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

Cao Cao didn't know what the current situation in Jiangling was, and he was worried that Jiangling couldn't hold on.

"Yes!" Dian Wei responded.

Dian Wei looked at Cao Cao, a little confused. Cao Cao seemed to be very afraid of Cao Ang.

When Cao Cao saw Dian Wei's gaze, he became furious.

Dian Wei didn't understand, but as a top general under Cao Ang, don't you know that you should avoid such things? You are really an idiot.

Cao Cao didn't bother to pay attention to Dian Wei. He continued, "Feng Xiao, I need you to help Xu Huang defend Xiangyang. I hope to complete the conquest of Yuzhou within half a year."

"I obey your command!" Ju Su said with a fist salute.

"Zi Lian, you lead 5,000 cavalry to escort grain and grass to Jiangling." Cao Cao said again.

"I obey your command!" Chen Gong clasped his fists.

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he arranged the tasks, and Dian Wei was confused as he listened.

Cao Cao looked at Dian Wei and sighed inwardly, he was indeed a rough and tough man, yet he didn't even understand this.

"My lord, are you saying that you want to send 5,000 cavalry to escort the food and grass?" Dian Wei asked.

"Yeah." Cao Cao nodded.

"My lord, five thousand cavalrymen are simply not enough to protect the food and grass." Dian Wei shook his head.

"I have also thought about this problem, but there is no better way," said Cao Cao.

Dian Wei scratched his head, not knowing what to say.

Cao Cao continued his arrangements, saying, "The defeat in Jiangling this time will definitely affect Jiangdong, and we will definitely strengthen our defenses.

The scouts around Jiangling are very powerful. Send people to monitor Jiangling's movements. If there is any change in Jiangxia, you must inform me in time."

"Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely fulfill my mission." Dian Wei promised solemnly.

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Zilian." Cao Cao patted Dian Wei on the shoulder.

"I dare not." Dian Wei said quickly.

Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction.

After Dian Wei left, Ju Shou said, "My lord, now that Jiangxia has been lost, Sun Ce will surely be on high alert. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to get another chance."

"Yes, our losses are too great and it will be difficult to recover in the short term," said Cao Cao.

"But my lord, now that Jiangling has fallen, Cao Ang's target should be Jiangxia," Ju Su analyzed.

"Cao Ang is ambitious and will definitely want to swallow up Jiangxia. Unfortunately, I don't have the energy for that now." Cao Cao said.

"My lord, if Jiangxia is lost, the counties near Jiangling will fall into Cao Ang's hands.

Jiangling is the gateway controlled by Cao Cao. If Cao Ang occupies it, Yanzhou will be in danger." Ju Su said worriedly.

Cao Cao frowned, he also thought about this problem.

"My lord, we can start from Yuzhou. As long as we can delay Cao Ang, Yanzhou will not be in any danger." Ju Su said.

"That's a good idea, but I don't know how to contact Yanzhou now." Cao Cao said irritably.

Ju Shou was also depressed. He had no way to contact Yanzhou. He was just a civil servant.

"My lord, perhaps we can try to contact Jiangdong, Jiangdong is currently unable to take care of himself.

If the lord can help Jiangdong overcome the difficulties, then we can get information from Jiangdong. "Ju Su suddenly said with an idea.

"Okay, then let's do as you say." Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he felt that this was feasible.

Therefore, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Jingzhou to discuss cooperation with Liu Biao. In Jiangling City, the Jiangling Governor's Mansion.

Cao Ang was communicating with Yan Liang and Wen Chou. After all, both sides had suffered casualties in the fighting during these days.

"My lord, the enemy is coming in full force. We only have more than 40,000 soldiers now, and we are running low on food and grass." Yan Liang said anxiously.

"I have already made preparations for the food and fodder. You and Wen Chou can just rest and recover from your injuries," Cao Ang consoled.

In fact, Cao Ang’s food reserves were running low. In Cao Ang’s granary, except for a portion of the stored grain, there was basically not much stock left, and it would be useless even if he took out all of it.

But Cao Ang was not in a hurry. With Zhao Yun there, he didn't have to worry about food.

"My lord, our army has just suffered a defeat and morale is low. It is not advisable to fight Cao Ang head-on again." Wen Chou reminded.

"Well, I already have a plan to deal with Cao Ang." Cao Ang said lightly.

"Oh? Please tell me, lord!" Yan Liang and Wen Chou became interested.

Cao Ang smiled and said, "Before, Jiangdong sent an envoy to ask for food and grass for our army, but I refused. And tonight, our army encountered an ambush again, but fortunately there was no danger."

"Did my lord let the enemy go on purpose, or was it because of insufficient food and fodder?" Yan Liang asked.

Cao Ang looked at the two men and said, “The reason why I let the enemy go is to paralyze them and make them think that I don’t have enough food and grass.

In this way, they will continue to send troops to attack our army. As long as they dare to attack, our army can follow the clues, kill them, and finally recover the lost city. "

After hearing what Cao Ang said, Yan Liang and Wen Chou looked at each other, both of them showed admiration, it turned out that the old ones are the wisest.

When Cao Cao learned that Jiangling had fallen, he was furious and immediately called Zhang Fei over.

Although Zhang Fei was a military general, he was also quite intelligent. After listening to it, he pondered for a moment.

"My lord, I think Cao Ang will definitely pursue us while we are victorious. Cao Ang's army is at its peak right now. We should retreat first and then make plans for Jiangdong after the situation is stabilized."

"Zilong, what do you think?" Cao Cao turned and asked Zhuge Liang.

"Kong Ming, what do you think?" Cao Cao turned and asked Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang was silent for a while: "Cao Ang has conquered Jiangling and his morale is high. If we don't retreat now, when will we retreat?"

"So, my lord, should we move towards Yanzhou and Yuzhou?" Zhang Fei asked.

Cao Cao glanced at the three of them and finally said, "Yanzhou and Yuzhou are both rich places, and Xuzhou is also nearby.

If we give up Yanzhou and Yuzhou, we will be in trouble, so I decided not to give up Yanzhou, and at the same time, we must mobilize reinforcements as soon as possible to get rid of Cao Ang. "

"My lord is wise!" the three praised in unison.

Afterwards, Cao Cao immediately summoned all his generals to discuss how to deal with Cao Ang.

Cao Ang was also discussing countermeasures and preparing to attack Yanzhou.

"Meng De, Yuan Shao is now in the northern border, and Yanzhou is empty. If we send troops now, we can easily take Yanzhou." Pang Tong said.

Cao Ang waved his hand: "Although Yanzhou is empty, Yuan Tan is still here. We cannot underestimate Yuan Tan."

"My lord is wise, and I am stupid." Pang Tong suddenly realized.

"If we want to capture Yanzhou this time, we need to mobilize troops on a large scale, but mobilizing troops will attract the attention of Jizhou, so I decided to advance in batches." Cao Ang said.

"Yes." Guo Jia and others answered.

"Fengxiao, how many of our troops are left now?" Cao Ang asked.

"My Lord, we still have about 70,000 troops, and another 60,000 Yellow Turban captives from Qingzhou. (End of this chapter)