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

They all knew that Cao Cao wanted to ask Cao Ang for help, but they were not afraid of Cao Cao's mischief. After all, Cao Cao was now in a difficult situation.

"My lord, Meng De's move might be a fraud!" Xun Yu spoke first.

"My lord, are you worried that Meng De will take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack on our army?" Chen Deng asked.

"This." Xun Yu hesitated. He wanted to say yes, but then he thought that if he said that, it would be like admitting that Cao Cao would launch a surprise attack. This would be disadvantageous to them.

Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Wen Ruo, I think Meng De summoned the lord this time to discuss how to deal with us. After all, our army is powerful. If we don't unite, Meng De can't defend Jizhou at all. So Meng De must be here to demonstrate this time."

Xun Yu nodded, Xi Zhicai's analysis made a lot of sense.

"My lord, what do you think this old fox Meng De will do this time?" Chen Deng asked.

Xun Yu pondered and said, "In my opinion, Meng De might use poisonous smoke to confuse our army this time, and then lure our army into it, and then take the opportunity to ambush and kill our army."

"This Meng De is really cunning and treacherous. Fortunately, the lord reminded him, otherwise our army would be in danger." Chen Deng said in surprise.

"My lord, how should we respond?" Cao Ang also felt that Meng De would not do anything proper.

Xun Yu smiled and said, "My lord, not everything you said is just speculation.

Meng De has a medical expert named Zhang Song under his command, who is good at making various poisons. This time, Meng De might have to use poison. "

"In that case, let's take advantage of their trick!" said Chen Deng.

Xun Yu nodded and said, "My Lord, we should adjust our formation immediately to prevent Meng De from plotting against us."

"Well, Wenruo, you and Zhicai go and arrange it." Cao Ang ordered.

After Chen Deng and Xi Zhicai left, Xun Yu talked about this battle with Cao Ang.

"My lord, I am willing to lead the cavalry to charge into battle." Cheng Yu stepped forward and asked for the order.

Cao Ang thought for a moment and said, "Bo Ning, I hope you can guard Puyang and don't act rashly."

Cao Cao sent Cheng Yu and Xiahou Yuan to capture Yanzhou, which made Cao Pi very uncomfortable. At the same time, Cao Ang was also worried that Cao Pi would take action against Cheng Yu, so he sent Cheng Yu to guard Puyang to prevent Cao Pi from making any unusual moves.

Although Cheng Yu wanted to make achievements, he did not dare to disobey Cao Ang's order, so he could only bow and say, "I obey your order."

"Zhongkang, how is the new recruit camp going that I asked you to train?" Cao Ang continued to ask.

Xu Shu said: "My lord, after these days of training, the new recruit camp has begun to take shape."

"Well, after things here are over, I will let you command the new recruits camp. Remember to bring more soldiers with you." Cao Ang ordered.

Xu Shu nodded and said, "I will obey the Lord's command."

Cao Ang looked at Jia Xu, who said, "My lord, Meng De's strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking the west is to besiege Wei to save Zhao, and we must stop it.

My Lord, no matter how Meng De plans to defeat us, he will not be our opponent. Because he does not understand the army. "

"Well, Fengxiao, please continue." Cao Ang nodded.

"So we only need to ambush a troop of soldiers on the way Mengde's food is being transported, and we can cut off Mengde's food supply, forcing him to stop the attack." Jia Xu said.

"That's great." Cao Ang nodded.

Cao Cao and Cao Ang both knew about the battle between the two sides, but they were both fighting with a tentative attitude. Who would win and who would lose would only be known after the battle.

Cao Ang had already begun deploying his troops, but there was not much movement on Cao Cao's side.

Cao Cao was waiting for Liu Xie's order. If Liu Xie agreed, he would take action. Otherwise, if Liu Xie disagreed, he would continue to be patient.

Lu Bu has been very depressed these days as he was badly tricked by Zhou Yu.

It turned out that Zhou Yu had informed Lü Bu when Lü Bu attacked Xu County that Cao Ang was ready to attack Cao Cao. Cao Ang also told Zhou Yu that Lü Bu did not listen to his advice, which made it difficult for Cao Ang to attack now.

That's why Cao Ang deliberately concealed the news and made Lu Bu suffer in silence.

Lu Bu found Zhou Yu in a rage.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu quickly said, "Don't be angry, Lord Wen. My lord has his reasons for doing this.

We are not the Lord's enemies, so how can we betray him?"

Lu Bu snorted coldly. He knew that the purpose of Cao Ang doing this was to prevent him from getting involved with Zhou Yu, which would eventually lead to Cao Ang being unable to clean up the situation.

"Then please help me think of a solution. You can't let me be humiliated like this all the time, right?" Lu Bu said unhappily.

Zhou Yu sighed and said, "Marquis Wen, to be honest, I can't think of any way to solve this problem."

Lu Bu glared at Zhou Yu and said, "Are you kidding me?"

"Lord Wen, I really can't think of any solution." Zhou Yu said with a wry smile.

Lu Bu suddenly felt helpless: "So what do you think we should do now?"

Zhou Yu said: "Marquis Wen, now we have no choice but to withdraw our troops as soon as possible.

Only by withdrawing our troops can we ensure that our soldiers will not be harmed."

Lu Bu's expression changed several times: "Okay, withdraw the troops temporarily."

Lu Bu is unwilling to accept this now. If it weren't for Cao Ang, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

But he had to retreat now. If Cao Ang really wanted to fight him to the death, he would be in trouble.

"Marquis Wen, don't be too discouraged. As long as you can proceed step by step, sooner or later you will be able to destroy the Han Dynasty and regain everything you have lost." Zhou Yu comforted Lu Bu.

"Haha, good brother, I trust you." Lu Bu patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and said.

"Thank you, Lord Wen, for your trust." Zhou Yu smiled with joy, but cursed in his heart.

This fool actually believed what I said. Did he forget how I tricked him into becoming an idiot? Now he actually believed me.

After the two finished their conversation, Lu Bu left.

On the other side, Sun Quan was sitting in the imperial study, thinking about how to fight this war.

"My lord, this is the battle report sent by Cao Cao." After Guo Jia walked into the imperial study, he took out the battle report that Cao Cao had just sent.

After reading it, Sun Quan's face looked a little gloomy.

"Cao Cao is so cruel that he actually uses public opinion to attack Cao Ang." Sun Quan said angrily.

Guo Jia shook his head: "My lord, Cao Ang is probably in great danger this time."

"Oh? What do you think, sir?" Sun Quan asked curiously.

Guo Jia said calmly: "My lord, please take a close look at the battle report.

Cao Cao used an army of 300,000 to attack Xiangyang. With such a large number, it was impossible for Cao Ang to resist.

Cao Ang's only option now was to abandon Xiangyang City and then retreat north to Guanzhong, or move south to Jiangxia.

This is the only way to avoid Cao Cao's pursuit. If Cao Ang chooses the former, we can take advantage of the situation to attack the heart of Guanzhong."

"But if Cao Ang chooses to flee south, he won't be able to capture Lujiang County on the way. That's a pity." (End of this chapter)