Sun Ce proposed to go to surrender, which was to grab merit.

Although Zhou Yu promised not to compete with the Cao clan for Yangzhou in exchange, the Cao clan was now mainly focused on dealing with Yuan Shao in the north, and there was no spare strength to capture Yangzhou.

However, after all, Sun Ce's army was a reinforcement invited by Liu Ping, and he had just helped them win a big battle, so Cao Ang could not save face at all, and directly refused ruthlessly.

He couldn't help but look at Liu Ping, hoping that Liu Ping could find a suitable excuse not only to not hurt the face of the coalition army, but also to take the credit for regaining the jade seal.

"General Sun's words are very true," Liu Ping nodded, and said earnestly: "This heirloom jade seal was originally lost by General Sun, and now it will be recaptured by General Sun and dedicated to Your Majesty, which can be said to have a beginning and an end."

Tomorrow, General Sun will go to this surrender, and we will not be involved. ”

"Brother Xian, you ......" Cao Ang's eyes widened anxiously and stamped his feet.

He never expected Liu Ping to happily agree to Sun Ce's request.

If Sun Ce went to surrender, in the eyes of the imperial court, the first credit for quelling the Yuan Shu rebellion would belong to the Sun family, and everything they did in the early stage would be paved for Sun Ce.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu glanced at each other, with a look of puzzlement on their faces.

Sun Ce had just asked for surrender, and he didn't expect Cao Ang and Liu Ping to agree.

After all, Cao Jun had already fought a big battle with Yuan Shu in Runan before, annihilating Yuan Shu's 30,000 troops, but now that the victorious peaches are being picked by them, I am afraid that no one will be willing.

Although Zhou Yu promised not to compete with the Cao clan for Yangzhou, everyone in the world knew that their newly pacified Jiangdong was not stable, and they had no spare strength to attack Yangzhou.

But now Liu Ping actually agreed, which inevitably made Sun Ce and Zhou Yu suspicious.

"General Liu is so generous, Sun really admires," although Sun Ce didn't understand what medicine Liu Ping was selling in the gourd, but after all, Liu Ping had already agreed to his request.

"When General Liu has the opportunity to come to my Jiangdong in the future, Sun will sweep the couch to greet him."

"I have heard that Jiangdong has beautiful scenery and outstanding people, and I may really have the opportunity to go in the future," Liu Ping greeted with a smile.

"If General Liu is willing to come, Sun will definitely be hospitable."

The two said a few more polite words, got up to say goodbye, and Cao Ang and Liu Ping personally sent them out of the tent.

As soon as they rode out of Cao Ying, Sun Ce frowned and said, "Gong Jin, why did you say that Liu Ping agreed so happily, could he really be so generous and give me the great achievement of pacifying Yuan Shu?" ”

"No way!"

Zhou Yu's handsome face was tense, but his eyes were also blank.

He is the same age as Sun Ce, and he is a friend of his mother, no different from brothers with different surnames, and he has always been Sun Ce's brains.

"That Liu Ping has only been in Cao's for a year, and he has made countless contributions to Cao's family, if it is not for his excellent mind, he will never be able to do it.

But when he met us for the first time, he had no friendship in the past, even if we helped him win the Yuan army, but he was not without effort, and the money and food spent on the army and horses before was much greater than ours.

How could he be so straightforward and give away what he had done? ”

"Then Gongjin, what are his plans?" Sun Ce, who was riding on the horse, was confused, and couldn't help slowing down, and he chatted with Zhou Yu with the reins.

"Since Yuan Shu has agreed to surrender, can he still regret it?"

Zhou Yu rubbed his temples vigorously with his fingers and said: "Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses are all lost, and Shouchun has no army to defend at this time, so he will not regret it."

But if Liu Ping is so fair, loving and selfless, I don't believe it. ”

The two of them walked in the saddle, and they couldn't figure out a clue after discussing for a long time.

In the end, Sun Ce said categorically: "Forget it, we will see tomorrow morning, why should we be here to think nonsense?" We'll find out then. ”

As he spoke, the whip struck the horse's hip and galloped away......

……

As soon as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu left, Cao Ang also looked at Liu Ping suspiciously, puzzled by Liu Ping's approach.

"Brother Xian, why did you want Sun Ce to go and surrender, in this way, the Sun family has to go, and we are not busy in vain?"

"Big brother, do you think I'm such a generous person?" Liu Ping blinked his eyes and smiled: "How can I give up the credit I have received?" ”

Cao Ang raised his head and thought about it, Liu Ping is also a person who cherishes his life, and he usually makes contributions, except for not hiding his selfishness from him, no one can really rob Liu Ping's fruit.

"Then what the hell do you think, tell me quickly, I'm dying."

"Yuan Shu can occupy ten counties and one country in this troubled era, then he can be regarded as a hero in the world, how can he surrender the city so happily?

I suspect that his so-called surrender is nothing more than a delaying tactic.

In this case, Sun Ce wants to go and surrender, let him go, what does it have to do with me? ”

Although Zhou Yu is resourceful, he does not have the ability to predict the future and predict the future, but ...... Liu Ping has ......

In history, Yuan Shu never surrendered voluntarily, but led the remnants to his brother Yuan Shao.

It's just that from Shouchun to Yecheng, it is necessary to pass through Yuzhou, the hinterland of the Cao family, which is simply impossible, so Yuan Shu decided to make a detour to the northeast, cross the border of Yanzhou, where the Cao family is slightly weaker, and defect to Qingzhou.

From Yuan Shu's standpoint, this plan is also the only chance for Yuan Shu to save his life at present, since there is a possibility of survival, Yuan Shu is even more unlikely to surrender.

In history, on the way to Qingzhou, Yuan Shu was blocked by Liu Bei, who borrowed soldiers and horses from the Cao family, and after the defeat, because he couldn't even drink a bowl of honey water, he vomited blood and died in frustration.

Liu Ping thought about it, at this time, the Cao family's soldiers and horses were not enough to attack the city, so it was better to let Yuan Shu escape, wait on the way to Qingzhou, and rob along the way.

Since this is the idea, there is naturally no need to compete with Sun Ce for any chance of surrender.

"Big brother, rest assured, this great contribution to pacifying the Yuan Shu Rebellion is ours, and no one can fight for it," Liu Ping said firmly.

"I knew you weren't that generous."

Cao Ang patted Liu Ping's shoulder and laughed, with the assistance of such a talented brother who does not suffer, he doesn't have to worry about anything.

……

In the middle of the night, Yuan Shu ordered someone to secretly open the gate of the West City, and escaped from Shouchun City under the protection of hundreds of forest troops.

He was accompanied by Yuan Shu's wife, Mrs. Liu, his son Yuan Yao, and more than 500 concubines, and Yang Hong also followed.

The Cao-Sun coalition army was not large in number and could not surround Shouchun City, so Yuan Shu led people and escaped easily at night.

Yuan Shu rode on his horse and glanced back at the tall city wall, which was the pinnacle of his life's glory, but now he could only abandon the city and flee overnight, thinking about it, he couldn't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart.

In the distance to the north, in the night, there were sporadic torches flickering, which was the direction of Cao Ying.

"When I arrive in Yecheng, I will persuade my brother to move his troops south as soon as possible to pacify the Cao family, see how long you can be arrogant?" Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and said.

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