Zhang Zhao helped Sun Jian to conquer the east and the west in the past three years, did his best, and also helped Sun Sun Jian recruit a large number of famous scholars and Confucians to govern Jiangdong counties. www.biquge.info This summer, Wang Lang, the Taishou of Huiji County, was willing to surrender, largely thanks to Zhang Zhao's persuasion.

"Gongjin and Zijing's suggestions, I think it's very good." Zhang Zhao said to Sun Ce, "A few days ago, I also told you that now is the best opportunity to occupy Yangzhou and plot hegemony. ”

"How can I kill Yuan Shu and capture Yangzhou?" Sun Ce asked, "If there is no perfect strategy, we had better not be in a hurry, lest Yuan Shu take the opportunity to counterattack." ”

"First unite Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and be loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court." Zhou Yu said with a smile, "At the same time, we attacked Lujiang County with surprise troops, captured Lujiang County, and then attacked Jiujiang County from both directions of Lujiang and Liyang. At present, there are only a few thousand defenders in Jiujiang County, and they can be taken down at any time. ”

"After the Northern Expeditionary Army withdraws to the Central Plains, Cao Cao and Liu Bei will definitely fight with Yuan Shu repeatedly, and at this time, Yuan Shu will be attacked before and after, and it will be difficult not to die."

"Maybe Yuan Shu, with the help of Yuan Shao, can escape back to Yangzhou, but we have formed an alliance with Cao Cao and Liu Bei at this time, and we can completely retreat to Jiangdong, and we don't have to worry about Yuan Shu coming over at all. When Yuan Shu attacked Jiangdong, Cao Cao and Liu Bei would attack him from behind; When Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu fought fiercely in the vicinity of Xu and Yang, we could attack Yuan Shu's rear again. Sooner or later, Yuan Shu will be eaten by the three of us. ”

"The two counties of Jiangbei are just to kill Yuan Shu, to develop their strength as soon as possible, and to gain a firm foothold in Jiangdong. The killing of Yuan Shu was to weaken Yuan Shao's power and prepare for an attack on Jingzhou in the future. If Yuan Shu is defeated and Yuan Shao's strength is weakened, the strength of Cao Cao and Liu Bei will increase, they can control the Central Plains, they can block Li Yi in Hebei, and buy more time for our development in Jiangdong. ”

"In time, all forces will compete in the Central Plains, and when Li Hong, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others are scarred and exhausted, we will go north from Jingzhou with a force and kill Luoyang directly, and go north to Xuzhou with a force and kill the Central Plains, so that we can sweep the world." Zhou Yu waved his arm vigorously and said in high spirits, "As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to calm the world and revive the Han Dynasty." ”

Sun Ce was inspired by Zhou Yu's words, and immediately felt his blood boiling, and he couldn't wait to immediately leap his horse and whip up his whip and gallop across the field.

Zhou Yu's face flushed, immersed in the dream of scolding Fang Xuan and pointing out the country.

Lu Su was also excited, looking eager to try.

Sun Ben, Zhu Zhi, and Huang Gai have been on the battlefield for a long time, and the expressions in their eyes are very complicated, although Zhou Yu's words can be inspiring, but the bloody facts of more than ten years tell them that dreams and reality are often very different.

Young people have dreams and passions, and it is understandable that in the future, after they have experienced many ruthless and cruel blows, I hope they can still stick to this dream in their hearts and maintain this passion in their hearts.

Whether it's to survive or to achieve ambitions, having dreams and passions is the most important thing.

The three of them looked at each other and were silent.

Zhang Zhao was very calm, without the slightest excitement, and there was an irrepressible look of appreciation in the eyes of the three young people who looked at Sun Ce, and perhaps a little self-deprecation.

As I get older, I have seen more, and my understanding and views of world affairs are very different from those of these three young people. He didn't speak, maybe he thought that this time should not be stopped, but should be more motivating these young people.

Only with indomitable fighting spirit can there be morale, and with indomitable morale can we be invincible.

