Yingling of Beihai County, that is, Changle County, Shandong Province today, has three major rivers under the rule of Wei River, Bailang River and Mi River, as well as five water systems of Wen, Bai, Dan, Yu and Gui, crisscrossing and crisscrossing thousands of times, and it is only dozens of miles away from the seaside.

Sun Qian has lived here since he was a child.

Although he didn't do anything like going down to the river to catch fish when he was a child, and although he couldn't be called a little white dragon in the river, his water nature was by no means comparable to those landlubbers who could only flutter and sink into the water.

Guo Jia and Zhang Liao commanded everyone to search for a long time by the river, but after all, they did not find any trace of Sun Gan, so they had to wave their sleeves to bid farewell to the willows on the bank of the Rushui River and embark on the way home.

Tens of thousands of troops left the Deadhead, and the hustle and bustle returned to calm.

A little bird stood on a small tree by the river, its dexterous eyes rolling back and forth, and its beak chattering and singing a pleasant song. Suddenly, a circle of ripples suddenly rippled on the surface of the river, and a large silver fish jumped high from the river and drew an arc in the air, and a watery man sprang out from behind it.

The fish had fallen into the middle of the river, and the man was sitting on the edge of the river.

He wasn't a fisherman, and he didn't need to make a living from that big fish; He's not a beggar either, and he doesn't need to catch that big fish to satisfy his hunger. He was just a prey, a fleeing scribe.

He is Sun Qian.

Sun Gan got up from the water and sat by the river, swept the surroundings and listened attentively, but did not find any sounds other than the sound of the wind, water and birds, so he sneezed heavily and stripped himself naked, and then twisted his clothes and hung them on the sunny branches on the side, and lay naked lazily into the weeds on the riverside.

At this moment, the bushes in the distance moved slightly, and the two figures quietly poked their heads out and glanced at Sun Gan, confirmed that they believed that they had met the right person, nodded quietly and lurked into the bushes again.

……

Night finally came, and the moon hung in the sky.

Sun Qian was wearing half-dry and half-wet clothes, one foot deep and one foot shallow, walking on the path back to Xinxi City.

He had already walked more than twenty miles along the Qinglong Mountain Range, his feet had already ground into layers of small blisters, and his body was gradually unable to withstand the invasion of the cold, but he was still persevering.

He believed that as long as he persisted, he would definitely be able to reach a new breath and be able to inform the lord of the news he had obtained.

"Gotta get it!"

A sound of horses' hooves sounded under the moon, and a group of ghostly knights suddenly walked on the road ahead, led by a tiger with a bear on his back, and a chain knife in his hand, although he couldn't see his appearance clearly, but his dress and the word "Xu" fluttering on the banner had already told Sun Qian that it was his savior Xu Sheng.

"Wen Xiang, save me!"

Sun Gan stretched his hand forward, muttered a long sentence in his mouth, his eyes were dark, and he fell on the road, leaving only the sound of everyone calling for him in his ears.

"Gongyou, Gongyou!"

"Sun engaged, Sun engaged!"

……

"A-Weng, A-Weng, are you back?" The tearful son and daughter threw themselves into his arms like two cheerful little larks, hugging him tightly, and their two young faces rubbing against his beard.

"Sun Lang, Sun Lang, Sun Liu has seen Lang Jun!" The daughter-in-law, dressed in a crimson robe, leaned against the gate of the mansion, looking at him with affection, and her smart eyes were filled with clear spring water.

Sun Qian happily kissed his son and daughter's faces, watched Sun Liu's flower-like face slowly put down a pair of children, opened his big hand and hugged Sun Liu, and suddenly heard a mournful cry from his daughter-in-law: "Sun Lang be careful!" ”

A long knife slipped from his forehead, and a wisp of black silk quietly landed, and Zhou Cang's fierce face appeared in front of him again.

"Ahh

His body shook violently, Sun Qian seemed to have been shocked, and suddenly woke up from his sleep, his face was pale and sweaty.

