Sun Ce's heart moved, he got up and walked out of the tent, and saw a young man standing not far from the tent, about twenty years old, tall, holding a black war horse in one hand and a black iron spear in the other, reasoning with Xu Chu, his slightly black face was like pig iron, his thick eyebrows were raised, his eyes were round, and he was full of anger.

Guo Jia followed, stood behind Sun Ce, and chuckled: "I have heard that Langya's human nature is fierce and rough for a long time, and it can really be regarded as insight." ”

Sun Ce agreed. dared to shout in front of Xu Chu and challenge him, this is indeed not something that ordinary people dare to do. In this way, he should be that Xu Sheng. In front of the envoys of Wei, when everyone swallowed their anger, and even Zhang Zhao dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, only Xu Sheng dared to strongly express his dissatisfaction, claiming that he wanted to annex Xu Luo and swallow Bashu, which broke the spirit of the envoys of Wei.

"Zhong Kang, let him come closer."

Xu Chu retreated to the side, his face was always calm like a pool of autumn water, and he couldn't see any fluctuations. When Sun Ce came out of the account, Xu Sheng saw him and looked at him very carefully. Hearing Sun Ce's greeting, he was not polite, poked the spear hard into the ground, and tied the reins of the horse to the hilt of the spear. Sun Ce glanced at it, the spear and spear were more than a foot into the earth, this Xu Sheng had a lot of strength in his hands, no wonder he was so confident. However, such strength is nothing in his camp, let alone challenge him.

Sure enough, as Xu Sheng walked forward, Xie Guanglong on the side walked over, stretched out his hand, easily pulled out the spear, and said with a smile: "This strong man, you can't tie the horse in front of the general's tent, I'll lead you for a while." ”

Xu Sheng was slightly stunned and glanced at Xie Guanglong deliberately. He knew the weight of his iron spear, and he also knew how much strength it would take to pull out this spear, Xie Guanglong was just an ordinary guard, how could he have such strength, it seemed that he was not below him.

"Huh, iron?" Guo Yuan also walked over, took the spear in Xie Guanglong's hand, shook it in his hand, and played the tail of the spear twice with one hand, shaking his head again and again. "It's so heavy, I'm sure I can't make such a heavy spear. Brother Xie, what about you? ”

Xie Guanglong shook his head solemnly. "I can't do it either, it's too heavy. I don't think there are many people in this camp who can make such a heavy spear. He counted on his fingers and nodded. Well, there should be no more than ten. ”

"And what about the other battalions? I heard that Captain Lu's arm strength is outstanding, and he can drive a three-stone strong bow. ”

"With the addition of other battalions, it is estimated that there will be seven or eight more."

Sun Ce didn't speak, watching Xie Guanglong and Guo Yuan sing and harmonize, but he paid attention to Xu Sheng's face. Xu Sheng's face changed a few times, and the arrogance on his face had unconsciously faded a little. As soon as the connoisseur stretched out his hand, he knew if there was any, and when he saw Xie Guanglong and Guo Yuan playing his iron spear vigorously, he knew that these two people were not talking about it. Especially Guo Yuan, who can play so easily with the spear tail in one hand, shows that he not only has wrist strength and arm strength on par with him, but also his spear skills are not weak.

Who are the people around Sun Ce, where are there so many masters? One or two is already rare, how can there be seventeen or eighteen?

Seeing that the heat was almost over, Sun Ce coughed, stepped forward to take Xu Sheng's iron spear from Guo Yuan's hand, and waved his hand. "Get out of here, I know how to bully newcomers all day long, can I be a little promising? I have the ability to convince Guan Yunchang to me. ”

"Whew-" Xie Guanglong and Guo Yuan shook their heads in unison, turned around and left. "The general should let Captain Xu and Captain Dian take action, or you can do it yourself. Guan Yunchang's kind of fierce man is not something we can deal with. ”

Xu Sheng turned his head to look at Xu Chu. Xie Guo and the others had already surprised him, how could there be a Guan Yunchang who could make Xie Guo dare not provoke, but Xu Chu, who didn't talk much, was a top master who could compete with that Guan Yunchang?

