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

The guard didn't even scream, his entire body turned into a meat patty.

The remaining guards were so scared that they turned around and ran away.

"Want to run? Have you asked me?" Xiahou Dun roared and chased after the guards, hacking and killing them.

In a moment, all the guards except the guards at Cao Ang's mansion were killed.

Xiahou Dun was so bloodthirsty that he rushed into Cao Ang's mansion with a blood-stained sword.

"Protect the lord!" The guards hurriedly stopped Xiahou Dun.

"Hmph, a mere trifle!" Xiahou Dun sneered and swept his sword across, causing the guards to fall to the ground one after another.

While killing people, Xiahou Dun came to the main hall of Cao Ang's mansion and saw Cao Ang sitting in the main seat drinking tea.

"Cao Ang, you didn't hide?" Xiahou Dun was surprised.

"Why should I hide? I'm waiting for you here!" Cao Ang said lightly.

"What a courage! You will definitely die today." Xiahou Dun was furious and chopped at Cao Ang's head with a knife.

Cao Ang reached out and grabbed Xiahou Dun's sword, pulled it hard, and pulled Xiahou Dun down.

Xiahou Dun felt like a lamb that had fallen into a wolf's den.

"Ah~" Xiahou Dun screamed in pain. Cao Ang used his clever strength to break his arm.

Cao Ang knelt on one knee and put his right leg on Xiahou Dun's chest.

"You're in pain, you're scared!" Cao Ang said sarcastically.

Xiahou Dun’s face turned pale. He saw endless murderous intent in Cao Ang’s eyes.

"I will cut you into pieces today!" Cao Ang raised his sword.

"Don't kill me!" Xiahou Dun was horrified and begged, "As long as you spare me this time, I will never compete with you for the world again."

Xiahou Dun was intimidated by Cao Ang's momentum. He thought he would definitely not survive, so he wanted to exchange the world for his own life.

Unfortunately, Cao Ang didn't listen to him at all and directly pierced Xiahou Dun's throat. Blood gushed out and covered Cao Ang's whole body.

Cao Ang drew out his sword, and Xiahou Dun slowly fell to the ground.

"Long live the lord!" the guards shouted excitedly.

The battle just now was too fierce and the guards were seriously injured. Now they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Quick, quickly carry General Xiahou away! Send him to the clinic for treatment." Cao Ang ordered.

Xiahou Dun was seriously injured, and how long he could hold on depended on his luck.

After dealing with Xiahou Dun's affairs, Cao Ang came to the meeting room and began to plan the next actions.

Cao Ang summoned Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and other advisers to discuss countermeasures.

"Kong Ming, if Cao Cao's army really captured Nanyang County, how confident are you that you can defend Nanyang?" Cao Ang asked.

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said, "My lord, I think our army is strong.

Cao Cao will not be able to capture Nanyang in a short period of time. It will take at most five years for Nanyang County to be recovered, and it will not be too late to counterattack then."

"Kong Ming's words make sense, but our army needs to do more defensive work, such as replenishing food and grass." Guo Jia said worriedly.

Cao Ang frowned. If Cao Cao's army invaded the heartland of Jingzhou, the issue of food and fodder would become a huge problem.

If this problem cannot be solved, the defense of Nanyang County will be left empty.

"Kong Ming, I remember there is a stronghold near Nanyang County called Dongpo Stronghold, which should be a prosperous place.

We might as well send cavalry to attack and subdue them. In this way, the problem of food and grass will be solved. " Cao Ang suddenly had an idea and made a suggestion.

"I agree with my lord's suggestion!" Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up. This could indeed avoid the problem of food and fodder.

"Okay! Let's do as the lord said. Pass the order down and order General Lu Bu to lead the cavalry to attack Dongpo Stronghold!" Guo Jia ordered immediately.

"Yes!" The messenger left quickly. After receiving the order, Lu Bu immediately led his cavalry to the Dongpo Stronghold.

"Fengxiao, how do you know where this mountain stronghold is?" Cao Ang asked curiously.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "My Lord, you have forgotten that I have been in Beihai College for more than two years and am very familiar with the surrounding situation.

This mountain stronghold is not far from here. If our army attacks, it will only take one day to reach it."

"Haha, in that case, let's set off." Cao Ang became excited.

Cao Ang led a large group of troops towards Dongpo Mountain Stronghold. The county magistrates along the way had already learned that Cao Ang's army had already set out.

They were terrified. The threat posed by Cao Ang's army was something they could not resist in any way, so they immediately mobilized their troops for defense.

Cao Ang ignored them and let them defend.

"Pass the order down, don't kill civilians and minimize the losses!" Cao Ang personally led the team to attack Dongpo Stronghold.

The cavalry under Cao Ang charged forward, leaving behind one corpse after another.

All this was seen by the officials guarding the city, and they were frightened out of their wits.

The news quickly spread to all counties, making the officials guarding the city even more panicked.

Cao Ang led his cavalry to break through the pass and charge into the county government office.

The officials in the county government were terrified and fled, abandoning their weapons and armor.

Lu Bu led the cavalry in pursuit, leaving behind a field of corpses.

Cao Ang led his army to the county magistrate's residence. Standing outside the gate, Cao Ang saw a sign hanging inside the residence that read "Loyal to the Emperor and Serve the Country".

Cao Ang smiled: "It seems that you are a patriotic official."

Cao Ang walked in and came to the county magistrate's study. There was a sword next to the desk.

"What a good sword!" Cao Ang's eyes lit up.

"My lord, this is General Xiahou's sword!" Xu Sheng said, pointing at the sword.

"Well, take it away!" Cao Ang nodded.

"My lord, I am willing to hold the sword for General Xiahou!" Xu Sheng requested.

"Allowed!" Cao Ang agreed.

So Xu Sheng put away his sword and walked out.

“My lord, the Xiahou family is a prominent family in Jingzhou, and has close ties with Yuan Shao, Sun Quan, and Liu Biao.

Although General Xiahou was a relative of the Han royal family, his father was the rebel Xiahou Yuan.

If the Xiahou family is destroyed, it will be detrimental to the master's plan." Zhuge Liang advised.

Cao Ang shook his head: "I know. But I have no choice now."

Zhuge Liang said nothing more.

Cao Ang sighed and said, "Kong Ming, go and make some arrangements to let the other three parties know that Cao Cao has captured Jiangling.

Also, have Zhang Liao and Gao Shun lead the troops to support us and stop Cao's army!"

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang took the order and left.

Cao Ang sat at his desk and waited quietly, he knew that Cao Cao would not let go of Nanyang County.

Because he had no way out, the only way he could gain a foothold was to take over Nanyang County.

Not long after, Cao Cao's scouts came to report that Xiahou Yuan's troops had been ambushed and wiped out.

After receiving this news, Cao Cao almost vomited blood.

Xiahou Yuan was his most trusted confidant, but he was killed by the enemy. (End of this chapter)