Huang Yueying was kneeling in the tent, reading a book, and when she heard Sun Ce's footsteps, she hurriedly got up and greeted her.

"General, it's so late, do you still want to study?"

"I'll talk about the study later, Achu, you go and invite your father over, I have something to discuss with him."

Huang Yueying responded sensibly, put away the book, and hurriedly walked out. Sun Ce called Lin Feng and wanted him to invite Liu Pi, but after thinking about it, he gave up again. After a while, Huang Chengyan walked briskly. Sun Ce invited him to sit in the tent and motioned for Lin Feng to be on guard outside.

Huang Chengyan looked at it and was a little surprised. "Captain, what's wrong?"

"I'm going to go into battle myself tomorrow."

Huang Chengyan's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he thought for a while. "Then you have to be careful, don't be brave. Although Xiangyang City has not experienced war for many years, Liu Biao and Kuai Yue have some experience, and they must have trained for so many days of confrontation. ”

Sun Ce nodded. Huang Chengyan did not dissuade him, but reminded him to be careful, indicating that he knew that this matter was necessary, so he would not say those useless polite words. Remind him to pay attention to safety, which is sincere, unlike Xi Zhu and Pang Shanmin, who sit back and watch success or failure.

"I'm not worried about Xiangyang City. What I'm worried about is the Yang family, the Xi family, and especially the Xi family. After Xi Zhu entered the city, his attitude changed, and I believe that Kuai Yue told him something, but he didn't tell us everything. ”

Huang Chengyan laughed. "The captain should think about it, it's nothing more than coercion and temptation. The lieutenant is thoughtful and good, but he doesn't have to worry too much. General Sun was in the camp, and they didn't dare to make any changes, so the lieutenant just put his mind on how to attack the city. If you win, even if they have different intentions, they can only hold it in their hearts. If you lose, no matter how good you are to them, they will not be able to support you. ”

Sun Ce also smiled. "Sir has a point." He paused, and then said, "How are the preparations for the Cai Family's Blacksmith Knife Race going?" ”

"Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. The Cai family, everyone with a little craftsmanship, and the knife makers are fighting for that gold. It's just a pity that so far, no one has been able to hit a really good knife. ”

"Do you know why?"

Huang Chengyan raised his eyelids and looked at Sun Ce. The corners of Sun Ce's mouth were slightly raised, as if he was smiling but not smiling, revealing a hint of mystery. Huang Chengyan's heart moved, and he immediately realized that there was a lot of article in it. He asked tentatively, "Captain, why?" ”

"First of all, they know too little, just a little experience that the master has taught and accumulated over the years. Secondly, they can't do it here. Sun Ce raised his hand and pointed to his temple. They have never read a book, and they don't know how iron tools developed step by step to today, let alone how to summarize the laws in it. ”

Huang Chengyan rolled his eyes and groaned for a long time. "But...... There are really not many records about iron management, and most of them are passed down by word of mouth by blacksmiths. ”

"Captain, do you mean more practice?" Huang Yueying said suddenly: "I heard that the best knife is a hundred refining knives, is it the secret of refining a good knife?" ”

"Yes or no, you have to think for yourself." Sun Ce smiled even more mysteriously. He tapped his temple again. "Sir, Achu, the advantage of a scholar should not be rote memorization and chewing words, but knowledge of things and knowledge. There were iron tools in the pre-Qin period, and Nanyang was where the iron officials were located, and the history of iron smelting was more than 500 years, which should be summarized. ”

Huang Chengyan stared at Sun Ce for a moment and laughed silently. "Okay, I'll think about it first, and if I can't figure it out, I'll ask the captain for advice."

"Okay." Sun Ce nodded. The big war is imminent, and he must throw out some tempting interests, and at the same time hint that he still has a trick to ensure that Huang Chengyan will not change his mind in battle. "Sir, the ordnance of tens of thousands of troops is a big business, and it can't be done without a little thought."

Huang Chengyan understood and bowed back. Huang Yueying saw it in her eyes, pursed her lips, and muttered to herself. "Pretending to be clever, hateful."

