Meanwhile, Qin Ze was also lying in his tent, unable to fall asleep.
After some thought, Qin Ze stood up, propped his chin up, and pondered for a while longer.
Then he suddenly stood up and left the tent, heading towards Bai Qi's tent.
They hadn't gone far when they saw Bai Qi walking towards them.
The two exchanged a glance, and Bai Qi said in a deep voice, "My lord, I think it would be most appropriate for us to retreat in order to advance!"
A smile appeared on Qin Ze's face. In fact, he had sought out Bai Qi precisely for this matter.
"Yes, that's what I wanted to say too."
"Withdraw all troops back to Xijing City. Except for the war halberds that Huo Qubing took with him, all other war equipment was placed at the foot of the inner city tower."
"Let the Tu Yuan army come to Xijing City with impunity!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Qi nodded and echoed:
"The war siege engines can be placed under the inner city towers and still be launched out of the city. The heavy crossbows with three bows can be disassembled from the carts and placed on the city towers!"
"Wait until their army is close enough before launching all at once!"
"The more troops they have, and the denser their formation, the more people they can kill!"
Qin Ze nodded slightly and continued, "When the army retreats into Xijing City, the Tu Yuan army will probably think that I am cowardly."
"In that case, they will definitely come faster and more fiercely!"
At this point, Qin Ze shook his head and sneered:
"If that's the case, then even more stones will fall and hit people!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two looked at each other and their eyes curved into crescents.
Bai Qi immediately clasped his hands and said, "My lord, if that's the case, then let's all retreat back to the city tonight!"
Qin Ze nodded.
Immediately, Bai Qi left, gathered his soldiers to pack their belongings, and quickly retreated back into the city.
So, that night, the army stationed outside Xijing retreated back to Xijing with all its weapons.
This action naturally alarmed the people of Xijing City.
Everyone panicked when they saw the army suddenly retreat back into the city.
However, Qin Ze quickly sent someone to explain the situation, which calmed the people in the city down.
Subsequently, the war chariots were placed under the inner city walls. Four hundred war chariots were lined up in an orderly fashion, with chariot stones placed beside them, while the three-bow heavy crossbows were placed on the city walls.
In this way, Xijing City truly became a military fortress equipped with powerful weapons!
Next, all we need to do is bring Tu Yuan's army to the city gates...
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Meanwhile, in Tu Yuan's military camp.
After spending an afternoon reorganizing the troops, the 400,000 reinforcements were integrated with Mokhadin's 120,000 troops. Mokhadin, Mitri, and several adjutants then formulated a detailed battle plan.
However, the timing of the troop deployment has generated some controversy.
At that moment, in the tent, Mokhadin looked at Mitri and said, "You have come a long way and I think it would be best if you rested for two days and then set out with renewed vigor."
Mitri shook his head slightly and said loudly, "No, Marshal, the rest this afternoon, plus tonight's time, is already enough!"
"Now that our troops have assembled, why delay and risk complications? Wouldn't it be better to storm Xijing sooner rather than camp here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Shadong beside him added, "The weather is getting colder every day. We must take advantage of the situation to attack Xijing as soon as possible. After occupying Xijing, we can stockpile our troops there. Once winter is over and spring arrives, we can continue our campaign!"
"As the Marshal said, since the Prince of Zhenbei has not made any move, he is naturally being held back by the Emperor of Da Gan. If we do not send troops now, when will we?"
As soon as the two finished speaking, the other generals nodded in agreement.
Mokodin touched his smooth head, pondered for a while, and then said, "I did think that the Prince of Zhenbei was being restrained before, but after so much time has passed, I suddenly have some indescribable feelings in my heart."
"It seems that the Prince of Zhenbei is plotting something behind the scenes?"
"He knew I had set up camp here, so he could naturally guess that we would be reinforcing our troops to continue the fight, but he did nothing. Now that I think about it, it's really... illogical."
As soon as he finished speaking, one of Mokodin's generals chuckled and said, "Marshal, now that reinforcements have arrived, you seem hesitant. No matter how they respond, do you think they can defeat us?"
"With over 500,000 troops, various large siege weapons, combat equipment, and General Mitri's elite Eagle Army, no matter what tricks they have up their sleeves, they cannot stop us in the face of absolute strength!"
Mitri narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Marshal, let's send out the troops tomorrow."
Tu Shadong added, "In the Beiku Grassland, my Huma tribe was constantly attacked by the Zhenbei King's army, losing the initiative, and was eventually annihilated by them."
"Now that we have a strong trump card, why hesitate? We should be decisive!"
"It is essential to understand that the essence of warfare is speed. We must take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, attack them by unexpected means, and strike where they are least expecting it!"
After saying this, Tu Shadong saw that everyone was puzzled, so he explained it to them, and then everyone nodded in agreement.
After a moment's thought, Mokhatin finally nodded.
"Let's set it for tomorrow then!"
"However... it would be better to send a troop to probe first."
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PS: This is a combined three-part chapter, so I won't separate them.
The day I recover from my illness will be the day I, Xiao Qiu, climb to the top again! (Falls down and falls into a deep sleep on the bed (〃｀ 3′〃))
I'll update more this weekend.
Goodnight, everyone! (?′?`?)
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