Sun Ce pondered for a long time, sighed, turned around and walked slowly along the city wall. Ju Su slowly followed. The king and his ministers were silent to each other. Compared with the excitement outside the palace, this silence had a unique taste.

That's probably what's the case with being alone.

"Mr. I want to hear your opinions on the Battle of Guandu, I wonder if it's convenient?"

"Of course, it's just that half a year before and after the Battle of Guandu, everything is complicated. I wonder where the king wants to start?"

"You just start with why Yuan Benchu ​​suddenly had an idea and entered Yanzhou. Gu has never understood why he did this." Sun Ce turned his head and looked at Ju Shu. "What was your opinion at that time, agree or object?"

Ju Su laughed twice. "I opposed it at the time, but now it seems that this is not important. Yuan Benchu ​​is not the king's opponent after all, and it is a matter of time before he loses. Maybe he is right, but I am wrong."

"How can I see it?"

Ju Su was silent for a moment. "King, I dare to ask, if there is a person who acts differently everywhere and develops rapidly, he is very likely to become his strongest opponent. Should he take action first and eliminate him while he is still weak, or wait and wait until he is ready before talking?"

Sun Ce thought of Liu Bei. He was not very worried about Cao Cao. The situation in Yizhou is like this, and no matter how good Cao Cao is to fight, it will be useless. After all, manpower is limited and some limitations are doomed to be unable to overcome. Liu Bei is different. He is like a young strongman who cannot be killed, and his luck is so good that he can also be a blessing in disguise. If he really takes over Bingzhou, Bingzhou may become an incurable wound and continue to lose blood.

The terrain of Bingzhou is different from that of Yizhou. It is not only condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also convenient to attack. It can threaten Guanzhong, Sanhe, Central Plains and Jizhou at any time, and is also connected with the grassland, convenient to obtain war horse resources and form powerful cavalry. The folk customs of Bingzhou are special, and the aristocratic families are civil and military, and are a place where famous generals are famous. Liu Bei is not Yan Wen. You are adjacent to You, so he is more likely to get the support of Bingzhou people and is better than Yan Wen at winning people's hearts. With the identity of the royal family, he is very attractive to the people of Bingzhou. With Feng Ji and Sima Yi assisted, his skills are definitely not comparable to Yan Wen. Under his control, Bingzhou will become a tough and hard bone.

From this perspective, taking advantage of the opportunity of this Hedong War to kill Liu Bei may be a good choice. What Ju Su wants to say may be this meaning. It is not that no one has made this suggestion, and Sun Ce has not had this idea, but after repeated weighing and vetoing it.

"If it were me, I would wait." Sun Ce slowly moved forward. "War or not depends on what you want, is it a victory of a battle, a victory of a war, or a century-old plan. Threats are everywhere, and it is not realistic to try to extinguish every potential threat in its bud. Instead of doing so, it is better to rest and strengthen yourself, not be wary, and not forget to fight, which is the right way."

Ju Shu's eyes flashed slightly, and after a long time, he nodded. "What the king said has its own reason, but it is impossible for an idle person to do it, and only those who are extremely confident can do it. Yuan Benchu ​​is not such a person, nor is he. Maybe there will be no second one within a hundred years."

Sun Ce smiled but didn't say anything. He was actually thinking about this question. Confidence is a good thing, but overconfidence means self-confidence. He has such confidence because he has experienced how great the advantages brought by technological progress are, but he is not clear whether future generations can have such insights. He is trying every possible way to lead Chinese civilization in this regard, but he dare not say whether it can succeed. Everything will turn back, and the truth will be fallacy. Such things are common. Nowadays, so many people worship him like God, but God cannot learn it. Most of the people who regard themselves as God's descendants have no good ending. Either they deceive themselves, even themselves, or they speak up and are worried and afraid all day long, and they look like ambitious people, and even their sons have to be guarded against.

Was Yuan Shao like this back then?

It's so hard for me.

"Tell me how you argued at that time." Sun Ce said.

"Here."

Sun Ce chatted with Ju Su all the time. The theme was the Battle of Guandu. In fact, the scope was not limited to this. It often went elsewhere and didn't even know it. But all history was for the present and the future. After hearing Ju Su's talk about the Battle of Guandu, Sun Ce was ultimately a reference for his decision-making. He did not have the experience of managing such a large team, and there was no such talent in his core team. Even Xun Yu and Liu Ye, when they were in power, the Han Dynasty was actually already weak, and the place where they could manage was very limited, so they could not find his current territory.

No matter what happens, it will become unprecedentedly complicated to a certain extent. Being able to govern a county prefect does not mean that he can govern a state, and being able to govern a state may not necessarily govern a country. Even a real king or a minister may not necessarily become a famous prime minister. Sun Ce has a deep understanding of this and has seen too many failure cases. Countless companies have fallen on the road to expansion, seemingly cooking oil with hot fire, flowers are gathering, and the building will collapse in a blink of an eye. This also leads to his increasing caution and even some self-hard work. But such hardship cannot be told to others, and can only be digested by himself.

