"The worries have been solved." Guo Jia walked in quickly, put the military report he had just received in Sun Ce's hand, shook the feather fan vigorously, and his eyebrows danced.

Sun Ce put down the book in his hand and picked up the military newspaper, which was a joint report by Gan Ning and Lu Fang, and the time was three days ago.

"Soon, more than a thousand miles, three days will be there."

Guo Jia laughed. "The East China Sea has stabilized, the post road is smooth, and so many horses have been captured, so the speed is naturally faster. It is difficult to expedite six hundred miles, but it is more than enough to expedite three hundred miles. ”

Sun Ce also smiled, a horse is a good thing, even if it can't be used as a war horse, it can also be used as a stagecoach, much faster than a person's two legs. He took out the military newspaper, read it carefully, and couldn't help but smile after reading it. He was also surprised to defeat Chun Yuqiong so smoothly. It can be seen that Elfang and Gan Ning cooperate well. Even if Chun Yuqiong was not greedy for a cup, he might not be able to escape Gan Ning's night attack. Wen Chou was defeated, Chun Yuqiong was also defeated, and now only Liu He is left, and in the face of the blockade of the Tao brothers and Gan Ning and Elfang, he can't set off any storms.

"Tao Qian owes me a big favor."

"But he may not meet your love." Guo Jia sat down on the side of the desk, leaning on the side of the desk. "General, Liu He himself is difficult to protect, he will not threaten Yuzhou for the time being, if he is forced too hard, the trapped beast is still fighting, maybe something will happen. I think I can put it aside for a while. ”

Sun Ce looked at Guo Jia, savoring what he meant. Tao Qian's obsession with protecting food is very heavy, and if there is no external threat, he will not give up Xuzhou. Liu He can play this role just right. He is a native of the East China Sea, and he can get the support of the East China Sea family, and the Tao family father and son can't compete with him at all. With Liu He here, Tao Qian begged him and didn't dare to turn his face.

Compared with others, Liu He also has an advantage, he is not Yuan Shao's subordinate, he is only Yuan Shao's ally, and it is impossible to be of the same heart and mind as Yuan Shao. Of course, with Yuan Shao's virtue, it is estimated that no one will be of the same heart and mind as him. But Liu He was obviously more centrifugal than Yuan Shao's other subordinates.

"Yes, let Shen You slow down for a while, don't push too hard, just protect Jiujiang."

Guo Jia is very satisfied. "The matter in the East China Sea is solved, and now it depends on whether the war in Rencheng and Lu County can go smoothly. Although Tao Qian did not see all the feelings, Lu County must take it back. ”

Sun Ce sighed. "Fengxiao, I'm a little worried, the front line is too long, and I can't afford to spend money like running water. Lu County is so far away, it is difficult to send supplies over, with only a few thousand people from Tai Shici, it is no problem to fight guerrilla attacks in the mountains, is it a bit reluctant to attack the city? If the loss is too great, it will affect the implementation of the Qingxu strategy at that time, and the gains will outweigh the losses. ”

Guo Jia thought for a moment, nodded, and then shook his head again. "The general's fears are justified, but this is our best chance. Yuan Shao wanted to annex Xuzhou and fight on two fronts. Yuan Tan was anxious to win, and mobilized almost all of Yanzhou's troops, and their consumption was also very large, and the supplies allocated to Lu County were very limited. If we don't take this opportunity to take Lu County, Yuan Tan can calmly dispatch manpower and material resources to support Lu County in the future, and it will be even more difficult for us to get it. ”

Sun Ce disagreed with Guo Jia's opinion, this was indeed a good opportunity to capture Lu County, but Tai Shici's troops were not set up to attack Lu County. If the loss is too great, Tai Shici will not be able to gain a firm foothold in Mount Tai, and the plan to come to Qingzhou will be affected.

