Everyone was talking about Sun Ce's crossing of the river to attack Wancheng, and when they heard Liu Ze shouting in such a voice, everyone was shocked, but seeing that Liu Ze's expression had never been so solemn, they all asked why.

Liu Ze didn't have time to explain, so he directly ordered: "Zhang Liao listens to the order!" ”

Sun Liao was shocked, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, got up and arched his hand: "The last general!" ”

"Let you speed the Fifth Cavalry Division to Hefei at the same time, be sure to take Hefei before the Jiangdong Army attacks, and hold Hefei at any cost! The herald ordered the Seventh Division to follow up and hold on to Hefei! Liu Ze gave the order quickly and simply, but his tone was unusually resolute and irrefutable.

Zhang Liao received the order, but he asked: "Dare to ask the lord, if Liao arrived in Hefei, the Jiangdong army had already occupied the city, what should be done?" ”

Liu Zejian raised his eyebrows and said categorically: "At any cost, go all out to recapture it!" ”

Zhang Liao also felt the resoluteness of Liu Ze's attitude, and arched his hand: "The last general will obey the order of the lord and general, and swear to live and die with Hefei!" With that, Zhang Liao turned around and strode away.

Everyone in the tent felt the solemnity of the atmosphere, Liu Ze would never act so arbitrarily for no reason, at this time, he ordered to send troops to Hefei so urgently, and directly sent Zhang Liao, the governor of the Fourth Army, to go, which was completely unusual. In everyone's impression, Hefei is just a small county town, neither a state city nor a county government, Liu Ze is so nervous about this place, is it possible that there is something else hidden? Everyone's eyes naturally fell on the military map on the table, all looking for the location of Hefei.

Only Chen Gong didn't look at the map. He said to Liu Ze with a little melancholy: "Our army is not fully prepared, and if we want to start a full-scale war with the Jiangdong Army at this time, we will definitely suffer from the enemy." If there is no Jiangdong soldier in Hefei, our army will occupy it first, Sun Ce will not dare to act rashly, if the Jiangdong army has taken Hefei, our army will attack it again, it will make the two sides fight each other, even if they can take Hefei, they will also be with Jiangdong swords. I hope the lord will think twice! ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard Jia Xu sigh and say: "The lord has a unique vision, Hefei is a heavy land, and there must be no loss." The lord's move to take Hefei at any cost is correct. Raise your hands in favor! ”

Everyone was at a loss. Hefei is just a small county, is it that important? If it was an important town, Yuan Shu would have sent heavy troops to garrison it a long time ago. How is it now equivalent to an empty city? Everyone's eyes were focused on Jia Xu, and they all wanted to hear Jia Xu's explanation.

Jia Xu smiled slightly, to be honest, he had just realized from Liu Ze's brief order, so he set his eyes on Liu Ze, and the explanation to everyone should be left to Liu Ze.

Liu Ze nodded, pointed to the map and said: "In your minds, Hefei is just a small county town, neither the state capital nor the county government, nor is it a dangerous pass. But this time, Sun Ce sent troops to Anhui City and seized all the land along the river, and half of Huainan had already fallen into his hands. If he is allowed to get Hefei again, the land of Jianghuai, except for the Huaishui line, will all be lost. We raised troops on a large scale this time, and in the end we got it, only Shouchun was a place, and we worked hard, but we just made wedding dresses for others. Therefore, after Sun Ce captured the city of Anhui, the strategic value of Hefei was instantly highlighted, Hefei is connected to Shouchun in the north, Wancheng in the south, Liyang in the east, Yiyang in the west, is the key point of the four places, if our army gets Hefei, it can echo with the north and south of Shouchun, and has strategic depth in Huainan, the south can threaten Wanshu, and the east can point to Liyang, and the Jiangdong forces will be suppressed on the left line of the river, and they can attack and retreat. ”

Tai Shi Ci said: "The lord is far-sighted and far-sighted, but I am shallow. ”

Liu Ze smiled and said: "When Yuan Shu occupied Huainan, the north guarded Shouchun in the south according to Anhui City and Liyang, Hefei's status is insignificant, and it is reasonable for the world not to value Hefei, I hope Sun Ce does not have such a vision, otherwise he will seize the opportunity to occupy Hefei, and we will be completely passive." ”

Zhao Yun said: "Don't worry, my lord, Sun Ce has just captured Anhui City, and he may not have time to go north to seize Hefei, not to mention that Sun Ce and his people are brave and martial, and their strategy is insufficient, so they may not be able to recognize the danger of Hefei." ”

Liu Ze shook his head lightly and said: "Sun Ce doesn't matter, only Zhou Yu is quite strategic and has a unique vision, if you want to hide from him, I'm afraid it's really difficult, and now I only hope that Zhang Liaoma will be able to take Hefei first, otherwise, the situation in Huainan will be out of control." ”

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Tomorrow is the day when Sun Ce and Da Qiao, Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao tie the knot, the army and the people are happy, and they are peaceful.

Zhou Yu rushed to find Sun Ce, hoping that the wedding could be held later.

