Jiang Gan returned to Sun Ce, especially emphasizing the concerns of Li Tong and others and his promises.

Sun Ce understood what he meant. Nanyang's set cannot be promoted in Runan for the time being, otherwise it will only backfire and force the Runan family to rebel, not to mention preparing for war, the internal rebellion can make him anxious. This is also one of the reasons why Guo Jia suggested that he focus on Nanyang. For various reasons, the Nanyang family has been destroyed by him, and his ability to resist is limited.

Sun Ce agreed to fulfill Jiang Gan's promise. Jiang Gan was overjoyed. He was afraid that Sun Ce would not accept Li Tong's conditions, so he was a little vague when he agreed, but despite this, he was also suspected of cutting first and then playing, Sun Ce didn't let go, and he had no choice but to run in vain. Now Sun Ce actually agreed, and he didn't have any intention of blaming him, which made him feel like a fish in water, and he was extremely happy.

Jiang Gan quickly rushed back to Pingchun and finalized the conditions with Li Tong. Li Tongxian sent the old Confucian scholar Zeng Jing to pay his respects, and Sun Ce received him very politely, and the two talked very harmoniously, and discussed setting up a county school in Pingchun, and invited Zeng Jing to serve as a teacher. Zeng Jing studied all his life and failed to enter the office, so he followed Li Tong as a staff officer, in fact, marching and fighting is not his favorite, he can be a scripture teacher, teach and educate people, of course he can't ask for it.

Zeng Jing repaid Li Tong and said a good word for Sun Ce. Li Tong no longer doubted it, and immediately went to Langling to meet Sun Ce.

Sun Ce and Li Tong can talk very well. Li Tong was just twenty-five years old, with a strong body and a loud voice. He debuted at the age of seventeen, since the six years of Zhongping entangled, has been seven or eight years of experience in commanding the army, in recent years and smooth sailing, every battle will be won, the team has grown several times, has always been a young talent, it is difficult for ordinary people to enter his eyes. However, in front of Sun Ce, he didn't dare to be a little arrogant.

Sun Ce's record of annihilating 20,000 Xiliang elites in one battle was enough to overshadow his previous results.

Heroes cherish heroes, the two hit it off at first sight, and they talked very speculatively. Sun Ce learned from Zeng Jing that although Xin Bi had met Li Tong, the two did not talk happily. Xin Bi probably thought that Li Tong was a grass coward, although his subordinates claimed to have five or six thousand, in fact, their combat effectiveness was limited, and there were only one or two thousand people who really had combat effectiveness, and it was inevitable that there was some contempt between his words, which was also one of the reasons why Li Tong decided to surrender. After Sun Ce looked at the subordinates brought by Li Tong, he felt that it was understandable that Xin Bi could not look down on Li Tong. This is indeed a rabble.

But Sun Ce didn't say it directly, he warmly invited Li Tong to review the people.

Most of Sun Ce's men and horses were in Nanyang, and only more than 1,000 people were brought to Runan, plus more than 2,000 soldiers from Runan. Zhou Yu brought Huang Zhong's troops from Nanyang, plus the Chinese army led by Zhou Yu himself, all the troops added up to more than 13,000 people, three or four times that of Li Tong.

But numerical superiority is only one aspect. Under the command of Zhou Yu, the meticulous drill formation of more than 13,000 people, advancing and retreating, cooperating with foot and horse, with a clear eye and a murderous atmosphere. Li Tong was convinced at a glance. The gap between the two sides is really not one or two points, even those Runan soldiers are stronger than Li Tong's subordinates, if the two armies really face each other, Li Tong will definitely not have a chance to win.

"The general is smart, and he deserves to be the tiger of the general."

Sun Ce laughed loudly. He could hear the envy in Lee's call. Sometimes it is true that leading soldiers to fight depends on talent, but some foundations depend on inheritance, which is not mentioned in the military books. Li Tong has been groping for a few years on his own, and his father Sun Jian may be able to teach him in a few words.

"Wenda, it's not me boasting, I'll find a military marquis to come out, and it's better than any of your generals."

"I admit it." Li Tong is also very acquainted and does not want to humiliate himself.

"Do you know why?"

"Please ask for advice."

"The first school I set up in Nanyang was the Lecture Martial Arts Hall, which specialized in training middle-level generals. Do you know who the sake is for the lecture? Nanyang Yin Gong. ”

Li Tong blinked, and he didn't realize who it was for a long time. Sun Ce smiled dumbly and hugged Li Tong's shoulder. "Wenda, although you don't like celebrities, you can't be exempt from vulgarity, even Yin Gong doesn't know. Then do you know the late Taiwei Zhang Huan and Zhang Ranming? ”

Li Tong patted his chest. "Of course I know, Liangzhou Sanming, I'm a famous general."

"That's right, Yin Gong was one of the two Simas under Zhang Ranming. Do you know who the other Sima is? ”

Li Tong shook his head again.

"Dong Zhuo."

Li Tong was stunned all of a sudden. It is true that Dong Zhuo is a traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, but Dong Zhuo is a famous general with outstanding military achievements, and the Xiliang soldiers are also famous elites in the world, which cannot be denied. Yin Duan was once a colleague with Dong Zhuo, and he listened to orders under Zhang Huan, and this qualification alone is enough to prove that he is not an ordinary person. As for why it has no reputation, it is understandable. Liangzhou Sanming does not recruit celebrities to be seen, let alone Sima under Zhang Huan.

"General, I have a reluctant request."

"Want to go to the martial arts hall to listen to the class?"

"Is that okay?"

"No, you can't." Sun Ce vetoed it. "You have so many people under your command, you have gone to study, who will lead these people?"

Li Tong smacked his lips, and it was also a little difficult to do. He knows too well how hard he has worked on his own over the years, and it is a good opportunity for him to have a famous general give a lecture. But as Sun Ce said, he can't ignore so many people under him, and if he really gives up all at once, he will definitely be reluctant. He said this sentence itself with the intention of testing Sun Ce.

"In this way, you first ask Mr. Zeng to enlighten you, recognize a few words, lay a good foundation, and then I will invite Yin Gong to Pingchun, and specially give you a class for a month, how about it?"

"Really?"

"Don't believe me?"

Li Tong was overjoyed, and hurriedly took a step back and pushed it to the end. "Thank you, General. Li Tong is not talented, and he is willing to take three passes for the general as a meeting gift. ”

Sun Ce looked at Li Tong, was silent for a moment, and put away his smile. "Wenda, the three levels are dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, you need to think in the long run, even if you train for a few more months, you can reduce some unnecessary casualties, don't rush for a while."

Li Tong smiled. "The general is sympathetic to the soldiers, I admire it very much, but I don't want to attack the three levels, but I want to learn from Jiang Ziyi and be a lobbyist. The general didn't know that the guards of the three passes had a great friendship with me, and when Xin George passed through the three passes, he was quite unimpressed with their ability to govern the army. I think the three of them are now looking forward to the general's envoys like Ganlin, although I am not as eloquent as Jiang Ziyi, but I am also seven points sure to persuade them to surrender. ”

Sun Ce was overjoyed. "In that case, then I would be disrespectful. Wenda, if you can succeed, these three levels will be under the control of you, the commander of Yang'an. ”

Li Tong promised loudly. "I am willing to serve the general, and I will never give up."