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Liu Miao ascended the Shenting Ridge and saw Xu Gong and Xu Jing in the grass pavilion at a glance. He turned around and gave Tai Shi Ci a look, Tai Shi Ci understood, stopped, stood on the slope, and looked around vigilantly. Liu Miao walked quickly to the pavilion, and he bowed his hand to Xu Gong and Xu Jing from afar.

"Why do you two have such a Yaxing, not in the city to enjoy the lanterns, but come here to admire the moon?"

Xu Gong stretched out his hand to support Liu Xuan's arm, pretending to be intimate. "Envoy, I have good news for you."

Liu Miao was surprised. "I want to hear about it."

Xu Gong didn't say anything, and squeezed his eyes at Xu Jing. Xu Jing stroked his beard, laughed twice, and explained the situation again. The people sent by Xu Gong to Yangxian a few days ago rushed back and brought a piece of news: Wang Zhen of Wujun County and Xu Chun, the first family of Yangxian, joined forces to prepare to contact the bandits to attack Sun Ce's fleet and lure Sun Ce into the mountain. Their previous plan can be realized in advance, as long as Sun Ce enters the mountain, don't think about success in a few months, the loss will definitely not be small. Not only will he not be able to threaten Wu Jun for the time being, but Liu Xuan's plan to attack Danyang will also go much smoother.

Xu Gong laughed, his eyebrows fluttering. "Envoy, this Yangxian Xu clan is very close to our Runan Pingyu Xu clan. Although Xu Xian is not a leader, he has a commendable heart. ”

Liu Xuan's heart sank, and he was not happy at all. Xu Gong didn't realize what kind of opponent he was facing, thinking that a few thousand thieves would be able to send Sun Ce away. No matter how dangerous Tongguan Mountain is, can it be dangerous over Niuzhuji? No matter how strong the bandit is, can it be stronger than the nearly Wan Danyang soldiers under Zhou Ang's command? What kind of brains do they have, and how do they think this thing can be successful?

Liu Miao couldn't bear the disdain in his heart, echoed a few words, and then asked about the topography of Tongguan Mountain and the situation of the bandits. Xu Gong was on the rise, and he didn't think much about it, and introduced it in 1510.

Tongguan Mountain is only one of the mountains between Yangxian and Guxiang, located at the junction of Danyang and Wujun, which can be regarded as a boundary mountain. Although Tongguan Mountain is not very high, but the trees are luxuriant, it is inconvenient to walk, there are many caves, I don't know how many deep, the winding path is secluded, thousands of people hide in the mountain, not to mention that Sun Ce only has a few thousand people, even if he has tens of thousands of people, he may not be able to find out people.

Tongguan Mountain is in the southwest of Yangxian County, only ten miles away from the county seat. Further south there is Fuhu Mountain, to the west there is Shimen, the situation is similar to Tongguan Mountain, there are also bandits occupied, or thousands, or more than 100 people, or occupy the village, or according to the cave for the cave, large and small seven or eight groups, add up to more than 20,000 people. Although they have not undergone any formal training, they may not be Sun Ce's opponents when they fight in formation, but they hide in the mountains all the year round, are familiar with the terrain, and are good at escaping, Sun Ce does not want to defeat them all at once.

When Liu Miao heard this, he was a little relieved, and then asked, "What are the thieves in Tongguan Mountain?" ”

Xu Gong put away his smile and faked coughing twice. "Most of them are barbarians, and there are some fugitive people, absconding sinners and the like."

Liu Miao knew in his heart that those thieves must have something to do with the Yangxian family, and the Yangxian Xu family also had a share, Xu Gong knew their details and had dealings with them, otherwise he wouldn't cover for them. But he didn't intend to pursue these things, he knew them too well.

