There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Zhou Yu sneezed vigorously, then rubbed his nose lightly, and said doubtfully, "It's really strange, it's not cold in this room, why do I sneeze...is there anyone else thinking about me?"

Yuan Shu sat in the main seat, glanced sideways at Zhou Yu who was sneezing, ignored him, and then continued the topic just now and said to everyone: "The spies came to report that Jinling City is preparing troops and dispatching food and fodder. There is a big move... Could it be that he wants to attack me Shouchun?"

Yan Xiang came out of the squad and said: "Don't doubt it, Lord Ming. Although the potters are strong now, there are Cao Cao in the west of Xuzhou and Yuan Shao in the north. If he drives his troops to Jiujiang, he will not be able to leave for a while, and there will be chaos in Xuzhou. In my opinion, the intention of the potters to dispatch troops this time should be to subdue the counties of Yangzhou, and Duke Ming need not worry about it."

After hearing these words, Yuan Shu's spirit was lifted immediately.

"So, this time, Yuan can take advantage of the opportunity to attack Jinling City?"

Zhou Yu stepped out of the class and said to Yuan Shu, "Although the pottery merchants want to go south, there are many elite soldiers in Jinling City, and the pottery merchants are wary of Duke Ming, so they may not be unprepared. Use Yu to save him. Lord, there must be a plan to take Jinling directly. It is really not advisable...Yuyi, please ask Lord Ming to mobilize elite soldiers from all walks of life, go to the land of Lujiang, conquer Yuzhang first, and fight Tao Bandit in the south of the Yangtze River. That's the best policy."

Chapter 384 There Are Three Opponents

In December of the first year of Xingping, at the end of the year, the potters dispatched [-] Jinling troops in Jinling City, with Zhao Yun as the vanguard, Xu Huang and Xu Rong as the central army, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai as the rear, and Chen As a military adviser, he marched towards Nanchang City, the capital of Yuzhang County.

On the mainland of Jinling City, [-] reserve soldiers and horses were left to guard the city.

On the surface, it seems so.

However, after the pottery merchant's 6 horses walked out of the land of three miles, the pottery merchant quietly turned back the soldiers and horses, settled in a valley in Danyang County, and sent people to carefully inquire about the information of Jinling City and Shouchun City. eastward.

According to the plan discussed by Tao Shang and Chen Deng, Yuan Shu made up for the lack of cavalry in the Huainan Army after receiving Lu Bu's attachment. In addition, Liu Biao's constraints were temporarily gone. With Yuan Shu's piss, he would definitely send troops to attack Jinling City.

The pottery merchant planned to take this opportunity to give Yuan Shao another blow.

Before leaving, the pottery merchant had already discussed with Han Hao. As soon as Yuan Shu's troops entered Danyang, his 6 troops would go back and lie in ambush on the favorable terrain where Yuan Shu's army was going to Jinling City. Ambush and annihilate him.

The Chengguo of Jinling City is getting bigger and bigger, Han Hao has 2 people enough to resist for a while, when the potter's army is hiding from the rear, even with Lu Bu and Sun Ce, the pottery is sure to defeat Yuan Shu in a hurry.

Just like that, wait and wait, wait and wait.

But what puzzled Tao Shang and Chen Deng was that Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses had never appeared.

Just when the pottery merchant began to suspect that Yuan Shu didn't have a long memory, and went to Ruxuwu from the front to plan a showdown with himself, the spies of the school affairs office brought back news of Yuan Shu for him.

In Shouchun, Yuan Shu ordered 10 Huainan infantry, [-] Sun Ce's Sun Family Army, and [-] Bingzhou Army under Lu Bu's command, with a total of [-] horses, marching towards Nanchang, the capital of Yuzhang County.

Hearing the news, the potter was a little unhappy.

The bastard surnamed Yuan didn't come to Jinling City, but went to Nanchang to grab food from him?

He has also learned how to rape now, and he doesn't play cards according to the routine.

The pottery merchant approached Chen Deng and discussed with him how to deal with Yuan Shu's 10 troops.

"The last time I defeated Yuan Shu, Jinling City has gone through a few years of development. We also surrendered the Sheng Xian Army and Yan Baihu Army of Wu County. Logically, I should be stronger than him. Why is he still with [-] troops this time? Why do I always have to fight more with less?"

Chen Deng remonstrated with a wry smile: "There is no way, Xuzhou's local soldiers and horses are not enough to guard against Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. Although the strength of Jinling City has increased a lot, Yuan Shu has Lu Bu's help this time, and Sun Ce's return. , its strength has greatly increased, and it is common sense that its troops are more powerful than ours."

The pottery merchant sneered, and said, "Lü Bu is probably still thinking about the grudge that I defeated him in Shouyang Mountain last time. Sun Ce was not very friendly to me since the first time we met... This time, we will deal with them in a fierce battle in the south of the Yangtze River. Sanjia, to be honest, I feel a bit strenuous."

