Chapter 996: Sun Liu went to Wuling County again
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It can be said that it is the same as the previous negotiation between Sun Liu and Cao Cao's Yanzhou army, both sides have launched a war of words for their own interests at this time, in fact, it is not an exaggeration to describe it like this.
Isn't it, it's all for the interests of each side, but they are fighting on the basis of reason. Before, it was because of Cao Cao, so Sun Ce and Liu Bei were naturally a group, not to mention who made them form an alliance, and they also joined forces. But after Cao Cao's Yanzhou army's affairs were resolved, although the two would not break up, they also had a slight rift because of the Wuling matter.
Some things, on the surface, are nothing, but after a long time, this problem will gradually become prominent. Just like Sun Ce and Liu Bei today, it is impossible to say that there is no contradiction between the two of them. It's just that because they still have common interests and common enemies, it is still imperative to form an alliance, but what the two of them think in their hearts, only they know best.
And in the end, after the negotiation of Zhou Yu on Sun Ce's side and Xu Shu on Liu Bei's side, the interests of Wuling were finally divided, or more precisely, the two of them had been divided.
In the end, Sun Ce got the four counties of Wuling, and two of them were military towns, which made him more satisfied. After all, he, Sun Ce, didn't think that there was such a perfect thing. How to say that Wuling was occupied by him Liu Bei before, so he didn't actually say that he was in charge, but because he had formed an alliance with him. Negotiating with Cao Cao is also a contribution, so that part of the benefits can be carved out from Wuling, but don't look at it as a county, but for himself and the Jiangdong Army, it is indeed more beneficial.
As for Liu Bei, of course, he took the remaining eight county seats, although the territory was larger than Sun Ce's side. However, Liu Bei was dissatisfied from the bottom of his heart, of course, he didn't show anything abnormal at all.
In his eyes. Originally, his own side occupied the whole county of Wuling, but at this critical time, he, Sun Ce, actually inserted a lever sideways and overwhelmed people with his power. It's not because his Jiangdong Army is stronger than his own forces. Is his grandson Bofu more powerful than himself? If he was stronger and more powerful than his Sun Bofu, could he Sun Bofu still speak like this in front of him?
So in the final analysis, it is strength, Liu Bei is a very realistic person, he knows better than anyone else, so it also makes him desire to be stronger and more powerful-
In the end, after both sides finished talking, Sun Ce smiled at Liu Bei, "Hahaha!" Xuande Gong, look. Alas, these four counties. It's embarrassing to let Ce, and it's a shame! ”
When Liu Bei heard this, he rolled his eyes in his heart, and said in his heart I haven't opened my mouth to say promise you, your Sun Bofu is really thick-skinned, and he looks thicker than himself, this is really an opponent. However, Liu Bei also understood better in his heart, Sun Ce said so, what do you let yourself say, you have to agree if you agree, you have to agree if you don't agree, or what else can you do, don't give those four counties to Sun Ce? Is it possible?
So Liu Bei said to Sun Ce at this time: "General Sun doesn't have to be like this, you and I have already formed an alliance for many days, and the unity of the army is not short." When negotiating with Cao Mengde's Yanzhou Army, General Sun dealt with a lot, so these four counties should belong to General Sun! ”
Although he said so, Liu Bei was dripping blood in his heart, and scolded Sun Ce, the generals of the Jiangdong Army, and all the soldiers before it was finished. But even so, it is difficult to dispel the anger in his heart, Liu Bei is a prince all the way in the world, and he is also the uncle of the Han Emperor, but now he has to bow his head to others-
As soon as Sun Ce heard Liu Bei's words, he said in his heart, you Liu Xuande can be regarded as knowledgeable about current affairs, otherwise, hehe, there will always be you good-looking.
At this time, he said: "Xuande Gong is polite, this is really embarrassing, embarrassing!" ”
Although he said so, Sun Ce was not a little embarrassed in his heart. Because in his opinion, this is what his side deserves. After all, what is Liu Bei's strength and strength, he knows it, he knows it, and Cao Cao is also clear, so when he negotiated with the two of them, didn't he Cao Mengde look at his own eyes and act, didn't he look at him Liu Bei, so Wuling himself only took four counties, to be honest, wasn't he Liu Xuande taking advantage?
As for what Sun Ce thought in his heart, Liu Bei didn't go to sum this up, he was just thinking about it at this time, Sun Ce said before, when his army was finished, he would pull out the camp, go south to Wuling, and take over the land. However, what is different from before is that four of the counties are going to give him Sun Bofu's Jiangdong Army. Liu Bei was very aggrieved at this time, but he couldn't have a seizure at all-
After a day of rest, Sun Ce and Liu Bei led their men and horses south to Wuling, preparing to take over Cao Cao's territory that he now temporarily occupied.
