Yingchuan County, south bank of Yingshui River, General Polu's camp.
Sun Jian stood in the main tent and listened to his subordinates' report on their casualties. His heart was bleeding. He waved his hand impatiently, indicating that he should not report any more. Although he did not know the specific details, he still knew the general casualties.
Cao Cao knew that Sun's army was no match for him in the field, but he refused to defend the city and wait for death. Instead, he used the river as a natural line of defense. After more than a month, Sun's army suffered more than 25,000 casualties. Currently, Sun Jian's troops were less than 50,000.
When I think about taking down Cao Cao, I have to pay a big price, and even if I take Yingchuan, I may not be able to sit back and relax. It needs to be known that there are still tens of thousands of Yangzhou troops in Pei and Rudong.
Sun Jian paced back and forth impatiently, his face as gloomy as the hazy sky before a storm. However, the sky seemed to think that he was too successful this year, and sent him another bad news. The entire line east of Yingshui in Runan County was lost.
"What did you say?" Sun Jian stared at the Runan envoy fiercely. He laughed fiercely at first, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Rudong eight counties, eight whole counties, were all lost in one breath. Xu Mengyu is really capable...
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"General..."
The Runan envoy opened his mouth to explain, but was interrupted by Sun Jian arrogantly: "Isn't Xu Mengyu known as a famous general? A famous general only has these two moments?"
"..." The Runan envoy's face turned red all of a sudden. The so-called Lord humiliated his ministers to death. Sun Jian insulted Lord Xu in person. He should have shown his stance at the last resort. However, in today's world, how many people dare to confront "Tiger" Sun Jian?
Goring an ox with him in a rage? Unless you are tired of living and are eager to die.
Xu Xuan relied on his famous family and never bothered to associate with him. If it weren't for the fact that he was obsessed with seeking revenge from Dong, he would not even say a few words or do anything superficial, and would always look like he owed him eight million yuan.
Now that he was in a crisis, he thought of me. The more Sun Jian thought about it, the angrier he became and yelled: "Let him solve it by himself. If he can't solve it, just find a rope to hang himself..."
Sun Jian's angry roar echoed in the tent and lingered for a long time.
The Runan envoy bowed his head vigorously, while the Sun army generals secretly communicated with their eyes. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that if the situation in Runan was allowed to deteriorate, Sun Jian would definitely not be in trouble.
No matter how reluctant he is, Runan can still be saved. The question is, how should he be saved?
Sun Jian took a long breath, dismissed Runan's envoy, returned to his seat, sat down, rubbed his Jingming point, and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, Sun Jian said slowly: "What do you mean?"
As soon as Sun Jianfu opened his mouth, Wu Jing, Sun Bi, Sun Xiang, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and others immediately exchanged their opinions in low voices. Soon, fierce arguments could be heard in the tent. Apparently, the generals encountered differences.
Wu Jing and Sun Ben believe that the most important thing for their side at the moment is to recapture the base camp Yingchuan. It is not advisable to deploy too many troops. Sending a few thousand troops is just as meaningful as it is meaningful. There is no need to defeat the opponent. They only need to help Xu Mengyu hold the Yingshui line until their side regains Yingchuan.
It's not too late to kill the Cao thieves and free up your hands to deal with Zhou Xin, Zhou Ang brothers.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai believed that Cao Cao had learned the art of war, knew the battle formations, and had a favorable location. His troops were in the water, and they could not move down Yingchuan in a hurry. The six thousand elite cavalry in the army were doing nothing and wasting food and grass. Why not deploy the best troops to defeat the Zhou brothers first?
If he then goes behind Cao Cao's back, Cao Cao will be trapped internally, with no external support to rely on, his retreat will be cut off, and he will soon be defeated.
"Gong Jin, whose proposal do you think is better?" Sun Ce turned to ask Zhou Yu beside him. Both of them were at the bottom of the tent.
