Zhang Hong analyzed the general trend and cleared his confusion, so the next problem would be easier to deal with.

The competition must be fought, but it cannot be fought simply. First of all, we must ensure that there will be no major casualties, deaths, or injury and disability. If we want to discuss cooperation with Han Sui and Ma Teng, it will be difficult to talk about cooperation with Han Sui and Ma Teng. However, the sword and spear have no eyes. When the two are in equal terms, no one can guarantee that they can grasp the right position. Especially Yan Xing and Ma Chao are both young people. Maybe they are just trying to defeat Sun Ce and become famous in one fell swoop. Who is willing to hold back? Even Sun Ce himself is not sure. He is usually very calm and is a little crazy when he really wants to go to the battlefield.

This problem is easy to solve. Sun Ce decided to create a group of non-front weapons specially used for competitions, and at the same time increase protection to avoid casualties as much as possible. Secondly, as the chief general of the first army, he cannot challenge anyone. It is useless to have so many masters around him. Let them go to battle first. If Ma Chao and Yan Xing can beat them, it will not be too late for him to fight again.

In addition to facing the battle, Guo Jia also made a suggestion: Since he wanted to form an alliance with Han Sui and Ma Teng, he should not neglect Yan Xing and Ma Chao. He should treat him with courtesy and let them see the strength of Nanyang. If they can be kept, Sun Ce could have two generals who are familiar with cavalry warfare. Even if they cannot be left, they should leave a good impression. Yang Xiu cannot control the situation, influence their opinions, and cannot be a helper for Yang Xiu.

Sun Ce accepted his suggestion and decided that Guo Jia would be responsible for this matter himself. Guo Jia was good at scrutinizing people's hearts and could find problems from subtle points. He was more than enough to deal with two young men, Ma Chao and Yan Xing. Guo Jia was his confidant, and he was responsible for receiving and accompanying him, which was enough to show his friendship. As for Yang Xiu, let him understand the people's sentiments and compete with the Nanyang family.

Considering that the court may issue an edict to recruit famous generals and warriors in the near future, there will definitely be a group of people responding to the court's call. He sent someone to notify Zhou Yu to report military merits as soon as possible, prepare a list of soldiers who can be promoted, and be ready to make up for the gaps at any time. If his legs are on others, if anyone wants to leave, he will not be able to stop him. All he can do is prepare in advance to avoid affecting the command and training of the team.

When Sun Ce thought of the person who might leave, he first thought of Liu Guan and Zhang. Liu Bei was idle by him and transferred to Yuzhou Muslim Mansion to work as a military officer. He must be unhappy. With this opportunity, he will probably leave. Liu Bei was about to leave, but he had to make good use of it before leaving. He sent someone to Yuzhou to inform Liu Bei and asked him to arrange Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to fight Ma Chao and Yan Xing. Now that the edict has not been issued, Liu Bei must be happy to see it happen, and maybe he wants to take the opportunity to return to the military camp.

Everything was arranged, and Sun Ce ordered people to prepare separately.

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Yiling, Jingmen Mountain.

Zhou Yu stood on a protruding rock by the river with his hands on his back, standing in the wind. The wind blew the hem of his clothes and was about to fly. The fog with thick wetness was like a passionate girl, unable to surround him. The roaring river water swirled and hit the rock, stirring up bubbles and making thunderous roars, which were intimidating.

Zhou Yu remained motionless, focused on the mountains and cliffs standing between the two sides, and chanted something softly, calming down.

Lou Gui stood on the stone not far away, anxious. He regretted it. If he had known that Zhou Yu was so reckless, he would not have brought him here. It was too dangerous here. The stones under Zhou Yu's feet were wet by the river water, wet and slippery, and they might be swallowed up by the river water if they were not careful. He was also the one who led the troops to fight. He felt frightened when standing by the river, let alone standing in Zhou Yu's position.

