With a thunderous crash, North City's gate fell in response.
"Tianwu Dragon Guards, retreat at once and defend the inner city!"
Xiao Tianyang's voice carried from the central tower, and Zhan Kuangtian heard it clearly.
"Ignore the enemies around us. Charge straight into the inner city. Don't give them a chance to set up their formations!"
To be honest, there was not a trace of excitement on Zhan Kuangtian's face. His emotions remained as still as an ancient well, just as they had been at the start of the war.
The order he had given was not because his military competence was poor or because of his violent temperament.
The main reason was that Xiao Tianyang had concealed the scheme from the very beginning.
Not only Zhan Kuangtian—even participants like Lu Bu had not known the full details of the plan.
Of course, there was a reason Xiao Tianyang had not told Lu Bu and the others.
From beginning to end, no plan in a war could be used without alteration.
Normally, adjustments had to be made continuously according to changes on the battlefield, and only after final victory was achieved could it be declared over.
Therefore, Lu Bu and the others had not been informed because the plan had yet to be fully finalized.
As for the opening move... since Zhan Kuangtian had still failed to notice anything amiss, it meant that the farther he went, the deeper he would sink.
At first, Xiao Tianyang had merely intended to use his orders to guide the enemy into making a mistaken judgment.
Yet who could have expected Zhan Kuangtian's decisiveness to surpass even his expectations?
"That guy charged straight in?!"
Lu Su stared at the central avenue in disbelief.
"Could it be that he didn't notice the defensive forces around