Sun Jian stood on the high platform and looked at Yuan Jun camp in the distance, motionless. Novel.

Hongzi stood aside, a little anxious. Sun Jian stood here before sunset. It was already dark now and he didn't even eat supper. He was hungry, but he didn't dare to remind Sun Jian. Sun Jian was fine in normal times, but he was like a sleeping tiger when he was silent. He would be very irritable once he was disturbed.

"Boxia, don't you think there is any problem?" Sun Jian patted the railing and suddenly said.

"What's the question?" Hongzi was confused. Sun Jian asked him to come up, and he felt that there was a problem, but after watching for a long time, he still couldn't see the problem and did not dare to ask questions easily. At this moment, Sun Jian took the initiative to ask, and he was relieved and embarrassed. He was finally about to reveal the answer, but he was confused and confused.

"Yuan Shao has dispatched troops."

Hongzi was surprised. "Deploy troops?"

"Yes, and the troops mobilized are quite large, at least 10,000, and there may be more." Sun Jian walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, turning his head to look at the camp outside the city from time to time. "When I was burying the pot to make rice in the afternoon, I felt that there was something wrong. Now I can basically confirm it, just wait for news from the scout."

Hongzi also became nervous. He knew that Sun Ce was fighting in Yingchuan, and their mission was to restrain Yuan Shao's main force and create fighter opportunities for Sun Ce. Yingchuan had Huang Wan, Xun Yan and Yi, and Sun Ce had already fought against the crowd with few troops. If Yuan Shao was transferred to Yingchuan again, Sun Ce would be difficult to deal with it. Sun Jian was so nervous that he was naturally worried about Sun Ce's safety. But his responsibility was to prevent Sun Jian from leaving the city. Sun Ce arranged for Sun Jian to station Junyi to let him defend the city. More than 10,000 people were more than enough to defend the city. When he left the city, Sun Jian was no match for Yuan Shao's superior forces.

Therefore, Sun Ce's order was that no matter whether Yuan Shao went or stayed, Sun Jian could not leave the city.

"General, how can you see it? Could it be a trick to doubt the military?" Hongzi said, while gestured to his followers and asked him to invite the army to come. He could comfort Sun Jian and tell him not to be too impatient, but Qin Song had to come forward in military affairs, and he was not good at this.

"Smoke from cooking." Sun Jian was a little impatient.

"The amount of smoke in cooking is normal."

"The quantity is normal, but the time is much shorter." Sun Jian walked back and forth twice with his hands behind his back. "Do you still remember Sun Bin's reduction of stove and seducing Pang Juan?"

Hongzi blinked his sore eyes and understood Sun Jian's question. Ordinary soldiers had two meals a day, after sunrise in the morning and before sunset in the evening, in order to use the sky light to reduce the consumption of firewood, which was similar to their work and rest when they were at home. They did not make fire at noon, and they could eat at most dry food. If there was indeed any problem with the smoke from cooking, then Yuan Shao's men had been away for at least one day, and were already thirty or forty miles away at this moment.

Junyi City is surrounded by all sides, and recently, it is building a dam outside the city, which is very unfavorable for scouts to inquire about information. Unless there is a major change, scouts will not risk entering the city. Even if they have to go into the city, they have to wait for darkness, which is not possible during the day. This has caused a serious situation of slow news in the city. It is normal to lag for one or two days, and it is not surprising for three or five days. In severe cases, it will even be completely cut off.

However, Junyi only reached Yingchuan for about a hundred miles. If he was a marching force, he could arrive in one day, and the normal marching was only three to four days. The war in Yingchuan may have ended and no news has been received here. This kind of waiting is the most painful. Not only Sun Jian suffered deeply, but Hongzi is no exception.

If Sun Ce fails and Yuzhou changes hands, Jun Yi will not be able to survive alone as the northernmost fortress of Yuzhou.

