three kings

Chapter 185
Xu Du, Sikong's official residence, the meeting hall.

Cao Cao looked at the map of the north with a serious face, anxious in the center.

Since the expulsion of Lu Bu, Yuan Shao's territory has expanded at an astonishing speed. With the appeal of Liu He, the son of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, the "great sage of the world", he contacted Liu Yu's old troops, attacked Gongsun Zan from the north and the south, and forced him to hide in Yijing .

Gongsun Zan used the Yi River to dig more than ten heavy trenches, and built mounds as high as five or six feet in the trenches, and built camps on the mounds.The mound in the center of the trench was the tallest, reaching more than ten feet. Gongsun Zan lived in it. He used iron as a gate and closed the left and right sides. Men over the age of seven were not allowed to enter. They only lived in it with their wives and concubines.

Put on a defensive attitude.

However, Yuan Shao never stopped his pace of expansion. He used his status as the fourth generation and third prince of the Yuan family to contact well-known people and descendants of aristocratic families from all over the country to serve him.

With Ju Shou's strategy, Qu Yi was able to defeat the remaining Yellow Turbans on the Heishan and Taihang Mountains in the west; then he used Tian Feng's wisdom, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou's courage to defeat Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by Gongsun Zan; There was a vacancy in the pastoral position, and he suppressed the situation with a large army. He privately appointed his nephew Gao Gan as the governor of Bingzhou.

Through a series of political means, conspiracy and the use of conspiracy.At this time, Yuan Shao occupied most of Jizhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou, and occupied three points of Shitiantianxia. With 40 soldiers, he became the most powerful prince in the world.

The strength is far above all the princes.

An army of 40, what kind of concept is this number?

To use a very simple analogy, if 40 soldiers are organized into a team, then they can reach Xudu in Yuzhou from Dongjun in Yanzhou, almost across a state.

How can such a powerful army resist.

Every time Cao Cao thinks of this, he is amazed and envious. Yuan Shao's luck is really good. Although his talent is not as good as his own, but relying on his identity as the fourth generation and third prince and his superhuman luck, he went smoothly on the battlefield. Almost unified the Northland.On the other hand, I have fought countless battles, starting from raising the flag of righteousness against Dong Zhuo, fighting until now, and finally gaining a firm foothold in Yuzhou and Yanzhou.However, after years of wars, the prefectures and counties were dilapidated, and the people in the territory were empty.He took great pains to govern Yanzhou, and let Lu Bu take it away, defeating Yanzhou in a mess.Compared with Yuan Shao, a behemoth with an army of 40, he felt like a grasshopper next to a giant elephant.

Yuan Shao's strength is so strong, even the majestic Cao Cao has no idea in his heart, and he is up and down.

At this time, Xi Zhicai hurried in and said to Cao Cao, "My lord, Sun Can secretly plotted against Chen Gong and surrendered Lu Bu's [-] troops."

Cao Cao trembled and said in surprise, "How is it possible? Gongtai is a virtuous man, although Sun Canzhi is a hundred times more talented than Lu Bu. Gongtai is a good bird. It is wise to choose a master to serve. There is nothing wrong with it. But such a disaster affects the old master. , not his style."

What shocked Cao Cao was not Chen Gong's infidelity, but Sun Can's speed.He originally thought that with the assistance of Chen Gong and Li Ru, even if Lu Bu could not defeat Sun Can, he could still cause both sides to suffer heavy losses.

Then he marched into Xuzhou. In this way, when Lu Bu knew that Xuzhou had fallen, he would be unable to return to the army because of Sun Can's restraint and heavy injuries.He can also accept Xuzhou openly, and at the same time, the injured Sun Can is unable to compete with him for Xuzhou.

This is a strategy that kills three birds with one stone, and it is also the reason why he has not sent troops.

However, he never expected that Chen Gong, who was as upright as a gentleman, would push Lv Bu to a desperate situation.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "My lord, don't worry, Sun Can has no intention of taking Xuzhou, and he is arresting Lu Bu in Guangling right now?"

Cao Cao couldn't help turning pale when he heard these words, and it took him a while to wake up, then he collected himself and sighed: "It seems that Ziyu already knew that we secretly plotted against him last time."

How smart he is, with a quick mind, he would not be the second choice in this world, and at this moment, his heart is like a mirror, and he has already thought through the whole process of the future.

Sun Can could have taken Xuzhou in one go, and then expanded Jingzhou.In this way, Chen Bing can enter the Central Plains in three ways in the future.However, Yuan Shao's shit luck is too good.He and Sun Can expanded their territory by relying on their ingenuity and strategic strategy, which they achieved step by step.And Yuan Shao's territory was almost all given away by others, and he won without fighting.

Therefore, the speed of Yuan Shao's growth not only interrupted his own plan, but also interrupted Sun Can's plan.In order to expand the chances of winning, he planned to give up Xuzhou and strengthen himself.In order to let myself give him time to develop.

Although, I clearly knew Sun Can's intentions, but I had to be willing to play this pawn.After all, his territory is under Yuan Shao's eyes, so he can't just give it to Yuan Shao, right?
"Ziyu, Ziyu, you are getting more and more mature." Cao Cao murmured to himself with uncertain face.

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Huaiyin County, Sun Can Barracks.

Sun Can finally ordered the withdrawal of the army. Lu Bu alone could not be captured with his tens of thousands of troops. Instead of waiting here and waiting for Lu Bu to come to the door in person, it is better to go south earlier and conquer Jingzhou.

A large account of the agenda.

