A Strategy to Uproot Great Corner

A faint gleam flickered in Lin Su's eyes. "If nothing unexpected happens, the war will temporarily cease."

Li Xiaotian raised his gaze. "Temporarily cease?"

"Yes. Li Chi is a Mighty Ruler of his generation, and his actions follow their own rules. Once Lingdingyang becomes a burden he cannot bear, he will adjust his strategy rather than act rashly."

Li Xiaotian pondered. "This is what you meant when you said that mediocre people act by considering only what can and cannot be done, while those who plan the grand scheme also consider whether it is worth doing!"

"Yes! That was also the key reason I had you close the door to negotiations and slaughter with an iron hand!" Lin Su said. "From Li Chi's perspective, since he refuses to abandon the 3000 li of old Jin's territory, he will certainly try every possible means to reclaim old Jin. So long as your side shows the slightest softening, he will harbor illusions. Only blood and iron on the battlefield can truly shatter those illusions and force him to face the current reality."

Li Xiaotian's gaze flickered. "Has he faced reality now?"

"To see the small is to understand the great. From the deployment of the Chu army, one can see the coming of autumn from a single falling leaf!" Lin Su said. "The Chu army is the last remaining force in Great Yu's Southern Twenty-Three Provinces, and it is also a very subtle army. Its deployment actually means that Li Chi has placed his final piece in the Battle of Lingdingyang."

Li Xiaotian frowned. "Subtle?"

Lin Su raised his hand and poured himself another cup of wine. Du Yuting had been so lost in thought that he had not rushed to pour the wine first. He quickly took the wine jar and