Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 357 Yuan Shao Has Changed (2)

"That makes sense. Send Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang 5000 additional troops to garrison Liyang." Yuan Shao nodded, so that there would be [-] elite troops in Liyang, enough to stop the attack of tens of thousands of troops. "Send Wang Xiu and Chen Lin to Xiliang and Jingzhou respectively."

"Yes." Examiner and Fengji led the order to retreat.

Yuan Shao stood up, beat his chest hard, and let out a long sigh of relief. During this period of time, the symptoms of chest tightness and suffocation became more and more serious. After finally getting better, it started to feel uncomfortable again.

More than ten days later, the commissioning report: Zhou Cang left Zhang Jiong and Pei Yuanshao to garrison Liaodong, and ordered General Wu Anguo to build a city in Liaoxi, and named it Jinzhou.

Yuan Shao smiled slightly: "Unsurprisingly, Zhou Cang's intention is not that Jizhou is only in Liaodong, otherwise why would he go to great lengths to build a city in Liaoxi? He wants to occupy the city as a gateway, and Liaodong as a retreat, and finally separate himself from one side."

The examiner laughed and said, "That's right, Zhou Cang is really good at calculating. There are two things to prove: First, Mr. Yuan Xi said that Zhou Cang sent someone to send him a lot of good furs, as well as bear bile, Ginseng, to show friendship, Yuan Xi sent people to Jizhou if he didn't dare to keep it. Second, according to the news from the spies, Zhou Cang sent the population to the north on a large scale, and it is said that hundreds of thousands of people have been transported to Liaodong by sea!"

"Ah?" Yuan Shao was taken aback, "What a big hand, is Zhou Cang trying to evacuate Xuzhou? He wants to avoid Liaodong after losing the battle with Cao Cao, and then throw Cao Cao an empty Xuzhou." But I predict that Zhou Cang will not give up Xuzhou easily. He has worked hard to manage Xuzhou for many years, and it has already been deeply rooted. He also formed an alliance with Sun Quan just to protect Xuzhou."

"My lord, there are two more things to say. If he really wants to withdraw from Xuzhou, can we ask for the two counties of Donglai and Chengyang, and let Mr. Yuan Tan go south to take over Xuzhou?" To pit Yuan Tan again, Yuan Tan was completely isolated from Jizhou and became Cao Cao's target.

"It's too early to make a judgment at this time. You immediately declare Zhang Jiong as the governor of Pingzhou in my name." Yuan Shao said, "Then write back to Yuan Xi and ask him not to take it lightly, and always pay attention to the movement of Liaodong. Report at any time. If Zhou Cang only wants to manage Liaodong, then let him do it. After the war in the Central Plains is over, we will not care about it."

Yuan Shao sighed again: "It's a pity that Zhou Cang can't be used by me in the end. He was able to take Liaodong in half a month. Xuzhou's soldiers and horses should not be underestimated. I thought that Hua Xiong was dead and Zhang Jaw was gone. Zhou Cang's men were incompetent. I think there are still plenty of talents.”

"Yes, I heard that Pei Yuanshao is Zhou Cang's brother with a different surname. He once confronted Mr. Yuan Tan in Qingzhou, and he lost several times to him."

Yuan Shao remained silent.

The judge hurriedly said: "According to the information obtained by the spies, Zhou Cang's dispatch of troops this time was a bit of a setback. He suffered a bitter battle during the siege of Xiangping, and his confidant General Dian Wei died in battle..."

"Dian Wei is dead? Hehe, this person killed several of my generals, and he died in Liaodong?" Yuan Shao was taken aback, and then said, "It's a pity."

"Exactly, Dian Wei's bravery is not inferior to that of Lv Bu. After the defeat in the battle, Zhou Cang feigned death and led the troops to retreat south, lured Liu Yi out of the city to ambush, beheaded the generals Xu Qian and Liu Yi, and sent Gan Ning to break through the Liaodong Navy. Lang's reinforcements sent people to pretend to be Xuantu's reinforcements to deceive the city gates and capture the city's general Yang Yi, and then they were able to attack Xiangping." The information he received from the trial was not complete, and he summed up all the information he received from various sources. the result of.As for the extermination of the Tian family, the judge did not even mention it.

"No wonder." Yuan Shao resolved the doubt in his heart. "Gongsun Du has never fought against Zhou Cang before. He didn't know Zhou Cang's cunning. After a small victory, he became careless and self-righteous! Although Yang Yi and Liu Yi are considered generals, they are not Zhou Cang's opponents. In the future, you must fight Zhou Cang ten times." Be careful. Is the Xuzhou Navy really invincible on the water?"

"My lord, worry too much. No matter how powerful the navy is, what can it do? Isn't it useless on the road?" The judge said with a smile, "It is precisely because he knows this that he wants to find a way out at sea."

"You can't say that. With the navy, Zhou Cang will have a way out and be invincible." After a while, Yuan Shao said again: "You send more people to sneak into Liaodong, and carefully investigate to get rid of Zhang Jiong, Pei Yuanshao and others. Wu Anguo, who else is in Liaodong?"

"My lord, I still find Zhou Cang's actions elusive. Is Zhou Cang's move just for self-protection, or is he going to fight us and Cao Cao and use Liaodong as a retreat?"

"We were all wrong. Since I met Zhou Cang, I have never paid attention to him. Even when I entered Luoyang together, I didn't think he was any different. Now that I think about it, this person is extremely meticulous and never takes risks easily. If there is anything wrong, get out of the matter immediately. Hehe, I only figured this out after I returned to Hebei. Therefore, I don’t think Zhou Cang has too much ambition, and there will always be room for not forcing him to do things too much.” Yuan Shao smiled slightly : "Xuzhou also sent people to inquire about the current situation in Xuzhou. Forget it, let Fengji go to Xuzhou to see Zhou Cang himself."

"In what name?"

"Congratulate him on winning Liaodong, and tell him that I have submitted an application to ask Zhang Jiong to be the governor of Pingzhou."

The judge rolled his eyes and had another idea. "The Jian'an paper that appears in Jizhou is all produced in Xuzhou, but the quantity is not much, and it is sought after by scholars. Can you discuss with Zhou Cang about buying Jian'an paper?"

"Yes. I have used this paper and it is really good. Let Fengji talk to him."

Yuan Shao only thought that the trial match was a good intention, but he didn't know that the trial match was to cut off Yuan Tan's money.

"The key is Xu Du. Our biggest enemy is Cao Cao! Cao A is cunning and cunning, and no one believes it. Zhou Cang occupies Liaodong, Cao Cao should be more anxious than me. He thinks that Liaodong is behind me, and I will not let him. Hehe, there is Xuzhou Beside him is even more like a thorn in the throat. He wants to sit and wait for me to fight Zhou Cang, how can he do what he wants? Zhengnan, Xudu also sent people to investigate."

Yuan Shao changed, really changed, became deep, able to hold his breath.

Shen Pei was shocked, why didn't he notice it long ago.He thought carefully about the changes in Yuan Shao's return to Jizhou. First, he became more close to the people and won the love of the people. Second, he promoted many young generals and no longer favored strong generals as before.It seemed that it was far from that simple, and the judge even felt that his little thoughts were exposed in Yuan Shao's eyes.

Everything is clear, Yuan Shao was able to reuse Jushou's son Juhu, but did not keep Tian Feng. It was not that Yuan Shao was narrow-minded. He chose to give up Tian Feng for the stability of Jizhou and the harmony of people's hearts.Whether this choice is right or wrong is hard to say, but from the current situation, Jizhou is stable and united!

(End of this chapter)