Chapter 1684: The Battle of Xuzhou (280)

Sun Ce was tempted, once he succeeded, he could not only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, but also choose whether to go to Xuzhou to get a piece of the pie according to the battle situation, at that time, he could not only get the Danyang army, but even possible to get Guangling County, of course, for these practical benefits, he got up more important or whether he could completely eliminate Liu Lan, and at the worst of all, he would be driven out of Xuzhou and Danyang, and completely solve his worries, otherwise, even if he got Danyang County, he would have to worry about it every day.

In the past, if someone told him anything about cold lips and teeth, Sun Ce really disdained it, but now Cao Cao's envoy's words made him think about it seriously, whether it is him Cao Cao or Yuan Shu or even Sun Ce and Yuan Shao, who is the common enemy, Liu Lan is undoubted, if Liu Lan exists, every time he kills one person, the other three will become extremely dangerous, because the next person who may be attacked by Liu Lan is you, but if we can work together now, no matter what the relationship between us is in the future, But working together to deal with our current common enemy, Liu Lan, is the top priority.

After experiencing the Battle of Jiujiang, Sun Ce was convinced after listening to these words again, if it weren't for the Battle of Xuzhou, he might have been wiped out, Liu Lan was like a behemoth for him, and he couldn't compete with him alone, so to deal with Liu Lan was either to use other princes, or to disarm and surrender, and now Cao Cao threw an olive branch to him It can be said that it was the right time, Sun Ce would certainly not let go of such an opportunity.

This is not an opportunity for him to get in touch with Cao Cao, let alone get recognized by the Han family and be named Danyang Taishou, but it means that he can have an equal dialogue with Cao Cao and attack Liu Lan together. Of course, Sun Ce will also look at people, he is not stupid, and the civil and military forces under the account are not stupid, if this matter is Yuan Shu, then whether it is true or not, he will not agree, because Yuan Shu's words are not true, even if he swears at this time, he will definitely tear down the bridge later, but Cao Cao is completely trustworthy, and he decided to take a risk on this point.

The sooner the better, although Cao Cao did not make more requests, but now the situation of the battle of Xuzhou, who knows what will become like in a month, if you don't send troops as soon as possible, once the situation is reversed, it will be too late to regret it.

"No, this battle must not be rushed." Zhou Yu did not agree with Sun Ce's decision, but he was in favor of attacking Danyang, but even if he attacked Danyang, he had to wait for the opportunity to appear, and now is not the best time, the reason is very simple, with the current situation in Xuzhou, although the battle situation is very unfavorable to Liu Lan, but Liu Lan is not defeated after all, his main force is not lost, and this is the reason why Cao Cao can think of us, it can be seen that Cao Cao has no way to take Liu Lan now, and if we attack Danyang rashly now, the result will ......

Zhou Yu didn't go on, but the blank afterglow it left was enough to make everyone understand, that is, once they attacked Danyang, they would inevitably suffer all of Liu Lan's anger, although Liu Lan wanted to avoid Cao Yuan's coalition army, but it was impossible for him to worry so much about us, so the last general felt that this battle would either not be fought, or if it was to be fought, it must be a successful blow, and Liu Lan would not be given any chance to counterattack.

"But it's too hard."

"It's not difficult. As long as we have enough patience, as long as we wait until Liu Lan's main force is dragged in Xuzhou, then even if our opportunity really appears, at this time we will send troops to Danyang, not only will we not encounter much resistance, but we can easily capture Danyang, but Liu Lan is dragged down by the war in Xuzhou, there is no way to take us, even if he wants to recapture Danyang, but the troops are dragged back in Xuzhou, even if we send troops back, it will not be too much, and it will not pose a danger to us. ”

Zhou Yu's words came down, and immediately got the support of everyone present such as Ling Cao, Huang Gai and Han Dang, compared to going to Danyang County to take risks now, it is better to wait patiently, Zhou Lang's strategy is the wisest approach, it is very beneficial to us, and it is not so easy to send troops, such as grain and grass must be prepared first, and these are the materials they are most urgently needed now, although Zhang Xian is funded, but to attack Danyang, the consumption of grain and grass is not a small amount.

Zhou Yu quieted down Sun Ce or everyone in a few words, counting on Cao Cao is tantamount to quenching the thirst of the near with water from afar, and the last thing that can be counted on must be Zhang Xian, as long as he can provide enough food and grass, then they will be able to send troops to solve Liu Lan first, and then attack Xuzhou.

