Zhang Niucal was moved.

For a general, a good armor is equivalent to a second life!

And the fish scale armor is undoubtedly the most protective of all armors, not only can it be very good against assassination, slashing, and even against heavy blows from blunt weapons.

A fish scale armor is worth at least a thousand gold!

Sun Ce said that the fish scale armor left by his ancestor was made of more than 900 pieces of iron in series, which shows that this fish scale armor is the top grade of the scale armor, and it is worth more than ten thousand gold.

Such fish scale armor is by no means something that ordinary people can have.

But now, Sun Ce wants to give him this fish scale armor.

Zhang Niucal hurriedly said: "How can he dare to steal the relics of the general's ancestors?" ”

"You get the calf!" Sun Ce couldn't help but say that he handed over the fish scale armor to Zhang Niucal's hand, and said solemnly, "In order to fulfill the filial piety of the son of man, you did not hesitate to bear the infamy of disobeying the lord, this is a great filial piety, the ancestor gave you this armor, it can be said that the thing belongs to its owner, but it is much better than staying here with me, and the calf must not refuse." ”

Zhang Niucal had mixed feelings, holding the fish scale armor given by Sun Ce, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Accept it, it seems that there is something wrong, don't accept it, it doesn't seem to be very good, it really makes it difficult for Zhang Niu Calf to be reckless.

Sun Ce stroked the back of the calf and said, "Calf, everything is fine in Chaohu Lake, you can go back to Chaohu to reunite with her, and then you will leave or stay, and everyone will listen to it." ”

Zhang Niucal's eyes froze, and he said, "Is this true? ”

Sun Ce snorted and said, "Sun never speaks. ”

Zhang Niucalf looked at Sun Ce and asked, "Even if you return to the Yuan clan in the next place, the general will not stop you?" ”

Sun Ce's expression stiffened slightly, but he immediately continued: "I said that if I don't stop it, I won't stop it, even if the general returns to the Yuan clan, I will never leave it difficult, and the general can do his own thing!" ”

"So, calf, General Xie!" Zhang Niucal turned over and bowed, bowed to Sun Ce, and then got up and left.

After a while, a sergeant reported that after Zhang Niucalf left the camp, he did not return to the nest, but went to the nest lake.

Han Dang said: "Lord, Zhang Niucalf will definitely not come back if he goes here." ”

The rest of the generals also chimed in, saying that Zhang Niucalf would not come back.

Sun Ce laughed when he heard this, and said: "When I let Ziyi go to recruit Liu Xuan's old department, you all said that Ziyi would never return, but in the end, Ziyi came back, and brought back thousands of Liu Xuan's old department. ”

The generals Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin expressed their disbelief.

"Although Tai Shi Ci came from a humble background, he was trained by the court at a young age, and he is a reasonable person, but Zhang Niu is just a reckless man in the grass, how can he be compared with Tai Shi Ci?"

"The last general also thinks that Zhang Niucalf will never return."

"Comparing a calf with Tai Shi Ci is a humiliation to Tai Shi Ci!"

"What the two old generals said is extremely true, Zhang Niucal will definitely not come back."

"It's just a pity that the lord's fish scale armor is at least worth 10,000 gold."

Listening to the generals under his command talking there, Sun Ce's expression suddenly became a little lonely.

Sun Ce remembered Tai Shi Ci, and until now, Sun Ce never believed that Tai Shi Ci had died.

Sun Ce prefers to believe that Tai Shi Ci was just injured, and then broke out from Xia Cai, and was healing somewhere, and when he recovered from his injuries, he would inevitably come back.

Seeing Sun Ce's lonely expression, Zhou Yu knew that he wanted to be too Shi Ci again.

Zhou Yu was about to persuade a few words, but suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the gate.

When Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and the generals looked up, it was Zhang Niucal, who had just left the camp, who had just returned, and the generals of Cheng Pu were shocked, the lord was really like a god, Zhang Niucal came back so soon?

Zhang Niucalf turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and reported to Sun Ce: "There is one thing, I almost forgot to report to the general. ”

Sun Ce stepped forward and picked up the calf, and said with a smile: "The calf is in such a hurry to return, it must be good news." ”

"Yes, good news." Zhang Niucal arched his hand and said, "General, General Tai Shici is still alive." ”

"What did you say?" Sun Ce's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he said hurriedly, "Calf, what did you just say?" ”

"Returning to the general." Zhang Niucal said, "Tai Shi Ci is not dead, he is still alive, and he is in the nest right now!" Moreover, General Tai Shici has also rejected Gongzi's surrender several times, and you are really loyal to the general. ”

"Is that true?" Sun Ce was excited, and immediately shook Zhang Niucal's hand.

