The old land of the Sun family is his responsibility as a minister of the Han Dynasty!

Sun Ce's letter of begging for mercy from someone unknown was sent semi-publicly, and Cao Cao's reply was simply posted in the form of a notice... Wherever the letter reached, not to mention Yingchuan,

The land of Nanyang, which was suppressed by Sun Ce with force, simply changed its banner!

Sun Ce clearly had nearly 10,000 elite mobile troops at his disposal, but he was vulnerable to this announcement.

His army had just suppressed a city and arrested the leader. As a result, a banner with the Chinese character "Cao" was immediately hoisted in the city next to it. Then his army continued to march to the next city, but as soon as he left, the city behind him was closed again.

The gate is hung with Cao Cao's flag again!

The troops were unable to obtain supplies within their own territory and were unable to enter the city to garrison. Instead, they were repeatedly blocked and harassed. The densely packed cities in the three counties that had allowed Sun Jian to stand proudly in the Central Plains in the past had now become their Achilles' heel.

By mid-August, when Cao Cao, who had presided over the autumn harvest work in Yingchuan, officially marched to Bowang, an important town in the northeast of Wancheng, the roots of the entire Nanyang were actually completely Cao.

This scene even frightened Lu Bu, who led his troops to the Bishui area at the southernmost tip of Nanyang. After all, with Lu Bu's background experience and limited vision, it was difficult for him to understand this non-intuitive power, and he was even a little scared because of the unknown.

Fear... because Gongsun Xun suddenly defeated Dong Zhuo in a similar ridiculous way before!

Regarding the second half of the war, Lu Bu could only understand the stage when Jia Xu betrayed him and sacrificed Tongguan, but he never understood why Gongsun Xun's light troops went straight into Xiwu, leaving a lot of paper behind.

Dong Zhuo, who was facing strength, suddenly collapsed.

Cai Yong explained it to him, but Lu Bu didn't understand.

"This can only mean one thing." Wancheng used to be Yuan Shu's former general's residence, and today's Polu general's residence. Above the mourning hall, Sun Ce, who was covered in slender skin, could not hide his heroic spirit, but his heroic spirit could not hide his sorrow.

Color. "Then what I, Mr. Yafu, wrote in the reply letter are all true. Those last words of Mr. Father before his death were also the best solution after seeing everything already... We are unpopular in China.

, it is difficult to gain a foothold, and the local people do not regard us as a government at all, but just as a group of water bandits from the south!"

Zhu Zhi, Huang Gai, Xu Kun, Wu Jing, and Zu Mao were all grieving hard, and the atmosphere was indescribable, but they were speechless.

After a while, Sun Quan, who was only eleven years old, couldn't help but grab his brother's sleeve and break the silence: "What do you want, eldest brother? Do you want to surrender to Yafu?"

"In my opinion, it is better to surrender to Liu Yuzhou." Zu Mao said angrily before Sun Ce could say anything. "Compared with Cao Fenwu, Liu Yuzhou is much more respectable... He was originally the governor of Yuzhou, and the general did have a share during his lifetime.

The land of Runan is what he wants, and this time he only takes the land under his control of Runan, and then stops at Langling, which makes people feel comfortable!"

"I also think it would be better to vote for Liu Yuzhou." Xu Kun couldn't help but interrupt. "Li Tong had a letter before, saying that after Liu Yuzhou occupied Langling, he sent an envoy to him. At that time, he thought he was trying to persuade him

Surrender and raise Deng County to Liu Yuzhou, so that more than ten cities in southern Nanyang will not be spared..."

"What's the result?" Sun Ce asked casually.

"In the end, Liu Yuzhou's envoy advised him to follow the way of a minister, guard Deng County with peace of mind, and not worry about Langling's family and tribe. Everything must have a beginning and an end in order to be a minister."

"This is indeed much more honorable than Cao Fenwu, but on the other hand, it means that Runan is bound to win, and Li Tong has been regarded as his person for a long time." Zhu Zhisurong, who was wrapped in mourning cloth, responded. "But no matter whether it is honorable or not,

Have you ever thought about it... Since Liu Yuzhou occupied Runan early, and we came up and promised him Runan, why did he still station troops in Langling? This period before was the autumn harvest season, although he only moved

Ten thousand soldiers, but at this time of year, even ten thousand soldiers would be of great use..."

"Didn't I say that?" Sun Ce said indifferently. "This can only show that what Yafu said in the announcement is true. From the overall situation, anyone can occupy Nanyang, but we are not qualified to occupy it, because of the people's hearts.