"Xu Sheng?" Sun Ce arched his hand and sent the spear back. "A certain is Jiangdong Sun Ce, the word Bofu, fortunately, fortunately."

Xu Sheng hurriedly took the spear, but he lost his arrogance and returned the salute. "Langya Xu Sheng, the words are forward, dare to ask the general about his life."

The two were polite, and Sun Ce invited Xu Sheng to speak. Xu Sheng handed over the horse and spear to the righteous servant, and prepared to untie the sword. Sun Ce stopped and said with a smile: "When you go out, it's better to be on guard, and you don't need to untie the knife." Guan Wenxiang has a straight face, and he is definitely not an assassin. ”

Xu Sheng didn't insist, followed Sun Ce into the account, and sat down. Sun Ce sent someone to serve wine and food, and asked Xu Sheng about his intentions. Xu Sheng is not polite, he is here to join the army, originally relying on his own martial arts, he is unwilling to be tested like an ordinary soldier, and wants to fight with Sun Ce himself, and strive to be appreciated by Sun Ce and stay by his side. Now that he saw the strength of Xie Guo and the others, he knew that he was a little Meng Lang, and apologized to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce laughed, let go of the topic, and asked about Langya's situation. Tao Qian was fighting in Langya, and he needed to know the situation there.

Xu Sheng sighed. Tao Qian's war was unfavorable, and now he has retreated to Yangdu, and half of Langya has been lost, and no one knows how long he can hold out. Juxian has already seen Yuan Xi's forward, and it is estimated that it will soon become a battlefield. He fled south because he couldn't stay in his hometown, and wanted to take refuge in Jiangdong, passing through Tan County, and heard that Sun Ce was nearby, so he left his family in Tan County and rushed to Xiapi to join the army.

"Who else is in the house?"

"The old mother, wife and children, a total of four."

Sun Ce understood. Xu Sheng is a single door, without family support, no subordinates, so he didn't choose to go north to vote for Yuan Xi, even if he went, he was also a low-level officer, rushing to the front line, without the protection of the subordinates, whether he could have the life to be promoted to a middle-level officer alive, no one could say. Rather than this, it is better to take refuge in Wuhui and have a peaceful life. The reason why he came to vote for him was naturally because he was from a low background, his family looked down on him, and his talents were limited, so Xu Sheng had more opportunities to get ahead.

It's a realistic trade-off. Xu Sheng was ranked as a Jiangdong Huchen, but his starting point was too low, even among the Jiangdong generals, when he first joined Sun Quan, he only had 500 soldiers, that is, a captain. His untimely death was probably related to too many injuries in his early years.

Guo Jia suddenly said: "What is the impression of Langya people on Tao Mu? ”

Xu Sheng smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Tao Mu only believes in Danyang people. The Danyang people held together and rejected the Xuzhou people, so the locals were reluctant to join the army. The war in Langya was unfavorable, Xu Mushang was still in Yangdu, and all counties had fled one after another, either to the south or to the north. I heard that Yan Liang of the Linyi clan also led the army for Yuan Xi and was quite trusted. Tao Mu was frustrated before, which had a lot to do with Yan Liang's investment in Yuan. ”

Sun Ce found the location of Linyi on the map and felt uneasy. Linyi is already behind Yangdu, Yan Liang of the Linyi clan defected to Yuan Xi, Linyi naturally will not support Tao Qian, it seems that Tao Qian is very unlikely to hold Yangdu. Once the Yangdu changes hands, he can only retreat to Kaiyang, the national capital.

"It's a serious situation." Sun Ce pointed to the map. "If Liu He sends cavalry to attack Langya and respond to Yuan Xi, Tao Mu's trouble will be big."

"It doesn't matter." Guo Jia shook his feather fan and said confidently: "Liu He has the heart to occupy Xuzhou, before he is sure of victory, he will not act rashly, we still have a chance." ”