Hearing that Zhou Yu was coming, Sun Ce finally had a smile on his gloomy face, but he was hindered by eyeliner and waited until midnight to meet Zhou Yu. Da Qiao was not in the tent, and Xiao Qiao lazily stepped forward with a pot and poured water for the two of them: "Really, you say something like a thief, and you have to run to our tent...... You two talk quickly, people still have to sleep. ”

"Where's your sister? Why is it only you a crazy girl? "I didn't see Da Qiao for a day, Sun Ce was very worried, and I thought that I could talk to her for a few words, but who knew that she was not in the account.

Xiao Qiaoqian glanced at Sun Ce, and said unhappily: "Your good looks are gone, you go to find it yourself, ask me what to do?" ”

"You stinky girl", Sun Ce understood that Xiao Qiao was angry with him, but he couldn't justify, "How can you say that it's also your sister, you don't care where the black man went this night?" ”

Somehow, as soon as the two meet, they will quarrel endlessly. Zhou Yu really couldn't stand it, and said to Xiao Qiao with a smile: "It's really not safe for Sister Ling to be outside, so I'll trouble Miss Xiao Qiao to find her." I also have some important things, I want to talk about Bo Fu, I don't know if I can make it convenient? ”

Zhou Yu is so good-voiced, how can Xiao Qiao be disobedient, his attitude immediately turned one hundred and eighty degrees, and he lowered his head and whispered: "Okay, I'll go ...... now"

Sun Ce saw Xiao Qiao coming out of the account like a lady, and grinned in fright: "This girl is too skinny, she doesn't take me as an elder in her eyes, but she is obedient to you." ”

"Go, go, what kind of elder are you? But, Bo Fu, did you really enter the widow's door and be bumped into by Miss Da Qiao? ”

When these words came out of Zhou Yu's mouth, Sun Ce only felt particularly useless: "Is it my sister-in-law who is gossiping again?" Leave that alone, I'll show you something. ”

Sun Ce took out a small bamboo tube from his arms and threw it at Zhou Yu lightly. Zhou Yu took it and opened it, read it carefully, and said coldly: "Sure enough, it was the remnants ......of the Yellow Turban who assassinated Uncle Sun back then."

"Sure enough? Gongjin, did you also find any clues? ”

Zhou Yu spread out the parchment map and pointed to Huashan in the south of Danyang County: "Before, Miss Xiao Qiao told me that the temple where she was abducted when she was a child was not enshrined in the Buddha, I took this as a clue and sent people to look for clues in the high and low mountains and forests of Lujiang, Danyang, and Jiujiang counties. I'm going to take Miss Joe to see it, and if we can be sure, we'll be able to do a little more. However, the remnants of the Yellow Turban should have been swept away, so where did the strange bird come from? followed us all the way, first in Juchao and then outside Shucheng, and hijacked the grain transportation team, if it wasn't for someone deliberately commanding, I wouldn't believe it anyway. ”

"The Yellow Turban Army was broken by my father back then, and it is not unusual for them to hate me and hate me, and set up an ambush. But why they kidnapped my sister-in-law and why they attacked my sister-in-law, I really don't understand. Could it be ...... What is the master among them who calculated that I have a relationship with Ying'er, so I started? ”

Zhou Yu really admired Sun Ce's speculation: "Can you be a prophet when they are uncertain?" Speaking of this, Zhou Yu choked, and suddenly remembered that when he was in Yishan, Changmu Xiu's sentence, "Have you heard of the Dabu lineage?" ”

The Zhou royal family Dabu was in the Zhou Dynasty, and the royal family of the war declined, and the Dabu lineage was also implicated, and only Guiguzi, a descendant of the calculation faction, was handed down. And now, I haven't heard of the Dabu lineage for hundreds of years. This Changmu Xiu should have nothing to do with it, but who is he? Is it really Zhang Xun's nephew, or Cao Cao's fine work, or is there any other identity?

Sun Ce saw Zhou Yu frowning in a daze, raised his hand and shook it in front of his eyes: "Gongjin, what's wrong with you, your expression is so ugly?" ”

"Bo Fu, I saw that Zhang Xiu this afternoon, and his relationship with Zhang Xun must be fraudulent. If the comer is not good, you should be more careful. ”

"Don't worry, I know. That kind of little white face is not good at first glance, and I have been on guard for a long time. Anyway, when are you going to leave for Huashan? Sun Ce said this calmly, but he forgot that he and Zhou Yu were also born white-faced and handsome, with picturesque eyebrows.

Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh and replied: "Leave early tomorrow morning." ”

"Early in the morning? Have you asked Ying'er? Did she promise you to take your sister-in-law out? ”

"Now that Miss Da Qiao is angry with you, you can't say it, you should be very depressed in your heart, right? I will quietly take Miss Xiao Qiao away, and Miss Big Qiao is in a hurry to find someone, so I will talk to you. You and my brother, don't thank you, just remember to owe me a happy drink. ”

Hearing this, Sun Ce couldn't cry or laugh: "You old widower, there are quite a lot of bad moves?" However, I really don't know if I should keep Ying'er with me anymore...... That eldest sister is Cao Cao's school affairs, and she also knows about the jade seal of the country, so I'm really worried that they will be unfavorable to Ying'er. ”

"I think you can give it a go, and you don't have to be afraid to care about it. The opponent is already coming to the door, how can we retreat? As for Miss Da Qiao, I think it's safer to be by your side, and now that the matter has come to this, don't you still want to send her back to Wancheng? ”

Seeing Zhou Yu analyzing the situation for himself one by one, Sun Ce couldn't help laughing: "I, that's what I said, if I send Ying'er away, won't those little white-faced bastards like Pei Jun Yile take the opportunity to get up?" I'm still waiting for my father-in-law to reply, and once he agrees, I'll marry Ying'er immediately. ”

"You better don't dream big yet, and coax Miss Da Qiao as soon as possible. In my opinion, she is not really suspicious of what you have to do with the widow, but she is angry that you are not honest with her. ”

Sun Ce shook his head helplessly: "Otherwise, what can I do?" Could it be that telling her about Cao Cao's affairs made her unable to sleep day and night? Now she hates me and blames me, and I can only bear it. Maybe one day, she will know my good intentions and love me even more. ”

Seeing Sun Ce shaking his head and looking complacent, Zhou Yu didn't forget to pour cold water on him: "Miss Da Qiao is different from those hairy girls in Wu County who like you, you still have to do it yourself, don't really run away from the beauty!" ”

Yuan Shu had already sent someone to send military rations, Sun Ce didn't want to delay any longer, and the next day the sky was bright, so he called Han Dang and Zhu Zhi to calculate the military supplies together.

After burying his head for a long time, Zhu Zhi only felt sore, he got up and moved his muscles and bones, and laughed at himself: "I don't feel tired when I take too many swords on weekdays, but I don't feel tired when I don't take a brush for a while, but I'm too tired to do it." But this account is almost closed, how long can the current military rations last? ”

Han Dang stopped writing and replied: "If it is full, it should be able to last for three months." At the pace of the march, we should have not crossed the river for long. ”

Yuan Shu's grain and grass is also stingy, as if it was expected that Sun Ce would lead the troops to run away, and with such a lord, it is no wonder that people are resentful. Sun Ce had long expected this to be the case, and said in a deep voice: "Within three months, we must conquer the Hengjiang Ferry!" As long as the Hengjiang ferry is conquered, he will be able to take over the military rations of Liu Xuan's lower parts. ”

The Hengjiang ferry is backed by the Yangtze River, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a fortress leading to Jiangdong, Liu Miao sent his tiger and wolf to defend it, if you want to conquer, it is really not easy. But Han Dang and Zhu Zhi had fought a lot of tough battles with Sun Jian, and when they saw such a challenge in front of them today, instead of flinching and fearing, they were a little excited, and they hugged their fists and said: "The last general must do his best!" ”

Needless to say, Sun Ce had already set the marching route overnight, and Zhu Zhi and Han Dang saw that Sun Ce was a bamboo in their chests, and they were a little more determined in their hearts. Just as the three of them were about to discuss carefully, Lu Meng suddenly called outside the tent: "Young General, someone asks to see!" ”

Sun Ce naturally thought that the person who came was Da Qiao, he opened the curtain and ordered in a low voice: "You let Ying'er go back to the tent and wait for me, and I will go to find her when I am done." ”

Lu Mengru was like the second monk, and he was completely at a loss: "It's not Miss Da Qiao looking for you, it's Zhang Xun's nephew who is back again, and he also brought Yuan Shu's order, the young general go and take a look." ”

Outside Lu'an City, Zhou Yu drove Xiao Qiao in a carriage towards Danyang County. Xiao Qiao looked extremely happy, and the street scene he saw when he lifted the curtain was full of spring, and he couldn't help but feel better.

Zhou Yu kept the whip in his hand, and turned his head to discuss with Xiao Qiao: "Miss Xiao Qiao, the road is far away, and I can't get there today, I'm afraid that I will spend the night in Xuancheng, the governance office." My father is now Danyang Taishou, let's go to the mansion to find him, everything will be fine. ”

Speaking of Zhou Yu's father, Xiao Qiao's eyes rolled and asked, "I heard that your father is marrying a wife for you recently, but is there such a thing?" ”

Zhou Yu's whipping hand froze, and his expression was a little embarrassed: "Da Sima Huo once said when he was sick, 'The Huns are not destroyed, why do you want to be at home?' Zhou also has this ambition, so he has no plans to marry a wife for the time being. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao didn't know whether he should be happy or unhappy, and lay down on his back in the carriage, not answering for a long time.

