Overlord!

Chapter 145 Whoever wins the heart wins the world
In fact, Sun Ce's advance in Guangling was already a bit of a bold situation.

He led his iron cavalry from Guangling to Yanhangou all the way to the north, driving straight for hundreds of miles. Gaoyou County and Ping'an County along the way all watched the wind and surrendered without any resistance.

There are more than a thousand cavalry marching in such a straight line, without any reinforcements on the two wings or behind them. No matter how you look at it, it is a lone army that has penetrated deep. If Liu Bei had not been defeated, or Yuan Shu's [-] troops had pushed forward, Sun Ce's lone army might be surrounded by heavy siege. .

Especially in Ping'an County, Hangou was blocked by silt, and it was impossible to continue to Huaiyin.Sun Ce had to bring hundreds of zi chariots to accompany the iron cavalry to march, and his mobility was greatly reduced.

There are a lot of lagoons and swamps along the way, and the road is not very smooth. You need a local guide from Xuzhou to drive to Huaiyin with cavalry.

If there is an enemy army ambushing in a dangerous place along the way, the thousand cavalry may not be able to move vertically and horizontally, and will have to be surrounded.

However, things like dangerous roads have never been aimed at only one side.In the face of the natural situation, the princes of the world are treated equally.

It is not easy for Sun Ce to march through, and it is even more difficult for other forces to maneuver to this area quickly before Sun Ce.

So at the end of July, before other forces had time to arrive, Sun Ce led the army to arrive at Huaiyin, the important military town of Xiapi, with lightning speed.

At this time, all kinds of rumors along the Huaihe River finally came to an end, and all parties had definite news about the situation in Xuzhou.

General Pingdong and Pingtao Hou Lv Bu led the army to advance by land and water, from Peiguo, Yuzhou, to the hinterland of Xuzhou, and broke through Xiapi guarded by Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei's rear was lost, his army was cut off, and he was defeated by Yuan Shu. He retreated eastward along the Huai River without knowing where he was going. Some said he retreated to Guangling, and others said he retreated to the East China Sea.

However, due to Zhou Zhang's infiltration, Sun Ce was one step ahead of the others and got the exact news that Liu Bei had retreated to Haixi County in Guangling County!
The reason why Sun Ce is so clear is naturally because it is closely related to his current situation!In other words, it is closely related to the terrain of the Huaihe River.

Huaiyin County, the fiefdom of Huaiyin Marquis Han Xin, is a vital military location, controlling the Jianghuai River and even the entire Xuzhou.Known as "all terrains, water and land transportation, easy to observe, fertile fields have the benefits of colonization, and the ark has the benefits of transporting water", it is a veritable canal capital.

The political wisdom of the Central Plains is that it is absolutely impossible to turn a situation of mountains and rivers into an administrative region.For example, Hanzhong and Bashu must be divided and ruled to prevent them from ruling one side.

Similarly, although Huaiyin is south of the Huaihe River, the imperial court specially assigned it to Xiapi.Like a wedge, embedded in the hinterland of Guangling County.In this direction, there is only one Huaiyin County in Xiapi to the south of the Huaihe River.

His northwest is Ling County of Guangling County, and his northeast is Haixi County of Guangling County, both of which are north of Huaibei. Only Huaiyin County is surrounded by two counties of Guangling County to the south of Huaihe River.

Sun Ce's capture of Huaiyin was bloodless, but after he captured Huaiyin, he discovered that his mere one or two thousand cavalry had fallen into the encirclement of three princes!
To the southwest of Huaiyin County, along the Huaihe River is Xuyi County where Yuan Shu's army stationed troops.

Just in the northwest of Huaiyin County, across the river is Lu Bu's Ling County.

Although Ling County is the county town of Guangling County, it is located in the north of the Huaihe River, deep in the hinterland of Xiapi. When Lu Bu captured Xiapi, the soldiers arrived here directly, and brought the entire north of the Huaihe River under control.

And continue eastward along the Huaihe River, and to the east is Haixi County, where Liu Bei gathered.

The situation at the end of the Han Dynasty changed too quickly. Last month, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce were attacking Liu Bei together. This month, Yuan Shu was in the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, and Liu Bei was in the lower reaches of the Huaihe River. Lu Bu was watching.

Of these three princes, one has a hundred thousand troops, one has [-] troops even though he was defeated, and the other has a small army, but he is a tiger and wolf army.

Even if Sun Ce stationed all three thousand troops in Huaiyin County, it would be a dangerous situation like a pack of wolves.What's more, he currently has only a thousand troops stationed in Huaiyin.

But it also depends on how you look at it.Looking at it from another perspective, Sun Ce's march into Huaiyin was also Lei Ting's decisiveness, and he controlled Huaiyou's throat with heroic spirit.

He garrisoned Huaiyin with elite soldiers, as hard as a nail, firmly nailed here, locking the expansion of the three princes.

