Chapter 9 Talk to Cao Gong
Sun Quan was stunned, his blue eyes stared at Gan Pi, his mouth was open and motionless, and after a long time, he licked his lips and said with a smile: "Feng first won Zhang Liao?" ”
"Yes." Gan Pi was still excited, and he said loudly: "Captain Sun defeated Zhang Wei and Zhang Hu one after another in front of the battle, and later defeated Zhang Liao, and the tens of thousands of troops of Cao's army lost their hearts, which is a rare and happy thing. When all the generals on the Whisker Dock heard about it, they were all very happy, long live the mountain, and the morale of our army was greatly increased. ”
Sun Quan waved his hand and interrupted Gan Pi's words. His mood was very complicated, with a sense of relief and relief, but also a bit of loss. On the one hand, he hoped that Sun Shao could defeat Zhang Liao, break the fear of Jiangdong soldiers against Zhang Liao, and improve morale, on the other hand, he inevitably hoped that Sun Shao would die in front of the two armies - this time Sun Shao himself took the initiative to ask to challenge, it was a rare and good opportunity, if he died like this, even if others complained, it was not good to say anything. Ever since he agreed to Sun Shao's duel in Jiangbei in a fit of rage, this feeling of suffering from gains and losses has been swirling in his mind, making him restless and unable to sleep all night.
Now that Sun Shao has actually defeated Zhang Liao, what he originally hoped for or worried about was no longer a problem, but new problems were immediately revealed. Sun Shao made this great achievement, how to reward him? Defeating a fierce general like Zhang Liao, Sun Shao's momentum to become a new generation of brave generals is unstoppable, and he will surely become an idol in the hearts of young people.
Sun Quan's mouth was very bitter, he faintly felt that he had thought things too simple at the beginning, and now he was in a situation where he couldn't do it autonomously. He turned his head and looked at Changshi Sun Shao, with a helpless wry smile on the corner of his mouth.
Sun Shao also thought of this question, but his mood was not as embarrassed as Sun Quan, he looked at Gan Pi and said, "What is Captain Sun still doing in Cao Ying?" ”
Gan Pi woke up like a dream, and hurriedly said: "Captain Sun said that he wanted to take this opportunity to persuade Cao Ying to withdraw from the army. ”
Sun Shao smiled faintly: "What a big breath, can he persuade Cao Ying to withdraw from the army?" Even if he had the ability, had he received the order of the Supreme? Arrogant and arrogant, he is really bold. ”
When Gan Pi heard this, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, he heard an ominous taste from Sun Shao's words, his eyes swept over Sun Quan's expressionless face, and he immediately lowered his head, and didn't dare to say a word again.
Sun Quan was silent for a moment, raised his hand to interrupt Sun Shao's words, and laughed softly: "Although it is his own business, but his heart is good, if it can really be said that Cao Ying retired from the army and avoided a war, it is not a good thing." Spring ploughing is about to begin, and if you can stop the army, you won't miss the farming time. ”
Sun Shao knew his identity, this good man had to be left to Sun Quan to do, and he could only be a wicked person, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Supreme benevolence and righteousness are beyond the reach of ministers." Although Captain Sun's intentions are good, he does not ask for orders, and the Supreme should also have some teachings. ”
"Everything will wait until we come back safely." Sun Quan gently lifted it, didn't make any statement, thought about it and said, "Gan Pi, you can go again, send a boatload of wine to Cao Ying." If this boatload of wine can be exchanged for Cao Ying's retreat, the business will be worth it. In the end, he couldn't help but chuckle, but he couldn't tell what he was laughing at.
Gan Pi didn't dare to ask more, and immediately took the order to go, and after a short time, he took a boatload of wine from the baggage camp and crossed the river again, and went straight to Cao Ying.
In Cao Ying, Sun Shao and Cao Ying sat opposite each other, behind Cao Ying stood Xu Yu, Sun Shao sat next to Lu Yi, and there were only four people in the entire big tent. This is Sun Shao's request, he said that there is something important to report to Cao Ying in private, Cao Ying is also very generous, and he really responded, only Xu Yu is responsible for the defense, and he resolutely does not dare to leave half a step.
Just kidding, Sun Shao had just defeated a brave general like Zhang Liao, what if he came to assassinate him.
