Han Xiang

Chapter 167
Depending on where you are, you see problems with different perspectives.

Zhou Yu believed that by taking Hefei, he could use the water network in the Central Plains to attack Cao Cao's hinterland, and he could defend the Lujiang River by guarding the Jianghuai River when he retreated.

Of course, he also has selfish resentment towards Hefei.

And Sun Ce agreed with Zhang Zhao's plan because Jiangdong's economic and political center was in Wudi, and he could lead the generals to go out with peace of mind only if the rear was not threatened. Therefore, the strategic significance of winning Guangling was greater than that of Hefei.

In addition, Long Xiang defended himself with a whole city of soldiers, while Chen Deng used the strength of a whole county to challenge things.

Whichever is more important, the higher and lower will be judged.

After making up his mind, Sun Ce decided to temporarily abandon Hefei, go back to Wu County to clean up the remnants of Yan Baihu, and then go north to Guangling to attack Chen Deng.

Before leaving, Sun Ce appointed Taishi Ci as the captain of Jianchang, and ordered him to help Sun Ben suppress the powerful forces in the northern part of Yuzhang, guard against the threat of Liu Biao in Jingzhou in the west, and left Zhou Yu with thousands of troops to guard Baqiu (now Xiajiang, Jiangxi). Help Sun Fu control the Luling County that he just won.

At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, thousands of boats leave Penglize and head downstream.

When the fleet sailed to the waters of Wan County, Sun Ce braved the cold winter wind and came to the deck, looking at the north bank with a solemn expression.

From time to time, Qin Song, the mastermind, was out to relieve himself, and encountered Sun Ce when passing by the deck and returning to the cabin.

Qin Song didn't know if Sun Ce was also at his convenience, so in order to avoid embarrassment, he waited for a while before going up to him.

(Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song, and Chen Duan were the four chief conspirators of Sun Ce. At this time, Zhang Hong was detained by Cao Cao in the imperial court to serve as the censor because he presented a memorial to Xuchang)
"Lord."

"Oh? So it's Wen Biao, you also come out to blow the air?"

"Uh yeah"

Qin Song nodded embarrassingly, and immediately changed the subject and said, "It's windy on the river, my lord, please keep warm, and be careful not to catch the cold."

Sun Ce didn't take it seriously: "A little cold wind is nothing to worry about. I remember fighting on the river more than ten days ago. I was a little tired from fighting, but was accidentally splashed on the face by the river water. I calmed down immediately. I even jumped out of the boat and killed Huang Zuyi." Will."

"My lord has the majesty of an overlord, and the enemy is intimidated by it." Qin Song clasped his fists in compliment.

Just as the corners of Sun Ce's mouth raised, he suddenly frowned again, and slapped his palm on the deck railing.

"There are still strong players in the strong, and Xu Chu in Hefei is not just waiting for it"

Qin Song asked curiously: "Since my lord never forgets Hefei, why didn't you listen to Zizheng (Chen Duan)'s suggestion yesterday and send someone to Hefei to intimidate Long Xiang, maybe he will sacrifice the city directly like Hua Ziyu."

"Ha ha."

Sun Ce shook his head and laughed, and explained: "Long Xiang came from a humble background and never enjoyed wealth. How could he give up easily when he became the Lord of Hefei? He is different from Hua Ziyu."

"You should try it too, what if it works?"

"Try? Who will be sent to try? Only by concealing the fact of returning to Wu can the envoy have enough confidence in Hefei. Lu Qi can't hide it from Lu Su. It doesn't matter if he fails in persuading him to surrender. It would be bad if he was detained in Hefei like Deng Dang, and I don't bother to play tricks." Such a trick"

When Qin Song heard this, he couldn't help but clasped his hands again: "My lord is so proud, Long Xiang will come down sooner or later."

Sun Ce nodded slightly: "After all, Hefei has few troops. Not to mention that there is no threat to Jiangdong, it is not a big threat to Lujiang. The most urgent thing is to defeat Chen Deng first. You and Zizheng are both from Guangling. Now go to your hometown to fight. Remember how much Offer advice."

"Don't worry, my lord, we will do our best." Qin Song said solemnly.

Sun Ce just nodded slightly, then stroked his beard and looked at the north shore to continue thinking.

