Feng Kai didn't say a word, his eyes frightened and uneasy. He looked at the impassioned Cao Ren, and wanted to scold him several times, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

He still couldn't believe that Yuan Tan was defeated and chased and killed by Sun Ce? Isn't that more than lucky? Fan County in the north has been occupied by Tai Shici and Zang, and Yuan Tan is alone and can't break through at all. To the east is Surabaya, to the west is a large swamp, thinking about the torrential rain just now, it is more practical to expect his whole body to retreat than to expect thunder and lightning to kill Sun Ce.

What Cao Ren said was too bizarre to be believed, and someone had to be sent to verify it. The reason why he didn't bomb Cao Ren out was because he didn't have a bottom in his heart. It can be said that from the very beginning, this battle was not normal, there were too many suspicious places. Sun Ce was surrounded yesterday, why didn't he attack immediately? With 10,000 people, Yuan Tan took his personal guards into battle again, why did he send reinforcements again, and he brought 10,000 reinforcements? He alone knew that there were more than 20,000 men and horses used to encircle and annihilate Sun Ce, which in itself showed a problem: Yuan Tan and Xin Bi must have hidden something, and their confidence was seriously lacking.

Cowardice before fighting, this is a taboo for soldiers.

If Yuan Tan is really defeated, then he will have to think about whether he will stay or not, whether to wait for Yuan Shao to send a new Yanzhou assassin to come, or to attach himself to Cao Ang? Cao Ren said so much, the purpose was nothing more than one, hoping that he would switch to Cao Ang, at least support Cao Ang to hold Rencheng and repel Sun Ce.

This is indeed a good choice, but Feng Kai is a little worried, not long ago, he just rejected Cao Ang's suggestion, and said a few words that are not very good, will Cao Ang have a mustard in his heart? Moreover, Yuan Tan's life and death are unknown, so if he changes the court at this time, he will inevitably be ridiculed and unable to explain to his subordinates. His subordinates are not his private soldiers, and a large part of them are Yanzhou county soldiers, who only recognize the history of Yanzhou assassination and will not easily accept others.

Feng Kai owed himself and squeezed out a wry smile. "Cao Sima, since the life and death of the envoy are uncertain, it is better to send someone to search and rescue the envoy first, and the others will wait."

Cao Ren sighed, hating his eloquence for being too poor, and his mouth was dry, but he still couldn't convince Feng Kai. "General Feng, it's not that Cao Mou said much, the situation is really urgent, and the general can't think about it. Why can't you win and be defeated by Sun Ce? It's inconceivable to say, but the truth is very simple: the soldiers are fast. Sun Ce used his troops to lurk like tigers and leopards, close at hand and people did not know, if he moved, he would be thundered with a strong crossbow, but after a few breaths, the victory or defeat had been decided, even if the opponent had thousands of troops and horses, he would not move. But at the end of the strong crossbow, it was difficult to break Lu Min, Sun Ce led his personal guards to chase the envoy, galloping back and forth for nearly a hundred miles, the men and horses were tired, at this time do not fight, when he eases up, the general does not say 10,000 people, even if there are 10,000 more, they may not be able to catch up with him, let alone defeat him. ”

Feng Kai smiled and said nothing.

Cao Ren was helpless, stood up and dusted off his clothes. "General, you will definitely regret it in the future, this may be the closest you have come to immortality." After speaking, without waiting for Feng Kai's reply, he arched his hand, turned over and got on the horse, and took Pan Zhang and the others away.

Feng Kai sank his face and scolded. "After the castration, how dare the general of the defeated army be so presumptuous. A certain person who doesn't know the military plane, is it still more embarrassing than Cao Mengde's defeat in Nanyang? ”

Feng Kai was angry, but he was helpless. The situation is complicated, it is getting late, and the most important thing he needs to consider at the moment is where to camp and how to solve the problem of food and accommodation for 10,000 soldiers. He came to reinforce Yuan Tan and didn't bring food, but Yuan Tan had been defeated by Sun Ce, and the battlefield was chaotic, where should he camp and where should he go to raise food?

After thinking about it, Feng Kai decided to hold his troops first, send someone to inquire about the news, and determine the battlefield situation.

