Guo Jia slowly chewed the snacks, silent.

Pang Tong was not in a hurry and waited quietly. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the faint moustache was gently blown by the sea breeze. He was eighteen years old and had not lost his youthful aura, but his eyes were no longer as immature as his peers. It was bright and sharp, like a famous sword, which could see through people's hearts at a glance.

At this time, Sun Ce, who was lying beside him, suddenly said, "Shi Yuan, come and listen."

Pang Tong was stunned and turned around at the same time, only to find that Sun Ce had woken up. He was only concerned about talking, and didn't know when he woke up. He could not help but feel embarrassed when he heard what he said just now. He glanced at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia was indifferent, picked up the teacup, took a sip of the cold tea, but the corners of his mouth trembled slightly at the moment when the tea was injected, and a smile flashed away.

"I've disturbed the king and rested, and I'm guilty of death." Pang Tong put down the teacup and snacks and bowed.

Sun Ce waved his hand. "It's okay, I just woke up, and I happened to hear that you had a plan to turn defeat into victory."

In fact, he had already woken up long ago. He could hear most of what Pang Tong and Guo Jia said. Guo Jia had noticed that he did not snore anymore, but Pang Tong was not careful. He was very smart, but he had been working around him since he was a child, and his awe were limited, so he could not help but speak without restraint. Now that he was a little older and knew he was scruples, he was inevitably young and not fully thoughtful enough. Regardless of Ling Cao, this is the case with Mi Fang's life and death. Perhaps his suggestion was correct, but making such suggestions could easily cause criticism. First, it was cold-blooded to ignore the safety of his colleagues; second, his identity was easily misunderstood. Ling Cao was from the Jiangdong clan, Mi Fang was from the Qingxu clan, and he was from the Jingzhou clan, which was easily extended to factional disputes. In addition to his competitive relationship with Guo Jia, it was even more difficult to explain.

In contrast, those words that Sun Ce also has responsibility are nothing. He has been working with Sun Ce since he was a child, and his relationships are extraordinary, and Sun Ce will not doubt him because of these words.

Pang Tong sorted out his ideas and talked freely.

What is the biggest trouble right now? The terrain is not familiar with the terrain and insufficient cavalry. The reason why Gongsun Du was able to quickly siege the city and made the fortresses outside the city useless because Gongsun Du was familiar with the terrain and used the cavalry's speed advantage to detour and penetrated directly under the city, trapping Ling Cao and Mi Fang in the city and losing the space for maneuvering. Although Shen You provided timely reinforcements, he was unable to enter the city. Even if Sun Ce arrived, his troops were still insufficient. If he forced a breakthrough, the losses would inevitably be heavy.

Instead of doing this, it is better to take a different approach, avoid the real and go to the weak, ignore the Da clan, and attack Xiangping directly. Xiangping is the capital of Liaodong County and Gongsun Du usurped the king of Liaodong. The one who guarded the city was Gongsun Kang, the son of Gongsun Du. He was young and had no combat experience. During the years when Gongsun Du fought east and west, he stayed in Xiangping for most of the time. If he went up the Great Liao River and went straight to the city of Xiangping, Gongsun Kang would not be able to be, and Gongsun Du could only break the siege of Da clan.

After Pang Tong finished speaking, he looked at Sun Ce with a bright look. Sun Ce turned to look at him, frowned, and ignored him. This plan was too risky. Xiangping was the governor of the county, with sufficient soldiers and sufficient food, and strict guards. Even if Gongsun Kang was young and inexperienced, Xiangping was not so easy to attack. Surrounding Wei and saving Zhao seemed clever, but there was a premise: if you had the opportunity to conquer the Wei State, otherwise everything would be empty talk. Pang Tong was too naive to pin the opportunity to succeed on Gongsun Kang's incompetence. Rather than saying that it was a surprise victory, it was like a big bet.

"What do you think of Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia said: "Shiyuan is not limited to the Dashi county, but is expanded to the entire Liaodong, with a broad vision, which is gratifying."

Pang Tong drooped his eyelids. Guo Jia just praised him for his broad vision, but did not comment on his plan, which obviously did not agree.

Sun Ce asked again: "You have discussed for a long time, will there be any result?"

Guo Jia said: "There are two solutions that are difficult to choose at present. One is frontal attack and the other is intercepting the food channel. The frontal attack is to attack Gongsun Du's position, so that Gongsun Du cannot attack the city with all his might, forming a confrontation situation, and waiting for the opportunity to break the enemy. This opportunity is relatively stable, but the casualties may be greater, and it may not be stalemate. Intercepting the food channel is a side-by-side combat, and we face fewer enemies, but considering Gongsun Du's cavalry advantage, the danger is still not small, and there is also the possibility of a mid-suspense. If you are attacked by cavalry during the landing marching, the consequences will be unimaginable."

“What plan do you tend to do?”

"I tend to intercept grain." Guo Jia smiled and said, "This is in line with my habits. Because of this, my uncle is more likely to use tricks here. The probability of cavalry raiding is very high. If we prepare properly, we will change the intercept grain to ambushing cavalry, we may gain. The problem is that our army's cavalry is insufficient, and it depends entirely on infantry formations. It is more passive and may become a war of attrition."

"The military planners have different opinions?"

“Yes, the number of people supporting both programs is almost the same.”

Sun Ce had a slight jaw. Both of these plans were not a complete plan. It was reasonable for military planners to hold their own opinions, and he would have to make decisions in the end. In addition to these two opinions, there should be some other different opinions, such as Pang Tong's suggestion, which only fewer people support it.

"After discussing for a long time, everyone is tired, let them rest first, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Here." Guo Jia stood up and arranged for the military planners to rest. Sun Ce sat up and looked at Pang Tong. "Shi Yuan, how much winning rate does your plan have?"

