Tian Feng, Tian Chou and others also appreciate Xun Yu's mode of moderation and stability. At least they can ensure the stability of Wen Chou's army, so they also agree with it.

Wen Chou nodded in agreement. He called Li Dian, who was on duty outside the tent, and ordered: "Send someone to invite Sun Hou to come, and say I have something important to discuss." Li Dian responded and sent someone to invite Sun Jian out of the tent. - Wen Chou has made Li Dian a tent official and has also made him the leader of his personal soldiers in Dian Wei.

Kong Yichang left, and Sun Jian was already the only chief official in Yingchuan County, but he rarely lived in the county government and often stayed in the military camp after being attacked by Dong Zai. After receiving the invitation from Wen Chou, he soon came from his own army to Wen Chou's army.

When he came out of Changsha, Sun Jian had many soldiers, but his armor was insufficient and he lacked a lot of weapons. After coming to Yingchuan, he got a lot of weapons from Kong Yichang and a lot of food. Finally, he annexed 5,000 troops from Kong Yichang. In addition, when he sent troops with Wen Chou to attack Dong Zhuo, he won several consecutive victories. Now he is very energetic and striding into Wen Chou's tent. Before the people entered the tent, the laughter was already in front of him. He could only hear him laughing and asked, "Zi Xiao, what are you asking me to do?"

When he arrived in the tent, Wen Chou first asked him to sit down and then forwarded the military newspaper to him. Sun Jian was really a powerful general. He heard that Dong Zhuo might divide his troops into two groups to attack Yingchuan together. He was not surprised and happy. He said happily: "It was said that the attack last time was too unsatisfied. Dong Zhe came to his door by himself this time, which was the best!"

Wen Chou said, "Zhuyuan Pass is one step away from Yingchuan County. Because the situation is urgent, I didn't have time to discuss with you just now, so I sent Zhou Jun to Yangcheng first to take the county troops to Yangcheng and stationed outside Lun County to prevent the Dong army from attacking. Do you think it is okay?"

Sun Jian is mostly concerned about Dong, and he is not very concerned about the county affairs of Yingchuan County. For now, he does not mind Wen Chou interfering in Yingchuan County. He also knows that Zhou Lu is Wen Chou's minion, so he doesn't care too much about Wen Chou's act of summoning the "Yingchuan County Army" to garrison westward. He does not think that Wen Chou is taking over the kitchen. He replied: "If Dong's army leaves the throne, it will be half a day to reach Yangcheng, and if it is late, it will be at most one day. I will send Zhou's commander to lead his troops to prevent accidents. This is exactly what it should be."

Wen Chou frowned and said, "I still can't figure out what Dong Zhuo wants to do now. I wonder if he wants to attack me or go south to attack Yuan Highway, Brother Wentai..., do you think we should deal with it now? The best way?"

Sun Jian replied: "In my opinion, no matter what Dong Zhuo intends to do, the best strategy at the moment is to divide your troops and station you and I station in Yangdi to prevent Hu Zhen's troops from attacking the south of our county. I will lead my own headquarters, west to Yangcheng, Lun clan. I will join forces with the Zhou lieutenant to attack the three thousand Dong army infantry and cavalry in the Zhuoyuan Pass. In this way, whether Dong Zhuo came to attack Yingchuan or not, the rules for advancement and retreat were already in my hands."

Sun Jian's proposal seems a bit rough, but when he thinks about it, he still thinks it is a "good plan". Fighting in war is an initiative. If you sit in Yangdi, you will give up the initiative to Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo will attack Yingchuan if you want to attack Yingchuan, and attack Luyang if you want to attack Luyang if you want to. But if Sun Jian's proposal is followed, he will take the initiative in his own hands. However, although Sun Jian's strategy is considered a good plan, it is hard to call it a "best plan".

Wen Chou said in his heart: "Wentai's strategy is a good plan, but if Dong Zhuo intends to be in Luyang, then Wentai will be a little reckless when he sends troops rashly." He said: "Brother Wentai is indeed a good plan." He asked Tian Feng and others, "What do you think?"

