Big Joe, Little Joe loves me

Chapter 18

"Zuo Rong, take your life!"

Seeing his father Xue Li die in front of his own eyes, Xue Tong was furious and killed Ze Rong with a knife.

Seeing that Xue Tong was young, Ze Rong felt contemptuous. Seeing Xue Tong drew his saber, he did not retreat but advanced, and fought with Xue Tong.

As soon as they fought, Ruo Rong faintly felt thankless, although this son was young, he was surprisingly strong.

With a sound of "呲", Ze Rong was careless, and Xue Tong sliced ​​through his long sleeve with a knife, and blood spattered all over the ground.

The sound of fighting in the room alarmed the guards outside the door, and Ruo Rong's personal soldiers also came one after another. The two sides fought and killed countless people.

"Leave you alone today!"

Seeing that there were many people on the other side, Ruo Rong made a quick decision and ran away.

Xue Tong didn't agree, and led his team to chase and kill him all the way. Ruo Rong was seriously injured in three places, and Xue Tong shot an arrow in the shoulder, so he barely escaped his life.

Xue Li has only one son, Xue Gang, and an adopted son, Xue Tong.

Xue Gang is eight years old this year and still young, so once Xue Li died, Xue Tong logically took over Xue Li's military power.

Ruo Rong planned to kill Xue Li in order to seize the military power in his hands, so why would he make a wedding dress for Xue Tonggan?
Ze Rong left the city of Moling. He raised [-] Buddhist disciples, armed with horses and horses, and the army trapped Moling.

Xue Tong was young and energetic, and because he had first taken power, people's hearts were uncertain, and the morale of the army gradually became weak, and more and more deserters were deserted day by day.

In desperation, Xue Tong had no choice but to turn to Liu Gan who was training in Danyang Town in the south of Moling for help.

Liu Gan now has [-] soldiers in his hands, and they are all carefully selected elite soldiers. Although some are not trained enough, they are enough for a battle.

Liu Gan has been waiting for an opportunity, when Xue Tong and Ruo Rong kill each other, it will be the time for him to benefit.

However, Xue Tong's initiative to ask for help made Liu Gan change his mind.

Liu Gan led an army of [-] troops out of Danyang Town and entered Moling City unimpeded all the way.

"You are still immature, so you are not suitable to command an army. This general is your father's best friend, and I will avenge you!"

As soon as Liu Gan said his words to the ground, his generals Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin stood beside him with swords and axes, their brows were filled with murderous aura.

There was thunder on the ground, as long as Xue Tong dared to say no, and Liu dared not do anything, someone would naturally want his head to fall.

The cold atmosphere made Xue Tong's pores stand up, and he broke out in cold sweat. He raised his eyes and looked at the silent generals, and Xue Tong realized that there is no difference between Liu Gan and Ruo Rong in essence.

If Ruo Rong is compared to a wolf, Liu Gan is a tiger more ferocious than a wolf.

But the adoptive father and himself are just lambs waiting to be slaughtered!

Liu Gan seized Xue Tong's military power with lightning speed, and because of Liu Gan's power without anger, Xue Tong had no choice but to knock down his teeth and swallow in his stomach.

On the same day, Liu Gan disrupted and reorganized the 4000 old troops of Xueli. Among them, [-] Danyang elite soldiers were led by Liu Gan himself, and the remaining [-] were divided into pieces and organized into Shenji Battalion.

Xue Tong, who had lost his military power, also figured it out. This is a world where individuals cannibalize people. He is still too tender, and his adoptive father Xue Li is also too tender, so he was killed by Ze Rong.

On the day of seizing power, Xue Tong knelt in front of Liu Gan and wept bitterly: "General, please avenge your father. As long as you can kill the traitor, Xue Tong will surely go through fire and water, but he will die!"

Liu Gan helped Xue Tong up without changing his face, and said eloquently: "Your father and I are brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters are inseparable! You are still young, so you can practice martial arts and study at home with peace of mind. Today I make a solemn oath, Even if Ruo Rong fled to the ends of the earth, I will definitely take his head to pay homage to Brother Xue!"

Xue Tongxin said unwillingly: "General, I want to join the army, I want to kill the traitor Ruo Rong with my own hands..."

Liu Gan asked in a deep voice: "Ze Rong has [-] people, aren't you afraid of death?"

Xue Tong resolutely said: "My adoptive father treats me with such kindness as a mountain. A man cannot avenge his father when he is alive, and he will die if he dies!"

Liu Gan raised his hand and patted Xue Tong on the shoulder, approvingly said: "Allow you five hundred recruits, and return them to Zhou Tai's control. I'll say my ugly words first. Anyone who joins our army must bear in mind the eighteen military regulations. If there is one Omissions, don’t blame me for not remembering the past! Do you have any complaints?”

6000 people changed to 500 people, no matter who it is, it is impossible for anyone not to complain, but Xue Tong understands the truth that people have to bow their heads under the eaves.

I saw Xue Tong half kneeling on the ground, respectfully said: "Xue Tong has no complaints or regrets!"

Liu Gan stared at the still childish Xue Tong for a long while, and saw that his expression was firm, so he laughed and helped him up.

Outside Moling City.

Ruo Rong's 3-strong army sounds scary, but in fact, the number of people who can fight is quite limited.Not to mention that half of the [-] people are old, weak, women and children. Among the adult men alone, there are more than [-] Buddhist believers. A battlefield with rain is like a lamb joining a pack of wolves only to die.

"What? Shuzi Liu Gan, how dare you take away my Danyang elite soldiers!"

