Sun Ce walked into the water pavilion of the staff office. The weather is getting cooler, and there is no military strategy to swim in the pool to cool off, only a pool of clear water remains.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Pang Tong on duty greeted him and showed an inquiring look, and the other military advisers also stood up and saluted. Sun Ce waved his hand, signaling that the military planners did not need to be polite, and they were busy with their own affairs. He followed Pang Tong to the duty room on the side. The duty room was spacious and elegant, and the two young Zhao girls were sitting by the window chatting, and when they saw Sun Ce coming in, they hurriedly got up and saluted. Sun Ce motioned for them to go out, and when Pang Tong saw this, he closed the door with his hand.

"General, what's wrong?"

Sun Ce sat down by the window and pulled out a letter from his sleeve. "Ding Chong has news."

Pang Tong was slightly stunned and hurriedly took the letter. Half a month ago, they received news that Wu Yi led the army into Hanzhong, and then the news from Hanzhong was cut off. Xu Huang sent people to go deep into Hanzhong to inquire, but there was no news back, only that Hanzhong was under full martial law, and Wu Yi had increased manpower at several important checkpoints and strengthened inspections.

Ding Chong's letter was not long, and Pang Tong read it quickly. He put down the letter, flexed his knuckles, and tapped lightly on the desk twice. "This Wu Yi ...... Good means, he actually caught Ding Chong off guard, and he didn't even have time to escape. Look at this meaning, it is not only the Heavenly Master Dao who cooperates with Wu Yi's actions, but also the local heroes in Hanzhong. ”

"Yes, Cao Cao has a set, the left hand of the Heavenly Master Dao, the right hand of Yizhou Haoqiang. As a result, it is more difficult for Gongjin to benefit the state. Wu Yi went out of Hanzhong, Cao Cao went out of the Three Gorges, and Jingzhou had at least two attack points. In the future, when he gets rid of Haoqiang in the south of Yizhou, maybe there will be a third point. ”

Pang Tong thought for a moment. "Then we'll strike first. Isn't the war in Yuzhang over, and He Qi and Zulang were transferred to Jingnan to participate in the war, and Wuling entered Ke. ”

Sun Ce glanced at Pang Tong and chuckled: "Shiyuan, you've been a little conceited lately." Is it that you want to get married, and you want to make a big contribution before you get married? ”

Pang Tong touched his head and laughed twice.

"Your idea is good, but I'm afraid it's doubtful how feasible it is. Not long after Gongjin took Jingzhou, the tuntian in the south of the Yangtze River had not yet achieved results, the people's hearts were undecided, and there was no way to talk about grain reserves. My preliminary estimate is that it will be at least three to five years before Tuntian has achieved results before it is possible to send people to Jingnan to survey the terrain and discuss the possibility of attacking southern Yizhou. Now, you can make preliminary preparations. ”

Pang Tong said curtly: "The general is right, I am a little anxious. ”

"Don't worry, you're not twenty yet. If you do everything before the age of twenty, the rest of your life will not be boring. Sun Ce patted his knees gently, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said leisurely. Autumn is coming imperceptibly, the willow trees by the lake are darkening, and every time the wind rises, many leaves fall on the water surface and drift with the waves. Even if someone is in charge of cleaning up, it still makes people feel that autumn is everywhere.

"What to do with Ding Chong? To save or not to save? Pang Tong asked. This letter was written by Ding Chong to Mrs. Ding, where he is now, the letter does not say, but he is under house arrest and cannot get out. wrote to Mrs. Ding, naturally hoping that Mrs. Ding would take the initiative to make peace and leave, so that Cao Cao would have the opportunity to marry Wu Yi's sister Wu Zhao. Whether this was Cao Cao's instruction or Wu Yi's own plan, it was not clear from the letter. Since the letter fell into the hands of Sun Ce, it was natural that Mrs. Ding would ask Sun Ce to come forward to solve the matter, at least to ensure Ding Chong's personal safety.

"Save or save, I came to you, I just want to discuss with you what to do after being rescued, let him go back to Chang'an, or let him go to Jingzhou?"

Pang Tong thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Let him go to Chang'an." This person is too greedy for money, and even a little unscrupulous, and there are more bad things than good things. He also believes that he has merit, and if he does not handle it properly when the time comes, it will affect major events. The Ding family hostages are in hand, and they don't dare to turn back on him. It's Cao Ang, the general, if Cao Cao wants to reconcile with Mrs. Ding, what will Cao Ang do? ”

Sun Ce smiled: "I don't know what he will do." Ah Yi and Cao Ying saw each other right, I wanted to propose marriage for Sun Yi, but I was worried that Yuan Shao would change people because of this, and shift the focus to Yanzhou again. ”

Pang Tong shook his head. "Not really. Youzhou, Yuan Shao must take it, otherwise he will not be able to go south with all his strength, and there will not be enough Hu Qi available. Yanzhou, he is not sure that he will not make an easy move, and it makes no sense to him. Cao Ang won the support of Yanzhou's civil and military forces, and Yuan Shao could not find anyone who could replace him for the time being, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending to be generous. If it can be operated properly, maybe Cao Ang and Yuan Shao can fight. ”

Sun Ce didn't say anything, he was also weighing Yuan Shao and Cao Ang's reactions. If Cao Ang can be pulled over and Yanzhou becomes the front line, it will of course be a good thing. But in case Cao Ang, in order to show his loyalty, was willing to be Yuan Shao's striker and took the initiative to attack Yuzhou, it would be self-defeating.

Pang Tong said: "General, I don't think this matter is in a hurry, isn't Zhongmou's family affair not yet completed?" The second general is only eleven, and it will take three or four years. Regardless of the end result, at least give it a try. ”

Sun Ce squinted at Pang Tong's eyes, smiled without saying a word, and got up to say goodbye. He felt that Pang Tong had been a little excited recently and not calm enough. Is this kind of thing something to be tried casually? Now that the two sides are facing each other, Yuan Shao's attention is in Youzhou, which is the most beneficial to him, and it is never wise to blindly break this situation. This kid is still too tender, he hasn't fallen on his heels, and he is not as good as Guo Jia has a city mansion.

"Let's talk about it first."

Pang Tong sent Sun Ce out, watched Sun Ce get on the boat, and spread his hands helplessly.

Sun Ce returned to the shore and was about to get into the carriage when he saw a knight turn over and dismount, throw the reins of the horse to the soldiers on the side, and run along the long winding corridor towards the water pavilion. Sun Ce gave Xu Sheng a look and signaled him not to hurry up. This knight is in such a hurry, there must be important news coming. Pang Tong will have to chase him out in a while.

Sure enough, not long after the knight entered the water pavilion, Pang Tong ran out, and when he saw that Sun Ce's carriage was still parked on the side of the road, he hurriedly raised his hand. Sun Ce got out of the car and walked back along the corridor, and the two met in the middle. He waved his hand at Pang Tong, signaling him not to be in such a hurry, which made people laugh.

"Shi Yuan, don't be so nervous, the sky can't fall."

Pang Tong rushed to Sun Ce in a few steps, and said urgently: "General, I'm afraid the sky is about to fall this time, and there is an edict coming from the imperial court." ”

"If there is an edict, there will be an edict, what is there to be nervous about. Any idea what it is? ”

"The specific content is not clear, I only know that the imperial court will worship General Zhengdong as a guard captain, and he also wants to marry the Sun family."

"Marriage?" Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, stared at Pang Tong's pale face and looked at it again and again, and couldn't help but scold. "Who the hell came up with this idea? Lao Tzu killed his whole family! ”u