Chapter 137

Choosing Jingzhou means that Sun Jian has completed the natural danger defense line along the Yangtze River. For Soochow, it means that there will be no danger in Soochow in the next few decades or even 100 years. However, the abandonment of Xuzhou means that if Soochow wants to go north again in the future, it will take several times or even dozens of times of effort.

However, if Xuzhou is chosen, it means that the forces of Dongwu officially set foot in the Central Plains. With Jiangdong as the backing and Xuzhou as the springboard, they can attack and retreat and defend, which is very beneficial to the future development of Soochow. But giving up Jingzhou means that there is a gap in the west of Soochow. If the enemy goes down the Yangtze River, the practice between Xuzhou and Soochow will be cut off. Moreover, the news brought by Pang Tong also made Chen Ren have some doubts. What was Pang Degong doing in Jingzhou? If he ignored it like this, would it lead to great trouble? This is Chen Ren's biggest concern about Jingzhou.

Chen Ren frowned and said to the expectant Mi Zhen, "Miss MI, please go down and have a rest. At this time, it's very important. I don't dare to make decisions without authorization. But please rest assured. Since Miss MI has come to seek help from Soochow, Soochow will give Miss Mi a satisfactory answer."

Seeing that Chen Ren did not promise, MI Zhen could not help showing disappointment and eagerness. She said, "General Chen, my brother and people may be beheaded at any time by Xia Houdun. This matter can't be delayed."

Chen Ren suddenly chuckled and said, "please rest assured that Miss MI. As long as my army is in Xuzhou for a day, don't talk about XiahouDun. Even Cao Cao doesn't dare to touch a hair of either brother Zhong or MI's family. Miss Mi must have been working hard on her way for days. I'd better go down and have a rest. " Chen Ren's words are not wrong. Cao Cao only dealt with the MI family in order to rectify the Xuzhou aristocratic family. He only dared to do it without the intervention of the Soochow kingdom. Now that Chen Ren, the 100000 army in Xuzhou, has given Cao Cao ten courage, and he does not dare to mess around.

Although Mi Zhen did not know the joint, but Chen Ren said so, she had no way to persuade Chen Ren, only to salute and quit. After that, Chen Ren called his own soldiers and asked him to arrange the residence of MI Zhen and the two strong men, and by the way, he called several officers in the army to their own accounts for discussion. Although Chen Ren assured Mi Zhen that Cao Cao would not move the MI family, he still had to make a decision on this matter as soon as possible. If he wrote to Sun Jian again for discussion, he was afraid that the opportunity to capture Xuzhou would be missed.

After a while, several important officials of the new army arrived at Chen Ren's tent. Among them, Zhao Yun, LV Meng, Ding Feng and Ling Cao, the leaders of the Fourth Army, Dong Chen, Xu Sheng and Chen Wu, were in charge of the assessment. Although Wenbo was favored by Chen Ren, his official position was not enough and he was not qualified to be in the big account. However, Wenci arrived at the big account as Chen Ren's personal document.

Seeing that all the people had arrived, Chen Ren repeated what Mi Zhen had just said, and then repeated his own consideration. Then he said, "this is the situation now. However, if you report this matter to the Lord and wait for the Lord to reply, then the opportunity will be missed. When Cao Cao learned that our army had entered Xuzhou, he would certainly send troops to Xuzhou. Even if the MI family could help, it would be very difficult to take Pengcheng. All of you are the main leaders of the new army. Let's discuss how to make a decision here. "

Zhao Yun first said, "take Xuzhou!" Zhao Yun didn't speak any more after he said it. Since Zhao Yun came to the eastern Wu Dynasty, his temperament has been like this and he has become reticent. Chen Ren has been unable to solve the problem several times. It seems that only when Zhao Yun revenges can he achieve his wish. Chen Ren can also guess one or two of the reasons why Zhao Yun proposed to take Xuzhou. Taking Xuzhou as soon as possible means that the forces of the eastern Wu Kingdom set foot in the Central Plains as soon as possible, and the time for Zhao Yun to seek revenge on Yuan Shao will be shortened.

When Ding Feng was the youngest, he thought that Ding fengnei was the youngest. On the one hand, the governor was ordered by the Marquis of Wu to help Mr. Zhuge clean up Guangling's aristocratic family, rather than to capture Cao Cao's Xuzhou. If the governor acted rashly, he would inevitably cause criticism in the middle of the eastern Wu Dynasty. Secondly, Jingzhou and Dongwu shared the natural danger of the Yangtze River. If Jingzhou was captured, Dongwu would be in an invincible position. But if you take Xuzhou and give up Jingzhou, there is still a hidden danger in the west of Dongwu. "

As soon as Ding Feng's voice fell, LV Meng immediately clasped his fist and said, "governor, the general will not agree with general Ding's opinion! At the end of the meeting, it will be easier to take Jingzhou than Xuzhou. If we don't take this opportunity, we may regret it later! Although Jingzhou is a place that strategists must fight for, there is no one around Jingzhou who can take it except for Dongwu. The 150000 water army led by General Huang inspected the Yangtze River. The army of general Cheng in Changsha was also ready to go. It was easy for Dongwu to take Jingzhou. But Xuzhou is not. Cao Cao is the villain of the world. If Xuzhou is really controlled by Cao Cao, it will be even more difficult for the eastern Wu to take it again. "

