Do you want to save the champion and the city? There is no need to discuss it, it must be saved, and it must be saved. Otherwise, those people would soon succumb to Xu Rong's butcher's knife, and the entire Nanyang would fall to the wind. With enough logistical supplies, if he doesn't look for Xu Rong for a decisive battle, Xu Rong will also find him for a decisive battle, unless he takes the initiative to give up Nanyang.

And this is absolutely impossible.

How to save? Opinions are divided, and they are deeply divided.

Zhao Yan strongly opposed the rush to help, so as not to fall into the scheme.

It is an obvious fact that Xu Rong has an absolute superiority in cavalry. Xu Rong gave up attacking Xixian and turned to attack the champion and the city, making a big circle, the purpose of which was to give full play to the advantages of the Xiliang army's strong mobility and good at field warfare to avoid attacking the city. He was able to conquer Nanxiang and Shunyang, not because of their siege energy, but because these two counties were relatively small, their defensive strength was weak, and they were not prepared before. The champion and the city are now prepared, and it will not be so easy for Xu Rong to break the city again, he besieges but does not attack, not because of mercy, but because he can't be caught, he just wants to force Sun Ce to go and solve the siege. The area around the champion and the city is a plain, which is the most suitable for cavalry galloping, and there is the battlefield of Xu Rongxue.

In other words, the champion and the two counties of Yucheng were frightened by Xu Rong, and this was the purpose of Xu Rong's slaughter. used public opinion to coerce Sun Ce and forced him to take the initiative to seek war. If Sun Ce was fooled and took the initiative to march more than 300 miles to rush to the city, the veteran soldiers of the division were tired, and they happened to be hit by Xu Rong⊥ even if Sun Ce was well guarded, after marching for so long, grain and grass would also be a big problem, if Xu Rong sent cavalry to harass the grain road, he would not have to fight, and he would be able to drag Sun Ce down.

Therefore, Zhao Yan's suggestion was to save, but instead of rushing Meng to the city and the champion to save him, he did it step by step and did not follow Xu Rong's plan. The shilling counties saved themselves, consuming Xu Rong's strength, and when the baggage he snatched from Nanxiang and Shunyang was almost consumed, the morale of the slaughtered city was weakened, and Sun Ce almost arrived just in time to fight with him, but he won the battle.

But Kannan strongly objected. He thought that Zhao Yan was too cold-blooded and sat back and watched the people of Nanyang being slaughtered by Xu Rong. The city and the champion are both county seats, and there are no complete city defense facilities like Wancheng, or even a favorable terrain like Xixian, so it is easy to be broken through under the attack of the Xiliang soldiers. If the city is slaughtered again, the other counties may be subdued by Xu Rong's cruelty and fall to the wind, and it will be difficult for Sun Ce to clean up the mess.

There is another reason for Guannan, the city and the champion are rich, far from being comparable to Nanxiang and Shunyang, especially the city, which is where the best fertile land in Nanyang is located, and the grain output is second only to Huyang County, which is famous for its golden lake. Once captured by Xu Rong, Xu Rong was able to hold out for a longer time. The reason why Yuxian County has a meat name is because it has perfect water conservancy and fertile soil, and is an important grain producing area.

Hearing this, Sun Ce suddenly remembered one thing: after Dong Zhuo's death, the Xiliang army fought with each other, and Zhang Xiu occupied Nanyang. In other words, the reason why Xu Rong gave up Xixian instead of attacking and turned to attack Champion and Suixian may also be for the grain of Yucheng. Occupying the city, he can stay there for a long time.

Sun Ce has a feeling of being a devil. He always thought that Xu Rong's purpose was to capture Wuguan and open up Wuguan Road, but he didn't expect Xu Rong to swing a shot and go directly to the city. Kannan is a new savage, and Xinye is between Huyang and Xiangyang, he knows better than anyone the importance of the city, and it is possible to deliberately mislead him in order to force him to save the city, but it is not big. For Xu Rong, this is indeed a very good ulcer.

