After learning that there were troops within Mount Li, Zhang Liao led his men straight toward Mount Li.
But Zhang Liao had misjudged one thing: the troops at Mount Li numbered not three thousand, but six thousand.
The reason Qin Tian had sent troops north was not to hide soldiers, but to create a false impression for the two men.
As long as they defeated those three thousand men, they would break his plan to capture the camp within four days.
From the very beginning, he had never intended to launch a direct assault on Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's camp.
Sending troops north first had been meant to draw Gao Shun and Zhang Liao's attention.
Then, through constant harassment, he gave the two men the impression that he intended to wear them down over four days before launching a single crushing attack.
Mount Li was the ambush site he had prepared for them from the very beginning.
The reason was exactly as Zhang Liao had thought: within a hundred li, Mount Li was the only place where troops could be concealed.
If the two men had any intention of taking the initiative, they would certainly set their sights on this place.
At this time, Mount Li held the three thousand troops originally led by Xu Sheng, as well as another three thousand whom Qi Ji had brought after circling around from the north.
The moment Zhang Liao made his move, the mountain scouts relayed the news to Xu Sheng within the mountain.
Hearing that Zhang Liao had indeed fallen into the trap and was heading for Mount Li, Xu Sheng rejoiced and said:
"The enemy has fallen into the strategist's scheme. Now that their light cavalry has sallied forth, this is the time for us to win glory!"
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