Sun Ce smiled and shook his head, sat in the middle of Cheng Pu's four people, and said in his heart: "Fighting for hegemony in troubled times, there is no reason to speak of it, every qiē must rely on strength to tell the truth, the strong are respected, and the princes and overlords are in charge of the world."

I think that my martial arts are not inferior to the princes of all walks of life, and I think that I am also the strongest in the world, but it is not enough to be strong in my own right, and I must let everyone in the world know about it, so that I can attract Wenchen and military generals to follow me, and then achieve great things.

Looking at the princes of the world, there are only two that I admire, and even envy. One is Li Li Wenchang of Xiliang, the current hussar general and Marquis of Wuwei, and the other is Liu Bei Liu Xuande, who has recently taken over the six counties of Xuzhou. ”

After a pause in his tone, Sun Ce took a sip of tea, his expression was solemn, and he continued: "Li Liqi is at best the son-in-law of the powerful family of Beidi County, and there is no prominent person in his ancestors, and he was born in the common people. However, once a common man fought in the east and west for several years, he turned into a hot hussar general in the Han world, in charge of the world's bull's ear, holding the male soldiers, and dominating the situation. Why did he encroach on such a high position, and how did he get to such a revered pinnacle of power today?

After careful combing, I found that Li Li was not only very good at martial arts, but also the best at taking advantage of the situation, good at using others to elevate himself, and then stepping on the shoulders of others to establish his own prestige. In the first battle of Nanzheng, Li Li defeated Zhu Jun's army, and then captured Zhu Jun alive, thus becoming famous all over the world and emerging from the world. When he was appointed as the Taishou of Wuwei, Li Li was in the camp step by step after a hundred battles, and finally gained a firm foothold in Wuwei County, established a foundation, and then consolidated the foundation to recruit troops and horses, and actually recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in just one year, and most of them were war horses. As a result, it laid the foundation for him to profit from the chaos later, because the Wuwei Army under his command was the most powerful among the Xiliang generals.

However, the key battle that really allowed Li Li to establish his supreme prestige was the Battle of Bahe. The Battle of the Bahe River. Li Li stepped on Lu Bu's shoulders to reach the top, dominated the Xiliang generals, and then replaced Lu Bu as Dong Zhuo's most relied on cronies, and was also Dong Zhuo's son-in-law. The most important thing is that Li Liqiao used Dong Zhuo's power but did not fall into infamy, making it impossible for people to connect him with Dong Zhuo, and it is amazing to do things so exquisitely. In the subsequent battle in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, Li Li successively annexed Dong Yue, Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and Niu Fu's soldiers and horses left behind after their deaths, and the number of troops increased threefold. Then he fought a decisive battle with the army of Li Dao Guo Yan, and the battle was successful.

Every step of Li Thief's rise is amazing, even marrying a wife and taking concubines has been widely spread, talked about by the people of all states in the world, and has become a benchmark model for the younger generation. Let countless people worship and worship like a god.

Therefore. Although I, Sun Ce, regard him as an enemy. But that doesn't stop me from having respect for him. Because of his rapid rise, I can see the road to be taken in the future, and try to take as few detours as possible, and strive to be like him, in the shortest time to do great things that others can't reach! ”

Speaking of the development history of Li Li's rise, Sun Ce is like a treasure, and almost every one of them is exactly the same. It's like experiencing it yourself. It can be seen that he really put a lot of effort into sorting out and collecting all the things related to Li Li, and then pondered them in detail. Learn from it and apply what you have learned.

Taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Sun Ce showed a sneer on his face and said, "The reason why I have some respect for Liu Bei is not because of how great he is, but because of his stoic nature, great reputation and excellent luck. Liu Bei, like Li Li, is from a common people's background, but there is one thing he is different from Li Li, that is, Li Li has never concealed his common people's background, but Liu Bei advertises that he is a descendant of the Han Queen and the blood of the Liu family.

This is ridiculous and chilling. Regardless of whether he is a descendant of the royal family or not, just a child surnamed Liu who has been reduced to relying on weaving mats and selling shoes for a living, even if his ancestors are royal nobles, but he has fallen into this kind of field, but if he has a little shame or maintains the reputation of the Liu royal family, he should not go around proclaiming that he is the blood of the Han Emperor. A royal nobleman has been reduced to the most humble peddler, but he keeps saying that he is the blood of the royal family, doesn't this mean that the royal family has no way, regardless of the life or death of the descendants of the Liu family, is it no wonder that such a lawless royal family will be in chaos in the world? Such a thing that damages the reputation of the clan, but Liu Bei preaches it everywhere, his actions are shameful, and his heart should be punished!

