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Think long term?
Sun Ce couldn't wait any longer. Now Cao Wei's growth rate is too fast. As time goes by, the confrontation between the north and the south will definitely be broken.
But now Cao Cao is still holding heavy troops and placing them in Henan. If Cao Cao sends his troops south, he will have no time to attack Huainan.
Zhou Yu continued: "Fighting Cao must be done, but our family is a bit too difficult, we need Liu Zhang and Liu Biao to attack together!"
"Arranging Soochow to attack Hefei to exert pressure, then Liu Biao to attack Wancheng to support Cao Ang, and then Liu Zhang to lead the army to exert pressure on Hanzhong. It will take time to formulate such a plan."
Hearing this, Sun Ce nodded in agreement.
Zhou Yu's strategy is also very good, and the current arrangement must have its own reasons.
"For Yizhou, Hanzhong County is a serious threat. As long as Hanzhong is captured, it will directly threaten Guanzhong and the hinterland of the Jin and Wei Dynasties."
"For Jingzhou, Wancheng is also a sharp sword hanging over his head, and as long as Liu Biao takes Wancheng, the Jingzhou army can even go straight to Xudu. It is impossible for Cao Wei not to take strict precautions."
Regarding the reason why Soochow attacked Hefei, Zhou Yu naturally explained carefully.
The first point is that Hefei and Shouchun are the most critical places in the Huainan area.
Hefei is in the south, Nashouchun is in the north,
If Hefei is attacked, then Cao Wei can only withdraw his troops to Shouchun. At that time, Sun Ce will be able to occupy half of the Huainan area.
Because the Jianghuai area is mainly engaged in water warfare, once Hefei cannot hold it, it will be even more difficult for Shouchun.
In this way, the situation of North-South confrontation will be broken.
Not only the second time, but Shouchun is still at the mouth of the Yinghe River. If Shouchun is captured, you can go directly to the hinterland of the Central Plains along the Yinghe River, which is the most critical barrier for Xudu in the southeast direction.
When Cao Wei controlled Hefei, he put Soochow on Chaohu, and if he lost Hefei, he would be pushed back to Huaibei immediately. This is a completely different situation strategically.
In addition, attacking Hefei from the north, which is within the combat range of the southern navy, is much more difficult than attacking Hefei from the south, which is defending in the north.When there is little water, it is cold, and when the weather is not cold, the flood season is coming, and the favorable combat window is very limited.
As long as Sun Ce takes that Hefei, even if Cao Cao has a heavenly soldier and a general, it will be difficult to take that Hefei back.
Zhou Yu's current strategy is to let Liu Zhang and Liu Biao attack Cao Wei's most critical defensive points in the west and southwest at the same time. It is impossible for Cao Wei to defend without dividing troops, thereby weakening Cao Cao's combat power.
Compared with established powers like Liu Biao, Sun Ce is actually not weak, so he is easily underestimated.
If Cao Cao transferred most of his troops to support, it would be easier for Sun Ce to take Hefei.
Even Cao Cao has seen through it, Hanzhong and Nawan City are all battlegrounds for military strategists!
For this reason, Cao Jun must have someone who can guard every place. Once separated, Sun Ce is more brave in comparison, and he can win Hefei very well.
And the most critical point this time is that if Cao Ang does not return, he will come back in time for support,
Once Cao Ang arrived in time and provided support, the Cao family's father and son would sit on the two fronts, one on the west and one on the east, which would increase the difficulty of the whole operation.
What's more, this must require the three parties to agree on an opportunity to launch an attack at the same time, and must maintain a tacit understanding and cannot easily withdraw their troops.
It was because of this that Zhou Yu suggested that Sun Ce could wait a little longer.
Because he Zhou Yu still needs to determine what is the real purpose of Cao Ang's trip to Hebei this time.
Not only that, Zhou Yu needed to send Lu Su, Sun Quan and others to contact Liu Zhang, Liu Biao and others to formulate a detailed battle plan.
Sun Ce nodded and said, "So that's how it is. This strategy is very good. Then, according to what Brother Gongjin said, wait a few days before we attack."
At this time, Cao Ang was heading north all the way.
In addition to the guard Lu Wen, the surrounding entourage also included Guo Jia, who is currently serving as the governor of the important state, and Zhang Liao, the general of Zhenbei.
Zhao Yun and Guan Yu's two direct generals have already led the army to go ahead, waiting for the round with Cao Ang.
Cao Ang acted very fast. In each county and those important towns, he would stay for a day or two, summon local officials and leaders of famous families, and then inspect the local people's livelihood and supplies by the way, and make some plans work.
On the surface, Cao Ang is just doing his job.
Guo Jia said: "General, we have arrived in Zhongshan County."
Zhang Liao said: "There are many famous families in Zhongshan County, if we summon them one by one, I'm afraid there will be too little time!"
Guo Jia said: "That's true, but there are some people in the general who don't need to meet. You only need to meet the most respected people in Zhongshan County. The Zhen family is the most famous family in Zhongshan County."
The Zhen family has a long history and has some kinship with Confucius.
His ancestor was the son-in-law of Kong Guang, who had been an official to the great general, prime minister, Taifu, and Taishi. He was a minister of the four dynasties of the Western Han Dynasty.
After the Zhen family started to make a fortune through Kong Guang, the Western Han Dynasty, the Wang Mang period, and the Eastern Han Dynasty were all evergreen trees in the political arena. The Zhen family had several figures among the three princes, and they pretended to be the sheriff of Zhongshan County for generations.
Not to mention the entire Zhongshan County, even the entire Jizhou and Hebei, the Zhen family is a well-known family.
Therefore, Guo Jiacai suggested that Cao Ang only pay respects to Mrs. Zhen.
Although the current Zhen family is not as good as before, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and its prestige and influence are still there.
If the Zhen family can be made to surrender, it will be of great benefit to the land of Hebei.
When General Cao Ang came to Zhongshan County, the Zhen family did not dare to be careless after receiving the news in advance.
Cao Cao's father and son have power in the government and the public, and are famous all over the world. This time, Cao Ang is the shepherd of Nayi Prefecture. It can be said that he is young and promising, talented, and both civil and military.
Moreover, he is actually under 20 years old this year, and it is unimaginable and unbelievable what height he will reach in the future, so this is definitely not to be messed with, and he must desperately curry favor with him!
When the Zhen family was in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were four very famous senior officials.
The four ministers and big figures with power in the government and the public, the Zhen family also followed the Zhongshan County Sheriff for generations, and their strength was once extremely strong.
However, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the strength of the Zhen family has declined rapidly.
In this short period of ten or twenty years, the talents of the Zhen family have gradually withered, and they have naturally moved away from the center of power.
If it is passed on at the current speed, it is very likely that there will be no successors in the next ten years.
In the end, it will definitely end up falling apart.
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Chapter 269 The Extraordinary Boy
"Zhen Yao and everyone from the Zhen family pay a visit to General Cao!"
Behind Zhen Yao stood many members of the Zhen family, more than a hundred of them.
Zhen Yao is not an orthodox member of the Zhen family, but a direct descendant.