There was a dead silence in Sun Jian's big tent, and the atmosphere was so solemn that people couldn't breathe.

Sun Ce sat next to Sun Jian, and he was also a little out of breath. Even if Zhou Yu personally rushed to his big tent to deliver the news, he still couldn't believe it, and it wasn't until he heard the scout's personal report that he knew he had heard it right.

Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, and Zhang Miao, the Taishou of Chen Liu, led an army of 13,000 people into Nanyang County. Zhang Miao feinted to attack Luyang, Cao Cao led the main force to attack Kunyang, Yuan Shu's attention was all on Luyang, and the defenders of Kunyang were not prepared at all and were defeated in a battle. Now Cao Cao is rushing to Xiangyang at night, and the striker has entered the territory of Xinye County.

Cao Cao came too suddenly, which surprised everyone, including Sun Jian. It is understandable to enter Nanyang from Ye County, but leaving Wancheng behind and going deep alone is a taboo for soldiers. But it was precisely because of Cao Cao's unreasonableness that Sun Jian was caught off guard. If it weren't for the cavalry as scouts now, the reconnaissance range would be as far away as a hundred miles, and maybe it would have been discovered when Cao Cao appeared behind him.

"The current plan is to let Xiangyang go, repel Cao Cao first, and stabilize Nanyang." Sun Jian raised his head, and his cold gaze swept over the faces of the generals. "Cao Cao came too quickly, we don't have time to attack Xiangyang."

"Yes, Cao Cao came too fast." Sun Ben shook his head regretfully. "Maybe we shouldn't have negotiated with Liu Biao in the first place, and wasted three days in vain, otherwise we ......"

"General Sun, you can't take Xiangyang in three days." Xi Zhu replied without yin or yang, and pushed back Sun Ben's words.

Sun Ben glared at Xi Zhu angrily, his anger was faint, but he didn't dare to attack. In this case, if he didn't know that Xi Zhu cooperated with Kuai Yue to delay the army, he would be an idiot. But what if you know? Anyway, there is no time to attack Xiangyang, and stimulating Xi Zhu at this time will only cause Xiangyang Haoqiang to rebound and retaliate, forcing them to join forces with Liu Biao and Kuai Yue.

Sun Ce looked at Xi Zhu, and then at Sun Ben, Huang Gai and others, and his heart was also a little angry. But he knows very well that the more this time, the more he can't be in a hurry. He forced himself to calm down, leaned in front of Sun Jian, stared at the map on his case, and looked at it again and again, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Sun Jian raised his eyebrows, stopped talking, and pushed the map in front of Sun Ce. Sun Ce was a little surprised, only to find that countless pairs of eyes in the tent fell on his face, even Zhou Yu was no exception. It's just that different people have different meanings in their eyes, Sun Jian is pleased, Sun Ben, Huang Gai and others are hope, while Xi Zhu, Pang Shanmin and others are more ridiculed.

Sun Ce understood with a roll of his eyes. Xinye to Xiangyang is only a hundred miles, and it can be reached in one day at most. It is impossible to attack Xiangyang, and the retreat may encounter Cao Cao, Kuai Yue's attack, even if it is undefeated, it is difficult to control Xiangyang, Xiangyang Haoqiang, who was bullied by him before, must find him to seek justice at this time, not only promised that his grain and grass will regret it, maybe he will also assemble troops to attack him.

How did you snatch it in the first place, and now you have to spit it out.

Is it that easy? Is Cao Cao awesome? That's right, he will be very awesome in the future, but now that he is fledgling, what is there to be afraid of. Sun Ce felt a surge of anger in his heart, and couldn't help but sneer: "It's a good time!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, silent. Sun Ben and the others were embarrassed, and Sun Jian was also a little suspicious, not knowing if Sun Ce was in a hurry or had another deep meaning. Xi Zhu was puzzled, hesitated for a long time, and then asked, "Captain, why do you say that?" ”

Sun Ce quickly calmed down and sat back on his seat. He glanced at Xi Zhu and ignored Xi Zhu's question. "Xi Wenhui, I agreed with Kuai Yue for three days, but now that the three days have arrived, please go into the city and tell Kuai Yue that if he refuses to surrender, we will attack the city."