Sun Shao was not reluctant, sorted out his language, and said straight to the point: "Shao Bucai, he has been in the curtain for a long time." It's just a matter of today, but I think that the public has not handled it properly, so I dare to present a hole in order to make up for the public's mistakes. ”
Cao Ying's face was full of smiles, but his eyes were very sharp, he looked at the young man who was talking eloquently in front of him, especially his eyes. From Sun Shao's eyes, he saw nervousness, and also saw admiration, but he didn't see awe, just from this look, Sun Shao said that admiration for him was not a lie.
In fact, he didn't know that Sun Shao had admired him for a long time, there were so many heroes and heroes in the Three Kingdoms, he only admired the Cao Gong in front of him very much, not only because he was both civil and military, but also because of his achievements against foreign victories, expeditions to Liucheng, White Wolf Mountain, the Huns were placed under house arrest in Yecheng, and the peerless talent Cai Yan was redeemed, these are all very appreciative of him, of course, he was also very dissatisfied with Cao Ying's indiscriminate killing of the surname, so the admiration was there, and the awe was owed, in terms of thought, He and Cao Ying stood on different levels.
"How can the old man be admired by the king?"
Sun Shao smiled secretly in his heart, it seems that Cao Ying doesn't care too much about himself, and he doesn't care about what he deliberately wants to mention, but wants to listen to his admiration. It seems that people say that the old man is the same as the child, and this sentence is common in ancient and modern times, even if a hero is like Cao Ying, it is not exempt from vulgarity. Fortunately, he came prepared, and it was not empty to say that he admired Cao Ying, so he smiled confidently, straightened his waist, and looked at Cao Ying with bright eyes: "The poems of the public, Shao Duo has heard of them, and he thinks about them day and night, and he has relatives in his heart." Dare to be ugly in front of the public. ”
"Oh, have you read my poems?" Cao Ying still smiled quietly.
Sun Shao bowed his head slightly, and then opened his mouth and said: "The east is adjacent to the Jieshi to watch the sea." The water is surging, the mountains and islands are long, the trees are thick, the water and grass are abundant, the autumn wind is swaying, the waves are surging, and the trip of the moon is like going out of it. The stars are splendid, if out of it. Fortunately, even ya, the song is a song. ”
Cao Ying nodded slightly, his eyes were a little trance-like, listening to Sun Shao's clear and full of energy, he seemed to return to the scene of facing the sea after the conquest of Liucheng, it has been more than ten years in a flash, how many people are left who followed him to fight back then, Guo Fengxiao, Guo Fengxiao was still by his side at that time, although he was sick and dying, he was still by his side. The people of the past are gone, how painful.
After Sun Shao finished chanting, he saw that Cao Ying was a little distracted, so he sat quietly, quietly in the big tent, and after a while, Cao Ying came back to his senses and smiled disguisedly: "Unexpectedly, Sun Jun actually knew this poem." ”
"This poem is magnificent, and it is unforgettable when you smell it, but you don't know it." Sun Shao slapped a sycophant quietly, and said with a smile: "The boy has been thinking about it for a long time, and he also wanted to imitate it, but he was not able to do it until last year, when he floated up the river, the river was mighty and boundless, and suddenly he felt that he had two lines of poetry, not arrogant, and dared to ask Cao Gong for advice." ”
"Tell me about it." Cao Ying's interest increased greatly, he straightened up from the table and moved to Sun Shao's side. He didn't care too much about Sun Shao's intentional or unintentional exaggeration of the difficulty of crossing the Yangtze River, but he was quite interested in Sun Shao's poems, he was very satisfied with his poems, and naturally wanted to see what kind of poems Sun Shao could write.
"The stars hang down and the plains are wide, and the moon swells and the rivers flow. The son said on the river, the deceased is like a husband. Sun Shao smiled a little embarrassedly: "Only these four sentences, but the others can't be made up." ”
Cao Ying twisted his beard, chanted two sentences, nodded again and again, but did not speak, for a while, he seemed to forget that there was someone else in front of him, and immersed himself in these few lines of poetry. He watched the troops on the river many times, and felt too deeply about the vastness of the Yangtze River, and it was this moat that blocked his iron cavalry, stopped his footsteps in conquering the world, and blocked his ambition to dominate the world. He has never been to the south of the Yangtze River, he doesn't know how wide the Yangtze River is, he only knows that he can't see the edge at a glance, so he has a lot of feelings about the spectacular artistic conception conveyed in Sun Shao's two poems. The helplessness about the passage of time conveyed in the last two lines of the poem coincides with his current mood. Old, old, over the age of six, his energy is not as good as day by day, coupled with the frequent attacks of head wind, he often has a premonition of imminent death. Si people are dying, and the great cause has not been accomplished, which is really unwilling. He has broken countless opponents, but so what, can he slow down the passage of time? No, even if the saint can only look at the water and sigh, what can he do?
