Three Kingdoms: Iron Emperor: Volume 5

By Xiao XiaoMaJiaHao

Lu Bu? That was my defeat! Zhao Yun? That's my senior brother! Sun Ce?

He has to call me teacher! Sun Quan? When did he ever see me? A novel about modern people travelling to the Three Kingdoms, a book about a soldier stealing grain and a gun.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Funstory
• Release date: Oct 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781636897981

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CHAPTER 401 - SURPRISE

Inside Jian Ye's mansion, there was a newly built Chinese general Chen Mansion, also known as Chen Yang's mansion.

At this moment, Chen Yang was in his own room, wearing his own armor. Behind him, Dong Bai was carefully helping him tie his cloak. After Chen Yang tied up the wristguard, he grabbed the long arm wrapped around his neck and turned around with a smile. He looked at Dong Bai who had a worried expression and said, Silly girl! I'm going out to fight. I'll be back after the victory! What are you worried about?

But, husband! Dong Bai raised his head and revealed his beautiful face that was filled with pity. His beautiful eyes were sparkling. Dong Bai gently stroked the armor on Chen Yang's chest and said softly, I heard that the route that Father arranged for you was very dangerous. It was to face off against Cao Cao's main army. I, I'm worried …" When he finished speaking, Dong Bai couldn't help but lower his head to Chen Yang's chest as he sobbed softly.

Chen Yang quickly comforted Dong Bai with a light pat on the shoulder and said with a smile, Bai'er, don't worry. I am the son of General Long Chen. And Xiaolong is the son of General Chen. Besides, how could daddy arrange a dead end for second brother and me!? Father has always planned everything out. I believe that this arrangement must have his plans, so you don't need to worry.

After hearing Chen Yang's explanation, Dong Bai relaxed a little and weakly nodded his head. Chen Yang's ape arms relaxed as he embraced Dong Bai in his arms and continued, "After I set off for the war, you shouldn't stay here alone and move to my mother's place. Just don't be dragged here by my little sister. Moreover, your mother has a defensive array that your second brother has set up. Ordinary thieves wouldn't even be able to enter the mansion, and you aren't afraid that an assassin from Cao Cao would come and harm you! If there's anything that's inconvenient for you to find your mother or sister, you can go to the Lei Clan's restaurant nearby and find Senior Brother He.

Dong Bai didn't show the slightest sign of impatience upon hearing Chen Yang's long-winded words. Instead, he hoped that Chen Yang would continue speaking like this forever. However, the faint sound of a bugle horn sounded from outside, breaking Dong Bai's expectations. When he felt the warmth from his man's body, Dong Bai felt reluctant. Ever since he met Chen Yang in Xuzhou, Dong Bai already knew that he wouldn't be able to leave this man for the rest of his life. Dong Bai's face reddened. She raised her head and whispered a few words into Chen Yang's ear. Then, her face became as red as an apple as she lowered her head. She didn't even dare to look at Chen Yang.

After Chen Yang heard what Dong Bai said, he immediately widened his eyes and looked at Dong Bai. His mouth was wide open as he placed his trembling hand on Dong Bai's shoulders and asked word by word, Bai Er! You, you say that, is it true?

Dong Bai rolled his eyes, but his actions were extremely charming. Even Chen Yang couldn't help but feel his heart heat up. Chen Yang was so happy that he immediately picked Dong Bai up and spun in a circle as he laughed loudly. It was because of Dong Bai's pout that he was able to gently put Dong Bai down. However, Chen Yang did not finish his words. He immediately rushed out of the room and shouted, Xiao Lian! Lil Rong! Chen Qi! All of you, come here!

After a short while, all of the maids and servants ran over. They didn't know what their master had instructed them to do. With a wave of his hand, Chen Yang shouted, Prepare them all for me! Get all the lady's things out and take them to the old house! Also! Prepare a carriage for me immediately! Madame and I are going back to the old house! The old mansion that Chen Yang spoke of was naturally the residence of Chen Ren. These servants and maids had all been transferred from Chen Ren's residence.

Although they didn't know what had happened, since Chen Yang had given the order, these servants still obediently followed Chen Yang's instructions. Chen Yang quickly returned to the side room and carefully supported Dong Bai as they walked out of the mansion. By this time, the carriage had already been prepared at the entrance. Chen Yang immediately brought Dong Bai aboard the carriage and then pushed the coachman off. He then personally acted as Dong Bai's coachman and drove the carriage towards the Chen Mansion like a wisp of smoke.

Chen Ren's residence wasn't far from Chen Yang's home, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at the entrance. At this time, Chen Ren and Chen Xiang were already standing at the entrance, preparing to set off for the military camp outside the city. As for Chen Ren's three wives and daughter, Chen Ru, they obediently stood to one side. With the lesson from last time, the marten cicada had been keeping a close eye on Chen Ru these past few days and did not give Chen Ru the chance to sneak away.

Just as Chen Ren bid farewell to Chen Xiang one by one and was about to leave, he saw Chen Yang personally driving the carriage over. Chen Ren couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused. He really had no idea what this brat was up to this time. Chen Ren looked at Chen Yang and shouted, Yang'er! What was going on? Why were they still delayed here? Hurry up and go to the army camp!"

Husband! You really are! Maybe Young came to say goodbye to us! When Huang Yuying saw Chen Ren reprimand Chen Yang, she couldn't help but twitch her lips and roll her eyes at Chen Ren. Then, she smiled as she welcomed Chen Yang with the carriage.

Chen Ren didn't dare to retort even though he had been made a fool of by the old granny. He could only rub his nose and mutter under his breath, This little brat is getting more and more outrageous! He was a high-ranking officer who had killed his enemies, not a scholar or advisor! To think that you would be riding in a horse carriage when you go out! Naturally, Chen Ren didn't dare to let his wife hear these mutterings. However, when Chen Xiang beside him heard them, he also smiled faintly. He was already accustomed to his father's habit of silently criticizing him.

