At this moment, Yelü Junba was also deep in thought, wondering what he should do about Fuling City.
Should he give up? Go around it? Or continue to tackle it? Yelü Junba was conflicted.
After all, he didn't know what else Mu Zian could concoct besides the crossbow that could pierce through the Ironclad Pagoda and this thing that resembled divine thunder.
In contrast to the sorrow in the Xiongnu camp, the city of Fuling was filled with joy.
Today's battle can definitely be considered a great victory, and Mu Zi'an has specially ordered a reward for the army.
However, Mu Zian did not join in the revelry.
Instead, they climbed the city wall of Fuling and looked out into the distance.
Mu Zian naturally understood that Yelü Junba, having gathered so many people, would definitely not let the matter rest.
The bloody battles and fierce fights are yet to come.
No one knows how many of these people in Fuling City will survive in the end.
Just then, Jia Xu slowly walked to Mu Zi'an's side.
The two stood side by side, bathed in moonlight that shone down like water.
After a long while, Jia Xu brought Mu Zi'an two pieces of bad news.
Within the first Liangzhou region, multiple groups of Xiongnu cavalry appeared, targeting only small, isolated groups of Liangzhou infantry.
In just half a month, the entire Liangzhou region was thrown into chaos.
With grain and trade routes completely cut off, Fuling City became an isolated city.
The second thing was that Biqiu City, which was 300 li away from Fuling City, was captured by the Xiongnu.
This means that Yelü Junba now has another path to choose from.
Determining to conquer Fuling City was no longer his only option.
More importantly, the city's food supplies are running low.
From the time Tie Ge was defeated to the time Yelü Junba led his troops to the middle, only seven or eight days had passed.
Just as Pei Shaozhu had guessed, the grain reserves in Fuling City were actually quite low.
Both Mu Zi'an and Yelü Junba were actually gambling.
Mu Zian was gambling that he could wait for reinforcements from the imperial court before his supplies ran out.
Yelü Junba gambled that he could capture Fuling City and secure a foothold before reinforcements arrived.
Then they gradually eroded Liangzhou by driving out the enemy, eventually forming an overwhelming force.
Although Mu Zian has won on the front lines, he did not expect that problems would arise behind him.
As it turns out, plans can never keep up with changes, and Pei Shaozhu's strategy began to show results.
The presence of ten thousand Xiongnu cavalrymen was like a thorn in Mu Zi'an's side, causing unease throughout Liangzhou.
Mu Zian was pondering whether it was still necessary to continue defending Fuling City now that they had explosives.
A fierce wind howled atop the city wall; the temperature was low on this late autumn night, but it helped to calm the mind.
Mu Zian stepped forward and reached out to hold onto the city wall of Fuling, gazing into the distance.
Then he suddenly smiled, turned to Jia Xu and asked.
"Sir, do you know what the scenery is like on the grasslands?"
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