When Sun Ren heard what Lu Yi said, he burst into tears and said, "I don't have a mother anymore, and I won't have a mother in the future."
Sun Quan stood aside blankly.
I had a father when I was a kid.
When I grow up, I have a brother.
Later there was a mother.
Now, no one can protect him from the wind and rain.
Seeing Mrs. Wu's eyes widened and motionless, Sun Quan felt that he had grown old instantly.
There is no one left to save him.
The only one who can save himself and his brothers is himself.
Only then did Sun Quan's tears roll down again.
He never wanted to lose anyone close to him.
I don’t want to be scared anymore.
What bullshit power.
What a bullshit foundation.
Now, there is nothing!
Both Zhou Yu and Mrs. Wu died, causing quite a sensation throughout Jiangdong.
Of these two people, one was the culprit who led Sun Ce into Jiangdong.
One is Sun Ce’s mother.
I think back then, the Zhou family without Zhou Yu strongly supported Sun Ce to invade Jiangdong, and Jiangdong had a small degree of stability under the rule of Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao.
Although many people died during the drought.
But, those are ordinary people.
The heads of the aristocratic families are all living well.
After Sun Ce invaded, there was killing everywhere.
Many nobles and even their entire clan were massacred.
The deaths of Yu Ji and the famous scholar Sheng Xian brought the anger of all the noble clans to its peak.
Now, with the death of these two people, all kinds of grievances and grievances have been settled.
When Lu Yi was preparing for Mrs. Wu's funeral.
Xudu.
The north gate of the city.
Cao Cao was gathering together with Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other civil and military officials.
They were waiting for Ma Teng and Han Sui's hostages.
Previously, Sili Colonel Zhong Yao used his sharp tongue to persuade Ma Teng and Han Sui to join the court as officials.
Among them, Han Sui sent his son-in-law Yan Xing to escort his second son to Xudu as a hostage.
Ma Teng even came to Xudu in person with several of his sons!
Yesterday, envoys from Ma Teng and Han Sui sent letters, and they will arrive at the north gate of Xudu this morning.
Therefore, Cao Cao came out to greet him with all his civil and military officials.
Ma Teng and Han Sui's entry into the DPRK also means that Guanzhong has stabilized!
Cao Cao had just dealt with the Belt Edict seven days ago and killed a bunch of civil and military officials who had rebelled against him.
Now Guanzhong has stabilized again.
He has no worries in Xudu.
After meeting Ma Teng and Han Sui's second son, he immediately headed to Guandu to prepare for formal contact with Yuan Shao.
Now that winter has entered, everyone is shivering from the cold.
Cao Cao kept stamping his feet and rubbing his hands, while smiling and said to Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others: "Younger Lu Yi, you really have some skills. He was able to stop Yuan Shao's tens of thousands of troops from going south, and he also killed the general. Wen Chou."
Liu Bei defected before, taking away 20,000 surrendered soldiers, and also killed the general Che Zhou sent out to intercept by Shouchun, which made Cao Cao and his party anxious.
Liu Bei was very powerful and had such a large army, so he joined forces with Yuan Shao to attack Xuzhou. Cao Cao and his party were really worried that Xuzhou would be defeated.
Once Xuzhou was captured, Yuan Shao did not dare to think about the consequences if the army that went south to Xuzhou gave up attacking Jiangdong directly and instead turned to Xudu.
Cao Cao even thought about surrendering directly.
Once Xuzhou was defeated, he had no choice but to face Yuan Shao's two armies on his own.
Because his army had all moved to Guandu, preparing to challenge the army led by Yuan Shao personally.
Xu Du was almost defenseless.
Apart from Man Chong's government office and some old, weak and remnant soldiers serving as city defense, there was no other military force.
But he didn't expect that three days ago, a battle report came from Xuzhou, saying that Yuan Shao's army in Xuzhou was defeated once.
Not only was he defeated, the commander of the six thousand cavalry, General Wen Chou, was stabbed to death by Xuzhou Cavalry Captain Zhao Yun.
After hearing the news, Cao Cao fell asleep directly.
Being able to withstand the attack of Yuan Shao's army heading south to Xuzhou, and still have such a record, he has no doubts about Jiangdong's strength.
Thinking that Lu Yi was in charge of Wu County and that his generals were able to fight alone and achieve such results greatly changed Cao Cao's view of his son-in-law.
When Guo Jia heard what Cao Cao said, he smiled and said: "Sikong, this Wu Hou is not the other Wu Hou. He can transform himself from a branch of the Lu family and achieve such a family fortune. How can he not have the ability? But he is powerful, and he also beats us. Forced into a desperate situation.”
"After defeating Yuan Shao, we have to move the capital."
"Otherwise, he will definitely part ways with us when the time comes."
Cao Cao sighed: "Yes, if we are lucky enough to capture Yuan Shao, this kid will most likely turn around and come towards us."
"Hefei."
"Wancheng."
"These two important places are in his hands."
"Every day I feel like there are two daggers hanging above my head, and I feel very scared."
"Fortunately, this kid has a sense of proportion. He knows that his lips are dying and his teeth are cold, but he still wants to rely on us to share the pressure of Yuan Shao's journey south."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't be standing here today."
"By the way, let's investigate who is this Zhao Yun? I have never heard of his reputation before. Why is he so brave in this battle! Wen Chou is one of Yuan Shao's most trusted generals, and he was picked by him with a single shot."
Guo Jiadao: "People have been sent to investigate."
Cao Cao nodded, then thought of something, looked at Xun You, and asked, "Gongda, is there any other news from Xuzhou recently?"
Xun You said: "Yes, intelligence recently showed that the mastermind of Yuan Shao's army going south to Xuzhou was Zhou Yu. It seems that he is dead."
