There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

"I sent Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi to lead some troops to Nanchang secretly yesterday."

"But they are young after all..."

The potter said confidently: "I believe they can!"

Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Lu Su... With these three people returning to support, plus my original arrangement in the rear, if I still can't defend Jinling City and Nanchang City, then my previous history will be in vain.

Seeing that the potter was so determined, Chen Deng stopped dissuading him.

After all, the potter's vision and determination over the years, including his courage in times of crisis, really impressed Chen Deng. Before he knew it, Chen Deng began to deeply believe in the potter's vision.

"Just one more thing, Prime Minister, you are currently sitting in Qufu City, I am afraid that Cao Cao will be able to guess your intentions for Xuchang City, should the Prime Minister do something to confuse Cao Cao a little?"

The pottery was stunned upon hearing this.

"That's right, I actually forgot about this... Then according to Yuanlong, how should we confuse Cao Cao?"

Chen Deng smiled and said: "This matter is easy to say. The prime minister only needs to send troops to Pengcheng to temporarily confuse Cao Cao's heart, and this move can also confuse Sun Ce's heart. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

After hearing Chen Deng's words, the pottery merchant nodded heavily: "Yuanlong is still thoughtful."

Chen Deng said to Tao Shang again: "Prime Minister, there is one more thing. If Sun Ce of Lujiang wants to attack our rear, he will actually have two choices. One is Nanchang City, and the other is Jinling City. I have thought about it for a long time, but I have no choice." Guess where they will attack?"

The pottery merchant looked at him with a smile: "Why?"

"Sun Ce went from Lujiang to Yuzhang and arrived at Nanchang City. If Nanchang was his base, he could take over a part of the country in the south and connect with Lujiang River, which would be beneficial to his development...but Nanchang City is the capital of our dynasty, but The emperor is not located in it for the time being, and the imperial court only has General Hussars and Shang Shutai to carry out state affairs on his behalf, which does not actually represent the meaning of the Han court... But Jinling City is different, it is the foundation of the prime minister, and it is the most affluent place in the world. If you take down Jinling City, it is better than taking down the land of the next state!"

The pottery merchant smiled and said, "So, Yuanlong, you find it difficult to choose?"

Chen Deng nodded and said, "Yes."

The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "Actually, it's not difficult to guess. If it were someone else, they might have done their best and chose a place they think is the most important. But Sun Ce is not that kind of person. He and Zhou Yu may divide their troops. Sneak attack...Jinling City, Nanchang City, they will not let go of any of them."

Chapter 858 Battle of Jinling

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu divided their troops into two groups, taking Jinling City on the one hand and Nanchang City on the other.

According to Chen Deng's analysis, either Sun Ce would go all out to take Nanchang, or he would go all out to attack Jinling City, but Sun Ce actually divided his troops into two groups, which was beyond Chen Deng's expectations.

Only pottery merchants had a firm estimate that Sun Ce might do this.

It seems that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are very confident in their own strength, and dare to divide their troops against themselves.

Sure enough, a man of high art is bold.

As soon as Sun Ce crossed the river, he was immediately detected by spies from Jinling City.

At this time, Lu Su himself had already arrived in Jinling City, and at the same time, he also came with several southern fierce generals sent to him directly by the pottery merchant.

Among these fierce generals, Xu Sheng was the leader.

"How many troops does Sun Ce have?" Lu Su asked quietly and reported back to the scouts.

The scout said quietly: "At least thirty thousand."

"No less than 2." Lu Su calculated carefully: "There should be only [-] horses in Jinling City?"

Han Hao said from the side: "It is said that in order to fight against Cao Cao and the Allied Forces of the Three Lius, the prime minister recruited most of the soldiers and horses. The 2 people in Jinling City are still recruits. Compared with Sun Ce's soldiers and horses, I am afraid they are There are still some gaps."

Lu Su stroked his beard, closed his eyes and meditated carefully.

When he was young, Lu Su suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Send someone quickly to find out the configuration of the people in Sun Ce's army, including who are the lieutenants, who joined the army, and who are the lieutenants. If you find out clearly, report back quickly."