Chen Yang drove the carriage to the entrance of the Chen Residence and hurriedly paid his respects to his three mothers. Then, he turned around and carefully helped Dong Bai off the carriage. This action, however, made Chen Ren feel a great sense of unhappiness in his heart. This brat! Having a beautiful wife, he actually didn't care about his father anymore!

Chen Yang, on the other hand, didn't know how displeased Chen Ren was. He turned to Huang Yuying and the others and said with a brilliant smile, Mother! Second Mother! Third Mother! Let me tell you all a huge piece of good news! Bai'Er, she's pregnant! Yang'er is going to be a father!

What! This news suddenly came from Chen Yang, causing everyone at the Chen Residence to be stunned. Even the normally indifferent Chen Xiang was shocked as he looked at the flushed Dong Bai behind Chen Yang.

Hahahaha! Chen Ren and Chen Xiang immediately dismounted from their horses. Laughing loudly, they dashed to Chen Yang's side while Chen Yang threw a palm to the back of his head. Chen Ren jokingly scolded, You scumbag! Your wife is pregnant, but she's still standing! Hurry up and help Bai'er into the manor!"

The moment Chen Ren said this, everyone came to their senses. They all stepped forward and carefully entered the mansion while hugging Dong Bai. Huang Yuying, the future grandma, was even busier. She commanded all the servants she saw to tidy up the rooms and get a medical officer. She even started to get people to send for Jian Ye's best midwife right now. In Huang Yuying's words, it would be worth it to invite a midwife to stay at home for ten months!

This time, Dong Bai immediately became the Chen Family's precious child. Originally, he was already doted on by the Chen Family. If not for Chen Yang's fate of marrying Sun Shangxiang as his first wife, Dong Bai would most likely have become Chen Yang's de facto wife. Because of this, the entire Chen family felt extremely guilty towards Dong Bai. Now that Dong Bai was pregnant with Chen Yang's flesh and blood, this was the Chen family's third generation's first child. How could the Chen family not take good care of him? Chen Ren had almost ordered all of the best medicine stores in Jian Jian Jian City to be moved to the Chen family's residence. Although this absurd idea was ultimately dissuaded, Chen Ren still ordered all of Jian Ye's precious herbs and materials for pregnant women to be purchased at the mansion in case of an emergency.

Because of this, the Chen Mansion's soldiers had almost turned the whole Jianjie City upside down. Those merchants were about to complain, but these Chen Mansion's soldiers directly reported their names to them, and no one dared to take action. What a joke! Merchants of this era had a low status, how could they still have the guts to provoke Chen Ren? However, at least Chen Ren was not unreasonable, and he also ordered for compensation to be paid to those merchants.

At last, Chen Xiang was the fastest to regain his consciousness. He quickly asked Chen Yang and Chen Ren, Father, Big Brother, what about the expedition?

Only after hearing Chen Xiang's reminder did Chen Ren and Chen Yang realize that they were going to the military camp today and that they would be setting off in the afternoon. Chen Ren quickly waved his hand and shouted, No need to say anymore! Anti-child! Go to King Wu's Estate personally now and tell your senior brother about the matter here! The biggest thing is not as important as my future grandson! In any case, neither I nor your army are in a hurry to get to the front line! Also, immediately send someone to the Zhao Family Village to inform your grandfather, second uncle, and second martial uncle. No, that's not right. Send someone to inform everyone in Jianyun City! I, Chen Ren, have a grandson! Hahahaha!"

In less than an hour, the news that Chen Yang's concubine was pregnant had spread throughout the city. For this, Wu Wangsun had specially ordered for the cancellation of today's expedition. Sun Ce personally went to the Chen residence to congratulate them. Even his predecessor Wu Wangsun Jian, who hadn't asked about politics for a long time, brought Madam Wu to visit him. Meanwhile, there was an endless stream of civil and military officials from all over the city coming to the Chen Mansion to congratulate him, which was even more grand than Chen Yanggong and his concubines! After all, this was the first grandchild of Chen Ren. If he was born in the future, this child would become Chen Ren's eldest grandson, and in other words, Chen Ren's future successor. According to the Chen family's current power, as long as this child was not too ordinary, he would be the leader of the next generation.

CHAPTER 402 - CHEN FAMILY

On this day, the lights in Jian Ye city were on, and people were singing and cheering along the way. Why? The daughter of the governor of the East Wu, Chen Ren, was pregnant! The original plan to set off for the north had been completely cancelled. Ordinary soldiers had all returned home and would be able to reunite with their loved ones for a moment longer. That would truly be a blissful occasion. For this reason, the soldiers and their families all blessed Chen Ren's daughter-in-law, wishing her that she would give birth to a fat baby in the future.

At this moment, within the Chen Residence, it could be said that the lights were brightly lit. From time to time, a carriage would arrive at the Chen Residence's entrance. A few dignitaries would alight from the carriage and enter the Chen Residence. The steward standing in front of the Chen Mansion's gate took the cards handed to him by the nobles, then he called out with his hoarse voice, Sir, you have arrived. The butler must be the one who had the hardest day in the Chen Residence. After one day, his throat had never stopped; he was afraid that after tomorrow, the butler would not be able to speak.

Due to the fact that they had selected the generals previously, all of Dong Wu's important officials had gathered in Jian Ye's office and received the news relatively early. Therefore, Dong Wu's core members went to the inner hall early in the morning to celebrate. Those that came after were all the ordinary officials of the inner city. Some of them were famous figures and weren't very familiar with Chen Ren and Chen Yang. In fact, they only wanted to build a relationship with the Chen family. Chen Ren had already informed everyone about these people and they were all placed in the lobby. Although Chen Ren's mansion did not match with Chen Ren's current power, it was more than enough to accommodate several hundred people in a hall.

