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

At this time, Zang Ba felt very upset.

After Liu Bei came to work as a lobbyist, in order to avoid Tao Qian's suspicion, he took back all the scouts he had stationed outside and asked them to only investigate the Mount Tai area.

Zang Ba's idea was relatively simple, that is, he was afraid that the scouts he sent out would cause Tao Qian to misunderstand, which would cause unnecessary trouble.

It turned out that it was precisely because the scouts were summoned back by Zang Ba that he had no idea that Cao Ang had brought so many people to Xuzhou.

Now Zang Ba has begun to think about his future.

Now, there are only two options before him, one of which is proposed by Chen Deng, to jointly fight against Cao Jun!

This option, if he wins, is fine, then he can continue to be the leader of his Taishan Army, but if he loses, then he is afraid that he will end up with his head and body missing.

The most important thing is that he knew that even himself, plus Tao Qian and Liu Bei, would be difficult to defeat Cao Jun.

So once he takes action, what awaits him is probably death.

The second option is to surrender to Cao Jun.

It's just that this option has too much uncertainty for Zang Ba. It would be terrible if Cao Jun did not accept his surrender.

Moreover, Zang Ba's men were all bandits, and there was no one who could negotiate with Cao Ang.

Zang Ba was helpless about this.

Chen Deng looked at Zang Ba who was silent for a long time, and then continued to speak: "General Zang Ba, I think you should understand the principle of rapidity and military strength. If you are interested in joining forces, then make up your mind quickly, and I can go back. Return to my master's life."

When Zang Ba heard this, he could only sigh helplessly and said: "Now that things have come to an end, I am afraid that we can only join forces to fight against Cao Cao. Please bother Mr. Yuan Long to make a trip. Zang Ba is willing to join forces with Tao Gong to fight against Cao Cao!"

"Okay!" Chen Deng said "ok" when he saw Zang Ba agreeing.

Afterwards, Chen Deng made some simple repairs and then returned to Pengcheng to find Tao Qian.

When Tao Qian learned that Zang Ba was also willing to join forces with him, he felt relieved.

Tao Qian knew that although the Taishan bandits were not strong in combat, they were better in numbers.

As long as the Taishan bandit can hold back most of Cao's army and join forces with Liu Bei to defeat Cao's central army, then the battle will be won and Xuzhou will be safe!

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At this time, in Cao's camp, Cao Ang and a group of generals were discussing matters.

Of course, Lu Bu is also there.

Cao Ang looked at the map of Xuzhou, crossed his arms and said calmly: "The interior of Xuzhou is not monolithic. Now that Marquis Wen was defeated by Tao Qian, only Tao Qian and Liu Bei are left in Xuzhou. And Taishan is a bandit."

After Lu Bu heard what Cao Ang said, he couldn't help but blush, and asked Cao Ang: "Young general, I don't know when you plan to attack Tao Qian. Bu is willing to be the vanguard and behead Tao Qian's dog with his own hands!"

Lu Bu hated Tao Qian with all his heart.

If it weren't for Tao Qian, he, Lu Bu, would still be a tyrant, and he wouldn't be able to speak in such a low and condescending manner.

As Lu Bu finished speaking, Huang Zhong became unhappy before Cao Ang spoke. "Marquis Wen is too impatient. Wen Yuan and I are the vanguards of our army, so it's not Marquis Wen's turn to go into battle to kill the enemy!"

"You!" Lu Bu looked at Huang Zhong angrily. If this was not Cao's camp, he would probably take action.

At this tense moment, Zhang Liao stood up in time and acted as a peacemaker.

"Okay, okay, Han Sheng and Marquis Wen, we are all our own people. There is no need to argue. We should follow the arrangements of the major general."

When he heard that Zhang Liao had moved Cao Ang out, Lu Bu shut up obediently.

Huang Zhong just glanced at Lu Bu lightly and said nothing more.

Cao Ang didn't pay attention to this episode. At this time, he had already formulated a preliminary idea in his mind, but how to implement this idea still had to be discussed with Guo Jia on the side.

"Fengxiao, I have an idea in my mind, would you like to hear it?" Cao Ang did not pay attention to the quarrel between Huang Zhong and Lu Bu, but turned to look at Guo Jia.

Hearing this, Guo Jia smiled and said, "Don't say anything, Young General. I'd like to guess what the Young General is thinking. How about that?"

Cao Ang became interested when he saw the smiling Guo Jia: "Oh? In that case, Fengxiao, just guess what I'm thinking."

When Guo Jia heard this, he smiled and spoke.

"Xuzhou is now divided into three groups: Zang Ba, Liu Bei, and Tao Qian. I believe that the Major General intends to appease, suppress, and annihilate the other group. Is that correct?"

When Cao Ang heard this, he smiled and nodded and said, "That's right, then Fengxiao, do you know which path I want to suppress and which path I want to destroy?"

Guo Jia looked at the smiling Cao Ang and continued: "I feel that the young general intends to suppress Liu Bei. After all, among the three groups, Liu Bei has the weakest troops. He could have been easily wiped out."

"However, Liu Bei has a long history of benevolence and righteousness. If you attack him, I am afraid that it will be unpopular. In addition, Guan Yu returned to Liu Bei from Wujun a few days ago. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are here and want to destroy him." Liu Bei, the difficulty is too high, just suppress it."

"The one who will be wiped out is naturally Tao Qian. As the governor of Xuzhou, he took action against the Prime Minister of Xiapi State who was entrusted by the imperial court. This is an act of rebellion and he should be wiped out."

"As for the last remaining Taishan bandits... although they are a ragtag group, their numbers are large and difficult to deal with. In addition, the terrain around Mount Tai is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we still focus on appeasing the other party."

"I think that as long as the leaders of the Nataishan bandits are given some official positions, they will be willing to surrender and they will be exempted from the need for weapons."

After listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Cao Ang smiled heartily and said: "Okay, those who know me should be filial!"

Guo Jia also laughed when he heard this. In his heart, he not only regarded Cao Ang as his lord, but also regarded him as his confidant.

This is romance between men!

After Cao Ang finished laughing, he glanced at the generals, and then said: "I want to appease the Taishan bandits first, so I need someone to invite their leaders over. I wonder which general is willing to make a trip? "

As Cao Ang finished speaking, Lu Bu took the initiative to ask for help and said, "Young General, let me go."

When everyone heard the sound, they all looked towards Lu Bu.

Huang Zhong was even more speechless, because it should be his task as a pioneer to invite Zang Ba and others, but Lu Bu spoke first. (End of chapter)