Danyang County, Ling County, County Governor's Mansion.
Just as Sun Jian was marching, the County Governor's Estate was in a relaxed state.
Two alchemists in Taoist robes were sitting in the meeting hall that was supposed to be used for meetings.
Meanwhile, Governor Zhou Xin sat in the main seat and had a conversation with two alchemists.
The so-called idle talk was the most popular activity among the scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
The content of the conversation was also an unrealistic philosophical discussion.
Zhou Xin was more than seven feet tall. He was dressed in a black and white shirt. There were a few strands of long beard under his chin, and he looked quite elegant.
His words were filled with philosophical thoughts. It was obvious that he had studied Elder Huang's way very well.
At this moment, hurried footsteps could be heard outside the meeting hall.
Following that, a scholar who looked somewhat similar to Zhou Xin rushed into the meeting hall angrily. Before Zhou Xin and the others could react, he said in a clear voice,
"Brother!"
"What time is it now?"
"You still have the mood to talk nonsense?"
This scholar was called Zhou Yu, Zhou Xin's third brother.
Among the three brothers, other than Zhou Ang, who was currently working under Yuan Shao, the eldest and the third were all in Pill Sun County.
This Zhou Yu had followed Cao Cao before, but after he finished his crusade against Dong, he returned to Zhou Xin's side and became the official secretary of Dan Yang.
"Third brother, how can you be so rude!”
Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhou Xin frowned and said,"
"The two gentlemen are still here. What can't we talk about it later?”
"Talk about it later?"
When Zhou Yu heard this, she stared at him and said,"
"Big brother! Sun Jian had already defeated that Jin Fan bandit!”
"40,000 troops and Xiang An's shore, don't you understand?”
"He is going south to Dan Yang!"
"This is a moment of life and death, and you're still talking nonsense here?”
After saying that, he glared at the two old Daoists."
"Get lost. If you dare to say no, I'll make your blood splash here today!”
As he spoke, his right hand had already reached for the long sword at his waist. It was as if if if the two old priests did not move, they would immediately attack the two of them.
When the two old Daoists saw this, their expressions changed and they quickly said to Zhou Xin,"
"Since you have something to say, we will take our leave first!”
Without waiting for Zhou Xin's reply, he immediately stood up and left the meeting hall in small steps.
"You!"
Seeing his brother forcing his guest away, Zhou Xin glared at him and said,"
"Do you know that these two gentlemen were invited by me from Wu County with great difficulty?”
"How can you be so rude!"
"My brother!"
When Zhou Yu heard this, a shocked expression appeared on his face."
"Could it be that you didn't hear what this little brother said just now?”
"Sun Jian is here!"
"He is on the bank of the Yangtze River, preparing to head south to Danyang!!!”
"Why can't you hear me?"
"I know!"
Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhou Xin shook the hem of his clothes and said indifferently,"
"He can do whatever he wants, but he hasn't come yet!”
"As the saying goes, a man doesn't want to be complicated.”
"It's not too late to wait for him to come!"
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Yu and said,
"I say, Third Brother, if you have time, you should read more about Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi's studies. Not only can you clear your mind, but you can also cultivate your body and mind!”
"Self-cultivation?"
Seeing that Zhou Xin was still like this, Zhou Yu glared at him and said,"
"Then in my opinion, what should I do if Sun Jian's army arrives at the city?”
"This... I have my reasons!"
Zhou Xin said indifferently,"
"Third brother, you don't have to worry!"
"What reason do you have?"
Seeing this, Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Xin and said coldly,"
"Brother, I think you want to run without fighting, right or wrong!？”
"You! Sigh..."
Seeing that his thoughts had been exposed, Zhou Xin immediately sighed and said,
"Third brother, you know that Sun Jian is good at fighting and has 100,000 soldiers. He definitely has a foolproof plan!”
"If our army fights with them, our soldiers will suffer and the people of Dan Yang will suffer.”
"I think since he wants the Pill Sun, we should give it to him!”
When Zhou Yu heard this, she was instantly speechless."
"If that's the case, then when Sun Jian's silk book came, I told you to go to Shouchun to report on your work. Why didn't you go?”
