Truth be told, despite Fan Qin's current jests about Xun Yu, he had been quite startled himself when he first deduced Xun Yu's plan. Xun Yu's strategy had no flaws, and he had accounted for everything conceivable, to the point where Fan Qin couldn't help but concede respect to Xun Yu!
Yet as the saying goes, "Man proposes, God disposes." Xun Yu had calculated everything, but he had not foreseen that Cao Cao would sacrifice all his soldiers on the Xuzhou Plain in one fell swoop, turning all his plans into a mockery.
"Does Huber have any good advice?" Xun Yu asked calmly, having composed his emotions, "As a minister to our lord, Huber should not be modest."
"It's beyond anyone's power to reverse this situation," Fan Qin said, spreading his hands helplessly. "Nothing we say will make a difference, unless Yuan Benchu is willing to lend us troops. Otherwise, we are no match for Lyu Fengxian. This is no longer a matter of strategy, but purely a question of strength. But Yuan Benchu..."