It was difficult to completely hide the whereabouts of tens of thousands of troops. Zu Mao only took one day to determine Yuan Shao's whereabouts. Out of caution, Zu Mao rushed to the west of Zhongmu regardless of the danger, and saw the army moving towards Xingyang with his own eyes. Then he returned to Junyi to report to Sun Jian.

Sun Jian was relieved to learn that Yuan Shao was not going to Yingchuan, but he was still not completely relieved. Why did Yuan Shao go to Xingyang for? Xingyang is an area controlled by Huang Wan. Huang Wan himself is fighting in Yingchuan and is an ally of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao would never rob Huang Wan's territory at this time.

This doubt was quickly resolved. Sun Ce heard news that Huang Wan was trapped in Yuchi Mountain for three days by Huang Zhong and surrendered voluntarily.

The news was sent from Yingchuan five days ago. The messenger walked outside the city for three days and finally found an opportunity to enter the city. After reading this news, Sun Jian and Qin Song understood why Yuan Shao divided his troops to Xingyang. Huang Wan was captured and Luoyang had no master. Yuan Shao decided to take charge of Luoyang himself. Even if he did not want to completely occupy Luoyang, he would break up with the court, occupy Xingyang, control Chenggao, and Ao Cang, two strategic areas, were inevitable choices.

A false alarm.

The crisis was resolved. Sun Jian, who had not been able to rest well for two days, returned to the inner house and lay in bed. He wanted to make up for a nap, but couldn't sleep. He was very confused and didn't know what he was thinking, but he just couldn't fall asleep. He tossed and turned in bed, and couldn't sleep.

Mrs. Wu soon discovered Sun Jian’s abnormality. She ordered people to prepare some wine, sit by the couch, and patted Sun Jian on the shoulder. "Wentai, you are too nervous these two days, get up and drink two glasses before going to bed."

Sun Jian sat up, took the wine glass from Mrs. Wu, and drank it all in one go. Mrs. Wu carried the wine pot and poured another glass for Sun Jian. "Drink slowly, no one will snatch it from anyone. Drinking too fast will make you drunk, which is not good for your health."

Sun Jian nodded, holding the second glass of wine in his hand, and he had no words for a long time. He adjusted his thoughts and said the things that happened in the past two days. After hearing this, Mrs. Wu laughed softly and said, "I understand. You are afraid that you will be compared by Bo Fu and you will lose face, right?"

Sun Jian blinked his eyes and scratched his head awkwardly. He actually didn't know what he was worried about, but what his wife said was also good. He did have some extra meaning. Huang Zhong was from Nanyang. When he entered Nanyang, he heard that Huang Zhongzhong had good martial arts skills and had the intention to recruit him. It was just because he killed Zhang Zi first and Huang Zhongyi refused to surrender. He missed it. At that time, he just felt regretful and didn't think too much. After all, Huang Zhong was just a thief Cao official, and gains and losses were not important. Now Huang Zhong has become Sun Ce's subordinate, and such great achievements are enough to prove that Sun Ce is aware of people, and it also proves that he did not see Huang Zhong's true potential at the beginning.

"Yes, look at what's the use of me? The generals of this carriage were all earned by Bo Fu."

Mrs. Wu looked at Sun Jian and smiled. "Wen Shi, I'll ask you a question, is that okay?"

"sure."

"Do you hope that Bo Fu, not only Bo Fu, but also Zhong Mou and others, including Shang Xiang, do you hope that they will surpass you or are they inferior to you?"

Sun Jian thought for a while and laughed. He understood what Mrs. Wu meant. The Sun family was a poor family. If they wanted to become a real aristocratic family, they would even go further as Sun Ce hoped. It would not be enough to build a world belonging to the Sun family alone. Even Sun Ce alone was not enough. They needed more talents, and each generation could be stronger than the next. Which aristocratic family could be established by one generation, and it was possible to succeed by success in succession of several generations of efforts.

"Yes, I should be happy."

"That's it." Mrs. Wu patted Sun Jian on the shoulder. "After drinking this glass of wine, having a good sleep, guarding Junyi City, you will make great contributions to the Sun family. Wentai, this may be your last battle. Fight well and show your prestige, so that future generations and descendants will remember you."

