"General Ma, are you saying that you want to give up?"
When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately frowned and whispered, "Don't worry.
Zhuge Liang gently fanned himself and said in a deep voice:
"Traitor Cao still hasn't moved back."
"Although Jiangdong hasn't sent a report on the current situation, there's no doubt that we still have a chance of winning if we attack Xuchang now."
"We are gathered here for the greater good, for the Han Dynasty."
"Moreover, even if General Ma returns to Xuchang, do you think that Traitor Cao will let Xiliang go?"
Hearing this, Ma Teng fell silent.
Yes, since he had already made an enemy of Cao Cao, even if he retreated, he would still be enraged by Traitor Cao once he returned. There was no way he could escape.
From the start, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang planned to tie the Xiliang Army to them. With more than a hundred thousand soldiers, even if the Cao Army arrived, they would have to consider the strength of the Xiliang Army.
It wasn't easy for Liu Bei to get the chance to attack Cao Cao's headquarters. How could he give up so easily?
Ma Teng's expression became serious. After thinking about it, he finally agreed.
Zhuge Liang wasn't exaggerating. Cao Cao had always been vengeful. Previously, Tao Qian killed his father and went to massacre the city.
Now that he thought about it, what he had done was even more excessive. He had directly surrounded Xiliang's headquarters. How could Cao Cao let Xiliang go?
Cao Cao was known to have millions of soldiers. Even if there was some exaggeration, he still had a few hundred thousand soldiers.
Furthermore, Cao Cao had been conquering from the north to the south. He had conquered countless cities. The quality and battle experience of his soldiers were something that the Xiliang Army could not compare to.
If Cao Cao wanted to destroy Xiliang, he could!
Although Ma Teng agreed not to retreat, he had a bigger headache now.
How could Xuchang be so easy to attack?
Previously, Ma Teng was full of fighting spirit because Xuchang had no reinforcements. Moreover, there were only ten thousand soldiers in the city. Their fighting strength was not on the same level as the Xiliang Army.
However, things were different now. The Ferocious Cavalry was here.
If there were only five thousand Tiger Leopard Cavalry, they would at most be able to hold on for a day or two.
The most dangerous thing right now was the two mysterious generals!
One of them wielded the Qingqiu Sword, forcing back Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The other wielded two large hammers, turning all the soldiers in his path into meat paste.
With such a terrifying person in Xuchang, how could it be easy to take him down?
Due to the previous defeat, the morale of the Xiliang soldiers was very low.
Attack the city? Easier said than done!
"Although we can try to attack the city, Mr. Kongming, do you have a plan?"
"Things are completely different now. Mr. Kongming, please advise us!"
At this point, Ma Teng was a little anxious.
Zhuge Liang also frowned slightly, then said:
"Yesterday, we shouldn't have attacked separately. We should have concentrated all our forces on one city."
"As long as we enter the city, no matter how brave the two generals are, no matter how powerful the Ferocious Cavalry is, we still have a chance."
"Currently, the North Gate is the most heavily damaged. The Cao Army won't be able to repair it in one night. Tomorrow, we will lead the army and attack the city as soon as possible. Only then will we have a chance of victory!"
Although he said this, Zhuge Liang didn't have any confidence. Everyone present could hear that.
This was a last resort, just like a gamble.
"That's all we can do now. Mr. Kongming, you have a great plan."
Ma Teng nodded slightly in agreement.
At the same time, in the direction of Jingzhou.
Cao Cao had just returned to Jingzhou. Seeing that there were almost no soldiers guarding the city, he couldn't help but smile bitterly:
"Mr. Bai is indeed skilled and daring."
"If Liu Bei turns around and attacks Jingzhou now, I'm afraid Jingzhou will collapse without a fight."
Cao Ren nodded at the side and said,
"However, I still admire Mr. Bai for being able to see through Zhuge Liang's plan so quickly."
Hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and said:
"It's not just you. Even I am impressed by Mr. Bai."
As the two chatted and entered the city, a few civil officials suddenly ran in front of them.
"Prime Minister! Prime Minister! "
"Prime Minister, please uphold justice for us!"
Cao Cao took a closer look. These civil officials were the nobles in the city. He frowned and said in a low voice:
"Oh? What happened? "
The leader of the nobles hurriedly said:
"Prime Minister, you don't know! A few days ago, Bai Feng insisted that Liu Bei was going to attack Xuchang and take away all the Ferocious Cavalry in the city. "
"That Liu Bei has turned out in full force. Clearly, he wants to attack Jingzhou. We would rather die than accept such a gamble."
"In the end, Lord Chen Deng was the first to speak, but he was directly beheaded by Bai Feng!"
"He's so lawless. It's obvious that this Bai Feng has the intention to rebel. Prime Minister, please uphold justice for us."
Hearing this, Cao Cao frowned slightly and said in a low voice:
"Is Jingzhou in danger now?"
When the landowning households were asked this question, they immediately froze in place and murmured,
"This … this is not the case."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said in a low voice:
"Let's talk about Chen Deng later. Right now, Xuchang is surrounded. Pack up immediately and follow me to Xuchang!"
The leader of the nobles suddenly widened his eyes and said with a look of disbelief:
"Xuchang … Xuchang is really surrounded?"
Cao Ren, who was standing at the side, couldn't stand it any longer.
"The military situation is urgent. If you delay any longer, you will be punished by military law!"
After saying that, Cao Ren pulled out the sword at his waist and pointed it at the nobles in front of him.
The nobles had never suffered such humiliation. Just as he was about to say something, he saw that Cao Cao's expression was extremely serious and quickly fled.
"Prime Minister, about Doctor Chen …"
Cao Ren couldn't help but ask.
Before Cao Cao could speak, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from behind.
"Report! Prime Minister, urgent report from the rear! "
Cao Cao quickly looked back. The messenger hurriedly said:
"Prime Minister, urgent report from the rear. Zhou Yu received a secret report from Sun Quan. The entire Jiangdong Army is rushing toward us!"
"Sure enough, Zhou Yu still caught up."
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and whispered to Cao Ren beside him:
"Zixiao, we'll go to Xuchang first. You take 40,000 men and bring up the rear. Remember, don't fight too long. You must circle around Zhou Yu and retreat to the north while fighting!"
"Yes!"
Cao Ren quickly replied and was about to urge his horse forward.
"Wait."
Cao Cao waved his hand and continued in a low voice:
"Right now, most of the nobles are in Jingzhou and can't retreat. Our marching speed is extremely fast and I'm afraid that we won't be able to take care of them. Don't let the Jiangdong Army approach Jingzhou. Try to avoid them as much as possible."
"You can order 10,000 men to set up defenses in Jingzhou and force Zhou Yu to retreat."
"Zhou Yu's thoughts aren't in Jingzhou, so he definitely won't fight too long. If we lose Jingzhou because of this, I'll hold you responsible!"
Cao Ren quickly cupped his hands and said:
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