Zhang Yun was so upset when Cai Mao said that.

After thinking about it carefully, he found that what Cai Mao said was true.

Liu Biao really couldn't compete with Guo Peng. Guo Peng was too powerful and had too many soldiers, so there was almost no possibility of defeating the strong with weak.

Moreover, Liu Biao is older and Guo Peng is less than thirty years old. It is the time when he is young and strong. When the two of them compare, it is clear which one has the advantage.

Even if Liu Biao's son is included, there is nothing to compare with.

Liu Biao's two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, were not born to his step-wife, Cai, and the Cai family had nothing to do, but Liu Biao's second son Liu Cong was sweet-mouthed and relatively young, and was liked by Cai, but his eldest son Liu Qi was not favored by Cai.

Therefore, the Cai family has bet on Liu Cong and is optimistic that Liu Cong can inherit Liu Biao's position in the future.

But even so, Cai Mao could see that Liu Qi and Liu Cong were both young masters with average qualifications and had no great talents. It would be far from enough to make a difference in troubled times. At most, hunting, riding horses and playing poetry, and these young masters’ exclusive skills are OK.

Can they confront Guo Peng, who has won half of his power in combat, have these real skills and skills?

Basically impossible.

From top to bottom, Jingzhou has no existence that can compete with Guo Peng, whether it is military strength, population, or financial resources.

The most prosperous place in Jingzhou is in Jingbei. The first of the four counties in Jingnan is larger than the other, with fewer populations than the other, and more barbarians than the other. It cannot be regarded as the power of Jingzhou at all.

In this way, it would be a very impressive move for Jingzhou to take out 50,000 or 60,000 mobile troops.

Can Jingzhou in this way compete with the essence of the Han Dynasty?

Cai Mao is not stupid, he knows it clearly.

If you want to protect your family, you must rely on the strong. In this regard, Yuan Shao's destruction in Hebei has given the world a very good warning.

Zhang Yunsi thought about it and felt that Cai Mao was right.

"What you said makes sense, but Guo Zifeng is so powerful, how should we contact him? We don't even have a way out, so we're rashly approaching, right?"

Cai Mao felt relieved when he saw that Zhang Yun agreed.

"Don't worry about this. I have an old age with Guo Zifeng's wife and brother Cao Cao and Mengde. We are young friends and have had a relationship with each other. When Guo Zifeng was a child, I saw him, but he probably had no impression of him."

Cai Mao's face showed a look of recollection and said, "I went north to Runan to study and communicated with Cao Mengde, Yuan Benchu ​​and Xu Ziyuan and others, and I was extremely happy.

Who would have thought that years are fleeting and things are impermanent? From the beginning to the present, Guo Zifeng became the overlord of the Central Plains, Cao Mengde became the governor of Jizhou, and Yuan Benchu ​​and Xu Ziyuan have both died. The world has changed drastically and the past will no longer exist."

After the recollection, Cai Mao took out a roll of bamboo slips and handed them to Zhang Yun.

"This is a letter I wrote to Cao Mengde. Cao Mengde is now the governor of Jizhou. After you arrive in Nanyang, you will send someone north to send a letter to Cao Mengde, asking Cao Mengde to mediate and say good things to us.

Cao Mengde is Guo Zifeng's brother-in-law and was the first person to support Guo Zifeng's uprising and conquest. He has a high position under Guo Zifeng. With Cao Mengde's help, it is not difficult to get in touch with Guo Zifeng. At least no matter what will happen in the future, we can leave room for anything."

Zhang Yun took Cai Mao's letter and nodded.

"I understand, I will go to Cao Mengde to mediate."

Soon, Huang Zhong, the general of the Central Army who served under Liu Pan, came from Changsha and joined Zhang Yun's command according to Liu Biao's order. Zhang Yun set out from Xiangyang to Nanyang to take office as the prefect of Nanyang.

After arriving at Wancheng, Nanyang County, Zhang Yun handed over all the military deployment to Huang Zhong and asked Huang Zhong to arrange it. He focused on how to send people to Jizhou to contact Cao Cao.

After thinking about it, I still can't use the people I follow.

He was worried that there would be Liu Biao's suspicion. For example, Huang Zhong might have some problems. He fought under Liu Pan for many years and could be said to be Liu Biao's direct descendant.

This guy can't discuss major issues with him rashly.

Zhang Yun then decided to select a brave and resourceful person from Nanyang County to assume this responsibility.

So he sent someone to secretly find out if there is a more powerful Ranger Warrior in Nanyang. This question really asked someone.

This person is named Wei Yan, whose name is Wenchang. He is a well-known local gossip in Nanyang. He is less than 20 years old, but he is righteous and famous in the world.

So Zhang Yun decided to summon Wei Yan and invite him to have a big banquet. He also asked the dancer to sleep with him. After three days, Wei Yan was grateful for Zhang Yun's kindness and proposed to repay his kindness. So Zhang Yun handed over his task to Wei Yan.

"This time I go to Jizhou, the road is long and the road is difficult. If there is any difficulty, I don't blame the long-term writing even if I come back."

Zhang Yun's face was full of sincerity.

"If you cannot send this letter, bring the reply back, and Wei will come and see you!"

The young Wei Yan patted his chest with a proud look on his face.

Zhang Yun laughed secretly, so he handed over the task to Wei Yan, appointed Wei Yan as his lieutenant, and brought three Zhang Yun's personal soldiers to deliver the letter.

On the same day as Wei Yan set out, fierce battles were in full swing under Shouchun City.

Guo Peng personally came to the city to supervise the battle and directed the army to throw large stones into Shouchun City with catapults, destroying many buildings in Shouchun City and many walls were destroyed. However, the destructive power was limited in the end, and the Shouchun City Wall, which was specially raised and reinforced, could not be destroyed.

Lu Mian and Ji Ling each guarded the two walls, and they cooperated well. The soldiers in the city were frightened by Lu Mian and Ji Ling's rumors that "the enemy will slaughter the city when they attacked" and in order to save their lives and their relatives in the city, they dared not fight without doing their best.

Guo Peng sent people to siege him from all sides, looking like he was dying. It did put a lot of pressure on Shouchun City, but it also brought considerable casualties to his troops.

After more than ten days of siege, the soldiers lost no less than two thousand, which made Guo Peng feel very distressed.

But the means of siege are indeed limited.

While Guo Peng used a catapult to attack the city, he also ordered the soldiers to dig tunnels underground, trying to replicate the victory of Lu Zhi in capturing Guangzong City guarded by Zhangjiao, and thinking about destroying the Shouchun City Wall.

However, several tunnels were discovered by Lu Mian. He used smoke to make all the tunnels that Guo Peng dug were invalid, and the tunnel battle plan was broken.

Guo Peng was also very depressed and could only continue to attack the city in traditional ways and think about other possibilities.

Just at this moment, Yuan Si, the new Chen State minister who assisted Guo Peng to hand over the official documents of Chen State, came to Shouchun City to meet Guo Peng.

As the first son of the Yuan family in Runan to surrender voluntarily, Guo Peng thought Yuan Si was very promising, so he held Yuan Si's hand tightly, stroked his back, and smiled and welcomed him into his tent, talked to him affectionately, and poured wine for him with his own hands.
Chapter completed!