Yuan Tan came from Lu County.

He has been attacking Lu County for half a year, but he has not been able to break through Lu County. Lu Xiangji Ling was very tightly guarded, and he was brave and good at fighting, repeatedly repelling his attacks. In desperation, he had no choice but to besiege but not attack, and wait for the city to run out of food.

Originally, this was nothing, it was difficult to attack the city, Lu County was the only place to enter Xuzhou from Yanzhou, the city was strong, and it was more difficult to attack than the ordinary city. But Yuan Shao wanted to send Yuan Xi to take Qingzhou, and he couldn't sit still. It was originally his task to take Qingzhou, and Cao Ang was on his orders to attack Pingyuan County, and now Yuan Shao wanted to hand over this task to Yuan Xi, and he was suspected of distrusting him.

He did not object to Yuan Xi being in charge of the Qingzhou War. He has a good relationship with Yuan Xi, and Yuan Xi will not threaten his position. If Yuan Xi enters Qingzhou, it will not be a bad thing for him, but he can't let Cao Ang become someone else's subordinate, whether it is Yuan Shao or Yuan Xi.

Cao Ang had already taken most of the plain, and it was obviously not reasonable to let him withdraw from the plain at this time, so Yuan Tan decided that he and Cao Ang would exchange defense areas, and Cao Ang would attack Lu County, and he would attack the plain. Lu County has been besieged for so long, and it will soon be able to break the city, which is equivalent to giving Cao Ang a credit to compensate him for the loss of giving up Pingyuan County.

In addition, Yuan Tan also promised Cao Ang that in the future, he would recommend Cao Ang to be the assassin of Xuzhou. Everything is as Chen Gong analyzed, Yuan Tan is now in urgent need of Cao Ang's support, and he offered a very high price. If Cao Ang was not from Yuzhou, he might even recommend Cao Ang to be the assassin of Yuzhou. Because of the restrictions of the Three Mutual Law, Yuan Tan himself could not come to Yuzhou in person, so he could only arrange for his cronies to serve as the assassin of Yuzhou. Peiguo also belongs to Yuzhou, so Cao Ang cannot serve as the assassin of Yuzhou, and letting him serve as the assassin of Xuzhou is the best condition that Yuan Tan can give.

Cao Ang happily obeyed. He was very glad that he had Chen Gong to advise him, otherwise he would have lost a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The two hit it off. Cao Ang set up a banquet for Yuan Tan to catch the wind. Cao Ang revealed to Yuan Tan that Cao Cao had gone to Yizhou, and Yuan Tan was overjoyed. He has been fighting in Lu County and has not received any news about it. If Cao Cao can control Yizhou, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for him. After taking Yuzhou, he could fight Jingzhou with Cao Cao, and with Cao Ang under his command, Yuan Shao could not help but consider it.

Yuan Tan immediately revealed some news to Cao Ang: First, Gao Gan had gone to Yuzhang, and originally planned to work together with Liu Xuan to prevent Sun Ce from controlling Yangzhou. But Sun Ce's speed was too fast, he killed Xu Gong in a battle, took Wu County, and now conquered Guling, and sent Guo Yi and others to Chang'an, and Huiji also fell into his hands. There is only Yuzhang left in Yangzhou, and it is really hard to say whether the senior cadres can hold it. Yuan Shao attacked Qingzhou at this time, with the strategic intention of attracting Sun Ce's main force to the north and relieving the pressure on the senior cadres.

Without occupying Yuzhang, Yangzhou and Jingzhou will not be able to join together, and for Sun Cewei, it will be a problem in the heart. Once Cao Cao controls Yizhou, Jingzhou will be left and right, and Sun Ce must be very crazy at this moment.

Yuan Tan is very happy and confident, whether it is morally or practically, he has a lot of advantages. For him, the top priority was to seize Yanzhou and Xuzhou at the same time, and if Yuan Shao wanted to attack Yuzhou, he could not help but refer to his opinion. Without the support of Xuzhou and Yanzhou, the war in Yuzhou could not be carried out, and the best way was naturally to give him the task of attacking Yuzhou. Sanzhou is in hand, even if Yuan Shao wants to abolish Chang Liyou, he must consider the consequences.

