On this day, Sun Jian, who had been running around for many days, had just led the army into the gate of Luyang City, and was washed by the exaggerated stories that lingered in the sky. While listening to the stories of passers-by, he led the army and his family to slowly march towards the city station. When he arrived at the station, he finally sketched out the course of the battle according to the accounts of the people.

"Guanzi" cloud: "Knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, knowing the minister Mo Ruojun." "With Sun Jian's understanding of his son, it seems that this kind of classic battle of the military family is definitely not something that Sun Ce can control alone. Therefore, no matter how much others praise him, Sun Jian, as a father, still maintains a normal heart.

After settling the army and his family, Sun Jian was alone and rode his horse to the garrison of Yuan Shujun, which was more than ten miles away.

"Someone's coming, be on alert!" Yuan Jun guarded, "Who are you, report your name." ”

"Changsha is too guarded by Sun Jian." Sun Jian said, "Brother Highway can be in the Shuai camp?" ”

"Yes, I'm going to report it."

"No need." After finishing speaking, Sun Jian rode in.

"Release." The guards knew that Sun Jian had formed an alliance with Yuan Shu, and that the two had a very good relationship, so they did not stop them.

Sun Jian came to the Shuai camp in the middle of Yuan's camp, then dismounted and tied to a wooden stake, and walked to the front of the camp. When Sun Jian was just about to enter, a burst of private words suddenly came from the room, and he couldn't help but stop.

"Now, everything is under my control, as long as I continue to do what I say, the day when the lord will dominate the princes shall not be long away."

"The strategy you advise is indeed extremely useful, but when it comes to hegemony, it is a bit too radical."

"As long as the lord makes good use of a chess piece in his hand, it will not be difficult to dominate."

"If he finds out about it, it will be a big deal."

"If he had noticed, he wouldn't have chosen him as a pawn in the first place."

"So what should we do next?"

Next ......

When Yuan Shu and the mysterious man were talking about the key point, a "Brother Wentai" outside the house suddenly interrupted the mysterious man's words. Sun Jian looked back, only to realize that it was the old man Zhang Xun who ruined his good deeds. Zhang Xun took his hand and said, "Brother Wentai, the lord is in the house, come into the house with me." ”

Entering the house, Sun Jian finally met the mysterious person. I saw that among his long beards, there were already snow trails; On top of the round face, there is also a little texture. According to rough estimates, this person is over fifty years old.

The mysterious man said "resignation", that is, he withdrew from the camp.

As soon as the man left, Sun Jian asked, "Who is this person?" ”

"I have a counselor." Yuan Shudao.

Sun Jian saw that Yuan Shu had this attitude, so he didn't mention it anymore, but in Sun Jian's heart, he firmly remembered the mysterious conversation between Yuan Shu and him. He readjusted his mood and said: "During my rush to Changsha, how was the situation on the front line? ”

"Brother Wentai listen to me......" Yuan Shu told Sun Jian everything that happened during this period.

Sun Jian pondered for a long time and felt that the heavy task of crusading against Dong Zhuo should not be pinned on the Yuan brothers, so he entrusted his family to Yuan Shu, and led the army north to Liangdong the next day. At this time, there was only one belief in his heart, that is: according to the original plan, he entered Luoyang side by side with his beloved son, took off the head of the Dong thief, and hung it on Gao Street to show the public. At the same time as his troops entered Liangdong, Xu Rong, who was originally stationed on the front line of Bianshui, also respected Dong Zhuo's order and led more than 20,000 troops under his account to fight in Liangdong for thousands of miles.

More than ten miles east of Liangdong is an open and boundless land, and in this wilderness, Sun Jian and Xu Rong met unexpectedly.

Sun Jian saw that the enemy army was embroidered with the word "Xu", and then he knew that the enemy was the Xu Rong army that completely annihilated Cao's army. Similarly, the huge word "Sun" on Sun Jian's military banner also indirectly passed Sun Jian's identity to Xu Rong silently.

"Kill me!" The two sides could not be separated, so they fought together.

Because Xu Rongjun still has an absolute advantage in terms of soldiers, Sun Jianjun's battle is also extremely difficult. But Sun Jun, who was rigorously trained and tenacious, was not Cao Jun with relatively low combat power after all, and the two sides fought fiercely for two hours, but there was still no distinction between high and low.

Gradually, another hour passed quietly. At this time, the Sun family's army, which had been supporting for a long time, finally began to be defeated. Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, Sun Jian ordered the whole army to retreat in the direction of Liangdong. In order not to follow in the footsteps of Cao's army, Sun Jian set himself up as a target while the whole army retreated westward, and rode his horse south alone.

Under Sun Jian's account, a loyal lieutenant also rode his horse and followed: "Where the lord goes, Zu Mao is willing to follow." ”

"What do you do, go back quickly."

"I am willing to go to danger with the Lord and the public."

"Well, follow me."

Sun Jian couldn't resist this general named Zu Mao, so he had to take him with him.

