While Liu Bei and others were celebrating their great victory and Ma Chao was excitedly challenging the top warriors of the Central Plains, Cao Cao, stationed in Guanzhong, finally received the intelligence from the North: Yuan Shao was dead, the hero who once commanded the entire nation was gone.
Upon receiving this news, all of Cao Cao's civil and military officials gathered to take orders from him.
"Benchu has fallen..." Cao Cao said despondently. In this lifetime, Yuan Shao had never shown any signs of decline. Even in Cao Cao's presence, he could still be considered a strong adversary. But now, just like that, he was dead.
"My lord, our army is not yet fully prepared, but given the circumstances, we should start making preparations," Cheng Yu immediately stood and said.
"No need for that. Liu Bei's army will cease its operations," Xun Yu uncharacteristically spoke before anyone else could.
"Relying on others for everything is not a good strategy," Fan Qin said with a frown.