In the inner hall of the Chen residence, a group of people close to Chen Ren gathered together. Perhaps it was because they were about to leave the war, but the generals here also cherished this opportunity. Who could guarantee that all of them would return safely after this expedition?

As the host, Chen Ren was naturally very happy. Amidst the crowd of people, a lot of wine had already been drunk. At this time, Sun Jian and Sun Ce, the two generations of Wu Wang, were also chatting happily with Guo Jia and the others.

Son! Although it's a little late, you are finally someone who has stepped into our grandfather's generation! Come! Cheers! With one hand holding the wine jug, he poured wine into Chen Ren's cup without saying anything. Then, he filled his cup and knocked it against Chen Ren's glass, gulping it down in one gulp.

Chen Ren had a helpless look on his face, but today he was truly happy. Chen Ren didn't care that much, he just picked up his wine cup and downed it in one gulp. When Huang Gai and the others saw this, they immediately applauded. However, before Chen Ren could swallow the wine in his mouth, Zu Mao filled the empty wine cup in Chen Ren's hands again. Chen Ren was shocked. How could he drink like this! He quickly covered his wine cup and said to Zu Mao, No! I can't drink anymore! If I drink anymore, I'll get drunk! This time, Chen Ren spoke a truth that was hard to come by. These wines were not ordinary low-alcohol wines, but highly distilled ones brewed by Chen Ren himself. Furthermore, they had been stored in the cellar for over ten years. This time, when he found out that Dong Bai was pregnant, Chen Ren took out the wine. The aftereffects of the wine were amazing, and even Chen Ren didn't dare to drink too much of it.

However, Zu Mao was not so easy to deal with. Although he was almost sixty, he still acted like a child. When he heard that Chen Ren was not willing to drink anymore, he immediately put on a stern face and shouted, What's wrong? You can drink De Gou's wine. When it's my turn, are you going to get drunk? I tell you, there's no such thing! You must drink this cup of wine that I poured for you today!

With Zu Mao's mutterings, the people around them started to jeer again, insisting that Chen Ren drink this goblet of wine. Helpless, Chen Ren could only finish the cup in one gulp. However, just as he finished drinking and before he could regain his strength, the yellow cloth cover came back and filled Chen Ren's cup once again. Chen Ren also felt the change in the weight of his wine cup. When he raised his head to look, he saw that it was full of wine cups. His face immediately turned uglier than when he was crying as he said, You old brothers are going to force me to death!

Look! Look! This guy really knows how to act pitiful! The yellow cover immediately started groaning and pointing at Chen Ren's nose, he shouted, Back then, this guy used this pitiful appearance to hide from the wine during the wedding banquet, and us brothers were tricked by you! In the end, you returned to the bridal chamber to do bad things! Now, he even had a grandson! This time, we are saying that we will not let you off! "

Chen Ren immediately felt like crying. Chen Yang's mother was Huang Yuying. When he married Huang Yuying, he was in the Zhao Family Village in Ji Prefecture. How could Huang Gai and the others be at his wedding banquet? However, Chen Ren couldn't expose this matter, or else he would be forced to drink a few more cups of wine. What Huang Gai had said was clearly making things difficult for him by forcing him to drink! Helpless, Chen Ren could only once again raise his wine cup and empty it in one gulp.

After he finished drinking, Chen Ren subconsciously held the wine cup in his arms and raised his head to look. He saw Han Zhong holding the wine jug in his hand and looking at Chen Ren with malicious intent. Chen Ren let out a long sigh and could only obediently place the wine cup in front of Han Dang. He let Han Dang refill his own wine cup and then drink it all in one gulp. At the side, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and the rest could not help but laugh out loud. Presumably, this was a weapon that could defeat others without fighting! Hahahaha!

As everyone was celebrating, no one noticed that in the corner of the inner hall, there was a pair of eyes that was filled with complicated worry and worry.

The feast lasted until the time when it was time to start. Sun Ce also announced that the original departure time was changed to three days later. This caused the crowd to be extremely excited. After all, it had been three days since they had last seen each other, and they were now able to have a good reunion with their families. Especially after seeing Chen Yang's blissful life, many generals would return home to discuss the issue of bearing the next generation with their wives.

However, when the time came for Chou to get back to the present, Jian Ye had already regained his usual calm. However, in the small study room of Prince Wu's mansion, the lights were still on. The two people sitting in the study were none other than Dong Wu Wang and Sun Ce, as well as his own younger brother, Sun Quan.

Master Zhong, why are you still looking for me at such a late hour? What's the matter? Sun Ce drank quite a lot tonight. Although he had drunk the sobering soup when he got back, he still kept yawning.

Big brother! However, Sun Quan didn't seem to be sleepy at all. He looked at Sun Ce with a worried expression and said, Don't tell me you're not worried at all?

Worried? Sun Ce rubbed his eyes and looked strangely at his younger brother. What am I worried about?

However, Sun Quan was already extremely anxious and almost jumped up, Yang'er's concubine is actually already pregnant! If she gave birth to a boy, what would her status be when she married Yang'er? And who can guarantee that my little sister will give birth to a boy for the Chen family in the future? From the looks of it, doesn't that completely go against father's original intention of betrothing my little sister to Yang'er?

Original intent? Sun Ce was now fully awake and a glimmer flashed in his eyes, but he asked indifferently, What was father's original intention in betrothing my little sister to Yang'er all those years ago? I don't know anything about it.

Aiya! Sun Quan jumped up from his seat as if his butt was on fire. He walked to Sun Ce's side and said, Brother, could it be that you didn't notice? Father betrothed his little sister to Yang'er so that he could firmly capture the Chen family in the Sun family's hands! But now it seems that this eldest grandson of the Chen family doesn't come from a little sister. Wouldn't it be too dangerous if the future heir of the Chen family doesn't have the bloodline of our Sun family? Brother! You have to be prepared in advance! "

However, Sun Quan didn't notice that the cold glint in Sun Ce's eyes was getting more and more intense. Sun Ce seemed to be interested as he asked, Oh? Then tell me, how should I guard against it?"