Lingcao did not speak. His temperament was similar to Zhao Yun, but different. Ling Cao was born silent and could not change it. But Dong attacked Lu Meng and said, "otherwise! Even if Xuzhou was captured by Cao Cao, if Dongwu wanted to go northward, he didn't have to ask for the front line of Xuzhou. Liu Yao was a puppet controlled by Soochow. If Soochow wanted to take Yangzhou, he could go north to the Central Plains at any time. Why only pay attention to Xuzhou? "

The generals had different opinions, but Xu Sheng and Chen Wu had their own opinions. Both sides had their own arguments, which made Chen Ren more headache. Chen Ren's eyes glanced at him, but he saw that Wen CI around him was eager to speak and stopped. He could not help but look forward to it. He immediately stopped the debate among the generals and turned to Wen Ci and said, "Yuan Qing, what's your opinion, please tell me what you think!" Yuan Qing is the word for Wen Ci, while the word for Wen Bo is yuan Dai.Seeing that all the people in the big tent were looking at him, Wenci could not help feeling a little nervous. But seeing Chen Ren's encouraging eyes, Wenci finally had some courage. He cleared his throat immediately and said, "all generals are capable of marching and fighting, so all the generals just started from the Perspective of being conducive to war. However, Jingzhou and Xuzhou are both places for military strategists to fight for. However, the current situation of Jingzhou is not clear, and Jingzhou is under the control of Jingzhou aristocratic family. A few years ago, Jingzhou governor spied on Soochow and sent troops for many times, but they were defeated one after another, leading to a large reduction of Jingzhou personnel. Jingxiang's land can be called "ten rooms and nine empty spaces". After the Yellow turban rebellion, Xuzhou was really regarded as the granary of the world by Tao Qian, the former governor of Xuzhou. Now, Cao Cao has won Xuzhou easily. If Cao Cao is allowed to take a firm foothold in Xuzhou, his strength will be greatly strengthened. Cao Cao had the soldiers of Yanzhou and Qingzhou, and his strength was already in the Central Plains. Even if he met with Soochow, he could not give up much. If Cao Cao really captured Xuzhou, he would be a great trouble to Soochow! Therefore, the humble suggestion is to seize Xuzhou first! " Then he bowed his hand at the crowd.

Wen Ci's words made everyone silent. I have to say that Wen Ci's truth is very clear. No matter how Jingzhou changes, it will not pose a threat to Soochow, but Cao Cao is not the same. If he is allowed to reorganize Xuzhou smoothly, his strength will be higher than that of Dongwu.

Xu Sheng frowned and said, "of course, what yuan Qing said is reasonable, but if Jingzhou doesn't take it, it's always a big problem."

Seeing the confident look on Wenci's face, Chen Ren knew that he had a way to deal with it, so he motioned for Wenci to continue to reply. Wenci nodded slightly and said, "actually, it is not. According to the governor, Jingzhou is now under heavy internal troubles. Xiangyang is under the control of the Cai family and the Kuai family, and is under martial law. No news can be revealed from the city. However, the other four counties in Jingzhou are controlled by Liu biaozhong A hearty general guarded. The governor can send a letter to the Lord, offering a plan to spread rumors in Jingxiang, saying that Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, has been killed by the Cai family and the Kuai family. Jingzhou is bound to be in chaos, and the Lord will take over Jingzhou under the banner of revenge for Liu Biao. At that time, even if only general Cheng of Changsha went all the way, Jingzhou could be pacified. And General Huang led the water army to go up against the Yangtze River and control the area along the Yangtze River. Even if there was no new army to take part in the war, Jingzhou would be fine! "

Chen Ren was relieved. In fact, he had this idea in his mind, but the plan was not as detailed as Wenci. Just after hearing Wen Ci's advice to take Xuzhou, I thought he had the same idea as LV Meng. I can't help but feel a little disappointed, but now I have to look up to Wen CI. It can be seen that Wenci's intelligence is relatively high even if it does not reach the level of Guo Jia and others. Chen Ren did not expect that day's whim, as expected, he found a treasure.

"Newspaper --!" Just as Chen Ren was about to praise Wen Ci, an urgent voice came from outside the tent. But then he was scolded by the soldiers who had been guarding the tent. Then, there were bursts of arguments.

Chen Ren held a secret meeting here. Before that, no one else was allowed to enter. So the missionary sergeant was stopped by his relatives outside the big tent. However, according to the situation, it seems to be a more important letter. Chen Ren immediately drank: "let him in!"

Immediately, a dusty Sergeant quickly stepped into the camp and knelt down in front of Chen Ren and said, "governor! Jianye urgent report Then he took out a brocade bag from his arms and raised his hands over his head. Chen Wu on one side hastily took over the brocade bag and sent it to Chen Ren's hand.

When Chen Ren opened the brocade bag, he found that it was Sun Jian's own letter. He immediately read it carefully. There were only a few words in the letter. However, Chen Ren was very happy. He immediately looked up to the sky and laughed, which made everyone in the tent puzzled. After laughing, Chen Ren said to Wen CI beside him: "Yuan Qing, Yuan Qing, are you good at fortune telling? You just said that Liu Biao is dead, and the news of Liu Biao's death came. It seems that you must keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense! Ha ha ha Although Chen Ren said this with the meaning of a joke, but the meaning of the words is to make the audience surprised.