Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 112 Plan
"If I raise an army, not only Tao Qian will not tolerate me, but Xuzhou's gentry will not accept it. When the time comes, Xuzhou will definitely fight. Both sides will be hurt and the people will suffer. This is not the main point. The most important thing is that now the princes see me in the melee. They will target me together and become the target of everyone's criticism. At that time, they will be attacked on all sides, and the end can be imagined." Zhou Cang shook his head again. "Now the world has not been corrupted to the point where everyone responds."

"Let me ask you first, why did Dong Zhuo lose to Guanzhong?" Zhou Cang looked at Zhou Cai with a smile and said.

"Externally, the princes are powerful, with strong soldiers and horses, while internally, Dong Xiangguo lacks foundation in Luoyang." Zhou Cai replied a little insincerely.

"Let me ask you, what is the foundation? You may think it is connections, or property, or servants and disciples. I think it is people's hearts and financial resources. Relying on plundering property to supplement military resources is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst. .Dong Zhuo’s foundation is not in Luoyang, because he has no intention of this at all, and also because the local gentry will not accept outsiders to settle in Luoyang.”

"Let me ask you again, why do so many people want to assassinate Dong Zhuo?"

"It's just a desperado trying to catch fame." Zhou Cai didn't quite believe what he said, yes, why?

"Hehe, I don't think they were done by individual people. There are powerful forces behind them. They are just high-level dead men sent out." Zhou Cai very much agrees with Zhou Cang's conclusion, and he does not agree I would believe that someone would do such a thing at the risk of genocide. These people are not professional killers and assassins, and there must be someone behind them.

Zhou Cang paused and said: "So I think it's true that it's a time of chaos, but it's just a time of chaos to fish in troubled waters. It's not good to force yourself to stand out."

"The general has too many worries, so how can we make a big deal like this? With our talents and good generals, well-equipped soldiers, and sufficient food and grass, we can definitely make a career out of it. If the matter doesn't work out, has the general ever thought about going south?" Zhou Wen was still stubborn. , he knew the relationship between Zhou Cang and Tao Qian, and did not directly propose a plan to replace Tao Qian.This is different from Wei Yan, Wei Yan has no intersection with Tao Qian at all, in his eyes, anyone can kill anyone to achieve his goal.

Zhou Cang is very pleased that there is someone who can discuss world affairs with him, even though they disagree.Zhou Wenneng thought about Jiang Dong in a different way, which shows that he also took a lot of brains.

"Since you are attached to me, you are my confidant. I brought you out this time to let you take a good look and evaluate our power so that you can make a correct judgment. I wanted to give you a good advice after returning to Pengcheng, but now you have already If you can't wait, then I will break down my plan with you." Zhou Cang said.

Zhou Wen was shocked, did Zhou Cang have big plans?
"Now that the princes are in a melee, firstly, the so-called snipe and clam fight for the fisherman's benefit, it is time for us to accumulate strength; secondly, the Han Dynasty is weak, there must be someone who will have a spying heart, and that person will become the target of public criticism, that is us The time of rising; thirdly, the so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, there must be a battle between Yuan and Cao, and there is no time to take care of other things, that is the time for us to compete." Zhou Cang came together one by one. "In short, it is to build high walls, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly."

"The general's knowledge is so far beyond my reach, I've been taught." Zhou Wen saluted deeply, admiring him from the bottom of his heart. "The general must have a plan, I don't know if you can enlighten me?"

"Hehe, I can't talk about giving advice, let's discuss it together. I think the Yuan brothers are at odds. Yuan Shao wants to make Liu Yu emperor, which means he still wants to find a puppet. Yuan Shu disagrees, not because he is loyal to the Han Dynasty, but because of his various actions. It's because he has different intentions, Yuan Shu is a person who is greedy for fame and fortune, if someone adds fuel to the flames...hehe" Zhou Cang said with a smile.

"Could it be?" Zhou Wen suddenly realized.

"I'll leave this matter to you in the future. You don't have to worry about Yuan Shu's side. Someone else will handle it yourself. You just need to provide some more materials, such as creating some auspicious omens..." Zhou Cang nodded with a smile. "However, don't put gold foil on pigs and dogs to pretend to be unicorns. The technical content is too low and it's too expensive."

"Zhou Wen understands." The vassals are well aware of each other's undercover agents. Zhou Wen didn't ask who that person was. He felt that this errand was very suitable for him. The profession is too suitable, and I like it.As soon as he rolled his eyes, he had an idea. There are not many exotic flowers and plants in Dabie Mountain, and the precious medicinal materials need to be exchanged for money. There are many out-of-season flowers and fruits in the mountains, as long as they are sent to Yuan Shu's territory, there will naturally be flatterers to do it for them.Then, inspired by Zhou Cang's nursery rhymes, I made up a few jokes... Brother is really a genius.

"There are still a few things that need to be handed over to you. The first one is the Jiangdong you mentioned earlier. It's not because I don't want to take it. The land of Jiangdong is far away from the Central Plains. It doesn't respect the king. The local gentry just want to keep it. How can I take it? Remember: It is a waste of money for the people, do not do things that kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. This is not the main thing. There is a saying that if you defend the river, you must guard the Huai River. At that time, Yuan Shu couldn't take Jiangdong into account, so we could send troops, and there are many rivers in Jiangdong, so we don't have a naval force, and we don't have a suitable general." Zhou Cang said the first one.

"The general is far-sighted, I really didn't think about it." Zhou Cai dug his mind to find out where the allusion that he wanted to defend the river and the Huai River came from, but he agreed that it was unrealistic to send troops to Jiangdong with Yuan Shu in Huainan.

"Speaking of the water army, I know that there is a general named Gan Ning under Huangzu's tent in Jiangxia, whose name is Xingba, brave and invincible, who was born as a water thief. You can recruit him. He is very capable and arrogant, so you want Pay attention." Zhou Wen carefully wrote down Gan Ning's name.

"Let's talk about the second thing. We are currently short of talents. You need to recruit more. No matter where you are from, you should put talent first. Remember that these people come from all corners of the country, or have grievances, or have different political opinions. You have to do a good job of mediation and mediation. Reserving the same and discarding differences, I don't want my subordinates to have family disputes. This matter is difficult, and I don't feel relieved to leave it to others. You have to kill less and learn to save people, do you understand?" Zhou Cang said meaningfully, " You know, sometimes saving a person is more miraculous than killing a person."

Seeing that Zhou Cang had entrusted him with important tasks, Zhou Wen really regarded himself as his confidant, and said confidently: "Don't worry, the general, I will not disgrace the high expectations of the general." Then he left cheerfully.

Zhou Cang looked at Zhou Wen's back and shook his head. It's better to talk about some things first. Li Ru is easy to persuade, and he has to educate Wei Yan after returning.

After staying in the Dabie Mountains for a few days, Zhou Cang set off to return to Xiaopei. This time he took away 500 soldiers.It was also called Zhou Cai to form an engineering battalion, with a tentative number of [-] people. The daily training was mainly to dig trenches, build barriers, open roads, build bridges, and scrape city walls.

(End of this chapter)