Seeing that Cheng Pu and the other two were still worried, Sun Ce immediately said: "When you were exploring the camp in the evening, do you know if you noticed it?

The defenders of Dongyuan City are completely different from the defenders we met before. They are all wearing armor, holding sharp spears, standing upright, without looking sideways, and defending them tightly. This is the real Xiliang army, and the gap between them and the county soldiers we fought against before is almost a world away.

In this alliance, I tried my best to win the position of vanguard general, and then led 60,000 march day and night to attack cities and villages. In addition to becoming famous, another purpose was to compete with the Xiliang army. I want to see how powerful the Xiliang army, which was rumored to be magical, is it really as powerful as it is invincible!"

"This, Young Master, General Shu Mo dared to say that now is not the time to fight for the strong and fierce." Cheng Pu hesitantly advised, and then said earnestly: "No matter whether the Xiliang army is powerful or not, it is not something we can match now. The Young Master wants to make a name for himself with the power of the Allied Army, and the Last General should support him and follow him to the death. Now the Young Master leads his army to ten cities in ten days. Such a prominent record is enough to make the Young Master the most powerful. Even the Marquis of Wen Lu Bu praises the Young Master for being a king of Chu in front of the princes and is worthy of being the "little overlord" of the world.

With this overlord's reputation, the young master's original intention of becoming famous has been realized. Why bother to provoke the Xiliang Army?"

"Yes, Young Master." Huang Gai continued: "Now is the critical moment for us to plan the foundation. We cannot make any mistakes, and we cannot act voluntarily. If we are not willing to bear it, we will make a big plan!"

Before Huang Gai finished speaking, Han Chengsheng, who had been silent, agreed: "What the General Gong Overthrow said is very true. We only have 20,000 soldiers and horses now, and we lost more than 3,000 troops in the previous battle, and now there are only 16,000 troops left. These are all our soldiers and horses. With these troops, we may temporarily live in the Yangzhou territory, which may capture a county, but in the eyes of the princes of the Central Plains, especially Li Li of Xiliang, our few troops are nothing at all, and we can destroy them by a blink of an eye.

In addition, although the young master is the vanguard general of the Allied Army, in charge of 20,000 troops and 40,000 Baibo thieves, in fact, Han Xian, Yang Feng and others also have their own plans, and they are inevitably disobeying and disobeying the greetings. Moreover, in the previous battle, the young master ordered them to lead their troops to attack the city and capture the village. This caused them to lose nearly 10,000 troops. Now they have complained about the young master and are resentful. If it is tomorrow's siege, the young master will order them to lead their troops to attack Dongyuan City, I am afraid they may not obey the order, even if they follow the order. I am afraid they will not work hard and be scammers. If this is true, would we ask our army to attack the city?"

Cheng Pu interrupted, "Yes, young master, Han Dang's words are reasonable. According to detailed investigations, five days ago, the commander of Anyi camp Teng Xiao led his troops to Dongyuan City, with at least 20,000 troops and horses accompanying him. In addition, Dongyuan City originally had 5,000 defenders. Together, there were nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, Dongyuan City is a strong city about three meters high and two meters thick, and there are the Anyi army behind it to support at any time. Such a strong city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is difficult to capture with less than 50,000 troops in our hands.

Take a step back and say that even if the Baibo thief and our army work together to break through this city, their own casualties will definitely be huge. This is the only one we have. Once the casualties are too large, it will be equivalent to ruining the young master's lord's hegemony. It is really not worth the loss! Finally, the young master begs to think twice and not act irritated!"

Seeing the four veterans in unison and sincerely dissuading each other, the smile on Sun Ce's face gradually faded away, but his expression was still firm and there was no intention of compromise.

After calming down a little, Sun Ce said gratefully: "What you said is all sincere and honest advice. Everything is for my consideration of Sun Ce, why am I moved? I have always been young and strong and have a rough temper, and have been frustrated because of this. Not only did I fail to defend my hometown in Jiangdong, I ran around and stayed under others. However, it was precisely because of the strong support of four uncles and uncles that I, Sun Ce, can get to this day and stick to this day, even if I live under others, I will not lose my ambition."

After a brief tone, Sun Ce's tone suddenly changed and said in a deep voice: "The same thing, my Sun Ce came to the alliance this time not to watch the fun, nor to make a name for himself, but to let all the princes know my Sun Ce's power and let everyone in the world know my Sun Ce's reputation. It sounds amazing to conquer ten cities in a row within ten days, and it is worthy of being famous all over the world. However, what I want is not a false reputation, but a convincing reputation. The ten cities in the city The real situation is simply not hidden from the careful actions of the Allied princes. I am afraid that every time we capture a city and camp, the princes behind will know the actual situation within two hours. In this way, our so-called achievements are not worth mentioning at all in them. The so-called fame and fame are just because we are self-righteous and complacent. Therefore, only by conquering Dongyuan City and pointing directly to the camp of Anyi can it be considered a true success in a battle. The facts are there, and we are not afraid of people's words.

