Lou Gui and Zhao Yan looked at each other.

Xixian is a bait? Well, it is indeed possible, and the more you think about it, the more you will be. Entering Xixian, Sun Ce can not only show his courage and strength, but also reopen the Wuguan Road. The danger is that Xu Rong may block Xixian by Xu Rong. Next, whether he can defend Xixian or even form a counterattack will become a battle for victory or defeat. If Sun Ce is blocked by Xu Rong and cannot escape, Xixian is the bait set by Xu Rong. Not only Sun Ce's reputation and strength will be gone, but even the entire Nanyang is Xu Rong's. If Xu Rong can't block Sun Ce, then Sun Ce will become a bait, enough to choke Xu Rong to death.

It doesn't matter whether Xu Rong thought so. This is the worst result that Sun Ce could think of. The showdown is inevitable. The only difference is whether it is in Wancheng or Xixian. Wancheng has the benefits of Wancheng, and Xixian also has the benefits of Xixian. The pros and cons are 50% higher, and the rest depends on their performance.

Sun Ce repeatedly weighed the pros and cons and decided to accept the bet.

Everyone has different opinions on the decision of Sun Ce to treat himself as bait. Basically, Zhao Yan and Wen Pin oppose it, Lou Gui and Huang Zhong agree, while others are between the two. The two opinions are very different, but neither of them is confident enough to convince the other party. In the end, Sun Ce made the decision.

That's it.

There has never been a foolproof plan. A famous general said that if you are 70% sure, you can fight. If you are too little, you will have too much risk. If you are too much, you may delay the fighter.

Sun Ce made a case and all the debate stopped. The next step was to discuss how to dispatch troops and minimize the risks.

Sun Ce decided to return to Licheng and ensure the safety of Licheng as much as possible so as not to become Xu Rong's supply point. At the same time, he sent a letter to Wancheng, asking Deng Zhan and Du Ji to guard Wancheng while paying close attention to the situation in Licheng and Xixian County, and prepare for rescue.

Wen Pin and Lou Gui have a heavy responsibility. If Xu Rong abandons Xi County and takes Licheng first, or sieges the city to fight aid, they will bear great pressure. For this reason, Sun Ce repeatedly reminds Lou Gui that he will help Wen Pin defend Licheng again, hoping that he can display his intelligence and cooperate with Wen Pin to take on the heavy responsibility. Lou Gui is grateful and patted his chest to assure Sun Ce that he vows to live and die with Licheng.

With a certain idea, Sun Ce took action immediately. He ordered the camp to start and the entire army rushed to Xixian at a rapid speed. When making this decision, he really sweated coldly, and always felt that there were eyes staring at him in the dark, waiting for him to reveal his flaws. These eyes were Xu Rong's. If this was the result of Xu Rong's hope, the Xiliang cavalry would spy on him in the secret. When he was the most tired, he would suffer a catastrophe. If Xu Rong entered Xixian before he arrived, he would have the advantage.

This is a gamble, he has no confidence, pure gambling.

In order to have a certain ability to fight back when an accident occurs, General Sun divided the 500 Wugang cars into fifty groups, each group of ten cars, and assigned to each song. Once an accident occurs, the marquis of each song will be commanded to set up a formation, fight back on the spot, and wait for rescue. When marching through the city, each crossbow must be put on the string and ready to fight at any time.

At the same time, Qin Mu led all the knights to inquire about the news and do everything possible to kill the opponent's scouts. Xu Rong got the news. In case of a large-scale Xiliang cavalry, he would use torches to send the signal in order to prepare for the fight.

Everything was ready, and ten thousand soldiers rushed on the official road.

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Zhang Liao rushed into the tent. Before he could speak, Xu Rong had already turned over and sat up, covering his shirt with one hand and grabbing the sword beside him with the other.

"What's up?"

Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, then woke up. "General, just received the urgent report, Sun Ce suddenly accelerated to Xi County."

Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief and laughed: "It seems that he can't help it." He turned around in the tent twice, then sat down on the bed. "Wen Yuan, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Liao did not think so. "Of course, he immediately sent troops to attack and intercepted Sun Ce outside the county town."

"Now call them up and tell them that the plan has changed, and let them travel thirty miles to attack Sun Ce?"

"Of course, the soldiers are like water, changing rapidly, how can there be no unchanging things? Sun Ce ignored the common sense of using troops and marched overnight to seize Xi County. What a good opportunity? As long as we attack, we will be able to hit it with one blow. If the fighter plane is delayed, Sun Ce entered Xi County. Wang Fang's army, who was attacking Wuguan, was attacked by Wuguan, would be defeated. Without his support, Hu Zhen's army would be unable to whistle, and it would be difficult to win Wuguan again. Wuguan Road was cut off, what should we do?"

Xu Rong stared at Zhang Liao for a moment and nodded. "You make sense. Then, beat the drum and gather the generals."

Zhang Liao turned around and came out of the tent and beat the war drum. The sound of the war drum suddenly sounded, breaking the tranquility. The battalions started to riot, and the sound of war drums asking for information was endless. Although Zhang Liao repeatedly beat the drums of the gathering generals, the generals were still late. It took half an hour to gather together. They were yawning and tired, and complaining without any scruples. Some even spoke harshly to Zhang Liao, scolding him for disturbing his dreams.

Faced with these arrogant soldiers, Zhang Liao's heart sank in waves.

Xu Rong was promoted to the tent, and his cold eyes swept across the faces of the generals. Li Meng and others felt Xu Rong's sternness, gradually closed their mouths, but they still looked rebellious and yawned on their own.

Xu Rong coughed and spoke slowly. "Everyone, I received the news from the scout one hour ago. Sun Ce was rushing to Xi County. He called everyone in the middle of the night to attack Sun Ce and prevent him from entering Xi County."

"General, it's midnight, I can't see anything clearly. Is the news accurate?" Li Meng stood up first and asked impatiently: "Is it Sun Ce's plan to lure the enemy?"

"I can't be sure whether the news is true or false at the moment, but Sun Ce did not come to chase us, but rushed to Xi County, which was very unfavorable to us. Yuanqi, Wang Fang's troops are still attacking Wuguan. You have been attacking Xi County for many days and are very clear about the terrain of Xi County. Once Xi County is seized by Sun Ce and Wang Fang is attacked from both sides, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Li Meng rolled his eyes and hesitated. It was already embarrassing that he failed to attack Xixian, which was only defended by the county people. If Sun Ce was allowed to enter Xixian, and Xixian had sufficient troops, it would be even more difficult to attack. If he could not take Xixian, he would not be able to reinforce Wang Fang. Wang Fang was attacked from both sides, and there would be more danger. Wang Fang was his good friend, and he could not sit idly by and watch Wang Fang in danger. But he still had a lot of objections to Xu Rong calling them up in the middle of the night.

Xu Rong raised his voice and said sternly: "Everyone, we are ordered to break into Nanyang. Advance is easy to retreat, so we arranged for Hu Zhen and Wang Fang to attack Wuguan to open up the retreat route. If Sun Ce enters the county, it will be difficult to regain the Wuguan Road. Not only will the retreat route be cut off, but the contact with Chang'an will also be cut off. You should be very clear about the consequences."
Chapter completed!