"My Lord, I still find it strange."
"That Bai Feng is so difficult to deal with. Did Tai Shici really defeat him so easily?"
Lu Su thought for a moment, then whispered to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan sneered.
"Even a wise man will make a mistake. Zi Yi used a supply wagon that was laced with knockout powder to knock Bai Feng out."
"Bai Feng led five thousand elite cavalry to attack Yuzhang, but he didn't bring that much food.
"Cao Cao ordered three thousand Xiliang Cavalry to reinforce Hanzhong, so he must have brought a lot of supplies with him.
"Ziyi must have thought of this and used the tranquilizer to lure him out.
"People don't think so much when they're hungry.
"Zijing, you're thinking too much!"
Lu Su was shocked when he heard Sun Quan's words.
Tranquilizer in the tranquilizer?
He didn't expect Tai Shici to come up with such an ingenious plan!
He could take down two thousand Ferocious Cavalry without sacrificing a single soldier!
"Unfortunately, that Bai Feng has a strong constitution. He didn't collapse even after taking the tranquilizer. He managed to break out of the encirclement and return to Fan City.
"But according to our scouts, he was unconscious for a day and a night after returning to Fan City. The military doctor said that he was lucky to wake up."
Sun Quan had a smile on his face.
Bai Feng was Sun Quan's number one enemy. Even Cao Cao was no match for him.
How could Sun Quan not be happy to see Bai Feng suffer such a setback?
…
Meanwhile, in Xiangyang:
Liu Bei looked at the battle report in his hand with a grave expression.
"Everyone, what do you think of Bai Feng's defeat at Yuzhang?"
Zhang Fei was the first to step forward and laughed.
"Serves him right!
"This day has finally come! Unfortunately, that Tai Shici was too disappointing. He couldn't even kill Bai Feng under such circumstances!
"If it were me, I would've cut his head off!"
Hearing this, Liu Bei smiled faintly. However, he was not as happy as Sun Quan.
"Kongming, Shiyuan, what do you think?"
Liu Bei turned to the two of them.
Pang Tong stood up and bowed.
"My Lord, this subject believes that this matter is far more complicated than it seems.
"That Bai Feng is an intelligent man, and not just skilled in martial arts. Can't he see that there's something with the tranquilizer?
"This subject makes a bold guess that Tai Shici has already defected!"
Everyone was shocked by Pang Tong's words.
Liu's expression also turned...
At this moment, Zhuge Liang slowly stood up and said in a low voice,
"My Lord, this subject believes that this isn't the case. Bai Feng has indeed fallen for Tai Shici's trap.
"First of all, Tai Shici is from Jiangdong, and he's only a minor official.
"Bai Feng can't get anything from Jiangdong by using him.
"Moreover, Tai Shici is a loyal man. This is known to all.
"Based on these points, it seems that Bai Feng has indeed fallen for his trap."
Pang Tong couldn't help but glance at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang shook his head lightly. Pang Tong found it strange, but he didn't say anything.
"Both of you are right."
"However, it's also because Bai Feng was unconscious for an entire day that Jiangxia was taken down by us without any resistance.
"For now, it's better to wait and see."
Liu Bei said in a low voice.
After the crowd dispersed, Pang Tong walked to Zhuge Liang and said with a frown,
"Kongming, that Bai Feng will come up with all kinds of evil schemes.
"It's hard to say if he has anything to do with Tai Shici."
Kongming shook his head slightly and said,
"Shiyuan, you're looking too far ahead. There's one thing you've missed."
"What is it?"
Pang Tong was really confused.
Logically speaking, Zhuge Liang should be thinking the same thing as him. How could Bai Feng fall for his trap so easily?
Kongming sighed softly,
"If Bai Feng and Tai Shici were to work together, the price Bai Feng would have to pay is too high."
"Moreover, after Sun Quan heard the news, he wanted to promote Tai Shici, but Tai Shici rejected him in every possible way. He only wanted to be the Governor of Yuzhang."
"If that's the case, then what's Bai Feng's motive?"
"Spending 2,000 Ferocious Cavalry to buy his own reputation?"
"Or is he just trying to confuse us?"
"Moreover, if he really worked together with Tai Shici, he should have taken down Yuzhang."
"He abandoned the three armies of Jingnan and secretly led his army there to steal Sun Quan's nest. Isn't he shooting himself in the foot by doing this?"
After hearing Zhuge Liang's analysis, Pang Tong immediately nodded.
He didn't expect that he would be so focused on Bai Feng's plan that he neglected the most important point.
There were no benefits.
Doing this would not benefit Bai Feng at all. In fact, it would only make Cao Cao even more suspicious of him.
"I didn't expect Bai Feng to be defeated by a mere governor, not the two of us."
"What a joke!"
Pang Tong shook his head helplessly.
He hated that he wasn't Tai Shici and didn't have such a good opportunity.
Otherwise, Bai Feng wouldn't have been able to return to Fan City alive.
Originally, it was a good opportunity for Bai Feng to return to Fan City because he would have to pass through Jiangxia and Jiangling.
However, that place was filled with the Jiangdong Army.
It was precisely because no one expected him to be defeated that he missed such a good opportunity.
"Kongming, what do you think Bai Feng will do next?"
Pang Tong changed the topic and asked in a low voice.
Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly.
"If I were him, I would only have two choices."
"First, when he wakes up, he will do everything he can to take back Jiangxia and protect Jiangling."
"Second, he will do everything he can to take revenge on Yu Zhang."
Upon hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Pang Tong shook his head heavily.
"Based on Bai Feng's personality, he will never choose the second choice."
"It's not worth it to lose Jiangling, Jiangxia, and Fan City because of a mere Yu Zhang."
"Then …"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Bai Feng could only think of a way to take back Jiangxia.
In that case, he only needed to tighten the defense of Jiangxia and then slowly attack Jiangling.
Bai Feng didn't have many soldiers at his disposal, and Cao Cao didn't have enough manpower either. He even had to send back three thousand Xiliang Cavalry.
From the looks of it, because of Taishi Ci's scheme, Bai Feng was actually pushed into a dead end!
Moreover, Bai Feng had lost his last two thousand Ferocious Cavalry. His offensive was greatly reduced. How could he fight against the Sun Liu Army?
What they didn't know was that Bai Feng's current target wasn't Jiangxia.
Instead, it was Sun Quan's main camp.
Bai Feng had already thought of a way to deal with the Sun Liu Army.
He would use the news of his defeat to get them to defend Jiangxia and keep an eye on the Cao Army's movements.
At this moment, Bai Feng could order his army to retreat and defend Jiangling and Fan City to the death.
Although the Sun Liu Army was powerful, it wouldn't be easy for them to take down these two cities.
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