Lu Li laughed and said, "It seems Xun Yu has already begun his actions!"
"Xun Yu?"
Cao Cao suddenly realized what the plan Lu Li and Xun Yu had discussed was.
"Sir, did you have Xun Yu spread the word that the Xun family of Yingyin has a large amount of money and grain, so that the Yellow Turban rebels would go there to plunder? That way, Runan would be empty, and we could easily take it over?"
Cao Cao's eyes lit up, revealing a look of delight.
Lu Li shook his head. For him, although the Yellow Turban Army was not a regular army, it was numerous. If he relied on the 700 elite troops to attack the city, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"No, the gains from conquering Runan Commandery are not significant. Annihilating this Yellow Turban army is the top priority!"
This Yellow Turban army numbered fifty to sixty thousand, yet they were wiped out by only seven hundred men?
Cao Cao hesitated upon hearing Lu Li's words.
"Sir, are you confident that you can annihilate this Yellow Turban army?" Cao Cao asked.
Lu Li smiled without saying a word. Fifty thousand men. Now it's up to Xun Yu!
"Let's go, let's wait outside the granary in Yingyin!" Lu Li sneered and spurred his horse towards Yingyin County.
...
At this very moment, outside Yingyin City.
Xun Yu stood atop the city wall, gazing into the distance.
"Brother Wenruo, will this trick really work?" the county magistrate of Yingyin asked worriedly from the side.
Xun Yu, however, said with great confidence, "Your plan will surely work!"
The county magistrate was still somewhat worried, after all, those were 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, and if he was not careful, Yingyin would be plunged into an abyss of no return.
"Don't worry, I trust you, sir!"
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