Chen Deng said: "Sun Ce is the best of the three armies, with great ambitions, and plans everything before doing things. He is very good at using troops. If he is not expelled from Jiangdong, he will probably suffer. Although Sun Ce now has more than 10,000 troops, most of them are newly recruited soldiers. According to Zhang Ying, Liu Yao's general, Sun Ce only led about 2,000 troops when he crossed the south. In other words, in Sun Ce's team, only these soldiers could fight, and the rest were a group of mobs. Now, together with Liu Yao's troops, there are about 30,000 to 40,000 people, which is enough to drive Sun Ce out of Jiangdong."

After a pause, Chen Deng immediately said: "However, the soldiers under Liu Yao's troops were defeated one after another, and they felt a little afraid of Sun Ce's courage. Therefore, if you want to drive Sun Ce away, you can only rely on our army!"

"Our army is reinforcements, and this is not our main battlefield. Besides, what benefits will we get after helping Liu Yao repel Sun Ce?" Zhang Hong immediately raised a question after hearing this.

Chen Deng said: "Liu Yao is quite capable in handling government affairs, but he has no skills in governing the army. Although he has many troops, he is useless. Although he has tens of thousands of troops, he is defeated by Sun Ce's two thousand troops. If our army defeated Sun Ce for Liu Yao, Liu Yao's army will definitely be more afraid of our army. When our army seizes Jiangdong, these troops will definitely not dare to fight with our army because of fear. In this way, our army can seize Jiangdong without bloodshed!"

Hearing Chen Deng mentioning the capture of Jiangdong, Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Yuanlong, I haven't thought about the capture of Jiangdong yet..."

Chen Deng was surprised by Zhang Yan's words and hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, I have already written the advantages of Jiangdong in my letter, and now Jiangdong is fighting each other. Although Liu Yao is the governor of Yangzhou, there is only one corner of the land that really falls under his jurisdiction. Moreover, Yan Baihu, Zulang, Jiao Yi and other thieves occupy counties and counties, and they do not belong to each other. It can be said that Jiangdong is now like a piece of loose sand, and our army has the strength to defeat them one by one. Moreover, the prefect of Kuaiji Wang Lang and his lord have old ones, and the lord can surrender with a letter. Although the prefect of Yuzhang Hua Xin

Although famous in the world, it is by no means an opponent of our army. The lord sends a lobbyist to convince him to surrender. As long as he possesses Jiangdong, the lord can connect with Xuzhou and cultivate Jiangdong in a large scale. The land here is fertile and the water source is rich. It is a natural and rich land. As long as it is said to be time, it will become the granary of the world. The lord takes this as the foundation, Longpan Jiangdong and Tiger occupies Xuzhou. Advance can attack and retreat. Once the world changes, he can lead the troops of Wu and Yue, Xu and Yan, to compete for the Central Plains, pacify the four directions, sweep the world, and establish unparalleled achievements. Even if he is king, it is not impossible!”

When Zhang Yan heard Chen Deng’s passionate statement, he felt that his future was bright. But he knew in his heart that the more mountains and scattered the territory of Jiangdong, even if he completely occupied Jiangdong, if he wanted to have a stable foundation, he had to get rid of the harm of Shanyue in the territory. However, the mountains and scattered were very wide, almost everywhere in Jiangdong. Once a war started, he was likely to fall into the quagmire of war and could not extricate himself.

So, Zhang Yan said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, I also deeply agree with this grand strategy you planned for me, but the mountains in Jiangdong are everywhere and they are not convinced by Wang Hua..."

Chen Deng hurriedly interrupted Zhang Yan and opened his mouth and said, "I am not thinking about the lord's concern. Although Shanyue is brave and fierce, most of them are law-abiding people. The real troubles are only a very small number of people. As long as they defeat them and make them afraid to be vicious, they will not dare to do evil. Moreover, Shanyue's people are fierce and brave in fighting, which is a natural place for elite soldiers. If they can be summoned to join the army and trained, they can become a strong army and fight for all directions for our army. As long as they are used with kindness and power, Shanyue can become a sharp weapon for our army."

Seeing that Chen Deng was full of confidence in this place, Zhang Yan said something was reasonable. He pondered for a moment, and then remembered what Chen Qun said in his mind.

Should we take the Central Plains as the foundation, occupies the Central Plains to intimidate the four sides, or occupy Jiangdong, first settle in a corner, devote ourselves to development, and then strive to win the Central Plains and become king?

At this moment, the two different opinions confused Zhang Yan. These two opinions directly concern his future development and rise and fall, and also determine the route he wants to take.

Before he knew it, Zhang Yan recalled the history of China in his mind, hoping to find a reference in history.

Throughout history, the rise and fall of various dynasties and dynasties have mostly gone from north to south, and in the process of confrontation between north and south, the north is basically strong and the south is weak.

In history, it seems that there are only the Ming Dynasty that unified the country from south to north, and most of the other dynasties unified the country from north to south.

Even if you occupy the south, the final path will be to enter the Central Plains. Since you are all going to occupy the Central Plains, why not occupy the Central Plains first and then pacify the four directions?

