Chapter 634: Cao Cao: Su Boyuan has painstaking efforts! (1st update!)

Zhou Yu frowned: "It seems that His Majesty the Prince of Zou Qian hasn't really been completely idle developing internally! He actually set his sights on Taking Jiaozhou?"

"Why?"

"Taking Jiaozhou cannot be considered a prosperous place; it is even very barren and remote. It has absolutely no value to take, right?"

Taking Taking Jiaozhou is not as good as taking Guanzhong or Yizhou!

In any case, the warlords in these two places should also be easily handled for Su Xuan.

But Zhou Yu also understood that Su Xuan was certainly not a stupid person; he would make such a choice, and there must be his intentions and reasons.

"Mm!"

Sun Ce nodded and wondered: "This is also my thought! But clearly, there must be things in here that we haven't seen!"

"At the very least, Taking Jiaozhou is located in a remote area. The Prince of Zou Qian taking this place will not make other warlords feel vigilant;"

"On the contrary, they will likely laugh at the Prince of Zou Qian for being short-sighted, actually making such a stupid choice."

But is the Prince of Zou Qian really stupid?

The answer is definitely negative!

"In addition, perhaps precisely because Taking Jiaozhou is barren and has few people, the manpower needed to govern it will be relatively small?"

Sun Ce suddenly thought of this and couldn't help but speculate.

"Eh?"

Zhou Yu was stunned: "It's really not impossible!"

This reason seems absurd, but it is most consistent with Su Xuan's current situation.

Isn't it because he lacks the officials to push through new policies that he has stalled and not continued to expand?

"It's just that this is a bit too much of a loss, isn't it?"

Zhou Yu shook his head again: "Taking Jiaozhou is barren and remote, and its development is very low! Taking that place won't give the Prince of Zou Qian much gain; instead, it will involve a lot of his energy and troops, requiring him to invest heavily!"

"I can't understand the Prince of Zou Qian's operation at all!"

"Perhaps there are factors we don't understand in it!"

In any case, Zhou Yu didn't think Su Xuan was a stupid person or someone who would suffer a loss!

They must have overlooked something important!

When it comes down to it, it's because they don't know Su Xuan well enough; otherwise, they would definitely be able to guess some of the truth.

In Xu Chang, Yanzhou,

Cao Cao, who was already prepared and about to attack Xuzhou, also received news that Su Xuan had sent troops from Southern Jingzhou to attack Taking Jiaozhou!

Of course, Cao Cao had also received some news about Su Xuan's ironclad ships before, but it wasn't clear enough, making the suspicious Cao Cao unable to believe it completely.

"Su Boyuan actually chose to attack Taking Jiaozhou at this time? Why? I can't understand his intention in doing this at all?"

"Could it be that Taking Jiaozhou is not a remote and barren place? Has the world been deceived by the officials of Taking Jiaozhou?"

Cao Cao said, looking at Xun Yu for verification.

"My Lord! Absolutely impossible!"

Xun Yu shook his head decisively: "Taking Jiaozhou is desolate and remote; it is a barren place. This is recognized and can be verified!"

"It was once the territory of the Shanyue barbarian tribes; later, during the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shi Huang sent Zhao Tuo to take it;"

"After the Qin Dynasty perished, Zhao Tuo became the King of Nanyue;"

"But its development has never been high! The territory is mostly mountainous, with countless barbarian people; it has never been a wealthy place!"

"Otherwise, the noble clans would have moved at the first sign of wind!"

Since ancient times, wherever there was profit to be made, there could not be a lack of noble clans.

Even in the barren Taking Jiaozhou now, there are still noble clans like Shi Xie there, aren't there?

"The Prince of Zou Qian has always acted in ways that are hard to understand, but every time he acts, there must be important reasons;"

"This time is clearly no exception. I'm afraid Taking Jiaozhou is a treasure land for him!"

"Didn't we hear before that he built an ironclad fleet? Perhaps it's related to this!"

"In addition, Taking Jiaozhou is located in a low-population area, and the officials needed for reform are also few, which might also be an important reason;"

"Also, he might not want to overly stimulate our sensitive nerves and Yuan Shao's at the moment, not wanting to go to war with us comprehensively at this time, causing us to unite against him?"

He could only think of so many reasons for now; more, he couldn't think of for the time being.

But what is certain is that Su Xuan's troop deployment this time will definitely not be a loss.

"Mm!"

Cao Cao nodded in understanding: "Wenruo, your analysis is very reasonable!"

"This close friend of mine has always been one who won't get up early without profit, and he likes to plan before moving;"

"From his every move and every word in the past, one can see that every time he has a big move, he can eventually achieve great gains!"

"This time must be the same!"

"Taking Jiaozhou might have been truly barren and remote in the past, but if it falls into his hands, it might not be so soon!"

"I've long heard that Southern Jingzhou has been developed by him into something like another world!"

"High-rise buildings stand in great numbers, and flat cement roads connect all the commanderies and counties of Southern Jingzhou; transportation is extremely smooth and convenient;"

"The people are also becoming more and more prosperous!"

"The development there seems to have completely disconnected from the territories of us warlords, becoming two worlds of different levels!"

"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can see a thing or two from the reports of spies!"

"I can only say, as expected of Su Boyuan!"

Such a Su Xuan, he really didn't know how to win.

Fortunately, he had already made an agreement with Su Xuan, so he didn't have to worry about the safety of his family after failure.

In fact, he even had a chance to start over.

Cao Cao also didn't worry at all that Su Xuan would break his promise.

Because, looking back now, this agreement was promoted by Su Xuan alone from beginning to end. ===== CHAPTER 636 =====