three kings

Chapter 354 The only way out for the Central Plains

The flood ran rampant in Moling City, destroying countless houses, and finally receded an hour after the water came.

Sun Ce looked at the messy Moling and said angrily, "It's such a ruthless plan. If the master hadn't discovered it in time, the entire Moling would have been wiped out."

A young man with blue eyes and purple beard, Fang Yi mouthful, praised: "Although Sun Can's plan is hot, it is not out of benevolence and righteousness. He is also a real husband."

"Second brother, why do you say that?" Sun Ce said unchallenged.

That young man was Sun Quan, the second son of Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian.

Sun Quan, a native of Fuchun County, Wujun County, was named Zhongmou, and he followed his elder brother Sun Ce to pacify Jiangdong when he was young.He is both wise and brave, and good at government affairs.Whenever Sun Ce was at the front of the battle, Sun Quan took his place in the rear, handling government affairs, and preparing food and grass without any mistakes.

Today, when he learned of the crisis in Moling, he hung his bow and sword and went to the city to help out.

Sun Ce's love for his brother would not allow it.Sun Quan said: "A good man went on an expedition for the country, and he was buried in a shroud of horse leather. Today, the elder brother was killed at the front line to report Jiangdong's foundation. If the younger brother steals his life in the rear, is he worthy of being the son of a Jiangdong tiger and losing his father's face?"

Sun Ce then asked Sun Quanyu to fight side by side with him.

Sun Quan was inferior to Sun Ce in martial arts, and inferior to Sun Ce in commanding troops, but his intelligence was superior to Sun Ce's. Through the introduction of the soldiers, Sun Quan had already guessed Sun Can's intentions.

Seeing Sun Ce's question, he replied: "Sun Can's younger brother doesn't know much about him, but judging from his record, he is by no means an easy person. Since he can plan such a clever fire attack strategy, there must be capable people to help him. People are definitely not the three major advisers under his command. Liu Hua was born in Jingzhou, and the specific origin is unknown, but he is not from Jiangdong. Guo Jia is from Yingchuan and does not know Jiangdong. He knows everything well. However, the fire attack strategy is enough to show that the opponent is familiar with Moling. The opponent must be from the Jiangdong family, so it is impossible for him not to know that Moling's terrain is high in the north and low in the west, which is suitable for water attack. They began to prepare for it a month ago. They could have started to release the water after the fire was extinguished. However, they didn’t, but gave us an hour to prepare, presumably it was time for us to transfer the people.”

Sun Ce nodded when he heard the words, and said, "It does make sense."

Sun Quan sneered and said: "But they miscalculated one thing. Sun Can has always practiced 'benevolent government'. He thought that his actions would restore the hearts of the people in Moling. Then he was very wrong. Brother, wait When Sun Can attacked, we resisted and incited the masses, saying that Sun Can destroyed our home and now they want to kill us. They have long hated Sun Can, and they will definitely rise up to resist and fight against Sun Can at that time. Our army is united against foreign enemies."

Sun Ce looked at Sun Quan with joy, and said with a smile, "I never thought that my second brother would be so scheming. Although this method is a bit vicious, it is still a good method. When it is critical, we will act according to this plan."

After a long time, the two brothers had chatted for a while, but there was no news about Sun Canjun, and the same was true for Dongmen and Ximen.

Sun Ce was impatient and impatient, and asked Sun Quan if Sun Can would come.

Sun Quan was also not sure, and said strangely: "The wall of the north gate is broken, which is a great opportunity to drive straight in. How could Sun Can not care?"

Just when the two were in doubt, the messenger came to Sun Ce on horseback and said, "Report to Marquis Wu, the military master asked his subordinates to tell Marquis Wu that Sun Can will not attack at this moment, and Marquis Wu is invited to go to the conference hall to discuss important matters. "

Sun Ce and Sun Quan looked at each other, and they both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

Sun Ce was still very convinced of Pang Tong's resourcefulness. He arranged for his favorite general Chen Wu to guard the north gate and then called Sun Quan, and the two rushed to the meeting hall together.

The ancients paid attention to status, and the higher the threshold, the higher the status.The government office is the most noble place in the city.Therefore, not only the threshold of the government office is high, but even the ground is more than half a foot above the ground of the common people. Generally, the government office must be raised by bricks and stones.

The Fuya in Moling City was raised by bricks and stones to a height of ten feet, so no matter how big the flood was, it could not reach Fuya.

Pang Tong was also happy to drink tea leisurely in the government office. The reason for his leisure: because he thought of a way to defeat the enemy.The situation is pressing now, and the only way out is to fight to the death.Sun Can was so strong that he didn't bring many soldiers, not more than a hundred thousand.The gap between the two armies is only twice, not unreachable.

As long as the opponent invaded Moling, he was ready to mobilize the people, use their hatred for Sun Can, and use the fact that Sun Can destroyed their homeland to deal with Sun Can.

Sun Ce's army of [-] faced Sun Can's [-] army, and Sun Ce's army had little chance of winning.But if Sun Ce's army of [-] plus more than [-] civilians were used against Sun Can's army, the result would be uncertain.

