Feng Kai didn't say a word, his eyes were frightened and uneasy. He looked at the passionate Cao Ren and wanted to scold him several times, but he swallowed the words back to his mouth.

He still couldn't believe that Yuan Tan was defeated and was chased by Sun Ce? Isn't that a lot of danger? Fan County to the north had been occupied by Taishi Ci and Zang, and Yuan Tan was single and could not break through. To the east was Sishui and to the west was a large swamp. Thinking about the heavy rain just now, it would be more practical to expect lightning to strike Sun Ce if it was better to expect lightning to kill him.

Cao Ren's words were too bizarre and people could not believe it. He had to send someone to prove it. The reason why Cao Ren was not attacked was because he was unsure. It can be said that from the beginning, this battle was not normal, and there were too many suspicious places. He surrounded Sun Ce yesterday, so why didn't he launch an attack immediately? With 10,000 people, Yuan Tan took his personal guard infantry and cavalry to fight, so why did he send him reinforcements again, and he brought 10,000 reinforcements? What he knew alone was that more than 20,000 people were used to encircle and annihilate Sun Ce, which itself shows a problem: Yuan Tan and Xinpi must have concealed something, and their confidence was seriously insufficient.

Being cowardly before fighting is a big taboo for military strategists.

If Yuan Tan is really defeated, then he has to consider whether he will stay or not. Should he wait for Yuan Shao to send the new Yanzhou governor to come, or rely on Cao Ang? Cao Ren said so much, but his purpose is nothing more than one. He hopes that he will turn to Cao Ang, at least support Cao Ang to defend Rencheng and repel Sun Ce.

This is indeed a good choice, but Feng Kai is a little worried. Not long ago, he just rejected Cao Ang's suggestion and said a few unpleasant words. Will Cao Ang feel resentment? Besides, Yuan Tan's life and death are not clear, so he changed his sect at this time, which is ridiculed and cannot explain to his subordinates. His subordinates are not his private soldiers, but a large part of them are soldiers of Yanzhou County and states. They only recognize the governor of Yanzhou and will not easily accept others.

Feng Kai owed his body and squeezed out a wry smile. "Sima Cao, since the envoy's life and death are uncertain, then I'd better send someone to search and rescue the envoy first. Let's wait for the rest."

Cao Ren sighed regretfully, hating his poor eloquence, and his speech was dry and unable to convince Feng Kai. "General Feng, it was not Cao's words. The situation was really urgent and he could not allow the general to think about it. The envoy surrounded Sun Ce, why could not win, but instead defeated him? It was incredible. In fact, the truth was very simple: the soldiers were the most powerful. Sun Ce used his troops like a tiger and leopard, and was close to him and did not know it. If he moved, he would be like a powerful crossbow and thunder. After a few breaths, the victory and defeat were determined. Even if the opponent had thousands of troops, he would not be able to mobilize. However, at the end of the strong crossbow, it was difficult to defeat Lu Cai. Sun Ce led his personal guards and infantry to chase the envoy, running back and forth for nearly a hundred miles, and his people were exhausted. He did not attack at this time. When he recovered, the general would not be able to catch up with him, let alone defeat him."

Feng Kai smiled without saying a word.

Cao Ren had no choice but to stand up and dust his clothes. "General, you will definitely regret it in the future. This may be the closest you have ever been to your invincible achievements." After that, without waiting for Feng Kai to reply, he bowed his hand, turned over and took Pan Zhang and others away.

Feng Kai lowered his face and cursed. "How dare the defeated generals be so arrogant after the eunuch? Even if someone doesn't know the military, is it still more embarrassing than Cao Mengde's defeat in Nanyang?"

Feng Kai was angry but helpless. The situation was complicated and it was getting late. What he needed to consider most now was where to camp and how to solve the food and accommodation problem of 10,000 soldiers. He came to reinforce Yuan Tan and did not bring food. As a result, Yuan Tan had been defeated by Sun Ce, and the battlefield was in chaos. Where should he camp and where should he go to raise food?