However, Liu Bei is indeed stoic by nature, from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present, for ten years, he and his two righteous brothers have repeatedly made meritorious achievements, but they have never been promoted by the rewards they deserve. In the pacification of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he saved Dong Zhuo; When Chen Liu's alliance, he joined forces with the righteous brothers to fight against Lu Bu and gained the upper hand; In the chaos of the world, he saved Kong Rong in Beihai, and then resisted the invasion of Wuhuan with Gongsun Zhan. However, he has been sending people under the fence, depressed, and has never had a foundation, no more than 10,000 soldiers, and only three generals, but he has endured it for ten years and never gave up his ambition. Finally waiting for the opportunity ten years later, he led his troops to help Tao Qian in Xuzhou, and by chance solved the siege of Xuzhou, and then hibernate and waited, gaining Tao Qian's trust, until Tao Qian died of illness, he turned into a leader of the six counties of Xuzhou, and sat back and enjoyed its success!

With such a gorgeous transformation, how many people in the world can have this opportunity? I'm afraid that there is no one, and Liu Xuande is the only one who meets him, which really makes people envious and jealous, sighing and sighing! ”

As Sun Ce's words fell, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and the others also shook their heads and sighed, glanced at each other, and found that the other party was as surprised as himself, his eyes were puzzled, and he couldn't understand why Sun Ce wanted to mention these things that had nothing to do with him.

"There are more than ten princes in the world, why does the young lord look at Li Li and Liu Bei differently, aren't the other princes in the eyes of the young master?" Huang Gai broke the silence and asked suspiciously.

Sun Ce shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The rise of other princes is related to their origins, or they themselves occupy advantageous official positions, and when the world is in turmoil, they will immediately separate themselves and stand on their own, because they are different from me. Only the experiences of Li Li and Liu Bei can be used as a reference for me, and then I can find a shortcut to the rapid rise from them, and achieve my Sun Ce's great fame! ”

"I'm stupid, I still can't understand, please make it clear to the young master!" Cheng Pu answered.

Sun Ce's eyes stared at the flickering oil lamp with deep eyes, and he muttered: "It is not difficult to see from their rise and rise that these two have one thing in common, that is, they are both good at using others to make a name for themselves. Wait until you are famous in the world, and then take advantage of the situation and seize every opportunity. Rapid rise. Relatively speaking, I appreciate Xiliang Li Li more, what this person does is very good for my temper, although the occasional means are gloomy and dark, but most things are done above board, dare to act, and are a good man with iron bones. I'm waiting to come to the alliance this time, one to make a name for himself, and the other to settle some personal grievances, and I really want to see how Li Li is different from ordinary people. can force Gong Jin to serve him! ”

After speaking, Sun Ce got up slowly, walked unhurriedly to the back tent, and said as he walked: "It's dark at night, the four uncles should go back to the camp to rest." Tomorrow at three o'clock in the morning, enter the East Wall City! ”

"No, I'll obey!" Cheng Pu and Huang Gai bowed and saluted. Then he left the tent slowly and thoughtfully.

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The weather was slightly gloomy. The looming sunlight is passively slacking off, collecting the light and heat that it deserves.

The north wind blows the earth, rolling up dust and sand, and the fallen leaves are flying in the wind.

The fine sand is charming, and the fallen leaves are dancing.

Autumn is fading away, and winter is coming.

Higashigaki Castle. South Gate.

"Phew! Teng Xiao dog thief, you prick up your ears and listen! Quickly open the city and beg to surrender, Rao Er will not die, and hesitate slightly. Hu Mou must have asked you to wait for your body to be in a different place, and there is no place to bury your death! ”

One hundred and fifty steps away from the city, an allied general immediately stood in front of the south gate with a horizontal sword, raised his head and shouted at the defending generals on the city tower. In fact, he didn't know Teng Xiao, the chief general of Anyi, at all, but when he heard that Teng Xiao led his troops into Dongyuan City a few days ago, he subconsciously thought that the strong general among the generals standing on the head of the city at this moment should be Teng Xiao.

However, although he shouted loudly and shouted loudly, he was actually very worried in his heart, and the spear in his hand danced a few times from time to time, for fear that a cold arrow would suddenly be released on the head of the city and kill himself. After all, he is not a nobody in the vanguard army, nor is he an ignorant and fearless stunned young man, he knows that Teng Xiao, the chief general of Anyi, is not easy to mess with, it is definitely a tiger's ass that cannot be touched, and he is a famous fierce general in the Xiliang Army. How could the vanguard army Sun Ce send him to call the battle, the military order was difficult to disobey, although he knew Teng Xiao's tiger might, but he had to come to fight and call the battle.

Speaking of which, this person has a lot of background in the vanguard army, and his status is not low, he is the general appointed by Yuan Shao to fight thieves, and the fourth person in the Baibo Army - Hu Cai. The three people in front of him in the Bai Bo army are: Han Xian, Yang Feng and Li Le.

A hundred paces behind Hu Cai, nearly 50,000 vanguard troops were already lined up. The 30,000 Baibo army was divided into two, supporting both sides of Sun Ce's headquarters of more than 16,000 Yangzhou soldiers, which were the left and right wings; The 12,000 men and horses on the left flank were led by Han Xian, the leader of the Baibo army, and the 20,000 soldiers and horses on the right flank were led by Yang Feng and Li Le.

