"These two are the Rui brothers, Rui Liang and Rui Xuan. They are our military marquis and false marquis."
Hearing that Sun Ce introduced five people in succession, all of whom were his relatives and old generals, Yuan Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that not all of Jiang's cousins and tiger ministers had surrendered to Sun Ce's account at this time.
"This surname is Chen Mingwu. He is from Songzi, Lujiang. He was the first to conquer Shu City. I am prepared to let him lead my own soldiers."
"Who is this……"
"Wait a minute, are you Chen Zilie?" Yuan Yao looked at him carefully. According to historical records, Chen Wu was 7 feet 7 inches tall. It turned out to be true at first sight. He was a brave man of over 1.8 meters.
Chen Wu bowed his hands respectfully and said, "That's right! How does Mr. Yuan know my cousin's name?"
"There is a spirit of fighting in Lujiang. I believe that Zi Lieren is as his name suggests. In the future, he will be a fierce general who is not afraid of death."
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for the compliment!" Chen Wu thanked him.
Yuan Yao knew that Chen Wu took the initiative to defect to Sun Ce in the first year of Xingping, so he was not surprised to see him at this time.
There were two people left who had not been introduced. Yuan Yao looked at their ages and said directly: "Are they Shouchun Jiang Gongyi and Xiacai Zhou Youping?"
Sun Ce, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai looked surprised, wondering how Yuan Yao knew them.
Jiang Qin cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Jiang Qin, this is my good friend Zhou Tai. Thinking about it, I have never met Dr. Yuan before. How does Mr. Yuan know our names?"
Yuan Yao knew that he had guessed correctly and said with a smile: "These two are quite famous in Jiujiang County. I have admired them for a long time. I even sent people to find them. I never thought that I would see them in General Sun's place! "
Yuan Yao's expression didn't change when he lied, and Huang Yi next to him had long been used to it.
"I wonder what positions you two hold now?"
Although Yuan Yao was smiling with joy at this time, he was smiling bitterly in his heart: You Sun Ce are really good at recruiting heroes. The only two capable generals in Jiujiang County are going to be taken away by you!
Together with Lujiang Chen Wu, you have poached all the famous generals in Huainan!
Then I'm still playing with my eggs!
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed.
Sun Ce seemed to have a premonition of something, and said first: "Although Jiang Gongyi and Zhou Youping are just my personal soldiers at the moment, I have already made appointment arrangements for them. However, Ce's army is currently outnumbered and there are not so many military positions to appoint."
When Yuan Yao heard that Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were actually Sun Ce's personal soldiers now, he immediately reacted. Sun Ce probably hadn't discovered the bravery and talents of these two people yet, so why not...
"With Jiang Gongyi and Zhou Youping's reputation as knights in Jiujiang County, it would be a pity to just be a private soldier!"
"I've been looking for you two for a long time. I've always wanted to tell my father that they can be commanders of other departments and be given important positions as soldiers and horses!"
"If Brother Bo Fu can bear the pain of parting ways with me, I would like to ask my father to help Jiang Gongyi and Zhou Youping find practical positions in the army immediately!"
"This will save Brother Bo Fu from worrying about how we can give the two of them a place to show off their talents!"
Huang Yi, who was next to him, had his eyes widened. He took a closer look at Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, and found no difference between these two people and other Renxia people in Jiujiang County.
I served as Yuan Shu's son-in-law for four years before I was awarded the title of Sima of a certain department.
It's better for you to promise two other commanders with your mouth. You really think that these other commanders are just cabbages!
Not only Huang Yi was surprised, but everyone present also didn't understand why Yuan Yao valued Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai so much. They had never heard anything special about these two people before!
Even Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai themselves are a little unsure. Are they really famous in Jiujiang?
Although everyone present felt that Yuan Yao's words were shocking, no one suspected that Yuan Yao was just talking nonsense.
I just feel that it is a bit outrageous for this young man from an aristocratic family to be a playboy and prodigal by casually appointing him an official and making a wish.
However, Yuan Yao’s true ruin is yet to come!
"Also, although I don't know much about military affairs, to borrow the words of Marquis Huaiyin and the bravery of General Sun, the more soldiers the better!"
"These two thousand troops may be enough to attack Zhang Ying at Hengjiangkou, but they will definitely not be enough to defeat Liu Yao."
"I would like to ask my father for orders to give Brother Bo Fu another four thousand troops and sixteen thousand stones of food and grass!"
Seeing Yuan Yao's serious face, Huang Yi became anxious and secretly winked at Yuan Yao.
You really don’t know how to make money without being a master!
I'm afraid this fool doesn't know how large an army four thousand people is, right? Still don’t understand how many people can eat and drink with twenty thousand stones of grain and grass?
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai looked at Yuan Yao at this time, and their flattered expressions were beyond words.
However, the two of them did not say anything and still stood respectfully behind Sun Ce.
Sun Ce glanced back at Jiang and Zhou Zhou, feeling a little suspicious.
What does he, Yuan Yao, want to do with these two soldiers who have only defected to me for less than half a month?
