Xiaoqi

Sun Ce nodded with a smile and said affirmatively: "Yes, continue to attack the city. As we all know, Dongyuan City is the last barrier in front of the Anyi camp. Only by capturing this city will the goal of our alliance be achieved. It can be famous all over the world!

Chapter 624

Seeing that Cheng Pu and the others were still worried, Sun Ce immediately said, "Did you notice when we visited the camp in the evening?

The defenders of Dongyuan City are completely different from the defenders we have encountered before. They are all dressed in armor, holding sharp spears, standing upright, not squinting, and heavily defended.This is the real Xiliang army, and it is so different from the county soldiers who fought against us before, it is almost a world of difference.

This time I went to the alliance, I worked hard to win the post of vanguard general, and then led [-] troops to march day and night, attacking cities and villages all the way; apart from making a name for myself, another purpose was to compete with the Xiliang army.I want to see what the combat power of the Xiliang Army, which is said to be miraculous by the world, is really as strong and invincible as the rumors say! "

"This,,, young master, forgive me for speaking out boldly, now is not the time to fight for power." Cheng Pu remonstrated hesitantly, and then said earnestly: "Whether the Xiliang army is strong or not, right now It is not something we can match. The young master wants to use the power of the allied army to become famous in the world, and the last general should support him and follow him to the death. Now the young master leads the army to conquer ten forts in ten days. Such an outstanding record is enough. The young master can be so powerful that even Wen Hou Lu Bu praised the young master in front of all the princes for his appearance as the overlord of Chu, and he can be regarded as the "little overlord" in the world.

With the prestige of the overlord, the young master's original intention of becoming famous has been realized, so why insist on provoking the Xiliang army? "

"That's right, young master." Huang Gai continued, "Now is the critical moment for us to plan the foundation. We must not make any mistakes, and we must not act on our will. If you can't bear it, you will make big plans!"

Before Huang Gai could finish his sentence, Han Jie, who had always been taciturn, echoed: "General Gongfu's words are very true. We now only have 6000 soldiers and horses. We lost more than [-] troops in the previous battle, and now only [-] are left. [-] troops. This is all our soldiers and horses. With these soldiers and horses, we may temporarily gain a foothold in the territory of Yangzhou that can capture a county, but in the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains, especially Xiliang Li Li, our troops are not considered at all. What, it can be destroyed with a flick of a finger.

In addition, although the young master is currently a vanguard general of the Allied Forces, in charge of [-] soldiers and [-] white wave bandits, in fact, Han Xian, Yang Feng and others also have their own plans, and it is inevitable that they will not listen to greetings.What's more, in the previous battle, the young master ordered them to lead their troops to attack the city and pull out the stronghold.As a result, they lost nearly ten thousand horses, and now they have already complained about the young master and harbored resentment.If there is a siege battle tomorrow, the young master will order them to lead his troops to attack Dongyuan City, I'm afraid they may not obey the order.Even if you follow the order, I am afraid that you will not work hard.Stealing and playing tricks.If so.Do you want our army headquarters to attack the city? "

Cheng Pu interjected: "Yes, young master, what Han Dang said makes sense. According to detailed investigations, Teng Xiao, the head of Anyi's battalion, led his troops to Dongyuan City five days ago, with at least 5 troops in his entourage. , plus the original [-] defenders of Dongyuan City, the total is nearly [-] soldiers and horses. Also, Dongyuan City is a strong city about three feet high and two feet thick, and there is an army of Anyi behind it at any time Support, such a fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it may be difficult to capture it in one fell swoop with less than [-] horses in our hands.

Take a step back.Even if the Baibo thief and our army work together to break through the city, the casualties of their own soldiers and horses must be huge.These are the only soldiers we have. Once the casualties are too large, it will be like ruining the young master's feudal dominance. The loss outweighs the gain!At the end, I implore the young master to think twice, and don't act rashly! "

Seeing the four senior generals sincerely dissuade them with one voice, the smile on Sun Ce's face gradually faded, but his expression remained firm, showing no intention of compromise.

