Since Sun Ce arrived in Jiangdong, he has recruited many talents and a large number of soldiers. Among them, 30,000 soldiers have been recruited in Danyang, known as Danyang soldiers. Sun Ce is full of ambition and is bound to occupy Jiangdong. Under the nose of Danyang County, Wu Jun became Sun Ce's first target.
Wu Jun is now guarded by brothers Yan Baihu and Yan Xing. Yan Baihu was the mighty power of Wu Jun. Taking advantage of the chaos in the late Han Dynasty, he raised troops to occupy Wu Jun and had 50,000 troops, which was extremely fierce. Wu Jun is rich and has a large population, and Sun Ce has long coveted him.
Sun Ce saw that his possession of the two counties had been stabilized, and the newly recruited soldiers had also been trained. Now that there are many soldiers and generals, they summoned generals and counselors to discuss the attack on Wu Jun. Jiangdong is now full of talented people, including Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Lu Fan, Zhu Zhi, etc., Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Lu Su and other famous scholars, and Zhou Yu, who is both civil and military. Sun Ce is now complacent and smug.
Seeing that all the civil and military forces are all here, Sun Ce cleared his throat and said: "Since I arrived in Jiangdong, I have attacked Danyang and occupied Shouchun, and I have already established a foothold. However, now the world is in conflict and wants to make a difference. More cities must be occupied. Wu Jun is rich and has a lot of people. Yan Baihu is just a straw bag and actually occupies Wu Jun. I mean, 60,000 troops will start to attack Wu Jun. I don’t know if you have any suggestions."
After speaking, Sun Ce's gaze was like a torch. Although he looked calm on the surface, his heart was already surging. At first, when he was seventeen, his father was shot and killed by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, and the army was annexed by Yuan Shu. He had no choice but to endure the humiliation and throw himself into Yuan Shujun. Later, using Yuxi as the quality, he borrowed three thousand soldiers from Yuan Shu. With the help of Zhou Yu, Zhu Zhi, and his father's old men Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Huang Gai and others, they gradually occupied Danyang and Shouchun. Now, Sun Ce can finally show his ambition.
When the generals heard that there was a battle to fight, they were so excited that they wanted to move their muscles and bones a long time ago.
"We need to discuss what to do in a war, and send troops directly. We have many soldiers, and we have to be afraid of the bandit Yan Baihu." Zhou Tai's character is carefree and straight-tempered. Everyone is used to it. According to Zhou Tai's intention, he only needs to drive the army directly under Wujun City and fight hard to attack the city. There is no need to play so many tricks.
After everyone heard it, they all laughed. Fighting is not that simple. As the saying goes, soldiers and horses do not move food and grass first. Before the army is moved, the food and grass must first be deployed. What you eat, wear, and use is not a small consumption. Also, this is a troubled time, the army is dispatched, and there are still capable people to guard the city to prevent the foundation from being attacked. When Cao Cao was attacking Xuzhou, Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu. If Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and others had not defended him, the consequences would be disastrous. Therefore, in the war, we must solve the problem of food, grass and the rear.
Seeing everyone laughing at him, Zhou Tai became anxious, his face flushed, and said loudly, "You laugh so much, you have something to say!" Although Zhou Tai is a vulgar person, he is also a face-loving person. Seeing others laugh at him, he was very angry. .
"Our army has sufficient food and grass, so that the son and son of Sun Quan can guard Danyang, and our army will have no worries." Lu Su's words were in place, and all the worries of everyone were answered at once. There is sufficient food and grass, and there is no problem with the wise Sun Quan guarding him at the rear.
"What is Gong Jin thinking?" Seeing Zhou Yu's head down in thought, Sun Ce frowned thoughtfully.
Zhou Yu was meditating, and when he heard someone calling him, there was an excitement in his heart, and he recovered.
"Wu Jun is not easy to fight." Zhou Yu sighed, and only said such a sentence.
Everyone was shocked. Before the fight started, Zhou Yu said such frustrating words, it shouldn't be.
"Why does Gong Jin say that, we have enough food and grass, strong soldiers and horses, is there any problem?"
Sun Ce was also very surprised, thinking that three thousand troops would be able to sweep Danyang County back then. Now that 60,000 troops are dispatched, can't we still destroy a little Yan Baihu? However, Sun Ce knew that Gong Jin was not a timid person, so he must have reason to say that.
Zhou Yu also saw Sun Ce's thoughts and continued to explain, "At the beginning, we had nothing. We were born with calves and were not afraid of tigers. We had to fight to gain a foothold. Now our army has a certain foundation, and we should consider issues more comprehensively. "
Everyone is even more puzzled. Now that there is sufficient food and grass, and the back defense is solid, Yan Baihu's army is a mob, so what is there to consider. However, Zhou Yu must still have a certain prestige in Jiangdong. Although everyone has doubts, they are still patient and listen to Gong Jin's words.
"Yan Baihu is a powerful family of Wu Jun. He has 50,000 soldiers. Wu Jun soldiers are brave in combat and their strength is not weak. Moreover, our army's purpose is to be based on Jiangdong. If we cannot restrain the soldiers, we will kill too much in Wu Jun. Looting other people’s property will easily lose popular support, and it will also be detrimental to the subsequent capture of other counties in Jiangdong."
On the one hand, Zhou Yu warned everyone not to underestimate the enemy, and on the other hand, he asked the generals to restrain their soldiers from looting property. Zhou Yu's concern was justified. When he attacked Shouchun, Sun Ce allowed everyone to rob Shouchun for three days in order to make the soldiers sell their lives.
Although this strategy allowed Sun Ce to quickly win Shouchun, the public sentiment was lost. It took a year to win the hearts of the people, but the price paid was heavy. The people of Shouchun could not have to pay taxes for three years. The gain is far less than the loss.
After listening to Zhou Yu's words, Sun Ce nodded frequently. In fact, he had already thought of this level. However, I wanted to capture Wu Jun soon, so I didn't think about it so much. Now that Zhou Yu raised this issue, the army must be strictly controlled, not killing innocent people, and not looting other people's property. If you do that again, it is tantamount to drinking poison to quench your thirst.
After hearing Zhou Yu's suggestion, the generals were very dissatisfied. They had long thought of taking advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune. This is a miserable situation. Even if they capture the city, it will be of no benefit.
Sun Ce also saw everyone's thoughts, and it seemed that the last time they attacked the city had set a bad example.
"I know everyone is thinking about making a fortune. But Gong Jin is right. The situation is different. Now we must focus on the overall situation. If the people's hearts are lost, we will be wiped out by other princes soon. If we get With the support of the people, there will be more and more cities, and then you can all add officials to the ranks.
Sun Ce finally made up his mind to take military discipline seriously.
Everyone thought that Sun Ce's words were reasonable, not as reassuring as long-term wealth, and they all expressed their support for Sun Ce's decision.
After discussing the plan, Sun Ce used Sun Quan as General Danyang to guard the base camp, and Zhang Zhao as the promotion officer in charge of transporting grain, grass and equipment. With Zhou Tai, Han Dang, and Huang Gai as the vanguards, Jiang Qin and Lv Meng as the deputy vanguards, and Zhou Yu as the Zhong Lang general, they attacked Wu Jun with 60,000 troops.