"Rencheng has been broken! Burning the city? ”

Sun Ce got up, and in his eyes, a trace of unusually sharp light flashed at first, and the shock was full of murderous intent, but soon it retracted slightly, and inexplicably became softer, and finally he slapped his palms and laughed: "Cao Mengde has worked hard to attain it, and he thinks that he has exhausted the heroes of the world, but he doesn't know that he is the best in the world, and his strength is the foundation, and in the end, it is inevitable that the organs will be exhausted." ”

He didn't wait for others to answer, nodded to himself, and said with a smile: "Wang Pengju, Wang Pengju, is really a destined opponent, if you don't go out of the horse, you can't be lowered!" ”

Sun Ce was talking to himself, but the generals under the tent looked at each other.

The allied army has fallen into a comprehensive decline, and the arrogance of the Qingzhou army has skyrocketed, even if it is to see Cao Cao unhappy, there is no need to be so happy, right? You must know that if Cao Cao is really defeated, how can the Jiangdong army alone fight against the victorious army in Qingzhou? And looking at the posture of the lord, it seems that this is going north?

"Does the lord really intend to go north?" Among the three veterans in Jiangdong, Cheng Pu, who has the oldest qualifications, is not there to stay in Moling, and Huang Gai is also obliged at this moment, and reminded him: "Xuzhou Zhangjaw is a general in Hebei, and the strategy of Pang Tong is not under Zhuge Liang in the center of Qingzhou, and there are brave generals like Gan Ning and Xu Sheng to help, not to be underestimated!" ”

The Jiangdong and Huainan coalition forces attacked Sui'an, and the Xuzhou army did not meet the battle, but if they underestimated Zhang Jaw on this basis, it would be a big mistake. The Qingzhou army had no garrison in Sui'an, and it was not possible to take advantage of the geographical advantage if it was rushed to reinforce it, and if it started a war in the county and made a mess of the local area, it would also attract the resentment of the local people, and the gains outweighed the losses, so they opened their jaws and pressed the troops still.

Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses were very poor, and Yuan Shu himself had no intention of restraining them, and after the army entered Sui'an, it was naturally similar to the locust transit, and it was directly a mess.

When the Jiangdong Army arrived in Sui'an, the situation improved slightly, but the people's hearts and minds could not be changed. The locals didn't take any drastic actions on the surface, but secretly they didn't know how much they missed the Qingzhou Army, if the resentment could kill people, Yuan Shu and his Huainan Army might not even have scum left.

Sui'an locals were far more resentful of Yuan Shu, because when Wang Yu set up Sui'an County, he recruited a large number of Huainan Haoqiang to do business. In the past two years, these people have made a lot of money, although they can't talk about breathing out of the same nostrils as Wang Yu, these people's attention to Sui An alone is absolutely unquestionable.

It is conceivable that if one day, the Qingzhou army counterattacks Sui'an and Huainan, wherever the army goes, the scenes of warm welcome such as eating pot pulp, burning incense and sweeping the floor must be indispensable, even if someone opens the city gate to meet the Qingzhou army, it is not unimaginable.

Of course, Jiangdongjun and Yuan Shu are not the same thing, especially in the near future, the plan to annex Huainan is about to begin. The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, and the resentment of the Huainan Shimin towards Yuan Shu should not be transferred to Jiangdong. However, righteousness or something, in fact, can only deceive ignorant people, and interests are fundamental.

After the Jiangdong Army entered Huainan, if it wanted to win the support of the local soldiers, it was at least necessary to let the powerful recover the benefits that they could enjoy through Sui'an before the war.

Of course, it is difficult to do this, Sui'an started by business, and it is a hub of north-south exchanges, and now the two major forces of the north and the south are in full swing, and the war is in full swing.

If the interests can't be satisfied, they can only be forcibly suppressed, Huainan is not a big place, it is not small to say that it is small, considering the remnants of Yuan Shu's party, at least 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses must be left to be considered safer.

If Sun Ce went north, then the troops left behind in Huainan would have to be prepared to face the attack of the Xuzhou army. Although the Chen family and Wang Yu in Guangling have a lot of grievances, but after the war, the family has not moved, and they seem to be very well-behaved.

In the past, the power of the Chen family was insignificant compared to Qingzhou, but now that Qingzhou is facing the siege of the princes and going to war in an all-out way, the choice of the Chen family is very important.

For those who are good at speculation, it may not be a good idea to send charcoal in the snow instead of participating in the siege and trying to reach a settlement in Qingzhou.

Therefore, if Sun Ce goes north, the remaining troops are likely to face the attack of the entire Xuzhou army, if the strength is insufficient, it will be directly swept by Zhang Jaw Huainan, and Sun Ce's northern expeditionary army will become a lone army!

"General Huang is right," General Zhu Huan also echoed: "Although it is an alliance operation, the foundation of our army is in Jiangdong, even if Wang Yu is defeated in the end, the interests of our army are also Xuzhou and Huainan, at most we can consider entering Qingzhou." In the Central Plains battlefield, there is no need for our army to participate in it, and the risk of doing so is too great. ”

"Hugh Mu, this is the words of the old man who seeks the country, the lord should think twice." All the generals nodded their heads in agreement.

Zhu Huan considered things, and he also took into account the post-war situation.

The heroes compete for the deer, but there is only one of the world's crowns, how to distribute the benefits after the war, now it is only a verbal decision, how to distribute it in the end, or the eight immortals have to cross the sea to show their magical powers, and whoever grabs it is whoever. When Qingzhou falls, the world still can't stop, and it always has to continue to be divided into high and low.

