"Sir, Guan Yu is truly a hero. He truly lives up to his reputation!"
"I only managed to last twenty moves against him before I was completely exhausted. It was difficult for me to continue fighting."
"But he doesn't seem to be tired at all. His attacks are getting fiercer and fiercer."
"If Sir had not taken down Fan City, this general would have lost his life."
Pound's pale lips curled into a self-mocking smile.
Bai Feng patted Pound.
"I'm afraid that Guan Yu's martial arts have improved quite a bit."
"If he had slashed me with that saber just now, even I would not have been able to block it."
"You've held on for so long and bought so much time for our army. That's already very good."
"Stop talking. You guys, help General Pang to rest. Find the best doctor in the city!"
"Yes, sir!"
When the soldiers beside Pound received the order, they hurriedly and carefully helped Pound leave.
Hearing Bai Feng's comforting words, Pound couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.
Men did not easily shed tears because they had not yet been deeply hurt.
Even an iron-blooded man had a weak side.
Pound, who had grown up in Xiliang, had practiced martial arts since he was a child. He had never experienced the fickleness of human nature.
Bai Feng held such a high position in the Cao army and could summon the wind and rain. Yet, he was still so concerned about him. How could Pound not be moved?
"This general swears to follow Sir to the death!"
Pound shouted straightforwardly before he finally fainted.
On the other hand, Bai Feng's lips curled up into a smile when she saw that his Loyalty had jumped from 95 to 100.
The next day, in Xiangyang City.
All of Liu Bei's officials were waiting in the conference hall.
Their faces were filled with confusion and anxiety.
Early in the morning, soldiers had knocked on the door and summoned them for a meeting.
Any delay would result in immediate military punishment!
In their memories, Liu Bei had never given them such an order, even during their most difficult times.
Could it be that something big had happened?
Everyone had different theories, but no one knew the reason.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong also sat on his left and right, their expressions extremely solemn.
The two of them couldn't guess what had happened to make their benevolent lord so flustered.
Just as the Ministers were speculating, Liu Bei walked into the meeting hall with heavy steps.
At this time, Liu Bei's hair was already gray, and his face was extremely ugly. It seemed that he did not sleep well at all last night.
And behind him was Guan Yu!
However, at this moment, Guan Yu's complexion didn't look good either. He seemed to have aged a lot.
Something big had happened!
"Everyone, I've gathered you here today because I have something important to inform you of."
"Fan City has fallen!"
Hearing Liu Bei's words, the entire meeting hall was in an uproar.
The feather fan in Zhuge Liang's hand froze in mid-air.
When he saw Guan Yu just now, Zhuge Liang wondered if something had happened in Fan City.
Immediately after, he rejected this idea.
Jiangling had been closely watched, and no abnormalities had been discovered. In other words, it was not Bai Feng who had done it.
But who could have attacked Fan City?
Now that he heard this news, it was like a clap of thunder in Zhuge Liang's ears.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
"I've already sent heavy troops to guard Jiangling and Jiangxia, but no abnormalities have been discovered."
"If it wasn't Bai Feng, who could have taken Fan City?"
Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes as he spoke in a low voice.
To the side, Pang Tong also looked somewhat puzzled.
He had heard from the scouts that Bai Feng had brought a beauty to Jiangling a few days ago.
Now, Bai Feng was spending all his time drinking and sleeping in bed. It was said that Xiahou Yuan and Cao Chun had fallen out with Bai Feng over this matter and had been demoted to guard the city walls.
How could Fan City have fallen under such circumstances?
But from the looks on Liu Bei and Guan Yu's faces, it was clear that this was not a joke.
"Military Advisor, I wonder how your men are guarding it."
"Fan City was indeed taken by Bai Feng."
Guan Yu's face darkened.
"Big Brother, this Guan was incompetent. I was only able to save Third Brother, but Third Brother was seriously injured and is still in a coma.
"That Bai Feng used Third Brother and my foster son, Guan Ping, as bait to trick me into entering the city. Then, he led his troops to claim that they were my men and opened the city gates.
"I didn't expect this Bai Feng to be so vicious!"
Guan Yu couldn't help but cough a few times.
This matter had clearly dealt a heavy blow to Guan Yu.
Liu Bei hurriedly went up to support Guan Yu.
"Second Brother, don't say anymore. Sit down and rest."
After hearing Guan Yu's description, everyone had a rough idea of what had happened last night.
Huang Zhong, in particular, had experienced it firsthand.
Previously, Li Cunxiao had used this method to open the city gates and lead to Jiangxia's capture.
"Kongming is guilty. Lord, please punish me!"
"If Kongming hadn't been careless and been tricked by that Bai Feng, things wouldn't have turned out this way!"
Zhuge Liang immediately knelt on the ground, his expression extremely ugly.
Liu Bei didn't say anything else.
In the past, Liu Bei would have chosen to forgive Zhuge Liang and find a way to tide over this crisis.
But Fan City was so important that if it was lost, the lifeline of Liu Bei Army would be completely cut off.
In that case, Liu Bei Army would probably be powerless to turn the situation around.
Liu Bei's mood was completely ruined.
To the side, Pang Tong's expression was also extremely ugly.
Bai Feng was like a mountain crushing down on the Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix. They had never experienced such a feeling ever since they left the mountains.
Truly, there was always someone better out there.
The Young Crouching Dragon and Young Phoenix had completely lost to Bai Feng!
"Shiyuan, now that things have come to this, do you have any good countermeasures to deal with our current predicament?"
Liu Bei sighed and turned to Pang Tong.
Pang Tong froze for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
"Forgive this subject's incompetence. Our army can only defend and wait for a good opportunity.
"As for a plan to defeat the enemy, please allow this subject to think about it."
Things had happened so suddenly that even Pang Tong was at his wit's end.
After all, Pang Tong had a human brain. How could he come up with a plan so easily?
Liu Bei naturally understood. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Forget it. All of you are dismissed."
"Second Brother, come with me for a walk."
"Perfect. Let's go see how Third Brother is doing."
When the generals received the order, they also left after Guan Yu and Liu Bei left.
Only Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were left in the large conference hall.
Pang Tong's face was dejected as he racked his brains for a plan to retreat.
Zhuge Liang's face was pale as he sat on the ground, completely at a loss for what to do.
For today's matter, even if Liu Bei killed Zhuge Liang, it wouldn't be too much. It would be a dereliction of duty!
Fortunately, Liu Bei didn't do so.
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