Quanrou held the bowl and swallowed it voraciously, and the wind swept the clouds, without any image. She poured two large bowls of rice and a large pot of meat into her stomach, then she wiped her mouth and raised her glass of wine. "General, I'll toast you."

Sun Ce raised the wine and signaled. Quan Rou raised her neck and drank it all in one go. "Happy, happy."

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. After a day of frustration, he felt much better when he saw Quanrou like this. There were not so many rules in the camp, Quanrou washed his hands in the basin, wiped his face, and talked about persuading surrender.

He crossed the river early yesterday morning and rushed to Guling to meet Guo Yi and Wang Sheng, and conveyed Sun Ce's request. Guo Yi and Wang Sheng ignored him at all and believed that Sun Ce could not break Guling. He was very frivolous. Quan Rou was driven out without saying a few words. Quan Rou knew that persuading surrender was a formality, so he was not in a hurry. He found various reasons to stay in Guling for a night, and checked Guling's defense in the name of a visiting friend. When he returned to Qian Tang, he realized that Sun Ce's main force had rushed to Chadu, so he rushed over without stopping. When he arrived here, Sun Ce had already blocked Guling's only retreat, and the situation completely reversed.

Quanrou was very excited and disappointed. It was a pity that such a surprise attack would not have his share.

"Your credit is no less than beheading, why bother with a moment?" Sun Ce smiled and said, "Tell me what's going on in Guling."

"Hehe, these scholars." Quan Rou smiled before speaking and shook her head. "General, guess who did I see?"

"who?"

"Shen Zhi of the Shen family."

Sun Ce smiled but said nothing.

Quan Rou suddenly didn't know and talked about the incident when he met Shen Zhi in Guling. "Shen Zhi is Sheng Xian's son-in-law. Sheng Xian was originally very respectful to Guo Yi, so he recommended Shen Zhi to Guo Yi, saying that Shen Zhi was well-versed in military tactics and had martial arts skills, and could take on important responsibilities. Unexpectedly, he was ridiculed by Guo Yi, which made Sheng Xian very embarrassed and had to ask Zhen Yuji to himself. How could these people be so stupid? They looked down on wars and would not be invincible."

"Shen Zhi is in my camp. Sheng Xian is also there."

Quanrou was surprised. "Are they here to surrender?"

"Sheng Xian was captured. Shen Zhi was not here to help Guo Yi, he came to save Sheng Xian." Sun Ce said the causes and consequences, Quan Rou smiled and shook her head repeatedly. "No wonder I advised Shen Zhi to rely on the general. Shen Zhi did not comment. It turned out that there was such a story."

"Who are there other people besides Guo Yi and Wang Sheng?"

"There are also Zheng Ping of the Zheng family in Shanyin, He Chun of the He family, Xie Yan of the Xie family, and there are some bandits, with varying numbers. The strongest ones are Huang Longluo and Zhou Bo. There are more than 10,000 soldiers in the county and more than 10,000 bandits, with a total of about 23,000." Quan Rou smiled wickedly: "But they are all mobs, vulnerable, so the general doesn't have to worry."

Sun Ce was not worried about the mobs, but he was still very uneasy when so many Shanyin families opposed him. He was not very familiar with the Zheng family, but he still had some impression of the He family and the Xie family. The famous general He Qi seemed to have come from the He family, and Xie Cheng also came from the Xie family. In history, Mrs. Wu had hired the woman from the Xie family as a concubine for Sun Quan. This should be the decision made by Mrs. Wu to stabilize Kuaiji.

Now these people are all in Guling.

"Are you familiar with them?"

"A briefly know one or two. Among the Shanyin families, the Zheng family made a fortune earlier. The ancestor was Zheng Ji, the guardian of the Western Regions of the former dynasty. Zheng Ping's grandfather was Zheng Hong, and he was the Grand Marshal of Emperor Xiaozhang and had a reputation in Shanyin..."

