Chapter 301

"Such a person is our great enemy!"

"Furthermore, he has now taken Nanyang, and his territory is now completely connected to ours!"

"He has mastered the passage to march directly into Guanzhong!"

"Therefore, I suggest sending more troops to Wuguan and Xixian to strictly guard against Su Xuan, so he does not use this passage to attack Guanzhong directly."

Li Ru was extremely wary of Su Xuan.

Because he could not see through Su Xuan at all, not even with his Qi-gazing technique.

He always felt this person was somewhat mystical.

For such a person, it was better to be cautious.

Moreover, his own lord was currently afflicted by the curse of calamity, and if this problem wasn't solved soon, he would inevitably die suddenly in the future.

As a close minister to Dong Zhuo, he would not be able to escape the disaster either.

This was not what Li Ru wanted to see.

He was not willing to exit the stage like this.

He still wanted to struggle and fight against Heaven.

"Is that so?"

Dong Zhuo frowned, also feeling the threat of Su Xuan, and nodded: "Then do as you say!"

"Dispatch Guo Si to lead 40, 00 troops to guard Wuguan, and dispatch Fan Chou to lead 20, 00 troops to guard Xixian."

As for Lu Bu?

Naturally, he must be kept in Chang'an City.

For one thing, he can protect his safety, and for another, he can be more at ease.

Otherwise, if Lu Bu were sent out to lead the army, Dong Zhuo would not be at ease at all.

After all, a person who can betray his former master for some money and a horse, no matter how brave, how can he be completely trusted?

If it weren't for the need to rely on Lu Bu's terrifying strength in the Heaven-Human Realm, he would have abandoned Lu Bu long ago.

"The Lord is wise! I will go and arrange it!"

Li Ru was happy and flattered him. After Dong Zhuo wrote the order to mobilize troops, he took these orders and left in a hurry.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, Tao Zou Qian, Kong Rong, Liu Biao, and even Liu Zhang and others also received the news that Lord Yuan Shu had been captured alive by Su Xuan.

These people reacted differently.

But everyone sneered at Lord Yuan Shu, thinking that Lord Yuan Shu was a waste.

Especially Sun Sun Jian.

"Hahaha! Lord Yuan Gonglu! Lord Yuan Gonglu! You have today too? Retribution!"

Sun Sun Jian laughed loudly after receiving the news.

His face was full of schadenfreude 3.

"Father!"

Sun Ce beside him excitedly bowed and said: "Since Lord Yuan Shu is finished, why don't we take the opportunity to conquer Yuzhou and take it as our foundation?"

"Yes! My Lord!"

Han Dang, Cheng Pu, and others also asked to fight: "My Lord, we are willing to be the vanguard!"

"Don't be impatient!"

Sun Sun Jian saw this, and while gratified, he helplessly raised his hand to press it down: "I naturally want to take Yuzhou!"

"But things are probably not that simple!"

"You probably don't know Su Xuan very well!"

"Since he chose to capture Lord Yuan Shu alive, I estimate that Lord Yuan Shu probably won't die this time, and it is very likely that he will be released by Su Xuan in the end."

After all, Su Xuan already had a criminal record.

"What? That's impossible, right?"

Cheng Pu and others were shocked and full of confusion: "Why would Su Xuan do this?"

"He finally caught Lord Yuan Shu, why not kill him?"

"Yes!"

Sun Ce said again: "Besides, Father, even if Su Xuan releases Lord Yuan Shu this time, Su Xuan won't release Lord Yuan Shu's army together, right?"

"As long as Lord Yuan Shu's troops are gone, his strength will be greatly damaged. Isn't it just right for us to take Yuzhou?"

Opportunity knocks but once, how can we miss such a good opportunity?

"No!"

Sun Sun Jian shook his head firmly: "I think these troops will also be released by Su Xuan!"

"Don't forget, we were released like this before;"

"It's not strange to do it again!"

"Su Xuan will probably choose to demand a large amount of money and grain as a ransom;"

"He has only taken Jingzhou for a short time. Even if he kills Lord Yuan Shu now, it will be difficult for him to annex Yuzhou in the short term;"

"Eating into a fat man in one bite may not be a good thing for him!"

"This person is both civil and military, and his brain has always been very clear and calm;"

"When he captured us, didn't he also not take Nanyang?"

"Clearly he could have taken Nanyang at that time, even if he expelled us from Nanyang afterwards, he could still get that ransom;"

"However, he didn't! Instead, he waited until now, which shows the depth of his planning and the clarity of his mind."

"Facing such an opponent, one must not be lucky."

In Sun Sun Jian's view, Su Xuan's wariness of him is probably far greater than that of Lord Yuan Shu.

This is not his boasting.

His own military ability is far stronger than Lord Yuan Shu's.

He doesn't think Su Xuan will let him conquer Yuzhou.

Even to guard against his growth, Su Xuan will definitely choose to let Lord Yuan Shu pay the ransom and then release Lord Yuan Shu and his captured troops together.

It is just to let Lord Yuan Shu stabilize Yuzhou for the time being, and at the same time guard against him conquering Yuzhou.

Thinking of this, Sun Sun Jian also had a headache.

Such an opponent is the most difficult to deal with!

Too stable!

It can be said that there are no flaws.

However, this person's strength is also the strongest.

This is difficult to handle.

"So, we are not attacking Yuzhou?"

Sun Ce asked unwillingly.

"No!"

Sun Sun Jian shook his head: "Our goal remains the same, continue to conquer Yangzhou as our territory;"

"That is the foundation suitable for us;"

"I don't want to clash with Su Xuan so early, so conquering Jiangdong as our foundation is the best choice;"

"Although Liu Biao is not stupid, he doesn't know soldiers, so it's not difficult to take him and Yangzhou;"

"As long as we master Yangzhou, we can use this as a foundation to go north to conquer Xuzhou and Yuzhou, and then conquer the Central Plains;"

"Only then will we have the confidence to face Su Xuan."

Of course, Sun Sun Jian also knew very well that Su Xuan could not let him grow so much.

Fortunately, Su Xuan engaged in some new policies in his territory, offending many aristocratic clans, including those in Jiangdong.

Sun Sun Jian was not very afraid.

Although he didn't understand why such a clear-headed person as Su Xuan would risk the world's condemnation, make enemies with the aristocratic clans, and engage in these new policies.

But this is the opportunity for him and other lords to surpass Su Xuan!

He was very glad that Su Xuan made such a choice; otherwise, he didn't think any lord could stop Su Xuan's expansion now.

— Author's Notes —

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