Just when Sun Jian was silent, a long hemp rope tied to a bamboo basket slowly descended from the city, accompanied by a call from Liu Hong: "Boy, and invite the master of the Rubu to come." ”

After Sun Jian was awakened, he glanced at the bamboo basket, and immediately understood that he was asking him for evidence.

Since the emergence of the city, the two armies have relied on the city for defense and attack, and the war has become more and more cruel in nature. This is really because the city is too unfavorable to the attacking side, as long as the generals defending the city are slightly talented, and the military and people in the city are still available, then the siege battle is destined to become a difficult and wasteful war of attrition.

If this were not the case, Sun Wu, a famous military strategist in the Spring and Autumn Period, would not have such a standard for those who make good use of soldiers - "pull out the city of people instead of attacking it".

In the original historical line, in the winter of the sixth year of Shu Han Jianxing, Zhuge Liang's second northern expedition, out of the scattered pass, attacked and besieged Chencang, and attacked Hao Zhao with tens of thousands of troops, but it was difficult to take a city for more than 20 days, and finally in the face of the Wei army that came to help, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

Hao Zhao was also shocked by this battle, and his name was passed on to the Three Kingdoms (Wei, Shu and Wu), and he was even called "the first defense general of the Three Kingdoms" by some good people in later generations; However, in essence, Hao Zhao's personal military talent cannot be compared with Zhuge Liang, and his real reliance on Zhuge Liang for a long time is only the fortified city of Chencang.

It is precisely because of the difficulty of frontal siege that many side-by-side tactics and strategies have emerged, such as siege, discord, rumors, and fraudulent surrender; In order to prevent the enemy from changing clothes and changing flags and deceiving the city gate, they need to show a certificate that can prove their identity.

So Sun Jian put his hand through the gap in the armor and groped for a long time, then took out an object and gently put it into the bamboo basket.

Then, the bamboo basket was pulled by the hemp rope and went up far away, and when it reached the city, Liu Hong reached in, took out an object, Fang glanced at it, and his eyebrows couldn't help but pick, although he had expected that this young general outside the city was by no means a scout, but after his true identity was revealed, he was still surprised.

"Ming Gong."

"Liu Gong."

There were two slightly anxious voices in his ears, Liu Hong turned around helplessly, and looked at the two of them: "Why are you in such a hurry?" Having said that, he spread out his hand, revealing the thing in his palm, and after reading it, both of them had different faces.

"This ......," Jawi hesitated.

Liu You muttered, like an endorsement: "In the Han family system, the princes and kings have red ribbons and red ribbons, which are red and yellow; The prince will be in the prime minister, and the gold seal is purple and white; Jiuqing and the county guards and other 2,000 stones, silver seal blue ribbon three colors, for the color of blue, red and white; If there are more than 600 stones and less than 2,000 stones, the copper seal ink ribbon; If there are more than 200 stones and less than 600 stones, the copper seal is yellow ribbon. ”

The seal is the official seal, and the ribbon is a ribbon, which is used to decorate the sand (pan) bag of the official seal, and the ribbon is not only a symbol of a person's identity and official position, but also because of the Qin and Han dynasties of the system of "recognizing the seal but not recognizing the person", it is the embodiment of the majesty of the empire in the locality.

If the dynasty is at the end, such as the end of Qin, Xiang Liang and his nephew Xiang Yu murdered Huiji County Shou Yintong, seized its seal, appointed themselves as county guards, ordered all counties, and got 8,000 elite soldiers.

If the dynasty was at its peak, such as the time of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Maichen was appointed by the Son of Heaven to serve as the county guard in his mulberry land - Huiji, and then only with the Taishou seal ribbon in his hand staged a good show of "don't bully the young and poor".

On the occasion of Huan Ling, although it was the Ji Shi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after all, the big tree did not fall, and the imperial remnants were still resounding in the world, and it was Liu Hong, Liu You, and Jia Wei who did not flash in their minds that this ribbon was snatched or forged by "Sun Jian".

After finishing the chatter, Liu You lifted the ribbon from Liu Hong's hand, that is, through the hole in the official seal, the thin rope used to hang on the belt on weekdays, and then untied the sac, took out a new copper official seal, looked at the bottom of the seal, and then said in a very affirmative tone: "This is the seal of the military Sima." ”

Liu Hong took back the ribbon seal from Liu You's hand, glanced at it and said with a smile: "Jun Sima? If nothing else, this unobtrusive frizzy boy is the commander of the more than 1,000 centaurs outside the city. ”

"Kimihiko."

"Ming Gong." Jawi arched his hand.

"Since there is no doubt about the Han army, you will go and call the soldiers to open the city gate and welcome them into the city."

"No."

"Sasuke." Liu Hong looked at Liu You again: "Let's clean up a little, let's go down to greet us, and we can talk about the friendship of the landlord; Speaking of which, I still don't know who this kid is. ”

Liu You smiled and responded: "Indeed, I said so many things to this kid, but I never asked his name." ”

The two laughed and went down the city tower, and after a while, the city gate was opened, and Sun Jian also gathered the more than 1,000 people and horses, lined up in a long snake formation, and walked towards the city gate.

