Sun Jing couldn't say anything to her eldest nephew, so she could only acquiesce. Sun Jing was not a very thoughtful person, but now that Sun Ce's words were clear and logical, she acquiesced in Sun Ce's actions. Sun Jing thought that he, the prefect of Changsha, was Sun Ce's father.
My eldest brother Sun Jian gave it to me. Now my eldest nephew wants to borrow the land in Changsha to develop his power so that he can make decisions for himself, so I gave him this piece of land and let him do it. After all, we are all a family, and it is not cheap.
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With Sun Jing's tacit approval, Sun Ce merged his troops with Sun Jing's Changsha troops, resulting in more than 8,000 troops.
Alas! As the prefect of a county, why does Sun Jing only have 3,000 troops?
It turned out that in order to conquer Yanzhou, Yuan Shu transferred most of the troops from the states and counties under his rule to form a large army to attack Cao Cao. He only left basic defensive forces for the states and counties, so now there are only more than 3,000 troops in Changsha.
Centaur.
But Sun Ce didn't want too few. He wanted to survive in the cracks. Suddenly he had 8,000 men and horses, which was not too few. He could do something.
But what should be done? How to choose this great opportunity to expand their territory and strengthen their power when the major powers are constantly fighting and have no time to take care of them. This is a very important question, and it is also the final topic of the meeting convened by Sun Ce today.
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At this time, as soon as Sun Ce finished talking about how to make a decision, Qiao Rui and Lu Fan from Runan first came forward and suggested: "Since my lord is ready to rebel against Yuan Shu and become independent, it is better to take this opportunity to lead his troops to submit to Yuan Shu's brother Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao."
Qiao Rui said: "Yuan Shao has now formed an alliance with Cao Cao and defeated Yuan Shu. His morale is strong. Moreover, he is also a descendant of the Yuan family. There are many capable people under his banner. He will definitely make a difference in the future. We are weak now. By following Yuan Shao, we can not only get protection, but also
There is also a lot of room for development in the future.”
Lu Fan also followed Qiao Rui's words and said: "I also agree with General Qiao's opinion. After Yuan Shao and Cao Cao deal with Yuan Shu, the next step will definitely be to jointly deal with Gongsun Zan. Although Gongsun Zan is in the north, I heard that he has collected a lot of money and grain.
, hoarding in Jixian County, where the government is located, there are three million dendrobium grains alone. The Lord is now
At the beginning of our career, it is useless to have soldiers and horses without money and food. We should find ways to hoard money and food at this stage to prepare for future development. If the Lord can lead his troops to submit to Yuan Shao's tent now, he can participate in the joint expedition against Gongsun Zan.
During the war, we have a chance to get a share of the pie."
Sun Ce held the wine glass in front of the case with a smile and nodded frequently as he listened to Qiao Rui and Lu Fan's suggestions. After the two of them finished speaking, Sun Ce also put down his wine glass and said, "What you two said is very good and quite interesting."
Reasonable, but
Just as General Qiao said, Yuan Shao has many soldiers and generals. If we take our few soldiers and horses, they may not think highly of them, let alone reuse them. Gongsun Zan framed Liu Yu and Yuan Shao for plotting to become emperor, and coerced the emperor's envoys.
Duan Xun, the minister, killed Liu Yu, his wife and children in Jishui, took over the entire Youzhou, and named himself the shepherd of Youzhou. Not only did Gongsun Zan's strength not decrease, but it increased greatly, and Gongsun Zan was still strong and brave in battle.
He is so fierce that he has shocked the border ministries for decades. He has been operating in the north all year round, and is not that easy to deal with. Yuan Shao fights with him, and it is hard to say who will win, so we should not go into this muddy water."
Zhou Yu waited for Sun Ce to finish speaking, and immediately stood up and agreed: "Bo Fu's words are reasonable. The north is too far away. Most of our soldiers grew up on both sides of the river. They are used to the humid and warm climate in the south. When they go to the north, they are half under severe cold."
Everyone will lose their fighting ability, so it is not advisable to go to the north."
Zhang Hong, as the most knowledgeable wise man here, nodded frequently after listening to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's comments, secretly promising: "These young people are very smart and insightful, and their future is limitless!"
Sun Ce's cousin Sun Bi heard that both Sun Ce and Zhou Yu opposed surrendering to Yuan Shao to attack Gongsun Zan in the north. He stood up and said loudly: "Bo Fu, since you don't want to form an alliance with Yuan Shao and you want to go against the Yuan family anyway, why not
We took advantage of the fact that Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao were severely injured in the fight, and sent troops to Yuzhou to retake the territory of my uncle (referring to Sun Jian)."
Sun Ben, as the former puppet governor of Yuzhou, suggested that Sun Ce plot to seize Yuzhou, which he had conquered earlier, out of some grudge and personal anger. Not long ago, he was dismissed by Yuan Shu due to the disadvantage of defending Yuzhou, and Yuan Shu's younger brother Yuan Yin was replaced as the new governor of Yuzhou.
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Sun Bi is the son of Sun Jian's eldest brother Sun Qiang. Sun Qiang and his wife died early. Sun Bi grew up in Sun Ce's family. Although he is several years older than Sun Ce, his temperament and personality are that of a typical military commander, and his magnanimity is not very big. He was chosen by Yuan Shu.
He was dismissed from his post, and he kept cursing secretly in his heart: "You Yuan Shu, what did I do right?
I'm sorry for you. I didn't listen to you at all when I was the governor of Yuzhou. You yourself were chased by Cao Cao and driven back to Yuzhou, and you lost several cities. Come and blame me. I have soldiers and horses to resist.
When Cao Cao invaded with hundreds of thousands of troops, weren't the military power controlled by your cronies?"
