Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 181 Discussing Xuzhou Cao Cao's Three Xing Bing
"The other two are actually two brothers, Tao Shang and Tao Ying!" Zhou Wen said.

You are bad enough, Zhou Cang looked at Zhou Wen, and he was really about to forget these two brothers.Zhou Wen used Mi Fang to remind Chen Deng how to choose as a nobleman in Xuzhou; he used the Tao Brothers to remind Chen Deng how to do his part correctly to his master.Chen Deng is a smart person, and a smart person inevitably thinks a lot and thinks complicatedly, and he will appreciate the deep meaning of it by himself.

"The two brothers are just right. That would really embarrass Chen Yuanlong. Let them pick him up after Chen Deng arrives. Needless to say, we will see Chen Deng again when he returns from Lujiang."

Zhou Cang immediately denounced Yuan Shu's treachery to the court. Now that he was fully prepared to attack Yuan Shu, he sent someone to report to Lu Bu.

Zhou Cangliu Zhang Jai, Chen Dao, and Gan Ning guarded Guangling, while Chen Jiao presided over government affairs.With Pei Yuanshao as the general, Xu Huang as the vanguard, Hua Xiong as the Sima of the other army, Xu Sheng as the central army, Dian Wei as the guard, and Zhou Wen as the marching general, he dispatched 5000 troops to Lujiang with great fanfare. He secretly ordered Qu'a to lead [-] troops from the headquarters first. On the [-]th, he went to join Yuan Shu and brought a secret letter to Zhang Jiong.

This time Zhou Cang did not bring Zhang Jaw to the battle, firstly because he was not there, Guangling needed a general to sit in order to avoid accidents, and secondly, Pei Yuanshao had not experienced a big battle yet, so Pei Yuanshao needed to be trained in order to be able to stand on his own in the future.

When Chen Deng arrived in Guangling, Zhou Cang had sent troops for several days. The Tao brothers received him, said some polite words, and invited Chen Deng to drink some newly brewed fruit wine.

Chen Deng handed over a hundred war horses to Zhang Jaw, and returned home feeling disappointed. When he talked to his old father, the old Chen Gui said: "There has been no news of these two brothers. I thought they had been victimized, but I didn't expect it to be here in Zhou Cang. Zhou Cang Shen Unpredictable, different from Lu Bu and Cao Cao. Alas, under his command, don’t do anything else.”

"Well, I heard that the salt road in Guangling is run by the two of them, and it will be difficult for our Chen family to fight back." Yes, Chen Deng can compete with others, but can he compete with Tao Qian's son?
Soon after Chen Deng heard that Mi Fang was serving as a Tuntian Captain in Guangling, he wanted to visit, but was told that Mi Fang was inspecting the Tuntian in various counties, and Chen Deng became more and more panicked.

Cao Cao's army rested for another month, leaving him less and less time. He raced against Yuan Shao's time. Cao Cao didn't dare to delay any more, so he immediately called his men to discuss the strategy of attacking Xuzhou.

With information from Chen Deng, Cao Cao knew Xuzhou well: "If we are fighting against Lu Bu, we must first intercept two foreign aids and destroy two strongholds. One foreign aid is Zhang Yang, and I have sent Cao Hong and Shi Huan to Hanoi; the other foreign aid is Guangling Zhou. Cang, I am writing a letter, urging him to form an alliance with me to attack Xuzhou..." Cao Cao was interrupted by Xun Yu before finishing his sentence.

Xun Yu took out a watch: "My lord, don't think about Zhou Cang. This is the watch he sent up two days ago. He has already attacked Yuan Shu and sent troops to Lujiang."

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, feeling unhappy, why didn't he report such an important matter earlier.This is a bit wronged Xun Yu, Shangshutai has a lot of things, he can't report everything to Cao Cao, and the memorial table received by Shangshutai was not sent to Xun Yu immediately.Seeing Cao Cao's displeasure, Guo Jia joked, "Could it be possible that this Zhou Weiguo has the ability to foretell the future?"

