There was a soft sound at the door, and Sun Ce, who was lying in his clothes, immediately opened his eyes, but did not move.

Knowing that Cao Cao was nearby, Sun Ce's spirit was highly stressed, and he only took off his battle armor when he slept, not his battle robe, and Huang Yueying's gold brocade armor did not leave his body for a moment. As soon as there was a stir outside, he woke up immediately, but not as startled as he had been at first.

Life in the barracks is really not human, and ordinary people really can't hold on.

Muttering a few words softly outside the tent, Beidou Feng bent down and walked in, and said softly: "Captain, the former battalion Guo Duwei sent someone to report, saying that Cao Cao sent a messenger and wanted to meet with the captain." Guo Duwei asked how to reply and whether he wanted to let the envoy into the camp. ”

Sun Ce sat up. Sleep deprived, he was in a trance. Cao Cao wants to see me? Why, it can't be that I knew that I wanted to kill him, so I sent it to the door. Sun Ce got up and walked outside the tent, as soon as the cool breeze of the early morning blew, he was a little sober, and he felt even more strange when he looked at the white of the fish belly in the east. Before dawn, Cao Cao's messenger came, how anxious is this?

"Bring the messenger here."

Sun Ce washed his face with cold water, stagnated again, and sat in the tent to eat breakfast. After half an hour, the envoy brought to the door of the face, in his thirties, medium build, with a thin face, but his two eyes were very attentive, and he glanced at the porridge bowl in Sun Ce's hand and smiled slightly.

"The captain and the sergeant eat and drink together, and they have the style of a famous general."

Sun Ce shook his chopsticks. "It's so early, I shouldn't have eaten yet, let's eat together?"

"That's great." Before Sun Ce's words fell, the envoy sat down, so that Sun Ce was not prepared at all. Seeing that Sun Ce was surprised, he was not polite at all, arched his hand, and smiled. "Peiguo Ding Fei, a country man, has rough etiquette, please forgive the captain."

Ding Fei? Sun Ce's eyes rolled, a little impressed. Although this person is not famous, he is Cao Cao's cronies, and it is likely that he is still Cao Cao's clan with Mrs. Ding. Another surnamed Ding is called Ding Chong, who helped Cao Cao a lot.

Sun Ce motioned to the guards to serve porridge to Ding Fei, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Ding Jun, who has admired his name for a long time. ”

"You know me?" Ding Fei seemed to be smiling.

"I know a little bit about it." Sun Ce smiled even more mysteriously. "How is Ding Jun's financial luck recently? Marching and fighting, grain and grass adjustment, this is a lot of oil and water. ”

Ding Fei's eyes rolled and he laughed. "Ashamed, ashamed." He took the bowl of porridge, ate it in a big gulp, and soon poured a bowl of porridge into his stomach. He put the bowl down and raised an eyebrow. "Familiar taste, this is the food captured by the captain, right?"

Sun Ce smiled but said nothing. He didn't know Ding Fei's intention, and it was best to talk less. Ding Fei sighed and put away his smile. "Since the captain knows even me, a person who is not worth mentioning, he must also know the relationship between Xiahou Miaocai and Cao Fujun. Miaocai unfortunately died in battle, and the prince of the palace could not let him bury his bones in another country, so he wanted to ask the captain to be gracious and let us redeem his body and return to his hometown for burial. ”

"That's it?" Sun Ce groaned, noncommittal. Xiahou Yuan's body was still in the camp, stored in a simple coffin. This is not what he ordered, it is a routine rule in the army, and the bodies of important generals are usually kept and returned to the other party when they have the opportunity to show respect. But the head was sent to Xiangyang by him, and it is estimated that it is now in front of Kuai Yue, but he can't return it to Ding Fei immediately.

"It's just one thing. In addition, Cao Fujun was very interested in the behavior of the captain in Xiangyang, and deeply sympathized with the captain's high theory, and wanted to learn from the captain. Although it is said that it is both the enemy and us, Cao Fujun and the captain saw each other yesterday, and they felt quite a bosom friend, and hoped that the captain would not shirk. ”

"Anything else?"