In the spring in the south of the Yangtze River, the scenery is extremely beautiful, and the red bean trees on the side of the road also sprout, and every inch is acacia. Zhou Yu's beautiful voice came, which was clearly clear to the ear, but it seemed so unreal: "What about you? You...... Will you marry Zhang Xiu? ”

Xiao Qiao looked at the back of Zhou Yu's car, and his heart suddenly warmed: When he asked, did he care about himself? Although he knew that there was a so-called method of "wanting to capture and indulge", Xiao Qiao was unwilling to use a half-distraction with Zhou Yu: "I only have the friendship of brother and sister for Brother Xiu, and I have no other thoughts. So...... Even if my father agreed, I wouldn't marry him. ”

Zhou Yu didn't respond for a while, Xiao Qiao couldn't see his expression, nor did he know his joy and anger. After about a stick of incense, Zhou Yu said in a low voice: "Changmu Xiu is not a good person, don't take care of him, let alone treat him as a brother." ”

Little Qiaotuo was puzzled: "What's wrong with Brother Xiu, why do you always dislike him so much?" Each camp is different, each is its own master, you Zhou Gongjin is magnificent, can't you even figure this thing out? ”

"Oh? He told you who he was? So whether he is Zhang Xiu or Changmu Xiu, can I explain it to you? ”

"He didn't say it to me, I know, you think my words are just nonsense that the girl's family doesn't know, but I don't think Brother Xiu will harm Sun Bofu, if he is sincere in harming you, now Yuan Shu already knows about your going to Sun Bofu's military camp, how can we come out safely and go so far?"

Zhou Yu didn't understand why he was so wary of Changmu Xiu, and when he saw Xiao Qiao speaking for him like this, he felt more and more scheming: "I hope it is as you say." ”

In the camp in the north of Shouchun City, Sun Ce strode out, only to see Changmu Xiu standing at the stable with a group of people, as if he was counting the number of war horses.

Outside the stable, nearly a hundred soldiers held sharp blades and glared angrily at Changmu Xiu and his party. Sun Ce pushed aside the crowd and stepped forward, and asked with a wicked smile: "Brother Zhang, I said goodbye yesterday and see each other today, I don't know if you came to send us something good?" ”

Changmu Xiu bowed to Sun Ce: "Young General Sun, you have no choice but to be rude." Yesterday, Zhang came to give you military rations, and today he asked for a return gift. On the order of General Yuan: The war on the front line is tight, and the war horses of all departments are collected and all supplied to the front line. There are more than 400 war horses under the account of the major general, which are basically borrowed from the account of General Ji Ling when he crusaded against Zulang. Today, Zhang was ordered to take it back, and asked the major general to make it convenient. ”

Before Changmu Xiu finished speaking, all the soldiers behind Sun Ce were excited and noisy. Huang Gai strode forward, clenched his iron fists, and said to Changmu Xiu: "Boy, our young general did borrow four hundred war horses from Ji Ling's tent, but the sword has no eyes, and the combat loss is huge, and nearly two hundred horses have been killed and wounded. Most of the current war horses were collected by us from Shucheng, even if you want to recall them, you shouldn't recall our loot, right? ”

Changmu Xiu chuckled and hugged his fist at Huang Gai and said, "General Huang, I'm really sorry, Zhang listened to the instructions and couldn't decide to recall a few horses." Please also ask a few people to cooperate, don't annoy General Yuanhou. ”

Huang Gai and Cheng Pu both clenched their fists like hammers, and they just hated to beat Changmu Xiu and the others fat. Although Sun Ce was annoyed, he knew that he couldn't be lustful at this time, he waved his hand slightly, signaled that everyone didn't have to say much, and raised his eyebrows and said: "Since it is General Yuan's order, Sun Mou does not dare to resent." The people who bothered Zhang Gongzi counted carefully, and they didn't want to take away the horses that our brother brought from home. ”

Before meeting Sun Ce, Changmu Xiu had heard many rumors about him: some people said that he was as brave as a tiger and as forbearant as a jackal, so that he could connect Kezulang and Lu Kang; Some people also say that he is just lying on his father's credit book and eating his old book, indecisive and indecisive, controlled by several veterans, just a puppet. In the past few days with Sun Ce, Changmu Xiu only felt that he was handsome and handsome on the outside, seemingly cheerful and straightforward, but in fact, he had a hearty heart and a deep plan. Today he was ordered to come and do this rude thing, and he had thought about several Sun Ce's reactions, but he never thought that he actually handed over the war horse in his hand without talking about any conditions.

