Sun Quan came to the camp of the Xuzhou army alone to see, and he didn't see him for more than a year, Sun Quan, who was originally a young man, was obviously much more mature, and his steady demeanor in words and deeds even exceeded that of quite a lot of adult men, even in front of Deputy Director Tao, who killed his brother and enemy, he behaved freely, and his rationality and calmness made several Deputy Director Tao's lackeys and accomplices present secretly admire.

Sun Quan's mouth was also sweet, and after giving the deputy director Tao a salute, he opened his mouth and flattered: "Congratulations to the envoy, congratulations to the envoy, I heard that the envoy made two expeditions to Qingzhou in this year, successively defeated Kong Rong and Tian Kai, defeated Yuan Tan, and turned the enemy into friends with his long-cherished enemy Cao Mengde, and worked together. ”

"Gongzi Quan's mouth is really sweet, but it is still a cut below the long history under the command of Ben Thorn Shi, so these clichés are less sycophant." Deputy Director Tao smiled and unceremoniously pointed out Sun Quan's flattery, and asked, "When did you come?" Are you here on your own? Or did he get the permission of Sun Boyang and Wu Yangwu to come on behalf of the Sun Wu family? ”

"Envoy Jun, the right is to Chaohu Lake today, sent by my uncle and cousin, on behalf of them to greet the envoy." Sun Quan replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Chaohu Lake today? Why did you only come today? Deputy Director Tao asked casually: "The person who delivered the letter was sent to contact you a long time ago, didn't my Xizuo send your sister's letter to your uncle and them?" ”

"Delivered." Sun Quan nodded, and said respectfully: "To make the king forgive the sin, originally after receiving the letter from the younger sister, the uncle and cousin immediately decided to send Sun Quan to cross the river to greet the envoy, but Yuan Shushui was too strict with the blockade of the river, and Sun Quan tried to cross the river several times because the blockade was too strict, and he was not successful until three days ago, so he was late. ”

"Is that really the case?" Deputy Director Tao was a little suspicious, but he didn't bother to bother with Sun Quan about these trivial matters, nodded noncommittally, and rewarded Sun Quan with a seat, and then asked, "Say, what did Sun Boyang and Wu Yangwu send you to do?" ”

Hearing this question, Sun Quan, who had already sat down, got up again, walked to the middle of the big tent and bowed to Deputy Director Tao, bowed deeply, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Quan dare not deceive the envoy, in fact, my uncle and cousin sent Sun Quan across the river this time, it was to ask the envoy for help, and the destruction of the Sun and Wu families is imminent, and I hope that the two families will come to the rescue regardless of the previous suspicions. ”

"Doom imminent? What's wrong with making you say something like that? Deputy Director Tao asked with some surprise.

"Because of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu wants to kill the entire family name of our Sun and Wu families." Sun Quan explained: "The previous incident in Hefei, the envoy Jun Kai, let the Sun and Wu families have a way to live, and afterwards the little sister was fostered in the palace of the king, although it was fortunate that Yuan Shu was not noticed, but the uncle and cousin of the right privately led the army to withdraw across the Yangtze River, or completely angered Yuan Shu, so Yuan Shupifu decided to behead Quan's uncle and cousin after crossing the river, fortunately Danyang Taishou Zhou Shang and Quan's uncle are friends of life and death, and privately informed his uncle about this, and his uncle and cousin immediately led their families and troops to withdraw from Wanling, Only then did he get back a surname. ”

"But as far as I know, your uncle and cousin later returned to Yuan Highway, what happened?" Deputy Director Tao asked casually.

"With the wisdom and wisdom of Jun, I shouldn't know the true intention of Yuan Shupifu to recall Sun Quan's uncle and cousin back to his command, right?" Sun Quan said with a wry smile: "Yan Xiang offered a plan to let Yuan Shupifu order a pardon, summon his uncle and cousin to lead the troops back, Quan's uncle and cousin went to Wu County Taishou Xu Gong, Xu Gong was afraid of Yuan Shu's military might, not only did not accept him, but even did not allow his uncle and cousin to enter the country and return to his hometown Qiantang, and his uncle and cousin were also forced to be helpless, so they returned to Yuan Shupifu's army to listen to it." ”

Speaking of this, Sun Quan's smile was even more bitter, and he added: "The next situation, probably so that Jun also knew, like sending beggars to Sun Quan's uncle and cousin after giving a little grain and grass, Uncle and cousin's team was immediately pushed to the forefront of the battle with Liu Xuan, and finally took Wuhu to help Yuan Shupifu gain a foothold in Jiangdong, and also forced Liu Xuan's main force to retreat to the front line of Niuzhu, Shicheng and Danyang, so that Jun You suddenly led the army south, in order to prevent Jun's army from crossing the river, Uncle and cousin's team, Naturally, he was transferred to the front line of Spring Valley to confront the envoy's team. ”

"I deserve it, if Sun Ce hadn't taken advantage of the fire to rob and lead the troops to rob my Guangling, would he have ended up today?" Deputy Director Tao gloated a little, but his face was silent.

