It was noon when Xu Kun escorted Mi Lan and others back to Pingyu City. Mrs. Wu and Yuan Quan were waiting, but when they saw Mi Lan was safe, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's fine, it's fine." Mrs. Wu took Mi Lan's hand, looked and looked, and confirmed that Mi Lan was not injured, so she felt relieved. "A Quan, thanks to you this time, without those troops, it's really dangerous today."

Yuan Quan stroked his heart and was a little scared. "It's such a blessing in disgrace. Oh, mother, don't say that. This disaster was caused by our surname Yuan. The Yuan family was unfortunate, and the man who led the wolf into the house was a disaster. The manhu made trouble for the county. It was something I could never dream of. Mother, I want to go out to see those suffering people and express my guilt."

Mrs. Wu's eyes lit up and she secretly praised herself. This wealthy family had extraordinary knowledge. When this person was panicked, Yuan Quan remained calm and seized the opportunity to draw a clear line with Yuan Shao, and even gave Yuan Shao a charge of attracting a wolf into the house.

"A Quan, you have just given birth and should not be tired. I will handle this matter. Then let Ah Heng appear."

Mi Lan agreed with Mrs. Wu's opinion. Yuan Quan had just given birth to a child, so it would be better to rest with peace of mind. She would assist Mrs. Wu in the aftermath of the workshop. The workshop was destroyed and she had nothing to do for the time being.

Yuan Quan was very grateful, thanked Mrs. Wu and Mi Lan, and said a few more words of blame. Sun Ce originally did not agree to build a workshop in Pingyu, but she insisted on doing it. Now she has suffered a disaster and has caused so many craftsmen to die in vain. Most of them are the families of soldiers. After this difficulty, it is probably affected. In order to recover the losses, she has to donate some private money to bury the dead craftsmen and solve the life difficulties of the survivors.

Mrs. Wu was also a smart man. He learned from one example and immediately deployed related matters. Except for Yuan Quan and Yin Yu, everyone who could act, including Sun Shangxiang, became busy, buried the dead, comforted the living, arranged accommodation, and solved food and accommodation. He also contacted the prefect Zhang Zhao and arranged the children to study in the county school.

Yuan Quan arranged behind the scenes, Mrs. Wu and Yuan Heng performed operas in front of the stage, and did all their abilities to calm people's hearts. At the same time, he did not forget to accuse Yuan Shao of being crazy and willing to join the Hu barbarians and instigated the Hu cavalry to ravage the civilized places of the Central Plains.

For a time, Pingyu was covered with mourning. Even ordinary people living in Pingyu City who didn't know what happened outside knew about Yuan Shao's evil deeds, and were indignant and criticized him. The aristocratic families looked at each other. Of course, they would not be misled by public opinion, but at this moment, no one dared to take the blame for the world and speak for Yuan Shao. Not only that, they should be more careful not to expose their political tendencies, so as not to become the target of public criticism and suffer unintentional disasters.

When Zhang Zhao learned the inside story, he was also amazed. He felt that he was too slow to react, and was not as sensitive as the woman Yuan Quan, and immediately wrote a manifesto, denying Yuan Shao's transformation from Xia to Yi, and his own depravity, ashamed of the ancestors of the Yuan family and the teachings of his ancestors. Then he sent people to copy dozens of copies and distributed them to various counties.

But public opinion is public opinion after all, not swords. Although people are angry in Pingyu City, Hu cavalry outside Pingyu City are still scattered. More and more people raise flags to respond to Yuan Shao, and there is a great change in the sky. While Zhang Zhao is defending the city, he sends people to notify Sun Jian and Sun Ce and asks them to return to help quickly.

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"Bang!" Sun Jian was furious and kicked the case in front of him. "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable! Is Yuan Shao crazy? This is his hometown of the county. He actually instigated Hu Qi to burn and kill the elders of the county. Is he still a human? An animal is worse than a pig or a dog!"

