Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 325 Tian Guang Offers Suggestion
Cao Cao rewarded Liu Ye a lot, and turned his attention to the governance of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Zhili and Guanzhong.Zhong Yao is very capable, and the situation in Guanzhong has been completely controlled. After stabilizing Han Sui and Ma Teng, he used the victory at Guandu to completely make the two Xiliang heroes put down their airs and change from an alliance relationship to a dependency.

This year's weather is good, the harvests are bumper everywhere, and the granaries that have already bottomed out are now in surplus. If this momentum can be maintained in the coming year, then we can support another battle of Guandu, and in another year, we can satisfy our need to send troops to Hebei It is estimated that it can support 8 people to go out.Cao Cao has already fixed his time pointer at the eighth year of Jian'an, or after the autumn harvest of the seventh year of Jian'an.

Then the news from Hebei was not so good.Yuan Shao retreated to Hebei, and the people's hearts are very strong. The civil and military forces in Hebei are now extremely united, and Hebei is also enjoying a bumper harvest. Yuan Shao's men have gathered another 30 troops, and the Black Mountain Army in Taihang Mountains and Wuhuan in the northern part of the border have reached a tacit understanding and formed an alliance with Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao was very worried, don't let his Northern Expedition fail, but Yuan Shao went south again.The hope is still on Zhou Cang, one is that he has to fully support his Northern Expedition, and the other is that his strategy of separating Yuan Tan can work.

Alas, Cao Cao is scruples and inseparable from Zhou Cang.

During the period of winter, Zhou Cang, apart from taking care of the children, carried out the man-making plan with Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang, and basically handed over the government affairs to his subordinates.

Zhou Chong's investigation of Tian Guang has preliminary results. Tian Guang's reputation in Jizhou is not obvious, and he has no bad deeds. He spends most of his time studying behind closed doors. After Tian Feng was imprisoned, he has been handling family affairs, which can be regarded as quite satisfactory.Originally, he had a marriage contract with a small noble family in Jizhou, but it fell through because Tian Feng was imprisoned.After Tian Feng's death, the members of the Tian clan dispersed within a day, and Tian's property was divided up.

Considering that Tian Feng is a well-known gangster, Tian Guang must not be much better.

The envoys from Donglai and Xuzhou got busy, and Gan Ning came to report. After getting to know the fishermen and merchants, he went to sea a few times himself. With Liu Li's assistance, the charts were basically completed.The training of the water army went well. Pei Yuanshao's infantry had adapted to the boat, and the next step was to let Guan Hai's horse army board the boat.Pei Yuanshao came to report that Zhou Cai's Pozhu Battalion and Guan Hai's two thousand cavalry had completed their training.Su Yang reported that food and grass supplies and chilblain medicine were continuously shipped to Donglai through the trading company, and they would be ready in the spring, but there was not enough winter clothes.In short, we can only go out this winter with the final supplement and completeness.

Judging from the collected information, Liaodong should be called Pingzhou. Now it mainly includes Xuantu, Liaodong, and Lelang counties, with a total of 25 counties. Gongsundu built a big city in Xiangcheng, the county seat of Liaodong.The total population of Liaodong is only 60, and Liaoxi and Liaonan are basically empty.Gongsundu in Liaodong has about 3 men, but about [-] cavalry.Peripheral threats come from the Xianbei in the northwest, Wuhuan in the southwest, and Goguryeo in the east.

Zhou Cang frowned as he looked at the various information in his hand.There is still too little information. As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. Gongsun Du was able to stay in Liaodong firmly surrounded by the strong, which shows that the combat power of his subordinates should not be underestimated.Judging from the combat power of 20 years ago, Xianbei and Goguryeo were indeed not strong. At that time, dozens of people from myself and Gongsun Zan defeated hundreds of people from each other.

