It was already noon when Xu Kun escorted Ellan and the others back to Pingyu City. Mrs. Wu and Yuan Quan were waiting, and they were finally relieved to see that Ellan was fine.

"It's okay, it's okay." Mrs. Wu took Ellan's hand, looked at it again and again, and confirmed that Ellan was not injured, so she was relieved. "Ah Quan, thanks to you this time, without those parts, today is really dangerous."

Yuan Quan caressed his heart, and he was also a little afraid. "It's a blessing in misfortune. Alas, don't say that, Mother, this disaster was originally caused by our surname Yuan. The Yuan family is unfortunate, and there is actually a person who lures the wolf into the house, and the brute is a disaster for the county, which is really something that I never dreamed of. Mother, I want to go out and see those who are suffering, and feel a little guilty. ”

Mrs. Wu's eyes lit up and she secretly praised herself. When this person was panicked, Yuan Quan was still calm, lost no time in drawing a line with Yuan Shao, and gave Yuan Shaoan a charge of luring a wolf into the house.

"Ah Quan, you have just given birth and raised, so you should not be tired, so I will handle this matter. When the time comes, just let Ah Heng appear. ”

Ellan agreed with Mrs. Wu's opinion that Yuan Quan had just given birth to a child, so it was better to recuperate in peace. She will assist Mrs. Wu in settling the aftermath in the workshop. The workshop was ruined, and she was fine for the time being.

Yuan Quan was very grateful, thanked Mrs. Wu and Ellan, and blamed himself a few more words. Sun Ce originally did not agree to build a workshop in Pingyu, but she insisted on doing it, but now she has suffered a disaster, and so many craftsmen have died in vain. Most of them are family members of the soldiers, and after this difficulty, they are afraid that their morale will be affected. In order to recover the loss, she wants to donate a part of her private wealth to bury the fallen craftsmen and solve the living difficulties of the survivors.

Mrs. Wu is also a smart person, drawing inferences from others and immediately deploying relevant matters. Except for Yuan Quan and Yin Ji, all the people who could act, including Sun Shangxiang, were busy, burying the dead, comforting the living, arranging accommodation, and contacting Taishou Zhang Zhao to arrange for the children to study in the county school.

Yuan Quan arranged behind the scenes, Mrs. Wu and Yuan Heng sang in front of the stage, doing everything they could to appease people's hearts, and at the same time did not forget to accuse Yuan Shao of being mad, willing to be with Hu Lu, and conniving at Hu Qi to ravage the Central Plains civilization.

For a time, the whole city of Pingyu was silent, and even those ordinary people who lived in Pingyu City and didn't know what was going on outside knew about Yuan Shao's evil deeds, and they were indignant and criticized them verbally. The family looked at each other, of course they would not be misled by public opinion, but at this moment, no one dared to risk the condemnation of the world and stand up for Yuan Shao. Not only that, but they also need to be careful not to expose their political leanings, lest they become the target of public criticism and suffer unjustified disasters.

When Zhang Zhao learned the inside story, he was also amazed, and felt that he was too slow to react, and he was not as sensitive as Yuan Quan, so he immediately wrote an article, denouncing Yuan Shao for turning Xia into a disaster, and being willing to fall, ashamed of the ancestors of the Yuan family, and ashamed of the teachings of the sages. Then he sent people to copy dozens of copies and distribute them to the counties.

But public opinion is, after all, public opinion, not a sword. Although the people in Pingyu City are angry, there are still Hu Riding outside Pingyu City, raising more and more flags to respond to Yuan Shao, and there is a great tendency to change the sky. While Zhang Zhao was holding on to the city, he sent people to inform Sun Jian and Sun Ce, asking them to return to help quickly.

