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

"Zirou is absolutely right!" Xun Yu agreed with Xun You's words.

Chen Gong also said: "My Lord, I also think we should be more vigilant, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Pang Tong calmly analyzed: "Everyone, please be patient. Our army is strong and powerful now. Except for the North Sea, the entire southeast coast is our territory.

Even if Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu found something unusual, they didn't dare to act rashly. And the lord had already sent someone to inform General Huang Zhong.

Let him deploy troops to patrol the counties, and Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would not dare to take any action at all."

What Pang Tong said was true. A lot of troops were indeed deployed along the southeast coast to prevent enemy sneak attacks.

Cao Ang waved his hand: "Shi Yuan, your concerns are correct. But I always feel that there is a huge conspiracy looming over us, so we must be careful."

"My Lord, I think your idea is a little too pessimistic. Although the Yuan brothers are powerful, they are alone in the court.

Besides, our army has deployed troops along the southeast coast. Even if they want to launch a surprise attack, our army has enough time to counterattack. "Guo Jia disagreed.

"Fengxiao, do you overestimate the Yuan brothers? After all, they are the patriarchs of the Yuan family. How could they act so rashly?" Xu Shu said disdainfully.

Everyone shook their heads, obviously disagreeing with Xu Shu's idea.

"Well, in that case, let's wait and see." Guo Jia shrugged his shoulders and said, it's up to you.

As soon as Guo Jia finished speaking, he saw a guard running in hurriedly, kneeling and saying, "My lord, the old thief Huangfu has broken through."

"What? Huangfu Song escaped?" Guo Jia exclaimed in surprise.

Cao Ang also frowned. Huangfu Song was the only general whose identity Cao Ang was unclear about. Who was he?

"Tell me the details quickly!" Cao Ang asked.

"My lord, when we were chasing Huangfu Song, we found him riding his warhorse into the forest.

And then disappeared.

The subordinates searched almost every corner around but found no trace of Huangfu Song.

Later his body was found lying on a branch," the guard reported.

"It is true. It seems that someone saved Huangfu Song." Cao Ang muttered to himself.

"My lord, could it be Yang Biao?" Ju Su guessed.

“That should be the case, he is the only one who can save people in such a chaotic battlefield.

No matter what, this time it’s all thanks to Yang Gong, I must reward him well.” Cao Ang said with relief.

Cao Ang's guess was correct. After Yang Biao learned that Cao Cao had sent a large army to attack Cao Ang, his first reaction was that Cao Ang was definitely doomed.

Yang Biao packed up his belongings overnight and prepared to retreat. Yang Biao was a relative of the Han Dynasty and the head of the Yang family.

No one tried to stop him from escaping, but it was hard on those members of the Yang family who followed him.

Yang Biao escaped from Luoyang and headed straight for Xiangping, where he hid his tracks.

Xiangping was Yang Biao's base camp and the birthplace of the Yang family, so Yang Biao naturally couldn't bear to abandon it.

He chose to stay out of the spotlight for the time being and wait until the storm passed.

Yang Biao's decision was correct. After Cao Cao learned that Cao Ang had defeated Yuan Shao, he knew that Yang Biao might escape.

Cao Cao immediately mobilized a large number of troops to ambush around Xiangping. As expected, Yang Biao stayed in the city for a while and then left Xiangping.

In this way, Cao Cao's ambush was successful, and Cao Cao immediately sent out cavalry to pursue.

Unfortunately, Xiangping is quite far away from Yingchuan, and Yang Biao had already run away without a trace.

Cao Cao could only stop the pursuit angrily. He knew that Yang Biao's speed was definitely not as fast as his cavalry, so he just had to hold on for a few days.

Now that Yang Biao was no longer a threat, Yuan Shao could concentrate on conquering Yanzhou.

The situation in Yanzhou was similar to that of Yuan Tan and Cao Ren. Cao Cao's deployment in Yanzhou was not as tight as Yuan Tan's, so it was easy for him to capture Yanzhou. However, Yanzhou Governor Zang Ba was a tough nut to crack. Zang Ba led his troops to resist Yuan Shao, causing Yuan Shao to suffer heavy losses and had to retreat.

