three kings

Chapter 117 The Sun Clan’s Double Walls——Xun Guo Erchen

"Throwing bricks to attract jade" is the No. 36 plan among the 17 plans, which means throwing bricks and stones to attract white jade.Using one's own opinions to draw out other people's brilliant opinions can also be understood as using something similar to seduce the other party and achieve good results.

And Liu Hua's strategy was to "throw bricks to attract jade", which was to use Yuan Shu's insatiable greed and high self-esteem to set up a trap for him and make him fall for it.

On March [-]th in the second year of Chuping (AD [-]).

Sun Can ordered the whole county to requisition grain, and the prefect Yingshang offered more than [-] stones of grain and grass, which spread throughout the whole county of Runan, and also reached the ears of Yuan Shu, who was not far from Runan County.

"My lord, Sun Can in Runan suddenly ordered a grain requisition, and the prefect Yingshang offered more than three thousand stones of grain and grass, and was about to send it to Runan City." It was Yuan Shu's general Qiao Rui who spoke.

Yuan Shu listened to Qiao Rui's words, his heart was full of joy, his eyes showed greed, and he said happily, "Is there such a thing?"

Qiao Rui said: "This matter has already spread in Runan, so it should be true."

More than [-] stones of grain and grass are enough for his tens of thousands of troops to use for a month.Immediately overjoyed, he immediately ordered: "Qiao Rui, you should always pay attention to the movement of Yingshang. If there is a grain transportation team showing up, send troops to snatch them immediately."

Qiao Rui took the order and left.

March thirteenth.

A group of food escort team walked slowly towards Runan, and the people transporting the food were none other than Lieutenant Gong Du of the Zan Army and his [-] soldiers.

Suddenly, a group of people rushed forward, and Qiao Rui, who had been paying attention to Yingshang's movements, rushed out immediately and rushed to the grain escort team.

Before the confrontation, Gong Du seemed to see the opponent's strength, and immediately ran away in fright.The Yellow Turban Army has no other strengths, but their escape skills are purely first-rate.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared without a trace.

Seeing this, Qiao Rui laughed "haha" and said, "Sun Canjun is a brave and skilled fighter. In my opinion, it's nothing more than that. Come, bring back all the food and grass, and the soldiers will follow me back to receive the reward."

Qiao Rui, who thought he could receive the reward, was scolded by Yuan Shu when he returned to Shouchun.Except for the grain on the upper floor, the three thousand shi grains were all sand, which made the grumpy Yuan Shu bear it.

Immediately, thinking of Sun Can embarrassing himself many times, this time he actually teased him with sand and soil, he couldn't help being furious, and shouted: "Come on, send me [-] troops to attack Runan." Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind, and he thought to himself "In history, Jiang Ziya's Eighth Route Army attacked Chaoge, Bai Qi divided his troops to fight Changping, Wang Jian divided his troops to destroy Yan, Han Xin's Ten Routes defeated Xiang Yu, and Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu. These ancestors are famous for dividing their troops. Why don't I divide my troops too? Three ways to attack Sun Can. What kind of prestige would it be if later generations record that 'Yuan Gonggong divides his troops into three ways and breaks Runan'?" Thinking of this.Yuan Shu felt a burst of joy in his heart, and immediately ordered: "Pass down the order, divide the troops into three groups, raise [-] troops, and send them to Runan."

A group of civil servants and generals under Yuan Shu's command immediately praised "the lord is divinely powerful" and "the lord is talented, I can't wait" and other flattering words.

"No." One of the generals under his command stepped forward to object: "My lord, it is a very unwise move to divide the troops into three groups, and it will only give each other a chance to defeat each other. Father Ce Wen often reminded that the soldiers in the world are the most elite soldiers. Everyone can One counts as ten.' My lord, don't attack rashly." The ones who spoke were Sun Ce and Sun Bofu.

When Sun Jian died in battle, Sun Ce was only 17 years old, but he had a blood feud and was eager for revenge, so he immediately went to Shouchun to ask Yuan Shu to see him.Asked to return Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's old troops to him.

Yuan Shu was reluctant, so he asked Sun Ce to go to Danyang to recruit soldiers. With the help of his uncle Wu Jing and cousin Sun Ben, he recruited hundreds of elite soldiers, but unfortunately he was attacked by Zu Lang, the commander of Jing County. At this time, Sun Ce was still a fool. Not only did all the recruited soldiers die, but he almost lost his life.

Sun Ce couldn't help it, so he went to Yuan Shu to ask for help.Yuan Shu saw that he was indeed brave, and Sun Jian's old army did not obey his command, so he had to return the four generals of the Sun family to Sun Ce and accept him to serve under his command.

During this period, Sun Ce studied the art of war hard, and the four generals of the Sun family were all talented generals, and he often asked them for advice on the way of war.Hard work, coupled with a talent, made this young general already have extraordinary insight, and he saw the disadvantages of Yuan Shu's division of troops at a glance.

However, Sun Ce doesn't like to beat around the bush when he speaks, but likes to be straightforward. Therefore, he directly expressed his opinion and accused Yuan Shu of being wrong, saying that Yuan Shu was very unwise.

Let me ask, how could the face-saving Yuan Shu accept it, and immediately reprimanded him, "Little Huangkou, he has never led a soldier or fought a single battle, so An knows how to lead an army and how to lead an army?"

Sun Ce didn't recognize Yuan Shu as the master again, and he didn't have this idea again. Since you don't listen to me, then I won't say it.Anyway, it can't be blamed on me for failing.Thinking about it, I had an inexplicable affection for Sun Can in my heart: "Who is he? But he is five or six years older than me, and he has such a reputation. He also rescued his father twice and received all kinds of praise from his father. Even the Fourth Elder is full of praise. What kind of character is he?"