Chen Deng was also deeply touched, and said: "It's not hard, it's really hard... Yuan Shu's infantry has been drilled for three years, which is no longer comparable to the new army back then. There are so many cavalry and there are so many strong generals, if we want to compete with them for Yuzhang County, this battle will not be easy, we need to be clever."

The potter tapped lightly on the table, his mind was running fast.

Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, Lu Bu... The three families are now allied to send troops to Yuzhang County, and they must either give up or fight fiercely.

After finally finding time to pacify Jiangnan, it is absolutely impossible for the potters to give up.

But if you fight them head-on...

If it is against any of the three of them.The potters are not afraid, but the problem is that the three companies have already merged into one, and Yuan Shu is the leader.

If the enemy wants infantry, he has infantry, if he wants cavalry, he has cavalry, and if he wants generals, he has generals.

Lv Bu, Zhou Yu, Liu Xun, Ji Ling, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Sun Ce, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang...these names were going back and forth in the potter's mind, how could any of these people be easy to deal with?

This matter is really a bit difficult to handle.

As he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw two small heads at the entrance of the tent, looking inside.

Seeing this, the Tao merchant was immediately happy: "Didn't I seal you two as staff officers? If you want to come in, come in, let's have a discussion together."

Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were overjoyed immediately, and then went into the tent to greet the potter and Chen Deng.

The Tao merchant asked them to sit down, and said, "Mr. Wei and Mr. Chen have slightly miscalculated Yuan Shu's actions this time. I'm afraid this battle will not be easy to fight."

The two boys were outside the tent just now, and after listening to the conversation between the potter and Chen Deng, they already knew almost everything about it.

As a senior brother, Sima Yi remonstrated first: "Teacher, in fact, some things may not be as difficult as you think."

The pottery merchant looked at him: "How do you say that?"

Sima Yi cleared his throat, and said, "Although Yuan Shu's troops are numerous, they are divided into three parts. It is said that it is difficult to defeat one person, but it is easy to defeat two. If Yuan Shu is a master, he may be able to subdue the hearts of Sun Ce and Lu Bu, but as a student In other words, although Yuan Shu has abilities, he has no guts, Sun Ce and Lu Bu may not be convinced by him, and he will be self-reliant after a long time, the teacher can take advantage of the gap to implement a strategy of differentiation."

The pottery merchant laughed when he heard the words: "You are quite shady...but although the matter is such a thing, the reason is also the same, but it is not easy to operate the plan of alienation. At least they are monolithic at the moment, and there is a way to divide them." Timing also depends on the timing... But the teacher will remember Xiaoyi's words."

When the words fell, Zhuge Liang saluted respectfully and said: "Teacher, this time to pacify Jiangnan, although Yuan Shu has Sun Ce and Lu Bu's help, it seems to be very powerful, but there are actually hidden dangers in their army."

The potter said, "Tell me about it?"

Zhuge Liang waved the white feather fan in his hand, and said: "In recent years, Yuan Shu has lost Nanyang County and Runan County, and the population and taxes under his rule have been cut by more than half, but I have never heard of Shouchun. There is a move to reduce the number of troops, but the number of soldiers has been increased repeatedly. The number of soldiers under Yuan Shu's tent has been maintained at around [-] in recent years. Although Huainan is rich, it has [-] soldiers. The burden is not light..."

When the potter heard this, his eyes lit up.

Zhuge Liang is indeed a heavenly genius. At a young age, he can see the essence through phenomena and grasp the key points of things.

If this grows up, what's the deal?Can't be perfect!

Zhuge Liang continued: "In today's world, there are only five people who can lead [-] armors! Yuan Shao in Hebei has occupied Jizhou, which is the granary of the world, but it is also true; Cao Cao in Yanzhou has now occupied Yuzhou. It is possible to re-use jujubes to reclaim and farmland; it is possible to reclaim the land of Fengle in the seven prefectures of Jingxiang, where there are few wars, and now Liu Biao has carefully managed it, but it is also possible; Yes; Jinling and Hangzhou are rich and half the world, teachers can also."

The pottery merchant laughed when he heard the words: "What Liangliang means is that Yuan Shu isn't among the five forces that can lead one hundred thousand armor?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "If there were Nanyang County and Runan County, Yuan Shu would be among them, but the two counties have already been lost! According to the current situation in Huainan, Yuan Shu has no means of enriching the people, and he imposes excessive taxes and acts arbitrarily... Shouchun City has [-] armies, and it’s purely a matter of earning money. With the addition of Sun Ce and Lu Bu’s generals, I think that even if Yuan Shu takes Yuzhang County, he won’t be able to hold on for long.”

Chen Deng was dumbfounded while listening.

What surprised him was not how profound Zhuge Liang's remarks were.

Chen Deng himself knew about these things, which is not too unusual.

But this analysis comes from a young man's mouth, this matter is open to discussion!

At least in Chen Deng's impression, when he was 14 years old, he absolutely couldn't say these words.

The potter raised his head, closed his eyes and thought carefully.

"What Liangliang means is that Yuan Shu may not be able to get enough food and grass during his southern expedition?"