Qin Song had a dark face and said nothing. He also underestimated Yuan Shao's determination and means, and always advocated maintaining rationality and avoiding a full-scale war with Yuan Tan. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao would use this tactic, and the whole of Runan was in chaos all at once. He had an arrow pierced the heart and hit the nail on the head.

Although Sun Jian did not accuse him, he blamed himself. Sun Ce spent so much effort to stabilize Yuzhou, but now it is ruined.

Seeing this, Hongzi hurriedly stepped forward to hold Sun Jian. "General, Yuan Shao can only get temporary benefits in this way, and in the long run, it is not the best strategy. This is just a matter of fact. He has to do it. We must not be distracted and take advantage of it. We should still deal with it carefully and see how to solve the current dilemma."

"How to solve it?" Sun Jian shouted angrily: "There is no other way to deal with such shameless people. Only kill. Kill those barbarians and avenge the dead."

Hongzi smiled bitterly. Although he didn't know how many Hu cavalry entered Runan, the total number of news he received is definitely more than a thousand people, or even more. Sun Jian's personal guards were less than 500. How to fight? Sun Ce had nothing else to do with him, just to prevent Sun Jian from taking risks. He could not agree to such a plan anyway.

Hongzi winked at Qin Song repeatedly, indicating that he should not just blame himself and think about his ideas quickly. Qin Song knew that it was important and could not let Sun Jian do it by himself. He took out the map, spread it on the table, looked back and forth for a long time, and finally said: "General, the advantage of cavalry is that it is fast speed, and it is definitely not a wise move to ride on the horse step by step."

Sun Jian was very impatient. "What should I do? Do you watch them do evil?"

"We use troops to defend with integrity and win with strange victory. We have few cavalrymen, so we can only stand on guard, first stand in an invincible place, and then send them to strengthen the walls and clear the fields. The war horses cannot find food in the wild, and the power cannot last long, and the Hu cavalry will soon withdraw from Runan. What the general has to worry about is Yuan Tan's men. If the army's spirit is shaken and Yuan Tan conquered Sui Yang, the situation in the entire Yuzhou may collapse."

Sun Jian glanced at Qin Song sideways, his eyes turned red, he was breathing heavily, and his nostrils were smoking. He knew Qin Song was right, but he couldn't bear it if he asked him to wait like this.

Qin Song's face turned white. He knew that Sun Jian had a stubborn temper and could convince Sun Jian, he had no idea whether he could convince Sun Jian. If Sun Jian took the initiative, once Sun Jian had an accident, his future would be over. Sun Ce might not kill him, but he would not use him again.

Qin Song gritted his teeth and bowed. "General, I have a plan to wipe out these Hu cavalry."

"explain."

"The general defended the Sui River defense line, cut off the retreat route of these Hu cavalry, and then ordered General Sun to lead his troops north. General Sun had more than a thousand cavalry under his command, and some elite Xiliang soldiers, with great combat power. If you father and son work together to close the door and fight dogs, you will be able to do your best."

Sun Jian's eyes rolled, and his expression finally sootheed a little. "Just do it like that, you write a letter immediately to ask him to cross the river to reinforce and kill these Wuhuan people. Yu Zhang can't escape anyway. If Yuzhou is lost, even ten Yu Zhangs can't make up for it."

Qin Song was relieved and immediately spread paper and grind the ink. He wrote an order in the name of Sun Jian. After Sun Jian read through the screen, he sent someone to send him to Yuzhang quickly.

Sun Jian immediately ordered Zhu Zhi to launch an attack and seize Fang and. In order to avoid a full-scale war, Zhu Zhi only occupied Hulu and did not go deep into Yanzhou. Now Yuan Tan takes the initiative to provoke the war, and he cannot show weakness. He must fight back, counterattack Yanzhou, attack Shanyang County, and force Yuan Tan to withdraw his troops.
Chapter completed!