There were many people and great power. Under the temptation of heavy rewards, Yuan Jun craftsmen quickly completed the imitation of the defense device. After the experiment, the effect was indeed good. They not only could prevent arrows shot by giant crossbows, but also had a certain defense against mud bombs thrown by stone throwers.

Yuan Tan immediately ordered a large-scale production to install all the building cars.

Zhu Ran saw it clearly on the stage, and when he saw Yuan Jun stealing his skills, he couldn't help but sneer. He was mentally prepared for this. From the Wood School to the training methods, the King of Wu has been imitated and never surpassed. Xun Yu had been in Jianmu School in Guanzhong, but Jizhou later realized it and had no movement.

It’s a pity that you can only imitate the essence, but you can’t learn the essence.

The two sides fought back and forth, attacking and defending each other, fighting for days. Yuan Tan was determined to steal the troops and train troops, so he naturally refused to do his best and attacked fiercely at all costs. Fortunately, he had enough troops and allowed various troops to take turns to fight, which could maintain the pressure on Gaotang City. However, Zhu Ran also had enough troops to rotate, and the soldiers combined work and rest, and the injured soldiers also had enough time to recuperate.

After several consecutive days of fierce long-range attacks and defense, Yuan Tan believed that the side had a certain advantage and began to arrange infantry to attack the city. The two sides fought fiercely up and down the city walls. Zhu Ran had enough troops, and the Jiangdong Army was well-trained, fighting in formation and defending on the city, and did not allow Yuan army to gain any advantage. In a few days, the walls of Gaotang City were stained with blood, and Yuan army's corpses were layer by layer under the city. It was a arduous task to clear these corpses every day.

Seeing the rapid increase in casualties, but the city was broken, Guo Tu once again suggested to Yuan Tan that he would take the counties of Qingzhou first, and seek Yanzhou while taking Qingzhou. The Yuan army had 200,000 troops, and it was too wasteful to use them to attack Gaotang. It could completely separate 50,000 or 60,000 people, put pressure on Yanzhou and force Cao Ang to make a choice. At the same time, Xun Yan could also face the Yellow River, restrain Lu Su's troops, create opportunities for the emperor to advance, and truly form a situation of besieging Sun Ce on three sides.

After repeated discussions, Ju Su also supported Guo Tu's suggestion, but made some adjustments, focusing on attacking Qingzhou, obtaining the support of Qingzhou families, and striving to solve most of the food and grass on the spot. If necessary, you can also choose a suitable location to farm and prepare for a long-term confrontation. As for Yanzhou, it is not advisable to attack strongly, but should be taken with power, using the court's position and the conflict between the Cao family's father and son belonging to the two camps, and try to win Cao Ang to change his camp as much as possible, and Cao Ang undertakes the task of attacking the hinterland of Yuzhou to avoid going to war with Yanzhou.

Guo Tu agreed with Ju Su's point of view. He believed that the Yanzhou family, like the Qingzhou family, opposed Sun Ce's new policy and would choose to support Yuan Tan. If Cao Ang didn't know the truth, he would be seeking death.

At this time, Han Bin came to the camp and met Yuan Tan. Cao Ang's envoy Wei Zhen was accompanied by Cao Ang's envoy.

Han Bin met He Yong when he was in Yanzhou. He knew that Yuan Tan had decided to do his best. Now he saw the camp that stretched for dozens of miles with his own eyes and was happy. He was originally chasing Li Ru, but he did not catch up. He changed his mission halfway and came to contact Cao Ang and Yuan Tan. In Yanzhou, he met Cao Ang, Chen Gong and others many times, but the talks were not going well. Cao Ang was unwilling to be an enemy of Sun Ce. The Yanzhou family also lacked confidence in the court, for fear of retaliation after rebelling with Sun Ce, so he would rather maintain the current wait-and-see situation. He tried his best to speak out. Later, he heard that Yuan Tan had launched an army of 200,000 to attack Qingzhou, Cao Ang, Chen Gong and others eased, and agreed to send Wei Zhen to meet Yuan Tan.

Obviously, compared with the court's status, the 200,000 Jizhou troops have a greater threat.

Yuan Tan met Han Bin and Wei Zhen respectively.

He was very polite to Han Bin. Han Bin was both an imperial envoy of the court and a senior Ru Ying, so he naturally had to respect him. Yuan Tan expressed his loyalty to Han Bin to the court, and then asked Han Bin to ask the emperor for an edict, hoping that he would take over Qingzhou, send troops to Hongnong, and launch an attack on Henan. Han Bin agreed immediately, while sending a letter to the court, he visited the Qingzhou family as an envoy of the emperor, hoping that they could support Yuan Tan, conquer Gaotang, Licheng, and Linzi, and take Qingzhou all.

Yuan Tan is also polite to Wei Zhen. Wei Zhen’s father Wei Zi first sponsored Cao Cao’s troops, but was instructed by Yuan Shao, and later died in Xingyang. When he was the governor of Yanzhou, he had met with Wei Zi, who was Cao Ang’s subordinate, many times. But in addition to being polite, he did not lose his power and tricks. Yuan Tan took Wei Zhen to the camp and the battlefield, so that Wei Zhen could personally experience his strength, and told Wei Zi clearly that he must distinguish his victory and defeat with Sun Ce this time. If Cao Ang chooses to support Sun Ce, he has to give up his old love and force Yanzhou.

Besides, even if Sun Ce is the final winner, Cao Ang can rely on his in-laws to keep a single county magistrate. What can you Chenliu family get? Like the Yuzhou family, the head was cut off and hung on the treetops of the official road? If you are constantly breaking, you will suffer from chaos. It is very unwise for the strong to fight against each other and the weak to maintain neutrality in the middle. I hope you will make a decision early.

