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

"That's natural." Cao Ang patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, General Xiahou. After you conquer Xiangyang, you and I will share the glory and wealth."

"I'll leave it to you, Master." Xia Houyuan said, cupping his fists.

"It's just that young master, why do we have to withdraw our troops now? If we just did it all in one go." Xia Houyuan asked doubtfully.

"Alas!" Cao Ang sighed, shook his head and said, "General Xiahou doesn't know something. If we attack Xiangyang now, we will definitely win.

However, Xiangyang is a fortified city, and our army will surely suffer heavy losses, and may even lose many generals.

What's more, there is Sun Jian watching eagerly from the side. When the time comes, others may take advantage of him. "

"So that's it." Xia Houyuan suddenly realized.

"General Xiahou, don't worry. Liu Jingsheng suffered heavy losses this time. I don't think he can survive.

When the time comes, if we join forces with reinforcements and destroy Liu Biao, then won't the entire Jingzhou be ours? "Cao Ang said bewilderedly.

"Okay, when the time comes, I, Xiahou, will be willing to fully assist the young master." Xiahou Yuan agreed.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Sun Jian on the other side was very angry. He did not expect that after Cao Ang got himself drunk, he started to attack the city directly.

Sun Jian broke into a cold sweat at the thought of Jingzhou falling into Cao Ang's hands.

"Send an order to the entire army to attack Xiangyang with all strength, and we must conquer it in one go." Sun Jian ordered.

But just when he was about to completely break up with Cao Ang, he suddenly heard that the other party was withdrawing its troops.

"What's going on? How could Cao Ang withdraw his troops? Could it be that they were afraid of a sneak attack by our army, so they retreated deliberately?" Sun Jian guessed.

Thinking of this, Sun Jian smiled. Since Cao Ang withdrew his troops, it meant that he had enough time to attack Xiangyang.

"Second order, the entire army is to rest and recuperate. No movement is allowed without my order."

"Here." The adjutant took the order and walked out quickly.

Sun Jian continued to give the order: "Instruct the generals at all levels and the soldiers in all positions to pay attention. If anyone dares to slack off, don't blame a certain subordinate for being ruthless."

"Child Cao Ang, let me see how much you weigh. How dare you covet Jingzhou? Hmph."

In Liu Biao's mansion, Liu Biao looked gloomy.

"Reporting to my lord, Cao Ang has really retreated."

"This is really unreasonable!" Liu Biao said angrily: "This Cao Ang is simply deceiving others and is really shameless."

"Lord, calm down, shameless people like Cao Ang will be punished by God sooner or later." The counselor on the side advised.

"Yeah!" Liu Biao took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and then said.

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with Xia Houyuan. If it weren't for him, how could Cao Ang dare to be so arrogant."

"If it weren't for his extraordinary bravery, how could Cao Ang be so rampant? My lord, please give me an order. The general will lead the army to annihilate Xiahou Yuan."

"Forget it, there are many experts around Xia Houyuan, you may suffer a loss if you attack rashly."

Liu Biao sighed, then his eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Child Cao Ang, since you are so rude, I will not be polite to you anymore. You want to rob me of Jingzhou, but I won't let you succeed."

"Someone is coming."

"My subordinate is here."

"Convene all civil and military meetings immediately."

After Liu Biao finished his instructions, his eyes flickered, as if he was brewing a conspiracy.

But after a while, many people gathered in the hall, including some of Liu Biao's generals and envoys from other princes.

"I don't know why my lord has urgently called for us to come here." A counselor said, cupping his fists. Liu Biao looked at the group of people and smiled lightly and said: "Tonight the Cao thieves attacked the city. Although they were stopped by our army, Cao Ang will definitely not be reconciled and will definitely come back.

Moreover, Cao Cao has many powerful generals under his command. I think our army should take precautions and strictly guard the city to prevent Cao Cao from taking advantage of him. "

"Yes." Everyone agreed.

"Okay, let's break up and arrange our patrols." Liu Biao waved his hand.

"Yes."

After everyone left, Liu Biao looked at the counselor and said, "You stay here for a while."

"Yes."

"I want to ask you, how do you think we should defend against Cao's sneak attack?" Liu Biao asked.

After thinking for a moment, the counselor said: "My lord, now Cao's army has withdrawn, and our army has defended Xiangyang.

Therefore, his subordinates believed that Cao Ang would not invade Xiangyang in a short time, so it would be better to use this time to train his troops.

When the time is right, directly launch a counterattack and catch him by surprise. "

"Yes!" Liu Biao nodded. What the counselor said made sense, but Liu Biao was not satisfied: "What if Cao Cao sent elite troops to sneak attack, or sent other troops?"

The counselor frowned and thought hard.

"Lord, I have an idea." A scribe stood up and said.

"Oh, tell me quickly." Liu Biao asked quickly.

"The lord can plan the conflict between Sun Jian and Cao Ang, thus prompting the two sides to fight." The scribe said.

Liu Biao suddenly realized how he had forgotten that the relationship between Sun Jian and Cao Ang was not harmonious.

"Okay, I'll do as you say, but what do we need to do?" Liu Biao said.

"Lord, we can send spies to lurk inside Cao's army. If there is any change, we can promptly notify our army." The scribe said.

"Well, not bad, just as you said." Liu Biao said with satisfaction.

On the other side, Cao Ang sat quietly in the tent, and Sun Jian sat in front of him, his face looking a little embarrassed.

"Uncle's face looks so ugly. Could it be that he's caught the cold?" Cao Ang said with a smile.

"Haha, it's okay. I'm just thinking about something. My nephew, don't worry about it." Sun Jianqiang said while holding back his anger.

Cao Ang smiled and said: "Uncle is the pillar of Jiangdong. If you have any troubles, just tell me. Maybe I can help uncle solve something."

"Nephew, what do you mean by this?" Sun Jian looked at Cao Ang in confusion.

"Uncle, has he forgotten the terms we discussed before? Don't worry, after I acquire Jingzhou, you will be able to live in peace and quiet." Cao Ang said with a smile.

"I haven't thought it through yet." Sun Jian shook his head.

"Haha, why bother? I think uncle doesn't have to hesitate anymore." Cao Ang said with a smile.

"As long as my uncle is willing to support me in capturing Jingzhou, I promise that I will never treat him badly in the future, and our Cao family will never forget my uncle's kindness."

"No, I can't break my promise." Sun Jian shook his head and refused.

Cao Ang was not angry after hearing this. He knew that Sun Jian was still worried about what happened before.

But he was not worried, because Sun Jian's promise was just the icing on the cake for him. After all, Sun Jian's troops were far behind his own.

"Uncle, uncle, you didn't listen to my advice again, alas!" Cao Ang sighed regretfully.

Seeing Cao Ang's appearance, Sun Jian had a bad premonition in his heart. He said seriously: "I wonder what my nephew's intentions are." (End of Chapter)