Sun Ce admitted that Guo Jia was a good analyst and had a better grasp of Xin Bi's psychology than him. But this is speculation after all, and it can only be said that it is possible, and even if it is very likely, it cannot be 100% guaranteed. No one can calculate the last resort, even the legendary Zhuge Liang has a time when he loses the street pavilion. Guo Jia is the same, when he assisted Cao Cao, Cao Cao also lost battles, and Wancheng did not see him see through Jia Xu's strategy in the first battle.

Xin Bi is not an ordinary person, and his IQ is no less than Guo Jia. Guo Jia can count him, but he can't count Guo Jia? The key is to be invincible first, luring the enemy depends on luck, it can be better, and if it can't be done, there will be no major losses.

For Sun Ce, the most important thing at the moment is to take Hulu, then Gaoping, and take the Kongdao from Yanzhou into Xuzhou from Cao Ang, only in this way can the safety of Peiguo and Pengcheng be guaranteed.

Tao Qian gave up Pengcheng and the west of Chengxian County, just because this place was too vulnerable to attack, and he lacked skills, so it was better to give this place to Sun Ce, hoping that Sun Ce would take over this burden, just like when Sun Ce gave Lu Guo to Tao Qian, he also asked Tao Qian to go to the pot.

Hulu is the county seat, the city is not big, but here is the traffic artery, when the shore of Surabaya, the south water joins into Surabaya in the south of the city, it is the junction of Shanyang and Pei County, and it is not too far from Lu Guo and Pengcheng. The geographical advantage is good, the household registration is more than 10,000, it is a large county, there are many rich families, and the financial resources are abundant, so there is money to repair the city, which is much stronger than the general county seat.

According to the normal siege methods, it is natural to besiege the city first, and then build siege equipment and attack step by step. Now the situation is different, if you want to carry out strategic deception, let Yuan Tan and Xin Bi see his flaws, you have to break the routine. What are his flaws? Of course, he is brave and aggressive, and he is willing to take risks. The attack on the lake and land showed such characteristics.

Attacking has become the best choice.

A strong attack can be a quick victory, but the losses can also be significant. Sun Ce wanted to give Yuan Tan and Xin Bi the impression that he was brave and aggressive, but he didn't want to really pay too much price, especially when he learned that the general defending the city was Lu Qian. Lu Qian left his name in history, and passed on with Wen Ping, Li Tong and others, relying on his military exploits, and the place where he started was this area, he didn't want to become Lu Qian's first military exploit.

While checking the topography of the lake and land, Sun Ce sent people to meet Sun Jian. Before Lü Qian captured Hulu, Zhu Zhi had been stationed in Hulu for a period of time, and he was relatively clear about the layout of Hulu City. In more than ten days, even if Lu Qian transforms it, it will be difficult to change too much.

The lake and land are faced with water, and only the west and north sides can be set up for battle. Sun Ce ordered people to erect a high platform for surveillance on these two sides, which was twice as high as the city wall, so that the situation at the head of the city could be directly observed from the platform, and the crossbowmen could also be used as the commanding heights. At the same time, he sent people to contact the families in the surrounding areas, collect grain and grass, and recruit the people. Hulu belongs to Shanyang, not his sphere of influence, so it is inevitable to use some coercive means, and bloodshed is also expected.

At the same time, Sun Ce asked Gu Hui to write a letter of persuasion and sent someone into the city.

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Lu Qian is in his early twenties, of medium stature, strong and strong.

He didn't talk much, and after reading Sun Ce's persuasion, he was silent for a long time. The persuasion book uses a lot of pen and ink to describe the story of Sun Ce's great destruction of Wenchou in Qi County not long ago, and the story of Yuan Tan's main force in Fang and Yuan, and then said, You don't have to worry about your family, because after I take Hulu, I will continue to march to attack Rencheng. You surrender now, and your family will be treated preferentially. If you don't surrender and wait for the city to be broken, there will be no such good conditions.

