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

"Wonderful!" Chen Qun and Guo Jia clapped their hands in admiration at the same time.

"Gongda is right! Only in this way can we resolve the current crisis!" The others also echoed.

Cao Cao also thought this was the best way.

But if that happened, his plan would fail and Yuan Shu might even notice something.

Cao Cao didn't dare to gamble on all this. If Yuan Shu knew that they wanted to get rid of Liu Qi, Yuan Shu and Cao Ang would no longer care about anything and would just start fighting.

Cao Cao looked at Ju Shou, who was a think tank-type talent and should be able to solve his predicament.

Ju Su said bitterly: "My lord, Lord Tao is far away in Yingchuan. Even if he knew your arrangement, he would not be able to rescue His Highness in time."

Cao Cao was speechless for a while. Cao Ang's plan this time was perfect and there was no way to crack it.

Xun Yu and others fell into deep thought, and they thought of another possibility.

"My lord, can we contact Xu Shu, Yuan Zhi and others? With their wisdom, they may be able to think of more solutions." Xun Yu reminded.

Everyone thought, Xu Shu and Pang Tong are both strategic men, maybe they can think of a better solution.

Chen Gong also agreed and said: "My lord, although Xu Shu, Yuan Zhi and others are counselors, they also understand military affairs.

They may have a way to resolve Cao Ang's attack this time."

Cao Cao was immediately excited when he heard these words. These people were all counselors.

"Gongze, please write a secret letter immediately and give it to Yuanzhi and others." Cao Cao said hurriedly.

"Yes!" Ju Su took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone and quickly recorded Cao Cao's meaning.

Afterwards, Ju Su began to write a letter and handed it to Cao Cao.

"Fengxiao, take the secret letter and visit Yuanzhi and others and tell them what I mean." Cao Cao said to Guo Jia.

"Yes!" Guo Jia took the order and left.

Yanzhou, Liu Bei's residence.

Liu Bei did not go out today because he received a secret letter from Xu Shu.

"Gongda, what do you think about this matter?" Liu Bei asked after reading the secret letter.

"My lord, Cao Cao is a very cunning man. I suspect he already knows our plan, so I sent Chen Gong to test him." Xu Shu expressed his opinion.

"Gongda is right. I feel the same way." Liu Bei said.

"My lord, Cao Cao's target is Cao Ang, and the condition for our alliance with Cao Ang is to ensure Liu Qi's safety.

We must be well prepared and never let Cao Cao succeed." Xu Shu said seriously.

Liu Bei agreed with this deeply, as Liu Qi's life and death were related to Liu Bei's foundation.

"Gongda, then what should I do?" Liu Bei asked.

"My lord, in my humble opinion, this plan of the Duke is aimed at you.

I think that you can go with the flow and express your willingness to support Cao Ang," Xu Shu suggested.

"This." Liu Bei hesitated. He was just worried about Liu Qi's safety, and now he expressed support for Cao Ang. Liu Bei couldn't accept it all at once.

Xu Shu continued, "My lord, given the current situation, if you reject Cao Ang's request, it would be like falling out with Cao Ang.

Moreover, Cao Ang’s current situation is not optimistic.

Cao Ang is very powerful, but he also faces a lot of pressure.

He and Cao Cao are both powerful heroes, and they must eliminate each other as soon as possible.

This time, Cao Ang had the advantage and Cao Cao suffered a loss.

But the other party will definitely not give up. And the lord can take this opportunity to cooperate with Cao Ang and wipe out Cao Cao in one fell swoop. "Gongtai's strategy is indeed a brilliant move. But Cao Ang is too powerful. How can we cooperate with him?" Liu Bei said with a wry smile.

Xu Shu smiled calmly: "Cao Cao wants to get rid of Liu Qi. And my lord can help Cao Ang to destroy Cao Cao.

At that time, both sides can shake hands and make peace. My lord, an alliance with Cao Ang will only benefit Cao Ang and not cause any harm."

"This is a good idea." Liu Bei's eyes lit up. Xu Shu's suggestion was good. Cao Ang and Cao Cao both wanted to destroy each other, and his existence could just serve as a middleman.

"In that case, I will immediately write a letter to Cao Ang and ask him to advance as soon as possible," said Liu Bei.

"My lord is wise!" everyone cheered in unison.

Liu Bei immediately summoned his civil and military officials to discuss the details, determined to nip Cao Cao's conspiracy in the bud.

Ju Shou and others also reported the situation on Cao Cao's side to Cao Ang.

"My lord, Cao Cao is indeed not a simple person. He even thought of the bait." Jia Xu said.

"Well, I had already guessed that Cao Cao would use a strategy." Cao Ang snorted coldly.

"Then what should we do?" Guo Jia asked.

Cao Ang said: "Yuanlong, you are responsible for contacting the major families and tell them that Cao Cao wants to deal with me. I want them to give up their alliance with me."

"I obey your command!" Guo Jia understood Cao Ang's intention and carried it out immediately.

“Gongda, this strategy can be said to be very clever, but it still has shortcomings.

First of all, the longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it will be to our plan," Cao Ang continued.

"My lord, you are right. But there has been no movement from Liu Bei. I guess Cao Cao will find an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

I think our army must be more vigilant," Ju Su analyzed.

"Yuan Tu is right." Cao Ang said, "Order all the generals to step up their guard and not let down their guard at all."

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun and others took the order and left.

"Meng De, ah Meng De, I hope you can know what's best for you." Cao Ang murmured to himself.

In this chaotic world, Cao Ang no longer has much patience. If Cao Cao does not know what to do, Cao Ang can only use the last resort to deal with him.

Cao Ang's plan was discovered by Cao Cao, who secretly cursed Cao Ang for being cunning and choosing such a tactic. No wonder he could not do anything to him despite his several plans.

"It seems that we must fight quickly and decisively and not waste any more time." Cao Cao decided not to endure it any longer.

Cao Cao personally led an army of more than 300,000 soldiers to leave Shouchun and head towards Yecheng.

On Liu Bei's side, Cao Cao left again because Liu Xie was unconscious.

Liu Bei no longer had any scruples and immediately provided Xu Shu with Cao Cao's itinerary and expressed his willingness to send troops to help Cao Ang.

After Cao Cao's whereabouts were exposed, Xu Shu asked Zhang Zhao to inform Cao Ang.

Cao Ang was overjoyed when he learned that Cao Cao had actually gone to Yecheng. He immediately asked Jia Xu to dispatch 5,000 elite cavalry to Yecheng to prevent Cao Cao from attacking it.

Cao Cao's 300,000-strong army marched towards Yecheng in a mighty force with astonishing power.

The defenders of Yecheng had been well prepared, and when they saw the army approaching, they immediately launched rockets.

The crossbowmen in Yecheng were all borrowed from Huang Zhong and were well-equipped. As Cao's army approached Yecheng, the crossbowmen began to shoot at them.

Cao's army also fought hard and kept dodging the flying arrows.

A fight began.

Cao's army had an advantage in numbers, but they suffered heavy losses in the face of archers.

Cao Cao was in the center of the army, watching his generals being shot and killed by archers. Cao Cao was filled with grief and anger, thinking that this was Liu Bei's fault. (End of this chapter)