Zhou Tai's boat ride is not much better than other boats. The only difference is that the wooden bed in the cabin is one size larger. I am lying on this bed beautifully, enjoying the beautiful feeling of many vulgar and strong men. Of course, it is much worse than the beautiful little maids with obedient figures and kind figures I saw at the owner before.

I knocked off Zhou Tai's clumsy brothers, untied the cloth strip that had been soaked in blood, and simply scrubbed the dirt with cool river water. Although the wound was very deep, these were not very important. It would be healed after a day of rest or two. However, the pain on the left flank made me even more worried. If the flank fracture was broken, it would not be cured in less than one or two months.

"My brother, it's all my fault for taking too much action--" Zhou Tai watched from the side, rubbing his hands in a hurry.

I held back the pain, squeezed a little smile on my face, and said, "How can I blame my brother? If my brother showed mercy, how could you and me have the opportunity to meet each other and sleep on the same bed?"

Zhou Tai said sincerely: "Tai is a rough man and does not know literature and ingenuity. If a good brother is not. Although he is humble, he can understand the general and value etiquette. In time, he will definitely achieve great things."

I asked, "Brother, I broke the thunder in Chaohu Lake and the scenery was so bright that it was so beautiful. Why did you lead the crowd to the south this time?"

Zhou Tai sighed and said ashamed: "The three thousand elite soldiers who had defeated Lei Bo in the previous period were glorious, but unfortunately they became the target of public criticism. Yuan Shu was furious and sent the general Zhang Xun again, and Liang led more than 10,000 troops to fight. The number of people was really disparate. In a battle, our army was defeated so badly that we had to lead the people to escape south. This happened to catch up with Sun Ce's command to go south. I was thinking about how to get a meeting gift to serve Sun Ce?

I pondered: "Although the Han Dynasty is now insignificant, there is no abuse from King Zhou of Shang. Since the Yellow Turbans' rebellion, the people have become more and more eager to support the Han Dynasty. Therefore, those who use rash weapons will not last long. In order to resist Yuan Shu's tyranny, the elder brothers were engaged in the grassroots. However, the Yuan family's four generations and three dukes have a deep foundation and there are many followers. In the eyes of those people, the elder brothers raised their troops to expose An and the Yellow Turban thieves, so all the princes from all directions siege and attacked him."

Zhou Tai nodded and said, "Yes, at the beginning, we won several consecutive victories, but later, officials from all over the country came to encircle and suppress them. The number of enemies was increasing, but our people were fighting less and less. Today, I heard from my brother that the truth was understood. It seems that even if we do something again, it would be like the Yellow Turban Army."

I said, "Sun Ce's general, Jun Huzi, has many elite soldiers and generals under his command. Now he is thinking about Jiangdong. It is the time to use people. My brother will definitely use it here."

Zhou Tai turned his worries and said happily: "It must be true that my brother said this. Liu Yao only had the name of the governor of Yangzhou, but did not have the support of the elite soldiers and generals. Why are you and my brothers different from taking over Sun Ce?"

I forced a smile and said, "If my brother leaves, he will be in the same position to choose a wise leader. However, I am Liu Yao's army soldiers. If I go together, it will be a surrender to the enemy in front of the battlefield. This is a crime of rebellion, and it is not a hero."

Zhou Tai said: "What are your plans for the future?"

I said, "Liu Yao is a relative of the Han Dynasty. The court personally gave the governor of Yangzhou. I have forgiven me. I am about to return to Qu'afu to return to his army."

When Zhou Tai heard this, he hurriedly said, "Liu Yao is cowardly, so how can he be Sun Ce's opponent? My brother insists on going back. What should I do if my brothers fight each other in the future?"

I shouted: "A real man does something but does not do anything. If he fights in front of the battlefield in the future, he will be his own master. You and I just need to do our best to do our best. No one needs to worry about brotherly feelings and show mercy. In this way, he will not lose the true nature of a passionate man."

"A real man does something but doesn't do something. My good brother said it well!" Zhou Tai laughed at the high five.

The next day, I left Zhou Tai, and the defeated soldiers who returned to the city were sailing from the water to Qu'a on a small boat. Sun Ce's army crossed the river south. They were on land and the water was relatively safer, so the road was very peaceful. Moreover, I could lie in the cabin and rest in the water.

After a great battle with Zhou Tai, all the soldiers who fled back from the battlefield with me admired me very much. They knew that if I were not for me, even if I hadn't, I wouldn't be able to save my life even if I went home safely.

