Chapter 1658 Zhang Zhao advised Cao Shuo

Cao Shu led a large army and advanced thirty or twenty miles a day, and came outside Wujun city in a day.

Accompanying Cao Shu, Pang Tong asked in a low voice: "Young master is walking slowly all the way. Could it be that he wants to give Sun Quan a chance to escape?"

"Even if I march urgently, I will not be able to capture Sun Quan." Cao Shu said: "It is better to march slowly so that the people of Jiangdong know that our army has not violated any crimes. This time, I will capture the entire Yangzhou. Under my rule, the people are the most important resources. Capturing and killing Sun Quan is a small matter, and retaining the people is a big matter."

"At first, many people did flee, but later, seeing that the army did not do anything to the people who stayed, some people turned back one after another." Pang Tong said: "This time, the young master came to Jiangdong, and not many people were damaged."

"With the people, I will be able to recruit a large army in the future." Cao Shu said: "No matter where Sun Quan escapes, I can capture him. Instead of letting the soldiers run away, it is better to march slowly and stabilize the land captured by Jiangdong first."

Pointing at the Wujun city wall right in front of you, Cao Shuo said: "In the future, Yangzhou capital will not be in Wancheng. I will choose here."

"The Sun family has been operating Wujun for many years, and it is indeed richer than Wancheng." Pang Tong replied: "It's just that after this war, Wujun city will be in chaos. Perhaps someone will take advantage of the situation and destroy the city in a mess."

"This is what I'm worried about." Cao Shuo said: "If you pass the order, the army will immediately break through Wu County..."

Cao Shu had just asked for an order when a guard came to him.

The guard bowed and said to Cao Shu: "Young Master, Zhang Zhao asked for a meeting."

"Zhang Zhao?" Cao Shuo asked in surprise: "He did not withdraw with Sun Quan?"

"No." The guard replied: "He has been waiting for the young master here."

"Please come over and talk." Cao Shu ordered the guards.

The guard stepped back, and Cao Shu asked Pang Tong: "What does Shiyuan think Zhang Zhao wants to do when he comes here?"

"It should be that I want to persuade the young master to withdraw." Pang Tong replied.

"This person is also very pedantic." Cao Shuo said: "I have broken through the Yangtze River and retreated again. Only a fool would do that."

"Young Master said," Zhang Zhao replied: "However, there are many righteous men in Jiangdong, and there are many fools like Zhang Zhao."

With a slight smile, Cao Shu said, "When Shi Yuan said this, I like this fool a little."

As the two talked, the guard led Zhang Zhao to come.

When he arrived in front of Cao Shu, Zhang Zhao bowed first, and then knelt down.

"What is Mr. Zhang doing?" Cao Shuo was shocked and asked Zhang Zhao.

"I beg the King of Five Prefectures to withdraw his troops." Zhang Zhao said: "In the past, the King of Five Prefectures came to Jiangdong. It was not wrong to have a good reputation for Wu Hou's courtesy. The Sun family even married the lady to the King. But who would have thought that the King immediately sent troops to attack Jiangdong as soon as he returned to the north bank, which made people feel cold."

"It's not that I want to attack Jiangdong, but that Jiangdong tries to make me first." Cao Shuo said: "Maybe Zhang doesn't know that Zhou Gongjin held a banquet that day and tried to kill me during the meal. Fortunately, I discovered it early, otherwise who would be willing to complain to me?"

"What Zhou Gongjin did was his fault." Zhang Zhao said: "If the king felt angry, just capture him and kill him. Why do he implicate Jiangdong? The Sun family?"

"I can't understand these words from Mr. Zhang." Cao Shuo asked with a smile: "Does Mr. Zhang believe that Zhou Gongjin dares to harm me without the instructions of Mr. Wu?"

"I think the Marquis of Wu will not." Although he agreed with Cao Shuo's statement in his heart, Zhang Zhao still said stubbornly: "If the Marquis of Wu has harmed the king's intention, he will not marry the lady to the king."

