The He family manor is about thirty miles away from Wancheng, which is exactly the itinerary of a day's march, and it is also the limit of the scout's normal reconnaissance range. But Sun Ce knew that Cao Cao in the city wanted the other party's life at any time like him, so he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and ordered the guard battalion to closely monitor Wancheng, and report any disturbances in time.

It was Sun Ce's decision to assign the scout battalion to the command of the guard battalion. The soldiers of the scout battalion are all experienced and strong individual soldiers, and there is overlap with the guards, and the scout battalion is assigned to the command of the guard battalion, which invisibly adds a part of the elite, and allows him to directly grasp the confidence, without going through an intermediate link.

From the perspective of modern management, within the scope of ability, the flatter the management, the higher the efficiency, and the less information loss.

Sun Ce immediately stood up. "How many are there?"

"I don't know, it's dark, and the other party sent cavalry to clear the field in advance, we can't get close, we can't see clearly."

"When did the cavalry clear the field?"

"Not long before the people left the city, at most a meal apart."

Sun Ce nodded and instructed Lin Feng to invite Huang Zhong, Zhou Yu and Huang Chengyan to discuss the matter. The other party suddenly went out of the city, and the scouts saw that the situation was urgent, and they didn't have time to inquire about the detailed news, so they warned in advance, which was a good thing. If you wait for everything to be clear before reporting, the time for the battalion to react is very limited, and it is easy to be caught off guard by the other party.

However, the brevity of the information also caused trouble in his judgment. The other party is out of the city, which direction is the goal? Is it to flee, or to attack? If it's an attack, the target is Yuan Shu who gathers in the south, or is it an attack on me outside the He family's manor?

The lack of troops and the fact that they had to divide the troops was originally a last resort. But Sun Ce was not worried about himself, but Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu seems to have more troops, more than 10,000 people, on par with Cao Cao, but Yuan Shu himself has limited command experience, and most of his time as a tiger lieutenant and captain of Changshui was wasted on cockfighting and lackeys, robbery halfway, and he didn't have much actual combat experience. The last time he garrisoned Xinye, the army was outside the city, and he actually went into the city to rest. If Cao Cao attacked him at night again, Yuan Shu might still be defeated with one blow, and maybe even lose his life.

Before Zhou Yu and the others arrived, the scout sent a second message. The people and horses who came out of Wancheng went east, and the target should be the He family manor, of course, they could also turn north and escape through Ye County, and the number of people is still unknown.

Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief. As long as you don't go to attack Yuan Shu, although this thing will die sooner or later, but not yet.

Zhou Yu was the first to arrive, and after listening to the news relayed by Sun Ce, he thought for a while. "Bo Fu, I don't think it's right, immediately send someone to inform General Hou."

"Are you saying that the attack on us was fake, and the general after the attack was real?"

"It's hard to say who exactly attacked, but it's a fact that General Hou is more dangerous than us." Zhou Yu's eyes were blazing. "Those Jingzhou soldiers have just surrendered, and their morale is not high, and it is easy to collapse if there is no strong clamp from the generals. Even if Cao Cao didn't attack them, once General Hou wanted to support us and lead the troops out of the camp, something might happen. ”

Sun Ce felt reasonable. "Send someone to inform General Hou, asking him to stick to the camp, regardless of whether the enemy attacks or not, and not to leave the camp before dawn."

Zhou Yu shook his head. "Can't say that. The latter general is conceited, and if you say so, he will feel that he has been despised and will definitely leave the camp. ”

Sun Ce scratched his head. Zhou Yu is right, Yuan Shu is the kind of reluctance to pull and not leave, and fight backwards, once the temper comes up, he doesn't care about anything. Cao Cao has been with him for many years, and he knows his weaknesses too well, he took advantage of it once last time, and it is not impossible to do it again.

"What do you say then?"

"Let's just say that we have been prepared for a long time and are sure to win more with less, please watch the battle with peace of mind, and sweep the battle for you and me."

Sun Ce laughed and hugged Zhou Yu's shoulders hard. "Gong Jin, you still think about it thoroughly. Just listen to you, come, hurry up, you dictate, Shiyuan writes, and when he finishes writing, he will send someone out. ”

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Yuan Shu woke up from his dream, jumped up, and reached out to touch the knife.

The young concubine screamed and rolled off the bed, not daring to move. Yuan Shu pulled out his long knife and shouted, "Who's outside?" ”

"General, it's me." Outside the tent came the voice of the guard.

"Huh-" Yuan Shu let out a sigh of relief and scolded: "Don't stand up in the middle of the night, come to see Naigong's errands?" ”

"General, the scout sent news that people and horses in Wancheng had left the city and went in the direction of the He family's manor. There were quite a few people, about five or six thousand. ”

"What?" Yuan Shu pushed the tent out and dragged Chang Nu in. Chang Nu glanced at the concubine and secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "General, the people of Wancheng are scheduled to leave the city, and it is likely to be almost there now. There are only more than 2,000 people on Sun Zhonglang's side, and if he is attacked, the consequences will be unimaginable. I was afraid that something would go wrong, so I immediately came to report it, disturbed the general, and asked the general for forgiveness. ”

Yuan Shu waved his hand and tightened his clothes. Chang Nu carefully bypassed the concubine on the ground and took Yuan Shu's big coat and put it on for him. Yuan Shu turned back and forth twice, and then said: "That dwarf is insidious, could it be that he lured me out of the camp and ambushed me halfway?" ”

Chang Nu thought for a moment and nodded vigorously. "General, it's entirely possible."

"However, if I don't go out of the camp, Sun Ce is likely to be in danger."

Chang Nu nodded harder. Yuan Shu looked angry and kicked him out. "Your mother's, you know how to nod. Get out, call Zhang Xun and Chen Yu. In addition, let Lei Bo and Chen Lan call everyone up and prepare to leave the camp. ”

Chang Nu answered, and climbed out with a roll. It didn't take long, and the trilogy arrived at Lei Bo first. "General, Chen Lan is gathering people and horses, ready to set off at any time." Yuan Shu glanced at him and was very satisfied. "Haven't slept all night?"

Lei Bo chuckled: "In extraordinary times, we don't dare to be careless. ”

Yuan Shu crossed his waist and scolded twice hatefully. "If all men were as faithful as you, why would Naigong be beaten so badly by that dwarf? A group of idiots, who usually talk the truth, really fight like a litter of chickens. If the chickens are in a hurry, they can pounce twice, and they will crow. ”

As he was talking, Chen Yu pushed the account in, and just heard Yuan Shu's words clearly, and his face immediately turned red. When Yuan Shu saw it, he also knew that he had lost his words, so he turned to the concubine and shouted: "Idiot, if you don't get up yet, you have something to do." He turned to Chen Yu and said, "Gongwei, the matter is urgent, it's rude." That one...... Cao Cao went out of the camp to attack Sun Ce, and we immediately went out of the camp to support. ”

"Now?" Chen Yudeng's color changed. "General, the soldiers are newly surrendered, easy to move and difficult to rest, this midnight out of the camp, once it causes a mutiny......"

Yuan Shu was furious. "Sun Wentai handed over his son to me, I can't see death without help. Don't say it, you stay in the camp, and I'll lead the troops to rescue. ”

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