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

"Everyone, it is a good thing that Cao Ang's envoy came to ask for peace. We should agree to him." Ju Su said lightly.

"Sir, what is the plan you mentioned before?" Ju Su's subordinates asked.

“Humph, the plan I mentioned before was to have all clan leaders send their sons and nephews to Yanzhou.

Now that Cao Ang's envoy has arrived, you can let your sons and nephews go to Yanzhou." Ju Su said coldly.

"This." Many aristocratic families hesitated.

Ju Su's face was gloomy, and he shouted: "Do you still want to disobey my order?"

"How dare you!" The representatives of the aristocratic families were scared out of their wits. How could they have forgotten Ju Shou's methods? They knew what methods Ju Shou used to deal with those undisciplined aristocratic families, and they were simply horrible.

One of the representatives of the noble families said boldly: "Sir, Yanzhou is very close to Xuzhou, I am afraid it will invite a wolf into the house."

"How dare you! Yanzhou is an important city of the imperial court, and a mere Cao Ang could occupy it. Not to mention that Cao Ang's goal is to rule the world.

Yanzhou is the former territory of the Han Dynasty and must not fall into the hands of outsiders.

The Yanzhou aristocratic families are all relatives of the Han Dynasty, this is an unchangeable fact.

As long as we unite as one, we may be able to resist Cao Ang.

Besides, Cao Ang’s troops are insufficient, so we can concentrate our forces to fight against Cao Ang.

The people of Yanzhou will definitely stand on our side." Ju Su said righteously.

The aristocratic families thought that what Ju Shou said made sense, so they responded one after another.

Ju Su nodded with satisfaction: "You are all smart people, you should know that this opportunity is rare.

Now Yuan Shu was killed by Cao Ang, and Huang Zhong, a general under Cao Ang, was captured, leaving Jingzhou empty.

If we join forces to seize Jingzhou, we will be relatives of the Han Dynasty in the future, and Cao Ang will not be able to do anything to us."

"Your Excellency is wise!" The representatives of the aristocratic families praised in unison.

"Okay, everyone go down and get ready. We'll set off early tomorrow morning." Ju Su waved his hand and said.

The representatives of the aristocratic families all withdrew. They had decided to follow Ju Shou to Xuzhou tomorrow to seize Jingzhou.

After the representatives of the aristocratic families left, Ju Su's expression suddenly froze, and his eyes were filled with worry.

"Yuan Tu, what's wrong?" Chen Qun, who was beside Ju Shou, noticed Ju Shou's abnormality and asked immediately.

"Gongtai, I always have a bad feeling." Ju Shou said worriedly.

"You're worrying too much. Cao Ang has just entered Yuzhou. Even if he wants to do something, he has to be cautious." Chen Qun consoled.

Ju Su sighed: "I hope so."

Ju Su's premonition was correct, Cao Ang did take some actions.

When Cao Ang's army arrived in Yuzhou, they stopped, as if they were thinking about something.

"My lord, there is no response in Yuzhou. Can we attack now?" Jia Xu reminded.

"Attack is necessary, but we need to rest now." Cao Ang shook his head and refused.

Cao Ang's army had experienced two fierce battles, and its morale was low, and its food and grass were almost exhausted.

This time Cao Ang will not launch an attack easily.

Because Cao Ang wanted to use this attack to put pressure on Cao Cao.

Cao Ang believed that Cao Cao would definitely take action this time.

Sure enough, Cao Ang's guess was correct. The next day, aristocratic families from all over Yanzhou began to mobilize some of their sons and march towards Xuzhou.

Among them, there were even many children from noble families who chose to join Cao Ang.

The Yanzhou noble families were so active, of course, in order to gain Cao Ang's support.

Cao Ang stationed 30,000 cavalry and several thousand infantry here, and the Yanzhou nobles were unable to stop them at all.

Only by joining Cao Ang's team would they have a chance of victory. The noble families began to take action, and the counties in Yanzhou also became nervous.

The news of the arrival of Cao Ang's army had already spread everywhere, and officials in various counties in Yanzhou also began to respond.

Cao Ang's arrival put great pressure on the Yanzhou aristocratic families. They were afraid that Cao Ang would do something detrimental to the Yanzhou aristocratic families.

Therefore, the noble families in Yanzhou began to gather together, hoping to safeguard their own interests through cooperation.

Cao Ang's goal was to organize the aristocratic families together and then find an opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop.

"Wenyuan, Gongming, the noble families in Yanzhou have begun to take action. What do you think we should do?"

Cao Ang questioned the two generals.

"My lord, I think we should take this opportunity to defeat the aristocratic family's troops.

The strength of the aristocratic families is relatively weak. If we defeat them, Yanzhou will be completely pacified."

Dian Wei was the first to jump out and make a suggestion.

Zhao Yun said: "My lord

, I think this strategy is inappropriate. The power of the aristocratic families in Yanzhou is huge, and it is difficult for us to match them with our troops alone.

I do have another plan, maybe we can give it a try."

"Oh, Fengxiao, tell me quickly!" Cao Ang urged hurriedly.

Xun Yu smiled and said, "My lord, I have read Cao Cao's letters and have studied him.

In a letter he wrote, Cao Cao once said: "The world is bustling with people all seeking profit."

The noble families are the same, they want to gain benefits from the lord. But they don’t know that what the lord wants is not these things, but their lives. "

"Wonderful! Feng Xiao is truly a man of wisdom and strategy!"

Cao Ang clapped his hands and cheered. Xun Yu’s meaning was very clear, that is, he wanted the aristocratic families to exchange their lives for benefits.

"My lord, you are too kind. My lord, I think we should use courtesy before force and let the governors of all counties in Yanzhou go out of the city to welcome you." Xun Yu continued.

Cao Ang nodded: "Feng Xiao is right. Wenhe, go and make arrangements quickly."

"Yes, my lord!" Chen Gong accepted the order and left in a hurry.

"My lord, we have been stationed here for too long. Any delay will be disadvantageous to us.

I request to lead the cavalry to Yuzhou to disrupt their logistics supply lines." Zhao Yun clasped his fists and said.

"Well, that's a good idea." Cao Ang agreed with Zhao Yun's suggestion.

"My lord, if Yuan Shao of Runan takes the opportunity to attack, won't our army be attacked from both sides?" Chen Gong was a little worried.

"No. Yuan Shao doesn't dare to take the risk. He is too weak now. It would be of no benefit to him to launch an attack rashly.

Unless he has no shame." Cao Ang said confidently.

Although Yuan Shao has undergone some changes during this period, he is still useless at heart.

Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most was that Yuan Shao would become desperate.

"My lord, I am willing to lead the troops to Yuzhou to assist Wen Ruo," Guo Jia requested.

“Feng Xiao, I know you are amazing.

But Yuzhou is too close to Yanzhou. Once the Yanzhou families learn that you have gone to Yuzhou, they will definitely try their best to stop you.

The commanders of the counties in Yanzhou are not pushovers. You should stay with me and help me command them. Cao Ang directly rejected Guo Jia's request.

Guo Jia smiled bitterly, he knew Cao Ang would not agree.

"In that case, Wen Ruo will be in charge of going to Xuzhou and cooperating with Wen Chang and Feng Xiao to wipe out the noble families, so that they won't cause trouble in Yanzhou." Cao Ang said to Chen Gong. (End of this chapter)