The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 108 Talking with Mr. Cao
Sun Quan was stunned, his blue eyes fixed on Gan Yu, his mouth was open and motionless, after a long time, he licked his lips, and said with a fake smile: "Fengxian defeated Zhang Liao?"

"Yes." Gan Yu is still very excited. He said loudly: "Lieutenant Sun defeated Zhang Wei and Zhang Hu one after another before the battle, and later defeated Zhang Liao. Cao's tens of thousands of troops were frightened. It is a rare pleasure All the generals on Ruxuwu were very happy when they heard about it, shouting, Long live, the morale of our army has soared."

Sun Quan waved his hand, interrupting Gan Yu's words.His mood is very complicated, there is both a sense of relief and a little bit of loss.On the one hand, he hopes that Sun Shao can defeat Zhang Liao, break the fear of Jiangdong soldiers towards Zhang Liao, and improve morale. On the other hand, he inevitably hopes that Sun Shao will die in front of the two armies. It was a rare good opportunity, if he just died like this, even if others complained, they would not be able to say much.Ever since he agreed with Sun Shao to go to Jiangbei to fight in a rage, this feeling of worrying about gains and losses has been circling in his mind, making him restless and sleepless all night.

Now that Sun Shao actually defeated Zhang Liao, whether he had hoped or worried, it was no longer a problem, but a new problem immediately surfaced.Sun Shao made such a great contribution, how to reward him?After defeating a fierce general like Zhang Liao, Sun Shao's momentum to become a new generation of brave generals is unstoppable. He will surely become an idol in the hearts of young people. How can you not let such a warrior lead the army?
Sun Quan's mouth was very bitter. He faintly felt that he thought things too simply at first, and now he fell into a situation where he couldn't control himself.He turned his head and looked at Chang Shi Sun Shao, with a helpless wry smile on the corner of his mouth.

Sun Shao also thought of this question, but his mood was not as embarrassing as Sun Quan's. He looked at Gan Yu and said, "What is Lieutenant Sun still doing in Cao Ying?"

Gan Yu woke up like a dream, and quickly said: "Lieutenant Sun said that he wants to take this opportunity to persuade Cao Cao to retreat."

Sun Shao smiled lightly: "What a big tone, he can persuade Cao Cao to retreat? Even if he has this ability, but has he received the order from the Supreme? He is really very courageous if he is arrogant and presumptuous. .”

When Gan Yu heard this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He heard an ominous smell from Sun Shao's voice. His eyes swept across Sun Quan's expressionless face, and he immediately lowered his head, not daring to say anything again. One sound.

Sun Quan was silent for a moment, raised his hand to interrupt Sun Shao, and said with a soft smile: "Although he did things on his own, his heart is good. If it is true that Cao Cao retreats and avoids a war, it might not be so. Good thing. The spring plowing is about to start, and if we can stop the troops here, we won’t miss the farming time.”

Sun Shao knew his identity, this good person should be left to Sun Quan, and he could only be an evil person, he quickly bowed and saluted: "The supreme benevolence and righteousness are beyond the reach of my ministers. Although Xiaowei Sun has good intentions, he does not ask for orders, my lord It should also be taught."

"Let's talk about everything when we come back safely." Sun Quan gently lifted it, without making any statement, thought for a while and said: "Gan Yu, you can go one more time and send a boat of wine to Cao Ying. If this The boat wine can exchange for Cao Cao’s retreat, so this deal is worth it.” At the end, he couldn’t help but chuckled lightly, but he couldn’t tell what he was laughing at.

Gan Yu didn't dare to ask more questions, so he immediately took orders and left. After a short time, he took a boat of wine from the supply camp and crossed the river again, heading straight for Cao Ying.

In Cao Ying, Sun Shao and Cao Cao sat facing each other. Xu Xuan stood behind Cao Cao, and Lu Yi sat beside Sun Shao. There were only four people in the entire tent.This was Sun Shao's request. He said that he had important matters to report to Cao Cao in private. Cao Cao was also very generous, and actually complied. Only Xu Xuan was responsible for protecting him, and he was determined not to leave.

Just kidding, Sun Shao just defeated a brave general like Zhang Liao, what if he came to assassinate him.

