The mid-spring day of the Han calendar (the 15th day of the second month of the lunar calendar) is the day of the flower dynasty in the Han Dynasty. During the festival, people go out to enjoy the flowers, congratulate the flower gods, and congratulate the flowers. The princes on the front line also took advantage of this good afternoon to spread a banquet and set up a wine party in the wilderness on the outskirts of Suojube City.

The bright afternoon sun shone on the green shallow grass everywhere; The gentle breeze of February blows the fragrant fields of the wilderness. In such a beautiful scenery, even Sun Jian, who is extremely dislike the wind and moon on weekdays, can't help but feel ripples. On the table, the meat wrapped in herbs and the liquor brewed by osmanthus reproduce the "steamed orchid dishes, and the liquor and pepper pulp" in Qu Zi's "Chu Ci and Donghuang Taiyi" are reproduced. ”

When he was young, when everyone was full of wine and food, Cao Cao took advantage of the gap and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the princes of our coalition army, on the twenty-first day of last month, have been resting for more than half a month since they each completed the important task of garrisoning. During this period, although Dong thief moved the capital to show weakness; However, all kinds of atrocities are still heard of. As soon as we hold high the banner of righteousness, we should immediately send troops, and the right path will be clear. ”

Among the princes, only Sun Jian agreed to go on the expedition immediately. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers hope to rest for half a month again. More princes, with a timid heart, demanded to continue to rest for several months.

After many attempts to persuade to no avail, Cao and Sun had no choice but to abandon the rest of the princes and march west first.

When Sun Jian ordered troops on the battlefield, an urgent letter from Changsha suddenly stopped his westward advance. Sun Jian opened the silk book and realized that all the reasons were due to his own recklessness.

On that day, he forced Wang Rui to death, and the news soon spread to Luoyang. Dong Zhuo learned of this, so in the name of the imperial court, he named Liu Biao as the pastor of Jingzhou. With the support of Huang Yi and the Jingzhou scholars, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Jiangxia County, and Nan County were successively under Liu Biao's rule. Wuling County under Cao Yin, Changsha County under Sun Jian, and Nanyang County under Yuan Shu instantly became the target of Liu Biao's conquest.

Under the instigation of Huang Yi, Liu Biao sent 10,000 troops, with Huang Yi as the commander, to conquer Changsha County. Due to the huge disparity in the strength of the two sides, Han Dang had to shrink his troops and horses, withdraw all the defenders to the administrative office, and protect Sun Jian's family. Even so, the weak Changsha defenders are still like a boat in the vast sea, still fighting an unreachable trapped beast.

When Sun Jian saw the letter, he changed the spearhead of this expedition from westward to Luoyang to southern aid to Changsha. Considering that Cao's army only marched west with only 10,000 lone troops, and it was afraid that it would be difficult to support it alone, Sun Jian only led half of his soldiers and horses south to Changsha. There are also half of the soldiers and horses, which are commanded by Sun Ce, supplemented by Cheng Pu, and cooperate with Cao's army to march west to Luoyang.

When the news spread throughout the princes of the coalition army, the entourage who was ordered by Cao Cao to investigate Sun Ce's details finally sent a concise investigation report to his eyes. He sat upright in front of the bookcase, opened the thick bamboo slip, and saw that it was written:

"Sun Ce, the word Bofu, the eldest son of Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha. In the fourth year of Xiping, he was born in Fuchun, Wu County.

He has been good at bowing horses since he was a child, and his strength is amazing. According to rumors in the market, he can move tables at the age of five, become an adult at the age of ten, and be an elite soldier at the age of twelve. Not long ago, when he turned fifteen, he easily defeated the fierce Cheng Pu in the school field.

The world saw that it was powerful, just like the overlord of Western Chu who "pulled out the mountains and covered the world", so he was crowned with the name of "little overlord".

Compared with Yongwu, Sun Cejing's subset of history, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, are slightly sluggish.

Sun Ce has never led his troops out alone, and his military strategy and battlefield response are unknown. ”

After Cao Cao finished reading the bamboo slips, he rolled them up lightly and said with a straight face: "This is the result of your investigation?" What about Sun Ce's temperament? What about Sun Ce's weakness and sore feet? ”

The entourage said: "It's the subordinates who are not doing things well, please deal with it strictly." ”

"That's it, that's it." Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "If this is the case next time, don't say it's our Cao family." ”

The attendant knelt down and said, "Brother Cao Hong, thank you cousin for forgiveness." "This attendant, named Cao Hong, is Cao Mengde's cousin.

On this day, it is the last quarter of mid-spring, and the wind is gentle and the blue sky is like a wash. The mighty water devours the misty dust in the air; Boats and boats, far away from the misty purple gas in spring. Tens of thousands of Cao troops, in this peaceful atmosphere, rode thousands of ships, rowed through layers of waves, and went straight to the west bank of Bianshui.

