Sun Ce held the reins of his horse, looked at the crowded city wall, and looked at Yuan Tan, who was heavily protected by several shields, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Wen Xiang, come forward and call the formation."

"Whoa." Xu Sheng responded, kicked the horse's belly lightly, urged the horse to come to the moat, carried enough dantian qi, and shouted loudly: "Rebel against the general, comprehend Ji Taishou, Jiangdong Sun Ce, and tell Yuan Yuanjun with words." ”

Yuan Tan coughed, pushed away the guards in front of him, and leaned his body out of the city. "I'm Yuan Tan, I don't know what General Sun has to say?"

"The two armies fought, tens of thousands of soldiers slept in the open, and the people were disturbed. Yuan Yuanjun is a stabbing history, and he can't protect the territory and the people, he only knows that he is shrinking into the city and laughing for the world. Spring ploughing is coming, General Sun does not want to delay the agricultural time, so that the people are not fully clothed and fed, and is willing to duel with the envoy, the winner stays, the loser goes, and ends the war as soon as possible. ”

Yuan Tan was so angry that he wanted to burst into foul language, but he couldn't lose his temper in front of his subordinates, so he had to force his composure and laughed: "General Sun refers to the deer as a horse, reversing black and white, which is really funny." Since he is too guarded, he should be in the government and the people, why did he come to Shanyang? If he does not come, how can the people be disturbed? He caused all this, but now he wants to pretend to be benevolent and fool the world? ”

"General Sun didn't want to come to Shanyang, but some people didn't think they could do anything about it, so they couldn't attack Suiyang first, and then sent Hu Lu into the country to burn and loot, and the people of Yuzhou were killed and injured countless times. General Sun was ordered by Taiwei Zhu Gong, led his troops to help, defeated Liu He in Xiapi, defeated Wen Chou in the East China Sea, and defeated Fang and the defeated envoy, and now the soldiers are in the city, asking Yuan for justice. Yuan Yuanjun, do you dare to say that those Hulu who harassed Yuzhou have nothing to do with you? ”

Yuan Tan was speechless and looked back at Xin Bi. Simbi frowned. "Talk nonsense with him, shoot him with a crossbow."

Yuan Tan looked at Xu Sheng under the city and sighed softly. "Forget it, the soldiers are coming to the city, I can't go out of the city to fight, even if I kill this knight, I can't restore my reputation for cowardice, but I just ruined the life of a warrior in vain, what's the point."

Simbi immediately bowed down and pleaded guilty. "To make the king benevolent, it is a loss of words."

Wang Yu and the others looked at each other, and hurriedly echoed them, praising Yuan Tan in unison for being kind-hearted and not as knowledgeable as Sun Ce. Man Pet watched from the sidelines, and his heart was indescribably awkward. Sun Ce only had 3,000 cavalry, crisscrossing the entire territory of Shanyang, Yuan Tan did not dare to send a soldier out of the city to engage in battle, and now he was forced by Sun Ce to invite a battle under the city, and he didn't even dare to say a hard word, so he could only use these factions to save face, which was really ridiculous.

At this time, Xu Sheng under the city shouted again: "Where is Man Boning? ”

Yuan Tan was taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Man Chong, and everyone in the city also felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, and they all turned their heads to look over. Man Pet did not have the slightest preparation, and his face was suddenly flushed. When everyone saw it, they felt that there was a problem here, but they didn't know the inside story. Yuan Tan was clear that Man Chong had met Sun Ce in Wutang Pavilion. He beckoned to Manzhong. "Berning, come on, since General Sun has something to say to you, listen to what he has to say."

Full of favors and helplessness, he had to walk to the city wall and lean out. "I'm just full of favors, I don't know what General Sun has to say? If you persuade you to surrender, you don't need to talk too much. Last time in Wutang Pavilion, I had already thanked General Sun for his kindness, so there was no need to do anything more. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, only then did they know that Man Favor had met Sun Ce, and when he heard what Man Favor meant, Sun Ce had also recruited him, but he was rejected by Man Favor.

