Sun Ce entered the city and checked Xiao Huang's city defense for the first time.

Guo Jia was on the side, and the two exchanged the situation of the two days as they walked. Before this, Sun Ce had already sent someone to inform the news, but Guo Jia was used to knowing more, and the simple results could not satisfy his interest, so he preferred to ask in person.

Knowing that Sun Ce's attempt to attack Yuan Tan was unsuccessful, Guo Jia was very unimpressed. He felt that Sun Ce's move was not only risky, but also unnecessary. Killing Yuan Tan had no other benefit than angering Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao would also send others to occupy Yanzhou, but others would not be as willing to cooperate with Sun Ce as Yuan Tan. On the other hand, Sun Ce has no plan to kill Yuan Tan, but Yuan Tan may want to kill Sun Ce all the time, if there is a chance, he will never let Sun Ce live, the reason why he cooperates with Sun Ce is because he is not sure of victory.

Sun Ce thought about it carefully and felt that Guo Jia was reasonable. Attacking Yuan Tan is actually pointless, but very dangerous. Even if it succeeds, it will only attract Yuan Shao's revenge, and he will be forced to make a decision with Yuan Shao without being ready, and the planned strategy will be in vain.

"The results are the best now." Guo Jia smiled again: "It is enough to make Yuan Tan feel cowardly, and he does not dare to go all out in the face of the general." Once you don't dare to take risks and tie your hands and feet, there is no way to talk about this strangeness. There are only regular soldiers, even the Yuan family is not sure of victory, and the general has another chance to score three points. ”

Sun Ce smiled dumbly. "In this way, it's still crooked."

"How can everything be done when marching and fighting, accidents are inevitable. Big things must be strategized, and small things can only be improvised, not rigid rules. It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to achieve things, and it is difficult to find perfection. It's good to hit the right one, but if you are frustrated, you can only endure it for a while. Generals, those who can endure are worthy of respect, whether they are enemies or friends. ”

Guo Jia said, glanced back, and inadvertently raised his eyelids.

Sun Ce followed his gaze and looked around, and saw Guan Yu on crutches, talking to Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, the three of them didn't know what they were talking about, but they looked excited. He smiled and walked forward. Guo Jia chased after him. "General......

"I know who Liu Bei is." Sun Ce said: "I will guard against him." ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Guo Jia was stunned, and then thought of something. "He also has a place in the general's dreams?"

"A very important seat."

Guo Jia smiled. "Then I'm really relieved."

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Guan Yu stared at Zhang Fei. "Did you have a good time?"

"It's enjoyable." Zhang Fei said with a smile: "Brother Yun, I didn't say it, you really lost this time. It's really enjoyable to fight against Sun against the enemy. If you are also there, the great merit of killing the generals will not be taken away by Chen Zhi, and Xuande will not only be a captain, maybe he will be a captain. ”

"Look at you, if I'm here, you won't be able to enjoy it." Guan Yu said half-jokingly: "Come in, tell me how you guys fight." Look at you like this, this time it's not an ordinary enjoyment. ”

Liu Bei's eyes flashed, and he said: "Yun Chang, Yide is right, Sun is rebellious and superb, and he is indeed not comparable to ordinary people. On the way, I thought, when I come back, I must discuss with you and try to learn a little more from it. ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard, his eyes wandering. Zhang Fei said that Sun Ce played well, and he just listened to it as a joke. Liu Bei also said that Sun Ce played well, and he used such a comment as being superb, but he couldn't take it lightly. Last time he fell for Sun Ce in Xiao County, more than 1,000 miscellaneous horsemen were all lost, and he always wanted to take a chance to fight with Sun Ce again and save face. Although he didn't say it, in fact, he had been paying attention to things related to Sun Ce, and this time he couldn't come to the battlefield in person to observe Sun Ce's use of troops nearby, so he naturally had to listen to Liu Bei and Zhang Fei talk about it.

Seeing that Guan Yu didn't speak, Liu Bei was secretly happy in his heart. Zhang Fei was rude, abused the soldiers, and refused to change his teachings, using Sun Ce as an example, he has already restrained himself in the past two days. Guan Yu is proud, if he can also use Sun Ce as a reference, let him put away his arrogance and be a little more humble, this is not a good thing.

Besides, he really felt that he had gained a lot this time, and he wanted to share it with Guan Yu.

They haven't seen each other for two days, but they seem to have experienced a parting of life and death, and there are endless words. Jian Yong arched his hands and stood aside, somewhat embarrassed. He felt a slight detachment, which he had felt before, but this time it was especially noticeable.

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Xiaohuang is the county seat, there is a granary, and there is the autumn grain that has just been harvested in the warehouse. Although it is a small county with no more than 10,000 households, the food is enough for Sun Ce to eat for a while. It's just that after Sun Ce left, Zhang Miao had to transfer grain from other counties to make up for the shortfall, otherwise the county magistrate and officials at all levels would not be able to send out their money.

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the money was half a money and half grain, and for a period of time it was even settled in money, but in the past ten years, there have been frequent famines, and the price of grain has risen again and again, and the officials are more willing to receive the money in kind. During Dong Zhuo's administration, he wantonly collected and scraped money, resulting in a shortage of money, and he had to issue small money indiscriminately, which was light and difficult to use, and prices further inflated.

Therefore, Sun Ce ate not only grain, but also the income of the officials of Xiaohuang County, so naturally no one welcomed them. It's just that Sun Ce has a knife in his hand, and those people dare not speak out, so they can only write down all the accounts, and report to Yuan Tan and Zhang Miao when the time comes, and ask for subsidies. Fighting a war is to burn money, Sun Ce sent a surprise army to attack Liu Bei, and it was not only Liu Bei who was unlucky, but also the people nearby. This is the case in Xiaohuang City, and the same is true for the township pavilions outside the city, inexplicably losing a lot of money, and being busy for half a year.

Although Xiao Huang was not his own territory, Sun Ce still consciously restrained his subordinates, forbidding them to disturb the people, let alone plunder. This is not only out of humanitarianism, but also for practical considerations, and it is impossible for a unit with undisciplined military discipline to have real combat effectiveness, and the Xiliang soldiers are a typical example. For the people of Xiaohuang, this is a blessing in misfortune, otherwise it won't take a few days to make Xiaohuang County a ruin. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the soldiers were complicated, many of them were originally unemployed and vagabonds, and they were recruited to serve as soldiers in order to eat and make a fortune, and it was also their way to make money by capturing the people.

In the past few days, although sporadic disturbance incidents still occurred from time to time, large-scale looting did not appear, and the people of Xiaohuang County were not only happy, but also had a much better attitude towards Sun Ce. However, more people are willing to attribute this kindness to King Chen. King Chen was a virtuous king, and many people were protected by him during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Guo Jun was able to successfully win Xiaohuang County, and King Chen's face played a great role.

King Chen was very embarrassed about this, and felt that the beauty of plundering people mentioned it several times in front of Sun Ce. Sun Ce didn't take it seriously, and comforted King Chen: "Being able to be in the company of a virtuous king like the Great King shows that I am not a wicked person." What does it matter whose favor the people feel? ”

Chen Wang sighed with emotion. "Although the general is not accustomed to shooting, his virtue is very impressive. Although he did not study, he was closer to the goal of the Confucian inner and outer kings. Lonely and old, time is short, dare to trust each other with his family. ”