When the news of the rebellion in Yanzhou reached Pengcheng, Cao Ang was almost shocked. He never thought that there would still be chaos in Yanzhou without the conquest of Xuzhou.

However, Cao Ang soon realized that the essence of the chaos in Yanzhou was the conflict of interests between Cao Cao and the Yanzhou family. As long as Cao Cao's behavior remained unchanged, this turmoil would definitely occur.

Cao Ang admired his father very much in the past, but today, he increasingly realizes that Cao Cao is indeed great, but his character flaws are also fatal.

If the attack area is too wide, if you are too greedy and seek perfection, you will have enemies everywhere.

Yanzhou was originally a buffer zone between Cao Ang and Yuan Shao's forces. Now that there is chaos in Yanzhou, it will inevitably affect the change of the situation.

Cao Ang knew very well that this battle was not easy to win. Without external help, Cao Cao would not be able to defeat Lu Bu in the short term, and he might even be defeated by Lu Bu.

So Cao Ang ordered Xu Huang's Longwu Army to station in Juping County (which governs present-day Dawenkou Town, Daiyue District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province), Dianwei's Huwei Army to station in Pei County, and Zhang Liao's He Controlling Army to station in Qiao County.

The Ministry is ready to support Yanzhou.

At the same time, Cao Ang ordered the shogunate to recruit 500,000 stones of grain and grass and transport them to Peixian County.

Cao Ang is preparing to go on a personal expedition this time, aiming to resolve the unrest in Yanzhou within half a year.

However, before Cao Ang could leave, Xun You took the initiative to persuade Cao Ang to think again.

This made Cao Ang confused. He looked at Xun You with confusion and asked, "Does Gongda not want me to rescue Yanzhou? What does this mean?"

Xun You rarely takes the initiative to speak, but every time he gets to the point.

"My lord is going to Yanzhou, have you considered Yuan Jizhou in the north?"

Cao Ang smiled and said: "It is a matter of course for a son to save his father, and there is no need for anyone else to ask."

Xun You disagreed and said: "My lord originally gave Yanzhou to Luancheng Tinghou because he hoped to use Yanzhou as a buffer against Yuan Jizhou and maintain a balance of power between the two sides. Yuan Jizhou also acquiesced to this matter, so Luancheng Tinghou could become the governor of Yanzhou.

.The lord's troops entering Yanzhou today has broken the balance of power. Is it possible that Yuan Jizhou will acquiesce?"

"I have no intention of annexing Yanzhou."

"My lord has no intention, but Yuan Jizhou won't doubt it? After all, my lord's power is getting stronger and stronger, so Yuan Jizhou won't be afraid of him."

Cao Ang was a little silent, thought for a while, and then asked: "What does Gongda mean?"

"The chaos in Yanzhou was quite strange."

"What can I say?"

"Although there is a conflict between Marquis Ting of Luancheng and some people in Yanzhou, if this chaos is to arise spontaneously, it must come first and then later. But my lord, let's see, first Zhang Miao led Lu Bu into Yanzhou, and then launched a surprise attack on Juancheng. On the seventh day of the second lunar month,

Chen Gong rebelled against Puyang, Li Feng rebelled against Dongping on the eighth day of February, and Wang Kai rebelled against Shanyang on the ninth day of February. It happened almost at the same time, with no buffer in between, as if these people could talk to each other across the air."

After hearing Xun You's analysis, Cao Ang also frowned.

"Gongda suspects someone is behind all this."

"Yes!"

"Are they Chen Gong and Zhang Miao?"

"The two of them are afraid that without the influence, they can gather so many forces."

Cao Ang was not a fool, he was just blinded by some habitual thinking. When Xun You reached this point, Cao Ang also realized that the matter was definitely related to Yuan Shao.

No wonder Cao Ang didn't think of Yuan Shao immediately.

