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

Liu Bei sent envoys to Xuzhou for help, and Yuan Shu in Xuzhou also sent people to Jingzhou for help.

Cao Ang immediately summoned Zhuge Liang, Xun Yu, Sun Qian, Chen Gong and other advisers to discuss the matter.

"My lord, I think there is something fishy about this matter, and Liu Bei shouldn't have done this.

After all, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Liu Biao are working together. If something happens to Liu Bei, the other two families will probably not stand idly by.

In addition, Cao Cao was also keeping an eye on Liu Bei. Once he found out that Liu Bei had failed, he would definitely take advantage of the situation. In this way, even if the lord defeated Liu Bei.

Then Cao Cao will also take advantage of the situation. So this matter is strange. "Xun Yu analyzed.

"Yes, I think so too." Chen Gong nodded.

"What does Kong Ming think?" Cao Ang asked.

Xun Yu and Chen Gong's analysis made sense. After listening to it, Cao Ang decided to ask Zhuge Liang to evaluate it.

"I think Liu Bei's move is just a delaying tactic. Liu Bei doesn't know that the lord has already crossed the river.

His army has already reached Pingyuan County, and now he should consider how to stop the lord's army." Zhuge Liang said.

"Oh? Kong Ming means that Liu Bei is pretending to surrender and waiting for the opportunity to escape?" Cao Ang's eyes lit up. Zhuge Liang's words touched his heart.

"That's right." Zhuge Liang said affirmatively.

"Haha, okay, I was right about you, Kong Ming. Then I'll trouble you to lead the troops north. I want to make sure Liu Bei will never have a chance to turn things around." Cao Ang said happily.

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang said with a bow.

After Zhuge Liang left, Cao Ang said to Ju Su, "Gong Yu, I'll let you be in charge of dispatching food and grass this time. Make sure all the soldiers have enough to eat and drink. As for money, you can distribute it to the soldiers as you like."

"I obey your command!" Ju Su agreed with a smile.

"By the way, Gongtai, I want to go to the battlefield in person this time!" Cao Ang said to Jia Xu again.

"This. My lord, please forgive me for my bold advice. Your life is worth thousands of gold, how can you take risks easily!" Ju Su was shocked and hurriedly advised.

"Gongtai, don't worry, I will pay attention to my safety. I believe that the soldiers under my command can protect me well." Cao Ang insisted.

"My lord!" Ju Su wanted to persuade him, but Cao Ang turned and left.

Ju Su looked at Cao Ang's back with a wry smile. Cao Ang was becoming more and more stubborn.

Cao Ang came to Dian Wei and asked, "Why hasn't Fengxian come yet?"

"My lord, I have already informed Fengxian. He said he would be here soon and asked me not to rush him." Dian Wei said.

Cao Ang frowned, wondering if something had happened.

Just as Cao Ang was anxiously waiting, he finally met Fengxian whom Dian Wei had mentioned.

Fengxian's face was weather-beaten, his clothes were messy, and his helmet was askew. It was obvious that he had been busy and tired in the past few days.

"Fengxian, how did you become like this?" Cao Ang asked in surprise.

"My lord, why are you here?" Dian Wei said awkwardly.

"To be honest, I don't want to hear your explanation." Cao Ang said seriously.

Dian Wei knelt down hurriedly and said, "My lord, I deserve death. I have failed your kindness and kept you waiting for so long."

Cao Ang sighed: "Get up. I believe you will not betray me."

"Thank you, my lord!" Dian Wei burst into tears of gratitude.

Cao Ang pulled Dian Wei to sit down and said, "Tell me, why did you come back so late?"

“My Lord, Liu Zhang is a greedy man. Not only did he not give me food and fodder, he also forced me to collect food and fodder from Yuzhou.

I had no choice but to fight hard, which delayed our trip." Dian Wei said ashamedly. "How could Liu Zhang be like this?" Cao Ang cursed.

"My lord, I was unable to report the victory to you in time. Please punish me!" Dian Wei lowered his head.

Cao Ang took a deep breath and said, "How could I punish you? Liu Zhang is a relative of the Han Dynasty.

I still need him to resist Cao Cao. It's good that you didn't kill him. I should reward you well."

"I dare not accept the reward." Dian Wei refused.

"You don't need to be rewarded. This is what I should do. I don't want any of you to be in danger, especially you." Cao Ang said in a deep voice.

Dian Wei suddenly felt his nose sour. He had been with Cao Ang for the longest time and had the deepest feelings for him.

"My lord, I will always remember your kindness in my heart and will never forget it for the rest of my life!" Dian Wei promised solemnly.

"I understand. You have made great contributions this time. I am going to make you a lieutenant.

In addition, you will lead the soldiers into Yanzhou to help Liu Bei stabilize the situation. Cao Ang directly appointed Dian Wei as a lieutenant.

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!" Dian Wei said with emotion.

"Well. Take these two back and train them well." Cao Ang pointed at Lu Bu and Zhao Yun.

"Yes, I will do my best." Dian Wei handed Lu Bu and Zhao Yun over to his subordinates.

Cao Ang continued, "Gongtai, I need you to help me do something now."

"My lord, please feel free to speak." Ju Su knew that Cao Ang had something to tell him.

"I plan to build a cement road in Xuzhou. You should start organizing the craftsmen now and make sure that the road is completed within half a year." Cao Ang said to Ju Su.

Ju Su was stunned. He didn't expect that Cao Ang's solution was to build a road.

"My lord, if we want to build a road, it will probably require a large sum of money." Ju Su said worriedly.

"I've paid the money, and I have only one request, which is to repair this road in the shortest possible time." Cao Ang said firmly.

Ju Su nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you take care of the other things. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Cao Ang stood up and said.

After Ju Su respectfully sent Cao Ang away, he said to Jia Xu who was standing beside him: "Wenhe, our lord is really a peculiar person."

"The lord has his own ideas, and we, as his subjects, should support them.

But I am moved by your generosity. I used to think you didn't like building roads." Jia Xu said calmly.

"Wenhe, what do you think our lord's intention is?" asked Ju Su.

"The lord has long looked far ahead, perhaps he wants to occupy a larger space in the future. After all, the world now only has Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jiangxia.

If we cannot expand our territory, then we will be too passive." Jia Xu speculated.

Ju Shou nodded in agreement.

After Cao Ang returned to his own palace, he immediately summoned all his advisers and said, “This time, our chance has come.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu both sent a large number of scouts to Yanzhou, probably to find out about me."

Xun You spoke first and said, "My Lord, I think this is a very inappropriate move. The main force of our army is in Jizhou, and there are many soldiers stationed in various places.

There is no way Yuan Shao and his men could find any trace of our army.

On the contrary, such behavior will expose their ambitions.

If they take the opportunity to attack other places, I am afraid our army will be attacked from both sides and fall into a difficult situation. I think we should strengthen our defense." (End of this chapter)