This is Qiao County in Xuzhou, located between Xiaopei and Pengcheng.
Zhao Yun has led 6,000 Baima Yi to rescue Sun Ce day and night. What remains here are 10,000 Yulin troops and 4,000 elite soldiers. Their mission is to eliminate the Han army hidden in Qiao County.
Several troops and horses came in and out, and were mobilized frequently. This is to expand the search area in all directions and set up guard checkpoints and defense lines.
Walking in the military camp, you can feel the soldiers' uneasiness and undying fighting spirit.
If they had encountered this kind of situation under Huang Zu, I am afraid that the morale of the army would have been lost long ago. Su Fei smiled happily, his heart has been stuck here for many years. He saw with his own eyes how the Yulin Army grew from a weak brigade into an elite force. Now it finally has the appearance of an elite force.
Entering his military tent to rest, Su Fei was stunned. His eyes widened in surprise.
"Mi Fang! Why are you here? How dare you come here!"
There was already someone sitting in the military tent waiting for Su Fei. Wasn't it Mi Fang who was supposed to be sitting in the county seat of Qiao County? Mi Fang calmly adjusted her clothes, stood up and greeted her.
"Hehehe, why don't you dare?"
"Instead of worrying about me, General Su Fei, why not worry about yourself? Doesn't the general know that you are in danger?"
This is not alarmist.
The Chu army has been surrounded by Wei and Han armies in Xuzhou, cutting off supplies. The remaining food in the army cannot last for ten days at most. Moreover, they were fighting in Xuzhou, where the terrain was unfamiliar. Let alone the soldiers below, even the generals like them had no confidence.
How many people can return to the land of Chu alive? Nobody knows.
Mi Fang was wearing the armor of the Chu army. It was not known how he got into the camp. However, in the enemy camp, Mi Fang did not show much timidity. He looked at Su Fei and said.
"The King of Chu formed an alliance with Dong Zhuo, the usurper and traitor, and secretly discussed dividing the territory of the Han Dynasty. Fortunately, my lord has discovered this."
"Now the Han and Wei families have joined forces to fight against the rebels. Sun Ce has been defeated at Xiaopei City and can only flee in panic in Xuzhou. It is only a matter of time before he is annihilated. General Guan was ordered by the King of Han to lead 20,000 elite Han troops to clear out the rebels in Xuzhou. Are the remnants of the Chu army, General Su Fei, willing to be buried with Ji Shu and his ilk?"
Su Fei laughed a few times, and after a while Mi Fang actually came to persuade him to surrender.
Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. If the two armies were fighting and Su Fei was exhausted and defeated, Mi Fang would just come here to persuade him to surrender. But now the two armies have not yet fought and the outcome is still unknown, Mi Fang actually came here to persuade him to surrender.
Where did Mi Fang get this confidence? Could it be that Su Fei looks like a rebel?
Su Fei was angry in his heart. Although he once pretended to surrender to Sun Ce, he was only loyal to the emperor and used tricks. He believed that he was by no means a villain who could act according to the circumstances.
"If you want to incriminate someone, why bother?"
"It has long been known to the world that my lord has rejected Dong Zhuo's marriage and alliance."
Even if the lord really forms a secret alliance with Dong Zhuo, so what? The great Han Dynasty had already perished at the hands of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, and we are no longer Han officials.
Su Fei looked at Mi Fang and said sarcastically.
"It sounds grand, but is the King of Han so clean?"
"The Wei Kingdom is attacking Xuzhou, and my lord is kindly helping me, but the King of Han colludes with Cao Cao to deal with my lord. It's really out of righteousness, so I should submit my credentials to explain the reason, and the two armies will choose a day to fight."
"Now, in the name of righteousness, are you still peeking into the land of our Chu country?"
"Forgive me, Su Fei, for not daring to serve such a capricious king who changes orders every day."
Mi Fang was at a loss for words. He was not the eloquent type, and he had already prepared his words to persuade him to surrender. He didn't expect that Su Fei would reject him in such a dangerous situation.
It shouldn’t be like this!
Mi Fang couldn't tell what was wrong. Was it because he didn't speak well enough? Is it because he hasn't made any conditions that will make Su Fei's heart flutter? Or was Su Fei afraid that the King of Han would underestimate him, so he deliberately tried to shirk it?
After struggling for a while, Mi Fang continued to persuade her earnestly.
"General Su Fei, why is this necessary? With his talent as a general, it is a shame to stay in the Yulin Army as a junior general, which is a pity. Before I left, Military Advisor Zhuge had already said that General Su has always been loyal to the Han Dynasty. As long as General Su is willing to return to the banner of the Han Dynasty, our Lord will treat him as a general."
Zhuge Liang? !
It turned out to be him! Su Fei immediately thought of the young scribe who impressed him deeply. I remember that at a young age and with a humble official position, the scholar was able to talk eloquently in front of many powerful people in Jingzhou, and formulated a strategy to strangle the Jiangdong Army, almost wiping out Ji Shu's entire army.
Su Fei knew that that man was a genius. He was strategizing and winning from thousands of miles away. He was a big shot like Zhou Yu and Ji Shu. It was a pity that that man didn't understand people's hearts at all.
It was okay that Mi Fang didn't mention this, but when Zhuge Liang was mentioned, Su Fei suddenly became furious.
You must know that it was Zhuge Liang's plan that made Su Fei pretend to surrender to the Jiangdong Army and made Su Fei take advantage of his friend Gan Ning. He didn't care whether Su Fei wanted to or not. In order to ensure Su Fei's loyalty, Huang Zu even held Su Fei's family hostage. Now he's here to harm me again!
Treat him as a general?
Could it be that Zhuge Liang thinks that he still has some friendship with me, Su Fei, and I still need to thank him?
Su Fei laughed angrily, looked at Mi Fang and said.
"I originally planned to drop this matter and let you out of the camp because your envoy thinks highly of me, Su Fei. But since Zhuge Liang is mentioned, I won't let you go! Come here!"
As soon as Su Fei opened his mouth to drink, someone walked into the tent from outside the door.
Su Fei pointed at the stunned Mi Fang and said coldly.
"Tie this man up and send him to the military advisor."
But what responded to Su Fei was not the soldier's obedience to the order, but a sword placed on his neck.
This time Su Fei had a look of astonishment. He didn't dare to act rashly and slowly turned around to look. Then he widened his eyes and said in surprise.
"Wei Yan! It's you!"
Wei Yan, who had always been taciturn and had a paralyzed face, rarely smiled. He held the sword in his right hand and placed it on Su Fei's neck without letting go. He put his left hand on Su Fei's shoulder and brought his face very close to Su Fei's face.
"Isn't it me, Wei Yan? How can such a good thing happen without me?"
(I originally wanted to write last night, but I had a bit of a cold, so I’ll write some when I feel better today. I’ll write the rest tomorrow after resting tonight.)
