Manpower is sometimes poor, which is the feeling of many craftsmen. They are all elites drawn from wooden schools in various counties, claiming that there is no problem that cannot be solved, but in the face of Sun Shangxiang and Lu Xun's increasingly high demands, they sincerely express their fatigue.

The fifteen-meter-high viewing building is not satisfied, and it must be able to accept the attack of the stone thrower within a hundred steps. Even Lu Ban is powerless even if he is alive. The closer the distance, the greater the power of the stone thrower. As long as you adjust the shooting angle and throw the stone bullets and mud bags to a high altitude, no kind of viewing building can withstand it.

The generals in the army expressed sympathy for the craftsmen. The influence of geographical advantage is too great. Master Meng said that "the geographical advantage is not as good as harmony among people" is an empty saying that a scholarly city is full of scholarly spirit. Even if people are harmonious, they cannot fly up, and the craftsmen cannot create a tower that meets the requirements.

But none of them said anything. No one wanted their subordinates to brave the rain of arrows and attack with mud and bullets in the city. No matter how stupid they were, they knew that this was no different from dying. If they really made such a decision, they would be scolded by the gentlemen in the martial arts hall. Therefore, even if they sympathized with the craftsmen, they still strongly supported Sun Shangxiang and Lu Xun, and asked the craftsmen to think of ways again.

The big tent was quarrel, saliva flew everywhere, and he was so excited that he rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight.

Sun Shangxiang was also very scratching her head and didn't know how to deal with it. Mo Ze and others made it right. This request was indeed too much, but she had to do so. Bicheng was just a small test, and the Tianjing Pass was the real bone. She had to attack Bicheng, but could not bear the major casualties, so she could only force Mo Ze to find a way.

When Sun Shangxiang thought of Tianjing Pass, he felt worried. Although the city of Bi is dangerous, it is built on the mountain and there are three sides to be besieged. However, Tianjing Pass was built in a valley, with one man as the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. If there is no effective means, it seems that there is only one choice to attack.

Brother Wang once said that if there is only one choice, it is usually not a good choice. You should not be reckless unless you have to. You would rather wait.

After repeated arguments, Sun Shangxiang announced a temporary recess, crossed the river to Mengjin Camp, and asked Sun Ce for advice.

Sun Ce was not in a hurry. He was mentally prepared for Sun Shangxiang's predicament. The geography of Bingzhou decided that it was easy to attack from north to south, but difficult to attack from south to north. In history, it has always been an easy place to divide. It flourished in Bingzhou and competed with the Central Plains in countless regimes, the most famous of which was Li Tang.

Mountain combat is far more difficult than imagined. In the face of nature, human technological advantages can play a limited role, and more often they rely on their overall strength to conduct long-term confrontation, siege, and gradually collapse. Not to mention the current technological advantages, even in the era of hot weapons, Yan Xishan ruled Shanxi for decades with his geographical advantages, and the Soviet Union and the United States failed to break into Afghanistan, which are all well-known examples.

Sun Ce didn't say much, and took the military advisor to the front line to inspect and participate in the discussion, asking them to come up with feasible suggestions. After seeing the situation in Bicheng with his own eyes, these military advisors who talked a lot and guided the country on weekdays had a personal experience. Most of these people came from Xu, Yanyu, Qingxu, and had seen mountains, but never seen such a majestic mountain as Taihang Mountain. Only when they stood at the foot of the mountain did they truly realize the insignificance of people, and naturally they became more humble when they spoke again.

Some people privately sighed that if they had known that Taihang Mountain was so victorious, they would not have agreed to the Third General's plan at the time. At that time, they thought that her plan was conservative, but now it seems that it is still a little optimistic. The mountain attack is far more difficult than expected, and it is difficult to win quickly, so they can only make plans for a long-term siege.

Just when the military advisors and the military officers opened their eyes, Sun Ce received news from Quanrou and Xu Kun that Jingxing and Fukouxing had discovered abnormal military mobilizations, and the Bingzhou army was likely to take action and requested Sun Ce to send troops to reinforce. Jizhou had just recovered, and the first year of the implementation of the new policy, the people obtained land and their morale was strong, and they were waiting for the harvest this year. If the Bingzhou army broke into the hinterland of Jizhou and destroyed the autumn harvest, the effect of the new policy would be greatly reduced, and it would affect the supply of money and grain from Shen Youmen after the autumn harvest.

Sun Ce asked the Military Advisory Office to propose a solution. Ju Su did not dare to be careless and summoned all personnel to deduce the situation and analyze various possibilities. Before they could come up with the results, Zhuge Liang, who was in charge of Jingnan affairs, sent a message that Liu Yao led his troops to invade Lingling County and seized Lingqu, and there was a possibility of going down the Xiang River and entering the hinterland of Jingnan.

For a time, the military advisor fell into a passive position. On weekdays, the young talents who always felt that they were invincible. They suddenly realized that the Wu Kingdom seemed not as strong as they thought, and their opponents were not so easy to surrender. Two hundred thousand troops were deployed on the front that stretched for thousands of miles, swallowing the flesh and blood of the Wu Kingdom, but they could not win. Faced with the mountains, rivers and dense forests, they had no idea how to start and could not use their strength.

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"I am tired, so I'll be here." Sun Ce said, put away the documents on the desk and handed them to Lu Ji beside him. He stood up, spread his arms, stretched his waist, and expressed his comfortable feeling. "Today is the sixteenth day, and the moonlight is just right. Is anyone willing to climb the mountain to enjoy the moon together?"