Seeing Deputy Director Tao looking at himself expressionlessly, Sun Quan couldn't guess Deputy Director Tao's thoughts, so he could only stubbornly continue: "Quan's uncle and cousin know very well in their hearts that Yuan Shupifu is just using the Sun and Wu families as swords, and when this knife is cut off and the blade is curled, that is, the affairs of the Sun and Wu families are on the verge of the end, and the military power of the king, Quan's uncle and cousin have also witnessed it with their own eyes, and they know that they are not the opponents of the king, so they dare not use the mantis arm as a car and hit the stone with an egg, However, Yuan Shupifu's uncle and cousin did not dare to disobey the order, so they could only lead the army to Spring Valley against their will to confront the army of the envoy ....... ”

"Needless to say." Deputy Director Tao finally spoke, first interrupting Sun Quan's rambling, and then said lightly: "Say, what do you want?" How do you want me to save your Sun and Wu families? ”

"Quan's uncle and cousin are bold, and I want to ask you not to remember the old evils and take them in!" Sun Quan knelt down on his knees to Deputy Director Tao, took out a letter from his arms, raised his hands above his head, and said in a choked voice: "The Quan family is now desperate, and the destruction is imminent, and I hope that the monarch will be remembered for the sake of the fathers of the two families of you and me as ministers, and will not hesitate to contain them, and the Quan family will not dare to covet the glory and wealth of the king, and the high-ranking officials will only ask for a bite to eat, a piece of clothing to wear, and a piece of tile to cover their bodies. ”

After finishing speaking, Sun Quan even shed tears, crying and kowtowing to Deputy Director Tao, and begging Deputy Director Tao to take in his family.

Although he knew that Sun Quan's introduction of these situations was mostly accurate, and it was reasonable for Sun Ben and Wu Jing not to want to be cannon fodder for Xiao Yuan Sangong anymore and come to join him, Deputy Director Tao still didn't dare to take it lightly - the old Sun family played tricks and bitter meat tricks, which was not covered. So although he was a little moved, Deputy Director Tao still read the letter jointly signed by Wu Jing and Sun Ben several times, and handed it to Lu Su, Jia Xu and Liu Ye and other accomplices and lackeys to circulate, and Lu Su, Jia Xu and others were also suspicious after reading it, neither dared to conclude that Sun Ben and Wu Jing were sincere in asking for surrender, nor did they have any way to confirm that it was false, they all looked hesitant and did not dare to make a decision lightly.

Deputy Director Tao is Deputy Director Tao, after thinking for a while, Deputy Director Tao pretended to groan and said: "Sun Boyang and Wu Yangwu voluntarily came to vote, of course I can't ask for it, and I welcome each other, but the river is blocked, and Yuan Shupifu's sailors are all stationed at the Spring Valley Ferry, and my sailors are very weak, how can I cross the Yangtze River and welcome the return of Sun Boyang and Wu Yangwu, two generals?" ”

"Please rest assured that you don't need to send troops to greet you." Sun Quan hurriedly replied: "At present, the Sun and Wu families in Spring Valley, together with their families, have a total of less than thirty people, and one boat is enough to accommodate them, so as long as Jun Kaien takes them in, Quan's uncle and cousin can immediately take their family members on board the ship and leave the port, and return to the envoy by boat to the mouth of the river." ”

"And what about your army?" Of course, Deputy Director Tao is most concerned about this.

"Disbanded on the spot." Sun Quan replied without even blinking his eyelids: "Although there are not many soldiers under my uncle and cousin's command, there are more than 2,000 and nearly 3,000 people, and at least ten large ships are needed to carry them across the river, but Uncle Quan's uncle and cousin only have a small number of light boats in their hands, and they can't carry so many soldiers across the river, so they have no choice but to disband them on the spot." ”

"More than 2,000 Sun Wu veterans? Or the army stationed at the Spring Valley ferry on the south bank of the Yangtze River? Deputy Director Tao swallowed a mouthful of saliva quietly, greedy for Dasheng in his heart, but after careful consideration, Deputy Director Tao still did not immediately make up his mind, but just instructed Sun Quan: "Gongzi Quan, this matter still needs to be discussed, don't worry, go to Hefei City to visit your sister first, and then I will give you an answer." Someone came and sent Gongzi Quan back to Feicheng overnight so that he could meet his sister. ”

