Three days passed in a flash, Liu Biao finally refused to surrender, and storming Xiangyang had become the last choice. Sun Jian convened a meeting of the generals and decided to take Zhou Yu's suggestion and tentatively attack Xiangyang to put pressure on Liu Biao to surrender.

The generals were in an uproar and there was a lot of discussion.

Sun Jian has been a soldier for many years and has a very good habit. Before the battle, he would repeatedly discuss with important generals until they agreed on it. This is probably one of the reasons why he has a long history of success. These generals under him are all born in the army, have rich combat experience, and know their own abilities, know what situations can and cannot fight, and will not make hasty decisions and give their lives in vain. In contrast, the other generals were not necessarily from the army, or even scholars, and did not know how cruel the war was, and there were many elements of assumption when making decisions.

As far as Sun Jian is concerned, he has encountered both kinds of people. Yangzhou Thorn Shi Zang Min is a typical example of experience, Sun Jian first joined the army and learned a lot from him. When Dong Zhuo did not listen to the order, he did not take Sun Jian's advice, but was further influenced by Dong Zhuo, resulting in victory and then defeat, and heavy losses.

The army is different from the court, and here only the strong are convinced. No matter how beautiful it is, it's useless, and if you win the battle, you're a hero. Therefore, Dong Zhuo is not afraid of Zhang Wen, but he is very jealous of Sun Jian.

The outcome of the discussion was not what Sun Ce expected. As for whether to attack Xiangyang City, the generals had no opinion, and unanimously asked to fight. After more than two months of preparation, the problem of grain and grass was solved, and Fancheng was also taken, and in the end, only Xiangyang was left as a lonely city, and there was no reason to give up halfway. But everyone also admits that Xiangyang is not Fancheng, and the assault not only has a large loss, but also takes time. In the event that halfway through the battle, Yuan Shu was nervous and asked Sun Jian to lead the reinforcements, and the battle to attack Xiangyang was forced to be suspended, and this loss would be meaningless.

Zhou Yu's face was a little ugly, and he didn't say a word.

Sun Ce didn't speak either. He is not a fool, how can he not hear the meaning of these generals' words. Their opinions seem to be fair, but they are actually very biased, supporting his opinions is secondary, and opposing Zhou Yu is the key.

Actually, this is understandable. He is Sun Jian's eldest son, and sooner or later he will be the lord of these people, so naturally the more capable he is, the better. Zhou Yu is an outsider, and he was convinced by Sun Li when he first arrived, firstly because of his family background, and secondly because of his relationship with Sun Ce. Both of these points can easily make these veterans from poor backgrounds have a rejection mentality.

Sun Ce originally thought that the opposition would come from Xiangyang Haoqiang, but he didn't expect Sun Jian's subordinates to fight among themselves first, and he was a little caught off guard for a while. Looking at Xi Zhu and Pang Shanmin's expressions of watching the play, he was a little annoyed. Lin Feng reported that Xi Zhu was very active after leaving the camp, and visited the Yang family and the Pang family one after another, so he naturally secretly ventilated, and wanted to cooperate with Kuai Yue in the city and give him a little time. In that case, it is even more impossible for you to succeed.

and Liu Pi, at this time, the Yellow Turban Army must not be shaken. Sun Ce's gaze swept over Liu Bi in the corner, and suddenly his heart moved, and he quickly had an idea. Just as Sun Jian was about to stop the meeting, he stood up.

"General, seniors, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible."

Sun Jian raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Cheng Pu, who was sitting closest. Cheng Pu is the oldest of the generals, and his popularity is good. This time he led the cavalry with Han Dang to attack, the loss was small but the gain was large, and the credit was no less than that of Huang Gai and Sun Ben who attacked Fancheng, and the position of the first general was more stable and the influence was greater. His attitude was second only to Sun Jian, and Sun Jian motioned for him to speak, and no one dared to have an opinion.

