Big Joe, Little Joe loves me

Chapter 22 The rain is coming
To the south of Hushu, to the north of Moling, is Xujia Village.

A group of more than [-] bandits, led by Fei Zhan, robbed the people everywhere. Xujia Village was robbed for the third time this year. The money and food in the village had already bottomed out.

"Hero, please forgive me. My mother is over fifty, and her body is weak and sick. She really can't stand it!"

A man hugged the bandit's thigh, crying and begging.

The bandit looked ferocious, indifferent to the man's pleas, while pulling the 50-year-old woman, he kicked the man's back fiercely, drew his knife, and threatened loudly: "Get out, don't dare If you mess with my uncle, you will definitely be unable to eat and walk around!"

When the man saw the big knife, he was immediately frightened, and could only watch helplessly as the old woman was dragged away by the bandits.

Such scenes happened in every corner of Xujia Village. Sometimes these bandits not only robbed women, but even children.

These children were snatched up the mountain from childhood, raised under the influence of bandits, and became bandits when they grew up, even more vicious than blue.

Fei Zhan is more than 30 years old. He was snatched by bandits when he was ten years old. He has been doing bandits for 20 years, and all the routines are clear.

"Brother, I have searched everywhere, and only found these grains, not a single baht."

Fei's second son is Fei Zhan's sworn brother. He followed Fei Zhan through life and death for many years, and even changed his name to Fei's surname after Fei Zhan.

Fei Zhan's eyes fell on the small bag of grain in front of him, his face turned green and then pale: "Continue to search for me, and dig three feet to find the hidden grain!"

Fei Lao Er wryly smiled and said: "It's not that you don't know, brothers have worked hard for a long time, if they could find it, they would have found it long ago. I heard that Liu Yao was recruiting troops in various counties to collect food. This Xujia Village must have run out of food. "

Fei Zhan said angrily, "Liu Yao has collected all the food, what do we eat? I'm so anxious that I have to take someone to Qu'e to grab his mother's bottom!"

Fei Laoer said: "The lake is cooked and there is no food. We can go to other counties. I heard that Zulang has been doing well in the Jingcheng area recently. He has more than [-] people under him. He claims to be the ancestor of Shanyue. Why don't we go to him ?”

Fei Zhan sneered and said, "Patriarch Shanyue, you have such a big tone. If I hadn't looked at him pitifully and given him a bite to eat, he might have starved to death in some barren mountain. If I asked him to take refuge in him, I would never possible!"

Fei Laoer smiled and said, "Brother, if you think about it this way, if we can go to him today, we can kill him tomorrow!"

At this time, a voice suddenly came.

"Brother Fei is going to seize power, why don't you bring little brother with you!" A tall and straight man in ragged clothes came over.

"It's you!"

Seeing the familiar face of the visitor, Fei Zhan couldn't help but beam with joy. With the help of this person, the chances of success in this trip will be greatly improved.

A moment later, Fei Zhan led the [-] bandits out of Xujia Village and galloped towards Jingcheng.

Moling City.

Wu Jing's army outside the city had long disappeared. Liu Yao of Niuzhu camp surrendered and rebelled, while Sun Ce who stayed behind was injured again. Wu Jing had no choice but to return to attack.

Liu Gan took the opportunity to send his troops southward, sending Shenji Battalion and Shenfeng Battalion to Danyang Town, recruiting troops along the way to expand the army, leaving only Jiang Qin's Shendao Battalion to guard Moling.

Liu Gan held high the banner of the clan of the Han Dynasty and recruited troops in Danyang town.

At the same time, Liu Gan waited for an important general.

Tai Shici!
At this time, Tai Shici himself was seven feet seven inches long, with a Chinese character face, a beautiful beard, ape arms good at shooting, and his bow could not leave his body.

In contrast, Liu Gan's nine-foot height is much taller than Tai Shici's.

"Ziyi first came to our army, I don't know what position he wants to take?"

Liu Gan was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and only then was he looking forward to a general, but he was a little hesitant to overthrow the seedlings, so he asked this question.

Tai Shici was slightly astonished and said: "But at the command of the general."

It was the general and not the lord, Liu Gan couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he also understood the truth that haste makes waste.

Liu Ganyu said earnestly: "Now that Sun Wu's army is suppressing the border, Danyang prefect Zhou Shang rebelled and turned to Sun Ce, and the whole county of Danyang is torn apart. In such a critical autumn, I want Ziyi to lead an army alone to recover the lost land in Danyang for me. How many soldiers and horses does Yi think is appropriate?"

Tai Shici turned pale with shock: "What, Zhou Shang defected! When did this happen?"

Liu Gan said: "Zhou Shang has a son named Zhou Yu. This person has been friends with Sun Ce since he was a child. With such a relationship, do you think that when Sun Ce's army arrives, will Zhou Shang's city gate be opened?"

"Zhou Shang's traitor, the crime should be punished!" Tai Shici yelled, and then seemed to suddenly remember something, and sighed deeply: "No wonder there is a danger of the Yangtze River, and the battle of Hengjiang is still a one-off battle! There are such traitors in here Come on, Liu Zhengli is in danger!"

Zhengli is Liu Yao's inscription.

