After hearing what Yuan Xi said, Guo Jia said, "Master, if we send all our troops to Yangzhou, can we defeat Sun Ce?"
Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "No."
Guo Jia asked again, "If Liu Yao gives up Wu County to the young master, can the young master hold it?"
Yuan Xi was a little worried, but still shook his head and said: "No."
He understands that his strength is still too weak, and he cannot swallow these territories in front of him.
Guo Jia sneered: "The three parties joined forces that day, plus Cao Jun, to finally force Sun Ce back. Now we cannot defeat Sun Ce based on our strength alone."
"What's more, Yuan Shu and other large armies are helping him."
"Young Master is a ten-year-old boy. He wants to lift a hundred kilograms of stone. If he still wants to plot Yangzhou, he can only say that he is overestimating his capabilities."
Yuan Xi deeply agreed and said: "In that case, what about Liu Yao's proposal??"
Guo Jia said: "Just delay and deal with it."
"Liu Yao is also the leader of a state with tens of thousands of soldiers. With the Guangling Army's thousands of soldiers, the young master cannot be compared with him. Naturally, he looks down upon him and cannot talk to him on an equal footing."
"The advantage of the young master is that he can transport troops back and forth between Youzhou and Guangling, but the shortcomings of the young master are also obvious. The city of Guangling is not yet stable, and the hearts of the surrounding cities are even more unstable."
"The Young Master's use of the Chen Deng family system to gather local nobles is indeed a clever move. However, within a year and a half, I am afraid that for the time being, we can only hide our capabilities and bide our time, gradually stabilizing the situation in Guangling County."
"Although we can't cross the river, we can make some promises. If Liu Yao is in trouble, Guangling will be happy to accept them."
Yuan Xi thought that this was indeed the case. If he did not rely on Chen Deng to bribe local forces, he would not even be able to recruit troops.
He said aloud: "Then what should we do after taking control of Guangling?"
Guo Jia said: "We still need to control Jiangbei first."
"Whenever we can capture Hefei, we can plot Jiangdong."
Yuan Xi turned to Tai Shici and said, "What do you think Ziyi?"
After hearing this, Taishi Ci said: "Ciji agrees with Sir's idea. The commander of our army is a cavalry heavy infantry, which is indeed not suitable for fighting on the river."
"Now it is best to recruit troops locally and focus on training water warfare troops."
Yuan Xi nodded, "Then it's settled. We want to help Liu Yao but we are powerless, so we can only clean up our own home first."
"Since Liu Yao's envoy is rude, let him wait for a few days."
Several people laughed at the same time. When Taishi Ci saw that the matter was over, he stood up and left. Yuan Xi stopped him and said, "I have already made an agreement with Mr. Yuanhua. Ziyi will go and see him when he is free."
After hearing this, Taishi Ci said nonchalantly: "Ci is in good health, what's so good about him?"
Yuan Xi thought to himself that you were in really good health, how could you die so early? He then said: "Mr. Yuan Hua is not an ordinary doctor. Zi Yi should take a look."
Seeing Yuan Xi's insistence, Taishi Ci had no choice but to agree.
He turned to Guo Jia and said, "Sir, you must also remember to go."
Yuan Xi was still uneasy, fearing that the two of them would be prevaricating, so he said: "I will personally take you two to see Mr. Yuanhua tomorrow."
After hearing this, Guo Jia said angrily: "Life and death are determined by fate. If I really see something, wouldn't it affect my mood?"
Neither Taishi Ci nor Guo Jia cared about it. They were in their prime, and their lives had been better than most people's in recent years. What could be the problem?
However, after Hua Tuo diagnosed and treated the two of them the next day, his face was a little solemn and he said: "Neither of you is expected to live a long life."
After hearing this, Taishi Ci and Guo Jia had expressions of disbelief on their faces. They had always felt energetic and showed no signs of physical discomfort. How come their lives were short-lived?
If Yuan Xi hadn't been around, they would have raised questions long ago.
Yuan Xi sighed in his heart. As he expected, there was indeed something wrong.
Seeing that the two men were doubtful, Hua Tuo first turned to Taishi Ci and said: "The general went into battle and his body has been damaged a lot."
"Especially between the chest and lungs, there are a lot of blood clots that block the meridians. If things go on like this, your life span will inevitably be shortened."
Taishi Ci said in confusion: "I have not been injured, how can I have bruises?"
Hua Tuo thought for a long time and said, "General, can you show me how to kill the enemy in the battle formation?"
After hearing this, Taishi Ci immediately stood up, picked up his two halberds, and walked into the atrium.
Each of his two short halberds weighs more than ten kilograms, which is quite heavy as a one-handed weapon.
Yuan Xi watched intently. He hadn't seen Taishi Ci take action for a long time. Today was a good opportunity!
Taishi Ci pointed one halberd at the sky and the other pointed flatly. He took a stance, suddenly parted his arms, and the two short halberds jumped like a swimming dragon.
In the first few moves, Yuan Xi could still see the trajectory of the short halberd, but Taishi Ci shook his arms, and the trajectory instantly exploded into silver light all over the sky.
Accompanied by the whistling wind, two short halberds suddenly appeared in all directions of Taishi Ci's body, appearing and disappearing, seeming to disappear in one moment, and appearing in another place the next!
Yuan Xi stared at Tai Shici's arm and found that its muscles were knotted and seemed to burst the robe. It was obvious that he had used his real skills.
But at the same time, he also noticed that Taishi Ci's face was filled with abnormal flushes. At the same time, Taishi Ci's chest kept rising and falling, and when he took a big breath and gasped, his voice was like a bellows.
