"When will the casualty statistics come out?"

"At least it will be tomorrow." Guo Jia said: "Does the general want to take Changyi? This time it is unlikely."

Sun Ce was very surprised. The war had just ended yesterday. Changyi should have just received the news, and Guo Jia said it was impossible, which was not in line with his personality.

Seeing Sun Ce looking at him, Guo Jia smiled and felt helpless. "General, the scout sent me the news. Li Jin has rushed back to Changyi City and closed the city to defend himself. We missed the opportunity." As he said that, he handed over several unorganized military reports. Sun Ce took it in his hand, scanned it, looked at the time marked on it, calculated Li Jin's itinerary, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Li Jin's reaction was very fast. After being attacked by Dong, he did not retreat to Rencheng with Zhu Ling, but instead gathered Li Gan, Li Jin's remnants and part of Lu Qian's defeated troops, and rushed to Changyi. According to time, he should have entered Changyi City now.

"I didn't want to get a better deal." Sun Ce returned the general to Guo Jia in disappointment, feeling very depressed. With a strong city, a strong force, and the support of Changyi's powerful people, Li Jin had no problem defending Changyi. If he attacked rashly, he would only make Li Jin's reputation.

"Li Jin has a good military style." Pang Tong continued to talk about it. "Dong Yuan Dynasty praised him endlessly. If it weren't for the concise soldiers under his command, and the morale of the Jiyin County soldiers led by Li Jin was unstable, he might not be able to use his strength to defeat the tricks and turn defeat into victory. We have summarized it. The biggest gain this time was to verify the general's elite military theory. Sun Tzu's five things and seven strategies were indeed every word was to be gem."

"It's just that you know it's not enough. All the generals must know it. The war has come to this point, and you can't rest. Take advantage of the deep memory of everyone and hurry up and summarize it. I also want to summarize it myself. The loss this time is too great. If it weren't for Yuan Tan and Xin Bi's heart, I want to eat Fengxiao and Xiu Mu together, it's hard to say whether I can come out alive."

Guo Jia nodded. "General, I have a responsibility, too."

"Whoever is not a person who is invincible is perfect. But I am the chief general, and the main responsibility lies with me."

Pang Tong laughed. "General, sacrificial wine, don't be rushing to blame yourself. Rencheng has already been down, but Changyi is out of reach. It is a certain distance from our previous plan. How to arrange troops to garrison is the most important issue now. Although there is more and more rain and spring plowing is approaching, Yuan Shao will not send troops, but he is prepared for everything. As for the responsibilities of both of you, it will not be too late to discuss it in the future."

Sun Ce laughed, but shook his head. "I'll go find Yuan Tan to see if he can provide some help. Fengxiao, please contact your uncle more and grasp Yuan Shao's movements in time, and don't be afraid of spending money. Shi Yuan, hurry up and contact Zhang Zigang and Yu Zhongxiang to ask for their opinions. By the way, is there any news from Zhou Gongjin?"

Guo Jia was very calm and shook his feather fan. "Don't worry, General. With Xun Gongda's assistance, Gongjin will never suffer any losses. No news comes, not that it is not that the progress is not smooth, but that the great achievements are not determined. Xun Gongda is embarrassed to say. If there is news comes, it must be good news, and it is a great victory. The spring plowing in the south of the Yangtze River is earlier and there is more rain. They should end earlier than us, and maybe the news is on the way."

Sun Ce agreed with Guo Jia's analysis. There are no strong opponents in the four counties of Jingzhou and Jiangnan. With the strength of Zhou Yu and Xun You, basically no one can stop them. The only opponent is time and weather, so there is no need to worry too much. As for the war in Yuzhang, Liu Yao has been defeated and the senior officials have just arrived, I am afraid he is not He Qi's opponent, so there is no need to worry too much. Small accidents may be, and the probability of big setbacks is not high.

"That's it." Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled them to work hard, asking the two Yi Cong to carry him to Yuan Tan's tent, and Xu Qian accompanied him.

Yuan Tan's tent was nearby, only more than thirty steps away from Sun Ce's central army tent. He was surrounded by Yi from the camp, and there were guards on duty at the door. Seeing Sun Ce's chariot coming, the guards bowed and greeted loudly.

When Yuan Tan heard the voice, he bent down and looked at Sun Ce, and smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, General. Actually, you don't have to rush to see me. Even if you drive me away, I won't leave."

"Why do I sound so fake?" Sun Ce made a joke and asked someone to stop the chariot in front of the tent. Seeing this, Yuan Tan took a Hu bed, sat opposite Sun Ce, hugged his legs, looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, leisurely and contented. Sun Ce looked at him and suddenly understood Yuan Tan's meaning. Yuan Tan guessed his purpose, but he didn't want to discuss this issue, so he talked about him.

"What are your plans in the future?"

Yuan Tan was silent for a moment. "If the general agrees, I want to go back to Ruyang to guard the tomb for my mother. I was still young when she passed away and had no impression. After becoming an adult, I have been busy with so-called big things, and I rarely have time to think of her."

"So, you don't have any impression of your grandfather Li Yuanli?"

Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and nodded. "I heard that you have a very bad impression of the party. Do you want to taste him?"

Sun Ce smiled. "Even if I have any opinions about him, I won't speak out in front of you. I just thought, if he was still alive and saw such a scene in the world, what would he think?"

Yuan Tan narrowed his eyes and thought for a while. "I don't think he will be happy."

"Why?"

"That generation of party members is different from that of today. Just look at Zhang Jian, I'll know that I've been to Yanzhou for so long and sent someone to invite him several times, but he didn't even say a word."

“There is a generation gap?”

“Generation gap?”

“One generation is different from another generation.”

Yuan Tan suddenly realized and nodded with a smile. "You are right. Not only is there a generation gap, but this gap is also very wide and deep, which is simply a gap." He sighed and his smile gradually dissipated. "Thirty years have passed, and another generation has come. Taiping is far away, but the world is getting more and more chaotic. People in troubled times are not as good as Taiping dogs. General Sun, can you end this troubled times?"

Sun Ce twisted his fingers and smiled, "You have such high expectations for me? I'm afraid I can't afford it."

Yuan Tan stood up and patted Sun Ce on the shoulder. "Don't be humble. I know you have such ambitions, but I thought you couldn't do it before. Now, I think if you can't do it either, then no one can do it. Being an enemy with you is both my misfortune and my honor. The three fathers and sons in the world, Cao Ang and I have their own strengths, but they are not as good as our fathers. Only you are better than your younger generations. In the long run, your Sun family is even more backward." He paused and said, "But your habit of being the first to fight is to change. This time you have a fortune, which does not mean that you have such good luck next time. If it is a poisonous arrow, even if you hit the leg, you will die."

Sun Ce smiled and was about to make a few jokes when a guard came hurriedly.

"General, Zhang Jian is looking for a meeting." The guard's face turned slightly red and he was very excited. "It's the Zhang Jian who was looking at the door and stopping."

Chuck was so amused and crying. "What are you doing so excited?"

The guard licked his lips, feeling very embarrassed. Yuan Tan smiled meaningfully. "General Sun, this is the difference between that generation of party members."

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