Seeing the word Zhang Liao, Sun Ce felt a little sad. If it weren't for a coincidence, this person should have been Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the leader of the five good generals of Cao Wei. However, he is still Dong Zhuo's subordinate and has not yet become one of the eight powerful generals of Lu Bu, and has nothing to do with Cao Cao.

It would be fine for Duan Wei, but Zhang Liao is a tough guy and can't be careless. In the battle of Xiaoyaojin, eight hundred and ten thousand, he beat the second son Sun Quan miserably. He was afraid of Zhang and stopped the child from crying.

What does Xu Rong mean? I sent him a letter of war to challenge him. He sent Duan Wei and Zhang Liao to fight, but he hurried behind and didn't come out. This guy is very stable and doesn't even take the stimulus method and doesn't get into the oil and salt.

Sun Ce calculated and had a plan in his mind, but he did not say it directly, but asked Pang Tong: "Shi Yuan, why did Xu Rong send Duan Wei and Zhang Liao to Licheng? How should we deal with it?"

After following Sun Ce for two or three months, Pang Tong followed Sun Ce every day, and gained practical experience, he was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning. When facing Sun Ce's question, he was calm and talked freely.

"Five thousand cavalry arrived at Licheng. If Licheng was not prepared, then they would go down in one go, and then take it as a front post to prevent reinforcements from Wancheng, and also plunder the countryside and collect military resources so that Xu Rong's main force could safely attack Xixian County. General, the gains and losses of Wuguan are still unclear. If Wuguan has not been lost, then Xu Rong may have sent other troops to cross Xionger Mountain from Huayin Xunjun River to Nanyang. We have all neglected."

Sun Ce felt that Pang Tong made sense. Wu Pass is an important passage from Chang'an to Nanyang, but Wu Pass is controlled by Qiao Rui, so it is not easy to attack. Xu Rong suddenly appeared and may enter from another road. Huayin belongs to Hongnong County. Duan Wei seemed to have been stationed there before, and now appeared in Licheng, and should have come from there. As for Xu Rong's main force, there should be another passage, but it is not clear at the moment.

"The advantage of attacking from a different way is that you can win by surprise, but the disadvantage is that the baggage is inconvenient, and you can only carry it on horseback. Before Wuguan is taken, it is difficult to transport food and grass in Guanzhong. If you want to survive, plundering the people is the best choice. A county has a population of tens of thousands, at least thousands, and fishing in the lake, which can cost at least 30,000 people and half a month of food. Since the vanguard has arrived in Licheng, then Shunyang and Danshui counties west of Licheng may not escape the misfortune."

Sun Ce frowned even more. If this were the case, these counties would be really miserable. The brutality of the Xiliang soldiers is famous, and they will not keep any chickens and dogs wherever they go. They not only can rob food, but also may eat people.

"We can't sit and watch the Xiliang soldiers come in chaos. Since Xu Rong doesn't come, then let's go."

Pang Tong shook his head. "General, I firmly oppose your idea. Why didn't Xu Rong come? He just hopes that the general will take the initiative to go. There is a strong city to defend, and even if Xu Rong has 20,000 or 30,000 people, he has no chance of winning. But once there is no city wall protection, with our current strength, there is basically no chance of winning. The Xiliang soldiers of 20,000 or 30,000 people should have three to five thousand cavalry. General, what should we use to deal with the harassment and rushing of these cavalry?"

Sun Ce remained silent. This was his biggest weakness at present. Without a cavalry, even if he could walk fifty miles a day, he would only walk about 150 miles a day like Xiahou Yuan, and he took huge risks. Xiahou Yuan was killed because he ran too fast. The cavalry's long-distance marching speed was at least twice that of infantrymen, and the short-distance marching speed was more obvious. Moreover, the cavalry's outbreak formation had an astonishing lethality. A cavalry with a hundred people could use the cavalry and shooting tactic to drag thousands of people out of exhaustion.

