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

Unfortunately, the Huben Army did not attack as Cao Cao had imagined, but instead rode at full speed towards Dongjun.

Cao Cao was depressed. Did Cao Ang want to surrender to Yuan Shao?

But Cao Cao was unwilling to accept this, after all, Cao Ang's side was too powerful.

Cao Cao ordered a pursuit, but his troops were insufficient.

This time Cao Cao learned his lesson. He did not choose a head-on confrontation, but instead took a detour to pursue the Huben Army.

But Cao Ang ignored Cao Cao and just chose those remote paths to avoid being intercepted by Cao Cao.

Cao Ang's whereabouts were erratic, and Cao Cao failed to catch up with him several times, which made Cao Cao very angry.

Cao Ang’s goal was very clear, he wanted to go to Dongjun to join Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shao of Dongjun occupied most of the country and had a good relationship with Sun Ce, so he was the best choice.

Now Cao Ang is short of troops and it is difficult for him to deal with Cao Cao.

Moreover, Cao Cao was very powerful, and if he fought head-on, Cao Ang might not have a chance of winning.

So Cao Ang adopted a strategy of delaying time. He deliberately dispersed his army and retreated from various places to attract Cao Cao's pursuit and buy himself more time.

Cao Ang did this in order to make Cao Cao misjudge his strength.

This plan worked well, as Cao Cao indeed pursued Cao Ang's troops, causing their losses to become increasingly severe.

Cao Cao no longer had to worry about Cao Ang. He had to concentrate his forces on dealing with Sun Ce and Huang Zu.

Cao Ang led his troops to the vicinity of Xiangyang and saw densely packed archers on the city walls.

Cao Ang frowned. The defense of Xiangyang City was too strong. Cao Ang estimated that if his army approached, it would suffer heavy losses.

Dian Wei patted his chest and said confidently: "My lord, I will lead my men to charge over and capture Xiangyang."

"Your strength is good, but can you withstand the crossbow bombardment in Xiangyang City? Don't forget that your armor can't stop it!" Cao Ang said unhappily.

"This." Dian Wei was choked and speechless.

Cao Ang continued, "Pass on my order. Order Xu Shu, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other civil and military officials to come to Xiangyang to join us. Once the attack is launched, they will be in charge of the command."

"Yes, sir!" Dian Wei said with a fist salute.

Dian Wei took the order and left.

Cao Ang once again turned to his advisers and said, "My dear ministers, what good strategies do you have to defeat the enemy?"

"My lord, Xiangyang is a strong city. Our troops are few in number and it will be difficult to break through in a short period of time," said Xun You.

"Yes, my lord. Xiangyang is well fortified and our army has no way of destroying it." Tian Feng exclaimed: "If we attack by force, our army will suffer heavy casualties."

Everyone expressed their ideas, but no one had a good solution.

Cao Ang said grimly, "I know you have no solution. But I have a plan. Since Xiangyang City is heavily guarded, I will use some special means."

The counselors looked at Cao Ang in confusion.

"My lord, do you mean to burn it with fire?" Guo Jia's eyes lit up.

"That's right, I've heard that the people of Jingzhou are good at cooking, especially Jingzhou fish.

This season is the time when fish in Jingzhou are plump and delicious. I think we should take this opportunity to get some fish to eat." Cao Ang smiled.

"My lord is wise!" All the counselors were full of admiration.

Cao Ang smiled, it seemed that he was not wrong.

Cao Ang ordered: "Come here, go to Xiangyang and see if there are any fish ponds or lakes. I want to catch some fish."

"My lord is merciful. We thank you on behalf of the people of Jingzhou."

All the counselors knelt down in worship. Cao Ang was willing to spend money to hire fishermen to sell fish, which moved these civil officials.

"Stand up!" Cao Ang waved his hand, signaling everyone to stand up.

After everyone calmed down, Guo Jia offered a suggestion: "My lord, our army cannot attack Xiangyang directly.

