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Chapter 916: Two Powerful Confrontations
In the second year of Kaiyuan, at the end of August, Shouchun City.

"Are they surrendering now?"

Su Yao was surprised when he saw the memorials submitted by Liu Biao and Tao Qian.

To be honest, he just wanted to beat them first and squeeze out some money to save money on his expedition to the southeast.
How come you guys voted before I even put in any effort?

Xun Yu said: "These two people are not people of great talent and strategy. They are good at maintaining the status quo but not at making progress. Now that the great general is so powerful and sweeping across the world, they are naturally afraid."

Jia Xu said: "Indeed, although Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Tao Qian of Xuzhou hold the prefectures and counties, Tao Qian is already old, and there are still Yellow Turbans in the territory. Although Liu Biao is in his prime, he has been in office for a short time and has a weak foundation. There are many powerful people in the area who are dissatisfied. How dare they go against the general?"

Su Yao thought about it and it made sense.

On the contrary, in many of the games I played before, even if I was almost at the end of the map and felt overwhelmed, it was still very disgusting that the small force did not know how to surrender until the last city was broken, and the final coloring turned into a physical battle.

"Since they are so sensible, we can't treat them unfairly."

Su Yao turned to look at Jia Xu and ordered, "Wenhe, draft an edict to commend Liu Biao and Tao Qian, appoint them as ministers of state affairs, and then promote them to prefecture governors to take charge of the civil affairs of their prefectures and promote the implementation of the new policies. The military affairs will be taken over by the chiefs of the garrisons sent by the court."

Jia Xu nodded slightly, picked up his pen and wrote quickly, saying, "General, although Jingzhou and Xuzhou have surrendered, the local tyrants are deeply rooted. It may not be easy for them to implement new policies."

Su Yao sneered, "Then give them some help. Pass my order to promote Liu Bei to the position of governor of Xuzhou to supervise the local area. At the same time, transfer Gongsun Zan to lead a part of the army to the south of Xuzhou to supervise the military affairs of Qingxu and cooperate with Liu Bei to vigorously eliminate the Yellow Turbans. In Jingzhou, send Zhong Yao and Zhang Fei to lead 2,000 soldiers to station in Xiangyang to recruit and reorganize the local troops."

Following Su Yao's order, the entire Shouchun City became busy again. Messengers rushed to various places at full speed, and documents for mobilizing troops and generals flew across the country like snowflakes.

"General, this is a brilliant plan." Guo Jia smiled, waving his feather fan. "Use Liu Xuande's kindness to appease Xuzhou, and use Gongsun Bogui's bravery to intimidate the villains. In this way, even if Tao Qian has ulterior motives, he will not be able to stir up any waves."

Xun Yu frowned slightly: "It's just that Liu Xuande has always had great ambitions. If he is allowed to rule Xuzhou."

Su Yao waved his hand and interrupted, "It doesn't matter. Although Liu Bei has ambitions, he has no foundation. Besides..."

Su Yao's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement: "I deliberately let Gongsun Zan partner with him because I saw that neither of them would easily be willing to be inferior to others."

Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan are old classmates.

Not to mention that their former teacher was doing a good job in the court. Even if these two people really wanted to cause chaos, who would be willing to be the other's thug given their similar status?

Put together, the two of them can only cooperate obediently and contribute honestly to the great cause of the world.

Guo Jia clapped his hands and laughed: "General, you are really far-sighted."

As they were talking, a personal soldier suddenly came to report: "General, General Taishi has an urgent report!"

Su Yao unfolded the battle report and suddenly let out a chuckle.

Guo Jia asked: "But the great victory on the front line? Sun Ce was captured?"

Su Yao smiled and replied: "It was indeed a great victory. Wanling City has been captured, but Sun Ce ran away again."

"Running away again?"

Everyone was surprised:

"He was able to escape even though the army surrounded him. Is Ziyi so incompetent?"

