Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 367
Xun Yu's eyes lit up: "Wonderful! Then the imperial court can appoint someone else as Xuzhou shepherd."

Guo Jia shook his head: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate for the imperial court to send someone directly. Zhou Cang will definitely tear his face, so this person has to come from Xuzhou."

Xun You clapped his hands: "Cui Jun, the son of Taiwei, is now the prefect of Xiapi in Xuzhou, which is just right. Who is Zhang Jiong? He is originally from Yuan Shu. How can he be the governor? Cui Jun is the best in my opinion."

"Good idea, Gongda has found the right person!" Cheng Yu said excitedly, "Zhou Cang, Zhou Cang, do you dare to refuse? Hehe, I think we can send Zhang Jaw to Xuzhou again after Zhou Cang leaves Xuzhou Let's see how Zhang Jaw and Xu Huang handle themselves."

"There is no rush." ​​Cao Cao shook his head slightly, he still needs to spend some more effort to completely subdue Zhang Jaw. "Just as Feng Xiao said..."

Before the words fell, Wang Bi hurried in. "My lord, Zang Ba of Mount Tai has urgent documents."

Cao Cao was a little surprised. Zang Ba had documents, so what happened.He quickly took it over to take a look, stood up suddenly, and then sat down again. "Yuan Tan launched an army to attack Mount Tai, and Zang Ba sent people to ask for help."

"It's such a coincidence?" Xu You said softly.

Xun Yu and the others also felt that there was something tricky in it. Yuan Tan didn't move sooner or later, how could he attack Mount Tai at this time.Was it Yuan Tan's own actions, or was it ordered by Yuan Shao?The most frightening thing is that if there is any trick between Yuan Tan and Zhou Cang, it will be complicated.

"There is no room for loss on Mount Tai! Let go of Zhoucang's matter for now." Cao Cao said, "Zhongde, send people to Guandu and Baima urgently, and tell Zhang Xiu and Yu Jin to find out what's going on in Hebei and strengthen their defenses."

"Gongda, you send someone to send a letter to Zhou Cang, asking him to rescue Zang Ba. Ziyuan sent my order, Zhang Jai as the general, Gao Lan as the deputy general, Li Dian supervised the transportation of grain and grass, and Ziyuan raised three troops for the marching general. Wan threatens Jinan County, Qingzhou." Cao Cao issued several orders in succession.

At this time, Cao Cao's heavy use of Zhang Jaw is undoubtedly to promote Zhang Jaw.Xun Yu and Guo Jia always felt that there was something wrong, but they didn't know where the problem was, and both of them were thinking hard.

Cao Cao rubbed his temples, it was true, either calm or earth-shattering, the succession of these incidents made him terrified.Zhou Cang's occupation of Liaodong is not terrible, and Yuan Tan's capture of Mount Tai is not a concern. The most worrying thing is that Zhou Cang and Yuan Shao will get mixed up.If these two people get mixed up, all of his plans will be disrupted, and he will also fall into a passive position.

Cheng Yu, Xu You, and Xun You got up to leave, and Guo Jia finally said, "I think Zhou Cang and Yuan Shao are just using each other, and they only want Jizhou, Xuzhou and the Lord to check and balance each other."

"What Feng Xiao said is also what I think in my heart." Xun Yu said, "Zhou Cang is no longer the time when he relied on the Lord everywhere. This person's mind is really unpredictable."

"Alas!" Cao Cao sighed, not only is it unpredictable, it is simply unconstrained, and there is no trace to be found.It's not enough to say that there are no traces at all, at least Cao Cao found that Zhou Cang would not take the initiative to conflict with him.It is certain that Zhou Cang also wants to end the melee among the princes and unify the world. The problem is that Zhou Cang has always supported himself. Could it be that Zhou Cang has ambitions to compete with himself after he has a son and his power expands?Even with Liaodong, his power is far from enough. The alliance with Yuan Shao is undoubtedly seeking skin from a tiger. Zhou Cang will not fail to see that Zhou Cang is for self-protection?Was it because some of his own actions made Zhou Cang uneasy before he took the countermeasures?
If this is the case, then the problem is not very serious. It depends on how Zhou Cang deals with the Mount Tai issue.

