Three days passed in the blink of an eye, Sun Jian was still attacking fiercely, and the city of Hefei was crumbling, as if it would be broken in the next second. "My lord, a letter from the dark owl"
Su Fan received the secret message and smiled slightly when he saw the content.
"It seems that Ji Ling has also discovered Sun Jian's weakness and has implemented it, but I just don't know if it is him or someone else?"
Su Fan threw the secret letter to Xun You and others.
"Haha! Wouldn't this put Sun Jian in danger?"
When Wei Yan and others saw the contents of the secret message, they all laughed.
The secret owl sent a letter saying that Sun Jian's transport ship transporting grain was intercepted by soldiers and horses from Lujiang County on the Yangtze River.
Although Sun Jian's grain transport ship finally broke through the blockade, it was a pity that half of the ship was lost and more than half of the grain and grass were lost.
Even if the rest is delivered, Sun Jian's hundreds of thousands of troops will not be able to survive for many days.
"Now it depends on Sun Jian's choice. He will definitely receive the message soon, whether he should continue to attack Hefei City or withdraw his troops immediately."
"Continue to attack Hefei City. Even if Hefei is captured, if Ji Ling is more ruthless and sets fire to the food and grass inside, then Sun Jian may explode."
Su Fan was also curious about what kind of choice Sun Jian would make. Once he made the wrong choice, not to mention falling into the abyss, he would definitely have to hibernate for a while to recuperate.
Of course, Su Fan didn't think that Yuan Shu could kill Sun Jian at once. After all, Sun Jian still had the capital to withdraw his troops. Yuan Shu could not send all his troops to Yangzhou.
Yuzhou is his home field, Runan is his base camp, and Nanyang County is his focus. After all, Nanyang County is richer than several counties in Yangzhou.
In addition, Jingzhou is more prosperous than Yangzhou. Nanyang has almost been conquered, and the door to Jingzhou has also been opened.
Conquering Jingzhou was Yuan Shu's main priority.
If Sun Jian hadn't rebelled, he might have continued to attack Jingzhou now.
"Gongda, what do you think Sun Jian should choose next?"
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Hearing his lord's sudden inquiry, Xun You hesitated for a moment, because he could not figure out what Sun Jian would make at the moment.
Although he knew a little bit about Sun Jian's character, he really couldn't put himself into this situation.
"Lord, no matter what Sun Jian chooses, what we actually want is for the Sun and Yuan families to continue fighting."
"So it doesn't matter which way Sun Jian chooses. If he retreats, I guess Yuan Jiujiu will take advantage of the victory and pursue him."
"If he really captures the city of Hefei, it won't really matter. Yuan Jiujiu cannot ignore it and will definitely send more troops."
"Yes, no matter what Sun Jian chooses, he will fight."
Su Fan nodded. Sun Jian had no other choice. From the moment he rebelled against Yuan Shu, he would either kill Yuan Shu and devour Yuan Shu's territory, or he would be suppressed by Yuan Shu and retreat to Changsha County. Then let's see
Can we unite with Liu Biao to fight against Yuan Shu?
Sun Jian's camp.
"Lord, we don't have much food and grass. News came from the grain transport ship that they were intercepted in the water and lost more than half of the food and grass."
There was a bit of worry on Huang Gai's face. The situation was not good for them now, and it had even reached a critical moment.
"Lord, if Hefei City cannot be captured, we will be in trouble."
"What are you afraid of! Dad, if we go out tomorrow, we will lead a large army to capture Hefei City."
The seventeen-year-old Sun Ce is still very out-of-the-box, or in other words, full of energy. He is proud of his own strength and is unrivaled in Hefei City. The annoying magic group has also been extinguished, and he is full of energy.
"Get out of the way"
Sun Jian, who was already upset, became angry again when he heard Sun Ce's words and glared at him fiercely.
His eldest son is brave, but he is too reckless. If he hadn't taken action last time, the former would have been severely damaged.
Just after Yi Zhe, he hoped that his son could become a famous general instead of a reckless man.
"Public review, what do you think we should do now?"
Like Liu Bei, Sun Jian had no advisers at the beginning and relied entirely on himself to conquer the world.
But he was luckier than Liu Bei in that he was promoted by the imperial court to be a county governor and a high-ranking local official early on, so he had the power and wealth to support him in building a team.
Liu Bei could only rely on his two brothers.
There were no advisers to advise or plan for him, everything was planned by a group of generals.
If Sun Jian had a first-rate, or even a second-rate, counselor beside him, I am afraid he would not directly attack Jiujiang County.
First go to attack Kuaiji, wouldn't Danyang be good, or Lujiang County is also good, annex these counties, and then attack Jiujiang.
In this way, even if Yuan Shu would send people to support him, the route would be too long and his chances would be greatly increased.
Unfortunately, Sun Jian didn't have any good advisers. He relied on his own wishes and attacked Jiujiang first, hoping to swallow up Yangzhou at once.
I ate a fat man in one bite and ended up stuffing myself.
Now we are in a dilemma.
"Lord, why don't we retreat first? Ji Ling seems to be holding on to Hefei City. We can't attack immediately. Once there is a shortage of food, the consequences will be disastrous."
Huang Gai seeks stability more and does not want to continue taking risks.
"Just quit like that"
When Sun Jian heard this, his face was tangled. Of course he was unwilling to give in. If he could capture Hefei City, he could almost capture Jiujiang. At that time, the army would be deployed on Jiujiang to block Yuan Shu in Jiujiang. He could take advantage of the opportunity and slowly attack Jiujiang.
He quickly attacked Lujiang and Danyang counties.
"Lord, in fact, even if we take Hefei now, it will be difficult in the future. Danyang and Lujiang will continue to harass our army from behind."
"We have to fight on two fronts. Danyang and Lujiang don't have many troops at the moment, but they will have more and more troops."
"Being attacked from both sides is a taboo for military strategists."
"It's better to retreat now and start attacking Lujiang or Danyang County. This way our food route will be safer."
Huang Gai's words made Sun Jian silent for a long time, and then he slowly said: "I am not willing to withdraw now, and it is not easy to withdraw now."
"Even if we have to evacuate, we must give Yuan Shu a painful beating so that he will not dare to pursue easily. The best way is to capture Hefei City, seize Hefei's supplies, and then evacuate."
At this moment, Sun Jian also vaguely felt that his previous plan was somewhat miscalculated.
If you take too big a step, you can easily pull off your eggs.
"Lord, if this is the case, we must work together." Huang Gai heard this and knew that Sun Jian's words were indeed very reasonable.
It is not easy for them to withdraw their troops now. There are not many troops in Danyang and Lujiang, but Ji Ling still has 200,000 to 300,000 troops under his command. It is not difficult to pursue them.