"I'll go see Uncle Zhang after the discussion is over."

"No." Zhou Yu did not agree with Sun Ce's decision, he said: "Instead of going to Zhang Xian in this matter, Bo Fu should not come forward first, and go to meet with Cao Cao's envoy first." ”

Although Zhou Yu didn't say it explicitly, Sun Ce understood that when he went to ask for food, he received food personally, but if the envoy came forward, the situation would be different, which was equivalent to Cao Cao borrowing grain. In the past few months, they have all relied on Zhang Xian to help, so it is better not to come forward for this kind of thing, since Cao Cao has come to the door, he will definitely have to pay some price.

"Not bad." He went to see Zhang Xian by himself, how could he ask for food and straw when he pulled down his face, but since Cao Cao came to the door, even if he asked for someone, why did he come forward for some things? He nodded slowly and said, "Then this matter will be handed over to Gong Jin, you will go to see Gong Cao's envoy later, tell us about our difficulties, and let him solve them, otherwise we will have the heart and be powerless." ”

"No." Zhou Yu dared to make such a proposal with confidence, Cao Cao seemed to have made a brilliant suggestion, and even described the overall situation with cold lips and teeth, but don't forget one point, no matter what they said, they came to beg us to send troops, if they don't let them pay some price, they will be despised by Cao Cao.

It's too easy to succeed, but it will be ignored, just like Yuan Shu at the beginning, if Sun Ce can give him more problems, it is impossible for him to pay attention to Bo Fu, and it will not be what it is now.

Whether Cao Cao's envoy can succeed or not, Zhou Yu doesn't care, this is an attitude, if they don't succeed in coming forward, then this matter will be stopped, and he can't let Sun Ce go to see Zhang Xian again, and the result will definitely be rejected by him, after all, he has rejected Cao Cao's envoys, if Sun Ce agrees, it won't mean that Cao Cao will not give face, so it's better for Sun Ce not to come forward for this kind of thing.

The discussion ended quickly, Zhou Yu said goodbye and left, and went to the post house to meet Cao Cao's envoy, he was willing to send troops to Danyang on behalf of Sun Ce, but the premise was that he needed food and grass, and hoped that they could go to Zhang Xian to mediate on this matter, although the envoy was very embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but after knowing that there was no food and grass guarantee, they said that they could not send troops, so they had to respond, and they needed to respond to Cao Sikong, Zhou Yu did not stay long, after all, the weight of this envoy seems to be too light, and this kind of thing has no arbitrary power, It doesn't make sense for Zhou Yu to continue talking to him, it's better to go back and wait for news.

If Liu Lan exists, every time he kills one, the other three will become extremely dangerous, because the next person who may be attacked by Liu Lan is you, but if we can work together now, no matter what the relationship between us is in the future, but working together to deal with our current common enemy Liu Lan is the top priority.

After experiencing the Battle of Jiujiang, Sun Ce was convinced after listening to these words again, if it weren't for the Battle of Xuzhou, he might have been wiped out, Liu Lan was like a behemoth for him, and he couldn't compete with him alone, so to deal with Liu Lan was either to use other princes, or to disarm and surrender, and now Cao Cao threw an olive branch to him It can be said that it was the right time, Sun Ce would certainly not let go of such an opportunity.

This is not an opportunity for him to get in touch with Cao Cao, let alone get recognized by the Han family and be named Danyang Taishou, but it means that he can have an equal dialogue with Cao Cao and attack Liu Lan together. Of course, Sun Ce will also look at people, he is not stupid, and the civil and military forces under the account are not stupid, if this matter is Yuan Shu, then whether it is true or not, he will not agree, because Yuan Shu's words are not true, even if he swears at this time, he will definitely tear down the bridge later, but Cao Cao is completely trustworthy, and he decided to take a risk on this point.

The sooner the better, although Cao Cao did not make more requests, but now the situation of the battle of Xuzhou, who knows what will become like in a month, if you don't send troops as soon as possible, once the situation is reversed, it will be too late to regret it.

"No, this battle must not be rushed." Zhou Yu did not agree with Sun Ce's decision, but he was in favor of attacking Danyang, but even if he attacked Danyang, he had to wait for the opportunity to appear, and now is not the best time, the reason is very simple, with the current situation in Xuzhou, although the battle situation is very unfavorable to Liu Lan, but Liu Lan is not defeated after all, his main force is not lost, and this is the reason why Cao Cao can think of us, it can be seen that Cao Cao has no way to take Liu Lan now, and if we attack Danyang rashly now, the result will ......

