Seeing that Cheng Pu and the four of them were still worried, Sun Ce immediately said: "When you visited the camp in the evening, I don't know if you noticed?"

The defenders of Dongyuan Castle were completely different from the defenders we had encountered before, they were all dressed in armor, armed with sharp spears, standing upright, not squinting, and heavily defended. This is the real Xiliang Army, and there is a huge gap between it and the county soldiers who fought with us before, almost a world apart.

This time, I tried my best to win the position of vanguard general, and then led 60,000 day and night marches, all the way to attack the city; In addition to becoming famous, another purpose is to compete with the Xiliang Army. I want to see what the Xiliang Army, which has been rumored to be miraculous by the world, is its combat strength, and whether it is really as powerful and invincible as rumored! ”

"This 、、、 young master, with all due respect, the last general has the courage to say that now is not the time to fight fiercely." Cheng Pu hesitated to admonish, and then said in a serious tone: "Regardless of whether the Xiliang Army is strong or not, it is not something that we can match at the moment. The young master wants to use the power of the allies to become famous in the world, and the last general should support him and follow him to the death. Now the young lord led the army to ten walled cities within ten days, such a prominent record is enough to make the young lord powerful in the world, even Wenhou Lu Bu praised the young master in front of the princes for having the posture of the overlord of Chu, and can be regarded as the 'little overlord' in the world.

With the prestige of this overlord, the young master's original intention of becoming famous has been realized, so why insist on provoking the Xiliang Army? ”

"Yes, young master." Huang Gai continued: "Now is the critical moment for us to plan the foundation of the place, there can be no mistakes, let alone rashness, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!" ”

Before Huang Gai's words fell, Han, who had been silent, echoed: "What General Gongfu said is extremely true. We now have only 20,000 soldiers and horses, and we have lost more than 3,000 men in the previous battle, and now there are only 16,000 men and horses left. That's all we have. With these soldiers and horses, we may be able to capture a county on the boundary of Yangzhou for a while, but in the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains, especially Li Li of Xiliang, our men and horses are nothing at all, and we can be wiped out with a snap of our fingers.

In addition, although the young master is now the vanguard general of the allied forces, in charge of 20,000 soldiers and horses and 40,000 white wave thieves in the headquarters, but in fact, Han Xian, Yang Feng and others also have their own plans, and it is inevitable that Yang Feng will disobey and not listen to greetings. What's more, in the previous battle, the young lord ordered them to lead their troops to attack the city. As a result, they lost nearly 10,000 horses, and now they have a lot of complaints about the young master, and they have a grudge in their hearts. If it is a siege battle tomorrow, the young master will order them to lead their troops to storm Dongyuan City, but I am afraid that they may not obey the dispatch. Even if you follow the order, I'm afraid you won't be able to do your job. Stealing and cheating. If that's the case. Do you want our army headquarters to go and attack the city? ”

Cheng Pu interjected: "Yes, young master, what Han Dang said is reasonable. According to a detailed report, Teng Xiao, the commander of the Anyi battalion, had led his troops into Dongyuan City five days ago, accompanied by at least 20,000 soldiers and horses, plus the original 5,000 defenders of Dongyuan City, adding up to nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses. And also. Dongyuan Castle is a fortified city about three zhang high and two zhang thick, and there is an Anyi army behind it at any time to support, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to capture it in one fell swoop with less than 50,000 horses in our hands.

Take a step back. Even if the White Wave Thieves and our army work together to break through this city, the casualties of their own soldiers and horses must be very huge. This is the only bit of soldiers and horses we have, once the casualties are too large, it is equivalent to burying the hegemony of the princes of the young master, which is really worth the loss! The last general implored the young master to think twice, don't be rash! ”

Seeing that the four veterans were earnestly dissuaded in unison, the smile on Sun Ce's face gradually faded, but his expression was still resolute and uncompromising.

After calming down a little, Sun Ce said gratefully: "What you said is all heartfelt advice, and everything is for the sake of my Sun Ce, which touches me very much. All along, I was young and vigorous, and I had a rough temper, and I was repeatedly frustrated for this, not only failed to keep my homeland in Jiangdong, but ran around and sent people under the fence. However, it is precisely with the unwavering support of the four uncles that my Sun Ce can come to this day, and can persist until now, even if he is under the fence, he will not fall into the clouds. ”

After a pause in his tone, Sun Ce's words changed sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "It's still the same sentence, I, Sun Ce, came to the alliance this time not to watch the excitement, nor just to make a name for myself, but to let all the princes know how powerful my Sun Ce is, and let everyone in the world know my Sun Ce's great name." Ten walled cities in ten days may sound remarkable enough to make a name for themselves, but what I want is not a false name, but a convincing prestige. The true situation of the ten walled cities cannot be concealed from the careful actions of the allied princes, but I am afraid that every time we capture a city and a camp, the rear princes will know the actual situation of the battle within two hours. In this way, our so-called achievements are not worth mentioning to them at all, and the so-called fame is nothing more than our self-righteousness and complacency. Therefore, only by conquering Dongyuan City and pointing directly at the camp of Anyi can it be regarded as a real fame in the first battle, and the facts are all there, and he is not afraid of people's words.

