Sun Ce was so amused and crying. He wouldn't have been furious about swearing because of Gongsun Du's few crazy words. He had never been afraid of anyone, but the predicament in front of him was indeed a little scratched.

A few days ago, he was laughing at Liu Bei's insatiable greed and actually coveted Yi County. In a blink of an eye, he was slapped in the face by facts. He was even more greedy than Liu Bei, and he took bigger steps and was ripping the ball. Gongsun Du was really, wasn't it just a Dashi county? As for such a big fight, he actually raised an army of 50,000 to fight.

Fifty thousand, all my mobile troops are only this number, and they are mainly infantry.

How to fight this?

Although he felt a little regretful, Sun Ce could not show it on his face, so he could only analyze the situation patiently. The generals came to block the water and soil, and no matter how difficult the situation was, he had to face it. He could not retreat if the situation was wrong. Shen You had prepared for a long time, spread out the map and explained the situation of the development of the war. Gongsun Du came very suddenly, and his troops were divided into two groups: one along Xiangping and Xinchang to the official road of the Dashi, with half of the infantry and cavalry; the other was a circle, and all those coming from Xi'anping were cavalry.

Mi Fang and Ling āo were very cautious and sent scouts, but their cavalry was limited and they could not face several times their opponents, and they did not have enough troops to set up defenses everywhere. Seeing that Gongsun Du was coming in full force, he quickly gave up his position outside the city and retreated to the county town. At the same time, he sent a messenger to ask Shen You for help.

Their reaction was very timely. Gongsun Du rushed to the city and immediately surrounded the city of Dashi and sent troops to block the port. When Shen You arrived, the ship could no longer enter the port and had to station a camp farther away. Understanding Gongsun Du's military deployment and realizing Gongsun Du's determination, Shen You did not dare to neglect him. He immediately sent someone to inform Sun Ce and requested instructions [m.]. With his troops, he could not defeat Gongsun Du, nor could he rescue Ling āo and Mi Fang.

The key to Gongsun Du's arrival was the roundabout cavalry. More than 3,000 cavalrymen, one man and two horses, ran nearly two thousand miles in five days, and was traveling through the mountains. The speed exceeded everyone's expectations. If Mi Fang had not been cautious and did not rashly engage in the battle, they might not have had any chance to enter the city and would have been defeated directly outside the city.

After listening to Shen You's introduction, Sun Ce said, "Thank you for your hard work." According to time calculations, Shen You should have received the news soon after returning to Qingzhou, and rushed back in a hurry. He has been working hard to break through Gongsun Du's siege in the past few days and asked him for help when he had no choice. The psychological pressure is imaginable. He will not ask for help if there is a possibility of solving the problem on his own.

Shen You quietly wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and lowered his head. "I am ashamed of you."

"Zi Zheng doesn't need to blame himself. I underestimated Gongsun Du." Sun Ce said with a wry smile. When he took the Da clan lightly, he despised Gongsun Du, but now Gongsun Du has slapped him in the face. But this is not contradictory. To a certain extent, Gongsun Du is similar to Gongsun Zan, both are lonely wolves, and his strength cannot conceal the incompetence of his subordinates.

Shen You quietly let out a sigh of relief. Sun Ce did not blame him, which did not relieve his self-blame, but Sun Ce's ability to keep his mind calm means that the situation did not exceed Sun Ce's estimate and would not affect the overall situation.

Sun Ce turned to Guo Jia. "Fengxiao, what do you have to say?"

Guo Jia shook the feather fan, looked at Shen You's records, spread several pages on the table, and pondered for a moment. "It may not be Xu You who arrived in Xiangping, but also my uncle." He bent his fingers and pointed gently. "The last news was ten days ago, when Gongsun Du was about to send troops. At such a critical moment, our detailed work failed to send out the message in time. There are only two possibilities: either they were arrested, or the original information channel was blocked and there was no time to send it out. Those who can do this must be familiar with my method of arranging detailed work, and it is my uncle."

