The small town closest to Sishui Pass has been captured by the forward army. Luo Zhi and Sun Jian discussed the next battle.

Sun Jian said: "Behind this city is the Sishui Pass, the ancient pass. I heard that Dong Zhuo sent General Hua Xiong to garrison here. It may be difficult to break it."

Luo Zhidao: "In my opinion, we should first collect intelligence, act steadily, and then attack."

Sun Jian shook his head and said: "No, we can get his information, and they can also get our information. In my opinion, we should make a quick decision and rush to Sishui Pass to capture it."

He tried to persuade Luo Zhi, but Luo Zhi was unwilling. In desperation, Sun Jian had to leave temporarily.

Returning to his camp, Sun Jian summoned the four generals and Sun Ce, and first asked: "How much food and grass are there in the army?"

Huang Gai said: "The food can last for fifteen days, but there are not many blood crystals. I have ordered the soldiers not to use blood crystals to practice, but to use them all for quick recovery on the battlefield."

Sun Jian said: "There is not much food, grass, and blood crystals. I am going to rush to Sishui Pass and capture it again as quickly as possible. There is a lot of food and grass in Sishui Pass, which can supplement our army's supplies. However, Gu Xian is not willing to come together.

, what do you think?"

Sun Ce stood up and said angrily: "If you don't want to, just don't want to. Don't look at what he has done along the way. From Jujube to here, which city's defenders were not killed by us? Which city's defenders were not killed by us?"

Wasn't the gate breached by our army? Then it would be better for Gu Xian to be here and not care about what they do?"

Although the four generals did not say it directly, their faces showed the same meaning.

Sun Jian nodded and said: "Okay, the whole army is ready to set off from Sishui Pass."

The next day, the whole army came to the Sishui Pass to call for formation. When Hua Xiong saw that the person coming was Sun Jian, he felt cautious and called his deputy Hu Zhen down to fight.

Unexpectedly, after Hu Zhen went down, he didn't even touch Sun Jian's boots. He was just one of Sun Jian's men, Zu Mao, and beheaded him.

Immediately, Sun Jian attacked the city, but when they arrived in front of the city wall, before they could attack, bows and arrows fell like heavy rain on the city wall, forcing them to be unable to move forward.

It's right to think about it. This Sishui Pass was originally an ancient pass that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. There were originally many defenders. Hua Xiong later brought a full 50,000 soldiers to garrison.

How many people does Sun Jian have?

There are twice as many soldiers defending the city as there are soldiers attacking the city. Can we attack it?

Even if Sun Jian and other generals charge towards the city wall, others cannot keep up with them and cannot face tens of thousands of soldiers and several generals of the same level. Even Sun Jian, who is known as the fierce tiger, is not sure whether he can survive.

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So, withdraw your troops!

Sun Jian withdrew his troops and stationed himself outside Sishui Pass. He sent the battle report to Yuan Shao and urged Yuan Shu to quickly distribute food.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu asked Luo Zhi to join him as a forward just to wait for today.

After receiving the letter of food reminder, Yuan Shu laughed loudly and said: "This guy has finally finished his food and grass. I want to see how you can march and fight without food and grass!"

From the beginning, he was not prepared to distribute food and grass to Luo Zhi's army.

When he opened the envelope and took a look, the smile on Yuan Shu's face faded: "No, why is it a food reminder letter from Sun Jian?"

A counselor next to him said: "My lord, maybe Gu Xian knew there was a gap between him and us, so he asked Sun Jian to write a letter. You must not be fooled. Once the food and grass are sent, Gu Xian will definitely have a share!"

"It is indeed possible," Yuan Shu nodded, thought for a while and then said, "However, according to time calculation, Sun Jian's army is indeed running out of food and grass."

The counselor said: "So what? My lord, please don't forget that Sun Jian is the governor of Changsha. If we give him enough food and grass and let him break into Luoyang and kill Dong Zhuo, it will be really bad for us. Don't

Kill the wolf and attract the tiger!"

Yuan Shu is now the governor of Nanyang, and Sun Jian is the governor of Changsha. They both belong to the nine counties of Jingzhou, so they are neighbors.

Having a man-eating tiger living in your neighbor's house is not a good experience.

Yuan Shu thought that this was indeed the case, so he simply destroyed the letter and pretended that he had not seen it.

Food and grass were not being distributed, and Sun Jian's troops were panicked. Rumors of food shortage gradually spread.

In the small town, Li Gongtu heard the news and immediately rushed to see Luo Zhi and asked: "County magistrate, I just heard that Sun Jian's subordinates are short of food. Do you want to send our army's food and grass there for some support?"

Hearing this, Luo Zhi shook his head and said: "Sun Jian is a fierce tiger. Although he has a small number of troops, his strength cannot be underestimated. If he has enough food and grass, he may really be able to conquer Sishui Pass. Therefore, even if our army has

No matter how much food and grass we have, we can never give it to them!"

Luo Zhi's army has more than 11,000 people and 10,000 fire crow soldiers. They don't need food and grass at all. Their food and grass only need to be supplied to the remaining more than 1,000 people, so there is still a lot left.

Not to mention too much, there is no problem in supplying Sun Jian's troops for a month.

But as Luo Zhi said, it cannot be given.

Li Gongtu was also smart. When he heard what Luo Zhi said, he immediately understood his plan.

"The county magistrate is preparing to step on the Jiangdong tiger and become famous!"

If Sishui Pass, which even Sun Jian was unable to capture, was captured by the county magistrate, then this time the county magistrate would become famous!

But, can it be defeated?

Chen Gong listened on the side, secretly shocked by Luo Zhi's ambition, and said: "In that case, why not write a letter and send it to Yuan Shu to urge food?"

When Luo Zhi heard this, he immediately said: "It makes sense. Sun Jian has no food and grass there, how can we have it here? I will write a letter immediately!"

Chen Gong, this guy, really made a name for himself without saying anything. He didn't say anything before, but now he fills Luo Zhi's loopholes as soon as he opens his mouth.

This move can, on the one hand, hide the fact that the Fire Crow Soldiers do not need food or food, and on the other hand, it can frustrate Sun Jian.

Sun Jian had no food and grass, and Yuan Shu couldn't get it from him, so he would definitely ask Luo Zhi to borrow food. And this letter was an excuse to block Sun Jian.

You have no food, do I still have it?

Although we are stationed in the city, we still need to eat and drink every day!

As for whether writing this letter would leak the news and cause the army to lose morale, Luo Zhi didn't have to worry at all.

With just over 1,000 people, their strength is still very low. No matter what, how can they still cause trouble among their own 10,000 fire crow soldiers?

As soon as the letter urging food was sent, Sun Jian frowned upon hearing the news, while Yuan Shu burst into laughter. Hua Xiong in Sishui Pass also laughed.

"Hahaha, Sun Jian is short of food, God is really helping me! See if I can get out of prison, I will kill Sun Jian without leaving any trace behind!"

Hua Xiong grabbed the long-handled sword and prepared to lead his men out to kill him.

There was Li Su and Zhao Cen beside him. Zhao Cen stood up and was about to follow Hua Xiong, but Li Su stopped the two of them and said: "General, Sun Jian is just short of food, not out of food. Let's go now. Sun Jian's army is still there."
Chapter completed!