Chapter 89 True or False

"Yes." Deng Ai looked at the dragon's tiger walk. Although his face was smiling but majestic, Sun Shao was secretly envious. The two of them seemed to be about the same age, but the other party had such an elite guard camp, but he was still the lowest-level official, and they went more than a thousand miles away.

"What's your name?" Sun Shao looked at the young man with warm eyes and a little depression: "What's your job?"

"Xinye...Deng Ai." Deng Ai swallowed his saliva and straightened his chest.

"Shi bud." Shi Fu also clenched his fist and answered. Although he was afraid, he couldn't let Deng Ai face the pressure alone, so he summoned up his courage and stood beside Deng Ai.

"Little vertical, what kind of length, what kind of township are you reporting to? Are you from the Xinye Deng family? Sun Lang disdained it.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, families began to rise. Some families bloomed in different states and counties. When these families introduced themselves, they would show their states and counties to show the difference from other surnames. In Sun Lang's view, Deng Ai is just a small chief, and he can't be a member of the Xinye Deng family at all. Although the Deng family is defeated now, it is impossible for the children of the Deng family to be an official. Deng Ai reported Xinye County, which was to pull the tiger's skin as a flag and put gold on his face.

"I'm not very long." Deng Ai blushed and retorted loudly, "I'm a member of the general of the farmer."

Sun Lang laughed and said, "What's the difference? It's just a pettenant. Do you still think you are an official?

Deng Ai was so angry with him that he didn't care about the danger in front of him and retorted loudly, "You don't want to look at people in the cracks in the door. How do you know that I, Deng Ai, can't stand out? Are you better than Yang Zhai and Guo Xuanxin?

Sun Shao looked at Deng Ai, who was blushing, and finally didn't let himself laugh out loud. These days, I can't stop my luck. I'm worried that I have no place to find him. I didn't expect him to take the initiative to send him to the door.

"Who is Yang Zhai and Guo Xuanxin?" Sun Shao smiled and looked at Deng Ai and Shi Fu. Shi Bong was a little nervous, and his lips bit tightly and said no sound. Deng Ai found that his current situation was not fatal. He looked at Sun Shao up and down. Although he was also a little nervous, he was generally calm.

"The general is..."

"Fuchun Sun Shao." Sun Shao arched his hand politely.

Although Fuchun Sun's family has no longer history than the Xinye Deng family, the current name is not comparable to that of the Xinye Deng family. Deng Ai was a little stunned and thought of who it was. His face suddenly changed. Originally, he thought it was just a small group of people, but Sun Shao appeared here, which was not a problem. Did Sun Shao arrive with a large army? There is no news at all.

Sun Shao was surprised to see Deng Ai, but he didn't care much. He waved his hand: "If you surrender their weapons, those who surrender will not die, and those who disobey will be killed." Then he pointed to Deng Ai and Shi Fu: "You two come with me."

Deng Ai and Shi Fu looked at each other and couldn't help following Sun Shao forward. Sun Shao turned his back to them. He did not wear iron armor, and only wore a thin cloth suit on his upper body. He could see the strong back muscles under the suit rolling with his pace. Shi Fu touched the long knife around his waist. Deng Ai seemed to know what he wanted to do. He quickly touched him and shook his head quietly.

Sun Shao entered a grass house, sat down in the middle, pointed to the two straw mats in front of him, and motioned Deng Ai and Shi Shao to sit down. Deng Ai was a little surprised that he had never enjoyed such treatment in front of Yan Kuang, not to mention that he was still a prisoner. He hesitated for a moment and sat right opposite Sun Shao. From beginning to end, Sun Shao was looking at him. Deng Ai was a little embarrassed and said with a smile, "If I guess right, it's your idea for your team to come here, right?"

Deng Ai nodded in frustration. Yan Kuang didn't believe him and only sent ten people to him. If there were more people, at least two of them could run out. Now the whole army has been destroyed, and Xiangcheng is very dangerous.

"Deng Shizai, you are a pearl. Unfortunately, you put it in the wrong place." Sun Shao asked someone to send two glasses of water and said, "Let me guess again. Yan Kuang only cares about drinking and doesn't take your words seriously, right?"

