Cao Ang cursed Lu Bu in his heart for being ungrateful and daring to talk back to him, showing that he simply didn't take him seriously.

"Lu Bu, are you forcing me?" Cao Ang said angrily.

"I am not forcing you, lord. I am telling you that this world still values ​​strength.

Without strength, you can't even save your own life, let alone save others. " Lu Bu said shamelessly.

Cao Ang almost vomited blood. Lu Bu's intention was very clear, which was to annex his Jiangdong.

Cao Ang became furious when he thought about giving away Jiangdong, which he had worked so hard to build.

"You are looking for death!" Cao Ang drew his sword and pointed it at Lu Bu.

Seeing this, Dian Wei shouted, "Lü Bu, you are going too far! I, Dian, am going to chop you off!"

Lu Bu sneered and said, "Dian Wei, you are also a man. But if you dare to move, just try it.

After you leave Beihai City, I will lead my troops to razed Beihai County. You should think it over carefully."

Dian Wei stopped moving. Lu Bu's strength was there for him, and Dian Wei knew that he was no match for Lu Bu.

So without any hesitation, he chose to follow Cao Ang's arrangements.

Cao Ang stared at Lu Bu and said, "Lu Bu, do you know what you are doing now?
Do you know the consequences of doing this? You still have time to leave now. Otherwise you will regret it."

"Regret? I was born not to fear any threats!" Lu Bu said domineeringly.

Cao Ang shook his head. Lu Bu’s ambition was growing, but Cao Ang had no way to stop him.

Lu Bu has strength and a trump card, so Cao Ang really has no way to do anything to him.

"In that case, let's just wait and see." Cao Ang said in a deep voice.

"I hope my lord can remember what I said today." Lu Bu said coldly.

Lu Bu grabbed Dian Wei and turned to leave.

"My lord, are you okay?" Xu Shu said hurriedly with concern.

"Yuanzhi, tell me how I should deal with Lu Bu." Cao Ang was very depressed. Lu Bu was too arrogant and did not take him seriously at all.

Xu Shu sighed and said, "My lord, Lü Bu is so confident that he has nothing to fear. If we start to attack him,

I'm afraid that this will cause great losses to the North Sea, so I can only inconvenience you temporarily, my lord."

Cao Ang knew that what Xu Shu said was true, and the most important thing for them now was to stabilize the situation in Beihai. Cao Ang could only swallow his anger.

"Pass on my order and order the chief officials of each county to gather and hold a military meeting. At the same time, let the sons of gentry from all over the country gather at the prefect's mansion." Cao Ang said.

"Yes, sir!" Xu Shu took the order and left.

Soon after, military commanders from all over the country were summoned to the prefectural government one after another.

"I pay my respects to my lord!" The chief officers of the armies from all over the country knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"Gentlemen, please stand up!" Cao Ang asked everyone to stop politely. "I summoned you all here today to discuss important matters. Please take a seat."

"Thank you, my lord!" Everyone took their seats.

"I called you all here today because Yuan Shao is plotting a rebellion, and I need your help in quelling the rebellion." Cao Ang first stated his purpose.

"Our lord is wise and powerful. How can a mere Yuan Shao shake your majesty? We are willing to serve you like a dog and a horse!" Lu Bu said on behalf of everyone.

Cao Ang looked at Lu Bu with a smile and thought to himself: Lu Bu, stop pretending, everyone knows that you and Yuan Shao are mortal enemies.

Others also agreed with Lu Bu's statement. The news of Yuan Shao's rebellion had already spread throughout the world, and no one thought that Yuan Shao could turn the tables.

Cao Ang continued, "My dear ministers, you are all pillars of our country. I trust you all. Today I have decided to attack Yuan Shao!"

As soon as Cao Ang finished speaking, everyone was stunned. Is Cao Ang crazy?

Everyone looked at each other, unable to understand Cao Ang's words. "My Lord, although we are mortal enemies with Yuan Shao, but my Lord is an emperor of all ages, famous throughout the world.

How can we go against the will of our lord and deal with Yuan Shao?"

A middle-aged scholar stood up and thought Cao Ang was a tyrant, so he advised him against it.

Lu Bu looked at the middle-aged scholar with contempt. He was looking forward to Cao Ang destroying Yuan Shao.

"My lord, I think this is unacceptable. Yuan Shao is a tyrant. If we go to war with him, we will surely be defeated."

"I second the proposal."

Many civil and military officials advised Cao Ang not to take risks rashly.

Cao Ang asked calmly: "Then according to your opinions, what should I do?"

"My lord, the most important thing at this moment is to dispatch elite troops to the North Sea to suppress the rebellion." Xun You stepped out and said.

"That's right. My lord, although Yuan Shu was recaptured by Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo has been abolished, and Yuan Shao will definitely not accept this.

Yuan Shao is now actively planning to seize Jingzhou. My lord, you should send troops to support Nanyang now."

Jia Xu also agreed with Xun You's point of view.

Cao Ang looked at the two counselors with a gloomy face, and he felt his chest filled with anger.

Xun You and Jia Xu looked at each other and thought to themselves that this was bad.

“My Lord, I think we should gather a large army now to besiege Yuan Tan and tie down some of Yuan Shao’s forces.

After all, Yuan Tan was the emperor's uncle, and Yuan Shao could not just sit back and watch Yuan Tan being killed.

Yuan Shao will certainly send troops to rescue us, and we can take the opportunity to annihilate Yuan Shao's army." Ju Su stepped out and said.

Ju Su's plan was good, but unfortunately Cao Ang discovered the flaw.

"You two both have good ideas, but Yuan Tan is my uncle, how can you kill him?
If I kill Yuan Tan, won't the world criticize me? How can I rule the people? How will the people view me? "

Cao Ang scolded the two men, then said to everyone: "I have made up my mind. I am going to lead the army in person."

The emperor personally led the army?! This news shocked everyone.

"My lord, this is not possible." Everyone was panicked.

Cao Ang insisted on his own idea and said seriously: "I have made up my mind. You just need to do as I say. I will be fine."

Cao Ang's attitude was extremely firm. He had already decided to lead the army in person.

The crowd had no choice but to agree. They could only pray to Cao Angji for help.

Cao Ang left Dian Wei and Xu Shu to assist him, and then left the governor's mansion with tens of thousands of cavalry. Cao Ang planned to lead the army himself, but did not inform the court.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan were both shocked when they learned that Cao Ang was going to lead the army in person. Cao Cao immediately sent someone to contact Cao Ang, hoping that he would think twice before acting.

Cao Ang didn't care about Cao Cao's reminder, he had to go now.

Cao Cao had no choice but to let Cao Ang do what he wanted.

Cao Ang led a large army towards Jizhou, while Yuan Shao received news that Cao Ang was about to lead the army in person.

When Yuan Shao heard the news that Cao Ang was going to lead the army in person, he laughed out loud: "Cao Ang finally couldn't hold it in anymore!"

"My lord, Cao Ang must want to lead the army in person this time.

I suggest sending Generals Gao Shun and Chen Gong to meet the enemy." Feng Ji suggested.

Gao Shun and Chen Gong were both powerful generals, so Yuan Shao naturally wanted to keep them by his side. (End of this chapter)

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