Xu Rong originally wanted to divide the army into two, with his subordinate generals leading the infantry to the west to pursue Sun Jian, and himself leading the cavalry to the south to pursue Sun Jian. But when he thought about it, he was worried that his subordinates would not have enough strategy and would turn this good victory into defeat in an instant, so he ordered: "The infantry will rest in place, and the cavalry will follow me to the south to pursue Sun Jian." ”

An hour later, Sun Jian, who had completed the important task of leading the enemy, should also consider his own plan to get out. It happened that there was a lush forest not far from the road, and he fled into this forest with Zu Mao.

"Give me chase." Xu Rong said, "Don't let Sun Jian go." ”

"The trees and grass ahead are tall and dense, and I am afraid that there are ambushes hiding, and the general should not enter lightly." The ministry general persuaded.

Xu Rong said, "Even if there is an ambush, if you want to die, you will die first", that is, he took the lead and rushed into the woods. When the soldiers saw this, they had to follow in.

Zu Mao knew that Xu Rong had determined Sun Jian's identity based on the white cloak worn by the lord, so he took advantage of the overlapping shadows to quietly remove Sun Jian's cloak and put it on his shoulders in the dark woods. Then, he led the pursuers away alone, and Sun Jian was able to escape. In order to live up to Zu Mao's loyalty, Sun Jian escaped from danger, so he rode his horse along the secluded path and galloped to Liangdong. Along the way, the only thing Sun Jian could do for Zu Mao was to silently pray for him in his heart.

After Zu Mao led away the pursuers, he was embarrassed by Xu Rong, and he had no way out several times, but he was able to pick up a life thanks to a mass grave in the depths of the woods.

At that time, the sundial had passed the unitary period. The dark twilight is gradually replacing the brilliant sunlight and descending on the vast land of China. Zu Mao, who was in a panic, unknowingly came to a mass grave. Seeing this, Xu Rong wanted to fight with courage and led the army to continue the pursuit. But the cavalry under his tent couldn't help but be afraid of this dark and gloomy mass grave.

Zu Mao finally got a chance to breathe, he looked around, and saw an intriguing stone tablet in the mass grave, so he dismounted and stopped to stare. In the blink of an eye, Zu Mao suddenly had a plan in his heart, he took off his cloak, covered it on the stone tablet, and hid in a pile of grass not far away.

"Rush me, rush ......" Outside the mass grave, no matter how Xu Rong shouted, the cavalry under his command were unmoved.

"General, the yin qi here is too heavy, so you can't enter it." The ministry said.

Xu Rong slapped his subordinate with a "snap" and shouted: "Galloping on the battlefield for several degrees of cold and heat, it is difficult to count the people killed, and what graveyard are you afraid of!" ”

"Do not believe all the things of the underworld, nor do you disbelieve them." The general said, "It's better to surround the cemetery and wait until dawn tomorrow to make plans." ”

"All follow me, if you want to die, I'll die first." After speaking, Xu Rong took the lead and took the lead in breaking into this place of right and wrong.

"What are we going to do?" The soldier said.

"What else, of course it's with the general." The ministry said.

The group of cowardly soldiers under Xu Rong finally gained courage and gradually followed.

When he was young, Zu Mao's cloak on the stone tablet couldn't help but make Xu Rongkong happy: "Look, Sun Jian is there." ”

Xu Rong took a closer look, only to find that it was the cloak that was covered on the stone stele. He looked around and found nothing but a black warhorse. In his opinion, the only thing that could guide him at the moment was the cloak on the stone tablet. He reached out and tried to remove the cloak. When the cloak was lifted, what quietly came into view was a few curses engraved in blood on the stone tablet: "Whoever trespasses on this tomb will die!" Die! Die! ”

"Haunted! Run! Xu Rong's subordinates, seeing the bloody curse, actually left the boss behind and galloped out of the grave.

"Come back, give me all back!" Xu Rong shouted, but to no avail.

In just a moment's time, Xu Rong was reduced to the commander of the light pole.

The blood-engraved stone tablet in the dark twilight, the swaying shadows in the yin wind - everything in this mass grave can't help but make Xu Rong feel creepy, but Xu Rong, who is loyal to his duties, is still bold and looks for traces everywhere.

When Zu Mao saw Xu Rong looking left and right, trembling, he knew that he was also afraid of gods and ghosts, so he lowered his throat and coughed twice: "Those who trespass on this tomb will die!" Die! Die! ”

At this point, Xu Rong's psychological defense line finally collapsed completely, and no matter how important the mission was, it was no longer possible to stop him from escaping. When he came out of the mass grave, he pretended to be calm and said: "The general has already investigated, Sun Jian is not inside, look at you one by one, it is really a shame to be like this." Withdraw, take the main road and make peace with the main forces. ”

Zu Mao sighed, "Alas, I finally escaped", then rode on a horse and rushed to Liangdong by finding a path.