Qin Tian was like Lu Bu's nemesis. Ever since entering the Central Plains, Lu Bu had suffered more than enough at Qin Tian's hands.
Thus, the moment he heard Chen Deng's judgment that Qin Tian had already arrived in Jiujiang, Lu Bu's heart sank. "What exactly do you mean, Yuanlong? Wasn't Qin Tian still in Jiangdong?"
"How could he suddenly appear in Jiujiang?"
Though Chen Deng had suggested that word might have leaked from Jiangdong, there was simply no reason for that!
Sun Ce had only sent an envoy north because he could no longer withstand Liu Bei.
Such a matter would naturally be conducted in secret. How could they possibly let Liu Bei's army learn of it?
But Chen Deng had already grasped the full picture. He immediately sneered. "Why does the General understand so little? Qin Tian is a man skilled in schemes and decisive judgment!"
"Though he has gone south to Jiangdong, how could he possibly neglect Huainan's defenses?"
"Let me ask the General: what did the people from Jiangdong say on this visit?"
"Did they tell the General that Liu Bei's main force had gone south, leaving Huainan empty and vulnerable, ready to be taken in a single battle?"
"But does the General know that Qin Tian has already joined forces with Jing Province's troops and dealt a crushing defeat to Jiangdong's navy?"
"The entire Yangtze River shoreline is now under Lord Liu's control. How could Sun Ce's dispatch of an envoy north be concealed from him?"
"Even if Sun Ce's envoy traveled north in secret, Jiangdong, awaiting the General's troops, would certainly guard against every eventuality!"
"How could a man as sharp-eyed as Qin Tian fail to grow suspicious upon seeing this?"
"If he became suspicious, he would naturally come north to investigate!"
"The reason