Deng Ai raised his head in surprise and looked at Sun Shao with wide eyes. How could he even know this?

"Don't be surprised." Sun Shao became more and more unfathomable. He smiled calmly: "Xinye is already ours, and you can go home at any time. Is there anyone else in the family?

"And... and my mother, with me in Xiangcheng, there is no one in Xinye." Deng Ai's nose was sore, and he said sadly.

"That's right." Sun Shao touched his chin: "Tomorrow I'll take Xiangcheng. You pick some booty and take your mother back to Xinye."

Deng Ai answered gratefully and lowered his head in frustration. Although the young General Sun was very kind, like Yan Kuang, he still didn't pay attention to him. It's no wonder that he is now a prisoner, and he has no right to talk about things. It seems that Guo Xuanxin was wrong. Deng Ai was born with a poor life.

"However, Xinye may be a battlefield in the next few years. If you want to live in peace, I'm afraid that Xinye is not much better than Xiangcheng." Sun Shao turned around and said, "The south of the Yangtze River is fine. If you want, you'd better move to the south of the Yangtze River."

Deng Ai answered absent-mindedly. He also knew that Nanyang was not peaceful. He had been fighting for the past few years. Nanyang, which was originally rich, was now uninhabited for thousands of miles. But is Jiangnan good? Do you want to live a life in the south of the Yangtze River? He thought nonsense. Sun Shao stood up and walked to the door, as if he was going out. At the door, he turned around and looked at Deng Ai and said, "Do you know the accountant?"

Deng Ai nodded, but Shi Fu's eyes lit up and said quickly, "Shi Zai not only knows accounting, but also knows the art of war."

Sun Shao picked the corner of his mouth: "Really?"

Deng Ai was so kind. He nodded quickly and said, "I know a little about it."

Sun Shaoqiang suppressed his smile and hesitated for a moment before saying, "If so, would you like to be a personal guard by my side?"

"Dip...qinwei?" Deng Ai was shocked. He thought that Sun Shao would let him be a book. If he could do this, he would be very satisfied. However, the relatives are much closer than Shu Zuo, and there are more opportunities for promotion. This kind of good thing is generally given to the children of the family. Ordinary outsiders are difficult to get such an opportunity unless they have very high martial arts skills and have been following for a long time. Even if they do a part, it is impossible to follow. He didn't have much to think about it. He nodded quickly and said, "Ai Yes."

"What about you?" Sun Shao turned his head and looked at the stone bud. He had no impression of Shi Fu. He recruited Shi Fu purely so that he didn't want Deng Ai to see the problem. Of course, Shi Fu has no objection. Xiangcheng was about to be broken. He did not surrender at this time. There was only one death waiting for him. Even if he did not die, would he wait for Sun Shao to break the city before surrendering? For such a minor official like them who have no way out, it is much more promising to follow Sun Shao as a personal guard.

Sun Shao was very satisfied and brought Deng Ai and Shi Fu to Sun Huan. Sun Huan was a little puzzled. The two people had just been caught and there was no time to test at all. Is it a little hasty to let them be guards now? Shi Bu looks like a beautiful man, but he hasn't heard of Sun Shao's manly style. As for Deng Ai, he is average-looking and still stuttering. I really can't see where Sun Shao likes him.

Sun Shao did not explain. He called Chen Hai. Chen Hai said that the ten people had surrendered and were willing to take them into the city. Sun Shao didn't say much. Now he asked several soldiers to change their clothes and prepare to take the chief hostage to Xiangcheng to the city of fraud. In the early morning of the next day, Sun Shao, who had rested all night, got up early and set off after eating dry food. When it was dawn, they rushed outside Xiangcheng. Under the leadership of Shichang, Ding Feng and others easily controlled the city gate. Sun Shao led people in and rushed straight to Yan Kuang's residence.

In just half an hour, Xiangcheng changed hands, and Yan Kuang, who was drunk, was stabbed by Chen Hai.

Sun Shao looked at the full granaries one after another and smiled. He immediately sent someone to ride a fast horse to send a letter to Cui Qian and Guan Yu, and asked them to send someone immediately. The official documents received from Yan Kuang's residence showed that Xiahou Dun and Cao Pi were coming to Xu County from different directions and could arrive soon. It was difficult for him to control the situation. He should try his best to transport the grain out before being surrounded.