Ze Rong was very annoyed. He had been watching Xue Li's Danyang soldiers for a long time, and finally killed Xue Li. As long as Xue Tong was forced to land, he would succeed in one fell swoop, but Liu Wushuang was killed halfway!
"The whole army listens to the order, beat the drums, and attack the city!" Ruo Rong swung his army to attack the city. After a bloody battle for a day and a night, not only lost three thousand soldiers in vain, but even failed to climb the top of the city.

At this point, Ze Rong knew that Moling could not be defeated, so he resolutely chose to withdraw his troops in desperation.

Ze Rong wanted to withdraw his troops, but he didn't ask Liu Gantong if he agreed.

Liu Gan ordered Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to lead [-] troops each, and led their troops to pursue and kill them. Although the front troops of Ze Rong's army withdrew safely, the rear troops were left behind.

In this battle, more than [-] enemies were killed, and countless soldiers were killed. Ruo Rong only had [-] remnants and fled away.

Liu Gan collected the remnants of the army and gathered the troops. He found that there were more than [-] soldiers under his command. The huge military salary expenditure made Liu Gan unable to make ends meet. practice.

Liu Gan himself led [-] elite soldiers, most of whom were elite from Danyang, and took the name of Shenjiying.

Zhou Tai led [-] elite soldiers, most of whom were Xue Li's old troops, known as Shenfengying.

Jiang Qin led [-] elite soldiers, most of whom were surrendered by Ruo Rong, known as the Shendao Battalion.

From this moment on, Liu Gan finally had the initial capital to compete with the princes from all walks of life.

In the second year of Xingping, Sun Ce led an army of [-] to help his uncle Wu Jing attack Liu Yao. When the army reached Liyang, Sun Ce used a strange plan to break through Hengjiang and Dangli at the two Yangtze River crossings. Fan Neng and Zhang Ying were defeated. The army is under pressure.

Liu Yao asked Liu Gan for help.

Moling City, meeting hall.

Liu Gan looked at the letter of appeal sent by Liu Yao and sighed: "Liu Yao, the majestic governor of Yangzhou, with 6000 soldiers under his command, was beaten by Sun Ce's mere [-] to [-] people and fled in embarrassment, how incompetent he is!"

On the side, Zhou Tai couldn't help but said: "My lord, Wu Jing's department is the main force this time. Sun Ce just used a surprise attack to cross the river and succeeded in a surprise attack. Sun Ce's mere five or six thousand people is not enough. My lord, let's send troops to reinforce it!"

Jiang Qin also said: "Yes, my lord, I have been waiting to recharge my batteries for a long time, now that Wu Jing is here to attack, it is a golden opportunity from God."

Liu Gan didn't answer, but instead set his eyes on the sand table in the center of the hall. This is a simulated battlefield roughly built by Liu Gan's craftsmen. On this sand table, you can clearly grasp the movements of both the enemy and us, which is more clear than the strategic map. .

Xue Tong is eighteen years old this year, and with his unremitting efforts, he was finally recognized by Liu Gan. Since Ze Rong escaped during the Moling battle, Xue Tong has been thinking about revenge all the time.

Xue Tong stood up and said respectfully: "My lord, I also agree with the two generals, let's send troops!"

Liu Gan raised his eyes to look at Xue Tong, and said after a while: "It is certain to send troops, I am thinking about where to send troops."

Xue Tong immediately said: "Of course it is to stop Wu Jing's troops! As long as Wu Jing's main force is eliminated, Sun Ce, Sun Ben and his ilk are nothing to be afraid of!"

Liu Gan looked around and asked, "Do you think so too?"

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, and then both nodded in agreement.

Liu Gan couldn't help sighing slightly: "The courage of a man!" The mere words made the three of them blush.

Liu Gan came to the sand table and pointed at it from a distance: "Wu Jing has a lot of people, and Yuan Shu is behind him. Attacking Wu Jing is just a bad idea, and many of Sun Ce's troops are veterans left by Sun Jian. This is also a hard bone. If you want to forcefully eat it, you will only lose both sides. However, Sun Ben is different, he has few soldiers, no matter how you look at it, he is the easiest persimmon to attack."

"But having said that, once we lead the army to attack Sun Ben, Wu Jing and Sun Ce will inevitably attack our army from both sides. When the time comes, our army will be in a tight siege. Do you think Liu Yao will come to rescue us? Should we leave the hope of victory to others? ?” Liu Gan stopped at the crossing of the sand table, drew a circle on the sand grains with his fingers, and said in a deep voice: “We will attack Hengjiang, where they come from, we will block their way!”

Xue Tong said: "But if Liu Yao is defeated by Wu Jing, even if we take down Hengjiang, it won't be of much use."

Liu Gan suddenly smiled and said, "Wu Jing won't defeat Liu Yao so quickly. Besides, even if he really defeats Liu Yao so quickly, I'm not afraid. I even have a little expectation."

Hearing this, Zhou Tai couldn't help but think of Liu Gan's assertion in Shu County that Yuan Shu would attack Lujiang, his tone and demeanor at that time were the same as at this time.

Zhou Tai asked, "Why is my lord so sure?"

Liu Gan smiled mysteriously: "The Buddha said, don't say it, don't say it, it's wrong to say it."

Jiang Qin smiled and said, "When did my lord believe in Buddhism?"

Liu Gan smiled but did not answer. At this moment, he suddenly discovered an extremely important fact. It is far from enough to have elite soldiers and strong generals in the struggle for hegemony. He needs a Han Xin who can command the three armies.

However, a thousand soldiers are easy to get and a general is hard to find!
Liu Gan suddenly thought of one person, and said to the crowd: "Repair a letter and send it to Liu Yao. Let me send troops. Send Donglai Taishici from Shentingling. If people don't come, don't send troops!"

(End of this chapter)