Guan Nan introduced: "Xixian was originally Chuyi, also known as Baiyucheng, and the surname was headed by the Xie family. According to legend, the Xie family came from Houyi, who has been heirloom in archery for generations, and the bow number made is the analysis of the bow, which is famous. Although there are no heirs who are proficient in archery now, the habit of practicing archery is still there, and the lower officials can hold the county, and the archers of the Xie clan are the first merit. This is the head of the Xie family, Xie Xiang and Xie Junjian. ”

Xie Xiang, who was waiting on the side, stepped forward to salute.

Sun Ce glanced at Xie Xiang. This person is about forty, medium build, slightly fat, and average-looking, except for two eyes. He was not armoured, but he carried an arrow basket behind his back, a pot full of arrows, a bow pouch at his waist, and two bows. More than a dozen young men behind him are dressed in general attire. Sun Ce felt that one of the young men was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

He pointed to the young man and said to Xie Xiang: "Xie Xiancheng, this is ......"

Xie Xiang beckoned and motioned for the young man to come over and greet Sun Ce. "General, this is my brother's son Xie Kuan, the word Zhongguang. Among my nephews and nephews of the Xie family, his archery skills are quite passable. ”

Sun Ce arched his hand. "Brother Xie, have we met?"

Xie Kuan shook his head. "General, you may have recognized the wrong person, I have grown so big, I have never left Xixian, I have never even been to Wancheng, I should have never seen the general......" Before the words fell, Xie Xiang's face changed, and he grabbed the topic. Has the general seen someone who looks like him? ”

"That's right."

"Does the general know where he is now?"

Sun Ce smiled bitterly. "I just can't remember who he looks like, I just feel familiar. What's the matter, your Xie family has children outside? ”

Pang Tong on the side suddenly said: "General, he looks very much like Xie Guanglong, the personal guard general next to Liu Pi." ”

Sun Ce suddenly realized and patted his head. "That's right, it's Xie Guanglong, the two look too similar, you won't be brothers."

Xie Kuan looked at Xie Xiang blankly. Xie Xiang pressed his shoulder and said softly, "Let's go back and talk about it." He said to Pang Tong anxiously: "Can you please tell me about the appearance of this Xie Guanglong, how old he is, and where he is now?" Is he doing well? ”

Pang Tong told Xie Guanglong about the situation. Xie Guanglong is Liu Pi's personal guard and is now in Xiangyang. They don't have much contact with each other, and they haven't heard that Xie Guanglong is good at archery, but looking at Xie Xiang's expression, this Xie Guanglong is likely to be Xie Song's brother. His father is Xie Xiang's brother, and he couldn't figure out that he was originally the head of the Xie family, but he was somehow occupied by this Xie Xiang.

Sun Ce secretly laughed. Regardless of whether the Xie family in this county is the bloodline of the legendary god Hou Yi, now they are just a small local tyrant, and no one knows about it when they leave the county, and they can fight for the disharmony of brothers for the position of the head of a family, which is really ridiculous.

After listening to Pang Tong's words, Xie Xiang threw his hand to the sky, muttering in his mouth that he didn't know what to read, and his eyes were red. After a while, he smiled with tears in his eyes. "Thank you, General, the General is not only the savior of my Xie County, but also the blessing of my Xie family. I have a request, and I ask the general to grant it. ”

"You say." Sun Ce disagreed.

Xie Xiang pulled Xie Kuan over. "Please allow the general to follow the general. Although this son is young, he is a little smart, he has been practicing archery since he was a child, and his archery is also considered to be the best among the young generation. ”

Sun Ce looked Xie Kuan up and down, and called Huang Zhong. "Hansheng, you try his archery."

