Yiyang County, which controls the Zishui River and collects the Xiang River, is a strategic location downstream of Linxiang, the administrative center of Changsha.

Huang Zhong and Liu Pan of Liu Biao's army camped north of Yiyang, while Huang Zu's navy was stationed at Dongting Lake. They could support the two troops at any time, and they could also directly go south along the Xiang River to invade Linxiang.

In response, Sun Jian also sent heavy troops here.

Cheng Pu and Huang Gai garrisoned on the banks of the Xiang River, while Sun Jian led Wu Jing and Sun Ce to garrison Yiyang to confront Huang Zhong and Liu Pan.

Now that Han Dang and Zhu Zhi have captured Yichun, if they take two more steps, Yuzhang County can be captured, and Yiyang shows that he only needs to block Huang Zhong and Liu Pan's offensive.

For several months, Sun Jian mainly defended, and occasionally sent troops to attack Huang Zhong and Liu Pan's camp. Both sides suffered damage to each other and were almost evenly matched. This was the strongest combat force Sun Jian had encountered in these years. Huang Zhong was not only extremely brave but also

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Moreover, he was skilled in playing a longbow. Heart-piercing arrows were everywhere a hundred steps away. Although Liu Pan's personal combat power was not outstanding, he was not afraid of death in battle. The morale of his soldiers was particularly high. The result of the fierce battle between the two sides was

It's always a lose-lose situation.

Similarly, Huang Zhong and Liu Pan also faced the problem of not being able to win quickly. Sun Jian not only had many powerful generals under his command, but also had a reputation for defeating the enemy. His descendant Sun Ce was even more brave than Huang Zhong. If it weren't for Sun Ce's young age, Huang Zhongzhen would have felt that Sun Ce

Force is not beneath oneself.

As a result, the two sides were in a stalemate for a long time.

At the top of Yiyang City, Sun Jian looked far ahead. To his left and right, standing were Wu Jing and Sun Ce.

"Father, Uncle Han has captured Yichun, why did you order them to stop advancing?"

"Bo Fu, your father's decision makes sense. How do you read Sun Tzu's Art of War?"

Sun Ce replied: "It's false and true. It's too convoluted. I can't understand it. In a fight, isn't it just about rushing in and killing?"

"This is not possible. In the past, the overlords were so brave that they could fight one against a thousand. In the end, they were often defeated by Liu Bang who was good at using his resourcefulness. He could not conquer the world with brute force alone." Wu Jing educated him, "So, you should read the book of war.

You have to read it. Besides, this is your ancestral military manual!"

Sun Ce didn't want to get entangled in the military affairs, so he changed the subject and said to Sun Jian: "Father, why don't you let me go to Yuzhang to help Uncle Han?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to defeat Huang Zhong? Now that Huang Zhong has not been defeated, why have you changed your mind? Marching to fight is a child's play?"

"Isn't it true that we can't afford a fight here for ten days and a half?" Sun Ce said gloomily.

Sun Jian looked into the distance, this is exactly what Sun Ce said.

"Father, if you give me Yuzhang, I guarantee that I can capture Yuzhang. After capturing Yuzhang, I will march to Lujiang, defeat Lu Kang, and let him see how powerful I am!" Sun Ce said, clenching his fists.

In Sun Ce's immature understanding, his father was brave and heroic, and the person who could be regarded as the lord by his father must be very remarkable. But that person, Yuan Shu, was defeated in Lujiang and died.

Sun Ce's thinking was simple, he just wanted to defeat Lu Kang and prove himself!

After hearing Sun Ce's words, Sun Jian couldn't help but think of Yuan Shu's death, and he couldn't help but feel filled with emotion.

Yuan Shu was once so powerful that he dominated Luoyang and swept across the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, when he encountered the King of Bohai, he was defeated like a mountain.

How can Lu Kang be so easy to manipulate? Behind him is the King of Bohai.

However, he was very pleased that Sun Ce had such fighting spirit. Perhaps it was time to give him enough space to grow freely.

Sun Jian smiled and said, "Do you have any contact with your friend in Lujiang?"

"My father is talking about Gong Jin. I received a letter from Gong Jin some time ago, saying that Lujiang is undergoing land reform. A lot of land owned by the Zhou family has been forcibly taken away by the county government. For this reason, there are many complaints among the Zhou family."

"This is the power of King Bohai. Wherever he goes, he destroys everything, and then builds a new order on top of the ruins. This is the case in Jizhou, the same is true in Bingzhou, and now, I am afraid it is the same in the entire north." Sun Jian said.

"Wentai, can King Bohai really be the enemy of the world?" Wu Jing asked.

"The world? Who can represent the world?" Sun Jian asked rhetorically, "The Han clan clan? The powerful nobles? Or the rude soldiers of our army? Anyway, they are not common people. Their survival is a problem, how can they become the world?"

Wu Jing digested Sun Jian's words for a while, but before he could finish digesting them, Sun Jian said again: "It is difficult for the gentry to be successful. Do you remember how the gentry could resist the second party ban? Perhaps only strong and powerful troops can overthrow this situation."

A rotten court.”

"Wentai be careful what you say!" Wu Jing reminded in a low voice, these are rebellious words.

"Father said it well!"

There was a cry of joy in the distance, and it was Sun Quan who was walking slowly.

"Zhongmou, why are you here?" Wu Jing said with a smile.

"Mother Wu ordered me to summon Bo Fu," Sun Quan said.

Sun Quan walked between Sun Jian and Sun Ce and looked up at them.