I am not convinced, and occupying this place will only create loopholes in the overall situation of the Central Plains' resistance to Hebei... Therefore, the reason why Uncle Liu did not station the troops there is that he cherishes feathers, and because I put up a resistance posture and did not want to cause trouble with my uncle and nephew.

On the other hand, they focus on the overall situation and encourage and support Yafu's annexation of Nanyang! In other words, don't think about taking refuge with Uncle Liu, he supports my Yafu."

At this point, Sun Ce paused for a moment and then added: "Not only did my uncle support my Yafu to come to capture Nanyang, but it was also not just the local people who wanted Yafu to come and capture Nanyang. It was also the fact that I had followed Yafu in Chen County for a long time.

We also know that he is a great hero, and only in his hands can the Central Plains compete with the enemy. To be fair to the rest, even Uncle Liu is limited by his background and has inherent deficiencies!"

The hall fell silent again for a while.

After a long time, Sun Quan, who was still young, couldn't bear it anymore: "Brother, since everyone in the world wants Yafu to come and occupy Nanyang, you also think it is logical that Yafu should take it, but why don't you give it to him? He

Is it our Yafu or your father-in-law? He told you that day in Chen County that he would make you a general in the future..."

"Yes." Huang Gai finally spoke, but he also seemed a little sad. "Since the young general also thinks that Cao Fenwu should be responsible for the Central Plains, why should he stay here? Cao Fenwu stopped his army in Bowang, as if it was

Waiting for you to meet him."

"That's good!" Sun Ce held Sun Quan's hand and suddenly turned back to look at his father's coffin in the hall, and then sighed. "Father has his last words; the people of Nanyang have made their choice; Uncle Liu has given him enough dignity; Yafu is more generous.

I was direct and expressed my determination... Logically speaking, talking about the overall situation, talking about human relations, and talking about the current situation, I should surrender Nanyang to Yafu, and then rely on my father's Yu Ze to fight under Yafu's command. I might be able to win in the future.

A great future..."

Hearing this, everyone had different feelings, and instead became excited or nervous.

"But why should I be reasonable?" At this point, Sun Cefu turned around again and looked at his father's old subordinates, but his eyes were already red. "Why should I take the overall situation into consideration? Why should I talk about human ethics and current situation? I

My father died and left me a piece of inheritance, and then because I have an unstoppable father, I have to give it to him. Shouldn't I be allowed to lose my temper and become angry, and then act against my will with anger? If everyone says

Truth, when it comes to the overall situation, everyone is aware of current affairs. I, the Sun family, should have been selling melons on a reed raft on the Fuchun River in Wu County! You should also be water bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, why are you talking about the truth here?!"

Everyone in the hall had different expressions.

"I have received a great favor from the late General. Zu Mao will never hesitate to tell you what the Young General has ordered...isn't it just a life?" After a moment of silence, Zu Mao was the first to lean over and take orders. "If you want to use troops...I

Be a pioneer!"

"Using troops will lead to defeat, so why use troops?" Sun Ce said with a bitter smile. "If it weren't for this Yafu, I, Sun Ce, and you all would do our best. Let's not talk about Runan and Yingchuan. Nanyang might not be unstable, but with this Yafu, it would be

No matter how dissatisfied or angry I am, I can't take it from him."

"What do you mean, General?" Zhu Zhi also bowed his head first to show his obedience, and then asked sincerely. "Major General, please explain clearly what is perverse and rebellious?"

"It's not about being rebellious, but about following the righteousness..." Sun Ce stepped forward to help Zhu Zhi up, and then spoke loudly in the mourning hall. "I want to follow my father's orders to help the spirit return to the east of the Yangtze River, and General Zhu wants to follow me across the river to Wu.

Is there another foundation for the county and hometown? Zhu Gongwei is getting old, and one of his two sons is wise and the other is stupid. The stupid one is in charge of the army, but the wise one doesn't know how to fight. Isn't this the right place to use force?"

Everyone was startled, but Sun Ce continued to speak slowly: "As for the land of Nanyang, the imperial court has its own official Nanyang prefect, and he is currently in Nanyang. I want to return the south of Wancheng to Lord Lu in order to seek freedom.

Isn't Jiangxia's return to his hometown in line with the overall situation? Maybe I can use this to ask the general to offer me the two thousand stone position that Mr. Yafu is not willing to give me! And at this moment, the only way is to leave from Jiangxia.

Only then can we keep our troops and horses from being captured by others, right?"

Zhu Zhi, Zu Mao, Wu Jing, Xu Kun and others were all silent, but their hearts were moved... It was difficult to gain a foothold in the Central Plains. The key was that without Sun Ce in the middle, it would have been even more difficult to tolerate Cao Cao after this incident.

That being the case, why not return home and start a business?