Besides, don't you think that the position we are in is very dangerous? Thirty miles ahead is Dongyuan City, and a town and a temporary camp within fifty miles behind are even more vulnerable, and the camp we are in at this moment is also a hastily built temporary camp, and the defense is very fragile. If we stand still, once the Xiliang army goes out of the city and attacks the camp, our temporary camp will not be able to stop the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's rush and trampling, and it will be broken within half an hour.

Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to take the initiative to attack, replace defense with attack, and trap the Xiliang army in the city. Only in this way can we protect ourselves, even if we can't capture Dongyuan City, we don't have to worry about being attacked by the Xiliang army. Therefore, tomorrow, our army will continue to attack the city, and it will still be the white wave thieves who will serve as the main force in the siege, whether they are acting in disobedience or stealing and playing tricks, at least they will not dare to disobey my military order, even if they are pretentious, they will give me a siege. And the men and horses of our army headquarters are waiting for the opportunity to move, looking for favorable fighters, once the defenders have a flaw or loophole, our army will immediately attack and take Dongyuan City in one fell swoop! ”

Sun Ce's words were no less than a thunderbolt in the clear sky in the ears of Cheng Pu and the others, and they were deafening, which could be described as waking up people in their dreams with a word. Because they considered the battle situation and always looked at the Xiliang Army from their own standpoint, thinking that if they did not attack the city where the Xiliang Army was stationed, the Xiliang Army would naturally not take the initiative to go out of the city to attack it. Just like the previous ten walled cities, from beginning to end, the Xiliang army did not come to the rescue, but retreated again and again, defeated again and again. The capture of ten walled cities gave Cheng Pu and others the illusion that the Xiliang army was frightened by the powerful allied forces, and only knew how to retreat, but did not dare to take the initiative to attack. It was based on this psychology that they would advise Sun Ce to stop his troops and recuperate, and not to continue the siege, because if they continued to attack, they would have to directly confront the Anyi army, and at that time they would definitely lose many soldiers and horses, and this was exactly the situation they least wanted to see.

Until this moment, after hearing Sun Ce's words, Cheng Pu and the four of them suddenly woke up, and instantly broke out in a cold sweat. As Sun Ce said, at present, the vanguard army is a lone army in depth, with a strong enemy in front and no way to retreat, and the situation is very dangerous. The reason why they say that they have no way back is not that there is really no way back, but that they cannot go back; Because once the army retreats, it means that the cities and camps previously captured are empty words, not only tens of thousands of horses and horses died in vain, but even the great prestige won by Sun Ce will be wasted and ruined.

In the face of such a situation, as Sun Ce said, he can only advance but not retreat; Only an offensive can preserve the previous gains, and once you retreat, then all the great efforts you have made so far will be in vain.

Suddenly, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai suddenly realized that the vanguard army had fallen into such a dangerous situation, and they were unconsciously in a dilemma, and had to continue to attack the city.

Seeing the different expressions of Cheng Pu and the others, Sun Ce smiled indifferently and said: "The four uncles don't have to worry, the situation has not deteriorated to the level of severity you imagined, because our army is still in control of the initiative, while the Xiliang army is in a passive defensive situation. ”

"I am dozens of years old for the young master, but I only care about the battle situation in front of me and can't see the hidden crisis behind the battle, which makes me feel deeply ashamed, the young master is wise!" Cheng Pu lowered his head with a guilty face and said, so did Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao, who lowered their heads in shame, as if they were looking at Sun Ce without face.

Seeing the gloomy expressions of the four veterans, Sun Ce couldn't bear it, so he immediately got up and poured hot tea for them, and said softly: "Defeat before fighting, this has been the case for those who have made good use of soldiers since ancient times." The reason why I have been repeatedly frustrated in the past, to the point of being reduced to the point of being under the fence, is because I think too simply about the enemy, and I have not looked at the overall situation and treated it cautiously. As the saying goes, if you eat a trench and grow wise, it is impossible for a person to fall into a pit many times in a row. This time to fight against the Xiliang Army under Li Li, we must not slack off in the slightest, otherwise we will be annihilated by the enemy army in one fell swoop.

You must know that the Xiliang army is the best at killing the enemy with one blow, they are good at forbearance, and they don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, and the Li thief's family can afford to lose their great cause. And this is the key to confusing our sight, every time we capture a city or a camp, our soldiers will be complacent, thinking that the Xiliang army is vulnerable and can be destroyed with one hand; As everyone knows, this move is in the hands of the Western Liang army, and then a thunderous blow is carried out, destroying our army in one fell swoop. Many princes in Xiliang were under this tactic, and they were wiped out by Li Thief, and then unified Xiliang. We must not make this kind of mistake again this time, because we cannot afford to lose, and once we lose, we will never have a chance to rise. ”

After Cheng Pu heard this, he glanced at Huang Gai and the three of them, and then praised with joy on his face: "The young master really impressed me this time, whether it is a battlefield battle or a civil strategy, the young master is not inferior to any prince in the world, and even far above many princes!" With such a heroic master, why should we worry that we have no place to stand, why worry about the failure of the great cause? Hahaha! ”

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