Looking at the official document in his hand, Chen Deng remained silent.
"Master Fu, people from Jiangdong are here." A general came in and saluted Chen Deng.
"Please!" Chen Deng nodded. The cooperation with Jiangdong has been reached. After this incident, if the Chen family can survive, they will have to work for Jiangdong. Chen Deng's heart is somewhat complicated. This is not what he expected, but now
, uniting with Jiangdong to fight against Lu Bu is the only way out for the Chen family.
In fact, from the time Cao Cao sent troops to Yuan Shu, Chen Deng had already predicted what would happen today.
After a while, Zhou Yu and his party came in, but the leader was not Zhou Yu, but a handsome young man. Different from Zhou Yu's elegance, this man had a domineering air all over his body, and his brows gave people an aggressive aura, which was similar to Zhou Yu's.
Lu Bu's style is somewhat similar.
"Yuanlong, you and I have fought against each other twice, but this is the first time we have met." The young man smiled heartily at Chen Deng.
"I've met General Sun!" Chen Deng clasped his hands and saluted, then turned sideways to welcome the group in.
This time, it was not just Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who came. Behind them, there were four generals, some old and some young, but each of them had a strong aura about them.
"This is an official document from Lu Bu, please take a look at it, General Sun." Chen Deng handed the official document he had just received to the two of them to read.
Sun Ce took it without looking, but handed it to Zhou Yu. He looked at Chen Deng and said, "But Lu Bu is coming to attack?"
"It's not a gauntlet." Chen Deng shook his head. In name, he was under Lu Bu's control. It was Lu Bu's fault for issuing a gauntlet to him.
"The purpose is to use Guangling to attack Yuan Shu from the flank." After Zhou Yu glanced at the official document, he put it down, shook his head and said: "This is a false plan to attack Guo, but Lu Bu probably didn't hide Yuan Long's intention.
The plan seems to be a false attack on Guo, but in fact it is different from the false attack on Guo. If Yuan Long blocks it, he can directly attack Guangling. If not, Lu Bu can directly enter Guangling. At that time, he can take Guangling back with any excuse.
The plan is more clever than the false way to attack Guo. No matter how Yuan Long chooses, he will never be able to escape his scheme."
Chen Deng nodded helplessly. Although he didn't want to admit it, Lu Bu now used one method after another, and he didn't hit you directly every time, but he wanted to hit you without losing your words.
In the eyes of outsiders, he is an upright person. Even if he is unhappy, there is no point to criticize him.
A Lu Bu who can use his brain is a bit scary!
As an enemy, it would be very uncomfortable.
"Yuanlong suffered a bit of a moral disadvantage from this plan." Sun Ce said with a smile, "But it's not without a solution."
Chen Deng raised his head and looked at Sun Ce.
Sun Ce smiled and said: "I have already petitioned the imperial court to request that Guangling be included in Yangzhou and placed under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. If Yuanlong agrees, he can refuse Lu Bu's entry on the grounds that they are not subordinate to each other, although Lu Bu will never stop his troops because of this.
But morally speaking, it’s quite different.”
Previously, when Lu Bu entered Guangling, it was an internal matter in Xuzhou. However, if Guangling is transferred to Jiangdong, it means that Lu Bu is using troops against Jiangdong without any reason. It is natural for Sun Ce to send troops.
As for whether Cao Cao would agree to it, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were not worried. Just like Lu Bu chose this point to conquer Guangling, Cao Cao had nothing to do with Lu Bu. Sun Ce chose this point to swallow Guangling, and Cao Cao could only accept it, otherwise he would just
Can watch Guangling being annexed by Lu Bu.
But if Guangling is assigned to Jiangdong, it will be a dispute between Jiangdong and Lu Bu, which will be beneficial to Cao Cao.
When using a strategy, you must follow the trend. The more people who benefit, the better the strategy will be. If you only benefit, no matter how sophisticated the strategy is, it will be useless. This is why Sun Ce and Zhou Yu chose to intervene in Xuzhou at this time. If
If they can succeed, they can advance into Xuzhou. Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu in this battle. Sun Ce, with the power of Xu Yang and the two states, is not afraid of Cao Cao.
Of course, whether it can succeed depends on whether Lu Bu can be defeated.
Chen Deng knew that he had no choice. Lu Bu was not Sun Ce. He had roots in Xuzhou. He could defeat Sun Ce twice, but Chen Deng had no confidence in defeating Lu Bu. It was not that Sun Ce was much inferior to Lu Bu, but that Sun Ce could attack Guangling.
There are only a few landing points, which are easy to defend. If Lu Bu wants to attack Guangling, it will be much easier than Jiangdong.
"In that case, I'll leave it to the general." Chen Deng saluted Sun Ce and ordered someone to take out his prefect seal and give it to Sun Ce. As for recognizing his master, that would have to wait until after this battle.
Sun Ce looked at the official seal and said with a smile: "The governor of Guangling is still Yuanlong. Yuanlong has been operating in Guangling for a long time, and Guangling is also quite prosperous under Yuanlong's governance. If I force Yuanlong to follow me back to Jiangdong, the people of Guangling will be afraid.
Neither of them will agree, and Ce wants to move his headquarters to Xiapi after this battle, and with Guangling by his side, Ce will feel much more at ease."
Chen Deng waved his hand and asked someone to take back the official seal of the prefect. He saluted Sun Ce again, but he recognized Sun Ce a little more in his heart. Regardless of his ambition and ambition, Sun Ce could indeed be called a wise master.