After calming down a little, Sun Ce said gratefully: "These you said are sincere words from the heart. Everything is for the sake of me, Sun Ce, and I am very moved. I have always been young and vigorous, and I have a rough temper. After repeated setbacks, instead of being able to hold on to my hometown in Jiangdong, I ran around and sent people under the fence. However, it is because of the unwavering support of my four uncles that I, Sun Ce, can go to where I am today, and I can persist until now. .”

After a brief pause, Sun Ce's conversation changed abruptly, and he said in a deep voice, "It's still the same sentence, I, Sun Ce, did not come to the alliance this time to watch the excitement, and it was not just to make a name for myself, but to make all the princes agree. Know how powerful I am, Sun Ce, and let everyone in the world know my great reputation. Conquering ten cities in ten days sounds like a great thing, enough to be famous all over the world, but what I want is not a false name, but enough to be convincing The real situation of the ten strongholds cannot be concealed from the eyes and ears of the allied princes. I am afraid that every time we capture a city and camp, the rear princes will know the real situation of the battle within two hours. In this way, Our so-called achievements are not worth mentioning to them, and the so-called fame is nothing more than our self-righteousness and complacency. Therefore, only by conquering Dongyuan City and directing our soldiers to the Anyi camp can we truly become famous in the first battle. Facts are all there, not afraid of words.

Besides, don't you think we're in a very dangerous position right now?Thirty miles ahead is Dongyuan City, and a town and a temporary camp within [-] miles behind are even more vulnerable, and the camp we are in at the moment is also a hastily built temporary camp, and the defense is very fragile.If we don't move forward, once the Xiliang army leaves the city to attack the camp, our temporary camp will not be able to stop the Xiliang iron cavalry from rushing and trampling, and it will be broken within half an hour.

Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to attack instead of defending, and trap the Xiliang army in the city.Only in this way can we protect ourselves, even if we can't capture Dongyuan City, we don't have to worry about being attacked by the Xiliang Army.Therefore, our army will continue to attack the city tomorrow, and the Baibo bandits will still be the main force in the attack. No matter whether they are obedient or sneaky, at least they dare not disobey my military orders, and they will attack the city even if they put on a show.The troops in our army headquarters are waiting for the opportunity to look for favorable opportunities. Once there is a flaw or loophole in the defenders, our army will attack immediately and take Dongyuan City in one fell swoop! "

To the ears of Cheng Pu and the others, Sun Ce's words were no less than a thunderbolt from a clear sky.Because they consider the situation of the battle and always look at the Xiliang army from their own standpoint, thinking that if they don't attack the city where the Xiliang army is stationed, the Xiliang army will naturally not take the initiative to go out of the city to attack.Just like the previous ten strongholds, the Xiliang army never came to the rescue from the beginning to the end. Instead, they retreated and retreated, defeated again and again.The capture of the ten fortresses gave Cheng Pu and others the illusion that the Xiliang army was terrified by the powerful allied forces, and they only knew to retreat blindly, but did not dare to take the initiative to attack.It was based on this mentality that they advised Sun Ce to stop and rest and not continue to attack the city, because if they continued to attack, they would have to directly confront the army of Anyi, and many soldiers and horses would be lost at that time. It's the last thing they want to see.

At this moment, after hearing Sun Ce's words, Cheng Pu and the others suddenly woke up, breaking out in a cold sweat.As Sun Ce said, the current vanguard army is going deep alone, with a strong enemy ahead and no retreat behind, the situation is very dangerous.The reason why they have no way to retreat is not that there is really no way to retreat, but that they cannot retreat; because once they retreat, it means that the cities and camps they captured before are empty words. Not only tens of thousands of people died in vain, but even Sun Ce The great reputation won will also be lost and destroyed.

Faced with such a situation, as Sun Ce said, we can only advance but not retreat; only attack can keep the previous results of the battle, once we retreat, all the great efforts we have made before will be in vain.

Suddenly, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai suddenly realized that the vanguard army had fallen into such a dangerous situation.

Seeing the different expressions of Cheng Pu and the others, Sun Ce smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry, the four uncles. The situation has not deteriorated as badly as you imagined, because our army still has the initiative, while the Xiliang army is passive. Defensive momentum."

