As for why Sun Ce had been in such a desperate hurry, the reason was simple—he had finally grasped Qin Tian's strategic thinking!
Simply put, there had actually been nothing wrong with their current troop deployment.
They had divided their forces to hold every key route, preventing Liu Bei from breaking into the Jiangdong plains.
With the advantage of the terrain, they could maintain a strategic deadlock with Liu Bei.
This was the most reliable strategy available to them at present, bar none!
But this method had one enormous flaw: their overall military strength was inferior to Liu Bei's.
Qin Tian's strategy had clearly been to seize upon this point, mobilizing every force available and launching an all-out assault against a single point.
When they had no way to strike Liu Bei's battle lines, this strategy was extremely effective.
It meant they had to gather most of their forces merely to hold back Liu Bei's troops.
That was the part he had found most strange. Liu Bei clearly had not divided his forces, so why had his offensive been so feeble?
Liu Bei's army had more than thirty thousand troops stationed before Flourishing Prosperity, and winter was fast approaching.
Since Liu Bei had concentrated his troops to break through at one point, he should have launched a fierce attack.
Yet under such circumstances, Liu Bei had remained locked in a standoff with him for more than half a month.
He was clearly not cherishing his soldiers' lives. He was waiting for an opportunity.
What was he waiting for? Taishi Ci had already rushed from Yuzhang to Spring Valley—what else was there for Liu Bei to wait for?
The only possibility was Zhao Yun and the others, who had headed south to Lingyang in advance.
Half a month was more than