Is it true that he has been attracted to these two people for a long time as he said?
Although these two people have the reputation of being knights, their martial arts are not bad, and they are serious and respectful starting from low-level soldiers; but they have not been on the battlefield with me, so I don't know if they can be used.
But the four thousand soldiers and horses and the sixteen thousand stones of food and grass mentioned by Yuan Yao can actually help him create a foundation!
Sun Ce was briefly entangled, but he quickly made a decision after a moment.
"Gongyi and Youping have sincerely surrendered to me, how can I let them down?"
"Master Yuan, please don't bring up the matter of increasing troops and food supplies!"
Sun Ce decisively refused the money, food, troops and horses promised by Yuan Yao, and solemnly said to Yuan Yao and everyone:
"I also intend to reuse Gong Yi and You Ping, but I have to temporarily force them to work with me. If they have military exploits in the future, I will confer them with Bu Qu as generals!"
"Of course, everyone has his own ambitions! Gongyi and Youping are just my personal guards at the moment and have not been registered in the military."
"If you two are willing to follow Mr. Yuan, I will happily let you go!"
"This matter concerns the future of the two of them, and it is entirely up to them to make the decision!"
Sun Ce's words were resounding!
But I heard Yuan Yao secretly say something bad!
He failed to steal the chicken, but instead gained a wave of prestige for Sun Ce!
What happened next was not at all what Yuan Yao expected.
Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai were so moved that they knelt down on the spot and swore to heaven that they would only follow Sun Ce from now on! No amount of glory and wealth will change it!
Yuan Yao felt so aggrieved!
What is this!
Yuan Yao, who had suffered the loss of being mute, no longer dared to take advantage of Sun Ce, and put on an unnatural smile.
Fortunately, a group of grain trucks drove into the camp at this time, which relieved Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao held a breath in his chest: "Huang Sima, please count and deliver the grain, grass, army and horses!"
Huang Yi felt secretly happy. Although he didn't know why Yuan Yao wanted to poach Sun Ce's soldiers, he felt relieved both physically and mentally when he saw Yuan Yao defeated!
Sun Ce looked at Huang Gai and signaled that he should count the provisions and horses.
Veteran Huang Gai had been holding back his anger for a long time. If Yuan Yao really came to cause trouble today, Huang Gai would be able to vent his anger.
However, Sun Ce also underestimated Yuan Yao, who was not so narrow-minded.
Not only did Yuan Yao deliver the four thousand bushels of grain and fifty horses that Yuan Shu had promised yesterday, he also sent ten more horses.
Huang Gai, who was afraid that the Yuan family and his son would do something bad, took out a bag of grain, opened it with a knife and checked it, and found that not only was it not the expected middle- and low-grade rice, but instead it was all fine and fine grain.
In particular, Yuan Yao sent ten more horses, which surprised Sun Ce, Huang Gai and others.
Horses were undoubtedly the most important military resource in ancient times. There were few horses in the Central Plains, and Huainan was the most lacking.
Sun Ce had already prepared for Yuan Shu to send only a dozen old and weak horses.
"Brother Xian Neng, these ten war horses are also for us?" Sun Ce stepped forward and touched several horses one by one, and found that the worst one was also a medium-sized horse.
Yuan Yao smiled and said: "A good horse deserves a hero!"
"Brother Bo Fu has so many heroes under his command. I guess there won't be enough horses, so I specially ordered ten more horses."
"You are also fighting against Liu Yao for my father. These ten horses are really nothing!"
Sun Ce looked at Yuan Yao, with a flash of light in his eyes.
This Yuan Yao and Yuan Xianneng are more generous than his father!
Nothing happened next. Sun Ce pretended to stay with Yuan Yao for a meal. Yuan Yao, who was feeling sulky, was not in the mood, so he declined and left.
After leaving Sun Ce's military camp, Huang Yi finally couldn't help laughing.
"Brother-in-law, what are you talking about, hahahaha!"
Yuan Yao laughed dumbly: "I thought I had enough to face Sun Ce!"
"I didn't expect that I still underestimated this little overlord from Jiangdong!"
"What little bully?"
"You don't understand even after I told you. Let's go, let's go to the east gate and wait for Sun Ce."
The four gates of Shouchun City are closed today. No one is allowed to enter or exit without Yuan Shu's order or the pass document in Yuan Yao's hand.
Yuan Yao and Huang Yi wanted to wait until Sun Ce led his troops out of the city to get the imperial seal.
Food has been prepared on the east gate tower. Yuan Yao and Huang Yi climbed up to the tower and took their seats.
Both sides of the city gate were crowded with pedestrians, carriages and horses. These people were not allowed to enter or exit, and they were complaining endlessly.
However, under the intimidation of Sergeant Yuan's soldiers with strong bows and crossbows, no one dared to speak out any words of resentment. They could only hope that the city gate would be opened soon, and they would have to work hard to support their families.
Huang Yi didn't care about the life and death of ordinary people, as if these people's livelihood had nothing to do with him, he just picked up wine and meat to eat and drink himself.
