Regret is not the only poison that eats at Liu Pi. What is more difficult is how to face the current situation. Now Liu Bei has left, although he did not kick him. But he has taken part of his troops with him.
The chance of capturing Runan is already very slim.
Liu Pi knew this very well, because he built Runan City himself, and he knew best how strong it was. And now Lu Su's army has as many as 5,000 people, and he only has 6,500 left.
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Under normal circumstances, if five thousand against six thousand five hundred, Liu Pi would be completely confident that he could defeat Lu Su. But now Lu Su occupies the powerful Runan City, which has increased his huge defensive power.
There is really no way to fight this battle.
In addition to these direct differences in strength, there is also a wavering of military morale.
After Liu Pi heard the news from the first petty officer that Runan City had been breached, he ordered the execution without hesitation. Shaking the morale of the army was an important reason.
The army was outside, but it lost its home base. What a huge shock this was, and it couldn't be known to ordinary soldiers.
But now, one after another, petty officials came to report that Runan City had been destroyed. The news had basically spread, and Liu Pi could not stop it.
The spread of the news will inevitably lead to instability in the morale of the military. First, the strength is not good, but the morale of the military is unstable. How can we fight Lu Su to the death?
Liu Pi opened his eyes and looked around blankly, almost heartbroken.
But there is a way, which is the inexhaustible path for heaven and man.
Just when this despair was spreading in his heart, Liu Pi suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind. Then he was overjoyed, because Liu Pi thought of a plan.
It is undeniable that when Lu Su guessed that he was going south, he started planning, gave up the plan, and attacked Runan from a small road. This was a sinister strategy, but it also had a huge return rate.
But he is not stupid either. Since a strong attack cannot succeed, he will resort to tactics.
What's the plan? It's just a false surrender.
Liu Pi first analyzed his current situation for a while, and found that he really had nothing to do with the village, and he was basically forced into a corner.
At this time, no matter who you are, you have two options. One of them is to accept your fate and surrender to the enemy. The second option is to fight hard and live or die.
Now Liu Pi was unwilling to surrender. If he tried hard, he would have no chance of winning.
In this case, why not take the golden mean, pretend to surrender, and then fight back? Anyway, according to common sense analysis, it is reasonable for him to surrender now, and it is not too abrupt.
The more he thought about it, the more likely Liu Pi felt that this strategy was more likely to succeed. He suddenly lost his decadence and became energetic again.
"Summon the generals of the army."[
Soon after, Liu Pi gave the order.
"Promise." The soldier promised and immediately went down.
Soon after, Liu Pi discussed with many generals in the military tent and unanimously decided to fake a surrender in order to recapture Runan. After the strategy was decided, an official and several entourages hurried to Runan.
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Liu Pi's army slowed down and began to advance slowly to avoid leaking murderous intentions.
Runan City.
During this period, Lu Su and Zhao Yun were dealing with various matters in Runan City, guarding prisoners, appeasing the people, strengthening the city walls, increasing defense, etc.
I have no interest in even taking a look at some of the surrounding counties.