The sky gradually darkened, and 10,000 soldiers lined up and did not dare to slack off. My stomach was getting more and more hungry, but I didn't know when I would be able to eat, and the wet robes were getting heavier and heavier, revealing a heavy night coolness, which made people very uncomfortable.

Feng Kai paced back and forth in the formation, anxious.

Scouts are coming. "General, a knight came from outside, claiming to be Sun Ce's subordinate, and he brought news of Yuan Zhijun."

Feng Kai was stunned and didn't react for a while. Sun Ce's subordinates brought news of Yuan Tan, what does this mean? He thought for a while, and hurriedly asked someone to bring the knight over.

Chen Wu walked quickly, leading the horse, he had no armor, no weapons in his hand, a steel cavalry round shield hung on the left side of the saddle, and a thousand troops were inserted in the leather bag, hanging on the right side of the saddle, indicating his identity. Feng Kai made a gesture quietly, and the guards dispersed to remain vigilant.

Chen Wu saw it in his eyes, pretended not to see it, and bowed. "In Xia Lujiang Chen Wu, General Sun commanded the White Yu Knight, and I have seen General Feng."

Feng Kai stared at Chen Wu's eyes, suspicious. He had heard of Bai Yushi, who was said to be the most elite knight under Sun Ce, and the battle of Xia Ting, the battle of Fang and Fang, Bai Yushi were the main force. Although Chen Wu is young, he is tall and vigorous, calm and relaxed, and has the bearing of a master, but he has no helmet on his head and no armor on his body, but he is covered in mud, and even his hair is full of mud and water, which is even more embarrassing than ordinary soldiers, and he doesn't look like the elite knights around Sun Ce.

"Where is Yuan Yuanjun, why don't you send his own retinue knights to meet me?"

"Yuan Yuanjun strayed into the swamp and was rescued by General Sun, and Chen happened to meet him, which can be regarded as a little effort."

Chen Wu took out a leather bag from his arms and handed it to Feng Kai. Feng Kai took it, opened it and looked at it, and suddenly felt nervous, this is Yuan Tan's private seal, it is Yuan Tan's belongings, if he is not captured, it is unlikely to fall into Chen Wu's hands. Chen Wu said that Yuan Tan strayed into the swamp and was rescued by Sun Ce, and Chen Wu was one of the rescuers, which can explain why Chen Wu had no armor and was covered in mud.

"What is Yuan Yuanjun's order?" Feng Kai returned the leather bag to Chen Wu and said lightly.

Chen Wu put away the leather bag and said unhurriedly: "Yuan Yuanjun said that he is the general of the defeated army, and he has become a prisoner of General Sun, and he is no longer the assassin of Yanzhou, so he has no authority to give orders to the general. However, he fought with General Sun many times, and knew General Sun's bravery, although the general was proficient in the art of war, he was not General Sun's enemy, and the battle was useless, but he was wounded in vain. He hoped that the general would understand the virtues of heaven and good life, and not make useless battles, surrender or retreat, and listen to the convenience. ”

Feng Kai's eyebrows raised, unable to hide the astonishment in his eyes. "Yuan Yuanjun really said that?"

"Every sentence is Yuan Yuanjun's original words." Chen Wu bowed slightly. "The general should be able to hear it."

Of course, Feng Kai could hear that this was indeed the tone and wording of Yuan Tan's words, he just couldn't believe it. He stared into Chen Wu's eyes. "How many people are under General Sun's command?"

"Seven hundred and thirteen knights, three hundred and eighty-six foot soldiers."

Feng Kai opened his mouth. He believed what Chen Wu said, and even the number of people was reported so accurately, it didn't look like a lie. Cao Ren also said that he had fought with Yan Xing, and Yan Xing had six or seven hundred knights, plus some of the previous foot riders, this number should be true.

"There are only a thousand of you, and I have 10,000 here." Feng Kai pointed to the soldiers around him and reminded Chen Wu.

Chen Wuyun nodded lightly, not squinting. "When we waited for General Sun to defeat Yuan Yuanjun, Yuan Yuanjun had 15,000 elites around him."