"It should... no?" Hongzi hesitated: "Maybe the rainy season is approaching, but the cofferdam outside the city has not been completed yet. Yuan Shao saw that there was no hope of breaking the city and was going to retreat?"

Sun Jian didn't say anything. Hongzi said it was indeed possible, but cautious in marching and fighting, and would rather think about the disadvantages than hope for luck. If Yuan Shao really withdraws his troops, of course there is no problem. What if Yuan Shao did not withdraw his troops, but reinforces Yingchuan? Sun Ce had less than 20,000 troops, and the military farm soldiers from the Yellow Turbans could defend the city but not fight in the field. If Yuan Shao wanted to fight Sun Ce in Yingchuan, Sun Ce's disadvantage in military strength was enough to offset his other advantages, and the situation was not optimistic. Even if Sun Jian had confidence in his son, he did not believe that Sun Ce could defeat Yuan Shao, who had a three-fold advantage in military strength, especially Yuan Shao had 10,000 Hu cavalry.

Sun Jian once fought in Liangzhou. He knew the power of the cavalry and the terrain of Yingchuan was suitable for cavalry charges.

After half an hour, Qin Song arrived. He agreed with Sun Jian's judgment and he also noticed the same situation. In the evening, although the amount of smoke outside the city did not change significantly, the time was much shorter. The time shorter meant that there was less food in the cauldron, that is, there were fewer people eating. These people might be Yuan Shao's withdrawal of troops. The stove was increased just to hide the truth.

"The general doesn't have to worry. General Zhenbei Ming Yu's military aircraft, and there are also a strategist like Guo Jia who is familiar with the terrain of Yingchuan. It would not be so easy for Yuan Shao to defeat him."

"What if Yuan Shao wants to force himself into Runan?" Sun Jian asked back: "Runan is an old county of Yuan's family. Although many people were driven away by Bo Fu, there are still many people who are interested in Yuan Shao. Pang Shanmin is so priority for the Yingchuan family. Xun Yan entered Yingchuan, and the people who supported them were still like rain and new bamboo shoots were produced, and countless people."

Qin Song sighed secretly. He was also very nervous, but there was no flaw on his face, and he even had a little smile. "Even so, that's not something that can be solved in a day or two. General Zhenbei has enough time to notify us."

Sun Jian nodded. Qin Song made sense. This matter should not be urgent. If it is urgent, it is easy to make mistakes. He turned around and called Zu Mao and asked Zu Mao to arrange some personal guards to leave the city. Most of these personal guards were from Huaisi, with good martial arts and agile skills. They asked them to go out of the city to find out the news. Once they met Yuan Jun's scout, they would have greater hope of survival.

Zu Mao did not dare to neglect and immediately made arrangements. Qin Song and Sun Jian chatted for a while. The news they received a few days ago was that Sun Ce confronted Yi and Xun Yan in Yingyang area, and Huang Zhong confronted Huang Wan in Yuchishan area. The result was still unknown. Yuan Shao's sudden mobilization of troops may be related to the situation in Yingchuan, and it should be a situation that is beneficial to Sun Ce. Huang Wan and others have obvious military strength advantages. If the situation is not tight, Yuan Shao would not need reinforcements at all.

Qin Song was afraid that Sun Jian would be anxious, so he didn't say anything: Yuan Shao's reinforcement of Yingchuan might be because Sun Ce was trapped. Yuan Shao saw the hope of deciding the outcome of the battle, so he gathered heavy troops and must kill Sun Ce. Sun Jian loved his son. If he knew that Sun Ce might be in danger of his life, he would leave the city at all costs and no one could persuade him.

Hope is not so. Qin Song quietly clenched his fists and prayed secretly. If Sun Ce is surrounded by Yuan Shao and Sun Jian leaves the city, he will definitely lose this battle. The rainy season is approaching, Yuan Shao is unsustainable, and the withdrawal of troops is imminent. This is the darkness before dawn and the most dangerous time. The stalemate has lasted for several months, winning or losing, living or dead, and perhaps it will be decided in these few days.
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