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

Dian Wei and Xu Chu both agreed with Lu Bu's opinion.

Cao Ang said: "You are right, it is indeed dangerous to do this.

But if we let Cao Cao return to Yanzhou, we will definitely encounter obstruction from the Yanzhou aristocratic families.

The Yanzhou family is quite powerful. If we act rashly and forcefully, we will surely suffer heavy losses.

Rather than letting them delay our progress, it is better to take Yanzhou as soon as possible.

As for the resistance of the aristocratic families in Yanzhou, let them resist.

By then we will establish a base in Xuzhou, and no matter how powerful they are, they will not be able to do anything to us."

Lu Bu and the other two thought about it and felt that what Cao Ang said made sense.

Dian Wei touched his head and said naively: "My lord, you go now. I will stay in Xinye."

Dian Wei's words made Cao Ang laugh and cry.

"This time we go to Yanzhou, in addition to occupying the entire territory of Yanzhou, the most important thing is to capture Chen Deng's lair.

If you stay in Xinye, you must be on guard against the cheating of this old fox Chen Gui.

You must stay in Xinye to ensure the safety of our rear." Cao Ang rejected Dian Wei's request.

"Okay then, I understand." Dian Wei said a little aggrieved.

Both Lu Bu and Xu Chu felt a little gloating. Dian Wei was too stupid to be rejected by his lord.

After Cao Ang arranged things in Yanzhou, he led his army to war.

Cao Ang's target was directly aimed at the northern part of Xuzhou. The counties and prefectures in the north of Xuzhou were all under the control of Yuan Shu. Cao Ang did not mind destroying them and weakening Yuan Shu's strength.

Cao Ang personally visited the northern part of Xuzhou, which made the Xuzhou nobles terrified.

After Yuan Shao's death, Cao Ang had replaced Yuan Shao as the overlord of Xuzhou.

Moreover, Cao Ang had a large number of troops under his command and was very powerful.

When Cao Ang went on this expedition, counties and prefectures in Xuzhou sent people to express their loyalty to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang agreed to these people's request on the spot, asked them to join his army, and asked them to help him capture Chen Deng's lair.

These people were tempted by the high positions and generous salaries awarded by Cao Ang, and they decided to swear allegiance to Cao Ang until death.

Cao Ang was very happy about this. It was a good thing that the Xuzhou noble family was willing to serve him.

With the help of these noble families, it was not difficult for Cao Ang to capture Chen Deng.

Although Chen Deng was a famous official, he was not as powerful as Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao.

He did not dare to provoke those nominally powerful people, such as Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei. Chen Deng was a very sensible person, otherwise he would not have the status he has today.

Cao Ang was quite familiar with Chen Deng's situation. Chen Deng was farming in the northern part of Xuzhou and did not have many private soldiers.

After Cao Ang's army arrived, Chen Deng's troops were basically wiped out.

Chen Deng himself was also captured.

Chen Deng's face was pale and his legs were shaking. He did not expect Cao Ang to arrive in Xuzhou so quickly.

And he knew that Cao Ang would not give up this time.

Cao Ang looked at Chen Deng who was kneeling in front of him and said calmly: "Zilian, why are you doing this? Surrender to me. I promise not to hurt your life."

"My lord, please stop teasing me. I, Chen Deng, am not the kind of person who is afraid of death! Kill me if you want to." Chen Deng snorted coldly.

Cao Ang smiled and said, "Okay. You are quite tough.

But have you forgotten? I am the best at using poison. Let's see how long you can hold out. "

Chen Deng's face changed drastically. What Cao Ang said made sense.

Chen Deng was silent, he didn't know how to choose. "Think it over carefully. My patience is limited. As long as you surrender, you will still be the governor of Xuzhou. I will not treat you unfairly." Cao Ang continued to persuade.

Cao Ang had shown his sincerity, but unfortunately Chen Deng remained unmoved.

"My lord, you'd better look for other talented people. I, Chen Deng, would never betray Xuzhou even if I die!" Chen Deng said firmly.

Cao Ang sighed and said, "Zi Lian, I really feel sorry for you."

"My Lord, you and I are destined to be enemies. We are not friends. Even if you talk your mouth off, it won't change."

Chen Deng knew that Cao Ang was planning to recruit him, but he would rather die than agree.

"Zi Lian, you don't need to provoke my king. Do you think you can escape?" Cao Ang said coldly.

Chen Deng's face changed drastically. Only now did he understand Cao Ang's purpose.

Cao Ang deliberately said so much nonsense just to paralyze him and make him mistakenly believe that he had a chance to escape.

"My Lord, I am not a fool! Don't try to fool me!"

Chen Deng firmly believed that he was safe and that Cao Ang would never catch him because he was Yuan Shu's man.

"Whether I am lying to you or not, you will know later. Come, take Chen Deng away." Cao Ang waved his hand.

Chen Deng's guards rushed in and tied Chen Deng up.

"My lord, what do you want to do!" Chen Deng shouted in panic.

"Wouldn't you rather die than betray Xuzhou? My king would like to see Lian's backbone." Cao Ang showed an evil smile.

Chen Deng felt that something was wrong and wanted to struggle, but unfortunately he was tied up too tightly and couldn't get free.

Chen Deng realized how cruel Cao Ang was, and he knew he was finished.

Cao Ang ordered the soldiers escorting Chen Deng to set off quickly and rush to Chen Deng’s lair, Pengcheng, as soon as possible.

Cao Ang's army was so powerful and mighty that the people of Pengcheng were so frightened that they even closed their doors.

The soldiers brought by Cao Ang were also ferocious and vicious. They directly destroyed the city walls, broke into the city, burned, killed, looted, and left no one alive. Any civilians who dared to resist were slaughtered.

Seeing the situation was not good, the defenders of Pengcheng fled one after another. Pengcheng changed hands.

The soldiers led by Cao Ang officially began to plunder. All the food supplies in Pengcheng were looted, and the people were starving.

Now that the people of Pengcheng have food to eat, they are naturally happy.

Chen Deng got up from his bed when he learned that Pengcheng had been captured. Chen Deng got the news that Cao Ang had broken through Pengcheng and occupied the southeastern part of Xuzhou.

"Report." A scout ran in hurriedly.

Chen Deng frowned and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

The scout said hurriedly: "Your Excellency, we just received news that Cao Ang has broken through Pengcheng and occupied the southeastern part of Xuzhou."

"What! How could Cao Ang be so quick?" Chen Deng was shocked. He did not expect that Cao Ang would suddenly attack Pengcheng at this time.

Chen Deng immediately called his subordinates together to discuss how to deal with the situation.

The other generals had no good ideas, after all, Cao Ang's army had already occupied Pengcheng.

It would be very difficult to fight back. They were not Yuan Shu, who had far more soldiers and horses than Cao Ang.

Chen Deng was also extremely anxious. Cao Ang's arrival was too coincidental. If it had been a few years later, Chen Deng would have been more prepared.

But now Cao Ang's army had arrived in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng only had about two thousand troops left.

If Cao Ang wanted to attack Chen Deng, then Chen Deng had no choice but to surrender to Cao Ang.

Just when Chen Deng was hesitating, a spy hurried into the meeting room. (End of this chapter)