Yuan Tan slowly sat back, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes.

He has been in Yanzhou for so long, but Zhang Miao has not shown up. He suddenly came here on his own initiative today and led a large army. This is naturally a progress, no matter what his purpose is.

As Xinpi said, Junyi's gains and losses are not important. Sun Ce has already expressed that he is not interested in Junyi. As long as the Black Mountain bandits are rescued, he will leave immediately. Zhang Miao retreated from Junyi, so naturally he would give Zhu Jun a chance to rescue him. He and Sun Ce fought in Chenliu, and it was difficult to get a stalemate. Zhang Miao, as the prefect of Chenliu, could not sit idly by. The two tigers fought, and whoever died and whoever was injured should be put aside, but the battlefield would definitely be in a mess. The longer the time delayed, the greater the loss. Junyi's war must end as soon as possible, and Sun Ce must leave as soon as possible, otherwise Zhang Miao would find it difficult to lie down.

Zhang Miao led his troops to support him, but in fact he was helping Sun Ce leave. With Chen Liubing watching from the side, he could not fight with Sun Ce with all his might. In this way, he could only watch Sun Ce leave. Once this opportunity is missed, only God knows whether Sun Ce can trap Sun Ce next time. Sun Ce commanded tens of thousands of troops. If he had not attacked Cao Ang's position, how could he go alone and be blocked by him?

Seeing Yuan Tan hesitating, Xin Pi did not advise him. Some things must be decided by Yuan Tan himself, and he could only make suggestions, but he could not interfere with the affairs. If Yuan Tan was not aware of the right position and really thought he could compete with Sun Ce, he would have to let him suffer a little and recognize the reality before talking about it.

Yuan Tan thought for a while and finally decided to accept Xin Pi's suggestion. He wanted to defeat or even kill Sun Ce, but he did not have such strength at the moment, so he could only destroy the reputation he had finally obtained.

Yuan Tan went out to the camp in person to welcome Zhang Miao.

Zhang Miao was also very proud of his face. He talked with Yuan Tan, never mentioned the conflict with Yuan Shao, or even mentioned the word Yuan Shao. He only talked about how smart Yuan Tan was when he was a child. He was a hero at first glance, but how kind he was now to be alone, and he was supported by everyone. As for small things like defeating Sun Ce, it was not worth mentioning. For Yuan Tan, this was not a big deal at all, and it was expected.

Yuan Tan was very modest and blamed himself for not being able to do good, delayed the opportunity to fight, and took unshirkable responsibility for Jiang Qi's death. While speaking, shed tears and sighed endlessly. Zhang Miao comforted Yuan Tan, the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou had not yet retreated, and most of Yanzhou was still waiting for the envoy to punish him. The envoy should not blame himself too much. He should be excited and quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion as soon as possible. Sun Ce had many collusions with the Yellow Turbans, and he should be expelled from Yanzhou as soon as possible to avoid long nights of dreams.

Yuan Tan bowed to the teachings.

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When Sun Ce learned that Zhang Miao led his army to arrive, he was also ready to break through.

After Zhang Miao left Junyi, Zhu Jun had to face only Zhu Ling, Cheng Yu and more than 20,000 people, and he had nearly 30,000 people. In addition, the Heishan Army in the city had a clear military advantage. In this case, with Zhang Hong's help, Zhu Jun had a chance to break Zhu Ling's interception and responded to Yu Du and others leaving the city. The losses were inevitable, but the chance was not small. If you operate well, you might even hit Zhu Ling severely and complete an assist for Yuan Tan.

But Sun Ce did not have such strong confidence in Zhu Jun. The old man was very famous, but he had met all the mobs before. He was not sure whether Zhu Ling could still gain the upper hand when he met. He hoped that Zhu Jun would touch the south wall and not think about serving the king all day long, but he was unwilling to have Zhu Jun suffered too much loss. If the loss was too great, Zhu Jun would not be able to defend Luoyang, and the plan to establish a buffer would fail. If he could not establish a buffer, he would not be able to go south and manage Jing Yang with confidence.

Although he was reluctant, he still wanted to go due to the situation.

Sun Ce summoned all the generals to discuss matters, and Liu Bei was also fortunate to participate. Before Sun Ce took major actions, he would convene as many subordinates as possible to discuss. The commander who commanded 500 people was already the backbone and must participate. Only when they clearly had the tactical intentions could they be more thorough in execution. In case of any accident, they would know what kind of responsibility they should bear, so that they would not bump into like a headless fly.

Sun Ce knew Zhang Miao's purpose and knew that this retreat was actually no risk. It was just a scene with Yuan Tan. But he did not fully trust Yuan Tan and would not disclose this information to all the generals. He still used it as a normal breakthrough tactic to deploy tasks of various departments. Even if Yuan Tan had any ideas, he would not be able to gain advantage.

First, be invincible, then be invincible. Invincible is in me, and be invincible is in the enemy.

Because there is a 50 or 60 miles road to go, it is normal to walk for two days, and it may even take three to four days during the battle, so the baggage must be brought, and it must be defended closely, and there must be no mistakes. Sun Ce handed over this task to King Chen and his 3,000 powerful crossbowmen, and asked Guo Ting to lead two thousand infantrymen to assist. In order to reduce the burden on the soldiers and to bring as much food as possible, he recruited some civilians to help transport them.

Sun Ce almost wiped out the grain in Xiaohuang County warehouses, and just wanted to snatch them from the homes of the rich. As for ordinary people, he did not touch a grain of food, but instead helped some particularly poor people. He didn't spend much, only a few hundred stones of food, but he won him a generous reputation. The work of collecting civilians was completed smoothly, and hundreds of trucks were ready to go.

Sun Ce commanded three thousand infantry and cavalry in person and broke the rear. He asked Liu Bei, would you like to follow the baggage camp or leave the rear with me?

Liu Bei had considered this issue a long time ago. Following the baggage camp, he had almost no chance to make meritorious contributions. He only worked hard and had no credit, so it was difficult to get promoted. Following Sun Ce, he not only had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but also could observe Sun Ce's command nearby and learn a lot.

"I am willing to follow the general and serve the best."

Sun Ce did not object, but asked with concern: "How is your injury? Can you persist?"

"Thank you for your concern, the general is fine. It's okay." Liu Bei patted his chest with a loud voice. He has been in good spirits these days and has recovered very quickly. He is looking forward to having the opportunity to go into battle, making some contributions, and being promoted to the lieutenant as soon as possible. Once he becomes a lieutenant, he can lead a battalion alone and stop obeying other people's commands. He has become a lieutenant for so long. Now he has become a lieutenant. He feels very uncomfortable after obeying the command of an unknown person.

Even if you obey someone's command, you should just obey Sun Ce directly. What's the matter with the command of a school captain? If you know this, Tao Qian wouldn't laugh out loud?

Sun Ce looked at Guan Yu again. "Where are you?"

Guan Yu was not as excited as Liu Bei, but was a little depressed. "It's nothing serious to be injured, but it's just that there is no weapon to use, so it's probably difficult to perform."

Sun Ce ordered someone to give you a slaughter of Thousand Army Po. "I took back the Qiyao. When can you make great contributions like Yide? I will give you a good knife. This slaughter of Thousand Army Po is a weapon used by my personal guard camp. You should first take the initiative."
Chapter completed!