Sun Ce went north, maybe he could win and seize some territory, but those territories were far away in Yanzhou, and even Jizhou, which was too far away from the Jiangdong base area, and it was simply beyond the reach of the whip, and it was not a benefit at all. If you lose, it will be a complete collapse, and the risk is too great to be cost-effective.

Now the best strategy of the Jiangdong Army is to ignore what the Central Plains is fighting like, and just storm Xuzhou step by step and grab territory! Anyway, Cao Cao used his troops steadily, and Wang Yu even made a killer move, but he still couldn't hurt his roots, even if there was no reinforcement from the Jiangdong Army, Cao Cao would definitely be fine for three or five months.

What's more, now that Rencheng has been breached, the army of Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong may go south to reinforce Xuzhou at any time, and attacking Xuzhou is itself a kind of containment of the Qingzhou army, and it cannot be regarded as ignoring the overall situation.

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if Cao Cao is really defeated, our army will eventually attack Xuzhou to no avail, but our army has Jiangdong, Huainan, and Jiangxia, all of which are unfavorable areas for cavalry combat. If he can take Xuzhou, half of the country will already be in hand, let the three of them fight each other, and sit back and watch the success or failure Isn't it the situation of Qin to destroy the Six Kingdoms back then? ”

Zhang Zhao twisted his long beard and joined the ranks of exhortation.

Since ancient times, literati have a kind of unrealistic romantic feelings when looking at military issues, and they especially like the kind of soldiers who surrender without a fight, or the feeling of being forcibly captured in ashes between talking and laughing. In Zhang Zhao's view, after taking Yuan, the situation in Jiangdong will become extremely favorable, rather than taking the risk of going north and competing with Wang Yu, it is better to chew the mouth first, forming a situation where you can advance and retreat.

The civil and military ministers reached a rare consensus, and even his younger brother Sun Quan nodded his head and was eager to speak, and his best friend Zhou Yu, who understood his feelings, was not around, and Sun Ce looked extremely lonely.

"Big brother," Seeing that Sun Ce's face was pale, and he might break out at any time, Sun Quan stood up to play a round.

"At present, Yuan Shu is still sitting in Shouchun City, although Brother Gongjin is resourceful, but with a small number of elites, he is trying to sit on the goal of building a strong city, whether it can be done or not, is still between the two. What if there is a case and the eldest brother is not there? Even if the eldest brother must go to fight that Wang Pengju, at least he will be relieved for a few days. ”

Sun Quan persuaded very tactfully, not directly dissuading, but just persuading Sun Ce to slow down, the two are brothers, and Sun Ce's anger still did not come out.

"Zhongmou, what you said is not unreasonable, but why do you think that my brother insists on going north? Half? Hmph, you don't understand what this is! Sun Ce let out a long sigh, and his tone was full of hatred for iron and steel. Akari is teaching his younger brother a lesson, but this is obviously for everyone.

Although everyone can hear this meaning, it is not easy to refute it directly, like Huang Gai and Zhang Zhao, their faces are a little bad, this is because they can't hold their faces.

"First the bed crossbow, then the heavy trebuchet, Qingzhou has attached great importance to craftsmen over the years, and has made something very much. Zhongmou, have you noticed, these new weapons in Qingzhou are all used to attack fortifications, and now they are taking out these, who knows what else will be in the future? With half of the country, with the defense of natural danger, do you really think you can hold it? ”

Sun Ce first stared at his younger brother, but Sun Quan couldn't stand his sharp eyes and lowered his head. Sun Ce looked around the scene, and the eyes of all the civil and military officers avoided him, not daring to look at him.

In the final analysis, everyone is still not optimistic about Sun Ce's prospects going north. Now the situation in Yanzhou is not generally bad, Wang Yu divided his troops to the west, attracting all the main forces of Cao Cao, although the latter is outnumbered, but it has not been able to gain the upper hand at all, but the Qingzhou army has more initiative.

Although Yuan Shu sent Liu Xun's 30,000 troops north to Chenliu, Fengqiu had 10,000 elites in Yu Ban, Dingtao and Lu Bu, and Liu Xun's 30,000 troops had to go through an infighting for command before the battle...... It's really hard to be optimistic about the prospects of this support army.

On the eastern front, Xiahou Yuan's army fought very bravely, but it was already a matter of course that the city was burned first, and it was actually very logical that the field battle was defeated, and nearly half of the casualties were lost.

At present, although Xiahou Yuan has gathered the remnants of the army and retreated to Juye City, Guo Gong died in Rencheng, and most of the soldiers and horses under his command have been scattered, and the remnants of Xiahou Yuan's army can no longer play much role.

Sun Ce went north at this time, and he would be attacked from three sides - Yu Ban and Lu Bu should not have a problem defeating Liu Xun, and when they found that Sun Ce's troops were coming, they would definitely come over with Zhang Liao and Huang Zhong.

Even if Sun Ce crossed this hurdle, he would soon have to face Wang Yu's main force. The Jiangdong Army has very few cavalry, and it is good to fight against the powerful Qingzhou elite cavalry in the plains?

All the civil and military forces in Jiangdong knew Sun Ce's temper, and they didn't dare to say these words to their faces, for fear that they would have the opposite effect, and they couldn't clean it up, so they could only protest in silence.

Sun Ce couldn't see this, on the surface, the Jiangdong Army was created by him, but in fact, it was still far away. In the army, there are old troops of his father Sun Jian, relatives and friends of the Sun family, and local celebrities and heroes, and he has no way to disobey the will of everyone and make a decision.

Fortunately, he had made some preparations in advance, and it just happened to be light.

"Xianhe, please explain it to you."

"Yes." Someone in the corner of the conference hall responded, walked quickly to the center of the hall, and bowed his hand to the surroundings: "Gentlemen, Zhuojun Jian Yong is polite!" ”