"Yuan Tan agreed!?" Cheng Yu, who returned to Xuchang, met Guo Jia who came back at the same time. When he learned that Guo Jia had persuaded Yuan Tan, Cheng Yu's face was full of surprise.
"Yeah." Guo Jia pulled him to the winery without any explanation. After hearing this, he nodded naturally, looked at Cheng Yu and said, "Looking at Zhongde's expression, I think this trip to Jiangdong will not go well."
"I agreed to form an alliance, but never agreed to send troops." Cheng Yu sat down and looked at Guo Jia with some disbelief: "How did you persuade Yuan Tan?"
Yuan Tan's decision to send troops seemed too absurd to Cheng Yu. He had no reason to send troops. No matter from any aspect, it was more in line with Yuan Shao to sit back and watch the fight between tigers than to participate in it.
"Although he is the son of Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan may not necessarily listen to Yuan Shao." Guo Jia poured a glass of wine for Cheng Yu and said with a smile: "He needs to prove to Yuan Shao that he, the eldest son, is capable of being Yuan Shao's heir!"
Cheng Yu was suddenly surprised when he heard this. From the beginning, Guo Jia did not persuade Yuan Tan based on the pros and cons of the overall situation, but persuaded Yuan Tan based on his personal pros and cons.
"Sure enough, I'm not suitable to be a lobbyist." After figuring out the key, Cheng Yu sighed with a wry smile and shook his head.
"Don't belittle yourself." Guo Jia asked someone to fill up his wine gourd and serve a jar of good wine. He looked at Cheng Yu and said with a smile, "Tell me what you have seen in Jiangdong. Is Zhou Lang really that handsome?"
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"He is very handsome. In terms of appearance, among the young handsome men I have seen, perhaps only Chu Ziyan can compare with him." Cheng Yu nodded, then sighed and said: "It's a pity that he is still young.
It's so bad, the ambition in your heart no longer exists!"
"Oh?" Guo Jia became interested and looked at him while drinking.
Cheng Yu recounted what he had seen during his trip to Jiangdong. The young master Sun Quan was wavering and had no opinion. The general Cheng Pu had a strong temperament but lacked prestige. Although Zhou Yu had prestige, he was disheartened and almost a useless person.
Guo Jia listened with great interest and interjected a few words from time to time.
"Do you think this person will never be frustrated in his life? He gives up on himself when he encounters setbacks. He has no celebrity demeanor, but it is a pity that he has lost his talent." Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jiadao.
After Guo Jia closed his eyes and thought for a long time, he looked at Cheng Yu: "Zhongde, if I were that Zhou Yu, I wouldn't pay attention to you!"
"Why?" Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia in confusion.
"When it comes to tactics, Sun Quan is as capable as his lord!" Guo Jia commented seriously. Sun Quan was by no means worse than Cao Cao in terms of tactics. Of course, that was only in terms of tactics.
"This...impossible!" Thinking of Sun Quan's immature and hesitant look, Cheng Yu shook his head in disbelief and could not accept this possibility.
"Impossible?" Guo Jia said with a smile: "In a weak year, Jiangdong was stabilized in a few months. If, as you said, Zhou Yu did not care about worldly affairs, Cheng Pu was strong enough but insufficient in strategy. Who stabilized Jiangdong? Zhong
Don’t you think that those Jiangdong nobles will give in easily at this time?”
"Don't laugh like that, it's so irritating!" Cheng Yu was a little uncomfortable being laughed at by Guo Jia. He shook his head and thought about it carefully. If it was like what he saw, it would be impossible for Sun Quan to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong.
, that is to say, I was tricked by these brats!?
"Don't be angry!" Seeing Cheng Yu's gloominess, Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Those who are good at power and scheming must be suspicious. Only now will they be in power. If Zhou Yu forced him to express his position at this time, he might not say much now, but in the future
You are bound to see discord over time! Haven't you seen that it's all because you look down on others? You are a weakling and can't do great things."
"This city is quite deep!" After hearing Guo Jia's analysis, Cheng Yu had to sigh. Not only was he not suitable to be a lobbyist, but he was also inferior to Guo Jia in terms of understanding people's hearts.
"But don't worry, I predict Jiangdong will go to war!" Guo Jia took the wine gourd handed by the waiter.
"What's the explanation?" Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia puzzled.
"If Zhou Yu were in power, he would not take action easily. However, the new leader has ascended the throne. Now that the political power is in control, what he needs to do now is to take military power. Judging from Zhou Yu's attitude, he will not take power, so..." Guo Jia
He looked at Cheng Yu with an expression that said you understand.
"So he not only wants to gain military power, but also wants to use it to prove his ability as a strategic commander to Jiangdong. Therefore, once our army and Lu Bu are fighting at a critical moment, they will definitely take action. It is best to seize the land of Jianghuai in one fell swoop?" Cheng Yu looked at it
Guo Jia, when he said this, many problems became clear at once.
"So, Zhongde's mission to Jiangdong is not considered a failure. Unless Lu Bu crushes our army, Sun Quan will definitely look for an opportunity to take action. Being able to form an alliance with him gives him a reason to take action. We don't even need to
Don't do anything else." Guo Jia said as he stood up, picked up a jar of wine and walked out.
"Fengxiao...you..." Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia in astonishment as he walked out carrying the wine jar.
"I've been answering Brother Zhongde's questions for a long time, and my mouth is dry. Zhongde asked me to drink some wine to moisten my mouth and tongue. You won't accept this, right?" Guo Jia looked at Cheng Yu and asked with a smile.
