Chapter 296: The plan of separation, repeated use

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 296: The plan of separation, repeated use

"Guangling."

Cao Cao frowned and stroked his beard, muttering to himself: "Chen Yuanlong once played with Lu Bu in his palm, but now he was beaten by Zhou Yu to retreat step by step, causing half of Guangling to fall into the hands of Jiangdong. Is Zhou Yu very capable?"

Xun Yu bowed and said, "I heard from Hua Ziyu (Hua Xin) that Zhou Yu was outstanding in talent, elegant and dignified, and was a top-notch general in Jiangdong."

Cao Cao asked back: "The first-class general? Why hasn't anyone mentioned it before?"

Xun Yu stroked his beautiful beard and analyzed: "Maybe Sun Ce was too outstanding before, and his light covered up other people?"

"Makes"

When Cao Cao nodded and affirmed, the counselor Wang Lang stood up and spoke: "Jiangdong attacked Shouchun and Guangling at the same time, and Sun Quan failed and Zhou Yu won. In addition to Zhou Yu's personal ability, it is also different from the army used by both sides. The lord must observe it."

Wang Lang was originally the prefect of Ji, but was replaced by Sun Ce because he was defeated.

Sun Ce occupied Kuaiji and sent Zhang Zhao to recruit him, but Wang Lang refused to be exiled to remote areas, and lived a poor life during that period.

Later, he was summoned by Cao Cao, and Wang Lang blocked the road due to war and went to Xudu for several years. He became a counselor and a counselor in the military affairs of Sikong Mansion.

Wang Lang hated the Sun family very much, so he was particularly concerned about Jiangdong's military affairs. The rest of the Sikong Mansion were paying attention to Yuan Shao, but he focused on Jiangdong. He knew that Cao Cao would pacify the Southeast one day and that he would have his own place to use his skills.

"Oh? Jingxing (Wang Lang) quickly talk to me." Cao Cao became interested and signaled Wang Lang to continue.

Wang Lang bowed and replied: "According to the information I have collected, Zhou Yu served as the governor of Jiangdong, and most of his subordinates are Sun Jian and Sun Ce's old subordinates. His combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of Yuan Shu's old subordinates used by Sun Quan, so Chen Yuanlong can't stand a reason."

"Say that"

Cao Cao paused and gently tapped the table and sighed: "Yuan Rang still has some luck. If Sun Quan asked Zhou Yu to attack Shouchun, he might not last for less than three months."

Seeing Cao Cao nodding, Wang Lang continued to analyze and offer suggestions: "Sun Quan's intention to attack Shouchun and plot against Xu Du, his ambition may not be smaller than his brother Sun Ce. Zhou Yu and Sun Ce have a general role, so he will definitely do his best to help Sun Quan. Therefore, I think we should pay attention to Jiangdong. If the lord is anxious to swallow Hebei, it is better to go south first and destroy Sun's family first?"

"No."

"Ming Gong cannot."

As soon as Wang Lang finished speaking, Xun's uncle and nephew stood up to object at the same time.

Xun You then smiled at Xun Yu and gave the opportunity to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu nodded and replied with a solemn look when facing Wang Lang: "As Doctor Wang said, Shouchun's victory this time has a great relationship with the opponent. If Zhou Yu's combat power is good, the Southeast may not be able to be quickly captured. In addition, Yangzhou has a wide water network, and it may be difficult to cross the Yangtze River without a naval army. I think the opponent at this stage is Yuan Shao, and we must not trap the troops in Jiangdong. Otherwise, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others will join forces to attack. What if it does?"

"Uh this."

Wang Lang was speechless by Xun Yu's argument, and hesitated and hung his head and looked embarrassed.

"Wen Ruo is far-sighted and Sun is eager to do so, it is indeed impossible to make a decision."

Cao Cao affirmed Xun Yu's point of view, but did not blame Wang Lang. Instead, he asked: "Jingxing, I heard that before Sun Ce died, he entrusted the military and political affairs of Jiangdong to Zhang Zhao. Why was the Jiangdong Grand Governor Zhou Yu?"

Wang Lang replied: "When Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, people were volatile. Zhou Yu led his troops back to Wu to attend the funeral to stabilize the situation, so he divided half of the auxiliary power from Zhang Zhao. Perhaps Sun Quan thought that Zhou Yu was stronger than Zhang Zhao, so he appointed him as the governor."