Seeing this, Qin Song continued to advise: "My lord, if you are worried about Hefei, why not send someone to help Li Taishou, so as to restrain Long Xiang by driving away tigers and wolves."

"Stop the tiger and devour the wolf? What do you say?" Sun Ce became interested.

Qin Song explained: "Prefect Li defended Lujiang with [-] soldiers, and governor Yan Xiang occupied Huainan cities such as Shouchun. Sooner or later, conflicts between Jiujiang and Lujiang would break out, and Hefei Heng was just a buffer between the two counties. Why not plan to let Long Xiang to attack Shouchun? You can also use a plan to let Yan Xiang go south to attack Hefei, this is a plan to drive away tigers and wolves."

"Well, it sounds good. Yan Xiang and Long Xiang consume each other, and Jiang Dong can benefit from it. After I finish cleaning up Chen Deng, I can take Huainan in one fell swoop, but"

In the middle of Sun Ce's speech, his joy turned to worry, and he frowned again.

"Gong Jin respects Lu Su very much, and he is in Hefei to advise Long Xiang. I am afraid that Li Shu is not the opponent of the two. I have to send a think tank to Lujiang to give advice."

"Mr. Zibu." Qin Song hesitated to speak.

"Zibu will follow me around"

Sun Ce shook his head lightly, then looked at Qin Song thinking.

"You have a discussion with Zizheng (Chen Duan) to see who will go to Lujiang to help Li Shu. Even if you can't drive away the tigers and wolves, it will be a great achievement to keep Lujiang alive."

"Uh, I can save it"

Qin Song wanted to recommend Zhang Zhao, but it was a pity that Sun Ce wanted to stay with him, so he had to go back to Chen Duan's work. After all, it was useless to do more in Lujiang, so it was better to show his face every day by the lord's side.

Sun Ce didn't let Zhang Zhao out, because he was the highest among the four masterminds, and Zhang Zhao had the ability to lead troops, and he still had one or two thousand pieces of his own. It would be a waste of talent to leave Lujiang.

While Qin Song was urinating, he found an expatriate job for his fellow countrymen. Chen Duan was a man sitting in the cabin, and the work came from the sky.

Tens of thousands of ships lined up in a row, traveling along the river in darkness, and almost no one noticed a small boat sailing into the water mouth of Wan County without a sound.

That is to say, starting from the water mouth of Wanxian County, there are fishing boats on the north bank of the Yangtze River from time to time. It was not until the fleet passed the Ruxu water mouth that the fishing boats gradually disappeared on the river.

They are still fishing on the river in winter. Could it be that these are Lujiang fishermen?

Sun Ce recalled the capture of the Lujiang River after the war, and thought he had gone too far. At this moment, he felt a little sorry, but he didn't know that it was not an ordinary fisherman, but a water scout from Hefei.

Knowing that the Jiangdong warship left from Ruxukou, all the governors in Hefei breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention Feng Zhong and Tang Ju were surprised, even Xu Chu, Liu Ye, and Lu Su were surprised.

Less than two months after Sun Ce left Hefei, he was able to defeat the coalition forces of Liu Xun and Huang She, and defeated Huang Zu in Shaxian, and took Yuzhang and Luling without bloodshed.

This record, this achievement, was that incompetent and furious little overlord outside Hefei back then?
In the Army Sima Mansion, only Long Xiang knew the plot in advance, and thought that this was Sun Ce's highlight moment, and he would die soon, so he gave orders very calmly.

"Order Xing Zuo (Liu Fu) to shift the scope of surveillance to the downstream, and Sun Cebie is back again."

"only."

Cao Xing left with fists in his arms, and Liu Ye said to himself, "It's incredible that Sun Ce didn't come to fight Hefei."

"Sun Ce looted a large number of people in Lujiang and Jiangxia. At this time, they should be brought back to Jiangdong to digest slowly. Moreover, the cold winter is not conducive to attacking the city. I guess it will come back next year."

After Lu Su finished speaking, he took a meaningful look at Long Xiang, as if he had something to whisper to him.

Long Xiang understood in an instant, and immediately waved his hand to tell everyone: "The New Year is approaching, you all go to prepare the New Year's goods first, just pretend to be a war in your heart, and finally, please stay for a while."

(End of this chapter)