Qin Song was very embarrassed, it was indeed his fault for the inappropriate quotation, and it was embarrassing enough to be pointed out by Zhang Zhao on the spot. He hurriedly explained: "Thank you for reminding you, I mean to say that the use of soldiers should be cautious and prepared." The prince is responsible for Yuzhou, how can he act lightly? Although Runan is safe, Liang Pei borders Yanzhou, and Yuan Tan often raises troops to invade, if there is an accident, what can I do? ”

Zhang Zhao didn't bite Qin Song anymore. He just meant to reduce expenses as much as possible, and didn't want Sun Jian to start a war easily, be careful if there were fewer soldiers, and be bold if there were more soldiers. But Qin Song is also reasonable, there are too few soldiers, in case of an accident, who can afford this responsibility?

"Be prepared, the great of the good. But be cautious in the heart, if there is no sense of self-reflection, and there is no loyal minister, even if there are millions of soldiers, it is no different from traveling alone in the Central Plains. Junhou, although the spring ploughing has passed, the rainy season is approaching, the Central Plains rivers are vertical and horizontal, the water suddenly rises, the flat land becomes Daze, the march is not easy, this year the rain seems to be particularly much, or be careful. ”

Sun Jian nodded again and again, signaling Qin Song not to argue with Zhang Zhao. The purpose of his discussion with Zhang Zhao was to ask Zhang Zhao to travel to various townships and counties to provide the grain and grass needed by the army, and other details did not need Zhang Zhao to intervene, and he would discuss with Qin Song and others. Now that Zhang Zhao agreed, there is no need to dwell on the details. He then talked about Yuan Shao's entry into Qingzhou. He was worried that Tian Kai was not Yuan Shao's opponent, Qingzhou would soon fall into Yuan Shao's hands, and Xuzhou would become the front line of the war at that time, so it was still necessary to prepare early and prepare to support Xuzhou's grain and grass.

Zhang Zhao was not disgusted by this. If Xuzhou becomes a battlefield, the people will definitely suffer, and no matter how rich the place is, it will not be able to resist a few years of war. He promised to immediately count the grain stocks in each county and do a good job of statistics, so that once Xuzhou needed it, it could be shipped immediately. He just reminded Sun Jian that Runan did have some strength after rectification, but everything has a degree, and if it is too tight, it will push the Runan family with a wait-and-see attitude to Yuan Shao, and Yuzhou will not be able to keep it. Judging from the current situation, it is best not to fight, and in a few years, Sun Ce will have a certain foundation in Wuhui, and the money and food will be more sufficient, so he will not be as nervous as he is now.

Sun Jian agreed with Zhang Zhao's suggestion. Don't look at the territory occupied by their father and son, but the foundation is not strong, so it is not appropriate to act rashly. Especially in Yuzhou, if there is a battle in front of you, but Runan is in chaos, the whole of Yuzhou may change hands. Who made Yuzhou the capital state of the Yuan family. Their father and son have been in business for a few years, and they may not be as useful as a few letters from Yuan Shao.

The discussion was decided, Sun Jian left Xu Kun to sit in Pingyu, and he set off with Huang Gai, Han Dang and others, first went to Luoyang to meet Zhu Jun, and then went east along Suishui all the way to Xuzhou.

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Licheng.

Cao Ang raised his sleeves to block the fluttering drizzle, and took a few steps in succession, crossed several shallow puddles, and came to a big tent.

Jun Zheng Yu Ban stood at the door of the big tent, his body was straight, and there was no expression on his blue and white face, like a stone slab. His robes were already wet from the rain, and the crimson robes were darker and looked like they were soaked in blood.

"Wen Ze, what's wrong?"

"Please take a look." Yu Ban stretched out his hand to lift the tent door, Cao Ang tilted his head, saw a familiar face, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Wen Qi, why are you again?"

