"Under the order of the lord, all the troops and horses of our army have already prepared for a big battle, as long as the lord gives an order, all the departments of our army can go straight to the land of Jiangdong! Now that Sun Ce has just died, the garrisons everywhere in Jiangdong still don't know the news that Sun Ce is dead. I also ask the lord to listen to the ministers for a little analysis. ”

"Sun Ce has just died, and the soldiers and horses of Jiangdong do not know the news that Sun Ce is dead, they must not have imagined that the main guild will use troops against Jiangdong at this time, if the main prince takes advantage of the situation to attack urgently, the soldiers and horses of Jiangdong will be caught off guard; With the combat strength of our army, Yue Fei and Gan Ning will definitely be able to destroy the 20,000 troops under Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai in one battle, and if they are handled properly, the two of them can take Nanchang City and capture Yuzhang County; At this time, the lord and the soldiers and horses of Anhui County and General Huang and General Li Siye can also lead the soldiers and horses of the two divisions of General Huang and General Li Siye to attack the Wuhu naval army camp in Jiangdong, if it is handled properly, this battle will definitely hit Jiangdong's 50,000 naval army to attack the hinterland of Jiangdong, which is the advantage of attacking Jiangdong urgently! ”

"However, the rush to attack Jiangdong also has its drawbacks, if the lord and the army are used at this time, the Jiangdong civil and military forces will definitely guess that Sun Ce's death must be related to the lord, and they will definitely put this matter on the head of the lord, so as to boost the morale of the army and people in Jiangdong! Sun Ce's unification of the land of Jiangdong brought peace and prosperity to the people of Jiangdong, and the people of Jiangdong loved and respected Sun Ce very much. Jiangdong Wenwu and the Sun clan knew that after our army attacked Jiangdong, they would also take decisive measures to select the most suitable Wu Hou to succeed them as quickly as possible. ”

"In this way, the land of Jiangdong will once again become an iron plate, and the Jiangdong army will also achieve the momentum of mourning because of Sun Ce's affairs, although our army can take advantage of the early stage, but the war in the back will be much more difficult to fight, this is the disadvantage of the rapid attack!"

"On the contrary, if the lord does not move at this time, Jiangdong will not guess that Sun Ce's death is related to the lord, even if there are rumors in Jiangdong, they will think that whether the lord wants to confirm Sun Ce's life and death or mobilize a large army to prepare for war, it will take a lot of time. In this way, the Jiangdong side will not focus on the lord in a short period of time, but will carry out the struggle for power and profit, as long as the lord does not move in a short period of time, Jiangdong will be in turmoil. At that time, the lord will use troops against Jiangdong, and the internal chaos in Jiangdong will definitely be difficult to stop the lord's army with all his might, and the Jiangdong army will fight separately, and it will definitely not be the opponent of the lord, and the lord can take advantage of the situation to break through and unify the Jiangdong land, which is the advantage of the slow attack! ”

"But when all the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong know the news of Sun Ce's death, they will definitely be on strict guard against our army, and it will be difficult for the lord to defeat the main force of the Jiangdong army quickly with his troops, and even if the Jiangdong side completes the handover of Wu Hou's position very quickly, then the lord will miss such a good opportunity, which is the disadvantage of slowing down the attack!"

"The above points are the minister's shallow opinions, how to ask the lord to decide!"

Yuan Yao lowered his head and thought for a long time, looked up at Liu Ye and Lu Su, and said, "I don't know what the two gentlemen think?" ”

Liu Ye first stepped forward and bowed, and said: "Lord, the minister thinks that the lord should take the strategy of slowing down the attack, and the strategy of rushing to attack is easy first and then difficult, and it involves a lot, which is really undesirable!" ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that, sir? ”

Liu Ye stroked his beard slightly, and said: "Lord, you are the Yangzhou Mu canonized by the imperial court, and the land of Jiangdong is also subordinate to the six counties of Yangzhou. But if the lord assassinates Sun Ce first and then takes advantage of the situation to attack the land of Jiangdong, this will be suspected of assassinating the hero and bullying the widow and the young, which will not only lose the hearts of the people in the world, but also lose the name of righteousness, which is what the wise man does not do! The minister thought that the lord must not attack Jiangdong at this time, so as not to expose the assassination of Sun Ce and be infamous, which is extremely detrimental to the great cause of the lord! ”

As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the righteousness is invincible, these words are not just words, why Liu Bei can divide the world with Cao Cao and Sun Quan in every situation, doesn't it depend on the people's desire and righteousness! Although Yuan Yao did not force himself to become the desire of the people, he did not dare to become the object of the Qianfu, in this era, reputation is extremely important, if the reputation is not good, not only is it difficult to recruit talents, but it is also difficult to settle down in the place under his rule.

When Yuan Yao heard this, he had already made up his mind in his heart, but Yuan Yao couldn't favor one over the other, and finally looked at Lu Su and said, "I don't know what Zijing thinks?" ”

Lu Su stepped forward and bowed, and said: "Back to the lord, the minister also thinks that the lord should take a slow attack, after all, the assassination of the princes of a town is very easy to arouse the jealousy of the surrounding princes, if the lord sits on the assassination of Sun Ce, it will not only lose the name of righteousness, cause the resistance of the soldiers and people in Jiangdong, but also give the surrounding princes an excuse to meddle in the war in Jiangdong, which is also extremely unfavorable for the lord to unify the land of Jiangdong!" ”

Yuan Yao saw that the three of them suggested that he implement a strategy of delaying the attack, and said: "I already know the intentions of the kings, since this is the case, then the strategy of delaying the attack on Jiangdong will be implemented this time, but before that, all departments must be prepared to send troops, this matter must be carried out in secret, and must not be detected by the Jiangdong side, I will definitely destroy Jiangdong and unify Yangzhou in this battle!" ”

"Gentlemen, now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have both occupied the land of three or four states, as long as the Cao Yuan War is over, Huaishui North will rise to a real world overlord, and there is not much time left for us at this time! Only by taking advantage of this eternal opportunity to destroy the land of Jiangdong and unify the six counties of Yangzhou can the three counties of Lujiang have the possibility of achieving great causes! Only when we completely occupy the six counties of Yangzhou can we have a real rear; Only in this way can our army go west with all its strength and attack Jingzhou, Yizhou and Hanzhong; Only by unifying the land of Jiangnan and Jianghuai can we compete with Cao Cao, who occupies the north, and this victory will achieve a great cause, and defeat can also divide half of the country! ”。

When Yuan Yao said this, he drew his sword, pointed his sword at the sky, and said: "I, Yuan Yao, swear here, if I achieve a great cause, I will share the glory and wealth with you, and you are willing to help me?" ”

Pang Tong and the others all bowed down and said: "We will swear to help the lord destroy the land of Jiangdong and unify the six counties of Yangzhou!! ”