The more Cao Ying thought about it, the more he couldn't help but feel sad, his nose was a little sour, and he was actually a little embarrassed. Lu Yi looked at Sun Shao's background, and he was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground, and in three or two words, he actually said that the murderous Cao Ying was in tears, which was a miracle. He didn't know that Cao Ying was actually a person with a real surname, especially when he felt that time was running out, he was even more emotional. Sun Shao has made a careful analysis of his psychology, and these four poems are also carefully matched, of course, one arrow.
"Gaffe." Cao Ying wiped his tears and said with some shame: "Good poetry, although it is only four sentences, has great courage, although Sun Jun is young, he is all-round in literature and martial arts, and his achievements in the future are limitless." Sun Jun, work hard. ”
Sun Shao smiled faintly: "In front of Cao Gong, the kid dares to call himself an all-round talent in literature and martial arts, and the text is only a few residual poems, but he is still inspired by Cao Gong's poems." Martial arts are not as brave as a horseman, and they are not worth mentioning. He said that he could restrain the barbarians like Cao Gong and broadcast the power of my Han in the domain of foreign races, so that he could be called a hero. ”
"Hahaha......" Cao Ying laughed a few times, the sadness just now suddenly disappeared, he looked at Sun Shao, and said with a smile: "You are too humble." With your ability, being a school captain is a bit too condescending. There are many events in the world, and it is a good opportunity for you to make contributions, but why are you so cramped? Sun Jun, aren't these poems of yours specially written for me? ”
Sun Shao smiled and bowed: "Don't dare." However, Cao Gong has a heart, and it is also providential. The river is vast, my Jiangdong Sailor is the dominant in the world, Cao Gong had Jingxiang Sailor in hand, and he couldn't cross the river one step. Cao Gong can't cross the river, so why should he hurt the soldiers' lives in vain? As soon as the army moved, the world was uneasy, and Shao thought that Cao Gong's move was very unwise. ”
"Hehehe......" Cao Ying smiled faintly and looked at Sun Shao noncommittally.
Sun Shao was generous, his demeanor was calm, and he continued: "Shao is Cao Gong's plan, if you want to take Jiangdong, you must first take Yizhou, Yizhou is in the upper reaches, and there are naval warships. Today, in the next three points, the public will take one enemy and two, and instead of taking the upper reaches with heavy troops, it will attack the beard with a large army, which is not what a wise man should do. ”
"Bashu? Hehe, with General Zhengxi here, what's the worry? Liu Bei was cunning and captured Yizhou by deception, how could he be the opponent of the general of Zhengxi? You can rest assured, if you don't say that Yizhou will go down, the two armies will naturally hunt in Soochow. Cao Ying said in a calm tone, but he was a little uneasy in his heart, what Sun Shao said seemed to be very reasonable, but why did no one remind him this time?
"General Zhengxi?" Sun Shao suddenly smiled, laughing a little disdainfully, he stretched out a finger and shook it, and said lightly: "This is a public mistake." ”
"Why?" Cao Ying glanced at Sun Shao in some surprise.
Sun Shao raised his head and met Cao Ying's gaze without flinching. "What kind of person General Zuo is, Cao Gong knows it well. Although he is not Cao Gong's opponent, he is not something that General Zhengxi can deal with. And General Zhengxi is good at surprise attacks, there is a proverb in the Gong Army, Xiahou Yuan, the captain of the military academy, three is five hundred, and six is one thousand. Surprise attack, what you want is surprise, but will General Zuo give him this opportunity? Once Hanzhong is lost, the door of Yizhou is opened, Liu Bei is waiting for the Dan, and he can't lie down yet, how can he give General Zhengxi a chance to attack? In my opinion, General Zhengxi is brave and unprepared, but there is a possibility of being attacked by General Zuo. And there are many cavalry under the general of Zhengxi, who crisscrossed Xiliang, broke Ma Chao, and broke Han Sui, relying on the ability to march quickly, but Hanzhong and Bajun are mountainous, and the cavalry not only cannot become the main force, but is controlled step by step. Last year, Zhang Fei broke Zhang He in the ditch, which is a clear proof. Cao Gong has been in the army for many years, so is there no knowledge at all? Will the two-way army hunt Jiangdong? Hahaha......"
