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  Liu Feng led his 800 soldiers to retreat slowly and set up camp fifteen miles north of Linxiang City.

  At dusk, Ma Chao strode into the tent and interrupted Liu Feng's rapid writing.

  "Arrived just in time, your writing skills have always been better than mine, help me take a look at how well this letter of persuasion is written?" Liu Feng stopped his brush and handed the half-written silk book to Ma Su.

  Ma Chao took it and looked at it for a moment before his face changed color. He exclaimed in surprise: "Young Master, what does this mean?"

  "Don't be so surprised." Liu Feng smiled calmly and then told what had been agreed upon when he met Huang Zhong alone on horseback under the city of Linxiang that morning.

  Ma Chao's forehead furrowed with a deep wrinkle, his face stern as he advised, "Young Master, what's the point of this? We're just using strategy here. Even if you agree to Huang Han Sheng's proposal, can you really take it seriously?"

  Liu Feng was not naive to that extent, if it were before, he would not have written this letter foolishly, but now it's different, the whole big plan is going according to his idea, and soon he will also openly break with Liu Bei, and this letter seems to be looking for trouble for himself, but in fact, Liu Feng is paving the way for the next step.

  However, faced with Ma Wei's doubts, Liu Feng had to give him a reasonable explanation, fortunately he had been brewing an excuse for a long time.

  "Huang Han Sheng is a usable talent, and I have the intention to recruit him. However, this person's surname is Qing, and he is straightforward and upright. If I let him know that everything I said in front of the army was just nonsense to deceive him, even if he eventually has no choice but to surrender, he will still be resentful in his heart. Therefore, I must write this letter."

  Liu Feng's goal was not to make him surrender to Liu Bei, but to make him surrender to himself, and this point could not be made clear to Ma Chao for the time being.

  As for Liu Feng's explanation, Ma Chao had nothing to say, but he couldn't help but sigh: "The young master's intention is good, but I also know that previously at Xiakou, the young master had an unpleasantness with Master Gong. Now if we go against Master Gong's wishes and write such a letter, I'm afraid it will bring unnecessary trouble to the young master."

  Ma Su was obviously hinting at the military meeting that day, where Mi Fang openly slandered him for killing his wife, Mi's wife. It seems that this matter has spread much faster than Liu Feng expected, and even a low-ranking officer like Ma Su had already heard about it.

  However, this was exactly what Liu Feng wanted. He hoped that the matter would spread far and wide, letting everyone in the world know how Liu Bei and his elder brother had treated this wrongly accused foster son.

  In response to Ma Su's reminder, Liu Feng just smiled and said lightly: "For the sake of the overall situation, what does personal honor or dishonor matter? Don't worry, I have my own measure."

  Ma Chao understood Liu Feng's character and saw that his mind was made up, so he didn't want to advise him anymore. With a sigh, he remembered the main purpose of his visit and said: "Right, I have already deployed everything according to our previous plan, now we just wait for the fish to take the bait."

  "Alright, let's get the brothers to eat and drink well, and wait for a good show."

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  Ling Xiang City

  When Huang Zhong led several hundred troops, plus the hundreds of soldiers allocated by Han Xuan, to leave the city and go to war, Han Xuan, this governor, did not idle. He gathered nearly a thousand soldiers from Linxiang City and prepared for battle, and he personally climbed the north gate tower to assist Huang Zhong.

  It's more like monitoring than assisting in the war.

  In Han Xuan's imagination, Huang Zhong would fight bravely under his command, and after a fierce battle, even if he couldn't behead that little brat Liu Feng, at least he could defeat the incoming enemy in one fell swoop, thus lifting the threat to Changsha County.

  But what Han Xuan did not expect was that the expected fierce battle did not occur, and Huang Zhong instead had a single mounted meeting with Liu Feng in front of the two armies.

  Moreover, due to the distance between them being too far, Han Xuan was unable to hear clearly what the two were discussing, but seeing their later actions of loud laughter and bidding farewell, they seemed just like old friends reunited after a long separation. Seeing this, Han Xuan's face grew longer and longer, and the gloom in his heart grew thicker and heavier.

  What shocked Han Xuan the most was that after Liu Feng returned to his camp, he actually led his troops to retreat northward, and Huang Zhong did not pursue with his army, but instead turned around and led his troops back to Linxiang City.

  "What is this Huang Zhong up to?!"

  Under the stimulation of this scene, Han Xuan immediately hurried down the city and intercepted Huang Zhong who had just entered the city gate. With an iron face, he asked: "General Huang, I ordered you to go out of the city and kill the enemy, why did you retreat without a fight?"

  Huang Zhong saw Han Xuan's long face and thought he was suspecting him of holding back his strength, but it wasn't convenient to explain in front of many people, so he said in a low voice: "General Han, it's not convenient to talk here, let's go back to the government office and discuss it in detail."

  Han Xuan was also afraid of disturbing the military morale, so he had to temporarily endure it. He sent scouts out of the city to investigate the enemy's movements and returned to the governor's mansion with a gloomy face along with Huang Zhong.

  As soon as they entered the main hall, Han Xuan hastily asked: "General Huang, what did that little brat with the surname Liu say to both armies?"

  Huang Zhong had nothing to hide either, and immediately recounted the conversation he had with Liu Feng at that time, one by one.

  Huang Zhong's words and expression were sincere, while Han Xuan's face was filled with suspicion. After listening to him finish speaking, he let out a cold hum and furrowed his brow, saying: "General Huang, is that all you have to say?"

  Han Xuan's wording and tone have already been quite obvious, although Huang Zhong's political judgment is not strong, but as a sixty-year-old old man, how can he not hear even this strong suspicion?

  Suddenly, a chill ran down Huang Zhong's spine as he realized that today's duel seemed somewhat improper. However, he asked himself without guilt and said in a serious tone: "General Han, what do you mean by this?"

  "What does that mean?" Han Xuan sneered, his tone somewhat sarcastic. "Huang Hansheng, Liu Bei is a man of the tiger and wolf type, what kind of good person can his son be? Do you really think I would naively believe that he would agree to go write a letter persuading his father to retreat?"

  Han Xuan's suspicion, although infuriating to Huang Zhong, also reminded him that today's solo meeting might be a trap set by Liu Feng.

  Huang Zhong hastily said, "Regardless of whether Governor Han believes it or not, I, Huang, dare to swear to heaven that every word I say is true. If Liu Feng was indeed lying, his real intention must be to sow discord and make Governor Han suspect me. Please, Governor Han, do not fall for his scheme."

  Today, there are all kinds of things. How can we not let Han Xuan's heart be suspicious? But Han Xuan is not a brainless fool either. After listening to Huang Zhong's self-defense, he thought about it and seemed to have some reason. The ugly expression was immediately retracted a bit.

  After a moment of contemplation, Han Xuan suddenly revealed a pleased expression and smiled slyly: "General Huang's words are reasonable, I almost fell for that Liu brat's trap. But I think he deliberately retreated to wait for me to suspect internal strife, so why don't we turn the tables on him? Tonight, let General Huang lead the army in a night raid on his camp, and we can surely defeat him with one blow."

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