Yangzhou Jing County, Wuhou Mansion.

"For the sake of the mountain, the success fell short... Destroy private with the public, and the people will allow it. ”

Sun Quan slowly closed the book in his hand, looked up at the ceiling of the mansion, and said with a smile: "Zibu, from childhood to adulthood, how many books of sages and sages I have read, the words of the wise, but my favorite is still these two sentences...... It's not easy to be a master. ”

Zhang Zhao, the chief minister of Eastern Wu, was sitting precariously, looking at the blue-eyed and purple-bearded man in front of him, looking young and extraordinary, like the master of the legendary emperor, from the inside out, there was an indescribable love and reverence.

"As the lord of one party, the lord is inscribed with holy words, abides by himself, three provinces a day, is really the pride of the sky, the first hero in troubled times, this is the blessing of Dongwu, and it is also the luck of our ministers."

Sun Quan waved his hand: "Zibu praised too much, there are many capable people in the world, this first name, I am still far behind, Hugh said that Cao Cao and Liu Bei are not worldly heroes, just say that Yuan Shang, who is the same generation as me, since he inherited Yuan Shao's position, consolidated the four states, exterminated the Xiongnu Xianbei, pacified the realm of Liaodong, and conquered Guanzhong, and comforted Xiliang, he is actually the first male lord among the younger generation. I'm not as good as him now, and I'm not even talking about Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other predecessors. ”

Zhang Zhao touched the beard on his chin and said: "The lord is too modest, although Yuan Shang's martial arts are prosperous, but he has killed too much over the years, and he is a villain, not a hero, at most he is just a traitorous male, if it weren't for the huge power of Hebei, how could he defeat Cao Cao?" Although Cao Cao was strong in the past, he was dead after all, and he was just a person who was out of breath, Liu Bei was still under Jingxiang, but he still belonged to Liu Biao's account, and Cao Zhi occupied the land of Yan and Xu Zhongzhou. It's a pity that he is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and he is a widow, so there is no need to worry, Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu's generation are just villains, the old man tries to look at the world, and the one who can be called the king is only the lord after all......."

"Report ——!"

Zhang Zhao hadn't finished his words, but he saw a guard holding a brocade handbook and running towards the pavilion where Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao were located.

"The lord of Qiqi, Xu Sheng Water Village at the mouth of the three rivers. There is an urgent military intelligence presentation! Please read it. ”

Sun Quan nodded, took the military intelligence report in the guard's hand, slowly opened it, read two lines, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Zhang Zhao looked at it sincerely, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Lord... What's wrong with the front? ”

Sun Quan's eyes were a little red unconsciously, and he handed the battle report to Zhang Zhao: "See for yourself." ”

Zhang Zhao took it and read it curiously, and was also shocked: "Ling Cao is dead!" ”

Sun Quan nodded, as if he wanted to cry: "It's a pity that General Ling has been fighting with his eldest brother for a long time. I have been standing on the front line in the water village, watching the movements of Jiangxia, and I don't want to die in this battle again, which is really breaking my arms in Dongwu... It's me who is sorry for him. I'm sorry brother. ”

When Zhang Zhao heard this, he said curiously: "Neither the lord nor Zhou Yu has ever ordered the front line to attack the village, how could Ling Cao fight with the Jingzhou Naval Army?" ”

Sun Quan's side. The guard arched his hand and said, "According to the messenger sent back by General Xu, the cause seems to be because of a water coward named Gan Ning. ”

Sun Quan's eyes suddenly emitted a little essence. "What's going on?" Hurry up! ”

The guard sorted out the vocabulary, and then reported the specific details of the battle of Sanjiang to Sun Quan and Zhang Zhao in 1510, without concealing it.

The more Sun Quan listened, the paler his face became, and the hand holding the bamboo slip was also exposed.

"What a Gan Ning, what a Jinfan thief, and a water thief, he actually calculated all the generals of Dongwu and Jingzhou!"

When Zhang Zhao heard this, he sighed and said: "Calculate, calculate, why bother to assassinate me General Ling Cao, lord, this revenge must be avenged." ”

Sun Quan nodded: "Zhuo Ling will transport General Ling Cao's body back to Wu County, and I will bury it with generous gifts, so that Zhuo Qi's son Ling Tong will inherit his father's position and return to Zhou Yu's unified dispatch." ”

"No——!"

Sun Quan raised his hand, wiped his reddened eyes, and said: "Although Ling Cao was killed by Gan Ning, Jiangxia has an unshirkable responsibility, I want to take this opportunity to send a large army to conquer Jiangxia and take down the head of Huang Zu Lao'er to pay tribute to General Ling Cao's spirit in the sky." ”

Zhang Zhao said: "Huang Zu has too deep a grudge with my Jiangdong, and the old lord was also folded in his hands, and the new hatred and old hatred are definitely not to be avenged... But this Gan Ning, what does the lord plan to deal with? ”

Sun Quan lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "What does Zibu think it should be?" ”

Zhang Zhao waved his hand and made a "split" action.

"Kill, one is to avenge General Ling Cao, and the other is to raise the prestige of Jiangdong, so that the world will no longer dare to underestimate my Dongwu."