As for Cao Cao, he was really looking forward to the stars and the moon at this time, just waiting for Sun Ce and Liu Bei to bring the army. There's no way, who let themselves be like this. I still welcome the territory I occupy, I don't know, it can happen like this. I don't know if I didn't see it, if I had been before, I would definitely never have imagined that such a strange thing could happen to me, but it really happened, what else can you do.
As for Xiangyang, Sun Ce is fine. It doesn't matter if it's Liu Bei, I'm not worried at all. Because of Liu Bei's handwritten letters, Wen Ping will naturally follow his lord's orders to do things. Of course. Liu Bei never said that he would let Wen Ping let Xiangyang out at this time, but he made it clear when Cao Cao would bring the Yanzhou army over, and when it would not be too late to give it to him.
And now the messenger sent by Sun Ce must not have arrived in Xiangyang. But the two of them are not in a hurry anyway, if they are in a hurry, it must be Cao Cao. Of course. Sun Ce and Liu Bei both believed that by the time Cao Cao brought the army to Xiangyang again, Na Wenpin had already received Liu Bei's handwritten letter for a long time.
To say that Liu Bei wrote a handwritten letter to Wen Ping. His meaning was very simple, that is, to let Wen Ping let his army take over the defense of Xiangyang when he saw Cao Cao bring the Yanzhou army to Xiangyang, and then they would be considered successful and retired. It's possible to go back.
But it's that simple. But the deep meaning of Liu Bei's letter, he believes that Wenpin can still understand. In other words, there are some things, even if he doesn't say it, Wen Ping, as a former general of the Jingzhou Army, is indeed a talent, of course he knows how to do it.
The simplest, for example, can he still leave Cao Cao with an intact Xiangyang City. Apparently impossible. At least it will definitely not be to let Cao Cao and the Yanzhou army be satisfied. Similarly, will Cao Cao give Sun Ce and Liu Bei an intact Wuling. The same is no, anyway, it's all in the words, you, you, me, and me, each other. Anyway, "you have a good plan, I have a wall ladder", isn't it all like that.
Not long after, Sun Ce and Liu Bei took the Sun-Liu coalition army to the administrative office of Wuling, which is also the place where Cao Cao's Yanzhou army is now stationed, Linyuan City-
Cao Cao, who was in the Taishou Mansion, had already received a report from his own side and knew that Sun Ce and Liu Bei were coming.
As for him, he took his subordinates out of the city to greet Sun Ce and Liu Bei. This is necessary and inevitable, after all, the status of Sun Ce and Liu Bei has to let Cao Cao be like this. Of course, Cao Cao can't come out, but in that case, it will be easy to be criticized by people all over the world, and someone may have to say it. Cao Mengde is now an official worshipping the Han Sikong, but now there is no one in his eyes, even Sun Ce and Liu Beilai, he didn't go out of the city to pick them up, this is really crazy, and too rude.
Even if Cao Cao's power is now greater, and his strength should be said to have increased, but even so, he did not dare to underestimate the world. In the same way, he always remembered what it was to be feared. If you don't go out of the city, then maybe people who want to take refuge in themselves may change their minds all at once. Therefore, the etiquette that should be there is indispensable, indispensable, so he took his subordinates out of the city.
Not long after, Sun Ce and Liu Bei came with their guards to fight horses. As for the Sun-Liu coalition army, of course, the two of them had already stationed all the soldiers, and the soldiers were camping not very close to Linyuan City at this time.
Because there are still tens of thousands of Yanzhou troops stationed outside Linyuan City, Sun Ce and Liu Bei's Sun-Liu coalition army are stationed relatively far, after all, they can't be too close to the Yanzhou army, so they are clearly distinguished, and there is a big distance from them, so that of course it is far away from Linyuan City.
But this is not a big deal, after the two saw Cao Cao and his subordinates, they quickly turned over and dismounted.
And Sun Ce and Liu Bei hadn't spoken yet, but Cao Cao spoke first: "Hahaha!" The two of you are coming from afar, welcome and welcome, and hurry up and enter the city! ”
Sun Ce and Liu Bei, if you want to talk about the strength and strength of the two, even if they are added together, Cao Cao does not mean that he is afraid of them. But now, it is still "under the eaves". So Sun Ce and Liu Bei, they are the two masters, even in Cao Cao's opinion, so if these two masters don't entertain them well, then it's really, it's not good for themselves-
And Sun Ce and Liu Bei both smiled, and at this time they heard Sun Ce say: "Cao Sikong hasn't seen him for a few days." Now the style is better than before! ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he said in his heart, isn't your Sun Bo Fu Mo sarcastic with me? But how to put it. If it weren't for the fact that the matter of his own retreat was about to be satisfactorily resolved, he really wouldn't be like this. Cao Cao didn't say much about Sun Ce's words, just smiled slightly, and then didn't say anything more.
