After the two sides finished the salute, Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai took their seats. They will be in the most honorable position on Sun Ce's right hand, opposite Guo Jia, the military plan sacrificial wine, which shows Sun Ce's respect for them. They are very grateful, and they dare not consider themselves old men, respectful, and like newcomers.

Sun Ce was very satisfied. What he is most worried about is that the old and the new will not be able to be integrated, and now it seems that Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai are still measured, at least on the surface, they are very cooperative, which saves him a lot of things. He coughed: "Gentlemen, there is only one topic for today's discussion: to capture the lake and land, and it must be fast, it is best to take the lake and land in one day. ”

Zhu Zhi was startled, and subconsciously wanted to speak, but then realized that he was a newcomer and should not speak in a hurry. His reaction was fast, but Sun Ce kept paying attention to him and said with a smile: "Does Gong Zhu think I'm too demanding?" ”

Zhu Zhi shook his hand again and again. "General, I have been stationed in Hulu for more than half a month, and I know a little about Hulu. Although Hulu is a county seat, it is stronger than the general county seat, and our army came in a hurry, and there are no siege equipment, so it is very difficult to get hands on it in a hurry. If the mosquito is attached to the siege, the casualties will be relatively large. ”

Sun Ce nodded. "Thank you Gong Zhu for reminding me, it seems that it is right to invite Gong Zhu to come today. Zhu Gong, I would like to ask you to give us a detailed introduction to the situation of Hulu later, so that everyone can know in their hearts. ”

"Whoa." Zhu Zhi bowed and sat back.

Sun Ce continued: "It's not good to be a soldier. We were originally playing well in Xuzhou, but Yuan Tan had to make this show and lead us to Yanzhou. If we don't cut a piece of his flesh, won't we lose money? ”

"The general is right." Dong Xi said: "Originally, we had already disabled Liu He in Pugupi, and we were waiting for a chance to beat him to death in Xiapi, but now I am relieved that he can come back to life again, and he will have to fight again in the future." General, we're not going to just attack Hulu, are we? Running all the way around, it's too boring to only attack a lake and land. ”

Zhu Zhi and Huang Gai looked at each other. What kind of general is it, Sun Ce has a big tone, and these generals under him are not small. It's not enough to take the lake and land, where else do you want to take it? Changyi?

At this time, Sun Ce smiled and waved his hand. "Whether or not to attack only the lake and land depends on the situation of the lake and land. If we take Hulu in one day, we will attack and advance and try to take Changyi. If it is not difficult to obtain Changyi, then consider whether to eat the whole of Sanyang. If it is more difficult to attack the lake and land tomorrow, then the mind should not be too big, and if you can't eat it and choke again, it will be boring. ”

Dong Xi nodded in agreement. He was supposed to go to Rencheng with Lu Subei, but now the plan has changed and the mission has been canceled, which is a real regret for him. Hearing Sun Ce say this, he was relieved. As long as Sun Ce has the next move, he and Lu Su will be the executors in the first order. As for the lake and land, there is no need to be in such a hurry to fight.

After Sun Ce finished talking about the general plan, he asked Zhu Zhi to explain the situation in Hulu City. Zhu Zhi was not modest, so he used the model to explain the situation in Hulu City. "Hulu is a county, but the location is very important, it has always been a battleground for soldiers, so the city is larger than the general county seat, and the city wall is also high, basically between two and five to three zhang. It is square on the whole, slightly longer from north to south, three miles and twenty-seven steps, slightly from east to west, and one hundred and thirty-two steps from two miles."

Zhu Zhi pointed to the model as he spoke, and halfway through speaking, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. The model in front of me is not only long from north to south and short from east to west, but also relatively close to reality, and even a little irregularity of the city wall is expressed. He stared at the model for a long time, and couldn't help but say, "General, did you come from this model according to the ratio?" ”

Guo Jia smiled: "Of course, if you don't come according to the ratio, what kind of model is it?" ”

"And how did you know the length of the walls in such a short time?"

"Isn't that easy? The baggage battalion sent a few craftsmen to measure it, and they learned island arithmetic with Master Xu, and measuring the length and direction of the city wall is the basic skill. We have built a high platform outside the city, and we can measure it by standing on it. ”

When Zhu Zhi entered the camp, he saw those high platforms, but he thought that they were just looking, but he didn't expect that the craftsmen of the baggage camp could measure the length of the city wall by standing on the high platforms, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly. He knew Xu Yue, and heard that although this person with a strange temper did not fight or work, he was led by two thousand stones. originally thought that Sun Ce was an invitation, but now he knows that Xu Yue has such a big role.

Zhu Zhi suppressed his surprise and continued to explain. The circumference of the lake and the city is eleven miles and eighty-five steps, there are six city gates, including four land gates, two water gates, and the six city gates have urn cities, but the water gate of Linji water on the south side is a bit of a problem. Last year, there was a lot of rain in Yanzhou, and the water level in Jishui was very high for a long time, and the water gate on the south side flooded the foundation, and the soaking time was too long, and half of it collapsed this year, and it has not had time to repair. After Lu Qian came, I don't know if he paid attention to this.

Sun Ce asked a few more questions, especially the water gate at the south gate. Zhu Zhi didn't quite understand, Sun Ce had a ship, and a lot of baggage was transported by ship, but Sun Ce didn't have a warship, so it didn't seem to make sense for him to ask the Water Gate. The east and south gates are adjacent to the water, so it is impossible to deploy troops and is unlikely to be the direction of attack. However, when Sun Ce asked, he said 1510, knowing everything and saying everything.

After listening to this, Sun Ce motioned to the generals to express what they had seen. The generals gathered around the model, some pondering alone, others discussing softly. Lu Su came to Zhu Zhi's side and arched his hand. "Zhu Gong, can you ask a question?"

Zhu Zhi hurriedly returned the favor. "Don't dare."

"How many available soldiers are there in Hulu City, what kind of combat power are they, and what kind of equipment are they?"

Zhu Zhi thought for a moment and shook his head. "It's really hard to say. In addition to Pengshi, Hulu City originally had 500 county soldiers. When I captured Hulu, I encountered mainly county soldiers, who suffered heavy casualties at that time, and there should be more than 100 people who could fight. As for Haoqiang's trophies, I haven't had time to count them, and I don't know how many people Lu Qian has brought. ”

"Do you still have any men in the city?"

"Nope. Lu Qian came suddenly, and the city responded strongly, and my subordinates were attacked by them inside and outside, and they were basically not spared. ”

"Then can you tell which ones are the strongest in the city? Can you recognize them when you see their battle flags? ”

"That's fine."

Lu Su turned to Sun Ce. "General, I would like to ask Captain Zhu to take the stage together to check the defending generals of each section of the city wall, see the distribution of their troops, and maybe find the weak points."

Sun Ce nodded and looked at Zhu Zhi. "Zhu Gong, I'm sorry for you."

Lu Su said halfway, Zhu Zhi already understood his intentions, and couldn't help but secretly admire. can think about things in such detail, this young man named Lu Su is a natural leader of soldiers. Many of the powerful people in the county have manors outside the city, and they know which people are involved in defending the city, arrest their families, and push them forward, and half of these people's fighting spirit will collapse.

"Please." Zhu Zhi stretched out his hand to invite, not daring to pretend to be an old man. He had heard about Sun Ce's invitation to Lu Su, and originally thought that Sun Ce was a young man, but now he knew that this person was worth Sun Ce's attention to invite, and he would definitely be a general on the side of the town in the future, and maybe he would have a chance to compete with Zhou Yu. Such a young man cannot be taken lightly.