Sun Ce returned to the camp, and the soldiers of each battalion who were ambushed in the camp but did not have the opportunity to fight returned to their camps in turn, and the generals gathered in Sun Ce's Chinese army tent to attend the meeting. Tao Ying also came. He was originally prepared to participate in the volley when Liu Bei left the city, but Liu Bei did not go out of the city, so he could only be a bystander.

Sun Ce wiped out more than 1,000 miscellaneous horsemen in one battle, and almost even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were folded in the formation, which made him envious. He didn't have the opportunity to participate in the planning of this battle, and now in the post-war summary, he refuses to miss a word. Not only did he listen carefully, but after the generals retreated, he also specially stayed behind and asked carefully about what was not clear.

Sun Ce patiently answered them one by one. Tao Ying's qualifications are average, but he is well trained, and it is not a problem to be an ordinary general. Tao Qian is in his early sixties, and he may die at any time, of course he doesn't want Xuzhou to fall into the hands of others, so he takes this opportunity to pull Tao Ying over and push him to the position of Xuzhou's assassin history, which is good for him, and Tao Qian must be happy to see it.

Use it well, this is a good knife, I dare not say that it is a hundred refining knives, at least thirty refinements.

"Brother Zhong Yun, you have read books, you have a good understanding, and it is easy to understand the art of war. All you lack is practice. As long as you participate in more battles and summarize more, you will definitely become a famous general. ”

Tao Ying was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He knew that Sun Ce's words were exaggerated, but it was the first time he had heard such words in so many years, and even if it was a kind word, he was happy.

Lu Zhu watched from the sidelines, secretly impressed by Sun Ce's methods. He is not Tao Ying, he can understand Sun Ce's intentions, but he will not say it. Sun Ce's support for Tao Ying to take over Xuzhou has no disadvantages for him, he doesn't have to bear the notoriety of the master, and he can get benefits, so why not do it.

In the process of waiting for the results of the casualty statistics, Sun Ce, Tao Ying, and Lu Zhu chatted casually, chatting and laughing. Inadvertently, Sun Ce said to Tao Ying: "Brother Zhongyun, I heard that Ling Zun once recruited Zhang Zhao, but is there such a thing?" ”

At the mention of Zhang Zhao, Tao Ying immediately frowned. "That sour ding, I don't know what to do, so don't mention it."

"What, it didn't go well?" Sun Ce asked knowingly.

"It's not just a problem, it's a problem." Tao Ying told the general story, but he didn't say that Tao Qian couldn't use it and was dissuaded by Zhao Yu. In his opinion, Zhang Zhao is a self-righteous scholar who deliberately invites fame, which is nothing more than the onset of celebrity habits.

"I'd like to meet him, is it convenient?"

"You want to see him?" Tao Ying seemed to be smiling. "Do you want to invite him, or do you want to scold him?"

Sun Ce burst out laughing. "Salute before soldiers, if he is willing to accept my invitation, I will invite him. If he doesn't accept it, I'll scold him. Can he scold Xu Zijiang to vomit blood, can he still be afraid of him? ”

Tao Ying was a little hesitant. Tao Qian has become a joke because he can't invite Zhang Zhao. If Sun Ce succeeded in inviting Zhang Zhao, wouldn't it mean that the Tao family's father and son were not as good as Sun Ce. The elk family is a businessman, so that's it, Zhang Zhao is a celebrity.

Seeing this, Lu Zhu said quietly: "General, in fact, whether it is Zhao Yu or Zhang Zhao, they are just celebrities. As for learning, it's good, but they can't do anything practical because they have this ability to brag about their lives. Even if you invite you, what you get is nothing more than a false name. ”

Tao Ying echoed continuously. "Zizhong is right, I mean the same thing."

Sun Ce smiled and said unhurriedly: "I know that Zhang Zhao is a scholar. If you want to deal with scholars, it's actually very easy to do, just find something for him to do, so that he is too busy to talk nonsense. ”

Tao Ying's eyes lit up. "General, what are you going to ask him to do?"

