How could Sun Tong have thought that he would meet such a top talent in the movie just by wandering around outside? This made him start to consider whether he should hide outside and wander around when he had nothing to do in the future.
In any case, after this huge harvest, Sun Tong was not in the mood to continue patrolling. After dealing with the thief's body, Sun Tong placed the master, servant, and seized property in the donkey cart, and then returned to the pre-agreed location.
There was still some time before Shen Shi, but some soldiers had already begun to descend the mountain. The most exaggerated ones were the Xiahou brothers. It was unknown whether they were lucky or not, but in less than half a day, they had killed a tiger, two bears, and a rhinoceros.
These ferocious beasts were worth a lot of money in this era, but Sun Tong couldn't bear to buy them. They were useful to him.
By the time it was five o'clock, more than 2000 people had returned to the foot of the mountain on time. Sun Tong let the various Sima's count the number of people. Seeing that there were no fewer people, he brought them back to the city.
This time, because the troops had ventured deep into the center of the forest, they had obtained a lot of prey. The more than 50 carts that they had brought with them when they left were now filled to the brim. In addition, there were many prey that the soldiers had brought with them.
In the past few days, the residents of the city had already gotten used to the soldiers going out to hunt. However, this time was different from the past. There was indeed a lot of prey, and even Cao Cao's side was alarmed.
"Second Brother, you've worked hard!"
"Big brother, come here quickly. Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Xi. He heard that big brother was going to raise an army to attack Dong, so he brought his servants all the way from Yingchuan. Let me tell you, Mr. Zhicai is a talented person.”
Sun Tong was afraid that Cao Cao would neglect Xi Zhong, so he specially reminded him.
After interacting with Sun Tong for such a long time, Cao Cao knew that he had a good understanding of Sun Tong. If it was an ordinary person, it would be impossible for Sun Tong to praise him like this. However, this Xi Zhong was actually able to make Sun Tong say such words. Clearly, this person had some skill.
"Cao Mengde greets you, sir."
"Greetings, Duke Cao. General Sun's words truly make me blush.”
"Mister is too humble. No matter what, I have to thank Mister for rushing over at this time!”
After the two of them feigned civility, Cao Cao began to test Xi Zhong intentionally or unintentionally. However, these small questions naturally did not stump Xi Zhong. Basically, after Cao Cao asked the questions, Xi Zhong immediately answered them.
Since they were still outside, Cao Cao couldn't make things too difficult for the other party. However, from the first few questions, Cao Cao knew that he had picked up a treasure.
At night, Cao Cao and the others treated Xi Zhong well. The next morning, Cao Cao directly appointed Xi Zhong as his military advisor. His status was only below Cao Cao's, equal to Sun Tong.
Such a reward made the group of scholars who had previously sought refuge with Cao Cao jealous. However, this had nothing to do with Cao Cao and Sun Tong. Since Xi Zhong had taken on this responsibility, he could only rely on his own methods to deal with those people.
"Everyone, Chen Liu and I have been training for more than three months, and we are beginning to see results. The end of this month is the day of the alliance meeting. I plan to lead the army to Suanzao in ten days.”
"Sun Tong!"
"Yes!"
"You can lead the cavalry and set off in nine days. Along the way, clear the roads and bridge the rivers. Especially those bandits, do your best to clean them up and not let them affect the army.”
"Yes, sir."
"You have to make plans in advance these few days.”
"My lord, please be at ease. A mere thief can be killed like a pig or dog!”
Although Sun Tong's way of doing things had been influenced by the later generations, such as his attitude towards the lower class people, which was different from many people in the present, Sun Tong would not be soft-hearted most of the time when dealing with bandits. After all, nine out of ten of these people were malignant tumors. Dealing with these guys would instead help social stability.
"The rest of you should also make preparations as soon as possible. This matter is of great importance. Don't make any mistakes.”
"We will obey Lord Cao's orders!"
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