Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 88 Birds and Beasts Scatter (2)

Seeing that Cao Cao couldn't be persuaded, Yuan Shao said, "I invite Meng De to come. There are still important matters to discuss. Dong Zhuo's old thief hijacked the emperor to Chang'an. We will not be able to take it for a while. The confrontation between the two sides may be protracted. But the emperor and the court are controlled by Dong Zhuo. It is very unfavorable to us. I have already discussed with Han Fu, Mu of Jizhou, that today's son was established by Dong Bandit, and it is not orthodox. Liu Bian, the eldest son of the first emperor, was poisoned to death by Dong Bandit. Meng De should help me."

Cao Cao said in amazement: "The current emperor is the son of the first emperor, so why is it not orthodox, how can there be a separate emperor."

"Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He is still Zongzheng, with good moral character, and is very popular. Making him emperor will prevent us from being leaderless, and we don't have to listen to Dong Thief under the guise of the emperor to give orders." Yuan Shao felt that he had a good reason. "A country cannot be without a master for a day. Only the new emperor can command the world and eliminate the barriers between princes."

"He has a good moral character and is very popular, but he can't be established as an emperor based on this. In such a big matter, don't you want to learn from Dong Zhuo at first, and will Liu Yu agree? Forgive me for not obeying." Cao Cao refused.

"Let's discuss this matter again," Yuan Shao waved his hand.

"I just want to tell Ben Chu that when I was chasing Bandit Dong this time, I was ambushed and wiped out all my troops. I plan to go back to Chenliu to recruit new troops, and then come to listen to orders. Wei Guo was ordered by Tao Qian to come to help in the battle. It's over, and I have to go back and return to my order." Cao Cao didn't dare to participate in the right and wrong of establishing the emperor, and it was better to go with the 36 plan, so he hurriedly found a reason to leave.Zhou Cang felt that the idea of ​​establishing a new emperor was questionable, but he did not dare to transplant modern people's thinking to the Three Kingdoms era to make analysis and judgment.

"That's fine, Meng De can go." Yuan Shao agreed.

Cao Cao withdrew from the camp and immediately returned to Chenliu with Zhou Cang. On the way, he heard that Liu Dai, the shepherd of Yanzhou, was short of food and asked Qiaomao, the prefect of Dongjun, to borrow food. The battalion killed Qiao Mao and led his troops back to Yanzhou.Other princes from all walks of life led their troops to disperse one after another.In an instant, the menacing princes scattered like birds and beasts, and Luoyang became an empty city again.

After hearing this information, Zhou Cang sighed and said to Cao Cao: "I was ordered by Lord Tao to help the battle, and it is over now. I will not go back to Chenliu with Cao Gong, and I plan to leave and go back to Xuzhou."

Cao Cao was stunned: "Is Wei Guo leaving now? Isn't Wei Guo planning to stay and help me?"

"Cao Gong, it's not that I don't want to stay and help, it's just that Master Tao..." Zhou Cang felt that Cao Cao's favor should be kept for now, and we will see the changes in the current situation later. It's not that he doesn't believe in Cao Cao's ability, there are too many Variables, or more reserve. "It's still the same sentence, Brother Cao has an order, and Zhou Cang is obliged to do so."

Cao Cao couldn't force Zhou Cang any more, and sighed repeatedly in his heart.

"Brother Cao, I have one more thing to do, please don't refuse." Zhou Cang hesitated and decided to send some more carbon to Cao Cao. "Brother Cao's subordinates were injured in this pursuit. There are 500 soldiers under my younger brother, all of whom are Danyang soldiers, and they have all been trained proficiently. I will leave 1000 troops for Brother Cao."