However, what he did not expect was that when Zhou Xin heard this, he frowned and said,
"That Sun Jian went on expeditions everywhere, and he is very brave and ruthless. I don't like his temperament, so I don't want to associate with him!”
"I... What should I say about you!"
When Zhou Yu heard these words, he was already extremely angry and laughed.
This brother of his was a f * cking weirdo!
She rejected him because she didn't like him. Now that he was attacking, she actually wanted to run away without a fight?
Immediately, he said angrily,
"Elder brother, you want to escape, but Sun Jian is now the governor of Yangzhou. Even if you escape, where can you escape to?”
"Even if we head to Kuaiji, Sun Jian will catch up to us sooner or later!”
"At that time, no matter how unhappy you are, if he summons you, will you not accept it?”
"If brother doesn't agree, I'm afraid brother won't be able to keep his life!”
When Zhou Xin heard this, he frowned and said,
"Then in your opinion, what should we do?”
Zhou Yu immediately said in a low voice,
"In my opinion, since Sun Jian has already come, why don't we go all out? We might as well send the army to the banks of the Yangtze River to confront him!”
"Then, I took the opportunity to send a letter to Shengxian of Wu County, asking him to send troops to save me!”
"As long as we can protect the Yangtze River defense line, we can stop Sun Jian from going south!”
"Right now, Sun Jian has stopped in Xiang An because he wants to march into Spring Valley. Therefore, our army should send troops to Spring Valley to rescue him and prevent him from crossing the river!”
Zhou Xin shook his head and smiled."
"How confident are you if you do this?”
Zhou Yu saw that Zhou Xin finally had the intention to fight and immediately said excitedly,
"Elder brother, if we do this, as long as Spring Valley doesn't fall, I have a 70% chance of making Sun Jian unable to cross the river!”
Looking at his excited brother, Zhou Xin revealed a bitter smile and said,
"Then if Spring Valley is already broken, how confident are you?”
"What? Spring Valley has been breached?"
Zhou Yu frowned and said,"
"If the Spring Valley is broken, it means that Sun Jian has already crossed the river!”
"Then what confidence do you have!"
As he spoke, he hurriedly said,
"Brother! Stop saying these empty words. There's no time to lose!”
"We still have 30,000 troops in the city. Before the enemy crosses the river, please transfer 20,000 troops to this little brother. This little brother will lead the troops to the Spring Valley now!”
However, before he could finish speaking, Zhou Xin revealed a smile that was uglier than crying and said,
"Brother, there's no need to go!"
He turned around and took out a silk book from the table."
"Yesterday, I received a report saying that Sun Jian had gone south three days ago after defeating Gan Ning.”
"We split up into cavalry to go south and north to Spring Valley. In less than half a day, we took down Spring Valley City.”
"After that, they split up again and headed north to Wuhu.”
Then, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Brother, it's not that I don't want to resist.”
"Sun Jian came too fast!”
"Within a day, we'll break through one part of the city and divide our forces into three groups to march into Dan Yang.”
When Zhou Yu heard this, her eyes widened and she didn't know what to say.
So I've been anxious all this time?
You didn't say that you had already received the battle report, but you're still here talking?
If I hadn't come, would your brother have planned to escape alone?
For a moment, he looked at Zhou Xin with an incomprehensible gaze.
Facing Zhou Yu's strange gaze, Zhou Xin could not help but smile bitterly and say,"
"Brother, why aren't you saying anything!"
However, just as he finished speaking, Zhou Yu stood up and walked out.
When Zhou Xin saw this, he was instantly stunned. He hurriedly said,
"Brother, where are you going?"
But after he asked, Zhou Yu said without turning her head,
"Pack your luggage! Return to Kuaiji!
"I quit being Pill Sun's official registrar!”
However, when Zhou Xin heard this, he immediately panicked and hurriedly said,
"Brother, wait!"
"Wait!"
As he spoke, he saw that Zhou Yu still did not speak, so he hurriedly stood up and said,"
"Brother, wait a minute. Let's go together!”
As he spoke, he no longer had the calm look he had before. He quickly chased after Zhou Yu's figure.
......
A day later.
On the road from Spring Valley to Wanling.
