"Ang 'er, why are you here in Shouchun? Didn't I order you to-"
Cao Cao swallowed his words.
Cao Ang could hear that Cao Cao was questioning him why he did not protect Su Yi but followed him to the front line.
"Your son has left enough troops in Xiacai.”
"The reason why I disobeyed orders and rushed to the front line to see father was to help father quickly break through Shouchun and save the people of Huainan from fire and water!”
Cao Ang explained his original intention.
Cao Cao's eyes flashed as he remembered what Cao Ang had said before he entered the tent. If he wanted to break through Shouchun, he didn't need to drown.
Could it be that his eldest son also had a plan?
Cao Cao put away the dark clouds on his face and said with interest,"Ang 'er, tell me, how can we quickly break Shouchun without flooding?”
Everyone looked at Cao Ang with deep suspicion.
They all believed that Cao Pi's plan was the only way to break through Shouchun.
The Eldest Young Master suddenly said that he had another plan. Naturally, they did not believe it.
"Tunnel!"
Cao Ang shouted.
"Tunnel?"
The interest on Cao Cao's face faded because of these two words.
The eyes of the surrounding Cao Camp members also became disappointed.
"I was wondering what kind of brilliant plan it was. So it's just this…"
The corners of Cao Pi's mouth curled up slightly, and an imperceptible sneer flashed across his eyes.
Xi Zhicai didn't feel disdain, but he said,""Although Eldest Young Master's tunnel plan is feasible, no matter how mediocre Yuan Shu is, he still has some military strategy. He must have buried large vats around the city to monitor the underground movements to prevent our army from secretly digging tunnels into the city.”
"Zhicai makes sense."
Cao Cao nodded slightly." Zixiu, it is indeed commendable that you could think of digging a tunnel into the city. This shows that you have recently improved your military strategy. However, if you want to use this plan to break Shouchun, you have underestimated Yuan Shu."”
Cao Ang's expression was calm, as if he had expected that everyone would reject his plan.
"Father, although Yuan Shu is on guard, it's fine as long as we can make it so that Yuan Shu doesn't notice us."”
"Undetectable?"
Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai." You should have heard what Zhicai said just now. Yuan Shu must have buried a big vat under the city to listen in. As long as our army is digging, he will definitely hear the commotion. How can we not let Yuan Shu notice?"”
Everyone nodded.
"Actually, it's not difficult."
"Father only needs to send men and horses. At night, every hour, they will beat drums and gongs outside Shouchun City, pretending to attack at night.”
"Once the drum sounds, our army will take the opportunity to dig a tunnel. At that time, the movements underground will be completely covered by the drum sounds.”
"If we repeat this a few times, Yuan Shu will think that our army is just harassing him and will not take him seriously.”
"This way, our army can secretly dig a tunnel into Shouchun City.”
"At that time, we can sneak into the city and seize the gate in one fell swoop. The army will take advantage of the situation to attack and Shouchun will be broken!”
Cao Ang was full of confidence as he told him the plan that Su Yi had taught him.
The tent instantly exploded.
All the strategists and generals were greatly invigorated, their doubtful eyes turning into pleasant surprise.
Xi Zhicai was delighted." Sikong, Eldest Young Master's plan is really a stroke of genius. It will definitely deceive Yuan Shu. I think it will work!"”
"Zixiu's camouflage is indeed ingenious. Sikong, I think it's feasible.”
Xiahou Yuan also changed his stance and stood out to support the motion.
"I really didn't expect Ang 'er to come up with such a brilliant plan.”
The dark clouds on Cao Cao's face had dissipated. He stroked his beard and smiled, sizing up his son with a surprised gaze.
Suddenly, Cao Cao's heart shook as he guessed.
Cao Ang cupped his hands." Father, if we use this plan to break Shouchun, we won't have to flood the city and make the people of Shouchun hate you."”
These words struck a chord in Cao Cao's heart.
Back then, in order to avenge his father, when he went to the Eastern Expedition to Xuzhou, he lost his mind due to the pain of his father's death and started a massacre in Xuzhou.
After the incident, his anger subsided, and Cao Cao had always regretted it.
This was why he had some misgivings when Cao Pi suggested flooding Shouchun.
Now, Cao Ang's plan had dispelled all the dark clouds in his heart.
"Good!"
Cao Cao slammed the table and stood up. He said happily,"We'll follow Zixiu's plan. We'll dig a tunnel and break Shouchun!"”
"Yes!"
All the generals accepted the order, their fighting spirit burning.
However, Cao Pi's brows were tightly knitted together. He felt bad and secretly looked at Cao Ang with a complicated expression.
"I came all the way here to offer this plan. I was about to make a great contribution and make my father look at me in a new light, but my big brother stole the limelight.”
"That's strange. This plan of mine was thought of by Sima Yi. Big Brother's wisdom is far inferior to Sima Yi's, so how could he have thought of a better plan?”
Cao Pi's heart was filled with doubt and he could not understand.
After the military discussion was settled, the officials dispersed and made their preparations.
Cao Ang also wanted to leave, but he was left behind by Cao Cao.
"Father, do you have any other instructions?"
Cao Ang cupped his hands and asked.
Cao Cao smiled and asked,"Ang 'er, tell me the truth. Did your brother-in-law, Su Yi, teach you this tunnel plan?"”
Cao Ang was stunned, then he immediately revealed an awkward expression and could not help but scratch the back of his head.
No one knew his son better than his father. As expected, his father knew his capabilities and could tell that this plan was not something that he could come up with on his own.
"I'm sorry for making a fool of myself in front of father. This plan was indeed not something son thought of.”
"However, I can't tell father who taught me this.”
Cao Ang admitted it honestly, but he also abided by his agreement with Su Yi.
"Why can't I say it?" Cao Cao asked curiously.
Cao Ang sighed bitterly." Because that person said that he was afraid that father would know that it was him who offered the idea. He was so fond of him that he wanted to enlist him as an official. So, he repeatedly told me not to say his name."”
Cao Cao suddenly understood.
Even without Cao Ang saying his name, Cao Cao could guess that Su Yi must have thought of this plan.
Who else in the world could think of such a brilliant plan other than his good son-in-law?
"This brother-in-law of yours is determined to be a hermit for the rest of his life. It really gives me a headache…"
Cao Cao shook his head helplessly.
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