Outside Jiangxia City, the sky is filled with tents that block out the sun. If you stand on the city tower and look down, you will be photographed by the majestic momentum of the army outside the city.
At this time, except for the three cities of Jiangxia, Xiakou and Jiangling that were not captured by Jiangdong, the entire Jiangxia County had completely fallen into Jiangdong's hands.
A few days ago, Sun Ce personally led an army of 100,000 troops from Jiangdong, and captured the entire Jiangxia County with the force of strong winds. At this time, only the three cities of Jiangxia, Xiakou and Jiangling were still struggling to hold on.
The three thousand navy troops that Jiangxia relied on for survival were attacked by the Jiangdong navy army before they could fight. The three thousand navy troops were completely wiped out. All the ferries in Jiangxia County were burned to the ground. All counties in Jiangxia County were in front of Sun Ce's army.
, without any resistance at all, the city was captured by Jiangdong's army.
In just two days, all counties in Jiangxia were captured by Sun Ce in three groups. Now hundreds of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers and horses have surrounded the three cities of Jiangxia, and Jingzhou's world-famous Feilong Army is also trapped in the city, helpless.
In the past few days, Sun Ce first ordered Jiangdong generals, Zhou Tai, Han Dang, and Jiang Qin to lead 15,000 troops respectively to block all the Feilong troops in the three cities of Jiangxia. Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Taishi Ci divided their troops into three.
Road, in just two days, the entire Jiangxia County was under control.
Now, except for the 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Jiang Qin and Han Dang, the 100,000-strong waterway army east of the Yangtze River have gathered outside Jiangxia City.
"Gong Jin, how is the situation of the army now?" In the Chinese army's tent, all the generals under Sun Ce gathered here. Sun Ce was obviously very interested and looked at Zhou Yu with a smile on his face.
"Lord, the loss of the 100,000-strong army in Jiangdong is only over a thousand people. We have captured all parts of Jiangxia in the past two days. The morale of the soldiers is very high. They only need a short rest before they can attack the city again." He ran non-stop for two consecutive days, even though
Even Sun Ce's personal guards were a little tired.
"Okay, now the entire Jiangxia County except for the three cities of Jiangxia has been captured. We, Jiangdong, have added another county. We only need to rest for one day, and our 100,000 Jiangdong army can go straight into the hinterland of Jingzhou and seize Jingzhou." Sun Ce said.
He smiled and said, now it's finally time to avenge the hatred of killing his father and taking away his wife. How could Sun Ce be unhappy?
"My lord, although the entire territory of Jiangxia has been captured, there are still three cities in Jiangxia that have not been captured at this time. In my opinion, my lord should capture these three cities first before attacking Jingzhou. Since Jiangxia has now been captured
The lord has captured it, and it has become the rear area of the army. If the three cities are not captured and there are any changes in Jiangxia, the situation of the unstable army in the rear area will be worrying." Zhang Hong saw that everyone in the big tent looked happy, and was afraid of Sun Ce.
Because of this, I felt complacent and couldn't help but remind myself.
"The military advisor was too careful. Now that Wenpin's army has been besieged in the city, the 20,000 Feilong Army and the 20,000 Jiangxia defenders are not a concern at all. I think your lord will not let go of attacking the three cities of Jiangxia while continuing to attack Jingzhou.
Now that Jingzhou is suffering from internal and external troubles, if we don't take this opportunity to capture more places, after Liu Biao responds, we will never be as successful as we are today."
The person who spoke was none other than Sun Ce's general Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai was guarding the outside of Jiangxia City to prevent Wenpin from attacking from behind. In the past two days, the other generals had more or less accomplished military exploits. Only he, Jiang Qin, and Han Dang did not go into battle.
Kill the enemy.
Sun Ce hesitated after hearing what the two said. After many years of renovation by Jingzhou, the three cities of Jiangxia and Xia were built extremely tall. In addition, they were guarded by the Feilong Army, one of the two elites in Jingzhou. Even though there were many soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, there were no
It couldn't be conquered in more than ten days.
But Zhang Hong's words are not unreasonable. He led Jiangdong's army to invade the hinterland of Jingzhou. Once something happens in Jiangxia, Jiangdong's army of more than 100,000 people will have their way of retreat cut off, and they may have to follow his father's footsteps.
Following in his footsteps, Sun Jian's lesson has always been a wake-up call in his heart.
Hesitating in his heart, Sun Ce surrendered his eyes to Zhou Yu. The only one who could make a reasonable decision at this time was Zhou Yu.
Sure enough, after seeing Sun Ce, Zhou Yu pondered for a while and said: "My lord, Zigang is right, it is not suitable to continue attacking Jingzhou now. Although Wenpin, the general of the Feilong Army, was cautious, he seized the opportunity just right and besieged the three cities of Jiangxia.
As time goes by, it will inevitably find loopholes, and when the rear is unstable and the morale of the army is low, even if it sends troops to attack Jingzhou, it will not be effective."
"Furthermore, Zhuge Liang, a famous scholar from Jingzhou mentioned by Zigang, is now in Jiangxia. Although we don't know his talents, my lord should know the talents of Pang Tong, who is equally famous with him. Since he arrived in Jiangxia only a few days ago
He has handled Jiangxia's government affairs in an orderly manner, and I am afraid that only Zibu can compete with him in the entire Jiangdong. Now that the lord's army has captured the entire Jiangxia, if this person had not already had a countermeasure, he would definitely not sit idly by and watch.
Therefore, this person has to be on guard."