Cao Cao didn't make a sound, and took the watch to watch. Xun You didn't dare to say anything, and looked at Cheng Yu.Cheng Yu said: "Although Zhou Cang can't form an alliance with our army, it is also a good thing for our army. Zhou Cang's dispatch of troops will eliminate Yuan Shu's desire to counterattack Shouchun, so that we have no worries about the future, and also eliminate Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. The possibility of an alliance, and Zhou Cang will not form an alliance with Lu Bu. I think Zhou Cang sent troops to Lujiang to beat the dog in the water, and finally search Yuan Shu to expand his power. In addition, he was afraid that Sun Ce's seizure of Lujiang would be bad for him, so Take the lead. Zhou Cang's acquisition of Lujiang River is also a good thing for the lord, and it can restrain Sun Ce." Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia again, "This may be Zhou Cang's unintentional move. There are a few talented people like Feng Xiao in the world. What about the soldiers? If you really thought about things so thoroughly in advance, you would have taken down Xuzhou long ago."

After gaining power, Cao Cao became less and less tolerant of sand in his eyes.After the death of the eldest son Cao Ang, Cao Cao's temper became more changeable and irritable. "Since that's the case, let Zhou Weiguo attack Yuan Shu. Zhang Liao in Pengcheng, I plan to let Liu Bei deal with it, and Zang Ba in Langya... Yu Jin listened to the order to lead an army of five thousand to Langya. You can only make peace with him. Zang Ba is at war. If peace cannot be reached, just stop him and not allow him to go south to rescue Lv Bu. After the battle, Lv Bu will go and meet him."

He went away because of the prohibition order.Cao Cao said to Xun Yu and Guo Jia: "This expedition to Xuzhou is the third time I have sent troops to Xuzhou. It is very different from the previous two. This time I must win, so I will bring all the soldiers of Xudu with me. Go, Chaozhong and Fuzhong will rely on Wen Ruo and Fengxiao."

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Xu Du is as stable as gold now, my lord can rest assured. It's just that in the palace..."

Cao Cao suddenly realized: "I will leave Man Chong behind. During my departure, the emperor will not see his foreign ministers."

Cao Cao held a simple swearing-in meeting outside Xuchang City, appointed Xiahou Dun as the general, Zhang Xiu as the vanguard, Cao Xiu as the Chinese army, Cao Chun as the captain of the cavalry, Xun You and Cheng Yu as the marching staff, and an army of [-] attacked Xuzhou.There is no way, the Cao clan, the surrendered generals, and the old generals who started the family cannot take care of one and lose the other.Among the Cao clan, Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong are respected. Xiahouyuan guards Chang'an, and Cao Ren guards Wancheng.As an old general, Yu Jin has made great contributions to the crusade against Shouchun, and the oldest Xiahou Dun can't stay.

After Cao Cao took the oath, he saw Liu Bei off. "Xuande, the responsibility for sending troops to Pengcheng this time is not small. You must surround Zhang Liao and don't let him shrink his troops back to Xuzhou." Cao Cao's [-] troops did not have an absolute advantage over Lv Bu. Divide the army and keep them from coming together.

"Lord Sikong, don't worry, Liu Bei will not disgrace his life." Liu Bei bowed and saluted.

"If this battle is successful, what wish does Xuande have? I will reward you heavily." Cao Cao jokingly said.

Liu Bei was taken aback, and said: "Since Liu Bei defected to the court, he has not paid homage to the Son of Heaven. I wonder if he can see the face of heaven."

"Yeah." Cao Cao nodded without saying anything, and suddenly asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, "What wishes do you two have?"

When Guan Yu was pondering, Zhang Fei said first: "I will just listen to my elder brother. My elder brother's wish is also my wish."

"What is Yun Chang thinking?" Cao Cao ignored Zhang Fei, seeing that Guan Yu was still thinking, he asked.

"The final general would like to ask your lord to give me a marriage." Guan Yu finally said.

(End of this chapter)