Sun Ce pinched his fingers and remained silent.

The sound of hooves and footsteps were chaotic. The soldiers were walking on the mountain road. On the hillsides on both sides, there were soldiers from scout camps on alert, and they made safe horns sounds from time to time. The bandits did not chase after him. They might be celebrating, celebrating Sun Ce's withdrawal from Tongguan Mountain and celebrating the great heroes falling from the sky.

He was able to escape from Guo Wu, Xie Guanglong and dozens of people, and even shot seven or eight others. This hero with ape-armed shooting is really amazing. If he contacted that beautiful beard and heard Guo Wu's accent, Sun Ce had already guessed who it might be, but there was no conclusive evidence and he could not draw a conclusion in a hasty way.

There are too many people who have the ability but fail to become famous, and Guo Wu is an example. But it is also a disaster. If it weren't for him, Guo Wu might be the young general Qu A under Taishi Ci, who would not have become an enemy.

Isn’t Liu Yao preparing for the war against Danyang? Taishi Ci is not there to help Liu Yao, so why did he come to Yangxian to make trouble with me?

"General, what are you thinking?" Guo Jia rushed over and walked side by side with Sun Ce. "I'm still thinking about that assassin?"

Sun Ce nodded. "What did you find?"

Guo Jia looked at Sun Ce. "Did the general guess who it is?"

When facing Guo Jia, Sun Ce did not hide it. "From the appearance characteristics and martial arts, he should be the warrior Taishi Ci around Liu Yao."

Guo Jia smiled and shook the feather fan. "What he called is not important, what is important is what he wants to do, what can he do. Judging from his martial arts, Liu Yao sent someone to Yangxian to integrate Shanyue and cause trouble behind us so that Liu Yao can attack the northern part of Danyang with peace of mind, and even recover Lujiang and Jiujiang. General, since Liu Yao took the initiative to provoke, we have enough reason to control Wujun and give him a color. As for Shanyue, it cannot be solved in a day or two, and it is useless to be impatient. You cannot lose the big one because of small things."

Sun Ce smiled. "I'm not in a hurry. The longer the time is, the more beneficial it is for us. Although the more troublesome the mountains are, they are in the mountains. The mountains can protect them, and they limit them, and they cannot become a climate."

Guo Jia laughed silently. "I feel relieved if the general thinks this way. Tell me about Taishi Ci's situation and I'll find a way to deal with him."

Sun Ce explained his understanding of Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci has a biography, but the records are relatively simple. He only remembers roughly, and some details are not very clear. Despite this, Guo Jia still found it very useful after listening to it. "So, this person is a strong enemy. Judging from his style of conduct, he is somewhat similar to the general. He adapts to the situation and dares to take risks."

Sun Ce agreed. The situation of Taishici and Sun Ce is indeed very similar, but Taishici's starting point is too low to be able to roam Jiangdong like Sun Ce. After all, Sun Ce has the foundation laid by his father Sun Jian, and Jiangdong is located in the southeast and is not valued by the people of the Central Plains. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao all focused on the Central Plains. No one paid attention to Jiangdong, so he had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Qingxu was in the Central Plains. The repeated struggles between various forces would not give Taishici a poor family with no foundation at all.

There are also many poor families, such as Sun Ce, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, who are not comparable to top families, but they are much better than Taishi Ci.

Guo Jia suddenly laughed: "According to this, Liu Yao asked Taishi Ci to come to Yangxian because of helplessness. He brought Taishi Ci to Jiangdong, so he naturally wanted to use Taishi Ci, but Taishi Ci was so poor that he could not get into the eyes of famous scholars. Maybe Xu Jing said something. Liu Yao didn't want to be implicated by Taishi Ci, so he simply let him take a single part and deal with Shanyue. He wanted to use it but didn't dare to use it. He was influenced by people's words and was burdened by fame. Liu Yao could not accomplish great things. The general held Xu Gong and let Chen Shuzhi deal with him. This was a rare good opportunity."

"I'm just thinking that I want Shi Yuan to help him."

"Shi Yuan is naturally an excellent candidate for outstanding wisdom. But Liu Yao is too stupid and he doesn't need to take action. Let Ziming and Gong Yi go. They can not only help Shu Zhi give advice, but also help him find out the news, killing two birds with one stone."

Sun Ce weighed for a moment and accepted Guo Jia's advice. Pang Tong was smart and more than enough to be a military advisor, but he was average in force and had no ability to protect himself. Lu Meng and Jiang Qin were good at it and had rich survival experience. After so long, he could let go.

Guo Jia then called Lu Meng and Jiang Qin and gave orders. Lu Meng and Jiang Qin were overjoyed and immediately brought about a dozen partners from the scout camp and rushed to Danyang.

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Back in Yangxian, Sun Ce summoned the generals to discuss matters and adjust the deployment. Gan Ning led the navy to Wuxian with him. Song Gai led a thousand newly recruited recruits to guard the city, kept in touch with Zulang, who was still in the mountains, and the others rushed to Wuxian together.

Before leaving Yangxian, Sun Ce invited the heads of Yangxian families to explain the situation. It was not that he didn't want to fight the bandits, but that Xu Gong, the prefect of Wu County, was too disrespectful. He not only wanted to excuse Xu Chun, but also colluded with bandits and sent people to assassinate him. Compared with the bandits in Tongguan Mountain, Xu Gong was more harmful and it was difficult to do anything else without getting rid of him.

What Sun Ce said is true or false, but it is not important. For these powerful men, as long as Sun Ce does not move their interests, everything is acceptable. So far, Sun Ce is still in a proper way in doing things, not as random as the legendary ones. He takes the initiative to explain the situation to them when there is an accident, and is very sincere. The Xu family has collapsed, but they are not damaged, and they have more or less divided into some oil and water. Of course, they do not want Xu Chun to come back to life. Xu Gong is Xu Chun's backer. Sun Ce wants to deal with Xu Gong. They are happy to see it happen and express their support for Sun Ce.

After appeaseing Yangxian's powerful people, Sun Ce sent someone to take Xu Chun and his son out and take him to the boat. After a few days, Xu Chun met Wang Zhen again. However, he did not see any hope, but became even more desperate. Wang Zhen became a prisoner like him. Sun Ce wanted to take him to Wuxian to raise an army to question him, and to uproot the prefect of Wu County Xu Gong, and the last glimmer of hope was completely shattered.

There was no hope of survival, but Xu Chun calmed down and gritted his teeth. "General Sun, you didn't plan to let us go at all. From the beginning, you wanted to kill us. No matter whether I made a mistake or not, you would find a way to deal with me, just because my Xu family is the largest clan in Yangxian, right?"

Xu Chun gritted his teeth and his eyes were bloody. In just a few days of prison life, he changed his appearance. His original arrogance disappeared and his original wealth disappeared. Now he has lost weight, his hair is messy, his clothes are not tidy, and his face is bruised. The prison guards are not good people, and extortion is a routine. The Xu family has no more oil and water, so they can't help but be beaten.

Wang Zhen lowered his head, his face as if dead ashes. Wei Teng had a gloomy face, feeling sad when he died of a rabbit and a fox.

Sun Ce smiled, laughing happily. "You are so narcissistic."

"Please give advice to the general."
Chapter completed!