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

"Brother Fengxian, please!"

"please!"

The two of them walked away hand in hand, following Chen Gong's footsteps.

When Chen Gong saw Lu Bu's troops, he sighed inwardly: "Lu Bu, Lu Bu, I hope you can capture me alive, otherwise I would rather commit suicide!"

The next day, Cao Ang received a report from Chen Gong.

Cao Ang and Chen Gong attacked from the south and north respectively, causing heavy losses to Yanzhou.

Cao Ang was not surprised by this situation. After all, Cao Cao and Chen Gong were both old foxes, and they would definitely not be willing to fall into Cao Ang's hands.

"Wenruo, Wenruo, your luck is really bad." Cao Ang sighed.

Xu Shu said, "My Lord, Cao Cao and Chen Gong are both cunning men. I suggest that we let the Yellow Turbans enter Yanzhou, which will distract Cao Cao's attention.

As for Yanzhou, we will add fuel to the fire and let them fight each other!"

Cao Ang nodded in agreement and said, "Yuanzhi, I'll leave this matter to you. Remember not to cause panic among the people of Yanzhou!"

"Yes!" Xu Shu clasped his fists in agreement.

The situation in Yanzhou became increasingly intense.

While Xu Shu was busy, Cao Ang focused his attention on Donglai County.

Cao Ang thought that if the people of Donglai County were willing to follow him, then he could take the entire Jingzhou into his possession.

Cao Ang still trusted the people of Donglai.

Although the people of Donglai were simple and honest, they were not as easy to deceive as imagined, and they rejected Cao Ang's proposal of surrender.

This is not because the people of Donglai were disobedient, but because Cao Ang’s policies were so bad that the people were disheartened.

Cao Ang had no choice but to change his strategy.

He ordered Pang Tong to lead an army of 30,000 and station them in Taishan City in Taishan County.

Then he ordered Zhang Fei to lead 40,000 troops to garrison Xiangping County.

Cao Ang personally took charge of Donglai.

In Donglai County, various princes sent representatives to request an audience with Cao Ang.

These people had only one goal, which was to surrender to Cao Ang.

However, Cao Ang ignored them all. His attitude was very clear. No matter who came, it would be useless.

Since Cao Ang did not take any action, the other princes were not happy about it.

Cao Cao was the first to lose patience and led a large army to attack Yanzhou in an attempt to occupy it.

Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other strategists naturally tried their best to resist, but Cao Cao still broke through Yanzhou's defense line.

Liu Bei took the opportunity to capture Qingzhou and occupied it.

Seeing this, Liu Zhang did not dare to sit idle, and he also organized an army to attack Jiangxia.

Yuan Shu chose to wait and see.

Yuan Shu’s idea was simple. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei started fighting, he could just take advantage of the situation.

Of course, Yuan Shu could not do nothing. He sent an adviser to Changsha County to lobby Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang was a cautious man and was very wary of Yuan Shu's envoy.

The envoy sent by Yuan Shu was named Tian Feng, the most outstanding strategist under Yuan Shu. He was good at observing people's words and expressions and understanding people's hearts.

Tian Feng stayed in Liu Zhang's mansion for five or six days, and finally Liu Zhang decided to cooperate with Yuan Shu.

Liu Zhang believed in Yuan Shu, and he had no interest in Liu Bei.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Yuan Shu sent a large army to cross the Han River to attack Jingzhou.

This made Liu Zhang a little worried. He wanted to tell Cao Ang, but was stopped by Yuan Shu's envoy.

Tian Feng's face was gloomy, and Liu Zhang's behavior made him very angry. He knew that his plan had failed, and he did not expect Liu Zhang to betray Yuan Shu.

"My lord, this plan has failed, but we haven't lost anything." Tian Feng sneered.

"Our target is Yuan Shao. As long as Yuan Shao is destroyed, you can replace Cao Ang and become the king."

"Haha, my dear minister, what you said makes sense." Liu Zhang laughed.

"I will go back and report now!" Tian Feng bowed and walked out.

Yuan Shu sent Tian Feng to persuade Liu Zhang, but he failed, which made him even more angry with Cao Ang and Cao Cao.

Tian Feng returned to Yecheng and reported the situation to Yuan Shu.

"Damn Cao Cao and Cao Ang, they actually ruined my plan!" Yuan Shu cursed.

Tian Feng stood aside with his head lowered and his eyes submissive, not saying a word.

After Yuan Shu finished venting his anger, he suddenly asked, "By the way, where is Zi Lian? Hasn't he come back yet?"

"Zi Lian has been gone for a long time." Tian Feng said cautiously.

"How long have you been away?" Yuan Shu asked again.

"Almost half a year." Tian Feng replied.

Yuan Shu frowned and said, "It's been half a year. What on earth is this guy doing?"

"I'm not sure about this," Tian Feng said.

"Forget it, let's ignore him. Thank you for your hard work during this period!" Yuan Shu waved his hand and stopped talking.

Tian Feng hurriedly bowed and left, for he was afraid that he would be killed by Yuan Shu if he stayed.

Yuan Shu was lying alone on the bed, muttering to himself: "Cao Cao, Cao Ang, sooner or later I will make you pay the price!"

The situation in Yanzhou became increasingly serious, and both Cao Cao and Liu Bei tried their best to swallow up each other.

Liu Bei had powerful generals such as Sun Ce and Han Sui under his command, while Cao Cao had advantages that Liu Bei did not have. The combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army far exceeded that of Sun Ce.

Both of them wanted to swallow the other, and as a result, the soldiers of both sides refused to give in to each other and the fighting was extremely fierce.

As Cao Cao watched the increasing casualties of his army on the Yanzhou battlefield, his face became very gloomy.

Cao Ang also suffered heavy casualties. Cao Cao was very powerful and Cao Ang's army was simply unable to compete with him.

The only thing to be thankful for now is that Lu Bu is leading his troops to guard Yuzhou, making Cao Cao afraid to attack for the time being.

Otherwise, Cao Ang would have collapsed long ago.

Cao Cao is now considering how to resolve the war in Yanzhou. After all, he has taken over most of Yanzhou, leaving only Yuzhou and Xuchang.

Cao Cao did not dare to act rashly in Yuzhou, where Guan Yu was stationed. Cao Cao did not dare to attack Xuchang easily, as Liu Qi and Liu Cong were present.

The situation in Yanzhou is already very dangerous, and we must find a way to survive.

But Yanzhou seemed to have no other way out except Yuzhou. Should they withdraw from Yanzhou and give up the territory of Yanzhou?

Cao Cao considered it carefully.

"My lord, the war situation in Yanzhou is urgent. I beg you to return to Shouchun as soon as possible." Cheng Yu walked in and said anxiously.

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Zhongde, I can't leave Yanzhou so soon. Yanzhou is the foundation of the country, and I will never give up this piece of fat meat."

Cheng Yu sighed. He knew that Cao Cao liked Yanzhou very much, so he didn't want to leave.

Cheng Yu continued to persuade him, "My lord, the war in Yanzhou is raging, and it will fall sooner or later. The situation in Yanzhou is precarious now, so my lord should not waste time here."

"No, I will never leave Yanzhou." Cao Cao insisted.

Cheng Yu was helpless, he knew that Cao Cao would definitely not want to leave.

"Well! Since the Lord is determined not to leave, then I can only think of another way." Cheng Yu said with a bow. (End of this chapter)