The corners of Cao Ying's eyes twitched, and Sun Shao's words shocked him. Suddenly, the uneasiness in his heart was magnified. Xiahou Yuan's habit of using troops is very clear to him, as Sun Shao said, Xiahou Yuan likes to march quickly, and rapid marching can be taken by surprise, but the shortcomings are also obvious, that is, if the other party does not give him a chance, he may suffer from it, and be treated by the other party as a surprise and hit head-on. Bashu is a mountainous area, different from Xiliang, Zhang He lost to Zhang Fei in the ditch last year, although he was a little uneasy, but he still thought that it was accidental, fighting, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, besides, Zhang Fei is also a famous enemy, not weaker than Zhang He, and it is not unexpected to defeat Zhang He, and now Sun Shao said so, he suddenly figured it out, Zhang He's defeat to Zhang Fei is not just accidental, but more inevitable, the terrain there determines this result.
This young man in front of him is so brave, his vision is very sharp.
Cao Ying's eyes rolled, and he had a plan. He waved his hand disapprerovingly, and pretended to be unhappy and said: "Since the general Zhengxi started his army alone, he has fought hundreds of battles in all directions, and he has overcome everything he wants. Why should Sun Jun be sensational, is Lone a person who is easy to deceive? ”
Sun Shao didn't explain, I'll talk about it here first, it's better if you don't listen, when Xiahou Yuan was slashed by Lao Huang Zhong, you will know that I am not teasing you. He continued: "Since this is the case, then please wait and see what happens to Cao Gong." Regardless of whether Cao Gong is confident or not, there is no need to say that the unbreakable mustache is now unbreakable. Spring water Fangsheng, if Cao Gong doesn't have a more effective means of attack, it's better to retreat as soon as possible. Why bother hurting the soldier's surname in vain? In case of any provocation, not only will Cao Gong's reputation be damaged, but I am only afraid that Cao Gong's worries are not in Jiangdong, but within the Xiao Wall. ”
Cao Ying's heart palpitations for a while, and Sun Shao's words were heart-wrenching. The most annoying thing for him now is not Hanzhong or Jiangdong, Hanzhong is lost, he can still be related to Zhongzhong, Liu Bei is at best like Gongsun Shu to divide Yizhou, Jiangdong has more than enough self-defense, insufficient attack, and has not dared to cross Huainan all these years, even if he can't be unified, as long as the descendants of later generations work hard, conquering Jiangdong is also a matter of course. He came to Jiangdong this time, as Sun Shao said, there is no means of victory, but he just became the king last year, and he must come out to show off his troops once to prove that he deserves to be crowned king, and at the same time he took the army away from Yecheng, to give those who are ready to move a chance to jump out. He never thought about taking Jiangdong at all, and the facts have proved that this is impossible at all, and the results he can get so far are already the most ideal results.
But the question of the heir is a thorn in his heart, and Sun Shao is now unrelentingly pulling this thorn. He was disturbed by this thorn, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed. He snorted and fought back: "Sun Jun is a man with long-term vision, why do you think that he has planned so short-sightedly? ”
Lu Yi's heart moved, and he immediately raised his vigilance, he heard the smell of Cao Ying's counterattack, he was provoking the relationship between Sun Shao and Sun Quan. He subconsciously glanced at Sun Shao, but Sun Shao seemed to have heard something funny, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.
"Cao Gong, what are I worried about?" Sun Shao shook his head disapprenously: "Gong Cao may not know my ambitions, but he doesn't know. ”
"What are your ambitions?" Cao Yingcai didn't believe Sun Shao's nonsense, he felt that Sun Shao was covering himself, and he would know from the fact that he wanted to leave Lu Yi, the school secretary next to Sun Quan, at the scene. Sun Quan sent him across the river to challenge, if he didn't want to kill people with a knife, then he was called a ghost. However, he still looked at Sun Shao with a smile: "What ambitions do you have?" Let's hear it. ”
"Hey, hey." Sun Shao said unashamedly: "Sleep until you wake up naturally, count the money until your hands cramp." ”
Cao Ying was stunned, although he had already thought of several very hypocritical answers for Sun Shao, he didn't expect it to be this at all. He looked at Sun Shao for a long time as if he was looking at a monster, and suddenly laughed, laughing very happily, while laughing, he patted the case. This kid is so funny, even lying is so funny, this ambition is really interesting, sleep until you wake up naturally, and you have to count the money until your hands cramp, does the world lose money? This kid is so funny, there is no sourness at all, and it makes people feel comfortable.
