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

Cao Ang's troops easily took control of the city of Xiangyang.

Cao Ang looted the city of Xiangyang, and except for a few gold and silver treasures, all other valuable materials were taken away by Cao Ang.

When the people of Xiangyang saw the style of the overbearing Emperor Cao Ang, they all trembled in fear.

Cao Ang doesn’t care about national unity. What he needs now is food, and food is the most precious thing.

Cao Ang returned to Yecheng with a large army.

Cao Cao hid in Xiangyang City and did not dare to show up for a while.

Yuan Shao also received the news that Xiangyang had been captured, and they were in a very bad mood.

"My lord, what should we do now? Xiangyang has fallen and Cao Cao might be in danger!" Ju Su said worriedly.

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Oh, I didn't expect Cao Ang's cavalry to be so powerful. Cao Cao's troops are simply no match for Cao Ang's cavalry."

Yuan Shu pondered for a while and said, "Cao Cao is trapped in Xiangyang now. We have to help him!"

"This is what Mr. Yuan Hao means." Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shu in confusion.

"Isn't our army short of food? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Yuan Shu reminded.

Liu Bei suddenly realized and said, "Thank you Fengxiao for reminding me. If that's the case, I will arrange for people to transport food and grass to Xiangyang to support Cao Cao!"

Liu Bei's troops had already prepared food and fodder, and would immediately transport them to Cao Cao if he needed them. Now they were put to use.

Liu Bei's troops immediately transported food and supplies to Xiangyang to put out the fire.

Not long after Liu Bei's troops left, the envoy sent by Yuan Shu found Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao saw the messenger coming, he asked happily, "Messenger, did Fengxiao send a letter?"

"My lord, I am Yuan Xi, the son of Mr. Fengxian. My father sent me to inform you." The messenger said respectfully.

"Yuan Xi, right? Your father is quite fast. You are worthy of being my brother. Please take a seat!" Yuan Shao said with a smile.

"Thank you, my lord!" Yuan Xi sat down carefully.

"The envoy has come, but what does Fengxiao want to say?" Yuan Shao asked impatiently.

"My lord, my uncle Yuan Tan sent me to inform you that Xiangyang has been conquered by Cao Ang. I'm afraid Cao Cao is in great danger." Yuan Xi said bitterly.

Yuan Shao exclaimed: "Cao Mengde is besieged? How is this possible!"

"My uncle said he thought Cao Cao might not survive the night.

I hope the lord can send troops to help." Yuan Xi repeated all that Yuan Tan said.

"Cao Ang, this bastard, actually dared to attack Cao Cao! How presumptuous!" Yuan Shao cursed angrily.

"Uncle hopes that the lord can lead a large army to Xiangyang to support Cao Cao." Yuan Xi continued.

Yuan Shao hesitated. He didn't expect that Cao Ang would dare to offend the public this time.

But now he only has half of his troops, and there are casualties.

If he sent troops, he would suffer heavy losses and it would take him some time to recover. Yuan Shao was unwilling to send troops now.

Yuan Xi saw Yuan Shao's hesitation, and he said again: "My uncle has another message for me, saying that if you want to win, you must send out a large army.

Otherwise, the lord will never be able to win.

My Lord, you must think carefully. If you miss this opportunity, you may not have any chance in the future."

"Let me put it this way, how many troops does Benchu ​​have?" Yuan Shao asked.

Yuan Xi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. What Yuan Tan told Yuan Xi was also ambiguous.

Yuan Shao understood that this time Yuan Tan wanted him to make a choice.

He now feels a little regretful. Why did he listen to Guo Tu's advice and hand over the military power to Yuan Shang?
If he could control the military power, he could stop Cao Cao's conspiracy. Yuan Shao was silent for a long time, and then he said to Yuan Xi: "Go back and tell your uncle that I will do my best on Benchu's side.

Also tell Yuan Shang to speed up the attack and try to capture Xuzhou as soon as possible."

"Thank you, my lord! I will definitely pass on your message!" Yuan Xi left with satisfaction.

Yuan Tan's envoy went back, and Cao Ang returned to Beihai County with his troops.

On the way back, Cao Ang looked at the cartloads of spoils, his expression changing constantly.

Dian Wei said from the side: "My Lord, what are you thinking about? I see your expression is changing constantly."

Cao Ang sneered, "I wonder if Cao Cao is tired of living. He actually dares to snatch food from me! I really should take Xiangyang back."

"My lord, you don't have to worry too much. Cao Cao can't escape anyway. Let's not bother with him." Dian Wei advised.

"Well, let's forget about this matter. But we still need to store these grains and transport them next time when we have time." Cao Ang said.

"Yes, sir!" Dian Wei immediately went to carry out Cao Ang's order.

These food and fodder were prepared by Cao Ang to replenish the strength of his troops, but now is not the time to set out.

What Cao Ang is most concerned about now is how long Cao Cao can hold out. He doesn't want to wait until summer when Yanzhou becomes a wasteland again.

In Xiangyang, Cao Cao had burned all the food and grass in the city.

"Situ Cao, there is no food in the city now. What should we do?" Cheng Yu asked anxiously.

"Now we can only fight to the death. As long as Cao Ang's army doesn't come, I can hold on until next year's spring plowing!" Cao Cao said.

Cheng Yu sighed and said, "Cao Situ, although what you said is correct.

But Cao Ang's army would not wait that long.

It is autumn harvest time now, Cao Ang's army must have sufficient food and grass, and will definitely not stop attacking just because we hold out until next year."

"Zhongde is right. I estimate that Cao Ang will definitely launch an attack next year." Xun You also agreed with Cheng Yu's point of view.

Cao Ang's army had captured Xuzhou, and took over Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

Many of Cao Cao's soldiers had just surrendered to Cao Ang and had a very bad impression of him.

These people wished that Cao Cao would be killed by Cao Ang, so they hated Cao Ang very much.

Cao Cao also knew that his current situation was very dangerous, but apart from this method, he really couldn't think of a better way.

Cao Cao felt that he had done his best. He did not expect Cao Ang's troops to be so strong. It was beyond his imagination. Cao Cao felt that his defeat was not a loss.

"My dear ministers, Cao Ang raided our army this time and we suffered heavy losses.

Food and grass are in short supply now, so please gather them as soon as possible, my dear ministers." Cao Cao said helplessly to the others.

Everyone lowered their heads. They knew that the current situation was very bad, but they had little reserves left.

"My dear ministers, we cannot just sit there and wait for death. There are only two options left.

One way is to retreat. The second way is to fight Cao Ang to the death. As long as Cao Ang is defeated, our army will have a chance to turn the tables."

Cao Cao asked a multiple-choice question.

The others were lost in thought.

"My lord, I think it would be better for Liu Xuande not to confront us head-on now, so as to avoid mutual losses.

If this is the case, it will be very disadvantageous to the Lord." Cheng Yu said.

"What Boda said is very true. Cao Ang has a strong army and horses now. If you confront him head-on, you will definitely suffer." (End of this chapter)