Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

It rained for three consecutive days, and at noon on the fourth day, it finally cleared up, and everything seemed to have returned to calm.

The four northern prefectures have not been in turmoil yet, and Ma Teng, Gongsun Kang and others are also very law-abiding. It seems that they have scruples, but Liu Bei in the south is not so law-abiding.

After the sun cleared, several days passed, and Chen Yang was suddenly called into the Cao Mansion by Cao Ang.

"Liu Bei suddenly attacked Wancheng two days ago."

In the meeting hall of the Cao Mansion, Xun Yu held a copy of the latest front-line information and said anxiously: "Although Wancheng has not been captured, the generals defending the city have already asked us for help, and Liu Bei's speed is too fast!"

Chen Yang simply looked at the information for a while, then thought about the terrain of Xinye, and said: "They are about to be normal. It is almost flooded, and the food, grass and supplies are gone. Liu Bei can only divert the conflict and turn his attention to Wancheng. It is not surprising that he will attack Wancheng sooner or later."

Guo Jia added: "In addition, Sun Ce has already taken down Lu'an, and the next step should be Runan."

Liu Bei and Sun Ce attacked Cao's territory almost at the same time.

As soon as the information from the two front lines came back, Cao Ang felt his head was very heavy. He had to deal with such a difficult problem not long after he became the lord.

"Before confronting Yuan Shao, we had an agreement with Sun Ce, and now they dare to backtrack!"

Xun Yu snorted softly, "Jiangdong's Sun family is actually a treacherous villain!"

Chen Yang didn't think so. He shook his head and said, "The content we agreed with Mrs. Sun was that when we were confronting Yuan Shao, Jiangdong could not send troops to intervene, or even help us contain Liu Biao. Now that the battle is over, I haven't honored it to them. promise, in the final analysis, it seems that I am the one who broke the promise.”

Thinking of this, he touched his nose in embarrassment, he really almost forgot about it.

"In my opinion, we should first station troops in Runan, reject Sun Ce, and then reject Liu Bei."

Guo Jia said: "Runan is just south of our Xudu, and Sun Ce's troops are much stronger than Liu Bei's. If they are allowed to occupy Runan, they will directly endanger Xudu."

Xun Yu also thought this way, and agreed: "In comparison, Sun Ce is more difficult to deal with than Liu Bei. I also think that saving Runan first."

"Zian, what do you think?" Cao Ang couldn't make up his mind.

"In fact, Sun Ce can completely let it go, they will retreat soon."

If there hadn't been this rain, Chen Yang would have decided to deal with Sun Ce first, but the situation is different now.

He said: "Although Liu Bei is vulnerable, Xinye is flooded. He has nowhere to go. He has to occupy other places to consolidate his power. For Wancheng, it is inevitable."

Guo Jia asked curiously: "Why did Sun Ce retreat? Don't you have other tricks, Zi'an?"

"Three days of heavy rains in a row, the Yangtze River will easily cause floods, and Xinye will be flooded. Do you think it will be the same in Jiangdong?"

Based on the knowledge of later generations, Chen Yang said again: "The flood will cause civil chaos, so why don't Sun Ce go back and put down the chaos?"

"If Sun Ce insists on not retreating, so what?"

Xun Yu started his conservative thinking again, pursuing a steady victory, and continued: "If Runan is captured by Sun Ce, then his next step is Xudu."

"I can be sure that Sun Ce will retreat. If not, I have plenty of ways to make him retreat."

Chen Yang said again: "In this battle, I also want Xiao Cao to be the coach and go to Wancheng to beat Liu Bei in person. If I go to fight Sun Ce, the effect may not be so good."

His eyes fell on Cao Ang, and Cao Ang had to nod his head to agree on how to do it before it could be implemented.

"Father once said before that if there is something that cannot be decided, you have to listen to Zi'an's opinion."

Feeling Chen Yang's gaze on him, Cao Ang hesitated for a while before saying: "Zian has never let us down, I want to deal with Liu Bei first."

Xun Yu said impatiently: "My lord, I don't think it's right!"

"Before Yuan Shao attacked Yanjin, Zi'an said that it was a fake attack, and the one who was going to take the white horse in the end, if you don't believe it, it turned out that Zi'an was right in the end."

Cao Ang looked at them. Although his voice was very slow, it already contained the majesty accumulated in the past few days, and continued: "Zian also said that Yuan Shu would proclaim himself emperor, and Zhang Xiu in Wancheng rebelled. All of these have been fulfilled, so what’s wrong with predicting things like God?”

Xun Yu still wanted to refute, but he hesitated for a moment when Cao Ang stared at him, and finally chose to remain silent.

"Feng Xiao, what do you think?" Cao Ang asked again.

"The eldest son is right. Zi'an is so predictable, maybe this time it will bring us a miracle." Guo Jia didn't object, but he looked at Cao Ang with relief.

He was thinking in his heart that the eldest son's current performance is already capable of being alone.

"Okay, we will send troops to Wancheng tomorrow, and I will be the commander in person."

Cao Ang said decisively: "If you don't object, then it's decided."

Seeing Guo Jia and the two nodding, Cao Ang said again: "Let's all step back, but Zi'an, you don't have to go."

He waved his hand, and Guo Jia and the others had no choice but to leave.

"The eldest son is now more and more like a prime minister, quite majestic."

Going outside, Guo Jia smiled happily.

"Yeah, I was almost scared by him just now. Of course it's a good thing. The prime minister hasn't recovered yet. Someone must stand up to stabilize the morale of the army. Zi'an's methods are also powerful, and the eldest son can be trained like this in such a short time. "

Xun Yu smiled at first, but then said worriedly: "But, can we really let Sun Ce go?"

"Zian dares to say that. He must have a way to deal with Sun Ce. He never does anything he is not sure about." Guo Jia said.

In the conference hall.

"Xiao Cao, you can do it today!"

Chen Yang said with a smile: "Even Wenruo can be intimidated by your aura. You have the temperament of Lao Cao. If Lao Cao can see you like this, he must be very happy."

Referring to Cao Cao, Cao Ang said sadly: "This is also a last resort. If father is fine, why should I be like this?"

Then he smiled, and said: "It's not because you forced me to become like this, but because you insisted on letting me take my father's position as soon as possible."

"It turns out that I'm pretty good at forcing, right?" Chen Yang said.

Cao Ang asked again: "Do you really have a solution to Sun Ce's matter?"

He believed that Chen Yang was true, but Runan was one of Xu Du's barriers, so he was worried that it was also true.

"Of course there is a way. Zhongye and the others went to the Yangtze River to do water thieves for so long, so they should have gained something."

Chen Yang pretended to be mysterious and smiled: "I will ask Cao Lan to send someone to deliver a letter to Zhong Ye, and he will know what to do. Sun Ce will definitely retreat when the time comes."