Huo Jun's claim that he knew where Qin Tian's main camp was came as something of a surprise to Cai Mao!
In Cai Mao's view, although Huo Jun was a promising talent, he had commanded troops for less than two years.
Even he himself could not guess Qin Tian's intentions. How could Huo Jun, a mere young man, possibly have guessed them?
"Why does Zhongmiao say this? How can you conclude that Qin Tian's main camp lies east of this city?"
The assembled generals all looked toward Huo Jun. They then saw him point south as he reasoned:
"General Liu Pan is presently still at Chanling. If Qin Tian had passed through there, the general would certainly have sent word!"
"Yet Qin Tian has arrived here without the general sending any warning. This shows that Qin Tian did not head west by water with his navy."
"To the south of Jiangling lies the river, while beyond the outer walls in every direction stretches the Cloud-Dream Marsh."
"The open ground to the north cannot conceal an army. Only the southeastern corner of the city has a dense forest where troops may be hidden!"
"Since Qin Tian intends a surprise assault, his troops can only be concealed in that southeastern corner!"
"Therefore, I conclude that Qin Tian has most likely hidden his troops there, which is why our army has failed to detect them!"
Hearing this analysis, Cai Mao's eyes lit up. He stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly. "Zhongmiao's words are quite insightful. Qin Tian is skilled in warfare; if he has concealed troops, they are most likely there!"
"However, Qin Tian commands tens of thousands of troops, while our city holds only a little over ten thousand."
"Even if he means to launch a surprise attack, there must be no