As the day of the coalition's westward advance was imminent, Sun's father and son did not stay in Wuling County for long. After two days of rapid marching, the Sun father and son finally found themselves in Changsha Taishou Mansion on the morning of the twenty-fourth.

In the Taishou Mansion, the Sun father and son had just sat down in the main hall with their front feet, and the two people with heavy armor paid homage in front of the table and said: "See the lord for his humble duties." ”

"Don't be polite, hurry up and obey the order." Sun Jian said.

After the two of them got up, Sun Jian said again: "I order the 'Demou' to hold my decree, and within five days, call 20,000 soldiers from the whole county to camp in the northern border city of Changsha and stand by." There were more than 1,000 soldiers left, all of whom were handed over to the command of 'Yigong' and stayed in the cities of Changsha. ”

The "moral scheme" and "righteous father" in Sun Jian's mouth are Cheng Pu and Han Ming, two generals.

They responded, "Obey the king's orders", and Cheng Pu said: "As soon as the lord came back, he sent troops like this, isn't it that the princes' alliance is smooth, and the coalition has become a trend to fight against Dong?" ”

Sun Jian couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, this meeting can be described as smooth. Ben Taishou dispatched troops here, precisely with the intention of raising troops to the north, and then westward to fight Dong. ”

"But in Changsha County, there is no food available, if the war is protracted, how should I deal with the Changsha army?" Han Dangdao.

"Oh, no food to spare?" Sun Jian said, "My son, tell them about it." ”

"The two generals don't know something...... Under Sun Jian's instructions, Sun Ce told the story of the alliance to the two generals Han and Cheng 1510.

When Han Dang heard this, he put his thoughts behind, but Cheng Pu, who was older and more calculating, couldn't help but worry: "Han Fu is cowardly, Yuan Shu is greedy, what the two of them say is enough to win people's trust?" ”

"This ......" Just when Sun Jian was thinking for a long time and didn't know how to answer, a grain official in the county suddenly entered the door and reported: "Lord Qiqi: Under the account of Yuan Shu in Nanyang, there is a general escort coming. ”

Sun Jian sighed a few times, "Wonderful", that is, asked: Where is the person now? ”

"Now it's in the middle of the county." The grain officer replied.

"General Ben should personally check the matter of handing over the baggage." After speaking, Sun Jian went to Changsha County with the generals despite the fatigue of running around for many days.

When they came to Changsha County, they saw a middle-aged man standing in his old age, commanding a group of soldiers of the Yuan Army, unloading the military grain into the village. Although this middle-aged man is thin and weak, the beard under his chin adds a bit of strength to his seemingly unremarkable body.

When Sun Jian saw the appearance of the visitor, he couldn't help but be stunned: "It's you!" ”

"Brother Wentai, after a long time, you have always been well?" The man asked.

Sun Jian bowed, replied "Okay", and suddenly choked up: "After five years, it should be an eternal separation between heaven and man, and I don't want Brother Zizhang to still be alive, it's really fortunate!" Luckily! ”

The "Brother Zizhang" in Sun Jian's mouth, surnamed Zhang, Mingxun, and Zizhang, is Sun Jian's childhood friend. Five years ago, Zhang Xun and Sun Jian put on armor together to defeat the Yellow Turban Rebels. Later, Zhang Xun's unit was unfortunately defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, and he himself was nowhere to be found.

After the feeling of gratitude subsided a little, Sun Jian realized that Zhang Xunnai was the messenger sent by Yuan Shu, and he couldn't help asking: "Why, Brother Zizhang is now serving under Yuan Shu's account?" ”

Zhang Xun responded with a "Ran Ye", that is, he said in detail: "That day, after my subordinate department was defeated by the Yellow Turban Army, I was also seriously injured, fell off my horse and fell to the ground. The Lord saw that I was a useful talent, and left me to serve under his account. A month ago, because of my courage in battle and good leadership of the troops, the lord specially promoted me to the chief general of the Yuan army. ”

"Yuan Shu actually asked the master of the tent to escort the grain and grass!" Sun Jian sighed.

"No, no!" Zhang Xun shook his head and said, "This time the lord didn't want to send me here, but it was because I remembered the friendship with Brother Wentai, and asked me again and again, but the lord reluctantly agreed." ”

"Yuan Shuzhi is very talented, and he is greedy for fame and fortune, and he will never have the appearance of Wang Zuo, and Brother Zizhang will serve under his account, which may not be a long-term solution."

"What Brother Wentai said, why don't I know? The virtue of saving lives, virtue is five; The grace of reuse, the grace of reconstruction, how can I easily turn my back on him? ”

For some reason, at this time, in front of Sun Jian's eyes, a scene of a brother's wall appeared. And the imagination is real, it cannot be said that it is not untrue, so he said: "May you and my brother, do not confront each other on the battlefield in the future!" ”

"Why did Brother Wentai say this?"

