Traveling Mountain, Taiping Hall.

Xu Zhao sat in the guest room and bowed to Zheng Bao who was sitting on the chairman. "Master, Sun Ce has set off. If we don't attack, we will have no chance. Please send troops to intercept Sun Ce in view of the past friendship between my brothers and avenge the hundreds of unjustly dead souls of my Xu family."

Zheng Bao grabbed his messy beard, rolled his eyes, and smacked his lips in embarrassment.

Xu Zhao begged repeatedly and persuaded him in every way, almost getting rid of his mouth.

Xu Zhao is a child of the Xu family in Yangxian. He lived a very comfortable life and switched freely between Zongshuai and the powerful. When he was upset, he would go to the mountains to live in seclusion, and when he was bored, he would go to Yangxian or Gusu city to play, or travel to the mountains or play in the water. Occasionally, he would ask a Taoist to learn about the magical arts.

Of course I hope I can live longer in such a good day.

Unfortunately, he failed to look forward to the gods, but he looked forward to the demons. Sun Ce went to Yangxian and uprooted the Yangxian Xu family. Dozens of people died under the knife, silently. The industry was occupied, the fields were divided, and the slaves became official property. The industry in the city was gone, and there were also a parcel. He hid in Tiger Mountain, hoping to be a sect leader from now on. Before he could calm down, his clan brother Xu Gan fell into Zulang's plan, fought with Shi Jian and died on the spot.

Everything was gone. Xu Zhao was extremely angry and had only one thought left: to take revenge. After receiving Xu Shao's invitation, he rushed to the mountain without any hesitation.

Just as there will be contacts between aristocratic families, there will be contacts between Zongshuai. The Xu brothers and Jiujiang and Lujiang often have relationships with bandits. They are all indignant when they learn that the Xu family was destroyed by Sun Ce. With the support of Yangzhou Governor Liu Yao, they are of course willing to help Xu Zhao with help and take this opportunity to establish a relationship with Liu Yao, and may have the opportunity to recruit peace in the future.

But the bandits are not stupid. For them who are guarding against being annexed every day, correctly evaluating their opponent's strength is a major event that concerns life and death. After Sun Ce entered the country, he saw the neat military appearance of more than 10,000 Sun Ce's subordinates, and they knew that when they met a strong opponent, they would not be a mob that could be defeated casually. Even the besieged Cheng Pu failed, let alone Sun Ce? So Zheng Bao and others shouted fiercely. When they really asked them to send troops, there were always reasons that no one dared to take the initiative to attack. Don't say that the scouts would attack them actively, even the closeness of the scout would make them extremely nervous, for fear that Sun Ce would enter the mountain to fight.

Fortunately, Sun Ce has not made any noise, and the two sides have been in peace for half a month. Seeing that Sun Ce is leaving, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and were preparing for the New Year. Who would like to ask Sun Ce for trouble at this time?

Faced with Xu Zhao's plea, Zheng Bao was both embarrassed and bored. How could a person who was once so graceful, become like this? If it weren't for Xu Shao and Liu Yao behind him, I really wanted to drive him out.

"Brother Xu doesn't have to do this." Zheng Bao left the seat and helped Xu Zhao up. "I also want to send troops to avenge your family, but you also know that Sun Ce is good at fighting and is not an ordinary person. Even Zulang was subdued by him. We are not his opponents."

"Master..."

"Brother Xu, if he comes to attack, I have the advantage of the land and can deal with him. Maybe I can seize the opportunity and avenge your family. But if he doesn't come, I can't do it. So, Sun Ce must pass by Shaopi, and you will go to contact Zhang Duo. He is the strongest general in Shaopi, and he must have a way."

