Baidu County lay at the confluence of the Min River and the Jinsha River. It was also the final military fortress Xiahou Dun had established, built with the Min River and Jinsha River as its foundation. Water surrounded three sides, leaving only one passable route. Of the three military fortresses, it was the most impregnable and the one that satisfied Xiahou Dun the most.
After the first two clashes, Xiahou Dun had also learned his lesson and found a way to deal with Wang Xuan's fire attacks.
No one knew whether the Xin brothers really shared Simba's bloodline, but in any case, they had somehow survived and were carried out by the retreating soldiers.
After returning to Baidu County, Xiahou Dun sighed inwardly about how disasters could last a thousand years, then "warmly" received the two men and felt "guilty" that he had not personally brought them out at the time.
The new Xin brothers cursed Xiahou Dun inwardly for never finding peace, while "nonchalantly" waving their hands and declaring that since they had gone to war, they had been prepared to be wrapped in horsehide and buried. Their sacrifice had been an "honor," and since they had not died, they would continue their unfinished cause.
There was nothing they could do about it. Wang Xuan looked down on the brothers; otherwise, they would have sold Xiahou Dun out long ago.
However, with Wang Xuan acting as a lubricant, the two sides could still sit down and have a friendly exchange. That discussion really did produce something useful.
The methods of using wet cloth to guard against poisonous smoke and soil to put out fires greatly boosted Xiahou Dun's confidence.
Things did indeed turn out as Xiahou Dun had expected. Another poisonous-smoke attack ultimately had no effect. Even Wang Xuan's