This time not only Cao Cao, but even Cao Hong was stunned. This is too generous. The 1000 people they saw were all strong enough to fight tough battles. Sending carbon in the middle is definitely nectar after a long drought.Cao Cao really couldn't resist this temptation. "Oh, how should I thank Weiguo? To tell you the truth, the two Xiahou brothers didn't come this time. They were sent to Danyang to recruit soldiers. Danyang prefect Zhou Ang was very cooperative and helped recruit 4000 people. Unexpectedly, something happened on the way. , Many people ran away on the road, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan couldn't hold back, and only 500 people came back in the end..."

Zhou Cang couldn't help sighing, this is also because Danyang's recruiting was too ruthless, every one of them went and never came back, how could he be willing to join the army again, thanks to his early action, he sent Xu Sheng to recruit 3000 people, otherwise it would be the same end.

After bidding farewell to Cao Cao on the way back, Wei Yan handed in homework to Zhou Cang. "Teacher, I really gained a lot of knowledge after coming out this time, but I still don't understand the homework assigned by the teacher."

"Let me ask you first, why do you think I assigned you this homework?"

"Well, my disciple thought about it. The teacher asked General Zhang to teach his disciples the art of war, while Uncle Dian Wei and General Hua Xiong taught him martial arts. What the teacher taught was the way of doing things. I don't know if it's right or not?"

"That's right. Leading troops into battle and fighting on the battlefield is for generals, but as a commander, you have to look at the overall situation, make the best use of the situation, and have a strategy before tactics." Zhou Cang nodded.

"The disciple understands, what does this have to do with that homework?"

"I've read all the strategies you gave me about how to send troops this time. Although they are still a little immature, they are remarkable and really good. Then think about why the ending is like this?"

"This is also where the disciple is confused, and I ask the teacher to give me some advice."

"Actually, this is the same as that homework. What you imagine is all kinds of assumptions about the battle situation, but you ignore the human factor. There is a delicate balance among the Three Kingdoms. Maintaining this balance will form a stalemate. This point you I thought about it, what you didn't expect is that if someone is unwilling and wants to break the positive balance, or if someone miscalculates the strength of himself and the other party and makes a wrong judgment? Or is it an accidental emergency that causes people to make wrong decisions? What about reasonable things? Or maybe the inability of the rulers of the Three Kingdoms to govern the country leads to an imbalance?"

"I have never understood why King Zhao dismissed Lianpo and Zhao Mu during the Warring States Period, and King Yan abandoned Leyi and destroyed the Great Wall himself. Is this what the teacher said?"

"Basically, you can think so much, which shows that you are very attentive. So that homework is not really a test of who is the final winner, but a test of your knowledge of him."

Wei Yan thought for a long time, Zhou Cang thought he had listened.Suddenly Wei Yan said: "The disciple still has an idea. People should do something and not do something when they are alive. It is because of all kinds of changes that they should try hard and seize the opportunity to find a way out. Even if they fail, there is no regret. Dong Zhuo can go To this day, it has nothing to do with it!"

Zhou Cang's heart sank, is it really hard to change a person's character?I have spent so much effort to reshape Wei Yan with little effect, could it be that I am wrong?Wei Yan went on to say: "This time I have a little understanding of Cao Cao, and I understand why the teacher helped him, but why didn't the teacher do some things?" Wei Yan suddenly looked at Zhou Cang suspiciously: "This time the crusade against Dong Zhuo The ending, wouldn't it have already been expected by the teacher?"

"What are you thinking nonsense, wouldn't you become a god as a teacher?" Zhou Cang decided not to dwell on this topic anymore. "Let me leave you with one more homework. This campaign is over, and the princes have returned to their respective places. The confrontation between Guanzhong and Kanto is a foregone conclusion, so how will the princes of Kanto deal with themselves?"

Zhou Cang made a big mistake. During the Three Kingdoms period, respecting teachers and emphasizing education had not yet risen to the level of general rules. He changed the subject without discussing it clearly with Wei Yan, leaving hidden dangers. The changed topic was still where Wei Yan was struggling, which undoubtedly made things worse.A thorn was left in Wei Yan's heart, a thorn that was still wrapped.

(End of this chapter)