6kv Chapter [209] Crouching Dragon
Chapter [209] Crouching Dragon
Hearing that Sun Qian was coming, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce received Sun Qian at the same time.
"Meet the two generals." Sun Qian took the initiative to salute after entering.
"Mr. Sun Qian, don't be too polite. How is the battle going on with Duke Xuande?" Zhou Yu asked straight to the point.
"Ah~" Sun Qian sighed, "to tell you the truth, the two generals, Lu Bu set up a trap in Hanzhong. When we entered, there was no one there, and then a large army came out and surrounded us... 1. The entire army was lost in Hanzhong .”
Sun Gan didn't lie, and even if he wanted to hide it, he couldn't hide it. Sun Ce knew it after a little inquiry.
What's more, Sun Gan came here this time to borrow troops, so he might as well be more honest.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu looked at each other, and they were very grateful in their hearts. Fortunately, they did not choose to storm Baidi City, otherwise it would have been a waste of effort.
"Sir, what is the reason for coming here?" Zhou Yu continued to ask.
"Yuan Shuen took the opportunity to avenge Huainan, and my lord intends to attack, but now he has no soldiers at hand, and there is nothing to do with the three generals of Zhang and Zhao." Sun Qian said what he wanted to do.
"My lord wants to ask General Sun to borrow one or two troops, it doesn't need to be too many, five thousand elite soldiers are enough.
"After taking Huainan back, my lord promises to return it in full."
Upon hearing this, Sun Ce said, "I see, I didn't ask
"Ahem!"
Just as Sun Ce was about to say yes, 5,000 troops was not a big amount to him, not to mention that Liu Bei had promised to return the full amount, and the relationship between the two was good, so Sun Ce planned to agree.
But Zhou Yu suddenly coughed a few times, interrupting Sun Ce's speech.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have known each other for many years. When he heard Zhou Yu suddenly cough, he understood what Zhou Yu meant. He didn't want him to continue talking, so Sun Ce immediately kept silent.
Zhou Yu immediately took over the conversation and said, "To be honest, sir, this time we attacked Shuzhong, and we also suffered a lot of losses, with most of the casualties. Now that the barbarians in Jingnan have changed again, it is really a matter of experience."
Sun Qian was not a fool either, just now he saw that Sun Ce was about to agree, but now he couldn't do it when he came to Zhou Yu's place, Sun Gan didn't understand what it meant, the other party didn't want to borrow troops, and everything else was just excuses.
"That's it." Sun Qian remained calm and showed no dissatisfaction, "Lu Bu is a villain, but he is so powerful that none of the princes of the four routes can do anything to him."
"Sir, why don't you take a rest first when you come across the river?" Zhou Yu changed the subject.
"It's better not to bother, I have to go back and report to my lord, and leave." Sun Qian bowed his hands and retreated.
Since Zhou Yu didn't borrow troops, Sun Qian didn't intend to stay in the eyes, so he returned to Jingbei early to inform Liu Bei of the situation.
"I'm really sorry, if I don't want to borrow money, I'm really powerless. I hope you will tell Mr. Xuande that you don't have any grudges, so as not to affect the relationship between the two families." Zhou Yu said again.
"No, no, I will definitely take General Zhou's words with me, you two stay behind." Sun Qian turned and left after speaking.
After Sun Qian left, Sun Ce couldn't help asking: "Gong Jin, why didn't you agree to borrow troops?"
"Although we have lost a lot of money, five thousand troops is still not a problem, not to mention that Liu Bei will return it to us afterwards.
"What is the purpose of our alliance with Liu Bei?" Zhou Yu asked rhetorically.
"Uh..." Sun Ce was suffocated when he heard the words, and couldn't answer for a while.
Zhou Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "Lips and teeth are intertwined, and they are the exterior and interior of each other."
"Yes, yes, yes." Sun Ce nodded hastily, "Let Liu Bei help us block the enemies in the north."
"Yes." Zhou Yu continued: "As long as he can help us block the enemies in the north, does it make any difference to us whether this person is Liu Bei or Yuan Shu?"
"Yuan Shu occupying Huainan is a bad thing for Liu Bei, but for us, it doesn't matter at all, even if Yuan Shu destroys Liu Bei, we can form an alliance with Yuan Shu.
"We just need to wait and see across the river, without getting involved."
"But compared to the disgusting Yuan Shu, I still prefer to form an alliance with Duke Xuande." Sun Ce said immediately.
Since Sun Jian had a relationship with Yuan Shu before his death, Sun Ce naturally disliked Yuan Shu and preferred Liu Bei.
"Bo Fu, we are not children, we have already passed the age of doing things based on our preferences." Zhou Yu said, spreading his hands.
"Alas~" Sun Ce shook his head, "Forget it, you should deal with such brain-consuming matters, I only care about the war.
Jingnan and Jingbei are separated by the Yangtze River. Sun Qian returned to Xiangyang soon and informed Liu Bei of the situation.
"My lord, according to my observation, General Sun wanted to lend us troops, but Zhou Yu stopped him." After Sun Gan finished explaining the ins and outs, he still did not forget to make his judgment.
"Grandma, Zhou Yu's child is really nothing!" Zhang Fei immediately cursed upon hearing this.
Guan Yu also showed displeasure, and said, "Brother, why don't we go to Zhongshan Sun Ce in person?"
Liu Bei waved his hand and said, "No need, Zhou Yu is Sun Ce's brain truster, and Sun Ce will definitely listen to Zhou Yu's opinion."
"`~Sun and Liu are just an alliance, they don't owe us anything." Liu Bei said helplessly: "It's a favor to borrow, and it's a duty to not hesitate. There is nothing to blame."
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei while talking, and said admonishingly, "Third brother, you are not the sun in the sky, and neither am I. No one wants to revolve around you all the time."
"Soldiers belong to others. It is their freedom to borrow or not to borrow. Don't hold grudges against them because of this.
"Huh!" Zhang Fei didn't listen to it at all, thinking that Zhou Yu would be a bad guy if he didn't borrow troops.
Seeing this, Liu Bei was also helpless, and didn't waste his time trying to persuade Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei is also a big boss. Since he has always had this kind of virtue, it is difficult for Liu Bei to change his character with words.
While talking, Jian Yong came in from the outside, Liu Bei couldn't help casting expectant eyes.
Jian Yong cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I have inquired, and indeed I have inquired about two great talents."
"Speak quickly." Liu Bei couldn't help urging.
This defeat made Liu Bei (obtained by Zhao Hao) realize the importance of counselors, and he couldn't wait to get some resourceful men to advise him.
"These two are very famous in Jingzhou. One is called Wolong, and the other is called Fengchu."
"There are even people who say: Crouching dragon and phoenix chick, only one of them can make the world safe."
"What a big tone!" Zhang Fei looked disdainful, thinking that this was completely exaggerating.
"Shut up!" Liu Bei scolded with a black face, then looked at Jian Xu and asked, "Then where are these two now?"
"This young phoenix is from Xiangyang, but it doesn't seem to be at home now. Jian Yong continued: "Wolong is in Longzhong.
"Where is Longzhong?" Liu Bei asked.
"Twenty miles west of Xiangyang."
"Yun Chang, Yi De." Liu Bei got up immediately, and said: "Follow me to visit the sages, this time we must invite a great sage to come out of the mountain to assist us."
Take Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and go straight to Longzhong as shown in the picture.