Sun Ce was stunned when he heard this. The Zheng family is quite big. It is actually the descendant of Zheng Ji. He was a hero he admired for a long time. He was the first protector of the Western Regions. He was one of the heroes of the Han Dynasty to establish his dominance in the Western Regions. How could such a person become his own enemy?

"Why did they oppose me and prevent me from entering the country? Is it for Yuan Shao?"

"I don't know whether it is for Yuan Shao. I guess the real reason is nothing more than two: one is that they rely on their own territory and look down on military men; the other is that the general wants to equalize the fields, and they are unwilling to give up their industry."

"I didn't want them for nothing..."

Quan Rou smiled, smiling mysteriously. "General, you are willing to give them what you are willing to give them, Yuan Shao is willing to give them, but you are unwilling to give them. To be honest, if I were not a warrior, I might not be willing to support the general."

Sun Ce immediately shut his mouth. He knew that he shouldn't explain, and explanation was meaningless. Those people were not deaf and could not hear any noise. What's more, Chen Zhi was in Guling City not long ago. At most, he exchanged equivalently, but Yuan Shao could give them more benefits. Why should they support him and not support Yuan Shao? As for the collapse of the world, who cares so much. It's okay to say it on his lips. If you really want to cut your own flesh, few people will not be able to take less. In any reform, the biggest obstacle is these vested interests. If you want to redeem to obtain their support, you will only let the reform be abandoned in the middle of the way, or become a tool for them to gain more benefits.

Quan Rou said it very clearly. Like Ling Cao, Dong Xi and others, who would have supported him if he had not been rejected and his career was hindered?

If you don’t bleed, how can you succeed in the reform? You have to be cruel when you should, otherwise you can’t do anything.

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At the end of Guling City, Guo Yi and Wang Sheng stood side by side, looking into the distance, looking sad. The camp fires at the mouth of the stream in the distance were like stars reflected in the lake. The breeze came gently, and the stars swayed slightly, giving a sense of dizziness.

Both of them were a little dizzy.

In the morning, Sheng refused Quan Rou's persuasion to surrender, but in the afternoon, Sun Ce cut off his retreat. Sun Ce was like a phoenix bird whispering anger and suddenly appeared behind them. Suddenly, the situation reversed. Even if the naive people were, they knew that the situation was very unfavorable to them. Guling had limited food storage and the way of retreat was cut off. Even if Sheng Xian rushed to Yuji and collected food, he could not pass by Guling. In fact, they did not dare to count on Sheng Xian at all. Yuji had no soldiers, and Sheng Xian was no match for Sun Ce at all.

Guo Yi regretted it a little and shouldn't have refused Sheng Xian's recommendation. He should have let Chen Zhi stay, at least he can listen to his opinions.

"Prince, what can you do?"

Wang Sheng is nearly seventy years old, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face. He stroked his sparse beard and pondered for a while. "It is a blessing to have a man who lost his horse. Please send warriors to sneak across the river to contact Yan Baihu, and ask him to send troops to harass Sun Ce's rear, cut off Sun Ce's rear, and attack him from front and back. Perhaps he can turn defeat into victory, defeat Sun Ce, and achieve his contribution in one battle."

Guo Yi looked at He Chun in the distance and whispered: "I heard that Guo Chun's son He Qi can fight, why not send someone to Taimo and invite him to come and rescue him, but instead go to find Yan Baihu? Yan Baihu is a bandit, how can he defeat Sun Ce?"

Wang Sheng smiled bitterly. "He Qi's young soldier is far away, and he travels for nearly a thousand miles. It is better to summon Yan Baihu to be quick and cross the river and arrive."

Guo Yi sighed repeatedly. The afternoon battle made him have little confidence in the combat power of the bandits. Sun Ce's subordinates were too strong. Yan Baihu could still make trouble in the mountains. After leaving the mountain and facing Sun Ce, would he still have a chance? But at this point, no one could count on him except Yan Baihu. He could only treat the dead horse as a living horse, accept Wang Sheng's suggestion, and send someone to contact Yan Baihu.
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