"Do you really have no problem being alone?" Sun Ce asked suddenly. To be honest, Sun Quan was left alone. Sun Ce was still a little worried. After all, when had he ever seen Sun Quan actually lead an army? But if a general was left next to Sun Quan, would Yan Baihu really not notice the problem? If it wasn't for sure that Sun Quan was leading the army, as a bandit who ran away if he couldn't be beaten, how could Yan Baihu be easily fooled.
"No problem. What's the problem? I really can't beat him. I won't run to the city." Sun Quan immediately replied.
Upon hearing this, Sun Ce and others present burst into laughter. This Sun Quan really doesn't have the consciousness of being a member of the Sun family. As a military strategist, he can't even defeat a small bandit. If he says it, aren't he afraid of being laughed at? However, having said that, Sun Quan's mentality is very good. You can't underestimate the opponent just because he is a bandit. If you take it lightly, you may suffer a loss in the face of any enemy. If you keep the green mountains, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. If you can't defeat them, just run away. , nothing to be ashamed of.
But,
"You brat, you are not embarrassed, but I am. The key is not your own face, but the face of my Sun family!" Sun Ce scolded with a smile.
"Brother, we haven't even fought yet, why did you just say that I will definitely lose? Besides, even if I really lose, I'm a little guy, so I believe everyone doesn't have high expectations for me. I lose a lot." Normal, not only normal, it also reflects your wisdom and martial prowess, big brother!" Sun Quan also laughed.
As a result, Sun Ce suddenly straightened his face and stopped joking with Sun Quan.
"Second brother, eldest brother, I have great expectations for you! Therefore, I don't ask you to win the battle, but if possible, please don't lose!" Sun Ce said seriously, "In the beginning, your reputation was not obvious. , others may look down upon you because you are young, which may bring you a lot of benefits. But as time goes by, your reputation will become greater and greater, and you will have more and more enemies. I value you, and at that time, what you need is a deterrent to the enemy."
With that said, Sun Ce patted Sun Quan's shoulder heavily,
"Victory in every battle will be the greatest deterrent to the enemy!"
As soon as Sun Ce finished speaking, everyone on the scene was shocked. Everyone could not imagine that Sun Ce had such high expectations for Sun Quan. This is no longer just an expectation. Even Sun Ce himself, who was more proficient in Sun Tzu's art of war than his father, had never achieved victory in every battle! At this time, Sun Ce actually placed his hope on Sun Quan. Doesn't it mean that he believed that Sun Quan's talents were better than his own? !
Regardless of whether Sun Ce really thinks highly of Sun Quan, or he is just saying nice things, but at least one thing is certain, Sun Ce does not look like he is joking. Therefore, Sun Ce's purpose is to package Sun Quan into a legend so that Sun Quan will not suffer any defeats since his debut. Over time, the name Sun Quan will be the biggest deterrent to the enemy. If the enemy simply hears that the general on the opposite side is Sun Quan, they will probably lose the courage to fight. This is true for generals, and even more so for soldiers! Just like no one would gamble when there is no chance of winning; no one would go to war when they are determined to lose.
"Victory in every battle? Brother, you really think highly of me." Sun Quan smiled helplessly. This was not an ordinary pressure. Not to mention his skills just make me think twice, even if it makes me think three hundred times, in the face of absolute power, any means are useless.
"Hahahaha, how about a little ambition! Let's make a good start this time!" Sun Ce laughed.
At this time, many people also understood that Sun Ce was deliberately cultivating Sun Quan. With the rapid expansion of his sphere of influence, the talents Sun Ce needs will only become increasingly insufficient. Similarly, the expansion of the sphere of influence will also face the possibility of encountering two or even multiple fronts of war at the same time in the future.
Assuming that Sun Ce has a smooth journey and successfully captures Jingzhou, then Sun Ce will definitely use Jingzhou as a springboard to continue his march northward into the Central Plains. By then, who will be in charge of Jiangdong? Who makes the decisions on all matters big and small in Jiangdong? When encountering war, how should we respond to the enemy? In addition, when necessary, we must cooperate with Sun Ce in taking military action. By then, what Sun Ce needs is a second-in-command who can truly take charge!
Although it is too early to talk about this issue at the moment, many people have seen the clues. At least Sun Ce intends to let his second brother Sun Quan be such a second-in-command. It all depends on whether Sun Quan can succeed and whether he can meet Sun Ce's expectations!
But, why Sun Quan?
This makes many people wonder. It is true that Sun Quan has always been famous. Before Sun Ce went to Jiangdong this time, Sun Quan's reputation was even higher than that of Sun Ce! But Sun Quan's name is "literary", not "martial". For a long time, the Sun family had subconsciously regarded Sun Quan as Zhu Zhi's successor, believing that he would be an expert in managing internal affairs and the best person to help Sun Ce stay at his base camp while he was away on an expedition.
Why sit at the base camp? Different from the previous example, sitting in the base camp does not mean fighting on both sides, but dispatching from the rear. For example, instead of attacking Jingzhou, Sun Ce attacked Yuan Shu and captured Huainan and other places. At that time, Sun Quan would also be allowed to manage Jiangdong, but the meaning would be completely different. As long as the front line is stable, Jiangdong will not encounter war. It can be said that there will be no war. We are now at the base camp.
If at this time, Sun Ce had no one to choose from because he had abandoned Sun Jing's lineage and did not trust Sun Ben, then there is nothing wrong with him choosing his own brother. But don't forget, Sun Ce doesn't only have one younger brother, Sun Quan. He also has a younger brother, Sun Yi, who is not much younger than Sun Quan, but is recognized as the second Sun Ce.
Since they are all being trained from scratch, why not train Sun Yi directly? From now on, there will be two fronts fighting, but there are two Sun Ce. Among the princes in the world, who can be the enemy of the Sun family? As for Sun Quan, can't we just let him be the master of the house honestly?
It can be said that everyone is not opposed to Sun Ce's plan to promote Sun Quan, but they are confused about Sun Ce actually letting Sun Quan lead the army. You must know that "victorious in every battle" means that Sun Quan will not only lead the army this time, he may continue to lead the army as a major sign of the Sun family in the future!
Regardless of what everyone was thinking, Sun Ce gave some more details and prepared to lead his troops north.
Sun Ce has a resolute and resolute character, and in order to protect his character this time, he naturally led his troops northward to join forces with Chen Xi and Lu Bu as soon as he wanted to get the imperial edict to attack Yuan Shu. , Otherwise, how can he reflect Sun Ce's unswerving loyalty to the Han Dynasty?
Of course, when Sun Ce returned, he also took his generals with him, but he did not really leave this place completely to Sun Quan alone. Naturally, it was impossible for famous generals such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, and Huang Gai to stay, but Sun Ce kept a lot of young generals who were not well-known but very capable for Sun Quan.
