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

He is not so easy to deal with. It is basically impossible for Cao Cao to destroy Cao Ang in one fell swoop.

Cao Cao's troops were making good progress. His target was Nanguan City, not far from his base.

Nanguan City is the seat of Jingzhou and also the most prosperous city in Jingzhou. As long as we occupy this city.

Then Cao Cao would control the eastern part of Jingzhou and be able to influence the entire Jiangxia.

The defender of Nanguan City was named Li Yan, who was about 40 years old. He was one of the most famous generals in Jingzhou and had strong ability to command troops.

Li Yan knew that Cao Ang was a difficult enemy to deal with, so he was always cautious and on guard. Even when Cao Cao was at the gates of the city, he had no intention of surrendering.

When Cao Cao's army arrived five miles outside the city, Li Yan took his soldiers to the city wall to observe the enemy situation.

Li Yan looked at Cao Cao's army and his expression became solemn.

Cao Cao's battle this time was even larger than the last time, with an army of 200,000, including many cavalry.

Although Li Yan was shocked by Cao Cao's large-scale military deployment, he remained extremely calm.

"Who are these bandits? How dare you attack Nanguan City? You are simply courting death." Li Yan shouted loudly.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "How dare you, a mere common man, speak so arrogantly.

If you know what's good for you, surrender obediently, so that you won't be hurt by the sword."

Li Yan was furious. He was the defender of Nanguan City, but Cao Cao actually called him a common man. It was simply too much.

"Don't talk nonsense! If you don't want to cause bloodshed, retreat quickly to avoid accidentally hurting your lives."

Li Yan said righteously.

"Haha, what a Nanguan City defender, he's really got guts.

Unfortunately, in the face of absolute strength, your backbone is useless.

Come, break the city." Cao Cao laughed and ordered his soldiers to attack the city.

Dian Wei and Lu Bu beside Cao Cao, as well as other powerful generals such as Xu Chu and Xiahou Yuan, all rode their horses towards the moat of Nanguan City.

The soldiers on Cao Cao's side also jumped into the moat, attempting to land and attack the city.

The defenders of Nanguan City naturally noticed these Cao Cao's soldiers.

Li Yan frowned, Cao Cao was planning to attack by force.

Cao Cao's soldiers quickly climbed to the bank of the moat and tried to scale the walls of Nanguan City.

Li Yan immediately ordered the archers to shoot arrows and drive Cao Cao's soldiers into the water.

Poor Cao Cao's soldiers were unable to climb up the city wall because the wall of Nanguan City was full of archers.

Li Yan was indeed a famous general. He knew where his advantages lay, so he sent archers to suppress and constantly harass Cao Cao's siege troops.

Seeing this, Cao Cao immediately ordered the shield soldiers to charge forward.

The shield soldiers carried giant wooden shields to block Li Yan's archers.

The two sides fell into a stalemate, and Li Yan's archers were unable to do anything to Cao Cao's shield soldiers.

When Cao Cao saw this, he immediately ordered his archers to shoot arrows at Li Yan.

"Puchi!" A dense burst of feather arrows flew towards the city wall.

Li Yan was shocked. He didn't expect Cao Cao to be so crazy.

The archers under Cao Cao were indeed powerful, and a large number of archers sent by Li Yan were immediately shot down.

Cao Cao smiled and said confidently: "Archers keep shooting, Li Yan will definitely lose!"

Li Yan cursed Cao Cao in his heart for being so cruel that he used his own soldiers' lives as the price to attack the city. This was a typical case of harming others for personal gain.

The news of Cao Cao's army attacking the city reached Cao Ang's ears, and Cao Ang sneered. This was the result he wanted to see.

Cao Ang felt that Cao Cao was becoming more and more stupid, and that doing this was a complete waste of food and manpower.

You have to know that this is an army of tens of thousands. The food they eat every day is huge, and the amount of food and weapons they consume is even greater.

"Fengxiao, do you think Cao Mengde is really crazy to send so many soldiers to attack the city?" Cao Ang said to Jia Xu. Jia Xu shook his head and said, "My lord, I don't think Cao Cao is so stupid.

Maybe he has another conspiracy this time.

After all, after his defeat in the battle in the northern border, he retreated to the northern frontier and obviously did not want to take any more risks. "

Cao Ang was silent. Jia Xu's analysis was correct.

There was really no need for Cao Cao to do this unless he was sure of victory.

"It seems that I have to stay in Xiangyang personally."

Cao Ang sighed. Cao Cao’s ambition was growing larger and larger. If he was not curbed, he might be in danger.

Cao Ang prepared to go to Xiangyang in person to prevent Cao Cao from making desperate moves.

Cao Ang summoned civil and military officials including Zhuge Liang, Chen Gong and Ju Shou to discuss countermeasures, and asked them to make preparations to go to Xiangyang.

Zhuge Liang, Chen Gong and others all knew that Cao Ang was going to Xiangyang in person, and they all knew that what Cao Ang had to do now was to stop Cao Cao.

"We will obey your order!" Zhuge Liang and others said respectfully.

"You must remember, once I arrive in Xiangyang, you will be Xiangyang's deputies and must obey my arrangements. Do you understand?" Cao Ang reminded them.

Zhuge Liang and others all said they understood. Cao Ang valued them so much because he hoped they could help Cao Ang stabilize the situation.

After Cao Ang had given clear instructions, he took Dian Wei, Lu Bu and Xu Shu to Xiangyang.

Cao Ang's army was making quite a lot of noise, so Cao Cao certainly noticed it. Cao Cao immediately asked, "Who is the enemy general?"

Dian Wei answered quickly: "My lord, the one wearing yellow clothes is Cao Ang."

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and observed carefully, and indeed discovered the existence of Cao Ang.

"How dare you!" Cao Cao was furious. Cao Ang actually dared to come to his lair. He must be tired of living.

Cao Cao shouted, "Order the whole army, follow me to capture Cao Ang!"

"My lord is wise!" Dian Wei was excited. He could finally beat Cao Ang.

Cao Cao led his army and attacked Cao Ang's army.

Under the protection of Dian Wei, Cao Ang avoided Cao Cao's pursuit and kept fleeing.

"Cao Ang, prepare to die!" Cao Cao was so angry that he actually ran away in front of him. Cao Cao lost all his face.

"My lord, be careful!" Dian Wei found that Cao Cao rushed up regardless of everything.

Cao Cao has made up his mind and he wants to take revenge.

Cao Ang was also very frightened. He was really afraid of Cao Cao's desperate efforts.

Cao Ang could only order his army to stop and prepare to fight Cao Cao.

The two armies joined together and began a fierce battle.

Although Cao Ang's soldiers were few in number, they were well-equipped.

The weapons they are equipped with are basically spears and broadswords such as trident halberds and tiger spears, as well as the iconic machetes and long-handled axes.

Cao Cao's equipment was inferior, and his weapons were basically swords or short sticks. The weapons of both sides collided, and blood splashed immediately.

Cao Ang and Cao Cao were both top-level generals. When they fought, the space around them seemed to solidify and everyone stopped.

Dian Wei and Lu Bu looked at each other. They knew that these two big guys were fighting for life and death.

If they got closer, they would definitely be affected, so the two of them simply retreated to a distance of a hundred meters and watched the battle.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang, and Cao Ang was also staring at him.

"Cao Mengde, you are a piece of trash. You actually dare to duel with me. You are simply overestimating yourself. Today is the day you die!" Cao Ang said contemptuously.

"Haha, Cao Ang, I admit that you are awesome." (End of this chapter)