After listening to Sun Ce's decision, Zhang Hong didn't say anything, just nodded. Guo Jia raised an eyebrow.

"Is it Mrs. Yuan's opinion?"

Sun Ce nodded, and then said again. "She made the suggestion, but the decision was made by me. I think you can make a bet, otherwise Xun Yu will grasp this problem in the future and always want to make a fuss about it. ”

Guo Jia thought about it and agreed. "It's okay, it's not real, it's really not fake."

The two exchanged a look, smiled knowingly, and tacitly changed the subject. Sun Ce motioned for Lu Xun to take out the map and spread it on the case. Liu Xun did not go to Jiangling to relieve the siege, and unexpectedly rushed to Xiangyang, what he wanted to do, as far as the current information is concerned, Sun Ce has not been able to judge. Deng Zhan, Lou Gui, Zhao Yan, and Sun Fu all went south with Zhou Yu, and there were indeed not many troops in the Huyang area, but it was unrealistic for Liu Xun to attack Xiangyang or even enter Nanyang, and it looked a bit stupid.

Although Liu Xun is indeed stupid, it is undoubtedly even more stupid to use the stupidity of the opponent to explain what he does not understand, especially when the parties are playing a game around Nanyang. They must assume that Liu Xun has received some kind of help, and he has abandoned Jiangling and killed Nanyang as a purposeful action, hiding a murderous intention.

Guo Jia also received the news, but the news was also brief, he only knew that Liu Xun left Xiling City and headed northwest, and he didn't know what his purpose was.

Although the purpose is unknown, it is not difficult to solve. The art of war is cloudy: first invincible, then victorious. I will not be victorious, but I will be victorious against the enemy. Be prepared for battle, don't give the opponent a chance to take advantage of, and be invincible first, this is invincible.

Guo Jia first gave advice. "Zhou Yu's men and horses can't move. It is possible that Liu Xun wanted to emulate Sun Bin's plan to save Zhao from Wei Wei, but it was just a false move. Zhou Yu has just arrived in Jiangling, and if he hurries back, he will lose his fighter. If you mobilize the people but get nothing, you are a failure. Huang Zhong and Li Tong had better not move in a hurry, no matter what Liu Xun's purpose was, it was better to go out of the city than to stay in the city. At present, he has just left Xiling, and as soon as there is any trouble, it is possible to retract back to Xiling and defend the city, which is very unfavorable to us. ”

Sun Ce agreed. Huang Zhong and Li Tong have about 10,000 people, and if they play against Liu Xun, the winning rate is at least seventy percent, but the strength of the two sides is equal, and the losses may be relatively large. A crushing victory is like a defeat, and he won't do it until he has to. He wants not only to win, but to win beautifully, to minimize losses as much as possible. This is the value of generals and strategists. If you are always fighting hard, killing a thousand enemies and injuring yourself 800, the requirements are too low, and it is difficult to achieve any great things.

Zhang Hong hugged his legs and squinted his eyes and thought for a while. Liu Xun traveled to the northwest, which may also be an echo of the imperial court. He knew that he was invincible, and he was bound to find foreign aid, and it was possible to ask for help from Guanzhong, or even from Yizhou. Fengxiao, pay attention to the direction of Wuguan Road and Hanzhong, especially Hanzhong, if the men and horses of Hanzhong suddenly appear in the west of Xiangyang, Xiangyang may be in trouble. ”

Guo Jia nodded in response and motioned for Lu Meng to write it down. "General, regardless of whether there is movement in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, I still suggest that the general personally go to battle and defeat Liu Xun's troops with lightning speed first. In this way, even if Guanzhong or Hanzhong has a combined attack, we can calmly respond to the battle. ”

Sun Ce stared at the map for a while, and then nodded at Xiangxiang. "Here it is. If Liu Xun passed Suixian, let Huang Zhong and Li Tong rush over, cut off his back road, and attack from both sides. If he doesn't follow the county, he is a suspicious soldier, so let's ignore him for the time being and contain him. Wait for Gongjin to take Jiangling, and then come to the siege. ”

Zhang Hong and Guo Jia nodded in agreement.

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The war was about to start, and Sun Ce ordered the dismissal of all family members, including Yuan Quan and Feng Wan.

The joy was always short-lived, and the families of the soldiers were reluctant to leave. Most of them are ordinary families, and the men go out to fight, and the women do housework and cultivate the land at home, which is indeed hard. Moreover, some people do not even have land at home, so they live on military salaries and rewards, and they don't know if they can come back, maybe they are separated from each other, or they may be separated from each other.

Someone begged Yuan Quan, hoping that Yuan Quan would make a statement to Sun Ce not to dismiss them, but to let them stay in Gepi and wait for the army to return victoriously. Yuan Quan didn't want to take care of this matter, but when there were many people asking for it, she thought of a way and proposed to gather the families of these soldiers and build a workshop to specialize in the production of ordnance, armor, and battle robes. Having family members who serve in the military and may use their products in the future is also a potential emotional connection. And his wife and family have a foundation for their lives, and the soldiers can fight more at ease.

After listening to Yuan Quan's suggestion, Sun Ce smiled. He knew that Yuan Quan had always wanted to build a weaving workshop in Pingyu to open up a source of wealth for the Yuan family. Now that Yuan Yao has all his financial resources, he only has food and money, and with this workshop, he has more income, and it is much more convenient to welcome and send it.

However, he didn't break it. It's the best of both worlds, and there's no need to stop it. People are selfish, Yuan Quan only has two blood relatives, Yuan Yao and Yuan Heng, it is natural for her to think about them, as long as he does not harm his interests, he does not have to refuse.

"Okay, you will be responsible for this matter, let Achu and Awan assist you, all using new looms. I'll give you some money, it's a ......."

"No, you don't." Yuan Quan said with a smile: "You have a lot of places to use money, how can I ask for money from you again." Don't worry, as long as I let the wind out, there will be many people who want to send me money. I use their money to make money, and I have to make them owe me a favor, why not do such a good thing, right? ”

Sun Ce suddenly realized and nodded again and again. "It's still my sister's clever means."

With Sun Ce's permission, Yuan Quan quickly began his work. She gathered the families of the soldiers, and divided them into different types of work according to their different abilities, some were responsible for weaving, some were responsible for cutting, some were responsible for sewing, some were responsible for polishing the armor, and some were responsible for the processing of arrows.

Immediately after that, she let out the wind again, and to build a large workshop, she needed to find someone to cooperate. As she said in advance, just two days after the news was released, Xu Qian's wife Chen rushed to Gepi with money, hoping to cooperate with Yuan Quan. After obtaining Yuan Quan's consent, she asked Yuan Quan to introduce her younger brother Chen Yi to Sun Ce.

Sun Ce was surprised. He originally thought that Chen Yi would vote for Yuan Tan, but he didn't expect that Chen Yi not only did not vote for Yuan Tan, but took the initiative to see him. He met with Chen Yi. Chen Yi has a thin face, gray hair, and a deep Sichuan character line between his eyebrows, which looks like an unsolvable worry. But he's surprisingly refreshing, straight to the point, and straight to the point.

"Does the general want to be a loyal minister and a filial son, or does he want to be an inner saint and an outer king, and seek peace for the world?"