Sun Ce hugged his knees with his hands, shaking his body back and forth. The map was laid on the table in front of him, and it was covered with various lines and circles, just like a treacherous situation, and there were not many people who could understand it.

But Sun Ce's mind was not on the map. He looked at Guo Jia walking back and forth with a smile on his face, but not happy, but ridiculed.

Self-deprecating.

The Jiangdong soldiers performed well in the first battle. They played various tactics smoothly, and the teams cooperated tactics to reflect their training level. Yan Xing led the Bai Lishi to raid Zheng Bao's position and staged a typical demonstration of the beheading tactic. Although the opponent was just a group of mobs and had limited value, it proved that the beheading tactics were effective. If used properly, it could achieve a counterattack with less and more.

The battle achieved the expected goal, but the mood that should have been good was ruined by Zheng Bao's words.

Zheng Bao had no attainment in military tactics. He was just an inexplicable bandit, not worth mentioning. However, compared with ordinary people, he was a very appealing person. Otherwise, he would not have gathered thousands of people and occupied a mountain. Such people represent a large number of people, especially grassroots.

Sun Ce originally thought that the aristocratic family looked down on him - that's fine. It's a fact that the Sun family is not high. Unexpectedly, even a bandit looks down on him now. He can't help but feel angry and feel that he is really ashamed of the identity of the Time Traveler, lowering the average level and dragging the Time Traveler's back.

Guo Jia paced back and forth, fast and anxious, and the wind was on his feet. Because he turned too hard, his snow-white robe was tilted to one side, and his heel was exposed, swaying around and shaking, and it might fall off at any time.

Guo Jia suddenly stopped, stood in front of Sun Ce, and looked at Sun Ce with bright eyes. "General, have you decided?"

Sun Ce raised his eyelids. "What is your decision?"

"I still recommend showing weakness, but if the general insists on showing strength, I don't object."

Sun Ce pondered for a moment. Guo Jia originally showed weakness in seven points and three points, but now his attitude is at least 55 points, and even seven points showed strength in seven points, and three points showed weakness in three points. Where did the change come from? Is it entirely because of being voluntary? He can act voluntary, but Guo Jia cannot. He is a strategist, and he must always be calm and rational.

"I hope to hear the details."

Guo Jia smiled. Although Sun Ce couldn't swallow this, he was not yet at the point of losing his mind. He let out a sigh of relief, as if he was spitting out a tide in his chest. "General, the so-called public opinion is often just following the crowd and not worthy of attention. A gentleman's virtue is a villain's virtue, and a real wise man can use public opinion, but will not be used by public opinion. Lao Tzu said: Those who win others are powerful, and those who win themselves are strong. A real strong man is not that many soldiers are wide, but that he can subdue his own heart."

Sun Ce laughed in confusion. "Fengxiao, I understand all the truth you said, but to be honest, it is not easy to do it."

"Yes, at the age of the general, it is rare and valuable to be able to understand the principle of self-sacrificing oneself and following others. If he can still know and do it, it would be too terrible to endure what others cannot tolerate. Therefore, if the general can really sacrifice himself and follow others, I am afraid that Yuan Shao will not only not be relieved, but will pay more attention to the general, regarding the general as a confidant, and he will definitely get rid of it soon. Even if he can't think of these, Tian Feng, Ju Su and others will think of these."

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment. He understood Guo Jia's meaning. Showing weakness means showing strength, showing strength means showing weakness, and different people have different definitions. For Tian Feng and Ju Su, if he was a counselor who was trying hard to move forward and bravely, the threat might be limited - the strong should not be relied upon, and Xiang Yu would be the loser in the end. If he was Liu Bang who endured humiliation and fought repeatedly, that would be terrible - the best is like water, and Liu Bang, who was extremely soft, was the final winner.

Just like the Sun brothers, Sun Ce was invincible, but he was assassinated. Sun Quan could pretend to be a grandson, and he could marry his sister better than Liu Bei, and he could also bow down on Cao Pi, but he established the Sun Wu Empire. Ordinary people like Sun Ce and looked down on Sun Quan, but the real wise man would value Sun Quan. When Sun Quan was obeying Cao Pi in order to avoid fighting on both sides, Liu Ye thought Sun Quan was the biggest concern and suggested that Cao Pi take the opportunity to kill him.

He is a young man in his twenties and has a father like Sun Jian. It is normal to fight ruthlessly and bravely. Being able to endure humiliation is strange, which is more likely to arouse the vigilance of Tian Feng, Ju Su and others. If he is forced to do this, he can still bear it. Even if Yuan Shao is satisfied, Tian Feng and Ju Su will not be deceived by him. They will definitely suggest that Yuan Shao use him as the most dangerous enemy and continue to attack.

Continuing to show weakness will reveal itself, not exposing strength, but exposing a strong heart.

Guo Jia changed his attitude not to succumb to his opinion, but to see that showing weakness may bring more dangerous consequences, so he adjusted the plan. His eyes were never only focused on rivals, not on those ordinary people, because he knew that those people actually could not affect the results.

Sun Ce was a little embarrassed. This is IQ, this is knowledge. Although Guo Jia had never learned dialectics, he understood this principle. The brain circuit of this kind of strategist is unique.

"Then what should we do?"

"Use the simplest way to show the general's force, so that they think that the general is just a brave man after all. If you can grasp the standard, I think the general should not need me to remind him."

Sun Ce's eyebrows raised. This trick was amazing, and it was designed for Tian Feng and Ju Su. I would let you see whatever you want, but hide what I don't want you to see. The real and intrigue are completely a contest between top strategists and top strategists. Although he could make Yu Fan bow his head, in terms of scheming, he really had no advantage in front of these people.

"Okay, I will march towards Runan tomorrow."

Guo Jia let out a breath and looked up at the corner of the tent. "Ah, it's so late, go to bed early." Guo Jia turned around and left, took two steps, stopped again, and looked at Sun Ce with a smile.

"Good luck in the New Year, I wish the general a victory in every battle, create a foundation for the Sun family, and achieve peace for thousands of years."

Sun Ce turned to look at the roving pot, and then he realized that it was already past Midnight, New Year's Eve, and the new year was coming. Unfortunately, he is in the military camp now and cannot stay up to date according to normal habits. He can only say auspicious words to express his feelings.

"I would like to encourage you with Fengxiao." Sun Ce said in a verbal manner, and suddenly remembered something. "Fengxiao, is there any news of the imperial court changing the era?"

Guo Jia was slightly stunned. "Why should we change the era? This year, no, it was already last year. Last year, there were disasters and chaos, solar eclipses, landslides, earthquakes, and the situation became worse and worse. The hasty change of the era will not solve the problem, but instead adds to the decline of the end of the world. Could it be that the first ping was changed to the uneven?"

Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. Guo Jia's mouth was really hurt. He didn't say it anymore, but he muttered in his heart. According to the original historical trajectory, this year should be the first year of Xingping. The court did not change the era. It seems that the historical trajectory has really gone astray. If Guo Jia said, the hasty change of the era is often a sign of troubled times, and the court did not rush to change the era, wouldn't it mean that the imperial court was not exhausted, and although the situation was not good, could it be stable?
Chapter completed!