Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 440 Zhou Cang Debate
Zhou Cang sighed, "Why don't I have such an idea? In fact, taking the Wa country is the second priority. The main purpose is to seize its minerals to solve the crisis in Liaodong, and the army is ready to go." The current communication equipment is not good. If there is a telephone, even If there is a telegram, Gan Ning can also be diverted to the south. If someone is sent to deliver the order, it will take at least two months to go back and forth.

Without Gan Ning's navy, it would be foolish to want to take Jiangdong.

Zhou Wen began to pinch his fingers. Unless Gan Ning increased his troops on a large scale, it would take at least one year to win the Wa Kingdom. Afterwards, the remnants would be wiped out, and the army would need another year to rest. That is to say, it would take two years for Gan Ning to go south. At that time, if Cao Cao had not occupied Jingzhou, it was okay. If Cao Cao had captured Jingzhou, then Zhou Cang would face Cao Cao's wrath if he wanted to send troops to Jiangdong.

"Gong Ming and Han Sheng are going to prepare for Huang Xu, and leave as soon as possible. Yuan Fang and Zhou Chong stay, and I have something to explain."

Xu Huang and Huang Zhong bid farewell and left. Zhou Cang said to Zhou Wen: "I can't rush the matter now. I hope Liu Bei can hold Xinye and Liu Jingsheng can hold Jingzhou." Suddenly, Zhou Cang remembered something, "Zhou Chong, you said Xu Shu Already taking refuge in Liu Bei?"

"Master, that's right."

"Xu Shu has an old mother. You should immediately send someone to search for her and bring her to Xuzhou. Don't let Cao Cao take the lead. Xu Shu's maid is extremely filial. If Cao Cao uses her mother as a threat, Xu Shu may not be able to advise Liu Bei again."

"Yes." Zhou Chong replied, "I still have to report to the Patriarch that I was ordered to search for Jia Kui last time. He is now in Xiangling, Hedong to keep his grandfather's filial piety. I heard that he has promised Zhang Liao to take refuge in Cao Cao after filial piety. Is it... ..." Zhou Chong wiped his neck with his hand.

Zhou Cang pondered for a while, then nodded, "Be sure not to leave any clues." Zhou Cang originally planned to set up secret guards to specialize in assassinations, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was a double-edged sword, and he couldn't use it unless he had to.One is that sooner or later there will be mistakes, and there is no guarantee that everyone is an absolute loyal minister. Once someone catches the handle, the reputation will be completely ruined, which is why few people use this strategy; Chong is showing more and more violent tendencies, so he should not contribute to the flames.But, it may be used on Xianbei people in the future.

After giving Zhou Chong a few errands, he couldn't sit still any longer and left immediately.Watching Zhou Chong leave, Zhou Wen was silent for a while and said, "My lord, do you think Liu Bei and Liu Biao can defend Jingzhou? I think that if Cao Cao marches south, he can raise at least 20 troops. Jingzhou has not had a war for a long time, so how can it defeat Cao Cao's army of hundreds of battles?" "

"Although Cao Cao has many soldiers and generals, he is unavoidably arrogant. If Jingzhou can fight against foreign enemies together, it is not impossible. It is difficult. Liu Bei and Liu Biao are in harmony with each other, and the people of Jingzhou want to be safe. I don't think Jingzhou will be safe."

"My lord still has a pawn in Jingzhou, should I move it?"

"Yuan Fang said it was the head of the text. He has his own sense of propriety, so he doesn't need to intervene too much. It's not beautiful to overdo it." Zhou Cang decided to let Wei Yan seize the opportunity.

"What if Chief Wen helps Liu Bei win Jingzhou?" Zhou Wen still didn't give up.

Zhou Cang laughed, "Why is Yuanfang so confused? So what if he wins Jingzhou? Liu Biao has been operating in Jingzhou for more than [-] years, and it has already been deeply rooted. There are many followers of Kuai and Cai who hold power. How can they obey Liu Bei? Without their support , Liu Bei can't defend Jingzhou."