Sun Shao didn't force himself, he sorted out his language, and said straight to the point: "Shao is not talented, and he has admired the Duke for a long time. It's just today's matter, but he thinks that the Duke has mishandled it, so he dares to express his opinion to make up for the Duke's mistakes."

Cao Cao was smiling all over his face, but his eyes were very sharp. He looked at the young man who was talking in front of him, especially his eyes.From Sun Shao's eyes, he saw nervousness and admiration, but he didn't see awe. Just from this pair of eyes, Sun Shao's words of admiration for him did not seem to be empty words.

In fact, he didn't know that Sun Shao had admired him for a long time. There are so many heroes in the Three Kingdoms, but he only admired Cao Gong in front of him, not only because he was both civil and military, but also because of his achievements against foreigners. He admired all these victories, the expedition to Liucheng, the destruction of White Wolf Mountain, the imprisonment of the Xiongnu Shanyu in Yecheng, and the redemption of the peerless talented woman Cai Yan. Of course, he was also very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's indiscriminate killing , So there is a heart of admiration, but the heart of awe is lacking. In terms of thought, he and Cao Cao are at different levels.

"How can this old man be able to win the admiration of the king?"

Sun Shao secretly laughed in his heart, it seemed that Cao Cao didn't care too much about him, and dismissed what he deliberately said, but wanted to listen to his admiration instead.It seems that people say that old people are just like children, and they all want to praise.Fortunately, he came prepared, and it was not empty words to say that he admired Cao Cao. He immediately smiled confidently, straightened his waist, and looked at Cao Cao with piercing eyes: "Shao has heard of the public's poems and pondered them day and night. I feel sorry for you. Dare to show your shame in front of the public."

"Oh, have you read my poems?" Cao Cao still smiled calmly.

Sun Shao nodded his head slightly, opened his mouth and chanted: "Looking at Jieshi in the east, you can see the sea. The water is so light, the mountains and islands stand erect, the trees are dense, the water and grass are lush, the autumn wind is rustling, and the torrents are surging. Among them, the star Han is brilliant, if it comes out of it. Fortunately, it is even good, singing to sing about ambition."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, his eyes were a little dazed, listening to Sun Shao's clear and energetic voice, he seemed to have returned to the scene of facing the sea after conquering Liucheng, and it has been more than ten years in a flash. How much is left, Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao was still by my side at that time, even though he was dying of illness, he was still by my side.The past is gone, how painful it is.

After Sun Shaoyin finished, he saw that Cao Cao was in a daze, so he sat quietly, and the big tent was quiet. After a while, Cao Cao came back to his senses, and smiled covertly: "Unexpectedly, Sun Jun knows this poem."

"This poem is majestic and magnificent, and it is unforgettable once you hear it. How can you not know it?" Sun Shao flattered him calmly, and then smiled: "I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I also wanted to imitate it, but how can I do it?" I didn’t have enough strength, until last year when I floated up the river, I saw the vastness of the river, and I suddenly felt it, and then I got two lines of poems, and I dared to ask Mr. Cao for advice."

"Let's listen to it." Cao Cao's interest greatly increased, he straightened up from the table, and moved towards Sun Shao.He didn't care too much about Sun Shao's intentional or unintentional exaggeration of the difficulty of crossing the Yangtze River, but he was quite interested in Sun Shao's poems. He was very satisfied with his poem about the sea, and naturally wanted to see what Sun Shao could write The verses come.

"The stars hang down and the plains are wide, and the moon surges into the river. The son said on the river, and the dead are like husbands." Sun Shao smiled a little embarrassedly: "There are only these four sentences, but the rest is not complete."

Cao Cao twirled his beard, chanted a few lines, nodded again and again, but didn't speak. For a moment, he seemed to forget that there was someone else in front of him, and immersed himself in these lines of poetry.He has watched soldiers by the river many times, and he has a deep feeling for the breadth of the Yangtze River. It is this natural moat that blocks his iron cavalry, stops him from conquering the world, and blocks his ambition to dominate the world.He has never been to the south of the Yangtze River, and he doesn't know how wide the Yangtze River is. He only knows that it can't see the edge at a glance, so he is quite touched by the magnificent artistic conception conveyed in Sun Shao's two poems.And the helplessness conveyed by the last two lines of the poem coincides with his current mood.Old, old, over the age of sixty, his energy is not getting better day by day, coupled with frequent bouts of headache, he often has a premonition that he is about to die.The Sri Lankan is about to pass away, and the great cause has not been accomplished, so I am really not reconciled.He has broken countless opponents, but so what, can he delay the passage of time?No, even a sage can only look at the water and sigh, what can he do?