"Even if they are barbarians and sinners, as long as they have meritorious service to the country, those who should be pardoned should be pardoned, and those who should be rewarded should be rewarded, and if they have talent, they can also be given official positions to induce them to abandon evil and follow good and serve the country. Fu Jun, since you have a connection with the Yang Xian Xu family, please pass on the message to them. ”

Xu Gong is in the middle of it. He was so anxious to tell Liu Xuan the good news, didn't he just wait for this sentence. Liu Miao is exactly the strategy of employing people, he wants money without money, he wants no people, and some are only official positions and names. Those thieves have never seen much of the world, and they are very happy and grateful to any official they appoint.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Miao proposed to recruit people nearby and prepare to attack Danyang. Xu Gong was in high spirits and agreed that Liu Miao would first levy some people in Qu'a and Dantu, and then raise some money for Liu Xiang to recruit troops. Danyang has no shortage of soldiers, as long as there is money, enough troops can be recruited. Xu Gong brought some money, and Liu Miao contacted Zhao Yu, the Taishou of Guangling, to raise a sum of money, and he would be able to arrive soon.

After saying that, Xu Gong pulled Liu Miao to gossip for a while, dispersed, and left with Xu Jing.

Liu Miao stood alone in the pavilion, the smile on his face had disappeared without a trace, and he let out a long sigh. Tai Shici walked over and stood quietly beside Liu Xuan. Liu Miao asked him to sit down and told him the news he had just received, and Tai Shici was very worried.

"Envoy, if Sun Ce stays in Wu County in the name of exterminating the bandits, what can he do? He has a naval warship, which can control Taihu Lake and attack Wu County at any time. In this way, it was difficult for Xu Taishou to get out, so Jun could only fight alone. ”

Liu Miao patted his thigh and sighed repeatedly. "We can't count on Xu Gong anymore. This is a fool who thinks he is smart, let him stay in Wu County to contain Sun Ce, and we will recruit troops to attack Danyang by ourselves. Ziyi, I want you to go to your hometown. Those thieves in Yangxian are probably not Sun Ce's opponents, and with you in the middle, I can rest assured. Xu Jing and the others are proud of themselves and look down on the martial artists, and it is difficult for you to stay with me, so it is better to subdue those bandits, fight with Sun Ce, and make a fortune, so that these scholars can see. ”

Tai Shici was grateful and bowed down. "Thank you, I'll leave early tomorrow morning."

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Sun Ce stood on the pavilion of the Xu family, looking at the men and women shuttling between inside and outside the courtyard below, busy guessing lantern riddles, with a smile on his face.

In the Han Dynasty, the defense of men and women was not strict, and there were not many people who strictly abided by the etiquette law, even if it was a large family, they would relax the control during the festival and let the women come out to do activities together. Yangxian is located in the middle of nowhere, living together with the Yue people, and the wind is very strong. Today is the Shangyuan Festival, which is the last event of the New Year, and it is in the Xu family's house, and the foreign guests are also local people with heads and faces, so not only most of the female relatives of the Xu family were present, but even the guests who were invited to the meeting also brought their female dependents.

In the presence of the opposite sex, the man will be polite, the woman will be gentle and virtuous, and no one wants to leave a bad reputation. For young people, this is still a good opportunity for blind dates, if you fancy a young man or woman, find out the name, and turn around to ask someone to propose, it is a beautiful marriage.

Today's most dazzling is undoubtedly Yang Xiu. The background of the fourth and third dukes, just a young man, a collection of the appearance of the excellent genes of the Yang family and the Yuan family, and outstanding talents, he can't be low-key if he wants to, not to mention that he is not a low-key person in the first place. has the opportunity to show his talent, of course, he can't let it go easily, and those lantern riddles are a piece of cake for him.

Xu Chun came to Sun Ce's side and inquired about Yang Xiu's situation. Sun Ce knew it well and told Yang Xiu's situation and the situation. Knowing that Yang Xiu was not yet married, Xu Chun's heart was full of joy, and he was thinking about how to operate, and there was a little possibility, Sun Ce suddenly let out a "huh" and stretched out his hand to point in the distance.

"What's going on? Is it out of the water? ”

Xu Chun looked at Sun Ce's hand, and his heart was full of joy.

Sun Ce's camp caught fire.