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

"I will definitely convey the lord's wishes." Xun You said with a bow.

"Mr. Gongda, this matter concerns my future development. You must let the prime minister know." Cao Ang reminded.

"I obey your command!" Xun You was puzzled. Cao Ang actually took this matter so seriously. Did Cao Ang have any plans? Xun You did not dare to speculate.

After Cao Ang arranged everything, he took Dian Wei and Xu Chu and left Yecheng. He was going to talk to Cao Cao and Sun Ce.

Cao Ang, along with Dian Wei and Xu Chu, attacked directly the camps of Cao Cao and Sun Ce.

When Cao Ang arrived outside Cao Cao's camp, a guard reported that neither Cao Cao nor Sun Ce were in the camp.

Where were Cao Cao and Sun Ce? They were drinking and chatting with three generals, Xu Shu, Xiahou Yuan, and Lu Bu, in a pavilion.

Cao Cao raised his glass and said with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Hao, it has been a long time since we have drank and talked like this."

Xiahou Yuan also smiled and said, "My Lord, Brother Yuanhao is right. Since we conquered Chenliu, we have started a long journey.

Although the journey was relatively peaceful, it was still extremely hard.

Now that we finally have some free time, let's have a few drinks."

Xu Shu smiled and said, "My lord, General Xiahou is right.

It's been a long time since we've had a good drink. Let's toast."

"Haha, cheers!" The three of them raised their glasses at the same time and drank them all.

After the three of them finished their drink in one gulp, they stopped drinking.

Xiahou Yuan looked at Xu Shu and asked, "Brother Yuanhao, my lord, how come Cao Ang sent troops to attack us so quickly?"

Cao Cao sighed and said, "It is because Zhang Fei's rebellion failed that Cao Ang must have wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to annex Jizhou and Youzhou."

"This Cao Ang really has evil intentions." Xiahou Yuan said angrily.

Cao Cao and Sun Ce both nodded in agreement with Xiahou Yuan's statement. This time Cao Ang really wanted to occupy Jizhou and Youzhou.

Sun Ce asked in confusion: "Since Cao Ang wanted Jizhou and Youzhou, why didn't he send troops himself?"

Xiahou Yuan shook his head and said, "My lord, Cao Ang is very cunning.

He was using Zhang Fei's name to test us. Otherwise, why would Cao Ang send troops to attack so quickly? "

"Then how should we deal with it?" asked Sun Ce.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "I have already taken precautions. I sent General Wen Chou to lead 5,000 cavalrymen to ambush in the mountains and forests. If Cao Ang had sent troops here, they would have been ambushed and killed."

"My lord is wise!" Sun Ce clapped his hands and praised.

Sun Ce was very happy. Cao Ang's army was sent to Yanzhou, but he did not expect to be ambushed. This was simply a windfall.

Xu Shu frowned and said, "My lord, if Cao Ang hadn't sent his troops, wouldn't it have been a waste of effort?"

Cao Cao shook his head and smiled, "No. Cao Ang is a smart man and will never take risks."

"My lord, what you said is absolutely right. I am stupid and didn't expect that you had already predicted that Cao Ang would not dare to attack easily." Xu Shu said admiringly.

Cao Cao showed a modest expression, but in fact he was very happy in his heart, because he had expected Cao Ang to do this. He just didn't want to admit it.

Cao Cao continued, “At this time, Cao Ang would usually send out scouts to investigate the situation and see where we are going.

General Wentai, when the scouts return, immediately order the army to prepare for battle."

"Yes!" Xiahou Yuan agreed quickly.

Xu Shu said with some concern: "My lord, I'm afraid Cao Ang will not only send out scouts this time. What if Cao Ang launches another surprise attack?"

As soon as Xiahou Yuan heard this, he knew what Xu Shu was worried about, so he reminded him, "Don't worry, Yuan Hao.

The lord has arranged an ambush around here. If Cao Ang dares to come, he will be like a sheep walking into a tiger’s mouth.”

"So that's how it is." Xu Shu suddenly realized that Cao Cao was indeed powerful. Cao Cao was not wrong, Cao Ang was indeed planning a surprise attack.

Cao Ang came to Xu Shu and asked quietly, "Yuan Hao, did Cao Mengde and the others notice anything?"

"Don't worry, my lord. I have placed a spy next to Cao Mengde. As long as the spy reports that there are troops nearby, my lord will take action." Xu Shu replied respectfully.

"Okay. Thank you, Yuanhao." Cao Ang nodded with satisfaction.

Cao Ang was very satisfied with Xu Shu. Xu Shu was indeed a think tank-type strategist who knew how to use the resources at hand without arousing suspicion.

On a hillside more than 20 miles away from Cao Cao's camp, Cao Ang, Dian Wei and Xu Chu hid in the dark and observed Cao Cao's camp.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu's mission was to protect Cao Ang's safety.

Looking in the direction of Cao Cao's camp, Cao Ang's eyes revealed a strong murderous intent.

"My lord, I suggest we go straight to Huanglong and destroy the old villain Cao Cao." Dian Wei rubbed his hands, seeming a little impatient.

"Dian Wei. Our target this time is Zhang Xiu. If we waste our energy on Cao Cao, it will be a great loss." Cao Ang said earnestly.

Dian Wei scratched his head and grinned: "Hey, I'm just talking casually."

Neither Dian Wei nor Cao Ang noticed that there was a figure staring at them on their left.

This figure is Jia Xu who just left. Jia Xu originally wanted to leave, but who knew that Cao Ang, Dian Wei and others actually came here.

Jia Xu was very disdainful of Cao Ang's behavior. Isn't this clearly bullying?
Cao Ang didn't want to go to war with Cao Cao, so he was asked to lead the charge. It was simply shameless.

"My lord, Cao Cao is an old fox that is not easy to deal with." Xu Shu reminded: "We must be cautious."

"Well, let's ignore them for now. Let's just wait here for Cao Ang to send someone to investigate the situation." Cao Ang said calmly.

In Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao said solemnly, "Everyone, Cao Ang is probably going to launch a surprise attack. We must be on high alert."

Everyone nodded solemnly.

Xu Shu analyzed and said, "From my perspective, Cao Ang is most likely sending out scouts to spy on us.

As long as we strengthen our vigilance and don't give Cao Ang a chance to launch a surprise attack, that will be enough."

"What the military advisor said is very true. Pass the order down, and all units must strictly follow it and not slack off!"

Cao Cao gave the order.

"Yes, sir!" The generals from various departments received the order one after another.

The scouts sent by Cao Ang quietly approached Cao Cao's camp in the middle of the night.

Cao Cao's camp was heavily guarded and patrolled every once in a while.

There was no way these scouts could sneak into the camp through the main gate. They could only sneak in through the side door.

A group of scouts wandered around Cao Cao's camp.

"What should we do? We can't find any trace of the enemy." The scouts asked anxiously.

"Let's go back and report to the master." The scout leader said calmly.

"Let's go!" The scouts did not dare to delay and returned immediately.

"What? You said that the scouts sent by Cao Ang went around outside and came back?" Cao Cao asked in surprise.

"Yes. Cao Ang's scouts are all well-trained elites.

After seeing our defense, they probably won't dare to launch a surprise attack easily." The scout leader said helplessly.

"Cao Ang is really brave. He dares to play like this." Xiahou Dun snorted coldly. (End of this chapter)