Opinions were unified, but the difficulties not only did not decrease, but multiplied. This is also the reason why Sun Ce wants to get Guo Jia's support. Without Guo Jia's meticulous planning, this matter can only be talked about on paper.

First of all, if you want to enter and exit the Guanzhong, you must consider the Western Liang soldiers, but it is not enough to consider the Western Liang soldiers. Zhang Yang in Hanoi, Yuan Tan in Yanzhou, and Zhang Miao in Chen Liu, all had to be wooed. It's best to be able to provide support, and no matter how bad it is, you can't let them mess with your back.

Secondly, how to solve the problem of grain and grass? Tens of thousands of troops traveled thousands of miles west, and it took two months just to march back and forth. Therefore, if there is less, it is necessary to prepare at least three to four months of grain and grass, and if possible, it is best to have half a year of storage. A soldier needs six liters of rice a day, and it costs more than 10 stone in half a year, and if he prepares 50,000 people, he needs 500,000 stone. If you count the consumption of war horses and transport livestock, you also have to prepare a large amount of shackling.

In the end, even if the surrounding area is stabilized and the food and grass are prepared, the army can make the trip, but it may not be able to achieve the goal. The Son of Heaven is not sitting in Chang'an waiting for you to pick it up, whether you can snatch the Son of Heaven from Wang Yun's hand is still a question.

Even Zhang Hong, the initiator, does not think that the chance of success can be more than half.

But that doesn't stop them from doing it. The four of them sat together, enjoying the cool and discussing. You say a word, I say a word, first think about the difficulty, then think of the solution, talk for half a night, and finally draw up a plan. According to this plan to implement step by step, even if you can't get back the Son of Heaven in the end, you must achieve phased results, and you can't be busy in vain.

To summarize in Guo Jia's words, this plan is a fox and a fake tiger, borrowing chickens to lay eggs. On the grounds of welcoming back the great driver, he persuaded Zhu Jun to accept this plan, and then issued an order in the name of the Taiwei Mansion to lobby all departments and strive to form a unified war with them. This is a fox and a fake tiger; In the name of raising grain and grass for the Western Expedition, he ordered Sun Jian to capture Lujiang and Jiujiang, and Zhou Yu to capture Nanjun and Jiangxia, and did what Sun Ce should have done this autumn. This is borrowed from a chicken to lay an egg.

At this point, no matter whether it can be done in the end or not, Sun Ce will not lose. After everything is ready, contact the imperial court, stand by and move, send troops when there is a chance, wait for the opportunity if you don't have a chance, and create opportunities.

The big plan has been decided, everyone returns to the account, and seize the time to make up for sleep.

Early the next morning, Sun Ce did not rush to see Zhu Jun, but informed Sun Jian of the latest plan. Seeing that it did not go against Zhu Jun's wishes, and even had the opportunity to save the Son of Heaven, and did not affect the interests of the Sun family, Sun insisted that he couldn't ask for it, and sighed to himself. For this matter, he struggled for many days and didn't come up with any good way, so he could only sacrifice his life for righteousness. Sun Ce came up with such a subtle plan as soon as he came, and it is indeed as he said, if you want to talk about pit people, he is self-taught and outstanding.

Because it took a long time to prepare, and Sun Jian had the task of capturing Lujiang and Jiujiang, Sun Ce decided to transfer Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and Sun Ben to Sun Jian's account, and first settle Chen Deng and Zhou Ang. When the grain and grass are raised, the war in Lujiang and Jiujiang should almost be over, and it is not too late to rush back to Luoyang to participate in the war. It was enough to leave Wu Jing in Luoyang to be in charge of logistics and assist Sun Ce in handling some camp affairs.

Sun Jian was very satisfied and agreed.

Sun Ce immediately wrote two letters, one to Jiang Gan, who remained in Yingchuan, asking him to rush to Luoyang as soon as possible, there were many tasks for him to complete, and at the same time ordered Guo Jun and others to march with Luoyang; One letter was sent to Zhou Yu, informing him of the plan, asking him to prepare, and at the same time driving He Hao and others away from Nanyang, and doing a good job in the protection of Cai Yong and others.

Three days later, Jiang Gan rushed to Luoyang. Sun Ce informed him of the plan, and Jiang Gan hurried to Luoyang non-stop to meet Zhu Jun.