When he entered the city, Sun Jian, who was riding a horse and walking in the front, saw Liu Hong and the three people standing on the left side of the road at a glance, and hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and saluted: "Wu Junjun Sima, Sun Jian, Sun Wentai have seen the princes. ”

Liu Hong and the three also replied one after another:

"Liu Hong, the magistrate of Yan County, Liu Ziyi, temporarily acting as the county guard of Huiji, has seen Sun Sima."

"Huiji County Cheng Liu You, Liu Sasuke, have seen Sun Sima."

"Jia Wei, Jia Gongyan, the county lieutenant of Yan County, temporarily acting as the county lieutenant of Huiji, has seen Sun Sima."

After Sun Jian listened to this nondescript answer, he was suddenly confused: What is going on with these two people in this county, especially Liu Hong, who was still in front of that county when he was introduced; And what's even more strange is that it was not the county keeper who took the post of county guard, but the inexplicable county magistrate.

But it wasn't Sun Jian's turn to think about it more, so Liu Hong continued to speak: "Sun Sima, and let Gongyan settle your troops in the city for you, can we go to the mansion to discuss in detail?" ”

Sun Jian hesitated slightly, and then saluted Liu Hong: "Then Wentai thanked Liu Gong for his kindness." Then he made a gesture to Jia Wei to express his gratitude, and then went to the county government with Liu Hong and Liu You.

When they came to the county mansion, the three of them took off their shoes and sat down in the room, Sun Jian saw Liu Hong sitting on the top, Liu You on the left hand seat, and himself sitting on the right hand to accompany the seat.

"Wentai."

"Oh~" Sun Jian came to his senses, looked at Liu Hong, held his hand and asked, "Liu Gong, I don't know what happened to Zhaowentai?" ”

Liu Hong smiled and said: "I look at you and you are thinking outside, but do you have something on your mind?" ”

"This ......"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

When Sun Jian heard this, he was suddenly a little nervous, he was a straightforward person who couldn't hide his thoughts, and he thought of Zang Min, who promoted himself to be the Sima of the acting army, so he simply took a sideways look, and after slightly modifying the doubts in his heart, he came together one by one.

Liu Hong laughed a few times after hearing this, and then said: "A man's husband, he should be so straightforward, how can he be like a child, twisting and not speaking?" But it's a bit bizarre to say. ”

Then Liu Hong started his and Jia Wei's experience from the beginning, sticking to the county, attacking the camp and beheading the thieves, deceiving the city gate, and dividing the soldiers into two ways, and when these words were finished, it was already a quarter of an hour later.

And when Liu Hong just finished speaking, Sun Jian couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart anymore, took the case, and said generously: "The husband should be like this!" After that, he saluted Liu Hong again, but this salute was much more sincere than before.

Liu Hong stood up with a smile, walked to Sun Jian's side, comforted him and sat down, then turned around and sat down on the first seat, and said, "I have also heard what Wentai has done. ”

"Me?" Sun Jian pointed to his chest with his right hand, and his face seemed to be surprised and happy, "Gong Liu also knows Sun Jian?" ”

"Hahaha." Liu Hong raised his head and laughed a few times, and then said, "Wentai, don't you think I'm bullying you?" Thou hast underestimated thyself too much. I came to Yan County from Zhuo County, Youzhou, just arrived in Yangzhou, I heard Li Shu have envy Wu County's words, I asked Fang to know that the Yangzhou county water thieves are rampant, cut off business travel, the people suffer a lot, but in recent years, there is a young man who first stabbed the head of the water thieves Hu Yu, and then was promoted by Zang Taishou to the post of military Sima, specializing in the suppression of thieves, outstanding achievements, Wu County thus enjoyed peace. ”

After hearing this, Sun Jian was both happy and a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Liu Gong praises it." ”

Liu Hong shook his head and said: "How can it be falsely praised, it is not only virtuous and well-known, but it is natural." However, I have a contrary word, but I want to talk to Wentai. ”

"Please speak up."

"Today's society is uneasy, the country is in trouble, Wentai is a young talent, and he will be of great use in the future. Don't you hear that 'the good traveler drowns, and the good rider falls, each according to his own good, but brings disaster to himself.' ’

The person I am afraid of is not the death or life of Wentai, but the fear that the country will lose its virtuousness, and the Son of Heaven will regain a humerus! ”

After Liu Hong said this, Sun Jian's expression became extremely solemn, he slowly bowed to Liu Hong, and his voice was very solemn: "Little Zijian, be taught!" ”

"Good!" After Liu Hong shouted hello, he stood up and said to Sun Jian: "Wentai, you wait here, I will come when I go." ”

After that, he put on his shoes and walked out of the hall, Sun Jian saw this, looked at Liu You opposite, and asked, "Liu Juncheng, what is Liu Gong going to do?" ”

Liu You smiled, he knew the answer, but he didn't say it, just gave Sun Jian a vague hint: "Don't worry about Wentai, this is Liu Gongzhi's elegance." ”

Sun Jian had no choice but to hold back the doubt in his heart and wait quietly. Fortunately, what Liu Hong said was true, and after only waiting for half an hour, he returned to the hall, took off his shoes, went straight to Sun Jian, and handed over the things he was holding.

Sun Jian took it and saw that it was a roll of bamboo slips, he raised his head to look at Liu Hong, and asked with some confusion: "Liu Gong...... This is? ”

Liu Hong said with a smile: "This is a volume of "Spring and Autumn" annotated by me, and it is specially given to Wentai. It should be beneficial to read more books and learn from ancient things. ”