Sun Quan walked around the study room hesitantly. In the end, he gritted his teeth and turned around to Sun Ce's side, whispering in his ear, In my opinion, this concubine of Yang'er's cannot be left alive! Why don't we just …" Saying this, Sun Quan made a cutting motion in front of Sun Ce, and viciously chopped down.

Pa!

With a resounding slap, Sun Ce landed a heavy slap on Sun Quan's face, which caused Sun Quan to fall to the ground. He held onto the side of his face, and looked at Sun Ce in shock. Sun Quan had no idea why Sun Ce, who always doted on his sister-in-law, would suddenly attack him.

Sun Ce let out a cold laugh as he stared at Sun Quan and snorted in a low voice, Unexpectedly! Who would have thought! The grandson of our Sun family can actually think of such a thing! To make a move on a pregnant woman? To think that you could even say such a thing! What's more, the grandfather of this unborn child is a great teacher to you and me! Zhongmou! You touch your own conscience, do you think that you are worthy of your teacher by doing this? MEN O MEN! How did you become like this!

Being scolded so harshly by Sun Ce, Sun Quan lowered his head in shame. However, he still resolutely lifted his head and said, Big Brother! I admit that the teacher is a great benefactor to our Sun family, but this doesn't mean that we should use the future of the Sun family as a joke! Teacher has great authority and has deep connections in Dong Wu. If we can't control the Chen family, how can our Sun family maintain this position? Although neither teacher nor Yang'er would betray the Sun family now, what about the next generation? What about the next generation? Who can guarantee that they will be loyal to our Sun family for generations? We have to be prepared for it!

CHAPTER 403 - THUNDERBOLT TECHNIQUE

Humph! After listening to Sun Quan's speech, Sun Ce snorted coldly. He glared at Sun Quan and asked, You speak so nicely! But you didn't come up with those words, did you? It's those old guys who told you, right?

Sun Quan was speechless after Sun Ce's sudden question and didn't dare to make a sound. Sun Ce snorted again and said, These old guys! It seemed that he was really tired of living! Zhongmou! Don't you remember how these old fellows treated our father and our brothers when father launched the army? Now that Dong Wu had achieved something, he could soon rule over the entire world! These old fellows are actually flattering us right now. What are they planning? Can't you see that?"

At this moment, Sun Quan also stood up, but his hand still covered his face as he said, I naturally know what they are thinking, but it's just a struggle for power! But no matter how much they fight for power, they are still members of our Sun family. No matter how well teacher and Yang'er treat us, we're still outsiders!

Sun Ce listened to Sun Quan's excuses. He raised his hand in anger and wanted to slap Sun Quan again, but when he saw Sun Quan's swollen face, his heart softened. He let out a long sigh and said, Zhong Fu! Didn't that slap just now wake you up? Who was an outsider? Who were their own people? You can't even tell the difference! They are indeed surnamed Sun, and indeed of the same sect as us! But are their hearts really with us? Have you forgotten about Sun Hao? Forget about Wu Jing? Wake up! Didn't they know what they were planning? Seizing power is secondary, I'm afraid they're really thinking of seizing power!"

Sun Quan was stunned by Sun Ce's words. He looked at Sun Ce with wide eyes and said with a face full of disbelief, This, this, how is this possible? Why did they want to seize the position? Don't you know that they are able to have the wealth they have now, all because of us?

Humph! Seeing that Sun Quan finally understood something, Sun Ce's expression turned slightly better as he coldly said, Don't you think that we're able to rely on teacher for our current position? If they can harm our teacher now, why can't they harm us in the future? You will think of this, Master, and you will see it! After this war, if we succeed, our Sun family will not only be a tyrant, but we will also have the possibility to replace the Han family in the future! However, it was the Heartless Imperial Family! When that time comes, the ones who will pose the greatest threat to us and our descendants will not be our teacher's Chen family. It is these people who have the same surname and the same bloodline as us!

Sun Quan wasn't an idiot. On the contrary, he had always been better at using his brain than Sun Ce since he was young. It was just that this time, he had been bewitched by someone else. Now that he was awakened by Sun Ce's slap, he naturally figured it out immediately. However, Sun Quan still couldn't make sense of the situation and asked, Big Brother, although they are indeed a big problem for us, we can't not be wary of Yang'er's child, right?

Knowing that Sun Quan had thought it through, Sun Ce's patience improved a lot. He pulled Sun Quan to the side and began to earnestly persuade him, Zhong Tu, have you ever thought about what would happen if you sent someone to hurt this unborn child of Yang'er's? As long as teacher finds out that our Sun family was the culprit, then the first thing we have to do is face teacher's rage! What you said before wasn't wrong at all. Teacher has great authority, especially in the military! Furthermore, the generals of Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yizhou, and Han Zhong were all descendants of their teachers! Governor Ganning of the East Wu Water Army was also a close friend of Teacher! Not only that, Xun Yu and Guo Jia were also the teacher's confidants. Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu were the teacher's martial nephew. It was only a matter of teacher waving his arms and calling them out that they all responded in unison. Other people like Taissi, Xu Chu, and even Gongjin would not be ashamed of our actions and leave us! At that time, our Sun family will be finished!

Sun Quan was stunned. Previously, he had only thought of the benefits of getting rid of this Chen family descendant, but he had neglected the consequences of offending Chen Ren. Now that he was mentioned by Sun Ce, he finally remembered. The Chen family's Patriarch was none other than that peerless Dragon General Chen Ren! When he thought of the terror of Chen Ren, Sun Quan couldn't help but shrink his head back.

