After receiving Gu Hui's report and learning that Han Yin had taken the bait so easily, Sun Ce was somewhat surprised, and felt sad that Han Sui had such a promising son. No wonder he has to rely on Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying, and his son Han Yin is useless.

But for him, this is not a bad thing, with a thousand Xiliang cavalry led by Han Yin, if Yuan Shao comes to attack after the autumn, he will also have the strength to fight in the cavalry. Now Yuan Shao has not yet dealt with Youzhou, even if Liu Yu is willing to sponsor, the cavalry he can gather is only about 5,000, plus those who stay in Jizhou to guard against Gongsun Zhan, the real use is only two or three thousand people, not far behind.

In order to avoid Yan Xing's troubles, Sun Ce personally talked to Yan Xing. The fundamental purpose of leaving Han Yin to help him was not to consume Han Sui's strength, but to gain time. If Yuan Shao chooses not to fight because he has no obvious advantage, it will be the best outcome for him. Regardless of whether they fight or not, the equipment of these thousand people will be given to Han Yin, and if the battle is won, the spoils will also be distributed according to the merits of the war, and Han Sui will never be treated badly.

Yan Xing understood Sun Ce's difficulties, accepted Sun Ce's arrangement, and immediately incorporated Han Yin's men and horses into the pro-guard camp and began to integrate training with great fanfare. In the various ceremonies before the wedding, the 1,000 horsemen led by Han Yin appeared many times in the situation of the honor guard, showing the banner of the Han family and making a big noise.

For a time, the news that Han Sui sent a thousand cavalry to reinforce Sun Ce did not go away. A thousand horses may not play a decisive role, but the symbolic meaning is not trivial, especially Han Yin, as Han Sui's only son, his appearance under Sun Ce also means that Han Sui unreservedly supports Sun Ce, which is a signal that cannot be ignored by all parties.

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Xuyi, Mopan Mountain.

Liu He sat on the hillside, with his arms open, drinking mulberry wine, looking at the sky like a bloody sun, and sighed faintly. He raised his hand, rubbed his sore brows, and closed his eyes, but he still felt that his eyes were blood-red.

A bad omen. Liu He sighed secretly in his heart. His eyelids have been beating so hard in the past two days, and he always feels that something big is about to happen. After thinking about it, the more he thought about it, the more he regretted that he should not have agreed to Yuan Shao's request and led the cavalry to raid Yuzhou. Now Sun Ce has not collapsed, but he is in a predicament, in the face of Sun Ce and Tao Qian's attack, he has not been able to sleep peacefully for a day, and he always feels that the next moment he will be in the city.

Xiapi and Guangling have no danger to defend, and the only available ones are a few cities, but they cannot be defended without reinforcements, and without reinforcements, several cities cannot be defended. He was looking forward to Yuan Shao's counterattack after the autumn, and he was worried that Yuan Shao would not be able to counterattack. If Yuan Shao counterattacks, he can play a countervailing role. If Yuan Shao doesn't counterattack, he will face Tao Qian's counterattack. Even if Sun Ce could let him go for the time being, Tao Qian would not tolerate him staying behind.

What to do? Liu He was so sad that he reached out to get his wine glass, intending to drink another glass to dispel his sorrows. He touched the void for a while, and then touched it, but he still didn't touch anything. He opened his eyes in surprise, only to see Xun Chen standing aside, holding his wine glass in his hand.

Xun Chen lowered his head and looked at the remnants of wine in the cup. "I heard that Sun Ce's personal guard and cavalry governor Yan Xing is getting married, and there must be a lot of good wine for the banquet guests, is the general interested in joining in the fun?"

Liu He smiled bitterly: "This is not appropriate, people do happy events, let's kill people?" ”

"I didn't say kill people." Xun Chen sat down opposite Liu He. "I mean congratulations. General, sitting here alone can't relieve your worries, but it's possible to calm the public opinion. ”

Liu He sat up and bowed forward slightly. "Youruo, what are your plans, let's hear about them."

"Yan Xing is just a cavalry governor, Sun Ce is making a big deal about his marriage, why?"

Liu He thought for a moment, thoughtfully. "Bluffing?"

"That's right. After the Battle of Rencheng, although Sun Ce won, it was also a tragic victory, especially the cavalry suffered heavy losses. He bought horses from Han Sui and Ma Teng, and the alliance leader would not sit idly by, and would definitely let people go to Guanzhong to move, raise the price of horses, and even block Sun Ce's way to buy horses. Sun Ce had to pay a bigger price than usual to get enough horses. It was a very risky decision for him, as buying a horse would take up more money and stretch him down. ”

"Full of favors was ordered to loot the family, is it not enough?" Liu He smiled bitterly. When he thought about it, he regretted it. They invaded Yuzhou, so that the Yuzhou family that supported Yuan Shao was caught by Sun Ce, and now Sun Ce sent this cool official to inspect Yuzhou, those families could only flee in panic, and many people fled to Xiapi. Although he brought a lot of soft and grain, the land and mansion became Sun Ce's spoils.

"A hundred thousand teachers, a thousand gold a day, how can that little harvest make up for it. Sun Ce wants to curb land annexation, arable land cannot be transferred, and only houses can be sold. ”

Liu He nodded, feeling that Xun Chen's analysis was reasonable, and Sun Ce's tight hand should be the truth. Especially for grain, there was a great drought in Guanzhong, the grain harvest failed, and the edict of the Son of Heaven asking for help was even sent to Xuzhou, and Sun Ce must also be among the helpers, Han Sui and Ma Teng are likely to ask Sun Ce to exchange grain for war horses. For Sun Ce, no amount of workshops can solve this problem now, and the decisive battle with Yuan Shao after the autumn is very stressful for him. If he can stop fighting, and delay it for another year and a half, he will be able to relieve this breath, and the chances of winning will be greater.

"Shall we go and congratulate?"

"What's right or what's not suitable?" Xun Chen was careless. "The alliance leader needs Ling Zun's war horse support, as long as it is not excessive, he is not a general. Yuan Tan was captured, and we could also go in the name of visiting Yuan Tan and contact Sun Ce in private. "He looked at Liu He." If my guess is correct, Tao Qian will definitely send someone to congratulate him, and if the messenger is Wang Jingxing, it will be even better. ”

Liu He's heart moved, and the corners of his mouth provoked a smile. Xun Chen is really smart and knows how to see the seams. If this trip is successful, he will not only be able to temporarily reconcile with Sun Ce, but may also be able to have a tacit understanding with Tao Qian. As long as Sun Ce didn't support Tao Qian, Tao Qian's own strength alone couldn't do anything to him. If Tao Qian really doesn't know each other, he can completely take Xuzhou.

"Youruo, who do you think is more appropriate?"

"This matter should not be publicized, but it is necessary to send a person who is not well-known, but who is calm in his work. Last time, Lu Dai and Lu Dinggong recommended by Zhao Yu were good. ”

Liu He thought for a while before he remembered who Lu Dai was. Lu Dai is a native of Hailing County, Guangling County, and originally worked as an official in the Taishou Mansion, and was deeply appreciated by Taishou Zhao Yu, so he recommended him here. He had contact with Lu Dai a few times, and felt that this person was not extraordinary, his family background and reputation were very average, not as good as Zhao Yu said, so he did not pay a heavy responsibility. Now that Xun Chen mentions this person, it sounds good. Lu Dai has no reputation, he won't attract the attention of others, he is quite calm in his work, and he should be able to complete the task.

"If you know someone, Lu Dai is indeed a good candidate." Liu He nodded and agreed with Xun Chen's suggestion.