Chapter 137 (1/2)
Choosing Jingzhou means that Sun Jian has completed the natural danger defense line along the Yangtze River. For Soochow, it means that there will be no danger in Soochow in the next few decades or even 100 years. However, the abandonment of Xuzhou means that if Soochow wants to go north again in the future, it will take several times or even dozens of times of effort.
However, if Xuzhou is chosen, it means that the forces of Dongwu officially set foot in the Central Plains. With Jiangdong as the backing and Xuzhou as the springboard, they can attack and retreat and defend, which is very beneficial to the future development of Soochow. But giving up Jingzhou means that there is a gap in the west of Soochow. If the enemy goes down the Yangtze River, the practice between Xuzhou and Soochow will be cut off. Moreover, the news brought by Pang Tong also made Chen Ren have some doubts. What was Pang Degong doing in Jingzhou? If he ignored it like this, would it lead to great trouble? This is Chen Ren's biggest concern about Jingzhou.
Chen Ren frowned and said to the expectant Mi Zhen, ”Miss MI, please go down and have a rest. At this time, it's very important. I don't dare to make decisions without authorization. But please rest assured. Since Miss MI has come to seek help from Soochow, Soochow will give Miss Mi a satisfactory answer.”
Seeing that Chen Ren did not promise, MI Zhen could not help showing disappointment and eagerness. She said, ”General Chen, my brother and people may be beheaded at any time by Xia Houdun. This matter can't be delayed.”
Chen Ren suddenly chuckled and said, ”please rest assured that Miss MI. As long as my army is in Xuzhou for a day, don't talk about XiahouDun. Even Cao Cao doesn't dare to touch a hair of either brother Zhong or MI's family. Miss Mi must have been working hard on her way for days. I'd better go down and have a rest. ” Chen Ren's words are not wrong. Cao Cao only dealt with the MI family in order to rectify the Xuzhou aristocratic family. He only dared to do it without the intervention of the Soochow kingdom. Now that Chen Ren, the 100000 army in Xuzhou, has given Cao Cao ten courage, and he does not dare to mess around.
Although Mi Zhen did not know the joint, but Chen Ren said so, she had no way to persuade Chen Ren, only to salute and quit. After that, Chen Ren called his own soldiers and asked him to arrange the residence of MI Zhen and the two strong men, and by the way, he called several officers in the army to their own accounts for discussion. Although Chen Ren assured Mi Zhen that Cao Cao would not move the MI family, he still had to make a decision on this matter as soon as possible. If he wrote to Sun Jian again for discussion, he was afraid that the opportunity to capture Xuzhou would be missed.
After a while, several important officials of the new army arrived at Chen Ren's tent. Among them, Zhao Yun, LV Meng, Ding Feng and Ling Cao, the leaders of the Fourth Army, Dong Chen, Xu Sheng and Chen Wu, were in charge of the assessment. Although Wenbo was favored by Chen Ren, his official position was not enough and he was not qualified to be in the big account. However, Wenci arrived at the big account as Chen Ren's personal document.
Seeing that all the people had arrived, Chen Ren repeated what Mi Zhen had just said, and then repeated his own consideration. Then he said, ”this is the situation now. However, if you report this matter to the Lord and wait for the Lord to reply, then the opportunity will be missed. When Cao Cao learned that our army had entered Xuzhou, he would certainly send troops to Xuzhou. Even if the MI family could help, it would be very difficult to take Pengcheng. All of you are the main leaders of the new army. Let's discuss how to make a decision here. ”
Zhao Yun first said, ”take Xuzhou!” Zhao Yun didn't speak any more after he said it. Since Zhao Yun came to the eastern Wu Dynasty, his temperament has been like this and he has become reticent. Chen Ren has been unable to solve the problem several times. It seems that only when Zhao Yun revenges can he achieve his wish. Chen Ren can also guess one or two of the reasons why Zhao Yun proposed to take Xuzhou. Taking Xuzhou as soon as possible means that the forces of the eastern Wu Kingdom set foot in the Central Plains as soon as possible, and the time for Zhao Yun to seek revenge on Yuan Shao will be shortened.
When Ding Feng was the youngest, he thought that Ding fengnei was the youngest. On the one hand, the governor was ordered by the Marquis of Wu to help Mr. Zhuge clean up Guangling's aristocratic family, rather than to capture Cao Cao's Xuzhou. If the governor acted rashly, he would inevitably cause criticism in the middle of the eastern Wu Dynasty. Secondly, Jingzhou and Dongwu shared the natural danger of the Yangtze River. If Jingzhou was captured, Dongwu would be in an invincible position. But if you take Xuzhou and give up Jingzhou, there is still a hidden danger in the west of Dongwu. ”
As soon as Ding Feng's voice fell, LV Meng immediately clasped his fist and said, ”governor, the general will not agree with general Ding's opinion! At the end of the meeting, it will be easier to take Jingzhou than Xuzhou. If we don't take this opportunity, we may regret it later! Although Jingzhou is a place that strategists must fight for, there is no one around Jingzhou who can take it except for Dongwu. The 150000 water army led by General Huang inspected the Yangtze River. The army of general Cheng in Changsha was also ready to go. It was easy for Dongwu to take Jingzhou. But Xuzhou is not. Cao Cao is the villain of the world. If Xuzhou is really controlled by Cao Cao, it will be even more difficult for the eastern Wu to take it again. ”