Sun Ce continued, This is only based on your success in getting rid of that concubine. But the fact is, are you sure you can get rid of that concubine that easily? Just from his teacher's and Yang'er's martial arts, he had heard that his teacher had invited his master, Senior Tong, as well as his martial uncle, Senior Wang, to his residence today! Although these two were old, their martial arts skills were definitely above that of their teachers! There was also the formation that Ying'er set up in front of the Chen Mansion. Back then, when Sun Wukan was here, you weren't in the middle of building the formation, so you weren't sure about it. At that time, Wu Jing and Sun Hao had sent many people to capture his mistress, Ying'er and Ru'er, but they were all defeated by that spell! If you don't go through the city guards' regular army, how many people can you send to invade the Chen Mansion? Just based on those wine bags in the hands of those old fellows? "

After hearing Sun Quan's analysis, it was as if all the strength in his body had been drained from Sun Quan. With a dejected expression, he sat on the ground. After hearing Sun Quan's analysis, Sun Quan realized that his previous plan was full of flaws!

Sun Ce let out a long sigh of relief. He knew that he had completely convinced Sun Quan. If Sun Quan refused to listen to his advice and insisted on making a move against Dong Bai, it was very likely that things would turn out the way he had described. This was not what he wanted. Sun Ce lightly patted on Sun Quan's shoulder and sighed, Zhong Fu, you and I are still young, so those old fellows only want to bully us because we have no experience! If not for what my father told me when I ascended to the throne, that I should completely trust teacher, I'm afraid that I would have been tricked by those old fellows as well! It doesn't matter if you are cheated, the key is that you learned a lesson from it! Alright, this is no small matter. They dared to incite you to do such a thing, this proves that these old fellows are already prepared to take action! We can't just sit and wait for the army to start its march to the north! We'll go find father now. This matter is already related to the Sun family, so father has to step in!"

Sun Quan mechanically nodded his head and followed behind Sun Ce. This incident was too much of a blow to him, to the point that he remained silent the entire time. The two brothers rode the thick night sky and headed towards the backyard of the Wang Mansion where Sun Jian lived.

Early in the morning of the second day, before the people of Jianyin could recover from their joy of the day before, they discovered a large number of soldiers with a murderous aura appearing on the streets, patrolling the streets and alleys of Jianyin. After being stared at by the ferocious looking soldiers, the commoners felt their hearts tremble for a long time. Thus, all the commoners in the city were discussing what had happened.

But soon, everyone knew the answer. Several houses of the Sun family in the city were marked with a sealing mark. That afternoon, Sun Ce, in the capacity of Wu Wang, announced that the grandson of the late Sun Jian's brother, Sun Qiang, and several members of the Sun family had been expelled by Sun Ce as a concubine. The thirteen people who were the mastermind of Sun Yun, Sun Jian's underlings, Sun Youzi, and Sun Jian's uncle, Sun You, were all sent to the prison. What awaited them was just a shining butcher's knife.

On that day, after noon, Sun Ce personally went to the Chen Mansion to meet Chen Ren and told him about this matter. Of course, Sun Ce had covered up Sun Quan's intention to hurt Dong Bai by saying that the Snake Tribe had a secret report. Sun Ce had wanted to hurt Dong Bai and also blamed Sun Quan, causing the Chen and Sun Families to be at odds with each other so that they could reap the benefits.

When Chen Ren heard the news, he didn't say anything. Sun Ce was just worried that because of this matter, Chen Ren would become estranged from the Sun family. However, Chen Ren took the initiative to bring up the marriage between Chen Yang and Sun Shangxiang and decided to arrange it for them once the North Chop was over. This could also be considered as Chen Ren's other form of declaration, which made Sun Ce feel more at ease. Since he was 15 years old, his father had ordered him to follow Chen Ren and study by his side. It was probably because he followed Chen Ren too closely that Sun Ce knew how powerful Chen Ren was. Deep down in his heart, Sun Ce really didn't want to be an enemy of Chen Ren.

As for Chen Ren, when Sun Ce told him about this matter, he already knew that this was definitely not related to the Sun family's branch families. Otherwise, Sun Ce would not have used such an explosive method to deal with the Sun family members. Presumably, the person in charge of the Sun family also participated. This person was either Sun Jing or Sun Quan. Now it seemed that the probability of Sun Quan being involved was much higher. Chen Ren, on the other hand, didn't have much of a reaction towards this matter. Accompanying a monarch was like accompanying a tiger. This point could be seen from the tragic end of many of the later generations of officials. Sun Ce's decision also made Chen Ren very happy. This way, the Tung Wu that Chen Ren had helped Sun Jian to build would not be ruined by the internal strife. It could be said that Chen Ren's many years of teaching had not been in vain.

Three days passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was time for them to set off again. Soldiers said their goodbyes to their families, who also sent their loved ones to the battlefield with tears in their eyes, including their sons, husbands and fathers. On this day, drizzling rain began to fall from the sky above Jianyun City, adding to the sorrowful atmosphere.

At the Chen Residence's entrance, Chen Ren and his son walked out under the escort of their family. Chen Ren smiled at his wife and daughter and said, Don't worry! I'm pretty sure I'll be on my way this time! We will definitely be able to return with victory!

Chen Yang, on the other hand, was reluctant to part with Dong Bai. Chen Yang smiled as he smoothed Dong Bai's brows and said, Alright, don't be sad anymore. Your body is weak to begin with, so you can't be sad anymore! Don't worry! I will definitely come back before the birth of the child!

CHAPTER 404 - THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE NORTH

Longxi City was the boundary between the Hanzhong, Yongzhou, and Liangzhou. This city could be said to be the gateway to the three prefectures. In the Yongzhou, it was only second to Tianshui and Changan.