The development of things was smooth beyond imagination. As soon as I went out for a day, I met Guan Yu, who was coming quickly. When Guan Yu heard that Sun Shao had taken Xiangcheng, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and rushed to Xiangcheng with the music in person. As soon as they met, he looked at the grain in the warehouse and smiled, patted Sun Shao on the shoulder, and said, "Fengxian, you have made a great contribution. With this food, I will definitely be able to take Xu County and welcome back the emperor.

Sun Shao smiled and asked, "Is my father-in-law going to beat Xu Du?"

"Of course." Guan Yu answered without thinking. " " The emperor Mengchen has been held hostage by Cao for more than 20 years. Now that I have been in Xu County, how can I sit back and watch the emperor? General Zuo is a royal noble. If he were here, he would definitely do the same.

Sun Shao secretly thought about it in his heart and said in a suggestive tone, "My father-in-law, it's a big deal. Do you want to ask General Zuo for instructions?"

Guan Yu waved his hand and said disapprovingly, "There is no need to ask for instructions on this matter. Outside, your life will not be accepted. I believe that if General Zuo were here, he would do the same. Don't hesitate. I will immediately march into Yingyin and Xu County to save the emperor before Xiahou Dun arrives.

Sun Shao had to smile bitterly. He could see that Guan Yu could no longer listen to anyone at this time. He could no longer recognize his situation and identity, and directly made a decision for Liu Bei. I'm afraid Guan Feng's clumsiness in power has something to do with his father.

"Feng Xian, you have made such a great contribution, which should give you a rest, but now there is an urgent matter that you have to deal with." Ciyu did not give Sun Shao any chance to breathe. He said solemnly about Fan Cheng, who had conquered Xu Huang, and cut off their supply line. Sun Shao was shocked when he heard this. Although he had taken Xiangcheng and solved the problem of grain, the back road was stuck by Xu Huang, and they might be surrounded by Cao's army at any time. This matter was indeed urgent. More importantly, there are nearly 10,000 soldiers in Xiangyang City, and they can't be lost. Once Xu Huang breaks through Xiangyang and gets those soldiers, I'm afraid no one can cure him, and the results in front of him will turn into ashes.

Sun Shao did not dare to neglect, and immediately took the urging camp back at night. In order to make him faster, Guan Yu transferred a thousand horses to him. Although the soldiers in the urging camp were not good at riding, it was still no problem to use horses. If he was really unstable, he simply tied himself to the horse and went on the night. Go back. Considering that most of the main force is now in Wancheng and Xiangcheng, and the troops in Xiangyang and Fancheng are seriously insufficient, Sun Shao asked people to write a document of the latest war situation and send it to Sun Quan, and asked him to immediately recruit reinforcements from the Lu Su Department stationed in Chaisang, so as to avoid being captured by Xu Huang, cut off the back road, and destroy the good situation.

Two days later, Sun Shao arrived in Xiangyang with a tired destroyer camp. As soon as Moan Fang and Sun Gao saw him, they let go of their hearts hanging in mid-air.

"How's the situation in the city?" Sun Shao didn't have time to take a breath and asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's okay in the city." Sun Hao held his hand with joy, and there was finally a trace of blood on La Huang's face: "My news is tightly blocked. The people in the city still don't know that Xu Huang has taken Fancheng. The soldiers are still in a stable mood, but..."

"What is it just?" Sun Shao was in a bad mood and didn't have time to guess the riddle with him: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

"I'm just afraid that I can't hide it from Cao Ren and others." Sun Zhuo smiled awkwardly: "I heard from the guard that Cao Ren has been injured a little better in the past two days. Although he can't move, he seems to have heard some rumors. I wanted to isolate him, but I was afraid of arousing suspicion.

"Oh." Sun Shao thought for a time and knew what Sun Gao meant. Cao Ren is the most valuable status among the prisoners now. If he sees any flaws, as long as he shakes his arms, he may lead to a mutation. At that time, there is no need for Xu Huang to attack, and Xiangyang will be finished. Fortunately, there is no mobile phone these days. Cao Ren and Xu Huang don't know each other. Otherwise, Xiangyang City will not be Sun Shao's with a text message.