"It's better to be conservative, let Tai Shici send some people to Bianqiu and Nanpingyang, and if you can attack the city, you will attack the city, and if you can't attack the city, you will collect some supplies to scare Cao Ang."

Although Guo Jia felt a little regretful, Sun Ce made a decision, and he didn't insist anymore. "Okay, let's inform Tai Shici of our opinions and let him do it cheaply. If you don't have a chance, forget it, don't let it go. ”

Sun Ce agreed.

As he spoke, Pang Tong walked in quickly. "General, Yuan Tan has made a move, the forward is 10,000 people, and the main general Li Qian is heading to the east, and he can arrive in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow at the latest. If it's fast, I'll be there tomorrow afternoon. ”

"Tomorrow afternoon?" Sun Ce was surprised. Changyi and Dongqi are nearly 80 miles apart, and under normal circumstances, it takes at least two days to walk.

Pang Tong smiled. "Yes, they walked very fast, almost in a hurry."

Sun Ce and Guo Jia exchanged a look, and then smiled.

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After Jiyin Taishou Yuan Xu rushed to Changyi, Dongjun Taishou Zhu Ling soon arrived in Changyi, Yuan Tan's troops still reached more than 50,000 people, and the battalion surrounded Changyi, so that the people in the city felt a lot more at ease. When morale regained, Yuan Tan discussed with Xin Bi to counterattack, avenging the defeat of Sun Jian and Sun Ce, and at the same time instigating Cao Ang to reduce the pressure on Ren Cheng.

Yuan Tan gathered the generals to discuss the matter and announced the decision to send troops to counterattack Sun Ce, and everyone had no opinion and agreed with it, but the next development was not very smooth, and even caused a violent conflict.

Yuan Tan handed over the important task of the striker to Li Gan to repay Juye Li for his strong support. This decision aroused strong opposition from Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, who unabashedly expressed his disdain for Li Gan, believing that Li Gan was a local hero, he did not know the art of war at all, and could not be Sun Ce's opponent. This is a counterattack after being defeated by Sun Ce, the first battle is about morale, and experienced generals should be selected to fight, such as Zhu Ling, not a novice like Li Gan who has almost no experience of real battles.

Yuan Yi questioned Li Gan in front of everyone, do you think that the marching battle is a battle in the township, as long as there are many people? Last time in Fangyou, Sun Ce sent the baggage to Sun Jian's camp in front of your camp, do you think you are his opponent?

Li Qian was furious and refuted Yuan Yi mercilessly, you are familiar with military books, but the last time you fought with Sun Jian, it was not the same as a defeat?

Yuan Yi was furious and scolded Li Gan for not knowing dignity and inferiority and offending the county general.

Yuan Tan comforted Li Gan and accepted Li Gan's request to assign his eldest son, Li Jin, to his subordinates. Li Jin was ordered by the Cheng clan, and some of the subordinates he led were the Li family's troops, and some were the county soldiers of Jiyin. The last time Yuan Xu fought with Lu Fan, Li Jin was the forward battalion and fought very well. But Yuan Xu, like Yuan Yi, did not have a good impression of the Li family's father and son, and did not have any praise for Li Jin after the war. Yuan Tan took this opportunity to transfer Li Jin to Li Gan's subordinates, and transferred 3,000 Jiyin soldiers, gathered 10,000 cavalry, as the vanguard, and approached Dongwei.

Yuan Yi was very unhappy and immediately brushed his sleeves away. Yuan Xu was not happy in his heart, claiming that he was not in good health and wanted to go back to his hometown to recuperate, resigned from the post of Jiyin Taishou, handed over the military power to Yuan Tan, and left it alone.

Seeing that Yuan Tan had offended the elders of the two clans for himself, Li Gan was grateful and vowed to fight Sun Ce to the death, and he would not return. After the military discussion, Li Qian's father and son went out of the city and rushed back to the camp. Regardless of Li Jin's opposition, Li Qian ordered to set off immediately, day and night, and rushed to Dongwei.