The sky was light, Xu Sheng got up quietly, explained the situation to the vigil thief, and asked the thief to open the door. He wore a green scarf on his head, a cloth coat, and a pair of straw sandals under his feet, looking no different from ordinary people who came out to work while the farm was slack. Such people often get up before dawn and hurry, begging the thief to see too much, and nod their heads in agreement without much thought. Xu Sheng thanked him, removed the deadbolt, opened the door a crack, and was just about to squeeze out of the crack when a greeting came from behind him.

"Strong, please stay."

Xu Sheng turned around and saw Wen Chou standing on the second floor facing the gate, holding the railing with one hand, covering his mouth with the other, and yawning. Xu Sheng was shocked in his heart, but his face was silent, and he turned around and saluted Wen Chou.

"I wonder what the general commands?"

"I see that your strength is not weak, and your walking posture is different from ordinary people, have you practiced martial arts?"

Xu Sheng suddenly realized. The door of the pavilion is heavy, and the bolt is far from the weight of ordinary people, ordinary people have to use both hands to unload, he uses an iron spear all the year round, and his strength is outstanding, just now he removed the bolt with one hand, inadvertently exposed his strength, and attracted the attention of Wen Chou.

The devil is hidden in the details, and General Sun is right.

"The general is really discerning. The villain walks outside all the year round and learns a few tricks to defend himself. ”

Looking at the respectful Xu Sheng, Wen Chou's heart was comfortable. He went downstairs, came to Xu Sheng, and pinched Xu Sheng's shoulder. "Where?"

"Langya people."

"Who is the surname, but there are words?"

"The surname is Xu, the name is Zhong, and there is no word." Xu Sheng said as he passed the prepared road. This is the road heirloom he bought when he used to beg for a living, and he has always stayed by his side, but he didn't expect to use it this time. He wouldn't have been able to stay without Lu Chuan.

Wen Chou glanced at it briefly and handed it back. "Seeing that you are good at work, you can earn a few bucks from your work, why don't you follow me, you can keep you food and clothing worry-free, and you can get some money back if you win the battle."

Xu Sheng looked at Wen Chou and shook his head. "The general is just a guest army, and sooner or later he will have to leave Xuzhou, and I don't want to leave my hometown."

Wen Chou was a little regretful, and was thinking about persuading him a few more words, Xu Sheng said again: "I heard that the general is a subordinate of Youzhou Mu Liu Jun Bo'an? ”

"yes."

"Then I don't want to go. Liu Bo'an is also a clan, noble-born, and a scholar, he looks down on martial arts, and there will be no future for him as his subordinate, it is better to work, although it is a little harder, at least he can save his life. After Xu Sheng finished speaking, he arched his hand and left.

Wen Chou was stunned, inexplicably sad, and he was not in the mood to stay with Xu Sheng. Liu Yu really looked down on Wufu, and he and Gongsun Zhan had such a stiff quarrel, which was an important reason. Although he is not Liu Yu's subordinate, but Yuan Shao's subordinate, Yuan Shao is not much better, the martial artist is just a knife in his hand, and he will never be his henchman. His henchman is a famous person in Ruying, and he is a strong man in Hebei.

Xu Sheng walked out of the pavilion, walked more than five miles to the south, joined his companions hiding here, turned on his horse, and galloped forward. After walking a short distance, two Wuhuan scouts found them, rode horses and hurried, one stepped forward to intercept, the other stopped far away, holding a bow and guarding, Xu Sheng and his companions made a look, Xu Sheng kicked the horse forward, and blocked the sight of the Wuhuan man with the bow with his body, and the companion took a bow and arrow, and shot the Wuhuan man in the distance to the ground with an arrow. Xu Sheng kicked the horse's belly violently while removing the iron spear hanging from the saddle. The war horse was three feet long, and came to the front of the Wuhuan man, Xu Sheng raised the spear and fell, stabbing the stunned Wuhuan man to the ground, and then rode his horse to chase the Wuhuan man who fell to the ground with an arrow, and another spear pierced the back of the Wuhuan man's heart, resulting in his life. Behind him, the archer rolled and dismounted, drew his sword, and slashed the neck of the Wuhuan man who had been badly wounded.

In the flash of light, the two joined forces, killed two opponents, took the war horses of the Wuhuan people, and accelerated away.

At noon, Xu Sheng caught up with Sun Ce and reported the situation to Sun Ce in detail. Sun Ce was very satisfied with Xu Sheng's alertness and flexibility, and praised him a few times. Xu Sheng and Xu Huang have different personalities, one is extroverted and the other is introverted, but they are both thoughtful generals who can make decisions and move forward bravely when needed.

While Sun Ce was hurrying, he called Ma Chao and others to discuss. Not far in front is Qi County, after Qi County, through a short distance in the territory of Peiguo, you will enter Shanyang County. According to the map, there is a cypress mountain in the southeast of Qi County, which is not too high, only fifty or sixty zhang, but it is enough for two hundred horsemen to hide and charge, it is a good place for assault, and it is a horse and a flat river after Qi County, and there is no place to hide.

Ma Chao suggested ambushing Wen Chou in Baishan, but Sun Ce thought about it for a while, but gave up. Judging from what Xu Sheng heard, Wen Chou is not a brave and unscrupulous person, he is also a cautious person, even if he is not familiar with the terrain and knows that there are mountains, he will be very careful and will not give them a chance to ambush.

"Go to Qi County." Sun Ce made a decision.

"Into the city?" Ma Chao was confused.

"We don't go into the city, but we want to let Wen Chou have this illusion." Sun Ce explained: "We are fighting Wenchou between Qi County and Baishan, you arrange for a few people to enter Qi County with surplus horses, and when Wenchou passes through Baishan, you go back and prepare to attack from behind Wen Chou and snatch his pack horse." Mind you, you are not allowed to attack without my orders. ”

Ma was shocked. "General, what do you want to do? With just these dozen people, do you want to impact the army of Wen Chou? ”

Sun Ce smiled. "First of all, all of my dozen people are warriors who can play a leading role. Secondly, if he can't see you, Wen Chou doesn't dare to go all out, he will definitely devote most of his energy to guarding against you. In his consciousness, we had about a thousand horsemen, and to guard against the surprise attack of so many cavalry, he would have to keep at least five hundred, maybe even a thousand. Combined with the guards guarding the horses, we only have about 500 people to deal with, and no more than 1,000 at most. ”

"That's dozens of times the number, and if you miss it, the consequences will be unimaginable." Ma Chao was really anxious. "General, I'm still good at assault, you lead the main force to Baishan, and leave the task of assault to me."

"In case of a miss, then it depends on whether you, Ma Mengqi, can fish us out. If you succeed, I still count on you to attack two thousand with two hundred. Assault missions, you can, I can too, there is no big difference. Command the cavalry to chase and kill, I am not as good as you, Meng Qi, killing Wen Chou is only the first step, we also have to kill as many Wuhuan people and Xianbei people as possible, and seize their horses and baggage, this important task belongs to you. ”

Ma Chao was helpless, so he had to reluctantly agree.

After Baishan, Ma Chao rushed to Qi County with a prepared horse. Sun Ce continued to walk four or five miles, stopped at a place called Xia Ting, and ordered everyone to rest, eat, and prepare for battle.

After separating from Ma Chao and the others, Sun Ce only had thirteen people left by his side, including Guan Yu and Xu Sheng, who could eat and live. Sun Ce entered the pavilion, sat on the enemy tower, looked at the horizon in the distance, waited for Wen Chou to appear, his mood was surprisingly calm, and he even took the time to take a nap.