"Second General!" Sun Qian naturally recognized the red-faced man in front of him. He was Liu Bei's second in command, Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang.
"Gongyou, what happened to your arm?" Guan Yu saw the bloodstains on Sun Qian's arm and asked with concern.
"It's nothing serious!" Sun Qian pretended to be relaxed but his trembling hand betrayed him. His face was pale.
"Where's the medical officer? Quickly call for the medical officer!" The crowd shouted loudly and immediately rushed towards the tent.
"Our family's Daren was injured when he broke out of Runan!" Xu Sheng said from the side.
"Break out?" De Fu was stunned for a moment. "Mr. Gongyou, didn't Milord tell you to retreat as soon as possible? Why did you retreat? " De Fu did not understand. As long as they left before the Yangzhou army arrived, why did they end up in such a sorry state?
"Retreat?" Sun Qian sneered in his heart. He finally understood that the letter was written to him. To the outside world, Liu Bei had announced that he had already retreated. It was really a good plan.
Sun Qian's heart was already completely dead. Although he was angry, Sun Qian did not show it on his face.
Even Guan Yu was listening attentively. From the words of Pang Shiyuan's deputy general, Guan Yu was already suspicious.
"We have already received Milord's letter!" Sun Qian was still pretending. "But the Yangzhou army was too fast. When we retreated out of Runan, we were already met by their vanguard! That's why we broke out! "
"So that's how it is!" De Fu nodded. On the other side, Guan Yu was also relieved. In his view, his big brother was still an arbitrary person. How could he abandon a subordinate like this?
"Who are you? Where's Deputy General Xiao?" De Fu saw Xu Sheng and asked. Generally speaking, Sun Qian's subordinates were Deputy General Xiao and not this person in front of her.
"Deputy General Xiao died in the battle!" Sun Qian helped Xu Sheng to explain. "His name is Xu Cheng. He was one of my thousand men general!" Deputy General Xiao was still in Runan. Although Liu Mang accepted Sun Qian's surrender, he was still worried about Sun Qian bringing his own men.
Right now, Sun Qian's subordinates were all Xu Sheng's Black Flag Army.
"He died in battle?!"
"Yes, my army of fifteen thousand advanced, and only these five thousand returned! If it wasn't for Deputy General Xiao bringing up the rear, I might not have been able to make it back! Sun Qian had a bitter expression on his face as he spoke. He was about to cry.
Now, Xu Sheng finally understood why Sun Qian wanted them to roll around in the mud and hurt themselves.
Each of them rode two horses, so their speed was very fast.
Although they were tired, there was no soil under their feet. Now that they were running and rolling, they were completely covered up.
"Liu Mang brat, you've gone too far! Dove couldn't help but curse.
"Gongyou, don't worry. This Liu Mang brat won't be able to be proud for long!" Guan Yu also stepped forward to comfort him. As long as they took over Nanyang County, they could send troops to Yi Province. After taking over Yi Province, they would be able to rule it along with Yangzhou.
Yangzhou Liu Mang occupied the Central Plains, but there were no natural barriers. They were all plains that stretched as far as the eye could see. It was easy to attack but hard to defend. When the time came, they would definitely have to fight with Cao Cao in the north. They only needed to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
"Yes!" Sun Qian nodded, but his gaze was complicated. In order to make Sun Qian surrender, Liu Mang told him about the operation in Jingzhou to increase Sun Qian's confidence.
He knew that Liu Bei's army's every move was under Liu Mang's control. Even when Pang Shiyuan seized Jingzhou and let Liu Bei go to Jingzhou, it was Liu Mang's intention. If it wasn't because he was afraid that Liu Bei's army and Liu Mang would fight guerilla warfare in Jingzhou, he would have already sent troops.
After chatting for a while, the medical officer helped Sun Qian heal the injury on his hand.
"How is it? How is Mister Gongyou?" De Fu asked the medical officer.
"Lord Sun, he is tired from the long journey. The bleeding from the wound caused him to lose too much blood. His arm has already been stitched up. It's not a big problem. He just needs to rest for a while!" The medical officer said.
"That's good, that's good!" Guan Yu nodded. "Gongyou, rest for a while. I will immediately send someone to inform Big Brother. I believe Big Brother will be very happy with your return!" Guan Yu wanted to inform Liu Bei of Sun Qian's return.
