On the original historical track, after Sun Jian died unexpectedly, his subordinates were not directly handed over to Sun Ce, but led by Wu Jing and Sun Ben. It was not until Sun Ce crossed the river that these troops regained their strength and swept across the Jiangdong.

It can be seen that Wu Jing does not have the ability to take charge alone, but is just a talent. As a relative of Sun Wu, the Wu family has no outstanding figures, and it seems that all the talents of the Wu family are concentrated in Mrs. Wu alone.

Sun Ce didn't expect Wu Jing to have any tricks to break the enemy, he just inquired in detail, and then he knew that he was indeed a little preconceived.

The reason why Yuan Shu did not supply military rations in time was not that he deliberately dragged his feet, but that he had too many mouths to eat, and he was stretched. Although Nanyang is a large county, the household registration accounts for forty percent of the entire Jingzhou, but Nanyang is the emperor's township, there are too many imperial relatives here, all of them are strong, even the ghost Yuan Shu in the road does not dare to rob them easily, and the grain collected through normal channels is limited, far from satisfying the sudden increase in people.

Yuan Shu fled from Luoyang to Nanyang, bringing some retinues, Sun Jian came to Nanyang from Changsha, brought more men, and after several Yu fights, he surrendered some people, and now Yuan Shu has a total of more than 20,000 people. These people have to eat, and the demand for grain and grass has skyrocketed, which has exceeded the capacity of Nanyang County. There were many years of accumulation before, and it was not obvious for the time being, but now more than a year has passed, the warehouse is empty, and the supply of 20,000 horses has become difficult.

Without food and grass, you can't fight. Sun Jian has led his troops for more than half a month, and he has not attacked Fancheng, just waiting for grain and grass. Fancheng is in the north of the water, across the water from Xiangyang, and the guard will be Huang Zu. If you attack now, you will be blocked by the water, Liu Biao's support ability is limited, once it is winter, the water level of the water will drop, and the men and horses can wade through the water, Liu Biao will be able to send people to support Huang Zu at any time, and Sun Jian will have to face more enemies. Wu Jing was worried about this, and wrote to Yuan Shu almost every day to ask for food.

Sun Ce wasn't worried about that. Wu Jing was too worried, even if Liu Biao supported Fan Cheng, he and Huang Zu were not Sun Jian's opponents when they were tied together, but taking advantage of the high water level and Liu Biao's support, it was a good opportunity to take down Huang Zu. Liu Biao has a lot of powerful and famous men, but the generals who can fight are limited, and Huang Zu is barely one of them. Kill him, and Liu Biao will have a broken arm.

"How many days can we supply the existing grain and grass?"

"If you don't fight, you will be supplied for about ten days. In the case of combat, up to five days. ”

"Gong Jin, can you take Fancheng within five days?"

Zhou Yu blinked and looked at Sun Ce puzzled. When Sun Ce first arrived at the barracks, his foothold was not stable, so he was in such a hurry to express his opinion, and asked him to take Fancheng within five days, which was not very safe. If Fancheng is so easy to attack, will Sun Jian not move? If he said that it was not easy to attack, then wouldn't Sun Ce's words be in vain?

"To attack the city, you need to prepare siege equipment, and five days is not enough."

Wu Jing was also a little unhappy, and reprimanded unceremoniously: "Bo Fu, leading the troops to fight is not about sitting and talking, you can't just ignore it. Although Fancheng is only a small city, it is heavily guarded, and Huang Zu has more than 1,000 people under him, and the soldiers are good enough to eat, and once the fight starts, Liu Biao will inevitably send people to support. This battle is likely to be a stalemate, and if we don't prepare well, we will suffer. ”

Sun Ce knew what Wu Jing was thinking, but he also had his reasons for thinking so.

"Uncle, you are waiting for grain and grass, and Liu Biao is also waiting for grain and grass. The autumn harvest has ended, the grain and grass in Nanyang are being transported here, and the grain and grass from other counties in Jingzhou are also being transported to Xiangyang. You also said that after the winter, the water level drops, and Liu Biao's men and horses can wade through the water, in this case, why don't we do it before Liu Biao is ready? ”

Wu Jing was speechless for a while. "That being said, but ...... Shall we let our soldiers go hungry? ”

Sun Ce smiled. This Wu Jing is too timid, his brain is not flexible enough, and it is too difficult to talk to him. But he is his maternal uncle, and he can't help but give him face. He further reminded: "Uncle, there is no grain to be shipped from Wancheng, but there is a large amount of grain to Xiangyang in the south of the water. We can snatch those grains, which not only solves our own problems, but also breaks Liu Biao's hope, killing two birds with one stone, what's not good? ”

Wu Jing's eyes lit up, and his anger turned into joy. "That's a way to do it. However, Liu Biao will definitely send people to protect us, and if we don't have enough troops, it will be difficult to get it. There are too many troops, and there is no guarantee of concealment, and maybe in the end it will be a fierce battle of equal strength. ”

The corners of Sun Ce's mouth were slightly raised, and he smiled. Zhou Yu looked at it, but understood what Sun Ce meant. "Bo Fu, you can use cavalry to harass."

Before Sun Ce could speak, Wu Jing vetoed it. "That's not good, these two hundred righteous from riding are easy to save, and you can't take risks."

Zhou Yu further explained: "Two hundred righteous riders are not much, but aren't there more than a hundred in each department, adding up to nearly four hundred riders, which is not less." What's more, this is an attack and a heavy load, and it is not a frontal battle, just hit and run, unless Liu Biao has enough cavalry to pursue, it is foolproof. ”

Wu Jing suddenly realized and slapped his thigh. "yes, why didn't I think of that? Bo Fu, you've come so well. Wu Jing was excited, turned around and wanted to run out, ran two steps and turned back, pulled Sun Ce and rushed out, and went straight to Sun Jian's Chinese army tent.

After listening to Wu Jing's report, Sun Jian also stroked his palms and smiled. "Shaft, I didn't expect your brain to be flexible, and you actually knew that you would eat the enemy. However, without Zhou Jun's help, you can only talk. ”

Zhou Yu was about to be modest, but Sun Ce stopped him with his eyes. Zhou Yu was puzzled, but he still closed his mouth.

The more Sun Jian thought about it, the happier he became, and he immediately asked people to invite Cheng Pu and Han Dang. In fact, he was not ignorant of cavalry. Not long ago, he had fought side by side with the Youzhou cavalry led by Gongsun Yue, and was envious of the cavalry's ability to move quickly and its powerful impact. The reason why I haven't thought of this idea is that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who have just arrived, reminded him that it was not that he didn't know how to win by surprise, but that the number of his cavalry was too small, and the time he had cavalry was too short, but his thinking was still stuck in the tactics of foot soldiers, and he didn't take the initiative to think about it.

Zhou Yu was right. His cavalry is not much, less than 400 people, if you face the combined forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, this cavalry is indeed not enough. But what he has to deal with now is Liu Biao, Liu Biao's cavalry is less, except for some generals who have mounts to walk, most of the soldiers can only walk, more than 300 cavalry to bully Liu Biao is more than enough, even if the robbery can't make food, it's absolutely no problem for Liu Biao to sleep.

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