Huang Zhong’s military newspaper was very detailed, especially the Battle of Bameng Mountain, which not only detailed the entire process, but also attached a map.

Any tactic must be attached to the specific terrain. Only by analyzing the war process based on the map can we see the ideas of both sides and show the gains and losses of both sides.

As for the Battle of Bamengshan, both sides fought well, but Xu Huang was even better. He took advantage of the inertial thinking of Cao Cao and others and the advantages of his soldiers, and played a dangerous move, deceived Cao Cao, and lured Cao Cao to continue to increase his troops, eventually causing a large amount of killing and damage, ruining the morale of the Shu army, forcing Cao Cao to retreat on his own initiative, and at the same time he used the prisoners to exchange for urgently needed food.

He hurts the enemy and saves himself, kills two birds with one stone. Xu Huang seeks to win in this battle, which is brave and resourceful.

Cao Cao's performance is not weak either. In terms of tactics, he was not wrong, but he encountered Xu Huang and failed to succeed. If he changed to a slightly inferior general, or if Xu Huang did not have such qualities, the result of this battle would probably be another way.

Even if Cao Cao was not good at his troops, the situation did not change substantially. Cao Cao still controlled Dangqu, blocked Huang Zhong's path of advance, and had the confidence to surrender. Whether the surrender was true or false, it might as well be regarded as a delaying strategy. When Cao Cao stabilized his military morale and fought another battle, who would kill him. From Xiangyang, it was not easy to transport grain from Hanzhong to ensure Huang Zhong. If Huang Zhong could not capture Dangqu as soon as possible and achieve self-sufficiency, the situation would still be unfavorable to him.

After reading the military newspaper, Sun Ce handed over to Yang Xiu. Yang Xiu looked at ten lines at a glance, and soon finished reading it, his eyebrows raised lightly.

"This Cao Cao is indeed cunning and wise, and he is defeated but not in chaos. At this moment, he can still use the people of Yizhou for their own use."

Sun Ce chuckled. "Cao Cao, please surrender. Do you think it's better to agree, or not?"

Neither Ju Su nor Yang Xiu were in a hurry to speak. One stroking his beard and pondering, the other was looking around. Sun Ce was not in a hurry. He stood by the stream and looked at the slowly flowing stream water, and was in a daze.

"Aweng, Aweng..." Sun Jie ran over with a few pages of paper. Seeing Ju Su, Yang Xiu was also there. He quickly slowed down, took a small step, came to Sun Ce, and saluted respectfully. "My son has seen his father." He turned around and bowed to Ju Su again. Yang Xiu performed a polite face, his posture was in place, and he was meticulous.

"What's up?"

"My son just saw a few new poems and thought they were quite admirable. He came to offer them to his father and asked him to comment."

Sun Ce smiled. "If you want to talk about poetry and essays, how can your father be as good as Yang Changshi?" As he said that, he pushed Sun Jie to Yang Xiu. Sun Jie performed a ceremony to Yang Xiu again and handed over the poem. Yang Xiu took it, flipped it over, and chuckled "puff".

"It turned out to be Ying Delian (Ying Yan), Liu Gonggan (Liu Zhen), no wonder I couldn't see them a few days ago. It turned out that they were all in seclusion for today's Liushang Poetry Club. These poems are good, but they are too crafted and not natural enough. At first glance, they are prepared before."

"Please give advice from the Chief Secretary." Sun Jie's eyes shone and he gave another salute.

"Okay, let's talk there, how about we?" Yang Xiu pulled Sun Jie and walked towards the seat on the side. There was his own seat there, surrounded by curtains, and several graceful figures could be seen. I don't know which woman was going on a blind date in the name of the poetry club.

When Yang Xiu walked away, Sun Ce turned his attention to Ju Su. "Please, what about your opinion?"

Ju Su bowed and said, "I think that, as before, Huang Zhong decides, the Privy Council and the Military Affairs Office only provide reference opinions and do not interfere directly. Judging from the current situation, although the generals underestimated the enemy before, they have already understood and made up for it from multiple sources. If they can fight for a few more months, they will definitely benefit more."

