Zhang Zhao cupped his hands and said with a smile, "In that case, why not compete with Zhang Xun for props? Once you win, it will be easy to capture the city."
Hearing this, Sun Ce frowned, but remembering the battle that had dragged on for so long, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, in that case, I will compete with Zhang Xun for props tomorrow."
When everyone heard this, they immediately became energetic, "Zhang Xun has few props, so the lord will definitely win easily. When the time comes to catch Zhang Xun, he must be cut to pieces in order to relieve the hatred in his heart."
Zhou Tai gritted his teeth and shouted, "I also want to avenge General Cheng."
Sun Ce punched the table, "Okay, let's compete with him for props tomorrow."
"Wait a minute."
Just when everyone was cheering, a voice came out from the crowd. When everyone turned their heads to look, they saw Zhou Yu walking out of the crowd, coming to the front, cupping his hands and saying.
"Lord, the props are so precious and valuable. If you throw them away easily, even if you can win, it will cost a lot and it will be really detrimental to our army."
Zhang Zhao sighed and said, "Zhou Gongjin, having said that, we are still in a stalemate here. It will cost a lot of money if we continue to consume, and the losses will be even more heavy. It is better to fight hard, and there will be a chance of improvement."
Zhou Yu shook his head and said with a smile, "Lord, although our army is deadlocked here, is this not a turning point?"
Sun Ce knew that Zhou Yu was very resourceful, and when he heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, "Gong Jin, do you have a way to break the city?"
These props are valuable, and Sun Ce wouldn't want to waste them if he had some way to do it.
But when he looked at Zhou Yu with hope, he saw Zhou Yu shaking his head, and he felt extremely disappointed.
"Gong Jin, it turns out you can't break the city."
Zhou Yu shook his head, "As long as Zhang Xun doesn't open the city gate, with our current attack, it will probably take at least half a month before things turn around.
During this period, Zhang Xun will definitely send people to ask for help. When Huainan soldiers and horses arrive to support, I am afraid the situation will be even more unfavorable. "
At this point, Zhou Yu's tone paused before continuing, "But this is indeed an opportunity for us."
Sun Ce frowned, "Gong Jin, what chance?"
Zhou Tai suddenly realized, "Gong Jin, do you mean to say that we give up the siege and attack the Huainan troops who came to support us?"
When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, "What a plan."
Zhou Yu nodded, "Yes, this is called siege and reinforcements. Since we already know that Huainan soldiers and horses must come, as long as we determine the route they take, we can choose a dangerous area on the route and set up an ambush. Catch them all in one fell swoop.”
At this point, Zhou Yu's tone paused, and without waiting for anyone to speak, he continued, "After the reinforcements are defeated, once the Huainan soldiers and horses in the city know about it, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and it will be easy to break through the city. .”
"Ha ha!"
When Sun Ce heard Zhou Yu's words, his sadness disappeared and he couldn't help but laugh to the sky, "It's indeed a good plan to lay siege to the city and bring reinforcements."
…
On the winding official road, a group of soldiers and horses were galloping.
The leader of this pair of soldiers and horses was Huainan general Ji Ling, and this group of soldiers and horses also officially rushed to support the Huainan soldiers and horses.
Ji Ling looked up at the rolling mountains in front of him and frowned.
The official road passes through the mountain range in front, and there are several dangerous areas in this mountain range.
As a leading general, Ji Ling naturally had to be careful.
"Give the order, the whole army should stop and rest."
"As you command!"
When the guard beside him heard the order, he immediately rode over to deliver the order.
The army had just stopped when Yang Hong hurried over from the Chinese army with a displeased look on his face and rode up to Ji Ling's side.
"General Ji, why don't you leave? The front line is tight, so we must hurry up. Otherwise, if we are late, my lord will be blamed."
This time Yuan Shu was worried about something happening, so he specially sent Yang Hong to make suggestions on the way to prevent anything happening.
Ji Ling wiped the sweat from his forehead and pointed to the mountains in front of him, "Yang Zheng, there are dangerous areas in the mountains in front of us. We have to be careful."
Yang Hong glanced at the mountains in front and frowned, "General Ji, are you worried that Jiangdong Army will set up an ambush here?"
Ji Ling nodded, "Yang Zheng, regardless of whether there is an ambush or not, since there are dangerous areas here, we must be careful, otherwise if something happens, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Yang Hong took a careful look at the mountains in front and asked slowly, "General Ji, what do you want?"
Ji Ling said with a smile, "General Yang, I have sent a large number of spies to investigate ahead. I believe it won't take long for the news to come back. As long as there is no ambush, we can naturally be on our way."
Yang Hong nodded and said no more. He just looked at the mountains in the distance silently and frowned.
This time, Zhang Xun must not let anything happen, otherwise, the lord will definitely blame him.
Everyone waited here for more than an hour before the soldiers who went to inquire about the news hurriedly returned.
"General Ji, no trace of the enemy was found around the mountain pass."
Ji Ling nodded, "Send more men to explore the mountains on both sides of the official road. Once you find traces of the enemy, rush back and report them immediately."
"First Evolution"
"As you command!"
Yang Hong looked at the soldiers going away and frowned, "General Ji, do you want to explore the mountains on both sides of the official road in the entire mountain range?"
Ji Ling smiled bitterly and nodded, "For the safety of the army, this is the only way."
Yang Hong suddenly said, "General Ji, if we follow your method, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave today, right?"
Ji Ling calculated the time in his mind and nodded, "I'm afraid we won't be able to leave today. We will have to wait until tomorrow morning at least before the army can set off!"
"no!"
Yang Hong said hurriedly, "General Ji, if we can leave tomorrow, if something happens to General Zhang, wouldn't my lord be the one to blame?"
Ji Ling shook his head with a wry smile, "Yang Zheng, I also know that the marching speed is slow, and the Lord will blame it, but if you don't find out more, you rush into the mountain like this, and if something happens, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Yang Hong thought for a while, "General Ji, why not let the spies walk along the official road and observe the terrain on both sides. If there is an ambush by Sun Ce's troops, they should be able to find it."
Ji Ling turned to look at Yang Hong, frowned and asked, "Yang Zheng, but such exploration may not necessarily reveal the enemy. What if our army advances and is ambushed?"
Yang Hong waved his hand and said with a smile, "General Ji, you are too worried. Now Sun Ce is attacking the city, so there is no time to come here."
