noffsinger Chapter 228 Sun Quan Offers a Strategy! He Actually Wants to Recruit Su Yu's Sworn Brother?
Chapter 228 Sun Quan Offers a Strategy! He Actually Wants to Recruit Su Yu's Sworn Brother?
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Chen Deng gently rubbed his stomach, which contained pickled fish.
Since giving up sashimi, with Su Yu's help, Chen Deng has completely fallen in love with sauerkraut fish.
When Chen Deng came to Guangling from Pengcheng, he specially brought along the chef in his mansion who was good at making sauerkraut fish, in case he couldn't get his hands on some.
"Report!"
"Reporting to the Prefect, there is unusual activity in the Jiangdong direction. Approximately 20,000 soldiers are traveling in warships and are heading towards Guangling!"
The sentry's report jolted Chen Deng awake.
Some time ago, he ran from Pengcheng to Guangling to garrison because Cheng Yu believed that after Yuan Shu declared himself emperor, he might send a group of soldiers from Huainan to attack Guangling.
But Chen Deng waited and waited, but the enemy from the Huainan direction never came.
Instead, news of internal strife in Huainan arrived!
Many of Yuan Shu's former generals declared independence in Huainan.
Larger ones, like Liu Xun's, had nearly 30,000 soldiers.
There are also smaller ones, with three or four thousand people, or even four or five thousand people.
The entire Huainan region had become like a mini-Warring States period, in utter chaos.
But their unanimous thought was: Don't mess with Cao Cao's army at this critical juncture!
Let alone crossing the Huai River to attack Guangling, Chen Deng is lucky he didn't take the initiative to attack them!
In addition, many others sent envoys to Chen Deng to express goodwill.
Chen Deng was also very savvy.
He kept one of the gifts for himself and gave the lion's share to his good older brother, Su Yu.
Chen Deng knew perfectly well that as long as his good brother Su Yu remained standing in Cao Cao's camp, his promotion speed would be like a rocket, unstoppable!
If a new dynasty were to be established one day, becoming one of the Three Dukes would be a piece of cake.
But Chen Deng hadn't anticipated that Sun Ce would attack Guangling.
However, as Su Yu's sworn brother, Chen Deng's abilities are not to be underestimated.
He immediately arranged for the garrison in Guangling to prepare for battle and built many arrow towers along the river to guard against a surprise attack by Sun Ce's army.
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three days later
Sun Ce personally boarded the warship and looked towards Guangling, which was not far away.
Countless arrow towers appeared in Sun Ce's field of vision.
Sun Ce frowned and said:
"I didn't expect the garrison commander of Guangling to react so quickly!"
Who is this person?
"If we capture Guangling, I will definitely recruit this man into my service."
Jiang Qin, who was standing nearby, immediately responded:
"Reporting to my lord, this man is Chen Deng, the Prefect of Xuzhou."
"The Chen family of Guangling is one of the most powerful local tyrants in Xuzhou."
"If we can persuade Chen Deng to surrender, not only Guangling, but also conquering Pengcheng will be a piece of cake!"
Sun Ce smiled and nodded.
Although he disliked aristocratic families.
But his good brother Zhou Yu also came from a prominent family.
In chaotic times, it is impossible not to rely on powerful families.
Since Chen Deng was a local strongman in Xuzhou, Sun Ce was even more determined to appoint him.
"Issue the order! Follow me and launch a surprise attack on the shore!"
"These mere arrow towers are no match for the elite troops of Jiangdong!"
"Yes!"
Jiang Qin immediately relayed the message.
Sun Ce had every reason to be proud.
Sun's army was originally skilled in naval warfare and surprise attacks.
After several battles to pacify Jiangdong, the tactics of Sun's army became even more diverse.
Compared to the past, their strength has undoubtedly improved significantly.
Compared to the Jiangdong army, Chen Deng's garrison in Guangling also possessed some naval warfare capabilities.
However, the difference in strength between the two is undoubtedly like that between a professional army and a band of outlaws.
In the entire Xu Province, the only force that Sun Ce feared was Cao Ren's navy.
why?
