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

Cao Ang knew that Cao Cao was a heroic figure in history, and he would not just sit there and wait for death.

Now that Cao Cao has surrendered to Sun Quan, Cao Ang is worried that Cao Cao will use Sun Quan's power against him.

Cao Ang is not afraid of any conspiracy or tricks Cao Cao has now, because he has absolute confidence.

And all this stems from Cao Ang’s current strength.

Cao Ang now has 250,000 elite soldiers, as well as the top general Huang Zhong and an army of 360,000. His strength is far greater than before.

Now, even if Sun Jian and Yuan Shu come again, Cao Ang still has the confidence to fight a decisive battle with them.

Cao Ang believed that as long as he gave the order, Cao Cao would be completely finished.

Although Cao Cao was very capable, he was unable to stop Cao Ang.

Cao Ang’s current goal is to destroy Sun Ce.

Cao Ang asked Jia Xu to keep an eye on the Yanzhou aristocratic families because he was afraid that there would be unusual movements among the Yanzhou aristocratic families and he would take advantage of the chaos to stir up trouble.

Cao Ang regarded the Yanzhou noble families as thorns in his side, but unfortunately he had no way to remove them.

The power of the Yanzhou family is too great. Even if Cao Ang can eliminate it, it will probably cost a huge price.

Cao Ang didn't want to spend more resources and wealth to deal with the Yanzhou family, as that would be counterproductive.

Cao Ang could only wait, waiting for Cao Cao to make a mistake. As long as Cao Cao made a mistake, Cao Ang could solve the problem of the Yanzhou family once and for all.

The situation in Yanzhou is very complicated, and Cao Cao's existence is the biggest fear of the Yanzhou families.

Cao Cao was the person that the Yanzhou noble families hated the most. As long as Cao Cao was alive, the Yanzhou noble families would not be able to sleep or eat peacefully.

Once Cao Cao surrendered to Liu Xie, the Yanzhou families would probably suffer a great disaster.

The Cao family is different from the Yuan family. Their roots are in Jizhou. Once Cao Cao surrenders, the Jizhou families will definitely support Yuan Shao or Liu Xie.

That is why the Yanzhou noble families tried every means to kill Cao Cao to prevent him from threatening the foundation of the Yanzhou noble families.

This time Chen Gong led a large army to flee north, and the noble families in Yanzhou were overjoyed.

Once Chen Gong left, the Yanzhou aristocratic families had a place to make use of their remaining energy.

They found other channels, contacted the noble families in other states, formed a new alliance, and began to prepare to attack Chen Gong.

Chen Gong led the remaining troops to flee into Hanoi, where they met a group of refugees.

It turned out that this group of refugees saw that Chen Gong and others were dressed gorgeously and thought they were some wealthy family, so they came up to them and wanted to get their asylum.

Chen Gong did not have any good feelings towards these people. He did not want to bring disaster to them, so he politely declined them.

The refugees did not succeed, but they did remember Chen Gong and his group.

During this period, Chen Gong sent out spies to investigate everywhere, hoping to find an opportunity.

Chen Gong kept looking for opportunities, and finally one day he found a small path that led to Xiling County.

Cao Ang immediately knew the news. He was overjoyed and was finally going home.

Cao Ang asked Jia Xu to immediately arrange personnel to go and support, and personally led the army to Xiling County.

Cao Ang's trip to Xiling County this time was very grand.

Cao Ang rode a black dragon horse, accompanied by brave soldiers such as Dian Wei and Lu Bu, as well as a large number of civil servants.

Dian Wei and Lu Bu's tasks were easy; they only had to take care of these soldiers.

Other civil and military officials urgently allocated food and fodder.

Cao Ang also knew where Chen Gong and the others were hiding, which was a mountain village not far from Xiling County. It could be reached in a few incense sticks of time by riding a fast horse.

Cao Ang immediately ordered his troops to travel at full speed and try to get there as soon as possible.

