Meanwhile, within Jiangling City, Cai Mao received Cai Feng's reply and prepared to turn the enemy's scheme against them.
He first followed Huo Jun's advice, having him take a detour to launch a surprise raid on Qin Tian's camp, while also ordering the soldiers to guard their own camp closely.
Afterward, he personally went up onto the walls to inspect them, guarding against Qin Tian's troops launching a sneak attack on the city.
In Jing Province during the fourth month, the weather had only just begun to warm. As they were in the midst of a Little Ice Age, winters were bitterly cold while summers were searingly hot.
Spring and autumn, wedged between winter and summer, had been greatly shortened, making the temperature difference within a single day enormous.
Though a gentle breeze had still been blowing in the daytime, once night fell, a fierce wind suddenly rose, setting the trees beyond the city rustling and roaring.
Listening to the wind outside the city, Cai Mao could not help but ponder how Qin Tian would make his move, and how he himself should respond.
Yet as he thought, he discovered another problem. It seemed Qin Tian had deliberately released vague information!
For if Cai Mao prepared to cooperate according to Qin Tian's words, then no matter what move Qin Tian made, Cai Mao could respond to ten thousand changes by remaining unchanged.
At worst, he would merely lose the city. So long as he cooperated according to the news from outside, he could help Qin Tian take it.
But if he intended to turn against Qin Tian, then because he did not know Qin Tian's arrangements, he would have no idea how to respond!
In other words, when Qin Tian had met him today, his words had sounded pleasant, but