The night is hazy and the moon rises.

Sun Ce sat on the Feilu, whispering the sea breeze, eating seafood, drinking wine, leisurely and relaxing. Gan Mei and Liu He were watching the scenery aside, Zhen Mi approached Sun Ce, muttering, and chuckling from time to time.

Sun Ce drank the wine in the glass and looked back at the cabin of the Military Affairs Office. He looked at the shaking figure on the window glass and laughed secretly. Guo Jia was afraid that he would not be able to sleep peacefully today. From knowing Guo Jia to now, it was the first time he saw Guo Jia so passive that he wanted to boast about his heart in public to soothe people.

True confidence is not to be said, and what needs to be said is not true confidence. Youzhou strategy was originally a very forced plan, but now there is an accident. Facing Gongsun Du's 50,000 army, Guo Tu and Xu You jointly formulated the plan. Even if Guo Jia is as smart as Guo Jia, he will be under pressure, but his biggest enemy is not Guo Tu or Xu You, but himself.

In fact, everyone is like this. The most difficult enemy to defeat is not others, but himself. Guo Jia is like this, and he is like this.

Sun Ce put down his wine glass and sighed secretly.

"What's wrong?" Zhen Mi looked at Sun Ce with a smile.

"Ami, if I can't defeat Gongsun Du this time, what kind of results do you think will happen?"

Zhen Mi blinked her eyes, and Sun Ce saw the bright moon in her eyes, but no surprises were seen. This was a smart woman. Needless to say, you could feel that this battle was not optimistic just by looking at the tense atmosphere of the military strategy. Seeing Sun Ce looking at her, Zhen Mi tilted her head.

"Then come back next time."

"that's all?"

"What else can it be done? Winning and losing is common in military affairs. How can there be a general who can win every battle?" Zhen Mi lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It's not the first time anyway, right?"

Sun Ce was slightly stunned. He wanted to ask her when the first time was, but when he saw her expression, he immediately understood. Yuan Xi was guarding the plains. She must have hoped to see a refreshing victory. Unexpectedly, he left without a fight and was happy in vain. Sun Ce held Zhen Mi's hand, pulled her over, sat on her lap, rubbed her gently on the ends of her hair.

"I was a little disappointed if I failed to take down the plain?"

"Well, it's nothing." Zhen Mi leaned into Sun Ce's arms and patted Sun Ce's arm. "Where there is no war, how can there be a victory or defeat?"

Sun Ce was silent for a moment. "If the war really started, it would be unlikely to win. Pingyuan City is very strong, Yuan Xi has enough troops and food. In addition, Feng Ji is a strategist, and I lack troops, and even if I besieged the city, I don't have much chance of winning."

Zhen Mi raised her head in surprise, stared at Sun Ce, and suddenly laughed. "It seems that although you can't win every battle, you can be unbeaten in every battle. This is not bad. It's better than taking risks even if you know you can't fight."

Sun Ce hugged Zhen Mi and sighed softly. "But it's very embarrassing."

"It's better to be embarrassed than to lose one's life, and it's the lives of so many people." She turned to look at Sun Ce, looked around, and leaned into Sun Ce's ear, and said softly: "Our Wuji Zhen family has been despised for more than a hundred years, and I've been used to it."

Sun Ce laughed "Puchi", stretched out his fingers and clenched his ears. Zhen Mi moved too close when she spoke, and the heat blew into his ears, which was very itchy. "I didn't expect you to comfort people so much."

"Is that so? I'm not comforting you, I'm giving advice. I hope my husband will not be confused by the momentary honor and disgrace."

Sun Ce's heart moved, his eyebrows raised slightly, and his mood was a little depressed. Zhen Mi was smart, but after all, she was young and too smart, and she lost a little warmth. "Ami..." He hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice, and leaned into Zhen Mi's ear and said, "Fish may turn into dragons, but dragons cannot turn into fish, especially the old dragons who are hundreds of years old."

Zhen Mi glanced at Sun Ce with a sideways and smiled knowingly.

Sun Ce patted Zhen Mi's little butt again. "Ahe is an honest person, you are not allowed to bully her."

"How dare I?" Zhen Mi pouted her mouth, with aggrieved expression, but her eyes dodged. She wanted to break free from Sun Ce, but was hugged by Sun Ce. "I know A Mi is the most obedient, just a routine reminder. I have no other intentions, I just hope that each of you can be happy and no one can be wronged. It is not easy to stay away from home thousands of miles away, if we are with each other..."

Zhen Mi raised her hand, covered Sun Ce's mouth, and squeezed her eyes. "Sister Quan once said this, we remember it in our hearts. Besides, since we have married our husbands, we are a family. Even if we are not in line with our temperament, we will not cause any trouble to make our husbands embarrassed."

Sun Ce smiled and kissed Zhen Mi on the face. Zhen Mi was a little panicked and took a peek at Gan Mei and Liu He. Seeing that they were not paying attention, they hugged Sun Ce's face and pecked on his lips. Then they broke free from Sun Ce's arm and ran away.

"Elf ghost." Sun Ce laughed, lay down on the recliner, closed his eyes, and turned his mind to the current situation.

Although he didn't like Zhen Mi to be cautious in competing for favor, he had to admit that Zhen Mi's reminder made some sense. He had to worry about not only Gongsun Du, but also the emperor. It is the end of August now. According to the time estimate, the emperor should have gone to war. He knows nothing about how the progress is. Jiang Gan has lived in Chang'an for a long time, but he cannot go to war with the emperor, and the news will inevitably be delayed. He has been floating on the sea again, and his whereabouts are uncertain. He has not received news from Jiang Gan for a long time.

