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

Feng Ji was afraid of long nights and many dreams, so early the next morning, he sent someone to inform Cao Ang that they were willing to surrender to Kaicheng.

After receiving the news that Feng Ji and others were willing to surrender, Cao Ang took Zhao Yun, Lu Bu, and Yuan Xi's men to Pingguo City.

When Lu Bu saw that Feng Ji and others really surrendered, he admired Cao Ang even more.

Zhao Yun put forward different opinions.

"Major General, do you think Fengji is pretending to surrender and then wants to ambush us?"

After Lu Bu heard Zhao Yun's words, he immediately felt that the other party seemed to think about the problem very comprehensively. It seemed that he would still have to learn from them in the future.

When Cao Ang heard this, he smiled softly and said: "Don't worry, Zilong, even if Fengji wants to ambush us, we can take advantage of the opportunity to use his plan to counterattack him and directly capture Pingguo City."

Having said this, Cao Ang patted Lu Bu and Zhao Yun on the shoulders and said, "With the two of you here, how can you defeat us with the defeated generals in Pingguo City?"

When Zhao Yun heard this, he smiled and nodded.

Lu Bu smiled brightly, patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, young general, with the Fang Tian Hua Ji in my hand, if that old man Feng Ji dares to have different intentions, I will be the first to pick him!"

Soon, Cao Ang led a thousand cavalry and 30,000 Yuan Xi's men to Pingguo City.

At this time, the walls of Pingguo City were covered with white flags, and Yuan Shang's remaining troops, all without armor or weapons, stood outside the city waiting for Cao Ang.

Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene, and then followed Cao Ang into the city.

After Cao Ang entered the city, he met those people who were unwilling to surrender.

At this time, the overall situation was decided, and Cao Ang did not kill them, but let them all go.

As for whether letting these people go would cause unrest, Cao Ang was not worried at all. After all, there were still people like Feng Ji who had surrendered.

For the sake of their own reputation, Feng Ji and others prevent these people from talking nonsense after they return. These people who were let go may not survive tomorrow.

After Cao Ang entered Pingguo City, he did not interfere too much in political affairs.

He still asked Feng Ji to temporarily act as the prefect of Pingguo, and the positions of the remaining people would be arranged by him.

Soon, all Yuan Shang's forces were absorbed by Cao Ang and handed over to Lu Bu's command.

At this time, Lu Bu had commanded nearly 50,000 troops.

If it had been in the past, Lu Bu would have rebelled long ago if he had so many troops.

But now, he has no reluctance at all, and leads his troops honestly and stationed in Xiangping, always ready to attack Gongsun Kang who is hiding in Wangping City.

After Cao Ang finished dealing with Yuan Shang's remnants, he left Pingguo and headed outside Wangping City to join Zhang Liao.

At this point, Yuan Shao's power was completely destroyed!

A few days later, Cao Ang and Zhao Yun arrived outside Wangping City with a thousand cavalry.

After Zhang Liao saw Cao Ang, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Major General, you are finally here!"

At this time, Zhang Liao's expression was a bit complicated, including embarrassment, nervousness, and a little bit of coquettishness.

Seeing Zhang Liao's strange appearance, Cao Ang couldn't help but smile and asked: "Wenyuan, what's wrong with you? I look at you and you seem a little shy?"

Zhang Liao scratched his head in embarrassment when he heard this and said, "Major General, have you seen this?"

Cao Ang smiled and shook his head and said, "Okay, if you have anything to do, just tell me."

When Zhang Liao heard this, he hurriedly said to Cao Ang: "Major General, didn't you tell me before that Gongsun Kang could hold on to the grain and grass in Wangping City for three days at most?" "But five days have passed, Gongsun Kang still couldn't hold on, so I led my troops and pretended to attack them, but the soldiers under his command still had the strength to defend the city, and they didn't look like they had been hungry for a long time."

When Cao Ang heard this, he frowned and rubbed his chin.

Then, he said: "It seems that when we were collecting grain and grass, this internal official in Wangping City acted corruptly!"

When Zhang Liao heard this, he asked Cao Ang in confusion: "Young General, what should we do now? We don't know how long Gongsun Kang's food can last. Do we have to continue to surround him like this?"

After hearing this, Cao Ang began to think.

On this trip, Zhang Liao did not bring any siege equipment. If he went back to mobilize now, it would be too late.

After all, winter in Liaodong comes very early.

Most of Cao's troops who came to Liaodong this time were transferred from Xuzhou and Huainan.

When winter comes, with the huge differences between the north and the south, the soldiers may become acclimated to the climate, resulting in a greatly reduced combat effectiveness or even loss of combat effectiveness.

Therefore, this battle cannot be delayed!

And if they attack the city by force and rely only on ladders, Cao Jun is afraid that many people will be killed or injured.

This is also the fundamental reason for Zhang Liao's discomfort.

After Cao Ang thought about it for a while, he came up with a countermeasure: "Since this forceful attack fails, let's use outsmarting instead."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun all looked at Cao Ang expectantly.

"Major General, how should we outsmart him?"

When Cao Ang heard this, he smiled and said: "We don't care how much food Gongsun Kang has. As long as the soldiers under his command know that Gongsun Kang does not have much food, that will be fine."

"Gongsun Kang's subordinates are all new soldiers who have not fought much, so the military morale is not strong enough."

"If there is no more military rations and military pay, there will definitely be a mutiny. At that time, we will be able to defeat Gongsun Kang without any effort."

Zhang Liao's eyes lit up when he heard these words.

Zhao Yun raised questions.

"Major General, how should we spread these rumors?"

Cao Ang smiled mysteriously when he heard this: "Don't worry, I have a solution."

……

That night, Cao Ang contacted the commander of the nearby shadow guards and asked him to inform the shadow guards around Gongsun Kang and ordered them to spread the rumors, saying that Gongsun Kang's army rations were running low and there would not be enough to eat soon.

Wait until the morale of the army is weakened, and then let the shadow guards incite the army to mutiny!

After receiving Cao Ang's order, the Shadow Guard Commander immediately implemented it.

Early the next morning, news slowly spread among Gongsun Kang's army that Gongsun Kang's army was low on rations.

At this time, Gongsun Kang was discussing food and grass matters with his lieutenants.

"Lord, if we don't save food, I'm afraid we will only be able to feed the army for two months."

When Gongsun Kang heard this, he couldn't help frowning and said: "Two months? That's not possible. We will definitely not be able to defeat Cao Jun if we don't enter winter!"

At this point, Gongsun Kang paused and asked the lieutenant: "Then, if the daily share of military rations per person is reduced, is it possible to persist until winter?" (End of Chapter)