Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 326
Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment, Dian Wei said: "If you don't go to the battlefield this year, your arms and legs will rust off." As a brave general, Dian Wei certainly doesn't want to live an ordinary life.

"It doesn't matter if you think about it, you alone are worth thousands of people." Zhou Cang said to Tian Guang, "Let Dian Wei go with you, and say that he is your newly recruited guard. When my army attacks, find a way To create chaos in the city, it would be better to win the city gate. You clean it up and head north from Qingzhou by land.” Zhou Cang chose the land route because he didn’t want to let Liaodong know that the sea route from Donglai to Liaodong had been opened too early.

"It's evil, you have to be careful, and choose another three guards to go with you. You will go to the Finance and Taxation Department to withdraw the gold thousand taels later."

"My lord, I have one more thing to say, please think about it." Tian Guang hesitated and said: "My Tian family has no foundation in Liaodong, and I think that we should be benevolent, but the people of Liaodong are brave and martial, and it is difficult to appease. Only by going there in person can we be deterred and suppressed. It is even more important to prevent Yuan Shao from taking advantage of our army's unstable foothold and successively attacking the remnants of Liaodong from becoming our enemy."

Zhou Cang nodded, "What you said is not unreasonable. How to use troops and defend Liaodong, I will consider it carefully with the Chief of Staff."

After sending Tian Guang and Dian Wei away, Zhou Cang first went to Guangling to inspect the resettlement of the immigrants. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner without any confusion. Wei Xu had already organized 5000 people to start training, which made Zhou Cang very satisfied.

Guangling was already very prosperous under Chen Deng's governance, but Zhou Cang was surprised when he saw Chen Deng.Chen Deng's face was yellow and thin, and he was lying on the sickbed looking terminally ill.Zhou Cang glared at Chen Zhong: "Why didn't you report to me earlier! Send someone to invite Mr. Hua Tuo." Then he blamed himself and said, "It's all my fault that I forgot Mr. Hua Tuo's entrustment that day. Now it has been four years. Year. Yuanlong has suffered."

Chen Deng smiled and said: "Life and death are fate. Mr. Hua Tuo said that I have three years of life, and I have earned an extra year. What is there to be dissatisfied with? Seeing Xuzhou becoming stronger and stronger under the leadership of the envoy, Chen Deng wished That's enough." Then he said to Chen Zhonghe and his left and right: "You all step back first."

"Did Yuanlong have something to say to me?"

"Do you still remember the first conversation with the envoy when we first met on the shore of the East China Sea?"

"Of course I remember." Zhou Cang was slightly surprised, Chen Deng is not a hypocritical person, let alone nostalgic.

"Your envoy once told me about the northern part of the border, western Xinjiang, and the South China Sea. After the envoy established a firm foothold in Xuzhou, he took in a large number of immigrants but did not resettle them on the spot. Could it be that he had other plans?"

Zhou Cang's pupils contracted suddenly, the Three Kingdoms wise man lived up to his reputation!

"I know I can hide it from others, but I can't hide it from Yuanlong." Zhou Cang smiled, "Does Yuanlong have any advice?"

"I saw that you transferred Xingba away first, and then asked Wen Xiang to build a sea-going ship. I guess you either went to Liaodong or went to the South China Sea. Since Xingba is not in Guangling, he must have gone to Liaodong to establish another foundation, don't you know?"

If Zhou Cang still denies it at this time, it is not only a distrust of Chen Deng, but also an insult to him. "Yuan Long's words are correct. I do have this intention, and I have planned it for a long time."

"If you make an expedition across the sea, you need to be cautious. If you fail, you will not only be useless, but may also damage Xuzhou's foundation."

"Thank you Yuanlong for reminding me." Zhou Cang nodded.

Chen Deng shook his head weakly: "If what I expected is correct, the envoy wants to place an internal response in Liaodong, in order to attack from both inside and outside."

Zhou Cang was surprised again. Thinking about it for himself, it was normal for Chen Deng to think of this strategy, which was his usual strategy when he was caught off guard. "Does Yuanlong think this is inappropriate?"

"I heard that Yuan Shao once conspired against Liaodong, and Gongsun Du was very careful about it..."

Zhou Cang pondered for a long time: "Yuanlong's worries are extremely true, what should we do based on Yuanlong's opinion?"

"Since Gongsundu is guarding against Yuan Shao's annexation, the envoy might as well take advantage of it. Besides, the more victorious the battle, the more cautious you must be, and the more preparations you need to make."

Zhou Cang suddenly realized that if Gongsundu strengthened internal defenses, it would be very difficult for his undercover agents to make a difference. What if Yuan Shao could attract some firepower?Looks like it needs to be worked on.It seemed a bit reckless to pin his hopes on Tian Guang, and he racked his brains to raise money in every possible way. If something unexpected happens, it will lose everything.

"These people, if you don't arrange childbirth, they must move away in the future." Chen Deng coughed several times and continued: "But the people are greedy for stability, and would rather suffer a little more than leave their hometowns. Therefore, if you want to move, you must move as soon as possible. The later it is, the easier it is to change."

"Mr. Hua Tuo will come soon, Yuanlong can rest assured of his illness, and Chen Zhong will take care of anything." Zhou Cang urged Chen Deng repeatedly. "Jiangdong Sun Quan won't have any plans in the short term, so don't worry about leaving the defense to Xu Sheng. Your body is your capital, and you can only do things if you are healthy. After a few days, when you feel better, I will transfer you back to Xuzhou."

Strange to say, old Chen Gui was still in good spirits in his 70s after practicing Wu Qin Xi, while Chen Deng suffered from a serious illness, so the father and son looked like brothers.Chen Deng had a son earlier than Zhou Cang, named Chen Sheng, but only five years old.

"I have a new student, named Deng Fan, who is the same age as Chen Sheng, and the two of them just happen to be companions." Zhou Cang began to chat about homework.

"The person who can be favored by Wei Guo must be extraordinary." In Chen Deng's impression, Zhou Cang seemed to have never passed by, and he firmly believed that the big disciple Wei Yan must have obtained Zhou Cang's secret order to do extremely secret things.

The next day, Zhou Cang returned to Xuzhou and summoned Chen Dao.

"To make a long story short, I'm going to march into Liaodong next spring." Chen Daochu entered Baihutang and was shocked by Zhou Cang's words. Why did he suddenly want to send troops to Liaodong?

"Elai has been ordered by me to sneak into Liaodong with Tian Guang in order to respond, but I am worried that he will be alone, so I send you to Liaodong as well. You will bring a few soldiers from Hebei. You don't have to meet with Elai, but disperse Vote under Gongsun Du's command, and let these small soldiers spread rumors in the army, saying that Yuan Shao is going to send troops to annex Liaodong." Zhou Cang said. "In order to prevent these people from betraying the truth, you tell them that as long as the rumors in the army start, each of them can come to you and get ten taels of gold back to their home in Hebei."

Chen Dao was really afraid of taking people out and losing control, so listening to what Zhou Cang said was indeed a good way. "Then what should I do?"

"Protect yourself well. If Elai succeeds, you don't do anything. If Elai fails, find a way to rescue him and escape from Liaodong." Zhou Cang pondered for a moment. "By the way, when these soldiers leave Liaodong, you have to tell them to go home as soon as possible and not to join the army. Gongsundu intends to get involved in Youzhou."

"Yes, I'm ready to leave now." Chen Dao understood, and left.

Not long after Chen Da left, Chen Da came to report. "Qingzhou Yuan Tan sent Xin Ping to see the lord."

"Please come in."

(End of this chapter)