When I saw the walls of Qu'a, it was five days later. I applied the Jinchuang medicine given to me by Zhou Tai last time. My injury had healed, although my left flank still had a vague pain from time to time.

From a distance, the flags with the word "Liu" floating on the city walls were still blowing. I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. What we worry most these days is whether Qu'a has fallen.

When we arrived at the water gate, probably to prevent Sun Ce from entering the city with careful work, there were a lot more soldiers guarding the city than usual. As soon as our ship landed, the group of people on the ship was taken aside by the soldiers without saying anything and were investigated. A few companions with strong temperament did not expect that they would finally return to Qu'a and would be subjected to such bird energy. After that, they quarreled with the soldiers guarding the city.

At this time, a general with a helmet and armor ran over with a big knife in his hand and ran over with anger on his face. I calmed down and saw that it was Zhang Ying.

"General Zhang Ying--!" I broke free from the soldiers' blockade and shouted loudly.

When Zhang Ying heard the shout, she turned around and saw that it was me. She was stunned. Then she probably recognized me and laughed and said, "It's you kid, you're still alive!" After that, she slapped my shoulders. The place happened to be the wound that had just been scarred, which made me almost scream.

Just when I was secretly happy, Zhang Ying heard him say again: "Listen to the soldiers guarding the city. These people will take good care of me first. We must interrogate carefully. Never let Sun Ce's spy infiltrate."

"You—." I was suddenly angry. I didn't expect that after going through a lot of hardships, I would be treated like this unfairly. I didn't expect that Zhang Ying was not capable of fighting wars, but was very good at dealing with his own people.

Behind me, my companions, who were already unable to hold back, even started fighting with the soldiers guarding the city, and both sides pushed and fought together.

Zhang Ying had a dark face and sneered at us, saying, "I heard that when four thousand soldiers surrendered without fighting in Likou, you guys wouldn't be one of them."

I sighed and thought to myself: How can Liu Yao be undefeated if he valued such a person?

Just then, someone suddenly heard someone shouting, "Slow down."

I looked at it intently, but saw a middle-aged scholar wearing an ebony and a tall crown walking towards me quickly. It was Xu Shao.

"Will you want to indulge the suspect?" Zhang Ying said loudly.

Xu Shao put his head in his head and said, "General Zhang is sure that these people are spies Sun Ce, don't know if there is any evidence?"

Zhang Ying stammered: "The evidence has not been found yet, but now Sun Ce's army is camping outside the city and has sent troops to block the important roads everywhere. Without the enemy's permission, how could these people have reached the city?"

Zhang Ying's statement is not completely unreasonable, but he ignored one of them, that is, Sun Ce's men did block the crossings of land, but due to the lack of ships and the waterways were not completely blocked, our ship was riding the night sky and bypassing the Sun Ce's army's barrier.

Xu Shao's face turned solemn, took out a token from his arms, and said, "The lord has an order: if you arrest him at will without evidence, you may lose your heart. These soldiers have families in Qu'a. If General Zhang finds out which affair with foreign enemies in the future, it will not be too late to arrest him."

Zhang Ying's face turned red, she stomped her feet with hatred, and said, "Xu Zijiang, if I found out that she really got involved in the spy, I see what else can you say." After that, he led a group of soldiers guarding the city toward the city tower.

"Mr. Xu, thanks to you today." I hurried forward to thank Xu Shao.

"Yes, Mr. Xu, may you have the ability to make a fortune in divine calculations and know that we will come back." Several of the defeated soldiers who came back with me also came forward to thank him.

Xu Shao smiled and said, "I don't have such skills. It's just that there are soldiers who fled back from time to time in the past few days that I advised my lord to give this order."

As I spoke along the way, Qu Abi was much more stern when I went to war. Apart from the soldiers patrolling on the street, there were almost no hawkers and people who were hawking. After Xu Shao said that the defeat of Likou reached Qu A, the rich and landed tycoons would pack up their belongings and go out of the city to escape the war. The population in Qu A city was at least half less than a month ago.

I felt aroused in my heart and asked, "Dare you ask, how many defenders are there in the city now?"

Xu Shao smiled bitterly and said, "Not nearly five thousand."

I was shocked and said, "How can five thousand people stop Sun Ce?"

Xu Shao replied: "If we can't defend, we can't defend."

I don't quite understand what Xu Shao said. If you don't defend the city, did Liu Yao still want to pull the troops out of the city and fight against the enemy? Hengjiangjin, when the battle is sharp, the strength is already clear. Sun Ce's army's combat power is far more than ours. If we rely on the city wall, we can support it for a few more days. If we go out of the city to fight in the field, it would be like to seek death.