Xu Zhao raised his head, looked at Zheng Bao's face full of smirks, and sighed. "I heard for a long time that the Grand Marshal has great ambitions and is extremely bold. I praised him in front of Liu Envoy and strongly recommended him. I didn't expect the Grand Marshal to treat me like this. Well, I went to Shaopi to find Zhang Duo, so I won't bother the Grand Marshal." He stood up, tidied up his clothes, and walked out. Halfway through, he stopped and turned to look at Zheng Bao.

"Master, I want to ask you one thing: Do you think Sun Ce can defeat the three thousand thunder cavalry?"

Zheng Bao frowned and hesitated for a while. "I'm sorry that I have limited knowledge, I have never seen what Tuqi looks like."

"Then I'll say something more, do you think Sun Ce is Yuan Benchu's opponent?"

Zheng Bao's face changed a few times, and his eyes became complicated. He could understand the meaning of Xu Zhao's words. Behind Xu Zhao was Liu Yao, and behind Liu Yao was Yuan Shao. The person who fought with Sun Ce on Runan was not Liu Yao, but Yuan Shao. He could not care about Liu Yao, but he could not ignore Yuan Shao.

Is Sun Ce a rival of Yuan Shao? This is not a problem at all. One is a top family of four generations and three dukes, and the other is a martial artist who just started his career with military merits. Both sides are not on the same level. Yuan Shao can take Jizhou without fighting. Can Sun Ce? He has been in Yuzhou for so long, and when Yuan Shao's troops arrive, the Yuzhou family rebelled.

If Yuan Shao arrives in person, what will happen?

Facing the three thousand cavalry, Sun Ce no longer dared to fight head-on and stayed in Lujiang for more than ten days. If Yuan Shao came, he might have to escape back to Jiangnan.

Zheng Bao made a decision in an instant and filled with smiles on his face. "Brother Xu, is this more important? Yuan Benchu ​​won't want to help you. I really have the will but lack strength. If Zhang Duo can take action, we will join forces. Even if we can't defeat Sun Ce, at least we can cut off his food route and help General Chunyu with one arm. Are you right?"

Xu Zhao chuckled, his eyes full of contempt. When dealing with such bandits, morality is worthless at all, and he can only be used to coerce and temptation. If he had known this, he would not have talked so much to him and wasted so much time.

"I will contact Zhang Duo by myself. As for whether the Grandmaster comes or not, it will follow the Grandmaster's wishes. I dare not force anyone to do this. I have troubled Grandmaster these days, thank you for the hospitality. This time I leave the mountain, I may not come back for the time being, and I will make up for it if I have feelings."

Xu Zhao shook his sleeves, greeted his followers, and left with him.

Zheng Bao laughed with him and sent Xu Zhao to the hall. He watched Xu Zhao leave the mountain village and disappear on the rugged mountain road. The smile on his face gradually dissipated. He scratched his greasy scalp and felt a little hurt in his head. For several days, he had always felt that Xu Zhao was pitiful, but now he found that Xu Zhao was also terrible. Although his family is broken and his helpless, his surname is Xu.

The Xu family of Yangxian and the Xu family of Pingyu were originally of the same clan. Now the Xu family of Yangxian was destroyed by Sun Ce, but the Xu family of Pingyu is still there. The Xu family is a large Pingyu family, Xu Shao and Xu Jing are all famous scholars. Even Yuan Shao had to worry about Xu Shao's evaluation, which was not something that Zheng Bao, a bandit, could be afforded by him.

Zheng Bao patted his forehead and was hesitant. When encountering such a thing, he needed someone who could give advice. The ideal candidate was Liu Ye, a native of Chengde. Liu Ye was a famous family and was resourceful and could definitely solve such a problem. Unfortunately, he went to Chang'an and heard that he was an official in the palace and was very trusted by the emperor and could not help him. What should I do? Zheng Bao pondered for a long time, gritted his teeth, and stomped his feet.

"Gather the troops and prepare to go out. Whether you fight or not, you must pretend to fill your storefront." He sighed to the sky. "Oh, I don't know if I have time to come back to celebrate the New Year this time."
Chapter completed!