So how the situation will develop depends on whether Sun Ce's more than a thousand cavalry can withstand the pressure, and the attack is so fierce that no princes dare to commit it.

But facing so many powerful enemies, the soldiers were still tense. They immediately took the soldiers, civilian husbands, and young men from the city to repair the city of Huaiyin, strengthen the fortifications, and prepare arrows and rolling stones.

In the cities of Huaiyin County, the atmosphere was full of enthusiasm for a while, and there were young and strong people running everywhere. Now it is hot in July, and the soldiers are shirtless, carrying planks and lumber, sweating profusely, and there are men rushing towards them heroic and vigorous.

Jiang Qin was already too hot to wear his armor. He was shirtless and busy all morning. When he returned to the city gate at noon, his eyes widened when he saw Sun Ce!
I sweated profusely all morning, and my sweat reflected the black and red light of my skin in the sun. As a result, the general was lying comfortably in the shade under the city gate. There are various kinds of watermelons, grapes, green pears, red apricots and other fruits in the surrounding grids.

All that was needed was a charming maid who pushed aside the grapes and sent them to the general's mouth together with fine wine.

But according to Jiang Qin's estimate, the reason why this kind of enjoyment is not set up is definitely not because the general doesn't like it, it's probably because there are no beautiful women here!

Jiang Qin immediately ran to the shady ground next to Sun Ce and asked, "General, we are sweating like rain to build the city, why are you so happy and don't seem to worry at all?"

Sun Ce said with a smile, "Come and taste these fruits too. They are quite sweet. The Bing Jian sent by the tyrants of Huaiyin County, Huainan is still rich and prosperous, far better than Jiangdong."

It turned out that it was sent by Hao Qiang, no wonder the general was able to find such a beautiful thing to enjoy in the chaos of war.

Jiang Qin chose a piece of watermelon and ate it in large chunks. When he drank the iced watermelon from his mouth, he felt that his whole body was hearty, and the cool air radiated from every pore. It was simply the most refreshing experience in this hot summer.

Jiang Qin ate three yuan in a row, and ate another green pear, and finally felt refreshed, feeling as if he had gained an extra life in this steaming summer.

He asked curiously: "How can Haoqiang be so kind? We have been stationed in Huaiyin for several days, and they suddenly sent ice mirrors today."

Sun Ce didn't care too much, and said with a smile, "Probably because he was afraid that Lu Bu and Yuan Shu would come in. After all, under Jiangdong's rule, the army and Minqiu did not commit any crimes. Their money, food and wealth, their mansions and maidservants are all still owned by them. But if Lu Bu invades, let alone Bingjian, they can't even keep their wives and daughters, all their wealth will be burned, killed and looted by violent soldiers, even they themselves will inevitably be cut down with a knife, and they will die like a man."

Jiang Qin stopped eating melons, and suddenly became angry, and said: "Suddenly it feels very unfair. Then don't we have to fight for them and guard their wives and daughters' wealth for a bottle of ice cream? We are in the steaming Fighting to the death under the scorching sun, they hugged the beautiful maidservant in the shady manor behind, drank fine wine, and watched the fun from the sidelines? Should good people be harsh?"

Sun Ce asked with a smile, "Then who do you think they will support?"

"That's needless to say? It must be supporting me to wait! Is there any prince who treats them better than me?"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Isn't that enough? Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world! Didn't you realize that there are thousands more young and strong people building fortifications today?"

Jiang Qin was taken aback for a moment, and then cheered up: "Is it a part sent by Hao Qiang? I thought it was a young man in the city who was engaged in conscripting."

Sun Ce nodded with a faint smile. After a short observation, the powerful Huaiyin County found that Sun Ce was really strict in military discipline.Sun Lang's army is indeed as famous as the king's division.

Therefore, Huaiyin's tyrants and common people were all happy, not to mention competing to win the army with cattle and wine, they were also eating pots of pulp to welcome the king's teachers.

Some people were powerful and the elders brought fruit baskets, fine wine and even ice cream to Sun Ce.

The reputations of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are really bad. They are cruel and violent, and their reputation of looting is heard even here in Xuzhou.

Now that Liu Bei was defeated, people in Xuzhou were in a state of panic. Seeing Sun Ce leading the army, the tyrants naturally tried their best to help, trying to keep Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and others who were close at hand from the border.

After cooling off, Jiang Qin asked: "It is indeed a happy event for the people's hearts to return. But is the general not worried about the situation surrounded by wolves? After all, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Lu Bu and others have their own armies. Even a hundred times better than me."

Sun Ce waved his hand and calmly said: "There is nothing to worry about. Our Jiangdong army can attack tens of thousands of captives with a thousand soldiers. Besides, our army has many generals and tens of thousands of soldiers, and its scale is not weaker than other princes. .”

Jiang Qin finally laughed excitedly: "Hahaha! That's right, we have a strong army. As long as the general mobilizes a large army, we will be able to defeat Yuan Shu and Lu Bu. The general mobilized reinforcements from Jiangdong? How big is it? Twenty thousand? No , No! Ten thousand! Ten thousand is enough to go all the way!"