"I feel it!"

In order to alleviate this slightly embarrassing situation, Sun Ce hurriedly interjected: "I haven't seen him for many years, is Uncle Zizhang in good health?" ”

Zhang Xun looked at it carefully for a moment, and said, "Ce'er, are you Ce'er?" ”

"Yes, my nephew is Sun Ce." Sun Ce responded.

Zhang Xun nodded, and then joked: "The virtuous nephews have grown so big now. Brother Wentai, it seems that you and I are really old. After speaking, Zhang Xun carefully looked at the people around Sun's father and son. He recognized the two generals Cheng Pu and Han Dang at a glance, and the only thing that made his eyes sore was the grain officer, and he asked, "Who is this general?" ”

When the grain officer heard this, he recommended himself: "The lowly Huang Gai, the words are public, and he is the grain official under my lord's account." ”

Zhang Xun saw that Huang Gaiguan was humble and did not know him, so he only said "polite", so he did not say hello to him again.

Sun Jian instructed the sentence "Wait for the good students to hand over the grain and grass", that is, he took Zhang Xun and went to the county next to the county, in a small building for people to rest, and talked relatively quickly.

In this small building, although there is no delicacies from the mountains and seas, and there is no tea and tea, it does not affect their narration. Under the rising sandalwood, they talked about the carefree joy of their first acquaintance from childhood; From the carefree joy of his youth, he talked about the hardships of his grandfather's quest for knowledge when he was in early school; From the time he was a child, the hardships of his grandfather's quest for knowledge talked about the youthfulness of meeting a beautiful woman when he was weak; From the time of the weak crown, I met the youth of the beautiful woman, and talked about the love of death and life when I stood up and went out hand in hand......

The bits and pieces of the old times, although distant and ethereal, but now after many years, when people talk about the time again, it seems so real and moving. But in the past, those distant and ethereal beauties were often no match for the merciless baptism of time. When dreams and reality are intertwined, when humanity and duty are opposed, when friendship and self-interest collide, when mist and Pei Ze meet, some past events often pass away with the wind.

When he was young, under Zhang Xun's account, an adjutant general called Ji Ling entered the door and said: "General Qiyu, all the grain and grass have been delivered to the house." The order, 3,000 arrows, has also been handed over to the generals of Changsha. ”

As soon as the words fell, Huang Gai also came to Xiaozhu and said, "Lord Qi, although the grain and grass have been delivered, the quantity is only enough for our army to fight for two months. ”

"What! That's only enough for two months! Sun Jian said, "When I signed the alliance with Yuan Shu, it was clearly agreed that two batches of grain and grass would be supplied annually, and each batch of grain and grass would be supplied with 20,000 soldiers for half a year during the war. Why did Brother Zizhang only need the grain and grass for two months during the war? ”

"This ......" Zhang Xun looked dazed: "I don't know." ”

At this moment, Ji Ling suddenly took out a silk letter and said: "This is my lord's letter, so that you can see it at a glance." ”

Sun Jian took the silk book and saw that it was written:

"When the grain and grass arrive, Brother Tai will definitely ask about the amount. Please don't be impatient, be patient, look at the silk book, and know what is going on.

There is a cloud in the Book of Han: "It starts from the county of Huangyu and Langyu and the sea, and is transferred to the North River, and the rate of thirty minutes leads to one stone." This shows that the loss of grain transportation is huge. Brother Tai is a battlefield general, and he must know this about general military affairs. If half a year's military rations are now transported to Changsha, and then a large amount of military rations are brought north by Brother Tai, wouldn't it be a waste increase and a big taboo for soldiers?

Therefore, two months' worth of grain is now temporarily transported to solve the urgent need of Brother Taiwan. In the first month of next year, Brother Tai will lead the troops north to meet the alliance, and I should cash in the grain and grass according to the agreement.

- Later General Yuan Shushu

"What Yuan Shu said, can it be true?" Sun Jian said.

Zhang Xun wanted to answer, "What Yuan Shu said is not credible", but as the chief general of Yuan Jun, he had to say: "Since the lord has promised, he should not break his word, Brother Wentai and relax." ”

"That's it, just believe him for the time being." Sun Jian said.

"General, now that the grain and grass have arrived, it is time for us to return to Nanyang to resume our lives." Ji Lingdao.

Zhang Xun knew that this was Yuan Shu's order, intending to reduce his contact with Sun Jian, so as to prevent the love of the former general horn from replacing today's regenerative kindness. In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, Zhang Xun made a little rearmament and led his troops back to the north. The time was so hurried that before leaving, Zhang Xun only said goodbye to Sun Jian briefly: "There will be a period later, and it will be cherished." ”