Gepi Battalion.

In the rippling blue waves, a small boat is drifting with the waves, Zhang Hong sits on the bow of the boat, holding a fishing rod, concentrating on fishing. Guo Jia sat crookedly on the side, and Guo Wu had a wordless gossip. Guo Wu pressed the knife, his body straightened, and looked around vigilantly. Guo Jia saw that he was so nervous, and secretly laughed, but he didn't object. In his opinion, as Sun Ce's personal guard, it is always good to be cautious, and at the moment when the situation is turbulent, any negligence may lead to unbearable consequences.

Sun Ce put his hands in the stern of the boat, standing side by side with Hongzi. Hongzhi had just arrived in Pingyu, and after meeting Mrs. Wu, he rushed to the Gepi camp as soon as possible to meet with Sun Ce. He is of medium build, with a fair face and clear eyebrows. Although he is the same age as Sun Ce, and Sun Ce is not a serious person, he still has some unconcealed youth in front of Sun Ce, which makes Sun Ce very worried about whether he can take on the responsibility of assisting Sun Jian.

"Bo Xia, when you passed through the Lujiang River, how did you talk to my Ah Weng?"

"It's good." Hongzhi said, blinking subconsciously, not so confident. "I'm not very good at military affairs, so I can only help him deal with some official documents and the like. Probably ......"

Sun Ce turned his head to look at Hongzi and shook his head. "Berxia, you may be misunderstood. You are not a scholar, nor are you an ordinary official, whether it is a clerk or a military officer, you can deal with it, and if you can't handle it, let others do it, your task is actually only one point, that is, don't let Ah Weng take risks, especially things like sudden formations must be eliminated. Do you understand what I mean? ”

Hongzhi opened his mouth and nodded awkwardly. He looked at Sun Ce with some doubt in his eyes. He had seen Sun Ce before, knew what kind of temper Sun Ce was, and recently heard about Sun Ce's performance in the Battle of Junyi in Pingyu, and always thought that Sun Ce was as good as Sun Jian, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to let him come to make Sun Jian steady and not to be brave.

"What's wrong?"

"Bo Fu, you...... It's changed. Hongzi's tone was not very resolute, but his eyes were very determined. You surprised me, how much has changed. ”

Sun Ce's eyes flashed slightly, and he smiled: "After a year, you will find that you have also changed." The battlefield is the best way to train people, and it is by no means something that can be experienced by hiding in the study and reading. Okay, I won't keep you any longer, the boat is ready for you, and Guo Wu will bring someone to escort you. You do it yourself, and if you need to, keep him with you. I have time to practice martial arts, learn a little about the way of using soldiers, and share more worries for Ah Weng. ”

"Okay." Hongzhi agreed, and his expression became excited.

Sun Ce gestured to Guo Wu. Guo Wu walked over, Sun Ce gave a few simple orders, and then called the ships waiting on the side. Hongzi and Guo Wu got on the boat, said goodbye to Sun Ce, and sailed towards the fleet in the distance. They will move from Gepi to Lishui, and then through Huaishui to the Shaobi camp.

No sooner had the flotilla left than a small boat rocked, and before the ship could hold its ground, a soldier jumped over and shook the hull. Zhang Hong shouted: "Fengxiao, can you let your subordinates be more steady, my fish have been scared away by you." ”

Guo Jia smiled and said to the soldiers: "Later, I will go into the water and catch two fish to compensate for the long history." ”

The soldier answered, passed a sealed brass pipe with both hands, took off his shirt, and the fish jumped into the water. There was a splash on the surface of the water, and the water waves spread out in all directions, and before they subsided, there was a "bang", and the soldier had jumped out of the water, holding a carp in one hand, and shouted: "Two live carp, apologize to Changshi." With a wave of his hand, the two carps jumped in the air, threw out a string of water droplets, drew an arc, and accurately fell into the water-filled cabin behind Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong was prepared, covered his face with his sleeve, and scolded with a smile. "Thank you. Come up quickly, don't catch a cold. ”

"Thank you for the long history." The soldier climbed onto the boat, picked up his clothes, arched his hands at Sun Ce and Guo Jia, jumped on his boat, and left.

Taking advantage of this effort, Guo Jia had already dismantled the copper pipe, took out the paper roll inside, and couldn't help but shrug his eyebrows when he looked at the logo on it. "General, good news, it is likely that Zhou Gongjin has taken Jiangling City."

"So fast?" Sun Ce was surprised. According to the calculation of time, Zhou Yu has only been attacking the city for half a month. Jiangling is an important town, the city defense should be relatively strong, and the disparity between the forces of the two sides is not so great, even if Chen Ji is a mediocre general, he will not lose so quickly.

Guo Jia didn't speak, quickly looked at it, and sighed lightly. "The general is not wrong, Zhou Gongjin is a general, but he can be a one-sided responsibility. I just don't know how much of this is due to Xun Gongda. As he spoke, he handed the paperwork to Sun Ce, and shouted to Zhang Hong: "Mr. Zigang, stop fishing, Zhou Gongjin has already caught a big fish, and he is about to catch another one." ”

Zhang Hong remained unmoved. "No matter how big Zhou Gongjin catches a fish, it's something I'm happy to see. Fengxiao does not need to fight for will, but needs to focus on the big picture. ”

Guo Jia laughed.

After reading the briefing, Sun Ce was also surprised. This briefing is not Zhou Yu's official report, but the intelligence that Guo Jia arranged to collect in various places, and Zhou Yu's deployment arrangements cannot be seen, only what he has done. Judging from these records, Zhou Yu, as Guo Jia said, is a general who can take charge of himself. Not only can he fight, but he can also play politics, and he plays very slippery. Worship Sun Shuao, let the people of Jiangling show up and say, take over the surrounding counties without blood, and realize the battle with war, a series of combination punches are very beautiful.

There may be Xun Yu's credit in this, but it is Zhou Yu himself who makes the decision. With Xun Yu's character, he will never compete with Zhou Yu, after this battle, Zhou Yu should be able to convince Deng Zhan and others, and the war in Jingzhou can be handed over to him with confidence. He himself can go to Jiangnan to expand his territory with peace of mind.

Sun Ce handed the paper roll to Liu Bin on the side and asked him to give it to Zhang Hong for a look. He exchanged a look with Guo Jia, and said softly: "Fengxiao, your body is not suitable for the southern climate, so it is better to stay in Yuzhou, with you in the center, I can rest assured." ”

Guo Jia shook his head. "General, I'm not someone who can control the overall situation, I prefer hand-to-hand combat. In the past six months or so, I have quit drinking, practiced guiding, and my health has been very good, and there is no problem in going to Jiangnan. Even if I feel unwell, I'm still young and nothing serious. Wait a few years, Lu Meng and the others will grow up, or find a suitable person, and then I will go back to the north to recuperate. Although the general is a native of Wu County, he has the same customs as Huiji, but the people of Huiji are fierce, and most of those Shanyue collude with the big clans, both bright and dark, and they can't be guarded against, without me, you can't deal with it. ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia quietly and did not persuade again. Guo Jia has made up his mind, if he is not allowed to go, he will definitely not rest assured. Rather than this, it is better to take him and end the war in Jiangnan as soon as possible.

"Yang Hong, where are they?"

"According to the calculation of the footsteps, I should have arrived in Ruyang and met Mrs. Yuan."

"Order the army to pull out the camp and go to Nanyang."