The crowd was boiling, Han Dang and Zhu Zhi were so distracted that they said in unison: "Major General, you can't lose the war horse!" ”

Sun Ce turned around and smiled, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, since Zhang Gongzi said it, it's rude to come, and I think he will give us a big gift in the future." ”

Changmu Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I don't have a penny today, and if I owe the young general first, I will pay it back to him at a later date." I heard that the young general got some good tea here, I don't know if Zhang can have this blessing? ”

When Da Qiao got up this morning, she found that Xiao Qiao had packed her baggage and was nowhere to be seen, she looked left and right to find it, and finally asked Lu Meng for a long time, only to learn that Xiao Qiao had gone to Huashan with Zhou Yu early in the morning.

Da Qiao was annoyed, worried and helpless, just as she was hesitating, she suddenly saw a few soldiers walking in the distance, she hurriedly dodged and hid in Sun Ce's military tent.

According to the rules, the high-ranking generals and ordinary soldiers set up tents in separate circles, and suddenly saw those few fresh faces, Da Qiao was full of scruples, but she didn't expect that she entered the account with her front foot, and Sun Ce and Changmu Xiu walked in with their back feet. Da Qiao couldn't show up, so he had to hide in the inner room and wait for the two of them to talk before going out.

Sun Ce and Changmu Xiu sat down separately, and only listened to Sun Ce: "This general doesn't like to drink tea, so there is no preparation in the tent, if Zhang Gongzi likes to drink, I will go to General Cheng to ask for some." ”

Changmu Xiu replied with a low smile: "Zhang came to find the young general, naturally not to taste tea. Ignorance...... That day, the young general went to Wangchun Tower, but what did he gain? ”

In the inner room, Da Qiao had no intention of eavesdropping on the conversation between the two of them, but at this time, he couldn't help but set up his little ears, only listening to Sun Ce's pretending to be relaxed, but his tone was full of traps: "Oh, Wangchun Tower, the food is average, and the wine is not bad." Since Zhang Gongzi is the nephew of General Zhang Xun, does he often take your uncle to eat and drink? ”

Changmu Xiu understood Sun Ce's avoidance, and an extremely sour smile appeared on his face: "Don't hide it from the young general, I am not General Zhang Xun's nephew, the proprietress of Wangchun Tower, is my sister, we were originally from Jizhou, and we went to Nanyang with our parents to sell medicinal materials fifteen years ago." Clinker somehow offended Yuan Shu, my parents and relatives were killed in the downtown area, and my sister fled all the way south with me, forced to be helpless, and sold herself as a child daughter-in-law of a wealthy family. At that time, my sister was only twelve or thirteen years old, and she was bullied, if it wasn't for fate, she was rescued by Cao Gong, and our sister and brother would have been dead long ago. ”

In fact, when he saw Changmu Xiu a few days ago, Sun Ce was a little suspicious, although he and Ji Qing's accents were different, there was a bit of similarity between his eyebrows and eyes, so he was not surprised to hear Changmu Xiu talk about it today.

Seeing that Sun Ce was so determined, he should have already made a plan, Changmu Xiu no longer beat around the bush, and presented a scroll of maps with both hands: "Since I came to find the young general today, I should show my sincerity." Not to hide it from the major general, the contemptible people have intercepted the plan drawn up by General Yuan and Zhang Xun and other generals in private, and asked the major general to take a look. ”

Sun Ce took the map in disbelief and unfolded it, but saw that it was the topographic map of the Hengjiang River and Dangli and the march route of Zhang Xun's various departments, and the dead place surrounded on all sides by the lonely river in the middle was the Dangli ferry and the three words "Sun Bofu" marked in red.

"My sister and I were ordered by Cao Gong to come here for the sake of the young general. Now that the major general is in the limelight, Yuan Shu is more fearful, if General Sun Shao acts according to the plan reported to Yuan Shu before, he will definitely end up with Xiang Yu on the bank of the Wujiang River. If the major general is willing to join forces with Cao Gong, Cao's army must respond from the rear and force Yuan Shu to give up encircling and suppressing your army. Among the generals, as long as he can survive this catastrophe, he will soar one day at a time, and he will be just around the corner, and he will ask the major general to make a decision quickly. ”

In the inner room, Da Qiao took all these words in his ears, Qiao Rui was fighting Cao on the front line, and his safety was hanging on the front line, if the Cao army attacked head-on, wouldn't Qiao Rui's life be in danger?

can be Yuan Shu's heart, but I am afraid that he will really be under the heavy army of Danglibu, if Sun Ce has a good character, does she want to commit suicide and martyrdom like Yu Ji?

Worried about his father and remembering Sun Ce, Da Qiao's heart twitched, his slender legs were folded, and he made a slight sound on the straw mat, although it was inaudible, but it was still caught by Changmu Xiu, he stood up and asked loudly: "Who is in the back hall!" ”