"This is the strategy of Wu Hou." Cao Shuo said: "How could I feel at ease if he doesn't marry his wife to me, and how could I relax my vigilance? When I brought Zilong and Uncle to the two of them, Wu Hou also knew that killing me was not easy, so he discussed this method with Zhou Gongjin."

"Maybe what the king said is reasonable." Zhang Zhao said: "However, the old lady is not false to the king at all."

"That's right." Cao Shuo said: "I got Jiangdong. If my mother-in-law was willing to stay here, I would respect her and support her for the elderly and see her off."

"However, the old lady is also from the Sun family after all." Zhang Zhao raised his head and looked at Cao Shuo and said, "The king's surname is Cao, and the old lady recognizes the surname Sun..."

"My wife's surname is Sun." Cao Shuo said: "Whether you have children or daughters, you are just to have something to support your elderly. I am willing to support my mother-in-law, isn't it okay?"

"It's better not to be so troublesome..." Zhang Zhao wanted to persuade Cao Shu to withdraw from Jiangdong.

Before he could say it, Cao Shu said, "If Mr. Zhang wants to persuade me to retreat to Jiangbei, I will not speak out. I can't make the decision on this matter, and even if I can make the decision, I will never do it."

"Young Master really wants to kill the Sun family?" Zhang Zhao asked.

"It's wrong for Mr. Zhang to say this." Cao Shuo asked, "Since the army crossed the river, have I killed a few people from the Sun family?"

After Cao's army crossed the river, he had never killed even a member of the Sun family.

Zhang Zhao was speechless when he asked again.

"I know that Mr. Zhang is a loyal and righteous man, and I can't bear to harm you." Cao Shuo said: "You go, go to Sun Zhongmou, and witness my future victory over the Sun family and unify the world."

Sun Quan had previously told Zhang Zhao that Cao Shu was a talent-loving person.

When he came to persuade Cao Shu, he would probably be persuaded to surrender in reverse.

To his surprise and beyond Sun Quan's expectations, Cao Shu did not intend to keep Zhang Zhao, but wanted to let him go.

Looking at Cao Shuo in surprise, Zhang Zhao asked, "The King wants me to go?"

"You are not my prisoner." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "When I capture you one day, it will not be so easy to let you go."

Zhang Zhao was very upset when he failed to convince Cao Shu.

But he refused to stay with Cao Shu to do things. Since Cao Shu was willing to let him go, he didn't say anything more and bowed and said, "I'll take my leave first, and I may only meet the king on the battlefield in the future."

"Mr. Zhang can work with Mr. Wu. When I meet on the battlefield one day, I will let me capture you." Cao Shuo first grinned, said this to Zhang Zhao, and then ordered to his left and right: "Send Mr. Zhang."

A guard next to him stepped forward and said to Zhang Zhao: "Please, please!"

Watching Zhang Zhao leave, Pang Tong asked Cao Shu: "Zhang Zhao is a talented person in handling internal affairs. Just let him go?"

"If you are here, your heart is not here, what's the use of me keeping him?" Cao Shu said: "He is different from Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai is a long-time general on the battlefield. He wants to kill me when he is put back. Zhang Zhao is good at internal affairs. He helps Sun Zhongmou manage the local area well. In the future, I can directly get to a prosperous territory, so why not?"

Chapter 1659 The Governor leaves quickly

Cao Shuo occupied Wu County and sent several generals to lead troops to continue moving forward.

The army went south and gradually eroded the territory that originally belonged to the Sun family in Jiangdong.

A few days after occupying Wu County, Cao Cao also crossed the Yangtze River.

He personally brought people to the riverside to greet him. Seeing Cao Cao get off the boat, Cao Shu quickly walked up to him: "I have met my father."

"It's a good fight." Cao Cao patted his shoulder and said to him: "Now Jiangdong belongs to our Cao family."

"Not yet." Cao Shuo said: "The territory of Jiangdong is much more complicated than that of the Central Plains. The breaking through here is only the beginning. For a long time in the future, there will be constant trouble."

