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

Xiahou Yuan walked to the desk and sat down, picked up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and began to write a letter.

"Come here, take this letter to Cao Ang in Xuzhou." Xiahou Yuan handed the letter to a soldier.

The soldier took the letter and left quickly.

Xiahou Yuan continued to review the memorials.

Cao Ang of Xuzhou received the news from Yanzhou. He laughed and said, "Cao Mengde is really sensible. My trick really works."

Xun You stood beside Cao Ang and asked, "My lord, I'm afraid Cao Mengde doesn't want to confront our army head-on, so he chose to avoid it. What should our army do next?"

Cao Ang smiled and said confidently: "Since Cao Mengde is unwilling to send troops, I am also relieved. I will give him a chance."

"My lord is wise!" Xun You was very good at flattering.

Cao Ang said, "How about this? Let's send two powerful generals, Lu Bu and Zhang Fei, to help Huang Zhong attack Shouchun.

Lu Bu's city-breaking skills are quite strong, so he will be in charge."

As Lu Bu was a famous city-breaking demon in history, Cao Ang felt that there should be no problem with him taking action.

As for Zhang Fei, Cao Ang asked him to spy on the enemy.

"Yes, sir!" Xun You immediately went to carry out the order.

"Wenruo, I will go see Kong Ming now." Cao Ang said to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu nodded and followed Cao Ang to find Zhuge Liang.

In Zhuge Liang's tent, Zhuge Liang had already rested.

"Mr. Zhuge." Cao Ang pushed the door open and woke up Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang opened his sleepy eyes and found that it was Cao Ang. He hurriedly stood up and greeted him: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, my lord."

"No need to be so polite!" Cao Ang helped Zhuge Liang up.

Cao Ang said, "Kong Ming, I heard you were injured."

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a superficial wound, it won't matter."

Zhuge Liang was a man who valued his reputation, and he did not mention his injury to anyone.

Cao Ang asked with concern: "Kong Ming, I know you are a man who knows your limits.

You don't tell anyone.

But I am your lord, you should have told me. But I won't blame you for being hurt."

After hearing what Cao Ang said, Zhuge Liang felt warm in his heart.

"Thank you for your understanding, my lord." Zhuge Liang said gratefully.

Cao Ang said: "This time I sent an envoy to ask me for help."

"My lord, has something happened in the Beihai Kingdom?" Zhuge Liang asked nervously.

"Well, Cao Cao sent 15,000 troops south, and his target is me," said Cao Ang.

"Kong Ming, Cao's army is too strong. We have little chance of winning against a large force. I hope you can send troops to help."

"I obey your order!" Zhuge Liang knew that he could not refuse this time.

"Okay, I'll tell the prime minister right away and ask him to make arrangements. We need to send out troops early tomorrow morning and make sure to stop Cao Cao's army." Cao Ang said excitedly.

Cao Ang was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and said, "Kong Ming, I forgot to tell you one thing. I am going to marry the Queen of Beihai Kingdom to you!"

Zhuge Liang was so surprised that he was speechless.

Cao Ang looked at the stunned Zhuge Liang and felt secretly happy, because this was a strategy that he had spent a lot of effort to come up with.

Zhuge Liang liked Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun was already married.

The only sister of Cao Ang left was Liu Xin. If Zhuge Liang wanted to win her over, he could only do so through marriage.

Cao Ang used Liu Xin to strengthen his ties with Zhuge Liang.

Cao Ang fully supported Liu Xin's marriage to Zhuge Liang, a gentleman of noble character.

Besides, Zhuge Liang and Cao Ang are family, and he is also my future father-in-law, so of course I have to help him.

The only thing Cao Ang missed was that Zhuge Liang had a crush on Liu Xin. After Cao Ang left, Zhuge Liang was stunned for a long time.

After a long while, Zhuge Liang murmured, "I never thought that the lord would marry his sister to me. This is a match made in heaven."

