"The worries have been resolved." Guo Jia walked in quickly, put the military newspaper he had just received in Sun Ce's hand, shaking his feather fan hard, and dancing with his eyebrows.

Sun Ce put down the book in his hand and picked up the military newspaper. It was a joint report from Gan Ning and Mi Fang, three days ago.

"It's soon, more than a thousand miles, and it's arrived in three days."

Guo Jia laughed. "The East China Sea has stabilized, the post road is smooth, and so many horses have been seized, so the speed is naturally faster. It is difficult to speed up to 600 miles, but it is still more than enough to speed up to 300 miles."

Sun Ce also smiled. Horses are a good thing. Even if they can't act as war horses, they can still act as post horses, which is much faster than the two legs of a man. He took out the military newspaper, read it carefully, and couldn't help but smile after reading it. He was also surprised to defeat Chunyu Qiong so smoothly. It can be seen that Mi Fang and Gan Ning cooperated well. Even if Chunyu Qiong was not greedy, he might not be able to escape Gan Ning's night attack. Wen Chou was defeated, Chunyu Qiong was also defeated, and now only Liu He was left. Facing the Tao brothers and Gan Ning, Mi Fang's blockade, he could not cause any storm.

"Tao Qian owes me a big favor."

"But he may not meet you." Guo Jia sat down on the side of the case, leaning against the side of the case. "General, Liu He is unable to protect himself and will not threaten Yuzhou for the time being. If he is forced too hard and the trapped beasts are still fighting, something may happen. I think he can let it go for the time being."

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia and savored his meaning. Tao Qian was obsessed with protecting food. If there were no external threats, he would not give up Xuzhou. Liu He could play this role. He was from Donghai and could get the support of the Donghai family. The Tao family's father and son could not compete with him at all. With Liu He, Tao Qian would have something to ask for and dare not turn against him.

Compared to others, Liu He has another advantage. He is not Yuan Shao's subordinate, he is just Yuan Shao's ally, and it is impossible to be in the same heart and virtue with Yuan Shao. Of course, with Yuan Shao's virtue, no one will be in the same heart and virtue with him. But Liu He is obviously more centrifugal than Yuan Shao's other subordinates.

"Yes, let Shen You slow down for a while, don't force it too much, just protect Jiujiang."

Guo Jia was very satisfied. "The matter in Donghai has been resolved. Now it depends on Rencheng and whether the war in Lu County can go smoothly. Although Tao Qian has not fulfilled his feelings, Lu County must take it back."

Sun Ce sighed. "Fengxiao, I'm a little worried. The front line is too long, and it's like flowing water. It's hard to afford it. Lu County is so far away, and it's difficult to send supplies. With the thousands of Taishici's men, it's okay to fight guerrillas in the mountains. Isn't it a bit too much to attack the city? If the losses are too great, it will affect the implementation of Qingxu's strategy at that time, it will be more than worth the loss."

Guo Jia thought about it, nodded, and then shook his head again. "The general's concern is not unreasonable, but this is our best opportunity. Yuan Shao wants to annex Xuzhou and fight on both sides. Yuan Tan was eager to win and mobilized almost all the troops from Yanzhou. Their consumption was also very large, and the materials allocated to Lu County were very limited. If we did not take this opportunity to capture Lu County, Yuan Tan could calmly dispatch manpower and material resources to support Lu County in the future, and it would be even more rare for us to succeed."

Sun Ce disagreed with Guo Jia's view. This was indeed a good opportunity to capture Lu County, but Taishici's troops were not set up to attack Lu County. If the loss was too great, Taishici could not establish a foothold in Mount Tai, and his plan to enter the Qingzhou would be affected.

"It's better to be more conservative. Let Taishi Ci send some people to Xiaqiu and Nanpingyang. If you can attack the city, you will be able to capture the city. If you can't, you will collect some supplies to scare Cao Ang."

Although Guo Jia felt a little regretful, Sun Ce made a decision and he did not insist. "Okay, let's inform Taishi Ci of his opinion and let him do it cheaply. If there is no chance, forget it, don't let go of the chance."

Sun Ce agreed.

As he was speaking, Pang Tong walked in quickly. "General, Yuan Tan took action, there were 10,000 strikers, and the chief general Li Gan was heading eastward. He could arrive the afternoon of the day after tomorrow. If it was fast, he would arrive tomorrow afternoon."

"Tomorrow afternoon?" Sun Ce was surprised. Changyi, east of Changyi, is nearly 80 miles apart, and under normal circumstances, it will take at least two days to walk.

Pang Tong smiled. "Yes, they walked very fast and almost marched quickly."

Sun Ce and Guo Jia exchanged a look, and then smiled knowingly.

——

After Yuan Xu, the prefect of Jiyin, arrived in Changyi, Zhu Ling, the prefect of Dongjun, also arrived in Changyi quickly. Yuan Tan's troops still reached more than 50,000. The camp surrounded Changyi, which made the people in the city feel much more at ease. Morale was restored, and Yuan Tan discussed counterattack with Xinpi to avenge the revenge of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, and at the same time supported Cao Ang to relieve Rencheng's pressure.

Yuan Tan gathered to discuss matters and announced the decision to send troops to counterattack Sun Ce. Everyone had no objection and expressed their agreement, but the subsequent development was not very smooth, and even triggered a fierce conflict.

Yuan Tan handed over the vanguard's heavy responsibility to Li Gan to repay the strong support of Juye Li's family for him. This decision aroused strong opposition from Shanyang Prefect Yuan Yi. He expressed his disdain for Li Gan without any concealment, believing that Li Gan is a local tyrant. He did not understand military tactics at all and could not be Sun Ce's opponent. This was a counterattack after being defeated by Sun Ce. The first battle was related to morale. Experienced generals should be selected to fight, such as Zhu Ling, rather than a novice like Li Gan who had almost never experienced real wars.

Yuan Yi questioned Li Gan in front of everyone, do you think the marching battle is an armed battle in the village, and there are too many people? The last time in Fangyu, Sun Ce sent the baggage to Sun Jian’s camp in front of your camp. Do you think you are his opponent?

Li Gan was furious and refuted Yuan Yi without mercy. You are familiar with military books, but the last time you fought with Sun Jian was different and he was defeated?

Yuan Yi was furious and scolded Li Gan for not knowing his rank and inferiority and offended the county generals.

Yuan Tan comforted Li Gan and accepted Li Gan's request to assign his eldest son Li Jin to his subordinates. Li Jin was the Cheng family order, and some of his subordinates led by him were Li family troops, and some were county soldiers of Jiyin. The last time Yuan Xu fought with Lu Fan, Li Jin was the vanguard battalion and fought very well. But like Yuan Yi, Yuan Xu had no good impression of the Li family father and son, and did not commend Li Jin after the war. Yuan Tan took this opportunity to transfer Li Jin to Li Gan's subordinates, and allocated three thousand Jiyin soldiers, gathered 10,000 infantry and cavalry, and as a vanguard, he headed straight to the Dongchang.

Yuan Yi was very unhappy and immediately left. Yuan Xu was not happy. He claimed that he was in poor health and wanted to go back to his hometown to recuperate. He resigned from his position as the prefect of Jiyin and handed over the military power to Yuan Tan, leaving no matter what.
Chapter completed!