At this time, Sun Ce kicked the horse and walked over, and said loudly: "Man Boning, the beauty of a gentleman's adulthood, you are loyal to Yuan Yuanjun and refuse to go lightly, I admire it very much." However, loyalty is not contradictory, I came to Changyi as a guest, as the host, shouldn't you be a friend? ”

Full pet smiled. Sun Ce gave him face and confirmed his refusal to solicit in front of everyone, avoiding the result of being misunderstood. "General Sun, not only do I feel honored that you have come to Changyi, but Yuan Yuanjun and Changyi Junjie are also very honored and willing to do their best as the host. It's just that the general has too many soldiers and horses, and Changyi may not be able to entertain him, if General Sun is willing to enter the city on horseback, I think there will be many people vying to receive the general. Ladies and gentlemen, do you say? ”

Seeing that Manzhong dealt with it properly, he countered Sun Ce's army, not only Wang Yu and others were happy, but even Yuan Tan laughed and echoed.

Sun Ce was not in a hurry when he saw the city laughing. Xu Sheng stood to his right, quietly took off the shield from the saddle with his left hand, and watched vigilantly every move of the city. Sun Ce was too close, and if Yuan Tan was going to send crossbowmen to attack him, he had to react as soon as possible to protect Sun Ce.

After the city finished laughing, Sun Ce said: "Man Boning, I will enter Changyi City sooner or later, and it won't take long." However, I am in military affairs, and I cannot leave my post without permission, leave the soldiers, and go into the city alone to enjoy your hospitality. Since Changyi can't be entertained, then I'll choose another place, I heard that your Manjia's manor is not far from the south of the city, I'll visit there, would you like to have a drink together? ”

The smile froze with a full favor, and the others also heard what Sun Ce meant, and none of them could laugh. Not only are the manors of the Manjia family outside the city, but the manors of most of the people in the city are outside the city. Now that Sun Cebing is in the city, none of them can escape. They were hiding in the city, Sun Ce had no choice, but the clansmen they stayed outside the city, Sun Ce still had a way. Sun Ce came all the way east, and the news of Tuzhuang's extinction of the garden was endless, both in Dongwei and Jinxiang, but now it was Changyi's turn.

In the dead silence of everyone in the city, Sun Ce laughed, turned his horse's head, and walked away.

Man Pet turned around and bowed to Yuan Tan. "Please send troops to repel Sun Ce and save my Changyi father from fire and water."

Everyone saluted one after another, and asked Yuan Tan to send troops to fight Sun Ce. Yuan Tan was embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with it. At this time, Xin Bi said: "Boning, you and General Sun hit it off at first sight, he treats you so seriously, you have to do it, and he does not hesitate to threaten the whole family, although the means are unbearable, but the intentions are good." Go out of the city, so that you may understand your troubles, and you will not be blamed. ”

Yuan Tan's mouth was bitter, but he also knew that this was the only way at the moment. If he doesn't let the full favor go, unless he immediately goes out of the city to fight Sun Ce, he will be a strong man, unreasonable, and may force the full favor to rebel. If he is full of pets, he can also win a magnanimous name and eliminate a hidden danger. He thought for a moment and immediately made a decision.

"Berning, I am not virtuous enough to let you show your talents, nor can I delay you. You said to Sun Ce that within half a month, I will definitely go out of the city to fight him. I hope you will see that these are for the sake of your township party to persuade Sun Ce, cherish the people, and don't do everything you can to fish and hurt the innocent. ”

When everyone heard this, they were relieved and praised Yuan Tan for being reasonable, benevolent and righteous. They all know that if they can let them go, they can let them go. They may not have met Sun Ce and have little friendship, but as long as they don't make enemies of Sun Ce, they can at least save their families' lives. Since Yuan Tan couldn't protect them, they had to find a way to protect themselves.

Yuan Tan was humble again and again, and took the opportunity to assure everyone that he was recruiting reinforcements, and within half a month, if he could not repel Sun Ce, he would withdraw from Changyi and give up Shanyang.

Man Pet breathed a sigh of relief and bowed down. "Please rest assured that you are here to swear that you will do your best to protect the township party and Changyi."