Chapter 1337 Overestimating one's own abilities (Page 1/1)

Yuan Shao waved his hand, smiled bitterly twice, got out of the table, paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. Guo Tu stood aside, seeing Yuan Shao's eyebrows frowning, his face gloomy, and his eyes turned a few times, he knew that he was still worried, and he couldn't help but secretly figure out how to solve it.

He had known for a long time that this would cause Yuan Shao to be dissatisfied, but it was imperative to join forces with Qu Yi to let the Ruying faction, especially the Yingchuan people, control the military power, and he could not wait any longer. Yuan Tan had already returned to Yecheng. If he wanted to revive and rise, he needed the support of military power. If not, he would never take such a risk. Force Yuan Shao to bow to Han, and he knew how dangerous this was.

If Chunyu Qiong had not died in battle, if Yuan Tan had not been captured, this matter would have been not so urgent.

Yuan Shao suddenly turned around and glanced at Guo Tu. "Public Ze, what do you think if I send troops to reinforce Que Yi, attack Sun Ce, and seize the military farm in Xu County?"

Guo Tu bowed and said, "How many people are you going to send?"

Yuan Shao blinked. "Ten thousand infantrymen, five thousand cavalry."

"If the lord comes in person, he will take the lead and defeat him. Naturally, everything is impossible. If it goes well, he may be able to kill Sun Ce and decide the outcome in one battle. If he uses others, he may not be able to do so."

“Why?”

"Yanling and Changshe were more than 50 miles apart, and the city was surrounded by water. There were nearly 10,000 soldiers from each other, and the valley was accumulated for a year. The Yanling commander Lu Meng and the Changshe commander Jiang Qin were all young men trained by Sun Ce. Two years ago, they followed Chen to guard Danyang and Shicheng. Liu Yao was frustrated and fled to Yuzhang. Tuo Yi entered Yingchuan and wanted to cut wood to attack the city, but the big trees outside the city were all cut by Lu Meng. Tuo Yi had no wood to use, so he had to move his troops westward. These two people could not win if they were not the lord."

Yuan Shao's eyebrows trembled slightly and hesitated. He knew that Tuo Yi wanted to attack Yancheng, but he didn't know that Lu Meng and Jiang Qin had such a big background. He thought it was an accident. After saying this, he had to do so. However, Jun Yi had not arrived, and he led his troops into Yingchuan. It would be fine if the war went smoothly. If the war was not going smoothly, there would be a danger of being cut off by Sun Jian.

Sun Ce is good at fighting, and Sun Jian is not a weak player. His subordinates have no general who can face Sun Jian. Sun Ce also sent a navy to reinforce Jun Yi, which could cut off the flood water at any time and cut off his retreat. At this time, the risk of leading the main force deep into Yingchuan is too great, and this is a gambling.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was silent, Guo Tu continued: "Lord, Qu Yi has 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and Huang Wan's men and horses are not short of troops, but only food is needed. Sun Ce led his troops westward to prevent him from rushing to harvest the winter wheat in the military farms and waiting for Qu Yi to lose food. He may not have the courage to fight Qu Yi in a decisive battle. How much food can the Han family provide? 30,000 to 50,000 stones, support Qu Yi for half a month, so that he can calmly fight Sun Ce. Lord, Yingchuan has a large population and a small land, and has experienced wars over the years, and has lost more than half of the population. He is already overwhelmed. Even if Xu can gather more families, it will not last for a few months."

Yuan Shao's eyes flashed slightly, he chuckled, and he also let go of the last bit of worry in his heart. "Punze, Man Chong, Lu Fan Build the Weir, what if he can do?"

Guo Tu was confident. "This is simple. Set up a formation on both sides of the straits, set up a stone thrower, and then hit it."

Yuan Shao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter. He pointed at Guo Tu. "If you are still a man, you will have a world in your stomach."

Pang Shanmin pushed the tent and almost collided with Zhuge Liang who was about to leave the tent. He stopped and let him beside him. Zhuge Liang hurriedly said, "Please ask first."

Pang Shanmin shook his hands repeatedly. "Kong Ming, you have the documents in your hand, you go first."

Zhuge Liang did not refuse. He held a pile of documents to be issued in his hand. It was indeed inconvenient, so he went out first. Pang Shanmin looked back at Zhuge Liang, then walked to Sun Ce and bowed.