In the Yanzhou Rebellion in history, the reason why Cao Cao was able to defeat Lu Bu was because Yuan Shao actually directly sent troops to support him, so Cao Angcai subconsciously did not think that the matter was related to Yuan Shao. Now that he thinks about it, Yuan Shao faced a different situation and his attitude would be different.

.Cao Ang compared Yuan Shao in history with Yuan Shao today, and he was looking for a sword.

In fact, only Yuan Shao was so powerful that he could inspire the entire Yanzhou scholar-bureaucrats to carry out this rebellion.

"If my lord sends troops to support Yanzhou, I'm afraid Yuan Shao will go south under this banner, and then all the Yanzhou family will surrender to him."

"In the name of support, we actually occupy."

Cao Ang basically agreed with Xun You's judgment. From this point of view, it was not easy for him to go north.

Cao Ang didn't move. Yuan Shao couldn't figure out Cao Ang's intention, so he didn't dare to move. Otherwise, this battle would definitely become a feast to carve up Yanzhou.

This is not what Cao Ang wants to see.

Cao Ang was going to observe first and then make a plan, but he also considered his suspicious father and said, "If I don't send troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult for my father to explain."

Xun You looked at Cao Ang and said in a low voice: "I'm afraid that Marquis Ting of Luancheng may not want my lord to send troops. After all, my lord has recovered Yanzhou, so who should own this Yanzhou?"

Xun You's words made Cao Ang's face look ugly.

Xun You also knew that he was talking too much and immediately resigned.

Cao Ang thought for a while and finally decided to write a letter to his father to see what his father's plans were.

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At this time, Cao Cao also learned about the rebellion of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. He was full of shock and disbelief.

Although the relationship with Zhang Miao has been somewhat alienated in the past two years, in Cao Cao's view, he really regarded Zhang Miao as a relative, and as for Chen Gong, he regarded him as a confidant. How could the two of them betray him and leave.

However, Cao Ang was a hero after all. Although this incident dealt a severe blow to him, he quickly cheered up and prepared to go back to save Yanzhou.

In fact, Cao Cao occupied almost the entire Yingchuan County in the name of suppressing bandits. Xi Zhicai believed that Yanzhou was completely lost. Even if he rescued it, he might not be able to recover it. It would be better to use Yingchuan County as the foundation and then plan for Yanzhou.

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But this suggestion was quickly rejected by Cao Cao.

Yingchuan is just a small corner, with Liu Biao in the south and Li Jue and Guo Fan in the west. If we can only get a county guard, what can we do? If we achieve great things, we will definitely restore Yanzhou.

Regardless of whether it was Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, or Lu Bu, Cao Cao actually didn't take it seriously.

As for the powerful followers of Yanzhou, Cao Ang looked even more contemptuous. He knew very well that these mere followers did not have much energy. As long as he defeated Zhang Miao, Lu Bu's main force, these people would naturally surrender.

So Cao Cao gathered his army and headed for Yanzhou.

As soon as Cao Cao's army arrived in Zhongmou, Cao Ang's letter was delivered all the way. Cao Ang did not mention anything else in the letter, but only expressed his willingness to send troops from Xuzhou to help his father put down the rebellion.

Cao Cao looked at his son's letter with deep eyes and said nothing for a long time.

After a while, Cao Cao took up the pen himself and wrote a reply to Cao Ang.

As Xun You expected, Cao Cao rejected Cao Ang's request to send troops to help in the letter. He only said that he still had strength and could quell the rebellion. Instead, he asked Cao Ang to allocate some grain, grass and ordnance on the grounds that the army was short of food and grass.

It's not that Cao Cao didn't know his kindness, but that he didn't dare to accept Cao Ang's kindness.

For Cao Cao, he has fallen too far behind his son. If Cao Ang is really allowed to send troops to Yanzhou, then after this battle, he will have to be under his son's wing and do nothing more. This is what Cao Cao does not want.

Even though he had not experienced the severe beatings from Puyang, Cao Cao was still in high spirits.
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