Gongsun Du hugged Hu Nu's slender waist with one hand, held the wine glass with the other, and looked at Xu You with a smile. "It sounds like Sun Ce is a bit like Xiang Ji, but it's a pity that you are not the Marquis of Huaiyin."

Xu You glanced at Gongsun Du, his face changed slightly, and then he laughed again. "Yes, I am not Han Xin, I am at most Li Zuoche." He raised his glass and shook it. The Hu girl in his arms tactfully held the wine pot and added wine to him. Xu You looked at the shaking wine in the glass and glanced at Gongsun Du sideways. "Shengji, even if it was Han Xin, he would be just a halberd under Xiang Ji's account. There were such things like this before, and there would be them in the future. I miss you, Gongsun Shengji, both talented and civil and military, filial and honest, and a minister, and had been in Luoyang for many years. Who knew you and respected you? If it weren't for Xu Rong, you would be just a commoner now, and you might not be like me."

Gongsun Du laughed, raised his glass to signal, and took a big sip of wine. "Since that's the case, please ask Ziyuan to say in detail and see if we have the opportunity to prove ourselves." He used Xu You's plan to regain control of the Da clan in one fell swoop. He was still confident in Xu You's ability, but he was worried that Xu You would not be willing to help him with all his strength. He had been friends with Xu You for many years, and knew that Xu You was arrogant and wanted to assist Yuan Shao in fighting for dominance. Now that Yuan Shao was defeated, he was squeezed out by the Jizhou clan, and he must be dissatisfied. He deliberately mocked him and aroused his fighting spirit so that he could give all his skills to help him defeat Sun Ce and protect Liaodong.

Although Xu You knew Gongsun Du’s thoughts, he really couldn’t swallow this. If he didn’t show some real insight, his task would be difficult to complete, so he could only return to Jizhou in shame and never think about turning back again in the future.

Xu You cheered up and analyzed Sun Ce's weaknesses for Gongsun Du.

Sun Ce was brave and good at fighting, and his martial arts were superb. Like his father Sun Jian, he would fight first and face many dangers. During the Battle of Nanyang, in order to save Yuan Shu, he fought with Cao āo and almost got into the formation. When facing Xu Rong, he duel with Zhang Liao in front of the formation. In the Battle of Rencheng, he led his personal guards to escape from the main force and was trapped by Yuan Tan. If Yuan Tan had not had enough experience, the victory or defeat would be unpredictable. During the Battle of Guandu, he personally took the battle and led the cavalry to attack Yuan Shao.

There is no doubt that Sun Ce is a rare warrior among the younger generation, but these are not what the generals should do, but just the courage of ordinary men. Who is the typical example of the courage of ordinary men? Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, even if he wins every battle, he will inevitably be defeated in Gaixia and commit suicide in Wujiang. Why? The courage of ordinary men is not worthy of relying on, and the battlefield is dangerous. Once something unexpected happens, all achievements will disappear. Sun Ce is the same. Everything he has now is based on his life. If he dies in battle, the civil and military under his command will immediately fall apart. Sun Jian does not have this ability, and Sun Ce's younger brothers do not have such ability. The Sun family will be quickly defeated back to its original form.

"If Shengji can defeat Sun Ce or even kill Sun Ce in the face of battle, he will not only be powerful in Liaodong, but also tremble in the Central Plains when he hears Shengji's reputation. At that time, take Sun Ce's ship and cross the sea to win Qingxu, then Shengji can compete for the Central Plains. How could he be the king of Liaodong?"

Gongsun Du laughed and said, "Ziyuan, although I haven't seen Sun Ce, I know that his father Sun Jian is not as good as Sun Jian's martial arts. How can I compete with Sun Ce? I'm afraid I can't kill Sun Ce in the last battle."

Xu You sneered: "Have Shengji noticed that Sun Ce had one thing in common in his past wins?"

Gongsun Du pondered for a moment and shook his head. "I would like to ask Ziyuan for advice."

