Xu Yue then told her that Xu Mei and others had successfully arrived in Jiaozhou, and also read some diaries sent by the students to her mother-in-law.

Xu Erniang also talked about the basic situation of the Zhuangshang factory, as well as brick factories, cement factories, mines and other places over the past year.

Knowing that everything was going well at home and that the children managed everything in order and did not delay going to the academy to study, Wang Pingping, as a mother, couldn't help but feel proud of her children.

After praising the children again, Wang Pingping also talked about her main mission after returning from this trip.

Xu Dayan watched the mother and son chatting animatedly. He had no sense of presence at all, and he didn't mind as much as before. He just smiled lightly and sat aside, listening silently.

Gongsun Zan is now in charge of Bingzhou. The entire Bingzhou territory is vast, and he still wants to stay there to take charge.

Only Wang Pingping and the 20,000 elite soldiers under her command came back this time.

The purpose is also very clear, to kill Zhao Yu.

Gongsun Zan, who had captured Bingzhou, was obviously confident. In addition, Yuan Zhao of Jizhou was beaten to pieces by Wang Pingping, a fierce woman from heaven, and Jizhou lost four of its nine counties. Gongsun Zan wanted to explore Youzhou again.

If Gongsun Zan takes Youzhou again and uses the power of annexing, You, and Jizhou, he will be able to compete with the Cao family and dominate the north.

Next, he only needs to capture Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and the Cao family will no longer be his opponent.

As for the Sun clan of Soochow at this time, for Gongsun Zan, as long as he takes Youzhou again, defeats the Cao clan, and gathers the power of the five northern states, the Sun clan of Soochow is nothing to fear.

Wang Pingping made a high-profile return this time. By now Youzhou Mu Zhao Yu should have heard about her arrival in Yuyang.

"Zhao Yu's strength should not be underestimated. Although his troops were deceived by Gongsun Zan before, he still has at least 50,000 troops in hand. If we fight, it will be a fierce battle."

While drinking watermelon juice, Xu Da analyzed: "Moreover, Zhao Yu has always been on good terms with the Wuhuan people. He has always adopted a soft policy toward the border people and is quite popular among the Wuhuan people. If he borrows troops from Wuhuan, the other party may not

It shouldn’t be.”

"Have you figured out how to deal with it?" Xu Da looked at Wang Pingping and asked tentatively.

As expected, Wang Pingping came well-prepared and answered directly: "We want troops from Yuan Zhao! We hope that the two states of Hebei and Zhao will attack Zhao and Yu. Even if he runs to Wuhuan, it will be useless."

"Are you asking for troops from Yuan Zhao?" Xu Yue was surprised, "My mother-in-law beat them like this, how could they lend us troops?"

"Wrong!" Wang Pingping corrected with a smile, "It's not borrowing, it's asking."

Xu Yue and everyone were puzzled.

Wang Pingping raised her eyebrows arrogantly, "The prerequisite for defeating Zhao Yu is to completely capture Jizhou!"

Xu Da's heart skipped a beat, and then he seemed to have an idea, "Are you planning to knock Yuan Zhao down completely?"

Wang Pingping didn't nod, but said: "Absolutely."

"Zhao Yu will wait for you to take Jizhou first before attacking? He is just kind, not a fool." Xu Da shook his head, not really understanding what his mother-in-law wanted to do.

Fortunately, she was not a prankster and explained: "Jizhou is such a good piece of meat. It is impossible for only Gongsun Zan to keep an eye on it. Cao has been standing still because he wants to watch Yuan Zhao and Gongsun Zan fight with snipe and clam, and he will be the fisherman."

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"But obviously, now this good piece of meat is about to become Gongsun Zan's bag, and the Cao family will never just sit idly by."

"Wait, Zhao Yu is anxious, Yuan Zhao is more anxious than him, and to solve the pressure on the Cao family, Yuan Zhao can only come to us for cooperation!"

Xu Da asked: "What if he goes to Soochow? There is also Zhao Biao of Jingzhou. This person has always been Yuan Zhao's ally."

Wang Pingping doesn't seem to be afraid of such a situation at all, or in other words, even if such a situation does arise, she is not afraid.

He just said calmly: "The old alliance leader died just now in Soochow, and the younger alliance leader came to the position. He has too much time to take care of himself."

"Zhao Biao of Jingzhou...if he dared to go against the Cao family, when Yuan Zhao was trapped by me, he should have led his troops to help Yuan Zhao, but what happened? He didn't come. The relationship between the two

It has long since broken.”

Wang Pingping suddenly smiled evilly, "I guess if Yuan Zhao hadn't still been in Yecheng, Zhao Biao might have killed Yuan Zhao, a good ally who had come to seek refuge with him when he had no choice but to offer it to Cao De as a gift of surrender."

In other words, Yuan Zhao is now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the Runan Group has long lost the prestige it once had when it responded to everyone's call!

Now the various forces on the chessboard are just thinking about how to devour the territory of Jizhou, so as to prevent Gongsun Zan from monopolizing the north and becoming a single family.

However, if Yuan Zhao wants to cooperate with Gongsun Zan, then the Cao family will definitely join forces with Zhao Yu, and a northern war will soon be staged in Jizhou.

The road to success seems to be right ahead, but in fact it is not easy to take even one step.

Because this chessboard is already rotten to the core, it is so difficult for all parties to get more troops and financial resources.

Relying only on the support of the wealthy gentry, the battle lines of this warlord melee will probably stretch out to twenty or thirty years later, and a result will not be reached until one of the parties can no longer sustain the consumption.

Wang Pingping didn't want to fight this kind of battle, knowing that she would win or lose.

After yawning, Wang Pingping stood up and waved her hands. It was getting late, so she went to bed.

Xu Yue and Xu Erniang followed their mother and sent her to the room. The bed was covered with a newly spun quilt and a light beige solid-color cotton quilt, with a thin blanket stuffed inside.

As soon as Wang Pingping lay down, she was enveloped by the smell of sunshine and couldn't help but let out a sigh of happiness.

The smell of home always makes people feel at ease. After the sisters left, she quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Xu Erniang went back to her room first to continue finishing the clothes she had not yet finished, while Xu Yue returned to the main room.

There were only Xu Dalang and Xu Da in the room. The father and son were sitting in two corners, staring at each other.

Before Xu Yue entered the door, she suddenly heard her father ask in a low voice: "eldest son, you are sixteen years old this year, which means you are already seventeen in actual years. Have you ever thought about women?"

There was no response from Xu Dalang in the room, only the sound of the man's footsteps standing up and striding outside.

"Brother!" Xu Yue, who was about to walk in, came face to face with Xu Dalang, who came out.

Xu Dalang rolled his eyes into the room, turned back to his sister and immediately gave a gentle smile, patted her little sister on the head, and strode back to the room.

Xu Yue walked into the house helplessly, and saw her father sitting cross-legged and with his sleeves folded, with a triumphant smile on his face.

"Look, you have grown up after all. You are ashamed." He commented on Xu Dalang who had just walked out angrily.

After saying that, he even winked at Xu Yue, as if it would make him feel embarrassed, and he would be very happy.

Xu Yue could only whisper, "Dad, you are old and disrespectful."

Xu Da pretended not to hear and patted the cushion beside him, "My good daughter, come and sit here."
Chapter completed!