Ma Chao thought for a long time.
Pound's words were not wrong.
Since Cao Cao used such a trick to let him know about this, he didn't give any further instructions.
Perhaps the fact that Cao Chun wanted to harm Master was just a guess, but it was very likely to happen.
If he led his troops to Cao Cao, wouldn't that give Cao Cao a reason to kill Cao Cao?
Thinking of this, he had no choice but to go to Hanzhong.
Thinking of this, Ma Chao said in a low voice,
"Lingming, since Cao Cao asked you to go first, you should go now.
"Don't delay Cao Cao's plan.
"If Cao Cao has any news for us in the future, report to us immediately!"
"Yes!"
Pound nodded heavily, turned around and left the tent.
Ma Chao sighed softly and looked at the sky quietly. His mind was filled with thoughts.
Sir was wholeheartedly devoted to unifying the world and was loyal to Cao Chun. Why would Cao Chun actually do such a thing as getting rid of the dog after the rabbit had outlived its usefulness?
If Cao Cao wanted to rebel, he could have stopped in Xiliang. The Cao Army would be surrounded by enemies and wouldn't be able to send troops to attack Cao Cao.
Ma Chao wasn't an emperor and didn't understand the heart of an emperor.
He only knew that before the world was unified, Cao Cao wanted to kill his loyal subjects first.
Cao Chun couldn't achieve great things!
However, Ma Chao didn't expect that Boss Cao was already at the end of his life.
Otherwise, Cao Chun wouldn't have any ideas about Bai Feng.
At least, before the world was unified, he wouldn't have any ideas.
Bai Feng cured Cao Chun's chronic illness and helped Cao Chun do so many things. Every plan made Cao Cao's enemies feel numb.
In addition, Bai Feng had already shown that he had no ambition.
Even his high position and power were all promoted by Cao Chun.
Boss Cao's heart was in a mess.
…
The next day.
The outside of Xuchang City was bustling.
Because today was the day Cao Chun sent Bai Feng to Jingzhou.
Tens of thousands of elite cavalrymen walked on the streets, attracting the attention of many commoners.
Just as Cao Chun and the others were about to reach the city gate, the sound of urgent horse hooves could be heard.
Cao Chun took a closer look.
This person was actually Xiahou Yuan!
Cao Chun's heart skipped a beat.
Wasn't Xiahou Yuan stationed in Fan City?
Why did he suddenly return with a group of soldiers behind him?
Suddenly, Cao Chun had a bad premonition in his heart.
As expected, Xiahou Yuan dismounted from his horse and panted heavily as he said, "That's right.
"Fan Cheng has failed …"
Hearing this, the faces of Cao Chun and the other generals became extremely gloomy.
Fan City had fallen?!
Fan City was equivalent to Xu Chang's front teeth. Once it was lost, wouldn't the teeth be cold without the lips?!
It had only been a few days, so why had Fan City suddenly fallen?
"What happened? Tell me all the details."
At this moment, Bai Feng, who had been standing beside Cao Chun, said slowly in a deep voice.
Xiahou Yuan was stunned when he heard this. Then, he hurriedly said respectfully,
"Marshal."
"That big-eared thief used a vicious scheme. A few days ago, he sent a group of elderly, women, and children to Fan City to beg for the city to be opened.
"The surrounding scouts didn't find any ambushes, so I opened the city.
"Who would have thought that the moment those elderly, women, and children entered the city, Liu Bei's Army would suddenly appear? We did our best to resist, but …"
At this point, Xiahou Yuan truly didn't have the courage to continue.
When the Prime Minister and Marshal had asked him to defend Fan City, Xiahou Yuan had been overjoyed when he received this mission.
One had to know that defending Fan City was bound to be a great achievement.
After all, compared to his elder brother, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan's achievements were still too little.
Thus, Xiahou Yuan had been too eager for quick success this time.
However, Bai Feng, Cao Chun, and the others couldn't find any fault with it.
No one would use the elderly, women, and children as bait and do such a heartless thing.
But today, big-eared Liu had done it.
At the side, Cao Chun couldn't help but roar.
"Not only is this big-eared Liu a hypocrite, he's actually so despicable!
"The one who came up with this vicious plan must be that Zhuge Liang!
"Utterly heartless and despicable!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Feng raised his hand slightly, and Cao Chun immediately fell silent.
Bai Feng whispered.
"In my view, that's not the case.
"Although Zhuge Liang will sacrifice the common people for the sake of victory …
"But no matter what, he won't use this plan."
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Yuan couldn't help but look questioningly at Bai Feng and mutter.
"Marshal, why are you so sure?
"Could it be Liu Bei who came up with this plan?"
Bai Feng shook his head.
"In order to win the hearts of the people, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have always pretended to be righteous and benevolent to maintain their image.
"Everyone knows that what they're doing is a vicious plan, and it's bound to affect their image.
"Even if Liu Bei is desperate, he would never take such a risk to seize Fan City.
"Compared to the siege of Xu Chang, it's clear that Liu Bei has no chance of using this plan.
"This plan seems to be the work of another person."
Upon hearing Bai Feng's words, everyone immediately nodded.
Indeed, if Liu Bei really did use this plan, he would undoubtedly be shooting himself in the foot and ruining his reputation.
"Who is this other person that Marshal is speaking of?"
Cao Chun couldn't help but hesitate.
Bai Feng nodded.
"We can't be sure based on this plan alone. Perhaps we'll know once we reach Jingzhou."
In truth, the other person that Bai Feng was thinking of was Pang Tong.
Pang Tong was as talented as Zhuge Liang.
But Zhuge Liang was the one in charge of internal affairs, and he could only follow Liu Bei's wishes regarding external affairs.
And Pang Tong's military talent was even more outstanding.
He would do anything to achieve his goals.
Perhaps only Pang Tong could do something like this.
Judging from the Iron Chain Connecting Boats tactic from before, Pang Tong would be even more dangerous.
At the time, all of this was just Bai Feng's guess.
Whether Pang Tong was alive or dead was still unknown.
After all, Bai Feng had already changed history. Pang Tong had fled with injuries, and it would be extremely difficult for him to survive in the turbulent Yangtze River.
In truth, Bai Feng's original plan was to defend Fan City and confront Liu Bei, so that he could observe the situation and come up with a plan.
Thus, Xiahou Yuan didn't need to defend for too long. The army was about to arrive.
Who would have thought that Cao Chun would be assassinated? Everything was delayed, and now Fan City had fallen.
It seemed that the previous plan was completely useless.
Fan City was a strategic military location.
Because it was simply too close to Xu Chang.
With Fan City as a stronghold, Liu Bei could completely threaten Xu Chang.
This was a sword hanging over their heads, only a step away from the vital point of the Cao Army.
Cao Chun couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and said in a low voice,
"Marshal, Zihe is willing to lead the army back to Fan City and take it back!"
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