Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 206 The lord is not afraid that his tail will not fall off
It seems that Zhang Liao is not surprised by Guan Yu's request. "Well, I'll go and report to Duke Cao. Brother Yun, wait for a while." Zhang Liao expected that Guan Yu might not stay by Cao Cao's side forever, but through Guan Yu, Cao Cao's emphasis on surrendering generals could be raised, so why not do it?

Guan Yu and Zhang Liao were negotiating, and Cao Cao and Zhou Cang were also spies.

"If there is a war in the north, Zhou Cang will help him with all his strength, and Jiangdong can also rest assured that Sun Ce will not be able to cross the river." Hearing Zhou Cang's mention of the war in the north, Cao Cao was full of worries. "I want to strictly guard the front line of the Yellow River and keep Yuan Shao on the north bank. What does Wei Guo think?"

"Do you think Mr. Cao can hold it?"

"Difficult! But it depends on human effort."

"If you can't keep it, what should Mr. Cao do? Retreat to Guanzhong? Disarm and return to the fields?"

"Only fight to the death!"

"The two armies are in a stalemate, Cao Cao thinks it is in your favor or in Yuan Shao's favor?"

"Yuan Shao has more food and our army has less food, which is beneficial to Yuan Shao." Cao Cao thought for a while and understood Zhou Cang's meaning. "The intention of defending the country is to draw Yuan Shao across the Yellow River to lengthen the battle line, and then I will look for opportunities to defeat the enemy on the south bank?"

"When it comes to judging the situation, Zhou Cang is far behind Cao Gongshu. Predicting the enemy first and seizing opportunities, Zhou Cang is far behind Feng Xiao, Wen He, and Zhong De. He is in the middle and dispatched in an orderly manner. Xun Yu, Ren Jun is beyond Zhou Cang's reach. What is Cao Gong worried about? As long as you cut it off, you should cut it off, and use it strangely when you need it." Zhou Cang acted as Gu said.

Cao Cao laughed, "Weiguo's temper has not changed. Presumably Zhang Zifang is an ordinary person in Weiguo. I read thirteen chapters and read: Therefore, those who are good at fighting should seek the power and do not choose anyone, so they can choose people and take advantage of the power , I often have a lot of insight into the situation, and I have benefited again today."

"Let's go back and rectify the soldiers and horses, and obey Cao Gong's orders." Zhou Cang said goodbye and left.

"My lord." Cheng Yu quietly approached Cao Cao.

"Is Zhongde okay?"

"I've been thinking about it, and I feel uneasy, so I want to talk to my lord." Cheng Yu asked. "Look, my lord, who is Zhou Cang?"

"Why did Zhong De ask such a question?"

"I don't have a deep relationship with Zhou Cang. I just heard some of his actions from the lord, but I have many doubts in my heart: First, what is Zhou Cang's plan for doing this? Is it to be the lord of a state or to be free in the world?" The princes outside the imperial court who ruled one side? The second is that since the lord started his army, he has gone through a lot of hardships to achieve today's achievements. However, he still has to be troubled by food and soldiers. Zhou Cang seems to have no difficulties in this regard. Where did he collect these generals and food? , and still has the strength to take Lujiang, I guess he has at least [-] soldiers and horses under his command, where did he get it from?"

"Zhongde has thought about these questions for a long time." Cao Cao said, "Actually, I have had doubts since the first time I met Zhou Weiguo. What is his ambition? I still have no answer."

"what?"

"I don't think Zhou Weiguo has any ambitions. From talking with him, I learned that his knowledge is inherited from his family. His ancestors should all be hermits, and what they explore is the way of governing the country. His family's way of governing the country is different. It can be said that there is no old man before and no one who will come back, but it is comparable to the ancient sages." Cao Cao continued, "It seems that they are looking for the way to help the world, and they can even question the divine order of the emperor."

"It's so rebellious!"

"You don't have to be so surprised, this is just my judgment. There is no theorem in Anbang Jimin. Isn't it all about seeking strategies for governing the country since the Three Emperors and Five Emperors? And he also said that it takes thousands of dollars to really find a suitable strategy. Years of merit, so I think he wants to open up the wisdom of the people. Don't panic, I thought this would become a scourge, but what Zhou Weiguo said is good, blocking is worse than sparse. Restricting the power of the monarch? Hehehe, it's interesting."

"Then the lord just let him go like this?"

"Let him try it in Xuzhou first. As long as he has no second thoughts and the people of Xuzhou live and work in peace and contentment, why not do it?"

"My lord, is it possible that Xuzhou is going to be handed over to Zhou Cang?"

"Why not? Zhou Cang was a 20-year-old maocai. Although Tao Qian had made great achievements in governing Youzhou, he went to Xiliang to fight against Dong Zhuo with various princes, and then welcomed the emperor back to the east. It can be said that he has contributed to the imperial court. The qualifications are enough."

"My lord, aren't you afraid that his tail won't fall off?"

"As long as he is confined to Xuzhou, it won't be a big problem. Our current main opponent is Yuan Shao, and we need such an ally."

"My lord, don't worry about him..."

"Does Zhongde want to say a counterattack? Counting and counting, Zhou Weiguo has saved my life several times and helped me many times. So, I believe he will not. If he really wants to counterattack, so what? If it wasn’t for him, my life would have been gone long ago, hahahaha.” After laughing, Cao Cao stroked the horse’s forehead lightly and smiled. "Does Zhongde think Yuan Shao can tolerate him? Zhou Weiguo is very clear about this. So he can only help me deal with Yuan Shao, doesn't he, hehe."

Cao Cao had a strange feeling in his heart. Even if Zhou Cang betrayed the emperor, he would not rebel against himself. Zhou Cang seemed to believe that he was the savior who could save the troubled times, so he spared no effort to help himself, and was able to understand From the very beginning, he infiltrated some of his ideas and concepts to himself imperceptibly. Of course, Cao Cao thought that although some views were out of date, they were very reasonable.What is puzzling is why Zhou Cang didn't do it, but pushed himself to the front and was willing to be under his own hands. In terms of ability and strength, Zhou Cang can completely match him.

"It turns out that my lord had already planned, but I was shallow." Cheng Yu presented a top hat to Cao Cao.

"As for where Zhou Cang's money and soldiers come from, let me roughly sum it up: First, he has an unusual relationship with Gan Gong and Tao Qian, and they may have left some for him. In addition, he controls the salt road in Guangling and earns a lot of money. The second is that he started to take in refugees ten years ago and organized farms. He should have accumulated a lot of property over the years. The third is that our army has been fighting, not only costing money and food, but also killing and wounding soldiers, but he has been fighting in all directions Collect money from time to time, take down soldiers, and gain benefits from it. Fourth, I heard that he opened a school in Guangling, held a martial arts meeting, promoted talents from the people, and even merchants and craftsmen were reused. At this point, Cao Cao sighed. "Well, I want to do this too, but I can't do it in Xuchang, and I don't know how many people will criticize it. So, I just want him to do it, so I can imitate it."

"Let's not talk about it, let's take Feng Xiao as an example. If it wasn't for Wen Ruo's recommendation, how could he be under my command? I don't know how many great talents are hidden in the world."

"Having said that, I thought that Zhou Cang should not be allowed to develop too fast. What if he loses control one day?"

"Does Zhongde have any other ideas?"

(End of this chapter)