Han Dao world

Chapter 998
Sun Ce finally asked the coachman a question, why didn't he spend the night in Nanpi last night and insisted on coming back overnight.

The driver's reason is simple.

He is not an official, so he cannot have free board and lodging in the post house, he has to pay for it himself.

Although Nanpi's post house is clean and tidy, and the people are polite, the prices are high.Whether it's food for people or fodder for horses, it's much more expensive than Chengping, which is across the river.

Because, he would rather rush back to Chengping than stay in Nanpi.

What caused the price difference between the two counties to be so large, the coachman was not sure.If you want him to say, Chengping belongs to Hejian, and Nanpi belongs to Bohai Sea.There is plenty of food in Hejian, and the price of food is naturally low.There is no land in Bohai Sea, even if there is food, it is controlled by the big family, which makes the price of food unable to drop.

With Sun Ce in mind, he began to carefully observe the situation along the way.

As the coachman said, although the people of Hejian Kingdom are not as polite as the people of Bohai, they walk with wind, speak loudly, and some even wear shabby clothes, showing part of their bodies, but the prices are indeed much cheaper compared to Bohai. , especially food prices.

This surprised Sun Ce greatly.

Autumn is approaching. Generally speaking, when many people are in a period of inactivity, there is no surplus food at home, and the price of food on the market will rise until the autumn grain is on the market.

But there is no such situation in Hejian. Most people are very calm and don't worry about food shortage at all.

Sun Ce asked a few people, and most of them still had surplus grain at home, which was enough to last until the autumn harvest.Even if there is a little shortage, you can easily borrow food and pay it back after the autumn harvest.There is no interest for the emergency of the neighbors, and the burden is very light.

As long as there is no shortage of food and no danger of starvation, there is nothing to be afraid of.

Sun Ce deeply agrees with this.

As the general who leads the army in combat, he knows the importance of food very well, even surpassing ordnance.No matter how well-equipped an army is, once food runs out, morale will be in danger of collapsing.

There is food in hand, and there is no panic in the heart. This is the most reasonable saying.

Perhaps it is also the meaning of Dutian.

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Arriving at Xingzai, Sun Ce submitted a request to see the driver, and Sun Ce waited quietly for news.

Sun Quan came to meet him immediately.

It goes without saying that the family is reunited.

Mrs. Wu was somewhat worried about Sun Quan, for fear that he would be punished by the emperor for his negligence.Seeing that Sun Quan was not only intact, but also in high spirits, with confidence and calmness in his gestures, he breathed a sigh of relief, but also beamed with joy.

Sun Quan said some practical things, and urged Sun Ce to send his younger sister Sun Shangxiang to Ma Guiren as an attendant.

Ma Guiren is about to give birth, and needs a few young women to serve as attendants and do things that are inconvenient for men.There is no shortage of female riders, but opportunities are rare. Many people want to use this as an excuse to send their daughters and granddaughters to Ma Guiren's side.

As Ma Guiren's maid, it will be convenient for her to enter the women's camp in the future.

The women's camp is famous all over the world.There are many women who want to enter the women's camp, but not many who can meet the requirements of the women's camp.This is a bit like casual riding, with few people at the beginning and many opportunities.Now that the number of members is sufficient, it is difficult to join.

Such opportunities are dwindling, at least for the children of officials.

Mrs. Wu was a little worried.

Sun Shangxiang is too young to wait on people at all.It is better to let her second daughter Shang Ying go to serve Ma Guiren.

Sun Quan disagreed, and insisted that although Sun Shangying was of the right age, she was not interested in martial arts, and she would be a civilian in the women's camp in the future.Although Sun Shangxiang is young, she is talented in martial arts, and she is also in line with the temperament of the nobleman, so she will have more opportunities to make contributions in the future.

The family discussed it, but there was no consensus.

Sun Ce decided to ask Yu Fan for his opinion.

So, he led Sun Shangxiang to meet Yu Fan.

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Knowing that Sun Ce was here with his family, Yu Fan was very happy and asked Lu Yi to come out and take Sun Ce in.

Yu Fan is practicing a small-scale battle tactic.

There are not many people on both sides, about ten people, or if they gather together, if they spread out, they can be divided into two or three small formations that cooperate with each other, which is very flexible.

Sun Ce took a look and saw the beauty of it.

"This is the method of warfare in the mountains and forests."

Yu Fan laughed. "Your Majesty is indeed a natural general, you can see through it at a glance."

"It's just that the length configuration has changed, and the heavy armor..." Sun Ce pointed to the three heavily armored pawns rushing forward. "Is this kind of armor suitable for the jungle in the south?"

"This is not for fighting in the southern jungle." Yu Fan reached out to the north. "It is prepared for the barbarians who are about to go south."

Sun Ce was startled. "Is the emperor going to use troops against the north?"

"Not yet, but we need to make preparations in advance." Yu Fan waved his hand, signaling Sun Ce not to ask any more questions.He turned to Sun Shangxiang and said, "Want to watch the cavalry charge?"

Sun Shangxiang immediately regained his spirits and nodded repeatedly.

"Then keep your eyes open and look carefully." Yu Fan pointed to the distance.

The rehearsal soldiers were fighting fiercely, when suddenly a knight rushed out from both wings. The knight on horseback stepped on the stirrup, sat on the saddle, and drew a bow to shoot rapidly.

With a few "swish", several soldiers in the drill were shot, and they withdrew from the battlefield in frustration.

The knights waved their spears and knives, rushed into the "enemy group", defeated their opponents like a broken bamboo, and walked away.

The pawns who had just withdrawn once again concealed the kill, but they cleaned up the battlefield and slashed the opponent's neck symbolically.

Some of the knights went to chase down the fleeing opponents, and some of the knights returned to Yu Fan.

One of them got off his horse and threw off his helmet, revealing his black hair.

"Jijiu, is the timing of this attack okay?"

Yu Fan nodded in satisfaction. "Although there are still some flaws, the progress is gratifying and the thinking is correct. Follow this method and practice a few more times, and you can pass this subject."

"Thank you for the sacrificial wine." The female knight smiled, put on her helmet again, got on her horse, raised her hand and shouted, "Practice again."

The other female knights responded one after another and drove away.

Sun Shangxiang's eyes were hot and he clenched his small fists.

Sun Ce was a little surprised. "Who is that woman? From the accent, she looks like a Jizhou native."

Yu Fan laughed. "She is the granddaughter of the famous minister Zhang Yu, and the wife of Dutinghou Wangduan."

Sun Ce thought for a while before reacting. "You mean the emperor's cousin, Dutinghou Wang Duan?"

"Exactly." Yu Fan praised. "It is said that there are many martyrs in Yanzhao, not only for men, but also for women. Even compared with Liangzhou people, they are not inferior. Although Jizhou is in Hebei, it has its own reasons for being able to control the north and south of the river."

Sun Ce hesitated to speak.

He could understand Yu Fan's implication.

Even if the Son of Heaven had not been born to turn the tide, he would not be able to compete in the Central Plains. The final winners could only be Yuan Shao and his son who controlled Jizhou.

This was decided from the beginning.

"Who said that only Jizhou people can do it? I, Jiangdong people can do it too." Sun Shangxiang put his hips on his hips and said loudly, "Duke Yu, I want to learn too."

Yu Fan laughed out loud. "Okay, if you can pass the exam, I will make an exception and recruit you into the martial arts hall as a disciple."

"It's a word."

Yu Fan waved his hand. "Bo Yan, go get a horse and a bow, let her test her riding and shooting first."

(End of this chapter)