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

Chapter 662 Cao Ang’s next plan

Cao Ang on the other side was sitting quietly in the tent, and he was constantly analyzing the situation in front of him.

After the four major families defected, it had a very bad impact on Liu Biao.

There were originally many civil servants and generals in the army who came from these four major families.

The four major families also gradually left because of Liu Biao's stupidity, which greatly weakened Liu Biao's power.

Cao Ang looked at the generals around him and said:
"Everyone, the people in Jingzhou are now unstable, the soldiers are even more disobedient, and a large number of soldiers have chosen to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. I suggest that everyone be prepared now. We will take back Jingzhou in the near future."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed and said:

"What the Major General said is absolutely true!"

"I agree!"

"The Major General has a great reputation. We are willing to follow the Major General to conquer the world!"

Cao Ang smiled and said:
"Since everyone agrees with my decision, then everyone should be ready and wait for my order."

"promise!"

"Report to the Major General, General Xu Sheng requests an audience!"

Cao Ang waved his hand and said.

"Let him come in!"

After a while, Xu Sheng walked in, bowed to Cao Ang and said:

"My subordinates pay their respects to the Major General!"

Seeing that Xu Sheng seemed to have something to say, Cao Ang waved his hand to signal him to stand up and said:
"Xu Sheng, we are brothers. If you have anything to say, just tell me!"

Xu Sheng stood up and said.

"Major General, you don't know, I just heard something."

"Oh? Tell me."

"I just received a piece of news, that is, Sun Bofu sent people to Jiangdong. It is said that he took Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang with him."

Before Xu Sheng finished speaking, Cao Ang immediately stood up and asked, "What? He took Sun Shangxiang with him? What does he want to do? Does he want to send troops against us?"

Xu Sheng quickly shook his head and said, "This shouldn't be the case. If he really wants to rebel, why would he bring her with him!"

"Then what do you think he wants to do?" Cao Ang continued to ask.

Xu Sheng thought for a moment and replied:
“I estimate that Sun Bofu’s trip may be to win over the aristocratic family.

After all, he now has a small army and needs allies, and the two young geniuses Sun Quan and Sun Shangxiang are the bargaining chips in his hands. "

Cao Ang nodded:
"Indeed, I also heard that Sun Ce is in urgent need of allies now."

"Well, Major General, the situation in Jingzhou is quite critical now. I suggest launching an attack as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late."

Cao Ang nodded and said:
"Then I will do as you say. Take Jingzhou first, and then gather the army to attack Xiangyang."

"Okay, Major General, then I'll go down and make arrangements!"

After Xu Sheng retreated, Cao Ang frowned and murmured:
"Does this Sun Ce really want to rebel?"

"Major General, what are you worried about?"

At this time, Guan Yu came over and asked.

Cao Ang raised his head and said.

"Yun Chang, you also know Sun Ce's methods. If he really wants to rebel, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist him. The only thing we can do now is to capture Jingzhou quickly to avoid long nights and dreams."

Guan Yu nodded.

"What the Major General said is right, but I don't know if Sun Ce has the courage."

"Hmph, I don't believe he dares. If he really dares to rebel, his whole family will be executed. He will definitely not be able to bear the sin of implicating the nine clans, unless he ignores the safety of his family." Guan Yu thought for a while and said:
"I don't think he has the guts."

"Hopefully!" Cao Ang sighed: "Send the order and let the whole army rest for half a month before attacking Jingzhou. I want to see if Sun Ce has the courage!"

"promise!"

At this time, a soldier hurried in and said:
"Reporting to Major General, there is a group of refugees outside who want to defect to us!"

"Oh?" Cao Ang was overjoyed after hearing this, and he quickly asked: "How many people are coming, and who are they?"

The soldier replied: "Returning to Major General, I don't know the exact number, but the clothes are in tatters, and they look like homeless people."

"Haha, great!" Cao Ang said excitedly: "Send the order and let them all enter the camp!"

"Here!"

After hearing this, the soldiers immediately conveyed the order, and soon a group of refugees came in one after another.

What surprised Cao Ang was that these refugees were all young and strong.

"Haha, now I have found a treasure. As long as I train well, I will definitely become an elite force!"

"Yes, and they have a large number of people. If they are organized, their fighting power will definitely be leveraged. This time they are really profitable!"

"Hehe, I told you that if you follow the master, you will definitely have meat to eat!"

After these young men entered the camp, they were immediately greeted warmly by Cao Ang's soldiers, as if the host and guest were enjoying themselves.

Cao Ang also smiled happily when he saw these refugees looking so happy.

"Everyone, since you are here today, I will give you a chance, and I hope you can seize it."

Cao Ang said, pointing to the mountains of food in front of him, and said with a smile:

"I know that the reason why you fled here in the first place was to survive. Now I have given you food. As long as you are loyal to me, then the food will be yours."

Cao Ang knew very well that in troubled times, without force to protect himself, the only fate he would end up in would be death.

Therefore, Cao Ang paid special attention to the training of the army. He did not allow any soldier to be lazy because he was afraid that one day he would be in danger.

"Are you willing to join my army?" Cao Ang asked the refugees in front of him.

The refugees looked at the mountains of food in front of them, their eyes shining brightly. One of the young men raised his arms and shouted: "I do!"

The remaining people looked at each other, and then said in unison:
"I am willing too, and we will follow the general to the death!"

Cao Ang smiled with satisfaction, and then ordered the soldiers on the side:
"Move the food into their tents."

"promise!"

Several soldiers followed Cao Ang's instructions and began to carry food and grass, and all of them looked very excited.

Cao Ang turned to the young man and said, "Young man, what's your name?"

"General, my name is Zhang Ping!" the young man said:

"My parents passed away when I was seven years old, so I relied on my grandparents to live."

Cao Ang patted Zhang Ping on the shoulder and said, "Young man, work hard in the future. I will cultivate you with all my heart."

Hearing this, Zhang Ping quickly said: "Thank you, General!"

"Haha, do it well!"

Cao Ang smiled. He suddenly thought of something and asked:

"Where are you from?"

"General, we are all from Nanyang County."

"Oh..." Cao Ang nodded thoughtfully: "How did you get here?"

(End of this chapter)