"I dare to ask sir, do you mean that the lord wants to take the initiative to fight?" I said.

Xu Shao said in a deep voice: "Yes. The lord has formed an alliance with Xue Li, the prime minister of Pengcheng in Moling and the prime minister of Xia Pi, and is preparing to send troops to Moling Pass and merge with Xue Li and Zuo. In this way, the three families may not lose to Sun Ce if they have less than 20,000 troops."

The Moling Pass was originally built by King Wu of Chu, and was named Jinling. The terrain was surrounded by mountains and rocks. When Qin Shihuang visited Kuaiji in the east, he passed through this county. He looked at the air. The terrain of Jinling had the energy of a king's capital, so he dug and broke the ramp and changed it to Moling. This pass was facing the Yangtze River in the north, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a dangerous terrain and a deep trenches and barriers in the city. It is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Xue Li and Zu Rong advised Liu Yao to abandon Qu'a and protect Moling. Judging from the arrangement of troops, they wanted to gain an advantage in the territory and fight a stalemate with Sun Ce. Judging from the position of Moling, less than thirty miles from Hengjiangjin, once there was a gap, a soldier could be sent to encircle Sun Ce's retreat. Judging from the above two points, such a proposal is the best strategy.

But there are advantages and disadvantages. Because Moling is located along the river, it is very easy to be surrounded by Sun Ce on all sides. At that time, food and grass will be difficult to support the army, and it will be difficult to support it even if it is too late. What's more, Xue Li has always been ambitions. This time, he let others lose their foundation and go to his own nest to fight, so he will not be able to wait for an opportunity to swallow it up.

Na Zurong was originally from Danyang, and was a party to Tao Qian Township. When Tao Qian was the governor of Xuzhou that day, he appointed Zurong as the judge of grain and food, in charge of tax transportation in Guangling, Xiapi and Pengcheng. In the spring of the second year of Xingping, Tao Qian was destroyed, and Liu Bei led the governor of Xuzhou. Cao Cao launched a large army to attack Xuzhou again and conquered several cities in a row. At this time, Zurong, who was dependent on Tao Qian, saw that the situation was not good. In July of the summer, Zurong carried tens of thousands of men and women to avoid high risks, and three thousand horses fled to Xue Li, the prime minister of Pengcheng in Moling.

When he arrived at Guangling, the prefect Zhao Yu treated him with courtesy. Who knew that Guangling had been peaceful for a long time. Qian Fengliang had evil thoughts and used a banquet to kill Zhao Yu, and then robbed Guangling and left. Such a person was not a reliable ally.

I said worriedly: "Zhu Rong, Xue Li gathered the soldiers and bandits in Xiaoshan Forest. He is despicable and cunning in his actions. How credible is it? Once Sun Ce's troops arrive, these two people will be defeated by me. In this way, the situation will be in danger. The gentleman should promptly advise him."

Xu Shao's face darkened and said, "I don't know that Xue Li is not a trustworthy person. A few days ago, General Ziyi and I advised the lord, but apart from this method, we really have no better plan?"

I sighed and stroked the left flank, which was still bandaged. I thought that after returning to Qu'a, I could have some time to rest, but now it seems impossible. At present, Liu Yao's elite troops are all in Hengjiangjin. When he was a likou, the remaining soldiers in the city were said to be 5,000 soldiers, but most of them were newly recruited new men and some old left-behind personnel. The combat effectiveness was several levels lower than Sun Ce's soldiers.

When Xu Shao heard my sigh, his body paused for a moment, as if he was deciding something, and his originally calm steps began to chaotic rhythm. I knew that with Xu Shao's status, he would never talk to a small man like me for no reason about these military secrets. He must have his ideas. Moreover, among our group of soldiers who fled back, he only left me.

Now, I'm waiting, waiting for him to tell me the reason.

Xu Shao stood still, turned around, his eyes staring at me, his eyes were hot and firm, and he said in a deep voice: "Gao Chong, do you know, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

"If I read it correctly, there will be no one else who can lead us out of trouble except you." Xu Shao's words were shocking. I was just a young man who fled back from the battlefield. How could he have the ability to control the situation? I don't know what the basis for Xu Shao's words. If it is seen from his "face", then he might be out of his mind this time.

I can't say that my facial features are more handsome than Pan An and Song Yu, but I don't know how Xu Shao could identify me.

I hurriedly said, "Sir, this is so serious. If you like a cavalry, how can you defeat the enemy?"
Chapter completed!