Zhou Zhong stood on the high platform and looked at the city wall in the distance.
After more than a month of siege, the city walls were covered with blood, like tears. Even if it was washed away by rain for many days, it could not be washed away.
Zhou Zhong sighed, and wanted to speak but stopped.
Shucheng is famous for Shu, but it is not comfortable at all, but it has many disasters and difficulties. A few years ago, Sun Ce besieged Lu Kang. In the past two years, the city was cut off food and people fed each other. He was in Chang'an at that time, and when he heard the news, he was anxious. Wanliu was ten thousand.
Unexpectedly, today I would personally lead my army to besiege Shucheng.
It seems that even if it takes less than two years, it will not be able to defeat it in a short time.
"Gongjin, what can you do?" Zhou Zhong turned his head to look at his conquer Zhou Yu.
Although there were tens of thousands of troops, Zhou Zhong did not trust Yuan Shu's subordinates Ji Ling, Zhang Xun and others, and even Sun Ce did not believe much. He only believed in his son Zhou Fang, followed by Zhou Yu, and even Zhou Yu was the most important thing.
Zhou Fang was very brave in fighting, but his strategy was limited, far less than Zhou Yu. He suffered heavy losses when he attacked the city several times, and he was almost killed by Yan Liang.
This reminded Zhou Zhong that the emperor mentioned Zhou Yu many times and tried to summon Zhou Yu to the court, but never mentioned Zhou Fang. He was lost and admired.
Although the emperor is young, his vision of knowing people is first-class.
Zhou Yu's face was calm. "Siege in the city is never a matter of success. Yan Liang can be the leader of the four pillars of Hebei, and is not a mediocre person, otherwise Yuan Shao would not let him garrison Lujiang. When the two armies fight, they are most afraid of being impatient.
My uncle is responsible for heavy responsibilities, and he cannot reveal his flaws and is looked down upon."
Zhou Zhong glanced at Zhou Yu, but he wanted to speak but stopped.
He found this to be harsh.
But he had to admit that he was indeed a little restless. He thought that tens of thousands of troops besieged the city, and the city was full of his own village party. Perhaps without fighting, Yan Liang would abandon the city and leave. He never thought that Yan Liang would not only not have any problems.
When he left, he defended very firmly and repelled several attacks in succession. He got angry for a moment and forced his subordinates to attack fiercely, losing many people, so that Zhou Yu rushed to dissuade him.
"Gongjin, it's not that I'm in a hurry, it's that I can't help it. As the governor of Yuzhou, I can't enter Yuzhou. Now I can't even recover my hometown. Once the emperor comes out from the east, what will I see him?"
"Will the emperor go out east?"
"Liangzhou has been settled, how can the emperor not go east?"
Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head. "Uncle, please forgive me for taking the liberty. I don't think he will go out so quickly, and it is even unlikely that he will go out in two or three years."
Zhou Zhong looked at Zhou Yu in surprise, with a puzzled look.
"When Dong Zhuo was in chaos, the Xiliang soldiers also went east to Chenliu, Yingchuan, plundered the people and covered the ground with blood. It is still terrifying. Although Dong Zhuo is dead and the emperor is in charge of the rule, his generals are still
The people of Xiliang are the main ones. I am afraid no one can guarantee whether they can control their soldiers and prevent them from doing evil. Education takes time, and one or two years is definitely not enough."
Zhou Zhong was stunned. "What do you mean is that the emperor educates soldiers because he is worried about repeating the same mistake?"
"At least there is a consideration in this regard." Zhou Yu turned his head to look at the West, his eyes narrowed. "Elite soldiers from Bingliang, but the soldiers from Bingliang are all tigers and wolves. If they are not controlled properly, they may backfire. When the Han Dynasty was in chaos, the emperor was the emperor.
If there were no soldiers available, Bingliang had to be the main force. But he had witnessed the Xiliang army causing disaster to Luoyang and the palace suffered a lot. How could he lead beasts to eat people? Education is the only way, and he had to do so."
