Chapter 524: Carrying the Coffin
"Yes! Oh, yes! When everyone around heard this, they echoed it, as if their desire for war had reached their limit, and there was no one who did not want to expand his territory for the Lord as a military general.
"My lord, I don't know where to conquer this expedition to Jizhou?" As one of the accompanying military divisions, Xu Shu stood up, did not lose himself because of the upcoming expedition, but asked Sun Jian about the route of the march.
Hearing this, the military generals in the main hall raised their heads slightly, looking at the first lord as if waiting for the other party's decision.
Sun Jian's inky eyes stared at Xu Shu for a moment, as if he wanted to see people through, and after a long time, he slowly spoke: "Since Mr. Shan Fu is asking, he must already have a choice, why don't you say it and let you hear it?" ”
Xu Shu looked at the eyes of the people around him, and a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Since the lord said that a certain family dare not obey, this time we might as well go to Bohai County, this is the place where Yuan Shao made his fortune, if he conquers it, it will be considered as breaking the foundation of this person, and the military general guarding the town is Zhu Ling's reputation is not as prominent as Koji Yi, so he should be able to easily conquer it!" ”
"Mr. Shan Fu, is it true that if you don't have a good reputation, you don't have talent, or because there are some reasons why the other party is buried, Zhu Ling may not be better than Koji Yi!" Lu Su on the side also came out to raise his objections.
For a while, everyone in the hall had a lot of discussions about the suggestions of Xu Shu and Lu Su, after all, Ko Yi's record is obvious to all, and the other party is still a second-rate military general, and he may step into the ranks of first-class martial artists at any time, and now among his own personnel, he is the only one who can steadily suppress this person.
As time passed, Sun Jian's brows furrowed slightly, and he was also troubled by the suggestions of Shan Fu and Lu Su, after all, Yuan Shao Xiao'er had already gathered troops and horses to attack Bofu, if there was no support on his side, it might happen that he would be conquered.
"Lord, why don't we wait for the soldiers to divide into two ways this time and see who can conquer the enemy first!" Han Dang on the side stood up, clasped his fists with both hands, and bowed slightly.
Hearing this, everyone around nodded involuntarily, and seemed to agree very much with General Han Dang's suggestion, as long as the enemy can be overcome, it must be the best way to explain the problem.
Who would have thought that Xu Shu and Lu Su said in unison, "No, we don't have many soldiers and horses, and if we fight on multiple fronts, it will inevitably increase the difficulty of attacking, so this time we can only lead soldiers and horses to one place to break the surface!" ”
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, how can I do it?" Zang Ba was already hot-tempered, and when he saw that everyone was here, it was difficult to come up with a reasonable solution for a while, and he suddenly showed an angry look on his face and complained to Xu Shu and Lu Su not far in front of him.
"Shut up! Zang Ba didn't apologize to the two gentlemen quickly! Sun Jian's face changed slightly at the moment when Zang Ba spoke, and he secretly screamed in his heart, looking at Xu Shu and Lu Su who looked calm, and the big stone that had just been put down in his heart was raised high again.
"In this case, we will lead the soldiers and horses to attack the Koji Yi of the Zhongshan Kingdom, although this person is strong, but he is arrogant, he will inevitably have weaknesses, let me overcome it!" Xu Shu slowly spoke and agreed with Lu Su's suggestion.
Sun Jian saw that Lu Su did not open his mouth to object, and the big stone that was raised high in his heart could finally be put down, and at the same time glared at Zang Ba without a trace: "In this case, the princes immediately gather an army of soldiers and horses and go to Zhongshan Kingdom!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone in the hall nodded involuntarily when they heard this, with a respectful look on their faces.
"Lord, why do I have to carry a coffin when I send troops to fight against Changshan County, this is a very unlucky thing!" Han Meng looked at the red lacquered coffin behind Yuan Shao, his brows furrowed slightly, and asked the other party aloud.
"Humph! This expedition is related to the fate of this father, only victory is not allowed to lose, and a coffin is prepared for Sun Ce'er! Yuan Shao felt the gazes of everyone around him looking at him, and involuntarily snorted coldly, and a disdainful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly clasped their hands into fists and bowed slightly, "Lord Shengming!" The sound was rolling like a tide, spreading rapidly in all directions.
Yuan Shao looked at the overwhelming whistling sound of the people around him, and there was a solemn look in his eyes, is this coffin really for Sun Ce'er, I am afraid that only he knows the answer.
"Young master, Yuan Shao'er is leading an army of 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command at this moment, how can I wait for more than 50,000 people to resist, why don't I leave Changshan County and fight guerrilla attacks with the enemy!" Huang Gai, as a veteran who followed Sun Ce this time, immediately turned pale and looked at Sun Ce, who was sitting on the chair and deep in thought, when he received the news that Yuan Shao personally led 200,000 troops to attack him.