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"Bang!" Sun Jian was furious and kicked over the case in front of him. "How can this be justified, how can it be justified! Yuan Shao: Is he crazy? This is his home county. actually connived at Hu Qi to burn and kill the elders of this county, is he still a human being? Animals, pigs and dogs are not as good! ”

Qin Song's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. He also underestimated Yuan Shao's determination and means, and always advocated maintaining rationality and avoiding an all-out war with Yuan Tan, but he didn't expect Yuan Shao to use this tactic, and the entire Runan was in chaos all of a sudden. An arrow pierces the heart and hits the nail on the head.

Although Sun Jian didn't blame him, he blamed himself. Sun Ce spent so much effort to stabilize Yuzhou, and now it is ruined.

Seeing this, Hongzhi hurriedly stepped forward to grab Sun Jian. "General, Yuan Shao can only gain temporary benefits by doing this, and it is definitely not the best policy in the long run. The reason why this is the case shows that he has no choice but to do it. We must not let ourselves be fooled up and let others take advantage of it, but we must be careful to see how we can solve the dilemma at hand. ”

"How to fix it?" Sun Jian shouted angrily: "There is no other way to deal with such shameless people but to kill." Kill those barbarians and avenge the people who died. ”

Hongzhi smiled wryly. Although I don't know how many Hu cavalry have entered Runan, as far as the news received so far, the total number is definitely more than 1,000 people, or even more, and Sun Jian's personal guards are less than 500 people, how can they fight? There was nothing else to the task given to him by Sun Ce, that is, not to let Sun Jian take risks, this kind of plan, he could not agree to it no matter what.

Hongzi glanced at Qin Song again and again, signaling him not to just blame himself, and to think about his ideas quickly. Qin Song knew that the stakes were very high, and he couldn't let Sun Jian come by temperament. He took out the map, laid it on the table, looked back and forth for a long time, and finally said: "General, the advantage of cavalry is that it is fast, and it is not wise to ride on foot. ”

Sun Jian was impatient. "What then, do you want to see them evil?"

"Use soldiers to defend and win by surprise. We have few cavalry, so we can only stand on the defensive, first stand in an invincible position, and then send orders to the counties to clear the walls, the war horses can not find food in the field, and the momentum will not last, and the Hu cavalry will soon withdraw from Runan. What the general has to worry about is Yuan Tan's men and horses, if the army's heart is shaken and Yuan Tan conquers Suiyang, the situation in the entire Yuzhou may collapse. ”

Sun Jian squinted at Qin Song, his eyes were red, he was panting, and his nostrils were smoking. He knew that Qin Song was right, but he couldn't bear to let him wait like this.

Qin Song's face flushed for a while. He knew that Sun Jian's stubborn temper was wrong, whether he could convince Sun Jian, he didn't have any bottom in his heart. If you sit back and watch Sun Jian take the initiative, once Sun Jian has an accident, his future will be over. Sun Ce may not kill him, but he will not use him again.

Qin Song gritted his teeth and arched his hand. "General, I have a plan, maybe I can wipe out these Hu Qi."

"Say."

"The general stuck to the Suishui defense line, cut off the retreat of these Hu cavalry, and then sent an order to General Sun, asking him to wave his army north. General Sun has more than 1,000 cavalry under his command, as well as some elite Xiliang, and his combat effectiveness is good. If you father and son work together to close the door and beat the dog, it will be a complete success. ”

Sun Jian's eyes rolled, and his expression finally eased a little. "That's it, you immediately write a letter and ask him to cross the river for reinforcements and kill these Wuhuan people. Yu Zhang can't run anyway, if Yuzhou is lost, even if it is ten Yu Zhang, it can't be replaced. ”

Qin Song was relieved, immediately laid paper and polished ink, and wrote an order in Sun Jian's name, and after Sun Jian saw the seal, he sent someone to Yuzhang quickly.

Sun Jian immediately ordered Zhu Zhi to launch an attack and seize Fang He. In order to avoid a full-scale war before, Zhu Zhi only occupied Hulu and did not go deep into Yanzhou, but now Yuan Tan took the initiative to provoke a war, he could not show weakness, and he had to return the color, counterattack Yanzhou, go straight to Shanyang County, and force Yuan Tan to withdraw his troops.