How to clean up the human heart?”

Zhu Zhi sighed when he heard this: "Actually, Lord, I wanted to tell you before, but I didn't have time because I marched too fast... Both of these things are not trivial. King Chen was the first Liu family prince to die unexpectedly after Dong Zhuo's rebellion.

; And Luo Jun’s matter is even worse. How could he pretend to be a guest to visit, and then suddenly kill him with a knife in the banquet? What kind of thing is this? Is there such a thing in the world?!"

Sun Jian's anger and blood surged more and more, but he was so embarrassed that he didn't know how to deal with it.

"It's not the Lord's fault." Seeing this, Wu Jing quickly intervened to persuade him. "King Chen insisted on going into battle in person, so he died in the middle of nowhere. This Luo Jun was originally from Jiangdong Township, and the Lord had expected him to help him before.

No one wanted him to die...it was Yuan Shu who sent people to kill him."

"Let's not talk about this." Sun Qiangqiang suppressed his anger and asked Zhu Zhi helplessly. "Junli, do you think I should go and pay homage to Mr. Luo?"

"It's best not to mention this matter at this time. It's best to pretend that it didn't happen." Zhu Zhi tried his best to advise. "Just do what you have to do...otherwise, people will think that this is what the king did."

!”

"What if I carry the assassin's head to worship Lord Luo?" Sun Jian gritted his teeth. "Isn't he waiting in the south of the city with more than a dozen of his companions to receive the reward?"

"Then it's even more unclear." Zhu Zhi was also helpless. "And the assassin is a member of the Hou General. If he kills..."

Sun Jian couldn't help but sneer, but he aimed his gaze at Zu Mao beside him. Zu Darong was startled for a moment, then realized what he was doing, and immediately walked away with his knife.

"Junhou." Zhu Zhi was extremely helpless.

"I only kill people, I don't make any noise or offer sacrifices." The Jiangdong tiger waved his hand feebly, but pointed his eyes at the huge storage area in front of him, calming down a little. "As you said, it should be

Just do whatever you want!"

Zhu Zhi and others quickly bowed their heads.

However, before everyone could raise their heads, they heard Sun Jian sneer: "But even so, it will be difficult... Chen Guo fought too fast, and I haven't figured out how to deal with Meng De! But he

The Liang Kingdom we occupy is right in front of us."

At this time, Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi, Jiang Qin and others also fell silent.

However, it turns out that Sun Wentai was not prepared, but Cao Mengde, who lost Yuan Shao's protection and fell into a desperate situation, was already prepared.

On the fourth day after the fall of Chen County, which was the sixth day of March, Cao Cao sent a letter from Liang State in the northwest. Sun Jian opened the envelope and saw only one sentence on the front of a piece of white paper:

"On that day, the order of the teeth on Shishi Mountain was clear. The elder brother was two months older than the younger brother. Therefore, you are the elder brother and I am the younger brother. Now that we are facing each other with swords and soldiers, I must retreat and repay my old kindness."

It is said that the Liang Kingdom has a large population, but that is because it is located in the core of the Central Plains and is a standard small country in terms of area. If he retreats, it means that Cao Cao will give up half of the Liang Kingdom, and due to the topography of the Liang Kingdom...

The person's intention is probably to retreat behind the Sui River that crosses the Liang State and defend Suiyang, the capital of the Liang State.

Sun Jian did not take this seriously, and made it clear to his close associates that he believed this was Cao Cao's plan to slow down and doubt his troops. If he really believed it, then if he was shaken and stopped here, there would be no need to mention it; even if he marched quickly, he might

Given the opponent's military experience, he would have taken advantage of his own small force to swoop in and ambush him.

In short, Sun Jian's meaning is very clear. Don't worry about this letter. Just follow the original plan and push it into the Liang Kingdom without haste. As for the back of the letter, Cao Cao asked him in small letters to pay homage to Luo Xiaoyuan on his behalf. Sun Wentai was even more concerned.

Pretend not to see it.

But five days later, on March 11, as Sun Jian personally led 30,000 troops to cross the border between Chen and Liang, he and his subordinates were shocked to find that there was not a single soldier in the southwestern half of Liang.

From the famous city of Yan County to Yangliang Ju and Gushu counties, which are famous for their wealth on the Suishui River, there are no soldiers... Within five or six days, half of the Liang Kingdom was almost given to his 'brother' by Cao Cao.

Sun Jian even visited the horse to report, but Cao Cao did not even defend Qiao County, which was located in the northernmost part of Pei State. Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, Cao Taiwei, and Cao Cao's brother, Cao De, went directly to Suiyang after plowing.

Of course, Sun Wentai, who had already arrived in Suishui, didn't bother to care about such nonsense, because Suiyang was right in front of him.

"Cao Mengde is also a man who has experienced battles with General Wei for a long time." Sun Jian immediately stood on the Suishui River, looking at Suiyang Jiancheng, which was visible in the distance on the other side, and sighed. "From the perspective of the art of war, it is absolutely right for him to retreat... It comes naturally.

He is arrogant about my ambition; secondly, he knows that his troops are weak and few, so instead of fighting with me in the field, it is better to use the Suishui River as a line of defense and defend Suiyang City; thirdly, he deliberately lets me stretch out supplies to consume my soldiers' supplies.

...But he still doesn’t know that I got 200,000 shi of grain from Chen State, and I can’t even finish it. Therefore, I can cross the river from upstream to downstream, take my time, conquer other places in Liang State, and finally besiege the city calmly.

.”

The surrounding generals naturally laughed and expressed their agreement.

After some joking, Wu Jing couldn't help asking seriously: "In that case, Your Majesty, when will we cross the river?"

Sun Jian hesitated for a moment: "Let's send sentries to see where there are gaps in defense upstream and downstream to facilitate crossing the river."

The surrounding generals naturally took orders.

But in just two days, before mid-March, it was clear to the left and right that Xiahou Yuan was stationed in Ningling as a base for patrols upstream, but because there was no stronghold downstream, Xiahou Yuan could only lead a small number of cavalry to patrol with Suiyang as a base.

.

In other words, Sun Wentai could easily order to cross the river. In fact, after hesitating for a moment, he ordered Jiang Qin to divide three thousand troops to go downstream to build a pontoon bridge and set up a fortress across the river.

However, at this moment, Sun Jing, who was staying behind in Chen County, suddenly arrived. Not only was he in a miserable state, but he also brought a tied prisoner with him.

"How dare you tie up Han Fu?" Sun Jian was furious.

"Brother!" Sun Jing knelt down and kowtowed, her eyes bloodshot. "Ask yourself what this old thief did?!"

I am

"He is brave, sincere and resolute, he makes a fortune in isolation, his leadership is warm and outstanding, he is surrounded by mountains and hills, he is loyal and strong."
Chapter completed!