If it weren't for enduring and taking care of Yan Xiang's face, Sun Ce almost laughed out loud.

Du Ji's mouth was very bad. Not only did he speak loudly, but he also aggravated people. When the fellow villagers saw that the fellow villagers were slapped, they actually pushed him. Yan Xiang was considered a good-tempered person, and he also suffered a lot from his composure.

"Hou Du Bohou, if you say that, how can I get along with Yan Fujun in the future?" Sun Ce made a smooth move. "Come on, come on, invite you in the middle of the night. I'm very embarrassed. I'll treat you to midnight snack. I'll talk while eating."

Yan Xiang was also embarrassed, glaring at Du Ji fiercely, and couldn't help laughing again. "Zhu Zi, don't even think about wearing Qingshou until you die. If you can't tell the truth later, let's see how I deal with you."

Du Ji laughed and took his seat calmly. After a while, the midnight snack was served, but there was nothing. Each person had a bowl of soup cakes. There was no meat, but the soup and water were hot and energetic. Du Ji was probably so hungry that he sucked his nose and swallowed his saliva. He rubbed his hands, but did not hold the chopsticks.

"General, are there more?"

"Can you not be so embarrassed?" Yan Xiang put down the bowl he had just picked up. "Here, take mine, I'm not hungry."

Du Ji was not polite, and reached out to bring Yan Xiang's bowl over, and asked again: "General, is there any more?"

Sun Ce was a little unhappy. This guy was too presumptuous, right? He put down the bowl. "Or, I'll give you this bowl too?"

"Then it's not necessary." Du Ji rubbed his hands, placed two bowls of soup cakes on a table, picked them up and left. "Please wait, General, I will send the soup cakes back first to avoid getting cold. General, sit up, and at most half an hour I will come back to offer advice to the general. Just tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers are not worth a problem."

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows. "Wait, how do you know it is the Xiliang army?"

Du Ji smiled and said, "Two days ago, the king of Yanfu sent people to order the counties to say that the Xiliang soldiers were coming, and I heard it. Today, the general summoned him in the middle of the night. Apart from the Xiliang soldiers coming, I can't think of anything else."

Sun Ce nodded. This is the smart person, and talking to smart people is easy to deal with. He stood up and grabbed Du Ji's arm. "You have two people in your family? How many days have you lost food?"

"There are also stepmother and inner fellows. I had a meal yesterday morning and I have been hungry until now."

Sun Ce looked back at Yan Xiang. "Yan Mansion, I will send someone to patrol the whole city early tomorrow morning to see how many people living there are. They leave their hometowns and have no savings, so this winter is probably difficult."

Yan Xiang put away his smile and said seriously: "This is my dereliction of duty, I will make arrangements immediately." He bowed to Du Ji again. "Xiang has the right to lose the village party and protect Zhou, which has caused the family of Bohou's family to be hungry and cold, ashamed, ashamed. Please tell the residence of Bohou, and I will send someone to invite him now."

"It's a good job." Du Ji sighed. "Jun Yan came there and asked."

Yan Xiang responded and hurried away. Du Ji turned around, put down the food table, lowered his head, and a few tears slid down from his face and dripped into the soup bowl. Sun Ce was very sad. He could guess Du Ji's mood at this moment. As he had guessed before, Du Ji was not a coincidence, nor did he want to be an official, and there was no way to do so. If he really wanted to be an official, he had already come to recommend himself. Why wait until now? After a famous family, he was thirty years old and wasted his career. Now he could not even solve the food and clothing of his family, which was a great harm to his confidence.

Du Ji watched the soup cakes slowly become cold and did not eat them. It was not until Yan Xiang came back and said that he had sent someone to take his stepmother and wife to the prefect's mansion to settle down, so he picked up the soup cakes and ate them in big mouthfuls. He ate the soup cakes like walking, and he was extremely imposing. He swallowed voraciously, and the wind blew the clouds. In a moment, he ate two bowls of soup cakes. He wiped his mouth, stood up, and bowed his hand.

