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

After Cao Cao arrived in Xudu, he called Cao Ang over the next day.

"Ang'er, today my father has summoned all the counselors for a meeting. There is a task for you. You must work hard to perform."

Cao Ang asked strangely: "Father, what is your mission?"

Cao Cao said mysteriously: "Follow me."

The father and son left the mansion, walked through the streets and alleys, and came to the entrance of the imperial city.

Cao Ang was stunned: "Father, you don't want your son to have an audience with His Majesty the Han Emperor."

"That's right." Cao Cao smiled and said, "I plan to let you perform well in front of His Majesty, you must seize the opportunity."

"What!" Cao Ang was startled.

This is too exciting.

Cao Ang said in shock: "Father, I can't do it. Have you forgotten? I once rejected His Majesty."

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Although your Majesty is the emperor, you are not an ordinary person.

Therefore, you only need to tell His Majesty the Han Emperor that you are willing to serve him, and leave the rest to me. "

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he took Cao Ang into the imperial city and came to the palace in Luoyang.

"I pay my respects to your Majesty!" Cao Cao stood in the palace and saluted respectfully.

At this time, Liu Xie stepped down from the dragon chair, glanced at Cao Cao and Cao Ang, and then his eyes fell on Cao Ang.

"Cao Aiqing is exempted from the courtesy and is free of charge."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Cao Cao stood up and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, I was ordered to come here today because I have something to ask your Majesty for your instructions."

Liu Xie asked: "What's the matter?"

Cao Cao said: "I have recently sent people to check for news about Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan and other generals."

Cao Cao paused and glanced at Cao Ang: "As a result, I found the whereabouts of General Xu Chu. He is now hiding in Yingchuan."

"Seriously?" Liu Xie was overjoyed and asked quickly, "How is General Xu Chu doing now?"

Cao Cao said: "I sent people to investigate the situation of General Xu Chu. He is now seriously injured and I am afraid that he will not be able to return to Shouchun for the time being."

"I will immediately send an order to send troops to Yingchuan for rescue." Liu Xie quickly ordered.

"Your Majesty, wait a minute." Cao Cao stopped him and said, "Your Majesty's move goes against the ancestral system. I think it would be more appropriate to hold the troops still for the time being."

Liu Xie hesitated for a moment and finally agreed, knowing that this was Cao Cao's silent threat to him.

Cao Cao continued: "Your Majesty, I believe that since General Xu Chu is in Yingchuan, he is most likely to go to Chenliu County next.

The minister suggested that we first send envoys to Chenliu to investigate the situation clearly. "

Liu Xieshen agreed: "Cao Aiqing's words are reasonable, so this matter will be handled by Cao Aiqing with full authority."

Cao Cao smiled happily: "I obey the order."

In Chenliu County, Xu Chu led his troops and was stationed here. His 30,000 soldiers were ready.

"Lord, our army has run out of food and grass. We will be without food in half a month. Why don't we retreat temporarily?" the civil servants under Xu Chu advised.

Xu Chu snorted coldly: "Fart! If our army retreats, what will the people think of us?"

The civil servant smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, if we don't withdraw now, our army will definitely die when the food and grass are exhausted."

Xu Chu said: "Our army is a tiger and leopard cavalry, how can we be greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"Lord, our army is short of food and grass. If we fight hard, we will definitely lose!" The civilian official was anxious.

"Shut up!" Xu Chu shouted: "If it weren't for your cowardice that caused the shortage of food and grass, how would our army be in trouble?"

The civil servant was speechless and did not dare to speak anymore.

"Instruct all the generals to set out at 00:00 tomorrow."

"Yes!" Early the next morning, Xu Chu led the tiger and leopard riders out of the camp and headed straight to Youzhou.

Xu Chu led his troops to leave, and Yuan Shao's spy reported this scene to him.

"Haha, Xu Chu fell into the trap!" Yuan Shao said ecstatically.

Tian Feng said worriedly: "My Lord, if Xu Chu leads the attack, then we will not be able to capture Xu Capital."

Yuan Shao remained silent, and he was also considering whether to continue to besiege Xu Du.

"If Cao Cao leads his troops north, our advantage will be gone." Yuan Shao sighed.

Tian Feng said: "Lord, we should step up our attack now. If Cao Cao captures those cities, it will be even more troublesome."

"You are right." Yuan Shao nodded, "We must conquer the city as soon as possible and make Yanzhou ours."

Tian Feng said: "In this case, I kindly ask the lord to allow me to lead an elite team there."

"This." Yuan Shao thought for a long time and finally agreed, "Be careful."

"Thank you for your concern, my lord!" Tian Feng said with emotion.

"Bring more people with you." Yuan Shao added.

"Yes!" Tian Feng bowed his hands and saluted, then turned and left the tent.

"Alas." Yuan Shao looked at Tian Feng's leaving figure and sighed, murmuring: "I hope you won't betray my trust."

Yingchuan County.

"Lord, our army has just captured two county towns and our food reserves are seriously insufficient. Do you want to take a rest before continuing the attack?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Liu Bei looked at the situation around him, shook his head and said: "Our army has been occupying the county for some time, and the county government of Yingchuan County must have known about our army's capture of the city.

We must strike while the iron is hot. "

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Brother, why are you going to such trouble? Why don't you just give me five thousand men and I will capture this city myself?"

Liu Bei said angrily: "Second brother, don't mess around."

Then Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, what do you think?"

Zhuge Liang said: "My Lord, I think Liu Qi is not simple."

Liu Bei frowned: "Kong Ming, are you referring to Liu Biao's son?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Yes."

Liu Bei pondered for a while and said: "Kong Ming, do you mean that this matter has something to do with Liu Qi?"

"My lord is wise, that's why." Zhuge Liang said: "Liu Qi and Liu Cong have always been at odds with each other. They had been planning how to fight for control of Jingzhou.

Last night, Liu Qi suddenly sent troops to capture the city gate. The general speculated that his target was not the city wall at all, but another purpose.

As for Liu Qi’s motives. "

Zhuge Liang said with a strange expression: "The only thing these brothers have in common is that they all want to get rid of you, my lord, so we must be careful in this matter.

They want to use Cao Cao's help to weaken our army, and then wait for an opportunity to seize Xudu and become a new generation of emperor. "

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise, not expecting that he had thought of this level.

Liu Bei's expression turned cold and he growled: "It's too much to bully someone!"

In fact, Liu Bei already believed Zhuge Liang's analysis in his heart, but he still needed evidence.

"Kong Ming, are you sure this is the reason?" Liu Bei stared at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang nodded firmly: "My lord, Liu Qi and Cao Cao are definitely colluding.

The general guessed that they wanted to take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Yanzhou to attack us. "

"So what should we do now?" Liu Bei asked. (End of chapter)