Sun Ce walked quickly day and night, and arrived at Houqiu in two days.

Compared with the densely populated northern Jiangsu in later generations, the population in Houqiu and Qu County is not large. Most of the population gathers near the county town. A farther away from the county town are wilderness swamps. Except for those who shepherd pigs and sheep, few people come here.

Qu County is on the seaside, and there are two official roads from the south: one passes through Haixi to the south of Qu County, and the other passes through Houqiu to the west of Qu County. The most important thing is the official road between Qu County and the county-level Tan County. Mizhu often travels here and has some friends in Houqiu. He sent people to the city to inquire and found out that there was no one to Qu County through this place. Not only that, they didn't even know the news that Liu He and others entered Xuzhou.

Sun Ce was so amused. Am I overestimating Liu He?

Since Qu County was safe, Sun Ce was not so anxious. He asked Mi Zhu to rush to Langya, informed Tao Qian of the news of Liu He and others entering Xuzhou, and discussed how both sides cooperated. He continued to rush to Qu County and sent someone to inquire about the news from the south to prevent Liu He from entering Qu County through Haixi.

Mi Zhu took advantage of the convenience of Yima and arrived in Yangdu in just one and a half days. He rode his horse wildly for three days and three nights in a row. He was sleepy and tired. As soon as he saw the gate of Yangdu, he couldn't hold on. He fell from the horse's back. With a loud "bang", he couldn't feel any pain. He just wanted to lie on the ground and have a good sleep.

But he knew that he could not sleep. He forced himself to get up and rub his face hard. He felt that there was no effect. He gritted his teeth and patted his thighs hard. The cavalry continued to move quickly. The inner side of his thighs had been worn out by the saddle, and it was bleeding. It hurt like a touch, which finally made him feel a little more awake, but he could no longer ride a horse.

The follower had no choice but to carry him on his back and rode his horse into the city.

Mi Zhu is a foreigner in Xuzhou and a person trusted by Tao Qian. He showed his identity and no one dared to stop the soldiers at the city gate. He immediately let him go. He even shouted and asked the people waiting to enter and leave the city to give way, and let Mi Zhu and his party ride away. The people dared to be angry but dared not speak, so they could only look at him silently.

In the crowd, a young man in his twenties watched Mi Zhu and his party enter the city, frowned, and then took his eyes back, with a little more worry. There was a boy beside him, tall and looked similar to an adult, but his face was pretty, with a white face without beard, and there was only a faint hair on his lips, obviously underage. The two looked silently, waited to enter the city, and left the crowd, and the boy accelerated his pace.

"Brother, the battle between Langya is about to begin. You can't hesitate anymore. Go back and report to your uncle and move your family away."

The young man turned around and looked at the boy and said lightly: "Kong Ming, how do you know?"

"The man entered the city smoothly, and the gatekeepers were very respectful to him, but he was not a famous scholar in Langya. He was a confidant of the state officials and Tao Mu. He was carried by others and could not walk, so he was naturally caused by a long journey of horses. He could not come here for two days, so he would not come from Qingzhou, but from southern Xuzhou. In this case, something big must have happened in the south, and it was bad news. There was Yuan family in the north, and Tao Mu was about to lose again in the south. But he was not a person who was willing to give in easily, so he would have to fight in Langya."

The young man nodded, felt it was reasonable, and he also accelerated his pace and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Yangdu was originally just an ordinary county, but now it has become Tao Qian's garrison. Yuan Xi's offensive was fierce, and he had almost taken most of Qingzhou. The vanguard had entered the Langya realm. When Mi Zhu arrived, he was packing up the documents and the officials came and went, looking nervous. Tao Qian sat in the hall, roasting fire, checking out the pieces of bamboo and silk, or ordering people to bury them, or throwing them directly into the fire.

Seeing Mi Zhu being carried in, his hand stopped for a moment. His face, which was already black, became darker and his wrinkles became deeper, especially the wrinkles between his eyebrows, as clear as a knife carving. He put down what he had in his hand, stood up to greet him, and held Mi Zhu.

"Zi Zhong, what happened?"

Mi Zhu shook his hand, his face pale. "There are joys and sorrows, and there are mixed joys and sorrows."

Tao Qian's eyes rolled and he laughed. "Tell me, listen."

"Happy event, General Sun has arrived in Xuzhou. He personally led 1,500 infantry and cavalrymen and has arrived in Qu County."

Tao Qian's eyes shrank slightly, and his eyes were like a knife in an instant. The corners of his mouth trembled, and then they were flattened again. "Where is that worry?"

"Liu He led his troops into Xuzhou, and may be attacking Zuo Rong."

Tao Qian's hand shook. Mi Zhu felt it, but said nothing. He slowly pushed Tao Qian away, dragged his legs, slowly walked to the mat beside him, sat down with difficulty, spread his legs, lifted up the hem of his clothes, revealing his bleeding thighs, and looked down. Tao Qian was shocked and hurriedly greeted the doctor.

"Zi Zhong, how could he be so injured?"

"Four days and three nights, almost a moment has not left the horse's back." Mi Zhu smiled miserably. "If I don't try it, I don't know that I have such physical strength. It seems that human potential is really great, even beyond my imagination."

Tao Qian didn't bother to joke with Mi Zhu and urged Mi Zhu to tell him in detail. He was experienced and knew that Mi Zhu was extremely tired and injured. He fell asleep immediately and would have to wake up even if he didn't die. The situation was urgent, so he didn't dare to waste a day.

Mi Zhu told the story again. Tao Qian's face became increasingly ugly, but it was not because of Sun Ce. Sun Ce was very cautious. His reinforcements to Qu County were only for personal friendship and had no intention of seizing the East China Sea. Otherwise, with Mi Zhu's help, he could easily take over Tan County.

But the East China Sea was not safer, but more dangerous. Zurong was a waste and was not Liu He's opponent. After defeating Zurong, Liu He not only solved the military salary, but also had 3,000 horses and tens of thousands of young and strong people, and was even stronger. He was a large clan in Xuzhou. His father Liu Yu and Yuan Shao stood behind him. The Xuzhou clans would support him. The four counties including Donghai County could be rebelled at any time, and even Pengcheng and Langya were no exception.

There was Yuan Xi in the north and Liu He in the south, and he had no way out.

Should I retreat to Mount Tai and become a thief?

The only way is to ask Sun Ce for help, ask him to defeat Liu He and hold his back for himself. Sun Ce is not a good person. He has been coveting Xuzhou for a long time, and if he wants to ask him for help, he will inevitably have to pay a price.

Tao Qian was very angry. Why did Yuan Shao and Sun Ce get in the wrong way? I was the one who was unlucky first? He wanted to ask Mi Zhu, but when he turned around, he saw that Mi Zhu was already asleep on the mat. He slept so heavily, if it weren't for the ups and downs of his chest, it would be no different from a dead person.

Tao Qian was so amused that he turned around and went to the hall, and asked someone to call his eldest son Tao Shang to tell the Tao Shang the news that Mi Zhu brought back. The Tao Shang was stunned when he heard this, his face was bloodless and his lips trembled, and he couldn't even say a complete sentence.

"What should I do if this...?"

Seeing the Tao Shang's appearance, Tao Qian was even more angry and raised his hand and slapped him in the face. "What kind of evil did Mr. Nai do? Why did he give birth to such a useless person like you? Look at Sun Bofu, and look at you. Mr. Nai is really shameless and has no face to see his old friend again. It is better to die and be safe."

Tao Shang covered his face and didn't dare to say a word. Tears were circling in his eyes, but he didn't dare to cry out loud.
Chapter completed!