Only then did Sun Ce give Liu Pi a smile.

Thirty thousand people are enough, and too many people can't afford to come for the time being. You have to eat food in one bite, and do things one by one, and you can't hurry. With these 30,000 Yellow Turbans in Xiangyang, the troops and food have basic guarantees, which should make up for the local shortcomings in Nanyang.

"Sir, please take General Liu to see the camping place and the prepared land, settle them and have a good hospitality."

"Here." Huang Chengyan nodded and agreed.

Sun Ce turned around and said to Liu Pi: "General Liu, Mr. Huang will take you to see your residence and land, as well as the winter food prepared for you. If you have any questions, you can ask him directly. Time is tight and attacking Xiangyang is about to be on the verge of attack. I have to go back to discuss military affairs, so I won't accompany you."

Liu Pi's mouth was bitter, knowing that Sun Ce was not satisfied, but the fault was his own fault, and he couldn't blame others after seeing his face. He quickly said, "Major General, we came here to help. We set up camp and settle down. I'll just send someone to see Mr. Huang. I'll go with you to pay homage to Lingzun and wait for instructions."

Sun Ce and Huang Chengyan discussed it and reluctantly accepted Liu Pi's suggestion.

Liu Bi felt relieved and secretly patted himself with his beating heart. If Sun Ce drove back, how could he explain to the tens of thousands of hungry and cold Yellow Turban soldiers? It is possible that they would be slaughtered as meat.

Sun Ce led Liu Pi to the camp to pay homage to Sun Jian. Liu Pi did not dare to tell the truth, for fear that Sun Jian would slash him with one knife, so he insisted that Gong Du led the main force was on the way. Sun Jian didn't think much about it. Sun Ce was responsible for this matter. If Sun Ce was satisfied, he would be satisfied.

The Yellow Turban Army may not be comparable to Sun Jian's direct troops, but it is much stronger than the Jingzhou troops he annexed. Their arrival gave Sun Jian enough confidence to immediately deploy the siege.

While learning by Sun Jian, Sun Ce arranged people to go to the city to persuade the surrender. No matter what, siege was not good for the attacking party after all, and if he could win without a fight, it would undoubtedly be the ideal result. Especially since he had made so many preparations and even Kuai Yue's family was captured, forcing Kuai Yue to surrender was no longer an impossible task.

The task finally fell on Xi Zhu's shoulders.

In terms of current strength, the Cai family before being looted by Sun Ce was undoubtedly the first family in Xiangyang, but in terms of qualifications, the Xi family was the most awesome family in Xiangyang. In the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Xi Yu, the ancestor of the Xi family, followed Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and launched an army to fight in the world. He became the Great Honglu and was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangyang. The current Xi family pool was built by Xi Yu that year and is still the industry of the Xi family. Even if there were no major officials in the middle, the family background that lasted for 150 or 60 years was not comparable to that of ordinary families.

Xi Zhu is the younger brother of Xi Xun, the contemporary head of the Xi family, and is known for his talent. Among the Xiangyang family, the Xi family is known for his knowledge. More than a hundred years later, Xi Zaochi, a historian of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who wrote "The Han, Jin, Spring and Autumn" was a descendant of the Xi family. Xi Zaochi praised the predecessors of Xiangyang in "The Records of Elders of Xiangyang", among which Xi Zhu, called him "Talent and Sweet".

Of course, Xi Zhu is not as talented as Xi Zaochi said. If he had read the book "The Story of the Elders of Xiangyang", he would have been ashamed. Not only him, but many people mentioned in that book would be like this. In the near future, a large number of scholars from Guanzhong and Central Plains came to Jingzhou to conduct academic research, and became the Jingzhou school that led the style of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. There were almost no scholars from Xiangyang here, let alone Xi Zhu.

Therefore, people should leave their reputation in history. Sometimes it doesn’t matter whether they are useful or not. The key is to be useful to their descendants.