It's really hard to prevent. After thousands of calculations, he still didn't calculate this trick, and even the local Lou Gui didn't expect it. In other words, who would have thought that Xu Rong didn't want to go back to Chang'an, but wanted to live in Nanyang for a long time. He wouldn't want to occupy Nanyang and stand on his own feet and be a prince, right? The city must not fall into his hands, he is much more difficult to deal with than Zhang Xiu.

Sun Ce said to Guan Nan, please worry about one thing, you don't care about this county, immediately rush back to Xinye, and tell the surrounding counties that I am rushing to the rescue of Xu County and fight a decisive battle with Xu Rong, please all counties must hold on and don't give up.

Guan Nan looked directly into Sun Ce's eyes: "General, can I trust you?" ”

Sun Ce nodded solemnly. This matter can't help but be solemn, he doesn't want Xu Rong to take root in the city. "Ten days, ask them to hold on for ten days. Within ten days, I will definitely rush to Yucheng to fight against Xu Rong. ”

Kannan nodded. "Since this is the case, I believe that once the general is ⊥ arrested, I will not hesitate."

Zhao Yan sneered, but was speechless. Yingchuan Taishou Li Min was cooked by Xu Rong, and this matter has become a shame for the entire Yingchuan people. Lou Gui took this matter to make a fool of him, and now Guan Nan is taking this matter again.

Sun Ce's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "I'll give you something, in case you are caught by Xu Rong, maybe it can save your life." ”

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After getting Sun Ce's promise, Guan Nan soon left Xixian. He couldn't ride a horse, but he could drive, and he drove out of the city in a chariot drawn by two horses, and galloped away, not even as fast as the knights Sun Ce had arranged to protect him. Yu is one of the six arts of Confucianism, and it seems that he was not a nerd when he was studying too much, but a scholar with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, beauty and labor.

Sent away Guannan, Sun Ce ordered Xie Xiang to temporarily act as the county magistrate, responsible for the security of the county, and left the commander Tian Hongcheng and five hundred soldiers to assist him ★ Hongcheng is one of the best students in the martial arts hall, and has made meritorious contributions in the first battle outside Licheng, beheading and capturing more than 100 people, and has just been promoted to the rank of captain. It took less than two months to be promoted from a commander of 50 people to a lieutenant who independently commanded 500 people, and this promotion speed is absolutely enviable.

Sun Ce did this to set an example for the students of the martial arts hall, as long as he was willing to study hard and put it into practice, the speed of promotion was never a problem, and seniority did not exist in him, everything was based on military merits. And if you really want real combat exploits, it is useless to rely on the courage of the horseman, and the more important thing is to lead the troops.

The main learning content of the lecture hall is how to lead the troops.

Sun Ce left Xixian and rushed to Licheng. He walked very fast, more than a hundred miles, and it only took two days to arrive. Wen Ping and Lou Gui were already waiting anxiously. Their opinions were similar to those of Guannan, and the city was an important grain-producing area, and if it was occupied by Xu Rong, it would be extremely unfavorable to Sun Ce.

Compared with Guannan, Lou Gui also had a worry, he felt that Xu Rong's slaughter of the city was just a measure of power, in order to deter the counties, force them to surrender, and win without a fight. After this period of time, he will definitely change his strategy and switch to a gentle strategy, both grace and power. If Sun Ce doesn't catch up, he will catch up and confirm his notoriety of slaughtering the city, and when he changes his strategy, those powerful families who are frightened by him will fall to him, even if Sun Ce wants to learn from Xu Rong's ruthlessness, there is no point. Human nature is to deceive the good and fear the evil, and the wicked who have been committing murder suddenly give a little bit of rest is easier to get the hearts of the people than the good people who have been doing good, so the combination of grace and power will be unpleasant.

Sun Ce felt reasonable, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he only rested in Licheng for one day, and then embarked on the journey again.

At this time, news came from Wancheng that after receiving requests for help from various counties, Deng Zhan led 5,000 people to leave Wancheng and was rushing to meet Sun Ce. Sun Ce was overjoyed, and for the sake of safety, he decided to cross the water first, and then rush to the city with Deng Zhanshi. The city was only about a hundred miles away from Wancheng and Lixian, and for Xu Rong, who had the advantage of cavalry, their position was almost transparent, and it was easy to be broken by each of them when they marched separately.

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