Cheng Pu stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "Since it is a pre-war meeting, everyone can speak, and it doesn't hurt to say everything." ”

"That is, say whatever you have, and don't be afraid to make mistakes." Han Dang said with a big grin: "There are no undefeated generals in the world, only generals who dare not fight." If you don't dare to fight, you will naturally never be defeated. ”

Sun Ce arched his hand. "Thank you two seniors for your encouragement. I just talked about it for a long time, but in fact, the difference is not in Xiangyang, but in Nanyang. I have an idea, which is to make a slight modification on the basis of Gongjin's suggestion, which can not only play the role of testing and persecuting Liu Biao, but also not affect the main force to return to Nanyang if necessary. ”

"How?"

"I and Guoyi will organize a tentative attack, and the general and your predecessors will watch the battle. If Xiangyang is strong and difficult for a while, then we will think in the long run, and we will be Liu Biao and Kuai Yue to accompany us to practice. Nanyang has an order, the general can lead the main force to leave at any time, just give us the Jingzhou soldiers and the Yellow Turban Army. Even if we can't take Xiangyang in a short time, we can make Liu Biao unable to get out of the city. ”

"These people are left to you, and I'm afraid my troops won't be enough." Sun Jian hesitated. He brought less than 10,000 people from Changsha, and the rest were taken from Wang Rui and Zhang Shi, who followed him for more than a year, although their combat effectiveness was not as good as his descendants, they were better than the Jingzhou soldiers who had just surrendered. If you want to fight Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, you can't have enough troops.

"Father, have you forgotten that there are still 30,000 Yellow Turban Army?" Sun Ce said with a smile: "They are on their way here, if they send two experienced generals to assist General Gong now, select 10,000 elites from them to rush to Nanyang to fight, and the rest of the people continue to come to Xiangyang Tuntian, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?" ”

Sun Jian's eyes rolled, and a silent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

When the generals heard this, their expressions also changed. 30,000 Yellow Turbans, although the record has been poor, but it is not that the Yellow Turban soldiers are not good - they can survive after so many years of fighting, at least they are stronger than the current Jingzhou soldiers - but the generals of the Yellow Turban Army are not good. Liu Pi, Gong Du, and others were all from local heroes and had limited ability to use troops, so if they sent generals with combat experience to train and command, it was entirely possible to select 10,000 usable soldiers from the 30,000 yellow scarves.

10,000 people, it's hot to think about, not only the troops, but more importantly, the official position. A lieutenant can only command 2,000 people, and 10,000 people must be commanded by at least two lieutenant generals. Sun Jian is now a general and is fully qualified to be promoted to Zhonglang General.

"Demou, Yuan Ming, what do you see?"

Cheng Pu and Wu Jing said in unison: "The young general's strategy is very good, it not only does not delay the siege, but also saves time. I think it's doable. ”

Cheng Pu is the leader of the generals with foreign surnames, Wu Jing is Sun Jian's brother-in-law, and Sun Ce's maternal uncle, they all said yes, and others naturally had no objections. Listening to Sun Jian's meaning, these two Zhonglang generals should fall on their heads. But it doesn't matter, they are promoted, and the vacancies left behind will naturally be given to others, at least the soldiers they left behind will be divided.

Sure enough, seeing that everyone had no objections, Sun Jian appointed Cheng Pu and Wu Jing as Zhonglang generals, and each leader rushed to Runan to join Gong Du. In order to appease Liu Pi and Gong Du, Sun Jian also appointed them as Zhonglang generals, which were higher than most generals, but the actual command had to be handed over to a large part. Liu Pi knew it, but he had already seen the land that Sun Ce had prepared for him, and it was worth weighing the benefits and disadvantages to give up part of the military power, and there was no objection.

The problem was easily solved, and Sun Jian immediately handed over the task of attacking Xiangyang to Sun Ce, and gave him an official position: Huaiyi Lieutenant, who led Liu Pi, Sun Fu, Zhang Hu and others to attack the city, and the sailors commanded by Huang Zhong and Chen Sheng were also handed over to Sun Ce, and he led the main force to sit in the camp, watch the battle for Sun Ce, and stand by.

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