Will the emperor win? If he wins, how will the situation change? History is beyond recognition, and he doesn't know any immutable trends. He can only be sure of one thing. Even if the Han Dynasty revives, he will not be completely defeated, just as even if he wins the world, he will not be completely defeated. The emperor, Yuan Tan, Liu Bei, and Cao Cao, are no longer the original them. His ambition to change the fate of China has been realized partly.

But my fate has become a bit tragic.

This is not possible. Sun Ce sighed secretly. He taught his apprentice to starve the master to death, which is a bit stupid. Sun Ce sighed and fell asleep unknowingly and started to snore. Gan Mei, who was lying on the railing, was chatting. Seeing this, Liu He hurriedly took a thin blanket and covered Sun Ce.

Guo Jia rubbed his sore eyebrows and sighed, throwing the feather fan that he had always kept his hands aside.

"Get some wine." He waved his hand.

The military plotters looked at each other, and Pang Tong reminded: "You can't drink wine."

"Don't drink more, one or two cups." Guo Jia smiled bitterly, "I'm so excited. If I don't drink a little, I won't be able to sleep well tonight."

Pang Tong turned around and muttered to Zhuge Liang for a few words. Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Sacrifice for wine, why don't you make some late-night snacks? After discussing in the middle of the night, everyone was a little tired and could eat something and be more energetic. Don't drink wine. I have to discuss matters tomorrow. I'm on the boat again. If I drink too much and vomit all over the floor, it's not easy to clean up."

Guo Jia looked at Zhuge Liang and nodded helplessly. Zhuge Liang turned around and ordered that it was not long, and someone brought snacks. The military advisers gathered over and took a piece of it, and they ate and chatted about gossip. Pang Tong brought a plate to Guo Jia, and poured a cup of tea for Guo Jia.

"Salute to wine, go out for a walk?"

"Hmm?" Guo Jia was stunned for a moment. "What?"

Pang Tong held the plate and signaled the hatch door. "Go out and have a breath and relax."

Guo Jia thought about it, stood up, followed Pang Tong out of the cabin, and came to Feilu deck. Seeing Sun Ce lying on the recliner, he couldn't help laughing: "Junhou is worthy of being Junhou. Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face was not changing, so he actually fell asleep."

Pang Tong smiled and said, "Why, Jijiu feels that Mount Tai has collapsed?"

Guo Jia knew that he had made a mistake and laughed in silence. "Shi Yuan, you are not an outsider either. To be honest, this time... it's a bit tricky."

Pang Tong nodded, put down the tray, and added some hot tea to Guo Jia. "Jiu said that this time was indeed a bit tricky, but it was just a tricky one. It was still 108,000 miles away from the Taishan Crash."

"What are the advantages of Shiyuan?" Guo Jia took a sip of hot tea and felt a little relieved.

"I dare not take it for the high opinion. I just think I don't have to pay too much attention to the sacrificial wine. Although the situation in front of me is a bit tricky, it may not be more difficult than Yuan Shao crossing the river last year. Even if the war is not good, it is impossible to withdraw it back to Qingzhou for the time being. Does Gongsun Du dare to go into the sea to pursue it?"

"What should Mi Fang do from Ling Cao from Dashi City? Leave it alone?"

"At that point, there is nothing unacceptable to surrender or perish. Since I decided to wear armor to fight, I must be mentally prepared." Pang Tong took a big sip of hot tea and said lightly: "Will Zhang Yun be killed?"

Guo Jia didn't say anything. He knew that Zhang Yun's death was something that Pang Tong could not let go. Zhang Yun was from Wujun and one of the supporters after Sun Ce entered Wu. Sun Ce sent him to Qingzhou with Shen You to support the Jiangdong faction. As a result, Zhang Yun died shortly after he arrived in Qingzhou, and died under Yan Liang's knife. He took the initiative to mention Zhang Yun at this moment, and he must have felt bad. Everyone knew that war would kill people, but there were a few colleagues who could watch their day and night die indifferently, especially that person's death may be caused by his own mistakes.

"Shi Yuan, Jun Hou has never blamed you."

"I know, so I want to tell you that even if you really get to that point, you have to abandon Ling Cao and Mi Fang, it is not your responsibility alone. Youzhou's strategy is a strategy adopted by the Military Planning Department, and it is also a strategy agreed by the Junhou, not your strategy alone. If you want to talk about responsibility, everyone has a responsibility, including Junhou."

Guo Jia grinned, but he wanted to say something. Of course he understood this principle. With his relationship with the monarch and ministers of Sun Ce, even if this battle was not good, Sun Ce would not put the blame on him alone, nor would he leave him idle from now on. He still had a chance to make a comeback. Whether it was the Jiangdong Group, the Qingxu Group, or even the Jingzhou Group, including Pang Tong, might benefit from it, but it was not enough to replace the Ruying Group and him. But the principle is the principle, mood is the mood, being in the game and being outside the game are two different concepts. Pang Tong advised him at this moment, but he himself really let it go?

After a while, he raised his head. "Shi Yuan, do you have any tricks to turn defeat into victory?"

Pang Tong turned his head to look at Guo Jia, was silent for a moment, and the corner of his mouth slightly raised. "Yes, it depends on whether the sacrificial wine dares to use it."

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Chapter completed!