The more Cao Cao thought about it, he couldn't help feeling sad, his nose was a little sore, and he actually sighed.Looking at Sun Shao's background, Lv Yi was so impressed that he could say a few words to the murderous Cao Cao to the point of tears. This is simply a miracle.But he didn't know that Cao Cao was actually a man of true temperament, especially when he felt that time was running out.Sun Shao has done a careful analysis of his psychology, and these four lines of poems are also carefully matched, and of course they hit the mark.

"I lost my composure." Cao Cao wiped away his tears, and said with some shame: "A good poem, although it is only four lines, has a great spirit. .”

Sun Shao smiled faintly: "In front of Duke Cao, how dare you say that you are an all-rounder in both literature and military? The writing is only a few incomplete poems, and he was inspired by Cao Gong's poems. The martial arts are no more than the courage of a man, and it is not worth mentioning. When will You can be called a hero if you can restrain the barbarians like Duke Cao and spread the power of our great man in the realm of foreign races."

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed a few times, and the sadness just now disappeared. He looked at Sun Shao, and smiled with something in his words: "You are too self-effacing. With your ability, being a captain is a little bit It's too condescending. The world is full of troubles, and it is a good opportunity for you to make contributions, but why are you so cramped? Sun Jun, did you write these lines of poems just for me?"

Sun Shao smiled and bowed: "Don't dare. But Cao Gong has a heart, and it is also God's will. The river is vast, and our Jiangdong Navy is the roost in the world. Cao Gong had the Jingxiang Navy in his hands, and he was still unable to cross the river. One step, today, with only a few broken ships from the Qingxu Navy, is it possible to cross the great river? It is clear that Duke Cao cannot cross the river, so why bother to injure the lives of soldiers? When the army moves, the world is uneasy. Shao thinks that Duke Cao's move is very wrong. wisdom."

"Hehehe..." Cao Cao smiled faintly, and looked at Sun Shao noncommittally.

Sun Shao was generous and composed, and continued: "Shao is Cao Gong's plan. If you want to take Jiangdong, you must first take Yizhou. Yizhou is located in the upper reaches, and there are naval warships. When Qin took Chu, he first took Bashu. Then go down the river, like a broken bamboo, and the world is in the bag. Today, three points, one against two, instead of taking the upper reaches with heavy troops, but attacking Ruxu with a large army, it is not what a wise man should do."

"Bashu? Hey, there is General Zhengxi here, so what worries do you have? Liu Bei cunningly captured Yizhou by deceit, is he the opponent of General Zhengxi? Don't worry, if you don't go down every day, the two armies will naturally hunt Yu Soochow." Cao Cao said calmly, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. What Sun Shao said seemed to be very reasonable, but why didn't anyone remind him of this time?

"General Zhengxi?" Sun Shao suddenly smiled, a little disdainfully, he stretched out a finger and shook it, and said flatly: "This is the second mistake of the public."

"Why did you say that?" Cao Cao looked at Sun Shao in surprise.

Sun Shao raised his head and met Cao Cao's gaze without flinching. "Grandpa Cao knows what kind of general Zuo is. Although he is not an opponent of Duke Cao, he is not something that General Zhengxi can deal with. Moreover, General Zhengxi is good at surprise attacks. There is a saying in Wengong's army. Xia Houyuan, Dianjun school captain, five hundred in three days and one thousand in six days. A surprise attack is all about surprise, but will General Zuo give him this chance? Once Hanzhong was lost, the gate of Yizhou was opened. , how can he give General Zhengxi a chance to surprise attack? In my opinion, General Zhengxi is brave and unprepared, but there is a possibility of being surprised by General Zuo. Moreover, General Zhengxi has many cavalry under his command. Ma Chao’s defeat of Han Sui relied on his ability to march quickly, but Hanzhong and Berkshire are mountainous, so the cavalry not only could not become the main force, but was restrained at every step. Last year, Zhang Fei defeated Zhang He in Dangqu, which is a clear proof. Cao Gonggong I have been in the army for many years, do I have no knowledge of this? Two armies will hunt Jiangdong? Hahaha..."