Sun Ce was confused, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, you and I brothers will marry Qiao's Shuangshu, this is a good story in the world, is it possible that Gongjin doesn't want to be this groom official?" ”

To be honest, Zhou Yu fell in love with Xiao Qiao at first sight, and being able to tie the knot can be regarded as a fulfillment of Zhou Yu's long-cherished wish. It is estimated that Sun Ce also wants to solve his personal problems impatiently, so Sun Ce also picked an auspicious day of the zodiac to handle the marriage a few days after mentioning Qiao's family's marriage, and set the date of Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao's marriage on the same day, Sun Ce obviously wants to be lively.

However, Zhou Yu had another thought, and said: "It doesn't hurt to delay the marriage for a few days, but the great cause of the lord cannot be delayed for a moment, and now Wancheng, Shuxian, and Liyang are all in the hands of our army, but these three cities are all in Jiangzuo, and there is no strategic depth. After Sun Ce captured the city of Anhui, the Zhou family responded in Shu County, and Liyang also had Wu Jing's protégé and former officials to rise up, and the garrison of Yuan Shu in the two cities was weak, and it was soon assigned to the jurisdiction of Sun Ce in Jiangdong.

"The city?" Sun Ce said suspiciously.

"Hefei north of Chaohu Lake!"

"Hefei?" Sun Ce was slightly stunned, and then smiled, "Hefei is just a poor and despicable county, what is the important place?" If you really want to win Huainan, you can only win Shouchun. ”

Zhou Yu said: "If you want to take Huainan all, it is naturally the first to get Shouchun, but Shouchun is surrounded by Liu Ze at the moment, although Yuan Shu has not been destroyed, but it is already a bird in a cage, a fish in a net, Shouchun is already Liu Ze's palm, the lord wants to draw Shouchun, it is difficult, it can only be a slow picture." And the top priority, is to take Hefei, if Hefei, Shouchun will be like a bag, sooner or later will be the main gain, but if Hefei is lost, Linjiang Anhui City, Shu County, Liyang are not guaranteed, is a thousand miles of Yangtze River defense line, can not be prevented. ”

Sun Ce's expression also became grim, and he said, "Is it really as strict as Gong Jin said?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Yu is not a lie, Hefei is the belly of Huainan, our army and Liu Ze, no matter who gets Hefei, must first seize the opportunity, no matter who loses Hefei, will fall behind, Huainan this game of chess, only to grab Hefei, in order to save the overall situation." Therefore, Yu Ken asked the lord to postpone the wedding, march north, and take Hefei before it is too late. ”

Sun Ce smiled and said: "Since the wedding is scheduled for tomorrow, and the invitations of this guest have been sent, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous to cancel it again?" What's more, Gongjin attaches so much importance to Hefei, but I don't think Liu Ze may value it, otherwise Liu Ze has already besieged Shouchun a few months ago, Hefei is just an empty city, if Liu Ze really wants to get it, he would have sent troops to take it a long time ago, so why wait until today. ”

Zhou Yu's expression was still so solemn, and said: "Hefei has no strategic value, but Liu Ze took Shouchun and our army took Anhui City, and the confrontation between the two sides in Huainan is a foregone conclusion, and Hefei, as the belly of Huainan, suddenly jumped from a nameless town to become the focus of contention between the two sides, since Yu can think of this, Liu Ze is wise and unique, there is no reason not to see it, and I am even worried that Liu Ze has sent troops to attack Hefei." ”

Sun Ce laughed and said: "Zi Feiyu, what An Zhiyu thinks, Gong Jin, in my opinion, you are worrying about the sky, even if Liu Ze has the heart to calculate this, he may not be able to come out with a flawed clone to capture Hefei, although Yuan Shu is surrounded in Shouchun, but he is not completely powerless to fight back, as long as Liu Ze relaxes, it is still very likely to be bitten hard by Yuan Shu." In this way, tomorrow's wedding will go on as usual, and I will send Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to Hefei with 3,000 men and horses overnight, Gongjin will put his heart back in his stomach, and be your groom official with peace of mind, hahaha. ”

Zhou Yu knew that Sun Ce was also kind, since he had already arranged it like this, it was not good for him to say anything, nodded, and his eyes were cast on Hefei, which was hundreds of miles away. I hope maybe it's still too late, he secretly comforted himself.

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, who had just taken over Xiashu County from the Zhou family, received the order to send troops, it was already dusk, but the military order was very urgent, requiring them to rush to Hefei at night.

After a long night's attack, when the sky was slightly bright, the Jiangdong Army had already arrived in the north of Chaohu Lake, and it was only a dozen miles away from Hefei City. The autumn cold and dew were heavy, and the dew soaked the soldiers' clothes, and after a night of forced marching, the Jiangdong soldiers looked tired and hungry.

Zhou Taidao: "Hefei is not far from here, it is better to let the soldiers rest first, and it is not too late to take Hefei after using the war meal." ”

Jiang Qin shook his head and said: "It's not proper, the lord's military order is to ask us not to be sympathetic and take Hefei in one go, anyway, we have already arrived in Hefei City, we must not let the Xuzhou army take the lead, take Hefei and then rest and eat!" ”

Zhou Tai followed his words and led the army to the city of Hefei. (To be continued......)