A few days later, Sun Ce arrived in Shu County.

Cheng Pu led his troops to greet him. He didn't look well, his left arm was unnatural when he saluted, and his face was still in pain. Sun Ce glanced at his left arm and found that the sleeves of his battle robe were tightened, and the position of the battle armor also had traces of repair.

This discovery surprised Sun Ce. Entering the Lujiang River, the scouts found the traces of the bandits one after another. There are many other horses, and those bandits don't dare to come to find trouble and hide far away, but the settlements along the way have been robbed by bandits, and Linhu County has almost been broken by bandits. Lujiang is a county government, and there are county soldiers stationed there, but it is also besieged by bandits, which shows that the situation is even more severe than he imagined, but Cheng Pu himself shouldered this burden and paid a lot of price.

"Cheng Gong, are you injured?"

"Flesh wounds, out of the way." Cheng Pu pretended to laugh lightly.

Sun Ce didn't say anything more. Cheng Pu is his father's old department, and he is very old and has outstanding military achievements, and he may feel ashamed when he was besieged and injured by a group of bandits. Since he refused to say, there was no need to ask. With Cheng Pu's identity, there must be medicine for injuries in Bencaotang, and he doesn't need to be a favor.

Sun Ce immediately introduced to Cheng Pu Dong Xi, Quan Rou and other new generals. Seeing Sun Ce saluting Cheng Pu so much, Dong Xi and the others also dared to be careless and stepped forward to salute one after another. Gan Ning, Guo Wu and others have known Cheng Pu for a long time, and they also took the initiative to salute at this moment. Cheng Pu immediately introduced his entourage. Most of these people are from Lujiang County and serve in the Taishou Mansion, some are guests, and some are representatives of the Lujiang family, who came to greet Sun Ce, such as Zhou Yu's brother Zhou Qiang. There is also a teenager standing next to Zhou Jun, who is his son Zhou Jun. Sun Ce had met him before, he was still a drooping kid at the time, he hadn't seen him for two years, he was a big chunk, and he was a young man.

At that time, not everyone in the Zhou family was as optimistic about the Sun brothers as Zhou Yu, and they didn't usually have much contact. Except for Zhou Yu himself, others rarely go to the Daonan mansion, let alone play together. Now the situation is different, the Sun family is already a prince, and even Lujiang has become the territory of the Sun family.

Of course, Sun Ce would not treat Zhou Yu's family badly, he was very polite and gave Zhou Yu enough face. Sun Quan also took the initiative to talk to Zhou Jun, and soon spoke warmly, as if the relationship was good at the beginning.

After introducing the guests, Cheng Pu called a teenager and pressed his hand on the young man's shoulder, his eyes full of appreciation and some reluctance.

"Major General, there is a young warrior I want to recommend to you."

Sun Ce looked at the boy. He looks sixteen or seventeen years old, burly, about seven feet six or seven, with good facial features and a dignified appearance, he is a handsome young man, although his face is still immature, but he has a little fortitude. Standing in front of Sun Ce, he was very excited, his face was slightly red, and his eyes were shining. As soon as Cheng Pu's words fell, he bowed and said loudly: "Xunyang Chen Wu, meet the general." ”

Sun Ce couldn't help but laugh. This is a commanded subordinate, long overdue.

Seeing Sun Ce laughing, Chen Wu was a little embarrassed, thinking that it was caused by his gaffe, and his face turned even redder. Seeing this, Sun Ce pulled Chen Wu's arm and looked him up and down. "Cheng Gong's martial arts are strong, and he is good at riding and riding, so he can be called a warrior, presumably your martial arts are very good. Don't know what you're best at? ”

"Uh......" Chen Wu thought for a moment. Wu can also walk and ride, and he knows a little about riding and spearing. But the best thing to say is the spear. He looked at Cheng Pu and scratched his head embarrassedly. A certain self-immeasurable, once competed with Cheng Gong for spear method, Meng Cheng Gong gave in, and was undefeated in 20 times. ”

Sun Ce smiled again. Cheng Pu's martial arts are not clear to him, he is not super-first-class, first-class is lower, and he is also a master among ordinary people. However, the fist is afraid of the young strong, the stick is afraid of the old man, and the experience is very important when testing the weapon. Cheng Pu has been fighting for many years and is so experienced, Chen Wuneng has been undefeated in more than 20 battles with him, which shows that Chen Wu is indeed outstanding in spear technique, and he is a fierce general if he is well trained.