"I rather agree with the suggestions of Colonel Cheng and Huang." Zhou Yu replied with a smile. If Sun Ce's smile is compared to the bright sunshine, which warms the heart and lungs, Zhou Yu's smile is like a spring breeze.
Sun Ce laughed loudly and said: "Haha Gong Jin, you and I really have the same views." Sun Ce did not blindly support Wu Jing and Sun Ben just because they were his relatives. He had his own opinions. Sun Ce raised his hand and wanted to go.
He slapped Zhou Yu, but forgot that he had an injury on his shoulder, and bared his teeth for a while.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu's face became solemn and he took the opportunity to say: "Gai Qiaoqi is one of the most famous generals in the world. He is extremely heroic and fierce. He defeats every opponent he attacks, but it is rare to hear that he personally participates in the battle. My brother.
I heard that he repeatedly advised his fierce generals: "You can't be brave enough to be brave, and you can't be ignorant of the book as a general." This is a wise saying. Brother, can you remember this lesson?"
Sun Ce laughed twice and said: "I remember, I remember..."
Zhou Yu stopped talking and didn't try to persuade him any more. This is where he is smart. Sun Ce has a strong and decisive temperament. Some words can only be said once. Saying too much will inevitably offend him.
At this time, I heard Sun Jian speak again: "De Mou, public prosecution, please tell me in detail."
Seeing that Sun Jian was more inclined to Cheng Pu and Huang Gai's plan, Wu Jing and Sun Ben looked at each other and remained silent.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai agreed that heavy troops should be concentrated in the east, but the specifics were different. Cheng Pu was more conservative and advocated that the army should advance slowly, with Yingshui running across the north and south of Runan County, more than a few hundred miles? And it could be
Bypassing Chen State, once the Zhou brothers lost the Yingshui barrier, they could do nothing. Huang Gai was more radical and advocated going straight to Xiang County, the administrative center of Pei State, forcing the Zhou brothers to withdraw their troops, and then setting up an ambush on the road, defeating them in a battle, and quickly
break the ice.
Sun Jian was not very satisfied with Cheng Pu's suggestion. You must know that Runan County is adjacent to Jiujiang County in Yangzhou to the southeast. Zhou Ang, the elder of the Zhou family, is the prefect of Jiujiang. Even if it fails, he can quickly withdraw from his territory. At the same time, he has to worry about his departure.
Returning. Huang Gai's words made Sun Jian's eyes light up for an instant.
Zhou Yu tapped his index finger on the desk in front of him, as if in deep thought. Sun Ce, who was sitting with him on the desk, couldn't help but said: "Colonel Huang deserves to be from a noble family. He has read many military books and strategies. This strategy is so wonderful. Gong Jin,
What do you think?"
Zhou Yu murmured to himself: "In my opinion, attacking Xiangxian County is not as good as attacking Longkang."
"What?" Sun Ce didn't hear clearly what Zhou Yu said and asked with a confused look on his face.
Zhou Yu laughed and shook his head. He was just a seventeen-year-old kid who had just entered the battlefield. Even if he put forward his own ideas, most of them would be ignored by no one except the sworn brother in front of him. He said word by word: "Attack"
It is better to attack Longkang than Xiang County."
"Long Kang?" Sun Ce was shocked. That was the rear area of the Zhou brothers.
Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Xiang County is the seat of Pei State. Controlling Xiang County is equivalent to controlling the entire Pei State. From Cao Cao's point of view, how can he not leave a heavy army? With the backing of Lu State and Shanyang, it is not easy to attack.
"
Sun Ce hesitated and said: "But..."
Zhou Yu knew what he was worried about. Long Kang was behind the Zhou brothers, and he had to make a big circle. If he was not careful during this period, it would have serious consequences. It would not be possible to annihilate the whole army, but he would definitely not be able to achieve the set goal. However, there are many advantages.
