Chapter 428 – The Fall of Xiongnu
Sometimes, staying behind the walls was a good psychological tactic that could create a misconception about the defender's stance.
In this case, this was Ju Shou's idea that he had proposed to Lu Bu.
Ju Shou believed that Khan would let his guard down when Lu Bu revealed a bit of weakness by garrisoning in Jiange County.
Usually, orthodox generals would surround the county to lay siege and starve the defenders, and Ju Shou predicted that Khan would do the same since Ma Chao had already slipped through their net and tried to cut their supply lines. All their movements led to a starving tactic.
However, Khan had a weakness that his siege tactic would not work against Lu Bu. In this orthodox move, the attackers required a massive army, which had to be at least five times greater than the defenders.
There was a reason to have five times the number than the defenders.
