PS: Because of yesterday's carelessness, I accidentally got the update order of chapters 161 and 162 wrong, which caused the reading inconvenience to the majority of book friends. I also hope that the majority of book friends will understand. Now that it has been corrected, read on. I will be more careful in the future to avoid similar mistakes, and supervision is welcome.

Chen Deng said: "Sun Ce bravely crowned the three armies, had great ambitions, planned everything and then acted, and was very good at using troops, if he was not expelled from Jiangdong, I was afraid that there would be troubles." Although Sun Ce now has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, most of them are newly recruited soldiers. According to Zhang Ying, Liu Xuan's general, when Sun Ce crossed south, he only led about 2,000 troops, that is to say, in Sun Ce's ranks, only these soldiers could fight, and the rest were a group of rabble. Now our army and Liu Xuan's soldiers and horses together have about 30,000 or 40,000 people, which is enough to drive Sun Ce out of Jiangdong. ”

After a pause, Chen Deng then said: "However, the soldiers under Liu Xian have been defeated one after another, and they feel a trace of fear of Sun Ce's bravery, so if you want to drive Sun Ce away, you can only rely on our army!" ”

"Our army is a reinforcement, and this is not our main battlefield, besides, what benefits will we get after we help Liu Miao repel Sun Ce?" After Zhang Hong heard this, he immediately raised questions.

Chen Deng said: "Liu Miao is quite talented in handling government affairs, but he has no skills to govern the army, although there are many soldiers and horses, but they are all useless, although there are tens of thousands of people, but they are defeated by Sun Ce's 2,000 men and horses. If our army defeated Sun Ce for Liu Xuan, Liu Xuan's army would definitely be even more jealous of our army. When our army seized Jiangdong, these troops would certainly not dare to engage our army out of fear. So. Our army will be able to capture Jiangdong without blood! ”

I heard Chen Deng mention the seizure of Jiangdong. Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "Yuanlong, I haven't thought about the capture of Jiangdong yet......

Chen Deng was a little surprised by Zhang Yan's words, and hurriedly persuaded him: "My lord, the advantages of Jiangdong, I have written clearly in the letter, and now Jiangdong is also fighting for itself, although Liu Xianggui is the assassin of Yangzhou. But there is only a corner of what really belongs to his jurisdiction. Moreover, Yan Baihu, Zulang, Jiao Ji and other thieves occupy each county and county, and do not belong to each other, so it can be said that the current Jiangdong is like a plate of scattered sand, and our army has the strength to break through each of them. Moreover, Wang Lang and the lord have an old relationship, and the lord can make him obedient with a letter. Yuzhang is too shou Huaxin, although it is famous all over the world. But by no means an opponent of our army, the lord sent a lobbyist. It can be persuaded to surrender, as long as it occupies Jiangdong, the lord can be connected with Xuzhou, and reclaim Jiangdong on a large scale, where the land is fertile, the water is abundant, it is a natural rich land, as long as it takes time, it will become the granary of the world. The lord takes this as the foundation, Longpan Jiangdong, the tiger is located in Xuzhou, the advance can be attacked, the retreat can be defended, once the world changes, you can lead the Wu Yue people, Xu, Yan Zhi's soldiers, win the Central Plains, pacify the Quartet, sweep the world, establish immortal feats, even if the king is the hegemon, it is not impossible! ”

When Zhang Yan heard Chen Deng's impassioned Chen talk, he only felt that his future was bright. But he knew in his heart that the mountains in Jiangdong were vertical and horizontal, and even if he completely occupied Jiangdong, if he wanted to have a solid foundation, he had to get rid of the harm caused by the mountains in the territory. However, Shanyue is extremely widely distributed and can be found almost everywhere in Jiangdong, and once a war starts, it is very likely that you will fall into the quagmire of war and will not be able to extricate yourself.

So, Zhang Yan said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, I also deeply agree with the grand strategy you planned for me, but the mountains in Jiangdong are more vertical and horizontal, and I don't accept Wang Hua's ......."

Chen Deng hurriedly interrupted Zhang Yan's words, opened his mouth and said: "I didn't take into account the lord's worries, although Shanyue is brave and ruthless, but most of them are law-abiding people, and only a very small number of people really cause trouble. As long as you defeat them and make them fearful, they will not dare to do evil. Moreover, the people of Shanyue are fierce and brave in battle, and it is a natural place for elite soldiers, if they can be recruited into the army and trained, they can become a strong army and fight for our army. As long as Enwei is used together, Shanyue can become a sharp weapon of our army. ”

Zhang Yan saw that Chen Deng was full of confidence here, and what he said also had some truth. He pondered for a moment, and then remembered Chen Qun's words in his mind.

Is it based on the Central Plains, the tiger in the Central Plains, to deter the Quartet, or to occupy Jiangdong, first a corner of peace, concentrate on development, and then win the Central Plains, the king and hegemony?

At this moment, Zhang Yanhe was puzzled by two different opinions, which were directly related to his future development and rise and fall, and also determined the route he wanted to take.

Unconsciously, Zhang Yan's mind recalled the history of China and wanted to find a place to learn from it.

Throughout history, most of the rise and fall of dynasties and generations have been from north to south, and in the process of confrontation between north and south, basically the north is strong and the south is weak.

Historically, it seems that only the Ming Dynasty was the Ming Dynasty, and most of the other dynasties unified the country from north to south.

