Zhou Yu found out that Geng Yan's Han army did not withdraw because of the arrival of the Xia army, and thought that something was strange.

Lu Su also tried to analyze: "The Han army and Yuan army had a force of 250,000. Even if a group of soldiers were killed and injured, there were still 200,000 people, and the number was not small compared to ours. Geng Yan probably thought that he could still defeat us with these forces. Emperor Guangwu compared Geng Yan with Han Xin, the Marquis of Huaiyin, and Geng Yan must be confident in himself."

Zhou Yu fell into deep thought: "Maybe as Zijing said, of course, there may be deeper reasons."

"Hahaha, today's battle is so satisfying!"

After a day of war, Sun Ce returned to the city, gasped for breath, and was glad to be happy that he had survived the disaster.

"Today's affairs were so dangerous that we almost wrapped ourselves in the body. Fortunately, we were better at our skills, otherwise we would have been left with Yan Liang and Wen Chou."

Taishici thought of the fierce battle all day, and his physical strength reached its limit.

"Brother, you are still alive, it's really great!"

A girl general was overjoyed when he saw Sun Ce.

"Xiangxiang, why are you here?"

Sun Ce did not expect that Sun Shangxiang would follow Zhang Hua's army to Chaoge City.

Sun Shangxiang was carrying a bow and arrow, and her armor skirt was covered in blood. It was obvious that Sun Shangxiang also experienced a big battle.

"If my brother is in trouble, how can I not save me? Instead, my brother hides it from me. If I hadn't requested reinforcements, my brother would have been unexpected. I don't have to thank me for this."

Sun Shangxiang thought that it was because of her relationship that Zhang Hua would send troops to rescue Sun Ce.

But all the people present were talented, and they all knew why Zhang Hua chose to send troops to help Sun Ce.

There is no free lunch in the world.

Zhang Hua sent troops to help Sun Ce more because of his own strategic considerations, not just because of Sun Shangxiang.

The so-called beauty is a disaster, just an excuse for some people to blame.

For real heroes, few people will make major decisions because of women.

Sun Ce looked at Zhang Hua beside Sun Shangxiang, but Zhang Hua was not injured.

Zhang Hua hasn't personally charged for a long time, and is more of a decision-maker who arranges troops.

"Thanks to you to rescue me this time, otherwise I would not be the opponent of Geng Yan and Yuan Shao, and I might die under their siege."

Sun Ce knew that Zhang Hua was not good at coming, but it was indeed the reinforcements invited by Sun Ce himself. Moreover, it was precisely because of Zhang Hua's arrival that Sun Ce and Taishi Ci survived.

Taishici clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for help."

"You don't have to be polite, your business is my Zhang Hua's business."

Zhang Hua was not seen outside the world and began to expand his prestige in Sun Ce's army, allowing the generals under Sun Ce to receive his favor.

Zhang Hua looked at the two people behind Sun Ce again, one with a feather fan and one with a blue shirt, and one with a handsome man's demeanor: "I guess the two are Zhou Gongjin and Lu Zijing."

Zhou Yu and Lu Su are big names, the top two of the four great governors of Jiangdong, and the think tank of Wu.

Zhang Hua can easily distinguish the two of them. The handsome one is Zhou Yu, feather fan and rosy scarf, and heroic hair.

Lu Su looks like an honest person, but in fact he is not a simple character.

Zhang Hua has coveted these two people for a long time.

However, with the close relationship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce, if you want Zhou Yu to serve, the premise must be to make Sun Ce surrender.

The same is true for Lu Su.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su were also seeing Zhang Hua for the first time, and were curiously observing this large lord with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and tens of millions of people.

At the same time, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were still thinking about another thing.

Yuan Shao has chosen to rely on Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and become Liu Xiu's vassal.

Then the situation of Sun Ce's forces is extremely similar to that of Yuan Shao's forces, and they are likely to become vassals.

It seems that Sun Ce and Yuan Shao are attacking each other, but in fact, Zhang Hua and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu are competing for the territory of Hanoi.

This matter depends on Sun Ce's attitude.

The Eastern Han army outside Chaoge City has not yet withdrawn.

After arranging the camps of various troops, Zhang Hua was worried and invited Zhu Ji, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to confirm repeatedly: "Where is Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu?"

"According to the information provided by the Jinyiwei sent to Changshan, Liu Xiu was still in the Changshan area and attacking the heroes of Taihang Mountain. The one who came to support Geng Yan was Wu Han, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai. He was brave and wise and difficult to deal with. Among the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, his military ability was second only to Feng Yi and Geng Yan. "

"If it were just Wu Han, I would be relieved."

Zhang Hua is not worried about Wu Han.

Although Wu Han was regarded as a famous general by literati of all generations, no one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai was comparable to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.

As long as the plane's son Liu Xiu did not come in person, Zhang Hua would be fearless.

"Why do I have a bad feeling?"

However, Zhang Hua's feeling of anxiety did not disappear.

In the camp of the Eastern Han army, Yuan Tan, who was covered in dust, apologized to Yuan Shao: "My father, the child is not good at fighting, please punish me!"

"The Xia army is powerful and not a crime of war."

Yuan Shao witnessed Zhang Hua's Xia army's horror during the day, so he did not blame Yuan Tan.

Geng Yan and Wu Han's camp, Geng Yan, Wu Han, Gai Yan, Zang Gong, Wang Ba, and five of the 28 generals of Yuntai gathered together to discuss advance and retreat.

"Our troops are probably not enough to conquer Chaoge City, because Chaoge City has no less troops than us."

"We have launched a large-scale military service this time, but we cannot make progress. Your Majesty may not be satisfied with this result."

"If it is not feasible, it will lead to greater losses. We are not only enemies of Sun Ce, but also enemies of the entire Heluo and Guanzhong. I believe you also know how terrible the troops in Heluo and Guanzhong will be if they come out in full bloom, and they are no less than our troops!"

Geng Yan disagreed with the public and did not think that he could win the more with less.

The premise of winning with less is that the military generals on both sides are not at the same level of elite force, or the other party makes a major mistake.

Now that both sides are evenly matched, the defense has the advantage of the siege, and the conditions for siege are no longer met.

"The enemy can be defeated without retreating."

A man in his early thirties broke into the tent.

As he appeared, Geng Yan, Wu Han and others all showed surprise expressions.

The arrival is not someone else, but Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu himself!

"Your Majesty, aren't you asking the general to lead the troops to help? Why are you in charge of the army?"

Wu Han was deeply surprised.

Originally, he was the chief general who supported Geng Yan, and the same was true for the release of the Eastern Han army.

But unexpectedly, Liu Xiu led the army in person!

If Liu Xiu came in person, the result would be very different.

Winning more with less is Liu Xiu's strength.

Liu Xiu followed a halberd-held general, silent.

Liu Xiu looked around at the five Yuntai generals who arrived early and explained his purpose: "If you want to deceive the enemy, you must deceive your own people. I am worried that the war in the south will last for a long time, so I came to end the trouble here in person and decided to Hanoi in one battle."

New Century
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