Wen Chou nodded and said: "You are the same as me, I also think that you should fight quickly, and you can't delay it for a long time." ”

Zhou Lu got up from the table, went to the map, pointed his finger on the city, and said to everyone: "The Dong army here is the least, and it is just in the way of our army's advance, I think it is better to hit here first." ”

Everyone agreed.

One person got up and said: "The Dong army in Zhucheng is not only blocking the front of our army, but also echoing with the Dong army in Liang County across the river. "It was the captain who was going to lead the army across the river.

He will be in charge of watching Liang County, so he will definitely look at the problem of Zhucheng from this point of view, and it is indeed not conducive to his task if Zhucheng is not taken. Although the Dong army of Zhucheng was on the north bank of Rushui, Rushui could not prevent them from crossing the river to the south, and after the main force of Wen Chou and other troops left here, in case the Dong army of Zhucheng took the opportunity to go south to Rushui and attack the flank of its headquarters, and at the same time, the Dong army of Liang County went out of the city to fight, so he would face the embarrassment of being attacked by the enemy on both sides, and it would be difficult to stop it with his troops of only 3,000 people.

Wen Chou asked Tian Feng, Tian Chou, and Xun Yu and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Tian Feng disagreed with the opinions of Sun Jian and others, he said: "Although the city is small and the garrison is small, the city is quite strong, which can be described as 'small hard'. With my tens of thousands of people, it is not difficult to attack this small city, but it is not easy to pull it out quickly, if you want to overcome it, it will take a day or two to say the least. This is not conducive to the morale and morale of our army. In my opinion, it is better to leave a group of soldiers and horses to besiege this city, and then march forward with the main force, and directly take the main force of the Dong army gathered by the Yang people and Guangcheng, as long as the main force of the Dong army can be defeated, this small city can be won without a fight. ”

Tian Feng has a point.

Although the city is small, the city is not big, and there are not many Dong soldiers in the city. It can only be regarded as a military stronghold of the Dong army, but because it is small, it is not conducive to giving full play to the advantages of Wen Chou, Sun Jian and other troops,—— no matter how many soldiers and horses you have, the circumference of the city is so big, you can't deploy too many military horses to attack the city at the same time. That is to say, only a small part of the soldiers and horses can be used to besiege the city, siege the city, most of them can only be watched on the side, if the city is not strong, a battle can be taken, then it is okay, according to reconnaissance, although the main city is small, but the city wall is not low. The defensive measures are also relatively complete, and the city is full of elite soldiers, so it will be difficult for the besieging side to win quickly, and it is actually a "quick victory" to say that the city can be captured in a day or two, but for those who account for the majority of the new soldiers, they have witnessed this situation. But he will inevitably mutter: "A few hundred Dong troops, a small city will fight for two days." What should I do if I run into Dong Jun's main force? Wouldn't it be harder to fight? "This is not good for the morale and morale of the army.

And there is another one, compared with the defenders of the city, usually do not take advantage, the next hit, there will be a lot of casualties, which is also not conducive to the morale of the new soldiers who have not experienced a big war and a tragic battle.

Wen Chou asked Tian Chou and Xun Yu. He asked, "What do you think?" ”

Tian Chou and Xun Yu agreed with Tian Feng's opinion.

Sun Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Yuan Hao is reasonable. ”

Yan Liang said: "Mr. is very true, but I have a little other opinion. ”

Tian Feng said: "Gongji, please speak." ”

"Since it is not easy to take the city quickly, and Mr. is worried that it will damage morale, why not besiege the city and not attack it. Lure the main force of Dong Jun to come to the rescue? ”

Yan Liang's suggestion seems to be good on the surface, besieging the city and sending reinforcements, this is the only way to wait for work and mobilize the enemy army to the battlefield prepared by his own army, so as to win, but Yan Liang ignored the key one.

Guo Jia, Jiang Xian and others are also in the account.

Guo Jia said at this time: "Captain Yan's words are wrong. ”

Yan Liang looked at it and saw that it was Guo Jia who spoke, because he knew that Guo Jia was deeply respected by Wen Chou, so he didn't underestimate Guo Jia because he was young, and said with a dignified face: "Oh? I don't know what's wrong with me? Dare to ask what you think? ”

"The captain forgot that our army had just won a big victory over the Dong army."

Yan Liang suddenly came to his senses, slapped his head, and said: "Yes, the eldest brother just defeated the Dong army for a while, and annihilated the Dong army's thousands of horsemen. ”

Guo Jia said: "Exactly. After a pause, he added, "If Zhucheng is an important place to be contested, then although our army has just defeated Dong Jun for a while, it is very likely that he will have to come to the rescue, but Zhucheng does not have any important strategic position, and it is not much harm for Dong Jun to lose it, so it is very likely that Dong Jun will not come to the rescue, so that I will besiege its city empty, and there will be no help." ”

The Dong army of Yang people and Guangcheng is only thousands of people, they have just been defeated for a while, they have lost thousands of cavalry soldiers, and their courage is weak, and Wen Chou's side is not only the power of victory, but also the soldiers and horses are strong, there are as many as 30,000 or 40,000, and Zhucheng is not a strategic place, so even if Zhucheng is surrounded by water, Dong Jun, who is gathered by Yangren and Guangcheng, will definitely not come to the rescue.

Note that the city is like this, and so is Liang County.

In addition to the above impossibilities, there is also a trouble: that is, Liang County is on the south bank of Rushui, and Dong Jun has to cross the river if he wants to come to the rescue.

Therefore, it is not feasible to besiege the city and send reinforcements, whether it is to besiege the city or to besiege Liang County.

Sun Jian said: "It will not be easy to take the city, and it may not be possible to wait for the rescue of the Dong army, so it seems that there is indeed only one way to go around the city and take the main force of the Dong army directly, as Yuan Hao said." ”

Wen Chou asked the three Yuzhou captains: "What do you think?" ”

The three of them all said: "What Captain Tian said is the best policy. ”

Wen Chou said: "Okay! Then according to Yuan Hao's policy, give up the city and take the main force of the Dong army that gathers people in Yang and Guangcheng. ”

At this point, two principles have been determined.

One is to fight quickly, not for a long time. One is to ignore the city and Liang County, and directly hit the main force of the Dong army where the people of Yang and Guangcheng gathered.

Wen Chou said: "Although the Dong army of Yang people and Guangcheng is only four or five thousand people, there are many old soldiers, and they should not be underestimated. How to fight this battle, what are the opinions of the monarchs and others? ”

It was Sun Jian's first speech, he said: "As Feng Xiao said, the Dong army has just been defeated for a while, and has broken a thousand horsemen, and its courage is frustrating, our army is 40,000 people, and the momentum is strong, if all of them are pressed up, I am afraid that the enemy will not dare to fight, in my opinion, this battle does not need 40,000 soldiers and horses, we will select the elite from the headquarters, and the combined troops should not exceed 10,000 people, and then invite the enemy to fight in front of this base, which should be the best." ”

Sun Jian made a lot of sense.

If the 30,000 or 40,000 cavalry were pressed together, then the Dong army, which had just been defeated for a while, lost as many as 1,000 cavalry, and had less than 5,000 men in the camp, would definitely not dare to fight, and once the Dong army did not dare to respond to the battle, closed the gate tightly, and hung up the anti-battle card, then this would be contrary to the principle of "quick battle" and would not be conducive to maintaining the morale and morale of the army. (To be continued......)