Zhou Yu didn't go on, but the blank afterglow it left was enough to make everyone understand, that is, once they attacked Danyang, they would inevitably suffer all of Liu Lan's anger, although Liu Lan wanted to avoid Cao Yuan's coalition army, but it was impossible for him to worry so much about us, so the last general felt that this battle would either not be fought, or if it was to be fought, it must be a successful blow, and Liu Lan would not be given any chance to counterattack.

"But it's too hard."

"It's not difficult. As long as we have enough patience, as long as we wait until Liu Lan's main force is dragged in Xuzhou, then even if our opportunity really appears, at this time we will send troops to Danyang, not only will we not encounter much resistance, but we can easily capture Danyang, but Liu Lan is dragged down by the war in Xuzhou, there is no way to take us, even if he wants to recapture Danyang, but the troops are dragged back in Xuzhou, even if we send troops back, it will not be too much, and it will not pose a danger to us. ”

Zhou Yu's words came down, and immediately got the support of everyone present such as Ling Cao, Huang Gai and Han Dang, compared to going to Danyang County to take risks now, it is better to wait patiently, Zhou Lang's strategy is the wisest approach, it is very beneficial to us, and it is not so easy to send troops, such as grain and grass must be prepared first, and these are the materials they are most urgently needed now, although Zhang Xian is funded, but to attack Danyang, the consumption of grain and grass is not a small amount.

Zhou Yu quieted down Sun Ce or everyone in a few words, counting on Cao Cao is tantamount to quenching the thirst of the near with water from afar, and the last thing that can be counted on must be Zhang Xian, as long as he can provide enough food and grass, then they will be able to send troops to solve Liu Lan first, and then attack Xuzhou.

"I'll go see Uncle Zhang after the discussion is over."

"No." Zhou Yu did not agree with Sun Ce's decision, he said: "Instead of going to Zhang Xian in this matter, Bo Fu should not come forward first, and go to meet with Cao Cao's envoy first." ”

Although Zhou Yu didn't say it explicitly, Sun Ce understood that when he went to ask for food, he received food personally, but if the envoy came forward, the situation would be different, which was equivalent to Cao Cao borrowing grain. In the past few months, they have all relied on Zhang Xian to help, so it is better not to come forward for this kind of thing, since Cao Cao has come to the door, he will definitely have to pay some price.

"Not bad." He went to see Zhang Xian by himself, how could he ask for food and straw when he pulled down his face, but since Cao Cao came to the door, even if he asked for someone, why did he come forward for some things? He nodded slowly and said, "Then this matter will be handed over to Gong Jin, you will go to see Gong Cao's envoy later, tell us about our difficulties, and let him solve them, otherwise we will have the heart and be powerless." ”

"No." Zhou Yu dared to make such a proposal with confidence, Cao Cao seemed to have made a brilliant suggestion, and even described the overall situation with cold lips and teeth, but don't forget one point, no matter what they said, they came to beg us to send troops, if they don't let them pay some price, they will be despised by Cao Cao.

It's too easy to succeed, but it will be ignored, just like Yuan Shu at the beginning, if Sun Ce can give him more problems, it is impossible for him to pay attention to Bo Fu, and it will not be what it is now.

Whether Cao Cao's envoy can succeed or not, Zhou Yu doesn't care, this is an attitude, if they don't succeed in coming forward, then this matter will be stopped, and he can't let Sun Ce go to see Zhang Xian again, and the result will definitely be rejected by him, after all, he has rejected Cao Cao's envoys, if Sun Ce agrees, it won't mean that Cao Cao will not give face, so it's better for Sun Ce not to come forward for this kind of thing.

The discussion ended quickly, Zhou Yu said goodbye and left, and went to the post house to meet Cao Cao's envoy, he was willing to send troops to Danyang on behalf of Sun Ce, but the premise was that he needed food and grass, and hoped that they could go to Zhang Xian to mediate on this matter, although the envoy was very embarrassed and wanted to refuse, but after knowing that there was no food and grass guarantee, they said that they could not send troops, so they had to respond, and they needed to respond to Cao Sikong, Zhou Yu did not stay long, after all, the weight of this envoy seems to be too light, and this kind of thing has no arbitrary power, It doesn't make sense for Zhou Yu to continue talking to him, it's better to go back and wait for news.