Sun Ce looked at Pang Shanmin, suddenly turned his mouth and laughed twice. "Mountains, spring is here."

"What?" Pang Shanmin was stunned for a moment. "General, what spring is like, summer is coming."

"This is different. In April, the flowers on earth are gone, and the peach blossoms in the mountains begin to bloom. Mountain people, mountain people, since you are a people in the mountains, peach blossoms will naturally bloom a little later. But what should come will always come. You don't have to envy Shiyuan now."

Pang Shanmin suddenly realized, and suddenly blushed and started to slut. "General, do you... even know this? I..."

"Okay, men get married when they get married when they get married when they get married when they get married when they get married. There is no taboo about this." Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled Pang Shanmin to take his seat. "Tell me, why did you meet it? Such a coincidence, you took a look at it at first sight. It's not destined to be destined, right?"

"Hehe, hehe." Pang Shanmin was embarrassed and ashamed. "This... I haven't asked my father yet, so I can't make up for it."

"Pang Gong is a paradise, not that swaying master, he should not object." Sun Ce smiled. He had heard the wind that Pang Shanmin and Zhuge Liang's sister met by chance on the road and fell in love at first sight. Zhuge Liang also asked the people around Sun Ce about Pang Shanmin's family background. This year, seeing Pang Shanmin was so polite to Zhuge Liang, this rumor is most likely true. It's also fate. It's a thread of fate that has a thousand miles of fate. Although Zhuge Liang did not go to Xiangyang, the marriage was still done. But Kuai Qi was cut off by him, and the red thread was completely broken.

Pang Shanmin coughed twice, took the initiative to bring back the topic, and talked about his purpose of coming from Yangdi. Lu Su had arrived in Yingyang and sent someone to send him news. He had already transported the prepared food, and now he should have arrived in Yingyang, enough for 4,000 people from Lusu to eat for three months. Yangdi only had more than fifty miles from Yingyang, and it was going down the water. As long as the waterway was ensured to be smooth, support could be provided at any time.

"General, if Lu Zi respects Yingyang, I understand that Qu Yi dare not go north. Although the soldiers of Yingchuan County are not elite, they are willing to serve. I came this time and wanted to invite a general to attack Huang Wan and welcome Huang Han to Yingchuan."

Sun Ce looked at Pang Shanmin, and the smile on his face faded. "Jingji Si is moving?"

Pang Shanmin looked at Sun Ce with anticipation. Sun Ce twisted his fingers and pondered for a moment. When he raised his eyelids, his expression had become serious and even a little stern. "Shanmin, do you know why Yingchuan prefect is usually promoted?"

Pang Shanmin's eyes flashed slightly, and he lowered his eyelids to avoid Sun Ce's gaze. He was one of Sun Ce's original aides, and Pang Tong was Sun Ce's confidant, so Sun Ce did not need to bend around the bush and did not directly deny him. He was already giving him face. Of course, he knew the particularity of Yingchuan Prefect. Among the county and state guards in the world, Yingchuan Prefect has an incomparable advantage. Yingchuan Prefect has risen, at least Henan Yin, and may even become the Nine Ministers. Currently, Henan Yin is Zhou Yu's father Zhou Yi. This alone can understand Sun Ce's attention and expectations for him.

He didn't need to prove himself with military achievements, it was just a waste of time.

"The "Salt and Iron Theory" co-authored by Zao Zhi is solid and has a profound viewpoint, which is enough to keep you famous in history. If you are worried that you cannot be a marquis without merit, then you don't have to. If others are eager to make contributions, then I can give them a chance. After you go back, let them report to my camp. I will personally take the exam for them. If you can lead a thousand people, you will be a lieutenant; if you can lead two thousand people, you will be a rank general, and you will never bury their talents."

Sun Ce said with a crooked mouth. "Of course, if you really have plans to join the army to conquer, you can also give it a try. Go to the personal guard camp first and find a tiger soldier to fight."

Pang Shanmin was blushing and speechless.

"Tell me, who gave you the idea?"

Pang Shanmin hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, and buried away from the seat. "General, it is the mountain citizen who is overestimating his abilities. Please punish him."

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows. "Since that's the case, you stay in my camp for the time being and don't have to go back to Yangdi."
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