Chapter 98: Before the Great War
"My lord, according to the spies, Cai Mao has arrived at the Jingzhou military camp."
Cai Mao's arrival at the Jingzhou camp reached Sun Ce's ears in just two days, and since Cai Mao was not hidden, it was not difficult for Jiangdong spies to find his traces.
"Has Jingzhou's sailor arrived?"
Sun Ce asked in a deep voice, although this question sounded a little meaningless, but Sun Ce still wanted to ask, after all, if the Jingzhou Sailor really hadn't arrived yet.
"Not yet!"
Xue Rengui replied.
"Great!"
Sun Ce was very happy that the Jingzhou Sailor had not yet arrived, after all, in this way, his Jiangdong Sailor would have a chance to seize the opportunity.
"Lord, Cai Mao not only came, but also seized Huang Zu's military power, and now the Jingzhou army is led by Cai Mao."
Xue Rengui continued.
"How is Huang Zu compared to Cai Mao?"
Sun Ce frowned and asked, Sun Ce didn't know much about Cai Mao, and the only thing he remembered was that Cai Mao advocated surrendering to Cao Cao.
"If you talk about bravery, Huang Zu is naturally better, if you talk about commanding the infantry, the two cavalrymen may not be much different, but if you talk about commanding the sailors, Cai Mao will definitely be a little stronger."
Xue Rengui also didn't know much about Cai Mao, but he still gave his opinion of Cai Mao.
"Who is in charge of the water division?"
Sun Ce asked again, Sun Ce didn't think that Cai Mao could still lead the water division while commanding the main army.
"I heard that it was led by Gan Ning!"
I have to say that the intelligence of the Jiangdong organization is very strong, thanks to the arrangement of Jia Xu, Wang Bodang and others.
"It's him!"
Gan Ning Gan Xingba, Sun Ce naturally understands better.
Originally a Jinfan thief, he dominated some waters of the Yangtze River, and later took refuge in Liu Biao, but was not reused, and then took refuge in Soochow, worked for Sun Quan, and became an important minister in Jiangdong.
Of course, this is just the development process of Gan Ning in the original trajectory, and now it has obviously changed, according to the original trajectory, he should serve under Huang Zu, but now it is obviously not, otherwise he would not be able to become the commander of the Jingzhou Water Division.
As for whether they will become his people in the future, Sun Ce can't judge, but they are enemies now, and if they really want to kill, Sun Ce will not be soft.
"Ding!" The current situation of the host is detected, and the task "Conquer Gan Ning" is released.
Reward: If the host successfully subdues Gan Ning, the host will be rewarded with a chance to summon a quasi-first-class general.
There is no penalty for failing a mission.
"Ding!" The current situation of the host is detected, and the task "Defeat Cai Mao" is released.
Reward 1: If the host repels an enemy from Jingzhou, the host will be rewarded with a second-rate general summoning opportunity.
Task reward 2, if the host defeats the Jingzhou army and annihilates half of its main army, the host will be rewarded with a chance to summon a quasi-first-class general.
Reward 3: If the host defeats the Jingzhou army, annihilates its main army, captures or kills Cai Mao, and rewards the host with a chance to summon a first-class general.
"Ding!" The current situation of the host was detected, and the task "Sailor Shows Might" was issued, and the Jiangdong Sailor fought for the first time, and it should be prestigious.
Task reward 1, if the Jiangdong Sailor repels the Jingzhou Sailor, reward the host with a second-rate celebrity summoning opportunity.
Task reward 2, if the Jiangdong Naval Division defeats the Jingzhou Naval Division, the host will be rewarded with a chance to summon a quasi-first-class celebrity.
Three tasks in a row made Sun Ce stunned, but fortunately, he regained his composure in an instant.
Now he has talents such as Wu Zixu, Jia Xu, Fang Xuanling, Xue Rengui, Lu Wenlong, and Li Tao under him, like quasi-first-class talents, he is not very excited. Even a first-class talent can only make him happy, unless he meets a peerless talent.
