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Text Chapter 72: Famous Generals Defending the City

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    The imperial edicts coming from Xuchang in recent years have basically been nothing good, so much so that Sun Ce made a grimace when he heard the edict recently. As long as Cao Cao doesn't put a shit basin on his head, he will be thankful. He never believes that Cao Cao will push back any good things.  Do it for yourself.

    But this time is a special case.

    In Sun Ce's military tent, this was the first time that Sun Ce summoned his generals in the military tent after he captured Jiangxia.  Civil servants and generals lined up on both sides, kneeling quietly. Sun Ce sat at the top, with the imperial edict he had just received spread out on the tables in front of him.  [bsp; "I think Cao Cao still has no good intentions this time." Gan Ning frowned and said firmly.

    "What else can he do?" Zhou Yu shook his head and said with a smile, "Cao Cao can't be that stupid. Now Yuan Benchu's tens of thousands of troops are eyeing the north bank of the Yellow River. If he comes to provoke us again at this time, how can he still be able to deal with Yuan Shao?  .Although Cao Cao likes to do some sneaky things behind the scenes, his judgment and grasp of the overall situation are still very accurate."

    "Anyway, I don't feel confident about Cao Cao." Gan Ning shook his head again and again, "Do you remember what he did in Shouchun City? Massacre of the city, all the unarmed people were killed. What can such a madman do?  I¡¯m not surprised at all!¡±

    Sun Ce smiled, put away the imperial edict spread out in front of him, and said, "Xingba is worrying too much. Rather than saying that Cao Cao is a sinister powerful official, it is better to say that he is a shrewd businessman, but the business he does is too big.  He only treats the world as a commodity. How can such a calculating old man do a loss-making business?" Sun Ce fiddled with the imperial edict in his hand and continued: "This time, Cao Cao was very sincere and wrote this edict with his own hands.  Didn¡¯t he indirectly tell me that the previous blood edicts and secret decrees were all his tricks? Doesn¡¯t this count as opening up to me, haha.¡±

    Gan Ning scratched his forehead and laughed: "Those of us who carry swords are not as cunning as my lord, nor are we as smart as Gong Jin, Wen and the others. My lord, please speak more clearly."

    The smile on Sun Ce's face never faded: "Cao Cao falsely conveyed the emperor's secret decree before, telling me that he could attack Liu Biao, but except for a word from the eunuch who conveyed the decree, there was no evidence at all. In my opinion, red mouth and white teeth  It's still not as solid as writing in black and white. Whatever Cao Cao says, no matter what it is disguised as, is basically unreliable. As for the blood edict, Cao Cao is betting a bit big. If I send troops to Xuchang according to the order, the blood edict must be announced.  In the world, I have to accept the decree that I am not allowed to continue to attack Liu Biao. It will be very difficult to get involved in Jingxiang in the future. In general, I can only choose one between Xuezhao and Jingzhou.  I'm afraid Cao Cao also wants to use this to test whether I have the intention to sneak attack on his rear."

    Cheng Pu nodded and said: "Cao Cao is indeed cunning. But my lord can capture Jingxiang and then follow the order to punish the thieves. Who doesn't want to attack Xuchang secretly?"

    "Resisting one decree and then obeying another?" Sun Ce shook his head, "The decree that is disobeyed is not good for me, and the decree that is followed is good for me. If I do this, I will not be able to escape the charge of being aloof.  Otherwise, the effectiveness of the blood edict will be greatly reduced. Maybe the world will think that I am the one who fabricated the edict. This should also be part of Cao Cao's plan."

    Gan Ning patted the sword on his waist and said loudly: "Then why don't we attack Jingxiang first, raid Cao Cao's lair, and seize the emperor. Then we can kidnap the emperor to order the princes, right?"  Who else dares to say a word or a half at this time?"

    "That's not appropriate." Zhou Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "If we take advantage of the opportunity of Yuan Cao's battle to raid Xuchang, it will be easy to defeat Cao Cao, but at the same time we will become the second Cao Cao. What we will face then  The difficulty is probably greater than that of Cao Cao at this time. The first difficulty is that after a long-distance attack, the soldiers must be exhausted, and the end of the powerful crossbow will be difficult to penetrate Lu Zhen; the second difficulty is that the new Central Plains will be settled, and the people's morale will inevitably be unstable; the third difficulty is that although Yangzhou is rich, it has few  It will not be able to return to the pre-war level within the year and cannot support such a long front; the fourth difficulty is that although Shixie from Jiaozhou surrendered to our account and sent hostages to the DPRK, once the situation in Yangzhou becomes unstable, there is no guarantee that he will not  We have different intentions. With these four difficulties, we are really powerless to raid Xuchang to welcome the Holy Emperor back."