"The last battle?" Sun Jian chuckled. "Even if he can defeat Yuan Shao this time and occupy the Central Plains, it will not be the last battle. In the world, Yuan Shao is just the strongest one. Even if he is defeated, there will be Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao, how can it be the last battle? I just arrived in my forties. Is it too early to play with my grandson?"

Mrs. Wu shook her head. "Have you forgotten the imperial edict from the court? If this battle is won, our Sun family will be firmly in the three states. How can the court not beware of it? It is not only to transfer you to Chang'an to serve as the Weiwei, but also to weaken the Sun family's strength."

Sun Jian sighed, held his hands behind his head, and was stunned for a moment. He had always been hesitant about going to Chang'an to serve as a guard. Of course, he knew that going to Chang'an was a hostage, but he could not refuse. He was not Sun Ce, and even now, he still didn't think that Sun Ce had the ability to establish a new dynasty. Yuan Shao made him stretched, so what a huge thing the court was? Although the court was in a difficult situation now, he moved to Chang'an, but for four hundred years, he still had the power to be in the Han Dynasty, and Guanzhong was a place of victory. He took You and Liang's troops to go east and south. Can Sun Ce stop it?

Yuan Shao had only 10,000 Hu cavalry, and Sun Ce was no longer able to attack and could only defend. When You and Liang were all gathered under the battle flag of the court, more than 100,000 elite cavalry were covered with the sky and the earth, like the water of the Yellow River, rolling down and instantly swallowing Jiangdong.

He had fought in Liangzhou and he knew the power of the cavalry.

"This kid is too hearted." Sun Jian sighed: "If a boy becomes famous, he will inevitably suffer from frustration in the future."

"What are you afraid of? Are you still your father?" Mrs. Wu gently stroked Sun Jian's face. "No matter when, you are his father. As long as you father and son are united, there is nothing to worry about."

"Yes." Sun Jian smiled silently, closed his eyes, fell asleep unknowingly, his snoring sounded and his breath was steady.

Mrs. Wu looked at Sun Jian and showed a gratified smile. As a couple, she could understand Sun Jian's mood best, and only she could see Sun Jian's proud loss and rough love. Sun Ce also knew this, so he arranged for her to come to Junyi with Sun Jian. The father and son cared for each other, but neither of them was willing to show it, and they would only silently give to each other.

I don’t know how Sun Ce is now. Sun Jian is in the city, but Sun Ce is fighting against the enemy in Yingchuan. In comparison, he is in a more difficult situation than Sun Jian. The battlefield is dangerous, and his opponents have cavalry that come and go like the wind. Can he handle it? No one knows his son, but his father. Sun Jian makes sense. Sun Ce has too much intentions. He has developed smoothly in recent years, and it is inevitable that he will be less young and crazy. The battlefield is dangerous, and he is as brave and fierce as Sun Jian. What should he do if he underestimates the enemy and is frustrated?

Mrs. Wu felt a little confused. Seeing that Sun Jian was asleep, she got up and went out of the door and came to the side yard. Sun Shanghua was talking to Hongzi. Sun Shanghua stroked her stomach and her face turned slightly red. Hongzi leaned in front of her, her face pressing against her lower abdomen, and her face was full of joy. Mrs. Wu was stunned and then said happily: "Does Shanghua have it?"

Hearing Mrs. Wu's voice, Hongzi quickly stood up to salute. Sun Shanghua was also a little embarrassed, and stood up to greet him, holding Mrs. Wu's arm, shy, and whispered: "Men's affairs have always been very accurate. This time I'm late, I think there will be something. But I haven't asked the doctor to diagnose it yet, so I dare not tell my mother."

"This is a good thing." Mrs. Wu was overjoyed and patted Sun Shanghua's arm and squeezed her eyes. "It seems that this Hu god is still useful, and there is no harm in worshiping you."

Sun Shanghua nodded repeatedly and said, "You can't let your elder brother know. I heard from Shang Ying that he was very disgusted with the gods of this Hu man."

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