"General——" Lou Gui tried several times, but still didn't dare to go forward, so he could only put his hands on his mouth and shout.

The wind was very strong, and Lou Gui's voice was blown away by the wind as soon as it was released, and it could not be transmitted to Zhou Yu's ears. Even if it could be transmitted, it was covered by the sound of the storm of the shore. Lou Gui was so anxious that he jumped straight and turned around and asked someone to find a personal guard who was proficient in water. It was necessary to pull Zhou Yu back.

Zhou Yu smiled, turned around and shook his hand, with one hand behind his back, walked over with a brisk step, jumped over, and then came to Lou Gui. He was very relaxed, but almost scared Lou Guixin out. He held Zhou Yu with one hand, his face turned green. "General, you are too risky to do this."

"The river is like a dragon, rushing thousands of miles. It's so happy to be singing in the wind." Zhou Yu smiled slightly and walked down the mountain with his hands behind his back. "How many people have been lost in total?"

"Seventeen." Lou Gui carried his clothes and followed him step by step. "Since Pan Hua and Beitangyu came back, the Jinfan thief seemed to know their power and dare not be presumptuous."

Zhou Yu shook his head. "Pan Hua, Beitangyu, is the old subordinate of the Wuwei Commander. His combat power is indeed outstanding, enough to be comparable to the general's Yi Cong Camp, but they only have two hundred people. If they lose sight of one and the other, they may not be Gan Ning's opponent. There may be another reason why he suddenly stopped."

Lou Gui was surprised. "The general means..."

"Ganning suffered a lot in Wu County, with nearly a hundred casualties, and no less than twenty people killed. With his vindictive character, how could he retreat after only killing seventeen people? For his nearly a thousand people, what is the point of being the armour of just seventeen people running for nearly a thousand miles?"

"Arms?" Lou Gui thought for a while and suddenly slapped his head. "Why did I forget about this? General, what do you mean is that Gan Ning ambushed our scouts to seize our army's armor and sword?"

"Then what do you think it is? Just to vent your anger for killing people? Then why didn't he attack the soldiers who went out to seize firewood?"

Lou Gui laughed silently and shook his head. "The general is so meticulous. Gui feels ashamed of himself. I should have discovered this problem long ago, but I have never thought about it. We have to come too easily and don't know how to cherish it. Sometimes we don't look for it in time if we lose it on the battlefield. If we lose it, we will lose it. We just go to the baggage camp to take it again, but we forgot that others regard it as treasures and make them cheap."

Zhou Yu did not follow Lou Gui's topic. Lou Gui is a smart person, just click it. Lou Gui led a single part to capture Yiling, and the mission was completed well, but the loss was not small. It was the highest loss in the entire army, which was higher than the loss ratio of the troops who attacked Jiangling.

"Go out the wind, I want to meet Gan Ning."

Lou Gui quickly stopped him. "General, Gan Ning is rude and easy to kill. It is too dangerous for the general to meet him."

Zhou Yu smiled, very gentle, but he had no intention of taking back his fate. Seeing this, Lou Gui raised his eyebrows and turned around to give orders. The two of them came to the bottom of the slope. Zhou Yu got on the horse, held the reins of the horse, turned around and said to Lou Gui: "Do you know that the general is transforming the warship recently?"

"A little bit of it."

"Who of us is good at water warfare? Only warships, and no generals who are good at water warfare cannot defeat the Yizhou army. Could it be that we gave them the warships we worked hard to build?"

"But Gan Ning..."

"Gan Ning is a thief in the Jiang River. If he hadn't been excluded, how could he appear here?" Zhou Yu paused and lowered his voice. Only Lou Gui could hear it. "Brother Zi Bo, the Master can still have teachings. How can we generals who command troops and fight have these ideas? If Gan Ning can use it for me, not only can we add one available general, but also can eliminate a huge thief for the merchants and travelers along the way. We are both beautiful, so why not do it?"
Chapter completed!