"Siege?" Xi Zhu blinked suspiciously. "Today?"

"That's right." Sun Ce's eyes were indifferent. "By the way, you tell Kuai Yue that the reinforcements he was waiting for are coming, but ...... Nothing to do. ”

Xi Zhu's face flushed suddenly, but he had nothing to say. The father and son of the Sun family were originally rough people, so it is not surprising that they burst into foul language. He glanced at Pang Shanmin, his eyes sarcastic. Pang Shanmin was extremely embarrassed, so he could only look left and right and not look at Xi Zhu. Xi Zhu endured his disgust and asked, "Please also ask the captain to make it clear." ”

"You scholars don't understand the war." Sun Ce waved his hand. "You do what I say, and you'll understand when the time comes."

Xi Zhu touched his nose and was despised by Sun Ce, his face turned red but he was helpless, so he had to flick his sleeves and walk away. Apprentice Zhu was embarrassed, Sun Ben, Huang Gai and others let out a bad breath and laughed in unison. The rabbit died and the fox was sad, Xi Zhu was humiliated, Pang Shanmin also felt bored, and couldn't help but say: "Captain, this is a major matter related to life and death, don't fight for a moment." ”

Sun Ce's face sank. "Pang Jun, if you are willing to work with us, it will reflect your value. If you disdain to be with us, you can go back to Yuliang Continent to learn to cultivate and study for self-entertainment, self-cultivation. As a long history, you don't give advice to the general, but you speak coldly, what is your intention? ”

Pang Shanmin's face sank suddenly. He stared at Sun Ce for a long time, Huo Ran got up and arched his hand to Sun Jian.

"The mountain people are incompetent, and they dare not delay the general's important affairs, so they will leave."

Sun Jian was about to speak, but Sun Ce gave him a look. Sun Jian had no choice but to take back the words that came to his lips and remained silent. Seeing this, Pang Shanmin was so angry that he threw his sleeves, held his head high, and strode out of the tent. It's just that his head was too high, and when he came out of the tent, he touched the tent door, Ziguan was knocked off, his hair was scattered, and his originally high-spirited expression was suddenly a little embarrassed, which caused a burst of laughter. His face was flushed, he picked up the crown and went away.

Han Dang laughed at the case, and Huang Gai and the others couldn't help laughing.

"Bo Fu, what's the trouble?" Sun Jian sighed. "Okay, the irrelevant people are gone, you can get down to business."

Sun Ce understood that Sun Jian was extricating himself, but it was not impulsive for him to drive Pang Shanmin away. Xiangyang Hao was duplicitous, bowed his head on the surface, but secretly communicated with Kuai Yue, the big war was imminent, how could he do if he didn't drive them away. If the operational deployment is revealed by them, then how can it be fought.

Sun Ce got up and walked over to the scout. "Who are Cao Cao's forward generals? Are there any cavalry? ”

The scout shook his head. "I haven't seen the formed cavalry, the main general of the forward is surnamed Xiahou, what is the specific name, I haven't heard it yet."

"How many people are there?"

"Judging by the flag, about three thousand."

"How's the march?"

The scout thought for a moment. "Very fast, almost all the way through the march. According to the speed of their march, it can travel more than 100 miles in a day. ”

Sun Ce nodded and turned to Sun Jian. "General, if my guess is correct, the general who leads the army should be Xiahou Yuan. He didn't care about his physical strength, and hurried all the way, not to attack our army, but to cheer up Kuai Yue. The main force led by Cao Cao was in the back, and in order to prevent the Hou general from sending troops to intercept the rear road, he would definitely maintain his physical strength and be ready to engage at any time. Therefore, the difference between him and Xiahou Yuan was at least a hundred miles, and possibly even two hundred miles. ”

Although Sun Ben and the others present here are not famous generals, they are all veterans with rich combat experience, and they understand as soon as they hear Sun Ce's words. The striker led by Xiahou Yuan was too protruding, and the distance between him and the main force was a bit big. Han Dang jumped up and shouted, "General, this Xiahou Yuan is a dish sent to the door, we ate him." ”

Sun Jian smiled. He looked at Sun Ce and nodded with satisfaction.

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