"General, please give me orders, Du Ji will go through fire and water, and he will never refuse to die."

Sun Ce signaled Zhou Yu and handed two military reports to Du Ji. Du Ji took them in his hand, browsed them quickly, and thought for a moment, and returned the general report to Zhou Yu. "Niu Fu is not worth worrying. He is not the opponent of General Sun. As long as he defends Luyang, he cannot enter Nanyang. Xu Rong is not worth worrying, but the Xiliang troops led by Xu Rong are a problem."

Sun Ce was very curious and signaled Du Ji to explain in detail.

Du Ji said: "Niu Fu is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. He was stationed in Hedong to guard against the generals of Guandong and his command was elite. Zhu Jun is famous all over the world, but his ambition and talent are distant. The Guandong soldiers he was led were not the opponent of the Xiliang soldiers. The setback was expected. General Ling Zunsun was his old official. When he received the news, he would definitely go to join him. Niu Fu was not Ling Zun's opponent and would soon retreat to Luoyang. As for Luyang, the general did not have to worry. Luyang was a fortress, but the Xiliang soldiers were not good at attacking the city. As long as the defending generals did not underestimate the enemy, there would be nothing wrong."

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu exchanged glances, feeling that what Du Ji said made sense, and Luyang was not as dangerous as imagined.

"Then why do you say that Xu Rong is not worth worrying about it, but the Xiliang soldiers led by Xu Rong are a problem?"

"Xu Rong is the most good general in the Xiliang army, but he is not a native of Xiliang. He has an awkward identity in the Xiliang army. There are not many generals willing to be controlled by him. Nanyang is rich and the Xiliang soldiers are invincible. The military discipline will inevitably be dispersed and plundering everywhere. It is inevitable that the people of Nanyang will suffer. The light cavalry may even reach Wancheng directly. The general must prepare early."

Sun Ce's eyes shrank slightly. Du Ji's words reminded him that Xu Rong was good at fighting, but he might not be able to control the Xiliang soldiers. Once these tens of thousands of people entered Nanyang, they would become a group of wild wolves robbing everywhere. This was both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing gave him the opportunity to defeat each other. The bad thing was that he could not predict their actions at all. There were not enough cavalry and he could not catch up even if he wanted to chase them.

"What should I do?"

"Attack Niu Fu, forcing Xu Rong to attack Wancheng, and the army was strong. Wancheng is a famous city in the world, and is known for its prosperity and the best bait. The Xiliang soldiers will definitely come. Wancheng is strong enough to withstand the attacks of the Xiliang soldiers, and other counties will only become prey of the Xiliang soldiers. Once there is enough military resources, the Xiliang soldiers will be more difficult to deal with."

"This method is good." Zhou Yu nodded first to agree. "To help others but not to others, he is deeply aware of the skills of using troops. Yan Fujun, Zhang Gong, Guandong's prime minister, and Guandong's general, it is true."

Yan Xiang was a little embarrassed. He just said that Du Ji was young and crazy and had no ability, so he was slapped in the face in a blink of an eye. However, the village party was talented, and he felt that there was light on his face. Faced with Zhou Yu's praise, he just smiled, but couldn't say anything. Zhang Xun didn't say anything, just nodded while stroking his beard.

Sun Ce agreed, but he still wanted to replace Shu Shao. He had no confidence in Yuan Shu's old subordinates. Yan Xiang and Zhang Xun were both the most trusted officials of Yuan Shu. At this level, the others were either famous people like Chen Yu or mediocre generals like Qiao Rui. No one could do great things. Shu Shao probably wouldn't be much better. His reputation under Yuan Shu's account is not as good as Qiao Rui and Zhang Xun.

"Gongjin, you guard Wancheng, I'll go to Yingchuan and kill Niu Fu first."

Du Ji said: "No, General Sun defends the city and fights Xu Rong, General Zhou goes to Yingchuan."

Sun Ce was puzzled. "Why?"

"Will the general take the lead in Lingzun at this moment, or do you take the lead in?"

Sun Ce was speechless.
Chapter completed!