Cao Cao was thinking, Guo Jia was thinking, he thought of all kinds of possibilities, even whether Zhou Cang would raise troops from Xuzhou to attack Xudu, but he denied it very quickly. Zhou Cang did not have so many troops. In order to occupy Liaodong, Zhou Cang would at least If 2 people were transferred from Xuzhou, Xuzhou would be no more than [-] to [-] at most. He didn't have the ability to plan for Xudu, and Zhou Cang had to consider that the failure of the sneak attack would trigger a full-scale war between the two sides, so he couldn't even keep Xuzhou.Even if Zhou Cang's sneak attack is successful, how will he face Yuan Shao's army.

Xun Yu was thinking that the great cause of the unification of the Han Dynasty was so bumpy. If the balance between Cao, Yuan, and Zhou was maintained, the only way to go south was to obtain Jingzhou, and after Cao Cao gained an overwhelming advantage, he forced Zhou Cang to surrender before sending troops to Hebei.

"Wen Ruo, tell Your Majesty tomorrow that Jin Sun Quan will be Marquis of Wu, Ma Teng will be named General Andi, and Han Sui will be named General Anqiang." Cao Cao said suddenly.

"Yes. Your lord sees it!" Xun Yu secretly sighed at Cao Cao's wisdom.

"You guys go ahead and report to me any time you have any news." The headache just got better, and after spending so much brainwork, Cao Cao was a little tired.

Xun Yu and Guo Jia bid farewell and left.Cao Cao looked at Xuzhou from a distance: "Zhou Weiguo..."

The days passed quickly, ten days passed in a flash, Xu You rushed to Sikong Mansion in a hurry. "Ah, something is wrong."

"Why is Ziyuan back? How is the battle in Qingzhou?"

"I went to Qingzhou with Zhang Jai, but we got the news that Yuan Tan had returned to the army. After discussing it, we felt that it was not appropriate to attack again, so Chen Bing settled on Tao, and sent people to inquire about the news. Only then did we learn that Zang Ba had withdrawn from Mount Tai, and Mount Tai had fallen into Yuan Tan's hands. hand."

"Ah? How did this happen?" Cao Cao was taken aback. "Based on Zang Ba's ability, shouldn't he retreat without a fight? Even if the danger of Mount Tai is not low, he can at least defend it for a year or so. Is Zang Ba retreating to Xuzhou?"

"Exactly! I don't know what Zang Ba's plan is. Could it be that he will not be able to return to Zhou Cang?" Xu You said.

The problem is getting more and more complicated.Cao Cao felt that Zang Ba was an important pawn for him, and his sudden loss would make many of his plans come to nothing. He was most worried that Zang Ba would join Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang's power would skyrocket.If Yuan Tan got the land and Zhou Cang got the people, if they said that there was no trick between them, the devil would believe it. After all, Cao Cao was the only one who lost money.

"Master." Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu came to see him together.Xun Yu said: "Zhou Cang sent his men to come to Zhou Chong next week to pay tribute to the Jian'an paper, and there is a memorial table."

"Where is Zhou Chong?"

"The Zhishangshutai handed over the playlist and left."

Cheng Yu interjected: "According to reports from subordinates, Zhou Chong once went to Zhang Xiu's residence, but his stay was very short."

Zhang Xiu!Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and there was a cold light in his eyes, why did Zhang Xiu appear again?No, Zhang Xiu is not in Guandu's house now, what is he looking for Zhang Xiu for?
"Wang Bi, you go to Zhang Xiu's mansion and ask Zhang Quan to come and see you." Cao Cao wanted to ask what happened.

"Wen Ruo, what did Zhou Cang say on the table?"

"Ah." Xun Yu smiled wryly, "Zhou Cang said that he pacified Liaodong and found that many Han people lived in northern Xinjiang, and foreigners from outside the Great Wall often invaded the south. He wants to follow the old example of Emperor Xuan's establishment of the Western Regions Protectorate, please set up the Beiting Protectorate."

Cao Cao frowned, feeling a little tricky. "He just recommended the governor of Pingzhou. I'm not sure yet. Why do you want to set up the Beiting Protectorate? The establishment of the Protectorate is beneficial to the court, so it's really hard to refuse."

Xun You smiled wryly again, "Isn't it hard to refuse? My lord, guess who he is recommending as the protector?"

(End of this chapter)