"I waited for the young master for dozens of years, but I only focused on the battle situation in front of me, and I couldn't see the crisis hidden behind the battle situation. This made me feel deeply ashamed, young master, you are wise!" Cheng Pu bowed his head in shame. The same was true for Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao, all of them lowered their heads in shame, as if they had no face to face Sun Ce.

Seeing the gloomy expressions of the four veterans, Sun Ce couldn't bear it. He immediately got up and poured hot tea for them, and said softly, "We count defeat before fighting. This has always been the case for those who are good at using soldiers. The reason why I have been frustrated so many times before is that I have fallen into the trap of others." It is because the enemy is too simple to think about the overall situation, and treat it with caution. As the saying goes, one can gain wisdom by eating a pit, and it is impossible for a person to fall into a pit many times in a row. Liang army, we must not slack off in the slightest, otherwise we will be annihilated by the enemy in one fell swoop.

You must know that the Xiliang army is best at the tactics of killing the enemy with one blow. They are good at forbearance, and they don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. Li Thief's family can afford a big defeat.And this is the key point that confuses our sight. Every time we capture a city or a camp, our soldiers will be complacent, thinking that the Xiliang army is vulnerable and can be destroyed with one hand; Implement a thunderous blow and destroy our army in one fell swoop.Many princes in Xiliang were easily wiped out by Thief Li under this tactic, and then unified Xiliang.We must not make this mistake again this time, because we cannot afford to lose, and once we lose, we will never have a chance to rise again. "

After Cheng Pu heard the words, he exchanged a glance with Huang Gai and the other three, and then praised with joy: "The young master really impressed us a lot this time, whether it is battles on the battlefield or military strategy, the young master is not inferior to any prince in the world. It is even far above many princes! With such a hero, why should we worry about not having a foothold and failing to achieve our great cause? Hahaha!"

Chapter 625 Guandong Wind and Cloud Battle on the River East ([-])

Sun Ce smiled and shook his head, sitting between the four of Cheng Pu, and said with all his heart: "There is no reason to speak of hegemony in troubled times, everything must be based on strength and the truth, the strong are respected, and the princes and overlords rule the world.

I believe that the martial arts and martial arts are not inferior to the princes of all walks of life, and I think I am also a strong person in the world. However, it is not enough to be strong alone. I must let the world know, so that I can attract civil servants and military generals to follow me, and then achieve something. event.

Looking at the princes from all walks of life in the world, there are only two people who I admire, and even a little surprised.One is Li Li and Li Wenchang from Xiliang, the current Hussar General and Marquis of Wuwei, and the other is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who have recently been appointed to the Six Commanderies of Xuzhou. "

After a pause, Sun Ce took a sip of tea and continued with a solemn expression, "Li Li is at best the son of a powerful family in Beidi County. Xidou, transformed into the most popular hussar general in the Han world, in charge of the leader of the world, holding a hero in his hand, and all-powerful. Why did he assume such a high position, and how did he reach the peak of power that is so revered today?

After careful combing, I found that Li Li is not only very good at martial arts and martial arts, he is also good at taking advantage of others, and is good at using others to elevate himself, and then stepping on others' shoulders to establish his own great reputation.In the first battle of Nanzheng, Li Li defeated Zhu Jun's army, and then captured Zhu Jun alive, thus becoming famous all over the world and emerging.When he took office as the prefect of Wuwei, Li Li went through hundreds of battles, and finally established a firm foothold in Wuwei County.As a result, the foundation was laid for him to profit from the chaos later, because the Wuwei army under his command was the most powerful among Xiliang generals.

However, the key battle that really allowed Li Li to establish his supreme reputation was the Battle of Bahe.Battle of Bahe.Li Li stepped on Lu Bu's shoulders to reach the top, and became the leader among the Xiliang generals. He then replaced Lu Bu as Dong Zhuo's most trusted and trusted general, and was also Dong Zhuo's son-in-law.The most important thing is that Li Liqiao took advantage of Dong Zhuo's power without losing his reputation, making it impossible for people to connect him with Dong Zhuo. It is really amazing that Li Liqiao has done things so exquisitely.After the battle in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, Li Li successively annexed the soldiers and horses left behind by Dong Yue, Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, Yang Ding and Niu Fu after their deaths, and their strength tripled.Then he fought a decisive battle with Li Jue and Guo Si's army, and won the first battle.