Sun Qian was shocked and immediately shouted, "No!" If Liu Bei knew that Sun Qian had returned, how would he be able to carry out the next step of his plan?
"Hm?" Guan Yu was puzzled.
"Gongyou, it's a good thing that you can return. Why can't you inform Big Brother?" Guan Yu was suspicious.
"This, this!" Sun Qian was at a loss. After thinking for a while, he said, "My Lord, he must be attacking Nanyang County now. It's better not to disturb him!"
"Oh?" Guan Yu was even more suspicious. What did the attack on Nanyang County have to do with Sun Qian's return? Perhaps Big Brother and the others would know that Sun Qian had returned and the army's morale would greatly increase. But why did Sun Qian refuse again and again?
Xu Sheng also covered for Sun Qian. "Lord, why don't you inform Milord? It's that person who deliberately delayed the delivery of the letter. That's why you almost couldn't return. You must inform Milord and let Milord see through his true colors!" De Fu said with righteous indignation.
Sun Qian rolled his eyes and immediately went along with the act. "Xu Cheng, shut up! Back off! How can you speak of such baseless speculation! "Sun Qian reprimanded Xu Sheng.
"Your Excellency, that's how it is. It took three days to travel from Jingzhou to Runan at top speed. However, it took seven days for the news to arrive. If it had been delayed any longer, there would have been no need for the letter to be delivered!" Xu Sheng was still on the sidelines.
"Xu Cheng, are you not going to listen to me?" Sun Qian nodded in his heart, but on the surface, he was still very serious.
"Yes!" Xu Sheng pretended to be unhappy if he didn't say it out loud and retreated to the side.
"The messenger took seven days to arrive?!" Guan Yu thought in his heart. The news of Sun Qian's retreat must have been delivered as fast as possible without any hesitation. However, it took seven days. This was strange. Could it be that person's shadow was involved? Sun Qian and Pang Shiyuan had been fighting for a long time.
Guan Yu really wronged Pang Shiyuan. The messenger was Jian Yong's man. Pang Shiyuan couldn't interfere with the division of wealth. Therefore, he had already arrived in Runan three days ago and delivered the letter to Sun Qian. However, what was written in the letter was not for Sun Qian to retreat, but for Sun Qian to defend Runan City and wait for reinforcements.
"Preposterous, preposterous!" De Fu suddenly stood up. "Mr. Gongyou, is this person really like this? Then we must inform Milord! "
"Sigh!" Sun Qian sighed and said to Guan Yu and De Fu, "Second General, De Fu, there is no need to talk about this. Am I not still alive?! If we tell Milord now, it will only make Milord unhappy. Let's wait until we take Nanyang County! "
Sun Qian looked like he was sacrificing himself and didn't want to pursue the matter.
"But!" De Fu was about to say a few more words, but was stopped by Sun Qian's eyes.
Guan Yu listened to Sun Qian's words and was silent. After a long time, he cupped his fist and said, "Mr. Sun is righteous. I admire you!" In Guan Yu's eyes, Sun Qian had become someone who didn't want Liu Bei's army to fight among themselves. In order to unite Liu Bei's army and take Nanyang County without distraction, Sun Qian was willing to sacrifice himself.
The righteous Second Brother Guan was becoming more and more dissatisfied with Pang Shiyuan.
"Mr. Sun, please rest assured. Although I can't tell Big Brother about your return in time, as long as I, Guan Yu, am alive, that person will not touch Mr. Sun Qian's division of wealth!" Guan Yu was making a promise to Sun Qian. It seemed like he was leaning towards Sun Qian.
"Sigh!" Sun Qian sighed again. If Guan Yu had said this earlier, Sun Qian wouldn't have acted like this. With Guan Yu's help, even Pang Shiyuan wouldn't dare to touch Sun Qian.
However, it was too late. Sun Qian couldn't turn back. Moreover, Liu Bei had already killed Sun Qian's heart.
"Thank you so much, General Guan!" Sun Qian's face revealed a tired expression. Today, he had been on horseback and had run around a place several times. His arm had been pierced and bled quite a bit. Sun Qian was naturally tired, so there was no need for him to pretend.
"Mr. Gongyou, you are thinking of someone and want to cover up the news. However, that person may not have good intentions! After a while, he will panic! "De Fu said with a double meaning.
Guan Yu thought for a moment and understood. "Men, invite Deputy General Cheng into my tent. Tell him that I want to invite him for a drink!"