Sun Quan was silent for a moment before he said faintly: "What if I accept it?" ”

Zhang Zhao was shocked when he heard this: "Collect? Lord, this person has harmed your general! ”

Sun Quan sighed and said: "I don't hate this thief deeply, but this Gan Ning is so good, with his own strength, he calculates my five generals of Eastern Wu and Jiangxia, his talent is so great, it is rare in the real world, such a general, even if there is a grudge... I'm going to put it aside for now. If he can recruit under his command, it will inevitably increase the strength of Dongwu...... I'm just sorry General Ling Cao. ”

Zhang Zhao was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and finally sighed and said, "Fold the deer to find the tiger...... The lord is so open-minded and so resourceful, he is really a hero in the world! The old man is ashamed of himself. ”

Sun Quan shook his head and said, "If you can't even swallow the grudge, how can I fight against Yuan Shang, Liu Bei and others in the future, this is also forced to be helpless." ”

Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "Although Yuan Shang is now the first prince in the world, he has opponents like the lord, but it is no less than he was against Cao Cao back then, and in the future, he will look good." ”

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On the side of the Han River, in a hidden depression water village.

"Lao Tzu killed you!"

Gan Ning angrily raised his hand and raised his knife again, making a posture to kill Sima Yi.

Sima Yi yawned for a long time, shook his head and smiled: "Boss, don't scare me with this, your knife has been raised several times, and I haven't seen you really cut it, let's stop making trouble, can you nag well?" ”

"Fart!" Gan Ning gritted his teeth angrily: "You are reluctant to cut you when Lao Tzu is reluctant, Lao Tzu will really cut it for you now!" ”

Sima Yi's face sank: "Cut me." How are you going to deal with the retaliation of Jingzhou and Soochow? ”

When Gan Ning heard this, his momentum suddenly wilted.

"You...... You bastard, you're threatening Lao Tzu, aren't you? ”

Sima Yi smiled and said, "Big brother is serious, you are my savior, even if the younger brother is bold, how dare he threaten the eldest brother?" Big brother thinks too much. ”

Gan Ning waved his hand and said, "Don't, don't!" I can't afford to be your savior, Lao Tzu saved you like this. When the matter comes, it will harm Lao Tzu! It's Lao Tzu who is blind to the dog's eyes! ”

Sima Yi smiled when he heard this: "Dog eyes? Big brother, you can't take yourself lightly...... Besides, you really misunderstood me, so what's so good about Sun Quan, although he occupies the land south of the Yangtze River, but it is just a corner of the secession side, and he is still so young, there is no future with him, there are many capable princes in the world, why do you have to follow him. What a waste of this good skill...... There is no future. ”

Gan Ning glanced at Sima Yi fiercely, gritted his teeth and said, "Then you say, who should Lao Tzu follow?!" ”

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "This matter is still a secret, and it can't be said. If you say it, it won't work, big brother, the urgency of delay is to carry out the next step. ”

Gan Ning raised his eyebrows: "What kind of plan?" ”

Sima Yi smiled. Said: "Huang Zhong has been defeated, but the rear army under his command is still in the grain fleet, and he is so frightened. There is no intention to fight, and it is urgent to delay. Is it to hijack this batch of grain and grass first, one is to hit Jiangxia for a while, and the other is to supplement our supplies by the way, big brother, do you say this is reasonable? ”

Gan Ning let out a long sigh and said, "Ma Yuan, you kid...... Doing things one link after another, there is no omission in the ring, although Lao Tzu wants to kill you, but at this moment he really can't do without you...... Okay, do as you say, and go and hijack the Jingzhou grain ship. ”

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Big brother, that's right, don't worry, I am your brother and your subordinate, I broke the bones and tendons, and I won't hurt you if I say anything!" I do this for a reason, and in the near future, I will surely find a good home for you, and you will know sooner or later. ”

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The moon is dark and kills the night, and the wind is high and the sky is on fire.

Tonight's sky was frighteningly dark, the sky on the river was full of dark clouds, and there was no starlight to be seen, Li Song's grain pressing fleet docked at a depression, lined up in a long shape inside and outside, and the night watchmen leaned on the edge of the boat, dozing off, and the guard was very lax.

It was in this situation that Gan Ning's fleet was already quietly approaching the other party, watching the grain ship become clearer and clearer, and the silhouette became more and more eye-catching.

Seeing that the fleet was approaching, Gan Ning immediately waved his hand at the group of thieves behind him, and ordered: "The second leader will lead a team of men and horses to press the formation in the rear, and the rest will follow me to rob the grain!" ”

"Kill ——!"

But seeing that except for a small part of the water thieves who were behind Sima Yi, the rest of the water thieves were all killed by Gan Ning towards the fleet, like a long dragon, which only caused the Han River to roll and shake.

In the blink of an eye, Gan Ning and the others had already reached the edge of the fleet, and the water robbers quickly turned over onto the boat, roaring towards the grain in the cabin.

In a hidden place in the depression, Li Song and Yuan Shang had been watching quietly for a long time, and when they saw Gan Ning and other water thieves in the trap, the corners of Yuan Shang's mouth couldn't help but show a smug smile.

Li Song gave a thumbs up and said to Yuan Shang: "Yuan San, everything is as you expected, you are really clever, beyond the reach of others!" ”

Yuan Shang waved his hand, but his heart was dark: "I have been fighting with Cao Cao for many years, and I already know the way of military deceit, Jinfan thief, no matter how brave he is, what can he do?" ”

"Gong Li, the thief has entered the urn, can you set fire to the ship?"

"Oh. Yes, the thief is in the urn, it's time to set fire to the ship...... Order, drop rockets, burn ships! ”

"......" (To be continued......)