Receiving Sun Ce's reminder, Sun Jian smiled.

Although he didn't attach as much importance to Cao Ang as Sun Ce, he didn't underestimate Cao Ang. In addition to arranging for Quan Rou and Huang Gai to line up outside the city to cover the right flank of the army, he also arranged for a part of his men to go east of Surabaya to prevent Cao Ang from smuggling into Surabaya and attacking his back. In order to facilitate the travel between the two banks of Surabaya, he erected two pontoon bridges on Surabaya.

Set up the cover behind him, his home line was even smaller, leaving only 10,000 men. He lined up with his back to the river, and the usable part of the equipment that was originally intended to be used to attack Rencheng was placed in the array, and the rest was moved to safety. In order to hold on, he dug two trenches in front of the battle, introduced water, and formed a defensive line with baggage trucks, putting on a posture of fighting to the death and not retreating.

Lu Su is on the left, Dong Xi is on the right, Zhu Zhi is in the center, Sun Jian is in charge of the Chinese army, and the baggage battalion is arranged in the Chinese army and is strictly guarded. After sending enough food and ordnance for half a month's battle, and stockpiling some food in Gaoping, Wu Jing quickly returned to Hulu to hold on. No matter what Sun Jian's victory or defeat is, Hulu cannot be lost.

With the help of the reinforcements, Qin Song and Hongzhi made a model to include all the situations around the battlefield and make it clear at a glance. Sitting on the high platform of the Chinese army, he had a panoramic view of the entire battlefield, and his heart was full of confidence that he had never had before.

"With this array, I will avenge Changyi." Sitting in front of the model, Sun firmly believed and said to the generals: "If you have any ideas, just say it, speak freely." ”

Huang Gai, Han Dang and others, as Sun Jian's old department, also felt that Changyi had fought this battle, and they needed a real victory to prove their ability, and let Lu Su, Dong Xi and other juniors take a look, don't underestimate them. Looking at the model, thinking about showing their skills in the upcoming battle, they were indescribably excited, laughing loudly, and full of fighting spirit.

Regarding the mood of the veterans, Dong Xi was very unimpressed. He has never had the heart to compete with these veterans, and he has only one opponent in his eyes: Lu Su. Who is Huang Gai? Who is Han Dang? He didn't care at all.

Lu Su didn't take the veterans' thoughts to heart, he just wanted to fight this battle. is similar to Dong Xi, and there is only one opponent in his eyes, but it is not Dong Xi, but Tai Shici. Tai Shi Ci instigated 30,000 thieves in Mount Tai with 3,000 men, and swept several counties north of Rencheng in just a few days, beating Cheng Yu, the general under Yuan Tan's account, to be disgraced, and this kind of achievement made Lu Su very moved.

Lu Su knew that sooner or later he would be on one side, and Tai Shici was already on the side, and his achievements in Qingzhou were also remarkable. For the foreseeable period of time, he will work with Tai Shi Ci, and secretly he will inevitably compare each other. At this time, it is too cheap to compete with Huang Gai and Han Dang.

After considering the entire battlefield situation as a whole, Lu Su felt that there was no major problem, and only reminded Sun Jian of one thing, the rainy season is approaching, there are many mountainous areas in the upper reaches of Surabaya, and there are many rivers flowing in, there may be a sudden surge, and the pontoon bridge is in danger of being washed away, so we must be prepared.

Sun Jian couldn't help but glance at Lu Sugao. He was born in Wuhui, fought for many years, and also served as an official in the Xiapi area for more than ten years, and was very familiar with the local geography. However, Lu Su is so young and has not been in the army for a long time, but he has such knowledge, and he is calmer than many veterans, which shows that he is not an idle person. It makes sense for Sun Ce to have high hopes for him, in terms of knowing people, Sun Ce is definitely better than the blue, even if Xu Zijiang is slightly inferior.

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At the head of the city, Cao Ang wrapped the big gun. Although it was already the end of February, the spring was cold and windy, and it was still a little cool. He, Chen Gong, and Wei Zhen walked slowly along the city wall, and there was gloom in their eyes that could not be concealed.

