12dz Chapter 246 Sending Su Yu to take a woman from the Zou family as a concubine? Gongsun Zan's dem
Chapter 246 Sending Su Yu to take a woman from the Zou family as a concubine? Gongsun Zan's dem
"They dare to come to my Wancheng territory so openly, these guys must have kidnapped Mr. Jia and his family!"
Zhang Xiu's eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
I'm so angry! I'm so angry!
A group of tomb raiders from Cao Cao's camp were found operating near Wancheng.
Are they here to rob a tomb or to kidnap someone?
As luck would have it, Hu Che'er, that ruthless man who could travel a hundred miles a day, failed to find Jia Xu with his precise search, but instead discovered the whereabouts of Cao Cao's gold-digging team.
However, this matter is of great importance.
Hu Che'er couldn't be certain that Cao Cao had sent someone to kidnap Jia Xu, so he could only report the matter to Zhang Xiu in secret.
Why would Cao Cao's gold-digging team appear here?
Actually, this is just a squad.
The main force has now been dispatched by Guo Jia to Ji Province to search for the ancestral home of the Ju family.
The detachment went to Wancheng in Nanyang and the Jingbei area to search for the ancestral home of the Feng family.
As mentioned earlier, Feng Ji was from Nanyang, but he had already been turned by Ju Shou.
However, the ancestral lands are something that normally don't change.
The ancestral home of the Feng family is still in this vicinity.
But Zhang Xiu was unaware of these intricacies.
Without Jia Xu, he's like a headless fly.
Recalling his past conflicts with Liu Xie when he was still under Dong Zhuo's command, Zhang Xiu's goodwill towards Cao Cao's camp plummeted.
The matter of surrendering has become a point of hesitation.
But regardless of whether Zhang Xiu surrenders or not.
The envoys he and Jia Xu had previously sent had already arrived near Xuchang.
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Guard Commandery
Su Yu received the envoys sent by Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu on behalf of Cao Cao.
The envoy presented Su Yu with a great deal of gold and silver jewelry.
At the same time, he also mentioned Zhang Xiu's request that Su Yu take the eldest daughter of the Zou family as a concubine.
Upon hearing this, Su Yu's expression became extremely strange.
The eldest daughter of the Zou family?
Could it be the famous Lady Zou from history?
But didn't she get married?
How come you still came looking for me?
As he listened, Su Yu finally understood.
It turned out that Zhang Ji hadn't even married Zou Shi before he unexpectedly died.
In this situation, it certainly cannot be considered as getting married.
Therefore, Ms. Zou was still a virgin.
If that's the case, Su Yu became quite interested.
but.
Even knowing Zhang Xiu's intention to surrender, Su Yu remained cautious.
Although, due to his butterfly effect, the course of history has changed considerably.
But the huge pitfall of Wancheng dealt a fatal blow to Cao Cao's camp in the original history!
To put it simply, if Cao Ang hadn't died, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and others wouldn't have had a chance to succeed.
In terms of the stability of his position, Zhu Biao was probably even more secure than him.
After thinking for a moment, Su Yu sent someone to lead the envoy to the post station to rest.
He himself went to the Sikong Mansion to discuss the matter with Cao Cao.
Upon entering the Sikong Mansion, they saw Cao Cao looking worried and distressed.
"Ziyi, you're here."
"The intelligence agents planted in Jizhou and Qingzhou have just sent a message."
"Under Yuan Shao's instigation, Gongsun Zan lost three more counties."
"Now, he can only retreat to the counties of Youbeiping and Yuyang and hold out for the time being."
"In fact, this White Horse General even built a city in Youbeiping and named it Yijing City."
"Ah……"
"Ji Shou and others stood behind Yuan Shao."
"If Gongsun Zan only relies on retreating and fighting a protracted war, he will eventually be outmaneuvered and killed by Yuan Shao!"
Cao Cao saw it very clearly.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Gongsun Zan "seemed" to be able to fight Yuan Shao on equal terms before.
But that was based on the premise that Ju Shou did not really exert his strength.
Once Ju Shou exerts his power, Yuan Shao will instantly gain the "mass troop buff".
Moreover, the "mass troop boost" that Ju Shou granted to Yuan Shao was not the kind of "quantity over quality" buff that Yuan Shu received.
The most obvious example is that the number of vanguard suicide soldiers at the front line of Yuan's camp has increased several times over!
At the beginning of the Battle of Jieqiao, the Vanguard Death Squad only numbered eight hundred!
And now? The total number is probably around four or five thousand!
These elites among elites cannot be trained casually.
The more elite soldiers Gongsun Zan had, the smaller his cavalry advantage would be.
Choosing to defend the city over open field battles further demonstrates that Gongsun Zan was terrified of the Vanguard Death Squad.
Other than that.
When Cao Cao launched his campaign against Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao secretly sent Yuan Tan and Yan Liang with 50,000 troops to attack Qingzhou!
When Gongsun Zan was still considered a capable general, he repeatedly sent his subordinates to compete with Yuan Shao for Qingzhou.
The two forces fought each other, with each side experiencing victories and defeats.
However, after Gongsun Zan withdrew his forces, Qingzhou was left with only Kong Rong, a weakling, and a group of old, weak, sick, and disabled people.
Yuan Tan and Yan Liang, with an army of 50,000, easily drove away Kong Rong!
Therefore, in the original history, Kong Rong strongly advised Cao Cao to surrender during the Battle of Baima.
Kong Rong even left behind a classic saying:
"Yan Liang is the bravest warrior in the army, a match for ten thousand men!"
Didn't expect?
The first person in the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period to be described as a warrior capable of defeating ten thousand men was not Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, or Zhao Yun, but Yan Liang!
However, after Yan Liang was killed by Guan Yu, Chen Shou officially bestowed the title of "enemy of ten thousand men" upon Guan Yu.
Therefore, Kong Rong can be considered the number one "Yan Liang fanboy" at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
It was precisely because he was driven out of his hometown of Qingzhou by Yan Liang that he was so afraid of Yan Liang.
Listening to Cao Cao's complaints, Su Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The combination of Yuan Shao and Ju Shou would be very difficult to deal with if they didn't fight amongst themselves.
But Su Yu saw the Vanguard Death Squad and Qu Yi as an opportunity!
Ju Shou naturally hoped that Qu Yi would have as many elite warriors as possible to lead the charge.
And what about Yuan Shao?
If the vanguard soldiers are willing to listen to Yuan Shao, then the more the better.
Do you only listen to Ju Shou and Qu Yi?
What's the point of having these suicide bombers?
This is a good opportunity that is worth taking advantage of.
If Qu Yi and the Vanguard Death Squad could be eliminated before the decisive battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, it would undoubtedly give Cao Cao's camp an advantage!
But that’s another story.
Right now, the most important thing is to resolve the issue of Zhang Xiu's surrender.
Upon hearing the news that Zhang Xiu had voluntarily surrendered, Cao Cao laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, I didn't expect Zhang Xiu to be such a smart man."
“Continuing the fight will be harmful to both him and Cao.”
"Since we are going to Wancheng to accept Zhang Xiu's surrender, I think taking only 20,000 men should be enough, right?"
"As for the other troops, Cao wanted to deploy them in various border areas to prevent Yuan Shao from further expanding southward."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Yu interrupted:
"Absolutely not!"
"If Zhang Xiu's surrender is feigned, but his true intention is to murder our lord, then taking only 20,000 troops would be tantamount to suicide!"
"Once the gates of Wancheng are closed and the city is ablaze, 30,000 Xiliang troops will come out in full force, raining down arrows and stones. How will you, my lord, respond?"
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