"What else can he do? Teach children to read. I just recently moved my family to Pingyu, and as you know, I have several younger brothers and sisters, and I originally planned to send them to Nanyang, but now it seems that Nanyang may not be able to cope with it. I want to run a school in Runan, isn't this Zhang Zhao a scholar, I asked him to make sacrificial wine, and deal with a group of children every day, he shouldn't refuse, right? Hehe, these scholars are good teachers, so I will fulfill their wish and let him be the king of children. ”

Tao Ying slapped his thigh. "General, your idea is so good, why didn't I think of it?"

Lu Zhu also nodded again and again and praised Sun Ce for his good idea. He had heard about Nanyang Academy before, but he didn't take it to heart, but now when he heard Sun Ce mention it again, he was obsessed. Cai Yong's construction of a school in Xiangyang was supported by the Cai family, and now Sun Ce plans to ask Zhang Zhao to build a school in Pingyu, and his elk family can also support it. Anyway, I don't have much money a year, I can buy a good reputation, and the most important thing is that I can get closer to Sun Ce.

Lu Zhu supported, Tao Ying was also moved, and said that he was willing to ask Tao Qian for instructions, which should not be a big problem. He knew that Tao Qian was actually very disgusted with Zhang Zhao and wanted to drive him away. Sun Ce was willing to accept it, he couldn't ask for it, as long as he didn't let him lose his bad reputation.

A muffled thunder rolled by. Guo Jia walked in and brushed a few drops of rain off his shoulders. "General, it's going to rain."

——

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei lay side by side on the couch, and the wounds were treated by the doctor.

They were wounded too much, more than a dozen arrows were hit alone, blood soaked through their robes, and the faces of the two fierce men were pale, and it became extremely difficult to even disarm them. The healer had no choice but to cut open their armor and robes to see the wounds.

Both of them were seriously injured, and although they were not fatally wounded, they lost so much blood that they would have at least two or three months to fully recover, and they would not be able to play in the short term. Since they followed Liu Bei to fight against the Yellow Turban, they can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles, but it is the first time that they have been injured so badly.

Especially Guan Yu, he suffered more injuries this time than all the previous injuries combined.

Guan Yu felt very embarrassed, closed his eyes, and said nothing. Zhang Fei didn't have such a psychological burden, the doctor craftsman's hands and feet were a little heavier, he screamed, punched and kicked, and after a while, two doctors were already injured by him.

Liu Bei sat aside, his face darker than the sky outside.

A thousand cavalry were lost, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both injured, and the losses in this battle were heavy. The conversation with Jiang Gan was circling in his mind, if Sun Ce agreed, did he really want to negotiate with him? At the time, it was just a stopgap measure, but now it seems that it was not an option, or even the only one.

Sun Ce's strength is too strong, and this Yuzhou pastor is not something he can fight for if he wants to. But he has just betrayed Gongsun Zhan, if he negotiates with Sun Ce, and Sun Ce really gives him to Gongsun Zhan, what can he do? Even if Sun Ce wouldn't do this, it was Yuan Shao who he was going to betray now. Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are preparing for a decisive battle, making a decision before the winner is scored, is it too hasty?

Liu Bei was bored in his heart, got up and walked outside the house. The sky was overcast, the dark clouds were so low that they almost touched the distant walls, lightning flashed among the clouds, and rumbling thunder came from time to time. Liu Bei's heart moved, turned around and rushed to Yuan Xu's courtyard, and pulled Yuan Xu, who was reading, out. "Yuan Jun, is it going to rain, how much can it rain?"

Yuan Xu was very impatient and broke free of Liu Bei's hand. "It's the rain season, what's so strange about the rain." He looked up and realized that it wasn't right. "Oh, this rain, I don't think it will be small."

Before the words fell, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a heavy downpour, and there was confusion between heaven and earth.

In the rumbling thunder, Liu Bei laughed loudly. "Heaven will not kill me, heaven will not kill me."