Pan Zhang sat cross-legged in the big tent, holding the chess pieces in his hand, with a chess table in front of him, and two soldiers sitting next to him, one holding his head, the other covering his face, and there was blood between his fingers. Seeing Cao Ang, the two soldiers seemed to be looking forward to a savior, and rushed out of the tent with a rolling belt and hid behind Cao Ang.

Pan Zhang spat at it, threw the chess pieces on the ground, bent down and walked out of the tent, looked at Yu Ban again, snorted disdainfully, turned around and left. As soon as he took two steps, he saw a pair of muddy combat boots, and when he looked up again, he saw Cao Ren standing in front of him, followed by several guards with broad shoulders and round waists, and his face suddenly changed. He was just about to explain when Cao Ren flew up and kicked him to the ground. Pan Zhang fell to the ground on his back, his face distorted in pain, but he didn't dare to squeak.

"Take it, and deal with it by military law."

"Whoa." The guards rushed over, held Pan Zhang down, untied his belt, and tied him up. Seeing this, Cao Ang was about to intercede, but Cao Ren glanced at him. Cao Ang suddenly closed his mouth. The guards tied Pan Zhang up and dragged him away. Cao Ang said to the ban: "Wen Ze, you are doing the right thing, from now on, no matter who you are, you are not allowed to gamble, let alone force gambling." ”

"Whoa." Yu Ban arched his hand, and his voice was dry.

Cao Ang nodded, turned around and left, Cao Ren glanced at Yu Ban, didn't say anything, caught up with Cao Ang, and said in a low voice: "This Yu Ban is a bit interesting, it's a pity to be a soldier, let him command the troops." ”

Cao Ang responded: "Uncle, I also have this idea, but I'm afraid that he will offend too many people and can't convince the public." ”

"If you don't accept it, just kill a few." Cao Ren said nonchalantly: "Zixiu, Pan Zhang is too much, you can't indulge him anymore, knowing the law and breaking the law, not only forcing people to gamble, but also beating people when they lose money, if you don't deal with it seriously, who else will take military law in the future?" ”

Cao Ang smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Uncle, Pan Zhang is a good gambler, loyal, brave and brave, it is the time to use people, and you can't blame everything. If you want to use military law, I have no objection, but you can know in moderation and don't hurt the hearts of the soldiers. It's handled too harshly, and it's not good for the ban. ”

Cao Ren looked at Cao Ang and didn't say anything more. Yu Ban is a native of Taishan, although he is also Yanzhou, but he is not very compatible with the people of Dongjun, plus he is strict in law enforcement, many Dongjun soldiers have suffered from him, and there are many people who complain about him, Pan Zhang is just a representative. Cao Ang is the Taishou of Dongjun, and he is heavily forbidden and severely punished Pan Zhang, which will cause disgust among the people of Dongjun.

The two walked side by side for a while, and Cao Ang suddenly said, "Uncle, I want to go to Yizhou." ”

Cao Ren was taken aback and looked at Cao Ang in confusion. Cao Ang didn't speak, led Cao Ren to the big tent of the Chinese army, took out a letter from home, and handed it to Cao Ren. Cao Ren wiped his hands, took the letter and looked at it, and his eyebrows immediately trembled twice. Cao Cao transferred to the southern general, led the Ba County Taishou, and had already set off, this letter was written when he set off, and according to the calculation of time, it should be on the road now.

Cao Ren pondered for a long time. "What did Chen Gongtai say?"

"I haven't told him yet, I'm afraid they're reluctant to leave their homeland. After all, Yizhou is so far away. ”

Cao Ren rolled his eyes and said, "You're not optimistic about Yuan Xiansi?" ”

Cao Ren held his wrist and shook his head slowly. "Yuan Gong is going south and wants to take Qingzhou, what should I do? Will you give up your vested gains and give up Qingzhou, or will you return it to Yuan Gong? Sandwiched between their father and son, I am in a dilemma, so I might as well go to Yizhou to help my father. He went deep into Yizhou alone, and he definitely needed help. ”

Cao Ren agreed with Cao Ang, but he still suggested that Cao Ang listen to Chen Gong's opinion.