After chatting with Ju Su for a long time, Sun Ce felt a little relaxed. At this time, someone in the distance looked into his head. Sun Ce had a very good eye. When he looked closely, he saw that it was Yuan Yao. He knew that he had something to say, so he said goodbye to Ju Su. Ju Su also saw Yuan Yao and retreated tactfully. Sun Ce waved, and Yuan Yao rushed over with a small step.

"King."

"What's up?"

"Uh, Xiaohuan just received a letter, written by Zhao Ang's wife Wang Yi."

"Wang Yi?" Sun Ce thought for a while before he remembered this strange woman in Liangzhou. She was Lu Xiaohuan's companion before. After the battle of Yanzhou, she followed Zhao Yun back to Guanzhong. "What do you say?"

"It's nothing, it's just a normal greeting. When talking about the situation in Hedong, I hope the king can rescue him."

After hearing Yuan Yao's words, Sun Ce already understood what Wang Yi meant. Zhao Ang was worried that he would treat Liangzhou people differently and wanted to show goodwill through Lu Xiaohuan. It seemed that Zhao Ang had no confidence in Jia Xu, and Liangzhou people were also in harmony with each other and did not trust each other.

Nothing can be seen outside the human heart.

Sun Ce asked about the time and knew that Wang Yi's letter was sent on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. At that time, Hedong had not changed yet, but Wang Yi had already made such a decision. It can be seen that he has a good experience and can become a wonderful woman, and he has his own talent.

"Do you two want to go into battle?"

"Go into battle?" Yuan Yao was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "It doesn't matter to me, but Xiaohuan must be very happy."

"It's good if you are interested. Go back and prepare for it and start tomorrow. Be mentally prepared. This task is very urgent. You have to arrive in Hedong within half a month. The road will be very hard."

"Tomorrow? Arrive in Hedong in half a month?" Yuan Yao took a breath of air conditioning, looking embarrassed.

Sun Ce ignored him, regardless of whether he and Lu Xiaohuan went or not, Zhang Liao would go. Lu Su lacked the most now is cavalry. He planned to send Zhang Liao and Pang De to lead the personal guards to Hedong to help Lu Su. Yang Xiuhui contacted Han Sui and Ma Teng and asked them to send cavalry to Hedong to help, but Sun Ce was not sure whether Ma Teng could do his best, so he decided to arrange someone himself.

Zhang Liao was sent because Zhang Liao recruited troops in Hedong and Henoi, and there were some knights from Hedong and Henoi under his command. In addition, Gao Shun had just surrendered, they were former colleagues, and they knew each other well and would be better together. If Lu Xiaohuan was also interested in participating in the war, Lu Bu's old subordinates would be more at ease and would not have to worry about being used as cannon fodder when fighting.

Suspicion is the enemy with the greatest trust and can destroy the most powerful enemy from within.

When the war in Hedong began, he could not remain indifferent, but he did not want to make a big move. He transferred Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other Lu Bu's old subordinates to Lu Su's command, and Lu Su was responsible for the war, which was also a compensation for Lu Su. The Battle of Hedong was only the opening, and the real battlefield was Bingzhou. With the assistance of these Bingzhou generals, Lu Su would have the strength to compete with Shen You in the future. Whether he could make contributions and how much he could make depends on his own ability.

Balance, omnipresent balance. When Sun Ce thinks of this, he feels so tired.

Sun Ce's proposal was fanatical support from Lu Xiaohuan. She almost gave Yuan Yao any chance to renege. She made up her clothes overnight and rushed to the military camp early the next morning to meet with Zhang Liao.

Yuan Yao originally planned to discuss with Sun Ce the next day to see if there was any arrangement and not let Lu Xiaohuan rush to the front line. Sun Ce had made such preparations, but Yuan Yao had never appeared, and he didn't even come to see Lu Xiaohuan off. Two days later, Sun Ce learned from a chance news that Yuan Yao was a little injured. As for how he was injured and where he was injured, no one could tell. In short, Yuan Yao had not shown up for several days, and everyone who mentioned this was a wicked smile.

Xie Xianying was very embarrassed and despite the fact that she was still in the first month of the year, she had a big quarrel with Yuan Yao and began a cold war.

Two days after Zhang Liao set out, Sun Ce received 600 miles of Yang Xiu's expedition. Hu Zhen's troops rushed to Linjin first and looked across the river from Puban, but Liu Bei was guarding tightly. Hu Zhen could not cross the river without warships. Han Sui and Ma Teng had already received the news that they were gathering troops and coming from Liangzhou. It was expected that each had 10,000 elite cavalry, but they asked for some food and grass. The army was operating. The food shortage was too large, and Guanzhong could only be self-sufficient and could not meet Han Sui and Ma Teng's request. Yang Xiu had no choice but to ask Sun Ce, hoping to allocate supplements from Nanyang and Yingchuan.

The food problem once again became the focus and became more serious. The cavalry consumed an astonishing amount during the war. The 20,000 cavalry consumed nearly 300,000 stones of grain each month, which was simply a bottomless pit. When Yu Fan heard this news, he immediately changed his face and scolded Ma Teng and Han Sui for being greedy and taking advantage of the situation to rob. He might as well tell them not to come. The cavalry of Hu Zhen's army and Zhang Liao's army were enough to defeat Liu Bei.
Chapter completed!