Jiang Gan's news was very simple, he went to Hedong and met with Niu Fu, Dong Yue, and Jia Xu. Niu Fu and Dong Yue didn't have any ideas, they were rough people, but Jia Xu suggested that Niu Fu and Sun Ce meet and talk face-to-face, and the location was in Huangchi.

The main force of the Western Liang Army had withdrawn to Hedong, but the two county towns of Huangchi and Shaanxi were still under the control of the Western Liang Army. Meeting in Huangchi was safe for Niu Fu, but very risky for Sun Ce. If Niu Fu had any ideas, he would not have time to send reinforcements. So Zhang Hong strongly objected, he thought it was not necessary at all. Whether King Qin can succeed or not is not important to Sun Ce, now that the autumn harvest is imminent, a war may break out at any time, and the matter in Hedong can be pushed back.

Guo Jia was different, and he advised Sun Ce to seize the opportunity to forge an alliance with the Hedong Army. Once the Western Liang army fell to Sun Ce, not only the situation in Hanoi could undergo a major change, King Qin would become possible, but it might also have an impact on the situation in Chang'an. He also did not agree with Sun Ce to see Niu Fu, on the same grounds that it was too dangerous. If you want to get to Huangchi in a short time, you can only travel lightly, and it is impossible to bring a large army, and you can't even bring a few personal guards, which is not what a general should do. But it is necessary to appease the people of Xiliang, make them feel sincerity, and defuse hostility.

Guo Jia finally said that Lu Yi is from Liangzhou, if Niu Fu and others are cornered and forced to bow to Yuan Shao, then we will be in big trouble.

Sun Ce remembered one thing, in history, Zhao Qi and others mediated Kanto after Li Dao and others conquered Chang'an, so Yuan Shao's acceptance of mediation was actually reconciliation with Li Dao and others, and it was likely that there was an influence on Lu Yi. After the Battle of Jieqiao, Lu Yi was the first general under Yuan Shao, and he had such influence.

Chang'an was reluctant to pardon Niu Fu and others, but Han Sui and Ma Teng accepted Chang'an's official position, and Niu Fu and others may not know what they had in mind, but under heavy pressure, if they chose to be vassals to Yuan Shao, the north of the Yellow River basically became Yuan Shao's sphere of influence.

"Sir, write a letter for me." Sun Ce said to Zhang Hong: "Do you know Jia Xu? ”

Zhang Hong shook his head.

"Jia Xu is a native of Wuwei, and Duan Cheng, one of the three Ming Dynasty in Liangzhou, is a fellow villager, and he was filial piety when he was young, and he was a ...... in the palace."

Sun Ce gave Zhang Hong a detailed introduction to what he knew. Zhang Hong doesn't know Jia Xu, firstly, because he has always been in the opposition and is not very clear about the affairs of the court, and secondly, as a famous man in Shandong, he may not care about the people of Liangzhou, but Sun Ce knows how much energy Jia Xu has, even if he can't become a friend, try not to become an enemy. Niu Fu and others can't do any good, but they are better at doing evil than anyone else.

After listening to Sun Ce's introduction, Zhang Hong nodded in understanding. "In this way, it really can't be ignored, lest Yuan Shao sit back and enjoy the success." After a while, he said again: "Chen originally thought that it was not easy for Liangzhou to have a righteous man like Fu Nanrong, but I didn't expect that there would be such a wise man in Xiliang, but it was beyond my expectations. Shandong and Shanxi have always been deeply estranged, and if it weren't for this, the imperial court would not have been corrupted to this point. It is very good that the general can be inclusive and treat everyone equally. It's just that the Liangzhou army has always been mercenary and has no benevolence and righteousness, so they naturally asked the general to surrender. If the general fails to meet their demands, sooner or later he will turn against them. ”

"yes, that's a nuisance." Sun Ce sighed. He didn't know about it. He just killed 20,000 Xiliang people last year, Li Meng, Duan Xuan, Fan Chou and others did not miss the net, even if the Xiliang people are not in harmony at all, it is impossible to have no mustard at all, surrendering to him is naturally forced to be helpless, and the first thing to bear the brunt is the lack of food. If he can't provide food, even if he is sincere, the people of Xiliang will turn their faces in the end.

In troubled times, grain is hard currency, more valuable than gold, silver and jewelry. After the autumn, it is necessary to take Nanjun and Jiangxia, and if possible, it is best to take Lujiang and Jiujiang into the bag to prepare for the next step of fighting for Yangzhou. There is no solid rear, there is not enough food reserves, and what is there to fight for.

Sun Ce was helpless. He occupied Yuzhou, but he could only be satisfied with the families and heroes to restrain a little, hand over the grain that should be paid, and worry about money and food all day long. Yuan Shao only occupies half of Jizhou, but the soldiers are full of food, and the heroes of the family are competing for dedication, and the difference in treatment is really big. Guo Jia said that the Yuan family had two opportunities to make a windfall, how much money did he bring to Jizhou? Three billion, or five billion, ten billion?

People are more angry than people.

"This difficulty is only immediate, it's just a little tighter, and it will be relieved soon. But if Hebei is all returned to Yuan Shao, I don't know when this hard life will end. Guo Jia smiled and said, "Sir, you better think about how to make that Jia Wenhe feel the general's sincerity." To be honest, I really wanted to meet this person. Hey, there's a fish hooked......"

The fish rod suddenly trembled, Guo Jia hurriedly ran over, poured the sour plum soup into his mouth with one hand, picked up the fish rod with the other, and lifted it vigorously, a palm-sized fish was lifted out of the water, shining in the sun, twisting his body vigorously, and the water droplets splashed. Guo Jiale couldn't keep his mouth shut. He and Zhang Hong have fished a few times, and each harvest is not as good as Zhang Hong, and today is the first time to win Zhang Hong.

"Haha, sir, I'm on top today."

Zhang Hong smiled silently, and the fishing rod in his hand did not move at all. After a while, the water surface rippled, Zhang Hong's wrist shook slightly, the fishing rod stretched into a bow, and in an instant, it straightened vertically, and a fish more than two feet long broke through the water and landed on the grass next to the case. Jiang Qin ran over and held it down.

"What a big fish!"

Guo Jia gave a thumbs up. "Mr. is still calm, and he catches big fish."

Zhang Hong stood up and clapped his hands. "Pen and ink waiting. Guo Fengxiao, give you a chance, if I finish writing the letter, you haven't won back a city, but you can't blame me. ”

Guo Jia laughed and shook his hand again and again. "Forget it, who doesn't know that you Zhang Zigang has written a pen, every word is fine, I'm afraid that my bait has not been installed yet, and your article will be written. I don't compare fishing with you, I compare soup with you. If you write slowly, I won't even leave you a mouthful of soup. ”

Zhang Hong couldn't help laughing, stretched out his finger at Guo Jia, and walked towards the prepared bookcase. "Guo Fengxiao, no wonder you can't stay in Hebei, the only one in the world who can tolerate you as a scoundrel is the general."

Guo Jia said narrowly: "Mr. is right, I am indeed a scoundrel, I can't meet Yuan Shao, what about Mr.?" ”

Zhang Hong smiled but did not speak, sat down in front of the desk, spread out the paper, lifted the pen, dipped it in thick ink, snorted a few strokes, and dropped a line of words on the pale yellow new paper. At this time, Sun Ce suddenly turned around and said, "Sir, you told Jia Xu that before August 15, if the situation in Luoyang is stable, I will rush to Huangchi to meet him." ”

Zhang Hong stopped the pen in his hand, raised his head and looked at Sun Ce for a moment, bowed his head slightly, answered the hello, and then wrote.