Chapter 167

Why save such a reckless person?

But... if Ma Chao is captured,

it will have a huge impact on the morale of the garrison in the city.

Especially the few thousand troops under Ma Teng.

If they learned that Xu Rong stood by and watched him die,

what would they think?

Furthermore,

don't look at Ma Teng calling him "my son" all the time.

In reality, Ma Teng is more eager than anyone to save Ma Chao right now.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have visited Xu Rong here late at night.

The moment of decision arrived.

Zhao Yun and Zhang He cast their gazes toward Xu Rong.

How to decide is naturally left to Xu Rong, the commander.

On Xu Rong's iconic poker face, no joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness could be seen.

He was quickly analyzing the situation he was facing.

Save him, where to save him? Is it still in time?

Don't save him, what if Ma Chao is captured? What would Ma Teng and the few thousand troops think?

However,

before Xu Rong could make a decision,

he saw several sentries guarding the city tower arrive here.

They reported in a hurried tone:

"General, things are not looking good!"

"That Han Sui and the armies of the Qiang and Di tribes have made a comeback."

"They also captured General Ma Chao!"

"They said they want to execute General Ma Chao in front of you and General Ma Teng!"

"Boom!"

Hearing this,

Ma Teng lost his footing and almost fell to the ground.

Xu Rong's face also sank instantly.

The most terrible situation had appeared.

If Han Sui executes Ma Chao in front of the garrison in the city,

then... one can imagine what a low point the morale of the garrison will drop to!

This is no longer a question of whether to go out and save Ma Chao or not.

It is...

there is simply no way to save him!

The viciousness of Cheng Gongying's strategy does not lie in luring Xu Rong to lead troops out of the city to save Ma Chao.

The point is that through spies planted in the city, he knew that Ma Chao was responsible for guarding the West City Tower today.

Subsequently, using Ma Chao's hatred for Yan Xing, he lured him out of the city with lightning speed.

His purpose is not to kill Ma Chao, but to capture him alive!

Ma Chao as a hostage is far more valuable than a dead Ma Chao!

At that time,

no matter how Xu Rong decides,

the morale of the garrison in the city will be affected to a great extent!

Plus, the city is already on the verge of running out of grain.

Under the double blow,

even if Xu Rong is powerful, this is an unsolvable situation!

However,

what Cheng Gongying didn't know was that he had miscalculated one very important thing...