Cao Ang returned to his tent and told Jia Xu the good news.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "My lord is wise. Kong Ming is a man worthy of entrusting one's life to. My lord's move is simply brilliant."

"Wenhe, Kongming is my uncle. Isn't it too unfair for us to do this?" Cao Ang was a little hesitant.

"How can this be called honesty! Kong Ming has a crush on Her Royal Highness the Princess, so we should take advantage of the opportunity.

"You said this yourself, my lord. Are you going to regret it?" Jia Xu said immediately.

"This..." Cao Ang remembered what he said casually at that time, and it was really the case.

Jia Xu sighed and said, "Kong Ming has become the top strategist in the Three Auxiliary Prefectures at a young age, and his wisdom and strategy are not inferior to those of the old ministers.

My lord, you can't stop him from marrying the princess just because he likes her. And it's good for her."

Cao Ang was persuaded by Jia Xu. He was also thinking about his sister, so Cao Ang said, "Okay then. I'll leave Kong Ming to Wen He."

Jia Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely help to bring this marriage together."

Cao Ang was very happy. He was still very confident in Jia Xu, the old political fox.

Cao Ang took Jia Xu to see Zhuge Liang and discussed war matters.

Zhuge Liang was a little confused about Cao Ang's surprise attack on Cao Cao.

According to Zhuge Liang's understanding of Cao Ang, Cao Ang did not seem like a reckless person who would rashly launch a battle.

There must be some deeper reason.

Zhuge Liang asked, "My Lord, there must be a reason why you suddenly attacked Cao Cao."

"The reason is that Cao Cao wants to destroy me. This guy is too much." Cao Ang said gritting his teeth.

Zhuge Liang was even more puzzled. He felt from Cao Ang's tone that Cao Ang was not pretending.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and asked tentatively: "Could it be that the lord has a grudge against Cao Cao?"

Cao Ang said awkwardly: "I guess so. There is a little conflict between Cao Cao and me."

Zhuge Liang muttered to himself: You and Cao Cao have only met a few times, how many conflicts can there be?

Cao Ang continued, "Cao Cao is a cruel and ruthless man who would not recognize his own relatives in order to achieve his goals.

He suddenly went south this time, probably to take this opportunity to consume some of the strength of Yuan Shao and Sun Quan.

So I must stop him and not let Cao Cao succeed."

"My lord, are you worried that Cao Cao will form an alliance with Yuan Shao and others in Nanyang County?" Zhuge Liang guessed Cao Ang's purpose in an instant.

"That's right!" Cao Ang admitted.

"My lord, it is only a matter of time before Cao Cao moves south. I think now is the best time," said Zhuge Liang.

Cao Ang frowned. What did Zhuge Liang mean?
"Although Cao Cao had some connections in Xuzhou and Jiangdong, this connection was based on interests and was not reliable.

Yuan Shao and Sun Ce were both powerful figures. Once Cao Cao joined forces with Sun Ce and Yuan Shao, the situation in the south would be completely out of control.

This is a huge threat to you, my lord. I can guarantee that once Yuan Shao and Sun Ce learn of Cao Cao's conspiracy, they will lead their troops to attack Cao Cao.

At this time, the lord only needs to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

If you wait until they are both defeated, then you will get half the result with twice the effort." Zhuge Liang analyzed in detail.

Cao Ang felt that what Zhuge Liang said made sense, but he always felt that there was something wrong with it.

"My Lord, Cao Cao has occupied a lot of territory in Jingzhou. But his foundation is unstable.

His strength in Jingzhou was not enough to rule the entire Jingzhou.

If Yuan Shao and Sun Ce knew that Cao Cao was going to march south, they would definitely not stand idly by.

They will definitely lead their troops to attack Cao Cao. The lord can first send an elite force to lurk around Cao Cao.

Wait for the right moment to launch a thunderous attack, a fatal blow!
By then, Cao Cao will surely suffer heavy casualties and be unable to move south. "Zhuge Liang proposed another plan. (End of this chapter)