"Gongyou, how are you? But what do you still feel uncomfortable? ”

Liu Bei, who was discussing Sun Gan's condition with the military doctor in his eyes, was like a martial arts master who had been pointed, his body was stagnant, and a bowl of soup medicine in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap", and he rushed to Sun Gan's body like lightning, and put one hand on Sun Gan's forehead, "Military doctor, military doctor, come and see, Gongyou has a fever!" ”

The voice was full of joy!

It's no wonder that Liu Bei has a bit of a gaffe, since Sun Gan has been with him, he has sent an envoy to Jingzhou on his behalf several times to persuade Liu Biao to give him a place to stay. It can be said that before the arrival of Zhuge Liang and Yan Xiang, Sun Qian was his most relied on right-hand man.

Hearing that Sun Qian was seriously ill and had a high fever that did not go away, how could he sit still? What's more, he also wanted to hear what news Sun Qian brought back from Cao Cao!

"Ahem. . . Ahem..., lord, the subordinates are fine! Sun Qian coughed twice, felt that his body was a little lighter, and tried his best to stand up and lean against the wall and arched his hand towards Liu Bei, "Lord, please forgive your subordinates for being incompetent, and they did not reach Cao Mengde's tent..."

Yes?

didn't arrive at Cao Ying, so where did Sun Qian disappear this day and night?

Liu Bei was startled, and he couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, after all, his and the military advisor Kong Ming's biggest hope now was to be able to re-establish an alliance with Cao Cao to fight against Wang Li.

However, Liu Bei is not an extraordinary person after all, so he quickly put these emotions behind him, gently patted Sun Gan's back and comforted: "It's okay, I, Liu Bei, have the second brother, the third brother, Shu Zhi, Wen Xiangyi, and Kong Ming and you strategists."

Even if I didn't have Cao Cao's support, with your loyalty, I wouldn't necessarily lose a few points to Wang Li. Gongyou, you let the military doctor take a closer look at you, if it's okay, then have a good rest for a few more days! ”

"My lord, cough... Ahem..., the subordinates are really fine! ”

Seeing that Liu Bei would be wrong, Sun Gan coughed a few times when he was excited, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "The lost east corner of the harvest of Sangyu, lord, don't worry, although my subordinates have not been to Cao Ying on this trip, nor have they seen Cao Cao, but they have discovered a major secret!" ”

"What's the secret? But what does it have to do with us? ”

"Exactly! After the subordinates sent a message to the two generals that day, they quietly left along the Qinglong Mountain Range, but they didn't want to plunge into the pockets arranged by Guo Jia and them, it turned out that they had already reached an agreement with Cao Cao before us. ”

Sun Qian sighed and told Liu Bei in detail everything that had happened in the past two days, especially the eavesdropping on the military situation of Guo Jia, Zhang Liao and others at night and the escape from danger in the river was vividly depicted.

"Gongyou, are you saying that you heard with your own ears that Guo Jia has joined forces with Cao Cao, and it is also set that ten days later, oh no, the two armies will sneak attack the two cities of Xinxi and Qisi in nine days?" Liu Bei was still immersed in shock, and a voice had already come in from outside the door.

Sun Gan raised his head, looked at the man and nodded heavily: "Military advisor, Sun Mou dared to guarantee every word with his life, if Sun Mou hadn't been awakened by a bubble of urine in the middle of the night, he wouldn't have overheard such confidential content!" ”

It turned out that person was Zhuge Liang, the military advisor under Liu Bei's account.

"No, why did Guo Jia choose to ally with Cao Cao at this time? Could it be that Guo Jia noticed my deployment? Zhuge Liang listened to Sun Gan's assurance, pacing back and forth in the room, and the two sword eyebrows were tightly wrinkled together.

Sun Qian was stunned: "Military advisor, this is absolutely impossible, Sun was afraid that he would leak the news that day, and his itinerary was not even informed by the second and third generals, although Guo Jia is known as a ghost, but he is not a real ghost, how did he know?" ”

Two generals, three generals?

Sun Qian's unintentional words fell on Zhuge Liang's ears, as if a thunderbolt suddenly fell and nailed him to the spot. Zhuge Liang's heart moved, as if he had grasped the truth of the matter.