Cai Yan sat in the hall, twisting his beard, his eyes flickering.

The half-hour set by Sun Ce will soon pass, and there is no news from Xiangyang City yet. Ten miles away, the fast horse can run back and forth in only a quarter of an hour, even if it is necessary to discuss, it takes time to send troops, and the messenger should come.

Since there is no news to send, it should be that Cai Mao did not ask for reinforcements. This is not surprising, when he sent someone to ask for help, he thought of this possibility. In his opinion, Sun Ce's target should not be the Cai family's manor, if it must be a plan, the target is also Xiangyang's reinforcements. It was not easy to attack the city, and it was undoubtedly easier to lure the defenders of Xiangyang out of the city and annihilate them. He could have imagined that Kuai Yue, who was good at strategy, could not have thought of this.

He sent people to Xiangyang to ask for help, but it was just a routine matter and did not give Liu Biao a chance to be suspicious.

Xiangyang's reinforcements can't be counted on, and the Cai family can't sit still. It's just that before that, he doesn't want to meet Sun Ce. Sun Ce boarded Yuliang Continent yesterday, instead of coming directly to Caizhou, and today he only brought two or three hundred people, and the main force stayed on Yuliang Continent, and it didn't look like he was going to attack Caizhou. But the father and son of the Sun family came from a humble background, and they were most taboo for others to despise him, if they couldn't treat each other politely, it could not be ruled out that Sun Ce would be angry and kill.

In that case, the Cai family will suffer a lot of losses. Instead of this, it is better to send him some food and make a good relationship.

As for family affairs, Cai Wei didn't take it seriously at all. Zhang Wen is his brother-in-law, not a member of the Cai family, even if he takes a fancy to Sun Jian, it is impossible to be the head of the Cai family. If there is such a thing, Zhang Wen will at least have to talk to him. Based on Sun Ce's words alone, he didn't believe it at all, even if Zhang Wen really said this, he could refuse.

At this time, a trilogy came to report that the main force of Sun Cejun on Yuliang Continent was crossing the water and would soon land on Caizhou.

Cai Yan was as immobile as a mountain, closing his eyes and recuperating.

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Sun Fu boarded Cai Zhou and rushed to Sun Ce, overjoyed.

"Bo Fu, it's really a god, how do you know that Liu Biao won't send reinforcements?"

Sun Ce smiled. The brain is to be used, and if you don't use it, it will rust, and Sun Fu's brain obviously doesn't have many opportunities to use it. Although Liu Biao is the assassin of Jingzhou sealed by the imperial court, the real power is not in his hands, but in the hands of Xiangyang's heroes. Xiangyang Haoqiang has cooperation and competition, and Kuai Yue and Cai Mao are in this relationship. Liu Biao wants to use them as well as control them, and it is an inevitable choice to check and balance and even deliberately create contradictions between them. Huang Zhong said that Kuai Yue was in charge of the army, but Cai Mao, the strongest representative of the Cai family, was excluded from the military power, which should be one of Liu Biao's methods.

Since the military power is in Kuai Yue's hands, those scouts are naturally sent by Kuai Yue. Knowing that the Cai family might marry the Sun family, Kuai Yue would not actively send troops to rescue Cai Zhou even if he did not use this opportunity to attack Cai Mao. Before sending troops, he first had to make sure that there were no ambushes outside the city and that there would be no danger. Don't say half an hour, half a day is not enough for him. As long as he didn't storm Cai Zhou, it was very likely that Kuai Yue would sit back and watch what happened.

Now, half of his goal has been achieved, and Sun Fu has confirmed that no reinforcements will arrive in Xiangyang, but the Cai family has not yet reacted. It seems that he has only a strong attack. Once attacked, Xiangyang's reinforcements can arrive within half an hour at the earliest, and whether they can take the Cai family's manor before Xiangyang's reinforcements arrive depends on whether Huang Zhong and Zu Mao can quickly break through the Cai family's defense line.

