Agents of the Three Kingdoms

Northeast of the barracks, Jizhou army garrison.

After nightfall, oil lamps were lit in Wang Lei's tent, and the light flickered with the breeze.Wang Lei and Cao Cao sat opposite each other. Wang Lei poured Cao Cao a cup of tea and asked, "Brother Meng De, did Sun Jian send someone back to urge the food?"

Cao Cao replied: "Yesterday at noon, Sun Jian's envoy came back and asked for food and grass supplies. Yuan Shu took the initiative to take over the matter and gave a batch of new food...Why, is my brother worried that Yuan Shu will cut off the food supplies?"

Wang Lei looked serious, and said: "Brother Meng De and Yuan Shu were playmates when they were young. Don't you know Yuan Shu? Sun Jian has made great contributions in front of him. With Yuan Shu's character, he can see that he doesn't want others to show his face and make contributions. If someone at this time If you push Yuan Shu, I'm afraid Yuan Shu can really do such a thing."

Wang Lei remembers that one of the reasons for Sun Jian's retreat in Hulaoguan in the Romance was the lack of food, and the real reason is unknown.

Therefore, Wang Lei asked.

Cao Cao thought for a moment, then nodded in recognition.Both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu came from famous families and were well-educated, and Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were both outstanding in intelligence, but they both had the same shortcoming, narrow-minded, and they could not see others being better than him.This kind of heart is not a character for making great things, but Yuan Shu is even more arrogant and has a lot of flaws in his character.

Cao Cao returned to the topic of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and asked, "My brother Wang, what do you think about the crusade against Dong Zhuo?"

Wang Lei thought for a while, and said, "Prefect Sun's momentum is as strong as a bamboo, and he will soon defeat Huaxiong and take down Hulao Pass. At that time, the army will invade Luoyang and defeat Dong Zhuo in one fell swoop, and the Han Dynasty will definitely be rejuvenated."

Cao Cao had a half-smile, and said in a stiff tone, "My dear brother, is this the truth?"

Wang Lei said loudly: "Of course!"

Cao Cao shook his head lightly, and said: "When I first launched the campaign against Dong Zhuo, I was full of hope and believed that I could win. But after the alliance, especially when arguing about the leader, I saw the ambitions of the princes, including Yuan Shao and others. Yuan Shu, and Han Fu...all of them want to be the leader of the alliance." At this point, Cao Cao looked at Wang Lei with a gleam in his eyes, and said, "Including Wang Xiandi, there are also ambitious people."

Wang Lei smiled and nodded slightly.

Cao Cao continued: "Ambition is not a bad thing. Such a mind can motivate people to continue to struggle. But selfishness is greater than ambition, which is terrible. For example, when the news came that Hua Xiong had arrived at Hulao Pass, the officials who invited him to fight were silent. Sun Jian alone asked to fight Hua Xiong. The army is full of officials who only want to fight for fame and fortune, and they have no intention of killing Dong Zhuo, how sad it is!"

Wang Lei still didn't speak, and listened quietly.

Being able to listen to Cao Cao is an opportunity to understand Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, and said: "The news of Sun Jian beheading Hu Zhen and Zhao Cen came back, and everyone felt jealous and regretted that they didn't go to the battlefield. Sigh... a group of idiots, this is a big deal to ask Dong. !"

Wang Lei agreed with Cao Cao's analysis, and comforted him, "It's up to people!" After a pause, Wang Lei asked, "Since Brother Meng De knows that the situation is not good, why do you insist on it?"

Cao Cao fixed his eyes and said: "Serving the country, regardless of success or failure, regardless of life and death, but ask for a clear conscience."

In a word, Wang Lei was in awe.

Perhaps Cao Cao will become a traitor in history after experiencing many things.But now Cao Cao is a person who is working hard for the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty.

Such people deserve respect.

Cao Cao suddenly said: "Brother Wang Xian, don't care what the rest of the princes are like? I hope that Brother Wang can do his best to wipe out Dong Zhuo and work hard for the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty."

Wang Lei couldn't bear to reject Cao Cao, nodded and said, "Definitely!"

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Outside Hulao Pass, Sun Jian's barracks.

It was already dark at this time, the soldiers had already rested, and Sun Jian was still studying in the tent.

"Goo! Goo!!"

Suddenly, Sun Jian's stomach rumbled.With an ugly expression on his face, he quickly put down the bamboo slips in his hand, left the tent, and went to the temporary toilet in the camp.After a lot of tossing, he returned to his camp.On the way back, Sun Jian saw many soldiers rushing to the toilet with their stomachs covered, which made Sun Jian feel strange.

It's all right if he eats a bad stomach, why are there so many people?

"Goo! Goo!!!"

On the way, Sun Jian's stomach started to rumble again.

His complexion changed drastically, and he had to go back to the toilet again. After Sun Jian solved his personal problems, his face was already pale, and his eyes were full of exhaustion.He ran back and forth to the toilet five times in total and was exhausted.He sat casually in the tent, no longer in the mood to read.At this time, the soldiers reported that Cheng Pu was coming.

Sun Jian hurriedly let Cheng Pu in, and when he saw Cheng Pu, Sun Jian was shocked because Cheng Pu's face was even paler.

Behind Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang did the same, only Zu Mao looked normal.

"You...you have eaten your stomach too!"

Sun Jian's face changed drastically, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.

Cheng Pu looked serious and dignified, and said slowly: "My lord, not only us, but most of the soldiers in the camp are like this. They have diarrhea and vomiting. The situation is serious. After the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, they said that they had eaten their stomachs."

Sun Jian's expression became solemn in an instant.

"Report!!"

A panicked voice came from outside the camp.

The soldier rushed in, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Hua Xiong leads the army to steal the camp, the army is coming!"

"Fight!"

Without even thinking about it, Sun Jian stood up immediately.

boom! !

As soon as he stood up, Sun Jian's legs gave way and he sat down on the ground.At this time, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others who originally wanted to fight also felt weak and could not raise their strength at all.When this happened, Sun Jian felt sad. With this situation, it would be very difficult to defend the barracks, let alone attack Hua Xiong.

Sun Jian changed his mind, looked at Cheng Pu, and asked, "Demou (Cheng Pu's word), so many people have diarrhea and vomiting. The military doctor diagnosed and treated them because they had eaten their stomachs. What do you think is the reason?"

Cheng Pu replied: "There is a large-scale situation, it is probably a food problem!"

"I think so!"

A light flashed in Sun Jian's eyes, and he ordered: "Take some food to eat, and withdraw the troops immediately!" When the army appeared abnormal, Sun Jian could not lead his troops to fight, so he had to retreat.

When the order was issued, the soldiers went to deliver the order, and Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and others immediately prepared.

The army started to retreat, but Hua Xiong did not let go.

Hua Xiong led his army in pursuit of Sun Jian's army. At first, Hua Xiong felt strange, thinking that the invincible Sun Jian retreated, there must be an immediate delay, so he just hung behind, not daring to pursue with all his strength, fearing that he would fall into the trap.But Hua Xiong captured some of Sun Jian's soldiers, and found that these soldiers were weak. After finding out the real situation, he began to chase after them fiercely, and Sun Jian was defeated.