Qin Song was very embarrassed. It was indeed his fault that he was wrong in quoting the word. It was embarrassing to be pointed out by Zhang Zhao on the spot. He quickly explained: "Thank you, Mr. Fu, reminding me, I mean that the use of troops should be cautious and be prepared for any danger. How can you do it lightly if you take responsibility for Yuzhou? Although Runan is safe, Liang Pei is bordering Yanzhou. Yuan Tan often raises troops to invade. If there is any accident, what can you do?"

Zhang Zhao did not bit Qin Song anymore. His meaning was to reduce expenses as much as possible and did not want Sun Jian to start a war easily. Be careful if there were fewer soldiers, and be brave if there were too many soldiers. But Qin Song's words also make sense. If there were too few soldiers, who could bear the responsibility if there were any accidents?

"Preparing for unpredictable things, the great ones are good. But be cautious in your heart, not outside, if you have no intention of self-reflection, and no loyal minister, even if you have a million strong soldiers, it is not different from walking alone in the Central Plains. The king and marquis, although the spring plowing has passed, the rainy season is coming again, and the rivers in the Central Plains are crisscrossing, and the water suddenly rises, and the plains will become a large marina. It is not easy to march. This year, there seems to be a lot of rain, so it is better to be careful."

Sun Jian nodded repeatedly and signaled Qin Song not to argue with Zhang Zhao. The purpose of his discussion with Zhang Zhao was to ask Zhang Zhao to conduct various townships and counties and provide the food and grass needed by the army. Other details did not require Zhang Zhao to intervene. He discussed with Qin Song and others again. Since Zhang Zhao agreed, there was no need to bother with the details. He immediately talked about Yuan Shao's entry into Qingzhou. He was worried that Tian Kai was not Yuan Shao's opponent, and Qingzhou would soon fall into Yuan Shao's hands, and Xuzhou would become the front line of war. Therefore, he should prepare early and prepare for the food and grass to support Xuzhou.

Zhang Zhao was not disgusted with this. If Xuzhou became a battlefield, the people would definitely suffer. No matter how rich the place was, they would not resist the war for several years. He promised to immediately count the grain stored in each county and do a good job of statistics so that once Xuzhou needed it, he could get lucky immediately. He just reminded Sun Jian that after rectification, Runan was indeed a bit powerful, but everything was a bit difficult. If it was too tight, he would push the Runan family, which was on the wait-and-see side and watch, to Yuan Shao, but Yuzhou would not be able to save it. Judging from the current situation, it would be better not to fight. In a few years, Sun Ce would have a certain foundation in Wu and would have more money and food, so he would not be as nervous as he is now.

Sun Jian agreed with Zhang Zhao's suggestion. Although the territory they occupied was not small, but the foundation was not solid, it was not advisable to act rashly. Especially in Yuzhou, if there was a war in front of Runan, the entire Yuzhou might change hands. Who made Yuzhou the Yuan family's home state? The father and son had been in business for a few years, perhaps it was not as useful as Yuan Shao's letters.

The discussion was decided, Sun Jian left Xu Kun to take charge of Pingyu, and set off with Huang Gai, Han Dang and others, first went to Luoyang to meet Zhu Yan, and then went east along the Sui River to Xuzhou.

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Licheng.

Cao Ang raised his sleeves, blocked the fluttering drizzle of cows, took a few steps, crossed several shallow puddles, and came to a large tent.

Jun Zheng Yu Jin stood at the door of the tent, his body straight, and his blue-white face had no expression, like a stone slab. His battle robe had been wet with rain, and the crimson robe was darker in color, and it looked like it was soaked in blood.

"Wenze, what's wrong?"

"Please look at the Lord of the House." Yu Jin reached out and lifted up the tent door. Cao raised his head and turned his head. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Wen Gui, why are you again?"