"promise."

The scouts took the order, but Xu Sheng turned his head and asked him, "Mr. Zijing wants to inquire about Sun Ce's military deployment. Could it be that he has some kind of plan?"

Lu Su nodded and said: "Yes, the overall strength of our army is not as good as that of Sun Ce's army, and most of them are new troops. If we don't use tricks, I'm afraid it will be difficult. I'll let someone investigate Sun Ce's situation. I just want to know whether Zhou Yu and other wise men have come. .”

Xu Shengruo realized something: "According to what Zi Jinggong said, if Zhou Yu hadn't come, maybe you still have a good plan to destroy Sun Ce?"

Lu Su stood up, walked back and forth in the hall thinking, and finally said after a long while: "Since the prime minister let me come to Jinling City, I must not disappoint the prime minister. is the best course of action."

"Surrender?" Xu Sheng was shocked when he heard the words: "Who will go?"

"Me." Lu Su said lightly.

All of a sudden, everyone is not calm.

Han Hao was the first to express his objection: "Mr. Zi Jing, after all, you are also a close minister of the prime minister. It is too risky to act like this? Besides, if you go, how can Sun Ce trust you?"

Lu Su smiled and said: "Because I am a close minister under the prime minister's command, I must do this matter."

"Ah?" Han Hao was a little confused.

Lu Su explained: "Although the prime minister regards me as the most important thing, in the past two or three years, I have not made many contributions, and my reputation is far from outstanding among the talents under the prime minister's command. If I take advantage of this, I may be able to deceive Sun Ce. "

Speaking of this, Lu Su paused and said, "But I still need Mr. Han to help me a lot."

Han Hao shook his head and said, "No, this is too risky. I don't agree. Although Sun Ce has [-] elite soldiers, they are only [-] more than us. Although our Jinling City's [-] recruits are not helpful, our Jinling City The city wall is the best in the world! Since Mr. Han arrived in Jinling City, he and Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Zhang Hong and others worked hard to manage this piece of foundation. In the past ten years, Jinling City has not only become the richest in the world, but also the strength of the city wall has become stronger. If we don’t lose to Luoyang Chang’an, even if we defend head-on, we won’t be afraid of him, Sun Lang!”

Lu Su smiled bitterly, and said, "Mr. Han, just because Jinling City is the prime minister's lifeblood, we can't let Sun Ce wreak havoc here."

Han Hao was taken aback when he heard this.

But Lu Su said: "Beyond the city wall is the [-] mu of fertile land that the prime minister and Han Gong have managed for many years. It is the essence of Jinling City's painting boats, attached counties, common people, and business districts. As for the raging in the surrounding areas, how much damage will be caused to the fertile land and business near Jinling, Han Gong wants to know better than me.

Han Hao was silent when he heard the words.

But Lu Su smiled and stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder, saying: "Sun Ce came from afar, in order to win people's hearts, he will not wreak havoc next to Jinling City for the time being, but it will not be certain after a long time, Duke Han, don't be a little girl Let’s make a plan, don’t let the prime minister down, don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”

Han Hao had nothing to do with Lu Su in the past, and now that the pottery merchant sent him to Jinling to participate in military affairs, Han Hao was still a little unconvinced, but after an in-depth discussion with Lu Su, Han Hao finally understood why the pottery merchant used him so much. people.

It's not just that Lu Su built the Shanman camp for the potters, but he is indeed a great talent worthy of reuse!

This kind of mind is not only a general, but also a talent.

A few days later, Sun Ce's troops arrived at Jinling City.

Looking at the towering and majestic city of Jinling, Sun Ce's eyes couldn't help but shine!

Looking around the world, apart from Luoyang City back then, which other city in the world has a city wall that can rival the city wall of Jinling City?

Pottery merchant, pottery merchant, what virtue and ability do you have to own such a city as your capital?

Why does God want to favor you like that?It's so exasperating.

Sun Ce did not neglect at all, and immediately commanded the soldiers of the three armies to launch a strong attack on Jinling City.