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

After listening to this, Dian Wei's face looked a little ugly. He had never thought about these questions.

"My lord, what should we do then?" Dian Wei asked.

Chen Gong suggested: "My Lord, let's hide first. If Cao Ang sends a large army to besiege Shouchun, we can just sit back and watch the tigers fight, and then we can benefit."

Cao Ang thought about it and agreed with Chen Gong. After all, now was not the time for a head-on confrontation.

So Cao Ang and Chen Gong hid in the mansion.

Lu Bu, Dian Wei and others patrolled the periphery for a long time but did not find any ambush.

"Strange, why didn't Cao Ang send out an ambush?" Dian Wei felt strange. According to Cao Cao's character, he should have arranged an ambush long ago.

Dian Wei glanced at Shouchun City in the distance, then looked at the generals around him and frowned.

"Everyone, since Cao Ang did not send out an ambush, it means that he has anticipated our counterattack, so he will definitely send out a large army to intercept us."

"But there are no Cao troops nearby." Everyone said.

Lu Bu also noticed something unusual: "Could it be that Cao Ang is just being mysterious? He didn't send any troops at all?"

"This." Everyone also thought that Cao Ang might be pretending that there was no ambush.

"I don't care about that anymore. Let's kill Cao Ang's cavalry first." Dian Wei said, "As long as we kill Cao Ang's cavalry, the others will be easy."

"Okay! Let's do as you say, Fengxiao." Cao Ang nodded in agreement.

Dian Wei led the remaining soldiers and charged out, targeting where Cao Ang's cavalry was.

As soon as Dian Wei's cavalry set off, Lu Bu got the news.

Lu Bu snorted coldly: "I see, he wants to delay time, but you don't know that such an action will only make you fall into despair."

Lu Bu immediately led his army forward.

In the central camp, Cao Ang also received information about the battle situation at the front.

"My lord, General Dian Wei has begun attacking Cao Ang's cavalry." Li Guibao reported.

"Very good, I knew Dian Wei could succeed." Cao Ang said happily.

"My lord is wise and brave. With your training, General Dian will surely be able to unify the world." Li Gui flattered him.

Cao Ang smiled. He was full of confidence in Dian Wei.

Moreover, Dian Wei has been performing more and more bravely in recent times, and Cao Ang has more confidence in Dian Wei's abilities.

"Pass the order down, the army continues to rest and attack again tomorrow!" Cao Ang said.

"Yes!" Li Gui went down to make arrangements.

Cao Ang picked up the memorial on the table and began to read it.

These memorials were sent from various counties and prefectures, and Cao Ang needed to review and approve them.

Cao Ang looked at the memorials carefully and suddenly saw one.

"Cao Hong surrendered to Lu Bu?" Cao Ang was a little surprised when he saw the memorial.

After Lu Bu defeated Cao Ren in Nanyang, he began to attack Cao Hong.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Hong immediately led the remaining troops to flee northward.

As a result of Cao Hong's escape, Cao Ang lost Cao Cao's advisers and generals.

This made Cao Ang a little depressed, and he didn't know where to find someone to replace Cao Hong.

Cao Ang put aside Cao Hong's matter for the time being and opened another memorial.

"My lord, Yuan Tan, the governor of Yanzhou, requests to see you." Xun Yu shouted respectfully while standing outside the door.

"Announcement." Cao Ang said. A moment later, Yuan Tan entered Cao Ang's imperial study and knelt down, saying, "Your humble servant Yuan Tan pays respect to the emperor, lord."

"Stand up!" Cao Ang raised his hand and signaled Yuan Tan to stand up.

After Yuan Tan stood up and thanked Cao Ang, he bowed and said, "I came here today to ask for my resignation, my lord."

Cao Ang was surprised and asked, "You want to resign? Why?"

Yuan Tan said bitterly: "I am incompetent and unable to lead my family through this difficult time. I am truly ashamed of the emperor's grace. So I beg you to allow me to resign and return to my hometown."

Yuan Tan has been working hard in recent years, but has not achieved much.

Cao Cao's death made Yuan Tan see his own abilities clearly.

His ability is not as good as Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or even Liu Ye.

Therefore, Yuan Tan decided to retreat to the second line and enjoy his later years.

Cao Ang remained silent. Although Yuan Tan sounded as if he was considering his family, Cao Ang knew that it was not just for this reason.

"My dear Yuan, Cao Mengde's death was an accident. His death has nothing to do with you." Cao Ang consoled.

"Thank you, my lord, for your understanding!" Yuan Tan did not tell the real reason. He knew that it would be meaningless to say it out loud.

"Cao Mengde's death is important, but it has not reached the level of affecting the overall situation in the world. I hope you will continue to stay in the court and assist you in governing the country." Cao Ang said solemnly.

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!" Yuan Tan was grateful in his heart. Cao Ang's words made him realize that his opportunity had come.

Yuan Tan didn't think much about it. Cao Ang's intention was to let him continue to stay in the court.

Cao Ang admired Yuan Tan's abilities and wanted to win him over to continue to hold power in Jizhou, so he gave Yuan Tan a chance.

After Yuan Tan left the imperial study, he immediately summoned his subordinates and began to make a plan.

Cao Ang watched Yuan Tan leave, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

"My lord, shall we march towards Shouchun and capture it now?" Guo Jia asked.

Cao Ang shook his head: "Not yet. We are running low on food and supplies. Now is not the best time to attack."

"My lord, we have almost finished our food. If we delay any longer, we will be in trouble," Jia Xu reminded.

Cao Ang said: "Of course I know that the food and grass are almost gone, but this time we can use Cao Cao's hand to complete the attack."

"Oh?" Jia Xu looked at Cao Ang in confusion.

Cao Ang explained: "Cao Cao is in a difficult situation now. I believe he will be willing to help me out of the predicament."

"But, my lord, how can we ask Cao Cao for help?" Ju Su said uncertainly.

"Cao Cao is now being held back by Lu Bu. He has no time to spare. As long as we give him some guidance, he will cooperate obediently." Cao Ang said insidiously.

Jia Xu and Ju Shou immediately understood Cao Ang's thoughts. Cao Ang was plotting against Cao Cao.

However, the two of them admired Cao Ang's method. This method could solve the problem of Cao Cao as quickly as possible and also preserve Cao Ang's reputation.

Ju Su sighed: "Alas, my lord, you have changed."

Cao Ang's face froze. He didn't expect Ju Shou to say such a thing.

Cao Ang said awkwardly: "Wenhe, you are wrong. You have forgotten how I treated you in the beginning."

"My lord, this time is different." Jia Xu said seriously, "My lord, your target is not just Cao Cao.

It's the whole world. If Cao Cao can become a tool in our hands, then we have a huge advantage. "

"Wenhe is right. We must conquer Shouchun as soon as possible, and then we can expand further and dominate the world." Cao Ang said. (End of this chapter)