The more Sun Ben thought about it, the angrier he became, so when he heard that Sun Ce was thinking about expanding his territory there, he took advantage of the chaos and demanded to go back to his hometown and take back the territory that belonged to their Sun family.
As soon as Sun Bi finished speaking, Zhang Hong and Zhou Yu both shook their heads. Sun Jing, who didn't speak much, said: "Boyang, don't talk nonsense. Yuan Shu once ruled the three states. Although he was newly defeated, it is not what we can do with thousands of people."
Those who flutter their tiger whiskers may still be able to do so in the future when the army and horses are strong."
Qiao Rui also made timely remarks at this time: "Yes, we are still subordinate to Yuan Shu, and it is not appropriate to have a head-on conflict with him before we are still young."
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "It makes sense. Besides, it is impossible to untie the knot between Yuan Shu, the two Cao brothers and Yuan Shao. They just fought against each other, and the fun is yet to come. We are going to fight Yuan Shu now."
It does not mean that we are helping the Cao brothers. Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight is our plan for the present."
When the Cao brothers were mentioned, Wu Jing, who was sitting at the lower left of Sun Ce, sighed dejectedly.
Wu Jing has been languishing since he was rescued by Zhou Yu and others. Logically speaking, he should be the senior with the longest experience in the battlefield and the most experience in this group of people, except Sun Jing and Qiao Rui. But he failed so miserably that in the end he had to
Relying on Zhou Yu, the most unfavorable junior, to rescue him and escape was too embarrassing, so Wu Jing remained taciturn and low-key during this period.
Wu Jing and Sun Jing sat on the left and right sides of Sun Ce respectively, which also reflected his fine tradition of respecting his elders. Others may not have heard Wu Jing's sigh, but Sun Ce was close and heard it immediately.
Sun Ce picked up the wine flask on his desk, moved two steps lightly, came to Wu Jing's desk, and called out "Uncle!" He poured some wine for Wu Jing and said slowly: "Uncle, victory or defeat is a common thing in military affairs.
, don’t take it to heart, there will always be a comeback.”
Seeing that his nineteen-year-old nephew was so sensible, Wu Jing couldn't help but feel relieved. He gratefully looked up at Sun Ce standing in front of him, nodded and said, "It's okay, uncle, it's okay. Wentai has a son like you, Jiuquanxia."
It’s time to rest in peace!” Wu Jing’s eyes turned red as he spoke, and he twitched and choked twice.
As soon as Sun Ce comforted Wu Jing, Sun Ben behind him couldn't bear the crowd's refutation of his suggestions, and asked loudly: "This won't work, that won't work either, where should we go?"
Sun Ce turned around, glanced at the irritable Sun Bi, and then glanced at Zhang Hong who was above Sun Bi. He turned around and slowly walked back to the front seat. He bowed politely towards Zhang Hong's seat and said loudly with a smile:
"Mr. Zhang, I don't know what Mr. Zhang thinks about choosing the direction?"
Competent people are like this. Generally, if you don't ask, he won't tell. Only when everyone is at a loss will he stand up and tell his true insights. This probably makes the capable person appear to be truly capable.
Zhang Hong is in his late forties, with a three-inch long beard on his chin, and he looks a bit like a fairy. But if you pay close attention, you will find that when he is thinking about a problem, his eyes keep turning, which makes him look like this
People are full of evil spirits.
Zhang Hong prides himself on being a capable person. When he was young, he traveled to Kyoto and studied in Luoyang, studying "Yi", "Shangshu", "Han Shi", "Book of Rites", "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" and other ancient classics. Back to
After returning to his hometown in Guangling, he was recommended as Maocai, but Zhang Hong did not accept it. After completing his studies, he returned to his hometown in Guangling and was recommended as Xiaolian, but Zhang Hong did not accept it.
But he always refused to become an official. Even in the sixth year of Zhongping, the generals He Jin, Taiwei Zhu Jun, and Sikong Xunshuang made him a minister, but Zhang Hong all complained that he was ill. Later, because of his mother's death, in order to avoid the invitation to serve as an official, he hid.
When they arrived at Jiangdu, they were asked to leave the mountain by Sun Ce, who was crying and shouting. He is such a popular person, but he is not a capable person. Who else is capable?
Zhang Hong obviously had plans for Sun Ce's future. He stood up confidently, looked around, and said softly: "Zigang still said the same thing, the world is in chaos and troubles. If my lord wants to make great achievements, he should go south.
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"Crossing south?" Sun Ben, who was standing next to him, asked in confusion: "Where do we cross to the south?"
Zhang Hong looked at the cute yet silly Sun Bi and said calmly: "Chaohu!"
"Uh-huh!" As soon as Zhang Hong finished speaking, several people in the venue stood up. Among them were Sun Bi who was puzzled, Wu Jing who was surprised, and Zhou Yu who agreed. Everyone else was also worried about Zhang Hong's
Gao Lun looked moved, but his expressions were different.
Sun Ce was young and looked very dignified at this time. He was not as moved as everyone else. He just lowered his head and coughed twice to signal everyone to be calm. He raised his right hand and said, "Why did Mr. Zhang say that Bo Fu can
Going to Chaohu?”
Zhang Hong nodded in agreement, walked out from behind his seat, walked to the center of the hall and said, "Everyone, does anyone know who is under the control of Chaohu Lake now?"
Almost everyone present knew this question, and Sun Ben almost blurted out the words "Silly question!". But the handsome Zhou Yu interrupted him and said: "Chaohu belongs to Yangzhou and was originally an independent county. Since Zheng Bao defeated Wancheng, it was
After Cao Zhi was killed in Ruxuwu, Chaohu was now controlled and controlled by Lu Kang of Lujiang and Cao Zhi of Danyang."