Ever since he received the news that Dong Wu was preparing to attack from the north, Cao Cao Cao was in a panic. In the cities where Dong Wu crossed paths, he increased his military defense and even forcefully captured local men to serve as strong men. Cao Cao Cao was very clear that Dong Wu's strength far surpassed the Northern Wei. Before this, he had never taken the initiative to attack the Northern Wei because the former Wu Wang Sun was unwilling to sacrifice too much of his strength. However, he did not expect that the last time he ambushed Dong Wu, inciting Sun Hao and Wu Jing's rebellion, it was to make the young and vigorous Sun Ce stand up for himself. Now, Sun Ce did not have as many concerns as Sun Jian. He had only assumed the throne for a short period of time, yet both the East and West Legions had already lost their ability to fight, and were about to launch an all-out attack on the Northern Wei. This kind of disobedience actually caught Cao Cao by surprise, using all kinds of methods before he barely managed to gather 20,000 soldiers in Longxi.

But were these twenty thousand soldiers enough? When Dong Wu led the two hundred thousand strong army to approach the southern part of the city, the city guards were instantly stupefied. Two hundred thousand versus twenty thousand, the difference was ten times that! How could he block it?

However, the general was loyal. Even though he knew he could not defend against the enemy's great army, he had never thought of abandoning the city to escape. Instead, he chose to defend the city with his life and sent people to Tianshui to seek reinforcements. Cao Cao also arranged nearly 30,000 people in Tianshui, but it was to provide assistance to the two provinces of Guanzhang and Longxi.

On the seventh day after receiving the news that Lu Meng had brought his army to attack the city, the earth-shaking battle drums rang early in the morning outside the southern border of Longxi City. He looked towards the south, but still hurriedly led his garrison troops to the city's southern end. He saw that the outside of the city was densely packed with enemy troops gathering at a place about two miles outside the city, preparing to rush to the city's direction.

Prepare to defend! Prepare to defend! " Seeing that the other side had concentrated all of their troops in one direction, the general couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief. This way, the general didn't have to split up the defending troops, and only needed to gather all twenty thousand soldiers to the south of the city to face the enemy head on. In the defense of the city, it would always be one side that held the advantage. The guard general could completely make use of this advantage and delay Longxi City for a while longer.

Not long after, the Donghu Army had already reached a distance of about five hundred steps, and the soldiers on the city wall were also under orders from their generals. Each of them nocked an arrow and aimed at the enemy in front of them. However, just at this time, the guard saw a man wearing black armor riding a warhorse at the front of the enemy army. He was clearly a commander of the enemy army, and he held a longbow in his hand as he aimed it at the city walls. The gatekeeper was shocked. What was this person planning to do? Right now, he was five hundred steps away from the city wall! Did he actually intend to start shooting from that position?

Just as the guard was in shock, the enemy general released the arrow from his bow and shot it towards him. Although the arrow was very far away, it did not slow down at all. It shot towards the top of the city with a strong penetrating power. The guard was so frightened that he immediately threw himself onto the ground. However, he heard a scream coming from behind him. Turning his head to look, the arrow had deeply hit the throat of one of the soldiers behind him. That soldier died on the spot. Seeing the frightened look on the soldier's face before he died, the guard couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He slowly stood up and looked towards the enemy general. Only after seeing that the enemy had put away the longbow in his hand did he stand up with relief.

The enemy looked at the guard officer's cowering appearance and could not help but laugh out loud: My Eastern Wu Northern Faction Master has come to suppress Northern Wei Cao! Hurry up and surrender! Otherwise, when the city breaks down, I will kill you without leaving a single trace! That arrow just now was to let you know of my ability! I am the Great General of the East Wu, Lu Meng!

Lu Meng! The general felt a chill run down his spine. This name was known to the general. He was the leader of the new army, the one who was to be the protector of the south. According to the rumors, not only was he brave and fierce, he was also good at using troops. Even back when Cao Cao attacked Yuzhou, he had to send people to assassinate Lu Meng first to confirm that Lu Meng was not in Yuzhou before daring to send troops. Yet now, such a fierce general had actually come to attack the city he was guarding, and even brought over 200,000 people with him. The Guardian didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Just as the guard general's face turned pale, a soldier beside him suddenly shouted, General! General! Look! Look to the east!"

Hearing the shouts of the soldiers, the guard general hurriedly looked toward the east of the city. He could vaguely see an army suddenly surging over from the eastern horizon. However, because they were too far away, he could not see it clearly. The army led by Lu Meng outside the city also came to a halt because of the arrival of this army. Lu Meng seemed to be very surprised at the arrival of this army.

Only when the army slowly entered did the general finally have a chance to see the army's true appearance. He saw that it was about 20,000 to 30,000 people, and the entire army was dressed in the black armor of an ordinary Cao army. The soldiers leading them were even holding up a Cao sign. Not far in front of this troop was a cavalryman who was dashing towards the city at a lightning speed.

That seems to be the person who went on patrol outside of the city this morning, Old Wang Jiu! The other soldier's eyes seemed to be very sharp, and he instantly recognized the cavalry soldier.

What was going on? There were too many things that had happened that confused the guard commander. After seeing the incoming troops from the east, the Donglu Army immediately retreated under Lu Meng's command, allowing the guard general to heave a sigh of relief. Of course, the general didn't have the guts to chase after Lu Meng's two hundred thousand strong army with twenty thousand men.

Hurry up and find out, where did that army come from? The guard general immediately ordered the soldiers under him to investigate, while he himself stayed at the city walls in the south of the city, afraid that this was a trick the Donghu Army was playing.

After about half an incense's time, the soldiers that went to investigate returned quickly and cupped their fists towards the general to report, General! That rider was indeed the scout of the city, Wang Lao Jiu! Today, he was ordered to leave the city to investigate and had just returned to report that he had met reinforcements midway! After further investigation, it was confirmed that they came from Tianshui! Therefore, we specially brought the reinforcements to the city. Because we were afraid of any misunderstandings, we ordered Wang Lao Jiu to go first and come to report, in order to prevent the two armies from accidentally injuring each other. "

Reinforcements? When the guard heard this word, he almost jumped out of joy, Quick! Fast! Take me to meet the reinforcements! You guys stay here and defend. If the Donghu Army comes to attack again, you will immediately blow the horn!