As the sound of the wind became more and more shrill, the silver light formed by the tip of the halberd enveloped Tai Shici's whole body, like a mask.
Just when Yuan Xi thought it was about to end, the cover suddenly shattered at the next moment, and the howling wind stopped instantly!
Yuan Xi was facing Taishi Ci at this time, and found that at this moment, the surrounding scenery seemed to be dark, and only Taishi Ci was left in front of his eyes.
This is an illusion because Taishi Ci is too conspicuous.
His arms swelled a bit larger, and his chest rose and fell several times in an instant. He was obviously breathing rapidly, the sound coming from his mouth was like whistling, and his face turned purple.
The cover formed by the tips of the two halberds in his hands exploded like an explosion. Yuan Xi could not even see where the tips were, as if they had disappeared!
But Yuan Xi knew that at this moment, Taishi Ci increased the speed of the short halberd several times, so much so that it exceeded the limit that his vision could capture!
With the thunder-like explosion, strong winds appeared around Taishi Ci, spreading out with his body as the center, blowing on everyone's faces, stinging like a winter wind knife, forcing everyone to retreat.
Taishi Ci then put away his halberd and stood still, his chest rising and falling. At this time, his body was a little rickety, as if he had lost all strength.
Even those present who did not understand martial arts all gave out loud cheers at the same time. Taishi's power of mercy made everyone feel the same!
Yuan Xi was dumbfounded and shocked. Is this the true strength of Tai Shici?
It seems that after the battle with Sun Ce, Taishi Ci's martial arts improved a lot!
However, he also noticed that Tai Shici's face was red and the blood color did not fade for a long time.
At this time Hua Tuo said: "This is it."
"The general's breathing method is extremely unique. It can quickly inhale and exhale a large amount of the air of heaven and earth in a short period of time, which greatly increases the strength and makes the movements faster."
"But the price is that the general's body can withstand it, but his internal organs cannot. After this, he has already suffered a lot of hidden injuries."
Hua Tuo asked Taishi Ci to take off his shirt and sit down, and then ordered his disciples to bring a set of golden needles. While talking, he inserted more than a dozen needles into the acupuncture points on Taishi Ci's chest, and then pulled them out with a shake of his hand.
Taishi Ci only felt a sweetness in his voice. He spit out a mouthful of bruised blood, felt his chest lightened, and the feeling of depression disappeared.
Hua Tuo saw it and said, "If it is not vomited out in time, it will turn into blood congestion, which will accumulate in the heart and lungs, and the body will be damaged."
"I will prescribe medicine for you after that. Go back and recuperate your body first. Don't use your energy like this again for ten days and a half."
Taishi Ci said in admiration: "Sir, your medical skills are indeed extraordinary!"
Hua Tuo sighed and said: "The way to maintain health is to be righteous and peaceful, but the battle array is to kill and spread blood. The two are contrary to each other."
Yuan Xi saw that the blush on Tai Shici's face was slowly receding, and as if he had some realization in his heart, he suddenly remembered that although Guan Yu blushed in this life, he was far from the point where his face was as red as a jujube.
However, according to his memories of meeting Guan Yu several times, it seems that Guan Yu's face is indeed getting darker and darker?
As Hua Tuo said, Guan Yu may also have a breathing method similar to Tai Shici's, which can suddenly increase his combat power. It is unknown.
Taishi Ci's method of sudden inhalation and explosion was extremely damaging to the heart and lungs, and his face would turn red when he started. This may be the reason for his untimely death.
As for Guan Yu's method, although the congestion on the face is more obvious, maybe the damage to the heart and lungs is less than that of Tai Shici, so he can live longer?
Thinking of this, Yuan Xi advised Tai Shici: "Ziyi should be careful in the future. Unless it is absolutely necessary, use this method less often."
Taishi Ci lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said with a smile: "When a man is born, he should carry a seven-foot sword to rise to the rank of emperor. Now that his ambition has not been fulfilled, how can he look forward and look back?"
After hearing this, Hua Tuo sighed: "Everyone has his own ambitions. Since the general has this awareness, I won't say anything."
"But you can usually take medicine for conditioning, supplemented by Wuqinxi, which can somewhat alleviate some of the hidden injuries in the body."
After hearing this, Taishi Ci clasped his fists in thanks and said, "Thank you very much, sir."
Yuan Xi sighed inwardly, it seemed that Taishi Ci had made up his mind. With his character, he would never be timid when facing the enemy on the battlefield because of his physical condition.
Hua Tuo called Guo Jia over to check his pulse again. Guo Jia felt a little uneasy when he saw that Hua Tuo had real abilities.
As a result, Hua Tuo took turns diagnosing Guo Jia's pulse with both hands, looked at his tongue and pinched his body, asked about Guo Jia's daily eating and resting habits, and asked Guo Jia to get up and do a few sets of movements. It was actually better than the diagnosis of Taishi Ci just now.
It was a lot of trouble.
After working hard for a long time, Hua Tuo returned to his seat and closed his eyes silently.
After a long time, he finally took a deep breath and said: "You"
"It's amazing."
Everyone was startled. What did Hua Tuo mean?
Hua Tuo then said: "Your physical condition has deteriorated even more than that of General Taishi."
"If this continues, you're probably going to die soon."
After hearing this, Taishi Ci lost his voice and said: "How is this possible? Could it be that Mr. Fengxiao also injured his body while practicing martial arts?"
Hua Tuo sighed: "Of course not, he knows nothing about martial arts."
"What I admire is that just by indulging in lust, his physical damage far exceeds that of General Taishi who went into battle. It is really very powerful."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.