From the world of martial arts

Chapter 262 Sun Jian's Messenger

Chen Gui really did not expect that there would be a day when he would be fooled.

"But father, even if the soldiers and horses of Suzhou Mu are strong, you don't have to resign from the position of Changshi directly, right?"

The boss was still a little puzzled.

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Chen Gui shook his head, "Yuanlong, tell your elder brother."

"Brother, the reason why my father resigned from Changshi is to avoid suspicion. Changshi is assisting Tao Shijun to take charge of the army. Tao Shijun has absolutely let Gaozhou Mu succeed him, and the army will inevitably be handed over to Suzhou Mu."

"Father originally opposed it. If you continue to take charge of Xiapi's army now, what do you think the state pastor will think?"

"In the Battle of Pengcheng, that General Zang Ba directly wiped out several aristocratic families. Isn't this killing chickens and monkeys? Killing the Pengcheng aristocratic family is a warning to monkeys like our aristocratic family."

Chen Deng said with a serious face.

He knows more about Donghai County, and it seems that this Suzhou Mu is not a strong person.

However, if you understand Donghai in detail, you will understand that this state shepherd's methods are quite powerful.

Those aristocratic families in Donghai County are now obedient to that state shepherd like domestic dogs.

That state shepherd, unlike Dong Zhuo, was blindly tough when facing the aristocratic family. He was soft but tough, hard but soft.

While it will tempt you with candy, it will also continue to weaken your strength and interests.

The gentry in Donghai County made a lot of money, but his control over the place was getting weaker and weaker.

This is something he only recently learned about. The more he understands, the more shocked he is, and the more afraid he is of that person's methods.

In the middle of the fourth year of Chuping, Yuzhou Mu and General Zhendong entered Xiapi City. Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and a hundred officials went out of the city ten miles to greet him in person.

In the following month, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, asked Su Fan to be the governor of Xuzhou.

Later, without waiting for the imperial court's decree, he also handed over the great seal of Xuzhou's governor. So far, Xuzhou has officially entered the era of Su Fan.

During this process, it was not without riots, but Su Fan brought in an army of 20 people, watching them eagerly, and quickly suppressed all dissatisfaction.

After Su Fan became the governor of Xuzhou, he did not mobilize all parties in Xiapi. First, the forces in Xuzhou are complicated, and the whole body can be affected by one move.

He needs to find out all about Xuzhou's situation before he can do anything.

And in terms of talents, he doesn't have many talents. Most of Yingchuan's talents are in the East China Sea.

With the continuous expansion there, the demand for talents is also increasing.

Because of the subdivision of work responsibilities, more manpower is naturally needed, and of course the efficiency will be improved a lot.

Although the civil service system has not been activated, he is firmly in his own hands in terms of military power. He has started to change defenses for the military horses in all counties, and the county lieutenants have all been replaced by his own people.

Power comes out of the barrel of a gun.

Su Fan didn't care what the place was or what those gentry were doing, as long as he firmly controlled the army, the other party would not be able to make waves at all.

Of course he knew that there were still many people in Xuzhou who refused to accept him.

Just like Cao Shi in Xiapi, but now that he is so powerful, Cao Shi has to bow his head.

But he knew that these people bowed their heads to him for a short time. Once there is something outside, they are likely to stand up.

It's just that it's not easy for him to deal with these people now. After all, they have bowed their heads, and he can't arbitrarily accuse them of a crime and kill them.

If so, he would be just like Dong Zhuo.

Of course, he is not afraid of being assassinated.

The number of masters under his command is much more than that of Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo's only counting on Lv Bu is still at odds with him.

As for Hua Xiong, the former No. [-] general in Xiliang, his strength is not bad, but he is not a direct descendant of Xiliang, so he has been sent outside by Dong Zhuo.

So Dong Zhuo died in the end.

But Su Fan was different. The two god-level bodyguards, Xu Chu, Dian and Wei, had completely fallen into his hands, guarding him one in the bright and the other in the dark.

Moreover, his own strength is not comparable to that of Dong Zhuo. He has never slacked off in these years, and has been practicing diligently. Although he has not made much progress, he only has the third level of foundation building, but in terms of martial arts, his progress is not small. .

His physical cultivation has already reached the sixth level of refining gang, and his combat power is not inferior to any generals at the sixth level of refining gang.

And the key point is that no one knows except the core of the Eastern Sea Territory. Even the Gao family thinks that what Su Fan has been cultivating is the soul.

It was another autumn harvest year, and Su Fan had only stayed in Xiapi for less than two months. The autumn harvest was just around the corner, and he returned to Donghai Territory.

With the presence of the Taoist masters of Taiping Dao, Donghai Territory has never had any natural disasters, and the weather is smooth and the harvest is bumper every year.

The golden fruit is endless, and the thousands of miles of villages in the East China Sea are full of laughter, mixed with the shouts of the army.

The army and the people are harmonious. Sometimes the army will go to the fields in person to help farmers harvest food.

In this part of the East China Sea, it is rare for people to have a strong heart, and Su Fan's prestige is as high as the sky, and every household has longevity cards.

Here in the East China Sea Territory, Su Fan is the Son of Heaven, and it's hard for anyone to come here.

If someone attacked here, it would be very difficult for an army of millions to enter.

Because here is where all the people are soldiers, and the morale is at its peak.

"Sun Jian's messenger?"

After the autumn harvest, Donghai brought an unexpected visitor.

"My lord, Sun Jian's envoy is probably here to invite us to send troops!"

Xi Zhicai said.

"Oh! It seems that the past two years have been difficult for Sun Jian."

Su Fan burst out laughing when he heard that, since Sun Jian and Yuan Shu broke up, even though they won Yuzhang, they even occupied more than half of Lujiang River.

However, Yuan Shu gave up continuing to attack Nanyang County and strengthened the army. After going to Yangzhou, Sun Jian's life was difficult.

Facing Yuan Shu's elite, Sun Jian could only defend passively.

No matter how unreliable Yuan Shu was in history, Yuan Shu now has an army of millions and not many generals under his command, but none of them are brainless.

If they can't beat Sun Jian and Sun Ce father and son in singles, they will no longer be singled out, but will use strong troops to suppress them.

Yuan Shu was not stupid yet, and there were military advisers in the army to help him, so Sun Jian was forced to choose to go head-to-head with Yuan Shu.

The result of this is that Sun Jian's vitality is constantly being consumed, and because he has been fighting all the time, his rule cannot develop, and his food is getting less and less.

Sun Jian's condition was worse than that of Gongsun Zan in Youzhou.

"Zhicai, Fengxiao, what do you think?"

"There is no need to send troops for the time being. Sun Jian is not yet at the end of the road, but they are short of food. We can provide some support. This will also allow Sun Jian to consume more of Yuan Shu's strength."

After Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia looked at each other, they looked at Su Fan and said with a smile.

"Well! That's it"

In fact, they had already planned all these, and they also guessed that Sun Jian might come, as expected.

(End of this chapter)