No matter how badly Xiahou Dun was falling apart, circumstances prevailed over people. In the end, he could only endure it, watching helplessly as Wang Xuan led his men to brazenly occupy Fancheng.
As for secretly going upstream to destroy the dam and flood Fancheng, honestly, it was indeed tempting. He, Cao Hong, and Xu Chu alone would be enough. If the three of them sneaked over, they could smash the newly built dam in no time.
But the problem was...
"Zilian, do you think that despicable, shameless, vile, utterly shameless Wang Xuan would leave such an obvious opening for us?"
"Uh..." Cao Hong froze for a moment, his expression conflicted. After a while, he sighed. "With that cunning bastard's personality, he wouldn't!"
(Wang Xuan: Achoo! Who's complimenting me again?)
"Exactly. I think that's bait he left for us, luring us over there. That man has seven experts beside him who are at the same level as us. In the midst of a great army, we can draw on the army's aura, so even if we're surrounded, we can stay alive. But out in the wilderness..." Xiahou Dun left the rest unsaid, but everyone present understood perfectly what he meant.
At those words, Cao Hong couldn't help picturing the scene of being surrounded. He shuddered violently. Li Tong's bones had yet to grow cold, and he had no desire to follow in Li Tong's footsteps.
That bastard is truly despicable. Cao Hong cursed him viciously in his heart.
"So what do we do now? Just wait for that bastard to bring his men and attack the city?" Huang Zu asked when they had gone so long without getting to the point. This was what concerned him most. After all, all the top aristocratic families of Jingzhou, including his own, lived