"The great kindness of General Polu first will not be repaid without death." After a moment of pause, Huang Gai, who was under the attention of everyone, finally spoke up. "The young general wants to go to Jiangdong, and I am willing to follow him!"

Sun Ce nodded slowly.

In other words, this is where Sun Ce was much stronger than in history, that is, Sun Jian became independent while he was still alive, and completed the personal allegiance of the core members of the group to him.

Sun Ce inherited his father's legacy, but he did not need to go to great lengths to win over his father's old men within Yuan Shu's system like in history. It was natural for these core people to be loyal to Sun Ce.

Of course, the rest of the people are not like this. With 10,000 elites, how many are left in Jiangdong is another matter. But Sun Ce has made up his mind. He just refuses to accept, is dissatisfied, just feels unfair, and just wants to do it on his own, so why does he care?

What about these?

On the other side, Cao Cao sat in Bowang, waiting for a long time but could not wait for his adopted son to arrive. Instead, he waited until the latter gathered his troops, horses, and family members, and led his people to support the spirit south. Then Lu Bu led five thousand people to cross the river.

, Feishui, the news of approaching Wancheng... At first, Cao Cao didn't figure out the relationship between the two things. He just thought that Sun Ce was avoiding him because he was angry with him. Then his old troops were grateful for Sun Jian's old kindness and escorted him out of the country.

That's all. As for Lu Bu, he judged that he might be taking advantage of the situation!

But as Lu Bu held the seal and ribbon of the Nanyang Governor and took over important places along the Feishui River without any bloodshed, and at the same time spread the news everywhere that the later general Yuan Shu had declared Sun Ce to be the captain of Zhechong, Cao Mengde suddenly realized that his godson was really the same as him.

I'm mad at the gamble.

This little mad dog would rather go out into the wilderness and fight other wild beasts to rip his head to pieces rather than obey him in exchange for some peace.

However, when the news was confirmed, Cao Cao urgently ordered his troops to go south to seize Wancheng with Lu Bu, but he did not get angry. On the contrary, Xun Yu found it difficult to accept it for a while.

"Why is Wen Ruo like this?" As they drove southward, it was Cao Cao's turn to comfort Xun Yu.

"Some people's hearts are unpredictable!" Xun Yu blamed himself. "As the military advisor of the Ming Dynasty, I should have advised the Ming Dynasty to go to Wancheng as early as possible. This is considered derelict in my duty."

"You have actually planned this plan with Zhang Liang... Yingchuan has seventeen counties and thirty cities. If it weren't for you, how could I have easily taken it down? Even the twenty counties north of Nanyang also owe a lot to you...

"

"This is not what I mean, nor is it that I am ignorant and rebellious. People have a tendency to be submissive and rebellious." Xun Yu sat in the car and said sincerely. "I just never thought that there would be so many people in the world who do everything perverse and disregard the overall situation... Then

Sun Ce was eighteen years old, still a young boy, and he still had such a relationship with his lord. Just because he was dissatisfied and resentful, he wanted to cause chaos and bring troops back to his hometown to separate the kingdom. But there are so many people willing to follow him?!

"

Cao Cao glanced at Xun Wenruo, who was half a head taller than him, and shook his head slightly: "Everyone can say these words, but Wenruo and I can't say them..."

Xun Yu was startled in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

"Why do you say that?" Cao Cao said slowly while looking at the wilderness around him. "Because you and I are people who go against the trend of the times for our own selfish reasons. Who have the right to say that to an eighteen-year-old child? Then

The boy did what he did. He helped Lingnan walk today. I won't chase him for the sake of his father's coffin. But one day in the future, if we really face each other, will I be soft? This is not what Gongsun Wenqi thinks of you and me.

?"

"But let's..." Xun Yu finally couldn't hold it back.

"In the eyes of Gongsun Wenqi, aren't we just people who are destabilizing the world with selfish motives regardless of the overall situation?" Cao Cao interrupted as the four-horse chariot jolted forward. "And if we add personal relationships, there won't be any more.

A Liu Xuande? What does he count in Wenqi's eyes? A sword-to-sword confrontation is certain in the future, but have you ever seen Gongsun Wenqi get so angry about this that he loses his composure? And it's not just me, Cao Cao, he Liu Bei, you Xun

Yu, and that boy Sun Ce, are you acting rebelliously? Even Gongsun Wenqi himself, under the overall situation of Dong and Yuan, didn't he also act rebelliously to win the general trend of the world today? "

Xun Yu remained silent.

"In the final analysis, everyone has his own reasons, and everyone has his own private thoughts... Since the stake is just one life, why bother talking about right and wrong?" Cao Cao continued quietly.
To be continued...