Sun Ce stayed in Luling for a day, and then returned to Nanchang to deploy an attack on Hefei.

With the lessons of the past, Sun Ce put away his contempt this time, loaded the siege equipment and grain on the ship, and planned to be fully prepared to go on the expedition again.

Sun Ce thought that Long Xiang would surrender, and the reason why he continued to prepare supplies was to make preparations with both hands.

If Long Xiang resists stubbornly, the war materials prepared at this time will be used in Hefei; If the soldiers do not take Hefei bloodily, Sun Ce also plans to continue to advance north to Shouchun.

After defeating Liu Xun before, capturing a large number of Yuan Shu's officials and generals, and taking Shouchun and the entire Jiujiang County, Sun Ce would completely inherit Yuan Shu's population and territory.

At the end of December, the supplies will be ready.

Sun Ce summoned Zhang Zhao again, intending to send him to Hefei again to persuade him to surrender.

When Zhang Zhao heard the summons, he knew that nothing was good, so on the way to the meeting, he thought of an excuse.

When Sun Ce had just finished explaining the task, Zhang Zhao immediately refused.

"Lord, Zhao's ability is low, and he has a negative trust, you might as well let Yu Gongcao go, he can convince Hua Ziyu (Hua Xin), and he will definitely be able to convince Long Yunqi..."

"Whether the surrender can be successful depends on the strength of the military, in fact, it has little to do with the individual, Zhong Xiang (Yu Translation) is not a person of tongue debate, can say that the moving fish (Hua Xin) has just broken Huang Zu, it is not that Zibu's ability is not enough, there is no need to be modest..."

Sun Ce is like a mirror in his heart, he knows Zhang Zhao's ability, and thinks that there is a high probability of a drop now, and he doesn't want to give this honor to others.

Zhang Zhao felt that he couldn't do anything, but it was not good to disobey Sun Ce's decision, so he changed the topic and said: "The lord first got Yuzhang and Luling, and the people in the county are not attached, if the army is transferred to Huainan at this time, Liu Biao will definitely collude with the thieves in Haiduan and Poyang to make trouble, once they block the army's grain route, they will lose the other..."

"Zibu is right, in addition to his brother Boyang (Sun Ben), he also needs to leave a general here..."

Zhang Zhao wanted to cry without tears, and said in his heart that I laid so much foreshadowing, just to ask Ying to stay, don't be mistaken.

Just as the two were talking, Zhou Yu suddenly rushed in.

Sun Ce had excellent hearing, and when he turned around and saw that it was Zhou Yu, he was about to consult the other party's opinion, so he waved warmly: "Gongjin came just in time, I have something to discuss with you..."

"What's the matter?" Zhou Yu frowned.

Sun Ce Zhengse said: "Just now Zibu reminded that before sending troops to Huainan, a general should be left here to prevent Liu Biao from harassing the border, or colluding with the thieves of Haidusk and Poyang Sect to attack our army's grain ship, what are your suggestions?"

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and replied: "What Zibu said is very true, Yuzhang was initially decided, the people's hearts were not attached, and General Boyang (Sun Ben) was difficult to support alone, and he cooperated well with Taishi Ziyi before, so it was better to leave General Taishi?"

"Ziyi (Tai Shici) is brave and fierce, and he is a suitable candidate..."

Sun Ce nodded in affirmation, and when he saw Zhou Yu's expression was different, he frowned and asked, "What happened to Gong Jin?"

Zhou Yu hurriedly took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Sun Ce: "Zhongmou (Sun Quan) sent someone to deliver the book, saying that Chen Deng colluded with Yan Baihu and the rest of the party, and wanted to cross the river to Tuwu County..."

"Huh?"

Sun Ce hurriedly unfolded the letter, and after reading it, he was so angry that he rolled it up and pinched it in his hands.

"The uncle and nephew of the Chen family are really hateful, and if they don't kill them, they won't be enough to appease my anger."

Zhou Yu clenched his fists and asked: "The lord is about to go to Hefei, if you are not at ease with Chen Deng, I am willing to lead an army back to resist, and when you take Hefei and Shouchun, you can attack the rear of Guangling, and you will capture Chen Deng in front and back."