With this in mind, Sun Ce joined Yuan Shu's headquarters and followed him to fight in Runan.

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The news of Yuan Shu's division into three groups had spread to Runan long ago.

Sun Can, including all the generals under his command, felt incredible, and then laughed in unison.

Sun Can stood on the high hall and laughed loudly. Yuan Shu had [-] soldiers, but he only had [-].Therefore, no one dared to take this battle lightly. Everyone knew that Yuan Shu was unwise and immoral, so they decided to attack him.Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu would obediently divide the [-] army into three groups. Isn't this a clear way to give them victory?Immediately said: "Yuan Shu's child is so unwise, I don't need to be friends with him, let's beat them two ways first."

All the generals claimed to be.

At this time, news came from outside the government office that an old friend asked to see him.

Sun Can was puzzled for a while, old friend, where did he come from?Curiously asked: "Do you know who is here?"

The guard said: "It's a man surnamed Guo, who said he was an old friend in Yingchuan."

"Yes, Fengxiao!" Sun Can, Liu Hua, Xun Yu, and Gao Shun said in unison.

Xun Yu said in a loud voice: "This man hides millions of soldiers in his chest, and his strategy is unparalleled. With this one person, he can defeat a million soldiers. My lord, I should personally..." He wanted to say, "My lord, I should meet him in person," before he could say anything. As he exited, Sun Can ran to the door, swallowing the words with a smile.

Sun Can ran to the outside of the mansion, and seeing that the person standing outside the mansion was Guo Jia, he immediately greeted him and said happily, "Feng Xiao, I haven't seen you for a few years, and you want to hurt me."

Guo Jia took two steps back, performed a standard courtier's salute, and said: "Yingchuan Guo Jia is willing to serve under the command of the lord, to make suggestions for the lord, and to smooth out the troubled times."

Guo Jia has always had great ambitions, and it is time for him to show his talents and ambitions in troubled times.Ever since he left Sun Can, he began to look for the master of the Ming Dynasty. He chose the master very strictly, thinking that only the heroes of the world are worthy of Guo Fengxiao's support.

After nearly five years of careful observation, after the Battle of Hulaoguan, Guo Jia locked the name masters on Sun Can and Cao Cao who were chasing Dong Zhuo.

He compared the two, which made Guo Jia a little dumbfounded. Others couldn't find the master, but he came to two, and both of them were so outstanding, they were evenly matched.

At the same time, he received letters from Sun Can, Liu Hua, Xun Yu, Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, and Xun You respectively, inviting him to come out of the mountain.This time Guo Jia's head was even bigger.

After thinking about it, he planned to go to Cao Cao.However, on the way, he suddenly got the news that Sun Can had withdrawn from Nanyang County.

Guo Jia was very strange at the time, so he came to Runan to find out.When he arrived in Runan, he found that Sun Can was different. The reason why he chose to defect to Cao Cao was because Sun Can lacked the ambition to expand the territory.

However, Sun Can in Runan was actively preparing for the battle, resting and recuperating, and looked like he was working hard.Sun Can himself is quite a bit more mature than before.

In terms of ambition, Sun Can drew with Cao Cao again.

After thinking for a few days, Guo Jia made up his mind to defect to Sun Can. Isn't it because Cao Cao is inferior to Sun Can.It's that Guo Jia and Sun Can are too familiar, but they don't know much about Cao Cao.He didn't know whether he could be reused under Cao Cao's command, but based on his understanding of Sun Can, he knew that as long as he joined Sun Can, he would definitely be reused.

Therefore, in Guo Jia's mind, the balance between Cao Cao and Sun Can was aggravated on Sun Can's side, and the original balanced situation suddenly reversed to Sun Can's side.

It is also because of this that Guo Jia announced his loyalty order as soon as he met Sun Can, and he searched for it for nearly five years.This unworldly genius finally identified the master in his heart.

Sun Can supported Guo Jia, and said: "Why do you and my brothers do this? We are filial piety to help, and Can's offering is not as good as the honored guest. How can we be wronged and serve filial piety."

Guo Jiaqian returned the gift.

"Feng Xiao, you ghost is finally willing to come out of the mountain!" Liu Hua walked over cheerfully, his face full of excitement.

Guo Jia admired Liu Hua's talent, and immediately saluted, "Guo Jia has met Mr. Zijing."

"Feng Xiao, you and I haven't seen each other for six years!" Xun Yu was right behind Liu Hua.

Facing his former friend, Guo Jia also had a happy expression on his face, and said casually: "Wen Ruo, your sharp eyes can see farther than I do!" Strategies are planned, and the decisive victory is thousands of miles away." The military strategist is good at taking the overall situation, formulating big policies, and big strategies.

But Guo Jia is a mastermind with unparalleled military strategy and extraordinary resourcefulness.With Qi at his side making suggestions, not to mention invincible and invincible, but there are few opponents.

Cao Cao in history was because Xun Yu was planning behind and Guo Jia was planning ahead, so he won all battles and was invincible.

Therefore, whenever there is a major event, Cao Cao must write a book and go back to Xuchang to ask Xun Yu for advice. Whenever there is a strong enemy, Cao Cao will think of Guo Jia, the counselor beside him.

The two complement each other and become Cao Cao's indispensable twin walls.Now they have become the Sun family's double wall, I don't know what they did?

Sun Can laughed loudly and said: "Everyone enter the palace together, we still need to discuss the method of defeating the enemy. I am afraid that the other party will come to the door if we delay."

With Guo Jia's input, Sun Can is full of confidence at this moment.

(End of this chapter)