Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 558
"He came at the right time, and it is necessary to let Wang Can go to meet him without courtesy." Zhou Cang smiled slightly. "Cao Cao must have sent someone to see Sun Quan."

"Exactly, Cao Cao sent Wang Lang to Jiangdong." Yang Rui replied. "In addition, I just received news that two months ago Sun Quan sent his confidant Zhou Shan to Jingzhou to pick up his sister and wanted to rob Liu Bei's son Liu Chan, but Zhuge Liang found out and sent someone to intercept him. Zhao Yun beheaded Zhou Shan and rescued Liu Chan, but Sun Quan's sister returned home. Jiangdong..."

Zhou Wen laughed and said: "The alliance between Sun and Liu is over. Sun Quan has already interested in Jingzhou. If it is not profitable to send troops to Lujiang, he may have already sent troops to Jingzhou."

"Mr. is right." Yang Rui said with a smile: "So I thought that Wang Lang's mission this time will be successful, and Cao Cao must have exchanged Lujiang for Sun Quan to stab Liu Bei in the back!"

"With Zhuge Liang, Guan Zhang, and Zhao Yun around, Sun Quan will not succeed easily." Zhou Wen frowned. "Besides, when Xu Gai came back, he said that Lei Xu brought tens of thousands of people to Jingzhou, at least thousands of them."

Just as Zhou Cang was about to speak, Dianman said, "Uncle, Muxi and Mubei are asking to see you."

In Duanmuling's absence, Munan went to the northwest, and the two of them sorted out the sorting place for a while, and they suddenly asked Zhou Cang directly, which meant that something big happened.

"Let them in."

Zhou Cang glanced at the two of them, and praised: Duanmuling has a good eye, he is very capable at first glance, and he is of the same type as Munan. "But something happened between Liu Bei and Jingzhou?"

The two were stunned for a moment, and said in unison: "My lord knows things like a god, that's exactly the case."

Zhou Cang's old face darkened. It's not because he was so good at predicting things, but because he was too familiar with this period of history. He wanted to say it just now, but now someone is going to say it for him. "What is it?"

"I just got the news: Liu Bei entered Sichuan, and I don't know how to leak the news. Liu Zhang learned that Zhang Song was colluding with him to plot Yizhou, so he sent someone to kill Zhang Song's family. Liu Bei failed to capture it secretly, so he changed it to capture it openly, and led the army to Chengdu. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang's capable men set up an ambush at Luofengpo and defeated Liu Bei. The military Pang Tong was killed by an arrow. Liu Bei was unable to advance or retreat, so he sent Guan Ping back to Jingzhou to ask for more troops. Zhuge Liang left Guan Yu, Guan Ping, Ma Liang and others to guard Jingzhou. I took Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Lei Xu to send [-] troops into Sichuan."

"Hiss~" Zhou Wen gasped. "Jingzhou is in danger."

Zhou Cang shook his head: "It's not enough. Sun Quan just took Lujiang and set up defenses against Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao promised him great benefits, he will not send troops easily at this time. He will wait for the best time."

Zhou Wen stared at Zhou Cang: "According to the lord, Liu Bei will take Yizhou, and Sun Quan will rest with Cao Cao, looking for an opportunity to attack Jingzhou. In this way, a situation of four worlds will be formed, the lord, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, and Liu Bei?"

Yang Rui's eyes lit up, and he stood on all fours: Zhou Cang occupied Xuzhou and the northeast, Cao Cao occupied the Central Plains and the northwest, Sun Quan occupied the southeast, and Liu Bei occupied the southwest.In terms of strength, Zhou Cang and Cao Cao are the most prosperous; in terms of age of the four, Cao Cao is the longest, Liu Bei is the second, Zhou Cang is the third, and Sun Quan is the youngest. "How long will this situation last?"

Deng Ai smiled and said, "Don't forget about Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. The little Hanzhong may be the key to mobilize the Quartet. Cao Cao and Liu Bei will inevitably compete, and the lord does not want Hanzhong to fall into Cao Cao's hands, but Sun Quan does not want to fall into Liu Bei's. Hand, hehehe, interesting."