Zhou Yu calmed down his emotions and continued to talk to Sun Ce and others about the strategy of attacking the two counties of Yangzhou and Jiangbei.

Sun Jian had more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the Jiangdong area, and after the defeat of Guangling, his troops were reduced by about 10,000, and now there are about 20,000 horses. With the current troop strength, it will not be a problem to attack Jiangbei.

However, due to the fact that Yuzhang County had the troops of Liu Xuan, Hua Xin, and Zhenrong, and Zhang Ying's army in Lingyang in the west of Danyang County, the 10,000 troops of Zhu Zhi and Sun Ben in Danyang County could not move. In addition, considering that the army could not return in the short term after attacking Jiangbei, Wu County and Huiji County had to stay with troops.

In this way, Sun Ce could only lead 5,000 men and horses to cross the river and go north at most. Even with Zhou Yu's 3,000 soldiers, the total strength was only 8,000.

It was too difficult to take Jiujiang and Lujiang counties in a very short period of time with 8,000 people.

"In order to gather more troops to cross the river and go north, can Brother Bo Fu shake hands with Liu Xuan and Hua Xin on the grounds of crusading against Yuan Shu?" Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce and said with a smile, "Although we have been fighting with Liu Yu for three years. But Liu Miao is obviously already at a disadvantage, and if we take the initiative to negotiate peace with him at this time, he should be very happy. ”

Sun Ce hesitated for a moment and turned his face to look at Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao's face was cold, and he couldn't see that he had thoughts in his heart. Negotiating peace with Liu Xuan is equivalent to negotiating peace with Zhen, and Zhang Zhao obviously will not agree. Zhang Zhao has a grudge against Zhen Rong, and the source of this hatred is Zhao Yu, the former Guangling Taishou who was killed by Zhen Rong.

At the beginning, Zhang Zhao offended Tao Qian because he refused Tao Qian's solicitation and was locked up, but Zhao Yu rescued him, and the two became friends. Later, Zhao Yu was killed by Zhenrong, and Zhang Zhao always wanted to kill Zhenrong to take revenge. This is also the reason why Zhang Zhao followed Sun Jian in the first place.

Of course, Zhou Yu understood Sun Ce and Zhang Zhao's thoughts, so he smiled slightly and made an explanation.

This strategy is actually not troublesome, it is to take advantage of the contradiction between Liu Xuan and Zhenrong. In front of the powerful Sun family's army, Liu Miao and Zhen Rong had to join forces to deal with the Sun family's father and son. However, when the Sun family pointed the finger at Yuan Shu, Liu Xuan and Zhen Rong would pinch each other, and this was Sun Ce's opportunity.

Zhou Yu said: "In order to re-provoke the war between Liu Miao and Zhen Rong and let them fight each other in Yuzhang, we must not only take the initiative to negotiate peace with Liu Xuan, but also pretend to agree to all the conditions of Liu Xuan. In this way, we can not only recruit more troops to attack Yuan Shu in the north, but also sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, kill Zhen Rong with Liu Xuan's knife, and we can also wait for the opportunity to take Yuzhang. ”

Zhou Yu's strategy was unanimously praised by everyone, and Zhang Zhao's reserved face also showed a rare smile.

solved the worries, and then sent people to the north to discuss Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and presented a guilty table to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court.

Previously, Sun Jian took advantage of the emptiness of Xuzhou's troops to attack Xuzhou, and formed a hatred with Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Zhang Zhao recommended Wang Lang, the former Taishou of Huiji County. Wang Lang is a famous man in Xuzhou, and he is close friends with Chen Deng, Sun Gan and others, who are close friends.

In addition, Sun Ce had just conquered Huiji County, and Wang Lang had a lot of power in Huiji County, so when Sun Ce went north to attack Yuan Shu, it was very unsafe to leave this person in Jiangdong.