Liu Gan has always been curious, Tai Shici and Liu Yao are from the same hometown, Liu Yao should know Tai Shici's ability, why not use it when he is free?

Out of curiosity, Liu Gan asked, "Why does Liu Zhengli have son righteousness and not use it?"

Tai Shici said: "To be honest, I have only recently arrived in Jiangdong, and I have been traveling all over the world for my mother's illness. As soon as I arrived in Wu County, I heard that Hengjiang was defeated, so I went to visit Liu Gong, hoping to do my best. However, General Xu Zi under Mr. Liu's tent said that I have no talent to lead an army. It is rumored that this person is proficient in the art of face recognition, and Mr. Liu trusts this person very much."

After a pause, Tai Shici said again: "Why does the general value compassion so much? Isn't the general afraid that Xu Zijiang's words will become a prophecy!"

Liu Gan smiled and said: "Coincidentally, I also have a rough understanding of "Book of Changes". When it comes to Ziyi's face, I have the opposite opinion from Xu Zijiang. He has the talent of a general!"

Tai Shici hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The general is too famous, I dare not be a kind!"

Liu Gan said seriously: "From today, Ziyi can be the Sima of another department under my banner. I recruit more than 3000 elite soldiers from Danyang, and Ziyi can choose [-] of them to form his own army. I will treat you as a soldier of the country. Report it to the scholars of the country!"

Hearing this, Tai Shi Ci felt excited, knelt down heavily on one knee, and said in a deep voice, "A soldier will die for his confidant! From today, Ci is willing to wrap the body of the general in horse leather, and he will not hesitate to die!"

Liu Gan patted Tai Shici on the shoulder and said with a big laugh, "I have Ziyi, like a tiger with wings added!"

After Wu Jing regained Niuzhu, under the pressure of Liu Gan's army, the army stationed in Shicheng, while recruiting troops aggressively, while constantly sending scouts into the Danyang and Moling areas.

After Sun Ce recovered from his injury, he did not choose to send his army north, but led the army to Wuhu, occupied Liyang, and went straight to Yangxian.

By the Lishui River.

All the generals from Sun Ce's battalion gathered together, and Xu Kun also withdrew from Wu Jing's department.

After Sun Ce captured Hengjiang, his original intention was to go north to attack Moling, take the lake to cook, take the river, and then march to Qu'a, the governor of Yangzhou.

This is the fastest and most efficient way to play, but because of Liu Gan's appearance, Sun Ce had to give up this plan.

"I thought that Liu Yao's subordinates were all mediocre, but I didn't expect Liu Wushuang to appear. With this son in Danyang, my heart is really uneasy!"

When Sun Ce thought of changing the marching route for the sake of a Moling commander, his heart was full of displeasure and resentment, but Xu Kun strongly praised Liu Gan as soon as he came back, and Sun Ce also faintly had the idea of ​​competing with him.

"Why does Bo Fu care so much about Liu Wushuang?" Sun He asked curiously.

"It's not about cultivating virtue. I went to Moling, and I praised this son as omnipotent." Sun Ce stared at Xu Kun and said angrily.

"Cultivating morality, what is Liu Wushuang capable of?" Sun He asked Xu Kun.

"It was a strange plan to defeat Boyang, so that Boyang's whereabouts are still unknown. This is one of them." Xu Kun swept all the people in the tent with his deep eyes, and talked eloquently: "Think far and far, don't be shaken by small profits in front of you, I say Danyang Returning to Liu, Wu Commandery returning to Sun, who drew a big cake, who would have thought that this son would sternly reject it without even thinking about it, and even said that if this is true, there will be a battle between Sun and Liu in the future! This is the second."

"Looking at the people under his rule, they don't close their doors at night, they don't pick up lost things on the road, and the folk customs are tough and virtuous. Even if our army is approaching the city, they still live freely and talk and laugh. This is the third."

"Fourth, his surname is Liu!"

As soon as this remark came out, Huang Gai could no longer hold back and scolded: "Does Shuzi still dare to do glorious things?"

Sun He frowned and said, "If it is true what Xiude said, with this son in Moling, Jiangdong may be difficult to decide in one battle!"

Veteran Cheng Pu said: "In my opinion, Bohai is overthinking. This son is no more powerful than a mere two counties. Our army only needs to take the southern part of Danyang, occupy Yangxian, invade Wu County, and attack Moling and Qu'a. If you retreat, you can enter Kuaiji and swallow Yuzhang. At that time, half of Jiangdong is in your hands, and the two Lius are not enough to cause trouble!"

The crowd took it for granted.

However, Sun Ce slammed the table and said loudly: "Does this mean that I am afraid of him? Yangxian must fight. As for the southern part of Danyang, Kuaiji Yuzhang, etc., when I lead the army to break through Moling and Qu'a Land, take it before it's too late!"

Cheng Pu immediately persuaded: "Bo Fu must not be impulsive!"

All the generals under the account also spoke out to persuade them, and they all agreed that Cheng Pu's strategy was the safest.

Sun Ce didn't listen, and decided coldly, "I've made up my mind, so don't talk too much!"

Liu Wushuang, with you in Jiangdong without me, I, Sun Bofu, will definitely defeat you!
(End of this chapter)