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

So they rushed all the way, finally got rid of Dian Wei's pursuit, and arrived near Anding City.

Liu Xuande breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lu Bu.

"A letter from Fengxiao?" Lu Bu asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Liu Xuande nodded.

Lu Bu took the letter and opened it.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed.

"Feng Xiao said that Cao Ang has sent a large number of troops to the north for support. Yanzhou is in danger." Lu Bu said in a deep voice.

"Damn it! This group of traitors actually betrayed the Han Dynasty." Liu Xuande cursed.

"What should we do now?" asked Lu Bu.

"Let's go to Yecheng first. Only there can we guarantee our safety." Liu Xuande sighed, "We must tell the lord the news as soon as possible."

"Okay!" Lu Bu responded.

Yecheng, Jizhou.

Yuan Shao had just received news from Liu Xuande.

"Liu Xuande was killed?" Yuan Shao looked at Jia Xu in shock.

Jia Xu nodded slightly.

"How is Liu Xuande?" Yuan Shao asked with concern.

"His life has definitely been saved, but I'm afraid it will be ruined in the future." Jia Xu said lightly.

"Why is it so serious?" Yuan Shao asked.

"His martial arts are good, but he lacks practical combat experience," Jia Xu explained.

Yuan Shao understood and sighed. Liu Xuande’s martial arts were good, but it was a pity.

"That's fine. However, Cao Ang actually sent people to treat Liu Xuande. That's really despicable!" Yuan Shao said hatefully.

"My lord, Cao Ang is demonstrating. Don't forget that we still need Liu Xuande to contain Cao Ang.

Now that Liu Xuande has been killed, Cao Ang doesn't need to worry about us anymore," Jia Xu reminded Yuan Shao.

"You are right. Now we have to find a way to save the situation." Yuan Shao said.

"My lord, Cao Ang has already sent out a large army. It may not be easy to defend Jizhou," Jia Xu suggested.

"Then what do you say we should do? Do you want me to escape with the army?" Yuan Shao said unhappily.

Jia Xu shook his head: "My lord, you misunderstood. What I meant is that we should capture Xuzhou as soon as possible before Cao Ang makes any decision."

"Well." Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment: "Xuzhou is the barrier of Jingzhou and Jiangxia. If we take Xuzhou, then Sun Ce in Jiangdong will have nothing to fear."

"My lord is wise!" Jia Xu said respectfully.

Yuan Shao was silent. He was considering whether to continue advancing towards Xuzhou or to retreat.

Xuzhou was a piece of fat meat, and Yuan Shao was unwilling to give it up.

However, Xuzhou is the barrier of Jingzhou and Jiangxia. If he captures Xuzhou, then Sun Ce of Jiangdong will have nothing to fear.

"Fengxiao, do you think I should continue to attack Xuzhou?" Yuan Shao asked.

"My lord, Xuzhou is now Cao Ang's territory, and Zhuge Liang is in charge of Xuzhou. If you attack rashly, you will probably suffer heavy losses." Jia Xu advised.

"Alas, Fengxiao, we have been suppressed by Cao Ang all these years. Don't you want to take revenge?" Yuan Shao said distressedly.

"Revenge!" Jia Xu's eyes lit up: "My lord, we have a chance now."

"Oh, tell me about it." Yuan Shao was shocked and said quickly.

"My lord, think about it, Cao Ang has many brave generals under his command, and he also has wise men like Pang Tong and Guo Jia.

If we enter Xuzhou and fight with him, it will definitely arouse Cao Ang's hatred towards us. He may even form an alliance with us. In this way, our chances of winning will be greatly reduced.

But if you lead your troops to attack Cao Cao or Liu Bei, they will definitely mobilize a large force to encircle and suppress us, so our chances of winning are very high."

Jia Xu said slowly.

Yuan Shao fell into deep thought. He felt that what Jia Xu said made sense.

Although Liu Xie was incompetent, Cao Ang was very powerful. If he led his troops to attack, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang would definitely not be able to resist, and they would be in trouble then.

"My lord, I think we can turn our target to Cao Cao or Liu Bei.

After all, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are fighting fiercely now, and we can use their strength to deal with Cao Ang." Jia Xu suggested again.

"Okay, let's do as you say." Yuan Shao agreed to Jia Xu's plan.

"My lord, I think we should add some more troops." Jia Xu suddenly said.

"What do you think?" Yuan Shao looked at Jia Xu puzzledly.

"My lord, I think we should send an envoy to visit Cao Cao." Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Haha, okay, I'll do as you say!" Yuan Shao laughed.

"Yes!" Jia Xu said respectfully.

Yanzhou.

When Lu Bu was rushing to Jizhou with Liu Xuande, he met an envoy sent by Liu Bei and learned that Liu Xuande had been stabbed to death.

Lu Bu was extremely angry. Liu Bei actually dared to murder Liu Xuande. He deserved to die.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Bu informed Cao Ang of Liu Bei's plan to murder Liu Xuande, and asked Cao Ang to make preparations in advance.

When Cao Ang received Lu Bu's report, his expression changed from gloomy to bright.

Xun Yu looked at Cao Ang worriedly, because he knew that Cao Ang had a deep resentment towards Yuan Shu. Now that Yuan Shu's son had been murdered, Cao Ang might not be able to bear it anymore.

As expected, Cao Ang stood up and said coldly: "Immediately call all the ministers to discuss countermeasures."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xun Yu hurried down to summon all the civil servants.

Soon, all the civil servants came into the hall.

"My lord, why did you summon us?" Chen Gong asked first.

The others also looked at Cao Ang.

"My dear ministers, you have all read today's battle report. Who do you think did this?" Cao Ang said calmly.

The civil servants looked at each other in confusion, and no one could guess what Cao Ang meant.

"My lord, the assassin this time is a spy lurking in the enemy camp, not the assassin rumored outside." Ju Su said.

"Yes, my lord, these assassins are not worth paying attention to at all." Xun Yu echoed.

Chen Gong also said: "My Lord, these assassins are not worth mentioning. Please allow me to capture the assassins personally."

Cao Ang waved his hand and said, "Since you all say it is not worth mentioning, then I will not bother about this matter.

It’s just that I hope you can give me a satisfactory answer, otherwise... Hum."

"We, the ministers, will obey the orders of our lord!" The civil officials were terrified. The consequences of Cao Ang's anger were too serious, and they were not willing to bear the consequences.

"Well, very good. Now find out for me who did it. I want to see who dares to stab me in the back." Cao Ang said coldly.

"I obey your order!" The civil officials bowed and left.

After Cao Ang watched everyone leave, he said to Xun Yu, "Prime Minister, who do you think did this?"

"My lord, there are many doubts here. The most important thing is that this matter seems to be directed against you, so." Xun Yu said cautiously.

"Targeting me?" Cao Ang frowned. He couldn't figure out who could be so cruel as to assassinate the emperor. (End of this chapter)