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

Liu Qi stood on the city wall, looking down at the good and bad soldiers in the city, frowning.

Although he was more confident in his army, he also knew that Cao Ang's troops far exceeded his own, so he had to make complete preparations in advance.

"Sir, look!" a lieutenant shouted, pointing at the cavalry rushing towards him in the distance.

Liu Qi raised his head and looked into the distance, only to see dust flying in the distance, a horse galloping, and the leader was Cao Ang.

"Cao Ang!" Liu Qi's eyes instantly turned cold. He recognized the precious colt under Cao Ang's crotch, and there was a touch of greed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that Cao Ang would come alone to investigate the situation. He was so arrogant!
"Send the order to the crossbowmen and ask them to aim at Cao Ang!" Liu Qi ordered expressionlessly.

The deputy general took the order and hurriedly rang the gong to warn the soldiers stationed nearby to be alert.

Cao Ang approached Xiangyang City, he reined in his horse and stopped, looking at Xiangyang in the distance, a trace of fire flashed in his eyes.

However, the walls of Xiangyang City were thick and there were many defenders, so he had to be cautious.

At this time, Cao Ang saw Liu Qi on the city wall, and he couldn't help but make a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth.

Cao Ang rode his horse forward slowly for a few steps. He deliberately put on a relaxed posture, and then shouted loudly: "Liu Qi, I didn't expect that you actually like to be a tortoise!"

"Don't be so arrogant, Mr. Cao! If you have the ability to challenge him!" Liu Qi was furious. He hated being called a turtle.

Cao Ang chuckled: "Liu Qi, do you think you can stop someone?"

"Hmph, don't be too arrogant!" Liu Qi roared.

"Then let's give it a try!" Cao Ang laughed, and he was ready to continue to anger Mr. Liu.

"The crossbowman shoots!" Liu Qi roared.

The archers bent their bows and pointed arrows at Cao Ang, and then released their arrows.

Cao Ang smiled coldly, clamped his legs tightly on the horse's belly, and then quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Sir, this Cao Ang is going too far! Let's go out in one go." The counselor next to Liu Qi said through gritted teeth.

Liu Qi shook his head: "No! We don't have the advantage. If we attack rashly, we will be the ones who suffer."

"But." The counselor wanted to say something else, but Liu Qi waved his hand to stop him: "Let's wait and see what happens and see what medicine Cao Ang sells in his gourd."

"Cao Ang, just wait for me! Wait until my reinforcements arrive and see how I kill you." Liu Qi cursed fiercely.

Cao Ang was indeed here to spy on Xiangyang's intelligence, and Liu Qi's reaction just now gave him a wake-up call.

After returning to the tent, Cao Ang discussed with his staff for a while, then left the tent and looked into the distance, with a cold arc at the corner of his mouth.

the other side.

Liu Bei's army is stationed outside Shouchun City. This majestic and huge ancient city is like a tiger crawling on the calm lake, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

"Brother, our army has arrived outside Shouchun City. Please advise on the next battle plan." Zhang Fei walked up to Liu Bei and said.

Liu Bei's eyes shone with wisdom. He slowly closed his eyes and imagined in his mind the scene of Guan Yu and Huang Zhong leading 20,000 troops into Shouchun, and his face became more and more solemn.

"Yide, do you think Yun Chang and the others can capture Shouchun?" Liu Bei suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Guo Jia and asked.

Zhang Fei shook his head: "It's difficult. Shouchun is a natural danger and is heavily guarded. If our army hadn't had 20,000 troops, we wouldn't have been able to capture Shouchun, let alone only 8,000 troops now."

Liu Bei was silent for a moment: "Yide, let's do this. You lead two thousand cavalry to detour to the south of Shouchun to block the enemy's rescue. If Ruoyun Chang breaks Shouchun, he will send troops to assist them in the attack."

"Okay, this matter is taken care of by me, Lao Zhang." Zhang Fei said excitedly.

"Well, go ahead and resolve the battle early so that I can relax for a while." Liu Bei nodded and said. "Here!" Zhang Fei clasped his fists, turned around and walked out of the military tent.

Liu Bei was sitting in command, thinking about the next tactics. Now he must deal with Shouchun as soon as possible, otherwise he will be in danger when Cao Jun's reinforcements arrive.

At the same time, Liu Bei was also worried about the safety of Guan Yu and Huang Zhong. After all, these two people had very difficult tasks, and if they were not careful, they might lose their lives.

"Send the order and order Huang Zhong to be the main attacker on the left, Guan Yu to be the main attacker on the right, and Zhao Yun to be the deputy general. All ministries should obey the unified dispatch." Liu Bei ordered.

"I will obey your orders!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Then the various groups quickly dispersed and rushed to the mountains and forests around Shouchun.

On the wall of Shouchun City, Cao Cao looked at the densely packed army below, frowning and cursing secretly: "Damn Liu Bei, he really deserves to be a hero, he still has some abilities under his command."

At this time, Cao Cao thought of his son Cao Ang, and couldn't help but feel very relieved. As long as he persisted for a few days, his son would definitely come to support him.

Thinking of Cao Ang, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh. The child's growth rate was much faster than he originally expected.

"Prime Minister, there seems to be something strange happening to Cao's army outside Shouchun City." Xun Yu reminded.

After hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly put away his complicated mood and carefully observed the situation below.

I saw Liu Bei's army wandering around, not gathering together, but also expanding in all directions, as if they were looking for something.

Cao Cao was confused. What tricks did Liu Bei want to play?
"Wen Ruo, why do you think Liu Bei did this?" Cao Cao asked.

"This subordinate is not sure." Xun Yu said with a bitter smile.

Cao Cao did not continue to ask questions and continued to stare at Liu Bei's actions below.

Suddenly Cao Cao exclaimed: "Look, there seems to be smoke there!"

Xun Yu hurriedly looked up, and sure enough he saw thick black smoke rising from the trees several miles away.

And accompanied by the thundering sound of horse hooves, it seemed that a large group of cavalry was galloping towards Shouchun.

Cao Cao was surprised and asked: "Who are those people?"

"Prime Minister, these people's attire is very special. They seem to be Huns." Xun Yu said immediately after seeing these cavalry.

"Huns? What are they doing here? Could it be that these are reinforcements invited by Liu Xuande?" Cao Cao said doubtfully.

"Prime Minister, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Although Liu Bei and the Huns have some friendship, they are not yet in an alliance.

What's more, given the Huns' habits, they would never set foot in the Central Plains easily. "Xun Yu said.

"Then why did they come to Shouchun?" Cao Cao said with a frown.

"I'm afraid we have to look at the situation to find out." Xun Yu said with a smile.

Cao Cao nodded: "Okay, in that case, let's continue to adopt defensive tactics and see what tricks Liu Bei plans to play."

"The Prime Minister is wise!" Xun Yu said with admiration.

"Instruct all ministries to be on alert and wait for Liu Bei to ask for help." Cao Cao said calmly.

For several days, Cao Ang did not make any move, and Xiangyang people seemed to have relaxed some of their vigilance. (End of chapter)