In addition, don’t you think our current location is very dangerous? Thirty miles ahead is Dongyuan City, and a Zhendian and a temporary camp within fifty miles behind are even more vulnerable. The camp we are in at this moment is also a temporary camp built in a hurry, with very fragile defense. If we stop, once the Xiliang army leaves the city to attack the camp, our temporary camp will not be able to stop the trampling of the Western Liang cavalry, and will be broken within half an hour.

Instead of waiting for death, it is better to take the initiative to attack and use attack instead of defending the Xiliang army. Only in this way can we protect ourselves without any fear. Even if we cannot capture Dongyuan City, we don’t have to worry about being attacked by the Xiliang army. Therefore, tomorrow our army will continue to attack the city, and the Baibo thieves will still serve as the main force of the siege. Whether they are slandering or cheating, at least they dare not disobey my military orders, and even if they are pretending, they will attack me. The troops of our army are waiting for an opportunity to find favorable fighter opportunities. Once the defenders have flaws or loopholes, our army will attack immediately and take down Dongyuan City in one fell swoop!"

Sun Ce's words were no less than the thunderbolt of the clear sky, and were deafening, and it was a shocking sound. It was a word that woke up the dreamer. Because they always looked at the Xiliang army from their own standpoint to consider the situation of the battle, and believed that if they did not attack the city guarded by the Xiliang army, the Xiliang army would naturally not take the initiative to attack. Just like the first ten cities, the Xiliang army did not come to rescue them from beginning to end, but instead retreated again and again, defeated again and again. The attack of the ten cities caused Cheng Pu and others to have an illusion that the Xiliang army was scared by the powerful allies, and they only knew to retreat blindly but did not dare to attack. It was precisely based on this mentality that they advised Sun Ce to stop the troops and rest and could not continue to attack the city, because if they attacked again, they would have to fight directly with the Anyi army, which would definitely lose many troops, and this was the situation they least wanted to see.

Until now, after hearing what Sun Ce said, Cheng Pu and the other two suddenly woke up and were in a cold sweat. As Sun Ce said, the vanguard army is now alone, with strong enemies in front and no way to retreat behind, and the situation is very dangerous. The reason why they have no way to retreat is not that they have no way to retreat, but that they cannot retreat; because once they retreat, it means that the cities and camps they had previously captured are empty words. Not only will tens of thousands die in vain, but even the huge reputation that Sun Ce will be ruined.

Faced with such a situation, as Sun Ce said, he can only advance but not retreat; only attack can protect the previous results. Once he retreats, all the great efforts he made before will be in vain.

At night, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai suddenly realized that the vanguard army was in such a dangerous situation. They were unknowingly advancing and retreating, and had to bite the bullet and continue to attack the city.

Seeing that Cheng Pu and the other four looked different, Sun Ce smiled indifferently and said, "The four uncles don't have to worry. The situation has not deteriorated as severe as you imagined, because our army is still taking the initiative at the moment, while the Xiliang Army is in a passive defense."

"We are waiting for the young master who is decades old, but we only care about the situation in front of us and cannot see the crisis hidden behind the situation in the war. This makes us feel deeply ashamed. The young master is wise!" Cheng Pu said with a shameful face and said, Huang Gai, Han Dang and Zu Mao, the same is true for them. They all lowered their heads in shame, as if they had no face to look at Sun Ce.

Seeing the four veterans looking sad, Sun Ce felt unbearable, so he immediately stood up and poured hot tea for them and whispered: "Being defeated before the battle is considered a mistake. Since ancient times, all those who are good at using troops have been like this. The reason why I have been repeatedly frustrated before that I have fallen to the point of living under someone else's roof is because I think the enemy too simply, and I have not looked at the overall situation and treated it with caution. As the saying goes, one can't learn from one mistake and become a wise man. It is impossible for a person to fall into a pit many times in a pit. This time, we cannot slack off at all when we fight the Xiliang army under Li Li's command, otherwise we will be annihilated by the enemy.

You should know that the Western Liang army is best at killing the enemy with one blow. They are good at forbearance and do not care about the gains and losses of a city and one place. The Li thief's family can afford to lose. This is the key to confusing our sight. Every time we capture a city or a camp, our soldiers will be complacent and think that the Western Liang army is vulnerable and can be destroyed with only one hand. However, this move is exactly what the Western Liang army wants, and then implements a thunder strike to destroy our army in one fell swoop. Many princes in Xiliang are easily destroyed by Li thief under this tactic and will be defeated by Xiliang. The previous lessons of the past are the army, and we must not make such mistakes again this time, because we cannot afford to lose, and once we lose, there will be no chance of rising again."

After hearing this, Cheng Pu looked at Huang Gai and the other two, and then exclaimed happily: "The young master really made us look at him with admiration this time. Whether it is the battle on the battlefield or the strategy of civil governance, the young master is not inferior to any princes in the world, and is even far above many princes! With such a powerful master, why worry about not having a foothold, and why worry about not being able to achieve great achievements? Hahaha!"

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Chapter completed!