Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

He was later killed by Zhang Fei.

Xuzhou was returned to Liu Bei's hands.

Che Zhou is now considered one of Cao Cao's confidants.

But he could only serve as a general guarding a region.

It is still far from reaching the level it has reached later.

"Does the lord mean to take advantage of Che Zhou's eagerness to make merit and eliminate Yuan Shao's son?"

"Could this trigger a major war between the two sides?"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

“Indeed, under normal circumstances, it would be a pipe dream to ask Che Zhou to help us achieve our goals.”

"But now that Yuan Shu has declared himself emperor, every general under him can achieve great things."

"He was the only one left here, nominally a general guarding the region."

"But at the same time, they also lost the opportunity to make a name for themselves."

Do you think he won't be in a hurry?

"And if at this time, a tremendous opportunity for merit were presented to him, how could he possibly refuse?"

Zhou Heng said calmly.

"good."

"Such an opportunity would be irresistible to any general in the world, let alone Che Zhou."

"However, although Che Zhou is stationed in Yanzhou, he will never launch an attack without Cao Cao's orders."

"How can I get to Jizhou...?"

"Not to mention, Yuan Shao dotes on his son so much that his bodyguards are definitely not weak."

"It will be very difficult to accomplish anything."

everyone said.

"Under normal circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to take down Yuan Shao's son."

"Because Yuan Shao's sons basically stayed with Yuan Shao, or guarded a region, their protective forces were quite strong."

"But now, don't forget that Yuan Shao wants to form a marriage alliance with the Zhen family, so he will have to go to Zhongshan to welcome the bride."

"This gives us an opportunity."

"Cao Cao probably didn't want to see Yuan Shao and the Zhen family unite, thus greatly increasing their strength."

"All we need to do is capture Yuan Xi and proactively present this credit to Che Zhou."

Do you think he'll want it?

Zhou Heng asked.

"Being able to disrupt the marriage alliance between Yuan Shao and the Zhen family, and even capture Yuan Shao's son to threaten Yuan Shao, is undoubtedly a tremendous achievement."

"Che Zhou absolutely cannot miss it."

Everyone nodded.

Zhou Heng: "That's right. Whether it's out of a desire to make a name for himself or something else, Che Zhou would never let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The crowd said, "But if Yuan Shao's son falls into Cao Cao's hands, the other side will definitely not treat Yuan Shao's son badly, and will not kill him... After all, a living Yuan Shao's son is much more valuable to them than a dead one."

Zhou Heng was exasperated: "Just because they don't kill him doesn't mean he won't die... Yuan Shao's son is in our hands, do you think we can let him safely reach Cao Cao's hands? We just need to hand over the dying man to Che Zhou. As long as he's not dead before he gets to Che Zhou, no matter how he dies afterward, he'll be dead at Cao Cao's hands, understand?"

The group was ashamed: "We understand, sir, but with our strength, how can we possibly capture Yuan Shao's son on Yuan Shao's territory?"

"I'll go and catch it myself, okay?"

Zhou Heng said helplessly.

He was really tired.

They were increasingly eager to find several high-level strategists.

It's highly unlikely that this rabble can accomplish anything.

Apart from Jia Xu.

At this stage, there aren't many strategists we can win over.

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were both very good.

If we had them on our side, the chances of success would increase by at least 30%.

However, Zhou Heng was only thinking about it.

Because it's practically impossible to win over these two people.

After all, both Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong came from prominent families.

How could I possibly play with a commoner like you?

Especially Pang Tong, who was born into the Pang family, one of the four great clans of Jingzhou.

As for Zhuge Liang.

You think that just because someone is farming in a thatched hut, they are a commoner?

But they were born into a prominent family.

The struggle for supremacy in the Three Kingdoms period was essentially a game between powerful families.

Zhuge Liang was, after all, from a prominent family.

Even if they dislike Cao Cao and look down on Sun Quan, they would never pledge allegiance to a commoner like you.

Even in his most destitute state, Liu Bei was still a member of the Han imperial family.

It has its own natural advantages.

What does Zhou Heng have?

For these aristocratic families, it's impossible for an outsider to enter our game.

This is the true essence of this world.

Therefore, it wasn't that Zhou Heng didn't want these two talents, but rather that he knew it was practically impossible to succeed.

Even if he emulated Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched cottage.

Even after ten visits to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, all he received was a cold rejection.

However, these people had no chance, but Xu Shu did have some opportunities.

Compared to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, Xu Shu was actually quite similar to Zhou Heng.

He also came from a commoner background.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have killed and fled like others in his early years.

They did these chivalrous deeds.

Neither the Records of the Three Kingdoms nor the Romance of the Three Kingdoms ever recorded his birth.

This suggests that the other person is very likely just an ordinary citizen, like him.

In that case... perhaps there's a chance to try.

Besides these people.

Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, who were on the verge of defeat, and even Chen Gong, might be worth trying to win over.

After all, when it comes to the survival of a family, whether it's a prestigious family or not isn't that important.

If you try to win over Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong individually, they definitely won't agree.

Because their family is fine.

Unless Zhou Heng takes over the entire Jingzhou, threatening the very survival of their family.

It is possible.

But if I can take Jingzhou, I will unify the whole country.

Whether you want them or not doesn't really matter much anymore.

Therefore, the ones who truly had a chance were not Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who now seemed to be without a leader.

Instead, it refers to Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Yang Hong, and others who already have owners.

However, these things can only be discussed later.

Actually, although Xuzhou has fallen on hard times, there are still a few decent people there.

For example, Chen Deng and his son.

However, Zhou Heng only captured Xiapi, and these two are not currently in the city.

Moreover, they are a prominent family in Xuzhou.

Even here, it's impossible to play with Zhou Heng.

So he didn't force it.

"How can this be? How can my lord risk his life? Please, my lord, rest assured, even if I die, I will complete the mission."

Upon hearing this, Liao Hua was immediately alarmed and quickly stepped forward to express his opinion.

Zhou Heng was so angry that he trembled.

You actually took what I said in anger seriously?

Even with Laozi's strength, he might not be a match for Yuan Shao's son in a one-on-one fight.

Sending me to capture him? Isn't that just sending me to my death?