Chapter 504 (1/2)
”North?”
Han Dang, an old general of Sun Jian, was puzzled and said: ”Gongjin, although Huainan is a fertile land for thousands of miles, it is still a four war area. It is hard to keep it even if it is bordered by Xuzhou in the north, Yuzhou in the West and Yangzhou in the south. Moreover, the fighting power of Qingzhou soldiers is very important. Cao mengde is the same generation as Wentai, and his military skills are very sophisticated.”
”On the contrary, huangzu in Jiangxia County died at the hand of the old thief of huangzu. We have a deep blood feud with huangzu, and we can't refuse to repay him!” Han Dang clenched his teeth and said: ”second, among our army, there are many rivers, lakes and seas, and the combat effectiveness of the water army is not weak. But if we go north to Huainan to fight against Cao Cao, isn't that his strong point?”
Han Dang was a Veteran General in the army, but his questions also pointed out the shortcomings of the times. The generals in Jiangdong army also felt that it was very reasonable and echoed them one after another.
Sun CE also agreed with Han Dang's opinion, especially the second one, that his father Sun Jian died in the hands of Huang Zu. If this revenge is not revenged, is it not a son of man?
However, sun CE was more aware of his brother's strategic talent, so he said bluntly: ”Gongjin, you must have your reason to go northward. Please explain it to everyone.”
Zhou Yu bowed his hand and asked Han Dang, ”excuse me, old general Yigong, if our army does not attack Jiangxia, will Huang Zu take the initiative to attack our army?”
Han Dang shook his head and said, ”of course not. Liu Jingsheng, an old thief, has more work to do and less enterprising. Huang Zu is under his control. If our army does not provoke them, he will not attack our army.”
Zhou Yu smiles: ”so, what about Cao Cao?”
”Cao Cao?”
”Gentlemen Zhou Yu raised his voice and said seriously: ”Cao mengde, the hero of the troubled times, took over a million yellow scarves and made a great impact on Qingzhou. He led his troops to the south to take Xuzhou. However, he took Huainan with insatiable greed.”
”Cao Cao, who aspires to be in the world, now occupies Huainan, but certainly will not be satisfied!” Zhou Yu said in a loud voice: ”Cao Cao's next step is not to enter Yuzhou in the West or to Yangzhou in the south. Yuzhou is Liu Bei's territory, and Liu Bei is Liu Yuqing's vassal. If Cao Cao's troops are sent to Yuzhou, Liu Ye's forces will certainly not ignore him.”
”Then, the most likely one for Cao Cao to send troops is Yangzhou!”
Zhou Yu's eyes were shining brightly: ”our army has become a border with Cao Cao. The war may be sooner or later. It is better for our army to attack Huainan than to wait for Cao Cao to go south.”
”I see. It's Gongjin!”
”In this case, our army will go north instead of westward.”
Seeing that Zhou Yu convinced Jiangdong generals with his eloquence, sun CE nodded with satisfaction, covered his coffin and said, ”in this case, according to Gong Jin, our army should rest for a while, pacify the people of Jiangdong, select Ding Zhuang and train them. When the time is right, lead the army to attack Huainan in the north.”
”As for my father's revenge... I will repay it later.” Sun CE pondered: ”for the time being, let's leave a dog's life to the old thief of huangzu. In the future, I will personally lead the army to fight against it!”
”Bo Fu.” Zhou Yu also said: ”Lujiang County is located in the north of the Yangtze River. It connects the north and south of the Yangtze River. It is an important military town. We need to arrange a general to guard it.”
”Can you think about it for a while
Tai Shici was very happy. He stepped out of the ranks and said: ”thank you for your trust. CI will do everything in your power to train his soldiers and guard Lujiang River.”
”Bo Fu.” Sun CE's uncle, Sun Jing, gave a cry, which made him uneasy.
”What's the matter, uncle?”
”Although Ziyi is brave, he is not safe. Otherwise, let demou help him.” Sun Jing advised.