Even if he occupies the south, Zuihou's path is to enter the Central Plains, since they are all about occupying the Central Plains, so why not occupy the Central Plains first, and then pacify the Quartet?

Moreover, those who get the Central Plains get the world, and the land of the Central Plains is the land of Longxing, and in this era, the population in the north is large, the population in the south is small, and the south has not been developed, until the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the south has been greatly developed.

Instead of spending decades of experience to develop the south and then advance into the Central Plains, it is better to occupy the Central Plains first and then march into the south of the Yangtze River. And what can make Jiangdong a treasure land is nothing more than a long river blocking it, and there is a place where natural dangers can be defended.

But in Zhang Yan's view, the rise and fall of dynasties does not lie in whether there is natural danger to defend, but whether the emperor wins the hearts of the people.

Historically, the Sun clan was also the overlord who occupied Koto, but the Zuihou Sun clan was defeated by a strong enemy from the north. It can be seen that although a corner of peace can be held on for a while, it is not a long-term plan. Moreover, once they are in a safe corner and have no worries, the soldiers will no longer have to worry, perhaps, they will gradually wear out their will to fight, and thus become weak.

During the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao led his army south, and one of Sun's important ministers thought it was irresistible and suggested surrendering. On the contrary, those generals suggested that they should be the enemy, and in the end, Sun Quan took the advice of the generals and faced Cao Cao, winning more with less, which led to the victory of the Battle of Chibi.

Although the Central Plains is the land of the four wars, it is also the land of Longxing, and many dynasties have been able to win the world because of the occupation of the Central Plains. Although occupying this place is always on the lookout for enemies around you to attack, it can at least strengthen their willpower.

When war comes, no matter how strong the enemy is, as long as he fights, there will be hope of victory, but as long as he does not fight, he will definitely lose!

Those who get the Central Plains get the world, today's Zhang Yan, as long as he takes another step towards Yuzhou, he can complete the strategy of occupying the Central Plains, Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in the south, the tiger in the Central Plains, he will be in Kyushu in the future, just around the corner.

After thinking about it, Zhang Yan finally had the answer in his heart, and he basically determined the entanglement these days.

But while he expressed his opinion, Zhang Yan still asked Zhang Hong first, "Strategist, what is your opinion?" ”

Zhang Hong said: "Lord, when I was in Pengcheng, I had already expressed my opinion, Jiangdong is a treasure land, and there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River. Just as Lord Chen just said, if Jiangdong is governed rationally and benefits the people, those people in Shanyue may not rebel. And this is indeed the best time to occupy Jiangdong, our army should make a decisive decision, defeat Sun Ce first, and then plot Jiangdong, with the strength of the lord, within two years, the lord will definitely be able to completely occupy Jiangdong. If you work hard for several years, Jiangdong will inevitably become the granary of the lord! ”

After Zhang Yan listened, he nodded slightly, and said to Zhang Hong and Chen Deng: "The two of you have the same opinion, and both advocate that I occupy Jiangdong. I thought about it for a long time, and I also thought that it was indeed a good idea to occupy Koto. It's just that Jiangdong is sparsely populated, and it will take a lot of twists and turns to completely occupy Jiangdong. Now that our army has occupied the land of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, if we go all out to capture Jiangdong, once Yuan Shao takes advantage of the situation to enter, what will our army use to resist? If our army does not focus on the Central Plains, then why do we have to fight to the death with Cao Cao before, and resist Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu? Could it be that everything we have done, just because we can be in a corner of Jiangdong, is it all in vain? Those soldiers who died in battle, did not their blood be shed in vain? ”

A series of questions blurted out from Zhang Yan's mouth, Chen Deng and Zhang Hong listened carefully, and they also knew what Zhang Yan was thinking in his heart.

It seems that Zhang Yan wants to take the Central Plains as his foundation and does not have much interest in Jiangdong.

Chen Deng said: "Even if the lord doesn't want to occupy Jiangdong now, he can't let Jiangdong fall into Sun Ce's hands in vain. Once Sun Ce gets Jiangdong, with his talent, he will inevitably become a big trouble. ”

Zhang Yan said: "Don't worry, I came this time to defeat Sun Ce." However, if we want to defeat Sun Ce, we don't have to do it ourselves......"

Zhang Hong and Chen Deng both looked at each other, and when they saw what Zhang Yan had said, they asked, "Please make it public!" ”

Zhang Yan said loudly: "Liu Miao has a lot of soldiers and horses, but he is demoralized because of successive defeats, and he is also afraid of Sun Ce's bravery. As long as we can help Liu Xuan's soldiers and horses to eliminate their fear of Sun Ce and improve their morale, we can allow Liu Xuan to defeat Sun Ce on his own. In addition, you can also contact the thieves Yan Baihu, Zu Lang, Jiao Ji and others who are entrenched in Danyang and Wujun, as long as they are given some benefits and benefits, they can unite with Liu Xuan to attack Sun Ce together and completely drive Sun Ce out of Jiangdong. If Sun Ce can be eliminated, it will be the best thing! ”

"The master's clever plan, I admire it!"

Subsequently, Zhang Yan asked Zhang Hong and Chen Deng to go back to rest, and he was going to go to Liu Xuan tomorrow to discuss with Liu Xuan how to deal with Sun Ce. (To be continued......)