Here! Under the command of the soldiers, the guard then hurriedly rushed out of the city. This could not be blamed on him being in such a hurry. These few days, the guard general was on pins and needles, the safety of Longxi City was entirely on his shoulders, he was already worried for a few days that he didn't sleep. This army should be around twenty to thirty thousand people and should be the largest that Tian Shui can send out. Presumably, the one leading this army must be a high-ranking officer sent by Cao Cao, and this way, he could completely hand over the responsibility of defending the city to the enemy.

By the time the general reached the east side of the city, the Black Armored Army was only about eight hundred steps away from the city. The general quickly opened the gates to greet them and then left the city. When the soldiers outside the city saw the city gates open, they immediately sped up their pace in the direction of the city. Especially at the front was a cavalry unit of about a thousand people, but they were the fastest, led by a tanned, emaciated general. Judging from his fine armor, he must be a great general, possibly a great general sent from Chang An!

As the guard thought of this, he hastened his steps and greeted him with a smile. However, after taking a few steps, the guard realized that something was wrong. The other side was already very close to the city gate, but the reinforcements, including the thousand-man cavalry, didn't have any intentions of slowing down at all. This was especially true for the dark-faced war general. He lowered his head, leaving only his eyes staring at the guard in front of him. His face was filled with murderous intent. No matter how you looked at it, he didn't seem like reinforcements.

Why does it look like a siege? The guard only mumbled subconsciously. His eyes suddenly opened wide as if he had thought of something. He hurriedly turned around and shouted towards the city gate: Close the door! Close the city gates!

However, it was already too late. The general had only finished shouting when the cavalry had arrived. The leader of the dark-faced generals rode his horse to the back of the guard. The guard could already feel the heavy breathing of the warhorse behind him. He turned around abruptly and saw a snow-white light. Immediately after, the guard general seemed to suddenly fly up into the air, watching as the horsemen crazily rushed into the city and killed all the soldiers in front of the gate. When the guard landed, his entire head was buried in the mud at the city gate.

When the black-faced warlord finished off the city guards, the city guards were all stunned. Even the garrison couldn't stop the soldiers at the entrance of the city from attacking. Immediately, the twenty to thirty thousand soldiers all rushed into the city. At the same time, in the south of the city, Lu Meng, who had just retreated, appeared outside the city with his army and started to attack the city. However, at this time, the Western Dragon City was already in chaos. Without the suppression from the general, a few deputy generals raised a white flag and announced their surrender without waiting for Lu Meng's army to reach the city walls.

The first battle of the north was declared to be the change of ownership of Longxi City, which represented the gates of Liangzhou and Yongzhou!

CHAPTER 405 - CAPTURE OF CLEARING PASS

After about 4 to 5 hours had passed since the incident in Long Xi city, within the Great Guard Palace of Long Xi city, Lu Meng and the other leaders were all gathered in the meeting room, laughing and discussing the battle.

Hahahaha! Lu Meng raised his teacup towards Xun, who was stroking his beard, and said: It's all thanks to Mr Xun's scheme that our army was able to seize the West Dragon City without spending a single soldier! Sir, you are so talented! It is a pity that I am not allowed to drink alcohol on my way out now. I can only use tea in place of wine to toast to Mister!

Xun Yu also laughed. He was very happy to be praised by Lu Meng like this. He immediately raised the teacup in front of him and drank a mouthful of tea towards Lu Meng.

Chen Zhi, the dark faced war general who had rushed into the city with his thirty thousand men army and disguised as Cao Jun, asked Xun Yi with a smile: Mr Xun! Now that we have completed the first mission assigned by the Great Governor, should we go to attack the Golden City?

Xun was quiet for a while before he smiled and said: General Chen! There was no need to be anxious about this matter! For now, we'll stay in Longxi City!"

What? Lu Meng, Chen Zhi and Dong Yizheng all looked at Xun Yu in surprise. Lu Meng frowned and asked: Mister Xun Yu! This matter of the north besieging was extremely important, but it was not something to be trifled with! The lord and the governor had ordered our troops to take Liangzhou, so how could we delay them? Don't joke with Mr. Xun, tell me your plan quickly!"

Xun laughed and said: General Lu! I, Xun, am not joking! Our army will indeed stay in Long Xi city for a period of time! Nothing else! It is to prevent the Cao family from seizing the back of our army! Saying this, Xun You stood up, walked up to the generals and said, Generals, could it be that you didn't notice? Of the six great armies, we have the least forces, but the targets we want to take are not the least difficult. The Qingzhou that General Xu Zhou wanted to take over was once occupied by the Donwu. Logically speaking, their goal was the lowest difficulty, but even the one that General Bao was leading had a huge army of 300,000! With the Governor's power, it is impossible for him to not understand the logic behind it, but the Governor still made such arrangements. Generals, do you know why?

Hearing him mention this, the three generals looked at each other, but couldn't find a reason to do so. The corner of Xun's mouth curled up and he continued, Our goal is the farthest Liangzhou, which is a long way to go. There is also the Yongzhou Cao Jun eyeing us like a tiger, who could cut off our retreat at any time. If the army did not have the food supply, they would not be able to attack Liangzhou! I believe the general naturally knows this, so there must be a reason behind his obviously illogical arrangement!"

