Shangyuan Festival.

Colored lanterns swim along the shore of the lake, reflecting the lake water, as if half of Gepi is inlaid with a halo, competing with the bright moon in the night sky. The sound of laughter was faintly heard, filled with peace and tranquility.

There are also many children playing on the corridor, most of them are the children of military strategists. Father and brother were busy in the water pavilion, and the children were playing on the corridor, waiting for the next duty to go back together. Sun Quan specially rushed over from Pingyu and was taking Sun Shangxiang, Sun Kuang and others to enjoy the lanterns. After a few months of apprenticeship with Zhang Zhao, he became much more stable and knew how to take care of his younger siblings and prevent them from having accidents. Sun Yi didn't know where to hide, and he didn't see anyone for a long time.

The water pavilion in the middle of the lake is lit up, especially the figures in the kitchen are shaking, the fog is shrouded, and even the newly installed window glass has become hazy, like a fairyland, but there is a little more fireworks, which makes people feel inexplicably warm. Knowing that Sun Ce and the military strategists were going to work overtime, Yuan Quan took Yin Ji, Ellan, Mrs. Zhong and others to play the Lantern Festival together, prepare supper for the military strategists, and exchange some interesting stories about the parents and boudoirs.

Sun Ce crouched on the railing, his eyes narrowed slightly, his eyes misty.

Xu Chu stood by the pillar behind him, pressing the knife, vigilantly watching everything around him. Two tiger guards were upstairs, ten tiger warriors were downstairs, and the rest of the tiger guards were scattered around or hidden in the crowd. From the beginning of entering Layue, the Wuwei Battalion and the Wumeng Battalion worked in two shifts and were closely protected. Today, the guards and knights all have tasks on their bodies, and Xu Yu appeared beside Sun Ce and did not let Sun Ce out of his sight.

With Xu Yu by his side, Sun Ce was very relieved. After having the guards knights, the main task of the two masters of Xu Yu and Dian Wei was to lead the two volunteer battalions, and there were not many opportunities to serve by Sun Ce's side. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing, they have plenty of time to practice martial arts and practice the righteous servants under their command, and train them to be one in a hundred warriors.

The Great War is imminent, and these warriors are the sharpest swords in his hands, which must be carefully polished.

Unlike the silence outside, the strategists inside the house were busy. They calculated for so long and planned several battle plans, but they didn't expect Yuan Shao to send troops in the middle of the first month. When receiving the news of Yuan Shao's troops, there were still many people who insisted that Yuan Shao was only marching to Liyang, and they did not expect that Yuan Shao would cross the river straight and launch an attack, until they received the news this afternoon: Two days ago, Yuan Shao led his troops into Dongjun and was marching in the direction of Junyi.

These young military strategists were a little confused and a little chaotic, and they didn't know what Yuan Shao wanted to do. This is obviously illogical, just after the New Year, many soldiers who have taken turns to rest have not rushed back, and the departments have not yet acted, but Yuan Shaobu, as the main force, has taken the first action, just like fighting with someone, and before his fist is extended, he hit his head first.

After Guo Jia received the news, he ordered all the military strategies to cancel their vacations and rush back to the military planning office to overturn the previous plan and re-enact. Under the command of Guo Jia, the strategists quickly entered the state, received their respective tasks, and acted separately.

Guo Jia walked over and sniffed. "It's so fragrant, Mrs. Yuan is cooking again? There is a blessing today. ”

"And your wife."

"Hahaha......" Guo Jia laughed, knelt beside Sun Ce, and said mysteriously: "The one in my family doesn't accept anyone, so he will obey Mrs. Yuan, and it will be good for her to be closer to Mrs. Yuan." ”

Sun Ce turned his head to look at Guo Jia, and took a look at the military planners inside. "How?"

"It's not a big deal, it's good for them to experience more, everything is in the palm of their hands." Guo Jia is very relaxed. "Surprises don't always win, and sometimes they can turn into nightmares."

Sun Ce laughed, feeling the same way. Yuan Shao's sudden advance action was not a surprise with any strategic intentions, but a blind move under anger. As soon as the army crossed the river, he drove away Tian Feng, who was forcibly admonished, which was equivalent to cutting off his own arm.

