When Lu Fengnian heard Chen Gong's words, he waited with anticipation for three days for the reinforcements that he had promised.
When the scouts reported back, Yuan Shao gathered his army and prepared to launch an all-out attack. Lu Fengnian did not receive any so-called reinforcements.
"Gongtai, Yuan Shao is about to gather his forces to attack. Do we really have reinforcements?”
Lu Fengnian could not be blamed for being anxious. The military strength he had now was not enough to face Yuan Shao head-on.
Chen Gong cupped his hands and smiled." My lord, don't be anxious. Yuan Shao seems to have gathered the strength of the entire army to attack the city. His strength must be a bluff."”
"Oh?" Lu Fengnian asked in surprise. Could it be that the scouts reported that Yuan Shao's forces were wrong?”
"Yuan Shao does indeed have 400,000 troops," Chen Gong shook his head and said."Even without the 100,000 auxiliary troops, he still has 300,000 combat troops.”
"However, my lord has also said that Yuan Shao has the advantage now and there is no need to forcefully attack the city.”
"With Yi Capital's fortifications, Yuan Shao's attack will consume at least a fifth of his forces! Moreover, it would also be a prolonged battle!”
"No matter how you calculate it, it's not as good as besieging us for a few months and waiting for our army to collapse without attacking.”
Lu Fengnian understood immediately. He laughed and said,"What a Yuan Benchu, he actually pretended to gather his forces and created the illusion of launching a general attack in an attempt to mess up our morale, cause panic, and accelerate the emergence of internal strife!”
"This must be the idea of Tian Feng and Ju Shouzhi!”
"Yuan Benchu doesn't have such talent."
Chen Gong looked at Lu Fengnian and nodded in satisfaction."My lord is wise!"
This young lord really made the arrogant Chen Gong admire him!
Among the millions of people in the world, who else was worthy of the praise of being skilled in both literature and martial arts?
Lu Fengnian and Chen Gong were right. Yuan Shao had indeed listened to his strategist's plan and launched a feint attack with great fanfare, intending to cause panic among the Yi Capital's defenders.
However, the result was not satisfactory.
If Yuan Shao feigned an attack, they could also feign defense.
It looked like they were risking their lives to protect the city, but in fact, there were less than a thousand people to act with.
The others did what they were supposed to do. They didn't care about how loud the war drums outside the city were!
Naturally, Lu Fengnian had made the arrangements beforehand.
Right now, the entire Yi Capital was united. Everyone admired Lu Fengnian and obeyed his orders!
Yuan Shao had no choice but to feign an attack for a few days. Seeing no effect, he could only give up.
"This Lu Fengnian is really cunning. It's just as Xu Yi said. He's extremely cunning. It's not easy to scheme against him!”
"With Chen Gong assisting from the side, it's even harder to deal with!”
Advisor Tian Feng cupped his hands and said," My lord, there's no need to be anxious. Since this plan doesn't work, we just have to drag it out with him. We have three provinces as our rear. We don't have to worry about insufficient military supplies!”
"Lu Fengnian will be filled with worries, and he'll be getting more and more worried by the day!”
Ever since Yuan Shao was defeated, he had a rare smile on his face.
"Humph! When Lu Fengnian falls into my hands, I will make him beg for death!”
……
In the Yi Capital, Lu Fengnian's face was filled with worry. The Yi Capital had been trapped for half a month. There was not much food left in the city. They probably could not hold on for much longer.
Seeing Lu Fengnian's worry, Chen Gong went forward to comfort him,""My lord, don't worry. Our reinforcements will be here soon.”
"Gongtai, it's been more than half a month, you don't have to comfort me.”
"Reinforcements should have arrived by now. Even if you want to send charcoal in the snow and make me, Lu Fengnian, remember your kindness even more, it's already time.”
After Lu Fengnian finished speaking, he did not look so distressed. Instead, he smiled and said,"Forget it."
"It's better to ask for help than to ask for help from others. Are we going to sit and wait for death without reinforcements?”
"The art of war is the art of deception!"
"The use of troops must be a combination of strange and positive to maximize its effectiveness!”
"Our army is weak and insignificant compared to Yuan Shao!”
"In this case, we can only use surprise attacks and catch them off guard!”
"Gongtai, I want to lead an army to attack Yuan Shao's camp and capture the leader.”
"We have no other choice now. Only by doing this can we have a chance to fight for a chance of survival!”
When Chen Gong heard Lu Fengnian's heroic words, he could not help but feel a surge of emotions!
He is really a hero!
This was the umpteenth time Chen Gong had sighed in his heart ever since he had followed Lu Fengnian!
This courage and boldness really had the potential to become a tyrant!
"My lord, you have great spirit!"
"But please, my lord, trust the Chen Palace. Our reinforcements will definitely arrive!”
Lu Fengnian frowned slightly. It wasn't that he didn't want to believe Chen Gong, but that he couldn't delay any longer. Otherwise, Lu Fengnian wouldn't be willing to take such a risk!
At this moment, a scout ran up to report with a face full of joy.
"Reporting to my lord, military advisor!"
"Yuan Shao has retreated!"
Lu Fengnian was stunned. Yuan Shao had retreated?
Chen Gong, on the other hand, had a matter-of-fact look on his face!
"Why did Yuan Shao retreat? Did you get any information?"
Lu Fengnian asked loudly in surprise.
"Reporting to my lord, Cao Cao launched a sneak attack on Jizhou and took down three cities in one day!”
"Yuan Shao was shocked and furious. He led his troops back to Jizhou!”
"The 400,000-strong army is marching quickly. I estimate that they will leave Youzhou today!”
When Lu Fengnian heard this and looked at Chen Gong's calm and composed appearance, he instantly understood everything!
What a good idea!
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