"Cao Fujun still has some anti-ear advice and wants to tell the captain in person. As for what it is, I don't know very well. ”

Sun Ce pondered for a moment and nodded. "Where and how?"

"Cao Fujun knew that the captain was short of horses and it was inconvenient to travel, so he specially sent me to send a good horse, which was outside the tent. If the lieutenant doesn't mind, there is a hill five miles north along the water, the rocks are mostly purple, covered with firewood, and although the mountain is not very high, it has a wide view. The prince and the lieutenant each brought an entourage to meet at the top of the mountain and have a drink. ”

Sun Ce's heart moved. Meet on the top of the mountain, each with an entourage, Cao Apu, you are really impatient.

"Since Cao Fujun is kindly invited, I am disrespectful." Sun Ce said with a smile: "Ding Jun, you see it's set at noon, how about it?" lest thou be haste in haste. ”

Ding Fei shook his head. "Cao Fujun has heard the name of the captain for a long time, and yesterday he looked at each other across the water, and he couldn't get close, which was a pity. He can't wait to see you now. It's too late at noon, so let's be the first hour of the hour. ”

Sun Ce frowned slightly, then nodded. "It's up to Ding Jun. I have admired Cao Fujun for a long time, and I can't wait to see each other sooner. ”

The mission was achieved, and Ding Fei didn't stay long, and got up to say goodbye. Sun Ce sent him outside the tent, and saw a tall black horse standing at the tent door, with slender limbs, small head and pointed ears, and shiny fur, which looked like a high-grade war horse. The saddle bridle is also delicate and valuable.

Sun Ce was very satisfied, and sent someone to send Ding Fei out of the camp, and at the same time invited Huang Zhong and Huang Gai. It didn't take long, Huang Gai rushed to the Chinese army first, and when he saw the horse, he immediately praised: "Good horse." I've seen a lot of war horses, and it's the first time I've seen such a miraculous war horse. There are many good horses in the north, and it really lives up to its name. ”

Sun Ce smiled, but didn't say anything. It was a normal reaction for a military general to love horses, but he couldn't give this horse to Huang Gai. It's not that he is reluctant, but because Huang Gai is his father's subordinate, he sent it directly to him on suspicion of digging a corner, and if he wants to send it, his father should send it.

"I'm going to give this horse to the general, what do you think?"

Huang Gai understood as soon as he heard it, and hurriedly said: "Captain Chunxiao, that's right." Although Cao Cao is a hero, after all, he is an enemy, and it is easy to cause criticism when dealing with him, so it is safest to give it to the general, and it is most prudent for the general to deal with it. ”

"But Cao Cao asked me to meet today, and I have already agreed to him."

"Huh?" Huang Gai was taken aback. "Captain, how does this work?"

"Uncle Gongfu." Sun Ce took Huang Gai's arm and said very sincerely: "Ding Fei said that we can meet at the beginning of the hour, it can be seen that Cao Cao's camp is not far from here, we can fight less than 5,000 people, and the cavalry is not there, Cao Cao has 7,000 people, and at least 500 cavalry, maybe even more." In a hurry, we are not sure of victory. It's better to delay for two days, and wait for the general's people to catch up and cut off Cao Cao's back road, and then flank the front and back, wouldn't it be safe? ”

"Having said that, it was too dangerous to meet Cao Cao. Soldiers don't get tired of cheating, in case he ......"

"That's why I asked Uncle Gong to come. I met with Cao Cao, Huang Zhong led his troops to prepare to respond, and the camp was about to be entrusted to Uncle Gongfu. ”

Huang Gai thought for a moment and nodded. "Now that you've decided, it's inconvenient for me to stop you. However, the stakes are high, and I would like you to report back to the general and hear his opinion. Twenty miles away, an hour is enough to go back and forth, and you should be able to rush back before the hour. Leave the camp to me, you can rest assured. Something happened, and I was the only one who asked. ”

Seeing that Huang Gai was resolute, Sun Ce thought about it and decided to accept Huang Gai's suggestion.

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