There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

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Xu Chu sat on the ground covering his nose.

Seeing this, the potter grinned.

It hurts to look at it.

The pottery merchant squatted down, looked at Xu Chu's injuries, and said suddenly: "Zhongkang, I have appointed you as the general of the army to lead the [-] Danyang soldiers in this crusade against Shanyue Zulang in Wu County. It's quite reassuring, but when you think about it carefully, you really need to get rid of your alcoholism, it's fine to drink on weekdays, but now that you are the commander-in-chief of an army, you must never drink excessively again."

Hearing these words, Xu Chu's big face suddenly drooped.

"What do you mean? No, you can't drink anymore?"

The potter nodded heavily, and said, "Yes, I can't drink it anymore."

Xu Chu is the general who has followed the potter for the longest time, and to a certain extent, he is also the one who is closest to him. Even though the pottery has sworn chrysanthemum brothers with Tai Shici and Zhao Yun, but in the subconscious of the pottery However, the person who is closest to him is Xu Chu.

Xu Chu has been with him for a long time now, and although his mouth is a bit fart, when it comes to the degree of loyalty to the potters, among the generals of the Tao family, Xu Chu is definitely the first or second.

For such a trusted general, the pottery merchant didn't want Xu Chu to be just a general who charged into the battle, nor did he want him to be just a general of his bodyguard. He wanted to train Xu Chu to be a general who could take charge of his own.

Therefore, for this crusade against Zu Lang, the pottery merchant specially appointed Xu Chu.

However, through the incident of Xu Hanniang beating her husband who was not up to date, the pottery merchant still saw some potential problems in Xu Chu.

One is that Xu Chu still has no plan or scruples in doing things. Many things are done with enthusiasm and without careful thought.

The second is his drinking problem, which is very bad. As the chief general of the three armies, drinking alcohol has always been a taboo. Generals drinking too much, delaying the opportunity of fighting is still the second best thing, but if the opponent catches the opportunity of getting drunk, then Is the real loss outweighs the gain.

The general Zifan of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the poet Li Bai in the Tang Dynasty all suffered huge setbacks in their lives because of their greed for alcohol.

Therefore, the potter is determined to strictly eliminate Xu Chu's problem.

"Write a military order!" The pottery merchant made up his mind to sharpen Xu Chu, and immediately issued an iron order.

When Xu Chu heard this, he felt a little helpless: "I still have to write a military order?"

"Yes!" The potter said affirmatively, "I will send Sun Qian as the supervisor to go out with you and take my military order to supervise you."

After hearing this, Xu Hanniang also made up her mind.

Even though she was fierce when she beat Xu Chu, she was actually a kind-hearted woman. After listening to the potter's words, she immediately understood the potter's intentions.

The Taifu intends to support my husband!

But when she turned her head and saw Xu Chu's aggrieved look, she felt angry.

This reckless man really doesn't know the good intentions of his tutor.

Xu Hanniang pondered for a while, then suddenly saluted slowly, and said to the pottery merchant: "Teacher, I have something to ask for, but it's against the rules, I wonder if the Tutor can make an exception?"

The pottery merchant looked at her: "Madam Xu has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Xu Hanniang glanced at Xu Chu, and said: "This idiot is straightforward by nature, he doesn't know how to adapt, and sometimes his head is stuck, I'm afraid he doesn't know the good intentions of the master."

Hearing what Han Niang said, the potter's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times.

Look at the word people use for their husbands, idiot?

"The concubine knows him best, even if the Tai Tuo sent a supervising army, I'm afraid he might not be able to keep an eye on this beast!"

What does this word mean for your husband?

"So, the daughter of the people asked to join the army with him, to conquer Zulang with him, and help the Taifu to discipline him in the army. I don't know what the Taifu thinks?"

"what!"

Upon hearing this, before the potter could react, Xu Chu became anxious.

He hurriedly stood up, and said to Xu Hanniang: "Madam, don't mess around! On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, it is very dangerous and there is no reason for women to accompany the army? This is against common sense?"