"In the Battle of Rencheng and the Battle of Guandu, he relied on him to win the cavalry." Xu You put down his wine glass, his eyes full of murderous intent. "Maybe Shengji infantry are not as good as Sun Ce, are they not as good as cavalry?"

Gongsun Du's eyes flashed and he thought about it. He thought for a while and said, "If it's a cavalry duel, I have the chance to overpower the few, but this is a mountainous land, which is not conducive to cavalry assault. Can Sun Ce still use cavalry to fight?"

"This involves another weakness of Sun Ce: the kindness of a woman. As long as you grasp this weakness, you can force him to take risks."

"I hope to hear the details."

Xu You explained: Sun Ce is good at training troops and cherishes his soldiers, which is far less than Xiang Yu in history books. The soldiers under his command are not only well equipped, have good food, train their talents, and have very generous pensions for casualties, which has caused one consequence: every life is valuable. Sun Ce carefully calculates every battle to minimize casualties as much as possible. When necessary, he takes risks.

"It is rare to cherish soldiers. It is a famous general. But everything is too much. Wu Qi sucks sores for his soldiers, not because he really loves the soldiers, but to get the soldiers' death. Sun Ce cherishes soldiers, but really treats these soldiers as their brothers and feet, which is tantamount to binding their own hands and feet. For this reason, Lingāo and Mi Fang in the city are the best bait. He knew it was difficult to save them, but he had to save them. Shengji had 50,000 people, and Sun Ce and Shen You had only 20,000 troops. The terrain was narrow and there was no chance for cavalry to assault. If the formation was later, it would be a battle for people. Even if Sun Ce's troops were refined and the number of enemies was small, the casualties would be heavy. Therefore, Sun Ce would not force the attack, and he would definitely use the same trick again and win by surprise. In this way, the opportunity for Shengji came."

Xu You raised his wine glass and drank it all. "Sun Ce's cavalry is only a thousand people, and Sheng Ji's command tens of thousands of elite cavalrymen are under his command. With a advantage of dozens of times, if he cannot fight and win, Sheng Ji doesn't have to think too much. Supposing his sanctions is the best choice, and I will never stop him."

Gongsun Du smiled slightly, showing a satisfied smile. He raised his wine glass and signaled to Xu You.

"Ziyuan, please drink this cup and plan for me."

The Military Planning Department quickly came up with a new combat plan.

This combat plan still uses the guiding ideology of strange and righteousness, but the focus has been adjusted, with the right as the main and the strange as the auxiliary, emphasizing the frontal attack of the dignified formation, the attack of one mountain and the attack of one mountain, and the decisive battle with Gongsun Du in the most decisive attitude.

This plan looks clumsy, but it maximizes its advantages. The personal guard camp led by Sun Ce is mainly Jiangdong soldiers, and most of the Qingzhou garrison led by Shen You are also soldiers from Jiangdong. These soldiers are good at infantry battles, and mountain combat is a key training subject. In addition, the advantages of equipment can be overcome even if the terrain is not superior, at least it is more confident than confronting the cavalry on the plains.

In contrast, the Liaodong Army had the advantage of cavalry, and infantry battles were not its main strength. The surrounding area of ​​Dashi was dominated by mountains, and 50,000 troops besieged the city. It seemed that it was surrounded by water, but it did not leave room for the cavalry to charge, giving up its own advantages. One rose and the other fell, and the frontal attack was the most unfavorable to the Liaodong Army.

What's more, a surprise victory can show the general's military ability, but his display of strength is not as good as a dignified formation. Why was Liu Bei famous in one battle? It was because he defeated the first general in Jizhou with a dignified formation, which made people see his strength. Even Gongsun Zan did not dare to provoke him easily, and this was only two years of peace. If Sun Ce could defeat Gongsun Du on the front battlefield, it would not only lay the foundation for Liaodong, but also intimidate Liu Bei, Zhang Ze and others, so that they would not dare to take action easily.