, First of all, Longkang is sandwiched between Xiangxian, Rudong, and Jiujiang counties. The Zhou brothers thought they were safe and were definitely unprepared. Secondly, Longkang was the place where the Zhou brothers stored grain. Once they attacked Longkang, the Zhou brothers would inevitably return.
"It's too risky..." Sun Ce then smiled and said, "But I think it's worth a try."
Zhou Yu smiled happily, and then he was surprised to see Sun Ce stand up suddenly, clasping his fists at Sun Jian and saying, "Father, if you ask me, it is better to attack Longkang than to attack Xiang County."
As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell into silence, and the atmosphere was extremely cold. Dozens of eyes fell on him, and Sun Ce was not embarrassed and acted calmly.
Sun Jian frowned and scolded: "My lord is discussing matters, how dare you interrupt? Don't think that sneaking into the battlefield is over. I will teach you a lesson later. Sit down."
Zhou Yu quietly pulled Sun Ce, but the latter broke away with force and looked at his father stubbornly.
Sun Jian was furious. In the army, he always kept his word and had great power. Who dared to disobey him? He slapped several cases severely and cursed: "Shu Zi..."
Wu Jingsheng was afraid that his nephew would be reprimanded, so he said awkwardly: "General, Bo Fu has a steady temper and a plan. He said that attacking Longkang may not be without reason. You let him talk."
Sun Jian glared at Wu Jing and said: "Soldiers, important matters of the country, must not be ignored. Isn't this child's play? Children are fooling around, Gongming, you are also fooling around?"
"..." Wu Jing kept laughing.
Huang Gai looked at Sun Ce for a long time, then suddenly clasped his fists and said to Sun Jian: "General, my subordinates think that the attack on Longkang is calculated."
Huang Gai was a serious man, with a decisive strategy in his heart. He was definitely not just rescuing Sun Ce like Wu Jing. Sun Jian groaned and said to Sun Ce with a cold face: "If you can't explain why, let's see how I punish you."
Sun Ce cupped his fists, smiled, and said, "Let Gong Jin speak for himself. He proposed this."
"..." Zhou Yu couldn't help but be speechless.
"Shuzi, Shuzi..." Sun Jian felt an evil fire rising in his heart, soaring all the way to his head. To be honest, this was his son. If it had been anyone else, he would have had someone pull him out and behead him in public early in the morning.
Sun Ce didn't seem to notice. He grabbed Zhou Yu's arm and lifted it up, urging: "Why are you still standing there? Tell me..."
Zhou Yu glanced at his adopted brother helplessly. It was inevitable that things had come to this. He organized his words a little and spoke his thoughts in a clear voice. It was a little choppy at first, but later it became smoother, like water pouring from a hanging river.
Pay attention without exhausting it.
The generals like Huang Gai nodded, and those like Cheng Pu shook their heads. Facing the doubts represented by the latter, Zhou Yu did not flinch and responded one by one. It is really rare for a young man to have such demeanor.
Cheng Pu was the one who persisted the longest. Although he thought this strategy was too risky from beginning to end, he had nothing to say in the end.
Seeing that Cheng Pu and others were silent one after another, Huang Gai smiled and said: "In the past, Sima (Qian) Taishi always thought that Liuhou (Zhang Liang) must be a tall and handsome man, until he saw his portrait.
The woman was a good woman, and she was shocked. A hundred years later, Gong Jin was the same?" Huang Gai compared Zhou Yu to Zhang Liang, the marquis of Liuzhou. This evaluation can be said to be extremely high.
Sun Jian took a deep look at Zhou Yu, and then glanced at Sun Ce who was smiling extremely happily...
Late that night, Sun Jian ordered his men to cross the Yingshui River at night to attack the north bank. At the same time, with his wife's brother Wu Jing as the commander and the school captain Huang Gai as his deputy, Sun Jian had 4,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry sneaking out from the south gate of the camp and heading southeast.
OK. Of course, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are with the army.