Jiang Gan returned to Sun Ce, emphasizing the concerns of Li Tong and others and his promises.

Sun Ce understood what he meant. The Nanyang set could not be promoted in Runan for the time being, otherwise it would only backfire and force the Runan family to rebel. Not to mention preparing for war, internal rebellion would make him frustrated. This is also one of the reasons why Guo Jia suggested that he focus on Nanyang. Due to various reasons, the Nanyang family has been destroyed by him and has limited resistance.

Sun Ce agreed to fulfill Jiang Gan's promise. Jiang Gan was overjoyed. He was afraid that Sun Ce would not accept Li Tong's conditions, so he was a little vague when he agreed. Despite this, he was suspected of taking action first and then reporting. If Sun Ce did not let go, he had no choice but to go for nothing. Now Sun Ce actually agreed, and there was no intention of blaming him, which made him feel as if he was in water and extremely happy.

Jiang Gan quickly rushed back to Pingchun and finalized the conditions with Li Tong. Li Tong first sent the old Confucian scholar Zeng Jing to greet him. Sun Ce politely received him. The two had a harmonious conversation and discussed setting up a county school in Pingchun and invited Zeng Jing to serve as a scholar. Zeng Jing had been studying for a lifetime but could not enter the official position, so he followed Li Tong as a staff officer. In fact, marching and fighting was not his favorite. He was of course unable to be a scholar and teaching and educating people.

Zeng Jing returned to Li Tong and said a good thing to Sun Ce. Li Tong had no doubts anymore and immediately went to Langling to pay homage to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce and Li Tong are very good at talking. Li Tong is just twenty-five years old, with a strong figure and a loud voice. He debuted at the age of seventeen and has been in charge of troops since he joined forces for six years in Zhongping. He has been in command of the army for seven or eight years. In recent years, he has been smooth sailing and will win every battle. The team has grown several times. He has always boasted of being a young talent, and it is difficult for ordinary people to catch his eye. However, in front of Sun Ce, he dare not be a little arrogant.

Sun Ce's record of killing 20,000 elite Xiliang soldiers in one battle was enough to overshadow his previous achievements.

The hero cherishes the hero. The two of them fell in love with the same thing at first sight and spoke very speculatively. Sun Ce learned from Zeng Jing that although Xin Pi had met Li Tong, the two had not had a happy conversation. Xin Pi probably thought that Li Tong was a bandit. Although his subordinates claimed to have five or six thousand families, their combat power was actually limited. There were only one or two thousand people who were truly combat-capable. It was inevitable that they were a little contemptuous in words, which was also one of the reasons why Li Tong decided to surrender. After Sun Ce saw the subordinates brought by Li Tong, he felt that Xin Pi looked down on Li Tong and was understandable. This was indeed a group of mobs.

But Sun Ce did not say it directly, and he enthusiastically invited Li Tong to read the people.

Most of Sun Ce's men were in Nanyang, and only the more than 1,000 personal guards and infantry cavalry were brought to Runan, plus more than 2,000 soldiers from Runan County. Zhou Yu brought Huang Zhong's troops from Nanyang, and the central army led by Zhou Yu himself, all the troops were more than 13,000, which was three or four times that of Li Tong.

But the advantage of the number of people is only one aspect. Under Zhou Yu's command, more than 3,000 people meticulously practiced the formation, advancing and retreating, and the cooperation of infantry and cavalry, with a sharp and murderous aura. Li Tong was convinced at a glance. The gap between the two sides was really not a little bit, and even the soldiers of Runan County were stronger than Li Tong's subordinates. If the two armies were in a fight, Li Tong would never have any chance to win.

"General is a brilliant general, worthy of being a general's tiger."

Sun Ce laughed loudly. He could hear Li's envy in the call. Sometimes leading troops to fight does rely on talent, but some foundations depend on inheritance, and they are not told in military books. Li Tong had been exploring for several years, and his father Sun Jian could teach him in a few words.

"Wenda, it's not that I'm boasting. Anyone who finds a military marquis will be better than any of your generals."

"I admit it." Li Tong was also very cognizable and did not want to humiliate himself.

"Do you know why?"

"Ask a question."

"The first school I set up in Nanyang is the martial arts lecture hall, which specializes in training middle-level generals. Do you know who the lecturer is? Nanyang Yin Gong."

Li Tong blinked his eyes and couldn't react for a long time. Sun Ce laughed silently and held Li Tong's shoulder. "Wenda, although you don't like famous scholars, you can't avoid the vulgarity. Even Duke Yin doesn't know. Then do you know the former Grand Marshal Zhang Huan and Zhang Ranming?"

Li Tong slapped his chest. "Of course I know, in Sanming, Liangzhou, my famous general."

"That's right, Mr. Yin was one of the two Simas under Zhang Ranming back then. Do you know who the other Sima is?"

Li Tong shook his head again.

"Dong Zhuo."

Li Tong was shocked. Dong Zhuo was a treacherous minister who was in trouble with the country and the people, but Dong Zhuo was a famous general with outstanding military achievements and the Xiliang army was also a famous elite in the world. This cannot be denied. Yin Duan was once a colleague of Dong Zhuo and was under Zhang Huan's command. This qualification alone was enough to prove that he was not an ordinary person. As for why he had no reputation, it is understandable. Sanming in Liangzhou was not favored by famous scholars, let alone Sima under Zhang Huan's command.

"General, I have a heartless request."

"Want to go to the martial arts lecture hall to listen to the class?"

"May I?"

"No." Sun Ce vetoed. "You have so many people under your command, and you are going to study. Who will command these people?"

Li Tong smacked his lips, which was a bit difficult. He knew how hard he had been to explore over the years. He knew very well that a famous general opened a lecture, which was a good opportunity for him to dream of. But as Sun Ce said, he could not ignore so many people under his command, and he would definitely not be able to give up. He said this sentence in itself, which was to test Sun Ce.

"Let me do this, please ask Mr. Zeng to enlighten you first, recognize a few words, and lay a solid foundation. At that time, I will invite Mr. Yin to Pingchunlai, and I will specially open a class for you and talk to you for a month. How about it?"

"really?"

"Don't believe me?"

Li Tong was overjoyed and quickly took a step back and bowed to the end. "Thank you, General. Li Tong is not talented, and is willing to get the three passes for the general and give him a gift for the meeting."

Sun Ce looked at Li Tong, remained silent for a moment, and put away his smile. "Wenda, the three levels are dangerous and stable, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is necessary to make a long-term plan. Even if you train for a few more months, you can reduce some unnecessary casualties. Don't be in a hurry."

Li Tong smiled. "The general is polite to the soldiers. I admire him very much, but I don't want to attack the three gates, but I want to learn from Jiang Ziyi and be a lobbyist. The general doesn't know that the guards of the three gates have a close relationship with me. When Xin Zhuozhi passed through the three gates, he disagreed with their ability to govern the army. I think the three envoys who are looking forward to the general now are as eager for the rain. Although I am not as good as Jiang Ziyi, I am also 70% sure to convince them to surrender."

Sun Ce was overjoyed. "Since that's the case, I'll be disrespectful. Wenda, if you can succeed, you will be controlled by Yang'an Commander after these three levels."
Chapter completed!