With Liu Pi's words, Luo Yang was more than relieved. Liu Pi and Gong Du were both prudent in their work. Luo Yang had always been at ease with them, otherwise he would not have handed over the Yongzhi army to them.
Take care of it. After Liu Pi and the others returned to their seats, Luo Yang took a deep breath, began to write the last military order, and shouted: "Huang Zhong, Guo Jia obeys the order!"
Huang Zhong was about to stand up after hearing his name, but when he heard Luo Yang calling Guo Jia's name again from behind, he couldn't help but be startled. On the contrary, Guo Jia seemed to have guessed it a long time ago, and stood up with a smile.
Huang Zhong was just stunned for a moment, and then immediately stood next to Guo Jia. The two of them cupped their fists and shouted at the same time: "The general (subordinate) is here!"
Luo Yang threw the military order book with the tiger seal out and shouted in a deep voice: "I will allocate 10,000 troops to you two! Huang Zhong will be the commander and Guo Jia will join the army and pacify Wuling as quickly as possible! Then return to the army.
Join our army to attack Xiangyang! Remember to be careful and never be careless!"
Although Luo Yang had previously sent Liu Pi and three others to capture Nanjun, the generals had already guessed that Luo Yang would send Huang Zhong to capture Wuling. However, they did not expect that Luo Yang would also send Guo Jia, and also allocate 10,000 horses to Huang Zhong! Just now Liu
Pi Ke said that the garrison of Wuling was less than 500 people. Luo Yang not only sent a super strong general like Huang Zhong, but also a top strategist like Guo Jia, and added 10,000 troops. This was a bit of a fuss.
Already?
Although Huang Zhong had some doubts, the military order was already in his hands, and the boy Guo Jia was desperately pulling on his armor from behind, signaling for him to accept the order. In the end, Huang Zhong could only clasp his fists at Luo Yang and shout
: "The last general takes orders!"
Luo Yang did not explain why he sent so many troops to Huang Zhong, but nodded and shouted to the generals: "Everyone, remember, after taking the city and county, immediately recruit volunteers to defend the city! Then lead the troops to besiege Xiangyang!
"
"Here!" All the generals stood up and shouted to Luo Yang, clasping their fists.
————————————————Dividing Line————————————————————————Three days later, Sun Jian’s Jiangdong Army was quietly
We arrived at a small forest outside Xiangyang City. This time, Sun Jian did not make as big a show as before. He hid behind the small forest and set up camp quietly to avoid disturbing the public.
In the military tent in the center of the camp, Sun Jian, who had just finished handling military affairs, returned to the military tent and saw that General Cheng Pu had been waiting in the military tent for a long time. Both Zu Mao and Han Dang looked good, but
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai were much worse. Three days ago, although Huang Zhong slashed them with the back of a knife, it also caused a lot of damage to them. At least until now, they have not fully recovered. After that incident
During the war, the four generals Cheng Pu were in awe of Huang Zhong's martial arts. Although they were not afraid, they no longer dared to despise Huang Zhong as before.
Seeing Sun Jian entering the military tent, General Cheng Pu quickly stood up and saluted Sun Jian with clasped fists. When Sun Jian saw it, he waved his hand and said, "Okay! There are no outsiders here. You are still injured, so don't be too polite.
Come on, sit down!" After saying that, he went straight back to his seat.
Hearing Sun Jian mentioning his injuries, the four generals Cheng Pu couldn't help but think of the battle in Fancheng, and they all blushed in unison. They usually yelled loudly, but now they realize that there is really a world outside the world, and there are people outside the world! However,
After a moment of embarrassment, Cheng Pu remembered that he still had something serious to say while he was waiting for Sun Jian here. He clasped his fists at Sun Jian and said, "Lord! Is it true that our army is really going to attack Xiangyang?"
Sun Jian shook his head and said: "No! There are at least 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang City. We only have less than 5,000 people. How can we take Xiangyang? But I must kill Wang Rui!"
Originally, after hearing Sun Jian's first few words, the four generals Cheng Pu could not help but heave a sigh of relief, but when Sun Jian said the last words, the four generals Cheng Pu immediately frowned and exclaimed in unison: "No, my lord!"
"
As the leader of the four generals, Cheng Pudang even took a step forward, cupped his fists and persuaded Sun Jian: "My lord! What Luo Yang of Fancheng said was only his one-sided words. No one can be sure whether it is true or false! Besides, Wang Ruinai
He is the governor of Jingzhou appointed by the imperial court. The lord is the governor of Changsha. According to his position, he should be a subordinate of Wang Rui. How can he kill him so easily? If the lord kills Wang Rui, I am afraid it will have an impact on the lord's reputation!
I hope my lord will think twice before acting!" After Cheng Pu finished speaking, the other three generals also tried to persuade Sun Jian in unison, hoping that Sun Jian would give up his mind.
