Five hundred and eighth chapter restless hesitation
"What's wrong with being so lonely? I only know when I'm wandering." [Title in Nanjian]
It was the tenth day of the ninth month in the third year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty.
Kuaiji County, Qiantang.
Sun Ce has been stationed here for a long time. Since the death of Lu Kang, the governor of Kuaiji, he has indeed taken the opportunity to annex Kuaiji. However, even though Lu Kang died, some of his old officials, such as the meritorious Cao Yufan, and his subordinate Dong Xi and others still resisted. Disobey.
After the hope of sending envoys to peacefully take over Kuaiji failed, he found out that the war between the imperial court and the two Yuan Dynasties was about to break out. At this juncture, Sun Ce was quite cautious and did not dare to actually launch troops against Kuaiji, so as not to completely offend the imperial court.
"If the imperial court's intentions were not unclear and I refused to follow Yuan Shu to death, how could those people in Kuaiji be my opponents?" Sun Ce rode along the river. The sparkling waves on the Qiantang River reflected Guling not far away on the other side.
Yu Fan, the meritorious Cao of Kuaiji County, and Sheng Xian, the prefect of Wu County who had taken refuge here after being defeated in the war, used their respective reputations and family backgrounds to gather thousands of soldiers and horses to garrison there. The general who led the troops was Zhou Xin, the former prefect of Danyang.
Guling was once the place where the great official Fan Li stationed troops during the Spring and Autumn Period. The tomb was strong and defensible, so it was called this. Zhou Xin had nothing to fear. He had already been defeated by Sun Ce earlier, otherwise he would not have fled from Danyang to Kuaiji. It’s just that In addition to the Guling camp, the water fortress boats built on the Qiantang River in front of him were well-defended, but they were the biggest obstacle to Sun Ce's initial attempt to enter the army. The person in charge of the boat troops was Dong, the subordinate governor recruited by Lu Kang for military training during his lifetime. Attack.
Such a camp, headed by the ignorant Sheng Xian, was not aggressive enough, but its defense was unsatisfactory. Zhu Zhi was unable to cross the river several times that day. Now Sun Ce has 20,000 troops. Although it is easy to capture Kuaiji, the situation has changed. But let him throw the rat into the trap.
Zhu Zhi, who was appointed as the prefect of Wu County by Sun Ce, was over 40 years old and was a veteran who followed Sun Jian. His qualifications were no worse than those of Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others. In the past few days, he deeply regretted that if he had tried to use a trick earlier to defeat Sheng Xian and others. With a mob of people, Sun Ce should have raised his troops along the Yangtze River and waited for an opportunity to go north.
"In the end, I was hesitant for a moment." Zhu Zhi had a dark complexion, a straight nose, and a long beard under his chin. Years of wind, frost, and swords had carved deep marks on his face. At this time, he hit Sun Ce with a horse's head. He felt ashamed and said: "At first I heard that the soldiers who were guarding the city could not be punished. Lu Gong was quite virtuous in Jiangdong. I was afraid that attacking him rashly would only cause criticism from the people of the state, so I hesitated for a while. I didn't expect that they would take advantage of it. Get together."
"Mr. Zhu is a gentleman, how can I blame you?" Sun Ce said lightly, with a trace of worry on his brow that he could not get rid of.
His uncle Sun Jing has been taking care of the clan children in his hometown in Wujun. This time Sun Ce passed by Fuchun and went home specially to bring him over. Sun Jing was indifferent by nature, but rich in intelligence and was from his own family, which was exactly what Sun Ce needed right now. "Our army is not here for Kuaiji, but in the name of going over the mountains and crossing the river to wait and see."
Sun Ce suddenly reined in his mount, turned half of his body, and said bitterly: "If those Yingchuan scholars hadn't plotted against me, how would I be in this situation!"
It's too late to say anything now.
Sun Jing glanced at him steadily, sighed suddenly in her heart, and said: "Although the two Yuans are powerful, they are not of the same mind! There has been discord between the brothers for a long time, and now they are forced to protect each other due to the situation. There will definitely be disputes in the future. On the other hand, the country is wise and powerful, and its power rises like the sunset and shines again...The world still belongs to the Liu family."
He knew that Sun Ce had regretted it and had an idea, but he didn't know why he was reluctant to make a decision: "Regardless of what the imperial court thinks of the Sun family, at this time, the imperial court is fighting on two sides, and the situation will be difficult. As long as the imperial court is fighting on two sides, the situation will be difficult.
You raise your troops anyway and respond to the banner of righteousness. In order to obtain a thousand-mile horse, will the court abandon your horse bones? As for the past, that will all be considered in the future."
