Outside Shouchun City, in the Xu Prefecture army camp.
Inside the tent.
Liu Wu sipped his wine and listened to the generals 'suggestions.
"My Lord, Yuan Shu will definitely order Lu Bu and Ji Ling to lead the troops from Hefei back to help.”
"At that time, our army will be attacked by the enemy from both inside and outside. The situation is not optimistic.”
"I think we should quickly break Shouchun.”
Zhang Liao reminded.
The generals all agreed.
"Yuanlong, do you think Lu Bu and Ji Ling will obediently come back to save Yuan Shu?”
Liu Wu looked at Chen Deng with a meaningful gaze.
Chen Deng laughed coldly." That's just Yuan Shu's wishful thinking. I expect Lu Bu to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. He will only lead his army to reap the benefits when both of us are heavily injured.”
"Yuanlong and I happen to have the same idea."
Liu Wu nodded slightly.
"That may be the case, but Ji Ling is in charge of the Hefei Yuan Army. Even if Lu Bu has second thoughts, I'm afraid Ji Ling won't tolerate him."”
"Zilong, you overestimated Ji Ling and underestimated Lu Bu.”
"Do you think that Lu Bu would still keep Ji Ling alive when Yuan Shu can't even protect himself?”
Liu Wu sneered and asked sarcastically.
"My lord, do you mean that Lu Bu will kill Ji Ling?" Zhao Yun asked.”
As soon as he finished speaking.
The white-robed guard rushed in and cupped his hands." Reporting to my lord, according to my spy's report, Lu Bu killed Ji Ling under the pretext of colluding with Sun Ce. He has taken over the military power of the Yuan army in Hefei!"”
Everyone was in an uproar.
Zhao Yun came to a sudden realization, cupped her hands and sighed,""My lord, your predictions are divine. Lu Bu really did do something to Ji Ling.”
"Lu Bu killed his father twice. Now that he killed Ji Ling, what's so strange about that?”
Liu Wu said disapprovingly.
"My lord, it seems that Yuan Shu's reinforcements are hopeless. But just as Zilong said, we still have to break Shouchun as soon as possible.”
"Otherwise, if the war drags on, when both sides are heavily injured, Lu Bu will reap the benefits.”
Chen Deng reminded.
"Tell me, how can we quickly conquer Shouchun?" Liu Wu nodded slightly and said.”
"What's so difficult about that!"
Zhang Fei waved his hand disapprovingly." Shouchun is close to the Huai River, right? We can just break the dike and flood them. Once the flood comes, the city walls of Shouchun will collapse. We can charge in effortlessly!"”
His shout reminded the generals, and everyone's spirits were lifted.
Liu Wu didn't say anything.
"My lord, flooding Shouchun is indeed a brilliant plan to break the city.”
"However, this plan is a little too vicious.”
"This dike will not only flood Shouchun City, but all the farmlands and houses within a radius of dozens of miles outside the city. Countless people will suffer from the flood.”
"My lord is here to save the people of Huainan. If we let them suffer from the flood again, wouldn't it go against my lord's original intention?”
Chen Deng raised his doubts. He had always loved his people like his own children, so he naturally couldn't bear to do so.
Liu Wu was also weighing the pros and cons.
He wasn't Liu Bei, who used the banner of benevolence and righteousness to whitewash his pedantic ways.
How could there be no deaths in war?
His primary goal in attacking Huainan was to expand his territory and eliminate Yuan Shu, his enemy.
Saving the people of Huainan was just a side effect.
It was impossible for him to not dare to flood Shouchun just because he was concerned about benevolence and righteousness, causing the southern expedition to fail.
" Shouchun is the essence of Huainan. There are countless people and fertile fields. These are the foundation for my lord to fight for the world in the future. It's a pity to destroy them…"
Chen Deng was smart enough to see through Liu Wu's thoughts, so he went straight for the stakes.
His words were to Liu Wu's liking.
"Yuanlong is right."
"Shouchun is the essence of Huainan, it's a pity to destroy it. If we can use the smallest price to quickly destroy Shouchun, that would be the best plan.”
Liu Wu made the decision.
This made things difficult for the generals. They couldn't think of a plan to satisfy both sides even if they racked their brains.
Even Chen Deng didn't have a good plan at the moment.
"I say, big brother, you want to quickly break through the city, but you don't want to harm the people. How can there be such a good plan in this world? Even if you dig that Zhang Liang out and revive him, he definitely won't be able to think of it.”
Zhang Fei scratched his head and shouted.
Liu Wu remained silent as his thoughts raced.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed in his eyes.
"I do have a way. There is no need to flood Shouchun and we can quickly break through.”
Everyone's spirits were lifted, and their gazes gathered on Liu Wu.
Liu Wu sipped his wine and said unhurriedly,""My plan is to dig a tunnel and sneak into Shouchun.”
"Digging tunnels?"
The excitement on the faces of the generals immediately became much paler.
"I thought it was some brilliant plan, but it turns out to be digging a tunnel."”
"My lord, although this tunnel plan is a way to break through the city, it's not a bad idea.”
"However, Yuan Shu still has some strategists under his command. They will definitely remind Yuan Shu to bury more water tanks around the inner side of the city wall to monitor the situation, in case our army secretly digs a tunnel to sneak into the city.”
"If that's the case, I'm afraid my lord's plan will have little effect.”
Chen Deng didn't disobey and pointed out the flaw in this plan.
"Yes, yes, yes. That's what I meant.”
Zhang Fei said.
Liu Wu sneered," Of course, I won't dig the tunnel so brazenly. Of course, I have to use some tricks so that Yuan Shu and those water tanks won't be able to hear us digging the tunnel."”
A strange look appeared in everyone's eyes.
"There's such a method?" Chen Dengqi asked curiously. Please tell me, my lord!"
"If we want to dig a tunnel, we naturally can't do it during the day. We can only do it secretly, and the night is our best cover.”
"We only need to send men to beat the gong outside Shouchun City every two hours at night. The sound of killing will shake the sky, and we will pretend to attack the city at night.”
"The sound of the gongs can cover up the sound of our army digging the tunnel, so that Yuan Shu can't listen in on the movements underground.”
"And after we do this a few times, Yuan Shu will only mistakenly think that we are going to carry out the tactic of harassment and exhaust the spirit of his soldiers.”
"In this way, in less than ten days, we will be able to dig a tunnel that leads directly to Shouchun City without anyone noticing!”
Liu Wu calmly explained the plan.
In the tent.
After a moment of absent-mindedness, everyone was suddenly overjoyed and excited.
"Big brother, this plan of yours is really amazing. Even if Yuan Shu has three heads, he won't be able to think of a solution!”
"I think you're even more powerful than that Zhang Liang!”
Zhang Fei raised his thumb and praised.
Chen Deng also cupped his hands and smiled in praise." Your Excellency, this plan is unpredictable. I think it's feasible!"”
The generals no longer had any objections.
Liu Wu finished his cup of wine and waved his hand."Since that's the case, let's do as we planned. Ten days later, we'll give Yuan Shu a big surprise!”
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