Gan Ning was supposed to come after Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, perhaps because of Xu Chu's little butterfly flapping its wings, he came in advance.

Just when Xu Chu and Guo Jia and Xu Shu had decided on their plan and slowly performed it, the Son of Heaven finally died.

When the news reached Yingchuan, Xu Chu was in the barracks watching the training of the Tiger Guard Battalion. In order to make the Tiger Guard Battalion completely become a cavalry nemesis, Xu Chu specially instructed Dian Wei to let the Tiger Guards practice throwing iron spears every day. This kind of iron spear is one meter long, the shape is similar to the general spear, the main difference is that the spear head is heavier, and the gun body is also completely made of wrought iron, but it is relatively thin, and its weight varies from more than ten catties.

Each tiger guard carried two iron spears, held a Mo knife in his hand, and put on armor, with a total weight of seventy or eighty catties.

At present, there are only more than 20 sets of complete sets of equipment, and it is estimated that the goal of 500 sets will be achieved by the end of the year.

When the news of the death of the Son of Heaven arrived, Xu Chu could not stay in the military camp longer, and he had to go back to the county government to receive the edict of the imperial court. Amnesty to the world, prohibiting drinking and feasting are all due meanings.

After the envoy passed the edict, he went to Runan without stopping, and Yanling County was his last stop in Yingchuan.

Sending the messenger away, Xu Chu asked Xu Shu to write an official document, and asked the pavilion chief to supervise the county people. After arranging these things, Guo Jia was found.

Three days ago, Xu Chu asked Chen Yi and Gong Su to go to the south of the county to find Huang Shao and Gan Ning's department respectively, and Xu Chu estimated that it was time for him to start acting.

Guo Jia also said: "Now that the two factions in the DPRK and China have no time to take care of anything else in order to compete for the crown prince, if we can unite the three families before the imperial court appoints a new Yingchuan Taishou, we can take the lead." ”

Guo Jia suggested that he go to Xu County in person and let Zhang Feng, a gongcao who had always been good friends with the Zhong family, go to Changshe. Xu Chu stayed in Yanling to prepare soldiers and horses, waiting for an opportunity.

Xu Chu invited Zhang Feng to come, and when Zhang Feng heard it, he knew that his son-in-law wanted to dominate one side. This matter is very difficult, it is almost impossible to change to a peaceful period, but now it is different, the troubled times have already shown signs of opening, and the hearts of the people in the world are stirring, if Xu Chu can show strong strength and hope for the support of the clan, there is still a chance.

Zhang Feng gladly accepted the task, Zhong and Zhang have the same illness, the relationship has always been good, and Zhong Yu is a good talker.

The next day, Xu Chu wrote to Yuzhou Mu Huangwan at the suggestion of Xu Shu, asking the troops to go west to recover the three counties of Yuanling, Xinzheng and Weishi. These three counties, as well as several counties in the south of Chenliu, were all raided by the Yellow Turbans and have been abandoned to this day. The people in the county either fled or simply took refuge in the Yellow Turban, which was the hardest hit area of Yingchuan and Chen Liu's generation. When Yin Xiu was there, his attitude towards these three places was to go to him. These three counties are useless to Yin Xiu, but they are very useful to Xu Chu.

The yellow scarves entrenched there are all old and weak remnants, just to help him train his troops, and the place where he can get his hands can be used as a field in the future.

So Xu Chu quickly summoned Wang Yan and other generals to the county government and issued an order to send troops.

"Yuan Zhi is the main general, Wang Yan is the deputy general, commanding 1,000 foot soldiers, and 500 tiger guards under the command of Wei, a total of 1,500 people, sweeping the three counties such as Yuanling."

Xu Shu Wang Yan received the order, and Zifan came out and said: "Big brother, what about me?" ”

"Zifan can be the grain transport officer, and together with the county Cheng Pang Zhan, he will call the people to transport military rations." Xu Chu said, in the three counties, although the opponent is weak, it is not small, and it will not be able to come down in ten days and a half months. Fortunately, it is relatively close to Yanling County, and the loss of grain and grass on the way is still within the bearable range.

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Gong Su was injured when Yang Zhai broke the yellow scarf of He Yi's department, he was strong, and he was almost recuperated in less than half a month, and he wanted to go back to the barracks immediately, but he was sent by Xu Chu to the south of the county to find the Jinfan thief.

"Is this person named Gan Ning really as powerful as the lord said? How could the lord know so much about this person? With such questions, Gong Su traveled day and night all the way, and now he has arrived in Kunyang County.

Along the way, there were many homeless people, and the wild was full of hunger. Yingchuan, which enjoyed the name of wealth in those years, also withered here after disasters and the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The Jinfan thief should be in the Kunyang area, Gong Su inquired around, and finally found out that Gan Ning and his subordinates were entrenched in the mountains and forests twenty miles away from Kunyang County. I also heard from the people nearby that Kunyang Wei led the official army to fight with the Jinfan thief on the outskirts of the city, and was unfortunately beheaded by the thief.