Sun Jian's 20,000-strong army was currently advancing in the direction of Wanling. Dust filled the air along the way, and banners fluttered in the wind. The army's armor was bright, and it was the time when their aura was like a rainbow.
Sun Jian and Baili Ming were in a row, surrounded by the army.
In their ears, they were constantly receiving news of the army's victory.
"Report! My lord, General Zhao Yun has arrived at Jingxian. The 500 soldiers of Jing County have surrendered without a fight!”
"General Zhao Yun has sent news that he has already led his troops from Jingxian yesterday and is expected to arrive at Wanling City today!”
"My lord, we have received good news from the north. General Dian Wei and General Zu Mao have already taken Wuhu County and are currently moving up the river.”
"Report! My lord, our northern troops were ambushed in the direction of Liyang. General Dian Wei personally led his troops and killed the enemy's commander!”
Sun Jian laughed loudly when he heard the reports of success along the way.
"Ruo Zhong, I didn't expect the security of the Elixir Yang Land to be so lax!”
"It can be seen how lazy Zhou Xin is usually!”
Baili Ming listened from the side and smiled."
"My lord, there's no need to be surprised. This person is very fond of Elder Huang's way of governing by doing nothing!”
"This time, our army has been on the banks of the Yangtze River for several days. As long as there is a vigilant person, we will definitely be on guard!”
"But when our army went south, we didn't encounter any resistance. It can be seen that this person wasn't on guard!”
"Alright!"
Sun Jian stroked his beard and smiled.
"I like this kind of person who doesn't do anything. If it's so easy to conquer the world, that would be great!”
When Baili Ming heard this, he shook his head and smiled."
"If this Zhou Xin was at peace, it would be enough to be a celebrity!”
"However, in this chaotic world, these people can't defend their territory and won't live for long!”
"In this chaotic world, only the Tyrant can survive!”
"Under the survival of the fittest, our enemies will only become stronger the further we go!”
"Sigh... That's right!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh,"
"That's why we have to seize Yangzhou as soon as possible!”
Then, he asked,
"Right, Ruo Zhong, do you think Zhou Xin will really surrender?”
"Yes!"
Baili Ming spat out one word.
From what he knew, Zhou Xin had a criminal record!
When Yuan Shu was in Huainan, Zhou Xin had already looked down on him.
In the end, Yuan Shu angered him and sent Wu Jing, Sun Jian's brother-in-law, to attack Zhou Xin.
However, because Zhou Xin didn't want to harm the people, he disbanded his troops and returned to his hometown in Kuaiji.
Instead of being the county governor, he had to be Wang Lang's subordinate.
In the end, when Sun Ce attacked Wang Lang, he was killed along the way!
It could be said that not only did he have a criminal record, but he was also extremely strange!
Now that Sun Jian's troops were far stronger than Wu Jing's, he did not believe that Zhou Xin would react differently!
Thinking of this, he immediately smiled and said,
"Don't worry, my lord. Now that our army has attacked from three directions, the saber momentum has been formed!”
"Once this person receives the news, I'm afraid he will flee before our army arrives!”
"Oh?"
When Sun Jian heard this, he quickly grinned and said,"
"The words of the military counselor have always been extremely accurate.”
He smiled, but he shook his head in his heart. This Zhou Xin had tens of thousands of soldiers in a county, how could he escape without fighting?
Where could he escape to?
It was better to surrender him and do good deeds in the future. He could also be a rich man!
"Report!"
Just as Sun Jian was thinking, another cavalryman suddenly ran over and reported,"
"My lord, our scouts have reported that the gates of Wanling City have been opened. They say that Governor Zhou Xin has resigned and left. The great clans are waiting outside the city, saying that they want to surrender!”
"What did you say?"
When Sun Jian heard this, his eyes immediately widened.
"Zhou Xin has already resigned?"
When the cavalryman heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said,"
"That's right!"
When Sun Jian heard this, he looked at Baili Ming in shock and said,"
"This... Ruo Zhong was actually right!"
As he spoke, he could not help but laugh out loud.
It seemed like even the heavens were going to hand Yangzhou over to him!
He did not expect that Zhou Xin would really flee without even fighting before he even made a move!
It was really a heavenly gift!
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