"General, our provisions are plentiful and our equipment excellent. It is time to drive Sun Ce out of the lands north of the Yangtze."
Lü Bu looked disdainful at those words and said contemptuously, "You are mistaken, Boping. I intend to capture him alive and present him to His Majesty! Does he deserve to call himself the Little Conqueror?"
With Gao Shun having opened the discussion, the three turned to the subject of the day's council: how to attack Sun Ce.
Chen Gong said, "Sun Ce's granary in Lujiang Commandery is in Wan County. Our scouts report that the provisions he shipped from Yuzhang will arrive there in five days. Wan County lies on a plain, ideal for cavalry charges. General, you can lead a thousand armored cavalry in a surprise attack on his supply convoy."
Gao Shun nodded in agreement. "As the saying goes, provisions must move before the armies march. Our supplies are plentiful. If we burn Sun Ce's provisions, he will certainly be unable to hold Lujiang."
Lü Bu, however, was not entirely convinced by Chen Gong's plan. "Gongtai, Wu Commandery is wealthy. Why don't we send troops there? There is little benefit in taking Lujiang Commandery."
He was no longer the poor fellow he had once been.
A year ago, Liu'an and Wan County in Lujiang Commandery would have made him green with envy.
Now he thought nothing of them.
His eyes were fixed solely on Wu Commandery, the wealthiest part of Sun Ce's territory.
"Military affairs must never be rushed. Wealthy as Wu Commandery is, its strategic importance falls short of Lujiang Commandery's." Pointing to the map on the wall, Chen Gong patiently analyzed the current situation for Lü Bu.
"Once we take Lujiang Commandery, Sun Ce will have nowhere north of the Yangtze even