"It's okay." Sun Shao pondered for a moment: "Go and prepare a meal of wine and vegetables. After I wash up, I will go to the prisoner camp to talk to him."

Although Sun Zhuo was a little confused, when he saw Sun Shao's calm appearance, he did not doubt whether Sun Shao could do it at all, and immediately arranged someone to prepare. After Sun Shao washed up, he took a few guards and Pound to the prisoner camp together. As soon as the prisoners in the camp saw Pound, they all showed contempt. Some people scolded softly, saying that Pound was bragging and didn't keep his word. In the past, he said that he would repay with death, but now he still surrendered and so on. Pound was very embarrassed, but he could only bear it and follow Sun Shao silently. After he became Sun Shao's guest, Sun Shao never asked him to do anything except occasionally playing chess and talking to him. Today, he asked him to come to see Cao Ren. It was Sun Shao's first time to speak. Although he felt embarrassed, he could not attack on the spot.

Cao Ren lay in the fresh and dry straw. Hearing the footsteps at the door, he opened his eyes and raised his hand to signal Niu Jin and his son Cao Tai not to act rashly. Sun Shao's legs were slightly spread out, and he stood there condescendingly and looked at him. After a while, he laughed: "Cao Zhengnan is indeed the first brave general under Cao Gong's account. Although he has become a prisoner, he is still majestic, and he has the courage to collapse in front of Mount Tai without changing his face."

Cao Ren tilted his mouth and didn't say anything. He just looked at Sun Shao quietly.

"Is the general's injury better? Can you drink wine and eat meat? Sun Shao asked someone to bring in the wine and vegetables. He sat down on a table, pointed to the other seat and smiled, "If you can eat it, you might as well come and have a drink."

Cao Ren took a look at him and slowly raised his body. Niu Jin quickly dissuaded him and said, "General, you can't."

"It's all right." Cao Ren smiled faintly and said in a commanding tone, "Help me over."

Niu Jin was used to his orders. Although he was reluctant, he did not hesitate. He helped Cao Ren to sit down in front of the case. Niu Jin clenched his fists and stood behind Cao Ren, looking at Ding Feng and Sun Huan behind Sun Shao warily.

"Please." Sun Shao raised his glass, motioned, drank it all, and then smiled and said, "The general's injury hasn't healed yet. Don't drink too much."

Cao Ren raised his neck, drank it all, lit up the bottom of the cup, and replied, "General, you are tired, don't be too anxious."

Sun Shao was stunned, then laughed, and then took a bite of the dish and said, "General Mingjian, it took me two days to rush back to Xiangyang from Xiangcheng. I'm really a little tired."

Cao Ren's eyebrows trembled: "Did you take Xiangcheng?"

"That's good." Sun Shao drank another cup and said regretfully, "It's a pity that Yan Kuang doesn't have the fighting spirit of the general. There is no good way to fight in Xiangcheng."

Cao Ren's face suddenly became ugly. He didn't believe it just now, but now he believes it. He is clear about what kind of mentality Yan Kuang is now and why he has such a mentality. Yan Kuang made contributions. Last year, the imperial doctor Ling Jiben and others plotted a rebellion, stabbed Prime Minister Shi Wang Bi, and burned his camp. It was Yan Kuang who cooperated with Wang Bi to quell the rebellion. However, later, because Cao Yan was angry with Wang Bi's death, he actually forgot Yan Kuang's credit. He just praised him verbally, and there was no real reward. Yan Kuang has been in a bad mood for this. When he attacked Wancheng at the beginning of the year, he heard from the people who went to Xiangcheng to transport grain that Yan Kuang was now drinking. Cao Ren originally planned to take the opportunity to remind Cao Yan, but he didn't expect to be surrounded by Guan Yu as soon as he came back from Wancheng. The war was dangerous, so he forgot about it. This negligence has now directly led to the loss of Xiangcheng.

