Mishuro Koto, a man of superhuman resourcefulness and brotherly love, knew this best.
Since Zhou Yu made such a judgment today, Sun Ce certainly believed it.
So, at Zhou Yu's suggestion, Sun Ce stationed 30,000 troops south of Chengde City, waiting for Cao Cao's army to move from Runan to Huainan.
Then, he can defeat Yuan Fang, who is beleaguered on all sides, while he is dividing his forces.
In the next few days, Sun Shangxiang persuaded Sun Ce many times, but Sun Ce was just perfunctory and refused to retreat.
That afternoon, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were in their tent, planning their next move.
At this time, Sun Shangxiang barged in again without passing the news, brought up the old matter again, and once again persuaded Sun Ce to withdraw his troops.
Sun Ce seemed to be annoyed by the girl's persuasion. He sat there with a gloomy expression and remained silent.
"Xiang'er, this is an important military matter with complex relationships that only a girl's family can understand. Listen to Brother Jin and stop messing around. You'd better go back to Moling early to reunite with your aunt."
Sun Ce didn¡¯t express his position, so Zhou Yu stepped forward to ¡°educate¡± Sun Shangxiang, his tone a little more serious than usual.
"It is for the sake of the Sun family that I ask you to retreat. You don't know how powerful Yuan Fang is. If you continue like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to retreat even if you want to." Sun Shangxiang was very anxious.
Zhou Yu sneered: "Xiang'er, you said that your daughter's family doesn't understand military matters. Now that Yuan Fang is surrounded by enemies and is in danger, he is the one who should retreat. We"
When Zhou Yu was making a confident analysis, his troops rushed in, interrupting his eloquence.
"My lord, there is an urgent report from the east of the Yangtze River. Chen Deng from Guangling led his troops to sneak across the Yangtze River and burned my disciples' food and grass. His troops are attacking the cities along the river."
This urgent report caused Sun Ce and Zhou Yu¡¯s expressions to change.
Guangling County is affiliated to Xuzhou. After the former Yuan Fang captured Xuzhou, he appointed Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling and managed the Xunan area for him.
??And Guangling County is connected to the Yangtze River in the south, and is actually across the river from Jiangdong.
Although Chen Deng was the governor of Guangling, Yuan Fang gave him great power and allowed him to recruit troops on the spot to relieve Yuan Fang's pressure in the south.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? Actually. After a long period of management, Chen Deng had trained an elite army of about 7,000 people in Guangling, but he did not attract Sun Ce's attention.
Now Sun Ce confronts Yuan Fang with a large army in Chengde, and the troops in Jiangdong are naturally empty. Yuan Fang uses Guo Jia's plan and sends people to Guangling at night. Chen Deng was ordered to send troops to attack Sun Ce's rear.
"This Chen Deng, actually"
Sun Ce was about to get angry, but before he could say anything, another soldier rushed into the tent and delivered an urgent report.
"My lord, there is an urgent report from Ruxukou. Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, has raised more than ten thousand troops and is advancing towards Ruxu. There seems to be signs of attacking our Ruxu defenders."
This second piece of information was like a bolt from the blue, causing Sun Ce's expression to change.
Shouchun belongs to Jiujiang County, and Lujiang County borders it. Now Sun Ce has sent troops northward. Then they went north from Ruxukou of the Lujiang Army and entered the boundary of Jiujiang.
Liu Xun, the governor of Lujiang, was a subordinate of Yuan Shu. The reason why Sun Ce was able to pass by was because he was under the banner of rescuing Yuan Shu.
Who would have expected that Liu Xun would suddenly send troops at this critical moment. Attack Ruxukou from behind.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of the way, Sun Ce's army would be cut off from its return path, its food route would be cut off, and its return path would be cut off. The consequences could be disastrous.
"Liu Xun, how dare you fall out with me!" Sun Ce slapped the case and yelled angrily.
Zhou Yu also had a gloomy face and frowned: "First, Dantu's food and grass were burned by Chen Deng, and now Liu Xun counterattacked. This must be a trick of that boy Yuan Fang, trying to force us to retreat."
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, two heroic young men, looked at each other, both shocked and angry.
At this time, a hint of secret joy appeared on Sun Shangxiang's face, and he raised his mouth and said: "Brother, look, I told you before, this Yuan Fang is not an ordinary person."
"Little sister, you¡ª¡ª"
Sun Ce frowned deeply, looking at his sister, her elbows turned outward, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Sun Shangxiang didn't give his brother a chance to retaliate. He snorted, turned around and walked away.
Sun Ce watched the girl leave and snorted coldly: "This damn girl actually helped Yuan Fang to speak. Has she forgotten who is his eldest brother?"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Zhou Yu's mouth. After being slightly surprised, he quickly returned to his cool and calm demeanor as a wise general.
"It's beyond Bo Fu's reach. Yuan Fang's mere tricks will only cause us some trouble and will not affect the overall situation." Zhou Yu said in a calm tone.Cover up sarcasm.
"What's Gong Jin's clever plan?" Sun Ce's mood immediately turned from gloomy to bright.
Zhou Yu then said calmly: "Although Chen Deng burned our Dan disciples' food and grass, it was just a sneak attack. He has no navy and will never be able to reach the Yangtze River. Bo Fu only needs to order General Cheng to strengthen the security along the coast. Chen Deng naturally has nothing to do." "
After a pause, Zhou Yu continued: "As for Liu Xun, we were originally planning to capture Lujiang, but now he takes the initiative to attack, which just gives us a perfect excuse. I will stay behind and continue the confrontation with Yuan Fang, Uncle. Fu, you will lead your army south, defeat Liu Xun, capture Lujiang, and then return to the army."