Neither this nor that, Zhou Wen frowned.

Zhou Cang said: "Remind me, you can send me a letter to the Chief Wen, just eight words: Jingzhou is not guaranteed, but Jingnan can be sought."

"My lord, Cao Cao won't pursue Jingnan?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.

"There are two things to say. When Cao Cao takes Xiangyang, he can take Jiangling by taking advantage of the situation. The four counties in Jingnan must vote for Cao Cao, but the road is far away, and Cao Cao can't reach it. If Cao Cao can rest his army at this time and show favor to the people, then Liu Bei can only go to Jingnan to attack the city. If Cao Cao wants to bring his army to plot against Jiangdong, he must have a battle with Sun Quan. Regardless of the situation of the battle, Liu Bei can take the opportunity to seize Jingnan."

"My lord, how do you predict that Sun Quan and Cao Cao will have a battle?"

"Sun Quan has been recharging his energy for many years, and with the danger of the Yangtze River and the benefits of the navy, how can he be willing to submit easily. Even if the gentry in the Jiangdong had the heart to vote for Cao, but Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su were dedicated to fighting, Sun Quan and How dare you hand over the inheritance accumulated by your father and brother to others."

The more Zhou Wen thought about it, the more he felt that there were so many clues that he couldn't see clearly, and it was even more complicated than the battle situation in Hebei. "Then what should the lord do?"

"Hehe, it's difficult to say, easy to say. The key is whether Cao Cao wins or loses!"

Uh, my lord, don't be a fool, what do you say about victory and defeat?Zhou Wen looked at Zhou Cang eagerly.

"There are two kinds of victories: quick victory and slow victory. Quick victory means that we will send troops together with Cao Cao, and Sun Quan will make him ignore the head and tail, and Jiangdong can be settled. However, I think Cao Cao may not agree to our sending troops. He doesn’t need our help, and second, he is afraid that we will benefit from it, after all, I have never returned empty-handed to Xuzhou every time I went to war.” Zhou Cang felt a little shy. "Slow victory is Cao Cao's steady defense of Jingzhou, and he has always been squeezing Jiangdong. Jiangdong's people's hearts are unstable, and he will definitely surrender without a fight within three to five years."

"As for defeat." Zhou Cang said leisurely, "We might as well help Sun Quan secretly."

"Hey, my lord doesn't want to surprise Xu Du?"

"Yuan Fang didn't think that Cao Cao would guard against us, not to mention that Cao Cao would definitely leave a heavy army in Xudu. Now that our army is fully prepared to fight against Xianbei and Japan, how can we divide our troops to take Xudu? We can't be hasty if we are not completely sure."

In the final analysis, it is still insufficient in strength, so it is inevitable to lose the other.Could it be that Liaodong's strategic timing is wrong?This is a good time for external expansion, and if you miss it, you may not be able to catch up.Assuming that the soldiers from Liaodong were transferred back to Xuzhou, the time was too late. On the one hand, how could such a large-scale mobilization of troops be hidden from Cao Cao. I am afraid that Cao Cao would not go south but east to Xuzhou, or north to Liaodong.

Now it is not like when you have nothing, you can win in danger. The more soldiers and horses, the more powerful you must be cautious, and the less you can put all your eggs in one basket like a gambler.

"Then we will help Sun Quan!" Zhou Wen determined to muddy the water.

"Oh, the world has been divided for too long." Zhou Cang murmured, "If possible, I still want to restore the Han Dynasty as soon as possible, so that the world will be peaceful."

"My lord has this heart, can Cao Cao fulfill my lord's wish?" Zhou Wen chuckled, "Cao Aman is very swollen now."

"Maybe I should go see Cao Cao..."

Zhou Wen turned pale with shock, "My lord, you must not, Cao Cao has ulterior motives..."

"I'm just expressing my feelings. Yuan Fang doesn't need to panic."

(End of this chapter)