Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao is stunned when he reveals his time-traveling identity.

Su Chen spoke calmly:

"Special forces soldiers are soldiers who specialize in carrying out special missions."

"They not only need to be proficient in all kinds of weapons, but their physical abilities also need to far exceed those of ordinary people."

"It's not a problem for one person to take on a dozen people with their bare hands."

"If you carefully select and balance your daily diet, your physical fitness will become stronger and stronger."

Guo Jia was completely dumbfounded.

But Xu Huang, standing to the side, slapped his forehead:

"Sir, I understand!"

"The special forces you just mentioned, are they the same kind of army as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry?"

Su Chen nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"To be precise, they are even more formidable than the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry."

To be honest, hearing Su Chen say that...

Even though Guo Jia thought Su Chen was talented, he was still skeptical.

It wasn't that Guo Jia was unwilling to trust Su Chen.

It's simply unbelievable!

Su Chen gives off the impression of talking nonsense with a straight face.

He kept using terms like "future generations" and used vocabulary he couldn't understand.

Guo Jia really didn't want to believe that time travel was a real thing.

But since Su Chen was so confident, he also spoke up:

"Alright, in that case, I'll take it to the barracks and try it out right away."

"Jingming, will the attack on Xuzhou be successful?"

"It depends on your approach!"

After saying this, Guo Jia nodded solemnly and quietly left.

Whether he comes or goes, he has to do it secretly.

After all, no one knows exactly how many eyes are watching Su Chen.

If Su Chen hadn't found a pretty good route in advance...

Guo Jia said he wouldn't come no matter what.

Whenever someone saw him carrying a box and striding towards Su Chen's house, that was all.

As soon as the news spread.

That would be terrible.

……

Meanwhile, the Sima family.

Sima Fang sat upright, while Sima Lang and Sima Yi sat on either side of him.

Sima Fang picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and calmly said:

"What are your thoughts on Su Chen accepting the challenge?"

"Feel free to say it."

Yesterday, Su Chen's announcement of the results caused quite a stir.

In an instant, thousands of eyes in the entire city of Xuchang turned towards Su Chen.

The Sima family was no exception.

Sima Lang slowly began to speak:

"I believe it exists, but it's just that too much time has passed and no one has taken up the challenge."

"Su Chen is only relieving the immediate crisis."

"Sikong wanted to promote the trend of frugality that existed back then."

"I'm afraid it won't be easy."

Sima Fang nodded slightly but did not express his opinion.

Instead, he turned to Sima Yi and said:

"Zhongda, what do you think?"

Sima Yi narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"Father, I believe this matter is not so simple."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Sima Fang immediately became interested.

Clearly, Sima Lang's answer did not satisfy him.

After all, that was what he had thought before.

"If Su Chen really is only addressing the immediate crisis."

"That person is far too stupid."

Sima Yi calmly began to speak:

"If he doesn't accept it, at most it will be a loss of face for the Minister of Works, and at most it will cause some conflict with our gentry."

"But it won't affect the overall picture."

"But what if he accepts the challenge but fails to complete it?"

"It will only cause Sikong's ideas to go against his own for no reason."

"Su Chen is someone that Sikong has taken a liking to; he must be no ordinary person."

"Therefore, I believe he will not do that."

Sima Fang nodded; he thought so too.

"Then tell me, why did he do that?"

Sima Yi stroked his chin and said in a low voice:

"I believe this was not done by Su Chen."

"This was orchestrated by Sikong."

Upon hearing this, Sima Fang was immediately puzzled:

"Since taking on the task is impossible, it would contradict Sikong's ideas."

"Then why was Su Chen sent to collect it?"

"Isn't this...?"

"Could it be that Su Chen can really do it?!"

Sima Yi nodded:

"I'm afraid so."

"As far as I know, this method was originally proposed by Su Chen to Sikong."

"He is Sikong's last trump card."

"If Sikong cannot implement this method, then Su Chen will have no choice but to step in and resolve the situation himself."

"Then what's the point of doing that?"

Sima Lang couldn't help but speak up:

"Even setting aside how Su Chen managed to accomplish such a difficult challenge."

"What is his and Sikong's intention in doing this?"

Sima Yi didn't even hesitate before speaking:

"Big brother, think about it, what does Su Chen represent?"

"Representing those from poor families!"

"His actions were a voice for those from underprivileged backgrounds!"

"People from humble backgrounds have always been looked down upon, because of the presence of aristocratic families like us."

"Besides Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, where else can you find people from humble backgrounds serving in Cao Cao's camp?"

"Sikong's intention in using this method to recruit talented individuals is precisely to focus his attention on those from humble backgrounds!"

"What if Su Chen becomes famous overnight with this move?"

Upon hearing this, Sima Fang and Sima Lang's eyes widened in surprise.

They hadn't expected that Sima Yi's thinking was so far-reaching!

Upon closer reflection, it is indeed true!

"Do Father and Eldest Brother still remember?"

"The recruitment notice issued when Xi Zhicai was being recruited back then?"

Sima Yi spoke:

"At the time, people didn't know much about Sikong. They only knew that he had suffered a great defeat while pursuing Dong Zhuo in order to save the emperor during the campaign against him."

"Although he lost his troops, he made the name Cao Cao remembered by the people of the world."

"But after Sikong took control of Yanzhou, he immediately began killing famous scholars to demonstrate his power against the gentry."

"Therefore, he quickly secured Jingzhou and absorbed the troops from Qingzhou!"

"At that time, which member of the gentry was not afraid of the Minister of Works?"

"Sikong rose from humble origins and rose to power by opposing the aristocratic families."

"Given his actions, I fear he is about to take action against the gentry of Xuchang..."

At this point, the father and son's expressions turned extremely astonished.

That's right, absolutely right!

Whether it was during this period or before, Cao Cao...

They absolutely do not want to get along with either the Sima family or the Yang family.

The Yang family was determined not to side with Cao Cao.

The head of the family, Yang Biao, was a loyal Han official.

But Sima Fang was not like that.

What he wanted to do was to revitalize the Sima family.

However, even though he did not express his opinion on this, it still made Cao Cao feel alienated from the Sima family.

This is something that is usually not noticeable.

But how could someone as shrewd as Sima Fang not sense it?

"That makes sense, that makes sense!"

"If that's the case..."

"Could it be that Sikong is about to take action against the gentry in Xuchang soon?"

"Then we..."

Sima Fang was already covered in sweat.

He could hardly imagine what would happen to the Sima family because of Cao Cao's choice.

"Father, don't worry. These are just my second brother's guesses, and they may not be accurate."

Seeing his father's grim expression, Sima Lang couldn't help but offer words of comfort.

……