The guard agreed, came up to invite Sun Quan to leave, Sun Quan thanked him and got up, and when he came out of the account, Sun Quan turned back to salute Deputy Director Tao, and said very sincerely: "Envoy Jun, Quan's uncle and cousin only want to live, not military power, if you make Jun Kai take in, uncle and cousin are willing to disarm and return to the field after surrendering, and spend the rest of their lives under the rule of the envoy. ”

Deputy Director Tao nodded, but did not speak, and Sun Quan did not dare to pester Deputy Director Tao anymore, so he bowed honestly and thanked him, and then said goodbye and left. It wasn't until Sun Quan walked away that Deputy Director Tao turned to the lackeys on both sides and asked, "Princess, you also saw what happened just now, what do you think?" ”

"Judging from the temptation of the lord and Sun Quan's reply, it should be true." Liu Ye, who was overshadowed by the old Sun family during the Chibi War, opened his mouth and was the first to express his opinion: "Sun Ben and Wu Jing were willing to automatically disband the army and bring their families across the river to vote, but they were obviously cornered by Yuan Shu, so they made this decision, after they disbanded the army and crossed the river to vote, there was no longer any threat to our army, it should not be a ploy." ”

Lu Su and Zhang Zhao both agreed with Liu Ye's judgment, and both believed that Sun Ben and Wu Jing had expressed enough sincerity in surrendering by only bringing their families to vote, and there could be no conspiracy that Deputy Director Tao liked. After echoing Liu Ye's judgment, Zhang Zhao, who was quite sympathetic to the fall of the heroes of Sun and Wu, also suggested: "Lord, if the lord can ignore the previous grievances, then you might as well accept Sun Ben and Wu Jing's surrender. ”

Deputy Director Tao groaned and didn't speak, and then turned his head to look at Jia Lao Poison, Jia Lao Poison knew that Deputy Director Tao wanted to express his opinion, but he didn't speak, but just looked at Deputy Director Tao with blazing eyes - because Jia Lao Poison and Deputy Director Tao are now in the same mind, and they both want to take the opportunity to use Sun Ben and Wu Jing's surrender as an internal response, break through the Yangtze River by force in one fell swoop, and lay a nail in the Yangtze River, but they are all afraid that this is a fraudulent surrender plan and pit the elite of Xuzhou who risked crossing the river.

After hesitating for a long time, Deputy Director Tao suddenly remembered one more thing, and hurriedly turned back to Zhang Zhao and said, "Mr. Zibu, what I asked you to repeat just now, you repeat it again for me." ”

"No." Zhang Zhao agreed inexplicably, and muttered in his heart: "What's wrong with the lord, why do you always like to let people repeat what you have said?" By the way, what was my last sentence? ”

Zhang Zhao finally remembered the last paragraph he said before, and after truthfully repeating it to Deputy Director Tao, to the surprise of Lu Su, Liu Ye and others, Deputy Director Tao did not shoot green light in his triangular eyes as usual, and immediately proposed a vicious plan that lacked virtue and angered people, and unusually, the look on the face of Deputy Director Tao, who had always been resourceful and arbitrary, was even more hesitant, and he hesitated for a long time before saying: "Let me think about it again, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry to decide." ”

…………………… On the morning of the next day, Deputy Director Tao once again led the crowd to climb the Dingchao Tower to watch the third actual combat exercise of the Xuzhou Naval Division, and after the two thousand Qingxu Northern Soldiers pasted ginger slices on the navel eye with plaster, they also boarded the naval warship that was extremely unfamiliar to them, set sail to the depths of Chaohu Lake, acting as a guinea pig for Deputy Director Tao, testing the actual effect of ginger slices to prevent seasickness, and by the way, experimenting again whether the Qingxu soldiers were completely useless when they reached the water.

Deputy Director Tao's bad luck finally improved a little this time, at least the third actual combat exercise did not encounter the first day's sudden wind, the wind and waves on the lake were not very large, there was no situation of ship separation as the previous day, and the third actual combat exercise was successfully ended, and when the fleet returned to port, Deputy Director Tao and Xuzhou senior management were overjoyed that the local method of ginger sticking to the navel to prevent seasickness was very effective, and less than 20% of the 2,000 Qingxu soldiers had seasickness reactions. Even if there is a reaction, it is not as violent as the last time, and it is a world away from the situation on the previous day - of course, this also has a lot to do with the calm water surface of Chaohu Lake today.

Overjoyed, Deputy Director Tao inevitably got a little carried away, and suddenly thought, and instructed Lu Su: "Zijing, let our Xuzhou Navy Division immediately prepare for the expedition, and then set off to the mouth of the Xuxu River, and hold another actual combat exercise, I want to see the performance of our army's naval division on the surface of the Yangtze River, and also see the situation of the Qingxu soldiers on the surface of the Yangtze River." ”

"Go to the mouth of the water to hold a sailor drill? Lord, you're not joking, are you? Lu Su was shocked.

