Guo Jia's opinion is actually quite simple. Didn't Yuan Tan use Liu Bei as a dark arrow, then we will break this dark arrow first. Liu Bei hid in Cangyuan City, forty miles away, saying that it was not far away, saying that it was not close, and that it would take him an hour to rush here, and it would take an hour and a half to march quickly. As the saying goes, if you seek profit for fifty miles, you will step on the general, and the law is half there; Thirty miles and for profit, two-thirds to. When he ran out of breath, we just caught up and struck head-on.

Why did Yuan Tan only treat Liu Bei as a middle horse, ranking after Zhu Ling? One is because he has a small army, only 5,000 men; The second is that the Dongjun soldiers under his command are mainly recruits. Cao Cao was defeated in Nanyang, and the Dongjun soldiers had already lost a lot of elites, and the recruits Liu Bei had now gathered were far inferior to those that Cao Cao had commanded. He is not a local, he does not have the support of local heroes, he has no money, he is generally equipped, and he has an advantage against the undisciplined Montenegrin army.

If you take into account that Liu Bei was beaten in Xiao County and fled in the middle of the night, the morale of the already side also has a clear advantage.

Of course, there are risks associated with this. Take the initiative to meet Liu Bei, you can't get too close to Junyi, otherwise Yuan Tan may be reinforced at any time, and it is inevitable to march more than ten miles in a hurry. If you take into account that they are in the west of the city, if they want to rush to the east of the city to face the battle, the total distance is at least more than twenty miles, which is not much different from Liu Bei. Even this is not safe enough, once Liu Bei cannot be defeated in the first place, Yuan Tan's reinforcements will arrive, and they will inevitably fall into the sandwich between Liu Bei and Yuan Tan. Liu Bei was on the east side of Junyi, very close to Zhang Miao's camp, and if Zhang Miao changed his position and attacked from behind, Sun Ce would definitely be defeated.

After Guo Jia finished speaking, his eyes stared at Sun Ce with blazing eyes. Sun Ce wanted to make a quick decision, he made suggestions for Sun Ce, and now it was up to Sun Ce to choose.

Sun Ce met Guo Jia's gaze, thinking about a few suggestions given by Guo Jia to Cao Cao in history, knowing that this guy was born a gambler, but he didn't want to gamble now, he exaggerated the danger, and he didn't want him to gamble.

But he decided to take a gamble.

"That's exactly what I want." Sun Ce patted Guo Jia on the shoulder. "Inform Mr. Zigang and Gong Du and let them change their guards."

Guo Jia sighed softly. "General, I'd rather you choose to wait on the spot."

"There is no time to lose." Sun Ce said eight words, signaled Guo Jia to say goodbye, and immediately ordered all departments to prepare, and at the same time sent someone to inform Zhu Jun of the relevant situation, asking him to pay attention to Zhu Ling's movements, and never let Zhu Ling leave the battlefield. If possible, it is best to send someone to contain Zhang Miao and ask him not to act rashly.

Zhang Hong reacted immediately and rushed to Sun Ce. He also knew that the situation was urgent, he couldn't sit still, and there was still a chance to take the initiative to attack, so he didn't stop Sun Ce, but he reminded Sun Ce not to be brave, and once the situation was not right, retreat immediately.

Sun Ce agreed.

One after another, orders were passed out, and the soldiers of various departments shuttled back and forth, completing the change of guard in the movement. Seeing the flags waving on the position, looking like he was about to attack, Cao Ren on the opposite side was very nervous and ordered the foot soldiers to prepare for the battle. After being busy for half an hour, he found that it was just a false alarm, and Sun Ce not only did not launch an offensive, but gradually quieted down, and even the arrow array stopped. He looked closely, and only then did he realize that the number of crossbowmen was nearly half.

Cao Ren didn't dare to be careless and reported the latest situation to Cao Ang. After discussing with Chen Gong, Cao Ang sent scouts to the west along the chasm to inquire about the news to see if Sun Ce was planning to smuggle across the chasm in another location and attack in a roundabout way.

