Xu Shao really wanted to scold Sun Ce a few words, but the words had already come to his mouth, and when he heard Sun Ce's words, he swallowed those words back again, his mouth opened, but he didn't spit out a word.

If he really wants to scold, he may not be able to scold Sun Ce. In the previous encounters, he was the one who vomited blood, and Sun Ce didn't lose even a single hair.

Sun Ce looked at Xu Shao's embarrassment and couldn't help laughing, and he laughed very proudly, not hiding it at all. Xu Shao was even more depressed, his face was blue and red for a while, followed by white for a while, and the joints of the hand holding the wine glass were white, if he had enough strength, the lacquer ear cup might have been crushed by him.

It's a pity he didn't. Just like he thought he could direct the world, but he didn't have that ability.

Sun Ce moved his body, changed his sitting position, and sat with his knees crossed. This pose is a bit rude, but also more relaxed. You can understand it as presumptuous, or you can understand it as not treating you as an outsider, and of course it can also be understood as he doesn't care what you think. Sun Ce's expression was relaxed at the moment, obviously not taking into account what Xu Shao would think. He shook his body, picked up a piece of dried fruit, and with a slight force of his fingers, he pinched the hard husk, took out the kernel in the shell, and flicked his fingers, which fell right into his open mouth. Xu Shao was disgusted by his frivolity, but he had to admit his strength and precision.

"I am self-aware, and I don't dare to expect Xu Jun to say anything good about me. However, I don't think you're going to be slanderous. Sun Ce pinched the dried fruit slowly and methodically, and said while eating. Are you going to Lujiang or Yuzhang? I heard that Yuzhang Taishou Huaziyu is also a celebrity, if he asks about you, what are you going to say about me? ”

"Are generals also afraid of human speech?" Xu Shao sneered.

"Me? Unafraid. Whatever you say about me, I don't care. Sun Ce chuckled and said, "Whether it's Lujiang or Yuzhang, sooner or later it will be in my hands." Whatever you say, it will fall into my ears. What I'm worried about is that what you say is not true, your reputation will be ruined, and it will not be easy to mix in the future. ”

Xu Shao's heart was dark and uneasy. Sun Ce said very confidently, and his guess was basically accurate, he really wanted to go to Lujiang first, and then to Yuzhang. If Sun Ce really had a plan to attack Yu Zhang, then his escape might be even more difficult than expected. The world is so big, is there no place for me to stand, it is not enough to escape the river, and I have to go far away to the land of Lingnan Miasma?

"The general is too confident."

"I'm telling the truth. You might as well think about it carefully, what hurtful things have I done, only if you can name one, I will return all your Xu family's property to you. ”

Xu Shao frowned, muttered for a long time, and a layer of sweat beaded on his forehead, which was shiny. He thought about it several times, but he really didn't find that Sun Ce had done anything hurtful. He is frivolous, he is rude, he does not know etiquette, he is arbitrary, and he ignores the laws of the court, but he does not do anything that hurts heaven and reason. They clashed several times, but Sun Ce obviously had strong force, but he didn't use it harshly against him, which was completely different from Sun Jian's killing of Wang Rui and Zhang Zhi.

"Look, no? In that case, what am I afraid of? You just say that I don't read much and am rude, these are also facts, and I don't want to pretend to be elegant, the gentleman is frank, and the villain hides the chicken...... No, it's a common relative, right? ”

Xu Shao was speechless, and could only sneer.

"Okay, the wine is a thousand glasses less, and the words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, although I came to send you, you may not treat me as a knower, and it is annoying to talk too much, so I will not be verbose. Parting is imminent, a few nonsense words can be regarded as a farewell, and please don't laugh at Xu Jun. Sun Ce coughed twice, raised his wine glass, bowed his hand, and read solemnly: "The green mountains are hidden in the water, and the grass and trees in the south of the Yangtze River are withered in autumn." Persuade the gentleman to drink a glass of wine, and the boat crosses the river without friendship. Human affection is the norm, and the green mountains and bright moon blow their own hair. Walking through thousands of mountains and thousands of rivers, it is still good to have spring in my hometown. Xu Jun, have a good trip. ”

Although he really didn't have a good impression of Sun Ce, none of his acquaintances in the past came to send him, but Sun Ce came to see him off, and he also wrote poems to say goodbye. The two parted, Xu Shao got on the boat, untied the cable, raised the sails, and went down the water. Xu Shao stood at the bow of the boat, looked at Sun Ce on the shore, and suddenly sighed.

