There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Kong Ni waved his hand and said with a smile, "I've never met your father, so I don't have the nerve to write to him casually."

The Tao merchant raised his eyebrows: "Isn't Uncle Shi a family friend with my father?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Kong Ni's face turned red, and he accidentally said that he was bald, which made it a little embarrassing for him to tell the truth.

However, the celebrity's face is still thicker than ordinary people, and he came back to his senses in just a few seconds, and said with a smile: "My nephew doesn't know something, your father and I are close friends! Yes, good friends! We have been friends for a long time! Although we are far apart, we are also friends with each other Admiration, in fact, is knowing his nature even though he has never met him."

The pottery merchant was regarded as his eldest nephew in vain, and he felt a little bit uncomfortable, and sarcastically said: "It's too romantic."

Kong Ni opened his eyes and said nonsense: "You are still young, you don't understand! Celebrities and virtuous ministers are usually good friends, so it's not a loss if you call me Uncle Shi!"

The pottery merchant suddenly nodded: "Uncle Shi and my father's spiritual realm is beyond the reach of others. They are really tender and affectionate. My nephew is very moved."

Kong Ni smiled, coughed to cover up his embarrassment, and said: "Nephew, I've almost drunk the wine, and I'm in a good mood today, you and I might as well go to your family's barracks, and let me have a look at Tao Gongzu's army. How about it?" ?”

Kong Ni's words caught the potter's heart. He secretly winked at Mi Fang, and seeing Mi Fang hurriedly cupped his hands, he said, "Why do you need Governor Kong to inspect it in person? You might as well let Mi go back first and point out the most elite soldiers of our Xuzhou Army." Soldiers, first set up a formation under the city, and then invite the governor to come and inspect."

Kong Ni laughed loudly and said, "If that's the case, then there will be General Lao Mi. The general will go first, and Mr. Tao and I will arrive later."

Mi Fang clapped her hands and said yes, secretly gave the potter another wink, and went to make arrangements first.

After Mi Fang left, the potter continued to talk to Kong Ni on the topic just now: "Uncle Shi, my nephew will naturally report to my father about the alliance between Yuzhou and Xuzhou. In my uncle's opinion, even if Xuzhou and Yuzhou are united, will they be able to stand up to Yuan Shu and Sun Jian in the future?"

Kong Ni gave a wry smile, shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about Yuan Shu and Sun Jian joining forces, even any one of them is enough to clean up both of you and me."

The pottery merchant smiled and nodded, and said: "So, the alliance between the two of us is just a bad idea, but my nephew has a way, which may be more effective."

Kong Ni's face was a little happy: "What can my nephew do, why don't you tell me?"

The potter said indifferently: "According to my nephew, Sun Jian is Yuan Shu's vassal, and it may not be sincere. Although Sun Jian is appointed as the prefect of Changsha, but I heard that because he killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou years ago, Sun Jian forced the Han officials to death. It’s hard to stay in Changsha. I heard that the imperial court has sent a new governor of Jingzhou, named Liu Biao, and ordered Su to lead Changsha prefect. Sun Jian has nowhere to go, so he can only rely on Yuan Shu, but I think it’s just a stopgap measure. Imagine that he even dared to fight and kill his old boss, such a white-eyed wolf, what can't he do?"

Kong Ni blinked and said, "What does nephew Xian mean?"

The potter said indifferently: "Sun Jian will arrive in Yingchuan in a few days. You and I may as well show weakness and express our willingness to be Sun Jian's vassals. Sun Jian has the support of the governors of Xuzhou and Yuzhou. Yuan Shu is under, if Sun Jian's attitude is not clear, we will find a way to join Yuan Shu, and then look for opportunities to provoke, as long as we find a way to make Yuan Shu think that Sun Jian is a repeated person, how can Yuan Shu have the time to think about you and me?"

Kong Ni looked at the potter in a dumbfounded manner, never expecting that such a plan of severance would come from the mouth of this weakling's son.

"Nephew, this plan may not be the right way, it does not seem like a gentleman's style."

The potter raised his eyebrows lightly: "Uncle Shi, please speak well."

"Cough, cough." Kong Ni coughed twice, and said, "But, a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. For some things, just turn a blind eye."

The potter bowed deeply: "Uncle Shi is wise!"

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The potter and Kong Ni sat for another three cups of tea before they greeted the chariots and horses and walked slowly towards the edge of the city.