Wu County is the foundation of the Sun family, and Sun Ce and the generals' families mostly stay in Wu, and the fire in the backyard can't make him feel at ease.

At this time, the Jiangdong generals were in high spirits to fight Hefei, and they needed to jump out of a person to stop it, but unfortunately Zhou Yu's mind was also in Hefei and he failed to comprehend Sun Ce's meaning in time.

"Zibu, what do you think?"

Sun Ce did not object or refuse, but turned around to confirm to Zhang Zhao that this signal was obviously abnormal.

It's like the leader wants to make a decision, but it is inconvenient to make a decision, so he needs the cooperation of his subordinates.

Zhou Yu didn't comprehend the intention, so Sun Ce continued to ask

Go until someone cooperates.

Zhang Zhao's military strategy is not as good as Zhou Yu's, but he is better than Zhou Yu in terms of sophistication, and in the face of Sun Ce's inquiry, he said unhurriedly: "The three counties of Lujiang, Yuzhang, and Luling are new, and it takes time to keep the garrison to stabilize.

Zhou Yu heard the sound outside the strings, and immediately retorted: "I listen to Zibu's meaning, want the lord to give up Hefei? Now if you don't carry the power of victory, it will be much more difficult to fight next time, and Hefei is the gateway to Huai, and the lord wants to chase the Central Plains, Hefei must not take it, nor can it not be taken, Zibu forgot the ridicule of Long Xiang?"

Seeing that Sun Ce did not intervene, Zhang Zhao immediately plucked up his courage and immediately began to argue with reason.

"Just ridiculed, how can Zhang Zhao abolish the public because of private interests? For me Jiangdong, the safety of Wu County is far more important than Hefei, before the battle of Liu Xun, the defeat of Huang Zu, the surrender of Yuzhang, the collection of Luling, which battle is not the harvest of money and grain, countless people? Hefei is just a small isolated city, what can we get in the end? Maybe it's not enough to reward the soldiers..."

"Hefei guards the Jianghuai waterway, if you don't pinch it in your own hands, what are you talking about chasing the Central Plains? Even if the geographical location alone is not comparable in terms of money, food, and population."

After hearing this, Zhang Zhao smiled and said: "Hehe, Gong Jin is ridiculous, our ambition is to make meritorious contributions, the ambition of the lord is to compete for the world, and ordinary soldiers are determined to be money, food and women, no matter how important Hefei's geographical location is, what is the attraction to ordinary soldiers?" Besides, the waterway into Huai is not a road to Chaohu Lake."

"Oh? There's a second way?" Sun Ce was intrigued.

Seeing that Zhou Yu frowned and didn't answer, Zhang Zhao continued his performance.

"The lord has been in Huainan for a long time, so he should know that from the river to Huai, it is necessary to dig through the water and water to drain the water?"

Sun Ce bowed slightly: "Water application and water flow come from the same source, it is not difficult to dig a section of artificial canal in the adjacent position, Zibu still talks about the second way."

"The second road is in Guangling."

Zhang Zhao gave an answer first, and then slowly explained: "Zhao is a native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou, and when he was young, he traveled all over Xuzhou, and in the middle of Guangling County, there is a Zhongdu River that runs from Sheyang and runs through the north and south, and finally flows into the Yangtze River from Jiangdu..."

"And then?"

Zhou Yu snorted disdainfully, and asked playfully: "The water is desecrated until the sun shoots, and there are one or two hundred miles left, carry the boat over?"

Zhang Zhao explained unhurriedly: "Gongjin doesn't know that there is a river in the north of Sheyang that leads directly to Huaishui, and although it is nearly 100 miles away from Zhongdushui, it is low-lying and soft, and it is very convenient to excavate, so this waterway may not be weaker than the Hefei waterway."

"Hearing that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are about to go to war, it is unwise to compete with them with the power of Jiangdong, if I chase Chen Deng and occupy Guangling, and then dig a canal to connect Huaishui, and go north to capture Qing, Xu is but..."

A smile appeared on Sun Ce's face.

"Bo Fu..."

Zhou Yu wanted to persuade again, but seeing Sun Ce's happy expression, it was estimated that he couldn't persuade him, and he stopped abruptly halfway through the conversation.