"Common sense?" Xu Hanniang snorted, and said, "How dare you show off to my old lady with your little ink? My old lady will teach you to be good today! Since ancient times, there have been generals' relatives and women accompanying the army, and those who are not allowed to accompany the army. They are the family members of ordinary soldiers and ordinary women. This is the military order made by my great Han flying general when he was in charge of the army! But you are not a general, you are the general of the three armies, and I am not an ordinary woman. How can I not follow? Let alone go to battle Killing the enemy, even though I am a girl, I may not lose to you."

Xu Chu was sweating profusely.

He wanted to refute her by citing scriptures, but Xu Chu's ink was really limited, and he really couldn't care less about Han Niang, so he could only turn his head and look at the pottery merchant for help.

After pondering for a while, the potter felt that what Xu Hanniang said was indeed reasonable.

Perhaps except her, no one could really restrain Xu Chu.

"Okay, if ma'am thinks it's feasible, Tao will make an exception and let you serve as a general in the army. It's not impossible, but at that time, ma'am, please come up with something that can convince the three armies so that the soldiers don't talk too much."

Xu Hanniang was hearty, and said: "Teacher, you can rest assured, the concubine will live up to the kindness of the Taifu."

The pottery merchant smiled, turned to look at Xu Chu and said, "Zhongkang, that's the deal, let Hanniang join the army, and make a vain school lieutenant, Sun Qian will be the supervisor of the army, and Tao will seal you as a traitor. General Lang, in command of [-] Danyang soldiers, attack Zu Lang!"

With a big face in tears, Xu Chu glanced at Xu Hanniang sideways, and said, "Child a certain family as Zhonglang General? Taifu, you used the wrong word. I think it would be more appropriate for you to pursue my posthumous title as Zhonglang General."

Chapter 429 Two Liu Tou Cao

Xu Chu led the military order, and Xu Hanniang led [-] Danyang elite soldiers to Wu County to put down the rebellion of Zulang, the great man on the mountain.

After Xu Chu's soldiers and horses left, the territory of Xuzhou and Yangzhou ruled by potters began to fall into a temporary tranquility.

But while the interior of Dow's territory may seem peaceful, the exterior is full of turmoil.

Among them, the most obvious one is the land of Huainan to the west of Dow's territory, which is already facing the crisis of changing hands.

After Sun Ce and Lu Bu united, they won consecutive victories, Liankechi County, Tongling and other places, and even Shangrao, which had a strong city defense and was easy to defend and difficult to attack, was broken by them.

The soldiers of Liu Xun and Zhang Xun could not resist their sharpness, so they could only retreat to Shouchun City to avoid the sharpness temporarily.

Logically speaking, the Yuan family is considered to be powerful in Huainan, so it shouldn't be so bad.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu's new death, the morale of the three armies was low, and Yuan Shu lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yuzhang County's battle with the pottery merchants, which greatly reduced the overall strength of the Huainan Army, and also lost several outstanding generals. insufficient.

On the other hand, Sun Ce and Lu Bu were fighting for the city and land, their morale was high, and their generals were like clouds, and the food and grass were sent to them continuously by Han Hao of Jinling City, so there was little to worry about.

At this moment, Liu Biao and Cao Cao also began to make trouble.

Cao Cao moved his troops to the south and seized Lu'an, while Liu Biao moved from Gushi to the east, embezzling a lot of rich territory in Huaixi, making the already precarious Huainan Yuan family even worse.

In this helpless situation, General Liu Xun advised Yuan Shu's son, Yuan Yao, to go north to join Yuan Shao with all his troops and horses, in order to make a comeback and restore his family.

Liu Xun's suggestion was strongly opposed by Zhang Xun. He believed that there were too many unstable factors in the north, and there were layers of forces in the middle.

The two couldn't settle down, which made Yuan Yao, who was not very old, feel in a dilemma, and it was difficult to make a correct decision.