"This person killed the official of the imperial court, I don't know if he was determined to rebel or didn't take the court in his eyes at all." Gong Su said in his heart: "No matter what it is, it is an extremely dangerous person. What is the lord...... Ay. ”

He came to Kunyang County, on the way he met Gan Ning's subordinates to explore the horse, Gong Su did not want to fight with the Jinfan thief, reported the origin of the name, said that in the name of the Yanling County Order, he asked to see Gan Xingba of Ba County.

Before Gong Su went out, Xu Chuqian instructed him, saying that Gan Ning was a person who wanted to save face, and he had dealings with local officials when he was in Ba County, and if he treated him politely, he would return the policy with all his heart; He will even face each other with swords that despise him.

Xu Chu's words were clear, and Gong Su naturally knew what to do. Gan Ning heard that his subordinates reported that Yanling County Military Waiting Palace Su had come to him on the order of the county, and after thinking about it for a while, he came out to greet him in person.

As he walked, he thought: "When I was young, I was frivolous, relying on my martial arts to crisscross Ba County, gathering people and horses to rob merchant ships in the rivers, killing people without calculation, and my notoriety spread far and wide. By the time he woke up, it was too late. If you want to vote for Wang Rui to seek fame, you can't even see my face, and you're angry! Now another Yanling County Commander sent someone to find me, and see what he said, but there is half a wild word, just take a knife and cut it! ”

Seeing Gong Su in front of Dazhai Gate, Gan Ning raised his face and asked, "What do you have to say to me about your county order?" ”

When Gong Su saw Gan Ning, he was surprised that this person was so young, at most twenty-four or five years old, and he was tall, muscular, and there seemed to be thousands of catties of strength hidden under his wheat-colored skin.

"I have heard of Gan Xingba's name for a long time, and Yanling County ordered the army under his command to wait for the palace, and I have seen the general." Gong Su was very modest in accordance with Xu Chu's instructions, and he also called Gan Ning a general, which really scratched Gan Ning's itch.

The ancients were commensurate with each other, it was for respect, and it was called a general, Gan Ning was happy in his heart, and his raised chin slowly fell.

"Don't dare to be it, Xu Zhongkang's brave name, after a certain arrived in Yingchuan, he also heard a lot. The army is coming from afar, and please go into the village to sit for a while. Gan Ning couldn't help but say, and stepped forward to take Gong Su's hand.

"As the lord said, this person has a good face." Gong Su and Gan Ning went to the village to sit down together, and it didn't take long for someone to serve wine, and the two drank three glasses of each other, and then they got to the point.

Gan Ning wiped the corners of his mouth and said happily: "I heard that Xu Zhongkang killed He Yi under Yangzhai City, and I hated to be there and see the demeanor of the tiger idiot." ”

Gong Su replied: "When Su came, the lord once said to Su Yan that Bajun Gan Xingba has excellent martial arts and has the ability to be a general. Presumably, if the general was there at that time, the credit for killing He Yi would not necessarily be my lord's father. ”

After speaking, he looked at Gan Ning, and saw that his face was happy at first, and then his brows were tightly locked. Gong Su then asked, "What is the general frowning?" ”

Gan Ning was stunned, "It's just strange why Xu Yanling values Gan Ning so much." He set out from Ba County, and the state and county officials he met along the way, when they heard that he had been a river thief, they all scoffed at him, and rarely treated him with courtesy, but Xu Chu, who had never met him, respected him very much, which was really strange.

Gong Su thought to himself that I was also puzzled, and said, "Su also doesn't know...... When they meet each other day, the general can ask himself. ”

"That's exactly how it should be." Gan Ning replied casually. He somewhat heard the meaning of courtesy in Gong Su's words, but Xu Chu was just a small county magistrate after all, and he couldn't give him the official position he wanted, could he be a thief Cao County Lieutenant in a county?

Gan Ning's expression changed, Gong Su was exquisite, and said tentatively: "The general is afraid that he will not be able to display his ambitions?" ”

Gan Ning smiled but didn't answer, and listened to Gong Su again: "General rest assured, as long as you are willing to help, my lord will be the overlord of Yingchuan within a month, and the general can be the military head of a county at that time, are you afraid that your ambitions will not be able to be displayed?" ”

"Oh? Did Xu Yanling really say that? Gan Ning became interested, "Then how can Gan help?" ”

Gong Su said with a smile: "Only cut off Huang Shao's road to Runan." ”

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Five days later, Huang Shao was rushing to Runan with his remaining 5,000 soldiers and horses, and he had already contacted Liu Pi in advance to meet him near Zhaoling.

"Report to Qu Shuai, a team was found outside Kunyang County, guarding the main road to Runan."

"What?!" Huang Shao panicked, "Could it be that the officers and soldiers guessed in advance that I was going to Runan?" ”

Huang Shao looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly remembered something when he was depressed.

"Quick, call the guy who just came here a few days ago!"