In response to the persuasion of his subordinates, Sun Jian just smiled and shook his head, making a downward movement with his hands to signal the four generals to calm down first, and then said: "Haha! You really think that I am confused by Na Luo Yang, and you are willing to
Being used by him? How could I not see such a crude trick of using a knife to kill someone? I was just following a trick! Luo Yang wanted me to kill Wang Rui, and I happened to want to take Wang Rui's life, so I was just going along with the flow.
Just act on his words!"
The four generals Cheng Pu didn't know that Sun Jian had such a plan, and they all looked at each other in shock. Originally, they thought that Sun Jian had fallen into Luo Yang's trick, so they hurriedly led his troops to Xiangyang. But listening to Sun Jian's tone, it seemed that
There was something hidden in it. The four people immediately did not dare to say anything more. If Sun Jian could tell them this kind of thing, he would naturally say that if he could not tell them, wouldn't they make Sun Jian angry by asking them like this?
Fortunately, Sun Jian didn't have the bad habit of selling things off, so he explained to the four generals: "That day when Luo Yang told me about Wang Rui, I guessed that he wanted to use my hand to kill Wang Rui! Of course I can't
I fell into his trick, but I originally intended to kill Wang Rui, but Luo Yang gave me a reason to do it this time!"
Hearing what Sun Jian said, the four generals Cheng Pu became more and more confused. Zu Mao was the first to bear it and asked: "My lord, didn't we get along well with Wang Rui before? Then Wang Rui never did.
Why does the Lord want to kill him now for interfering with us?"
"Humph!" Hearing what Zu Mao said, Sun Jiandang snorted coldly and said, "Not bad? That was just before! I didn't understand it before, but then I came to Fancheng and saw the three people in Fancheng.
When we had thousands of soldiers and horses, I suddenly figured out something! In the past, Wang Rui had always ignored us in Changsha, and it seemed that he wanted to coexist peacefully with our army! But that was only based on the fact that we did not expand externally!
This time we went north to join the Chenliu Alliance, but Mr. Wang Rui was willing to guard Xiangyang. By then, our participation in the Chenliu Alliance would have greatly increased our momentum. With Wang Rui’s temperament, how could he see us become powerful? I’m afraid we
If I gain some fame during this trip north, Wang Rui will immediately find an excuse to send troops to Changsha!"
"Ah!" The four generals couldn't help being shocked when they heard what Sun Jian said. Although Sun Jian had already decided to send everyone's families to Jiangdong before sending troops. But Changsha is Sun Jian's cornerstone after all. If Changsha is robbed by Wang Rui
Go, then their army will be homeless!
Sun Jian didn't look at the expressions of the four generals. He looked in the direction of Xiangyang and sneered again, saying: "That's why I knew Luo Yang's trick was a trick, but I still went in with my head down! Since Luo Yang said that Wang Rui's intention
Since I am self-reliant, I will use this excuse to kill Wang Rui! If someone really wants to blame me, I will put the responsibility on Luo Yang! Luo Yang told me about this matter. If there is any fault, Luo Yang will naturally be with me.
Take it! Since Luo Yang has been a captain of the Xiyuan Army and is a colleague with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, with connections like his, who in the world dares to say anything!"
Sun Jian's words finally convinced the four generals Cheng Pu. The four generals certainly understood the principle of striking first and being controlled by others. Immediately, the four generals shouted in unison: "My lord is wise!" Sun Jian was also proud to hear this.
Laughed.
But then Huang Gai thought of another thing and asked: "Lord, according to what I just said, how are our troops going to kill Wang Rui?" This returned to the original old problem, although
The Jiangdong Army was brave and good at fighting, and was much better than the Xiangyang Army. Sun Jian was brave and good at fighting, and was assisted by powerful generals like Cheng Pu. But after all, the Xiangyang Army had more than 20,000 people, while the Jiangdong Army only had 5,000 people. Plus Xiangyang
The city walls are high and thick. How can we pass through the protection of the Xiangyang army and kill Wang Rui inside the city?
"Well! That's a problem!" Sun Jian's smile gradually faded. Regarding this problem, Sun Jian hadn't figured out how to do it. It was precisely because of this that Sun Jian let his troops stay in this small forest.
He didn't dare to take action for the time being. But he couldn't come up with a good idea in the past three days. How could he come up with it now? In the end, Sun Jian clapped his hands and sighed: "What a pity! I didn't treat Jun Li this time."
Bring it! Otherwise, with him here, I wouldn’t have to waste so much thought!"
What Sun Jian refers to as "Junli" refers to Zhu Zhi, the only counselor under his command. However, this is just Sun Jian's casual complaint. Zhu Zhi is good at government affairs, but he is not very capable of making plans for marching and fighting.
Even if Zhu Zhi was around at this time, he probably wouldn't be able to come up with any good ideas for Sun Jian.
Among the four generals, Han Dang had the most clever ideas. He rolled his eyes and suddenly clasped his fists at Sun Jian and said, "My lord! The last general has an idea, but I don't know if it will work?"
He attached himself to Sun Jian's ear and whispered a few words to Sun Jian.
At first, Sun Jian's expression didn't change much, but when he heard what happened later, Sun Jian's eyes suddenly widened, and bright lights flashed in his eyes.