Jiangdong, Moling City.

On the high platform of the water camp on the shore, Sun Ce was standing with his sword in his hand, admiring his naval drills.

I saw that on the rolling Yangtze River in front of me, more than 100 warships lined up in a neat formation, mighty and powerful, covering the sky.

Sun Ce couldn't help nodding slightly, with a satisfied expression on his face, and praised: "Gong Jin, you really have a hand in military training, and I am ashamed of myself." ”

Zhou Yu's jade-like face flashed a little proudly, and he raised his hand and pointed at the fleet on the river: "In a few days, just wait for the defeat of Su Zheguandu, Bo Fu, you can lead this fleet to the north and go straight to Shouchun, not only Huainan, but also Xuzhou will be at your fingertips." ”

Sun Ce laughed, his eyes looked in the direction of the north, and his mind was already sketching out the bright prospects of the Central Plains.

Xu Shu on the side said: "Yuan Suguan has been crossing the army for several months, and it is still unclear, Yuan Shao has been defeated in successive battles before, and it is difficult to make a conclusion on who will belong to this final victory." ”

Sun Ce's expression moved, as if he was reminded by Xu Shu, and his sword eyebrows frowned slightly.

Zhou Yu said: "Su Zhe has won consecutive battles, but he has won in tricks, and now Yuan Shao relies on Yang Mou, using grain and grass to fight with him, even if he is the head of the Nine Qi, any conspiracy and tricks seem to be useless in front of Yang Mou." ”

Xu Shu was silent.

Sun Ce nodded and said: "Gong Jin is right, I think about it, Yuan Shao's chances of victory are still a few points greater, we don't have to think about it, let's prepare to go north to use troops." ”

The voice fell, and the general Chen Wu hurriedly rushed to the general's platform, and shouted: "Lord Qiqi, the latest news from Guandu, Su Zhe burned down Yuan Shao's Wuchao grain and grass, and then attacked Yuan Shao's camp in five ways, Yuan Shao was defeated and fled back to Hebei!" ”

Thundered!

A thunderbolt fell in the sky.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu shook their bodies at the same time, and their faces changed almost instantly.

"Yuan ...... Yuan Shao was defeated? This...... How is this possible? Zhou Yu's voice was hoarse, and his handsome face was full of astonishment.

Sun Ce also exclaimed: "The grain camp is such a heavy place, Yuan Shao has been using soldiers for many years, how can he not even take this precaution, and even said that Su Zhe would burn it, he is too stupid, this is not like Yuan Shao!" ”

The two Jiangdong lords and ministers fell into an inexplicable and unbelievable situation.

Xu Shu didn't have much surprise, he only sighed: "The head of the Nine Qi, is there really no one who can control him, even Yuan Shao, the number one prince in the world, can't help him, alas——"

Xu Shu's sigh revealed a deep powerlessness.

That kind of powerlessness is like a physical mortal, that kind of helplessness in the face of a high god.

For a moment, an atmosphere of shock and astonishment filled the surrounding air.

After a while, Zhou Yu was the first to come to his senses, waved his hand and said: "Even if Su Zhe wins, we still have a chance, just wait for the surnamed Su to wave Hebei, we can still take advantage of the situation to send troops to capture Huainan Xuzhou!" ”

Sun Ce's body was shocked, the shock on Yingwu's face was forced, and the strong confidence between his eyebrows was ignited again.

He snorted coldly and said proudly: "Gong Jin is reasonable, although Yuan Shao is defeated, he is still powerful, and Guan Long and Dong Zhuo look down on the Central Plains, I don't believe it, Su Zhe can really be invincible in the world with a victory in Guandu!" ”

The two of his ministers forcibly cheered up, but they were still full of confidence.

Xu Shu's eyes have seen a lot of confidence, his eyes traced Jiangxi, looked at the distant Jingzhou, and sighed in his heart: "Maybe, when Jingzhou was back then, I shouldn't have helped Liu Qi to fight against him, maybe, I was wrong from the beginning......"

……

Central Plains, late winter.

Half a month after the end of the Battle of Guandu, Su Zhe finally led his victorious soldiers, carrying the miraculous feats of repelling Yuan Shao, and the mighty class teacher Xu Du.

Until fifteen days ago, the city of Xudu was filled with the shadow of defeatism, and all kinds of rumors about the unfavorable front line spread like a plague.

Even if Su Zhe had defeated all kinds of strong enemies, but this time, when facing Yuan Shao, the strongest prince in the world, the people of Xu Ducheng still couldn't maintain enough confidence in him.

Especially when the news came from the front line that the grain and grass were running out and the morale of the army was shaken, the people in the city were even more panicked.

The people were afraid that after Yuan Shao broke through the Xu capital, he would kill on a large scale, and they were ready to flee with their families.

And those wavering officials are wondering whether they should take advantage of the situation to rebel and welcome Yuan Shao into the Xu capital, so that they can mix up with the new lord and take a half-official position.

Fortunately, Su Fei was guarded by Xu Fei, so he forcibly suppressed those who were ready to move, and maintained the stability of the base camp before the decisive battle.

Then, the news of Guandu's victory came back, and the whole city was shocked.

Overnight, all the rumors, all the worries, and all the negative emotions were swept away, and the officials and people of Xudu were immersed in unprecedented shock and ecstasy.

The two names of Su Zhe, in their mouths, once again became god-like names, and they were recited by everyone.

On the day of the class, thousands of officials and people in the city were empty, and they spontaneously came to the streets to welcome Su Zhe's return.

When Su Zhe's majestic figure appeared in front of them, everyone couldn't help but kneel down and shout long live to him.

It was reverence and surrender from the heart.

Su Zhe's prestige also reached its peak at this moment.

Su Zhe did not lose himself in the victory, and the day after returning to Xudu, he ordered a large feudal vassal.

Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and other meritorious generals, Dong Zhao, Man Chong, Ma Liang and other meritorious ministers, all of them were promoted to one level, and they were added to the rank of knight.

Meritorious service must be rewarded, so that heroes and heroes can be collected for a long time to serve themselves, how can Su Zhe not know this truth.

This second thing is naturally to settle accounts after the autumn.

At the beginning of the confrontation on the front line, in order to ensure the stability of the rear, Su Zhe could only choose to temporarily forbear the powerful people of the world who were shouting for Yuan Shao, and now that Yuan Shao was beaten back to Hebei, he had enough time and strength to clean up these guys.

Therefore, a member of the general was sent to various states and counties, with the elite soldiers who had participated in the battle of Guandu, to search for those clans who had stood up to support Yuan Shao, raid the family, exile those who were exiled, and kill those who should be killed, and never be merciless.

In the blink of an eye, the counties set off a bloody storm, hundreds of families were raided and exterminated, and hundreds of millions of confiscated wealth were confiscated and enriched.

In addition, the countless fertile fields controlled by the powerful people of the world, and tens of thousands of domestic slaves were also liberated and compiled into the official household register.

Su Zhe's purge battle met with almost no resistance.

The reason is naturally simple, those powerful people of the world, seeing that Yuan Shao's 200,000 army was wiped out, they had already been frightened, gave up resistance, and could only let Su Zhe ravage.