However, in Yuan Shao's view, Tian Feng may not be an arm, but more likely an uncontrolled prosthetic. It is a virtue to follow the advice, but the reason why it is a virtue is first of all because it is rare. No matter what kind of Ming Jun he is, he is very limited when he can really follow the advice, unless he has awe in his heart and a higher pursuit, he can endure what others can't bear.

For Yuan Shao, he has endured it for too long. Over half a hundred years old, he doesn't want to endure it anymore.

"When will the Yellow River reflow?"

"It's hard to say, if the weather had been so cold, it would have been a lot later than usual. Perhaps Yuan Shao is marching now because he is worried that after the resurgence, we will send a sailor to harass his grain route. Now marching in, he can have an extra month. Guo Jia wrapped his fur tightly and laughed again: "He has always been calm, preferring wet clothes and not walking in disorder, but now he is forced to take the lead, and he is helpless." ”

Sun Ce was silent for a moment. "Fengxiao, Pingyu is too far away from the battlefield, I'm worried that I won't be able to respond."

Guo Jia shook his head. "General, I know your concerns, but now is not the time. When the two armies are fighting, they not only fight for strength, but also for resourcefulness and patience. Yuan Shao's ultimate goal is to seize Yuzhou, it is you, you are in Pingyu, he will come to Pingyu sooner or later, the longer the fist is extended, the weaker the strength, and the longer the battle line is stretched, the more unfavorable it will be for him. By the time he attacked all the way to Pingyu, he had become the end of a strong crossbow, and the general could hit him. As for Chen Liu and Chen Liang, except for a few important cities, it doesn't hurt to give them to Yuan Shao for the time being, just let him divide his troops to guard. When the two armies fought, how could it be that they were all-encompassing and had no losses at all. ”

Guo Jia paused and said, "General, this is not the time for a woman's kindness. ”

Sun Ce smacked his lips and sighed softly. He also knew that when the two armies fought, it was impossible for the people to have no casualties. But he just couldn't bear it, and always hoped to reduce the casualties as much as possible. He spent so much effort to finally renovate Yuzhou into what he wanted, and he was really unwilling to be ruined by Yuan Shao like this. Guo Jia got along with him day and night, grasped his mentality most accurately, hit the nail on the head, and gave him a preventive shot.

"Who's that? It looks a little familiar. Guo Jia suddenly stretched out his hand.

Sun Ce looked closely, and saw a person walking through the crowd on the corridor, walking towards the water pavilion, his face illuminated by the lantern for a while bright and dark, and he couldn't see clearly. But the straight waist pole and the posture of no one next to him made Sun Ce see it at a glance. The corners of his mouth were raised, revealing a smug smile. This kid still can't help it. I asked him to come to see him a year ago, but he not only didn't come a year ago, but he didn't take the initiative to ask for a meeting during the New Year's feast. It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that he finally showed up.

"Zhuge Liang."

Guo Jia looked back at Sun Ce, then at Zhuge Liang downstairs, and smiled. "It's only three things, the general won't tease him again this time."

"If he came to the door on his own initiative, I wouldn't tease him once." Sun Ce smiled: "Feng Xiao, he is different from you. ”

Guo Jia laughed.

After a while, a tiger guard came up to report, Sun Ce nodded in agreement, the tiger guard turned around and went downstairs, a burst of unhurried footsteps sounded, and Zhuge Liang's handsome face slowly appeared at the staircase. Seeing Sun Ce and Guo Jia standing side by side, he hesitated for a moment, quickly regained his composure, came to Sun Ce, and bowed his hand.

"Langya Zhuge Liang, the word Kongming, I have seen the general, I have seen the sacrificial wine."

Sun Ce turned around and complained while returning the salute: "Kong Ming, why are you here now, what have you been busy with these days?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled. "I should have come to congratulate the general as soon as possible, but my sister and younger brother had just arrived in Pingyu, and they were shocked, and they felt fresh about the peace of Pingyu, so I took them around to appreciate the customs and customs under the general's rule, so that they could settle down as soon as possible."