Sun Ce¡¯s thoughts were rolling, his fists were secretly clenched, and his eyes were flashing with excitement.
After hearing Zhou Yu's plan, Sun Ce nodded repeatedly and sneered: "Liu Xun, how can he be my opponent? According to Gong Jin's plan, I will lead an army of 20,000 southward. Within ten days, I will defeat Liu Xun." , and then return to the army to meet Gong Jin."
Zhou Yu smiled and said nothing, looking confident.
Sun Ce suddenly thought about something and raised a strange smile at the corner of his mouth: "Gong Jin, do you still remember that when you and I were in Shucheng, we heard that there was a pair of stunning sisters in the Qiao family in Wancheng. At that time, you and I made bold statements, One day, I will marry the two sisters of the Qiao family. Now I will defeat Liu Xun and capture Wancheng, which will make this grand plan come true."
The Qiao sisters?
Zhou Yu was startled at first, then laughed loudly, cupping his hands and saying: "A beauty deserves a hero. It is a blessing for the Qiao family sisters to marry you and me. Then I wish Bo Fu an early victory and realize the dream for you and me." "
In the big tent, two handsome young men laughed happily at each other.
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Two days later, Chengde City.
Yuan Fang stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the map, determination surging in his eagle eyes.
He had a strong premonition that Guo Jia's plan to alienate Liu Xun and Chen Deng's plan to harass Jiangdong would be revealed in the next few days.
Therefore, he sent an order very early to send out scouts to closely monitor the enemy camp in the south of the city and strengthen intelligence gathering.
The sound of hurried footsteps disrupted Yuan Fang's thoughts. In his heart, the premonition suddenly became stronger.
"Master, the scouts just reported that Sun Ce has led 20,000 troops and returned to Ruxukou, the enemy camp in the south of the city. Only Zhou Yu's 10,000 Jiangdong troops are left!"
Sun Ce, as expected, fell into the trap!
"Okay, the filial piety plan was indeed successful!
Yuan Fang was greatly refreshed and immediately left Zhang Liao behind with 5,000 soldiers and horses to continue to defend Chengde. Yuan Fang then led 15,000 troops back to Shouchun to join the main force.
Sun Ce's main force has gone, and the enemy camp in the south of the city only has 10,000 troops. With Zhang Liao's ability, 5,000 troops are enough to defend Chengde.
What Yuan Fang has to do now is to return to Shouchun and capture Shouchun in one fell swoop before Sun Ce defeats Liu Xun and Cao Cao's army arrives.
Guo Jia¡¯s plan bought him some precious time.
That night, Yuan Fang led his army to leave the city and rushed back to Shouchun non-stop at night.
When we arrived in Shouchun, it was early morning.
Yuan Fang did not rest and immediately ordered to summon all the generals.
A quarter of an hour later, Yan Liang, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, Ju Yi, Ji Ling and other generals all gathered in the Chinese army's tent.
Yuan Fang looked around at the generals and said loudly: "Now Sun Ce has sent troops to deal with Liu Xun. Cao Cao's troops have not yet arrived in Huainan. In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu has long been separated from his people and the morale of the army is in turmoil. Today, I call you to come. I order you to be ready. After noon, I will dispatch the entire army to launch a final attack on Shouchun City!"
The blood of the generals suddenly boiled, and their fighting spirit burned like fire.
"Po Shouchun, kill that playboy Yuan Shu!" Yan Liang waved his fist and roared angrily.
The generals obeyed their orders, Yuan Fang's confidence doubled, and he immediately ordered the generals to disperse and prepare individually.
? At nearly noon, the general order for the general attack has been spread throughout the army. In the camp, sheep and chickens are being slaughtered, and the smell of meat is overflowing. Yuan Fang wants to give the best wine and meat to boost the morale of the soldiers.
The emotions of the 60,000 soldiers were immediately aroused. They all knew that the Battle of Huainan had reached the most critical moment.
After the three armies were well fed and rested for an hour, the soldiers from all the battalions began to gather outside Shouchun City.
Yuan Fang, who had chewed off two whole legs of lamb, was wearing silver armor and carrying a Fangtian painted halberd, and walked out of the tent with his head held high.
Raising your eyes and looking around, all the camps areThe soldiers were high in fighting spirit and were marching out of each battalion in an orderly manner and gathering towards the predetermined location.
Yuan Fang sat on a red rabbit, followed by Zhuge Liang, rode his horse straight out of the camp, and ran south to the southeast of Shouchun City.
Behind him, groups of excited soldiers, with their boiling blood, flowed in from the camps, converged to the southeast of Shouchun City, and turned into a vast sea.
At noon, an army of 60,000 infantry and cavalry lay across the open land with a radius of several miles in the southeast of Shouchun City.
The huge military force is like the overwhelming clouds.
The dense iron armor reflects the cold light, almost blocking out the sun's light.
The billowing battle flags are like waves, rolling and making a sound.
The big flag with the character "Yuan" flying over the battlefield inspired the fighting spirit of 60,000 soldiers.
The morale of the officers and soldiers of the three armies has reached its peak. The rolling military spirit is like an invisible tide, rushing towards the enemy on the opposite side.
On the top of the city, Yuan Shu came after hearing the news. Facing such a mighty military force, his sinister face changed color with horror.
In the Horn Camp in the southeast of the city, Zhang Fei was stationed with a horse and a spear, his expression was as heavy as iron, and what flashed in his eyes was not hope, but heaviness.
They all know that a battle that determines their life and death is right in front of them.