The two hit it off. Cao Ang then led his army south and rushed to Licheng.

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Surrounded by the Huiji family, Sun Ce arrived in Shanyin and officially took over as the Huiji Taishou.

When the county magistrates received the news, they came to visit them one after another, and even if they were too busy to leave, they would send their cronies to come with generous gifts. Everyone knows that this is no longer the business of the top boss, this is likely to be the real monarch. offended Sun Ce, Sun Ce found an excuse to drive them away, and it would be troublesome to plant them on a rebellious charge. Half of the county magistrates in Huiji counties are from Wuhui, and their hometowns are under Sun Ce's control, and they can't leave unless they go into the mountains to be bandits.

Combining soft and hard, Sun Ce's process of controlling Jiangdong was even faster than in history. I didn't kill a few, but the effect was good. Although those families may not really support him in their hearts, at least no one dares to oppose him. Rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, Wu Hui is his base, it is of course a good thing to be able to run a little better, killing people is just a last resort, if you can't kill, try not to kill, take peace as precious, and everyone will get rich together.

Zheng He thanked the Zhu family for not asking Sun Ce for pardon for their respective family heads, and Sun Ce did not make a big deal of it, and the two sides tacitly ignored the experience of Zheng Ping, He Chun, Xie Xuan and others being sent to Chang'an by Sun Ce's car. While trying to save people, they talked about cooperation with Sun Ce, Sun Ce pretended not to know, and the courtesies were exchanged, hello, hello, everyone.

On this day, He Xun invited Sun Ce to a banquet at Mirror Lake outside Shanyin City.

Jinghu was formerly known as Qinghu, which is the industry of the He family, the He family was originally Qing, and Jiang's surname is Qing, which is considered to be the descendant of Jiang Taigong. He Chun was originally called Qingchun, but later changed to He because he avoided the ridicule of Liu Qing, the king of Qinghe, the biological father of Emperor An of the Han Dynasty. This Qinghu Lake was renamed Jinghu, and there was a more resounding name in later generations: Jianhu, the story of Jianhu heroine Qiu Jin was a household name for a while, when Sun Ce was in middle school, the culture of the Republic of China was lively for a while, he was no stranger to it, and he had been to Jianhu Lake many times.

It's just that the mirror lake at this moment is not Jianhu Lake, nor is it as big as Jianhu Lake in later generations, and more importantly, Sanyin has not yet ushered in the peak of development, and to a large extent, it is still a virgin land to be developed. But that's fine, he can play to his strengths and plan calmly.

Sun Ce stood on the rockery in the lake, looking into the distance. "He Gong, this lake is good. It is often said that relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the water to eat the water, there are mountains and rivers in Shanyin, it is a natural treasure land, no wonder saints like Shunyu have to come to Shanyin. ”

He Xun said with a smile: "Shanyin is indeed a treasure land, not only there are mountains and water, but also many sycamores, otherwise how can you attract a phoenix." ”

Sun Ce laughed and waved his hand repeatedly. "He Gong praised falsely, and he was ashamed or hateful. The phoenix is a sacred bird, not too peaceful, the current chaos in the world, where will there be a phoenix, it is just an ignorant people to spread falsehoods, how dare I admit that I laugh at the Fang family. ”

"What the prince said is not true. The phoenix is not light, and the world is peaceful. The government will be in the house, the soldiers are not bloody, and the people bow their heads, which is the proof. ”

Sun Ce turned his head, looked at the middle-aged man who came slowly, dressed in a gorgeous brocade robe, and then looked at He Xun with a relieved face, and already knew who it was.

"If you have a bearing, who is it not He Gongmiao?"

He Qi stopped in front of Sun Ce and bowed. "Taimo Changhe Qi, I have seen the prince."

Sun Ce stepped forward to help He Qi up, looked He Qi up and down, turned to He Xun and said, "The He family is famous all over the world, and it should start from Gongmiao." Then he turned to He Qi and said, "There is a male seedling, and Taishi Ziyi will not be allowed to be good at it." ”