After Ling Cao crossed Xiaoyaojin, he gathered the remnants of the defeated army, and then retreated listlessly all the way to Jiangdong.

However, as soon as he passed the mouth of Chaohu Lake, he saw dust and mist flying in front of him, and it seemed that a large army had arrived.

After a while, an army with a strong military appearance and the banner of the word "Sun" appeared in front of Ling Cao.

Ling Cao was stunned at first, and then overjoyed.

Because this is exactly Sun Ce's army!

"Captain Ling, why did you withdraw your troops?"

It was a handsome young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes who spoke, and the fine armor on his body added a bit of heroic spirit.

Not bad.

He is the famous little overlord Sun Ce!

"Lord ......"

After seeing Sun Ce, Ling Cao suddenly showed sadness on his face, and said with a look of self-reproach,

"We lost to Cao's army......"

Sun Ce was slightly stunned, and his eyes looked around.

After not seeing his younger brother Sun Quan, he couldn't help frowning,

"What's the situation, come quickly."

Ling Cao did not hesitate, and told how they suffered defeat under Hefei City, and how Sun Quan was captured.

"That Yang Ling...... It's just too cunning. ”

Ling Cao said helplessly.

"Captain Ling, in my opinion, it's not that Yang Ling is cunning, but that you are too cowardly!"

Zhou Tai snorted coldly,

"The second son was captured, and you still have the face to come back."

Hearing this, Ling Cao's face immediately flushed, but he didn't know how to refute it.

"Youping (Zhou Tai name)!"

Sun Ce glared at Zhou Tai, and then said with a pleasant face,

"Captain Ling doesn't have to go to his heart, go down first to rest, and I still have a heavy responsibility to hand over to you when I go back."

Sun Quan and Ling Cao failed miserably, more because General Cao was too brave and Sun Quan's improper command, which had little to do with Ling Cao.

Sun Ce knew this, so he didn't plan to punish Ling Cao.

"Thank you, Lord."

Ling Cao felt a lot better at this time, and gave up his hand to take the order.

"Lord, the second son has been captured, and we still have to attack Hefei?"

Huang Gai on the side frowned and asked.

Sun Ce touched his chin and fell into a deep groan.

The importance of Hefei to Jiangdong is self-evident.

That's why he allocated 30,000 horses to Sun Quan and Ling Cao when he had just pacified Danyang and Yuzhang, and when there was still a rebellion in the two places, and let them go north to take Hefei.

It's just that I didn't expect Sun Quan to be so miserable, and even he was captured with himself.

Now the wisest thing is that Sun Ce led a large army to storm Hefei City.

His soldiers are strong and strong, no matter how wise Yang Ling is, it is impossible to defend it.

But the problem is that in this way, I am afraid that Sun Quan's life will not be guaranteed!

Sun Ce has always attached importance to sibling affection, and he really can't bear to see his brother die.

He thought for a long time, and then sighed slightly,

"The attack on Hefei, let's stop it, we still have to rescue Zhongmou from Cao Jun first."

"It's easy to say, but I'm afraid that Cao Jun won't."

Zhang Zhao, the long history on the side, shook his head and said.

If it were them, they would definitely refuse to let Sun Quan go, but use it as a hostage to blackmail Sun Ce.

"I plan to take a trip in person to meet Yang Ling."

Sun Ce said suddenly.

As soon as these words came out, there was a commotion in everyone.

"The lord must not!"

"If the lord goes in person, he will not be able to protect the Cao Jun and detain the lord."

"Yes, the lord can send one person at will to discuss with Cao Jun."

The crowd persuaded one after another.

Sun Ce smiled chicly,

"If I don't go there myself, how can I show my sincerity? Don't worry, I've made up my mind! ”

Seeing that he had made up his mind, although everyone was unwilling, they could only keep silent.

"Yang Ling, don't let me down......"

Sun Ce looked in the direction of Hefei and muttered to himself.

……

Hefei City.

After Zhang Liao captured Sun Quan alive, Yang Ling was also overjoyed and immediately ordered a banquet to be held to entertain Zhang Liao.

"General Wen Yuan only led 500 men and horses, and broke the 30,000 Jiangdong army. After this battle, the world was shocked! ”

Yang Ling praised with a smile.

"The military advisor has a good reputation."

Zhang Liao is neither humble nor arrogant,

"It's still thanks to the military advisor, who can give the last general a chance to show his talents."

Seeing that he was so calm, Yang Ling also appreciated it more and more, and couldn't help laughing,

"Wen Yuan is polite, gold will always shine, silver will always be spent, and it will always fall out. If you have such talent, even without me, you can be famous all over the world. ”

"Come, drink!"

While they were drinking, a soldier came to report that Cao Ang had led Cao's army.

It didn't take long for Cao Ang to hurry in with Dian Wei and others.

But after meeting, his first sentence was not to congratulate Yang Ling and Zhang Liao, but to say with a little reproach,

"Teacher, how can you be so risky?"

As soon as he heard that Jiangdong had sent an army of 30,000 to attack Hefei, and Yang Ling did not retreat, Cao Ang was startled, and hurriedly led the army to this side day and night.

Fortunately, Yang Ling succeeded in taking Sun Quan, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"If something happens to the teacher, how can I have the face to go to my father?"

"It's just that Hefei is too important, and I have to take this risk."

Yang Ling explained with a smile.

"The teacher's words are wrong!"

Cao Ang shook his head and said sincerely,

"Don't talk about Hefei, even if you add Xudu and Luoyang, it's not as good as the teacher, and I hope that the teacher must take care of himself in the future, and don't take any more risks."

Hearing the concern in his words, Yang Ling's heart was also warm, so he nodded and said,

"I wrote it down for the teacher."

Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile,

"The teacher can defeat the 30,000 army of Jiangdong with 3,000 men and horses and capture the enemy general, which is really a genius!"

"This is not my credit, but the credit of General Wenyuan."

Yang Ling smiled and pointed at Zhang Liao.

"General Wenyuan, please rest assured, when I return to Xudu, I will definitely ask my father to ask for credit for the general in the imperial court."

Cao Ang said with a smile.

"Then I will thank Childe."

Zhang Liao said in a respectful voice.

Looking at the majestic and sturdy Zhang Liao, Cao Ang became more and more delighted, and at the same time, he admired Yang Ling extremely much in his heart.

The teacher is really as wise as a torch, and he has unearthed such a tiger general!

……

Yang Ling and Cao Ang stopped in Hefei City, waiting for someone sent by Cao Cao to take over.

However, within two days, a soldier came to report that Jiangdong had sent an envoy to ask for a meeting.

"Teacher, presumably Sun Ce knew that his brother was captured, so he sent someone to negotiate."

Cao Ang analyzed.

"Yes, since they're here, we might as well meet them."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

He didn't plan to let Sun Quan go, but it didn't prevent him from listening to Sun Ce's conditions.

In a short time, two sturdy young men strode in.

"I've seen Yang Junshi!"

Yang Ling stared at it and was taken aback,

"Sun ...... Sun Bofu? ”

"Do you recognize me?"

Sun Ce was a little surprised.