But Yuan Yao came out of Sun Ce's military camp and kept thinking about more important issues.
What was the most important thing in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty? The answer is: one is family background, and the other is talent!
In terms of family background, Yuan Yao couldn't ask for a better family background than the Yuan family in Runan!
But in terms of talent, compared to Sun Ce, I can be said to be poor!
Jiang Biao has twelve tiger ministers, and Sun Ce has taken six of them.
The remaining half, except for Gan Ning who was not in Jiangdong, were all waiting for Sun Ce to cross the river and bow to him.
In terms of civil servants and counselors, Sun Ce now has Lu Fan as his assistant and Zhu Zhi as his secret assistant. After crossing the river, he will also recruit a large number of celebrities in the east of the river.
The most important thing is that there is a close group of relatives and friends behind Sun Ce.
Although relatives such as Sun Ben, Wu Jing, and Sun Xiang are all serving as officials under Yuan Shu, they all wait for Sun Ce to gain a base before defecting.
In the future, these people will also become the most reliable force for Sun Ce to rule and control Jiangdong.
Especially among these relatives and friends, there is also Zhou Yu, Sun Ce's young boy who supports him without any brains!
Originally, Yuan Yao felt that one of his best entrepreneurial choices was to go to the novice village of Jiangdong with Sun Ce to fight monsters and level up, and to snatch the many talents in Jiangdong who belonged to Sun Ce!
Therefore, Yuan Yao did not follow the wishes of Yuan Shu and Yang Hong and deprive Sun Ce of his army, horses, food and grass. Instead, he wanted to use Chen Ji as a foil to show his favor to Sun Ce, and then go to attack Liu Yao together.
But after meeting Sun Ce just now, Yuan Yao immediately put this unrealistic idea behind him.
Sun Ce, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, the three founders of the Three Kingdoms, can be said to be the three protagonists of this era. How could it be so easy to rob the protagonists of their destiny?
If one of them fails, it will be easy to win over Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai like today, and the protagonist will treat them as villains and get a lot of attention! He ended up with a self-destructive end!
Even though he has the reputation buff bonus of the Runan Yuan family, he is also a debuff because he is the son of Yuan Shu, the "Bone in the Tomb". The advantage of his family background is not obvious.
Although Sun Ce and his father Sun Jian came from poor families, they were not without their advantages.
It is precisely because they were born into a humble commoner family that the Sun family and his son were able to win over people from lowly backgrounds such as Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang and even Taishi Ci.
Furthermore, Sun Jian and Sun Ce are indeed very capable and can be recognized by some aristocratic families.
Moreover, in order to expand his ruling base and seek the support of local wealthy families, Sun Ce will definitely transfer more benefits to them!
This is also the fundamental reason why Soochow has such a deformed military system as the hereditary military leadership system!
Sun Ce has advantages and disadvantages, and so does Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao's biggest disadvantage is of course Yuan Shu!
Besides the origin and influence of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, famous families in the country, what other advantages does Yuan Yao have?
The answer is Yuan Yao's ability to predict the future with his knowledge of five thousand years of history!
Although I can't compare to you Sun Ce in all aspects now, it doesn't mean that I will still be inferior to you in the future!
Who is the protagonist of the Three Kingdoms? Since I traveled through time, I am fighting the protagonist!
In terms of generals, you have twelve tiger ministers, right? Then I will specifically look for generals who can conquer the enemy's ranks!
In terms of counselors and civil servants, you have Lu Fan, Zhu Zhi, and Zhang Zhao and others, right? Isn't it easy to find a counselor whose resourcefulness surpasses all the scholars in Jiangdong?
Regarding the ministers of the auxiliary country, you have Zhou Lang, Zhou Yu, and Zhou Gongjin, right? Then I will find a top talent who can stabilize you, Zhou Gongjin!
The annoyance in Yuan Yao's heart was swept away, and a sense of unwillingness to admit defeat suddenly rose. What about Jiangdong's little overlord?
I know the history of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms by heart, how can I still not cure you?
Yuan Yao suddenly asked: "Langxie Zhuge Xuan, is he serving as the governor of Yuzhang County now?"
Huang Yi swallowed the Fuli roast chicken in his mouth and thought about it carefully.
"Yes, your father proposed to Zhuge Jin as the prefect of Yuzhang last year, but he never went through with it."
"As soon as Sun Ce captured Lujiang last month and the road south was clear, Zhuge Xuan took his family and went to Yuzhang County to take office."
Ma De, as expected, Yuan Shu, my biological father, is my biggest disadvantage!
Should I say it or not, couldn’t the time of my time traveling be earlier than one month earlier?
Couldn't Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai just cut off the Hu?
The most important thing is the ceiling of wisdom in the Three Kingdoms. The young Zhuge Liang is said to be so smart that he is almost a demon! Can't you just take it casually?
But now, it seems that it is not too late to recruit Zhuge Liang!
"I'm going to Yuzhang County!" Yuan Yao said firmly.