But there are only many peerless levels, Wu Zixu, Xue Rengui, and Li Tao are first-class talents.
Maybe there are only famous ministers of Zhang Yi, Han Fei, Zhang Liang, Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, Gao Chong, Ran Min and other fierce generals, Bai Qi, Wang Qian, Han Xin and other famous generals.
However, if the time limit is included, this group of people will be reduced by more than half.
"Gan Ning has not been reused for a long time since he took refuge in Liu Biao, but he has not been reused, and this sudden reuse may be related to Cai Mao."
Xue Rengui didn't notice the difference between Sun Ce, and said to himself.
"Gan Ning has the ability, but in the eyes of his subordinates, his ability is limited, and he is not enough to lead the Jingzhou Sailor alone, and he is still in the situation that his status is not high and it is difficult to convince the public."
Xue Rengui spoke again, obviously he was not optimistic about Gan Ning.
"Since Cai Mao can lift Gan Ning up, it's not so simple, you and I can't evaluate the ability, but when it comes to serving the public, Cai Mao must have his arrangement, after all, he is the governor of Jingzhou Water Division."
Sun Ce said calmly, Sun Ce did not despise Gan Ning because of Xue Rengui's words.
"The lord is wise, and his subordinates have thought of simplicity."
Xue Rengui said with emotion.
"Your idea is not wrong, even if Gan Ning has Cai Mao's arrangement, he is not Cai Mao after all, and for the soldiers of Jingzhou Navy, he is just a false commander. Once frustrated, Gan Ning's prestige will inevitably decline, and he will even lose control of the Jingzhou Navy. ”
Sun Ce did not completely deny Xue Rengui's idea, because in his opinion, Gan Ning could not tame the Jingzhou Sailor.
"Then how does the lord plan to deal with Jingzhou Shui Shi and Cai Mao?"
Xue Rengui asked curiously.
"There is no decision on this matter, and you need to discuss it together."
Sun Ce shook his head, he didn't have a plan, but he had a general idea, so he needed other people's assistance in completing this plan, especially Wu Zixu and Jia Xu's suggestions.
However, what Sun Ce didn't know was that part of the fleet of the Jingzhou Naval Division was actually already approaching Peng Lize, that is, Poyang Lake.
On the contrary, his Jiangdong sailor is some distance away from Poyang Lake.
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"What do you have to do about it?"
Sun Ce looked at the group of subordinates, of course, his eyes were mainly focused on Wu Zixu and Jia Xu.
"Except for the naval division, the difference between the strength of the two armies is not very large, so the breakthrough of the enemy army in this battle will be on the naval division."
Wu Zixu said in a deep voice, and now the situation between the two parties is almost on the bright side.
In the Chaisang Division, Sun Ce had an army of 60,000, Jingzhou had an army of 70,000, Jiangdong Naval Division 20,000 plus 10,000 people on the shore, a total of 30,000 people, and Jingzhou Naval Division 40,000.
There are still 30,000 soldiers and horses in Jingzhou missing, and it is no surprise that these people are in Jiangbei, and their opponents are Li Tao and Wu Yunzhao, who command an army of 30,000.
"What do you think, sir?"
Sun Ce asked expectantly.
"The lord said that the Jingzhou Sailor has not yet arrived, and his subordinates thought otherwise, even if all the Jingzhou Sailors did not arrive, some of them definitely arrived near the battlefield, and even entered Peng Lize."
Wu Zixu said calmly.
"Why is that?"
Everyone looked at Wu Zixu curiously, especially Sun Ce and Xue Rengui.
"Because of Cai Mao!"
Wu Zixu said calmly.
"Cai Mao?"
The crowd was even more puzzled.
"Jingxiang is so talented, Cai Mao can stand out from countless people and become the governor of Jingzhou Water Division, the Cai family is one thing, but more important is his ability, how can it be so simple for a talented person who can command 100,000 water divisions."
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