As time was running out, Cao Ang increased his speed to the limit. After running for more than three hours, Cao Ang finally reached the outside of the mountain village.

Cao Ang jumped off his horse, came to the entrance of the village, and asked the villager guarding the gate: "May I ask where this place is?"

When the villagers guarding the gate saw Cao Ang and his group dressed neatly and carrying swords, they knew that Cao Ang and his group were of great importance, so they said respectfully, "Excuse me, distinguished guests, we are from Xiling Village."

"Xiling Village!" Cao Ang was stunned. Why had he never heard of it?
Cao Ang continued to ask what the village named Xiling Village was.

I am a bit confused about the name of the village. Where are people like Cao Ang from? Why don’t they have any impression of Xiling Village?

In the end, the village name still reveals the origin of Xiling Village.

"It turns out to be Xiling Village!" Cao Ang suddenly realized that Xiling Village was the largest village in Xiling County and had a large population.

This village is also the core of Xiling. Cao Ang once sent people to inquire and learned that Xiling Village was under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shao.

"Excuse me, is the village chief here?" Cao Ang asked with a bow.

"My grandfather is cooking at home. Please come in, distinguished guests." The villagers welcomed Cao Ang in. As for Dian Wei and others who followed Cao Ang, they were stopped outside.

This action made Dian Wei very angry. It was outrageous that such a strong man like him was blocked outside.

Lu Bu stopped Dian Wei and said, "Fengxian, please be patient. The lord is outside, so we should not disturb him."

"Hmph, you're sensible!" Dian Wei snorted coldly, then stood there waiting for Cao Ang.

Lu Bu shook his head. Dian Wei really had a weird personality.

Lu Bu and others waited patiently outside for half an hour before Cao Ang finally came out.

Cao Ang's face was a little ruddy, and it was obvious that he had a lot of fun in there just now. He looked at Lu Bu and said, "Fengxian, you take the people back to Yecheng first. I want to talk to this village chief."

Lu Bu nodded and left quickly with his men.

Dian Wei stayed and followed Cao Ang.

After Lu Bu and the others left, Cao Ang said with a smile: "Bo Ning, your trick is quite good."

Chen Gong smiled and said, "I was just bluffing."

Chen Gong had long guessed that the Yanzhou noble families would definitely counterattack, so he deliberately let Chen Deng go.

And let Chen Deng disguise as a refugee to sneak into Xiling Village in order to paralyze the Yanzhou family. Now the Yanzhou family has really taken the bait.

Cao Ang said with satisfaction: "Bo Ning, I already know the location of Xiling Village, let's act according to the plan."

"Yes!" Chen Gong replied respectfully.

Chen Gong’s plan was very simple. He let Lu Bu lead two thousand elite troops directly to Xiling Village to attract the attention of the Yanzhou family.

Then let Cao Ang lead the remaining soldiers to appear suddenly. Although this strategy is dangerous, it has a great chance of success.

Cao Ang said to Lu Bu: "Lu Bu, your task is very difficult. You will suddenly attack Xiling Village with two thousand elite soldiers to attract the attention of the Yanzhou family.

Remember, you have to hold on for an hour, understand?"

"I obey your command!" Lu Bu said excitedly.

Lu Bu knew that Cao Ang asked him to lead people to attack Xiling Village, which proved that Xiling Village had been exposed. Lu Bu was not worried that this would lead to failure to complete the mission.

Cao Ang then instructed Chen Gong, "Bo Ning, you lead 500 cavalrymen to follow me to Chen Deng's lair and capture the bandit leader Chen Deng. Remember to capture him alive."

"I obey your command!" Chen Gong said with a fist salute.

Afterwards, Cao Ang parted ways with Lu Bu and others, and led two thousand elite troops to attack Xiling Village.

Cao Ang has come out in full force this time. He believes in the strength of the Yanzhou family. As long as he attacks them unexpectedly, he can definitely gain a lot of merit.

Cao Ang led a large force to the outskirts of Xiling Village and sent out scouts to investigate the enemy situation. (End of this chapter)