"Break through Jiangdong, Yangzhou is your territory." Cao Cao said: "No matter how complicated this place is, you will take on defense, so I will ignore it."

"I will take it." Cao Shuo replied: "I will definitely not let my father worry about Yangzhou."

"I'm very pleased that you can have this responsibility." Cao Cao then asked, "I heard you killed Huang Gai?"

"I didn't kill him." Cao Shu replied: "He came to surrender. I just asked General Huang Hansheng to shoot a few arrows and lit his ship. Then he ordered the catapult cart to throw some stones. The body was not found after the war. I guess he was dead."

"I had a few encounters with him when he followed Sun Jian to attack Dong Zhuo," Cao Cao sighed, "Those who once fought against thieves together are now going to fight to the death on the battlefield, which is also ironic."

"Everyone wants to unify the world in troubled times." Cao Shuo said: "Where are permanent allies or permanent enemies? I just married Shangxiang the day before, and sent troops to attack Jiangdong the next day. This is really ironic."

"You have been punished for forgetting your vest." Cao Cao asked with a smile: "How do you want to cleanse it in the future?"

"Since you have to recite it, then carry it." Cao Shu grinned: "I care what the people in the world say. As long as you can follow your father to achieve great things, once the Cao family's great affairs are accomplished, who dares to say half of me is not right?"

"I have so many sons, but I didn't expect that your temperament is the most similar to me." Cao Cao asked, "What are your plans after seizing Yangzhou?"

"I guess Sun Quan will retreat to the Jiaozhou area." Cao Shuo said: "It is mostly a wild land, and I'm afraid it won't be able to be defeated in a year or two. I plan to stabilize Yangzhou first, then retreat to Shouchun. Let the soldiers rest for some time, and then lead the army to attack Sanhan and Liaodong."

"I'm still thinking about Sanhan and Liaodong." Cao Cao said: "The Gongsun family in Liaodong is very well-behaved now, and you have no reason to hit them."

"As long as I want to fight and as long as my father allows me to fight, there is no reason." Cao Shu replied: "Even if I ask for the title of avenging Yuan Xianfu and Yuan Xianyi, I can still take down Liaodong."

"Let you go." Cao Cao asked, "How is Wujun?"

"At first, many people fled, but after the army entered the city, they did not commit any crime. Seeing that they would not have any worries about their lives, many people came back by themselves." Cao Shu said: "This time we attacked Jiangdong, we captured many prisoners. I would like to ask my father to leave all these prisoners for me to deal with."

Accompanied by Cao Shu, Cao Cao asked, "How is Ziwen's performance in this battle?"

"As brave as always." Cao Shuo replied: "Kill twenty or thirty enemy troops."

"Let him follow you in the future." Cao Cao said: "He can learn more skills by your side."

"Don't worry, Father, I will definitely teach him more practical things." Cao Shuo responded.

"You don't need to hold a grudge from Zihuan." Cao Cao said, "I will leave him in Yecheng and I will not make trouble with you in the future. Between brothers, you will be a little higher and lower, and then you will be able to raise your hand."

"I understand." Cao Shuo responded.

But he didn't think so at all.

Cao Pi had attempted to murder him for his power, and he would never forget this.

If Cao Pi really won't make trouble with him in the future, he wouldn't mind raising his hand, but he would never reuse it.

If Cao Pi still doesn't give up, then you can't blame the elder brother for being merciless.

Cao Ruo's face was full of sincerity, and Cao Cao didn't see what he was thinking.

After breaking through the Yangtze River, Cao's army divided into three groups to chase the defeated troops in Jiangdong.

In every pursuit, Cao Shuo arranged a strategist who was enough to win a thousand miles.

Among them, Sima Yi was commanded by 30,000 troops, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan and Han Meng were the deputy generals.

This was Zhou Yu who was chasing this route.

After escaping all the way, there were only a thousand Jiangdong troops following Zhou Yu.

In addition, the only generals who stayed beside him were Ling Tong.
To be continued...