can you drink wine and eat meat?" Sun Shao asked someone to bring in the food and drink, sat down at one table by himself, pointed to the other table and said with a smile: "If you can eat, you might as well Come and have a drink."

Cao Ren glanced at him and slowly raised his body.Niu Jin hurriedly dissuaded him, "No, general."

"It's okay." Cao Ren smiled faintly, and said in a commanding tone: "Help me over there."

Niu Jin got used to his orders, and although he was reluctant, he did not hesitate to help Cao Ren sit down in front of the case. Niu Jin clenched his fists and stood behind Cao Ren, looking warily at Ding Feng behind Sun Shao. and Sun Huan.

"Please." Sun Shao raised his cup, motioned for a moment, drank it all in one gulp, and then said with a smile, "The general's injury is still not healed, so don't drink too hastily."

Cao Ren tilted his neck, drank it all in one gulp, lit the bottom of the cup, and replied, "General, you are tired from travel and dust, so don't be in a hurry."

Sun Shao was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, and then took a bite of the food and said, "General Mingjian, it took me two days to rush back to Xiangyang from Xiangcheng, and I am indeed a little tired."

Cao Ren's eyebrows trembled: "You took Xiangcheng?"

"Not bad." Sun Shao drank another cup and said regretfully, "It's a pity that Yan Kuang doesn't have the fighting spirit of a general. The battle in Xiangcheng was nothing to show for it."

Cao Ren's face suddenly became ugly.He didn't believe it just now, but now he believes it.What is Yan Kuang's state of mind now, and why he has such a state of mind, he is clear.Yan Kuang did meritorious service. Last year, the imperial physician ordered Ji Ben and others to rebel, stabbing Prime Minister Wang Bi and burning his camp. It was Yan Kuang who cooperated with Wang Bi to put down the rebellion.But later, because Cao Cao was angry with Wang Bizhi's death, he actually forgot Yan Kuang's contribution, and only praised Yan Kuang verbally, without substantive rewards.Yan Kuang has been in a bad mood because of this. When he attacked Wancheng at the beginning of the year, he heard people who went to Xiangcheng to transport grain say that Yan Kuang is now drinking heavily.Cao Ren originally planned to take this opportunity to remind Cao Cao, but he was surrounded by Guan Yu as soon as he returned from Wancheng. The battle was dangerous, so he forgot about it.This negligence has now directly led to the fall of Xiangcheng.

The fall of Xiangcheng is no less harmful than the fall of Fancheng or Wancheng. Now it is the autumn harvest season. The fall of Xiangcheng means that Guan Yu has obtained a large granary, but Cao Jun has no food near Xu County.This increase and decrease is tantamount to stabbing Cao Jun in the heart. Compared with this incident, the Son of Heaven is not so important in Xu County.

"I got the news on the way that Wancheng was also captured. Tian Guorang (Tian Yu) was outnumbered, so he abandoned the city." Sun Shao said slowly after drinking another cup.

Cao Ren didn't say a word, he was dubious, since Sun Shao took Xiangcheng, it's no surprise that he took Wancheng.It's just that his speed seems to be a bit too fast, and he took down Wancheng and Xiangcheng after only leaving Fancheng for a month?There are still more than 1000 miles between Xiangcheng and Wancheng, and even marching will take 20 days.

"Since the general is so powerful, why did he come back in such a hurry?" Cao Ren sipped his wine slowly and raised his own doubts.In the past two days, he could see the tense look on the faces of the guarding soldiers. After analyzing and analyzing, it should be that Cao Cao's reinforcements had arrived.But who was sent here, how many people were there, and whether Xiangyang could be broken, he had no idea.If the reinforcements could put enough pressure on Sun Jiao who stayed behind, Sun Jiao might kill the prisoners. If so, Cao Ren didn't want to sit and wait for death. Reinforcements outside the city provide a little support.

"Ping Kou General Xu Huang recaptured Fancheng." Sun Shao smiled lightly, "My father-in-law said that Xu Gongming is good at using troops, so he asked me to come back and fight against him."

Cao Ren held his breath all of a sudden, Cao Tai jumped up with a "chuckle", and was immediately held down by Ding Feng.Niu Jin opened his eyes, roared and rushed forward to fight Ding Feng, but Sun Shao raised his hand: "Chengyuan (Ding Feng), let him go."

"Huh!" Ding Feng snorted disdainfully, and let go of Cao Tai.Cao Ren frowned, and stared at Sun Shao for a while: "You want to kill me?"

Sun Shao smiled, "Why should I kill you?"

"Aren't you afraid that I will disturb your morale?" Cao Ren dismissively.If it were him, he would definitely do this. At the beginning of the year, in order to frighten the rioters in Wancheng, he slaughtered Wancheng.If it is said that Sun Shao killed him in order to prevent problems before they happen, he also thinks it is very reasonable.At this time, he didn't have any fear, but became more calm.

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed loudly, and the laughter echoed in the prisoner camp, making Cao Ren a little confused.He waved his hand and said to Cao Ren with a smile: "Don't worry, I don't have to kill you. Although Xu Gongming led more than 1 people, I also have a lot of troops, not to mention the more than 1 Jiangdong Army led by Lu Su." It's almost there, and I'm not afraid of him at all."

Cao Ren's face darkened. If Lu Su came to help, Sun Shao really didn't need to kill the prisoners.Sun Shao had just told him all the news about Xu Huang's seizure of Fancheng, and he had dispelled his suspicions about Sun Shao, and now he never thought that Sun Shao was fooling him.

"General, I have something to ask for your help." Sun Shao looked at Cao Ren's face and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The only prisoner in the ranks owes his death. How can he help the general?" Cao Ren sighed, threw down his wine glass, staggered back to the straw pile, and closed his eyes.

"Does the general have the heart to watch Duke Cao become the sinner of a big man?" Sun Shao asked lightly.

Cao Ren froze, hesitated for a moment, opened his eyes and looked at Sun Shao: "What do you mean?"

"My father-in-law is only a few hundred miles away from Xu County. Xiahou Dun has no time to rescue Xu County. It is inevitable that the emperor will fall into the hands of my father-in-law." Sun Shao walked to Cao Ren's side and looked at Cao Ren quietly: "General, With your mind, can't you see the problem?"

Cao Ren thought for a moment, suddenly realized, and immediately gasped.

Sun Shao pointed to Pound behind him: "General Pang didn't surrender to me. I just exchanged the lives of 100 people for him to be my guest for half a year. General, do you know why?"

Cao Ren nodded, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)