The autumn temperature has gradually dropped.
Autumn in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that in the north. The wind and clouds change. One second the sunrise is mild, and the next second it turns into dark clouds.
The merchants who had just opened their markets in Guangling City packed their things and looked for a roof to escape the coming autumn rain.
Outside Guangling City, the atmosphere was calm a moment ago, but now it was tense.
Sun Ce pointed his gun in the sky, ready to break out of the encirclement at any time.
Facing Liu Bei's army from all directions, he had to be very alert.
If we don't go all out at this time, I'm afraid we will have to answer the question in Guangling City today.
He glanced at Zhao Chen, feeling extremely resentful in his heart. What happened today was all thanks to him. There is actually such a person in the world who possesses unfathomable intelligence. His eyes seem to be able to see through everything.
If it weren't for Zhao Chen, he wouldn't take Liu Bei seriously at all.
Sun Ce stared at Zhao Chen, suddenly realizing that Zhao Chen was alone now.
An idea flashed through his mind, and while he was directing everyone to prepare for the enemy, he quietly approached Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen smiled slightly, this little trick was not enough for him.
Sun Ce just wanted to threaten Liu Bei with him so that he could get away.
He took two steps back and was about to hide behind Zhang Fei.
After all, when Sun Ce went crazy, Zhao Chen, a weak scholar, couldn't resist it. If Sun Ce planned to get injured, he would be in so much pain that he would be unable to stand up. It would be uneconomical.
But who knew that Sun Ce came directly on horseback, much faster than Zhao Chen imagined. He only ran three or two steps before Sun Ce caught up with him.
Sun Ce waved his Overlord Spear to block Zhao Chen's path.
Zhao Chen stumbled and turned to the side, just in time to avoid Sun Ce's move.
Liu Bei's army was shocked.
Zhao Chen's life is more important than anyone else now. In Liu Bei's camp, anyone can be touched, but Zhao Chen cannot be touched. Anyone who touches Zhao Chen will have a group of people fighting against him. How could he, a little Sun Ce, hurt Zhao Chen.
Zhang Fei's eyes widened, he mounted his horse, raised his Zhangba snake spear and stabbed him.
"Sun Ce, son, don't hurt my military advisor!"
Liu Bei didn't care about the distance and rushed over single-handedly.
"Sun Ce, don't even think about hurting Houde, watch the sword!"
Chen Dao on the side was even more nervous and rushed over with a gun.
"Sun Ce, if you dare to hurt the military advisor, I will fight you to the death!"
In one moment, the three of them, two guns and one sword, held Sun Ce's Overlord Spear and saved Zhao Chen who fell to the ground.
The soldiers on the side hurriedly came over to help Zhao Chen up.
Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Chen Dao all attacked Sun Ce with anger, as if they wanted to vent all their anger on Sun Ce.
Sun Ce could not have imagined that a military advisor would cause Liu Bei and others to attack.
He couldn't resist Zhang Fei alone, let alone Chen Dao and Liu Bei.
After only one round, Sun Ce rode away.
When Han Dang and Chen Wu saw this, they rushed to save the man.
For a moment, everyone was fighting.
Zhang Fei chased and beat Sun Ce desperately, shouting: "I told you to bully my military advisor, I told you to bully my military advisor."
Sun Ce was in trouble and couldn't tell, it was clearly Zhao Chen who forced him to this point.
Chen Dao faced off against Han Dang. Both of them were eager to protect their master and used all their strength.
However, Chen Dao's marksmanship was slightly better than that of Han Dang. After a few rounds, Han Dang felt unable to resist.
Chen Wu took Liu Bei's sword, and the two went back and forth for dozens of rounds without deciding the outcome.
Zhao Chen got up from the ground and watched the battle from a distance. Seeing that the time was right, he immediately ordered the entire army to besiege.
War drums sounded on Guangling City.
Guan Yu, who was in the east, heard the sound of drums and drove his horse around the crowd, heading straight for Sun Ce.
A green robe flashed across the battlefield. Guan Yu had long wanted to save Zhao Chen, but he was far away. By the time he arrived, his eldest brother and his third brother had already rescued Zhao Chen.
Now that Zhao Chen had ordered a siege, he naturally had to vent his anger towards Sun Ce.
Originally, Sun Ce was no match for Zhang Fei, but now that Guan Yu was in the mix, he was even less of a match. He could only drive his horse to run away.
Seeing this, Chen Wu shook Liu Bei's sword and risked his life to take Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear, giving Sun Ce a chance to breathe.
Liu Bei had no opponent, so he led his army to cover up the attack.
Sun Ce's army was instantly in chaos, with numerous casualties and countless surrenders.
Zhou Yu commanded the army to resist while facing Liu Bei.
In just a moment, Sun Ce's army was completely defeated.
Sun Ce was extremely anxious. If he did not break out of the encirclement at this time, there would be no more Sun Ce in Jiangdong.
At this time, Zhou Yu, Han Dang, and Chen Wu all moved closer to Sun Ce.
Zhao Chen also saw the opportunity and gave the army a signal. The encirclement in the south gradually weakened, and the encirclement in the north and east gradually increased.