Guan Yu's previous deputy general was Pang Shiyuan's man. Now that he knew that Sun Qian was back, he would probably tell Pang Shiyuan. If Pang Shiyuan also knew about it, then it would really cause trouble.
Therefore, Guan Yu asked someone to control Deputy General Cheng.
"Second General, please help me arrange the army! They broke out of the encirclement with me. They must be tired! "Sun Qian was still thinking about his subordinates.
"Gongyou, rest well for the time being. I have already arranged your army! I will definitely let them rest well! " Guan Yu nodded to Sun Qian. All the good things in his army were taken out by Guan Yu. There was even good wine and good meat in it.
After chatting for a while, it was finally time to leave.
"Gongyou, rest well. We are leaving!"
"Xu Cheng, send General Guan and the others off!"
"General Guan, please!"
"En!" Guan Yu nodded and walked in front. He instructed his men to try their best to satisfy Sun Qian's army if they had any requests to make up for their losses. De Fu followed behind him and left the tent.
They left separately.
Just as De Fu was about to leave, Xu Sheng caught up with him. "Mister De Fu, our master invites you!"
"En?" De Fu was surprised. Didn't they just talk? This senior brother also looked exhausted. That was why they left.
If this person wasn't Sun Qian's new deputy general, De Fu would have been suspicious.
"Mister Gongyou, why did you summon me?"
"I don't know. You will know when you get there!" Xu Cheng was tight-lipped.
"Alright!" De Fu nodded. Wouldn't he know when he got there? He didn't even need Xu Cheng to lead the way. De Fu knew this tent better than Xu Cheng.
The two entered Sun Qian's tent. "Mister, Mister De Fu is here!"
"Let him in!" Sun Qian's voice came from the tent.
It was Sun Qian. De Fu also dispelled the last doubts in his heart.
"Mister, please!"
"En!" Dove stepped into the tent once again and saw that Sun Qian had already sat up.
"Senior brother, your body hasn't recovered yet. How can you sit like this!" De Fu quickly went forward to support Sun Qian. In front of others, they addressed him as Mister. But behind him, they addressed him as junior brother and senior brother.
"It's fine, it's fine! Although this injury looks terrible, it's not a big deal. I know what I'm doing! "Sun Qian smiled and said to De Fu.
"You know what you're doing?" De Fu was stunned.
"This injury wasn't caused by the Yangzhou army. I stabbed myself!" Sun Qian said to De Fu.
"En, you stabbed yourself, en?" De Fu didn't react at first. When he did, his eyes widened as he looked at Sun Qian. What was going on?
"Senior brother, you didn't encounter the Yangzhou army?"
"I did! I was even blocked by the Yangzhou army at the foot of Runan City! " Sun Qian recalled the scene of his Yangzhou army at the foot of Runan City. The Yangzhou army could be said to be full of elites. On the other hand, Sun Qian's subordinates were a bunch of defeated soldiers. The elites were all taken away by Guan Yu and Liu Bei.
If the Yangzhou army really attacked the city, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it for a day.
"Then why are you, senior brother?" De Fu was even more confused. At first, he thought that this was Sun Qian's plan to frame Pang Shiyuan.
He said that Pang Shiyuan deliberately delayed the delivery of the letter, causing his army to suffer heavy losses and he almost couldn't return. But now, it didn't sound like he was going to frame Pang Shiyuan.
"Lord Assistant Minister, the outside is already well guarded!" At this time, Xu Sheng opened the tent and came in.
"Lord Assistant Minister!" De Fu was even more dumbfounded. One must know that the position of Assistant Minister, not to mention Liu Bei, even Cao Cao's Han Dynasty didn't have one. Cao Cao was still in the Three Ministers and Nine Ministers system, where did the Assistant Minister come from?
And this position could only be found in one place! Could it be?
"That's right! Junior brother, I have already surrendered to His Highness King of Han! "Sun Qian said to De Fu.
"You, you, you!" De Fu pointed at Sun Qian, speechless. "Senior brother, have you forgotten what teacher said?"
De Fu glared at Sun Qian. "Loyalty does not serve two masters!"
De Fu and Sun Qian's teacher was the great scholar Zheng Xuan. This ideology was definitely not low.
"I know!" Sun Qian nodded.
"Then why are you?" De Fu was even more confused.
"Loyalty does not serve two masters, but what if the master abandons you?" Sun Qian's expression became more and more strange.
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