Speaking of Qin Tian and Xu Shu's relationship, it was exceptionally solid.
However, after entering Liu Bei's army, the two had each been stationed in different places, and their exchanges had naturally grown fewer.
Even so, it did not affect their friendship.
Now that Xu Shu had taken the initiative to offer a plan, Qin Tian was naturally delighted and hurriedly asked for it.
Upon hearing this, Xu Shu gathered his thoughts for a while before saying to Qin Tian:
"Our army has now surrounded Tan County. Though we can divert water into the river, this city is easy to defend and hard to attack. When we assault it tomorrow, our casualties will surely be severe!"
"I have observed that Tan County is not a place where Lu Bu stations troops. It certainly does not have many arrows!"
"If we can find a way to exhaust the arrows within the city, it will aid our assault!"
"Thus, in my humble opinion, our army should dig channels beneath the city walls."
"We can cover carts with wooden boards and hemp cloth, then pile earth and stones atop them. During the day, we shall dig for a while, letting the enemy know that we intend to launch a forceful assault."
"At night, we can set up straw men beneath the city walls and feign movement, while having soldiers behind them shout as if we are about to seize the city!"
"The enemy will not dare leave the city and will surely meet us with arrows. After exhausting them a few times, the city will certainly lack arrows!"
"Once we have diverted the water beneath the city walls and the river freezes, our army can attack!"
Upon hearing this plan, all the generals' eyes lit up. Chen Deng immediately laughed and said:
"Pei