"Grand Commander, the Tartar army is very powerful, and General Xiao is under great pressure. Should we transfer some troops from Commander Lin to the north to provide support?" Fan Nan suggested.
To the north of Hedong, Yunzhou, under the command of Governor Tian Qing, faced the threat of another Tartar army. Many of the existing troops had to be redeployed northwards.
Therefore, the only option was to transfer troops from Longyou or Xijing to deal with the threat posed by the Tartars to Zezhou and Luzhou.
Zhao Muyun stared at the huge map of mountains and rivers, and slowly shook his head:
"No, Lin Feng's troops must hold Longmen Pass and Shanzhou firmly! Li Jingang's compromise was forced upon him, and there must be many people within his ranks who oppose it, at least Yang Yan is one of them."
"We cannot relax on the western front for a moment. Tell Xiao Cheyun to take advantage of the Dahang Mountains to resist step by step, and wear down the Tartars' morale and supplies."
"Luzhou and Zezhou are well-fortified and have deep moats. As long as there is no internal turmoil, we should be able to hold out for a month without any problems."
He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "Furthermore, what new information do our people in the capital and Jiannan Road have? Yang Yan will definitely not remain inactive."
Fan Nan immediately replied, "In Luoyang, there were unusual movements at the Yang residence last night; several groups of people were secretly coming and going."
"Jiannan Road... just received a message by carrier pigeon. Yang Chao is mobilizing his troops on a large scale. Their movements are unclear, but there seems to be a sign that they are gathering at Ziwu Pass."
Zhao Muyun snorted coldly: "Just as I expected. Tell Shen Qian that once he receives Li Jingang's formal reply, he must immediately demand that Li fulfill his promise, especially the clause regarding Yang Chao!"
"If there are any further unusual movements in Jiannan Road, we will take action against Yang Chao first."
He walked to the window, gazing at the darkest night sky before dawn, his tone chilling:
"The Northern Barbarians are wolves, Li Jingang is a tiger, and we are not pushovers either. This game is getting more and more interesting."
"You think you can bully me? Let's see who has sharper teeth and tougher life!"
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