Every step of Li Thief's rise is amazing, even marrying a wife and taking concubines has been widely spread, talked about by people in every state in the world, and has become a benchmark for the younger generation.Let countless people worship it and respect it like a god.

therefore.Although I, Sun Ce, regard him as an enemy.But that doesn't stop me from admiring him.Because his rapid rise made me see the way to go in the future, and try to avoid detours as much as possible, and strive to be like him, and use the shortest time to accomplish great things that others cannot achieve! "

Speaking of the development history of Li Li's rise, Sun Ce is very familiar with it, and almost everything is said to be perfect.It's like experiencing it personally.It can be seen from this that he really worked hard to collect all the things related to Li Li, and then pondered them in detail.Learn from it and apply what you have learned.

Taking a sip of tea to moisten his throat, Sun Ce showed a sneer on his face, and said, "The reason why I respect Liu Bei is not because he is so great, but because of his perseverance, great reputation and good luck. Like Li Li, he was born as a commoner, but there is one difference between him and Li Li, that is, Li Li never concealed his background as a commoner, but Liu Bei advertised that he was a descendant of the Empress of Han, Liu's blood.

This makes people laugh and laugh, and it is chilling.Regardless of whether he is a descendant of the royal family or not, let's just talk about a child of the Liu surname who has been reduced to relying on weaving mats and selling shoes for a living. He should not advertise that he is of the blood of the Han Emperor.A nobleman of the royal family has been reduced to the most humble peddler, but he keeps saying that he is of royal blood. Doesn't this mean that the royal family has no morals and doesn't care about the life or death of Liu's descendants? No wonder the world is in chaos with such a moralless royal family?Such a thing that damages the reputation of the clan, but Liu Bei spread it everywhere, his actions are shameful, and his heart should be punished!

However, Liu Bei is indeed persevering by nature. From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the present, for ten years, he and his two sworn brothers have repeatedly made military exploits, but they have never been rewarded and promoted as they should be.During the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he rescued Dong Zhuo; when Chen stayed in the League, he joined hands with sworn brothers to fight against Lu Bu and gained the upper hand;However, he has been living under the fence of others, depressed and frustrated, and has never had a foundation. He has no more than ten thousand soldiers and only three generals, but he has endured for ten years and never gave up his ambition.Finally, ten years later, when he got the chance, he led his troops to assist Tao Qian in Xuzhou, and by chance, he broke the siege of Xuzhou, and then hibernated and waited for the time to gain Tao Qian's trust. !

Such a gorgeous transformation, how many people in this world can have this opportunity?I'm afraid there isn't even one of them, but if Liu Xuande met him alone, it would really make people envious and jealous, and sigh and sigh! "

As Sun Ce's words fell, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and the others also shook their heads and sighed. They looked at each other and found that the other party was as surprised as they were, with puzzled eyes. They couldn't understand why Sun Ce brought up these matters things that have nothing to do with themselves.

"There are more than ten princes in the world, why does the young master look at Li Li and Liu Bei differently, don't other princes fall into the young master's eyes?" Huang Gai broke the silence and asked suspiciously.

Sun Ce shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The rise of the other princes is related to their birth, or they occupy a favorable official position. When the world is in chaos, they will immediately separate themselves, because they are different from me. Only the experiences of Li Li and Liu Bei can make them I learned something from them, and then I found a shortcut to rise rapidly from them, and I, Sun Ce, achieved great fame!"

"I'm stupid, but I still can't understand, please clarify, young master!" Cheng Pu continued.