He raised his head and chuckled: "This time I will be spared the defeat of the army, Uncle Mizi has made contributions."

Sun Ce was shocked, leaned over and took a closer look, and then sorted out the timeline, which made him sweat.

"Gongsun Du was a Shangshu Lang in Luoyang more than ten years ago and had contact with Yuan Shao. My uncle and others were also old acquaintances, but he didn't expect them to come together at this time. This should not be a coincidence, but Ju Su did it intentionally and we were deceived by him." Guo Jia paused and said, "Of course, it may be Ju Su killed two birds with one stone. He not only laid the groundwork in Liaodong, but also naturally drove these two important officials of Ru Ying from Jizhou."

Sun Ce and Shen You looked at each other and felt that this was very likely. With the help of Guo Tu and Xu You, it was reasonable for Gongsun Du to win a surprise victory. When he thought about it carefully, Guo Tu and Xu You were on a mission before the New Year and are still in Liaodong, which was a bit suspicious. But they had paid too much attention to the internal struggle between the Ruying and Jizhou groups before, and they did not expect that there would be a foreshadowing here.

“What should I do next?”

"Test the snake and hit seven inches." Guo Jia stood up and paced back and forth twice. "It took about half a month from Lingāo, Mi Fang occupied Daxian County and Gongsun Du besieged the city. According to our prior plan, the city defense of Dashi City should have been strengthened, and it is difficult for Gongsun Du to conquer it urgently. This must be a confrontation, which can achieve our goal of training. Dashi's food is not enough to supply Gongsun Du's army, so he must transport grain from Xiangping."

Guo Jia waved his hand vigorously. "We rob his food route."

Shen You nodded. "This is a solution, but we must also be careful that Xu You and your uncle will use their plans to lure us to rob grain. Gongsun Du has many cavalry and our number is limited. If they are bitten by them, it will be difficult to escape unscathed."

"That's right." Guo Jia laughed silently, revealing a neat white teeth, just like a wild beast seeing prey and opening his bloody mouth. "So this time we use military strategy, we have to imagine that someone is trying to figure it out, and come up with a plan to see who can catch who."

Shen You smiled with his palm. "Sacrifice, Mr. Guo is a clan like you, which is considered a bloody misfortune. He knew that if you did this, he would regret asking you to leave Yecheng."

Guo Jia smiled and shook his head. "It's useless for me to stay in Yecheng. Brothers Xun Wenruo and brothers Xin Zhuozhi all left Yecheng one after another? Although my uncle is wise, he is not smart enough to see the small things. Otherwise, it would be me who left Yecheng at that time, but him." Guo Jia's eyes rolled and he smiled and said, "June, do you know what Yuan Shao and others reacted after the news of your great defeat of Xu Rong reached Yecheng?"

Sun Ce shook his head, laughing without saying a word.

"Let me tell me." Shen You was very interested and urged repeatedly: "This is not an opportunity for Jijiu to leave Jizhou and return home, right?"

"Hahaha..." Guo Jia laughed and patted Shen You on the shoulder with a feather fan. "**The world is not only the king who chooses ministers, but also the ministers. The news that the king and the lord defeated Xu Rong reached Yecheng. From Yuan Shao to ordinary counselors, no one believed it was true, only me..." Guo Jia pointed to his nose. "Only I believe. The person I was following was Cao Mengde, but he was defeated by the lord in Wancheng and went to Chang'an, so I turned to the lord. When the result of Anzhong's battle was spread to Yecheng, I made a decision."

Shen You calculated the time by counting the fingers and shook his head with emotion. "A gentleman acts at the opportunity without waiting for the whole day. If you offer wine, you are a real master."

Guo Jia was not humble at all. "This is naturally. I am better than them. This time I will definitely defeat these two old men and take Liaodong."
Chapter completed!