I'm a useless prince, so what if I know a little bit of chemistry?

Huangfu Pengwu seemed to see Huangfu Qi's shock, so he explained: "I have already suffered two losses at the hands of Lin Fan, and I will never allow it to happen again. Lin Fan is a very strong opponent, and we must be fully prepared. Otherwise, we probably won't know how we lost."

Huangfu Qi nodded after listening to it. From Huangfu Pengwu's description, he knew that Lin Fan was a very powerful opponent, so he did not regard Lin Fan as an ordinary person. Hearing what Huangfu Pengwu said, Huangfu Qi nodded in agreement.

Indeed, some of the strategies Lin Fan used in attacking the two cities were unknown to Huangfu Qi, so Huangfu Qi would not underestimate Lin Fan, and was even a little afraid of him.

So Huangfu Qi did not hesitate at all about what Huangfu Pengwu said, but agreed with it very much.

"That's right. Lin Fan's wisdom is not something you and I can compare with. So no matter what, we must make sure we have all the necessary plans and not let Lin Fan take advantage of us." Huangfu Qi nodded.

The two of them made a plan, which was to stay put for the time being, and wait until they truly understood Lin Fan's movements before taking action.

The Iron Hat King and Lin Rui set out all the way to Yangcheng. They encountered many scouts along the way. After all, with such a big movement, scouts would definitely be sent out to spy.

The two captured a lot of scouts and also released a lot of people.

Of course, they were released intentionally in order to spread the news that Lin Fan was going to attack Yangcheng. If this news could not be spread, how could he attract the army?

If the army is not led to Yangcheng, then this plan cannot be implemented at all and will eventually be on the verge of bankruptcy.

And this operation, indeed, made many people receive this message.

Especially the people near Yangcheng, they all received the news that Lin Fan was going to attack Yangcheng. At this moment, they all gathered in Yangcheng to discuss the next countermeasures.

The commander of Yangcheng was a middle-aged man, known as Zhong Zhentian, a man of iron arms and bronze head. Zhong Zhentian was born in a family of military generals and had great skills. He was also familiar with military tactics. Otherwise, he would not have let Zhong Zhentian guard Yangcheng.

After Zhong Zhentian received the news that Lin Fan was going to attack Yangcheng, he immediately gathered everyone in Yangcheng and began to discuss countermeasures.

Yangcheng is not a military stronghold in the ordinary sense. There are many military camps stationed around Yangcheng. However, these military camps have another name in the Chu State, called camps.

There were eight camps in total, large and small.

These camps were used to station troops and also served as barriers.

Not far behind Yangcheng is Liyang County, the second largest capital of Chu State. Liyang County is the most prosperous city in Chu State besides the capital, so so many camps were set up around it to protect Liyang County.

After receiving the news that Lin Fan was going to attack Yangcheng, everyone spontaneously went to Yangcheng just to discuss how to resist Lin Fan.

Zhong Zhentian looked at all the officers in front of him, frowning, and asked, "My fellow officers, Lin Fan is going to attack Yangcheng now. Do you have any plans to repel the enemy?"

These officers actually didn't know how to repel the enemy. After all, Huangfu Pengwu, the most powerful man in Chu State, had suffered two serious losses at the hands of Lin Fan. They didn't think they could compare with Huangfu Pengwu, so they didn't know how to repel the enemy. Some of them even felt a little desperate.

Zhong Zhentian saw all these reactions and was extremely angry. Is this the general of the Chu State? He was already scared before the enemy even arrived. If this continued, wouldn't the Chu State be conquered soon?

But these people are at the same level as him, so Zhong Zhentian can't say anything. After all, if he says too much, it may cause dissatisfaction among these people. If they can't work together, they will naturally not be able to defend Yangcheng.

"General Zhong, Lin Fan is too powerful. We'd better stay away from him for now."

"Yes, yes. Even General Huangfu suffered a great loss at his hands. Can we really do it?"

"I think it's better to stay out of the spotlight for now."

"..."

All eight generals said they wanted to stay out of the spotlight for the time being, saying they could not defeat Lin Fan.

After hearing this, Zhong Zhentian was very angry, but some words were difficult to say, so Zhong Zhentian could only suppress his anger in his heart.

"Don't be so pessimistic. I don't think this matter may be as you think."

A smile appeared on Zhong Zhentian's face, a smile of extreme confidence.

This made everyone present a little confused, and some even suspected that Zhong Zhentian had gone crazy. If he was not crazy, how could Zhong Zhentian say such words?

Zhong Zhentian knew what these people were thinking, but if they wanted to resist Lin Fan's army, everyone present must work together.

After all, no matter how powerful Lin Fan is, he only has 150,000 men under his command. Even if you add the 150,000 men under the Iron Hat King, there are only 300,000 men left.

Yang Cheng has an army of 100,000, plus the troops in the surrounding camps, they can gather 200,000 people. Although the army is a little smaller than Lin Fan's, they were born and raised on the land of Chu and know the terrain better than Lin Fan's people, so they may be able to fight with Lin Fan.

This is Zhong Zhentian’s confidence, and it is also one of the reasons why Zhong Zhentian dared to go to war with Lin Fan.

"What do you think should be done?"

"General Zhong, please don't hide anything at this time. We are facing a powerful enemy now. If you have a plan to defeat the enemy, please tell us as soon as possible."

"Yes, yes, General Zhong, please tell us the strategy so that we can repel the enemy."

After hearing that Zhong Zhentian had a plan, everyone's attitude changed.

After all, Huangfu Pengwu suffered two serious losses at the hands of Lin Fan. If he and others can defeat Lin Fan, wouldn't it prove that he is stronger than Huangfu Pengwu?

At that time, I can brag to Huangfu Pengwu, and maybe even arouse Huangfu Pengwu's envy.

Zhong Zhentian patted the table, and after everyone present had quieted down, Zhong Zhentian said, "This is Yangcheng. Even if I don't say it, everyone knows that Yangcheng is a solid city. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is as strong as a bronze head and an iron arm. And with your troops, Yangcheng has 250,000 troops. We may be able to fight Lin Fan."

"And everyone, you have to understand one thing. This is the Chu State, where we were born and raised. We know the terrain here better than Lin Fan does. If we set up an ambush in advance, even if Lin Fan has three heads and six arms, can he predict this in advance?"