Ju Su and Liu Ye looked at each other, but they didn't react for a while. The war was tense, and the military advisor was so busy that he was dizzy. Why did Sun Ce still have the heart to climb the mountain to enjoy the moon? Besides, he was tired? The most energetic thing here is his. Which other person's eyes are not dark, and which one has no blood in his eyes?

How could he say this?

Seeing Ju Su, Liu Ye did not respond, Sun Ce was very disappointed. "You are not interested? Then forget it, you guys keep busy, I'll go find Guo Fengxiao." After that, he got up and left. Ju Su, Liu Ye looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Ju Su got up and chased him out. "King, please accompany you."

"Okay." Sun Ce smiled. "It's rare that Gongyu has such a good mood."

Ju Su smiled bitterly and said, "Master, I have been in a state of great trouble these days. Take this opportunity to relax and adjust my thinking. With the Master on my side, I might be able to give some advice and find a solution."

"Then you better stop going, Gu Ke doesn't want to ruin his mood."

Sun Ce said this, but he did not stop Ju Su. The two of them left the tent together and chatted while walking. Liu Ye packed up the documents and followed them, looked at the figures from afar, and smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say. Lu Ji followed, holding a stack of documents in his arms. Seeing Liu Ye stunned, he laughed.

"Pu She, just get used to it."

Liu Ye turned to look at Lu Ji. "Are you all used to it?"

"Of course, one yin and one yang are called Tao. The king follows the Tao and looks at it from a high place. Therefore, he is not confused or confused, not anxious or impatient." After Lu Ji finished speaking, he greeted his head slightly and walked calmly.

Liu Ye's mouth twitched, he couldn't help laughing and sniffing, then laughed out loud, and felt much more relaxed inexplicably. He shrugged, turned around and walked towards the military advisor's tent, and hummed a small song.

Sun Ce came to the back camp and before he entered the door, he heard laughter. When he looked through the camp, Sun Sheng and Sun Jie were playing games with a group of friends. The eagle caught chicks, Sun Sheng became an eagle, and Sun Jie became a hen. A group of half-grown children followed Sun Jie and screamed excitedly. Sun Ce saw Cao Zhi was among them at first sight, but he didn't see Cao Zhang. After a closer look, Cao Zhang was sitting beside him and sulked. Xiahou said he was with him, not knowing what he was saying.

"Little ones..." Sun Ce opened his arms and shouted.

"The king is back, the king is back." A group of children rushed over and shouted in verbal voices. Sun Ce laughed. When he first encountered this scene, he almost suspected that he had traveled to Journey to the West.

"Father, I won again today." Sun Jie reached out and pointed at Cao Zhang in the distance, and said proudly: "He still only uses brute force and is not my opponent."

"You bullied new friends again." Sun Ce twisted Sun Jie's face with reincarnation. "Winning people is not a skill, but being defeated is a skill."

"If you beat him, won't he be convinced?" Sun Jie laughed.

"I didn't see that he convinced you."

"It's okay, just fight a few more times." Sun Jie raised his hand and shouted: "My father is back and is ready to start dinner. He goes with me to help. If he doesn't help, he will have no food to eat."

"Go and wash first." Sun Sheng said.

"Okay, go and wash first, and then you can eat after it is clean." Sun Jie said loudly, leading the children there, as if commanding thousands of troops.

Ju Su saw it sincerely and smiled and said, "The eldest prince is heroic and will be a powerful general in the future."

"I hope he can become a general." Sun Ce smiled and waved to Cao Zhang and Xiahou. Xiahou said he stood up, but Cao Zhang kept his neck still. Xiahou said he pulled him a few times in a row, but he broke away. Sun Ce was funny, walked over, bent down, and looked at Cao Zhang. "How many times have you been holding on today?"

Cao Zhang tilted his head, looked at Sun Ce, and then said silently for a while: "Sanhe."

"It's progressing very fast." Sun Ce straightened up and touched Cao Zhang's head. "I think you can tie him in one month at most."

"real?"

"Really. If you still can't beat him then, I'll teach you, okay?"

Cao Zhang was surprised and happy, stood up, looked at Sun Ce, and then looked at Xiahou Cheng, grinning and laughing, but he didn't know what to say. Xiahou Cheng was also very happy and quickly taught him to thank him. Cao Zhang woke up from his dream and hurriedly thanked Sun Ce and went happily.

Ju Su looked at Sun Ce curiously. "Your Majesty, I'm a little curious. Are you... really planning to teach this son martial arts? He is Cao Cao's son."

"Do you believe it or not? If Cao Cao was willing to surrender, Gu would not only be willing to teach his son, but also discuss the way to govern the country with him." Sun Ce narrowed his eyes and looked at Cao Zhang, Xiahou's thrilling back. "Cao Cao is a talent, Gu is willing to achieve peace with the talents in the world." He paused for a moment and said, "Ten years ago, Gu met him to talk about the general trend of the world. It's a pity that he wanted to shoot Gu with a crossbow, but he couldn't listen, otherwise he would not be today."

"Cao Cao wants to shoot the king with a crossbow?" Ju Su was shocked.

Thinking of that scene, Sun Ce couldn't help laughing, and told him about Cao Cao's gift of the Seven-Star Sword to him in order to relieve his doubts. Ju Su couldn't laugh at all after hearing this. "King, I also heard that Cao Cao is good at taking risks, and the king must be cautious. If it is tied to the king today, Yizhou is in danger, and it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Cao will not take risks and act as an assassin again. Moreover, the Han and Qiang people in Yizhou live in a mixed manner, and the barbaric style is very fierce, so it is easy to use assassin. Cen Peng and Lai She are the first to learn, so you must be careful."

Sun Ce looked at Ju Su and smiled and said, "Thank you for your reminder. But it's not that easy to kill me."
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