Lishan, Taiping Hall.

Xu Zhao sat in the guest seat and bowed to Zheng Bao, who was sitting on the chairman. "Dashuai, Sun Ce has already set off, and if we don't attack, we won't have a chance. Please take the marshal for the sake of my brother's past friendship, send troops to intercept Sun Ce, and avenge the souls of hundreds of my Xu family. ”

Zheng Bao tugged at his messy beard, rolled his eyes, and smacked his lips in embarrassment.

Xu Zhao pleaded again and again, persuaded in every possible way, and almost wore out his mouth.

Xu Zhao is a child of the Yangxian Xu family, and he originally lived very comfortably, switching between Zong Shuai and Haoqiang freely. When you are bored, you go to the mountains to live in seclusion, and when you are bored, you go to Yangxian or Gusu City to play, or travel to the mountains, or play in the water, and occasionally find a Taoist to learn about fairy arts.

Such a good day, of course, I hope to live a little longer.

It's a pity that he didn't expect the immortals, but the demons. Sun Ce went to Yangxian and uprooted the Yangxian Xu family, and dozens of people died under the knife silently. The property was occupied, the fields were divided, and the slaves and maids became official property. The property in the city is gone, and there is a cottage, he hid in Tiger Mountain, wanting to be an honest sect commander from now on, but before he could settle down, his brother Xu Qian fell into Zulang's plan, fought with Shi Jian, and died on the spot.

Nothing is gone. Xu Zhao, who was extremely angry, only had one thought left: revenge. Receiving Xu Shao's invitation, he almost didn't hesitate and immediately rushed to Lishan.

Just as there will be contact between families, there will also be contact between sect marshals. The Xu brothers often had a relationship with the bandits in Jiujiang and Lujiang, and they were very indignant when they learned that the Xu family was destroyed by Sun Ce. With the support of Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, they are of course willing to help Xu Zhao, and take this opportunity to get in touch with Liu Xuan, and may have the opportunity to recruit peace in the future.

But the bandits aren't stupid either. For them, who have to guard against being swallowed up every day, correctly assessing the strength of their opponents is a matter of life and death. After Sun Ce entered the country, they saw the neat appearance of more than 10,000 troops under Sun Ce's subordinates, and they knew that they had encountered a strong opponent, and it was by no means a rabble that could be defeated casually. The siege of Cheng Pu was not successful, let alone Sun Ce? Therefore, Zheng Bao and others shouted fiercely, and when they really let them send troops, there was always such and such a reason, that is, no one dared to move the real thing. Not to mention taking the initiative to attack from the mountain, even the approach of the scouts would make them nervous, for fear that Sun Ce would enter the mountain to conquer them.

Fortunately, Sun Ce has not moved, and the two sides have been safe for half a month. Seeing that Sun Ce was leaving, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and prepared for the New Year, who wanted to go to Sun Ce's trouble at this time.

Faced with Xu Zhao's pleading, Zheng Bao was embarrassed and bored. How did a personable person who used to be so personable become like this? If it weren't for Xu Shao and Liu Miao behind him, he really wanted to drive him out.

"Brother Xu doesn't have to be like this." Zheng Bao left the table and helped Xu Zhao up. "I also want to send troops to avenge your family, but you also know that Sun Ce is good at fighting and is not an idle person. Even Zu Lang was subdued by him, where are our little men and horses his opponents. ”

"Handsome ......"

"Brother Xu, if he comes to attack, I have a good place to use, and I can also deal with him, maybe I can seize the opportunity to avenge your family. But if he doesn't come, I can't help it. In this way, Sun Ce will inevitably pass through Shaobi when he goes north, and you will contact Zhang Duo. He is the strongest marshal in Shaobi, and there must be a way. ”

Xu Zhao raised his head, looked at Zheng Bao's face full of smirks, and let out a long sigh. "I have heard for a long time that the handsome man has great ambitions and is heroic, so I boasted about Haikou in front of Liu Yuanjun and recommended it vigorously, but I didn't expect the handsome to treat me like this. Maybe I'll go to Shaobi to find Zhang Duo, and I won't bother the handsome. He stood up, straightened his shirt, and walked out. Halfway through, he stopped again and turned to look at Zheng Bao.

