Seeing the word Zhang Liao, Sun Ce chuckled in his heart. If it weren't for the coincidence, this person should be Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the head of Cao Wei's five sons. However, he is still Dong Zhuo's subordinate, and he has not yet become one of Lu Bu's eight strong generals, and he has nothing to do with Cao Cao.

Duan Xuan is just fine, but this Zhang Liao is a hard stubble, and he can't be careless. The battle of Xiaoyaojin, 800 against 100,000, beat the second Sun Quan miserably, talk about Zhang Zhang's color change, stop the child's crying.

What does Xu Rong mean by this, I sent him a war letter to challenge, and he sent Duan Xuan and Zhang Liao to fight, and he shrank behind and didn't come out? This guy is stable enough, he doesn't eat the radical method, and he doesn't enter the oil and salt.

Sun Ce thought about it for a while, and already had a plan in his heart, but he didn't say it directly, but asked Pang Tongdao: "Shiyuan, why do you say Xu Rong sent Duan Xuan and Zhang Liao to Licheng?" And what do we do? ”

After following Sun Ce for two or three months, Pang Tong followed Sun Ce every day, and with practical experience, he was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning. In the face of Sun Ce's question, he was not in a hurry and talked eloquently.

"Five thousand horsemen to Licheng, if Licheng is unprepared, then go down with a drum, and then use it as an outpost, not only to prevent Wancheng's reinforcements, but also to plunder the countryside and collect military funds, so that Xu Rong's main force can attack Xixian with peace of mind. General, it is not clear whether the Wuguan is lost or lost, if the Wuguan is not lost, then Xu Rong is likely to send the other troops from Huayin to follow the Junshui to cross the Bear's Ears Mountain into Nanyang, and we are all negligent. ”

Sun Ce felt that Pang Tong had a point. Wuguan is an important passage from Chang'an to Nanyang, but Wuguan is controlled by Qiaorui, and it is not easy to attack. Xu Rong suddenly appeared, most likely entering from another road, Huayin belongs to Hongnong County, Duan Xuan seems to have been stationed there before, and now he appears in Licheng, he should have come from there. As for Xu Rong's main force, it should be another channel, but it is not clear yet.

"The advantage of a surprise attack from another road is that you can win by surprise, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the baggage is inconvenient, and you can only carry the horse on your back. In the case of Wuguan, it is difficult to transport grain and grass in the pass, and if you want to survive, capturing the people is the best choice. The population of a county can be as large as tens of thousands, or as few as thousands, and it can support at least 30,000 people and a half a month's worth of food. Now that the striker has arrived in Licheng, the Shunyang and Danshui counties west of Licheng may not be able to escape the doom. ”

Sun Ce's brow furrowed even tighter. If that's the case, these counties are really miserable. The brutality of the Xiliang soldiers is notoriously known, and wherever they go, chickens and dogs are not left. Not only will they steal food, but they may also eat people.

"You can't sit back and watch the Xiliang soldiers come chaotically, since Xu Rong doesn't come, then let's go."

Pang Tong shook his head. "General, I firmly oppose your idea. Why didn't Xu Rong come? He just wanted the general to take the initiative. There is a strong city to defend, even if Xu Rong has twenty or thirty thousand people, he has no chance of winning. But without the protection of the city wall, with our current strength, there is basically no chance of victory. The Xiliang soldiers of 20,000 or 30,000 should have three to five thousand cavalry, may I ask the general, what can we do to deal with the harassment and rush of these cavalry? ”

Sun Ce was silent. This is his biggest weakness at the moment. Without an organized cavalry, it would be a rapid march to walk fifty miles a day, but like Xiahou Yuan, it would only be about one hundred and fifty miles a day, and it would be a huge risk. Xiahou Yuan died because he ran too fast. The cavalry's long-distance rapid march speed is at least twice that of the foot soldiers, the short-distance march speed advantage is more obvious, and the cavalry burst into battle is amazingly lethal, and the cavalry of 100 people can use the cavalry tactics to drag you thousands of people to exhaustion.