Moving the administrative office to Xiapi means that Sun Ce is not satisfied with being in a corner of peace, and is willing to voluntarily abandon the natural moat of the river and break away from the stable environment to come to Xiapi. This also means that Sun Ce's goal is the Central Plains rather than shrinking to become king in Jiangdong.
It's just that Sun Ce's attitude towards the nobles still made Chen Deng a little concerned. Sun Ce's attitude towards the Jiangdong nobles was similar to Lu Bu's. He would fight if they didn't accept it, but he always had some sense. Now, it was not up to Chen Deng to choose.
"I wonder how the general is going to fight Lu Bu?" Chen Deng knelt down again and looked at Sun Ce and said.
Sun Ce smiled and looked at Zhou Yu.
"There should be a map of Guangling here!" Zhou Yu stretched out his hand, and a map appeared in front of him. He pointed at the map and said: "Lü Bu is good at cavalry. If we fight in the wild, our army may not be able to defeat Lu Bu. And if we really fight like this, we will hit the target."
Lu Bu is in his arms."
Chen Deng nodded and said: "But if we refuse the city and defend it, Lu Bu may take advantage of the situation to seize the city and seize the land."
"Our army is good at water warfare!" Zhou Yu stretched out his hand, and the lines representing rivers on the map became clear: "This land of the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers has crisscrossed waterways, which is just suitable for our army to use force. We can first let Lu Bu cross the Huaihe River, and then block the Huaihe River.
, cut off their food routes and retreat!"
The blue light of the line representing Huai River lights up.
"So, Ling County and other places north of Huai River need to be abandoned?" Chen Deng looked at the map and asked.
"Only in this way can we have a chance to win." Zhou Yu nodded and gave up several counties in exchange for Lu Bu's grain road being cut off. This deal was a good deal.
"With all due respect..." Chen Deng hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhou Yu and said, "What if Lu Bu knew that you and I were joining forces? I'm afraid it would be difficult to hide our secret alliance from Lu Bu."
In the past, Lu Bu was not afraid, but after Chu Nan joined Lu Bu's army, Lu Bu's style changed. This boy was best at doing things in secret, and he was very clever. In addition, Chen Gong, who had entered the realm of Confucianism, wanted to hide Lu Bu's fear.
It's not easy.
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "We have also thought about this, so we have to abandon the north of the Huai River. Lu Bu knows that our army has entered the Jianghuai River. What can he do? It would be best if we give up attacking Guangling. If we don't give up, we will
He must find a way to cross the Huai River, even if he knew that the Huai River was dangerous, he had to cross it!"
This is just like Lu Bu's official document about crossing the Huai River that gave Chen Deng a dilemma. Whether or not to cross the Huai River was also a dilemma for Lu Bu. If he crossed, his escape route would probably be blocked. If he didn't cross, he would have to give up on recapturing Guangling.
Of course, as far as Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are concerned, they hope that Lu Bu can cross the Huai River. In this way, they will get not only Guangling, but the entire Xuzhou, and have the capital to compete with Cao Cao for the Central Plains.
Chen Deng took a deep look at Zhou Yu. Jiangdong seemed to be determined to win Xuzhou this time. He nodded and said: "But you must have heard of Lu Bu's bravery. Even if he is trapped in Huainan, it will not be easy to win him."
Sun Ce's eyes were full of excitement: "This is just right, I also want to see how Lu Bu dares to be the best in the world!"
Chen Deng was speechless when he heard this. There were many people who refused to accept this title, but only a few could survive. Those who survived had become famous, and those who died were not necessarily weak. After thinking about it, he persuaded: "General, both of you
When armies are at war, it is best not to show off your personal bravery."
Zhou Yu also nodded and said: "Master, don't mess around."
Well, this is the attitude of the subordinates when talking to the lord!?
Chen Deng was stunned.
However, what shocked him was that Sun Ce stopped talking!
This gave Chen Deng a new understanding of the relationship between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. The two were not simply monarchs and ministers.
"I heard that both Yuanlong and Han Yugong are good at the Five Elements Land?" Zhou Yu looked at Chen Deng with a smile.
"I understand a little bit." Chen Deng recovered his thoughts and nodded modestly.
"In this case, we can use this power to change the terrain of the place, attract Lu Bu, and gather a large number of troops to attack it!" Zhou Yu clicked on the map, looked at Chen Deng and said: "In other words, we can use the strength of Brother Yuanlong and his son to attack it!"
Use your strength to build a city and trap Na Lu Bu in the city. Brother Yuan Long has many Confucians under his command, so they use their strength to trap Na Lu Bu in the city, and then destroy him with water and fire!"
Chen Deng nodded. This was also the way he thought of. Most of his men in Xuzhou were with supernatural powers, plus a group of Confucianists who could follow the rules. As long as they could manage to lure Lu Bu here and trap them, with these people joining forces, no matter what
Let's talk about killing Lu Bu all at once, but it is still possible to grind Lu Bu to death slowly.
"I also have this intention! It's a pity that we don't have enough manpower. If you can help, this plan can be successful!" Chen Deng looked at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, and the feeling of depression caused by Lu Bu was completely gone.
No matter what happened after this battle, with the help of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Jiangdong generals, Lu Bu became not so scary.
"In that case, please Yuanlong let go of all defenses and let our army enter Guangling!" Zhou Yu looked at Chen Deng with a smile.
Chen Deng knew that it was easy to let the Jiangdong people in, but it was difficult to invite them out. However, now that he had decided to join Sun Ce, he naturally no longer needed to worry about these things. He immediately nodded and said: "I will give the order now."
Remove the defenses along the river bank and ask the general to advise the soldiers not to disturb the people."
"Don't worry Yuanlong, our army has strict military discipline."