Zhang Zhao didn't know how to find Fang Zhiwen as soon as possible, so he first sent a letter to Miyun, and then boarded the ship himself, and received a reply from Miyun on the way.

Who knew that when he arrived at the Tsushima Strait, Zhang Zhao met Sun Ming who came to greet him, Sun Ming brought Fang Zhiwen's handwritten letter, inviting Zhang Zhao to meet in Hanjin, so the final meeting place was changed several times, and it was set in Hanjin on Yingzhou Island.

It is already a cold winter in the north, and in the city lord's mansion of Hanjin, a charcoal stove has been lit for heating, and the indoor exudes the fragrance of carbon and tea, which is as warm as spring.

"Zibu, hehe, it's been a long time1

"Yes, after a few years of separation from the general, the general's demeanor is especially better than in the past."

"Zibu is getting old."

"With mediocre qualifications, and being entrusted with heavy responsibilities by my lord, working in fear day and night, and not sleeping peacefully, he will naturally grow old quickly, which makes the general smile."

"Hehe, the power is in his hands, and he has the ambition of his life, Zibu should be happy and happy."

"Where do you have any great ambitions, but it's just a bird's nest under the eaves, and the flies and dogs are trying to make a living, how can they be compared with the general and you."

"Haha, Zibu still remembers the joke of the day1

Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "The general's words that day were also deeply unwilling in my heart, but now it seems. The general's words that day were really to the point! Compared with great talents such as Fengxiao and Wenyou, he is really a bird, and it is no wonder that the general can't look down on it1

Zibu was humble1, and Guo Jia replied with a smile. Li Ru also nodded with a smile.

"People will change, knowing that yesterday is not what is today, which means that they are progressing, and the old things are not mentioned. By the way, what does Zibu think of this Yingzhou Island? ”

"I don't know how Yingzhou Island is going, the buildings here are all made by the generals, and the people in the city are my people. It's no different from a big man1

"Hehe, what about the scenery outside the city?"

"Mountains, rivers, Tian Mo, is there a difference?"

"Hmm. Although Yingzhou Island is not large, it has more than 100 million aborigines, and although it is a bit crowded, it should be possible for this small island to support tens of millions of people. This shows that there is still a lot of arable land here. ”

"What your lord said is very true. It's just that there are so many aliens, isn't this battle going on endlessly. ”

"Exactly, it seems that it is going to be fought for a long time, I don't know if Zibu can be interested in fighting a dozen?"

"Huh? 1 Zhang Zhao was stunned, what does Fang Zhiwen mean by this? Zhang Zhao subconsciously looked at the map on the side, the terrain of the entire Yingzhou Island was in front of him, Yingzhou Island was really not big, it might be similar to Danyang County. In such a small place, there are hundreds of millions of people. It's kind of incredible.

However, is it true that Fang Zhiwen said so

Fang Zhiwen smiled, took the new tea handed over by Taishi Zhaorong, took a sip and said, "Zibu, let's talk about the purpose of this first, right?" ”

The main points in Fang Zhiwen's words shifted too quickly, Zhang Zhao felt that he couldn't keep up with his rhythm, and when he heard Fang Zhiwen's question, Zhang Zhao had to temporarily put down his thoughts about Yingzhou Island and slowly said the purpose of his visit.

"In the next place, of course, it is to enlist the support of the general to resist the invasion of Cao Cao and Liu Bei. You are all more talented than the next talent, presumably the interests and losses are very clear, now that the general is fighting on Yingzhou Island, I hope that the inside of the Han is peaceful, at least, not too chaotic, otherwise it will affect the general's foreign expedition. Therefore, it is in the fundamental interests of the general to quell the Central Plains War as soon as possible, weaken Cao Cao, and prevent the following Central Plains War. ”

Fang Zhiwen looked at the anxiety under Zhang Zhao's flat gaze, nodded noncommittally, and looked at Guo Jia, Guo Jia took over the conversation with a knowing smile.

"Despite this, however, my Youzhou has never interfered much in the affairs of the Central Plains, not to mention that now that the foreign war is tense, Zibu has also seen it with his own eyes, and now in this situation, it is difficult for us to be distracted."

"That's true, but everyone must also understand that if Cao Cao continues to grow bigger, it will be very detrimental to the stability of the Central Plains."

"That's not necessarily, if Cao Cao can unify the Central Plains, won't the Central Plains be stable?"

"However, Cao Cao may have the support of the Yingzhou Japanese people behind him, doesn't it matter?"

"Cao Cao is Cao Cao, even if he accepts the support of the Japanese people now, but once he is full-fledged, how can he be controlled by the Japanese people? What's more, Cao Cao's current territory is just a land of two states, and there are still many places that cannot be developed on a large scale, and there are Lu Bu, Liu Bei and others around, and it is not easy for Cao Cao to grow. ”

Zhang Zhao's face darkened, and he said astringently: "Doesn't General Fei think that my lord has no value in containing Cao Cao?" ”

Fang Zhiwen raised his chin, Guo Jia got up and walked to the front of the map, lifted the map, and after turning it over, a map of Jiangdong was revealed underneath.