Seeing the continuous military camps, the mountains of baggage and the high morale soldiers, Wei Zi was panicked and did not even dare to come out. He quickly sent a letter to Cao Ang and asked for instructions.

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Shijiu Lake.

Sun Ce sat on the flying hut, looked away from the railing, listening to the laughter of Yanyan Yingying on the deck, and was in a daze.

Today is the open day of the Navy. Children from nearby counties all came to travel together. Girls who were at the age of marriage and were interested in making connections with young men in the army were invited to visit the building. Because it was the first time, many people were confused about the situation and not many people came. They were mainly Gan Mei's friends in the boudoir, with about twenty or thirty people. They were guided by Gan Mei and were occasionally exclaiming exclamations.

The attendant knights and soldiers of Yicong camp were the first choice. They all cheered up and showed the best mental state, hoping to win the favor of beauty. Even if they were not married, it didn't matter. Danyang's wild wind was quite strong. When they saw it right, the spring breeze was not impossible. So Liu Pan and Xie Guanglong, two gangsters who had married and had children, also shaved their beards, pretended to be young, and mixed in the crowd. However, they could shaved their beards and their faces could be pink. But their obscene temperament could not be changed. After a long time of hard work, they had nothing to gain, and only caused a burst of sneering.

On the contrary, Sun Ce, who was standing on Feilu, attracted a lot of attention. The young hero, with great achievements and good looks, each item was very lethal to the girls. If Feilu was not among the open, Sun Ce's willingness to be a handsome man would definitely fail.

Even if Feilu is blocked, he cannot be truly quiet. Two beautiful girls are preparing lunch under Yuan Quan's command. Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao are on the winter vacation and come all the way. Xiao Qiao said that he had created a few new dishes and insisted on asking Sun Ce to try them and give some suggestions. Sun Ce was very clear in his heart. Xiao Qiao was treating him, but Da Qiao was the one who cooked. Xiao Qiao's skills were only edible, but not outstanding, but Da Qiao had some talent in cooking.

But Xiao Qiao's singing and dancing are outstanding, and they are as good as the standard of swaying people and the country. Even Zhen Mi felt a little stressed when she saw it.

Of course, this kind of beautiful life is good. Just when he thinks of the situation in Qingzhou, he scratches his head a little. Da Qiao's food is delicious, Xiao Qiao's singing and dancing are very good, but their father Qiao Rui is a little dangerous. Yuan Tan has launched an army of 200,000, and not only Qingzhou, but also Yanzhou is threatened. Once Cao Ang can't withstand the pressure, the Yuzhou defense line will likely collapse.

200,000, Yuan Tan, are you crazy? You can’t do this even if you commit suicide.

And Liu Bei, who actually brought ten thousand elite cavalry to help. Are you so tired of living, right?

Sun Ce swears a few times in his heart. He was really annoyed and felt like he shot himself in the foot. Although he knew that Yuan Tan and Liu Bei could not really cooperate, but just a temporary alliance. There were many conflicts behind his back, the situation was still a bit tricky. When Liu Bei was let go back to balance Gongsun Zan, and then let Yuan Tan go back to block Liu Bei, why didn't he expect the two of them to join forces?

If you want to blame, you can only blame Gongsun Zan. He killed himself alive and did not balance Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei could get half of Youzhou in vain. It was from that time that the incident deviated from the track. Although Taishi Ci entered Youzhou early and quickly subdued Gongsun Du, Liu Bei still gained a firm foothold.

Will this goods occupy Hebei and change positions with Cao Cao?

Sun Ce was not very worried about Qingzhou. Pang Tong's plan was very stable, and it would be no problem to stick to it for a year. Yanzhou became an uncertain factor. Cao Ang wanted to be a fencer. Now Yuan Tan wants to push the wall down and force Cao Ang to express his opinion. What would Cao Ang do? He wouldn't want to leave again and return to his hometown to live in seclusion? Or go to Yizhou and join his father Cao Cao?

In short, Sun Ce did not have much hope for Cao Ang to join him. He was controlled by the Yanzhou family and could not help but demand.

How to break this situation?

Sun Ce crossed his legs and tapped his fingers on his thighs, thinking about how to break the situation. A strong fragrance and whispering sound came from behind him. He turned his head and saw Xiao Qiao standing at the hatch with a food desk, his mouth slightly opened, and he was about to stop. Da Qiao lowered his head and stood behind Xiao Qiao with another food desk, and looked over secretly. Seeing him looking over, he quickly turned his gaze elsewhere, and a red cloud appeared on his face.

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing and waved his hand. "It smells so good! Come and let me taste it. My index finger is almost flying."

"Okay." Xiao Qiao smiled with a smile, and it was as bright as a summer flower in an instant. She held the table of food, raised her feet lightly, slowly fell down her feet, with graceful figure, light steps, and flowing water. She was obviously showing off her skills, but she couldn't tell any show-off.

"Good footwork!" Guo Jia walked out from behind and shook his feather fan. "Why do I always do this? I have both good taste and good eyes? Mrs. Xiao Qiao, what dish is it cooking today? Can I share a bite of soup?"

Xiao Qiao was helpless with this military advisor who was accustomed to eating free food, and could not afford to offend him. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you drink the stone mortar water when you eat Danyang fish?"

"As long as it is made by your Mrs. Xiao Qiao, I will drink it even if it is water." Guo Jia swallowed exaggeratedly. "I will help the king taste it and see which one Mrs. Xiao Qiao's craftsmanship ranks among the ladies."

Xiao Qiao blushed, shy and happy, and stomped her feet. "Okay, okay, I won't let you drink water, I'll let you drink a few sips of fish soup."
Chapter completed!