After Zhang Xun left, the Changsha garrison immediately entered a state of combat readiness. At this time, it is the end of the year and the beginning of the year, and for ordinary people, the year should be reunited with their families. But the armies of Changsha are even busier, and even on the day of the New Year, there is no trace of slackness. With the cooperation of everyone, 20,000 Sun Jian's army finally assembled in the northern border city of Changsha County five days later.

When he was young, with Sun Jian's order to "go out", the generals and 20,000 troops went north. Han Dang, who was responsible for staying behind, sent them all the way to the north city gate.

In the spring season, it is warm and cold, the cool breeze is blowing, and it is difficult for people to rest! When Sun Jian and his entourage stepped out of the border city of Changsha, perhaps no one cared: on the city of this small city, there was an old woman with green silk dipped in snow, who was choking back tears and silently watching the expedition from afar. Beside this old woman, there was also a middle-aged woman, who was also silently choking back tears, watching the lover of the expedition in her heart.

When Sun Jianjun disappeared from his field of vision, Han Dang went to the city to worship and said: "The lord has gone away, Mrs. Tai and Mrs. please go down to the city to go to the public opinion, and send the two of them back to the office." ”

The Mrs. and Mrs. in Han Dang's mouth are Sun Jian's elderly and sick mother, and the couple's affectionate wife.

In order not to add a burden to Han Dang, they responded "just that", and followed Han Dang on the way home.

According to the covenant of the alliance that day, Sun Jian should go all the way north and join Yuan Shu in Luyang. However, when the Changsha army passed through Xiangyang, Sun Jian suddenly ordered the army to stop. He said, "From this moment on, the young master is the temporary commander of the whole army", that is, he disappeared in the vast sea of soldiers.

After a farewell and a half months, the grass and trees under Xiangyang City have all melted frost and added green; The four gates of Xiangyang are still closed; The general guarding the east gate is still the young general in his early twenties.

"Whoever comes, report the name."

"Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, brought Cao Yin's head to ask to see the assassin history."

"Oh! Sun Taishou is available? ”

"My father is now stationed in Luyang, so my son came on his behalf."

"Wait a minute, son, and I will report my humble position."

After a few moments, the gates slowly opened. Wang Rui only took his subordinate general Huang Yi and a team of guards and swaggered out of the city gate.

"See the history of the stab." Sun Ce saluted.

"The little general is the eldest son of Sun Zhijun, and his status is respected, so he doesn't have to be so polite." Wang Rui said, "Little general, where is Cao Yin's head?" ”

"Come on, take the head!" Sun Ce roared angrily, and in the Changsha army, a man riding a black horse and wearing a black scarf gradually walked out of the army.

Although this person was covered with a black scarf, Wang Rui's heart was already confused and uneasy. Because the iron armor of this person's body is by no means available to ordinary lower-level generals; The outline of this person's figure is also familiar somewhere. As this person got closer and closer, Wang Rui's heart became more and more tense and uneasy......

In the blink of an eye, this person was already in front of Wang Rui. Wang Rui dared to ask, "Who are you?" ”

"You can see it at a glance." As he spoke, the man removed the black scarf that was hiding his face.

"It's you! Sun Jian! Wang Rui said.

Sun Jian replied, "Exactly", then took out the holy decree and read it out in public. When Wang Rui heard this, he immediately argued: "This is a false edict, how can you take it seriously!" ”

"Oh, this is a fake edict, could it be that the assassin has a real edict in his hand?" Sun Jian said.

"I, I ......" Wang Rui was speechless.

Seeing this, Huang Yi immediately drew his sword out of its sheath and ordered the guards: "Protect the lord and kill back to Xiangyang City." ”

Before Huang Yi and the guards could get closer, Sun Ce, who was only a stone's throw away from Wang Rui, took the lead and controlled Wang Rui first. At the same time, a vanguard cavalry more than ten zhang away, under the command of Cheng Pu, quickly approached the Sun father and son. The follow-up of more than 10,000 main infantry was also waiting not far away.

Huang Yi saw that the lord was held hostage, and the other party was overwhelming, so he had to stop in place. Seeing that the situation was not good, the guard said: "It's not good, the lord is in trouble, quickly gather all the defenders of the east gate, and follow me out of the city to rescue the lord." ”

In an instant, the guards had already gathered two troops and horses and went out of the city to meet Wang Rui.

"Kill!" With Cheng Pu's order, one of Sun Jian's elite cavalry immediately entered the battle.