Cao Cao said "huh?" and asked in surprise: "How did he die? Is this the exact information?"
Xun You shook his head and said: "It's not exact. There is no details in the intelligence, it's just a guess. It's currently being confirmed."
Cao Cao frowned and said, "If the mastermind Zhou Yu is really dead, then the situation will be extremely unfavorable to us."
"What if Yuan Shao's route south to Xuzhou is completely blocked, or even Jiangdong's army counterattacks——"
Cao Cao hissed.
Guo Jia laughed, shook his head and said, "This is impossible."
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia.
Guo Jiadao: "Jiangdong has been fighting in the past few years and has successively captured Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other places."
"The territory has indeed expanded, but the people are not united. This situation is actually very dangerous, and there may be a possibility of rebellion at any time."
"That's why Marquis Wu urgently sent two envoys to ally with us."
"The purpose is to gain as much time as possible to recuperate, settle down, and consolidate internally."
"Now that Yuan Shao has gone south, except for the battlefield in Xuzhou, there are no more wars in other places in Jiangdong. Moreover, taxes are being reduced everywhere, and universities have been opened in Wu County to recruit talents everywhere."
"These can be confirmed from the side. In a short period of time, at least in the past two or three years, even if Jiangdong has the opportunity to counterattack Yuan Shao, they will not attack. They will only consolidate their current territory."
"Moreover, Yuan Shao is not like Yuan Shu or Lu Bu."
"One or two losses will not affect his strength."
Guo Jia said to Cao Cao with a serious face: "Sikong, we must be prepared for a long war."
"Also, Sikong, now that the war is coming, don't look forward or backward."
"Although we should be careful about Jiang Dong's backstab, now we should deal with Yuan Shao with all our strength."
"Yuan Shaofei is generally comparable. If he cannot resist, the consequences will be disastrous."
Cao Cao nodded, sighed and said, "What a pity."
Cheng Yu asked curiously: "Ming Gong, what's the pity?"
Cao Cao sighed with emotion: "It's a pity that Lu Yi's son is a son-in-law, not a son. If he were my son, Cao Cao, half of the people in the world would already have it. Even Yuan Shao is no match for me."
At this moment, someone shouted: "Here we come!"
Cao Cao shook his head, dismissed all distracting thoughts, and looked to the north.
Sure enough, countless black spots appeared on the horizon.
The black spots are approaching quickly.
Soon they turned into thousands of cavalry.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is indeed worthy of its reputation. From now on, it belongs to us!"
Saying that, he went to greet him.
Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other civil and military officials followed.
Soon, the two sides met.
A tall, dark-faced, middle-aged man hurriedly got off his horse, saluted Cao Cao and said, "The criminal Ma Teng has seen Sikong!"
Cao Cao hurriedly helped Ma Teng up and said with a smile: "Where is the theory of guilty ministers? General Ma has been a Han minister for generations, but he just lost his mind in the past few years. Now he has found his way back. This is the luck of General Ma and the luck of the court!" "
"The emperor is already waiting for General Ma's arrival in the palace."
Cao Cao made a gesture of invitation toward Ma Teng, and Cao Cao said: "General Ma, please!"
Ma Teng also made a gesture of asking first.
Cao Cao laughed loudly and took Ma Teng's hand towards the city gate.
Behind Ma Teng, a group of young men and women followed closely.
Cao Cao asked Ma Teng: "General Ma, how many family members have you brought with you this time? Who is left to garrison Liangzhou?"
Ma Teng said with a smile: "Except for the eldest son Ma Chao and daughter Ma Yunlu, all the other children have been brought here."
Cao Cao asked curiously: "Can you control Liangzhou?"
Ma Teng laughed.
A young man said: "My brother is extremely brave, even if he faces Lu Bu! Moreover, he was trained by his father with all his efforts, and he is a model of filial piety and bravery in our area!"
Ma Teng said to Cao Cao: "This is the second son Ma Xiu."
Cao Cao looked back at Ma Xiu and praised: "The tiger father has no dogs, he is really a young hero!"
Ma Teng pointed to the young man next to Ma Xiu and said, "This is Han Yu, the second son of Brother Han."
Han Yu hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Han Yu says hello to Sikong on behalf of my father!"
Cao Cao said repeatedly: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Ma Teng then pointed at a serious young general next to Han Yu who was half a head taller than everyone else and said, "Sikong, this is Brother Han's son-in-law Yan Xing Yan Yanming. He is incredibly brave."
"Yan Yanming's bravery is not inferior to that of Dog Son and Ma Chao."
"A few years ago, when he just joined the army, Brother Han didn't know Quanzi Ma Chao. There was a misunderstanding and they fought him once, almost seriously injuring Quanzi."
Yan Xing hugged Cao Cao.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "They are all young heroes, the court is lucky!"
When Cao Cao and Ma Teng met and entered Xudu.
The west gate of Chang'an City.
A young man asked the city gate guard to check the way.
The city gate guard looked at the content on the road guide and said, "Jingzhou's new savages? Deng Zhi? Why are you here? Where are you going?"
Deng Zhi smiled and said: "General, what else can I do? I am just a commoner! This time I am going to Liangzhou, and I want to buy some horses and sell them to our Central Plains."
"These Liangzhou horses are all first-class."
"Very popular."
After saying that, a string of pearls slipped out of his sleeve and slipped into the hands of the city gate guard.
Deng Zhi held down the opponent's hand, covered the pearl with his sleeves, and said with a flattering smile: "General, you will see that he is a man of great things, and he will be a true general from now on!"
The city gate guard handed the guide back to Deng Zhi, waved his hand and said: "Hurry, there is still a queue behind you!"
Deng Zhi thanked him hurriedly, and walked leisurely towards Huaili with one person, one horse and a bottle of wine.
(End of chapter)
