Chapter 237: The Current Situation in Pengcheng
"King Qianti Lu, thank you for the help of the people of Lu." Sun Gan bowed down, and then Sun Gan gritted his teeth and said, "After this battle, the country of Lu will have a good reward." ”
"Why should Gongyu be so polite." Zhang Zai calmly accepted Sun Gan's bow, and then helped Sun Qian up and asked him to sit down, as for the good reward that Sun Qian said, Zhang Zai didn't take it to heart.
"Come on, let's keep drinking."
After everything was over, Zhang Zai saw that the atmosphere at the banquet was a little stagnant, so he raised his wine glass and invited everyone to drink happily.
Everyone below looked at each other, and at the same time raised their wine glasses and said, "To the king!" ”
"Respectfully, please!" After that, Zhang Zai took a sip and drank the wine in the toast.
And Sun Qian, who was on the side, saw that the mission was completed, and his heart was not relieved, and his body and mind were completely relaxed.
One night, Sun Qian finally let go of his heart, drank glass after glass of wine, and finally didn't know how to return to the bedroom.
The next day, when Sun Gan woke up, it was already three poles in the sun, shaking his drowsy head, Sun Qian still looked like he was hangover and not waking up, but looking at the unfamiliar furnishings in the house, it was obviously not the pavilion where he lived.
"Someone." Sun Gan was a little unsteady on his feet, so he simply sat on the bed and called the servant.
"What do you command?" A woman walked in outside the door, and judging by her dress, she should be a maid of the palace.
"Where is this?" Sun Qian was still a little confused, rubbed his blurred eyes and asked.
"This is the guest room next to the palace." The maid bowed and replied respectfully.
"Oh, let's get a basin of water first." Sun Qian was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then ordered.
"No!" The maid replied.
After some washing, Sun Qian also recovered his spirits, when he was hungover, even if he didn't eat, his stomach was still a little swollen, and after calculating the time, it had been nearly ten years since he left Pengcheng, and now that the covenant had been reached, it was time to return to Lu to resume his life.
So Sun Qian went directly to the palace to ask to see Zhang Zai.
"Gongyu is leaving?" Zhang Zai looked at Sun Gan, who was standing solemnly below, and asked.
"Qian has come out for ten months, and he is worried about Lu Guo in his heart, so he has come to resign to the king." Sun Qian said respectfully.
"Okay, since Gongyou has made up his mind, then Gu won't keep you more, Gongyou will return to Lu, and he will inevitably cross the Wei State, and I hope Gongyou will be careful all the way." Zhang Zai saw that Sun Gan had made up his mind, and he didn't stay longer, so he specially advised.
"Thank you for your concern, and I will take my leave." Sun Qian bowed again, and then left the room under Zhang Zai's gaze.
Three days later, Li Jing, who was in Hedong, saw the reinforcements led by Xu Huang and the military orders of Zhang Zai that he had brought.
"Beat the drum and raise the account." Li Jing had read Zhang Zai's military order, and the joy in his eyes could not be concealed.
Since he arrived in the Tang Kingdom, he has not yet fought with a strong enemy, and the alien race he encountered before did not understand the strategy at all, and he was beaten by him three or two times, even when he attacked Hedong, he did not encounter a strong enemy.
Now that the 50,000-strong army is attacking Wei, he can finally show his strengths.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I just received an order from the Great King, ordering us to attack the territory of the Wei State."
As soon as Li Jing's words came out, all the generals in the tent asked for battle.
Li Jing's eyes swept over the generals, and finally stopped at Zhao Yun, who had served under him for several years, and gave him a good impression, if he was properly trained, he was enough to take charge of himself.
"Zhao Yun listens to the order! Ordered you to be the vanguard, lead the army of 5,000, enter the pass, open the road in the mountains, and build bridges in the water. ”
"The last general commands." A hint of excitement flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes, and he ordered.
"Xu Huang listened to the order and ordered you to lead 10,000 troops, cross the Yellow River, attack Hangu Pass, and approach Luoyang."
"No!"
"Hao Zhao, Jia Kui stayed in Hedong, and the rest of the people followed me to the front line, and the army will start immediately!"
"No!" All the soldiers received the order together.
Just when Li Jing raised his army, Sun Qian finally returned to Pengcheng.
Pengcheng, the only gateway to the west of Xiapi, where nearly 200,000 troops of Wei and Lu are displayed, for ten months, the two sides have been constantly fighting, probing, trying to find each other's flaws, and crushing the opponent's main force in one fell swoop.
The Wei army besieging the city was small in number, so they did not choose to besiege the city, but camped at the west gate of Pengcheng, so Sun Qian was also able to enter the city.
"What's the matter, did Jang Jae agree to form an alliance?" Seeing Sun Gan's return, Liu Bei didn't care about etiquette, and directly grabbed Sun Gan's arm and asked.
These days, the Wei army has been harassing Pengcheng, and at the same time dividing troops to attack the cities around Pengcheng, and now several county towns near Pengcheng have changed hands, and even Pengcheng is harassed and chaotic.
Liu Bei also went out of the city to fight, even if there were fierce generals such as Lu Bu, they won fewer victories and lost more soldiers, and if the stalemate continued, he didn't know what accidents would happen.
Seeing Sun Gan's return at this moment was like seeing a life-saving straw.
"Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life." Seeing Liu Bei's excited expression, Sun Qian took out the covenant written by Zhang Zai and replied respectfully.
Liu Bei almost rushed to get the covenant, and there were various treaties written on it, and the big seal of the last Tang State was particularly eye-catching.
"Good! Good! Good! Liu Bei shouted three times, looking like crazy, and then asked, "Then did the Tang King say when he would send troops?" ”
Sun Qian replied: "When the minister left, he had already seen the Tang King transfer grain, grass, soldiers and horses, and it is estimated that he had already sent troops at this moment. ”
After Liu Bei heard that Zhang Zai had sent troops, he sighed, and then sighed: "Thanks to Gongyou, if it weren't for Gongyou bringing back a good news, I'm afraid this king would not be able to hold on." ”
In the past few days, the Wei army has been plotting one after another, Liu Bei's army has no famous schemes, only one Chen Deng, who does not contribute to the work, is a big enemy, fortunately Chen Gong and Cao Cao are great enemies, these days they have tried their best to plan for Liu Bei, but also to defend Pengcheng without losing.
"Why, didn't Yuan Shu of Huainan agree to an alliance?" Sun Qian asked suspiciously.
In terms of the distance between the two sides, the envoy who sent Yuan Shu at this moment should come back before him.
Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "Hey, Yuan Shu wants to send troops, but his appetite is too great, and he wants this king to cede the land, take the Yangtze River as the boundary, and divide the river to rule." ”
Xuzhou only has such a large amount of land, and now Guangling County has been occupied by Yuan Shu, and in the north, because Cao Bao is incompetent, Langxi County has been lost, if it were not for the Donghai County related Yu to block the edge of the Wei army, I am afraid that the Wei army has already hit the Xiapi country.
Speaking of which, this matter is also because Liu Bei's loyal generals are insufficient, otherwise why would there be a need for a mediocre general like Cao Bao to defend, and Cao Bao is still an important general of Lu Bu's family.
"After this battle, I will definitely tell you to wait for a good look." Liu Bei secretly hated in his heart.
Now the territory of Lu has shrunk by nearly one-third, and Cao Bao in the north has almost been wiped out, which can be described as a great injury to his vitality, and it may be difficult to recover without a few years of recuperation.
When Sun Qian heard this, he also sighed and said, "This matter must not be agreed!" ”