Then...of course not.

Let alone [-], in fact Sun Ce didn't even call in a single reinforcement.After all, a stable Jiangdong is the foundation of Sun Ce.Preventing the Shanyue rebellion is the top priority.

Of course, this does not prevent Sun Ce from spreading the news through Jiang Qin.

The soldiers heard that there were tens of thousands of reinforcements, and seeing that the commander was so comfortable and calm, they naturally felt at ease and the morale of the army was stable.

In order to further stabilize the morale of the army, Sun Ce continued: "What's more, although we are surrounded by tigers and wolves, how do you know that these three families came to attack us at the first time, rather than killing each other? Maybe, what you thought was surrounded by tigers and wolves, In fact, we are sitting among the strong walls and watching the tigers fight. Let me ask you a question, do you think Yuan Shu will attack us first, or Lu Bu first?"

Jiang Qin immediately fell into hesitation, thinking for a long time, still frowning: "This is too difficult to deduce. No matter how you say it, the general and Yuan Shu once had a friendship, although they broke up because of the matter of arrogating to the emperor. But after all, they have never fought. Seeing each other, if Yuan Shu fights the general again, it will be tantamount to turning hostile to the princes of the three parties."

Even if Yuan Shu's head is not clear, the counselors and generals under his account will persuade him.

Especially the soldiers under him will definitely strongly oppose fighting with Sun Ce.

After all, if there is a fight, Yuan Shu and the counselors can still observe from the rear. These generals really want to lead the troops to confront Sun Ce!
The generals in the army are now afraid of Sun Ce like a tiger, and the generals even have to worry about whether after the battle, Sun Ce will enter the battle alone, no one dares to block, and then Sun Ce will complete the feat of killing the general and returning home alone.

This is not just one person's idea, it is the idea of ​​most of Yuan Shu's generals, including Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, Ji Ling and other important generals, who both respect and fear Sun Ce.

Do you want these people to lead more than ten thousand troops to attack Sun Ce?Sun Ce brought a thousand cavalry with him, and once they charged, their tens of thousands of cavalry would probably be crushed by the wind.

Of course, when they went to attack Lu Bu, it should have the same result.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lu Bu to have the prestige of the tiger walking along the Jianghuai River in history.

As for Yuan Shu's troops, they were basically hammered by the princes from all walks of life.From the most skilled Cao Cao, to the bravest Lu Bu, to Liu Bei and Sun Ce, it is not difficult to defeat him.

His only victory against these current heroes was to defeat Liu Bei when Lu Bu attacked Liu Bei's rear.

However, this is not a military victory, but a victory in wealth. He promised to give Lu Bu 20 shi, grain and grass, and asked Lu Bu to attack Liu Bei.

As a result, Lu Bu accepted the contract and broke through Xiapi. Yuan Shu played the repeated trick of breaking his promise and getting fat, and refused to give Lu Bu the 20 shi of grain.

So the two of them had turned against each other at this moment.

Judging from the current situation, in Xuzhou in the first year of Jian'an, the princes of the four directions did not trust each other, and there was no alliance.

Sun Ce has no way of determining what these people will do next.

Why was Jia Xu the top adviser in the late Han Dynasty, even known as Zhang Liang, Chen Ping and the like.

It is because he can make a strategic plan of "victory first, then war", strategizing, and almost exhaustive strategies.

During the Battle of Chibi, he firmly opposed Cao Cao's continued eastward advance.When Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he said that at this time, the Southern Expedition, although approached by the power of heaven, has not yet seen the momentum of perfection.Nowadays, it is advisable to put literature first and then martial arts, and then you can rule the world.

As a result, Cao Cao and Cao Pi did not listen to his opinion, resulting in a heavy loss of strength.

It can be said that as long as Cao Cao, Cao Pi and his son listen to Jia Xu's opinion, there will be nothing about the Three Kingdoms in the future.

In addition to this kind of top talent, other princes' political plans, it's not that Sun Ce looked down on them.There is no way for politics to be clearly judged. It is entirely because of the impulsiveness of a certain person, which then affects the entire trend of history.Meat eaters are contemptible and fail to seek foresight, which is by no means a lie.Our ancestors saw politics clearly and clearly thousands of years ago.

As for the turbulent princes of these grass-roots teams, let alone omniscient and omnipotent, their general strategy and painting are completely stepping on the watermelon rind and sliding wherever they go.

So under such circumstances, Sun Ce was not surprised by what Yuan Shu and Lu Bu did.The two of them formed an alliance today and knocked out the dog's brain tomorrow, which happened more than one, two, three or four times in history.The political planning of the two of them is just like a game. It goes back and forth. If it is repaired today, it may cause a fight tomorrow because of a change in strategy.

But they don't have top strategic planning talents like Jia Xu, but Sun Ce does!
(End of this chapter)