Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 462 Borrowing Chickens to Lay Eggs 2
Sun Ce is also aware of his current situation, he understands that the only person in the world who can help him is himself, his elder brother.Moreover, Gongsun Xu's vision and thinking are above his, and he feels that there is no harm in telling his current situation.In fact, Sun Ce knows better that he is almost like a pauper now, broken and broken, and he is not afraid of others knowing what he is.

In order to give himself the opportunity to take revenge as much as possible, Sun Ce did not hide any news.He really doesn't have many subordinates in his hands now, and two thousand of the three thousand cavalry he trained before were sent home.Another 1000 people were left behind by Sun Ce.

As for the war horses, Sun Ce really only had less than [-] horses left. At that time, Liu Biao was eyeing Jiangdong, Sun Ce and Cheng Pu discussed and decided to ask Yuan Shu for help, but there was a price to ask for help.

Apart from Cheng Pu and others leading his troops to serve Yuan Shu, Sun Ce also had to offer most of his horses.Sun Ce has also thought about this matter carefully.Yuan Shu had quite a few infantry and navy troops, but he was short of cavalry. Moreover, Yuan Shu had a special liking for cavalry.

Sun Ce understood that if he took the cavalry there by himself, there would be no return. Furthermore, the cavalry was definitely a weapon in the battlefield, especially in Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

And there is a reason why Sun Ce dared to let Cheng Pu and others bring all the other subordinates left by his father. After all, Cheng Pu and others also went to serve together, and Yuan Shao had many soldiers under his command. There were only more than 7000 troops, and the rest of Zhongyong's subordinates were temporarily sent home by Sun Ce.Therefore, as long as Yuan Shu doesn't use strong means to recruit these people, Sun Ce still has a chance to bring them all back.

Although Sun Ce is no different from a poor man now, he wisely handed over the subordinates who he could not support to Yuan Shu temporarily.If he can achieve something within a year and redeem these subordinates from Yuan Shu at that time, then he basically has nothing to lose.

However, the pressure on Sun Ce is indeed not small. With his current state, can he rise within a year or two?In Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiangdong, there is almost no place for him to stay. In addition, Liu Biao, an opponent, is staring at him, and the local aristocratic family is pushing him away. Sun Ce really has no chance, otherwise he would not have come to Beijing. Jiang asked Gongsun to continue.

After explaining the situation clearly, Gongsun Xu fell into deep thought and did not speak, while Sun Ce also watched eagerly from the sidelines.He said before that he borrowed soldiers to avenge his father, but that was actually an excuse.How could [-] cavalry take revenge, and they were borrowed cavalry, so there must be a price.

Sun Ce's original intention was to borrow [-] cavalry to lay down a territory in Jiangdong with lightning speed, and at the same time block Liu Biao's attack.Then he summoned the old department to accumulate strength. In this way, he would have the opportunity to continue to challenge Liu Biao. However, this strategy was not without its drawbacks. After all, Sun Ce's current enemy was too strong.

After a long time, Gongsun Xu smiled and said: "It's a bit of a coincidence, Bo Fu, I have a way to help you now, it depends on whether you are willing or not."

"Brother, tell me quickly, I know that brother has a good idea." Sun Ce said excitedly: "I originally wanted to gain a foothold in Jiangdong first, and then I urgently need strength to take revenge, but Gong Jin said that my plan is more risky, and I will definitely offend Jiangdong. Therefore, Gong Jin advises me to listen to your opinion first."

"Bo Fu, your thinking is not wrong." Gongsun Xu said: "It's just that it's very difficult for you to gain a foothold in Jiangdong now. According to my guess, after you return to Jiangdong, you will have to rely on the protection of the later general." , In addition, your father was the general of the general before his death, so I guess you will still go to Yangzhou to serve.

In this way, your plan of gaining a foothold in Jiangdong will be difficult to carry out. Not only Liu Biao and those aristocratic families do not want you to make a comeback, but I think the later general does not need a disobedient subordinate, so your plan is full of difficulties. "

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Gong Jin said the same thing, but I can't think of any other way."

"Actually, your current problem is as follows. First of all, you have no food to support your soldiers. If you return to Jiangdong, you will inevitably ask the local aristocratic family to raise food. But in this way, the conflict between you and the aristocratic family will deepen, because they cannot I will give you food and grass, and with your character, you will definitely suppress those aristocratic families with bloody means." Gongsun continued with a smile: "It's just that, the symptoms are not the root cause.

Second, although you have a certain number of subordinates, you have no place to place them, nor enough food and grass to feed them. Now even you are wandering around, otherwise you would not dismiss your subordinates, or let Cheng Pu and other generals lead the troops Work for the general.

Although doing so temporarily alleviated your two troubles, it will be a problem whether your old minions can be recalled after a long time. After all, there are many factions in Jiangdong, and those subordinates you dismissed may also be drawn by other forces. They also need to support their families, even if they are loyal to you, they also need to support themselves first.

