Sun Ce discussed with Guo Jia and Jiang Gan for half a night, and the next morning, he invited Zhu Zhi again and informed him of the latest situation.

Zhu Zhi was shocked, the situation had deteriorated beyond his imagination. But seeing Sun Ce's quick response, he was sincerely happy. At this point, Sun Ce is stronger than Sun. Sun Jian fought very bravely, but his vision was not high. If Sun Ce could debut a year earlier, he would not let Sun Jian give up Changsha.

Among the counties in the south of the Yangtze River, Changsha is famous for its rice production, which is very suitable for being a logistics base.

Zhu Zhi decided to visit Tao Qian in person. Before leaving, he and Sun Ce carefully exchanged Tao Qian's possible reactions and how to deal with them. At the same time, he temporarily handed over the military power to Sun Ce, so that there would be no problems in case he was delayed or could not return.

For Zhu Zhi's unreserved support, Sun Ce expressed his gratitude. In any case, Zhu Zhi is Sun Jian's old department, not his subordinate, it is not easy to treat him like this, at least it shows that Zhu Zhi is sensible and not short-sighted.

Sun Ce sent Zhu Zhi outside the camp and said goodbye. After returning to the camp, he took Dian Wei directly to Ge Sheng's tent. Ge Sheng and more than a dozen Yellow Turban generals took possession of a battalion, and each of them brought dozens to hundreds of personal guards. They were meeting in the camp and listened to a Taoist priest nicknamed Qingyang ascending to the altar preaching, and when they heard that Sun Ce was coming, they were all surprised and immediately invited in. When they saw that Sun Ce only brought one guard, they were all stunned, and they didn't know which one Sun Ce was singing.

"Preaching?" Sun Ce greeted Ge Sheng and the others with a smile: "Can I listen to it together?" ”

"Absolutely." Ge Sheng and the others agreed again and again, inviting Sun Ce to sit in the chief. Sun Ce was a little polite and sat down. Ge Sheng and the others looked at each other, and there was a little more vigilance in their eyes. Sun Ce pretended not to see it, and arched his hand to Qingyang Dao. "Excuse me, the Taoist."

Daoist Qingyang exchanged glances with Ge Sheng and the others, and then continued.

Many people can't tell the difference between Taoism and Taoism, thinking that Taiping Taoism is Taoism. Actually, it's not the same thing. Taiping Dao respects Huang Lao, but the classic of Taiping Dao is the Taiping Sutra, and the Taiping Sutra is actually a miscellaneous family mixed with Confucianism, law and Taoism, especially the admiration for Confucianism is beyond the imagination of many people. From the beginning, the Taiping Jing was regarded as a Confucian book, and Xiang Kai, who first disseminated the Taiping Sutra, was a scholar who was proficient in the Confucian classics.

A scholar is a scholar who is proficient in the arts. Confucianism became an official school in the Western Han Dynasty, but the theory of the unity of heaven and man also brought about the influence of Fangshu. Latitude is one of the most important, but not the whole story. Many Confucian scholars in the Eastern Han Dynasty also cultivated Huang Lao, and mathematics was an important content. Cai Yong is like this, Sun Ce often listens to him, and he is very proud, boasting that he is more important than the Five Classics.

Sun Ce didn't have much research on mathematics, and he didn't have any interest, but he didn't come to discuss with Ge Sheng and the others today, so naturally he wouldn't deliberately pick on the thorns, and after listening to Qingyang for a while, he asked a few questions without pain, and praised a few words insincerely, and even if he unloaded Ge Sheng and the others' mental defense, he would complete the task. After discussing a few mysterious and mysterious issues such as Huang Taiyi in a few sentences, he quickly led the topic to more practical issues such as eating.

Ge Sheng and the others had obviously been waiting for this moment for a long time, and they praised Sun Ce's new policy in Nanyang, and then asked when Sun Ce was going to implement Tuntian in Runan. Although Nanyang is good, after all, it is not their hometown, and they still hope to be in Runan Tuntian. Runan has perfect water conservancy facilities, as long as the land is snatched from the hands of those powerful people, the tuntian can be implemented, and the benefits can be seen in the autumn.