What is gratifying is that although Liaodong has a vast territory, soldiers and horses live in one place, which is convenient for a big war. As long as its main force is wiped out, Liaodong will be in its arms.I am most afraid of being dragged into a protracted tug-of-war, which is the most detrimental to me. However, how can I win when the strength of the troops is not much different?Although Gongsun Du didn't have any generals under his command, they were all locals. The so-called unity of purpose has become a difficult bone.

"Sun Da, go and call Tian Guang." After thinking for a long time, Zhou Cang decided to ask Tian Guang.

"Tian Guang, your Tian family has lived in Jizhou for a long time, how much do you know about Liaodong and Gongsundu?"

"Return to your lord. Gongsun Du is from Xiangping, Liaodong. His father, Sun Yan, has two sons named Gongsun Kang and Gongsun Yuan. There are also Liaodong Liu Yi and Yang Yi as his confidantes. These two are brave and resourceful people. Gongsun Du was recommended by Xu Rong, a fellow villager, and was appointed as the governor of Liaodong by Dong Zhuo. After he took office, he implemented severe punishments and laws, cracked down on powerful forces, and made his administration smooth. Taking the opportunity to expand his influence, he established himself as Liaodong Marquis and Pingzhou Mu. Then he attacked Goguryeo in the east, Wuhuan in the west, and southern Liaoning in the south. Prestige." Tian Guang knew it very clearly. "After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, his father persuaded him to conquer Liaodong, but he was eager to go south to compete with Cao Cao, but his desire to win Liao was never extinguished."

Hearing Tian Guang's words, Zhou Cang frowned. It seemed that Gongsun Du was not simple, just because Xu Rong recommended him as Liaodong prefect, which fully demonstrated Xu Rong's recognition of him.

"Could it be that my lord is interested in Liaodong?" Seeing Zhou Cang's silence, Tian Guang asked suddenly.

As expected of Tian Feng's son, he can judge from his own questions and demeanor.There was no need to hide Tian Guang's secrets. He was supposed to be taken to Liaodong, so Zhou Cang confessed. "Exactly. It's just that I don't know the situation in Liaodong, so I dare not act rashly."

"Tian Guang has not done any meritorious service since he returned to the lord, so he would like to recommend himself to make meritorious deeds for your lord!"

"Oh? Could it be that you have some good plan?" Zhou Cang's eyes widened.

"After my father's death, my Tian clan separated, and most of them moved to Liaodong to settle down. I would like to go to Liaodong to contact the clan as internal support."

If there is an internal response in the city when attacking the city, it will be a great thing to get twice the result with half the effort and avoid losses.Zhou Cang burst into ecstasy: "Will you go to Liaodong, will it not arouse suspicion?"

"No, my father died at the hands of Yuan Shao, and the whole world knows about it. If I go to seek refuge, no one will suspect me."

"I wonder how many people your Tian family has in Liaodong?"

"A year ago, there were more than ten clan members and nearly a hundred servants. There must be more people now."

"The number of people is a bit small." Zhou Cang sighed softly. "It doesn't matter, I will give you another thousand taels of gold, and recruit at least three hundred warriors, but not more than five hundred, so as not to be suspected by Gongsun." Zhou Cang calculated that it would take about one or two months to reach Liaodong, and another one or two months Recruit and train manpower, just in time to catch up with your own troops.

"Yes. But my clan lacks a strong general who can lead troops, so please send another strong general as the commander."

Now Zhou Cang is a little worried. What Tian Guang said should be the truth. The Tian family are all scholars, they are good at making suggestions, governing the government and keeping the people safe, and it is indeed almost impossible to lead the army to fight.But who to send?Xu Huang needs to sit in Xuzhou, Huang Zhong and Qu'a are suitable for the confrontation between the two armies, and Huang Xu has not recovered yet, Lu Qiling is pregnant now, Zhou Cang is embarrassed to remove Huang Zhong and Qu'a faction, and Chen Dao is the most suitable one.

Chen Dao was calm and experienced in his work, and his martial arts skills were not bad. Zhou Cang had just made up his mind when Dian Wei said, "My lord, I'm willing to go for it."

(End of this chapter)