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

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were overjoyed; this was exactly what they wanted to hear.

Yuan Shang said excitedly: "My lord, please give our army weapons, armor, food, gold and silver treasures."

Yuan Xi looked down on Yuan Shang in his heart, but he also wanted these things, so he agreed: "Uncle, please help me!"

Cao Ang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will do what I say!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi thanked excitedly.

"Come here! Deliver all the seized supplies to the two generals!" Cao Ang ordered.

"Yes!" Dian Wei brought hundreds of soldiers to escort the supplies and walked towards Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi's faces froze. They never expected that Cao Ang would take away these supplies.

"My lord, what do you mean?" Yuan Shang asked.

"What do you mean? I don't understand what you mean!" Cao Ang asked back.

"These are all stolen goods from Zhang Ji and other traitors, and naturally belong to the national treasury.

As my subjects, the two generals should enjoy the benefits provided by the state."

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi's faces turned red instantly. Cao Ang was blatantly humiliating them.

Cao Ang snorted coldly: "Two generals, don't blame me for not warning you. If you dare to stop me, don't blame me for turning hostile."

"My lord, are you threatening us?" Yuan Shang said angrily.

"I am reminding you. Zhang Xiu is dead. Yuan Benchu ​​will probably vent his anger on you two brothers. Why don't you leave quickly?" Cao Ang shouted.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were frightened by Cao Ang's words. They didn't dare to stay here, so they ran away in shame.

When Cao Ang saw them leave, a sneer appeared on his face.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi behaved in a very childish way.

Cao Ang ordered Dian Wei to move all the seized items into his room.

Then he summoned all the civil and military officials, hung Zhang Xiu's head on the city wall, and announced it to the whole Xuzhou.

"Long live the lord, long live the lord!" Everyone cheered.

Cao Ang looked at the heads hanging at the city gate and sighed.

"Oh, what a pity! Zhang Xiu was killed by that bastard Liu Bei."

"My lord, Zhang Xiu's sudden attack has disrupted our army's plan. It would be better for us to temporarily stop attacking Yuzhou and wait and see what happens." Tian Feng suggested.

Cao Ang shook his head and said, "Now that I have just won the battle, how can I retreat?

Pass the order down to continue advancing towards Yuzhou, and at the same time order Xu Shu to lead the navy south from Jiangxia to seize the counties of Xuzhou. "

"Yes, sir!" Tian Feng went down to carry out the mission helplessly.

Cao Ang continued to issue other tasks, and then spoke to Guo Jia.

"Fengxiao, Yuanhao just said that we can't stop, but what do you think we should do?"

Guo Jia hesitated for a moment and said, "My Lord, Yuan Hao is right. We can't continue the attack."

"Oh? What does Fengxiao think we should do?" Cao Ang asked with interest.

"My lord, the current situation in Xuzhou is devastating.

Yuan Shu and Sun Jian jointly attacked Jingzhou. Liu Jingsheng and Liu Zhang were defeated one after another and they probably couldn't hold out for long.

If we march into Yuzhou and encounter resistance from Jingzhou, we will probably suffer heavy losses.

It would be better to recover Yanzhou and Qingzhou first, consolidate the foundation, and then plan for Yuzhou and Jingzhou.

After you have pacified Jingzhou and Yuzhou, we will march into Yuzhou and unify the country." Guo Jia explained his idea in detail.

After listening to Guo Jia, Cao Ang felt that what he said made sense, but he also felt that something was wrong.

"But I feel like our foundation is not solid."

"My Lord, our foundation is not solid. But we have allies!

Liu Tao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao are all willing to follow us. This way, our foundation is sufficient. "Guo Jia said with a smile.

Cao Ang suddenly realized that Guo Jia wanted to use allies to consolidate his foundation.

"Fengxiao, then let's do as you say." Cao Ang said with a smile.

Guo Jia's head turned a few times. He always felt that Cao Ang had bad intentions.

"Since the lord has made the decision, I will follow this plan," said Guo Jia.

Liu Xie and Cao Cao had no objection to this. Cao Ang's plan was very good and only needed to be digested slowly. There was no need to rush.

While on the road, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi discussed how to deal with Zhang Xiu's body.

After Zhang Ji and Xu Huang died, Zhang Xiu's family was handed over to Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi for disposal. After all, Zhang Xiu's family were all women, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi wanted them.

"Zhongzhi, Zhang Ji's widow must not be allowed to fall into the hands of Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu takes a fancy to them, it will be a disaster.

What should we do if Yuan Shu sends people to rob us?" Yuan Xi said worriedly.

Yuan Shang sneered and said, "Yuan Shu must be busy dealing with Liu Jingsheng and Liu Bei right now, so why would he care about this?

Moreover, although Zhang Ji's wives and concubines are beautiful, they are women and cannot pose a threat to us.

As for Liu Bei and Liu Jingsheng, we are not pushovers. If they really send people to rob us, we will arrest them for treason.

Liu Bei is in a difficult situation right now, so he will definitely cooperate with us in the show."

"Good idea! Then Zhongzhi will be in charge of this matter." Yuan Xi said in agreement.

Yuan Shang agreed and thought to himself that Yuan Xi was really a loser who couldn't even do such a small thing.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi soon arrived at Zhang Ji's mansion and found that it was already empty.

Yuan Shang was furious. Zhang Ji's son Zhang Xiu and his wife and children were all missing.

After Yuan Shang questioned the people guarding Zhang Ji's residence, he learned that Zhang Xiu and his family of three had been kidnapped by the cavalry sent by Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were both confused. They were both from aristocratic families and knew well how powerful cavalry combat was. In this situation, how could they rescue Zhang Xiu?

The two brothers looked at each other, they knew that Zhang Xiu and his family of three were in great danger.

"Yuan Tan and Lu Bu's troops have already captured the northern part of Xuzhou and are now advancing southward.

We must find Zhang Xiu's family as soon as possible and notify them to return to Xuzhou for help." Yuan Shang said seriously.

"That's right. We should divide our forces now. I will lead my troops to Xiangyang immediately and join Gongtai."

Yuan Xi agreed.

So Yuan Shang left immediately.

None of them took Zhang Xiu's body away, because Yuan Shang knew that Zhang Xiu's body was very important to the Yuan family, especially Zhang Xiu's family, which were even more precious.

On the other hand, after cleaning up the mess, Cao Ang immediately ordered his army to advance at full speed towards Xuzhou.

The people in the counties of Xuzhou were in a panic. They didn't know why Cao Ang suddenly attacked Xuzhou, and they just hoped that Cao Ang would let them go.

Cao Ang had no intention of letting the people of Xuzhou go. Every time he killed a civilian from the enemy country, Cao Ang felt relieved. (End of this chapter)