Moreover, the latter general may not accept programming generals and their subordinates for the time being, but it may be over time.Moreover, the later general is now expanding his territory, and his generals have to lead their troops to attack the city. I think Cheng Pu and other generals also need to use military exploits in exchange for enough food and grass, which is the tolerance of the later general.

Also, you should understand that Cheng Pu and the others are foreign factions after all, and the later general's direct troops will definitely exclude them.At that time, no matter whether Cheng Pu and the others have made merit or no merit, they will be suppressed and excluded, and the general will never interfere too much in such matters.

Third, the relationship between Jiangdong, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places is relatively tense now. Liu Biao has stepped up surveillance on Jiangdong in order to prevent you from revenge. If you go back to make trouble at this time, Liu Biao will only speed up the steps to deal with you.In other words, if you go back to Jiangdong now, it feels like you are hitting the knife's edge. "

"Brother's analysis is very reasonable. Sun Ce lowered his head and said: "It is more detailed than Gong Jin's analysis. "

"So, you should change your thinking."

"Brother please advise."

"If someone is willing to raise your subordinates for you now, and guarantee that their combat effectiveness will not decrease within a year, you can also lead them to kill the generals and capture the flag to get rewards from the court." Gongsun Xu looked at Sun Ce and smiled. He said: "And you, you can take this opportunity to regain your vitality and at the same time avoid Liu Biao's pursuit of you, don't you think this is very good. After the limelight is over, you can lead your troops back to make a comeback, how about it?"

"Brother wants me to serve for the general later." Sun Ce asked suspiciously, "Oh, maybe, I can only go this way."

"Hahahaha, why, don't you think I'm not as good as the rear general? Are you not willing to work for me?" Gongsun Xu laughed and said, "Call all your cavalry men back, and you can call more Many cavalry, bring them all to northern Xinjiang.

You can go to the grassland with Ji Ling and the others to conquer those barbarians who are hostile to me, plunder their cattle, sheep, war horses, and their gold, silver and treasures, and at the same time, you can claim credit from His Majesty.When the opportunity is right, I will let you go back. Why, this is not as good as serving under the general's command? "

"Ah, so it turns out, that's what the elder brother meant." Sun Ce said in surprise, "Oh, yes, the elder brother said earlier that the other princes should lead their troops to the grasslands to snatch the horses, cattle and sheep of the barbarians. If this is true, hahaha, I get it, I get it."

"Hehe, Bo Fu, it's just that you can only lead the cavalry." Gongsun Xu said, "I can provide you with armor and supplies at the very beginning, and I can also provide food and grass for war horses, but it can only be more. In the future, you will have to rely on yourself to rob, after all, I can't always support you, there are many people in the court staring at me, and I still have a large number of refugees who need to be resettled."

"I understand." Sun Ce knelt down and replied: "Brother, I am very grateful for your help. If I still can't make a comeback under this situation, then I, Sun Ce, are incompetent, and I am not worthy of your help." up.

Brother, please rest assured, I borrowed all the food, grass, war horses, weapons and armor. After I grab enough supplies from the grassland, I will definitely return them in double. How long will you stay? "

"Hehe, you bastard." Gongsun Xu helped Sun Ce up and said, "You and my brother still say these things, and I will give it to you if I say it to you. The front army assists you. With these thousand selected front troops, I can guarantee that all the subordinates you bring will become qualified cavalry within three months.

As for when you can go back, hehe, it depends on yourself. If you are not strong enough, why go back?As for Cheng Pu and the others, I will say hello to the latter general. Besides, as long as you often hand over some cattle, sheep and horses to the latter general, he will not be happy, will he? "

"Thank you, big brother." Sun Ce seemed worried and said, "However, my subordinates..."

"Don't worry, I will separate you from the subordinates of other princes. As for the rear general, I will help you cover it up. In northern Xinjiang, no one will trouble you. What you have to do is to do it in the shortest time. Train your subordinates to become elites, and then return to Jiangdong."

"Brother's kindness, Sun Ce will remember it in his heart. As long as he speaks in his lifetime, even if it is a sea of ​​swords and swords, the younger brother will never frown." Sun Ce cupped his hands and said: "Back then I was able to fight side by side with the elder brother. Now, I can ride the grassland with the elder brother again." , It’s really a happy thing in life, hahahaha,,,,,,”

"Hehe, well, I will send someone to take you back tomorrow. You have to call the old department over in the shortest possible time. Then I will send someone to pick you up. Everything depends on you."

"I understand that the younger brother will definitely not disappoint the elder brother."

After Sun Ce left, Gongsun Xu stared at the map on the screen and said to himself: "Bo Fu, I can only help you so much. The grassland outside the Great Wall is vast and boundless, and I need a large number of troops to guard it. The game of chicken and egg should be able to solve the predicament in front of me, and I hope you can seize this opportunity."

(End of this chapter)