Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 276
"In Guangling, you also want to build sea ships, build a seaport, and train the navy. There is no rush to go to Ryukyu. I will find a suitable guide. I will arrange people to check around." Zhou Cang said, "As you said, going to sea and rivers Different, so you have to be careful, the boat needs to be strong, and you need to know the current. I don't want to go out with 1 people and end up without a trace."

"My lord, I transferred to Donglai, so is Guangling's defense weak?" Gan Ning asked.

"Before I told you, I have returned Lujiang to Cao Cao, as well as Chen Deng, Xu Sheng, Ding Feng, and Wei Xuzai. There is no problem." Zhou Cang felt more and more that it was wise to abandon Lujiang. "In addition, I am also planning to make peace with Sun Quan. Guangling will be fine."

"You guys rest for a few days, and then prepare separately. I'll give you one year to prepare, is that enough?"

"One year? That's enough. When the time comes, please go to the military parade!" Gan Ning said, patting his chest.

"Well, after a year, I will go to Dongnae!"

Just after seeing off Gan Ning and Xu Sheng, Zhou Wen, Zhang Jiong and Zhou Chong's brother-in-law came to see them.

"My lord, good news, good news." Zhou Chong said excitedly.

"Oh, what good news makes you so happy?"

Zhou Wen and Zhang Jiong curled their lips, "He was like this on the road, and he didn't tell me when I asked him."

"Didn't I want to give you a surprise?" Zhou Chong said, "I have been doing meticulous work in various places. Just now I got the reward, Yuan Shao fled back to Hebei with only 800 people. After vomiting blood, he fell seriously ill. It seems not serious. Yuan Shangdu rushed to Liyang to serve..."

"My lord, my lord, what's the matter, is there something wrong?" Zhou Chong spoke vigorously, but found that the three of Zhou Cang were not as happy as he thought, but instead frowned, deep in thought.

"It's nothing..." Zhou Cang withdrew his thoughts, "Yuan Shu was defeated and vomited blood, and Yuan Shao did the same. Could it be that their family has this disease? Hehehe."

"Hehehe." Zhou Cang's ridicule caused the three of them to laugh, and the atmosphere relaxed.

"What's going on elsewhere?"

"Sun Quan recruited talents in Jiangdong, and was supported by the local gentry, and he has settled in Jiangdong. He sent Tai Shici and He Qi to conquer the Nanyue people. In addition, he seemed to intend to send troops to Jiangxia. Liu Biao recovered the four counties in Jingnan in Jingzhou, and wanted to continue south. Annexed Jiaozhou and Jiaozhou." Zhou Chong said, "Cao Cao returned to Xudu and made a splash, and now the officials of Xudu are more and more in awe of Cao Cao. That's all they have received so far.

A few days ago, Mr. Zhang passed on the lord's order. I have sent more people to inquire about the news. It is estimated that there will be no results in a month. "

"Well, very good. It seems that your espionage department is doing very well. I will add another task for you: scout out talented people from all over the world and invite them to Xuzhou. Sun Quan and Cao Cao can't snatch them away."

"Yes." Zhou Chong was still wondering on the way back, why the lord and the two gentlemen were not excited at all about such great news?

"My lord, it seems that our plan has to be readjusted." Zhou Wen said worriedly. "Yuan Shao's serious illness will cut off at least a few years of his life, and even leave him with hidden diseases. If his life is lost, our hard work will be in vain."

"Exactly." Zhang Jiong also said, "It's really better to change than plan."

"Did you hear one of the details? Yuan Shang personally went to Liyang to serve Yuan Shao."

Zhang Jiong snorted. "I have followed Yuan Shu for more than ten years, and I am well aware of the character of the Yuan family. The kindness of the father, the filial piety of the son, and the respect of brothers and sisters are all for others to see." Suddenly, Zhang Jiong remembered something. "My lord, is there something strange about it?"

"Exactly. Yuan Shao gave the four states to his three sons and nephew respectively. Who will be the successor after that?"

Zhou Wen suddenly realized. "It's unreasonable for Yuan Shang to stay by his side to serve the sick. In theory, Yuan Tan is the eldest son, and Yuan Shang is the youngest son. Could it be that Yuan Shang's serving the sick is a fake, and his purpose is to plot Jizhou? I heard that Yuan Shao loves the youngest son Yuan Shang, and it seems to be true. Hehehe, Yuan Shao Are you not afraid that their brothers will turn against each other? By the way, it is what the lord said, this is their Yuan family heirloom, it is heredity."

"Yuan Shao's illness came at the wrong time. It's good that he can last for another two years. If he loses his head and really hands over Jizhou to Yuan Shang, then Hebei will be torn apart. Cao Cao will save a lot of things by destroying Hebei." Zhou Cang sighed, " However, Yuan Shao was not a fatuous person, otherwise he would not have stolen Han Fu, defeated Gongsun, and occupied the four northern states to become the most powerful prince. The reason why he failed this time is that in terms of tactics, the battle line was too long and did not eat into Cao Cao's vitality. It is very important on the one hand, the different standpoints and different thoughts of the subordinate gentry is the second aspect, and the others are derived from it.”

"Although Cao Cao won this battle, the price he paid was not small. If Yuan Shaoli dies, I think he will have to wait until next year's autumn harvest to prepare enough food for him to send troops to Hebei. If Yuan Shao is not dead yet, then He will send troops in two years. That means we have one to two years left, not much more." Zhang Jiong calculated.

"How do we deal with it now?" The three said almost simultaneously.

The three began to worry again.Zhou Wen was the first to speak, "Let's plan for the worst. Assuming Yuan Shaoyi can't afford it, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are the ones vying for the Lord of Hebei, which one should we support?"

Zhang Jiong shook his head and said, "None of them have the same reputation as Yuan Shao. They can't stop Cao Cao. Cao Cao's unification of the north was two years earlier or two years later, and it doesn't affect the overall situation."

As he spoke, Zhang Jiong's eyes lit up. "My lord, I think of a conspiracy."

"What is Yangmou?"

"Our most important thing now is two things. One is to eliminate Cao Cao's suspicion of the lord. As long as Cao Cao thinks that the lord is fully supporting him, then even if the lord holds a heavy army, Cao Cao will not attack the lord until he unifies the world. Yes. Isn't that the reason?"

Zhou Wen frowned. "Then we should support Yuan Shi in exchange for time?"

"No, the Yuan family is no longer worthy of our support. We just want to abandon the Yuan family in exchange for Cao Cao's trust. My lord can tell Cao Cao that in order to break up the Yuan brothers, we will form an alliance with Yuan Tan and attract their brothers to help Cao Cao. Create a fighter! Then wouldn't Cao Cao trust the lord?"

Such a vicious conspiracy.Zhou Wen thought he was a conspirator, but he didn't expect the Yang scheme to be even stronger. Where did the lord find Zhang Jiong, and he was still undercover with Yuan Shu for more than ten years. Not necessarily what it looks like.

"Even if Cao Cao takes Hebei, he still has Jingzhou, Jiangdong, and Xichuan. At least when he takes Jiangdong, Cao Cao still has to rely on his lord, doesn't he? Calculated, Cao Cao will have at least ten years to do these things under the condition of smooth sailing, Hehe, if there is something wrong in the middle, I am afraid that Cao Cao will not be able to unify the world in his lifetime."

Is Zhang Jiong trying to kill Cao Cao?

(End of this chapter)