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

On the other side, Cao Ang also received news that Liu Bei wanted to form an alliance with Sun Jian.

Cao Ang narrowed his eyes. He found that since the last incident, Liu Bei had become more and more fond of playing tricks.

Cao Ang sighed, "Liu Bei, Liu Bei, your strength is growing very fast. But it's a pity that you met me and are doomed to fail."

Cao Ang then ordered Li Gui to go and find out the news.

Not long after, Li Gui reported back to Cao Ang: "My Lord, Liu Bei and Sun Jian are indeed preparing for an alliance."

"I understand." Cao Ang waved his hand, signaling Li Gui to leave.

"My lord, what do you mean? Are you really going to allow Liu Bei and Sun Jian to form an alliance?" Guo Jia asked hurriedly.

Cao Ang said: "Don't worry. This alliance is just icing on the cake for us."

Cao Ang had long known that Liu Bei and Sun Jian would definitely form an alliance.

The reason is very simple. Liu Bei didn't want to be emperor, so he wanted to form an alliance with Sun Jian and use the power of the Sun family to seize Jingzhou.

Sun Ce thought the same thing, he also didn't want Liu Bei to be emperor.

Cao Ang was very clear about all this. Moreover, Cao Ang had absolute confidence in himself. As long as he did not fall, Liu Bei would not be able to ascend the throne.

Cao Ang then said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, you should immediately send someone to Jiangdong to inform Sun Bofu. I hope he will refuse to form an alliance with Liu Bei."

"Yes!" Guo Jia left immediately.

"Fengxiao is a very efficient kid." Jia Xu praised.

Cao Ang nodded: "But I'm afraid it will be difficult for Sun Ce to refuse this time. I can't help but want to teach Liu Bei a lesson."

Jia Xu and Guo Jia were speechless. Liu Bei was courting death, and Cao Ang couldn't help it.

Cao Ang was right. The secret spy sent by Guo Jia arrived in Jiangdong smoothly.

The secret spy sent by Guo Jia was a spy arranged by Cao Ang in Jiangdong, who was specifically responsible for intelligence work.

The people in Jiangdong were completely unprepared for Cao Ang's move.

People in Jiangdong believed that Cao Ang would take advantage of the alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Jian to send troops to attack Jiangdong.

The nobles in Jiangdong didn't even have the courage to resist and surrendered.

The alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Jian was finalized within half a month.

Liu Bei put forward his own conditions, requiring him to rely on himself for all supplies except food and money.

Sun Jian had no objection. As long as the current predicament could be solved, he didn't mind paying some price.

Liu Bei was very satisfied with Sun Ce's request, so the two began to discuss how to attack Yanzhou.

This issue was immediately put on the table for discussion. Liu Bei was very proud of his own strength and talked about many advantages of Yanzhou.

Sun Ce scoffed at Liu Bei's statement. He was no pushover, and he knew what Liu Bei had in Yanzhou.

It’s just that Sun Ce felt that he had not yet fully grasped the situation in Yanzhou, so he thought about joining forces with Liu Bei to share Yanzhou together.

The two sides argued endlessly and neither would admit defeat, but in the end Liu Bei gained the upper hand. After all, Sun Ce's position in Yanzhou was not yet stable, while Liu Bei had a strong foundation.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement. Liu Bei led the main army north to pacify Cao Cao, while Sun Ce stayed in Yanzhou and commanded the elite troops in Jiangxia.

The strategies of both sides are the same, both want to destroy Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was a cancer in Liu Bei's heart. Unless he got rid of Cao Cao, Liu Bei would not be able to sleep well.

Sun Ce also hated Cao Cao. If Cao Cao had not plotted to kill his father, he would not have become an orphan. He would not have needed to fight in the troubled times.

Now that Sun Quan has passed away, Cao Cao is still coveting his position. How could Sun Ce tolerate this?

The two sides hit it off and immediately signed a ceasefire agreement.

As soon as the armistice agreement was signed, Liu Bei and Sun Ce immediately summoned civil and military officials to read out the armistice agreement.

This agreement is unprecedented. No prince in history has ever shared his territory with others.

Liu Bei and Sun Ce did this because they both knew that if they did not join forces, they would be no match for Cao Ang.

Now that they want to join forces to deal with Cao Ang, they naturally have to look for allies.

Liu Bei thought that Sun Ce was his brother, so he would definitely not say anything.

Sun Ce didn't want to be bullied by Cao Cao anymore, so he also agreed to form an alliance with Liu Bei.

The two sides signed a ceasefire agreement, which seemed to be a reconciliation on the surface, but they continued to fight in secret.

Both Liu Bei and Sun Ce were looking for each other's weaknesses, preparing to give each other a fatal blow.

Cao Ang also knew this, but he was not panicked. He thought that war would break out sooner or later anyway, and there was nothing wrong with it breaking out now.

Moreover, Cao Ang’s target was not limited to Jiangdong, he also wanted to swallow up Xuzhou.

The actual controller of Xuzhou is Tao Qian, this cunning old fox who has been entrenched in Xuzhou for decades.

Cao Ang has been eyeing Xuzhou for a long time, and now he is just waiting for the right opportunity to take over Xuzhou.

Cao Ang also knew that it would be extremely difficult for him to take Xuzhou, so he planned to deal with Sun Ce first.

Sun Ce had just taken over Jiangdong not long ago and did not have many useful people under his command. It was the best time to capture him.

Cao Ang asked Jia Xu to contact Liu Qi secretly.

When Liu Qi heard about Cao Ang's plan, he immediately cursed: "Liu Bei is too cruel. He not only wants to take over Jiangdong, but also wants to take over Jiangxia."

"My lord, I think you cannot sit idly by. Otherwise, with the strength of Liu Bei and Sun Ce, we in Jiangxia will not be able to stop them." Cheng Pu said.

"Yes, my lord. Sun Ce has just conquered Jiangdong and his foundation is unstable, so Liu Bei took advantage of the situation and swooped in.

If Liu Xuande is added to the list, Sun Wu will be in danger." Huang Gai immediately echoed.

"My lord, please think twice." Jiang Qin, Chen Gong and other counselors advised him.

Many advisers suggested that Liu Bei abandon Jiangxia and preserve his strength.

Liu Qi remained silent. He knew that Cao Ang did this for their own good. The strength of these people was far inferior to that of the people in Jiangdong.

If we intervene rashly like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to save Jiangxia County, let alone Jiangxia.

Finally, Liu Qi sighed and said, "Since Cao Ang has made his decision, I will just follow his orders. Pass the order down, all soldiers must obey Cao Ang's orders. Those who disobey will be executed!"

Cao Ang's goal was to gather Jiangxia's troops, and Liu Qi's move completely dispelled Cao Ang's idea.

Although Cao Ang was angry, he did not choose to attack Liu Qi.

Cao Ang also knew that Liu Qi was in danger. If he didn't do as he said, the power he had worked so hard to build would be destroyed.

Cao Ang did not dare to gamble, and could only watch Liu Qi enjoying himself in Jiangxia. (End of this chapter)