Sun Ce did not directly object, he asked Ge Sheng a question: "Can the Yellow Turban coexist peacefully with Yuan Shao?" ”

Ge Sheng and the others looked at each other and shook their heads one after another.

Sun Ce continued: "Counting from the uprising of the Great Sages and Good Teachers in the first year of Zhongping, you have also fought in Runan for seven or eight years, what is your biggest feeling? ”

The Yellow Turban generals thought about it for a while and began to talk nonsense. Some say that the weapons are poor, some say that there is no food, some say that the soldiers have no rules to fight, and there are various reasons, and some people admit that they do not know how to fight, but there are not many of them. Sun Ce was not interested in correcting their mentality at the moment, and only asked one question. "If Yuan Shao calls, can you hold it?"

All the people were dumb. After a moment, they focused their gaze on Ge Sheng's face. Ge Sheng coughed and asked unhurriedly, "According to the general's intentions, we have to leave Runan and leave our homeland?" ”

Sun Ce nodded. "In my opinion, this is the best policy."

"Is there a middle and a bottom strategy?"

"Yes." Sun Ce smiled. "The easiest way to make a decision is to surrender to Yuan Shao and fight for him. If he wins the world, one or two of the kings may become the founding heroes of the country, and they will be crowned marquis or something. ”

Xun Sheng and the others looked at each other and smiled bitterly. It's not like they haven't thought about it, but it's extremely unlikely. One is that their portal is too low, and Yuan Shao can't look down on them at all. The second is that they want to be literate or unliterate, and they want to be martial arts without martial arts, and wanting to be a marquis with their military exploits is basically no different from dreaming. Sun Ce said that only one or two of them could become the founding heroes, which was actually a kind word.

"Dare to hear the right thing."

"The middle strategy is to gather superior forces, the strong are soldiers, defend the city and prepare for war, and the weak are for the people, plough the fields and weave cloth, and be self-reliant."

Sun Ce crossed his fingers and calculated an account for Ge Sheng and the others. The large and small Runan Yellow Turbans were all assembled, and there were about four or five hundred thousand people, more than 100,000 soldiers, and about 350,000 elites who could really fight. Yanzhou and Yuzhou have no danger to defend, and this amount of troops is not enough. If you join forces with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban, the situation will be different. There are more than 1 million people in Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, 200,000 soldiers, and at least 100,000 elites.

150,000 elites are enough to hold the Huaishui line, and more than 1 million people are cultivated to weave cloth is enough to supply these 150,000 troops, so there is no need to worry about the lack of logistical supplies. As for ordnance, Nanyang can help. Not only that, but the lecture hall can also help the Yellow Turban Army train generals.

The Yellow Turbans are outnumbered, but they have been defeating battles, not because the Yellow Turban warriors are not good. The officers and soldiers are also composed of ordinary people, and the elite combat power of the Yellow Turban Army is about the same, and the will to fight is even inferior to the Yellow Turban Army soldiers who seek to die for life. Their advantage lies in well-trained generals. How to lead the army to fight, ordinary people have no chance to learn, not to mention ordinary Yellow Turban generals, even the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao is half a bucket of water. The Yellow Turban Army had superior forces, but it was quickly defeated by Huangfu Song and others, in the final analysis, there were no truly qualified generals and would not fight.

Sun Ce can take on such a responsibility, and last year's record of annihilating 20,000 Xiliang elites has proven his ability. Not only that, but the martial arts hall can also train a large number of middle- and lower-level officers, making up for the weak link of the yellow scarf.

Therefore, if they can join forces with the three parties and communicate with each other, it is not impossible to control Yuzhou and even Yanzhou.

Ge Sheng and the others were moved, but they did not immediately agree to Sun Ce. Sun Ce said it well, but everyone is not related to each other, why did he help them for no reason? What if he, like Yuan Shao, wanted to annex them? More importantly, compared with the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, they are weaker and have little confidence to convince the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans.

Seeing Ge Sheng and the others hesitating, Sun Ce knew it, he pretended to be very casual, and said, "Ge Dashuai, I heard that you have competed with Xu Chu?" ”

Ge Sheng's face twitched, and an indescribable trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

"What do you think of this guard of mine compared to Xu Chu?" Sun Ce pointed at Dian Wei and said with a smile: "If I say that I can defeat Xu Chu, do you believe it?" ”