When they came to the edge of Wengcheng, Mi Fang and Xu Chu had already led 500 people to the scene, but seeing these 500 people standing in a row, all of them were as dry as sick chickens, sparse and loose, and their clothes were also missing. Even his arms and arms were exposed, and there was a vaguely smelt sour smell all over his body. He looked like a scavenger who had returned from the desert. All the suffering and vicissitudes were deeply engraved on his face, which was very desolate.

Kong Ni felt sympathetic, and said in a low voice: "Nephew, how come there are so many beggars in this city suddenly? It's not easy to see these refugees, and I will have to give them gruel later."

The potter turned to those scavengers and said, "I don't want to thank Governor Kong for the food."

These people couldn't be more miserable, and the scavengers knelt down on one knee: "Thank you, Mr. Governor, for your kindness!"

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Kong Ni's pupils widened in an instant, and he glanced at the pottery merchant in disbelief, and said, "Nephew, these people, shouldn't they be?"

The potter pointed to the 500 people who were deliberately selected and decorated by Mi Fang and Xu Chu from the Yellow Turban surrender army, and said to Kong Ni: "This is a strong team that I have just formed under my command, Uncle Shi Please feel free to comment."

Kong Ni took a deep look at the potter, and then swept around the group of beggars who were as thin as sticks, with a shriveled face, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He was a little skeptical that it was a good decision to form an alliance with the Xuzhou Army.

"Nephew, these soldiers under your command really look like heroes! Nephew can train such elite soldiers, he is really a hero."

Kong Ni pointed up and down at the outfits of these soldiers, and said, "Isn't this appearance too miserable?"

A look of deep sadness appeared on the face of the pottery merchant, and he sighed sadly: "Uncle Shi, I actually don't want to be like this, but these soldiers are different from the soldiers in Xuzhou headquarters. However, the victims had no choice but to join the army and serve the country. The problem is that Xuzhou is currently suffering from internal and external troubles. Except for the soldiers and horses of the state, it is really impossible to move extra armor and equipment to arm them. It is only enough for these disaster soldiers to barely fill their stomachs, and every time my nephew thinks of this, his heart feels like a knife, but there is nothing he can do."

Kong Ni showed some sympathy when he heard the words, and said: "Son, thank you for being so kind, it's just that no matter whether these soldiers joined the army because of a disaster, how can the soldiers of the three armies have a distinction between upper and lower identities? It is not easy to cause mutiny? How many soldiers under your command are like them. "

The chief pottery merchant sighed and said, "At least say four to five thousand people."

Kong Ni nodded and said: "Nephew, although this Yingchuan is not a land rich in soldiers and armies, it still has enough food and grass. In addition, there are some old leather armors and weapons in the old man's arsenal. If you don't mind, You might as well use it for the time being, it can be regarded as a little sincerity of the old man who wants to form an alliance with you in Xuzhou."

The potter hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Uncle Shi, how did this happen?"

Kong Ni stroked his beard and said, "The old man has always been kind and kind, so I can't help it! Just use it."

Sure enough, it is the truth that a crying child has milk that has never changed through the ages.

The pottery arched his hands at Kong Ni and said, "In that case, thank you, Uncle Shi!"

Turning his head away, the pottery merchant said to those yellow scarves who were looking terrible: "I don't want to say thank you!"

The 500 people knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison: "Thank you!"

The potter frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Who are you thanking?"

"Thank you uncle!"

Kong Ni touched the hand of the beard, and with a deceitful force, he couldn't help but grabbed a big bunch.

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Chapter 22 Jiangdong Tigers

With Kong Ni's grain and ordnance, the Yellow Turban Army conquered by the pottery merchant finally settled down and formally joined the Xuzhou Army under the pottery merchant's command.

However, in the land of Yingchuan, this soldier and horse had another name, which was jokingly called the "begging army" by the soldiers and civilians of Yingchuan.

There is no way not to be misunderstood by others, not to mention the sallow, emaciated and ragged clothes, and the food and armaments are handed out as soon as they arrive, begging for food or something

By stationing in Yingchuan, the pottery merchants let Xu Chu hurry up to prepare and train the Yellow Turban Army.

These remnants of the Yellow Turbans are mainly infantry, and they all use spears and round shields. Although the weapons are all defective products left over from Yingchuan Mansion, they are better than nothing.

After several days of training, a powerful army of princes finally arrived at Yingchuan.

Tigers from the east of the Yangtze River, Changsha prefect Wuhuan Sun Jian led Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi and many other capable men to Yingchuan.

Sun Jian is 35 years old this year, and he is in his prime!