Sun Ce smiled and didn't rush to answer Zhou Yu's question.

He understood Zhou Yu's worries. Sun Jian fought bravely and had strong tactical ability, and it was enough to be alone. However, Yuzhou is adjacent to Yanzhou, and in the foreseeable future, there will always be war, but Sun Ce and Yuan Tan have a tacit understanding that they can control the intensity of the conflict and will not let the conflict escalate into a full-scale war. Sun Jian may understand this strategy, but he may not be able to control his impulses.

The setback of the attack on Lujiang has already shown that he is not enough in this regard. was blocked by Shu Cheng, not because he didn't have this ability, but because he had this ability, believing that he would definitely be able to defeat Chen Deng and conquer Shu County, so he used too much force and did not change his tactics for a long time.

This was just a battle to attack Lujiang and Jiujiang, and Sun Jian's opponents were Chen Deng and Zhou Ang, especially Zhou Ang, who failed to seize the opportunity created by Chen Deng to defeat Wu Jing and cut off Sun Jian's supply line, which did not cause serious consequences. If Sun Jian's opponent is Yuan Tan, it is likely to be a different situation. Fighting in battle, Yuan Tan may not be Sun Jian's opponent, using the advantage of strength to lure the enemy deep and consume Sun Jian, but it is entirely possible.

At that point, Yuzhou will be in danger. If Yuan Tan controls Yuzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou lose Sun Ce's strategy, and they are likely to fall into Yuan Tan's hands. Sun Ce's strategy of using Yuzhou as a buffer is likely to suffer a major blow, and Yangzhou and Jingzhou will be directly exposed to Yuan Tan.

For Zhou Yu, who guards Jingzhou, the pressure on him will increase greatly. Only if Yuzhou is not lost, can he go all out to the west. Once Yuzhou is lost, he will inevitably turn his attention to Nanyang and Jiangxia, and if he has no spare strength to advance westward, he may lose the opportunity to seize Yizhou. Waiting for the imperial court to free up its hands and solve Yizhou first, Sun Ce will be in a passive situation.

Sun Ce had already considered the consequences, but he had no better way. First, Sun Jian is his father, and he can't be directly transferred like arranging subordinates; Second, he wanted to draw the attention of the imperial court to Hebei and solve Yuan Shao, a strong enemy, first. The lesser of two evils, all he can do is to arrange a strategist for Sun Jian to avoid major mistakes as much as possible.

He believed that after the Battle of Lujiang, Sun Jian would have some understanding.

"I have already arranged for Qin Song to assist my father, and there is still Zhang Zhao in Runan, so it shouldn't be a big problem. If the war in Yuzhou is critical, I will rush to the aid of Qingxu from the sea, attack Yanzhou, and contain Yuan Tan's main force. Xun Yu's change of law in Guanzhong was beyond my expectations. There is a geographical advantage in the pass, and the emperor is good at fighting, so we are not sure enough for the time being. If it is not temporarily obscure, it may force the imperial court to send troops to Nanyang, regardless of victory or defeat, it will not be good for us, and it will only make Yuan Shao pick up the cheap. ”

Sun Ce told him about his preparatory plan, and Zhou Yu listened to it and reluctantly accepted it. At present, this situation is not something that Sun Ce can control alone, the situation has changed, and the plan can only change with it.

"Liu Ba is from Jiangling, have you seen it?"

"Who is Liu Ba?"

Sun Ce told Liu Ba about the situation. Guo Jia has arranged for someone to pay attention to Liu Ba, Liu Ba has been visiting friends in Wancheng these days, many students from the county school are his friends, and some celebrities from Nanyang also have a good relationship with him, such as the Zongzi who is idle at home. Liu Ba also visited Cai Yan to ask for advice on poetry, and Cai Yan said that his articles were quite well written. But Liu Ba never came to see Sun Ce, even if Sun Ce invited him to the banquet, he didn't come. Looking at it like this, it is unlikely that Liu Ba will come into contact with him. Although Sun Ce was depressed, he didn't want to force him, since Zhou Yu was back, let Zhou Yu try. If Liu Ba can be taken into use, it will be beneficial for Zhou Yu to control the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