"Seriously." Zhang Niucal said truthfully, "In what I said, there is absolutely no half-truth. ”

"Ziyi is still alive, Ziyi is really alive?" Sun Ce was convinced that Tai Shi Ci was really alive, and he had mixed feelings for a while, and there was nothing more happy for him.

After Zhang Niucalf finished delivering the news, he turned around and got on the horse to go to Chaohu.

Sun Ce personally sent Zhang Niucal out of the camp, and watched Zhang Niucal ride away, which was really full of mixed feelings.

Cheng Pu and Han Dang generals said hello to Sun Ce one after another, Tai Shici did not die, it was indeed a happy event.

Sun Ce was happy, but he was a little apprehensive, Tai Shi Ci is his favorite general, Yuan No Xiao'er must also know this, what if Yuan No Xiao'er threatens him with Tai Shi Ci's life?

If Yuan really threatened Tai Shici's life, Sun Ce would really be embarrassed.

Zhou Yu saw Sun Ce's worries and said, "Bo Fu, you don't have to worry too much, since Yuan Fu left Tai Shi Ci, he will never kill him easily." ”

Sun Ce said: "I'm afraid that when the siege is the most urgent, Yuan Wei's little dog jumps off the wall in a hurry." ”

Zhou Yu said: "Even if Yuan Nuo threatens Tai Shi Ci's life, there is nothing to worry about, the tighter we attack the city, the more Yuan Nuo will not dare to kill Tai Shi Ci, and the safer Tai Shi Ci will be." ”

Sun Ce said: "Why is this? Why is it that the tighter we siege the city, the safer Ziyi will be? ”

Zhou Yu said: "Because General Tai Shi Ci is Yuan No's talisman, Yuan Fu keeps Tai Shi Ci, there is still room for bargaining, if he kills Tai Shi Ci, there will be nothing." ”

Sun Ce thought about it for a while, and said at the moment: "Gongjin, what do you think about the siege?" ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yu's mouth, and he whispered: "Bo Fu, I won't tell you, I really have some ideas about the siege,"

Sun Ce pointed at Zhou Yu with a smile, and said proudly: "Gongjin, I knew that you would definitely have a way, heh." After speaking, Sun Ce patted his thigh again and asked Zhou Yu, "Tell me quickly, what's the best idea?" ”

"It's not a good idea." Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "Bo Fu, you can also see the current situation, the land of Jianghuai has entered the rainy season, it is rainy, the roads are muddy, and the soldiers are almost soaked in muddy water to fight, which is very hard, but the Yuan army is defending the fortified city, which is easier than us." ”

Sun Ce thought so, nodded and said: "Gongjin, this is what I am most worried about, although Chaohu Tuntian has more than 10,000 hectares of land, and has been exchanged for hundreds of thousands of stones of grain from the hands of the nobles, it is said that the military rations are not enough to worry about, but because the rainy season has come, the Jianghuai roads are muddy and difficult to travel, and the loss of grain transportation has greatly increased. ”

Zhou Yu said: "It is completely foreseeable that the combat effectiveness of our Jiangdong army will decline sharply with the protracted war, let's put it bluntly, if we can't capture Juchao within half a month, our army will be defeated in this battle!" ”

"Half a month?" Sun Ce frowned and said, "If you want to capture the nest within half a month, I'm afraid it's not easy." ”

Zhou Yu slammed the knot and said in a deep voice: "Therefore, tomorrow's first battle is very important!" ”

Sun Ce's eyes froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Gongjin, do you mean to directly attack the city with all your might?" ”

"Yes, no longer carry out the necessary tentative attack, as soon as you shoot, you will attack with all your might!" Zhou Yu said, "Since ancient times, whenever a city is attacked, it must be surrounded first, its periphery must be pulled out, its ravines must be filled, and then a light army feints to attack, and finally a heavy attack is put in, so if our army does not hesitate to invest in a heavy attack, it may be able to kill Yuan Jun by surprise and take the nest in one fell swoop." ”

Sun Ce hesitated a little, frowned and said, "If you don't clean up the periphery first and launch a fierce attack directly, the casualties will probably be not small." ”

Zhou Yu said: "Compared with taking every step of the camp, advancing steadily, and launching a fierce attack as soon as it comes up, of course, the casualties will be greater, but then again, if the initial battle is unfavorable and the war is prolonged for a long time, then the casualties that our army will have to pay will probably be greater, and the lesser of two evils, I think it is completely worth paying some costs." ”

Sun Ce immediately decided: "Good, just follow what the public says!" ”