Of course, the cost of a head-on decisive battle will be relatively high. According to the military strategy estimates, even if Gongsun Du dares not fight to the death, according to the normal ratio of war losses, the casualties will be more than 5,000. If Gongsun Du goes crazy, it is entirely possible. Gongsun Du has always been known for his strength in combat. Before defeating Gongsun Du, casualties may increase to more than 10,000 people, and the war losses ratio is nearly 50,000. Neither Sun Ce nor Shen You can bear it alone and is destined to share the losses.

Ten thousand casualties, only healing, the pension will cost more than one billion yuan, and another huge sum of money. In addition, the various expenses to supplement the recruits in the later period will be around 3 billion yuan. At least within a year, Sun Ce will be unable to launch a war of the same scale.

After reading the combat plan, Sun Ce took the pen from Guo Jia and signed his name without any hesitation.

When he heard what Sun Shangxiang reposted, he was mentally prepared. Lu Yi was right. His advantage was not power and strategy, nor surprise victory, but a dignified formation. He set up a martial arts lecture hall, trained elite soldiers, built wooden schools, built excellent weapons, and built foundations to strengthen his strength, crush his opponents with strength, and use open plots to crush his opponents' conspiracy. Although he was just starting out and was not enough to crush Jizhou with millions of household registration, his opponent was Gongsun Du, Liaodong, Lelang and Xuantu, and the Hanhu household registration in the three counties of Gongsun Du, Liaodong, Lelang and Xuantu, which had a total of less than 200,000 households. If he could not crush him head-on, he would still rack his brains to win by surprise. Relying on strategies would be too conservative.

So he drew a bottom line in his mind: if the troops in other war zones are not used, the casualties will not exceed 60%, so that the personal guard camp or Shen You's direct troops will not be unable to recover their vitality, and no longer allocate food and weapons from the Central Plains, based on existing materials and local materials in Liaodong, and feed from the enemy. It is best to win, but if you cannot win, you must destroy Gongsun Du, leaving a chance for Taishi Ci.

Even if I destroy all these 20,000 people, I can still recover my strength in two years. Can Gongsun Du manage all these 50,000 infantry and cavalry still be able to conquer Liaodong?

Try your best? I want to see if you dare to fight and see who is cowardly first.

After the combat plan was approved, Sun Ce immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters and assign combat tasks. He heard that he was finally going to attack head-on, and the happiest thing was Gan Ning. He was so happy that he rubbed his hands and smiled. Before Sun Ce finished speaking, he stood up and bowed.

"Lord, I'm not willing to be a vanguard." Before Sun Ce could speak, he said righteously: "Dashi is the base of my navy, and Uncle Mizi is the cavalry commander of my navy. Now Dashi is surrounded and Uncle Mizi is trapped. My navy soldiers have no choice but to watch my lord fight with all the generals, but we are watching from the wall."

Sun Ce smiled but didn't say anything, but he was secretly happy in his heart. He was named Wu Hou, and his intention to be independent is also known to everyone, but the fig leaf was not broken, and he always regarded himself as a minister of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the civil and military officials under him still called him a lord and a general in public. Only some people would call him lord in private. Now, in order to compete for the opportunity to fight, Gan Ning called his lord in public, which was equivalent to a beginning.

Therefore, rough people have their own uses.

Before Gan Ning finished speaking, Shen You stood up slowly and bowed. "Lord, I think Gan Xingba's words are very wrong. Ling Zixing (Lingāo) is my subordinate. The battle of Dashi is a mission. Uncle Mi Zi is just an assistant to Ling Zixing. How can the navy fight first? I think that the navy is the navy, so don't land easily."

Gan Ning sneered: "Shen Zizheng, who said the navy could not land? When I was attacking Niuzhu, you were still studying in Wuxian."

Sun Ce's heart moved and glanced at Gan Ning-

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