Originally, in Du Chengfeng's estimation, the course of this chaos should have been like this.
First, Ruan Shantao, the strongest in Yanzhou, would be pinpointed and eliminated, and then chaos would erupt in the city. It was obvious that this was a well-connected and long-standing plan—clearly, this was the handiwork of Xiang Rong. As Ruan Shantao's former old friend, and also a person who could rival Ruan Shantao, this feat of seizing the city in a day was indeed awe-inspiring.
Moreover, unlike He Xiqing's previous straightforward attacks that merely broke open a Ji Town fortress, this Xiang Rong did not use a single soldier, yet had already plunged the entire Yanzhou City into chaos.
"But, it's not like there's really not a single soldier, right..."