The corners of Cao Cao's eyes twitched, and Sun Shao's words made him startled.Suddenly, the unease in his heart was magnified.He is very clear about Xia Houyuan's military habits. Just as Sun Shao said, Xia Houyuan likes to march in a hurry, which can surprise him, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, if the opponent does not give him a chance, he may suffer from it. one strike.Bashu is a mountainous area, which is different from Xiliang. Zhang Xi lost to Zhang Fei in Dangqu last year. Although he was a little uneasy, he still thought it was accidental. In war, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Besides, Zhang Fei is also famous. Ten thousand enemies are not weaker than Zhang He, and it is not surprising to defeat Zhang He. Now that Sun Shao said so, he immediately figured out that Zhang He's defeat to Zhang Fei was not just accidental, but more inevitable. Terrain determined this result.

The young man in front of him is so brave, his vision is very sharp.

As soon as Cao Cao rolled his eyes, he began to care.He waved his hands disapprovingly, and said pretending to be unhappy: "General Zhengxi has fought hundreds of battles since he raised his troops alone, and he has conquered everything in every direction. He walked on the right side of the tiger and traveled thousands of miles. The Qiang people have broken their courage. How can Liu Bei be an opponent?" Sun Why do you need to be sensational, is Gu a person who is easy to be deceived?"

Sun Shao also didn't explain, I'll talk here first, it's better if you don't listen, when Xia Houyuan is hacked by the old Huang Zhong, you will know that I am not teasing you.He went on to say: "Since this is the case, let Cao Gong wait and see. No matter whether Cao Gong is confident or not, it goes without saying that today's scorpion is unbreakable. Spring water is born, if Cao Gong does not have more effective means of attack , Let’s leave as soon as possible. The lives of the soldiers were hurt in vain, so why bother? If there is a quarrel, not only Cao Gong’s reputation will be damaged, but I am afraid that Cao Gong’s worries will not be in Jiangdong, but in Xiaoqiang. "

Cao Cao's heart palpitations, every sentence of Sun Shao's heart.The most annoying thing for him now is not Hanzhong or Jiangdong. Hanzhong is lost, and he can still be related to Zhong. He can't unify, as long as future generations work hard, conquering Jiangdong will be a matter of course.He came to conquer Jiangdong this time, just as Sun Shao said, there is no sure way to win, but he just became the king last year, so he must come out to show off his troops once to prove that he deserves the title of king, and at the same time he sent the army To take away from Ye City, we must give those who are about to make a move a chance to jump out.He never thought about taking Jiangdong down at all, and the facts have proved that this is impossible at all, and the results he can get so far are already the most ideal results.

But the problem of establishing an heir is a thorn in his heart, and Sun Shao is now unswervingly poking this thorn.He was disturbed by the thorn, and he was a little annoyed.He snorted and fought back vigorously: "Sun Jun seeks long-term insights for others, why is he so short-sighted when he thinks he has already planned?"

Lu Yi's heart moved, and he immediately raised his vigilance. He could hear Cao Cao's counterattack. He was trying to provoke the relationship between Sun Shao and Sun Quan.He subconsciously glanced at Sun Shao, but Sun Shao seemed to have heard something funny, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

"Mr. Cao, what worries do I have?" Sun Shao shook his head disapprovingly: "Mr. Cao may not know my ambition, so I don't know."

"What ambition do you have?" Cao Cao didn't believe Sun Shao's nonsense. He felt that Sun Shao was covering up himself, and he would know from the fact that he wanted to keep Lu Yi, the school secretary next to Sun Quan, at the scene.Sun Quan sent him across the river to challenge him. If he didn't have the intention of killing people with a knife, then he would be called a ghost.But he still looked at Sun Shao with a smile: "What ambition do you have? Let's hear it."

"Hey." Sun Shao said without shame: "Sleeping until I wake up naturally, counting money until my hands cramp."

