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

"Reporting to the lord, nothing unusual was found around Xiling Village." A scout came back to report.

"Haha, that's great. It seems that Chen Gui and his gang never expected that we would come." Cao Ang laughed happily.

Cao Cao’s schemes could not be hidden from anyone, especially from a shrewd and wise man like Cao Ang.

The reason why Chen Gui's people thought that Cao Ang would choose to attack Xiling Village was because they did not know the specific situation of Xiling Village.

In their eyes, Xiling Village only had an approximate location and they had no idea of ​​the exact location of Cao Ang and the others.

The scouts sent out by Cao Ang were all experienced veterans. Whenever they got near Xiling Village, they would stop and observe.

As a result, there was no hiding place around Xiling Village, and the scouts could see the situation in the village at a glance.

Chen Gui's people didn't know the details of Xiling Village, so naturally they wouldn't take precautions against it.

Cao Ang felt that he was lucky that there was no ambush in Xiling Village, otherwise he might not be able to capture Chen Deng.

But this is better. Cao Ang doesn't need to fight the enemy head-on. He just needs to slowly wear down Chen Deng.

"Pass the order down, strengthen the vigilance, follow me to attack Xiling Village and capture the bandit leader Chen Deng alive!" Cao Ang shouted.

"Yes!" all the soldiers shouted.

Cao Ang rushed to Xiling Village first.

The next day, Cao Ang led civil and military officials to Shouchun.

Cao Ang met Zhang Zhao on the road and asked, "Yuan Tu, didn't you go to pay homage to Kong Rong with Meng De yesterday? Why are you still here?"

Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "My Lord, please forgive me. I went to Yingchuan yesterday and planned to pay homage to Kong Rong, but unfortunately Kong Sheng was not at the mansion.

I will return to Shouchun. My Lord, Kong Rong of Yingchuan is a relative of the Han Dynasty. If you can go and pay homage to Kong Rong, you will definitely be able to recover the counties of Yingchuan."

Cao Ang thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I will go visit Kong Rong."

"My lord is wise!" Zhang Zhao exclaimed. This matter was finally successfully concluded.

Cao Ang took Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Xu Chu to Yingchuan.

Along the way, Cao Ang met more and more people. Most of them were heading to Yingchuan. Cao Ang wondered if something had happened in Yingchuan.

Cao Ang was not clear. He only knew that the situation in Yingchuan had become tense since Dong Zhuo's fall.

As the emperor's uncle, Liu Zhang began to gradually gain power after Dong Zhuo's downfall. Even Huang Zu, the governor of Yingchuan, obeyed Liu Zhang's orders.

Liu Zhang was very satisfied with this situation and decided to take the opportunity to expand his army.

But Huang Zu was unwilling to do so. He felt that Liu Zhang's actions would undermine his dignity.

However, Liu Zhang had a large army under his command, and Huang Zu dared not disobey him. He could only endure Liu Zhang's random tampering.

Liu Zhang was very satisfied with this. He brought more than 10,000 of his most capable soldiers into the military camp and asked Huang Zu to train them.

Huang Zu originally disagreed, but since Liu Zhang was the emperor's uncle, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and accept it.

In this way, Liu Zhang had a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses, twice as many as Yuan Shao.

Liu Zhang was very confident in the strength of his soldiers.

Unfortunately, Liu Zhang forgot that Huang Zu also had elite soldiers and generals under his command, and Huang Zhong was one of the best.

Huang Zhong was also extremely angry about this, but he was under house arrest by Huang Wan and could not go out at all.

Huang Zhong thought of Lu Bu's son Lu Meng.

Huang Zhong had a good impression of Lu Bu because Lu Bu had once saved his life.

Lu Meng was young, brave and good at fighting, and was perfect for commanding an elite force.

Huang Zhong had heard about Lü Bu's affairs in Jingzhou and admired him very much. If there was a chance, Huang Zhong hoped that Lü Bu could join the Huang family. Huang Zhong was a smart man and he thought his grandson Huang Xu was also quite good, but unfortunately the age gap was too big and Huang Zhong would not force it.

Huang Zhong wanted to find an opportunity to meet Lu Meng.

So Huang Zhong asked his butler to find someone to contact Lu Bu, hoping to get in touch with Lu Bu through Lu Meng.

After receiving the news, Lu Bu immediately arranged for his men to go to Yingchuan to inquire about the news of Huang Zhong's grandson.

The news about Huang Zhong soon reached Cao Ang's ears.

Cao Ang was puzzled by the news that Huang Zhong actually wanted to contact Lu Bu.

Cao Ang did not understand Huang Zhong's intention, but still asked his men to investigate secretly.

After a while, Cao Ang got some news.

It turned out that Huang Zhong wanted to contact him through Lu Bu. Cao Ang was puzzled as to why Huang Zhong didn't contact him directly.

This news made Cao Ang a little disappointed.

"It seems that Huang Zhong does not trust me. He can't find a reason to see me, and instead uses Lu Bu to achieve his goal." Cao Ang sighed to himself.

Cao Ang did not give up the idea of ​​seeking Huang Zhong's help. After all, he still needed to rely on Huang Zhong, and he recognized Huang Zhong's abilities. He wanted to use Huang Zhong's talents to solve the difficulties he was facing.

Unfortunately, Huang Zhong was reluctant to see Cao Ang, so Cao Ang had no way to ask for advice.

In the end, Cao Ang could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked Li Gui to find Huang Zhong, hoping to get Huang Zhong's help.

Li Gui came to Yingchuan and convinced Huang Zhong without much effort.

Huang Zhong was very surprised by Li Gui's proposal. He felt that this plan was simply a fantasy and would never work.

Huang Zhong raised his own questions to Li Gui.

Li Gui was prepared: "My Lord, you should know that you have a close relationship with Mr. Xu Shu."

Huang Zhong frowned, he really didn't know about this.

Li Gui continued, "Mr. Xu Shu was once the most trusted counselor by the lord's side.

The lord has high hopes for Mr. Xu Shu, and Mr. Xu Shu also respects the lord very much.

If the lord sends someone to tell Mr. Xu Shu that the lord is in trouble, I believe Mr. Xu Shu will definitely not sit idly by.

The difficulty you are facing now is only temporary. Mr. Xu Shu will definitely find a solution."

Li Gui's words shook Huang Zhong's heart. He thought about it carefully for a while and felt that what Li Gui said made some sense and maybe he could really succeed.

Huang Zhong thought highly of Xu Shu because he had the talent to govern the country. If Xu Shu was willing to help Cao Ang, Cao Ang's difficulties might be solved.

Huang Zhong agreed to Li Gui's request and sent someone to deliver a letter to Xu Shu.

Not long after Huang Zhong sent the letter, he received news from Huang Xu.

After staying in Yingchuan for a while, Huang Xu had become familiar with the environment of Yingchuan.

Although Huang Xu was young and frivolous, growing up in such an environment also made him understand a lot of things.

In particular, the attitude of the Yingchuan gentry and powerful families made Huang Xu understand that the ambitions of the Yingchuan gentry and powerful families were far more than just a small Yingchuan County.

They seemed to want to take over the whole world, and Huang Xu also wanted to change the status quo in Yingchuan.

Huang Xu knew that he was just an ordinary citizen and had no right to interfere in such matters, but Huang Xu still wanted to try hard.

Huang Xu found Huang Zhong and told him his idea.

Huang Zhong was overjoyed. He felt that his grandson was worthy of being taught by him. (End of this chapter)