It's not that Sun Ce didn't understand these truths, but he felt guilty and said in a low voice: "I forget my own good and don't know the long-term plan. If I return to the court in the future, how can I see Gong Jin face to face?"
Sun Jing suddenly understood, and immediately became angry: "Do you have the honor to meet your late father like this?"
Lu Fan, who was following behind, knew Sun Ce's intentions well and knew that he not only felt ashamed of Zhou Yu, but also had a sense of luck. He believed that now that Yuan and Yuan were working together, the focus of the court's expedition was on him. He could hide behind his back and calmly operate and strengthen his strength.
, when the situation becomes clear, no matter what choice you make, you will maximize your interests.
But at this time, the elder Sun Jing started to lecture, so Lu Fan didn't dare to interrupt for a while.
At this moment, several sentries came around the city with feathers on their backs, obviously bringing urgent matters.
"Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, Zhang Xian, the governor of Changsha, Cai Mao, the governor of Nanjun, and Gan Ning, the captain of Hengjiang, attacked Yuzhang. Chaisang was in danger, and Aixian and Jianchang were lost!"
"This old thief Huang Zu is so brave!" Sun Ce threw the battle watch on the ground and said angrily: "You were defeated by me last time, and now you dare to challenge me again!"
After saying this, he was eager to return to the city. He wanted to order Sun Bi, the governor of Yuzhang, and Sun Fu, the governor of Luling, to gather troops to prepare for war. He wanted to personally lead the army to the west to have a showdown with Huang Zu, the enemy who killed his father.
Sun Jing, Zhu Zhi and others were shocked and anxious when they saw Sun Ce's impulsive look, and they all stepped forward to persuade him. Sun Jing even said angrily: "Confused! Do you really want to be an enemy of the imperial court?"
Lu Fan advised on the side: "Yes, Huang Zu, Cai Mao and others are not worthy of Taoism, but Gan Ning came from Yizhou, so he must be sent by the imperial court! Huang Zu and others heard the news and responded, using the name of the imperial court to attack
We, want to take advantage of our heads and present a seal of loyalty to the imperial court. If Bo Fu leads troops to fight against them, wouldn't it be just in line with their intentions and fulfill others' loyalty?"
Zhu Zhi grabbed Sun Ce's reining arm tightly, stopped him in front of him, and said word by word: "Huang Zu had a father's enmity against Sun Lang, but now the honor and disgrace of the Sun family are all tied to one thing. Sun Lang
Be careful!”
Several people tried to persuade him one after another, but Sun Ce remained sullen and silent until he entered the tent. After hearing the news, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Wu Jing and other Sun Jian's old troops, as well as Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song and other scholars came over to plot the plan.
They also agreed that the current situation should not be acted on impulse, especially not to fall into the trap of Huang Zu and others.
"Since the imperial court sent troops, the princes and princes have been living in Jiangdong for a long time without any trouble. They have never been compliant and have not taken the initiative to provoke. If Huang Zu, Cai Mao and others really wanted to serve the imperial court, why not lead troops to Lujiang?" Zhang Zhao is not optimistic about Sun Ce's persistence in Jiangdong.
Yi Di's plan has always been earnestly persuading: "They are deliberately provocative, and you must not fall into their schemes."
Sun Ce's eyes flashed and he said: "Mr. Zhang doesn't know that in their eyes, I am already a general of Yuan Shu's family. There is no reason why they came to attack me."
Zhang Zhao immediately replied: "Yes or no, it all depends on your thoughts."
Seeing that everyone had the same attitude, Sun Ce felt relieved and stopped pretending to be stubborn. Just as he was about to speak, he saw another messenger barging in from outside, bringing a letter from Zhou Yu from Jiangbei.
"Is it Gong Jin?" Sun Ce's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up and took the letter from the courier's hand. When he opened it and read it, his head suddenly felt dizzy, as if someone had hit it with a heavy hammer, making a buzzing sound.
Lu Fan and others gathered around curiously, and saw a few lines of words written clearly on the white paper Sun Ce was holding tightly in his hand. The writing was like a sword, a gun, a halberd, extremely sharp, and there was unfamiliarity and indifference between the lines:
'Yu Dun bowed his head at General Sun's feet and heard that he was fine. I'm very lucky! The general abandoned the high ambition of the swan and chased the egret and wandered low. This is what a sincere and wise man does... If he is confused and knows how to rebel, he can still avoid it. If he doesn't surrender now, he will
Japan will die in Jiangdong, and the friendship is over!'