I don't know if it's because the three armies have no owner, and the matter is urgent; Or is it because when the soldiers are training every day, the soldiers are negligent and slack, and the defenders of the east gate of Xiangyang can be said to be a mess in this battle, and there is no military discipline at all. In the first battle, the elite cavalry of Sun Jian's army had already inflicted heavy losses on the defenders of Xiangyang.

At this time, Wang Rui suddenly realized: Futile resistance will not only not save his life, but will also involve more soldiers and give his life in vain. Disheartened, he couldn't help but choke back tears, and shouted: "Stop, stop it all." ”

"Stop it." Sun Jian said.

When the herald heard this, he immediately said, "Oh! Wow! Mingjin gestured. When the soldiers of both sides heard the sound of cymbals, they immediately broke away from the engagement, and reorganized their troops as quickly as possible, and arranged themselves in the flanks of the camps.

There is a cloud in the Analects: "When a bird is about to die, its song is also mourning; When a man is about to die, his words are good. Looking at the remnants of the Xiangyang defenders and the wolf-like Changsha army, Wang Rui couldn't help but pray for the army before he died: "After I die, let these innocent people go." ”

"That's nature." Sun Jian said.

Wang Rui nodded, took out a piece of highly poisonous raw gold from his arms, and swallowed it in one gulp. Before the poison, Wang Rui only shouted hoarsely: "I am not Dong Dang." ”

At this time, Sun Jian's originally very determined heart suddenly wavered. If time could be turned back for a moment, Sun Jian might follow his son's advice and probe the truth of the matter in many ways. But life is a one-way train, once it starts, there will be no turning back, and what has passed and missed along the way will become a regret in my heart that will never be erased. The matter could not be reversed, so Sun Jian had to lead the army and evacuate Xiangyang.

With Wang Rui's death, the political situation in Jingzhou suddenly became turbulent. Except for Sun Jian, Yuan Shu, and Cao Yin, who were originally independent, those who attacked each other because of a disagreement were not alone. Huang Yi, who is bent on revenge, only holds the military and political power of Xiangyang. He worked hard all day long, intending that one day, he would be able to slash Sun Jian and avenge the Lord for the Lord.

Since the incident in Xiangyang, Sun Jian led the army to the north. Two days later, on the way through which Sun Jian's army must go north, Ji Ling, who was under the account of Yuan Jun, actually led a team of soldiers to intercept Sun Jian's way.

"Ji Ling, why are you here?"

"On the orders of my lord, I will lead you to Nanyang County to get food."

"Where is your lord?"

"Now I have gone north, and I am stationed in Luyang."

"How much do you get food?"

"Twenty thousand troops are needed in April in wartime."

"Lead the way."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Ling immediately led Sun Jian and his party to Nanyang County to get food. When I came to Nanyang County, a large number of plump and mellow rice grains were presented in front of Sun Jian's eyes as he wished.

"Someone, move it for me." Sun Jian said.

"Stop, stop it all." Someone in the distance shouted.

For Sun Jian, it was an extremely unfamiliar face, a face so unfamiliar that he couldn't name it at all, and he asked, "Who are you?" ”

"Nanyang is too guarded by Zhang Zhi." The man replied.

Sun Jian shook his head and said with a smile: "Who should I be, it turns out to be just a poor puppet." It's up to you to dare to drink this Taishou, it's really beyond your strength. ”

Zhang Zhi knew that he was not Sun Jian's opponent, so he begged for good words: "Sun Envoy, you can't move this batch of grain and grass." ”

"Why is that?" Sun Jian said.

"Because...... Because ......" Zhang Shi muttered for a long time, unable to say a whole sentence.

Sun Jian saw that Zhang Zhi was sneaky, as if he had a big conspiracy to conceal it, so he pulled out his sword and put it on his neck and said, "Don't tell me the truth." ”

"Let the king spare his life, I say, I will say it all!" Zhang Shi said, "This time to discuss Dong, Yuan Shu mobilized a large number of military horses, and the entire Nanyang County, except for the northern border city of Luyang, the garrison can be described as extremely empty. A few days ago, before Yuan Shu left, for some reason, he left a large amount of grain and grass in the county and let me take care of it. I originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to recruit soldiers with this batch of grain and grass and recapture Nanyang in one fell swoop. However, before I could do anything, the envoy came here. ”

Sun Jian snorted and said: "Our princes, in order to get rid of the public enemies in the world, are sending troops to recruit Yu Dong; But you, for your own selfish interests, do not hesitate to shake the foundation of the rear, it is a sin that deserves death. After speaking, he beheaded Zhang Shi to show the public as an example. In the meantime, he took grain and grass and went straight to Luyang.