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Danyang, west of Jing County, among the mountains.

Matun was built by Danyang mountain people in the deep valley to avoid the government and war.

Danyang prefect Sun Yi, together with Pinglu general Xu Kun, Wumeng captain Pan Zhang and other famous Jiangdong generals, mobilized thousands of troops and besieged Matun for [-] to [-] days, but still failed to capture Matun.

However, after a long siege, Matun was at the end of its strength. On the first month of the ninth year of Jian'an (AD 204), Zhou Yu, who had retreated to Chungu and re-armed, was ordered by Sun Quan to send troops south to help Sun Yi quell the chaos.

The arrival of Zhou Yu's reinforcements made the defenders of Matun lose their minds, and the morale of the Jiangdong Army was greatly boosted. Sun Yi took the opportunity to select the elite, with Pan Zhang as the offensive supervisor, and Zhou Yu's army went all out to attack.

Pan Zhang lost Nanchang before, and felt that he had no face to go back to Wu to see Sun Quan, so he stayed in Danyang to help Sun Yi hunt for hemp and protect the thief, in order to avenge his crime and make meritorious service.

It's just that Pan Zhang was eager to make meritorious deeds. Every time he attacked, he would always be the first among the officials. Especially the last time, he was surrounded by heavy siege due to his sudden attack.

Originally, Sun Yi did not plan to use Pan Zhang as a general this time, but Pan Zhang, unwilling to be reconciled to others, invited himself to fight with injuries. Immediately, he tried his best to overcome all opinions, and with Pan Zhang as the general, the overseer attacked Matun.

Pan Zhang also lived up to Sun Yi's expectations. Although his injuries were not healed, he became more courageous. He held the drums and practiced.

"Matun is broken! Matun is broken!" With the opening of the gate of Matun, the siege soldiers of the Jiangdong Army burst into cheers resounding through the valley, and then swarmed into the village, killing and looting wantonly. Time has become a hell on earth.

The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army have been nesting in the mountains for more than two months. After a long battle, the hearts of the soldiers are filled with anger.

Sun Yi, who came to the foot of the mountain to supervise the battle, couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the overall situation was settled, and sighed to the left and right: "In the past, the two elder brothers told me that the dangers of Ma and Baoertun were difficult to obtain. I didn't think so at the time. Ma, Bao thief, only to realize that what the second brother said is true."

Sun Yi was proud and arrogant. When he was in Wu Jun, he was always more arrogant than his elder brother Sun Ce, capable of fighting in the battlefield, but he was jealous of his second brother Sun Quan and didn't get the chance to show it.

Now that he is out of the town of Danyang, he is almost exhausted to deal with a small Matun thief. The Matun thief is so difficult to deal with, let alone Liu Jing?Since then, Sun Yi's inner arrogance has been greatly reduced, and he dare not be as ignorant as in the past, and treat the heroes of the world as nothing.

"The two thieves, Ma and Bao, have been entrenched in Danyang and have been doing harm for many years. The number of conquests against rebels (Sun Ce) and captives (Sun Quan) cannot be determined, but the flames of thieves are blazing day by day. , the name of the Fujun will surely shake Jiangdong." Gui Lan also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, flattering Sun Yi against his will.

Ma and Bao Ertun raised troops to rebel, which destroyed Sun Yi's plan to rescue Yuzhang, but it also hindered his and Dai Yuanxiying Liu Jing's plot.

Sun Yi was very useful when he heard this, and pretended to be reserved and authentic: "The poem says: "Half a person who travels a hundred miles is ninety." "

"Otherwise." Gui Lan said, "Ma and Bao, the two thieves, have always been headed by the Matun thieves. If Matun takes a turn, the Baotun thieves will lose their courage. I think they will be victorious and return to the teacher within ten months."

Sun Yi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and couldn't help laughing and said, "I hope it's as Mr. GUI said."

In the next few days, just as Gui Lan predicted, the Baotun bandits learned that Matun had fallen and had no fighting spirit. Before Sun Yixing's army came to attack, they voluntarily abandoned the village and fled into the mountains to escape.

Sun Yi had expected it a long time ago, and immediately sent troops to pursue him, and won a complete victory. He beheaded thousands of people, and the prisoners were equal, and returned with all their luggage and belongings.

In the middle of the first month, Sun Yi led his army back to Wanling, the county town, to hemp and protect the property of the thieves.All the soldiers were overjoyed and called "Long Live". Sun Yi's move won the morale of the army and his prestige greatly increased.

After the celebration, Xu Kun led his troops back to Wu, and Zhou Yu's army returned north to Spring Valley. At the same time, Gui Lan and Dai Yuan also secretly sent envoys to Yuzhang, intending to get in touch with Liu Jing.

In February, when envoys Gui Lan and Dai Yuan sneaked into Yuzhang secretly, they were captured by Jingzhou army scouts.

Zhuge Liang received Gao Xiang's report and attached great importance to it. He secretly received the visitors, accompanied only by Xu Shu, Yang Yi and Sheng Kuang.

"Ziye..." Sheng Kuang immediately sat up when he saw the visitor, and blurted out.

The person who came was none other than GUI Lan's younger brother, GUI Zheng. Although his talent and reputation are not as good as his brother's, he is also a good scholar in Wu County. In the past, Sheng Xian valued the GUI brothers very much and supported them very much. phase friendly.

"Brother Zun, isn't he working in Hefei Prefecture, why is he here?" Gui Zheng was also surprised to see his long-lost friend suddenly.

Sheng Kuang calmed down a little, and replied, "I resigned from the state post at the end of last year and became General Annan."

"So that's how it is." Gui suddenly realized that his brother Gui Lan, as an old official of Sheng Xian, was trying every means to avenge the Lord, not to mention Sheng Kuang, who was the son of man, it was completely reasonable for the latter to switch to Liu Jing things.

Sheng Kuang couldn't wait to ask: "Ziye said earlier that he wanted to see the principal, and there was something important to discuss. I don't know what it is?"

In fact, Sheng Kuang had already guessed about the purpose of Guizheng's visit here, and immediately introduced Zhuge Liang to Guizheng, saying, "This is Zhuge's military adviser who is the governor of Yangzhou and has an overview of Jiangdong affairs. If you have anything to say, you can speak up."

With the death of Sun Ben, Zhuge Liang is now powerful in Jiangdong, and he can stop children from crying at night. Bogey, innocent people were killed, Wu, members of the society, all indignant! My brother Gui Lan was deeply favored by the Lord of Shengfu, and he often thought of revenge. Today, my brother is the governor of Danyang. The general raised up the volunteers, punished the people for crimes, and punished Sun Ben, and he was overjoyed, so he specially sent me here to welcome the volunteers."

Although Sheng Kuang had expected it, he still couldn't hide his surprise. Because of GUI Lan, Dai Yuan held a high position in Danyang. If the two turned against each other, it would be easy to seize Danyang.With tears in his eyes, Sheng Kuang said: "Your Excellency, you did not misunderstand the person at the beginning. Zi Huan (Gui Lan) and Boyun (Dai Yuan) are loyal and loyal, and they will never lose each other."

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang also spoke highly of him: "In order to report the old favor of the Lord, you are willing to take the risk of family extinction, and you are a real countryman!"