"Dashuai, I want to ask you one thing: Do you think Sun Ce can defeat those three thousand turbulent riders?"

Zheng Bao frowned and hesitated for a while. "Forgive me for my limited knowledge, and I really haven't seen what a stud ride looks like."

"Then I'll say one more thing, do you think Sun Ce is Yuan Benchu's opponent?"

Zheng Bao's face changed a few times, and his eyes became complicated. He could understand the meaning of Xu Zhao's words. Behind Xu Zhao is Liu Xuan, and behind Liu Xuan is Yuan Shao. The person who fought with Sun Ce for Runan was not Liu Xuan, but Yuan Shao. He can not care about Liu Yao, but he can't ignore Yuan Shao.

Is Sun Ce Yuan Shao's opponent? This is not a problem at all. One is the top family of the fourth and third princes, and the other is a martial artist who has just started with military merits, and the two sides are not on the same level. Yuan Shao can take Jizhou without a fight, can Sun Ce? He has been operating in Yuzhou for so long, and as soon as Yuan Shao's people arrived, the Yuzhou family rebelled.

If Yuan Shao is in person, what kind of scene will it be?

In the face of 3,000 cavalry, Sun Ce did not dare to face it head-on, and stayed in Lujiang for more than ten days. If Yuan Shao came, he would probably have to flee back to Jiangnan.

Zheng Bao made a decision in an instant, and put a smile on his face again. "Brother Xu, do you need to say this, it must be Yuan Benchusheng. It's not that I don't want to help you, but I really don't have enough power. If Zhang Duo can make a move, we can join forces, even if we can't defeat Sun Ce, at least we can cut off his grain and help the general. You're right? ”

Xu Zhao chuckled, his eyes full of contempt. To deal with this kind of bandit, morality is not worth anything at all, and can only be coerced and enticed. If I knew this, I wouldn't have talked so much nonsense with him, wasting so much time.

"I went to contact Zhang Duo, as for whether the handsome man comes or not, then it will be up to the handsome, I don't dare to force others. I've been bothering Dashuai these days, thank you Dashuai for your hospitality. This time I leave the mountain, I may not come back for the time being, and I will make up for it later. ”

Xu Zhao flicked his sleeves, beckoned his followers, and walked away.

Zheng Bao accompanied the laughter, sent Xu Zhao to the front of the hall, and watched Xu Zhao leave the cottage and disappear on the rugged mountain road, and the smile on his face gradually dissipated. He scratched his greasy scalp and felt a little pain in his head. For several days, he had always felt that Xu Zhao was very pitiful, but now, he found that Xu Zhao was also terrible. Don't look at his family now, he is ruined and helpless, but his surname is Xu.

The Yangxian Xu family and the Pingyu Xu family were originally the same clan, but now the Yangxian Xu family has been destroyed by Sun Ce, but the Pingyu Xu family is still there. The Xu family is a big family of peaceful public opinion, Xu Shao and Xu Jing are all celebrities, even Yuan Shao has to care about Xu Shao's evaluation, how can he Zheng Bao be provoked by a thief.

Zheng Bao patted his head and hesitated. When encountering this kind of thing, he needs a person who can give advice, and the most ideal candidate is Liu Ye, who is a virtuous person, and after Liu Ye is famous, he is resourceful and will definitely be able to solve such a thing. It's a pity that he went to Chang'an, and I heard that he was an official in the palace and was very trusted by the emperor, so he couldn't help him. What to do? Zheng Bao pondered for a long time, gritted his teeth, and stomped his foot.

"Gather the men and prepare to go out of the mountain. Regardless of whether you fight or not, you must always pretend to be a façade. He looked up to the sky and sighed. Alas, I don't know if I will be able to come back for the New Year this time. ”