Sending Huang Chengyan away, Sun Ce called Pang Tong. "Let's go, let's go see General Liu."

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Liu Pi finished washing up and was about to rest, but he was inexplicably a little irritable, sitting on the marching couch, and was distracted for a while.

Sun Ce gave him 1,300 hectares of land, which can at least solve the livelihood of more than 2,000 households, which is a good thing. But there are no free benefits in the world, Sun Ce not only suggested that Sun Jian choose the elite of the Yellow Turban to participate in the war, but also dragged him to attack Xiangyang.

The siege of the city was a thankless task, with great danger and high casualties, and he was not sure if half of the 3,000 soldiers he brought with him would survive after this battle. The strength of the Ruying Yellow Turban is limited, and there are only about 300,000 people who are old and weak, and no more than 50,000 can fight, and the most elite can be called 20,000. Cheng Pu and Wu Jing want to pick 10,000, and they have already taken away most of the elite, if these 3,000 people are also seriously damaged, more than half of the elites of the Yellow Turban were taken away by Sun Jian, is this price too great?

At this time, someone came to report that Captain Sun was here.

Liu Bi was taken aback, hurriedly put on his clothes, pushed the woman on the couch to the back, and hurriedly walked out of the big tent.

Sun Ce stood outside the tent, with Pang Tong standing beside him, and other than that, he didn't even have a personal guard. Liu Bi was very surprised, stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance, Sun Ce smiled and said, "General Liu, don't look at it, it's just the two of us." Why, do you think I'm coming with a big army to take your power? ”

Liu Bi shivered, and his whole body was cold. "Captain, how dare you, how dare you." Liu Bi said as he gestured to Xie Guanglong, the personal guard, with his eyes. Xie Guanglong quietly raised two fingers, indicating that what Sun Ce said was true, and there were indeed only two people. Liu Pi saw it, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. If Sun Ce really had this thought, he would definitely not come to his camp lightly, and he didn't have to be nervous.

"I don't wear shoes, I'm not afraid of getting cold?" Sun Ce smiled even more kindly. Liu Bi is not the kind of person who is very ambitious, now he just wants to survive and not be harmed, but he has no intention of harming others. "The cold starts from the feet, General Liu has just settled down, and there are still many things to do, so you have to take care of your body."

Liu Bi looked down, only to find that he came out too quickly, neither shoes nor foot clothes, and stepped on the ground barefoot, no wonder it was so cold. He smiled awkwardly and hurriedly leaned sideways to invite. "Captain, it's cold outside, let's talk inside."

Sun Ce rubbed his hands and said with a wicked smile: "I won't go in, lest I see something I shouldn't see." General, the moonlight is better, how about we have a drink and chat in front of the tent? It's going to be tomorrow, and I want to talk to you about it. ”

Liu Pi hid a woman in the tent, and he didn't want Sun Ce to see it, so he hurriedly arranged for someone to build a bonfire in front of the tent, set up a hanging pot, warm the wine, and roast the sheep. Sun Ce came to visit alone, and Liu Bi was not so nervous, and he talked and laughed with Sun Ce.

The wine in the hanging pot slowly warmed up, exuding the aroma of wine, and the sheep gradually roasted to golden brown, Sun Ce hugged his knees, looked at the firelight, and suddenly said: "General, there is wine but no song, it's not beautiful, why don't you go to the baggage camp and find a few women to dance and help the fun, how about it?" ”

When Liu Pi heard this, he nodded again and again. "Yes, yes." Immediately called a personal guard and asked him to go to the baggage camp with an order to transfer people. The baggage battalion is not only responsible for the storage and distribution of the baggage of the whole battalion, but also the official slaves and maids, who are not only responsible for cooking and laundry, but also responsible for the cultural and recreational activities of the generals, and at the same time holding prisoners, Kuai Yue's family is locked up there.

After a short time, more than a dozen young women were brought to Sun Ce and Liu Pi. Sun Ce had already been mentally prepared, but he didn't react, Liu Bi looked at those women, and his eyes straightened. Compared to these flower-like women, the woman in the tent is simply a weed.

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