Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 208 Don't worry, Zhou Cang won't rebel
Zhou Cang frowned, it seemed that he was going smoothly, but in fact he was still struggling.It will become more and more difficult in the future, and the contradiction with Cao Cao will appear.

"Then what should we do?" Zhou Cang was worried, his influence was great, and new troubles appeared again.

"We should just wait and see what Cao Cao will do. My lord must not show any signs of performance. If we want to expand further, only when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao confront each other will we have a chance to seize counties again."

"Oh? Yuan Fang, do you already have a goal?"

"Hehe, my lord, don't say that you have never thought about Qingzhou." Zhou Wen almost rolled his eyes. "We took the initiative to send troops to Qingzhou to contain Yuan Tan for Cao Cao. He has no reason to stop it. What can he do if we occupy Qingzhou?"

Zhou Wen smiled sinisterly again: "Cao Cao wanted to keep Pengcheng and Xiapi in his hands, but he didn't expect that Pengcheng is the place where the lord made his fortune. It's true that he flooded Xiapi to destroy Lu Bu, and also harmed the people. These two It is not so easy to surrender the place in his hands. Sooner or later, it will return to the master's hands."

The next day, the troops sent by Cao Chun reported that Liu Bei was not found. Cao Cao was very annoyed when he got the report. Guan Yu couldn't tell whether he was surprised or happy when he learned that the two brothers were safe.

Cao Cao was about to return to Pengcheng, "I am sitting in Pengcheng. If Liu Bei is in Xiapi, he will not be able to escape. Wei Guo doesn't have to follow me to Xiapi."

It's not that Cao Cao didn't want to take Xuzhou and Lujiang as his own. Now these two places are in Zhou Cang's hands. Since they can't ask for them, they might as well just give them to Zhou Cang. In the future, Zhou Cang will have to restrain Yuan Tan in Qingzhou and Sun Ce in Jiangdong.In the end, he still adopted Cheng Yu and Guo Jia's advice: make peace with each other.Open one eye, close one eye.

Zhou Cang sighed in his heart: When he was 16 years old, he left Peijia Village alone and went to Donghai with a donkey. He met Chen Deng and worshiped under Gan Gong. , Dian Wei, there are now more than ten generals, and Zhou Wen, Zhang Jiong and other civil servants.Starting from scratch, operating empty-handedly, and accumulating strength, he finally has half a state, which can protect a state in terms of strength. It is not like Liu Bei's showmanship, two or three generals, and 8000 people are vainly trying to occupy a state.Now that I am 36 years old, I am not too old. I am nine years younger than Cao Cao, and if I live ten or eight years longer than Cao Cao, I will have 20 years more time to plan than Cao Cao.

Without Gan Gong and Tao Qian, I would not be able to get off the ground, and I would have to have a platform to show my ability. Since ancient times, how many people have been underappreciated for their talents and held grudges all their lives?I made my fortune by speculation, and Niu Fu is credited with this. When I was poor and white, I gave myself soldiers, military funds, and official positions.My own growth is based on shady means, relying on the captain of Mojin to make money, relying on Zhang Jiong to deceive Yuan Shu, and relying on Lu Bula into the quagmire of Xuzhou to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.

Without these means, Zhou Cang would be useless even if he has superhuman powers, and it is not easy to start from scratch.

After 20 years of struggle, Zhou Cang foolishly thought that he had been recognized by the world.Fortunately, Xuzhou has been wiped clean in 20 years. Now Xuzhou is like a blank sheet of paper, allowing myself to scribble on it. As long as I find a way to exert influence, the thinking of Xuzhou people will be subtly changed.In this regard, Zhou Cang is already very experienced, and has two magic weapons: one is education, and the other is publicity.

Besides, Zhang Fei led the troops to Xiapi and could not attack the city for several days.Guan Ping, Mi Zhu, and Jian Yong escorted the two wives to arrive. Zhang Fei was extremely anxious, and immediately raised his troops to rush to Pengcheng.On the way home, they met Zhang Xiu and Le Jin. Zhang Xiu's martial arts were not inferior to Zhang Fei's. The two fought for [-] rounds regardless of the outcome. A scuffle has its own damage, and Cao Jun has a slight advantage relying on the advantage of having a large number of people.

The next day, the two armies clashed again. Zhang Liao led a group of troops to rush there. Zhang Fei couldn't resist the attack. He led the remaining 2000 men and Mi Zhu and others into the Mangdang Mountains. continue.

Zhang Liao arrested and interrogated the descendants, and learned that Liu Bei was not in Zhang Fei's army.Discuss with Zhang Xiu, "Since Liu Bei is not here, we don't need to rush to chase Zhang Fei. I will go back and report to the lord, and I ask the lord to make a decision."

When Cao Cao arrived in Pengcheng, he received Zhang Liao's reward, and Cao Cao hated him greatly. "Under such a tight net, Liu Bei can still escape, this person is bound to be a disaster!"

Cheng Yu frowned tightly, "This person spreads hypocrisy to win people's hearts and sympathy, endures in front of the strong, and even gives up everything to escape when in danger. Very human can do it."

Zhang Liao asked: "My lord, do you want to continue to exterminate Zhang Fei?"

"Forget it, I'm just a butcher, and I can't do anything. If Zhang Fei is encircled and suppressed now, I'm afraid Yun Chang won't agree, and it will be regarded as a favor for Yun Chang." Cao Cao never thought about recruiting Zhang Fei. fly. "As long as he doesn't attack the city and plunder the land, don't worry about him for now. If you find Liu Bei's trace, immediately encircle and suppress him."

"Hehe." Guo Jia came to Cao Cao's big tent, "My lord, Xu Du sent a letter, we are going back to Xu Du."

Xiahoudun and Han Hao sent people to send a secret report, and the secret report only had three words "the snake came out of the hole".

"Reply to Xiahoudun, and closely monitor every move. If we don't have time to return, allow him to act cheaply! But be sure to let them show their true colors before attacking, and don't make excuses." Cao Cao gave Xiahoudun the right to kill first and then play.

"We are retreating now. There is not a single soldier in Xuzhou. What if Zhou Cang supports his troops to stand on his own? What if he leads troops to attack Xiapi in Pengcheng?" Cheng Yu was still worried.

"You can rest assured that if Zhou Cang wants to do this, he won't wait so long, and he won't be so superficial." Cao Cao smiled cunningly, "Does Zhongde know that Zhou Cang has no heirs so far, so why is he self-reliant? What’s more, Zhou Cang has no close family members, the only one who accompanied him was his childhood companion named Pei Yuanshao, and the two had no blood relationship.”

Cheng Yu just wanted to say, Zhou Cang has no heirs in the open, but secretly?Thinking about it carefully, Cao Cao must have worked carefully around Zhou Cang, and he was so sure after inquiring about it.Having no heirs is like rebellion by an eunuch. Even Zhao Gao, who is so powerful and pretentious, can only support Qin II. He has no descendants to guard his foundation, and the ending after death is death without a place to bury him.

"Without any heirs, even if Zhou Cang loses his head and wants to rebel, will his subordinates also lose their minds? Hehehe." Cao Cao laughed again.

"Don't worry, Zhou Cang will not rebel." Cao Cao stretched out his hand and gestured, "As for the appointment of officials, there is no rush. We will make a decision after the battle with Yuan Shao."

"My lord is Shengming, Cheng Yu is sincerely convinced."

"Give orders to Zhang Xiu and Le Jin to return directly to Xudu." Cao Cao left Han Hao's younger brother Han Xuan to guard Pengcheng, and led his troops back to Xudu at night.

(End of this chapter)