Sun Ce stared deeply at the flickering light of the oil lamp, and pondered: "It is not difficult to see from the experience of their rise to prosperity, these two people have one thing in common, that is, they are both good at using others to make themselves famous. Wait until they are famous After the world, I will take advantage of the situation and seize every opportunity to rise rapidly. Relatively speaking, I admire Li Li from Xiliang more. What this person does is very in line with my temper. Although his methods are occasionally dark and dark, most things are He has acted aboveboard, dared to act, and is a good man with strong bones. I am waiting for this time to come to the alliance, one is to make a name, and the other is to resolve some personal grievances. I really want to see how Li Li is different from ordinary people. To be able to force Gong Jin to serve him!"

After finishing speaking, Sun Ce got up slowly, walked unhurriedly to the back tent, and said as he walked, "The night is getting dark, the four uncles go back to the camp to rest. Tomorrow at [-]:[-] am will march into Dongyuan City!"

"No, I will obey!" Cheng Pu and Huang Gai bowed and saluted.Then he slowly left the big tent thoughtfully.

The weather is slightly gloomy.The looming sunshine is passive and sabotages work, gathering the light and heat it should have.

The north wind blew the earth, rolled up the dust and sand, and the fallen leaves flew in the wind, fluttering and swaying.

The fine sand is charming to the eyes, and the fallen leaves show off their dancing posture.

Autumn is fading away, and winter is approaching.

Dongyuan City.south gate.

"Hey! Teng Xiao dog thief, listen up! Quickly open the city to beg for surrender, let me live, I am a little hesitant. Hu will definitely tell you to leave your head in a different place, and there will be no place to die!"

150 steps away from the bottom of the city, an Allied general stood in front of the south gate with a horizontal knife, raised his head and shouted at the defending general on the tower.In fact, he didn't know Teng Xiao, the general of Anyi at all. He just heard that Teng Xiao led his troops into Dongyuan City a few days ago, so he subconsciously thought that the strong general among the generals standing on the top of the city should be Teng Xiao. sky.

However, although he shouted loudly and yelled fiercely, he was actually very disturbed in his heart. He waved the spear in his hand a few times from time to time, for fear that a cold arrow would suddenly be shot from the top of the wall and kill himself.After all, he is not an unknown pawn in the vanguard army, nor is he an ignorant and fearless stunned young man. He knows that Teng Xiao, the leader of Anyi, is not easy to mess with. Will be fierce.Unexpectedly, Sun Ce, the vanguard army, sent him to call for battle, and the military order was hard to disobey. Although he knew Teng Xiao's majesty, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to fight for battle.

Speaking of which, this person has a lot of background in the vanguard army, and his status is not low. He is Hu Cai, the fourth-ranking figure in the Baibo Army appointed by Yuan Shao.The three people in front of him in the Baibo army are: Han Xian, Yang Feng and Li Le.

A hundred paces away behind Hu Cai, nearly 1 vanguard troops had already lined up.The [-] Baibo Army was divided into two, guarding both sides of Sun Ce's headquarters with more than [-] Yangzhou soldiers. The horse is led by Yang Feng and Li Le.

The soldiers and horses led by these three Baibo army leaders are actually their own troops. In terms of seniority, Yang Feng's status in the Yellow Turban Army is still higher than that of Han Siam. , so this time he came to Huimeng Han Siam to become the chief general of the Baibo Army, but Yang Feng had to be inferior to Han Siam.In addition to Han Xian and Yang Feng, Li Le and Hu Cai, who fought in front of the battle, also had thousands of their own troops. They were weaker and had to take a backseat. At first, they were under the command of Han Xian, but now they have to wait for Sun Ce to dispatch them.In order to seek fame and future, these leaders of these cottages who snarled in the mountains and forests had to follow the unified order of the leader Yuan Shao, and they were all transferred to Sun Ce's tent to listen to them. Only they knew what it was like.

On the tower of the south gate of Dongyuan City, just as Hu Cai, who called the battle before the pass, expected, the burly general standing in the middle of the group of generals was Teng Xiao.

"It's unreasonable! Little Baibo thief dares to be so arrogant and arrogant. The last general asks for orders to fight, and I implore the commander to agree!" Seeing Hu Cai yelling loudly below the city, Wang Fang, the guard of Dongyuan City, was so angry that his cheeks flushed and he was so angry that he brazenly asked for the battle. .