The writing is very good and the momentum is strong, but at the same time it is confident, it always makes people feel arrogant.

Lu Qian was very polite, and he replied to the envoy and said, I am on the orders of Yuan Envoy Jun to guard the lake and land, and I cannot surrender easily. General Sun is still attacking the city, I will try my best to defend, if you can break through the lake and land, and then life and death will be paid to the general's death, I am also worthy of Yuan Yuanjun, and I am worthy of my heart.

After sending the envoy away, Lü Qian sealed Sun Ce's letter of persuasion and sent his cronies out of the city to meet Yuan Tan and ask Yuan Tan for help. He had sent someone to ask Yuan Tan for help before, but Yuan Tan did not respond, I don't know if Yuan Tan felt that there was no need to increase troops in Hulu, or because he was raided by Sun Ce, he didn't care about the arrangement. In terms of time, there are two possibilities.

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Kangfu city south, Yating.

Yuan Tan and Yi leaned on the couch, tilted their heads, and snored loudly.

Originally, he just wanted to take a nap and slow down, but these days he was too tired, he couldn't rest well for several days, and he was attacked by Sun Ce when he had the most hope of success, the situation suddenly reversed, and the mental pressure soared, he was exhausted, and he fell asleep as soon as his eyes were closed.

The whole army crossed Surabaya and arrived at Kangfu County, Xu Xuan, the prime minister of Rencheng, personally sent grain, grass and supplies, and Lingshan Xuan, who was Yuan's former official, was also not far behind, not only sent a large amount of grain, wine and meat, but also personally put on armor and was willing to guard Yuan Tan with a halberd. With food and grass, the army's heart was settled, and Yuan Tan's spirit relaxed a lot, and he slept very deeply.

Until I was awakened by a nightmare.

Yuan Tan dreamed that he led his guards to meet Sun Ce and collided head-on with Sun Ce. Sun Ce only had one ride, and he had more than three hundred rides, but Sun Ce was very fast, obviously still a few hundred steps away, and suddenly arrived in front of him, while his personal guard riders suddenly froze, moving as slowly as a turtle. He shouted anxiously, but found that his hands and feet were as heavy as a mountain, unable to move, and watched Sun Ce cut down with a knife. His head fell to the ground, but he didn't lose his breath, watching Sun Ce laugh in front of him.

Then suddenly, Sun Ce's face changed to that of his father Yuan Shao, and his smile remained the same, but there was a little more indescribable meaning, no sadness, but it inexplicably made Yuan Tan even more desperate.

Yuan Tan struggled hard, and suddenly woke up, seeing the stunned faces of the guards, and he was lying on the ground. He hurriedly turned over and sat up, but the sleeves of his shirt were pressed by his body, and he couldn't pull them out after several pulls. The guards stepped forward and helped Yuan Tan up and let him sit on the edge of the couch. Yuan Tan's heart was pounding, and he was covered in cold sweat, and it took a long time to slowly come back to his senses.

"What's the matter?"

"A messenger from Hulu has arrived, saying that there is an urgent matter, and the envoy must be met immediately."

"Lake and land?" Yuan Tan thought for a moment and suddenly woke up. Before, Lu Qian sent news that Guo Jiazheng was leading the main force to come, and the lake and land were dangerous, and asked him to send reinforcements. He had already made arrangements with Simbi to set off at dawn, but when he was attacked in the early morning, his plans were all disrupted. At that time, I was so flustered that I only cared about retreating and forgot about it.

Yuan Tan didn't dare to slack off, and immediately asked people to call Lu Qian's messenger in. The messenger presented Sun Ce's letter of persuasion, and Yuan Tan read it again, feeling very uncomfortable, and his face was hot, as if he had been slapped in the face. Tens of thousands of troops were kicked by Sun Ce's 200 horsemen and burned their baggage, which was a great shame. However, in addition to the shame, he was more uneasy.

Sun Ce still wants to take Rencheng?