Moreover, those who win the Central Plains will win the world. The Central Plains will be the place where dragons rise. In this era, the north has a large population and a small population in the south, and the south has not been developed until the Southern and Northern Dynasties that the south has been greatly developed.

Instead of spending decades of experience developing the south and then advancing to the Central Plains, it is better to occupy the Central Plains first and then march into the south of the Yangtze River. What can make Jiangdong a treasure land is nothing more than a long river blocking it, a place with natural dangers to guard.

But in Zhang Yan's view, the rise and fall of dynasties does not depend on whether there are natural dangers to guard, but on whether the emperor wins the hearts of the people.

In history, the Sun family was also the overlord of Jiangdong, but in the end, the Sun family was defeated by a strong enemy from the north. It can be seen that although they can hold on for a while, it is not a long-term solution. Moreover, once they are settled on a corner, they will no longer worry, and the soldiers will no longer worry. Perhaps, they will gradually lose their will to fight and become weak.

During the Battle of Red Cliff, Cao ** led his army south. All the important officials of the Sun family thought it was irresistible and suggested surrender. On the contrary, the generals suggested to fight against each other. In the end, Sun Quan adopted the opinions of the generals and faced Cao **, defeating the more with less, and thus won the Battle of Red Cliff.

Although the Central Plains is a place of four battles, it is also a place of dragon prosperity. Many dynasties were able to win the world because of occupying the Central Plains. Although occupying this place requires always guarding against the enemy surrounding them to attack, which makes people worried, it can at least enhance their willpower.

When war comes, no matter how powerful the enemy is, as long as you fight, you will have hope of victory, but as long as you don’t fight, you will definitely lose!

Those who win the Central Plains will win the world. Now Zhang Yan can complete the strategy of occupying the Central Plains by taking another step towards Yuzhou. He will control Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, and tigers in the central Plains. He will call him Longteng Jiuzhou, and he will call him Wai.

After some thought, Zhang Yan finally had an answer in his mind and basically confirmed the entanglements he had been doing these days.

But while he expressed his opinion, Zhang Yan asked Zhang Hong first, "Military advisor, do you have any opinions?"

Zhang Hong said: "My lord, when I was in Pengcheng, I had already expressed my opinion. Jiangdong is a treasure land and there is a natural danger to the Yangtze River. As Mr. Chen said just now, if Jiangdong is managed reasonably and benefit the people, those people from Shanyue may not necessarily rebel. And this is indeed the best time to occupy Jiangdong. Our army should make a quick decision, defeat Sun Ce first, and then plot against Jiangdong. With the strength of the lord, the lord will definitely occupy Jiangdong completely within two years. If you have worked hard for several years, Jiangdong will definitely become the lord's granary!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said to Zhang Hong and Chen Deng: "You two agree with each other. Both of you advocate that I occupy Jiangdong. I thought about it for a long time and thought that occupying Jiangdong is indeed a good idea. However, Jiangdong is sparsely populated, and it will take some trouble to completely occupy Jiangdong. Now our army has occupied Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou. If we try our best to capture Jiangdong, once Yuan Shao takes advantage of the opportunity, what will our army use to resist? If our army does not focus on the Central Plains, why did we have to fight to the death with Cao ** before and resist Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu? Is everything we have done, just because Jiangdong, which can be settled in a corner, in vain? Wouldn't the blood of those soldiers who fell into the battle be wasted?"

A series of questions blurted out from Zhang Yan's mouth. Chen Deng and Zhang Hong listened carefully and also understood what Zhang Yan thought in his heart.

It seems that Zhang Yan wanted to take the Central Plains as the foundation and did not have much interest in Jiangdong.

Chen Deng said: "Even if the lord doesn't want to occupy Jiangdong now, he cannot let Jiangdong fall into Sun Ce's hands in vain. Once Sun Ce gets Jiangdong, with his talent, he will inevitably become a big trouble."

Zhang Yan said: "Don't worry, I'm here this time to defeat Sun Ce. However, if you want to defeat Sun Ce, you may not have to do it yourself..."

Zhang Hong and Chen Deng looked at each other in a while. Seeing that there was something in Zhang Yan's words, he asked, "Please make an announcement!"

Zhang Yan said loudly: "Liu Yao has many soldiers, but his morale is low due to his successive defeats. He is also afraid of Sun Ce's courage. As long as we can help Liu Yao eliminate his fear of Sun Ce and increase their morale, we can let Liu Yao defeat Sun Ce by himself. In addition, we can also contact the thieves Yan Baihu, Zulang, Jiao Yi and others who are entrenched in Danyang and Wujun. As long as they are given some benefits and benefit, they can join forces with Liu Yao to attack Sun Ce and drive Sun Ce out of Jiangdong completely. If Sun Ce can be eliminated, that is the best thing!"

"My lord's trick, I admire you!"

Afterwards, Zhang Yan asked Zhang Hong and Chen Deng to go back to rest. He was preparing to go to Liu Yao to discuss with Liu Yao how to deal with Sun Ce. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!