"I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"
How could Ma Teng not know what Bai Feng meant? His face twitched as he said unhappily.
Bai Feng sighed.
"General Shoucheng, you may not know this, but in my army, we must listen to the Prime Minister's orders.
"I'm just following orders. I hope General Shoucheng can understand."
With that, Bai Feng waved his hand and the Cao Army began to retreat.
Ma Teng wanted to say something, but seeing that Bai Feng was determined, he shut his mouth.
"Lord, what should we do?"
The general asked when he saw this.
Ma Teng gritted his teeth and sighed.
"Retreat!"
Ma Teng could only retreat now.
Now that Bai Feng agreed to negotiate, he had already achieved his goal.
As for Ma Chao, Ma Teng believed that Bai Feng would definitely release him.
Since he had already compromised, there was no point for Bai Feng to keep Ma Chao alive. Cao Cao was also not a fool. He would not order Ma Chao to be killed.
Thinking of this, Ma Teng turned around and led the army to retreat.
The generals behind him also looked at Ma Teng strangely.
… …
In Bai Feng's camp.
"Marshal, are we really going to release Ma Chao?"
Xiahou Dun asked in a deep voice.
He had captured Ma Chao with great difficulty. In the end, he was invited to drink with Bai Feng every day in his camp. Now, he was actually going to send him back.
Xiahou Dun was still unwilling.
Until now, Xiahou Dun still could not figure out what Bai Feng was trying to do.
"Release, we have to release him."
Bai Feng said in a deep voice.
"Not only do we have to release him, we have to let him go back himself."
"Yuanrang, slowly withdraw the guards guarding Ma Chao and the surrendered Xiliang army. Find a chance to let them escape."
"What?!"
Xiahou Dun was stunned.
Did he hear it wrong? Let them escape?!
Xiahou Dun wanted to ask something, but seeing Bai Feng looking at the sky with a serious expression, he swallowed his words.
"Here!"
Although Xiahou Dun didn't know what Bai Feng wanted to do, he understood that Bai Feng must have his reasons for doing so.
Bai Feng was best at casting a long line to catch a big fish. Letting Ma Chao go was probably part of his plan. He just needed to follow his orders.
Now, Xiahou Dun had absolute trust in Bai Feng.
All the previous plans and the ambush of Ma Chao seemed to be within Bai Feng's expectations.
…
At the same time, in the study of Sun Quan in Jiangdong.
"Reporting to my lord, the soldiers that Gongjin brought to attack Jingzhou have all returned to Jiangdong. They have already settled down in the barracks."
Zhang Zhao bowed to Sun Quan and said in a low voice.
"Where's Gongjin?"
Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice.
Zhang Zhao immediately sighed.
"Gongjin said that he was too ashamed to see his elders in Jiangdong. Since he couldn't take down Jingzhou, he might as well go see Bo Fu and commit suicide by the river."
When Zhang Zhao said this, there was no emotion in his voice.
Because Zhang Zhao knew that even if Zhou Yu didn't commit suicide by the river, he wouldn't be able to live for long after returning to Jiangdong.
He knew his lord's temperament too well.
Zhou Yu was only loyal to Sun Ce. Now that Sun Ce was dead, Zhou Yu didn't care about Sun Quan. Instead, he took special care of Sun Shao.
In addition, Zhou Yu privately led troops to attack Jingzhou. The possibility of Zhou Yu rebelling was increasing. He had already become a thorn in Sun Quan's side.
But to Zhang Zhao's surprise, Sun Quan didn't have any expression on his face when he heard this. He didn't even sigh.
Suddenly, a messenger's voice came from outside the door.
"Reporting to my lord, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Lu Meng, and the other generals have arrived in front of my lord's residence. They wish to see my lord and have specially come to report."
Sun Quan waved his hand.
"Let them in."
Zhang Zhao understood and slowly walked to the side.
These generals were all capable generals under Zhou Yu. How could they have come for anything else? They must have come for Zhou Gongjin.
"My lord!"
Sure enough, Huang Gai and the others came to Sun Quan's residence with white cloth over their heads and bloodshot eyes. They then knelt down and said:
"My lord, that Liu Bei has gone too far!"
"We did our best to attack the city. The Governor used his life as bait to lure Cao Ren out of the city. But Liu Bei took the opportunity to send troops to invade the city!"
"Liu Bei's actions are tantamount to tearing up the treaty he signed with Jiangdong!"
"My lord, please uphold justice for the Governor. We are willing to go and kill Liu Bei!"
Sun Quan's expression changed slightly, and then he sighed.
"I am truly saddened by Gongjin's death."
"But our army has suffered a major setback and our morale is extremely low. It is not suitable for us to continue fighting."
"We should discuss this matter later. Right now, we should rest and build up strength."
After saying this, Sun Quan waved his hand and stood with his hands behind his back.
Sun Quan's meaning was clear. He did not want the generals to say anything more!
"This …"
The leader, Huang Gai, was stunned. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Zhang Zhao give him a meaningful glance.
Seeing that his lord was determined, Huang Gai was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
How could Huang Gai not know that his lord was prejudiced against Gongjin?
Moreover, his lord was right. The army had suffered setbacks again and again, and their morale was extremely low.
Seeing that they could not persuade Sun Quan, Huang Gai and the others could only withdraw.
Sun Quan closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.
Zhou Yu was finally dead.
Long before the Battle of Red Cliff, Sun Quan had been extremely wary of Zhou Yu.
And Da Qiao's letter had been the trigger. Sun Quan had wanted to kill Zhou Yu because of this.
Now, Zhou Yu had dared to lead soldiers out on an expedition without even notifying him. He wanted to go to Jingzhou.
Such an official could not be allowed to live.
Moreover, there was still one more person …
With this thought, Sun Quan turned to Zhang Zhao and said,
"Zi Bu, since one is already dead, there's no need to keep the other one."
Zhang Zhao was shocked, but then he nodded and said, "Yes.
"This official understands."
"Go and do it."
Sun Quan waved his hand, and Zhang Zhao left.
Sun Quan's gaze turned to a small wooden donkey on a bookshelf.
This small wooden donkey was a toy that Sun Ce had made for Sun Quan when he was a child. Sun Quan still kept it.
Sun Quan raised his hand and picked up the small wooden donkey, his eyes turning extremely deep.
Big Brother, don't blame me.
At the time, I begged and pleaded, but you still passed the throne to me before you died.
The day you passed the throne to me, you should have resolved yourself.
The king has always been alone and does not have any emotions.
… …
Although Zhang Zhao had walked out of Sun Quan's study, his forehead was still covered in sweat.
Sun Quan was completely different from the young and tender person he had been when he had just inherited the throne.
The current Sun Quan was decisive and emotionless. He would even sacrifice his own family for the sake of the greater cause.
Zhang Zhao knew that Sun Shao was not very talented and had no intention of taking back the throne.
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