"So that's the case, Jingxing please sit down."

After hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly felt very happy. He waved his hand to signal Wang Lang to sit down, and then looked at Xun Yu's uncle and nephew and said, "From this point, Jiangdong ministers are strong but weak. Judging from Sun Quan's succession to the throne, he should want to make a difference. How can we be at peace with each other?"

Xun Yu nodded and agreed: "Ming Gong said very much. If you want to deal with the Southeast for a while, you can leave some troops to guard Huai. You should do your best to guide Hebei."

Cao Cao did not comment and smiled mysteriously at his desk with both hands.

"Wen Ruo once offered a plan to make Longxiang the prefect of Lujiang to break up with the relationship between Hefei and Jiangdong. I plan to use the same trick again. What do you think?"

"Well"

Xun Yu picked up his beautiful beard and did not answer, thinking that the plan of disagreement was not successful? Why do you still have to use the same trick again?

Wait, Ming Gong just said that Jiangdong ministers are strong and weak, could it be?

Xun Yu immediately realized it and then bowed to Cao Cao to confirm.

"Ming Gong wants to alienate Zhou Yu and Sun Quan?"

"Haha, Wen Ruo is a wise man."

Cao Cao smiled and praised Xun Yu, then changed the subject and said, "Since half of Guangling has been lost, I might as well follow the flow and choose Zhou Lang as the prefect of Guangling. How about it?"

"Although this plan is wonderful, but."

"I think it's OK."

When Xun Yu was thinking and hesitating, Xun You gave his advice first.

Cao Cao looked at Xun You and nodded slightly: "Longxiang ruling the prefect of Lujiang twice. Do Gongda think Zhou Yu dares to accept the order?"

Xun You replied: "Zhou Yu has no concerns about Long Xiang, and the territory he has captured will definitely be accepted happily."

"Since Gongda also believes it is feasible, we need to plan this matter well."

Before Cao Cao finished speaking, Xun Yu hurriedly interrupted and reminded: "Ming Gong, Chen Yuanlong is still in office as the prefect."

Xun You replied, "This is not difficult, you can transfer Chen Yuanlong from another place."

"There are no real shortcomings in the states at present. If they seized their posts due to Yuan Long's defeat, it may not be beneficial to Xuzhou. It is difficult for him to become an official elsewhere, and it is difficult to show his talent."

Although Xun Yu said it was high-sounding on the surface, his core reminded Cao Cao of the influence of the Chen family in Xuzhou, and the implicit meaning was to demote Chen Deng or transfer him from another place. The Chen family may have a grudge against the court because of this. Moreover, Chen Deng could only use the power of his family in Xuzhou to become an official in other places, and there is no current news.

Cao Cao replied without hesitation: "I have no objection to Chen Yuanlong, and I will not transfer him from Xuzhou."

After hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun Yu finally fell to the ground, and he said that he had slaughtered Xuzhou. If the Chen family was dissatisfied, it might have to be out of control again. He thought about the vacancy of the county magistrates in Xuzhou, but he soon thought of countermeasures.

"Changba rebelled in the East China Sea, and Yuanlong may be allowed to serve in the East China Sea."

After saying that, Xun Yu confidently stroked his beard, thinking that such an arrangement was perfect, but he saw Cao Cao shaking his head and waving his hand.

Just as he was about to ask the reason, Cao Cao spoke first.

"The Chen family and Sun family have always been incompatible. If Yuanlong is transferred to Donghai as the county magistrate, who will block Zhou Yu in the southern part of Xuzhou? Xia Pi State had already been eliminated during the Zhongping period. I think it can be divided into several counties in Xia Pi State, and in addition to several counties in the northern part of Guangling, a county will be newly established. He will still be allowed to block Zhou Yu."

Xun Yu immediately understood Cao Cao's intention. He used Guangling Prefect to alienate Zhou Yu and Sun Quan, but only gave a castrated version of Guangling County. Instead, Chen Deng lost several southern counties and now he has made up for Xia Pi State to control the entire downstream of Huai River.

After Cao Cao's adjustment, Chen Deng not only wanted to continue to fight against Jiangdong, but his jurisdiction was on the front line with Shouchun and could support each other through Huai River.
Chapter completed!