The loss of Xiangcheng is no less harmful than the loss of Fancheng or Wancheng. Now it is the autumn harvest season. The loss of Xiangcheng means that Guan Yu has obtained a large granary, but Cao's army has no food near Xu County. This increase and decrease is tantamount to stabbing Cao Jun in the heart. Compared with this matter, the emperor is not so important in Xu County.

"I got the news on the way, and Wancheng was also broken. Tian Guorang (Tian Yu) was outnumbered and abandoned the city." Sun Shao had another drink and said slowly.

Cao Ren didn't say a word. He was skeptical. It is said that since Sun Shao took Xiangcheng, it was not a surprise that he took Wancheng. It's just that he seems to be too fast. After leaving Fancheng for a month, he actually took Wancheng and Xiangcheng? There is still more than a thousand miles between Xiangcheng and Wancheng. Even if it is a march, it will take 20 days.

"Since the general is so powerful, why did he come back in a hurry?" Cao Ren slowly saped the wine and raised his own questions. In the past two days, he saw a nervous look on the face of the guard's soldiers. After analysis, Cao Wei's reinforcements should have arrived. But he is not sure who was sent, how many horses, and whether he can break Xiangyang. If the reinforcements can exert enough pressure on the left-behind Sun Zhao, Sun Zhao may kill prisoners. If this is true, Cao Ren does not want to sit back and wait for death. He must fight hard. Even if all of them die in Xiangyang City, he must provide a little support to the reinforcements outside the city.

"General Ping Kou Xu Huang recaptured Fancheng." Sun Shao smiled faintly: "My father-in-law said that Xu Gongming was good at using troops, so he asked me to come back to fight with him."

Cao Ren suddenly held his breath, Cao Tai jumped up with a "ceng" sound, and then was pressed by Ding Feng. Niu Jin opened his eyes and roared and rushed up to fight with Ding Feng, but Sun Shao raised his hand and said, "Chengyuan (Ding Feng), let him go."

"Humph!" Ding Feng snorted disdainfully and let go of Cao Tai. Cao Ren frowned and looked at Sun Shao for a while: "Are you going to kill me?"

Sun Shao smiled and said, "Why should I kill you?"

"Aren't you afraid that I will disturb your military heart?" Cao Ren disdained it. If it were him, he would definitely do this. At the beginning of the year, in order to deter the turbulent people in Wancheng, he slaughtered Wancheng. If Sun Shao now kills him in order to prevent trouble, he also thinks it is very reasonable. At this time, he had no fear, but became more calm.

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed loudly, and the laughter echoed in the captive camp, which made Cao Ren a little confused. He waved his hand and said to Cao Ren with a smile, "Don't worry, I don't need to kill you. Although Xu Gongming brought more than 10,000 people, I have a lot of people in my hand. What's more, more than 10,000 Jiangdong troops led by Lu Su are almost there. I'm not afraid of him at all."

Cao Ren's face was gloomy. If Lu Su came to help, there was really no need for Sun Shao to kill the prisoner. Sun Shao just told him the news that Xu Huang had taken Fancheng. He had dispelled his suspicion of Sun Shao, and now he didn't expect that Sun Shao was catching him at all.

"General, I have something to ask you for help." Sun Shao looked at Cao Ren's face and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The prisoner under the rank only owes one death. How can he help the general?" Cao Ren sighed, threw down the wine glass, staggered back to the pile of straw, and closed his eyes.

"Does the general have the heart to watch Cao Gong become a sinner of the big man?" Sun Shao asked faintly.

Cao Ren's body stiffened and hesitated for a moment. He opened his eyes and looked at Sun Shao: "What do you mean?"

"My father-in-law is only hundreds of miles away from Xu County. Xiahou Dun has no time to rescue Xu County. It is inevitable that the emperor falls into the hands of my father-in-law." Sun Shao walked to Cao Ren and looked at Cao Ren quietly: "General, can't you see the problem with your mind?"

Cao Ren thought for a moment, suddenly realized, and immediately took a breath of cold air.

Sun Shao pointed to Pound behind him: "General Pang didn't surrender to me. I just used the surname of a hundred people to be a guest by my side for half a year. General, do you know why?"

Cao Ren nodded, "I understand."

(to be continued)