When Sun Can's army killed a commoner in Jiangdong, it increased the anger of Sun Ce's army and strengthened the army's combat power.On the other hand, it was just the opposite. If one more civilian was killed, Sun Canjun's psychological pressure would increase.One goes up and down, and the winning side is likely to be Sun Ce's army.

This is the only key that can help Sun Cejun get out of the predicament at present.

He was also waiting for that moment, and finally the flood receded. Just when he was planning to arouse the dissatisfaction of the people in Jiangdong, he got the news that Sun Can stood still.

This news disrupted his overall plan, and he also sensed the danger at this time, so he hurriedly called Sun Ce to discuss the future.

When the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan rushed to the government office, Pang Tong was very sad.

While Sun Ce and Sun Quan were still on the road, Pang Tong figured out Sun Can's intentions at the moment and figured out the current situation.The timing, location, and harmony of people will all be lost. Even if he has supernatural powers, he can only worry about it, and there is nothing he can do.

It was the first time Sun Ce had seen Pang Tong look like this, and he was surprised, "Sir, why do you look like this?"

Pang Tong sighed: "The time is not up to me, my lord should retreat! If you can break through Sun Can's encirclement, maybe there is still a chance to make a comeback. Staying in Moling will only lead to death."

A gleam flashed in Sun Ce's eyes, and he said angrily, "Sir, don't say such depressing words that disturb the morale of the army, or don't blame Sun for being ruthless."

There was also a trace of displeasure on Sun Quan's face, but he hid it well, and said, "The situation is not as serious as the military adviser said. Although Sun Can's strength is superior to theirs, the people in the city can still use it. Unite them." It is also a considerable force, not to mention, they will hate Sun Can now, and they will definitely be able to fight against foreign enemies with us."

Pang Tong glanced at Sun Quan, showing a wry smile, "It is these common people who are really doing bad things," he said helplessly shaking his head, "If we put our hope on the common people, our army will perish faster."

Sun Quan frowned, and said in a slightly unkind tone, "Why?"

Pang Tong said: "Most of the people in the city now have no food, let alone something to keep out the cold. The second son only thinks about their hatred for Sun Can, but he doesn't pay attention to their lives. Our army doesn't even have the things to keep out the cold. How can we support them? Food is the same. Without food and things to keep out the cold, how can they survive? Under the pressure of death, these people can do anything. The light ones rob the army rations, and the serious ones even eat people Not impossible.

If Tong's guess is correct, Sun Can has already prepared all the materials at this moment, just waiting for the people in Jiangdong to be tempted and sell us. "

Sun Quan's complexion changed drastically, "Is this unlikely?"

"Nothing is impossible!" Sun Ce said: "People are forgetful, and they are willing to obey whoever treats them well. Here, they will suffer from cold and starvation. But in Sun Can, where they have things, they have Cotton clothes, as long as Sun Can promises to build a home for them again, not only will they not hate Sun Can, but they will be grateful for his life-saving actions. The people are different from us, what they need is to survive."

At this time, Zhang Zhao begged to see him from outside the conference hall, and Sun Ce ordered the guards to let him in.

Zhang Zhao anxiously came to Sun Ce and brought bad news: "My lord, not long ago, there were some rumors that were not good for our army."

Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and Pang Tong suddenly changed their colors, and there was only one thought in their minds, "It came so fast!"

"What rumor?" Sun Ce felt his heart jump out of his mouth.

Zhang Zhao replied: "The rumors told about Sun Can's difficulties, and also stated that as long as the people in the city are willing to surrender, they will give food and things to keep out the cold for free."

Sun Ce said with a blank expression, "How do the people react?"

Zhang Zhaodao: "We persuaded them temporarily, so they didn't believe those words. But when they can't bear the hunger and cold, I'm afraid our persuasion will be useless."

Sun Ce let out a long sigh and said, "Just do what the military adviser said, and order the whole army to retreat! You all go down, and let me be alone for a while."

Pang Tong looked directly at Sun Ce, with an indifferent expression on his face, and said loudly, "My lord, my subordinates know that you are not willing to abandon the soldiers, but taking them will only lead to death."

After heavy blows, Sun Ce's army was able to last for ten days with food and grass, but it would take eight days to travel from Moling to Wujun, if Sun Canjun's interception was added.Within ten days, it was impossible for them to reach Wu County safely.Bringing the whole army is almost dead.But if the disarmament is disarmed, the result will be quite different.There are now [-] horses in Molingcheng. If you gather elite troops, bring enough food, and gallop the horses, the chances of successfully breaking through the encirclement will be much higher.

Sun Ce drew out his sword, placed it on Pang Tong's shoulder, and shouted sharply, "Are I going to abandon my soldiers and escape alone?"

Pang Tong ignored the long sword on his shoulder, and said: "This is not abandonment, but to save them. If the lord takes them, we will surely die, and the lord will also be dragged down by them. But if the lord does not take them, not only will the lord have a chance to break through Greatly increased, they can save their lives. Sun Canjun doesn't kill prisoners, the lord should understand this."

Sun Ce's long sword fell to the ground, he was stunned for a while, and said coldly: "You all go out, let me think about it alone."

(End of this chapter)