The soldiers and horses led by the leaders of the three White Wave Army are actually their own people, in terms of seniority, Yang Feng's status in the Yellow Turban Army is still above Han Xian, but in recent years, Han Xian's troops and horses have risen sharply, and the latecomers are on top, so this time he came to meet Han Xian to be the chief general of the White Wave Army, and Yang Feng has to succumb to Han Xian. In addition to Han Xian and Yang Feng, Li Le and Hu Cai, who were fighting in front of the battle, also had their own thousands of men, and their strength was slightly weaker, so they had to be relegated to the rear. These cottage leaders who gathered in the mountains and forests, in order to seek fame and a future, had to obey the unified orders of the alliance leader Yuan Shao, and all of them were transferred to Sun Ce's tent to listen to them.

On the tower of the south gate of Dongyuan City, as Hu Cai, who called for the battle in front of the pass, expected, the burly general standing in the middle of the generals was Teng Xiao.

"How can this be true? The little white wave thief dared to be so arrogant and arrogant, and the last general asked for the order to fight, and begged the commander to agree! Seeing Hu Cai shouting under the city, Wang Fang, the defender of Dongyuan City, was so angry that his cheeks were red, and he was furious, and he brazenly asked Ying to fight.

Teng Xiao looked down at Hu Cai, the leader of Baibo under the city, with a touch of disdain on his face. Seeing that Wang Fang took the initiative to ask for battle, he grinned indifferently, waved his hand and said: "General Wang Fang doesn't need to be angry, don't be impatient, Sun Ce's little thief is in full swing, and he led the army to fight with a big victory, and the soldiers are strong." It just so happens that the hour is still early, and the autumn wind is good, so let them blow the north wind well and sober their minds. The order of the lord army that the general will receive is to block the princes' allied forces outside the city of Dongyuan for half a month, and now ten days have passed, and then we must ensure that the city is not lost within five days. Therefore, we hold the city, have enough time, and do not need to rush to battle. Hehehe! ”

"But the thief will be so unscrupulous and scolding, should I have to endure it later?" Wang Fang asked with an angry expression.

Guo Meng, who was standing beside Wang Fang, nodded and agreed: "What General Wang Fang said is good. It's just a white wave thief, I didn't bother to send troops to exterminate them before, but I didn't expect them to be so arrogant in front of us now! Now that I think about it, the lord is too merciful, if I had allowed us to send troops to suppress the thieves, Hugh said that even if there were tens of thousands of white wave thieves, even if they were doubled, my army would be able to wipe them out. If the army had been sent earlier, what would have happened today? ”

"General Guo Meng said carefully! Are you complaining about the lord? If this is the case, Hugh blame will not be emotional! Teng Xiao reprimanded sharply with a displeased expression.

"Ugh! The last general will not dare, there is absolutely no intention to complain about the lord, please lead Mingjian! Guo Meng was shocked when he heard this, and he knew that he was impulsive and even talked about the rights and wrongs of the lord, which was a great crime of disrespect. When he woke up, he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Don't look at Guo Meng is Li Li's hair young, and he is Guo Yan's nephew, but in front of Teng Xiao, these clothes and belts are nothing at all. Even if Guo Yan stood in front of him, Teng Xiao still punished Guo Meng, and Guo Yan definitely didn't dare to say a word.

At present, there are five generals in the Western Liang Army, and Zhou Yu is the latecomer, ranking first, followed by Teng Xiao and Xu Rong, followed by Bocai, and Guo Yan is the last. Even if the famous Zhou Yu saw Teng Xiao, he had to wave his hand and salute him, calling him a "general", not to mention Guo Yan and Guo Meng's uncle and nephew?

"Humph! The Lord regards you as a brother, and I hope you will cherish this honor, and if I hear you talk about the Lord again, I will be severely punished! Teng Xiao said in a deep voice with a solemn face.

Guo Meng bowed his head in response and said: "The last general will follow the teachings of the commander, and he must keep it in mind!" ”

Immediately, seeing Teng Xiao waving his hand to get up, Guo Meng slowly stood up with a frightened face, and said in a low voice: "The last general is angry for a while, and his words are inappropriate, please forgive me." However, what General Wang Fang said is not unreasonable, Sun Ce's army has been attacking the city for several days, and has captured ten of our cities in ten days, but we have never sent troops to meet the battle. If Sun Ce's army is allowed to continue to be arrogant, but our army avoids the battle, it will inevitably affect morale and be unfavorable to the war for a long time. Therefore, the last general still advocated going out of the city to face the battle, defeating Sun Ce'er's arrogance and destroying his vanguard army in one battle. At present, they only have less than 50,000 horses, but there are 40,000 troops in my Dongyuan City, including 20,000 Wuwei battalion war horses, and it is easy to destroy Sun Ce's former army! ”

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