The purpose was to drive Sun Ce south.
It’s still the same eight words: the enemy must be surrounded by enemies, but the enemy must not be pressed when they are poor.
Sun Ce could naturally sense the changes in Liu Bei's army, and immediately seized the opportunity, leading the team to break through the southern encirclement and rush towards the Yangtze River.
Looking at the dust flying in the south, Zhao Chen did not let the army pursue him. He just ordered everyone to clean up the battlefield and follow Sun Ce away.
After the battle, there was a mess outside Guangling City.
Although Liu Bei's army completely defeated Sun Ce in this battle, in the end the swords were facing each other and there were many casualties, which was not what Zhao Chen wanted.
He hoped that through his few words, Sun Ce and his subordinates could understand Liu Bei's intention of raising an army and surrender the enemy's troops without fighting, so as to avoid bloodshed.
Ideals are naturally beautiful, but reality is skinny after all.
Even if Zhao Chen has unpredictable strategies, he can't change people's desires.
Sun Ce galloped his horse and left behind a sentence: Zhao Chen and I are at odds with each other!
Guangling City returned to peace.
The three brothers Liu Guan and Zhang, together with Zhao Chen, led Chen Dao, Jian Yong and others on horseback into the city slowly.
The moment he stepped onto the city gate, Liu Bei understood why Zhao Chen insisted on taking Guangling first and then Xuzhou.
Although Guangling City is only a county under Guangling County in Xuzhou, it has high and solid city walls, a vast city area, and row upon row of houses.
If Zhao Chen hadn't used a trick to trick him into opening the city gate, it would have been very difficult to win head-on.
No wonder Yuan Shu dared to defend such an important city with only Wu Jing and five thousand weak men.
Regardless of its geographical location, economic conditions, or population, Guangling City is an important city in the south of the Yangtze River and is much richer than the capital city of Xuzhou. Obtaining Guangling City also means acquiring the entire Guangling County. This foothold is far more reliable than Xiapi.
Liu Bei admired Zhao Chen's vision.
The autumn wind blew through the walls of Guangling City. Liu Bei and Zhao Chen looked south hand in hand, watching the dust in the distance gradually fall to the ground. There were more and more dark clouds in the sky, and the autumn rain was approaching.
But only God knows where this rain will fall.
Liu Bei was still puzzled by Zhao Chen's move to let Sun Ce go, so he asked: "Hude, looking at today's situation, it shouldn't be difficult to kill Sun Ce. Why did you deliberately let them go south?"
Zhao Chen explained: "My lord, those people under Sun Ce are very loyal. If we want to kill Sun Ce outside Guangling City today, we will have to invest a lot of troops. We will also encounter Sun Ce's army resisting with all their strength. Not to mention heavy casualties, it's not necessarily Can kill Sun Ce."
“Then letting Sun Ce go south wouldn’t mean letting the tiger return to the mountain?”
"After this battle, Sun Ce's army has been depleted, and they want to go south back to Jiangdong. At this time, Liu Yao's army happens to be in the south. General Tai Shici leads the army, and Sun Shao advises them. It is not easy to pass by them. thing."
"Although Sun Ce's people are in Guangling, they have a lot of power in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are also large armies brought by Cheng Pu and other veteran generals. If Sun Ce dies in the hands of our army today, Sun Ce's men will definitely regard our army as a thorn in their side and will try every means to remove them. , then our army may not be able to live safely in Guangling. More importantly, Sun Ce's subordinates will not be able to obey orders under the lord's account, especially Zhou Yu."
"I pushed Sun Ce to Liu Yao, just to push the conflict to Liu Yao. Our army will sit back and watch what happens. Even if something happens to Sun Ce, his subordinates will think that the enemy is Liu Yao, not the lord, and the conflict will remain forever. To the south of the Yangtze River. When our army goes south, we can conquer the generals, so why not do it."
Liu Bei stared blankly at Zhao Chen, who was well versed in calculations, not knowing what to say.
Zhao Chen actually had already thought out the entire layout of taking Guangling City from the moment before Huaiyin sent troops south. Every move of everyone involved was in Zhao Chen's plan, including sending troops to attack Yuan Shu in the rear and agreeing to send troops. Liu Yao, who was flanked by Liu Yao, and not even the advance and retreat routes, words and actions of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others could escape Zhao Chen's plan.
Everything that happened next was like being possessed, following Zhao Chen's script.
What a clever plan. The entire war seemed to be in Zhao Chen's mind, and everything that happened had a predetermined outcome.
For such a resourceful person, Liu Bei can only use two words to describe him: demon.
"I have great virtue, so why worry about the uncertainty of the world!"
Zhao Chen smiled. Liu Bei was imagining it again. The most important thing in conquering the world was talent reserves. How could he alone be enough? This would exhaust him to death!
He smiled and said: "My lord, I still need to write a letter about Sun Ce. If Sun Ce returns to Jiangdong smoothly, it will be delivered to Sun Ce. It will be of great use in the future."
Liu Bei didn't even think about it and said directly: "Okay!"
The two of them took a look around the city defenses of Guangling City and then headed to the county government office.
