Southeast of Wuchang, south of Fanshan.

Mrs. Sun reined in the reins of the horse, squinted her eyes, and looked at the reckless mountains and forests, her eyes were sharp, and her eyebrows were slightly frowned.

Hu Zong and Xu Xiang turned to the right, and stood with their hands bowed, their brows twisted into pimples.

Nearly 100 guards stood behind them, wearing armor and armor, holding swords, shields, bows and crossbows, and looked around vigilantly. Several people were injured and had mixed expressions. More of the wounded have been taken to safety and are being treated by medical fellows. More soldiers of the Liberation Battalion took the school as a unit, and under the command of the lieutenant and the captain, formed formations at various commanding heights and echoed each other.

In the mountains and forests in front, according to the rare shouts of killing, the two soldiers lined up in a loose formation, slowly approaching the mountain. But before they could form a circle, there was a crisp sound of gongs in the mountains and forests.

Everyone stopped moving, and then waved their flags, beat the drums of war, and asked whether to continue the pursuit.

Hu Zong and Xu Xiang looked at Mrs. Sun in unison. Mrs. Sun raised her hand and motioned to the herald beside her to order the troops to be withdrawn. The herald waved the flags, and the gong sounded. Soon, there was a response from the front, and some soldiers slowly withdrew from the forest.

Sun Luban ordered his subordinates to line up outside the mountains and forests, and under the protection of more than a dozen female guards, they rushed over, stopped in front of Mrs. Sun, and bowed to salute.

"Governor, the bandits have been repulsed."

Mrs. Sun bowed slightly. "What about the casualties? Are there any captives? ”

"Our army lost three killed and thirteen wounded. There were no prisoners, but more than a dozen people were wounded, and the victory was equal. She adjusted her breathing and said, "These bandits are very well equipped, everyone has armor, and they are good at walking mountain roads, and when they saw that the situation was not good, they immediately retreated. ”

"Is there any seizure?"

"Yes." Sun Luban turned his head to look at Sun Xiu. Sun Xiu turned over and dismounted, walked quickly to Mrs. Sun, and handed over a waist card. The waist card is elongated, wooden, the front is engraved with tiger stripes, and the back is engraved with the two words "tiger step".

Mrs. Sun looked at it over and over again, turned around and handed it to Hu Zong. "Hu Du has ever seen this thing?"

Hu Zong looked at it and handed it to Xu Xiang again. Xu Xiang also looked at it carefully and said, "Madam, this seems to be the waist card of the elite Hubu Battalion of the Shu Han Chinese Army." Just ......"

"It's just that the Tiger Battalion is here, it's unreasonable, isn't it?"

Xu Xiang nodded.

"The way of using soldiers, false and real, who can guarantee that no one will go the other way? Xu Du, you take this waist card, go and ask Elfang and listen to his explanation. Also, you might as well ask him about the reasons for Meng Da's defeat last year, and maybe you can gain something. ”

Xu Xiang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Sun glanced at Sun Luban, turned the horse and left. Sun Luban bowed to Hu Zong and Xu Xiang, and took the assembled subordinates to chase after Mrs. Sun. Although there were only two hundred people, and there were dozens of women among them, they were in a neat formation, their morale was high, and even the wounded were holding their heads tall and walking firmly, as if they were not wounded, but medals.

Hu Zong and Xu Xiang glanced at each other, looking helpless. They surrounded and suppressed this group of bandits of unknown origin for several days, but they were never able to complete the final blow, and they still had to rely on the elite of the Chinese army led by Sun Luban, which was somewhat humiliating.

However, they also had to admit that in the mountains and forests with complex terrain, the three-person formation used by Sun Luban's division was more effective, and the individual combat effectiveness of the soldiers was slightly better than that of their subordinates, so they were able to not fall behind in the contest with the bandits.

It is conceivable that once this news reaches Sun Quan's ears, it will be more and more likely that Sun Luban will succeed Sun Luban. For them, the situation of the Liberation Camp being controlled by Mrs. Sun may continue, and there is no possibility of ending it in a short time.

"Brother Wei Ze, do you believe it's the Hubu Battalion?" Xu Xiang looked at the waist card in his hand and said with a wry smile.

Hu Zong sighed: "It doesn't matter if it's not, it's necessary to knock and knock Elfang." Wei Shu will not sit idly by and watch the king become the emperor, it is inevitable to make some small moves, and it is better for them to fight each other than to have a tacit understanding. ”

"Reasonable, then do it." Xu Xiang put away the waist card and said, "Brother Wei Ze, have you noticed that the tactics of these bandits are similar to those of the princess's subordinates?" ”

Hu Zong turned his head to look at Xu Xiang. "That's true, but who knows who started it? I heard that Zhuge Kongming was quite creative in training troops, and the Hubu battalion was indeed the elite of the Chinese army, perhaps it was the Wei army that clashed with it and was inspired? ”

Xu Xiang sighed again. "Who knows? I only know one thing, whether it is the Wei army or the Shu army, they are our opponents. If you and I can't see each other, we will have no face in the future. It's hard to say whether you can still gain a foothold in the Great Wu Dynasty. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled wryly.

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Sun Luban rode his horse to catch up with Mrs. Sun and walked side by side.

After winning the first battle, she was in a good mood, but Mrs. Sun's expression was indifferent, and she didn't dare to be too proud.

"Big Tiger, have you been in a hurry these days?" Mrs. Sun said suddenly.

Sun Luban was stunned for a moment, and asked blankly, "Auntie, what did you say?" ”

"I haven't asked you to see him, aren't you in a hurry?"

Sun Luban let out an "oh", suddenly realized, and then laughed twice with "hehe". "My aunt won't let me see it, it makes sense, I listen to my aunt."

"Yes, although there have been some unscrupulous things in the past few days, I have not missed the right thing after all. It would be better if you could take a few fewer looks. There is a cloud in the art of war: first for the invincible, then for the invincible. I will not be victorious, but I will be victorious against the enemy. If you want to defeat him, you must first make yourself invincible. ”

Sun Luban looked at Mrs. Sun thoughtfully and in surprise. "Auntie, you have a point. Why didn't I think the art of war could be used for this kind of thing? Auntie, tell me quickly, what can I do to make him obedient? ”

"Do you think he'll be obedient?"

Sun Luban scratched his head and smiled wryly. Even my aunt said this, it seems that it is impossible to make Cao Miao obedient.

"As if the two armies are at war, you can't expect your opponent to listen to you, you can only try to do something, or coercion, or inducement, so that he has to choose according to your wishes. Attack, then attack it and it will be saved. guard, so that he has nowhere to be prepared. In this way, it is up to me to advance and retreat, and I will not be defeated in a hundred battles. ”

Sun Luban suddenly realized, with a look of adoration in his eyes, and looked at Mrs. Sun intently. Mrs. Sun was uncomfortable with her, turned her head and glared at her, she wanted to say a few more words, but she was a little weak-hearted.

"When you get back to the camp, you go to the small courtyard to see him, tell him about the battle, and see how he reacts."

"Whoa." Sun Luban was in a good mood and couldn't help but smile.

"In addition, I will set up a banquet for you to celebrate, if he is interested, come along." Mrs. Sun paused. "Your father is about to ascend the throne, Wei Shu's spies must move, I have a lot of things, I can't leave him in the camp to relieve trouble, I have to change places."

Sun Luban was slightly stunned and uneasy. "Auntie, where are you going to send him?"

"Naturally, it was sent to a safe place." Mrs. Sun smiled. "Until your father ascends the throne."