But it is unreasonable to sit idly by and watch the people suffer.

"A general is worried about the people?" Pang Tong followed the people around Sun Ce and guessed Sun Ce's thoughts at once.

Sun Ce sighed: "If you cannot protect the country and the people, how can you still have the face to keep Nanyang?"

"General, Nanyang is not the general's Nanyang at the moment." Pang Tong said bluntly: "The general ordered not to leave Wan County, and they turned a deaf ear to the general's warnings. This disaster was caused by his own fault. Moreover, Wenpin has sent someone to inform the counties to strengthen their vigilance. If they understand the matter and defend the city, the losses will be much smaller. As long as Xu Rong does not get enough supplies, he dare not advance eastward easily, and we will have more time to prepare. General, Nanyang is not the general's Nanyang, but Wancheng is the general's Wancheng. Can't the general tell which is more important?

Pang Tong became excited as he spoke. He spoke, and then realized that his tone was too rude and quickly closed his mouth. Sun Ce also felt his sharpness and glanced at him, but he didn't blame him. The country was easy to change, but his nature was difficult to change. This kid was born arrogant and could not change it.

"Then let's sit like that?"

Pang Tong coughed twice and thought for a while. "This may not be necessary. Since Xu Rong did not come, he just divided his troops to advance eastward. The general could find an opportunity to slash the spirit of the Xiliang soldiers. If he could defeat Duan Wei and Zhang Liao's troops, relieve the siege of Licheng, attract Xu Rong's attention, and relieve the pressure on the counties in the west. Maybe they could hold on for a while longer."

Sun Ce felt it was reasonable and said, "Where is Mr. Cai?"

Pang Tong was puzzled. "General, what are you doing with Mr. Cai?"

"To fight Duan Wei, you have to understand what kind of person Duan Wei is. Only by knowing his own knowledge can you win every battle. Only by knowing his opponent can we be the most familiar with Duan Wei. Who else can I find if I don't look for him?"

Pang Tong suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Cai is talking about literature and art with a few scholars in the county school. I'll invite him."

"Let's go and have a look together." Sun Ce stood up and clapped his hands. "Although I have no knowledge, I still have to put on this attitude of respecting teachers and valuing education."

Pang Tong smiled knowingly, and went out of the prefect's mansion with Sun Ce and headed straight to the county school. As soon as he went out, he saw Zhang Xun leading a round-faced girl, scolding her while walking. The round-faced girl pouted, looking reluctant, but did not dare to talk back. Seeing Sun Ce, Zhang Xun stopped and bowed to salute. While speaking, he pulled the round-faced girl behind him. The round-faced girl secretly glanced at Sun Ce, blushed, and hid behind Zhang Xun.

Sun Ce smiled and said, "This is Mr. Zhang's daughter? Why, why are you upset again?"

Zhang Xun sighed, pulled out the round-faced girl, and said unhappily: "I am usually very smart, but why are you mute today? You haven't greeted the general yet."

The round-faced girl came over, bowed and hid, and hid back. Zhang Xun scolded and said, "It made the general laugh. It was because my family was not strict, and my daughter, who was not married, was not studying at home, but she showed up and hanged with some weaving women all day long. She was still arrogant and said that she wanted to improve the business of the loom. What's the matter? Do I need her to make money to support the family? I don't know who was bewitched by whom, and came up with this idea of ​​being an unfair and unconventional."

Sun Ce was embarrassed and touched his nose. "Mr. Zhang, I am the one who came up with this idea."

Zhang Xun was so angry that he didn't know how to express it. When he understood what Sun Ce meant, he was speechless and embarrassed. The two of them stared at each other with big eyes and were speechless. When the round-faced girl saw it, she burst out laughing, raised her head to look at Zhang Xun, and wrinkled her nose.

"Hmph, you dare to talk to me." After saying that, he turned around and ran away, his skirt flying, like a light butterfly.
Chapter completed!