After thinking about it, Feng Kai decided to hold his troops in a row, send someone to inquire about the information, and then talk about it after confirming the situation on the battlefield.

The sky gradually became darker, and ten thousand soldiers lined up to wait, not daring to be negligent. They were getting hungry, but they didn't know when they could have dinner. The wet battle robe was getting heavier and heavier, and the thick night was cool, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Feng Kai paced back and forth in the formation, anxious and uneasy.

A scout rushed over. "General, a knight came outside, claiming to be Sun Ce's subordinate, and he brought news about Yuan Envoy."

Feng Kai was stunned and didn't react for a moment. Sun Ce's subordinate brought Yuan Tan's news. What does this mean? He thought for a while and quickly asked someone to bring the knight here.

Chen Wu walked quickly, holding the horse. He had no armor and no weapons in his hand. A steel cavalry round shield hung on the left side of the saddle, and a thousand troops were inserted into the leather bag, hanging on the right side of the saddle, indicating his identity. Feng Kai made a gesture calmly, and the guards dispersed and kept alert.

Chen Wu saw it and pretended not to see him, bowed and bowed. "In Chen Wu, Lujiang, the Bai Li Knight under General Sun's command, met General Feng."

Feng Kai stared at Chen Wu's eyes and became suspicious. He had heard of Bai Lishi, who was said to be the most elite knight under Sun Ce's command. In the Battle of Xia Ting and Fang Yu's battle, Bai Lishi was the main force. Although Chen Wu was young, he was tall and agile, calm and composed, and had the demeanor of a master. However, he had no helmet on his head and no armor on his body, but he was covered in mud and dirty, even his hair was mud and water. He was even more embarrassed than ordinary soldiers. No matter how he looked, he didn't look like the elite knights around Sun Ce.

"Where is Yuan's envoy, why don't he send his own follower knight to see me?"

"Envoy Yuan accidentally entered the swamp and was rescued by General Sun. Chen happened to meet him, so he could have done some effort."

Chen Wu took out a leather bag from his arms and handed it to Feng Kai. Feng Kai took it and opened it. He felt nervous. This was Yuan Tan's private seal, which was Yuan Tan's possession. If he had not been captured, it would be unlikely that he would fall into Chen Wu's hands. Chen Wu said that Yuan Tan accidentally entered the swamp and was rescued by Sun Ce, and Chen Wu was one of the rescuers, which could explain why Chen Wu had no armor and was covered in mud.

"What order does Yuan Envoy have?" Feng Kai returned the leather bag to Chen Wu and said lightly.

Chen Wu packed his leather bag and said slowly: "Envoy Yuan said that he was a defeated general, and had become a captive of General Sun, and was no longer the governor of Yanzhou, so he had no power to order the general. However, he and General Sun competed with General Sun many times, and knew that General Sun's bravery was well known. Although the general was clear about military tactics, he was not the enemy of General Sun, and fighting was useless, but he only injured his soldiers. He hoped that the general could understand the virtue of heaven's life and not fight for useless battles, and he would obey all the respects."

Feng Kai raised his eyebrows, unable to hide the shock in his eyes. "Envoy Yuan really said that?"

"Every sentence is the original words of Yuan Envoy." Chen Wu looked slightly at the head. "The general should be able to hear it."

Of course, Feng Kai could hear that this was indeed Yuan Tan's tone and wording, and he just couldn't believe it. He stared into Chen Wu's eyes. "How many people are under General Sun's command?"

"There are seven hundred and three hundred and three hundred and six infantrymen."

Feng Kai opened his mouth. He believed what Chen Wu said, even the number of people was reported so accurately, which was not like a lie. Cao Ren also said that he had fought with Yan Xing, and Yan Xing had six or seven hundred knights, plus some of the previous infantry and cavalry, this number should be true.

"You only have more than a thousand people, but I have ten thousand people here." Feng Kai pointed to the soldiers around him and reminded Chen Wu.
Chapter completed!