For Cao Cao, today's Xiangyang has not yet reached his own hands. So of course he wouldn't do anything that offended people, especially offended Sun Ce and Liu Bei, the two current uncles. As for the future, Cao Cao slandered in his heart. The so-called coming day is long, and sooner or later Sun Bofu and Liu Xuande will swallow today's bitter fruit. Let them know that they are cheap, hehe. But it's not so easy to occupy!
But now, what about it. Cao Cao still greeted the two with a smile, and then pulled the two into the city, and went straight to the Taishou Mansion, Cao Cao had already ordered someone to prepare a banquet to entertain Sun Ce and Liu Bei and their party-
At the banquet, Cao Cao also specially asked Liu Bei about the handover of Xiangyang.
"Xuande, I don't know about Xiangyang, what's wrong?"
Liu Bei said in his heart at this time. You Cao Mengde also have such a time to be in such a hurry? There are also times when you look at me Liu Bei's eyes? He was very proud in his heart, after all, this time is really not something that can be had. There must be a lot of premises, that's why we have this situation, isn't it?
At this time, Liu Bei said: "Cao Sikong, please rest assured, Xiangyang City Zhongye has already received a handwritten letter from Bei, as long as Sikong leads the troops to go, then he will inevitably take over Xiangyang!" ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled at this time, and then saluted Sun Ce and Liu Bei. When the lord and the lord all toasted and drank, as a subordinate, there was no one who didn't get up and drink, no way, this is a necessary thing, otherwise it will definitely not work-
After the feast, everyone chatted for a few hours, and then they went back to their houses and rested.
And Sun Ce and Liu Bei were in Wuling City, resting in the mansion. As for safety, they are really, although they are not worried at all, but after all, they also bring a lot of personal guards, so they are enough to sit back and relax. And Sun Ce is even more daring, and directly told Liu Bei that if things really change, he can kill Wuling with his own spear.
And Liu Bei also hurriedly thanked him, but in his heart he despised Sun Ce, but he was just the courage of a horseman. To be honest, Liu Bei is very self-aware, at least he knows very well in his heart that his martial arts are definitely inferior to Sun Ce, but when it comes to strategy, then his Sun Ce and Sun Bofu are not as good as himself.
Liu Bei is not arrogant, but he does think that at his own level, although he is not the top strategist in the world, he can also act as a strategist, although this strategist does not have much ability, but it is better than the military general who only has the courage of a horseman, isn't it?
After a night of silence, of course Cao Cao would not do that dangerous thing, let alone get any benefits.
And on the second day, everyone had used up the morning food, and Cao Cao said to Sun Ce and Liu Bei: "Two, you can hand over the defense of Wuling, I don't know what you think?" ”
To be honest, Sun Ce and Liu Bei are just waiting for Cao Cao to say this. However, Cao Cao never said it before, so the two didn't mention it. After all, it's not that "the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry", even he Cao Mengde is not so anxious, so why should the two of them be too anxious.
What's more, whether it is Sun Ce or Liu Bei, they all know in their hearts what Cao Cao thinks. At least they knew that if it was really their own Sun-Liu coalition army that would take over Linyuan's defense as soon as they came to Linyuan, then Cao Cao might not be at ease to stay in Linyuan City anymore.
His Cao Mengde's character is originally suspicious, and he is not so easy to trust people, so he ......-
Sun Ce and Liu Bei dared to say that as long as they took over the defense of Linyuan, then he, Cao Mengde, would inevitably withdraw from Linyuan with the Yanzhou army in the city, and then rest in the camp outside Linyuan City, and he would definitely not rest in Linyuan City again. This is him Cao Mengde, and the two of them are not the same, after all, the two of them dare to rest in Linyuan City, which is guarded by his Yanzhou army, but he Cao Mengde will not. This can't be said that he just doesn't dare, it's just that he, Cao Mengde, is really careful enough about this matter.
At this time, when Sun Ce heard Cao Cao's words, he hurriedly said: "Okay, since that's the case, then it's up to Cao Sikong!" I believe that Xuande Gong also thinks the same! ”
At this time, Sun Ce directly made the decision for Liu Bei, and Liu Bei could only smile bitterly in his heart. (To be continued......)