Guo Jia pointed to the map and said: "Zibu, please look, the current situation Zibu must also be clear, after Cao Cao possessed Lujiang Jichun, the situation of occupying Jiangbei has been formed, and as time passes, the ruling foundation has become more and more solid, does Sun Ce still have the ability to fight back?" ”

"This is not unavoidable as long as the general and the Inhumans support it1

"What about the inside? If the battle is unsuccessful for a long time, will the Jiangdong clan continue to support it? ”

"This"

"Look at Changsha and Jiangxia again, now most of Jiangxia has fallen into the hands of Liu Bei, maybe Zibu originally had the idea of taking the initiative to give up Jiangxia and then make peace with Liu Bei, but it was a little late, now what Liu Bei wants must be Changsha, and the final result Sun Ce will inevitably accept the condition of re-aligning with Changsha."

"It's nothing, at least my lord's strength is not damaged, and he can ride the wind at any time."

Although Zhang Zhao's voice was not small, his eyes were a little erratic, and he didn't have much confidence in this kind of words.

Guo Jia curled the corners of his mouth slightly, knocked on the map and said, "It's true that the strength has not been damaged." Even the population was not greatly damaged, and there were still two counties in his hands, and the land of these two counties seemed to be enough to feed these people. Even more is fine, but I heard that the familiar land of these two counties is in the hands of the Shi clan, and the wasteland is mostly a remote and narrow place, and the difficulties can be imagined. ”

"This"

"Even if Sun Ce is of the same heart, he can get through this most difficult pass and successfully develop Yuzhang. It's just that Sun Ce is growing, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Yiren are all growing. The fatter Sun Ce grows, the more people he will probably covet, and Sun Ce's success depends on the support of the clan. What if the clan is dissatisfied with the embarrassing situation of Koto, which is very unstable? To the west, there is Liu Bei, who is unparalleled in benevolence and virtue. There is a strong Cao Cao in the north, and there are Yiren with loose policies in the east and south, in the final analysis, the final competition is the competition of policies, what does Sun Ce use to compete? ”

"This" Zhang Zhao's sweat came out layer by layer unconsciously, he kept wiping it, and he had no way to answer Guo Jia's words. Or rather, he never considered the problem from that height. At this moment, he profoundly understood Fang Zhiwen's assertion to himself.

"Sun Ce's military strength is still there, so it's okay to survive in the alliance with Liu Bei, and it's not necessarily impossible to wait for the opportunity to rise again, but Youzhou has no reason to bet on such a force with a slim future, right, Zibu?"

"But, but it's better to give charcoal in the snow than icing on the cake1

"Zibu, personal relationships are another story, but there are no such relationships between forces, there are only interests, how can you not know this1

Li Ru interjected and said a word, and cruelly took away Zhang Zhao's last straw, Zhang Zhao grew his mouth, as if a fish that had lost its water could no longer breathe oxygen.

After a while, Zhang Zhao came back to his senses, only to find that Guo Jia had returned to his seat, and even the map had been re-turned to the map of Yingzhou.

Zhang Zhao smiled bitterly: "General, is this going to give up my lord completely?" ”

"Not necessarily1 Fang Zhiwen said lightly, but these words were like a thunderbolt, and suddenly woke up Zhang Zhao's dead heart, Zhang Zhao suddenly raised his head and stared at Fang Zhiwen tightly, for fear that he would miss a word.

"Look," Fang Zhiwen pointed to the map of Yingzhou.

"Yingzhou Island?"

"Yes, in Jiangdong and the Central Plains, Sun Ce has lost its role, but there are hundreds of millions of aborigines here, the war is protracted, Sun Ce can play a role here, if Sun Ce is willing to come here to assist me in conquering Yingzhou Island, then the place occupied by Sun Ce is his, and the war needs are also provided by me, I only need half of the population. Perhaps, in the future, Sun Ce will be able to make a comeback with this place, but it is really not possible, and he can also be a carefree outsider. What's more, Sun Ce did this to open up the territory for the Han Dynasty, and it was thanks to the Han Dynasty, which was better than fighting for the ancestral inheritance in the Central Plains1

"This, this"

Zhang Zhao couldn't think of anything in his heart, this suggestion didn't look so good, in Jiangdong, it was just a confrontation with hundreds of millions of enemies, and when he came here, there were hundreds of millions of enemies, and there was no compromise, the two sides were mortal enemies!

However, you don't have to worry about money and food here, and you don't have to worry about who will stab you in the back, and the enemy is also very single, and no one will come to grab the territory you have conquered.

As for what will have a chance to make a comeback in the future, that's a joke, without the navy, Dongshan will make a fart again!

The path given by Fang Zhiwen is to either fend for himself, or come to Yingzhou Island to be a thug and an outsider, that's all.

"Hehe, don't worry, anyway, Sun Ce won't be able to fall for a while, you think about it slowly, but if I have enough strength to take Yingzhou Island in the future, Sun Ce's value will disappear, and when the time comes, there may be only one way to surrender 1

"General"

"It's really not in a hurry, Zibu can go back and think about it slowly, although the Japanese are small, they are also very durable."

Guo Jia and Li Ru laughed softly, but Zhang Zhao couldn't laugh at all, he only felt that his mouth was very bitter, surrender, perish, or go overseas? How will Sun Ce choose? How will you choose? To be continued...