Somehow, the west bank of Bianshui, which was originally located in the thoroughfare, was so depressed that it was so inaccessible that Cao Jun walked all the way, and his eyes were full of lush greenery for hundreds of miles along the way. Cao Jun went deep into the west bank of Bianshui, and suddenly saw a group of Dong Zhuojun wearing armor and appearing in sight.

In just a moment, Dong Jun in the distance had already appeared in front of Cao Jun's array. Counting carefully, the enemy's strength was at least three times that of Cao's army.

"Whoever comes, report the name." Cao Cao said.

"Under the account of Dong Xiang, the general 'Xu Rong' is also!"

"Oh, Xu Rong, I haven't heard of it! Have you heard of it? ”

"No, hahaha......" the general chimed in.

Cao Hong said humiliatingly: "How dare you block my lord's way. Acquaintances, quickly roll off their horses and get out of the way. If it's slow, in an instant, you will have to wait for your body to be in a different place. ”

Xu Rong was furious, so he led the army to rush and kill: "Hugh is presumptuous, wait for death!" ”

Under the attack of a group of crossbowmen, like rain falling rain, the two sides were already covered with corpses before they got close. In this battle, Cao's army fought very hard and tragically, and after only half a day of fighting, Cao's army was defeated. According to a rough estimate, Cao Jun said that he had reduced his staff by half, which can be described as a great loss of vitality. Although the Dong army led by Xu Rong also reduced its strength by five or six thousand, they did not hurt their vitality because of their large numbers. Seeing that he was not an enemy, Cao Cao ordered the remnants of 5,000 troops to retreat eastward.

"Give me chase!" Seeing this, Xu Rong immediately led the army to pursue, and killed all the soldiers of the Cao army within the mile. On Donggui Avenue, only the Cao brothers remained, and they still fled with their lives. On Xu Rong's side, the infantry has long been out of touch, and the only ones who are chasing the Cao brothers are the main general Xu Rong and the elite cavalry under his tent.

Whenever the distance was slightly closer, Xu Rong would give the order to release the arrow. Under the rain of arrows and arrows, Cao Cao's mount was unfortunately shot by a stray arrow, and he himself fell to the ground in a hurry.

At this critical moment, Cao Hong jumped off the horse and said, "Lord, get on the horse quickly." ”

"As a brother, how can you accept a horse from your brother?" At first, Cao Gong refused to accept it. Cao Hong said: "There can be no flood in the world, and there can be no king." ”

When he hesitated, the pursuers behind him were also imminent. Cao Hong had no choice but to draw his sword and put it on his neck and said, "If the lord doesn't get on the horse again, Hong will die in front of you." ”

He couldn't resist Cao Hong, so he had to get on his horse and run away. Cao Hong, who had lost his mount, followed on foot. I don't know how long he walked, Cao Cao finally smelled a trace of water in the sound of iron hooves. According to his inner estimates, he could walk another five miles at most to reach the shore of Bianshui.

Just when he was full of hope, fantasizing about the beauty of escaping, a little dazzling light suddenly came from the mist of the water on the shore.

"Is it Dong Zhuojun? If it is Dong Zhuojun, there will be jackals in front and tigers in the back, and at that time, my life will be rested! Cao Cao said. This short half a moment was as sudden as a world away for him.

As they approached step by step, the outline of the army on the shore became clearer and clearer. After a while, a familiar and friendly face finally made Cao Cao, who had been worried for a long time, express his feelings in a loud voice: "Sun Cexian's nephew! Save me! Save me! ”

Sun Ce stepped forward and said, "Don't panic Cao Gong, Sun Ce is here." ”

Xu Rong saw that the fighter plane had been lost, so he ordered the whole army to retreat. Sun Ce, on his part, did not forcibly pursue. Looking at Xu Rong's distant back, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh: "I was famous in my life, and I was almost ruined by an unknown young general." ”

In order to maintain the face of the lord, Cao Hong, who was out of breath, did not forget to answer: "Xu Rong is not a thoughtful and scheming person, he only has more soldiers and few bullying soldiers. ”

"Cross the river, withdraw!" Sun Ce said.

On the long river back to the camp, the Cao brothers, Sun Ce and Cheng Pu, returned in the same boat. In the meantime, Cao Cao couldn't help asking, "How could the virtuous nephew bring troops here?" ”

Sun Ce said: "My spy has been paying attention to your recent situation, and when you first fought with Xu Rong, my spy had already passed the book to me. Considering the huge disparity in your forces, I have brought troops to support you. Although I marched twice, I was still one step late, and it was a pity for the fallen soldiers. ”

"What did the little general say, you can come to the rescue, Cao is very grateful, how can I complain that you are late."

While talking, thousands of ships have docked one after another. After going ashore, Sun Ce led Sun's army to advance into Liangdong with all his might, and Cao Cao, who was defeated miserably, took Cao Hong back to the sour dates. The Cao brothers, who returned full of grief and indignation, never expected that the sour dates at this time had already turned into a paradise of drunken gold fans.