"Guoyi, I'm not sure, dare to make such a decision?" Sun Ce is unfathomable. He had no intention of telling Sun Fu the truth, and a little mystery helped him gain a foothold in the army. "Mark my words, once we break through the line, you have to rush in as quickly as possible, the more people the better."

"Don't worry." Sun Fu patted his chest, full of confidence.

Sun Ce walked to Huang Zhong and Zu Mao's side. "Are you ready?"

"General, you're ready." Huang Zhong took off the bow at his waist. "I'll cover, Zu Sima will attack."

At this moment, the Cai family manor lowered the drawbridge, the gate opened, and an old man walked out with a wooden staff, followed by Cai Ji and two entourage. He walked leisurely and unhurriedly, until he walked in front of Sun Ce. He stopped, looked Sun Ce up and down for a moment, and finally his eyes fell on Sun Ce's bulging waist, and he suddenly laughed.

"I have heard for a long time that General Sun is as brave as a tiger and invincible, why is the young general worried about the little Cai family, and he actually wears heavy armor?"

"You are ......" Sun Ce was relieved, but he pretended to be inexplicable, so that people could not see the ecstasy in his heart. The Cai family was frightened by him, and he could occupy the Cai family without blood, which was simply a good thing that could not be sought. He had imagined such a possibility, but he did not dare to report too much hope, he did not expect that his dream would come true.

"This is the head of my Cai family." Cai Ji hurriedly stepped forward to introduce. "He is very old, he has not been on the board for a long time, and when he heard that the general is coming, he must come to see him."

Cai Wei's head was held high, waiting for Sun Ce to come forward and salute. As the head of the Cai family, he personally went out to welcome a young man like Sun Ce, and his posture was low enough. Anyone who knows Sun Ce should show enough respect for a strong man like him, otherwise he will not be able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou at all.

Even when Liu Biao came to Caizhou, he never went out to greet him. If it weren't for the fact that Sun Ce was from a humble background, had limited cultivation, and had soldiers in hand, he would not have been so condescending and honorable to greet a young man in person.

Sun Ce smiled and bowed. "It turned out to be a senior, rude, rude. How can I stand you doing this? "Cai Wei and Zhang Wen are the same generation, since Sun Jian thinks he is Zhang Wen's former official, he is Cai Wen's junior, robbery is robbery, and this face-saving thing still has to be done.

"It's okay, in troubled times, life and death are unpredictable, where can I take care of anything else." Cai Wei stroked his gray beard, his tone was indifferent, his demeanor was not lost, and he even hinted at sarcasm. Sun Ce understood it, and he didn't break it, and replied quietly. "The predecessors said that life and death are unpredictable today, let alone us ordinary people. Seniors, I think Steward Cai has already told you, so I won't repeat it, and I hope that my predecessors will put national affairs first and support some grain and grass. ”

"It's good to say, it's easy to say, go into the village to speak." Cai Wei glanced at Huang Zhong and the others. "The general came from afar, and he should have invited you into the village to entertain you, but the cold house is cramped, and I am afraid that there will not be enough room for so many people. General, look......"

"Senior, I'll just bring a few guards, and the others will wait outside the village, there's nothing wrong with that, right?" Sun Ce said, stepped forward and held Cai Yan's arm. "Senpai, please!"

Cai Yan raised his eyebrows, and struggled, but he couldn't break free from Sun Ce's hand. He sighed secretly and had to walk forward side by side with Sun Ce. Zu Mao and Huang Zhong exchanged a look and followed with someone. Looking at these murderous soldiers, who were obviously not good soldiers, Cai Ji was startled, and just wanted to step forward to stop them, Cai Ji coughed.

"Although the humble house is small, two or three hundred people can still live in it. Major General, can you let it go? ”

Sun Ce laughed and pulled Cai Wei forward. "Seniors, respecting the old and respecting the virtuous is the basic requirement, the seniors are generous, willing to supply my tens of thousands of army rations, and lend the manor to live, I should help you."

"Tens of thousands of troops ......" Cai Yan stumbled under his feet and almost fell to his knees.

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