After looking at it, he said: "Uncle Wu, what my father said is right. Since the Yellow Turban, all states in the world have been independent in their own affairs. Yuan Shao overstepped his authority and established the emperor without authorization. Yuan Shu even proclaimed himself the emperor. The authority of the Han court has long been prestige.

Sweeping the floor will never be the same again.”

Sun Jian smiled and looked at his youngest son with great admiration. Contrary to Bo Fu, Zhongmou liked reading and was well-educated.

"What Zhongmou said is reasonable, but the emperor is the emperor after all." Wu Jing said.

"Otherwise! Uncle Wu has ever heard that during the Zhou Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty, the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty, even in the middle of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang replaced the Han Dynasty, and a new dynasty was born, and finally the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu seized power. What did they rely on?

They are aristocratic families and powerful forces."

"Zhongmou, how do you know this?"

"You read it in a book, doesn't Uncle Wu read a book?" Sun Quan asked.

Wu Jing was embarrassed for a while and replied: "My uncle has been poor since he was a child and has not had enough to eat, let alone study. If I hadn't met your father, my sister and I would have starved to death on the road."

Wu Jing said, thinking about the ambitions of Sun Jian and Sun Quan. My sister was really right about him!

Moreover, Sun Quan knew this at a young age. It seems that the person who inherited Sun Jian's ambition must be Zhongmou.

This kid, Bo Fu, knows how to practice martial arts and is a straight-minded person.

"Bo Fu, you go with Zhongmou!" Sun Jian said.

Sun Ce and Sun Quan went down to the tower.

"After Bo Fu left, I sent Cheng Pu to Yiyang. I want to organize a counterattack. We must capture Huang Zhong and Liu Pan in this battle. The remaining Huang Zu is nothing to worry about. By then, our army can freely enter Yuzhang

!" Sun Jian said.

"Wen Tai has a great idea!" Wu Jing praised.

Sun Ce, who had not gone far, heard that his father was going to attack Yuzhang on a large scale, and he was very excited. He could show off his skills. He said to his brother: "Zhongmou, brother is going to fight!"

Sun Quan's head twitched, "Brother, isn't he always fighting?"

"I went to fight elsewhere." Sun Ce changed his words.

"Oh, I want to go to Yuzhang."

Sun Ce glanced at Sun Quan meaningfully, he actually knew!

Sun Jian and Wu Jing watched the two people leaving and listened to their conversation quietly.

"Bo Fu and Zhong Mou, one is brave in martial arts, and the other has an exquisite mind. Wentai, you really gave birth to two good sons!" Wu Jing praised, with a sour tone, thinking of his mediocre son Wu Fen, Wu Jing

It's hard to calm down.

Having children should be like Sun Boxu and Sun Zhongmou!

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Outside the county, the sky was filled with dust. A large group of cavalry arrived outside the city. It was Xu Huang and Li Jue who came.

Gao Shun personally went out of the city to greet Xu Huang. He was very happy to see Xu Huang. The two fought side by side many times and were already old comrades in arms.

"Brother Gongming, you are here. How is your journey going?"

"Everything is fine, it's so smooth, it's like Liu Biaojun's spy has stopped following me," Xu Huang said.

"General Li." Gao Shun greeted Li Jue again.

"General Gao, who is trapped in the camp, is not as famous as meeting him. When I saw him today, his military appearance in the camp made Li Jue ashamed!" Li Jue praised him.

"The general is overly praised. The Xiliang archers under the general are excellent at riding and shooting, and their arrows are all fired!"

The three of them praised and laughed and entered the city together.

"Liu Biao's army stopped spying because he had already learned about our army's movements. Jingzhou had naturally also received news of Zhang Lu's rebellion in Hanzhong. Based on our army's march, Liu Biao could naturally judge that our army was heading towards Hanzhong." Gao Shun said.

"Filial father, General Li and I are here for the first time. We are not very familiar with the surroundings. Please tell us what the next step will be."

"It will be getting late today. The two armies will rest for the night and then march to the west city tomorrow. However..." Gao Shun paused, looked at Xu Huang and said: "I have been observing the map of Hanzhong for days and found that there is an important road in Hanzhong, which is located in Jingxian County.

, To the south of Jin County is Shangyong, to the east of Shangyong is Fangling, and further east of Fangling, it leads directly to Xiangyang. I guess that if Liu Biao knew about the changes in Hanzhong, he would definitely take the opportunity to send troops to occupy Fangling.

Even mediocre!”

"What does filial piety mean, that this road cannot be occupied by Liu Biao?" Xu Huang asked.

"Fangling is approaching Xiangyang, which is not bad, but the terrain of Shangyong is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is a must for military strategists. I thought it would not be gained by Liu Biao, because our army secretly entered the city at night to avoid being exposed in advance.

, so we haven’t sent out troops. Now that you are here, our army will attack Xicheng tomorrow. I thought I could detach a small number of troops to attack Shangyong and capture it first for Liu Biao!" Gao Shun introduced.

"How about Shangyong protection?"

"I have investigated and found that Liu Yan's army is mainly active in Yizhou, while Zhang Lu's army is only in Nanzheng area, so Shangyong only has a few hundred county soldiers, so it is easy to capture them."

"So, tomorrow we will dispatch a thousand light cavalry from our army and rush to Shangyong! Zhiran, what are you laughing at?" Xu Huang suddenly found that Li Jue was laughing non-stop, wanting to laugh and holding back at the same time.
To be continued...