Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 247 Debate
Sun Qian knew that this was the polite words he had been saying all the time on the surface, and replied with a smile: "What Duke Ming said is very true. My master Liu Bei not only escaped from Cao Cao's tiger's mouth, but also fought with the tiger."

"Liu Bei has been in the army for many years, but he has been defeated repeatedly. I am afraid he is not Cao Cao's opponent."

Sun Qian continued to answer: "It is better to say that we have been defeated and fought repeatedly rather than fighting repeatedly. As long as my lord survives, he must wipe out the rebels and help the Han Dynasty."

Sun Ce didn't expect Liu Bei to have such eloquent people. He wanted him to know who was the leader of the Sun-Liu alliance, but he didn't expect that Sun Qian in front of him would not make any progress and kept fighting against him. All the words he said were praising Liu Bei, which made him very angry!
Suddenly, Sun Ce rolled his eyes, with a playful smile on his face, and asked suspiciously: "Just now you said that your lord is going to fight Cao Cao's vicious tiger, so I have to ask, how did you fight the tiger?" fight?"

The smile on Sun Qian's face disappeared after hearing this, and he said righteously: "It's a bit unreasonable for Mr. Ming to say this. Does it mean that Mr. Ming doesn't know about my lord's recent movements?"

Sun Ce's anger gradually subsided, he slapped his forehead suddenly, then picked up the tea bowl, stood up quickly and apologized, and said, "I'm sorry, I've been too busy with official duties these days, so I forgot about this incident. As early as a month ago, The Sun and Liu families have already joined forces, sorry, sorry, I will replace wine with tea, and do it first as a respect!"

Seeing Sun Ce like this, Sun Qian was embarrassed to say anything, and stood up, picked up the tea bowl and drank it up.

After the two sat down, Sun Ce asked tentatively, "Since Uncle Liu is fighting a tiger, what did Uncle Liu do when he sent troops recently?"

"Since Sun and Liu are in an alliance, I shouldn't hide anything from Ming Gong. My master Liu Bei took Xuchang City a few days ago."

"what!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce was furious on the spot. The sneak attack on Xuchang was what he was going to do, but Liu Bei took the opportunity instead. How could he not be angry.

Knowing that this event had a certain deterrent effect, Sun Qian continued: "Don't worry, Mr. Ming. Xuchang City is useless to my lord. My lord chose to capture Xuchang City only as a last resort."

"Oh?" After listening to Sun Gan's words, Sun Ce calmed down slowly, sat back in his seat, and continued to ask, "How do you say that?"

"Since our two families have become allies, we shouldn't hide anything. I will tell Duke Ming another piece of information. It is estimated that this information has not yet reached Jiangdong."

"What information? Tell me quickly!"

"Three days ago, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's 70 troops on the Guandu battlefield. Yuan Shao fled back to Jizhou with only a hundred riders. On the Baili battlefield, there were piles of corpses and rivers of blood!"

"Is this true?" Sun Ce couldn't believe his ears after hearing it. Cao Cao defeated tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which was unprecedented in history.

Not only Sun Ce, but also Lu Su and Zhou Yu who were sitting on the side were also very shocked after hearing this. Why?
They were not surprised that Cao Cao would win, but that Cao Cao won so fast, so fast, so unexpected.

Several people were very clear in their hearts that now Cao Cao has become the most powerful prince in the north, far surpassing all other princes, and has reached an unprecedentedly powerful peak.
Sun Gan played a trick, because the war in the north was far from reaching the moment of decisive victory, but on the day he was about to set off, Xuchang City came to report. I don't know where Cao Cao got the news. Yuan Shao's food and grass camp Hiding in the Wuchao, Yuan Shao's food and grass camp was attacked overnight, and millions of shi of food were wiped out in an instant, and the balance of victory began to tilt in the direction of Cao Cao.
Jiang Dong's response made Sun Qian very satisfied. It was inevitable that Cao Cao would win, but Jiang Dong didn't know about it. The previous tentative release of an inaccurate information was also to test Jiang Dong's attitude. It can be seen that the two parties should be able to establish a very good cooperation.
On the other hand, Sun Ce still had a look of disbelief on his face. He took a long breath, calmed down, and said with a sneer: "Sun Canjun, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that everyone in the world knows that Cao Cao has only 70 elite soldiers, and Yuan Shao has only [-] elite soldiers." With an army of [-], the difference in strength is nearly ten times, how could Cao Cao win the war in such a short period of time, there is clearly a fraud in it!"

Sun Gan picked up the teacup that the maid had just filled, took a sip and said: "Ming Gong, to tell you the truth, I didn't believe it when I heard the news at first, but in the short few days after our army took Xuchang City One day, there was good news from a soldier in Cao Jun’s camp, and that soldier was intercepted by someone I sent to kill, so Minggong, the news is indeed true!”

Sun Ce was not ready to believe what Sun Qian said, but his attitude really made Sun Ce believe it. Besides, he and Liu Bei were both allies, so Liu Bei had no reason to deceive him in this matter.
From this point of view, Cao Cao really defeated Yuan Shao on the Guandu battlefield, and he must now be rectifying his troops and preparing to unify the north.

Then he smiled and said: "Sun Canjun, I know what you are here for. Liu Bei has taken Xuchang City. The news must have reached Cao Cao's ears by now. Cao Cao and Liu Bei are in such a situation that they cannot get along at all." , How could he ignore it?"

"Tell me, what did Liu Bei send you here for? Is it borrowing troops, food, or a city?"

Sun Qian stood up and said with a smile: "No, my lord doesn't ask for anything from Duke Ming. This time I was sent here to help Duke Ming!"

After hearing this, Sun Ce laughed loudly, "Help me? Then tell me, how can your master help me?"

Sun Qian was not angry, he knew that such a thing would happen, and continued: "Minggong, the Han and the thieves are not independent, and the king's industry is not partial. Cao Cao will never be willing to be a prime minister. He aims to usurp the Han and stand on his own. !"

"After Yuan Shao's defeat, in order to unify the world, Cao Cao's next strategic goal must be Jingzhou. After taking Jingzhou, he will definitely send his troops south to win Jiangdong, because among the heroes in the world, only Minggong is enough to make that Bandit Cao is afraid."

"Furthermore, although my lord does not have many troops, I am willing to lead Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, three brave heroes of the time, to be the vanguard of Duke Ming, to attack Yangzhou together, and to help Duke Ming fight against Cao."

"At the end of the day, your lord still needs to rely on my soldiers, my food and grass to fight against Cao Cao, so why can't I fight against Cao Cao alone? Could it be that my Jiangdong general is not as good as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun!"

(End of this chapter)