After Yuan Shao knew of Zang Ba's existence, he decided to change his original steady and cautious strategy, changed his strategic thinking, adopted a surprise attack strategy, and captured Yecheng, the capital of Yanzhou, in one fell swoop.

After Yuan Shao captured Ye City, he ordered the army to rest and at the same time conveyed his will to the other states and counties.

When the noble families in Jizhou learned that Yuan Shao had taken Yanzhou, they immediately surrendered to Yuan Shao.

They are not stupid either. Most of the aristocratic families in Yanzhou were destroyed by Yuan Tan.

Now that Yuan Shao has taken Yanzhou, he will definitely continue to conquer Jizhou. If they join Yuan Shao, they can also gain benefits, so why not do it?

As for Yuan Tan, the noble families were not worried about Yuan Tan's attitude. Yuan Tan's internal affairs in Yanzhou were not going well, and the noble families hoped that they would die soon.

Yuan Shao took over most of the noble families in Jizhou, but he was too lazy to pay attention to the remaining stubborn ones since they couldn't cause any trouble anyway.

Yuan Shao was most concerned about the situation in Yanzhou. He needed a reliable army to garrison Yanzhou and at the same time take control of Yanzhou as soon as possible.

The wealthy families in Yanzhou presented various gifts in the hope of helping Yuan Shao eliminate the rebellion in Yanzhou.

Yuan Shao accepted the gift and also agreed to the requests of the aristocratic families to allow their clansmen to participate.

The noble families all breathed a sigh of relief. Yuan Shao's acceptance of the gift meant that their investment was successful, and they no longer had to worry about Yuan Shao settling scores later.

After Yuan Shao gained a foothold in Yanzhou, he was not in a hurry to attack Yuzhou or Yangzhou.

Cao Cao had already given up the attack, so Yuan Shao naturally didn't want to fight Cao Cao anymore.

What he has to do now is to consolidate his strength in Yanzhou and slowly weaken Cao Cao's power.

Neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao knew what the other was thinking and both were developing according to their original plans.

Cao Cao's goal was to capture Yanzhou and occupy Xuzhou and Yuzhou.

Yuan Shao's goal was to seize Xuzhou and Yangzhou, expand his strength, and then deal with Cao Cao.

Both sides are secretly accumulating strength in an effort to overwhelm the other side.

As for Yuan Shang and Sun Quan, they were fighting fiercely in Xuzhou and Yuzhou.

Yuan Shang and Sun Quan built new cities in Xuzhou and Yuzhou and stepped up construction work.

Both of them knew their own advantages, so they tried their best to surpass the other.

Yuan Shang was building projects in Xuzhou, and his goal was to turn Xuzhou into a steel fortress.

Sun Quan was also carrying out projects in Yuzhou, and his goal was to build Yuzhou into a rich and fertile land.

Both of them have great ambitions, but it is still very difficult to realize them.

When Cao Cao was in Yuzhou, he wanted to build a city in Yuzhou.

However, due to the lack of manpower and material resources, Cao Cao had no choice but to give up.

Sun Quan and Yuan Shang had similar experiences: both were poor.

Yuan Shang's movements in Xuzhou could not be hidden from Lu Bu and Jia Xu. They all knew that Xuzhou and Yuzhou would sooner or later be in the hands of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu.

Lu Bu, Jia Xu and Huang Zhong were all thinking about how to stop Yuan Shang.

Lu Bu thought that Yuan Shang was seeking his own death and there was no other way.

Jia Xu believed that Yuan Shang was not seeking his own death, but had other plans.

Huang Zhong thought that Yuan Shang was just stalling for time.

Jia Xu, Lu Bu and Huang Zhong were all a little unhappy.

Jia Xu suggested: "My lord, if you don't want to see Yuan Shang causing trouble in Xuzhou, I am willing to lead a thousand elite soldiers to Xuzhou to kill Yuan Shang and eliminate future troubles." (End of this chapter)