Because of his entrustedness, the Xi family bowed to Sun Ce in the end. They suffered some losses during the negotiations. Now the opportunity to make contributions has come. Xi Zhu volunteered to go to the city to persuade him to surrender. Sun Ce had no objection, and Sun Jian could not be even more interesting. Sun Ce has always been responsible for the work of contacting the Xiangyang family, and he just took the initiative to collect the benefits.

Xi Zhu sat in a ox cart and took a little boy into the city.

Sun Jian broke through Fancheng, the Jingzhou Navy and the Xianshan defenders surrendered without fighting, Sun Jian's army besieged the city, and Liu Biao was already in chaos. Seeing that Xi Zhu, who had invited him several times but ignored him, came to the door without Xi Zhu talking, Liu Biao knew that the big thing had gone, and all the powerful people in Xiangyang turned to Sun Jian.

He found it incredible. These powerful men in Xiangyang have always been self-reliant and even the famous scholars don’t look down on him. How could they bow to Sun Jian’s martial arts man? He asked Xi Zhu to sit down and asked the reason in a tactful way. How could Xi Zhu say that Sun Ce used a knife to force them to bow his head. He talked seriously and boasted about Sun Ce, "What kind of politeness and wise men, and what kind of experience is that he has a good attitude. He didn’t say that Sun Ce was good at learning, otherwise Sun Ce would not be able to hold on any thick-skinned face.

These are all false. Liu Biao’s most concerned issue is whether Sun Jian can guarantee his safety if he surrenders.

Xi Zhu vowed. General Sun said that as long as Liu Jun can sacrifice his city of Xiangyang, it will never hurt your personal safety. If you are willing to stay in Jingzhou, he can recommend you to the general behind. If there are too many, I dare not say that the prefect of a county will definitely not be a problem.

Liu Biao breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect to give him a prefect with Yuan Shu. He just wanted to leave Jingzhou safely. A few months ago, he came to Jingzhou with confidence, and with the support of Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, he once thought that he had the opportunity to compete for the Central Plains and serve the court. Several months passed, and he realized that he did not have such ability. In the peaceful and prosperous era, he might be able to benefit the country. Now it is a chaotic era, and Jingzhou is a place where military strategists must fight for, and he cannot defend it at all.

Maybe it's time to change the place.

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Liu Biao asked Xi Zhu to sit in the front hall for a while, get up and come to the inner room.

Kuai Yue was waiting for him, and Kuai Qi stood aside, his eyes were swollen and his expression was sad and angry. Liu Biao frowned slightly, ignored Kuai Qi, turned his gaze directly to Kuai Yue, and sighed: "The situation is too fast, I am afraid I will let you down."

Kuai Yue sat silently without saying a word.

Liu Biao was silent for a moment and said, "Everything, Sun Jian and his son are cruel in their methods and do everything they can do. Xi Zhu is here to be a lobbyist, and the Xi family naturally depends on Sun Jian. Who else can we rely on? Stop persevering, the Kuai family has more than 300 people in his hands. If he really kills people, how can I be worthy of you and Zirou?"

"Empress, don't worry about your father anymore." Kuai Qi interrupted, "He is dead."

Liu Biao was shocked and realized that Kuai Qi was angry not at him, but another reason. "Is Zirou dead?"

Kuai Yue raised his head, his eyes cold as a knife. "Zirou came back from Yanzhou and was robbed and killed as soon as he entered Ye County."

Liu Biao took a breath of air. Kuai Liang went to Yuan Shao for help, and he would definitely avoid Yuan Shu. His whereabouts were very hidden. He wanted to avoid Wancheng when he walked from Ye County. How could he be robbed and killed? Was it an accident or a premeditated ambush?

"Envoy, Cai Mao has betrayed you, and Yuan Shu also knows the news of your contact with the leader, and he will not let you go. The plan now is to stick to the support. The leader has sent Cao Mengde, the prefect of Dongjun, to lead an army of 20,000 to Nanyang. As long as we can stand firm and hold Sun Jian, we will make a contribution. Not only can Xiangyang be defended, but Nanyang is also within reach."

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