When Cao Ang and Cao Ren guessed Sun Ce's whereabouts, Sun Ce led his troops to march eastward. By the time he arrived at the Langdang Canal, Zhu Jun had already sent Wenyun to erect a pontoon bridge. Wen Yun said that Taiwei Zhu mobilized men and horses in the Chinese army to prepare to launch an attack on Zhu Ling and attract Yuan Tan's attention. You must be careful, don't be reluctant, if you really can't do it, you will temporarily return to Zhongmu.

Zhang Fang is also there. He didn't say anything, made a big salute to Sun Ce, and then stood beside Sun Ce with a knife on his shoulder.

Sun Ce led his troops across the Langdang Canal, and rode 5,000 steps to the east, and the soldiers pointed directly at Zhang Miao. Zhang Miao soon received the news, was startled, and sent Zhang Chao to see Sun Ce. Didn't we say okay, why are you attacking me? Sun Ce explained the situation to Zhang Chao, and finally said, I am going to ambush Liu Bei now, you can watch the play on the sidelines, or you can participate in the battle, and I will accompany you to the end.

Zhang Chao smiled and shook his head again and again. "We are not the general's opponent, it would be good to be able to hold the camp, how dare we fight the general."

Sun Ce and Zhang Chao said goodbye. The reason why he dared to make this decision was to bet that Zhang Miao didn't want Yuan Tan to succeed and would watch from the sidelines. Yuan Tan won the battle, and they were in danger. Zhu Jun wants Junyi the most, but Yuan Tan wants the whole Chen Liu. As for Liu Bei's life or death, they actually didn't care.

After crossing the Wandering Canal, it was already dark, and Sun Ce ordered to light torches and march, without concealing his actions.

"The general is as bold as a fight." King Chen sighed: "With you, Lone is a little young and crazy. ”

Sun Ce laughed. "King, you have to hold on, I'm still waiting to see your magic skills."

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Yuan Tan received a report from Cheng Yu that a group of men and horses under the banner of Sun Ce crossed the Langdang Canal and went to Zhang Miao's defense area.

Yuan Tan was suspicious, and discussed with Liu Biao, Bian Rang and others for a while, but he still didn't dare to determine the authenticity. He decided to send someone to inquire about Cao Ang, who was fighting against Sun Ce, and soon, he received a report from Cao Ang, that Sun Ce on the opposite side had not launched an attack for a long time, and his battle flag was missing, the situation was puzzling, and he was sending scouts to find Sun Ce's traces, but there was no result yet.

Immediately afterwards, he received several reports from Zhang Miao in a row: first, Sun Ce rushed to me; Then came the report of safety, Sun Ce did not attack me; Finally, there is doubt, Sun Ce went north, I don't know what he wants to do, do you know?

Yuan Tan was confused by the barrage of information. It seems that Sun Ce has gone east and crossed the east of the Langdang Qu, but what does he want to do? He lay on the map and looked at it for a long time, startled, Sun Ce crossed the Langdang Canal and went north again, it couldn't be that the West Gate attacked Cao Ang unsuccessfully, and instead attacked Cheng Yu at the East Gate, right? Cheng Yu's troops are limited, and he is limited by the terrain, so he is already a little reluctant to deal with Cao Bao and Xu Wei, and with Sun Ce, he will definitely be defeated.

Yuan Tan didn't dare to slack off, and while dispatching troops and preparing to support Cheng Yu, he sent someone to ask Cheng Yu for the latest news. On the battlefield, it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and if you can't figure out the situation, you will act rashly and follow the rhythm of the other party, and you will definitely lose.

The idea that Sun Ce might attack Liu Bei flashed through Yuan Tan's mind, and he was immediately vetoed. This is simply impossible, first of all, Sun Ce may not know where Liu Bei is, and secondly, even if he knows, going around such a big circle, marching more than twenty or thirty miles to meet the attack, and passing through Cheng Yu and Zhang Miao's defense area, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible, unless Sun Ce is a madman.

Half an hour later, he received a report from Cheng Yu: Sun Ce didn't rush at me, he went to the northeast.

Yuan Tan gasped, was stunned for a long time, and shouted: "Zhang Mengzhuo mistook me!" ”