He would present an empty city and use the enemy's suspicions to drive them back.
This was truly a perilous gambit.
Jia Xu said calmly, "What other option do we have? Abandoning the city and holding it are both the worst of choices. Only this plan offers a chance to turn defeat into victory!"
Inwardly, he held Gongsun Fan's words in utter contempt.
In his view, the three men of the Gongsun Family fell far short of Zhao Yun in both courage and strategy. Zhao Yun was willing to risk his own life, yet Gongsun Fan was still looking forward and backward in hesitation.
No wonder His Majesty values this Zhao Zilong so highly. Brave, resourceful, and utterly loyal-a fierce general no less worthy than Lü Bu!
I must find a way to win him over for His Majesty.
Jia Xu silently made his calculations.
Previously, he had only thought Zhao Yun possessed formidable martial skills and unrivaled prowess in charging enemy formations, able to take a commanding general's head amid ten thousand troops-a man of remarkable valor.
But after Zhao Yun proposed the Empty City Stratagem just now, his estimation of him rose another level. His overall assessment had already placed him above Lü Bu.
After all, Lü Bu was merely brave and lacked Zhao Yun's strategic ability. Zhao Yun might not match Lü Bu in valor, but he fell only a little short, while utterly surpassing him in strategy.
Leaving such talent under Gongsun Zan's command was simply a waste. He ought to serve His Majesty.
"General!"
Zhao Yun cupped his fists and said to Gongsun Zan with a resolute expression, "If Yuan Shao enters the city, General, withdraw to Ji County. I swear to resist to the death to atone for losing the city!"
Hearing these words,