Sun Shao was still unsatisfied, and explained: "I am a lazy person, and what I am most afraid of is the official documents that can never be finished." If you want me to be an official, you might as well kill me. I don't imagine that Cao Gong is like this, he is over the age of six, and he is still worrying about national affairs. Cao Gong, the geometry of life, such as the morning dew, if you don't have fun in time, when you are still breathing, it will be too late to regret it. ”
Cao Ying was amused by Sun Shao's earnest persuasion again, but this time he was laughing and a little emotional. Yes, I am over sixty years old, and there are still a few years to go, I have been busy all my life, what can I do in the end? Isn't it a handful of loess? He has fought for so many years, he is used to seeing life and death, and he has doubts about the theory of ghosts and gods, and if there is really a spirit when people die, those who are killed by him are probably waiting for him in the underworld. Thinking of this, the corners of Cao Ying's eyes suddenly twitched uncontrollably, and his whole face became very weird, his eyes were red, and his face became very hideous and terrifying.
Lu Yi was startled, thinking that Cao Ying was angry and was about to kill, so he involuntarily straightened up. Xu Yu felt that something was wrong, glanced at Cao Ying, was also taken aback, and hurriedly shouted: "Cao Gong is sick, you retreat quickly." Come on, quickly pass on the doctor. ”
Sun Shao stood there still, staring intently at the painful Cao Ying, and suddenly said, "Huhou, is there a doctor in your camp who can cure the head wind?" ”
Xu Yu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Sun Shao: "What do you mean?" ”
Sun Shao stretched out his hand and rolled up his sleeves, rubbed his hands, and looked at Xu Yu very seriously: "If not, you might as well let me try." ”
"You?" Xu Yu smiled silently, stood in front of Sun Shao very resolutely, stretched out his hand, and made a gesture of sending off guests. Although Cao Ying did not have a doctor who could cure the head wind, he couldn't let Sun Shao get close to Cao Ying half a step, in case he moved to kill, it would not be a problem with the head wind, not to mention that Sun Shao also brought a knife, even if he didn't bring a knife, he could kill Cao Ying with only two hands, and Xu Yu, who was a master, would certainly not make such a mistake. There is still a possibility of recovery if the head wind persists for a while, and if the neck is broken, then it will be cured.
Seeing that Xu Yu had no intention of giving in at all, Sun Shao had no choice but to smile and withdraw from the big tent with Lu Yi. In a moment, several medical craftsmen carrying the medicine box rushed over, and then several cronies also followed, Liu Ye and others went in to take a look, and then walked out one after another, waiting outside the tent. As soon as he saw Sun Shao, Liu Ye strode over and arched his hand: "Captain Sun." ”
Sun Shao didn't know him, so he hurriedly returned the salute: "Your Excellency?" ”
"The prime minister's account is the history of the military chief, Huainan Liu Ye."
When Sun Shao heard this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Ziyang, I have been looking up for a long time." ”
Liu Ye smiled and didn't take it seriously. "I don't know if Sun Jun knows, why did the prime minister get sick?"
Sun Shao's eyes rolled, and he pretended to be confused: "Probably worried about the war." ”
Liu Ye was not satisfied with this answer: "Dare to ask Sun Jun what he just talked about with Prime Minister, I don't know if I can tell him." ”
Sun Shao shook his head and smiled silently. Liu Ye frowned, but he was not reluctant, and was thinking about it, but Sun Shao smiled and said: "I said that Mr. Ziyang built a thunderbolt car when he was in Guandu, and made great contributions to defeat Yuan Shao, why didn't he find such a killing weapon in front of the two armies?" ”
Liu Ye smiled, the farthest thwart of the thunderbolt car is only 500 steps, and Jiang Xinzhou is at least 1,000 steps from the shore, is it used to play in the water? He was just about to answer, when he suddenly thought of something, his heart moved, and he immediately smiled: "Sun Jun is also interested in this?" ”
(To be continued)