On the day Sun Ce arrived in Luoyang, Zhu Jun knew. He didn't know Sun Ce's intention, but he didn't take the initiative to ask, so he could only wait for Sun Jian and Sun Ce to meet him in Luoyang. The first class did not come, nor did the second class come, he was not happy, felt that Sun Jian's father and son were rude, and was faintly uneasy. If Sun Jian disregarded morality and walked away, he really had nothing to think about except for a few words of condemnation.

It's true that he is a captain, but he is actually very vain, who listens to his orders at the moment except for the father and son of the Sun family? If Sun Jian ignores him, let alone King Qin, it is doubtful whether he can hold Luoyang.

Just when Zhu Jun was suffering from gains and losses, Jiang Gan came.

In normal times, Zhu Jun would not take Jiang Gan in his eyes at all, but now the situation is different, Jiang Gan is the messenger of the Sun family's father and son, he can't be lazy, so as not to further anger Sun Jian and Sun Ce. However, he didn't want to make himself look too weak, so he summoned his generals and put on a deliberative appearance, so he summoned Jiang Gan to meet him.

Jiang Gan was waiting for the reception in the vestibule of the Taiwei Mansion, and when he saw the generals wearing helmets and armor, walking in a hurry, he couldn't help but smile. The more Zhu Jun tossed, the more calm he became, admiring the flowers and plants in the courtyard with relish, until Zhu Jun sent someone to invite him to the court.

Jiang Gan stretched out his hand and folded a branch of gardenia and inserted it on the crown, put his hands behind his back, and swaggered with the officials of the Taiwei Mansion to the atrium.

The atrium hall is full of people, the hall is full of civil officials and military generals, and the hall is full of halberd guards with horizontal eyebrows and cold eyes, their eyes are not squinting, and they are murderous. The position of the chief in the hall was vacant, Jiang Gan glanced at it, changed his hands behind his back to his body, arched on his chest, came to the bottom of the stairs, and reported loudly.

"Rebel against the general, Jiujiang Jiang Gan, meet the Taiwei Zhu Gong."

There was silence in the hall, no one in the hall spoke, and no one looked at Jiang Gan, as if he didn't exist at all. After a while, there was a cough behind the screen, and Zhu Jun walked out from behind with his hands behind his back. Wenwu, who was still like a mud puppet just now, immediately got up, saluted Zhu Jun, and shouted in unison.

"Greetings, Captain!"

Zhu Jun bowed slightly, Shi Ran sat down, and arranged the hem of his clothes meticulously, and then said slowly: "Who is in the hall?" ”

Taiwei Peng Wenyun walked to the porch and shouted: "Taiwei has an order, who is in the hall?" ”

Jiang Gan signed up again seriously. Wen Yun responded and returned to Zhu Jun, who nodded and let Jiang Gan enter the court. Jiang Gan came to Zhu Jun and saluted meticulously. When Zhu Jun saw it, he was very happy. This formation is necessary, otherwise Jiang Gan can be so respectful?

"Jiang Ziyi, the rebellious general is in Yuzhou, why did he suddenly send you to Luoyang?" Zhu Jun pretended not to know that Sun Ce was in Luoyang, and his tone was unhurried, but full of the majesty of a captain.

"The Son of Heaven sowed west, the court migrated, and the rebellious general missed the majesty of the court, so he sent me to see the captain."

Zhu Jun frowned and shook his head. "I miss the majesty of the imperial court, so I should send someone to Chang'an, why did I come to Luoyang?"

"Since Wang Mang's rebellion, Chang'an has been burned down by the rebellious army, and it has been nearly two hundred years since it was not a division of Beijing. In the year of the Son of Heaven, where is there any majesty of the court. Although Luoyang was also burned by the rebels, there was a captain, and the majesty of the imperial court was not lost. ”

Zhu Jun immediately sank his face. Jiang Gan's words are too insidious, there is something in his words. The Son of Heaven is in Chang'an, and there is no majesty of the imperial court. He Zhu Jun has the majesty of the court in Luoyang, and he talks about Wang Mang, doesn't this mean that he wants to learn from Wang Mang?

Wen Yun got up and shouted, "Jiang Ziyi, be careful with your words, don't be inappropriate. This is the Taiwei Mansion, not the imperial court. ”

"Really?" Jiang Gan put away his smile and snorted: "Wendong Wuxi, pass on the drink and enter, I am a native of the countryside, the two forces are trembling, and I think that it is nothing more than this to see the Son of Heaven in the palace, but I don't want to misunderstand, and I ask the captain to forgive me." ”

Zhu Jun was suddenly embarrassed, and his old face turned purple.