Wu Jun, looking at the expedited documents sent from various places, Zhou Yu's expression rarely appeared a bit solemn, but a touch of unconcealable excitement in his eyes exposed his thoughts at this moment.
Judging from the official documents sent from various places, Cao Cao was ready to go south, and Jiangdong would definitely resist Cao Cao with Jingzhou, and a war could happen at any time.
Since the war with Jingzhou two years ago, the situation in Jiangdong has taken a sharp turn for the worse. If Sun Ce had not selected talents with fierce means, Jiangdong would have lost the qualification to compete with Cao Cao and Liu Qi at this time.
Although the battle two years ago shocked the entire Jiangdong, it also made the Jiangdong soldiers who were above the top lies dormant until now. Jiangdong has developed too smoothly, and it has smoothly made all the soldiers from Sun Ce to ordinary soldiers.
Becoming more arrogant.
Half a year is not long, but for Jiangdong, the past six months is too precious. The situation in Jiangdong has completely stabilized. The people who have been looked at have been discovered, and the generals in the army have made statements from time to time.
Although the Shanyue tribe caused chaos from time to time, it was also a good whetstone. Countless young generals were transferred to quell the rebellion and killed them to allow these generals to grow up quickly.
"Governor, the lord has invited you."
After sorting out his clothes, Zhou Yu stood up and followed the envoy to Sun Ce's mansion.
"Brother is here." As soon as he arrived outside the Sun Ce Mansion, a young man of seventeen or eighteen shouted at Zhou Yu from afar.
"Zhongmou, when did you come back?" Looking up at the young man, Zhou Yu couldn't help feeling dazed. The person in front of him was nothing but Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan. Compared to two years ago, Sun Quan was a little less.
The bookish spirit has a little more killing.
As early as half a year ago, Sun Ce sent Sun Quan to command two thousand troops to guard one side. The place where the Shanyue people often appeared. I think Sun Quan fought with the Shanyue people a lot in half a year.
"Haha, the turmoil in the Shanyue tribe has been settled, and the remaining shortcomings are difficult to gather in a short period of time. I just received the order from my elder brother and rushed back." Sun Quan smiled and went forward.
Zhou Yu suddenly realized that Sun Ce naturally knew what Cao Cao was thinking. Generals were transferred back these days. I think Sun Ce had prepared for Cao Cao's journey south long ago.
"The lord is asking, let's go in quickly." Zhou Yu walked into the mansion with Sun Quan.
"I've seen the lord." When I arrived at the hall, I saw that several people had arrived first in the hall. Even Sun Ce had already sat upright on the lord's seat. The two of them hurriedly bowed to see him.
"Well, Gongjin should take his seat soon." After Sun Ce said that, he waved to Sun Quan and signaled Sun Quan to sit aside.
"The news came from Xu Du that Cao Cao had begun to secretly dispatch the army, and it seemed that he would go south soon." When everyone arrived, Sun Ce spoke first. Half a year ago, Cao Cao defeated the three brothers of Yuan, and the entire Jiangbei was already the dominant rule of Cao Cao.
On one side, it can be said that the entire northern land has been in Cao Cao's jar, and it is only a matter of time before all of them are recovered.
"Cao Cao is so powerful that my Jiangdong strength is still far behind it. What do you think?" After saying that, Sun Ce's eyes drooped and he stopped talking.
"Lord, although Cao Cao has a great power, he is full of enemies because of his great power. If Cao Cao can develop with peace of mind for a few years, his chances of winning will increase when he goes south will be greatly increased. The reason why he is impatient to lead his troops south is that it is because
Because I was concerned about Jingzhou and I, Jiangdong, and wanted to severely damage my Jiangdong as soon as possible. Even though my Jiangdong power was not as good as Cao Cao, there was still no turmoil in the northern parts. Cao Cao went south so quickly, which just gave us an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Taking the opportunity to defeat Cao Cao's army in one fell swoop and then eradicate Cao Cao, I am afraid that the world will fall into Cao Cao's hands sooner or later. Therefore, this battle is inevitable, so please prepare for it early."
Zhang Zhao took the initiative to speak, and Cao Cao led his troops south. Although it was dangerous for Jiangdong, it was much better than Cao Cao's move south after stabilizing the north.
For example, today Cao Cao, Liu Qi and Sun Ce each ruled one side. Although Jingzhou and Jiangdong are not weak, there must be a big gap with Cao Cao, who is about to dominate the entire north.