"Both of you stand back, and report anytime you have military information." Zhou Cang pondered for a while. "Yuan Fang, I plan to make peace with Cao Cao temporarily."

Zhou Wen was startled.

"Being able to win Youzhou and the three counties, Yuan Zhi and Bo Yan have done their best. It can be seen that Cao Cao cannot be destroyed quickly. I need to go to Liaodong in person to evaluate all aspects. In addition, many plans in Liaodong have been implemented. At the critical stage, I always feel uneasy if I don’t go there.” Zhou Cang sighed again. "Xun Chen sent a letter, Ziming seems to be not well..."

Old Zhang Jiong was nearly [-] years old, and his body was not as good as before. Xun Chen’s letter was very euphemistic, and Zhou Cang’s words were also very euphemistic. An assessment was actually to examine whether the people’s livelihood and military equipment in Liaodong were sufficient to support the launch of the campaign against Cao Cao. war.

Two days later, Liu Ye arrived in Tancheng, and this time he came here with a different appearance from when he came a few years ago. The prosperity of Tancheng has surpassed that of Yedu, which made Liu Ye very shocked.

"Meet Liaohou."

"Why should Ziyang be so polite, come and serve tea." Talking and drinking tea has become a fashion, and the same is true in Yedu and Xudu. Liu Ye sighed with emotion how much money Zhou Cang earned.

"The Duke of Wei entrusted me to meet the Marquis of Liao for two reasons. One is Yuan Shao's son Yuan Mai's surprise attack on Youzhou. After I found out that there was an army from Eastern Liao among them, what is the Marquis of Liao's explanation?"

"Huh? There is such a thing." Zhou Cang pretended to be confused. "Ziyang knows that Liaodong is far from Xuzhou with high mountains and long rivers, and it is inconvenient to travel. There are many old Yuan's troops in the Liaodong army. They may have served Yuan Mai's call. But Yuan Mai is also pitiful, his father and brother are dead, and they are everywhere. Piaoling, with Duke Wei's mind, he will definitely remember the old relationship with the original, and buy Yuan a place to stay."

The words made Liu Ye's nose almost crooked. Is it reasonable to co-author Yuan Mai?However, Zhou Cang firmly insisted that Yuan Mai's team was the old Yuan family, and he really couldn't find any faults. He knew that Zhou Cang was acting as a hindrance, so it was not easy to tear open his face, and his own status was not equal.

Liu Ye smiled awkwardly, "The second thing is that Liu Bei sent troops to Yizhou to attack the clan in a rude manner, and the whole world was outraged. Wei Gongyi called on all parties to end the fighting and punish Liu Bei together."

"Liu Bei is hateful, but it's a pity that he escaped in Xuzhou and Runan back then, leading to today." Zhou Cang said bitterly. "Duke Wei agrees with me, and I would like to send someone to Youzhou to persuade Yuan Mai to cease his military service, return to the imperial court, and pay tribute to the emperor!"

Liu Ye had a sore nose, Zhou Weiguo, Zhou Weiguo, you are in charge of everything, and now you are a good person and don't forget to reap the benefits, and you must make the seat that Yuan bought real. "When I came here, I saw tens of thousands of troops stationed in Pengcheng by the Marquis of Liao. I don't know why?"

"Hehe, I was worried that Yuan Mai would go south to Qingzhou and threaten Xuzhou, so I ordered them to come back."

Liu Ye came and went in a hurry.Zhou Cang summoned all the civil and military personnel in Xuzhou to Baihutang.

"Three days later, I will set off for Liaodong. Deng Ai and Dianman will go with me. You announced that I am sick." Zhou Cang paused for a while, and then said, "All the troops and horses will not move, and Xu Gai will set the new army as a battalion. , stationed in Tancheng."

"How long will my lord be going this time?" Bie Jie asked Cui Jun.

"At least three months, at most half a year. This time I will only go to Liaodong, so it won't take too long." Zhou Cang said, "Zixing, you send people to Youzhou, Jeju and Yingzhou respectively, so that Xu Shu, Mi Fang and Zhang Jai will meet me in Yangping in two months."

On May 18, Jian'an 26th, Zhou Cang arrived in Donglai and joined Duanmuling. On the 28th, he sailed from Donglai to Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)