Naturally, Cheng Yu didn't care about the small amount of money. He looked at Guo Jia's back and said, "I originally wanted to hold a special banquet to express my gratitude. I don't want to do this as a filial piety..."
Before he finished speaking, Guo Jia had already sat back in his seat and looked at Cheng Yu with a smile: "When will we have the banquet?"
"Tonight!" Seeing him like this, Cheng Yu immediately laughed, and his heart suddenly felt relieved.
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Lujiang, New Army Camp.
"Envoy!" Wu Shuang flew over with a carrier pigeon and shouted to Chu Nan from a distance.
It was during the lunch break. On the school grounds, the soldiers gathered in small groups, eating, competing, and playing some puzzle games invented by Chu Nan. During their free time during training, Chu Nan encouraged
It was for the entertainment of the soldiers.
Wu Shuang's voice was so loud that the entire military camp could hear it. Many people looked curiously at Chu Nan, who was playing cards with Wei Yan and Huang Zhong on the general stage.
"Call me Chief Instructor!" Chu Nan sneered and played out all the remaining cards in his hand. He sneered and looked at the two generals who didn't know whether to live or die. How can I lose to you with the rules of the game I set?
Wei Yan threw away the wooden sign in his hand and glanced at Zhou Cang aside.
Why don't you play with Zhou Cang next time?
Thinking of this, he looked at Huang Zhong, and saw Huang Zhong looking at him. The two of them had a clear understanding of each other, nodded slightly in tacit understanding, and then looked away.
"Urgent document!" Wu Shuang handed the white silk on the pigeon's leg to Chu Nan.
Chu Nan unfolded the white silk, read it ten lines at a time, frowned slightly, and then waved his hand: "Here are the pictures!"
"Lord, what happened?" Wei Yan looked at Chu Nan and asked, "But is there going to be a war?"
There is still some time before March, but the date of March is also the result of their original speculation. If it is later or earlier, no one will be surprised. Is it possible for the war to be settled?
When Huang Zhong heard this, he also looked at the white silk in Chu Nan's hand, and Wu Shuang stared at Lao Yuan.
"Why are the new recruits so excited?" Chu Nan glanced at Wu Shuang and said, "Wars can kill people, especially newcomers like you, who are most likely to die on the first battlefield!"
"If he dies in battle for the first time on the battlefield, it means that Wu Shuang is nothing more than this. He is destined to be like this, and he cannot blame anyone!" Wu Shuang grinned with pride!
Generally speaking, people who say this will usually die!
Chu Nan glanced at him, shook his head speechlessly, and ignored him. Having morale is a good thing!
"Lord, what happened?" Wei Yan looked at Chu Nan and said: "The new army is not elite now, but it still has enough to fight against the enemy's ordinary army!"
"It's not yet time, but there is a troop dispatch here in Qingzhou." Chu Nan looked at the words on the white silk and compared it with the position of Qingzhou on the map, marking several troop dispatches with arrows.
"Is Yuan Tan planning to intervene in the battle between our army and Yuan Shao?" Huang Zhong looked at these arrows and frowned slightly: "Could it be that Cao Cao has united with Yuan Shao to attack?"
"Cao Cao would not dig his own grave like this, and Yuan Shao would not go south at this time. Gongsun has not been eliminated, and Yuan Shao cannot care about the Central Plains at the moment." Chu Nan shook his head. He had already told Chen Gong and Liu about the reactions of the surrounding princes.
Ye Du has discussed many times that Yuan Shao is unlikely to get involved in the Central Plains war at this time.
Of course, if Yuan Shao had already killed Gongsun Zan, he would most likely have taken advantage of this opportunity to make some plans, but Yuan Tan's move definitely did not seem to have been made after careful consideration.
There is only one truth, is it Yuan Tan's brainless idea?
Chu Nan looked at the two of them, expressed his thoughts and asked, "What do you two think?"
"If it is really Yuan Tan, I don't think he will send troops easily." Wei Yan looked at the map, shook his head at Chu Nan and said, "No matter how stupid he is, he should understand the principle of profit for a fisherman."
If he doesn't handle it well, it's very likely that Lu Bu will attack him as the main force and beat him first, then Yuan Tanke will faint from crying.
Chu Nan also felt that Yuan Tan mobilized his troops this time for profit, and wanted to be a fisherman in the conflict between Lu Bu and Cao Cao.
But this is not easy for fishermen.
Chu Nan groped his chin and fell into deep thought. When Huang Zhong and others saw this, they also stopped their discussion and waited patiently. After a long time, Chu Nan came back to his senses and saw everyone looking at him, wondering: "Wait, wait."
What do you want me to do?"
"My lord, have you thought of a clever plan to teach Yuan Tan a lesson?" Wei Yan asked hurriedly.
"No, and it's not the right time to take action at this time. It would be equivalent to directly introducing Yuan Tan into this war, and we would be attacked from both sides." Chu Nan shook his head. Where in the world can there be so many clever tricks? If the power is strong enough,
Don't even use conspiracies indiscriminately, as it is easy to deceive your own people.
"Then what was my lord thinking about for a long time?" Wei Yan asked.
"I'm thinking, even Yuan Tan has made a move, how will Jiangdong choose?" Chu Nan didn't hide it, he was curious about what Jiangdong would choose.
"You are defeated." Wei Yan was not interested in this. After all, Jiangdong in his heyday was almost defeated by them. Now Jiangdong seems to have little value even if he takes action. For fear that Chu Nan would transfer him to deal with Jiangdong, Wei Yan directly belittled him.
"Forget it, Cao Cao has made such detailed preparations. It's not far off to mobilize troops. Hurry up and train your troops. If you sweat more on weekdays, you will bleed less during war. Intensify your training!"