    Gan Ning stopped and muttered: "This is difficult, and that is difficult. A scholar is a scholar."

    Sun Ce smiled faintly and did not answer Gan Ning's words.  Sun Ce raised his head, sighed, and said lightly: "When I play chess with Mr. Wenhe recently, I like playing the end game more and more."

    Everyone was stunned when they heard Sun Ce say such a thing for no reason.  Sun Ce also felt that his thinking was too fast, and laughed at himself: "Now that the imperial power has fallen, and the princes have their own evil intentions, isn't the Han family's thousands of miles of rivers and mountains just an endgame? It's just that we haven't mastered the essence of chess, and we have been defeated by our own.  Blood and destiny are pushed onto the battlefield.¡±

    "But for a certainFor some, history has ended, while for others, history has just begun.  "Sun Ce took a deep breath, stood up from his seat suddenly, and said loudly: "Generals, listen to the order!  "

    A few days later, Sun Ce's army had entered the border of Nanyang, and the three flags of Sun Ce's army sounded fiercely in the wind.  In addition to the red tiger flag in the center, there are two more large flags. One flag reads "Protect the country and secure the people", and the other reads "I am here to punish thieves."  However, the effect of the two newly added large flags is really good. Along the way, the guards of Fuyang, Xiangxiang, Huyang and other counties looked at the flags and lowered them. This made Sun Ce couldn't help but lament the power of Han Dynasty orthodoxy - the centipede insect,  Dead but not stiff.

    Sun Ce led his horse and held a map in his hand. After looking for a long time, he couldn't figure out what was going on, so he had to ask Zhang Xiu, "General Zhang, where are we now?"

    Zhang Xiu stepped forward, pointed to a place on the map and said: "Lord, we are here now. Not far ahead is Xinye County. As long as Xinye is captured, we can go straight to Wancheng from the north and attack Xiangyang from the south.  If we can capture Xiangyang, it will open the door to Nanjun, and Liu Biao may have no choice but to flee south."

    "Xinye?" Sun Ce was also a little excited when he heard this. Zhuge Kongming's first battle was fought here after he first emerged from the army. If his memory is good, not far from here should be Wollongong where Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion.  Sun Ce asked casually: "General Zhang was stationed in Xiangyang before, has he ever heard of the dragon and phoenix chicks in Jingxiang?"

    "Dragon and phoenix chicks?" Zhang Xiu opened his mouth wide, "Dragon and phoenix are both divine creatures and auspicious. The world is in chaos at this time, and besides, they are mortals with the naked eye. I have heard of it, but I have seen it.  I¡¯ve never seen it before.¡±

    Sun Ce scratched his head and calculated the time. Kong Ming might only be thirteen years old now, and he might still be working hard with Pang Degong. Pang Tong was only fifteen years old at this time, so he was really a young boy.  It may take a few more years for the title of "Fulong and Phoenix" to shock the world.  Sun Ce looked up to the sky and laughed, then asked: "Who is the guard of Xinye?"

    Zhang Xiu said: "This man's surname is Huo Mingjun, and his courtesy name is Zhongmiao. He is currently occupying the position of Zhonglang General. He doesn't seem to have any special abilities."

    Sun Ce was shocked when he heard this. Looking at the Three Kingdoms, among the generals who defended the city, there was no one who could compare with Zhang Liao who had been stationed in Hefei for many years and forced back Sun Quan's tens of thousands of troops. Apart from Huo Jun, there was really no one else.  After this man defected to Liu Bei, he guarded Jiameng City alone during Liu Bei's expedition to Shu. He once said, "You can get the head, but not the city." He righteously refused Zhang Lu's inducement to surrender.  Later, Liu Zhang sent Fu Jin and Xiang Cun to lead more than 10,000 troops to besiege Huo Jun. Huo Jun held on for more than a year with only a few hundred soldiers. He took advantage of the enemy's laxity to launch a surprise attack, beheaded Xiang Cun, and defeated the enemy.  If it hadn't been for Tian Bujie, I'm afraid he would have been the one to defend Hanzhong in the later period of the Shu Han Dynasty, not Wei Yan.

    Sun Ce rubbed his hands. Although he was a famous teacher, he didn't know whether he was lucky or unlucky to meet such a famous general.
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