If Cao Cao did not launch troops to go south, I am afraid that many people in Jiangdong would stand up and persuade Sun Ce to go north. Liu Qi, Gongsun Du and others would never unite to fight against Cao Cao. Once Cao Cao digests the entire north, who is his opponent?
This is also the reason why Zhang Zhao repeatedly persuaded Sun Ce to join forces with Jingzhou to fight against Cao Cao. At this time, Jiangdong did not have the strength to fight against Cao Cao. As time goes by, the gap will only grow bigger and bigger.
"Zibu said it right. Cao Cao's power is so powerful that it must be guarded against. If you cannot attack head-on, it will be extremely unfavorable for my Jiangdong." Lu Su also stood up and bowed. Although he did not want Zhang Zhao to advocate the attack on Cao Cao like that, he agreed to Jingzhou with him.
Join forces to fight against Cao Cao.
The former is not the generals of Jiangdong, even Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others may not be able to make up their minds to start a war with Cao Cao, let alone the aristocratic families in Jiangdong.
"Lord, you should send someone to Jingzhou as soon as possible to discuss the alliance with Jingzhou." Zhou Tai and other generals also stood up and said.
In half a year, the voice of joining forces with Jingzhou to fight Cao Cao had already spread throughout Jiangdong. Both military generals and strategists gradually accepted this fact. Even if someone disagreed, he would not stand up and oppose this matter.
This battle is related to the future of Jiangdong. With Sun Ce's character, he will never compromise with Cao Cao, so there is only one way to start a war.
"What do you think, Gongjin?" Sun Ce looked up at everyone, turned his head to look at Zhou Yu, and Zhou Yu had not spoken a word since the discussion.
Seeing Sun Ce asking, Zhou Yu stood up and glanced at everyone: "If you want to fight Cao Cao, you will naturally have to unite with Jingzhou, but this time Cao Cao led his troops south to Jingzhou. I think the joint matter should be more urgent than me.
Why do you guys be so anxious? I think the envoy sent by Liu Qi is probably on the way at this time. What I should do is to mobilize troops and prepare for the next battle."
"Gongjin said it right. I want to set up a large army of 100,000 on the waters, stationed troops in Jiujiang and wait for an opportunity to control Cao's troops. Except for the remaining generals, the rest of the troops followed me. This battle is only allowed to win but not lose." Sun Ce
Nodded and looked at everyone and said.
"No." Everyone knew that Sun Ce had made up his mind and immediately bowed to accept the order.
"You can prepare quickly. The army will set off in ten days." Everyone in the hall was the counselors and generals who were recruited by Sun Ce, so they naturally had to fight with Sun Ce.
"Is the lord a 100,000 army too large? The army's food and grass may be a little tight." After everyone went out, Zhang Hong frowned and asked, "The food and grass that the 100,000 army's food and grass were probably consumed in Jiangdong.
"It's okay. If this battle cannot defeat Cao Cao, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to attack the north. Instead of trapping death in Jiangdong, it's better to make a desperate bet and completely open up the situation."
Sun Ce shook his head. He had already been calculating at this time. Last time, Sima Yi suppressed tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers and horses in Jiangdong and did not make any progress. At that time, Sun Ce saw Jiangdong's weakness. If he could not break through the cage, Jiangdong would probably be able to keep his eyes open.
Watching Cao Cao and Liu Qi develop.
Cao Cao was in power in the north, and Liu Qi, Jingzhou, had just occupied Liangzhou half a year ago. It can be said that he also opened the gateway to the north, and now he is only left to shock and guard a corner.
"My lord is right. If I, Jiangdong, cannot take the opportunity to capture Runan, Jiujiang, I may never have a chance again." Zhou Yu nodded, and agreed with Sun Ce's view.
"In this battle, most of Cao Cao's troops will be restrained by Jingzhou. It is a good time to capture Jiujiang and Runan. If we can take the opportunity to capture the two counties, Yuzhou and Xuzhou in one fell swoop, then that is the time for me to show off my strength in Jiangdong.
.” Zhang Zhao nodded and was extremely excited in his eyes.
"In this battle, Zibu stayed in Wujun and was in charge of all affairs in Jiangdong, Gongjin, Zigang and Zijing. You all followed me north." Seeing that everyone was not opposed, Sun Ce immediately ordered.
"promise."
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