"Then Cao Cao persuaded my lord to attack Jingzhou, he must have wanted to reap the benefits, so lord Cao Cao had to guard against it. Now Jingzhou is already suffering from internal and external troubles, but its strength is indeed not weak. If Liu Biao really makes up his mind to fight, there will be no
This war will not end in a few months, and the purpose of my lord's coming here is not simply for Jingzhou."
Zhou Yu's tone couldn't help but become more serious when he said this. In his opinion, although Jingzhou's rise is not slow, now that there is turmoil, there is nothing to be afraid of. In addition, Jiangdong has captured Jiangxia, and Jingzhou's strength has suffered heavy losses. Sun Ce
Now while stabilizing Jiangxia, we should surrender to the north bank of the Yangtze River. After all, the biggest obstacle to Jiangdong's rise is Cao Cao.
After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Sun Ce's face was filled with uncertainty. Capturing Jingzhou meant not only expansion of his power, but also revenge for killing his father and seizing his wife. Now that he heard Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Ce knew in his heart that Zhou Yu was right.
But I'm still a little undecided.
Now that Jiangdong is internally stable, the only people who can pose a threat are the Shanyue tribe hiding in the mountains and forests. This Shanyue tribe has just been severely injured by him. It will take at least a year to harass and alert them again. If they do not take this opportunity to break through Cao Cao's
Blockade, I'm afraid Jiangdong will really be trapped and die in Jiangdong.
Everyone in the tent was silent when they saw Sun Ce thinking about it. They all knew Sun Ce's hatred for Jingzhou very well. At this time, no one except Zhou Yu could persuade Sun Ce to move.
Zhou Yu on the side did not speak, but looked at Sun Ce calmly. In his opinion, Sun Ce was not a qualified prince. Sun Ce was impulsive and often did things regardless of the consequences. These were Sun Ce's shortcomings. If Sun Ce could make the right choice today.
, then Sun Ce is suitable to be a prince. If he wants to be a qualified prince, his personal hatred will be nothing at all.
Today, if Sun Ce chooses to stand still and attack the three cities of Jiangxia, then he will assist Sun Ce to become the overlord even if he dies. If Sun Ce really ignores the overall situation and forces the capture of Jingzhou, then he will still assist Sun Ce, but being able to help Sun Ce defend Jiangdong is enough.
The limit of what he could do.
For half an hour, the silence in the big tent was extremely silent, and even the sound of breathing could not be heard. For half an hour, Sun Ce struggled in his heart and finally made a decision.
Sun Ce raised his head and looked at the crowd and said: "Gong Jin is right. Jingzhou is already suffering from internal and external troubles. It is nothing to worry about. We can capture it at any time. However, our main goal in Jiangdong is to take this opportunity to break through the blockade of the Yangtze River and control the situation in Jiangdong."
Completely open.”
As soon as Sun Ce finished speaking, although many generals in the tent felt a little disappointed, they all looked excited. The fact that Sun Ce could make this decision showed that Sun Ce had begun to learn how to be a prince. As for Zhou Yu and Zhang Hong,
Looking at each other, both of them saw the smile in each other's eyes. Sun Ce's maturity made them both sincerely happy.
"My lord is wise." Zhou Yu said with a smile.
"My lord is wise." Everyone in the big tent also bowed and saluted.
"Haha, okay. I hope I can hunt Jingzhou with you someday." Sun Ce couldn't help but feel proud when he saw everyone, and the trace of grievance he felt just now disappeared, and he immediately stood up and shouted loudly.
"We are willing to drive for the main attack!" Everyone in the big tent hurriedly bowed and shouted in unison. At this time, everyone looked excited and their hearts were shaking.
"I would like to recommend someone to your lord. This person will definitely be able to help your lord conquer the world." Zhou Yu suddenly shouted respectfully, with indescribable joy in his voice.
"Oh, do you mean what Gong Jin said?" The smile on Sun Ce's face became even brighter.
"How dare Gong Jin lie to deceive the lord? This man is ten times more talented than Gong Jin and can plan the world for the lord." Zhou Yu immediately bowed and said.
"Who is Gong Jin talking about?" Sun Ce was filled with joy beyond words and stepped forward to help Zhou Yu up.
"This man's surname is Lu, his given name is Zijing, and he is a good friend of the last general. Zijing's mind is not inferior to Gong Jin's in the civil and military affairs of the world, and his planning skills are ten times better than Gong Jin's. If my lord can get help from this person,
, you can definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and you can achieve hegemony." Zhou Yu was talking about Lu Su, Lu Su was his only because his mother died at home and he was a filial piety, otherwise Zhou Yu would have introduced him to Sun Ce long ago.
"Where is this person now?" Sun Ce asked immediately.
"This man is in the tent of his subordinates." Zhou Yu ordered people to invite Lu Su. After he defeated Xu Shu of Jingzhou in Yuzhang County, he rushed to Lujiang County without stopping. On the way, Zhou Yu secretly
He went to Lu Su's home to invite Lu Su. Although Lu Su was in mourning at this time, the situation in the world has changed, and Jiangdong may be overturned at any time if he is not careful. Therefore, Zhou Yu showed his interests to Lu Su and asked him to
He came out to assist Sun Ce.
However, although Lu Su agreed to Zhou Yu's coming out, he proposed to stay in Sun Ce's camp for a period of time to observe Sun Ce's behavior before making a decision. Now that Sun Ce was in a state of excitement, if Lu Su could make plans for Sun Ce, he would definitely be able to get Sun Ce.