Xu was puzzled. "Ong, you're ......"

"Boy, what do you think of Sun Ce's farewell poem?"

"Not very good. Although there is something new in the seven words and sentences, the words are nothing more than ridiculing us and trying to persuade us to stay. ”

"You, rotten wood can't be carved." Xu Shao shook his head. "I only know one thing, but I don't know the other."

"Please ask Ah Weng for advice."

Xu Shao opened his mouth, but said nothing. He originally felt that he had learned a lot, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was not very appropriate, and he couldn't find the right words to evaluate Sun Ce and his farewell poem for a while. This poem is very unique in form, it is a rare seven-character poem, and there is indeed irony and persuasion in the verses, but it is more about the worry of traveling far away, and there is a kind of open-mindedness to the world.

Sun Ce doesn't read much, and he has never heard that he can make poems, so this should be done by the people around him for him, let him read it. Who is it? Zhang Hong, Zheng Zha, or the smart Mrs. Yuan?

However, what impressed Xu Shao the most was Sun Ce's warning: Don't slander me, otherwise you will bring humiliation on yourself. Although Sun Ce said it with a smile at the time, Xu Shao felt a deep chill in it. Although he thinks he is a gentleman, he still can't help but feel angry.

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Sun Ce returned to Pingyu City, and as soon as he entered the mansion, he received a message from Lu Fan: Cheng Yu led an army of 10,000 into the territory of Liang State, and other troops took Bo County, and the main force was attacking Yu County, and it would soon be able to advance to Suiyang.

Sun Ce didn't dare to be careless, and immediately asked Pang Tong to bring the map, and invited Zhang Hong to discuss.

Zhang Hong finished reading the military report and said: "Since Cheng Yu has been dispatched, Zhu Ling will probably not be idle, and Peiguo will have news soon." But Liang Pei is not a big problem, and Lu Guo is afraid that he will be lost. In the battle of Junyi, although Yuan Tan fought bravely, he had no military exploits to speak of, this time he may have taken the state of Lu, so as to add a military merit to himself, and at the same time prepare for the attack on Xuzhou. ”

Sun Ce agreed. Lu originally belonged to Xuzhou, and was transferred to Yuzhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and from the map, it was like Yuzhou squeezed into the cecum of Yanzhou. Taishan County and Shanyang County, both of which belong to Yanzhou, are separated. Not long ago, Tao Qian sent troops to capture three counties in the south of Taishan County, and Yuan Tan could only attack from the north of Mount Tai if he wanted to recover these three counties. If he can take the state of Lu, he can attack directly from Shanyang.

For Yuzhou, Lu is a chicken rib, tasteless food, and it is a pity to abandon it. There are only six counties, more than 70,000 households, and more than 400,000 people, accounting for only one-fifteenth of Yuzhou. The population seems to be a lot, but unfortunately there are many wanderers, many people have become yellow turbans, or become thieves, and Taishan thieves are famous. The reason is very simple, Mount Tai is next to you, hide in the mountain, and you can't find it with any army. There is not much oil and water in the country of Lu, and it is not easy to defend it, and it is impossible to hold it without 5,000 people, and the money and food of the country itself are not enough, so it must be transferred from the country of Pei. Peiguo is not rich, and in the end it still needs to transport grain from Runan to replenish it, which will affect the logistics supply of the two battlefields in the north and south.

Although he felt that it was more cost-effective to give up the Lu State, Sun Ce was still not happy to give up the Lu State to Yuan Tan like this.

"What is the countermeasure, sir?"

Zhang Hong smiled. "The country of Lu went deep into Yanzhou, and it was not easy to defend it, but it could not be given to Yuan Tan. Lu Guo originally belonged to Xuzhou, and the significance to Xuzhou was greater than that of Yuzhou, so it was better to give it to Tao Yuanjun and let him fight Yuan Tan, I believe he would go all out. By the time he is overwhelmed, we should have already taken Lujiang and Jiujiang, and it is not too late to take them back. ”

Sun Ce couldn't help but laugh. Throw this meat and bone out, Tao Qian can't pick it up if he doesn't want to. With Tao Qian, an old old boy, by his side, Yuan Tan can't help but go all out, and the two sides will definitely fight to the death, and both sides will lose.