The eyes of the three generals lit up. After hearing what Xun Yu said, the three generals immediately knew that he was going to say the most important thing, so they all pricked up their ears. That day, when Jian Ye was the general, only two of the six armies were assigned a route by the general. The rest of the six armies only had one goal set by the general. Among these two armies, one of them is the army that attacked Liang Prefecture, while the other one is the army that General Taisi attacked Yong Prefecture. Therefore, I believe that the Great Governor's arrangement is for us to cooperate with General Taisi and the other two armies to attack Liangzhou and Yongzhou!

With that, Xun Yun walked to the corner of the meeting room, took off the map of the northwest and laid it on the ground. He then said to the three generals, Generals, please have a look! The route that the Great Governor arranged for our army was to start from the sea, to seize Longxi and then the Golden City. However, the route for General Taisi was taken from Chen Cang Mountain. It was to clear the pass before seizing the Heavenly Water! Thus, the two paths collided! Originally, the cities of Longxi and Tianshui were at opposite sides of the border. This was also the reason why Cao Cao had an army of 20,000 to 30,000 men in each city. No matter which city is taken first, the remaining cities can cut off our retreat after we leave! And we can't possibly leave too many troops to guard in the city, so we won't be able to accomplish our goals for the expedition.

The three generals also left their seats and gathered around the map, listening to Xun's explanation, So, after we take Long Xi, we must stay here and wait for General Taisi to take Tianshui before continuing our journey to the Golden City! This time, we, Dong Wu, are attacking the Northern Wei. We can't ask for speed, we can only ask for stability! This way, he could guarantee the success of this Northern Chasm! Moreover, our only goal is the Liangzhou. After we seize the Liangzhou, we only need to guard the Liangzhou region. The key points of this Northern Chasm is the Yongzhou and Yanzhou. As long as we can guarantee that Cao Jun of the Liang Prefecture won't go down to the Yongzhou region to assist us, that's enough!

After listening to Xun's analysis, the three generals couldn't help but nod. Lu Meng immediately smiled and bowed to Xun, saying, Thank you sir for your advice, otherwise, Lu Meng would definitely make a mistake! It's fine for Lu Meng to lose his life, but if you were to ruin Dong Wu's plan, then you will be guilty of a great sin!

However, Xun Yi showed the upbringing of a noble family, with a proud and humiliated look, he smiled and said: General Lu is too humble! Actually, since the general had chosen General Lu as the general of the army, he naturally had confidence in General Lu. As long as General Lu pondered a little more, he would be able to understand the mystery behind it in no time. I am only helping General Lu figure it out in advance. This is nothing."

Suddenly, Dong Ying said, Mr. Xun, since we have seen through the mind of the general, of course there will be no problem. But how should General Tessie notify them? What if they did not understand the Great Governor's intentions and did not listen to his arrangements to attack Chen Cang after clearing the pass? If it was anyone else, they would not have the guts to change the route that Chen Ren had chosen. However, Taisi's position among the generals of Dong Wu was also very high, and he was merely below Chen Ren. Besides, he had a good relationship with Chen. He did not care about the title of the Great Governor. If it was said that his sudden rise to prominence had changed Chen Ren's route, there might even be such a possibility!

However, Xun shook his head and said with a smile, That's impossible! Although General Taisi liked to joke around with the Governor General, he was very strict in governing the army and would not do anything that would change the Governor General's order. Have the generals forgotten? There was also the Ghost Genius Mr. Guo Jia at General Taisi's side! Mr. Guo's intellect far surpassed that of Xun. He would definitely be able to see through what Xun could see. Besides, Mr. Guo had been in contact with the general for many years, so he knew what the general was thinking. I'm afraid that Mr. Guo has already shared his thoughts with General Taissi!"

Hearing what Xun Yi said, the three generals finally felt at ease. Xun looked at the map on the ground and his eyes narrowed. To be able to make such arrangements, it was naturally because he was familiar with their temperament and intellect. He also felt that the Governor's arrangement would not be so simple as to deal with Cao Jun in Tianshui.

What Xun didn't expect was that right when he was praising Guo Jia, Guo Jia was praising him at the same time.

Xun Gongda is a rare genius in this world. Unlike Xun Wen Ruo, this person is skilled in tactics and is skilled in military strategy. He can definitely guess Zi Ci's thoughts. General need not worry! Guo Jia said with a smile.

In front of Guo Jia was Taisi, Xu Chu, Xu Sheng and Chen Wu Si. It turned out that Guo Jia had also analyzed Chen Ren's thoughts with Taisi and the others. Xu Sheng had also raised this issue, worried that no one on Lu Meng's side would be able to guess Chen Ren's thoughts, leading to a loophole in this plan. Guo Jia, on the other hand, gave a good compliment to the Lu Meng Army's Xun You, but it could be because Guo Jia and Xun Li were very familiar with each other. Although Xun You was exactly thirteen years older than Guo Jia, Guo Jia praised Xun You like an elder, which made the other generals at a loss whether to laugh or to cry.

This time, Guo Jia did not give Taisi any advice and advice on how to clear the pass, because Taisi had led an army of five hundred thousand soldiers, including a special troop of five hundred thousand barbarians, as well as Taisi and Xu Chu. There was no need to use any tricks at all. Yesterday, when they were fighting to break through, Taisi had merely displayed the army of five hundred thousand outside of the barrier, and that already caused the morale of the defending troops in the barrier to plummet. With a swing of the horsewhip, the great army rapidly launched their attacks toward the clearing. They didn't encounter any powerful resistance at all, and had already taken down the clearing.

This group of barbarian soldiers lived on the border between the Jiao, Yi, and Jing Prefectures. They were given the names of Xiong Xi, Yu Xi, Chen Xi, Young, and Wu Xi. However, their attitude towards the Chinese was different from the other races. The barbarians were very close to the Han people's level of civilization. They not only cultivated their own fertile land, but also made iron tools. Therefore, they didn't invade the territory of the Han people like the other barbarians. However, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, these barbarians were frequently rebelled because of the exploitation of them by local Chinese officials. However,