"The king and the lord, marching and fighting, with the right combination and the odd victory, cannot be calculated completely by calculation."

"It is true that you can't do a complete calculation of the calculations in an army, but blindly using strange things is tantamount to taking risks. Using strange things means giving the decision on success or not to the opponent. If the opponent makes a mistake, you have a chance to win. If the opponent does not make a mistake, you may get into the opponent's trap. This is the gambler's psychology. If you lose, you want to make a big deal. Don't you know that this is probably the trap set by the dealer for you."

Pang Tong licked his lips and did not dare to say anything again. Sun Ce criticized him, but he had nothing to say, not to mention that he had already given him face when Guo Jia was not present.

"It's not scary to lose, it's scary to lose." Sun Ce seemed to comfort Pang Tong and warn himself.

"Here."

"Go and call Kong Ming and the others."

Pang Tong responded and stood up. Sun Ce patted his forehead, a little bit his head wide. The situation in front of him was even more nervous than Xu Rong led his troops to invade Nanyang. At least there were not so many voices around him, so he could just deal with Xu Rong wholeheartedly. Not like now, the man said that his mother was right, and the mother said that his mother was right. He might be calculating his opponents or colleagues, and he didn't dare to relax for a moment.

Not long after, Guo Jia came back, and Pang Tong also brought Zhuge Liang, Lu Yi and others. Seeing this, Gan Mei and Liu He returned to the cabin by themselves to avoid delaying Sun Ce and others' discussions. Sun Ce called Gan Mei and asked her to inform Sun Shangxiang to listen. This discussion in this dilemma best reflects everyone's talents and is a rare opportunity for every participant.

Seeing the faces in front of me, Sun Ce felt much more at ease. I have so many elites, but I can’t deal with Gongsun Du? Even with Guo Tu and Xu You help, Gongsun Du can’t fly. His greatest value is just a whetstone.

After a while, Sun Shangxiang arrived, her clothes were neat and she shouldn't have fallen asleep. Without Sun Ce's instructions, she and Sun Yi stood behind Sun Ce and saluted Guo Jia and others in turn.

After everyone said hello, Sun Ce asked General Guo Jia to say the result of the discussion, and let everyone say his own reasons. Most of the people present participated in the discussion, at least to listen. In addition to letting Sun Shangxiang understand the situation, this also has the effect of sorting out his thoughts, limiting the scope to two most feasible plans, and no longer involves other plans with too little feasibility.

Everyone expressed their opinions one after another.

Zhuge Liang and Yang Yi supported frontal combat. They believed that although the troops of the two sides were very different, the gap in combat power between the two sides was not large. It was their advantage to fight after formation and use the right troops to defeat the enemy. The right way was to play to their strengths and avoid their weaknesses. The Dashi was nearby. Even if Gongsun Du was surrounded, he could never stop the sound of fighting drums between the two sides. The soldiers in the city knew that Sun Ce was attacking, so they would naturally have the confidence to defend the city and strive to protect the city. When necessary, there was still a chance to attack inside and outside. If the food lanes were intercepted, it would be easy to disperse the troops, and the second was that they might be attacked by cavalry. It would be safer to attack the frontal attack.

Zhu Ran supports intercepting the grain road. There are many mountains around the Dashi, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you attack head-on, there will be a lot of casualties. If you choose a suitable terrain to intercept the grain road, you can choose a battlefield that is beneficial to you. It is a thousand miles away from Xiangping to Dashi, and you can always find the right one.

After Pang Tong's suggestion to attack Xiangping was rejected, he also chose to support intercepting the grain channels.

Everyone talked and refuted each other, and refused to give in to each other.

Zhuge Liang said that although there are many mountains around the Dashi, we are relatively familiar with it. The possibility of middle-of-scenes is the least. Moreover, mountain warfare is the director of our army, so it is of course more beneficial for frontal assault. Zhu Ran said that the slopes of the mountains around the Dashi are limited, which is conducive to defense and the acceleration of cavalry. Gongsun Du has the advantage of cavalry. He was condescending and used cavalry to attack infantry. Even if our army is good at mountain warfare, it may not be able to stop it. Zhuge Liang also said that although hillsides are conducive to cavalry acceleration, they can go down but not up. As long as they take precautions, it is an opportunity to lure the enemy. If you grab enough war horses, you can balance Gongsun Du's cavalry advantages.

The two of them were fighting each other.

Sun Shangxiang leaned into Sun Ce's ear and whispered: "Brother, why didn't Bo Yan talk?"

Sun Ce also noticed that Lu Yi had not said anything and his expression was calm. Although he was famous, he did not have many opportunities to speak actively, especially after returning to Wujun for the New Year last time, he became more and more calm.

Sun Ce raised his hand and signaled Zhuge Liang and Zhu Ran who were quarreling for a while, and called Lu Yi's name. "Bo Yan, which plan do you support?"

Lu Yi bowed calmly. "June, I both support you."

“Both support it?”

"Yes, I think you can try it all. Jijiu often says that the plan should be set up according to the person. We have limited understanding of Gongsun Du. It is difficult to make targeted plans now. All plans are just preparations and cannot be a complete solution. Instead of arguing here, it is better to guess in actual combat, analyze Gongsun Du's military use habits, and understand the advantages and disadvantages of Liaodong soldiers. Maybe you can find flaws from it. This time, the attack on the Dashi family was originally an attempt, and gains and losses are inevitable, so there is no need to rush to see the difference in one battle."

Everyone suddenly realized and expressed their agreement. Sun Shangxiang lay on Sun Ce's shoulder and smiled proudly: "How is it, Bo Yan is the most powerful, right?"

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Chapter completed!