Xiangyang has 30,000 naval forces. Our army is weak and I am afraid we are no match for them.

I suggest that you let the Royal Guards lie in ambush outside Xiangyang and wait for the right time to attack."

Cao Ang's eyes lit up, and he cursed inwardly: Guo Fengxiao is such a treacherous villain. This trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife is very clever. Xiangyang City was so heavily guarded that even Cao Ang's scouts were discovered.

And the Jinyiwei were lying in ambush nearby and would definitely be discovered.

Cao Ang could then take advantage of the situation and let the Jinyiwei sneak into Xiangyang City to gather intelligence.

This is definitely a business that is sure to make money, and there is also a chance to harvest a lot of food.

"I'll leave this matter to you. Arrange people to ambush around Xiangyang, but be careful not to be exposed, otherwise the consequences will be troublesome."

Cao Ang agreed with Guo Jia's approach, but he still needed to act with caution.

"Yes!" Guo Jia agreed excitedly.

With Cao Ang's promise, Guo Jia became even more excited.

After Cao Ang gave the order to attack Xiangyang, he left first.

Dian Wei led the cavalry to escort Cao Ang to meet Xu Shu and others.

As for Dian Wei's mission, it is to kill those guys who want to launch a sneak attack.

Dian Wei was loyal to Cao Ang. When Cao Ang asked him to protect his safety, he did so without complaint.

Cao Ang led his army towards Xiangyang in a mighty manner.

At the same time, Xu Shu also got the news.

"The lord has already set off. It seems that he has sensed the danger." Xu Shu said with emotion.

Pang Tong asked: "Yuanzhi, what should we do now? The lord asked you to be the commander-in-chief, you can't just sit there and do nothing, right?"

Xu Shu said calmly: "Of course I followed the Lord's instructions."

"You trust my lord so much. How old is he?" Pang Tong said in surprise.

Xu Shu snorted coldly: "Although I am old, my mind is still quite flexible.

I have a better understanding of the lord's character and way of doing things.

The lord must have his reasons for doing this. All we have to do is to execute it."

Pang Tong stopped talking because what Xu Shu said made sense.

Besides wanting to defeat Cao Cao, there was another reason why Cao Ang did this.

Cao Ang hoped to train Xu Shu through this war, and this experience would be of great benefit to Xu Shu in the future.

"Let's go, let's follow the Lord. The Lord's safety is very important and cannot be compromised."

Xu Shu stood up, straightened his robe, and led his army to follow Cao Ang.

The defenders of Xiangyang discovered a large-scale enemy force approaching and hurriedly reported it to Cai Mao and Zhang Yun.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were woken up by servants just after they fell asleep, which made them very angry.

"You useless piece of shit! Why did you wake me up in the middle of the night?" Cai Mao said angrily.

Cai Mao's attendants could not help but smile bitterly. Who dares to wake you up in the middle of the night?

When Cai Mao saw that the attendant was silent, he knew that his attitude was bad, so he said, "What is the matter? Tell me quickly."

The attendant bowed his head and said, "General, a large number of enemy troops are approaching our Xiangyang, and they are only about 20 miles away from our army."

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun sat up suddenly and said in horror, "It's so far away."

What Cai Mao was most worried about happened. Cao Ang actually sent troops to attack Xiangyang.

"Quick, order the entire army to be on alert!" Zhang Yun shouted.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were both in a panic. There were not many defenders in Xiangyang City. Now that they were surrounded by Cao Ang's army, they were doomed.

"Someone, come here, notify Chen Gong, Ju Shou, and Jia Xu immediately, and ask them to come to support quickly." Cai Mao was also anxious, and immediately ordered his personal soldiers to find someone.

The defenders of Xiangyang all knew that Cao Ang had sent troops to attack, and they were all on high alert, ready for battle.

When Chen Gong and his men received the news, they immediately gave up their work and rushed to Xiangyang without stopping. (End of this chapter)