Zhou Yu understood what Sun Ce meant. "I looked for a chance to meet him. Bo Fu, you don't have to take it to heart, the court is still there, the situation is unknown, everyone thinks of themselves as Qiji, and wants to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix to become famous. Since Liu Ba has traveled in Nanyang, it shows that he still admires your actions, but the time has not yet come. ”

Sun Ce smiled slightly. "Gong Jin, although Liu Ba is talented, it is not enough for me to be so attentive, even if he goes to Chang'an, I have nothing to regret, just do my best. Can I let Xun Yu go, but can I still let him go? The only one I refuse to let go is you, Zhou Gongjin. At best, he is only a hero created by the times, but we are heroes who can create the times. ”

Zhou Yu laughed and arched his hand: "Worthy of it, worthy of it." ”

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The army is in full swing, and Wancheng is lively again. Sun Ce was about to set off, and he convened the generals many times, and Yuan Yao and Yang Xiu naturally wanted to attend the meeting. After a few days of running-in, Yang Xiu and Sun Ce's subordinates also got acquainted, and they came to chat with Zhang Hong when they had nothing to do, and occasionally chatted with Sun Ce about some metaphysical issues. He doesn't practice boxing, but he is very interested in Tai Chi and is also associated with Yangxiong's "Taixuan Jing". Knowing that Sun Ce admired Zhang Heng more, he went to visit Huang Chengyan again and read through the Zhang Heng articles collected by Huang Chengyan.

Sun Ce knew Yangxiong, but he was very unfamiliar with the "Taixuan Sutra", and he didn't know what it said at all, only that it was very famous. After listening to Yang Xiu's explanation, he understood a little, but it was still very limited. Yang Xiu was very happy to be able to make Sun Ce listen to him, and the more he talked, the more energetic he became. On this day, just as Yang Xiu's eyebrows were dancing, Sun Ce suddenly said, "Dezu, you can go with me to Huiji." ”

Yang Xiu didn't react at once, and stared at Sun Ce for a long time before he understood what Sun Ce meant. "General...... What does that mean? ”

"Mr. Zigang wants to stay in Nanyang, I lack a well-educated person to take charge of the book, you are so good at learning, it is better to go with me to meet the treasure, as a travel. You broaden your horizons, help me read when you have time, and let me grow in knowledge, both of which are perfect. You see, we've gotten along pretty well all this time, right? ”

Yang Xiu was embarrassed. He regretted it so much that he wanted to shave his ears. It's okay to show anything in front of Sun Ce, his task is to master Nanyang, follow Sun Ce to calculate what's going on?

"This ...... I want to accompany Ah Yao to study......"

Before Yang Xiu's words fell, Yuan Yao said: "Brother-in-law, I'll also go to the meeting with you, I haven't seen the sea since I'm so old." ”

Yang Xiu glared at Yuan Yao, and even made a look. Yuan Yao ignored him with a smile, and Sun Ce also smiled, smiling happily. Yang Xiu understood. This was intentional by Yuan Yao, he was sold by Yuan Yao, and Yuan Yao had already discussed it with Sun Ce.

"You ......"

"Alright, Yang Dezu." Sun Ce stood up, reached out to grab Yang Xiu's shoulder, and patted him hard. "Let me tell you, it's impossible for you to stay in Nanyang. If you are from Uncle Yang Wenming, I will definitely drive him away. If you are willing to cooperate, I can give you a face, and I will give you all the taxes and contributions to the court, so that you will not be embarrassed, and you will not be told that your father will be said. If you don't cooperate, then don't blame me for turning my face. You are the nephew of the Yuan family, I definitely can't kill you, but I have a way to fix you, you better not try. ”

Yang Xiu stretched out his hand and wanted to push Sun Ce away, but Sun Ce hugged his shoulders tightly, his eyebrows raised, and he looked like he wouldn't let go if you didn't agree. Yang Xiu earned a few times and found that he was really not Sun Ce's opponent, so he had to accept his fate and sighed.

"General Sun, if you are ruthless, I will go with you to meet you."