Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Wei Yan received the weapons given by Cao Ang, and his martial arts skills greatly improved, and his strength reached its peak. He was confident that he could face any enemy.

During this period, Wei Yan also kept in touch with Liu Bei. The two brothers helped each other and cooperated very well.

Liu Bei didn't dare to anger Cao Ang now. Cao Ang was too powerful. If he angered Cao Ang, he would have no chance of turning the tables.

Liu Bei had already given up the idea of ​​conquering the world and only hoped for a smooth transition, avoiding the tragedy that occurred in history.

Cao Ang saw the changes in Liu Bei, but he did not interfere. After all, Liu Bei was not a good person, so he should be allowed to harm others.

The troops of the Xuzhou noble families soon arrived in Hongzhou County. After paying respect to Cao Ang, they began to attack him.

This group of people all looked arrogant, as if they were the protagonists.

After listening to what these people said, Cao Ang resisted the urge to curse.

These bastards are too arrogant and don’t take Cao Ang seriously at all.

Cao Ang's face darkened: "You are so arrogant. Do you think I am a pushover?"

Even the clay Buddha can get angry, let alone Cao Ang.

These young men from aristocratic families had never expected Cao Ang to have such a bad temper, and they actually started to confront him on the spot.

"My lord, you have misunderstood. We just hope that you can withdraw your troops." An older young man from a noble family said with a bow.

Cao Ang looked at the old man. This man should be Xu Shu's uncle. Xu Shu held an important position in Xuzhou.

Cao Ang knew that the old man was a smart man, so he said, "I can withdraw my troops, but I need an explanation. Otherwise, I will never give up."

Cao Ang couldn't let Xu Shu take the blame. Anyone could take the responsibility except Xu Shu.

The old man frowned. This Cao Ang was really cunning.

Cao Ang's proposal of such conditions is simply a threat.

If Xu Shu could not meet Cao Ang's requirements, it would definitely affect Xu Shu's reputation.

Xu Shu's damaged reputation had a great impact on his future control of Xuzhou.

The old man hesitated for a moment and then said, "What do you want to say, my lord?"

"Xu Shu is the commander of my personal guards, and his fate is closely related to mine.

You must ensure Xu Shu's life is safe." Cao Ang said calmly.

The old man cursed Cao Ang in his heart for being cunning, but unfortunately Xu Shu's fate was now in Cao Ang's hands.

Unless Cao Ang was willing to withdraw his troops, Xu Shu would have no way out.

"I agree to your request. When will you leave Hongzhou County?"

The old man finally chose to surrender.

Cao Ang smiled and said, "Since you have agreed, I will leave Hongzhou County immediately."

The old man was secretly delighted, thinking that Cao Ang was really easy to fool.

Cao Ang was indeed not deliberately making things difficult for them, but Cao Ang really didn't want to stay in Hongzhou County.

Hongzhou County is Liu Bei's place, and Cao Ang doesn't want to stay here for long. What if Liu Bei becomes desperate?

So Cao Ang decisively issued an order to withdraw troops.

Cao Ang's withdrawal made the noble families in Hongzhou County extremely angry.

They all blamed Liu Biao, why Liu Biao did not stop Cao Ang and allowed Cao Ang to take over Hongzhou County so easily.

However, Liu Biao was quite happy with it. The stronger Cao Ang became, the happier he was.

Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief as Cao Ang finally left.

Cao Ang's army withdrew, and Hongzhou County returned to its former prosperity. Liu Bei began to clean up the civil strife and prepare to re-establish order. Outside Hongzhou County, in Cao Ang's military camp.

Cao Ang was training soldiers. Although these soldiers had good physical fitness, their thinking was not very mature.

Many things are done in a very crude way.

Cao Ang believes that they need some training time before they can be competent in their jobs.

Standing next to Cao Ang was a man, and that man was Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was a little embarrassed. He didn't expect to appear here.

According to his estimation, Cao Ang should be in Yanzhou now.

After Cao Cao returned to Jizhou from Yanzhou, he did not continue his southern expedition, but instead recuperated under the rule of Yuan Shu.

This time, Cao Cao went to Xuzhou as an envoy, firstly to show his tough attitude to the Xuzhou families, and secondly to gather intelligence about Xuzhou.

Unfortunately, the Xuzhou noble families ignored Cao Cao and after he encountered setbacks, Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou.

However, Cao Cao was not discouraged by this. He firmly believed that the Xuzhou noble families would sooner or later bow down to him, Cao Cao.

But now Cao Ang suddenly came to Xuzhou, which surprised Cao Cao.

Cao Cao heard that Cao Ang had destroyed the Xianbei last year. Now that Cao Ang appeared in Xuzhou, Cao Cao couldn't help but wonder if Cao Ang was planning to deal with him.

When Cao Ang saw Cao Cao, he said with a smile: "Meng De, you are here.

Come, have a drink with me!"

Cao Cao had a bad feeling, so he declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. I am very busy with family affairs, so I am afraid I cannot accompany you."

"Oh? Meng De is in such a hurry, maybe something happened in Yanzhou." Cao Ang said in a cold tone.

Cao Cao was shocked. He thought Cao Ang was threatening him. If he refused to drink with him, Cao Ang would probably take measures.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said, "My lord is wise.

Xiahou Yuan, the governor of Yanzhou, led his troops to flee to Xuzhou and join Dong Zhuo. The people of Yanzhou suffered greatly from him.

I want to lead troops to wipe out Xiahou Yuan, but the various ethnic groups in Yanzhou are fighting and people's livelihood is in decline, so I have no time to take care of it for the time being."

Cao Ang laughed and said sarcastically: "Meng De, you won't tell me that you haven't even taken Yanzhou.

That’s a terrible excuse.”

Cao Cao didn't take Cao Ang's sarcasm seriously. He was indeed in a bit of trouble now.

Not only were the people of Yanzhou in turmoil, but even the Qiang people of Xiliang were ready to make a move. They were all eyeing Liu Bei's Jizhou.

"My lord, I really don't have time to govern Yanzhou." Cao Cao explained.

"Since you don't have time, let Xiahou Yuan come to see me. I have something very important to discuss with him." Cao Ang said.

Cao Cao's face froze. Letting Xiahou Yuan go to see Cao Ang was like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.
"My lord, the governor of Yanzhou is an official appointed by the imperial court. It might be against etiquette if you rashly summon him." Cao Cao did not dare to take the risk.

"Meng De, don't talk nonsense to me. Do you think I don't know Xiahou Yuan's ambition?
If I catch him, Yanzhou will fall into your hands.

Do you think I'm stupid?

Besides, didn’t I ask you to send troops to help me suppress the bandits?
Can't you even do such a small thing? Or do you think I am not worthy of mobilizing your army?"

Cao Ang said aggressively.

These words were quite hurtful, and Cao Cao could not refute them.

Today, the army under Cao Cao's command is composed of the Cao clan and the aristocratic families of Yanzhou.

The Yanzhou noble families pretended to obey Cao Cao but secretly disobeyed him. How could Cao Cao be qualified to command the Yanzhou army? (End of this chapter)