When he went to Yuzhang County to discuss peace with Liu Xuan, Zhang Zhao recommended his friend Zhang Hong, a native of Guangling.

At the end of September, when Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others were deploying their forces and preparing to cross the river to begin the attack, Yuan Shu's letter was sent to Moling.

In the Battle of Jizhou, the outcome of the Northern Expeditionary Army having to retreat due to Yuan Shu's betrayal was expected by everyone, but the heavy losses suffered by the Northern Expeditionary Army on the way to retreat greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

Hebei's strength is too strong!

In addition to being shocked, in the face of the Central Plains War that had already begun, everyone had a confusing and unpredictable feeling.

Will Yuan Shao come forward to support Yuan Shu? Will the Northern Xinjiang Army take advantage of the situation to cross the river and go south? If Yuan Shu had Yuan Shao's support, he defeated Cao Cao and captured the Central Plains.

The situation in the world will immediately change dramatically, at that time, what will be the fate of Sun Ce's betrayal? Can Sun Ce still hold Jiangdong?

Yuan Shao's attitude determined the fate of Yuan Shu, the outcome of the Central Plains War, and the life and death of Jiangdong Zhonghao.

Sun Ce felt that a bloody war knife was raised on the head of Jiangdong Zhonghao at this time, and if he was not careful, the war knife would fall with a thunderous blow, and the jade would be burned.

Sun Ce hesitated.

Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others took Yuan Shu's letter and gathered around the map to discuss the situation.

After the Battle of Jizhou, Hebei suffered heavy losses and was unable to cross the river to the south in the short term. Yuan Shao's strength was still strong, and Cao Cao's three alliances were hit hard and on the verge of breaking. Yuan Shu's public betrayal has become the target of public criticism.

At this time, the Battle of the Central Plains happened to be the best opportunity for Yuan Shao to defeat Cao Cao and Yuan Shu and monopolize the Central Plains. The possibility of Yuan Shao helping Yuan Shu defeat Cao Cao is almost none.

If Yuan Shao occupies the Central Plains, his strength will be strong enough to fight Hebei, then, whether Sun Ce betrays Yuan Shu or not, he will eventually become the target of Yuan Shao's attack.

Since Yuan Shao will not help Yuan Shu, he has the intention to put Yuan Shu to death, and since Yuan Shao will have to stretch out his hand to Jiangdong sooner or later, then Sun Ce attacked Yuan Shu and occupied the two counties of Yangzhou and Jiangbei, which is equivalent to helping Cao Cao keep the Central Plains.

Cao Cao kept the Central Plains and formed a strong trend with Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce was equivalent to keeping Jiangdong and buying time for Jiangdong's development.

In addition, now that the Son of Heaven is in Cao Cao's hands, helping Cao Cao is equivalent to helping the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty. From this point of view, it was correct to attack Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce and Jiang Dong would get the most out of this attack.

After Sun Ce attacked Yuan, Yuan Shu would suffer a heavy blow, and he would either be killed by Cao Cao or defect to Yuan Shao. But no matter what choice Yuan Shu made, the feud between Sun Ce and Yuan Valve was settled. In this way, Sun Ce could only be tightly tied to Cao Cao and Liu Bei, and Cao Cao would once again rebuild the alliance of the three to fight against Yuan Shao.

With Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the Central Plains as his backing, Sun Ce could take the opportunity to vigorously develop Jiangdong and quickly kill Jingzhou.

Jingzhou Liu Biao and Yuan Shao have always been solid allies, attacking Jingzhou, one can avenge Sun Jian's serious injury by Liu Biao, the second can expand the strength to achieve Jiangdong hegemony, the third can threaten Yuan Shao with Cao Cao from the east and south, and the fourth can use Jingzhou as a foothold to plot to go north to occupy the Central Plains, so as to realize the grand ambition of pacifying the world and reviving the Han Dynasty in the future.

The incisive analysis of Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and others gave Sun Ce a lot of confidence, and he thought twice and finally made up his mind. (To be continued.) )