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, although he had already thought of several very hypocritical answers for Sun Shao, he never thought it would be this one.He looked at Sun Shao for a while as if he was looking at a monster, and then suddenly laughed, very heartily, and patted the table while laughing.This kid is so funny, even lying is so interesting, this ambition is really interesting, sleep until you wake up naturally, and count the money until your hand cramps, is the world losing money?This kid is so funny, not at all sour, it makes people feel good.

Sun Shao didn't finish, and explained: "I'm a lazy person, and what I'm most afraid of is the endless official documents. If you want me to be an official, it's better to kill me. I don't imagine Mr. Cao, who is over sixty years old and still in the office. Share worries for state affairs. Mr. Cao, life is like dew in the morning. If you don’t enjoy yourself in time, it will be too late to regret it when you are dying.”

Cao Cao was amused again by Sun Shaoyu's earnest persuasion, but this time he laughed with emotion.That's right, I'm over sixty, and there are still a few more years left. I've been busy all my life, so what can I do in the end?Isn't it a handful of loess?He has fought battles for so many years and is used to seeing life and death, so he is skeptical about the theory of ghosts and gods. If people are dead, if they really have spirits, those who were killed by him are probably waiting for him in the underworld.Thinking of this, the corners of Cao Cao's eyes suddenly twitched uncontrollably, his whole face became very strange, his eyes turned red, and his complexion became very hideous.

Lv Yi was taken aback, thinking that Cao Cao was about to kill someone in anger, so he straightened up involuntarily.Xu Yu felt that something was wrong, glanced at Cao Cao, was also taken aback, and quickly shouted: "Mr. Cao is ill, please retreat quickly. Come here, and quickly pass on the medical craftsman."

Sun Shao stood there without moving, staring at Cao Cao in pain, and suddenly said: "Hou Hou, is there any medical craftsman in your camp who can cure head wind?"

Xu Xuan was taken aback, then turned to look at Sun Shao: "What do you mean?"

Sun Shao reached out and rolled up his sleeves, rubbed his hands, and looked at Xu Xuan seriously: "If you don't have one, let me try."

"You?" Xu Xuan smiled silently, stood resolutely in front of Sun Shao, stretched out his hand, and made a gesture of seeing off the guest.Although Cao Ying does not have a medical craftsman who can cure head wind, but he can't let Sun Shao get close to Cao Cao. , even without a knife, he could have killed Cao Cao with only two hands. As a master, Xu Xuan certainly would not make such a mistake.If the head wind persists for a while, it is possible to recover. If the neck is broken, there is no cure.

Seeing that Xu Xuan had no intention of giving in at all, Sun Shao could only smile, and quit the tent with Lu Yi.In a short while, several medical craftsmen with medicine boxes rushed over, and then several cronies followed. Liu Ye and others went in to have a look, and then came out one after another, waiting outside the tent.As soon as he saw Sun Shao, Liu Ye strode over and cupped his hands: "Lieutenant Sun."

Sun Shao didn't know him, so he quickly returned the salute: "Your Excellency?"

"The history of the marching army under the prime minister's tent, Huainan Liu Ye."

When Sun Shao heard this, he quickly laughed and said, "So it's Mr. Ziyang, I've admired him for a long time."

Liu Ye just smiled and didn't take it seriously. "I don't know Sun Jun, but why did the prime minister get sick?"

Sun Shao rolled his eyes, pretending to be confused and said, "Probably because he is worried about the war."

Liu Ye was not satisfied with this answer: "Dare to ask Sun Jun what he talked with the Prime Minister just now, I wonder if I can tell you."

Sun Shao shook his head, smiled and said nothing.Liu Ye frowned, but he couldn't force it. Just as he was thinking about it, Sun Shao smiled and said, "Mr. Li said that Mr. Ziyang built a thunderbolt chariot at Guandu and made great contributions to defeating Yuan Shao. Why didn't he find such a car before the battle between the two armies?" Killer?"

Liu Ye smiled, the farthest distance of the thunder car is only [-] steps, and Jiangxinzhou is at least [-] steps away from the shore, is it used for swimming?Just as he was about to answer, he suddenly thought of something, his heart moved, and he immediately smiled: "Sun Jun is also interested in this?"

(End of this chapter)