As he spoke, Su Yao handed the battle report to everyone. It would have been better if they hadn't read it. Once they saw it, they became even more confused.
While Su Yao was using diplomatic means to intimidate Jing and Xu states, Taishi Ci did not slack off in Jiangdong and soon launched a fierce offensive.

He really couldn't catch the fish. If he delayed any longer, Zuo Rong and Xue Li would probably be killed by Sun Ce. After Taishi Ci's army crossed the river, the first thing they did was to quickly take over the troops of Zuo Rong and Xue Li.

It would have been impossible for the two men to hand over power obediently, but Sun Ce was too strong. He defeated the two men alone and had no choice but to close the door and avoid the battle.

As a result, Taishi Ci successfully recruited the two men, gained several thousand soldiers, integrated them into an army of nearly 10,000 people, regrouped, and launched another offensive.

This time, with the addition of Taishi Ci, Sun Ce had an equally powerful opponent on the battlefield.

Sun Ce originally wanted to follow suit and lead his troops in a strong attack to preemptively strike a blow to the morale of the army besieging the city.

As a result, Taishi Ci directly intercepted them, and the two fought a desperate battle in front of Wanling City. They fought for more than a hundred rounds but could not determine the winner.

This scene stunned the soldiers of the two armies who were fighting around.

"What a great Sun Bofu!" Taishi Ci put away his spear and stood up, his eyes gleaming with admiration: "At such a young age, he has such martial arts skills. No wonder he can defeat Zuo Rong and Xue Li in a row!"

Sun Ce also put away his spear and laughed loudly, "General Taishi is indeed worthy of his reputation! If we were not serving different masters, I would really like to drink with you!"

The two smiled at each other, and there was actually a sense of mutual admiration between them.

At this moment, Zhou Shang's voice suddenly came from the tower: "Bofu, return to the city quickly! The enemy has attacked from the west gate while you were out fighting!"

Sun Ce was horrified and hurried back to help. However, Taishi Ci unexpectedly did not pursue him, but instead ordered the troops to retreat.

"General, why don't you take this opportunity to capture this guy?" asked the deputy general in confusion.

Taishi Ci looked at Sun Ce's receding back and sighed softly: "This boy is extremely brave and loyal, it would be a pity to kill him. Besides..."

He lowered his voice and said, "Besides, the general has already issued a secret order. He has other plans for Sun Ce."

"Any other plans?" The deputy general was surprised. "The general is not trying to persuade that kid to surrender? No way, that's revenge for killing my father!"

Taishi Ci chuckled and said nothing: "How can we know if we don't try?"

That night, Taishi Ci sent his confidant to sneak into Wanling City and deliver a secret letter to Sun Ce.

"What? Taishi Ci asked me to meet him alone?" Sun Ce frowned after reading the letter.

Zhou Shang hurriedly dissuaded him: "This must be a trick to lure the enemy. Bofu must not fall into it!"

Sun Ce pondered for a moment and said, "I fought with him yesterday, and I saw that he is definitely not a treacherous person. Moreover, if he really wanted to take my life, he could have launched a surprise attack when I came back for help. This invitation may have other meanings." After that, he ignored everyone's dissuasion, insisted on getting on his horse, and went to the agreed stone pavilion with only two followers.

Taishi Ci stood alone on his horse. Seeing Sun Ce arrive as promised, he nodded slightly and said, "Young Master Sun is indeed a man of extraordinary courage and insight."

Sun Ce pulled the reins and looked alert: "General Taishi, why did you invite me so late at night?"

Taishi Ci laughed loudly and got straight to the point: "Master Sun, do you know why you are still alive today?"

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, then said proudly: "Of course it's with the gun in my hand!"

Taishi Ci shook his head: "No. If it weren't for the general's secret instructions, even if there were ten Sun Bofu, Wanling City would have been razed to the ground long ago."

Sun Ce was shocked: "What did you say?!"

(End of this chapter)