Yuan Tan's army came to help, but Sun Jian still refused to retreat, and he had to take Rencheng. For him, this is no less than a dilemma of life and death. Tai Shi Ci has already repelled Cheng Yu, Ren Cheng has actually fallen into siege, and only Yuan Tan can be counted on. If Yuan Tan couldn't defeat Sun Jian either, Ren Cheng would be in danger.

Can Yuan Tan beat Sun Jian? Cao Ang was skeptical. Yuan Tan has a large number of troops, it is said that there are forty or fifty thousand people, but half of them are hastily assembled recruits, and most of the ones under Sun Jian's command are elite, even if the recruits are also Jiangdong soldiers that Sun Ce has just trained, the record is not much, but it is very eye-catching. One offense and one defense, Yuan Tan's advantage is not as obvious as the numbers show.

"Gongtai, if the king is defeated, what will we do?"

"Even if the king is defeated, Sun Jian's loss will not be small, and it will be difficult for him to continue to attack Ren Cheng." Chen Gong had been prepared for this for a long time and was confident. He has also been working hard these days, and the situation has changed again and again, which has caught him off guard, and he has not been able to sleep well for several nights in a row, his face looks a little pale, and his cheeks are sunken. "It has suddenly turned cold in the past two days, and there is a good chance of heavy rain. Once Surabaya skyrockets, those few pontoon bridges will not be able to be saved. Standing against the water, does Sun Jian think he is Han Xin? ”

Cao Ang turned his head and looked at Sun Jian's camp in the distance. The scout reported that Sun Jian had erected two pontoon bridges on Surabaya. It's a flaw, but even if they know it, they can't use it. They were trapped in the city and couldn't get out of the city, and the few merchant ships in the city couldn't carry a few soldiers and couldn't be used to attack Sun Jian, and Sun Jian was born in Jiangnan and was good at water warfare, even if he didn't know the water situation in Surabaya, he wouldn't be unprepared for floods.

Cao Ang sighed. "Gongtai, I always feel that Jun is too anxious. At the moment, he should have sent someone to assist Cheng Yu in stabilizing Dongping, rather than fighting Sun Resolutely. The rainy season is approaching, and we can stabilize the battle line as long as we hold on to Rencheng. ”

Chen Gong smiled, smiling happily. "If you look at the situation on the battlefield alone, this is certainly the best way to deal with it. But whether it is Yuan Zhijun or Xin Gezhi, Fang and the First Battle have hurt their faces, and they are eager to win, how can they be at ease in defending the city. ”

Cao Ang sighed again, feeling faintly uneasy in his heart. He was not as confident as Chen Gong. Fighting on the march is not to consider whether it can fight or not, but whether it is not to fight, which in itself is a risk. But Yuan Tan is like this, how can he not be. In order to be able to occupy Rencheng and have his own territory, he had to watch Yuan Tan take risks, and even hoped that Yuan Tan would suffer heavy losses. Only in this way will Yuan Tan rely on him more and give him more opportunities.

Brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are golden. Yuan's father and son can't be of one heart and one mind, can they defeat Sun's father and son? They only rely on the connections and prestige brought by their family background, and in terms of personal ability, they are not the opponents of Sun's father and son at all.

It's a pity that there is only one pair of Sun father and son in this world, and they are already reluctant to face Yuan Tan, once Yuan Shao makes a move, they have no chance.

The world is the world of the family, and there is no way out for the poor.

Cao Ang was silent, unspeakably uncomfortable in his heart.

"Zixiu, Gongtai." Cao Ren strode over. "I'm ready to go out of town at any time."

Chen Gong nodded with satisfaction. "Yuan Tan wants to trap Sun Ce, Sun Ce wants to assault Yuan Tan, they all want to be mantis to catch cicadas, and we will be hunters with slingshots. Zixiao, whether the prince of the house can have a place depends on yours. ”