Pan Zhang sat cross-legged in the tent, holding the chess piece in his hand, and chessboard in front of him. Two soldiers sat next to him, one holding his head and the other covering his face, and there was still blood between his fingers. It was obvious that he had suffered a loss in the fight just now, and the person who committed the murder was Pan Zhang. Seeing Cao Ang, the two soldiers seemed to have been waiting for a savior, and they rolled out of the tent and hid behind Cao Ang.

Pan Zhang spitted, threw the chess piece on the ground, bent down and out of the tent, looked at Yu Jin again, snorted disdainfully, and turned around and left. After walking two steps, he saw a pair of muddy boots. He looked up again and saw Cao Ren standing in front of him, with several big-sleeved and round-waisted guards following him, and his face changed. He was about to explain, when Cao Ren flew up and kicked him to the ground. Pan Zhang fell to the ground with his back, his face twisted in pain, but he didn't dare to say a word.

"Take it down and deal with it by military law."

"Here." The guard rushed over, held Pan Zhang down, untied his belt, and tied him up. Seeing this, Cao Ang was about to plead with love, Cao Ren winked at him. Cao Ang suddenly realized and immediately closed his mouth. The guard tied Pan Zhang and dragged him away. Cao Ang said to Jin: "Wenze, you are right. From now on, no matter who it is, you are not allowed to gamble, let alone force him to gamble."

"Here." Yu Jin bowed his hand, his voice dry.

Cao Ang nodded and turned away. Cao Ren glanced at Yu Jin and said nothing. He caught up with Cao Ang and whispered: "This Yu Jin is a bit interesting. It's a pity to be a military officer. Let him command the troops."

Cao Ang Ying said: "Uncle, I also have this idea, I am afraid that he will offend too many people and cannot convince the public."

"If you don't accept it, just kill a few." Cao Ren said indifferently: "Zi Xiu, Pan Zhang is too much. You can't indulge him anymore. Knowing the law and breaking the law. Not only will you force people to gamble, but you will also beat people if you lose money. If you don't deal with it seriously, who will take military law seriously in the future?"

Cao Ang shook his head with a wry smile. "Uncle, Pan Zhang is just gambled, loyal, and brave, fighting. It is the time to use people. You should not blame them all. I don't object to using military law, but it is easy to know. Don't hurt the hearts of the scholars. It is handled too ruthlessly, and it is not good for bans."

Cao Ren looked at Cao Ang and said nothing. Yu Jin was from Mount Tai. Although he was considered Yanzhou, he was not very close to the people of Dongjun. In addition, he strictly enforced the law, many soldiers from Dongjun had suffered from him, and many people complained about him. Pan Zhang was just a representative. Cao Ang was the prefect of Dongjun and was highly used for bans and severely punishing Pan Zhang would arouse the disgust of the people of Dongjun.

The two walked side by side for a while, and Cao Ang suddenly said, "Uncle, I want to go to Yizhou."

Cao Ren was shocked and looked at Cao Ang in confusion. Cao Ang didn't say anything, and led Cao Ren to the central army tent, took out a letter from his home, and handed it to Cao Ren. Cao Ren wiped his hands, took the letter from his home, and saw it, and his eyebrows immediately trembled twice. Cao Cao turned to the General of the South and led the prefect of Ba County, and had already set off. This letter was written when he set off. According to the time of time, he should be on the road now.

Cao Ren pondered for a long time. "What did Chen Gongtai say?"

"I haven't told him yet that I'm worried that they will not be willing to leave their hometown. After all, Yizhou is so far away."

Cao Ren rolled his eyes and said, "Don't you be optimistic about Yuan Xiansi?"

Cao Ren held his wrist and slowly shook his head. "Duke Yuan went south and wanted to take Qingzhou. What should I do? Should I give up the vested victory and give up Qingzhou, or should I change it to Duke Yuan? Between their father and son, I am in a dilemma. It is better to go to Yizhou to help my father. He went alone to Yizhou and must need help."
Chapter completed!