"Although my spear skills are not as good as Cheng Gong, I can say that I am so-so, and I have time to learn together."

Chen Wu was overjoyed. He knew that Sun Ce was surrounded by masters, and there was a young man named Guo Wu who once picked up Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others, and Cheng Pu often talked about it now, he was worried that Sun Ce would not look down on him and would not want to include it, or accept it for Cheng Pu's sake but refused to stay by his side. Now that I heard Sun Ce's words, a big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground.

Seeing Sun Ce's face, Cheng Pu was also very satisfied, patted Chen Wu's shoulder and said, "Boy, work hard, don't let down your talent." ”

"Thank you Cheng Gong." Chen Wu was grateful, bowed again and again, and then stood happily with Guo Wu and the others. After announcing his name and learning that the legendary young general was in front of him, Chen Wu was even more excited and expressed his admiration to Guo Wu. Guo Yuan teased a little sourly, he didn't expect Guo Wu to be so famous, and he actually had admirers. Xie Guanglong and others joked about Guo Yuan, saying that he was jealous of his brother.

A group of young people soon chatted hotly and made an appointment to try their martial arts together. When Chen Wu first arrived, he was very happy to see that Sun Ce was surrounded by some young masters of the same age, thinking that he had more good friends, but he didn't notice the cunning in the eyes of Ma Chao and others. Sun Ce could see it clearly, knowing that Chen Wu was going to suffer hardships, and he was abused by these fierce people one by one, and he didn't know if this child's self-confidence would collapse.

Sun Ce and Cheng Pu returned to the city together. On the way, Cheng Pu reported to Sun Ce about the situation in Lujiang.

The situation in Lujiang was indeed very serious, especially before Sun Ce and Zhou Yu surrounded Chaisang. Liu Xuan, as the assassin of Yangzhou, sent people to contact the thieves in the mountains, and once surrounded the county governance, not to mention the Lixian and Longshu in the mountains, it is estimated that they have been occupied by the bandits.

Sun Ce comforted Cheng Pu a few words. The situation in Lujiang is so bad, not because Cheng Pu is incompetent, but because of objective conditions. First, there is a large mountainous area on the west side of the Lujiang River, which is the famous Dabie Mountain, and there is a southwest-northeast mountain range in the middle, and the narrow and narrow area suitable for cultivation is sandwiched between the two mountainous areas, and it is not easy to defend. The Sun family has no prestige, Cheng Pu is not a celebrity, and he is still from Youzhou, so it is commendable to be able to ensure that the county is not lost.

Zhou Qian has a lot of credit for this. As the first family in Lujiang, Zhou Qiang's attitude can influence many people.

"Something...... It's weird. Cheng Pu looked around, saw that only the guards were on the side, and said in a low voice: "Confess to the captive, there seem to be people from the Xu family among these bandits." ”

"Which Xu family?"

"I don't know, but they're here for you." Cheng Pu hesitated a little, hesitated for a while before saying: "I heard that Xu Shao is a guest in Yuzhang, could it be that he contacted him?" ”

Sun Ce thought about it and felt that it was possible. But Pingyu's Xu family has bowed his head, and the family business is all in Pingyu, Xu Shao's brother Qian is in the Taishou Mansion, and Xu Qian's wife also supports Yuan Quan to establish a workshop, it seems unlikely that he will be so radical, risking the possibility of the whole family being killed and colluding with the bandits. It is possible to say that Xu Gong's family was wiped out along with the guests, but he still has someone in his hometown, and it is normal to avenge him.

"Since they're coming for me, then I'll meet them." Sun Ce said.