"What? Not confident? Worried about the high winds and waves of the Yangtze River, the sailor you trained in Chaohu Lake will be exposed as soon as you arrive at the Yangtze River? Deputy Director Tao asked with a smile.

"Of course not." Lu Su hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "The lord may not understand water warfare, in fact, the wind and waves of Chaohu Lake are not inferior to the Yangtze River by half a point, and the lake is wide and the hydrology is complex, it is the training ground of the sailor division second only to Poyang Lake in the area controlled by our army, and our army fleet has also gone south to the Yangtze River many times to conduct water battle training on the water surface of the Yangtze River. ”

"Then why doesn't Zijing want to go to the mouth of the water to practice the sailor?" Deputy Director Tao asked with a smile.

"Why does the lord knowingly ask?" Lu Su replied with a wry smile: "It's the current situation that is not suitable for our army's naval division to go south to the Yangtze River, my lord, you personally led 20,000 troops to the south to fight the grass and scare the snakes, and you have already frightened Yuan Shu and Liu Miao to set up sentry posts on the Yangtze River waterway and deploy heavy troops. In case of friction and conflict between our army and Yuan Shushui on the water surface of the Yangtze River, wouldn't it miss the big event of the lord riding on the wall to watch the wind? ”

"Since Zijing knows that I am here to scare the snake, what does it matter if I scare the snake in the end? Perhaps there will be a more favourable change of events. Deputy Director Tao smiled and clapped his hand: "That's it, not only will the sailors go south to the mouth of the river, but I will also personally lead the army south to the mouth of the water to see the main battlefield of the water war where we will force the Yangtze River in the future." ”

Seeing that Deputy Director Tao insisted on going south to the mouth of the Xukou, Lu Su did not dare to insist on opposition, so he could only hold his fists and replied: "No, Su will start to arrange it immediately, but the mouth of the Xukou is two hundred miles away from the Chaohu Wharf, and the main army of the lord is going south by land, and the consumption of grain and grass is also very huge, so Su needs a few days to arrange and prepare before he can set off." ”

"It's okay, there's no hurry, when you're ready and when you're going."

After nodding his head with a smile and agreeing, Deputy Director Tao sent Mr. Jiang Gan, the No. 2 diplomatic expert in Xuzhou, Mr. Jiang Ziyi, and instructed Jiang Gan: "Mr. Ziyi, I am going to lead the land and water army south to the mouth of the water, and then hold a practical combat drill of our army's naval division, in order to avoid misunderstanding with Yuan Shu and Liu Xiang's naval division stationed in Chungu and Niuzhu, Mr. I have to go to Yuan Shu and Liu Xuan's team for me to inform me of the purpose of our army's southward movement. Please do not misunderstand the purpose of our army's southward movement, exercise restraint, and do not clash with our army. ”

Mr. Jiang Gan is a brave person, of course he will not refuse after listening to Deputy Director Tao's instructions, and immediately patted his chest to ensure that the task is completed, Deputy Director Tao agreed with a smile, and let Mr. Jiang Gan go down to prepare for the mission, and then Deputy Director Tao did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the army to return to Hefei City, and no longer torture the poor Xuzhou Navy Division and Qingxu Navy Division soldiers.

The Chaohu Water Division camp is only more than 30 miles away from Hefei, and the army led by Deputy Director Tao is lightly armed, and it didn't take much time to return to Hefei City, and when he was about to enter the city, Deputy Director Tao, who was bowing his head all the way, suddenly reined in the horse's head, beckoned Liu Ye to the front, and whispered to Liu Ye: "Mr. Ziyang, listen to my guard's report, that Sun Quan Xiao'er brought two entourages this time, you arrange a few people, use some means to win over and buy, and listen to Sun Quan Xiao'er's crossing time from the mouths of those two entourage." , and the time when Sun Quan Xiaoer arrived at Chaohu Lake. But remember, be sure to listen to the two followers separately to prevent them from colluding. ”

"When to cross the river? What time do you arrive at Chaohu? Liu Ye was a little surprised and asked, "Lord, what is the purpose of you asking Ye to send someone to inquire about such a small detail?" ”

"Because I think the timing of Sun Quan's visit to me is too coincidental." Deputy Director Tao frowned and replied: "It's not too soon, it's not too late, but I just met when I finished patrolling the water division, our water division has only been formed for a year now, and it is a matter of course that our water division is not skilled enough in combat effectiveness and water warfare drills." ”

"But at the critical moment when I was destined to be disappointed in the sailor, Sun Quan dozed off and sent a pillow, and his words were full of hints, hinting that Wu Jing and Sun Ben's team could meet my army to cross the Yangtze River, is this too coincidental? It was so clever that it seemed to be deliberate, and when I was disappointed in the rush to cross the Yangtze River, I hinted and instigated, so that I couldn't think of it. ”

(To be continued)