Hu Zhenjun, temporary camp,
"Xi Zhicai! What happened?"
After hearing that Xi Zhicai had returned, Hu Zhen rushed there in a hurry. Originally, Hu Zhen was a little angry that Xi Zhicai had not returned and delayed the military flight, but when he heard that Xi Zhicai had returned seriously injured, and all the other soldiers who followed him had died, Hu Zhen realized that the matter was not simple, and he no longer felt angry.
"General! I have heard what happened next. We were deceived!!"
Xi Zhicai forced himself to hold himself up and instead of talking about his own affairs, he felt very sorry for the previous battle situation.
"What's going on?" Hu Zhen asked quickly.
"If my prediction is correct, it was Sun Quan who hurt me, and Sun Jian was actually waiting for Sun Quan outside the city gate at that time." Xi Zhicai replied.
"Sun Quan?" Hu Zhen was stunned, and for a moment he remembered who this was, "Who is Sun Quan?"
After all, Sun Quan was just a child. Even though he was known as a child prodigy, in fact, in this era, Sun Quan was far from the only one who was highly praised when he was young, not to mention that Sun Quan came from a "remote area". Many important figures who are busy with political affairs have never heard of Sun Quan's name.
"Sun Quan is the second son of Sun Jian. He has a rare reputation for talent. Ahem, he was accepted as a direct disciple by Yuan Wei in the capital. He served as the companion of King Hongnong (young emperor) for a few days." Xi Zhicai introduced to Hu Zhen.
"Oh, I've heard about this. But isn't this Sun Quan a child?" Hu Zhen couldn't help but said, a child could seriously injure Zhicai, and a martial arts genius wouldn't be so exaggerated, right? No matter how fast the growth rate is, or the growth time is too short, it is impossible to become great!
"The one who hurt me was the master next to Sun Quan. I also saw that he was still a child and lost his guard for a moment. Ahem." Xi Zhicai explained, "In short, general, this Sun Quan is very extraordinary. He is decisive in killing and has quick reactions. Very quickly, in just a few words, he guessed the origins of us and the situation in Luyang. He had every chance to kill me at that time, but he rushed to Luyang as quickly as possible. This already explains the problem. I just heard about the situation on the general’s side, and I am even more convinced of my judgment!”
Hu Zhen frowned.
"Xi Zhicai, are you making too much of a fuss? No matter what, he is just a child. It is true that he has guessed your origins. His courage to take action at such a young age is indeed admirable, but he I hurried to Luyang just out of worry. As for the subsequent warning, it was even more subconscious. I think everything should be a coincidence. At that time, everyone on Sun Jian's side was very calm. This was not the case. Fake!" Hu Zhen said.
Xi Zhicai opened his mouth, but finally couldn't say anything else. At this time, it was impossible for Hu Zhen to admit his mistake. Besides, who could prove that it was a mistake? Even if Xi Zhicai could convince Hu Zhen, they would fall into Sun Jian's empty city plan, and it would have no meaning other than making Hu Zhen angry.
The past is past. Whether Sun Jian had a plan or not is no longer important. Xi Zhi is the smart man and he will not dwell on this issue anymore. However, although the past is not important, you have to be careful in the future because of the lessons learned from the past.
"General!"
Xi Zhicai grabbed Hu Zhen's hand and earnestly advised,
"Sun Jian, including his newly promoted son Sun Ce, are indeed brave and good at the art of war, but they actually have very obvious shortcomings. But this newcomer Sun Quan, I know too little about him and I really can't see through it. Knowing ourselves but not knowing the enemy, we’d better not act rashly for the time being!”
Hu Zhen shook his head, still very disapproving.
"Can a child influence Sun Jian? Can he also influence the situation of the war? Besides, I alone can't decide whether to act or not."
As he said that, Hu Zhen sighed. Since ancient times, generals have been influenced not only by their enemies, but also by the battle situation. There are too many places where they are restricted.
Take Hu Zhen himself as an example. He has always been cautious. Even if Xi Zhicai dissuaded him, Hu Zhen would choose to play it safe. But will the superiors agree to this? Now, Sun Jian is a rebel and Hu Zhen is a righteous master who exterminates rebels. Will Dong Zhuo allow your mother-in-law to be afraid to move forward? It was precisely because he knew that Sun Jian was difficult to fight and was urged by Dong Zhuo behind his back that Hu Zhen wanted to use a surprise attack to open up the situation.
Unfortunately, things backfired, and Hu Zhen had no choice but to choose a frontal attack.
Hu Zhen was right. He lost the first battle. Although he barely lost any troops or generals, he retreated in despair, which had severely damaged Dong Zhuo's face. Dong Zhuo also led troops to fight, and he also knew that Sun Jian was difficult to defeat, but now Dong Zhuo was not only thinking about local battles, he needed to think about more strategic issues.
Why do you attach so much importance to Sun Jian? Sun Jian knows how to fight, but the most important thing is that Sun Jian is the best!
To put it simply, after annihilating Sun Jian and killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, at least in the past few years, no one will dare to cause trouble. But now, the attack is unfavorable. The other princes who are waiting and watching see that you, Dong Zhuo, are so incompetent that you can't even defeat Sun Jian. Once someone secretly orchestrates it, then these guys will definitely have the courage to send troops to form an alliance to rebel against Dong!
Precisely because of this, even though Hu Zhen had not failed in the true sense, even though this was not a good time to temporarily change the commander, Dong Zhuo still sent his important confidants: Lu Bu and Hua Xiong to supervise the army.
On the surface, Lu Bu and Hua Xiong came to reinforce and help, and Hu Zhen continued to be his commander-in-chief. But in fact, as everyone knows, the supervisor of the army is just an imperial minister holding Shang Fang's sword. Once Hu Zhen makes a mistake, they may take away Hu Zhen's military power at any time!
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Sun Jianjun, outside the camp,
When Yu'er arrived, a carriage had already parked here. Beside the carriage, Sun Quan and a little girl of about the same age in fine clothes were sitting on the spot. Sun Quan was eating the pastries handed by the little girl and talking to him. People chatted animatedly.
Seeing this, Yu'er's eyes flashed coldly, and then she walked up with a smile.
"Little brother, who is this? Why have I never heard of you talking about it?"
"This is Miss Yuan, my fiancée, ahem, unmarried daughter-in-law." Sun Quan introduced with a smile on his face.
Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan suddenly blushed, saluted Yu'er, turned to Sun Quan and whispered,
"I'm going back first and come back tomorrow."
Then, he got on the carriage and left as if running away.
"See you tomorrow!" Sun Quan waved to the carriage. Being cheeky was this boy's advantage.
"Humph! There is really a new person, and the old one has been forgotten!" Yu'er said sourly.
Sun Quan smiled and handed the cake in his hand to Yu'er,
"Sister Yu'er, you should also try it. It's quite good. It is said that it is difficult to buy it in the capital."
"Hey, my sister can't afford such a valuable thing. My sister is even afraid of being poisoned to death!" Yu'er looked yin and yang.
Sun Quan smiled bitterly, "How old are you? Do you still need a child like Sun Quan to coax you?"
A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. Knowing that this matter is not easy to handle, Sun Quan quickly changed the topic.
"By the way, sister Yu'er, I just got the news that Zhang Zhongjing has moved his family out of Nanyang."
"So fast?"
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