Tian Feng, Tian Chou and others also disagreed with Sun Jian's proposal.

Tian Feng thought to himself: "Mr. Sun and Gong Ming were usually humble and started their careers with military merits, but they were not as steady as Ming Gong. They were just eager to invite fame. Therefore, they bravely sought war when they heard that Dong Zhuo might be invaded in the future. However, they had not yet figured out the purpose of Dong Zhuo's troops, so they rashly went to fight, but they were in a hurry and were not conducive to the future."

Tian Chou said, "Those who are good at fighting will take action later. The current situation is not clear. In my opinion, it is better not to fight rashly first."

"Oh? What are the opinions of Zitai?" Sun Jian asked.

Tian Chou replied: "Dong Zhuo's intention to send troops this time is on Yuan Highway. In my opinion, he will not only divide his troops into two groups."

Sun Jian listened with his ears: "What does this mean?"

Tian Chou said, "Yuan Cheqi is the leader of our uprising this time. If Dong Zhuo wants to attack Yuan Highway, how could he pull Yuan Cheqi off?"

Sun Jian suddenly realized: "You mean?"

Tian Chou said to Wen Chou: "The lord may as well send a fast horse to explore the cavalry to the direction of Hanoi to investigate whether there is any Dong army operation. If so, then Dong Zhuo's intention to send troops this time is not in Yingchuan, but in the two Yuans."

Although Dong Zhuo had many troops and elite soldiers, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Wen Chou, Sun Jian and others were all weak. As long as Dong Zhuo was not crazy about gains and losses, he would never be able to attack Hanoi, Yingchuan and Luyang at the same time, and at most two places at the same time. It is expected that his upper limit should be his limit. Therefore, if there are signs of Dong's army's activities in the direction of Hanoi, it means that Dong Zhuo is going to attack the two Yuans this time, and it has nothing to do with Yingchuan.

Sun Jian nodded, agreed with Tian Chou's analysis, but still refused to give up the proposal of actively attacking Dong Jun of the Luyuan Pass, and said, "Even if Dong Zhuo intends to be in the second Yuan, it will not prevent me from attacking Zhuyuan Pass."

Xun Yu said, "It's true. However, in my opinion, it's better to wait a moment instead of attacking Zhiyuan Pass first, and then explore Dong Zhuo's intentions first, and then discuss the military."

Sun Jian asked, "How do you say this?"

Xun Yu smiled and said, "If the general sends troops to the throne, then if Dong Zhuo's army goes south this time is aimed at Yuan Highway, our army will find it difficult to divide its troops to rescue him."

Sun Jian suddenly realized and said, "So that's it. I know what Zi Tai and Wen Ruo mean!"

Wen Chou and Sun Jian had limited troops and had to defend the Yingchuan territory to prevent Hu Zhen's troops from taking the opportunity to attack, so they could not divide too many troops, and at most they could divide the troops. If Sun Jian went to attack Dong's army in Zhuoyuan Pass first, then if Dong Zhuo's purpose of sending troops this time was Yuan Shu, Wen Chou and Sun Jian would be unable to rush to assist Yuan Shu, so he could only sit and watch Yuan Shu compete with Dong Zhuo.

"I can only sit and watch Yuan Shu and Dong Zhuo fight." This seems to be "sitting on the mountain to watch the tiger fight", and it seems to have nothing to do with Wen and Sun, and it seems to be harmless to Yingchuan, but in fact it is not.

Luyang is next to Yingchuan, and Yuan Shu's troops are not sure how good it is. If he is defeated and his lips are dead, the next one to attack by Dong Zhuo with all his strength is likely to be Yingchuan. Therefore, although Wen Chou has a bad view of Yuan Shu, for the sake of the overall situation, if Dong Zhuo's purpose this time is really to attack Yuan Shao, the Yuan Shu brothers cannot risk Yuan Shu's defeat and sit idly by. (To be continued.)

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