But it can't be justified to sit back and watch the people suffer.

"The general is worried about the people?" Pang Tong was the person who followed Sun Ce's side, and he guessed Sun Ce's mind at once.

Sun Ce sighed and said: "If you can't protect the territory and the people, where can you still have the face to be Zhennanyang?" ”

"General, the current Nanyang is not the general's Nanyang." Pang Tong said unceremoniously: "The general's orders are not out of Wanxian, and they also ignore the general's warnings, and they are also to blame for this catastrophe." Moreover, Wen Ping had sent people to inform the counties to strengthen their vigilance, and if they understood the situation and defended the city, the loss would be much smaller. As long as Xu Rong can't get enough supplies, he won't dare to go east easily, and we will have more time to prepare. General, Nanyang is not the general's Nanyang, but Wancheng is the general's Wancheng, which is more important, can't the general tell the difference? ”

Pang Tong became excited as he spoke, and the words came out of his mouth, only then did he realize that his tone was too impulsive, and he quickly closed his mouth. Sun Ce also felt his sharpness and glanced at him, but he didn't blame him. The country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change, this kid is naturally arrogant, and he can't change it.

"So we're going to sit like that?"

Pang Tong faked coughing twice and thought about it. "This is not necessarily, since Xu Rong is not coming, but only divides his troops to the east, the general can find an opportunity to frustrate the spirit of the Xiliang soldiers. If they can defeat Duan Xuan and Zhang Liaobu, relieve the siege of Licheng, attract Xu Rong's attention, and reduce the pressure on the western counties, maybe they can hold out for a while longer. ”

Sun Ce felt justified and said, "Where is Mr. Cai?" ”

Pang Tong was puzzled. "General, what are you looking for Mr. Cai?"

"If you want to fight with Duan Xuan, you have to understand what kind of person Duan Xuan is, and you can win all battles if you know him. We are the most familiar with Mr. Cai here, who else can I find if I don't look for him? ”

Pang Tong suddenly realized and nodded again and again. "Mr. Cai is talking to a few scholars about literature and art at the county school, and I will invite him."

"Let's go and see." Sun Ce stood up and clapped his hands. "Although I don't have much knowledge, I still have to put on a posture of respecting teachers and teaching."

Pang Tong smiled heartily, and went out of the Taishou Mansion with Sun Ce and went straight to the county school. As soon as I went out, I saw Zhang Xun leading a round-faced girl over, reprimanding as she walked, the round-faced girl pouted, a look of reluctance, but she didn't dare to reply. Seeing Sun Ce, Zhang Xun stopped and bowed. As he spoke, he pulled the round-faced girl behind her. The round-faced girl glanced at Sun Ce secretly, blushed, and hid behind Zhang Xun.

Sun Ce smiled: "This is Zhang Gong's daughter? What's the matter, it's upsetting you again? ”

Zhang Xun sighed, pulled the round-faced girl out, and said angrily: "I'm usually quite clever, but why am I dumb today, and I don't salute the general." ”

The round-faced girl walked over, bowed, and ducked back. Zhang Xun said: "Let the general laugh." It's because my family education is not strict, and my daughter who is not out of the cabinet is not a popular woman who is not studying at home, but she shows up and mixes with some weavers all day long, and she is not ashamed, saying that she wants to improve the loom and do business, what is this, do I need her to make money to support the family? I don't know who was deceived by whom to come up with this immoral idea. ”

Sun Ce was embarrassed and touched his nose. "Zhang Gong, the person who came up with this idea is me."

Zhang Xunzheng said angrily, and he didn't realize it for a while, and when he understood what Sun Ce meant, he immediately opened his mouth and was embarrassed. The two stared at each other and were relatively speechless. When the round-faced girl saw it, she laughed with a "poof", raised her head to look at Zhang Xun, and wrinkled her nose.

"Hmph, see if you dare to talk about me." After saying that, he turned around and ran, his skirt flying, like a light butterfly.

Pang Tong's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes flickered.