"Reporting, reporting to the Prime Minister, the General has captured Zhang Kai. Through Zhang Kai, he has exterminated a large number of evil tyrants and powerful families. He has seized 10 billion yuan of property, as well as a large amount of grain, land, gold, and silver. Now, the people of Xu Prefecture have surrendered. The General requests the Prime Minister to send a new provincial governor to Xu Prefecture to take over.”
the messenger reported.
"Good fellow, this kid is more courageous than me. However, he killed so many people in one go. The other families in Xu Prefecture must have complaints, right?”Cao Cao asked Xun Yu.
"Of course there is. It's just that the Prime Minister and those people deserved it, so they shouldn't be able to say anything. It was just that kindness and might were applied at the same time. With might, it was time to show kindness.”Xun Yu said.
"Hmm, then who do you think can take on this heavy responsibility?”Cao Cao deliberately asked Xun Yu.
Actually, Cao Cao already had a suitable candidate in mind. This person was his eldest son, Cao Ang.
The reason why he asked Xun Yu was just to give him face. Whether he listened or not was in Cao Cao's hands.
"Prime Minister, I believe that the governor of Xu Prefecture should be proficient in the art of war and civil affairs, so I recommend Cheng Yu to take the post.”Xun Yu said.
"Alright, I'll listen to you. I'll report to the Emperor to appoint Cao Ang as the new governor of Xu Province, and Cheng Yu as the other governor.”
Cao Cao paused for a moment before continuing,"Li Dianle, Lu Qian, Zhu Ling."
"I'm here."
The few of them quickly came out and shouted.
"The four of you will each lead your troops to Donghai, Dongguan, Guangling, and Xiapi.”
"Yes." The four of them accepted the order and retreated.
"Gongda, send someone to send this letter to Yuan Shao's camp. Tell him that I'm going home to hug my grandson. Tell him to go back and hug his child too. There's still Gongsun Zan behind me.”
"Everyone else, prepare to return to Xuchang. Send someone to Xuzhou and tell Cao Zheng to bring his troops back to Xuzhou. Remember to bring back Liu Bei and his brothers.”Cao Cao instructed.
"Yes." Everyone accepted the order and retreated.
Thus, two messengers came out of Cao Cao's camp, one to the north and one to the east.
The first to arrive was the messenger to Yuan Shao's camp. Because the two sides were only separated by a river, they arrived first.
On the left side of Yuan Shao's camp was a group of strategists, including Tian Feng, Shen Pei, Feng Ji, and Xu You.
On the right was a group of generals led by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, followed by Zhang He and Gao Lan, Chunyu Qiong, Jiang Qi, Han Meng, and the others.
The handsome middle-aged man sitting in the middle was the famous director Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.
Yuan Shao took Cao Cao's letter and opened it. He didn't mention anything about the battle and only said," Originally, you still have Gongsun Zan behind you. You have offended him by force. If he gets a breather, can you still live in peace? I heard that your youngest son, Yuan Shang, is the most like you. You've been out for so long, don't you miss him?
The first part was basically nonsense, only the last sentence could be considered to have touched Yuan Shao's heart.
After some consideration, Yuan Shao also felt that Gongsun Zan was the real threat.
At this moment, the messenger hurriedly came to report," Reporting to my lord, something bad has happened. Gongsun Zan intends to join forces with the Black Mountain Bandits to attack Jizhou.”
When Yuan Shao heard this, wasn't this the most suitable reason to withdraw?
So he ordered," Gongsun Zan launched a sneak attack on Jizhou. Our army needs to return to support him. Therefore, Zhang He and Gao Lan will lead the troops to cover the rear. Yan Liang and Wen Chou will lead the vanguard troops to set off first. I will lead the army to follow."”
"Don't withdraw the flags along the coast. We have to guard against Cao Cao's sneak attack.”
"Yes."
Regarding Yuan Shao's decision, the strategists under his command surprisingly reached a consensus.
Thus, in the next few days, Yuan Shao's 300,000 strong army gradually withdrew back to Jizhou.
"Reporting, Prime Minister, Yuan Shao has retreated.”The scout hurried over to report.
"Got it. Let's continue."
"Yes." The scout retreated.
Cao Cao said to the crowd," Since Yuan Shao has retreated, let's go home. Let Liu Yan lead 10,000 troops to defend Baima. The rest will retreat to Xuchang."”
"Yes."
At this moment, Cao Ang was newly married in Xuchang City. The relationship between the husband and wife was harmonious. Madam Ding was also very satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
Because Cao Zheng was not around, Cao Ang took great care of his nephews and nieces.
On this day, Cao Ang and his wife were playing games with a few children as usual. Suddenly, an inner servant came to the residence to deliver an imperial edict. Cao Ang could only go and receive him.
After Cao Ang received the imperial edict, he opened it and saw that he was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou.
This time, Cao Ang was also somewhat at a loss. Why was he looking for him?
However, no matter how much he couldn't figure it out, he had to go!
So Cao Ang found Cheng Lin and discussed with his wife before preparing some things.
However, when Madam Ding found out that Cao Cao had asked Cao Ang to leave his family to be the governor of Xuzhou, she was furious and scolded Cao Cao for being an inhumane person. It was fine if her youngest son helped him fight the war, but now even her eldest son had to leave.
Cao Ang had no choice but to say to Madam Ding,""Mother, I'm leaving."
Although Madam Ding was reluctant to part with him, she knew that Cao Ang was the eldest son of the family and needed to assist Cao Cao to complete his mission.
"Son, take care of yourself.”
"I understand. Goodbye, mother.”
After Cao Ang left the city, he discovered that Cao Hong was already waiting for him.
"Uncle Zilian, where are you going?”Cao Ang asked curiously when he saw thousands of elite troops following behind Cao Hong.
"Zixiu, these people are your father's personal guards. They will follow you to Xuzhou.”
Cao Hong said.
Only now did Cao Ang realize that his father still remembered him. He had been living under Cao Zheng's shadow since he was young, so although Cao Cao valued his eldest son, he could become the heir at any time as long as Cao Zheng was willing.
Therefore, Cao Ang had never intended to snatch anything from his younger brother. Moreover, even if Cao Zheng inherited the inheritance, he would naturally treat Cao Ang well.
But now Cao Ang's ambition had been reignited. He was thinking about how to run Xu Prefecture well and help his father and brother stabilize the rear so that they wouldn't have to worry about the rear.
"Thank you, Uncle Zilian. It's getting late.”
After Cao Ang bid farewell to Cao Hong, he led three thousand guards and a large amount of resources to Xu Prefecture to take up his post.
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