Because Cao Ren's navy was primarily composed of the five hundred soldiers from the Sun family army that Sun Jian had given to Cao Cao!
Two and a half years ago, when Sun Ce was under Yuan Shu's command, he was soundly defeated by Cao Ren's navy. (See Chapter 112 for details)
This became a recurring nightmare in Sun Ce's mind.
In Sun Ce's view, as long as Cao Ren didn't come, Chen Deng was no match for him at all!
As Sun Ce had predicted, things turned out just as he had expected.
The arrow towers on the shore only killed a small portion of the Jiangdong navy.
Faced with Sun Ce's army's surprise attack, the arrow towers eventually fell one by one.
But just as Sun Ce was about to take Guangling in one fell swoop, the Guangling garrison, under Chen Deng's command, suddenly retreated back into the city in an orderly manner.
After fighting for most of the day, Sun Ce's achievements were only just landing.
As night falls
Sun Ce was discussing matters with his advisors in his tent.
This time, Zhou Yu did not go on the expedition with the army; he stayed in Chaisang to help Sun Ce stabilize the rear.
Therefore, Sun Ce only had a handful of advisors under his command, such as Zhang Hong and Yu Fan.
Oh right, and Sun Quan, who could be considered a strategist to some extent.
Zhang Hong and Zhang Zhao were both among the two Zhangs of Jiangdong, but Zhang Zhao was already serving as a slave in Cao Cao's camp, while Zhang Hong, just like in the original history, surrendered to Sun Ce.
Yu Fan was a strategist under Wang Lang, but he betrayed Wang Lang and joined Sun Ce.
The two chattered on for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a good plan.
There was no way around it; Guangling City had high walls and thick walls. The Jiangdong army was good at naval warfare and surprise attacks, but their ability to siege cities was quite average.
Not to mention, the Jiangdong army also lacked large-scale siege weapons.
Listening to Yu Fan and Zhang Hong's discussion, Sun Ce had a terrible headache.
What the hell!
Can't these strategists be a little more reliable?
If Gongjin were here, why would we need to be so conflicted?
Sun Quan fell into deep thought.
He was sixteen after the New Year, and his desire to share the burdens of his elder brother Sun Ce was like a wildfire that was hard to extinguish.
Believe it or not, Sun Quan actually came up with an idea!
He transformed into a master of ideas, excitedly saying to Sun Ce:
"Brother, I have a plan that might persuade Chen Deng to surrender!"
"Oh? Second Young Master, don't just make up a plan when you can't think of one!"
Yu Fan said in a sarcastic tone.
Compared to the brave and skilled Sun Ce, and Sun Yi, who had already achieved considerable military exploits at the young age of fourteen, Sun Quan was practically invisible in the army.
Yu Fan himself did not think much of Sun Quan.
Moreover, Yu Fan felt even more displeased that he was helpless in dealing with Guangling while Sun Quan was able to come up with a plan.
Sun Quan smiled, silently making a mental note of Yu Fan's mistake, but outwardly he said with a cheerful smile:
"Mr. Zhongnan, rest assured, I am not the kind of person who would act presumptuously."
“Brother, I believe that our army can temporarily ignore Guangling and continue to send troops north to block the main transportation routes north of Guangling.”
"In a few days, our army will be able to spread the news that the central and northern parts of Xuzhou have been captured!"
"In this way, Chen Deng in Guangling City will be unaware of news from the outside world and will surely be in a state of great panic!"
"At that time, you can send an envoy to persuade him with reason and emotion, and promise that after you occupy the entire territory of Xuzhou, you will still let Chen Deng serve as the Prefect of Xuzhou."
"Those who understand the times are wise, and I'm sure Chen Deng will be of use to you, brother."
After listening, Sun Ce nodded and praised Sun Quan a few times.
Sun Quan's face immediately filled with pride.
Subduing the enemy without fighting is the best strategy!
It seems that Sun Quan also has a talent for military strategy!
One day, I will lead an army of 100,000 to expand the territory for my brother, conquering cities and seizing land!
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