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

Chen Deng shouted, "Why are you shouting so loudly? What's the important matter?"

"Sir, there is a large army outside, about five to six thousand people. The word 'Han' is written on their flag." The spy reported.

"Han Army?" Chen Deng was stunned. He had never heard of the surname "Han" among Liu's troops. Could it be Liu Biao's reinforcements? But this was too short.

"Quickly send scouts to investigate." Chen Deng ordered.

Soon, the spies sent back detailed intelligence that this Han army was the Jingzhou navy, commanded by Liu Biao himself.

"So it's the Jingzhou navy. Liu Jingsheng, you are truly loyal to the emperor and patriotic."

Chen Deng breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Biao had come to the rescue, so he no longer needed to worry.

Liu Biao was the governor of Jiangxia and the governor of Jingzhou. He had an elite navy with strong combat effectiveness. Chen Deng believed that Liu Biao could definitely stop Cao Ang.

"Come here, immediately gather the generals at all levels to discuss the matter!" Since Liu Biao has arrived, he must also make corresponding preparations.

Chen Deng's plan was very thorough, but unfortunately he met Cao Ang.

Cao Ang had long anticipated that Chen Deng would summon all the generals to discuss matters, so he set a trap in advance for them to fall into.

Cao Ang ordered Dian Wei and Xu Shu to lead the army to surround the entire city.

Xu Shu's cavalry blocked the four gates of the city. Chen Deng's men were trapped.

All this was due to Chen Deng's negligence. He underestimated Cao Ang and thought he could easily escape from danger.

As a result, Cao Ang cut off his retreat halfway and captured him.

Chen Deng was escorted before Cao Ang.

"Your servant Chen Deng pays homage to the Emperor, our lord." Chen Deng said, kneeling on the ground.

"Mr. Chen, there is no need to be polite. I came here today for only one thing, and that is to take your life." Cao Ang did not hide his inner desires.

Chen Deng's body trembled. He didn't expect Cao Ang to be so decisive and actually want to take his life.

Cao Ang looked at the generals standing behind Chen Deng and said, "I have controlled all the generals around you. If you want to beg for mercy, I will not give you a chance."

"If you want to kill me, then come on." Although Chen Deng was afraid, he still said firmly.

He believed that Cao Ang must have conditions for his surrender, and as long as he gritted his teeth and held on, he might have a chance to survive.

"Haha, Chen Qing is indeed a brave man. I admire him very much.

But, Chen Qing, you should give up your stupid idea. I won’t give you a chance today.

Come here! Kill Chen Deng on the spot!" Cao Ang gave the order coldly.

A group of soldiers rushed towards Chen Deng and pinned him to the ground.

"Cao Ang, you are not trustworthy! You promised me that if I surrendered to you, you would guarantee the safety of my family.

But now, Liu Biao’s navy is nearby. If I die, won’t my family be in trouble?
You are a traitorous bastard!" Chen Deng screamed madly and was eventually hacked to death.

Looking at Chen Deng's tragically dead body, Cao Ang snorted coldly: "This is the only way to let the world know who is a hero and who deserves to be called a hero!"

Cao Ang was not only cruel to his enemies, but also to himself.

Cao Ang's hatred for Chen Deng has reached its peak, and he will never allow Chen Deng to continue living in this world.

After killing Chen Deng, Cao Ang said to all the captured Xuzhou troops: "Your commander is dead, why don't you surrender?"

All the Xuzhou troops were silent. They were warriors with great martial arts skills, but not cowards who were afraid of death. They stood firmly where they were and did not surrender.

The warriors under Chen Deng were quite brave and were willing to follow him through fire and water. But the civilian soldiers did not have the courage and chose to surrender. "If you surrender, I will never treat you unfairly. I will make you county governors, officials of the third rank, and you will enjoy wealth and honor." Cao Ang offered a temptation.

Unfortunately, these civil servants were not interested.

Cao Ang sighed and said, "Come here, drag them out and behead them."

The so-called killing the chicken to scare the monkey, Cao Ang used blood to tell others what the consequences would be if they disobeyed his orders.

"My lord, wait a minute!" Jia Xu on the side spoke up to stop him.

Cao Ang asked doubtfully: "Yuan Hao, what do you want to do?"

"My lord, this move may discourage the other soldiers. Moreover, my lord is about to launch a northern expedition and still needs people, so it is not appropriate to carry out a large-scale massacre." Jia Xu advised.

"What should we do then?" Cao Ang also knew that what Jia Xu said made sense, but he just wanted to make an example of him.

Cao Ang was not a kind person, otherwise he would have been killed by others long ago.

Cao Ang now just wants to kill the chicken to scare the monkey and deter some scoundrels.

As for those civil and military officials who surrendered, as long as they were loyal enough.

Even if they had no merit, they had worked hard, so Cao Ang didn't mind keeping them so that they could be used in the war.

"My lord, I have a plan, but I wonder if it is feasible?" Pang Tong rolled his eyes.

"Just speak frankly, Gongtai!" Cao Ang said with a smile.

"My lord, my suggestion is to turn all these Xuzhou troops into prisoners of our army." Pang Tong said with a smile.

Cao Ang's face showed joy. This trick was so vicious. Not only could he obtain food and money, but he could also extract intelligence about Xuzhou from them.

"Good idea. Let's do as you said and arrest everyone!" Cao Ang immediately agreed with Pang Tong's idea.

Pang Tong immediately took his subordinates to carry out the mission.

Chen Deng's men were furious, and they would rather die than surrender. Many generals wanted to rush out and fight Cao Ang.

But as soon as they stepped outside, they were blocked by two teams of elite soldiers.

"By order of my lord, anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!" This was Dian Wei's warning.

These soldiers were helpless. No matter how powerful they were, they could not defeat these elite soldiers.

"Come here, lock them all up in the cells and keep them under strict discipline!" Cao Ang said to his men.

Dian Wei led the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and collect some important supplies.

Cao Ang said to Ju Su and Xun Yu: "Yuan Hao, Gong Du, you two should immediately send an envoy to Xuzhou to ask for help from Yuan Shao and request his support!"

Ju Su and Xun Yu knew that the situation was urgent, so they immediately organized an envoy to go to Xiangyang to ask Yuan Shao for help.

As soon as Ju Shou and Xun Yu left, Dian Wei and Wei Yan ran over excitedly and said, "My lord, we just captured a few prisoners and would like to offer them to you as slaves."

"Oh? How many prisoners are there?" Cao Ang asked.

"My lord, I made a rough count and there are about 700 people, of which more than 1,500 are the elderly, the weak, women and children. The other more than 2,000 are young and strong." Dian Wei replied.

Cao Ang said with emotion: "God is really helping me! Now, our army is even more powerful. Pass the order down, all prisoners will be incorporated into the army, and the organization will be set up in the military academy."

"The general will obey the order!"

Afterwards, Cao Ang ordered the entire army to march to Hongdu City. (End of this chapter)