The scribe was startled by Sun Ce's actions and did not recover for a long time. However, the soldiers maintaining order reacted quickly and realized that something was wrong here, so they rushed over one after another. These soldiers were all transferred from the Fourth Army.
Those who came here are deployed here to prevent violence at the recruiting site. They are well-trained and more than capable of handling such a situation.
However, something was wrong with the situation today. When the soldiers gathered around and tried to control the troublemakers, Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai took action at the same time. Although they were bare-handed, their martial arts skills were higher than those of ordinary soldiers.
Not only for a moment, but within a short time, the soldiers were lying down in a large area.
Suddenly, the crowd roared out of the way, and a white horse galloped over. The knight on the horse was dressed in white robes, carrying a silver gun, and shouted loudly: "Who is causing trouble here? Do you recognize Changshan Zhao Zilong?"
Hearing the shouts, the soldiers seemed to have taken stimulants. They got up from the ground one by one, picked up their swords and guns, and rushed towards Sun Ce and others with strange screams.
Sun Ce didn't dare to really hurt these soldiers just now, so he didn't take any heavy blows. Seeing these soldiers rushing over again without mercy, he became furious. It happened that a soldier stabbed him with his spear, and Sun Ce sidestepped.
He was able to pass, stretched out his left hand, and grabbed the gun shaft. He raised his right leg and kicked the soldier flying out. With the spear in his hand, Sun Ce suddenly became more courageous. With a flash of the spear, he stabbed, stabbed, and swept.
He whipped and wounded four or five soldiers to the ground one after another. It was only because of his mercy that no lives were lost.
Zhao Yun saw it clearly from the horse and shouted: "What a great shot! Be careful, follow my move!"
It was too late to say that, but it was too soon. Sun Ce only felt a flash of white light in front of his eyes, and he hurriedly raised his gun to meet him. However, he heard a "pop" sound, and the spear in his hand had been broken into two pieces. He couldn't dodge, but a silver spear tip
It was already pressed against his throat.
Sun Ce clenched his fists, opened his eyes angrily, and looked unconvinced. His opponent was riding a horse, from top to bottom, with manpower plus horse power, and the weapons in his hands were much better than his. Naturally, he lost this contest unjustly.
Zhao Yun saw Sun Ce's expression and laughed. He took back the silver gun and threw it to the guards behind him. He jumped off the horse and raised his hand to signal the soldiers to bring two more guns. He took one and threw another to him.
Upon seeing this, Sun Ce, the soldiers and the onlookers stepped aside, revealing a large open space in the middle.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai had met Zhao Yun once when they were in Luoyang. Although they had never seen him take action, he could often follow Liu Xin and his martial arts must be extraordinary. They couldn't help but sweat for Sun Ce.
At this time, Sun Ce had already taken the spear thrown by Zhao Yun, and with a flick of his hand, he thrust it at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun was not in a hurry, and just flicked Sun Ce's spear aside, and the two of them were like this.
They were fighting in the same place. Both of them were masters of using guns. The spears danced like windmills. They were really impenetrable to needles and water. The two fought for more than thirty rounds, and Zhao Yun had already figured it out.
Following Sun Ce's routine, he yelled and suddenly exerted force, stabbing, stabbing, wrapping, circling, and taking. Each move was as fast as a move. All he could see was the dots of cold stars and the shimmering silver light. Every move could not leave Sun Ce's vitals.
Sun Ce was still just a young man, so he suffered first in terms of strength, and he had been queuing here since early morning, without even eating a grain of rice. Just now, Zhao Yun had not exerted his full strength, and he was a little unable to withstand it, and now he has no power to fight back. Zhao Yun
His martial arts skills were originally superior to that of Sun Ce. Over the years, he followed Liu Xin and learned some boxing secrets from him. He incorporated the technique of softness to overcome hardness into his spear skills. It is not comparable to the past. This spear dances hard and soft at times.
, forcing Sun Ce to make many flaws.
The more Cheng Pu and Huang Gai watched, the more frightened they became. They knew that Sun Ce was bound to be defeated, but they were worried that it would affect Sun Ce's actions, so they held back and did not dare to cry out.
Suddenly, a "dang" sound was heard, the two spears intersected, and a fancy spear flew in the air. In the open space in the field, Zhao Yun's spear tip was pressed against Sun Ce's throat again, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Do you accept it or not?"
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Sun Ce knew in his heart that the marksmanship he was proud of was far behind the young general in front of him. He felt a little discouraged, and his handsome face was covered in cold sweat. He sighed and said: "I didn't expect that I
Sun Ce is so vulnerable!"
Zhao Yun had just tried Sun Ce's marksmanship, and he admired the young man very much and was willing to accept him. Suddenly, when he heard that he called himself Sun Ce, his expression changed and he asked sternly: "Are you the Sun Ce who wants to assassinate my lord?"
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were both startled when they heard Zhao Yun's question, and rushed forward in unison. However, the guards around Zhao Yun were much braver than the soldiers who had just maintained order, and they were not allowed to rush forward at all.
When they arrived at Zhao Yun's side, they had already swarmed up and pushed them to the ground firmly. Although Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were skilled in martial arts, they had no choice but to capture them because they did not have the weapons at their disposal.
Sun Ce knew he would die, so he held his head high and said loudly: "Yes, Mr. Liu has let me go, what else do you want!"
Zhao Yun knew that Sun Ce and his party had been released by Liu Xin, but he didn't understand why he came here. He also heard that he called "Master Liu" and didn't seem to continue to be Liu Xin's enemy. He couldn't help but hesitate and asked:
"Since my lord has spared you, why do you come here to disturb the recruitment office again?"