Huang Zhong led Xie Kuan aside. Sun Ce continued to walk forward, with Xie Xiang by his side. Sun Ce smiled and said, "Master Xie, your family has a story." ”

Xie Xiang sighed. "Let the general smile, to put it mildly, it's not that little fame. When he was young, he was vigorous, and in order to compete with his brother for the position of the head of the Xie family, he accidentally injured his brother, resulting in his brother's untimely death, and now he regrets it, he doesn't want anything, he just wants to make up for his mistakes. If God has mercy on me, the Xie Guanglong mentioned by the general should be my brother's eldest son, Xie Song Xie Bolong. He hated me so much that he even changed his name, leaving only one long character, but he added his brother's Cantonese character. ”

While Xie Xiang was speaking, Guan Nan had been listening quietly from the sidelines and had not expressed any opinions. But Sun Ce could see that he was very disgusted with Xie Xiang, a disgust born from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't hide it. Xie Xiang was embarrassed and a little annoyed, but he was embarrassed to attack in front of Sun Ce. The words were not speculative, and he unconsciously interrupted the topic, and silently followed Sun Ce to inspect the city defense.

The location of Xixian is very good, easy to defend and difficult to attack, there is no need for more, as long as there are a thousand people to defend, weapons and food are sufficient, even if Xu Rong's troops are doubled, this city will not be able to conquer. There are more than 7,000 households in the county, nearly 1,000 in the city, and nearly 1,000 households who have taken refuge in the city, so there should be no problem at all in recruiting 2,000 people to defend the city. The offensive and defensive battles in Xixian County were fought like this, not so much that the Xiliang soldiers were ferocious, but that Guannan was incompetent.

He works very hard, but he basically doesn't know anything about military affairs, if it weren't for Xie Xiang leading more than 50 shooters from the Xie family to help, Xixian might not be able to wait for today. Xie Xiang's disdain for Guan Nan may also have this reason.

The city was crowded and could not accommodate more than 10,000 new arrivals. Sun Ce didn't plan to enter the city all of them. After reading the city defense, and inquiring about the grain storage in Xixian County, Sun Ce decided to leave Huang Zhong to defend the city, and he rushed to Wuguan to relieve the siege, clear the Xiliang soldiers between Xixian and Wuguan, and reopen this section of Wuguan Road.

After Huang Zhong's examination, Xie Kuan's archery skills are in the upper middle, slightly stronger than ordinary archers, but there is still a distance from first-class archery, the reason is not complicated, the training intensity is not enough, and they stick to the ancient method, in fact, their family's ancient method is incomplete, whether it is the original appearance is not clear to anyone, at least Huang Zhong himself is not impressed. But Xie Kuan's own qualifications are acceptable, and if he can strengthen his training, he can still be a sniper in the army. Others, haha, that's it, you can only dominate in Xixian County.

Xie Kuan was very frustrated, but after seeing Huang Zhong's archery, he had nothing to say. Art is not as good as others, you can only blame yourself.

Sun Ce did not immediately take Xie Kuan in. He asked Xie Kuan and seven children of the Xie family to follow Huang Zhong to practice shooting, when Huang Zhong recognized them, and when they were admitted to the guard camp. Even so, Xie Xiang was still very grateful, not only donated two thousand stone of grain, but also decided to personally build a good bow for Huang Zhong. Compared with archery, the Xie family's bow-making skills are more famous, just like Guan Nan said, the bow analysis is the most famous specialty of the county, and the last signboard of Baiyu City.

Sun Ce came to Guannan and demanded that all the cattle and servants in the county be requisitioned. Nanyang's cattle are very famous, with a tall body, long-lasting endurance, and a docile character, and are known as the first of the five breeds of cattle in later generations. Xixian County is located in the traffic artery, the transportation industry has been very developed, cattle is the most commonly used animal power, the number is very large. A scalper is more than enough to pull a Wugang car or a baggage car, and it can travel sixty or seventy miles a day. With these cattle and servants who were familiar with Wuguan Dao, Sun Ce could carry sufficient baggage and ordnance, and his marching speed could be greatly improved.

Kannan will do everything accordingly. After some preparation, Sun Ce embarked on a journey and went straight to Wuguan.