"Reporting to Your Majesty! The Teleportation Formations throughout the city came under attack by Great Huan experts. As planned, our forces have blasted the formations apart, rendering them inoperable for the time being!"
While Wei Emperor Cao Cao pondered in surprise and confusion, a Great Wei expert darted across the battlefield as swiftly as a fleeing hare and rushed over to report.
This, too, was part of Wei Emperor Cao Cao's scheme, a deliberate move he had secretly arranged.
With the Teleportation Formations destroyed, the Great Huan army could no longer teleport reinforcements into Jianye Royal City in time. Nor could the Wei-Shu Allied Army withdraw; they could only fight to the death in Jianye Royal City or scatter and attempt to break out.
However, Jianye Royal City was the capital of Wu State, with large forces stationed all around it. Even if the Wei-Shu Allied Army fought their way out of Jianye Royal City, they could not fight their way out of Wu territory. They had no choice but to fight to the death.
Thus, they could only fight with their backs to the river. Killing Great Huan Celestial Lord Xiao Ying or the Sun Clan of Wu State would naturally be ideal. Even if that goal proved unattainable, Cao Cao could still send all of Shu State's elites to their deaths in Jianye Royal City, including Shu King Liu Bei and his four leading ministers, Dragon-Phoenix Guan-Zhang, forcing Shu State and the Great Huan Celestial Dynasty into open war.
Although Wei State's elites would also perish in Wu State, every gain came with a loss. More importantly, a thousand soldiers were easily found, but a single general was hard to come by. As long as Cao Cao and his fierce generals and senior ministers survived, he could rebuild