Cheng Pu heard Zhao Yun's tone softening from the side, and said hurriedly: "I came to Luocheng sincerely to recruit and join the army. I definitely don't have the slightest malice. Please take a closer look at it, General Zhao!"
Zhao Yun frowned, turned to Cheng Pu and looked him up and down. He had already recognized him as Sun Jian's trusted general. He couldn't make up his mind about how to deal with these people for the moment, so he could only say in a deep voice: "Come here, take them."
All three of them will be tied up and taken to Xiangyang to await the fate of the Lord!"
In the blink of an eye, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and Zhang Liao is stationed outside Xuzhou City with 5,000 troops. More than four months have passed in a flash. During the festive season, Zhang Liao misses his family even more, and Zhang Liao wanders alone all year round, which doesn't matter, but he
The soldiers under his command would inevitably feel homesick. Seeing that Tao Qian's body was getting better day by day under Zhang Qing's careful treatment, Zhang Liao had the idea of leading his troops back to Xiangyang.
Just when Zhang Liao was thinking about how to say goodbye to Tao Qian, a caravan suddenly came from Xiangyang and came to his military camp. Zhang Liao heard that it was the caravan from Xiangyang, so he did not dare to neglect and rushed out to welcome him. As expected, he did not leave.
It turns out that this caravan was sent by Liu Xin, and the leader called himself Shopkeeper Ding. He brought a secret letter to Zhang Liao.
Although the princes are divided and the roads are blocked, the caravans can still pass through, especially the caravans from Jingzhou. They often carry goods that are urgently needed in other places, so they will not be particularly difficult. This caravan is a little different.
, it is entirely composed of phantom secret agents, but these phantom secret agents usually cover themselves as businessmen, so there are no flaws in the levels along the way. This caravan composed of phantom secret agents arrived
Xuzhou has a secret mission, which is to find the whereabouts of the imperial seal.
Liu Xin clearly explained the identity and mission of this caravan in the secret letter, and asked Zhang Liao to cooperate fully. As a result, Zhang Liao's plan to lead the troops back home was in vain. However, Zhang Liao's heart was
So excited! Phantom Secret Agent is a very mysterious organization. Liu Xin made it very clear in the letter. Except for him, Ju Sue, Tian Feng, Dian Wei, and Xu Zhu, no one else knew about the existence of this organization.
Even Xu Huang and Zhao Yun didn't know. Now, Liu Xin actually told him this top secret, which shows that Liu Xin has given him absolute trust. Liu Xin also knows that soldiers are out all year round and will inevitably feel tired.
The caravan was specially asked to bring a kind of food to reward the three armies.
This kind of food is called moon cakes. Historically, there are different opinions on when moon cakes began to spread. Some say it was the Tang Dynasty, some said it was the Song Dynasty, and most say moon cakes began to appear in the late Yuan Dynasty. However,
Liu Xin ignored this problem. He started trying to make mooncakes when he was in Hejian. During the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, the trial production was basically successful, but it was only available to family members in the prefecture. Earlier this year, Liu Xin organized manpower to make mooncakes.
A large number of mooncakes were made and distributed to civil and military officials and soldiers guarding the border. With Liu Xin's character, naturally she would not forget to give one to Zhang Liao and others who were far away in Xuzhou.
These mooncakes are packed in exquisite cartons, four in each box. When you open the carton gently, a sweet smell will hit your nostrils. Zhang Liao picked up a golden mooncake, which was round and had beautiful inscriptions on it.
I couldn't help but put it under my nose to smell the pattern, but I couldn't bear to take a bite.
Shopkeeper Ding smiled and said: "General Zhang, you can't eat it now. My lord said that mooncakes need to be eaten on the Mid-Autumn Festival while admiring the moon, symbolizing reunion."
Zhang Liao smiled sheepishly and said: "I just thought it was novel. I picked it up to look at it, but I didn't really want to eat it. This mooncake smells delicious. I don't know what it feels like when I eat it in my mouth. Shopkeeper Ding, are you there?
I must have eaten it in Xiangyang for many years, why don't you tell me about it."
Shopkeeper Ding looked embarrassed and hesitantly said: "General Zhang, to be honest, let alone eating it, I just saw it for the first time today. This time I want to take advantage of the general, so I can try one.
taste."
Only then did Zhang Liao realize that mooncakes were not a specific food for the Mid-Autumn Festival in Xiangyang, but were specially made by Liu Xin, which ordinary people could not eat. Thinking of the tasks assigned by Liu Xin, Zhang Liao couldn't help thinking. He knew that Sun Jian
He was killed in Xuzhou, so the people who are most likely to get the imperial seal are Tao Qian, Kong Rong, and Liu Bei, and the only one who has a close relationship with these three people is Mi Zhu.
During these days in Xuzhou, Tao Qian, Mi Zhu, Chen Deng and others often invited Zhang Liao to drink. Every three days he had a small banquet, and every fifth day he had a big banquet. After going back and forth, he had become familiar with the officials of Xuzhou, big and small. And these
Among people, the one closest to Zhang Liao was Mi Zhu.
Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, Zhang Liao was also thinking about what gifts to give to the officials in Xuzhou. Tao Qian, Chen Deng, Sun Qian, Cao Bao, and Zang Ba were all easy to deal with. Zhang Liao sent someone to give him a set of white gifts each.
Porcelain. But for Mi Zhu, Zhang Liao gave him a large box of white porcelain and paper when he first arrived in Xuzhou. It is obviously not appropriate to send him porcelain this time. Moreover, Mi Zhu's family is extremely rich, and gold, silver, jewelry and other items are not there at all.
Seeing the mooncakes in front of him, Zhang Liao suddenly had an idea.