Sun Can glanced at the important ministers under his command, seeing Chen Gong's future, he didn't take it seriously, he just thought he was not familiar with the rules in the army, not to mention that this meeting had nothing to do with Chen Gong, and said: "Lv Bu broke into pieces and disappeared without a trace. It is impossible to check the whereabouts. Now the situation is urgent, we should not wait here, and pass the order to withdraw the troops immediately."

It doesn't make sense for the generals to take orders, and the civil servants.

Then, Sun Can said again: "Chen Deng accepts the order."

Chen Deng stood up in surprise.

Sun Can picked up the seal on the table and said, "Yuanlong is talented and intelligent, and I specially appoint you as the prefect of Guangling to guard the Guangling area."

Chen Deng was shocked and hurriedly said: "The qualifications of the lower officials are not good, and I am afraid that they will disappoint everyone's expectations."

Sun Can said with a smile: "Seniority is one thing, talent is another. I believe that with your ability, you will be able to manage Guangling properly."

In fact, Sun Can appointed Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling after careful consideration. Xuzhou people love their families.Back then, Chen Deng was originally an official under Liu Bei, and he was highly regarded by Liu Bei. It was because he loved his family that he didn't go with Liu Bei, and he was willing to serve Lu Bu in Xuzhou with his father.

Now that he has abandoned Xuzhou for the sake of the overall situation, Chen Deng is a little unhappy. Chen Gui in Pengcheng even wrote a letter asking Chen Deng to go back and assist Cao Cao.If he hadn't treated Chen Dengli well, Chen Deng might have abandoned himself and voted for Cao Cao long ago.

Since Chen Deng has different feelings for Xuzhou, it is better to let him develop in Xuzhou and let him take over as the prefect of Guangling.

[-]. You can set the heart of this great talent.Second, since Chen Deng has a deep affection for Xuzhou, letting him manage Guangling in Xuzhou will definitely work harder than ordinary people.

Kill two birds with one stone, why not do it.

Chen Deng took the seal very respectfully, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, Chen Deng can't repay the great kindness. In Guangling, Deng will manage him properly and keep it safe."

Sun Can nodded in satisfaction.

At this time, suddenly came in from the outside to report, saying that Chen Gong was naked, with a thorn stick on his back, and came to plead guilty.

As soon as the news spread, Sun Can, Liu Hua, and Guo Jia all had a hint of understanding in their eyes, and each of them secretly said: "So that's the case, no wonder Wentai betrayed the master earlier."

Sun Can hurriedly sent Chen Gong inside, and personally stepped forward to untie the thorn stick for Chen Gong.

Chen Gong took a step back, knelt down and worshiped; "My lord, the guilty minister secretly plotted for Lu Bu to make him escape. He deserves death. I'm here to plead guilty and beg my lord to punish me."

Sun Can's heart is like a mirror. Ever since Chen Gong agreed to be an internal response, to be honest, Sun Can looked down on him a little bit, thinking that he was begging for glory against the Lord.Although, he was the one who defected, but it was also a little embarrassing.

Later, when I met Chen Gong himself, after talking with him, I realized that Chen Gong was definitely not a villain who betrayed his master, and he was very strange that he agreed to be an internal response from the bottom of his heart.Not only him, Liu Hua and Guo Jia are also a little strange.

Among them, Liu Hua is the most. He clearly remembers that Chen Gong left Cao Cao because of Cao Cao's character.It can be seen that he is still very fancy about his character.

Although Lu Bu was not a lord that Chen Gong could agree with, it was not a surprise that he switched to the Ming lord.But Chen Gong even volunteered to play a double reed with Sun Can, and sold Lu Bu.This is strange.

Chen Gong is definitely not such a person.

Now, everything is clear, and Chen Gong's intentions have gradually been revealed.

Chen Gong's method is the best way to achieve both.

Sun Can is a famous master that Chen Gong can identify with, so Liu Hua came to persuade him to surrender, but Chen Gong was unwilling to give up this opportunity.However, although Lu Bu often does not use his tactics, he is still very good to him.

If he defected to Sun Can, then Lu Bu would definitely be defeated by Sun Can.There are many able men in Sun Can's army, and if Lu Bu fails, his life will be in danger.

At the same time, Sun Can's army would also be hit hard. At that time, it was not Sun Can or Lu Bu who benefited, but Cao Cao.

If Cao Cao acquires Xuzhou, it will not only be detrimental to Sun Canjun (the news about Yuan Shao was not known at that time), but also Lu Bu will undoubtedly die.

He didn't want Lu Bu to die, nor did he want Cao Cao to benefit.Therefore, he wronged himself and took the charge of betraying the Lord on himself.

In that way, for the good of Sun Can, the new master, the life of the old master can also be saved, and at the same time, Cao Cao's conspiracy can not be succeeded, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.

Sun Can wanted to understand this point, and respected Chen Gong, and sighed: "The mask on the public table, the loyalty is outstanding, it is the style of a national scholar. Can is respectful and not in a hurry, An dare to question the crime. It's ridiculous, I don't know people well. , thought that Gongtai was a villain who broke his promise. When we met for the first time, it was all because of Gongtai's great achievements that he became close to Gongtai, and I was really ashamed."

With embarrassment on his face, Sun Can got up and apologized respectfully, "Sun made an apology to the public platform for his previous duplicity."

Chen Gong was very moved, he quickly waved his hands and said: "This is human nature, the lord is willing to tell the truth, which shows the lord's true temperament, the lord who met the true destiny today, will be with him forever in the future."

Sun Can laughed loudly, one Lu Bu exchanged a wise man's pledge of allegiance to the death, just one word - value.

PS: Thank you 191919 book friend for finding this fatal BUG for me.

(End of this chapter)