"Chen Gui? That person is quite powerful. Maybe he can be recruited." Wu Jing said thoughtfully.
Sun Quan saw that Wu Jing was targeting Chen Gui and shook his head slightly.
"The most important thing is whether your mind is right or not. If your mind is not right, the more powerful you are, the more dangerous you are."
To put it simply, Chen Gui and his son are the kind of people who can share wealth and honor, and are the icing on the cake. It’s not that they are capricious and cannot take on big responsibilities, but that the Chen family and his son are completely considering their own interests. If they think it is better to stay with you, they will try their best to help you, but if they think there is a better choice , will betray you without hesitation! Compared to those who are aware of current affairs, Sun Quan prefers foolish and loyal people. Of course, it is not just Sun Quan, but many princes may have similar thoughts. People's hearts are separated from each other, so who wants to guard against this and that all day long.
At least at this time, the Sun family is still inferior to Yuan Shao in terms of comprehensive strength, and inferior to Cao Cao in terms of national legitimacy. Therefore, Sun Quan does not dare to reuse Chen Gui and his son easily.
At this point, Sun Quan stopped the topic and talked about business.
"How's it going? How's it going with Yuan Shao? It's impossible for us to find out after they actually hit him, right?"
"That is naturally impossible! Know yourself and the enemy and you will be victorious in every battle. The Sun family has always attached great importance to intelligence collection since ancient times. As soon as Yuan Shao's main army made a move, we immediately got the news." Wu Jing said immediately, "According to reliable information, Yuan Shao has moved his army eastward from Guandu along the Yellow River. It's self-evident what the purpose is!"
"Zhongmou, do we need to mobilize troops from Jiangdong? Otherwise, with our current manpower, even if we add the remnant troops of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, we will definitely not be able to defend it." Wu Jing said in a deep voice, Yuan Shao is indeed too powerful , with the strength of the four northern states, few people dare to fight lightly.
"Jiangdong has always been troubled by Shanyue. The last time we went out, we took away what we could. The rest are the most basic city guards. If we move again, I am afraid it will give Shanyue an opportunity." Sun Quan shook his head. .
"Do those Shanyue still dare!" Wu Jing immediately shouted coldly. Today is different from the past. The Sun family is so powerful now, and Shanyue doesn't hesitate. It's good that the Jiangdong Army didn't take the initiative to attack their mountains. They still dare to cause trouble on their own. ?
"The Shanyue people are simple and most susceptible to incitement. They may not necessarily take action themselves, or even seize this opportunity, but do you think our enemies will let go of such a good opportunity? Uncle, you can't gamble on this kind of thing, and there can't be chaos in the rear. , otherwise, the frontline soldiers will not be willing to fight." Sun Quan reminded.
"You're right, I didn't think it through well." Wu Jing nodded, and then his eyes flashed, "Then, the only way is to borrow troops from your elder brother?"
To deal with Yuan Shao this time, the troops borrowed were not small. Asking Sun Ce to borrow troops meant that Sun Ce had to temporarily give up his plan to attack Jingzhou.
Although from the overall situation of the Sun family, it seems better to protect Xuzhou, which has been obtained, than to attack Jingzhou, which may not be defeated yet. But this kind of thing, not to mention the friction between Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers, would probably not be agreed to by the generals under Sun Ce.
Who doesn’t want to make great achievements? Why should they give up the great situation in Jingzhou? !
It was precisely because this matter was so sensitive that Wu Jing did not mention this possibility at first. In contrast, Wu Jing is more willing to mobilize troops from Jiangdong. Although it increases the risk, at least it will not intensify the conflict.
Sun Quan glanced at Wu Jing. What Wu Jing had considered, had Sun Quan not considered it?
"Uncle, do you think this kind of thing can be done? Besides, distant water cannot save nearby fire. Even if that happens, I'm afraid it won't solve the problem. Here in Xuzhou, we have to rely on ourselves." Sun Quan said.
"On our own? How to defend? What to defend with?" Wu Jing couldn't help but ask. Do you really think that Yuan Shao's side is full of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, but there are just too many people? Yuan Shao was able to defeat Gongsun Zan, the white horse general who was as famous as Sun Jian, which is enough to show the strong combat effectiveness of Yuan Shao's men, not to mention that Yuan Shao has now incorporated Gongsun Zan's army!
"If you can't defend it, then don't defend it. Uncle, you, like Chen Gui, take the territory too seriously. Today's war relies on military strength in the short term, people's hearts in the midterm, and national strength in the long term. With this Xiapi flood, Of course, I transferred the grain reserves in Xuzhou for many years back to Jiangdong. Even if Yuan Shao gets Xuzhou now, he will not make any profit in a year or two. In addition, through disaster relief, I have also won a lot of people's hearts. These invisible things, Looking to the future will definitely be useful." Sun Quan said, "Furthermore, the overall situation of the world will not remain unchanged. There are no eternal friends among the princes, only eternal interests. Don't look at Yuan Shao trying to attack us now. Once we are weak, Even if Yuan Shao doesn't turn around and attack Cao Cao, Cao Cao doesn't dare to let Yuan Shao continue to grow. By then, I believe Cao Cao will take the initiative to come to us to join forces."
Sun Quan understood the status of the Three Kingdoms better than anyone else in the world. Therefore, after listening to Chen Gui's words, Sun Quan did realize that he didn't think too much at first, but he didn't take it too seriously because the future would not be as alarmist as Chen Gui said. Even if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao united, they would not fall out until the Sun family was completely destroyed. When one party finds that something is wrong, they will immediately unite the Sun family to fight against the other party.
"So, just quit defending?" Wu Jing was dumbfounded. He had finally captured Xuzhou. He had not been proud for two days, so he felt a little unwilling to give up like this.
No matter how bad it is, we have to be like Cao Cao at that time. We can't let Yuan Shao steal the fruits of his labor casually. It's okay to leave him a mess full of holes.
"Don't worry, this battle won't be fought for a while. I'm afraid Yuan Shao will send an envoy here soon to discuss the terms with us first. This is called courtesy before fighting." Sun Quan said with a smile, "Besides, Yuan Shao still chooses Difficulties.”
"Difficulty in choosing?" Wu Jing expressed confusion about Sun Quan's new words.
"It's just indecisive, looking forward and backward, and thinking too much. In the past, if Gongsun Zan was the enemy, then we could just focus on fighting Gongsun Zan. But now, Cao Cao is with us, and if he wants to pick one to fight, I'm afraid Yuan Shao will have to think carefully about it." Sun Quan explained. And with Yuan Shao's time to ponder, many changes may occur. Even after Sun Quan's system is updated, a new round of cards will be prepared for Yuan Shao.
"Do we still need to think about this? Now that we are obviously more powerful than Cao Cao, could Yuan Shao just leave us alone?" Wu Jing couldn't help but say.
"Of course it is true on the surface, but there are prerequisites for joining forces vertically and horizontally, and making friends from far away and attacking closely. The problem with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is that their territories are close to each other. Yuan Shao cannot be stupid enough to deal with it by himself. We, he will definitely ask Cao Cao to send troops, and after Cao Cao sends troops, Xudu will be empty. Do you think Yuan Shao will not be moved?" Sun Quan said, "Unless they are dead, it will be too difficult for two people to cooperate wholeheartedly. Disaster."
