After Ling Cao crossed Xiaoyaojin, he gathered the remaining defeated troops and then retreated listlessly toward Jiangdong.
However, as soon as he passed the entrance of Chaohu Lake, he saw dust and mist flying in front of him, as if an army was coming.
After a while, a powerful army with the banner of "Sun" appeared in front of Ling Cao.
Ling Cao was stunned at first, then overjoyed.
Because this is Sun Ce's army!
"Captain Ling, why did you withdraw your troops?"
The speaker was a handsome young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and the fine armor on his body added to his heroic aura.
good.
He is none other than the famous little overlord Sun Ce!
"Lord..."
After seeing Sun Ce, Ling Cao suddenly looked sad and remorseful, saying,
"We were defeated by Cao Jun..."
Sun Ce was slightly startled and looked around.
After not seeing his younger brother Sun Quan, he couldn't help but frown.
"How is the situation? Please tell me quickly."
Ling Cao did not hesitate and told the story of how they were defeated at Hefei City and how Sun Quan was captured.
"Then Yang Ling... is really 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 young master was captured, but you still have the nerve to come back."
After hearing this, Ling Cao's face suddenly turned red, but he didn't know how to refute.
"Youping (Zhou Tai's brand name)!"
Sun Ce glared at Zhou Tai, then said with a pleasant expression,
"Captain Ling, don't take it too seriously. Go down and get some rest first. I'll still have important tasks for you later."
The disastrous defeat of Sun Quan and Ling Cao was mostly due to General Cao being too brave and Sun Quan's improper command, which had little to do with Ling Cao.
Sun Ce knew this, so he had no intention of punishing Ling Cao.
"Thank you, my lord."
Ling Cao felt much better now and accepted the order and left.
"My lord, the second young master is captured, do we still want to attack Hefei?"
Huang Gai on the side frowned and asked.
Sun Ce touched his chin and fell into deep thought.
The importance of Hefei to Jiangdong is self-evident.
That's why he had just put down Danyang and Yuzhang, and when there were still rebellions in the two places, he allocated 30,000 troops to Sun Quan and Ling Cao and asked them to go north to take Hefei.
I just didn't expect that Sun Quan would be defeated so miserably and even himself would be captured.
The most sensible thing now is for Sun Ce to lead the army and storm Hefei City.
He had strong soldiers and horses, and no matter how smart Yang Ling was, he couldn't hold it.
But the problem is, if this happens, Sun Quan's life may not be saved!
Sun Ce has always valued sibling relationships, but he really couldn't bear to see his brother die.
He thought for a long time and then sighed slightly,
"Let's give up the attack on Hefei. We still need to rescue Zhongmou from Cao's army first."
"This is easy to say, but I'm afraid Cao Jun won't do it."
Chang Shi Zhang Zhao on the side shook his head.
If it were them, they would definitely not let Sun Quan go, but would use him as a hostage to threaten Sun Ce.
"I plan to go there myself and meet Yang Ling."
Sun Ce said suddenly.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in a commotion.
"My lord, you must not do this!"
"If my lord goes there in person, I can't prevent Cao's army from turning against him and detaining my lord."
"Yes, my lord can send anyone at will to discuss with Cao Jun."
Everyone advised him one after another.
Sun Ce smiled handsomely,
"How can I show my sincerity if I don't go there in person? Don't worry, I have made up my mind!"
Seeing that he had made up his mind, although everyone was unwilling to do so, they could only remain silent.
"Yang Ling, please 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 overjoyed and immediately ordered a banquet to entertain Zhang Liao.
"General Wenyuan led only 500 troops and defeated the 30,000 Jiangdong army. After this battle, the world was shocked!"
Yang Ling praised with a smile.
"The military advisor is overly praised."
Zhang Liao said, neither humble nor arrogant,
"After all, I'd like to thank you, military advisor, for giving me the opportunity to show off my talents."
Seeing how calm he was, Yang Ling admired him more and more and couldn't help but smile,
"Wen Yuan is so polite. Gold will always shine, silver will always be spent, and integrity will always fall away. You have such talent, even without me, you can still be famous all over the world."
"Come on, drink!"
While they were drinking happily, a soldier came to report that Cao Ang had led Cao's army.
Not long after, Cao Ang hurried in with Dian Wei and others.
But after meeting, his first words were not congratulations to Yang Ling and Zhang Liao, but a slight reproach,
"Teacher, how could you take such risks?"
When he heard that Jiangdong had sent an army of 30,000 to attack Hefei, but Yang Ling did not retreat, Cao Ang was frightened and hurriedly led his army to come here day and night.
Fortunately, Yang Ling successfully captured Sun Quan, which made him relieved.
"If something happens to the teacher, how can I have the face to see my father?"
"It's just that Hefei is too important, so I have to take this risk."
Yang Ling explained with a smile.
"Teacher, this is wrong!"
Cao Ang shook his head and said sincerely,
"Not to mention Hefei, even if Xudu and Luoyang are included, they are still not as good as the teacher alone. I hope the teacher will take care of himself in the future and don't risk his life again."
Hearing the concern in his words, Yang Ling felt warm in his heart and nodded.
"Write it down for my master."
Cao Ang breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile,
"The teacher can defeat the 30,000 Jiangdong army with 3,000 troops and capture the enemy general. He is truly 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 take credit from the court for the general."
Cao Ang said with a smile.
"Then I would like to thank you, sir."
Zhang Liao said respectfully.
Seeing the mighty and strong Zhang Liao, Cao Ang became more and more delighted, and at the same time he admired Yang Ling extremely in his heart.
The teacher really has a keen eye and has discovered such a great general!
…
Yang Ling and Cao Ang stopped in Hefei City, waiting for the people sent by Cao Cao to take over.
However, within two days, soldiers came to report that it was Jiangdong who sent an envoy to see him.
"Teacher, Sun Ce must have known that his brother was captured, so he sent someone to negotiate."
Cao Ang analyzed.
"Yes, since they are here, we might as well meet them."
Yang Ling said with a smile.
He did not intend to release Sun Quan, but it did not prevent him from listening to Sun Ce's conditions.
After a while, two strong young men strode in.
"I've met Commander Yang!"
Yang Ling looked at it intently and was suddenly surprised.
"Sun...Sun Bofu?"
"You recognize me?"
Sun Ce was a little surprised.
