Lou Gui and Zhao Yan looked at each other.

Is the county a bait? Well, it's possible, and the more you think about it, the more likely it becomes. Stationed in Xixian County, Sun Ce can not only show his courage and strength, but also reopen Wuguan Road, and the danger is that he may be blocked by Xu Rong in Xixian. Next, whether or not you can hold the county or even form a counter-kill will become the winner or loser. If Sun Ce is blocked by Xu Rong and can't get out, Xixian is the bait set by Xu Rong, not only Sun Ce's reputation and strength will come to naught, but even the entire Nanyang is Xu Rong's. If Xu Rong can't stop Sun Ce, then Sun Ce will become a bait, enough to choke Xu Rong to death.

It doesn't matter if Xu Rong thinks so or not, this is the worst result Sun Ce can think of. The duel is inevitable, and the difference is only whether it is in Wancheng or Xixian. Wancheng has the benefits of Wancheng, and the county also has the benefits of the county, the pros and cons are open, and the rest depends on their respective plays.

Sun Ce weighed it repeatedly and decided to accept this gamble.

Regarding Sun Ce's decision to use himself as bait, everyone has different opinions, basically Zhao Yan and Wen Ping oppose it, Lou Gui and Huang Zhong agree, and the others are in between. The two opinions differed greatly, but neither was sure enough to convince the other party, and in the end it was Sun Ce who made the decision.

That's it.

There is never a foolproof solution. A famous general once said that you can fight if you are 70% sure. Sixty percent is too little, too risky. Eighty percent is too much, and it may delay the fighter.

Sun Ce decided on the case, all the arguments stopped, and the next thing was to discuss how to deploy troops and dispatch generals to minimize the risk.

Sun Ce decided that Wen Ping and Lou Gui would return to Licheng and do their best to ensure the safety of Licheng, so that Licheng would not become Xu Rong's supply point. At the same time, a letter was sent to Wancheng, so that Deng Zhan and Du Yi could guard Wancheng while paying close attention to the situation in Licheng and Xixian County, and prepare for rescue.

Wen Ping and Lou Gui have a heavy responsibility, and if Xu Rong abandons Xixian County, takes Licheng first, or besieges the city for reinforcements, they will bear great pressure. For this reason, Sun Ce repeatedly told Lou Gui that he would return to Licheng in the hope that he could assist Wenpin in defending Licheng, and hoped that he could give full play to his wisdom and cooperate with Wenpin to shoulder the heavy responsibility. Lou Gui was inexplicably grateful, patted his chest and assured Sun Ce that he would live and die with Licheng.

The idea was certain, Sun Ce acted immediately, he ordered the camp to be raised, and the whole army rushed to Xixian at the speed of a rapid march. When making this decision, he really pinched a cold sweat, and always felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark, waiting for him to show his flaws. These eyes are Xu Rong's, if this is the result that Xu Rong wants, the Xiliang cavalry is watching in the dark, rushing out when he is most tired, he will suffer a catastrophe. If he entered the county before Xu Rong arrived, he would have taken the lead.

It was a gamble, he was not sure of anything, pure gambling.

In order to have a certain ability to fight back in the event of an accident, Sun will divide the 500 Wugang cars into 50 groups, each group of 10 vehicles, and assign them to each qu. On the march through the city, each crossbow must be wound and ready for battle.

At the same time, Qin Mu led all the knights to inquire about the news in front, doing everything possible to kill the other party's scouts, delaying Xu Rong's time to get the news. In case of encountering a large number of Xiliang cavalry, use torches to transmit signals in order to prepare for battle.

Everything was ready, and 10,000 soldiers rushed on the official road.

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Zhang Liao rushed into the big tent, and before he could speak, Xu Rong had already turned over and sat up, covering his shirt with one hand and grabbing the war knife on the side with the other.

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses. "General, I just received an urgent report, and Sun Ce suddenly accelerated to Xi County."

Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "It seems that he still can't hold back." He went back and forth twice in the tent and sat down on the bed again. Wenyuan, you say, what should we do? ”

Zhang Liao didn't think twice. "Of course, I immediately sent troops to attack and intercept Sun Ce outside the city of Xixian County."

"Now call them up, tell them that their plans have changed, and let them travel thirty miles to attack Sun Ce?"

"Of course, the shape of a soldier is like water, and it changes rapidly, so how can there be one thing that is immutable? Sun Ce disregarded the common sense of using troops and marched overnight to seize Xi County, what a good opportunity is this? As long as we attack, we will be able to hit with one blow. If the fighter plane is delayed, Sun Ce enters Xixian County, and Wang Fang's troops, who are attacking Wuguan, will be defeated by the enemy. Without his response, it would be difficult for Hu Zhenbu to speak alone, and it would be difficult to win Wuguan again. Wuguan Road is cut off, what should we do? ”

Xu Rong stared at Zhang Liao for a moment and nodded. "You have a point. Well, drumming. ”

Zhang Liao turned around and went out of the tent and beat the war drums. The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, breaking the silence, the battalions were in turmoil, and the war drums asking for news were endless, although Zhang Liao repeatedly sounded the drums of the generals, the generals were still late, and they gathered after most of the hour, one by one yawning for a long time, tired faces, complaining without scruples, and some people even spoke ill of Zhang Liao, scolding him for disturbing people's dreams.

Facing this group of arrogant soldiers, Zhang Liao's heart sank for a while.

Xu Rong was promoted, and his cold gaze swept over the faces of the generals. Li Meng and the others felt Xu Rong's sternness, and gradually closed their mouths, but they still looked unruly and yawned to themselves.

Xu Rong coughed and slowly opened his mouth. "Ladies and gentlemen, an hour ago, I received news from the scouts that Sun Ce was hurrying overnight to Xi County. Calling everyone in the middle of the night was to attack Sun Ce and prevent him from entering Xi County. ”

"General, in the middle of the night, I can't see anything clearly, is the news accurate?" Li Meng was the first to stand up and asked impatiently, "Could it be Sun Ce's plan to lure the enemy?" ”

"Whether the news is true or not, I can't be sure at the moment, but Sun Ce didn't come to chase us, but rushed to Xixian County, which was very unfavorable to us. Yuan Qi, Wang Fangbu is still attacking Wuguan, you have been attacking Xixian for many days, and you are very clear about the terrain of Xixian. Once the county is seized by Sun Ce, and Wang Fang is attacked on his back, do you know what the consequences will be? ”

Li Meng rolled his eyes and hesitated. He failed to attack Xixian County, which was only defended by the county residents, and he was already very embarrassed. If Sun Ce is allowed to enter Xi County, and Xi County has sufficient troops, it will be even more difficult to attack. If you can't take the county, you won't be able to reinforce the king, and the king will be attacked by the enemy on his back, and there will be many bad luck. Wang Fang is his good friend, and he can't sit idly by and watch Wang Fang be in danger. But he still has a lot of opinions about Xu Rong calling them up in the middle of the night.

Xu Rong raised his voice and said sharply: "Everyone, we were ordered to break into Nanyang, and it was easy to advance and difficult to retreat, so we arranged for Hu Zhen and Wang Fang to attack Wuguan and open up a retreat. If Sun Ce is allowed to enter the county, it will be difficult to recapture Wuguandao, not only will the retreat be cut off, but also the contact with Chang'an will be cut off, you should know very well what the consequences will be. ”