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

Chapter 933: Unimaginable Strength

In the end, Cao Cao couldn't resist his inner desire and decided to take action against Cao Ang.

Cheng Yu stopped him and said, "My lord, Yanzhou is a rich place. It would be inappropriate for us to attack rashly.

Cao Ang has now unified the north and Jingzhou and is very powerful.

If you attack Yanzhou, you will only bring disaster upon yourself. Please think twice!"

“Zhongzhi, I know Yanzhou is very rich.

But Cao Ang was very ambitious and his appetite went far beyond this.

If we don't eradicate him now while he is still young, we will suffer huge losses in the future." Cao Cao insisted on his opinion.

"My lord, Cao Ang is indeed very powerful now.

But Yanzhou is too close to us. Once the lord attacks, Cao Ang can quickly mobilize troops to rescue.

By then, we will be in a difficult situation where we will be attacked from all sides." Cheng Yu still insisted.

“Zhongzhi, I know your concerns.

However, the cavalry under Cao Ang are scattered. We only need to send out a detachment to attack Cao Ang from the side, and I believe we can win.

Cao Ang will be exhausted by then. Even if we can't kill him, we can at least injure him severely." Cao Cao said.

Cheng Yu frowned and said, “My lord, the generals under Cao Ang are very powerful.

If the cavalry we sent out are annihilated by them, then the lord's advantage will be gone."

"Zhongzhi, have you forgotten? Cao Ang's biggest shortcoming is the lack of soldiers.

As long as we can hold him back, our chances will grow." Cao Cao said confidently.

After Cao Cao said this, Cheng Yu suddenly realized that he had overlooked the biggest problem.

Cao Ang was very strong but lacked manpower.

Cao Cao had 20,000 cavalrymen under his command, plus the infantry and craftsmen under Cao Ang, which was enough to fight against Cao Ang.

"My lord, you are wise. I admire you." Cheng Yu bowed down hurriedly and praised.

"Haha." Cao Cao stroked his beard proudly and said, "Okay, let's take action.

Zhongzhi, you are responsible for arranging the cavalry to harass and entangle Cao Ang. I will lead the army to Yanzhou as soon as possible to fight Cao Ang!"

"I will obey the Lord's orders." Cheng Yu said excitedly. Cao Cao finally took the initiative to attack, which was really something worth celebrating.

"In addition, you have to inform all the princes that we should unite to fight against Cao Ang." Cao Cao ordered.

"My lord, Cao Ang has unified the north and Jingzhou.

His power has expanded to a certain extent. It is difficult for us, the princes alone, to resist Cao Ang's attack." Cheng Yu said hesitantly.

"Zhongzhi, don't worry. I have my own plans. You just need to follow my orders immediately." Cao Cao said impatiently.

Cheng Yu knew that he had said something wrong, and he knelt down and said, "I admit my guilt."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Go down and prepare."

"Yes!" Cheng Yu respectfully left the room.

After Cheng Yu left the room, Cao Cao's face instantly turned gloomy.

The suggestion that Cheng Yu just made hit the mark exactly what Cao Cao wanted, but now Cao Cao did not dare to adopt it easily.

Cao Ang is now very powerful, and he controls the north and the south.

If Cao Cao wanted to deal with Cao Ang, he had to first resolve the hidden dangers in the north and south, otherwise he would have no time to take care of the situation in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao considered for a long time and finally made a decision.

Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu, "Zhongzhi, go tell the generals that I am going to attack Cao Ang."

"Yes!" Cheng Yu took the order and went to do the work.

Cao Cao summoned all the princes to discuss the details of the attack. Cao Cao stared at everyone and said, "I am going to send troops to attack Cao Ang. What do you think?"

After asking around, Cao Cao found that everyone remained silent, as if they had no objection.

Cao Cao cursed inwardly at the useless person, and then said: "Well, since you have no objection, I will send troops."

Cao Cao led an army of 50,000 and rushed to Yanzhou.

Chen Gong, Ju Shou and other counselors gathered together.

"Fengxiao, the lord is now going to send troops to Yanzhou. What should we do?" Ju Su said worriedly.

"Yuan Hao, we have already understood the Lord's intention. He is not going to use his troops against Cao Ang, but to use our army's name to march into Yanzhou.

If we don't agree, he might attack us.

Although the lord is a kind and righteous man, he is also a hero. We should not go against his will for such a small matter. "Jia Xu said calmly.

After listening to what Jia Xu said, Chen Gong felt that Jia Xu was right.

"Yuan Hao, in this case, let the lord do it." Ju Su agreed with Jia Xu's suggestion.

"Wen Ruo, Xuan De, we might as well write a secret letter to the Lord to advise him.

If the lord persists in his wrongdoing, we will abandon Yanzhou." Chen Gong suggested.

"This, this may not be appropriate. Yanzhou is our foundation that we have been operating for many years, how can we give it up so easily?" Ju Su said hesitantly.

Chen Gong shook his head and said: "The lord has changed. He is no longer the benevolent and generous lord he used to be.

He has completely lost his mind now.

What we have to do now is to protect the people of Yanzhou.

As for the future ownership of Yanzhou, it is up to the lord to decide.

If the lord is still willing to take us in, then we will be loyal to him and fight for him everywhere.

If the Lord chooses to follow the same path as Cao Ang, then we will have no choice but to abandon Yanzhou."

Ju Shou and Xun Yu were silent for a while, and finally agreed to Chen Gong's proposal.

So, Cao Cao received the secret letter from Chen Gong and Xun Yu.

When Cao Cao opened it, he found that the letter hoped that he would withdraw his troops and not invade Yanzhou, so as not to harm the people.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "Cao Ang wants to rest and recuperate, so don't blame me for being rude."

Cao Cao burned the secret letter from Chen Gong and Xun Yu, and then ordered the messenger to deliver the secret report to Yuan Shao and Liu Bei.

Cao Cao wanted to let the three parties know that he, Cao Cao, would never sit idly by.

Cao Cao's actions immediately aroused the vigilance of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei.

Cao Cao's declaration of himself as emperor in Jizhou had already made Yuan Shao and Liu Bei feel threatened, and they had to weaken Cao Cao's strength.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei believed that Cao Cao was marching into Yanzhou now in order to compete with them for Yanzhou.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei immediately expressed their opposition and demanded that Cao Cao stop his advance.

The two sides began negotiations. Yuan Shao and Liu Bei said that Yanzhou was a land of abundance and they would not allow Cao Cao to occupy Yanzhou.

And Cao Cao would not allow Yuan Shao and Liu Bei to occupy Yanzhou.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao quarreled endlessly, but finally reached an agreement that Cao Cao would not attack Yanzhou, but the land of Yanzhou would be given to him.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei were not happy with this and they demanded that Cao Cao show sincerity.

Cao Cao naturally rejected the requests of Yuan Shao and Liu Bei.

Both Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were angry, and the two families began to have friction on the border between Dongjun and Xuzhou.

Neither Yuan Shao nor Liu Bei wanted to give up Yanzhou, so a large-scale conflict broke out on the border between Dongjun and Xuzhou.

(End of this chapter)