Zhou Zhong frowned and regretted it a little.
He always thought that after Liangzhou was pacified, the emperor would quickly go east, so he actively fought back. If, as Zhou Yu said, the emperor would wait until the Liang army was successfully educated before sending troops, then when would he have to wait?
He was angry, why didn't Zhou Yu say it earlier?
Zhou Zhong was considering how to speak. A knight rushed from a distance, strangled the mount from the audience, took out a document. The personal guard from the audience picked it up, turned around and came to Zhou Zhong, with both hands
Hand over the document.
The documents were sent by Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou.
Cao Cao just received the news that Yuan Shao defeated Yi Jing and killed Gongsun Zan. He is now gathering a large army to go south to prepare for crossing the river to fight. The Shenpai Department is frequently mobilizing, and it should be preparing for a counterattack. If Yuan Shao leads the army south, Cao Cao and Liu Bei block it.
If you don’t stop practicing, Zhou Zhong must be prepared to fight.
Zhou Zhong became even more bored and shook the documents in his hand. "Gongjin, Yuan Shao is going south, and Lujiang can't fight anymore. Let's go to withdraw his troops."
Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Zhong in surprise. "Uncle, has Yuan Shao conquered Yi Jing?"
"Well, Gongsun Zan didn't support it. But it was also retribution. Who told him to kill the ministers without permission?"
Zhou Yu's eyes rolled and said, "Even if Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, how can he go south in a big way? Isn't Xun You outside the border?"
"I don't know, but Yuan Shao's journey south should be true." Zhou Zhong glanced at the document in his hand again. "Cao Cao was very nervous and was ready to give way to Shen Pei. Once Shen Pei marched, we would definitely not be able to resist it.
If you can withdraw your troops, you might as well retreat early.”
Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Zhong, his mouth moved, but said nothing.
"Retreat?" Sun Ce was stunned, raised his head and looked at Zhou Yu. "Now?"
Zhou Yu nodded and smiled bitterly: "My uncle has lost his footsteps and has no fighting spirit."
Sun Ce snorted, not hiding his disdain. Although Zhou Zhong was well-known, he was really not a talent for commanding troops, and his offense and defense were all out of order. After several months of preparation, he just heard the news that Yuan Shao was going south, so he
Prepare to give up.
Even if the news of Yuan Shao going south was true, it would not take a day or two to wait until he crossed the river and arrived in Yanyu. Why should he withdraw his troops so quickly?
"You can't just leave like this." Sun Ce pondered for a while and said, "Even if Shen Pei comes, it's not that easy to cross the Huai River. Water war is good at Jiangdong. Summer is coming and the water situation is rising. Why do I fear it?
?”
Zhou Yu's heart moved. "The navy took the way to Hefei and entered the Huai River?"
“Is it feasible?”
"It's feasible, but... can Yuan Gaolu agree?"
"Let your uncle talk." Sun Ce leaned back on the poker table and grinned.
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly.
Sun Ce's method is feasible. It is indeed a good method to use the navy to block Shen Pei and block Shen Pei north of the Huai River. Yan Liang could hold on to Shucheng, but he was counting on the arrival of reinforcements. If Shen Pei arrived in Yuzhou, he would not be able to cross it.
After passing Huai River, Yan Liang had to face the situation of being alone and might take the initiative to give up Lujiang.
Even if Yan Liang refused, the big people in Shucheng would be shaken.
After all, Yan Liang is not Lu Kang. Those people support Yan Liang, but actually support Yuan Shao. They think that Yuan Shao has hope of unifying the world. If they work hard now, they will get rich returns in the future. If they find that Yuan Shao can't cross the Huai River at all, their attitude will change immediately.
But Zhou Zhong has always looked down on Yuan Shu and asked him to ask Yuan Shu, which is indeed a bit difficult for him.
"Bo Fu, please give Zhang Zigang a try." Zhou Yu said: "Now is not a joke, so the overall situation should be the priority."