Jingzhou, Jiangling.

"Alas! If Bo Shen Gong could have listened to me in the past, how could there be such a catastrophe today?! After hearing the news from Luoyang, Sun Jian sighed. In the tone, there was some helplessness, some complaints, and a hint of emotion. Once upon a time, in his eyes, Dong Zhuo was just a courtier who relied on bribes to climb up.

"Lord, what now?" Cheng Pu on the side asked respectfully.

"Hmm......" Sun Jian groaned for a moment when he heard this, then turned his head to look at his brother-in-law Wu Jing and asked, "What is the situation on the Kuai family and the Cai family in Xiangyang?" ”

The Kuai family is one of the families of Xiangyang, and it is said that its ancestor is the Han Xin strategist Kuaitong who offered the strategy of destroying Qi and the plan of dividing the world into three parts. Although it is difficult to know for sure, its local fame is very high. It can even be said that in the entire Xiangyang and even Nanjun, the status of the Kuai family is second only to the Cai family.

And the Cai family, in addition to being a famous family, has made the family proud of the entire Nanjun through marriage. The sister of the former head of the family, Cai Wei, married the former lieutenant Zhang Wen, and the eldest daughter married Huang Chengyan, a famous man in Jingzhou. This made the Cai family have a very high reputation among the scholars in Jingzhou.

"My subordinates personally brought people to visit, but they didn't even enter Xiangyang City!" Wu Jing said indignantly.

"Humph! These children of the family are so big! The Lord Church Captain Sha County Guard wants to see them, and they dare to treat them like this?! When Zu Mao on the side heard this, he immediately shouted dissatisfiedly, "Lord! The subordinates are willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses to capture Xiangyang City and capture Cai Mao and Kuai Liang! ”

"Nonsense!" When Sun Jian heard this, he immediately reprimanded angrily, "The power of the Cai family and the Kuai family in Xiangyang and even the entire Nanjun, especially if it seems so simple on the surface? If they are really vulnerable, then it is impossible for Wang Rui to let go of the prosperous Xiangyang, and choose to move the governance office to Jiangling. ”

His words immediately made Zu Mao, who was originally excited, wilt, he scratched his head with a smile, and then lowered his head and didn't dare to say more.

Seeing this, Sun Jian didn't say much, after all, he didn't really blame Zu Mao. "Public, how is the recruitment situation?" Sun Jian turned his head to look at Huang Gai and asked.

"The subordinates are ashamed that they only recruited more than 3,000 people." When Huang Gai heard this, he said with some shame. It took nearly a month, plus Sun Jian allocated a lot of money and food to Huang Gai, but in the end, only such a small number of people were raised......

Hearing this, Sun Jian nodded and comforted, "This is already a very good situation, and you don't have to blame yourself for the public." Immediately, Sun Jian glanced at the crowd, "Then pass my order and let the troops pack their things and prepare to go!" Rush to Nanyang Wan County as soon as possible! ”

As he spoke, he looked at Cheng Pu again and said, "Demou, you take some people and take away all the valuable things that can be taken in the city!" Since those children of the family don't welcome me, then I don't have to worry so much! ”

The reason why Sun Jian wanted to win over the Kuai family and the Cai family was that he hoped to rely on their prestige and relationship in the DPRK and China to help him get the title of Jingzhou Thorn History. Although Sun Jian's courting of Dong is indeed for the sake of the Han Dynasty, it is impossible that he has no selfish desires at all. I can't get used to Dong Zhuo's majesty, and I want to take the opportunity to make contributions, which is Sun Jian's purpose.

It's just that now, the only thing he can do is to go to Nanyang to join Yuan Shu as originally planned. I have to say that in this era, it is too difficult for the children of the poor to get ahead. Look at Yuan Shao's self-proclaimed car general, all the families and officials really treat him as a car general, if it is Sun Jian, if there is no help from the famous family, who will pay attention to you?

Moreover, Sun Jian's killing of Wang Rui this time was too rude, which caused many families to fear and despise him. This is also the reason why Huang Gai has money and food, but he can't raise many troops in Gangneung. Because under the propaganda of these families, the people of the entire Nanjun have long regarded Sun Jian as a thief. Moreover, except for Gangneung, Huang Gai could not go to the rest of the counties of Nanjun to recruit troops at all.

A few days later.

"Sun Jian is gone?" Kuai Liang asked lightly.

"Well, it's gone, but I'm afraid the warehouse in Gangneung has been emptied by them." Kuai Yue nodded in response.

"Hehe, that's none of our business, as long as he's gone." Kuai Liang chuckled when he heard this.

"Brother, just like this, Nanjun and even the entire Jingzhou have fallen into a situation where no one is governing. And when Sun Jian and Yuan Shu converge, they will definitely find a way to bring Jingzhou under their command. Kuai Yue said with some concern.

"It's okay, if you think about it, Dong Zhuo will definitely send someone to succeed him as the assassin of Jingzhou. And it's really not good, we just take refuge in that Yuan Shu, and he can't refuse. Kuai Liang said with a smile, without any worries.

Sun Jian? If you offend, you will be offended, just a martial artist, even if you really work under Yuan Shu at that time, will Yuan Shu still help Sun Jian avenge it? Obviously impossible, because without the support of his Kuai family and the Cai family, how could he Yuan Shu rule Nanjun? Is it just the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family?

Perhaps in Yuzhou, the influence of the Yuan family is very large, but in Jingzhou, it is a pity that the influence of the Yuan family has not extended here.

At the beginning of April, Sun Jian arrived in Nanyang, and by the way, accepted the position of Zhonglang general asked by Yuan Shu to ask for himself, and at the same time continued to march to Wanxian County, while sending people to visit Nanyang County Shou Zhang Shi, in the name of Zhonglang General, asking him to supply grain and grass.

"Humph! Yuan Shu is just that, and now there is another Sun Jian? Also in the middle of the Lang general? When did this kid become a Zhonglang general?! Zhang Shi looked at the letter in his hand and scolded dissatisfiedly.

"Lord, my subordinates think that Sun Jian is just the county guard of Changsha County, and he is at the same level as the lord. In any way, he could not ask the lord to do anything. And although he is under the banner of the coalition army, it is unknown whether he has been recognized by the coalition army...... "A subordinate official beside Zhang Shi said respectfully. As for the lieutenant general, he didn't believe it at all.

"Well......" Zhang Shi groaned when he heard this, and only said in a deep voice after a long while, "Not bad! That's it! He, Sun Jian, came all the way from Changsha, how did he contact the coalition forces? Not to mention that he is also good at killing court officials! ”

A few days later.

"Humph! Because I have already funded that Yuan Shu, I don't have any money or food to fund me?! Sun Jian snorted coldly when he heard this. Although he didn't know how much money and food that Zhang Shu had supported Yuan Shu, he knew that Yuan Shu had only raised 3,000 soldiers and horses now.

"My lord, what now? With Wang Rui's matter first, that counselor will definitely be wary of the lord. Cheng Pu said respectfully.

"So what? Don't forget about the city, but there are also our own people! Sun Jian sneered when he heard this.