Sun Ce nodded, but did not express his opinion.

Ju Su waited for a moment, and then said, "Although Cao Cao was frustrated, he did not hurt his muscles and bones. He was not strong in his heart to surrender, and he wanted to delay time and fight again. At this time, he would like to surrender. Even if His Majesty is tolerant, he would be afraid that his desire would be like a valley. Huang Hansheng had already made concessions to the Brazilian tribe due to the situation. Now in negotiations, they would definitely be greedy and gain more. If they just ask for officials and titles, that would be fine. If they refused to give up the land and obstruct the implementation of the new policy, wouldn't Yizhou become a lawless place?"

Sun Ce deeply agreed. Huang Zhong only asked for an order but did not express his attitude, and obviously he was reserved for the surrender. From his perspective, of course, it would be better to fight, not only to make up for the mistakes of underestimating the enemy before, but also to make some contributions. If he accepted Cao Cao's surrender, then his expedition this time would be mixed with merits and demerits and a waste of time.

From the perspective of the court, now is not a good opportunity to negotiate surrender. If you accept Cao Cao's conditions, Yizhou will become a meal. Moreover, if the Yizhou tribe gets the benefits, they will not see his affection, but will only be grateful to Cao Cao. If there is any trouble, I don't know what will happen in the future.

Yizhou's centrifugal force is already strong, so we must be careful.

Of course, we cannot simply refuse, and force the Yizhou tribe to continue to support Cao Cao and resist to the end.

"If you continue to attack, is the burden of supply too heavy?"

"Of course there is a burden, but the most difficult time has passed. The implementation of the new policy in Guanzhong is gradually becoming more and more stable, and Bingzhou is about to stabilize. Jingzhou and Chuzhou are the latest place to implement the new policy. They have developed well in recent years. They can still support the siege of Yizhou by gathering the power of several states. Furthermore, Cao Cao's main force is in Brazil, and he also assisted Zhou Gongjin and Taishici's troops in attacking Guizhou. If they continue to confront each other, the possibility of Cao Cao being unable to hold on."

Sun Ce weighed for a moment, agreed with Ju Su's opinion, and asked him to arrange for the Military Advisory Office to discuss the plan. If you continue fighting, you must make strategic preparations for a long-term confrontation and cannot pin your hopes on victory like Babian Mountain. After all, Huang Zhong's opponent is Cao Cao, not an ordinary person.

Ju Su received the order and turned around and left. Yang Xiu turned back again, looked at Ju Su's back in the distance, and showed a cunning smile. "Your Majesty, guess what Rong?"

Sun Ce did not comment.

"Ruochen expected it to be right, Duke Ju and Dare will support the fight again."

"How can I see it?"

"At this time, the people who were interested in surrendering were Cao Cao and Yizhou clans. Huang Han was promoted to a mixed success, Zhou Gongjin and Taishi Ziyi gave up halfway, and the income was limited. How could the military advisor be good? In the future, there will be conflicts between the generals. Once Yizhou is pacified, the world will be peaceful, unless Your Majesty immediately launches an expedition, the military advisor is almost inevitable. There are three harms but no one benefit, how can the military advisor be willing?"

"What about your opinion?"

"I also suggest that I continue to fight."

Sun Ce was quite surprised. He thought Yang Xiuhui suggested negotiations. "Why is that?"

"I just said that although the new policy is beneficial to all generations, it has a temporary yang hyperactivity. This yang hyperactivity is not only reflected in the soldiers in the army, but also in the court officials and ordinary people are no exception. They have more progress and lack self-reflection. This is not calm. Even if Your Majesty puts the overall situation first and accepts Cao Cao's surrender, the military and civilians are still warlike, and they may immediately explore overseas. In this way, they are afraid that the losses will be greater. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the war in Yizhou as a criticism so that they know that forgetting war is not impossible, and being wary can destroy the country."
Chapter completed!