Liu Feng understood this timing perfectly.

At least two months had passed since the news of the Heaven and Earth Society's rebellion was received.

The organization of the Heaven and Earth Society was extremely tight-knit.

Rebellions broke out almost simultaneously in various places.

The fact that the garrison commander of Beijiang City has managed to hold out until now with only a small number of troops under such a crisis is quite remarkable.

"I think the most important thing right now is to boost their morale and let them know that the Northern Expeditionary Army is just around the corner."

"Let them know that as long as they hold on a little longer, they can work together from within and without to destroy the Heaven and Earth Society."

"As for me, I led a large army to confront Wang Shigao's army, and we fought a battle from time to time."

"But the most important thing is how to destroy the Heaven and Earth Society's army. That depends on you, General Liu."

Lin Yuan was open-minded and understood the current situation. He knew that Liu Feng would definitely have the final say in everything in the north, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him the Northern King of the Great Li Dynasty.

He had already decided that he would stick to Liu Feng's coattails from now on, so he would completely follow Liu Feng's orders regarding how the battle was fought.

"General, according to the intelligence I have received, Wang Shigao has tens of thousands of men under his command, but the true elite force does not exceed ten thousand."

"These elite troops are now all in Wang Shigao's camp."

"With our current troop strength, we can take them down if we launch a strong attack, but our casualties will be very high."

"So doing this is somewhat counterproductive. If we deplete most of our manpower, the subsequent suppression of the rebellion will become increasingly difficult."

"With our 50,000 troops stationed here, and Qian Mu on the border, Wang Shigao dares not make any rash moves."

"I think he's waiting for reinforcements."

"As for the nearby reinforcements, there is only one, but his forces are only slightly more than Wang Shigao's."

"If they join forces, they will definitely leave some people to keep an eye on us, while concentrating their superior forces to take over Beijiang City."

Hanlan shared her insights.

Under normal circumstances, the defending army has the advantage, and the city walls and the high ground allow the city to face enemies several times its size.

If there were other offensive weapons, the defending army could be worth ten men.

The city of Beijiang was built against the mountainside, and there was only one actual city wall, which was also the only passage into the city.

The narrow terrain in front of the city walls gave the defending army an advantage.

After all, even though the enemy forces were numerous, the number of them that went up each time was very limited.

Even if the city is full of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, it's not surprising that it has held out until now.

However, there is an important issue: food supplies.

Without provisions, there would be no food, and both men and horses would be exhausted.

This is also the tactic that Wang Shigao is currently using.

Wang Shigao would send men to attack the city walls in shifts every day, but his aim was not to capture the city, but to exhaust the soldiers and horses defending the city.

Over time, the morale of the people in the city will inevitably decline.

Once the reinforcements arrive, we can take over the entire Northern Frontier City in one fell swoop.

It should be noted that they also have people in the city, who can spread various rumors and carry out psychological warfare tactics.

"I've heard that there's sulfur in this northern border city?"

This is one aspect that Liu Feng is worried about, and it is also something that Liu Feng wants.

Hanlan nodded.

"Yes, there are three large sulfur mines in the city."

"According to our intelligence, the Heaven and Earth Society has made perfect use of this sulfur, equipping two armies: one is rocket soldiers, and the other is fire pot soldiers."

"They combined sulfur and pine resin to make fire pots and rockets, which were quite powerful when they exploded."

"These things are very lethal and are a major disadvantage to our army."

"General Liu, I think we should do something before their reinforcements arrive."

"After all, Wang Shigao did not have these two armies under his command."

"We can take advantage of this time difference to wear down Wang Shigao's army as much as possible."

"Otherwise, if Wang Shigao and the reinforcements join forces, we will be at a great disadvantage in both attack and defense."

Hanlan is right. As expected of a woman from a military family, she has her own unique perspective on issues.

Han Lan has a very clear understanding of the current situation in Yanzhou.

Liu Feng nodded in agreement. Han Lan was right; that was indeed the current situation.

However, this is only under normal circumstances. Normal people would think this way, trying to deplete the enemy's forces.

Lin Yuan had already mentioned this point before.

But Wang Shigao must have some skills to be able to be assigned here by Yan Kangjie.

They must have already dispatched a large number of scouts to closely monitor the situation in Red River City.

In this situation, trying to deplete the enemy's forces through a sneak attack is undoubtedly a pipe dream; the only way is to fight head-on.

However, while a direct confrontation might strike at the enemy, it also depletes one's own strength.

Liu Feng's men are all his treasures. He only has a few thousand soldiers in total, and he doesn't want to go up there as cannon fodder.

However, Liu Feng was even more reluctant to send the Northern Expeditionary Army to serve as cannon fodder.

These are all precious human lives; doing this is inhumane.

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