Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 480 Jingzhou is desirable, and the Central Plains can be seen
Zhou Yu hasn't said anything yet, what if Sun Quan disagrees?What if Jiangdong's civil and military officials don't agree?He also didn't say it, he made his own decisions, how would Sun Quan treat him, how could Zhou Yu fail to see that Sun Quan was not at ease with him.How could Hua Xin's provocative words and slanderous words not be viewed by some people, and how could he not arouse the suspicion of others by doing so himself.

"Gongjin, my lord is wise, so I will naturally understand your painstaking efforts. I can send someone to send a secret letter to the lord to explain this matter, and make it clear that this is a joint decision between you and me, not you alone."

"Well, I'll bear it alone." Zhou Yu looked a little lonely and desolate. "I need to trouble Zijing to go to Liu Qi's place."

"Time is urgent, I'm leaving right now." Lu Su got up and said. "When the enemy is at hand, Gong Jin still has to stop thinking about it. Defeating the enemy is the most important thing."

Zhou Yu waved his hand and lowered his head to study the map. Lu Su shook his head and exited the big tent. He met Pang Tong who was coming from a distance. Xia Pang Tong looked at Lu Su's back and smiled.

"The governor." Pang Tong said casually, "I haven't seen the governor raise his account today, so I'll come and take a look."

Zhou Yu raised his head: "Shi Yuan is here, please sit down."

"Looking at the worried face of the governor, I don't know what can be useful?"

"Shi Yuan came at the right time. Let me advise you. If Cao Cao retreats, how will he walk?"

Pang Tong didn't ask Cao Cao why he withdrew from the army at all. "In my opinion, Cao Cao will not walk on the water, so he has only two ways, one is to go east to Jiangxia, but our army has soldiers at Xiakou, so he dare not take risks, then he has only one way: through Wu From Lin to Huarong to Jiangling, although the road is muddy and difficult, it is not conducive for our army to catch up."

"Shi Yuan agrees with me. Does Shi Yuan think Cao Cao will stay in Jiangling?"

"will not!"

"Why is this?"

"If Cao Cao is defeated, the government and the public will be shaken. If the news spreads to Hebei, it will also cause commotion. Cao Cao must be eager to return to Xudu to preside over the overall situation in order to prevent chaos." Many careerists who had to stay dormant because of fear of Cao Cao took the opportunity to rise. "Besides, what worries Cao Cao the most is Zhou Weiguo in Xuzhou. There is instability in the government and turmoil in various places. It is hard to guarantee that Zhou Weiguo will not send troops to replace Cao Cao. But as long as Cao Cao returns to Xudu, Zhou Weiguo will not dare to send troops easily."

"You and I thought of one more thing." Zhou Yu smiled and continued to ask: "That Shiyuan thought that Jingzhou is preferable, and the Central Plains can be planned?"

"Is the governor trying to test me?" Pang Tong said with a smile.

"I also ask Shi Yuan to tell you frankly to see if it matches what I think."

"The governor is also troubled by this." Pang Tong secretly gave Zhou Yu a thumbs up. First, Zhou Yu had a strategy to defeat Cao Cao, and second, Zhou Yu also thought of the deployment after the war. It can be regarded as far-sighted. Such a commander is rare. .The reason why Zhou Yu was entangled was not because he was not smart enough, but because of his different identities. As the commander of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu considered more, and as a player in the game, he was restrained more. As Sun Quan's subordinate, he had to stand on Sun Quan's Looking at problems from a standpoint is not clear from the sidelines.

"With all due respect, Jingzhou is desirable but difficult to defend, and the Central Plains is unattainable."

Zhou Yu nodded, "Why did Shi Yuan say that?"

"Jingzhou and Jiangdong have a deep feud. Although taking Jingzhou is difficult to convince the public, Liu Biao is dead and his son is still alive. Liu Qi only needs to join forces with Liu Bei. What should the governor do?" This is what Zhou Yu is worried about. He is worried that Sun Quan is eager to get Jingzhou. Regardless of the consequences.However, he didn't know that Sun Quan actually had plans to support Liu Qi.

"As for the Central Plains, even though Cao Cao was defeated, he still had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, not to mention the tigers and leopards riding around. Although the Jiangdong army is good in water warfare, it may not be the opponent of Cao's army in land battles and sieges. Can't make it."

"What if I join forces with Xuzhou?"

"Does the governor think that Zhou Wei will meet your wishes?"

Zhou Yu still couldn't see through Zhou Cang, but he could see through one thing: Zhou Cang would protect the Han Dynasty.Cao Cao is always under the banner of the emperor, but Sun Quan is not. Both Sun Ce and Sun Quan don't pay attention to the emperor of Han. If they have the opportunity, they will definitely become emperor themselves. Therefore, Zhou Cang will never allow Sun Quan to replace the Han Dynasty.This time it was Cao Cao's expedition to Jiangdong, Zhou Cang could sit back and even secretly help Jiangdong. If he went north to attack, as long as the emperor issued an edict, Zhou Cang would most likely help Cao Cao.The emperor Liu Xie will naturally understand that with Cao Cao at least he is still the emperor. If Sun Quan defeats Cao Cao, he may not even be the emperor.The risk involved is too great, and the reason why Zhou Yu asked Pang Tong was just to verify his own ideas.

"What if I leave Cao Cao in Jingzhou?" Zhou Yu was exploring another possibility, which was to kill Cao Cao.

"Hehe, not to mention killing Cao Cao and concealing it is inappropriate. Even if Cao Cao is killed, the governor will have a life-and-death feud with the Cao family, and only Zhou Cang will benefit. After Cao Cao dies, Zhou Cang will find a way to enter the court, then It becomes a confrontation between Jiangdong and Zhou Cang. Not to mention that Zhou Cang will get help from the Cao family, the Xuzhou navy has severely damaged the Jiangdong Army."

Confidant, Zhou Yu met someone who could understand himself, and Zhou Yu already had answers to these questions.What he worried about was whether Sun Quan's ambitions would grow and he wanted to continue to expand after the victory, and whether Jiangdong's civil and military forces would be dazzled by the victory, thinking that Cao Cao was vulnerable.However, Jiangdong's military strength and lack of food and grass simply cannot afford another major battle. If he insists on attacking, it will only bring disaster to Jiangdong.

Failure to clarify these issues will affect your own military deployment.Zhou Yu also worried that Liu Bei would never allow himself to destroy Cao Cao. Only when Cao Cao was there could Liu Bei be able to leave a living space between Cao Cao and Jiangdong, otherwise Jiangdong would definitely destroy Liu Bei.

It seems that Pang Tong agrees with his own idea, that is to take Jingzhou and let Cao Cao go.Then what I have to do is to stabilize Jingzhou, destroy Liu Bei, and then go west to Bashu to occupy Xichuan, unify the south, and thus form Cao, Sun, and Wednesday to stand together.When the military is strong and there is chaos in the north, then go north to the Central Plains.

Here comes the question again, how can we persuade Sun Quan and Jiangdong civil and military, especially those who are foolish.I can't get away on the front line; Pang Tong is from Jingzhou, so he definitely can't, it will make people think that he has ulterior motives.Lu Su?Alas, Lu Su's overall view and strategy are good, but his eloquence... This is the biggest difference between Pang Tong and Zhou Yu. Pang Tong only needs to find the best strategy, but Zhou Yu has to consider whether this strategy can be implemented.

"This is just my thoughts, and it is only for the governor's reference." Pang Tong smiled and said goodbye.

(End of this chapter)