Everyone around heard the rumors and whispered discussions, as if they were panicking about the upcoming war, to know that Yuan Shao is not a cat or a dog that can be easily defeated, this person's prestige is much more than the lord, if it were not for the luck of the Han Dynasty master Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran to suppress the entire Han court, I am afraid that the other party may not be able to become the supreme overlord of the land of several states.
"Escape, is this what I should do?" Sun Ce slowly raised his head and looked at the pale-faced generals around him, with a look of disdain on the corner of his mouth.
"Young master, Yuan Shao is no better than others, this person has been the leader of the crusade against the Dong Thief Alliance, and the soldiers and horses under his command are even more than a million people, known as a strategy, and even bears the name of the fourth world and the third duke, how can such a behemoth be something we can compete with!" A military general walked out, his face was hard to see, his hands were clenched into fists, and he bowed slightly.
Hearing this, everyone around nodded involuntarily, as if they agreed very much with the person who had just spoken, Yuan Shao was like an insurmountable mountain pressing on Sun Ce's head, making it impossible to move a bit.
"Humph! Didn't you think that we are not alone, and the lord Sun Jian, who is far away in Youzhou, may send soldiers and horses to support at any time, and when the time comes, there may not be no chance of a battle with us! Sun Ce didn't speak yet, but Fang Wei, who was standing straight on the side and looked like no one was allowed to enter, spoke loudly, feeling ashamed of the guy who had just proposed to escape.
"That's it!" Sun Ce saw that the two people who were in the same situation had to open their mouths to stop it, after all, if the battle hadn't even started, how could he still defeat the enemy if his internal collapse had collapsed first.
"You don't have to worry, what Fang Cai Fang Wei said is not empty words, here is a letter from his father Sun Jian, you can circulate it yourself!" As he spoke, Sun Ce threw the letter he had just received to Huang Gai, who had a blank look flashing in his eyes.
Huang Gai suddenly saw something flying towards him, subconsciously reached out to catch it, and then quickly opened it and read it with ten lines, and the Wenchen military generals around him gathered towards this person and stared at the contents of the letter with wide eyes.
Time passed minute by minute, and I don't know how long it took Huang Gai to finally finish reading the letter in his hand and hand it to a person, with a relieved smile on his face, "Young master, since the lord has led Mr. Shan Fu and Mr. Lu Su to lead 100,000 troops to support, how can I abandon the city and escape!" A deep voice rang in everyone's ears.
The military generals who were surrounded by Wenchen who originally looked frightened, the moment they saw the letter in their hands, the big stone raised high in their hearts could finally be put down safely, and they also showed a reassuring smile.
"Hmmm! Although my father led the soldiers and horses to the rescue, who knows when they will be able to arrive, and we can't pin all our hopes on it, we can only save ourselves by ourselves! Sun Ce naturally knew that his father Sun Jian wanted to lead the soldiers and horses to overcome the enemy's layers of defense, otherwise he would inevitably spend a lot of time if he didn't want to enter Changshan County for half a step, so that he could only wait for reinforcements to arrive if he held on to the city.
"Lord, the grain and grass in the city will be enough for us to eat, but there are some fewer soldiers and horses, which is a little pale than the 200,000 army under Yuan Shao, and if the enemy can't attack for a long time, he may not be crazy to increase troops again!" Huang Gai is worthy of being a veteran, and after many battles, he already has his own unique opinions.
Everyone in the main hall nodded involuntarily when they heard this, obviously feeling troubled by the disadvantage of the soldiers, after all, one less soldier on their own side died, and the enemy could continue to increase, and it was only a matter of time before the defeat of the soldiers was eliminated.
For a while, there was a solemn look on everyone's faces, and the atmosphere became depressed, thinking about how to solve the crisis in front of them.
I don't know how long it took, Sun Ce, who was also in deep thought, raised his head with some annoyance, regretting why he didn't bring his good brothers Shan Fu or Lu Su to the expedition in the first place, otherwise these problems would not be easily overcome by the other party.
"Young master, don't we have prisoners and high-ranking soldiers and horses?" Fang Wei's brows furrowed slightly, and he said a piece of news that made everyone's eyes shine.
"That's right, why didn't I think of it, if we can recruit all the high-ranking cadres and their soldiers, we may not need the lord and others to come and launch a counterattack, maybe we can directly rely on ourselves to conquer Yuan Shao's army!" Huang Gai's eyes lit up and looked at the young master Sun Ce who was sitting in the chair and said loudly.
Sun Ce couldn't help but be moved, he wanted to know that the soldiers and horses commanded by the senior cadres were 100,000 troops, even if they were ambushed by themselves, they were only 10,000 or 20,000 people, and there were nearly 80,000 soldiers and horses left, plus the 50,000 people under his control, which was not much less than Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses.
"Gongfu, can we take all the captives before the enemy arrives?" The smile on Sun Ce's face disappeared in an instant, revealing a solemn look and asking about the worries in his heart, it is not easy to know that it is not easy for more than 80,000 soldiers and horses to surrender, and there will naturally be no fewer obstacles... to be continued