"Good news?"
Li Xin was stunned, then smiled and said, "Let me guess, have you already taken Yuguan City?"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Wei Dahai said with a smile, "Just now, news came from the Shenwu Army that they have captured Yuguan City!"
Moreover, all the outer walls and barbicans in the north and south areas have been captured!
The Divine Martial Army, the Divine Brave Army, and the Divine Resolute Army are clearing the battlefield.
Commander Liu Zheng requests Your Highness to enter the city!
"Wow, that was fast!"
Li Xin was also somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected that Luocheng and Wengcheng had already been captured.
Are the fighting capabilities of the Prince's Guard really that fierce?
"It's still a long way from evening!"
Zhao Bingzhang was also somewhat surprised and said, "How could the garrison at Yuguan be so easily defeated?"
The defending general, Mao Anbang, is absolutely terrible!
"Your Highness, Mr. Zhao,"
Wei Dahai explained with a smile, "The Shenwu Army sent someone to say that Mao Anbang, the garrison commander of Yuguan City, took the initiative to order a retreat, which is why we were able to take the entire Yuguan City, as well as the barbican, outer city, and gate walls, in such a short time!"
"They withdrew voluntarily?"
Upon hearing this news, the smile on Li Xin's face gradually disappeared.
A solemn expression rose between his brows.
"Yuguan City has strong defenses, and they also have several thousand soldiers. If they want to hold out, they can hold out for a while."
Li Xin asked with some doubt, "Why did Mao Anbang take the initiative to order a retreat?"
Desertion in the face of battle is a very serious offense!
Isn't he afraid Li Ming will kill him?
"Your Highness,"
Zhao Bingzhang pondered for a moment and said, "I think Mao Anbang is indeed very clever!"
We bombed Yuguan City for so long this morning that the city walls were already badly damaged. Anyone with eyes could see that Yuguan City could not be defended.
If we persist any longer, it will be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
Mao Anbang's ability to order a retreat as soon as signs of defeat became apparent is admirable, as is his courage and willingness to cut his losses to survive.
Moreover, even if they held Yuguan City, it would have no strategic significance.
Yuguan City was destined to fall!
Whether it takes one day or two days, there's no difference!
"The complete loss of Mao Anbang's troops here will likely impact our future plans!"
"What are your plans for the future?"
Li Xin paused for a moment, then turned to look at Zhao Bingzhang and asked, "Mr. Zhao, what do you think Mao Anbang is thinking?"
"It's obvious!"
Zhao Bingzhang explained, "Everyone is very clear about the importance of Yuguan City."
Now that it has fallen, does the capital really intend to let Yuguan Pass fall into our hands?
No, they won't!
They will inevitably rally their troops and join forces with the garrison in Liaodong to attack Yuguan City, and then seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
Mao Anbang ordered a retreat to save his thousands of soldiers.
When the time comes to counterattack Yuguan City, we will have several thousand more soldiers at our disposal.
This is probably Mao Anbang's wishful thinking!
"I see!"
Li Xin suddenly realized and said, "It seems that Mao Anbang is quite cunning!"
As he spoke, Li Xin let out a cold laugh.
After taking a sip of his wine, Li Xin pondered the events behind the scenes.
In fact, from the very beginning when he devised the plan to launch a surprise attack on Yuguan City, Li Xin naturally knew that even if he captured Yuguan City, the imperial court would not let the matter rest!
After all, Yuguan City controlled the vital land transportation route between the capital and Liaodong.
It is the only route for the movement of military supplies, troops, and personnel!
If this passage is cut off, Liaodong will be cut off from money, food and supplies.
When logistics are cut off and personnel are scarce, Liaodong will probably become Dongning's possession!
Therefore, the imperial court will certainly not sit idly by and leave Yuguan City unattended!
Li Xin also knew that although he had captured Yuguan City, the most dangerous moment was far from coming!
The most dangerous moment is yet to come!
"No matter how cunning Mao Anbang is, it's not a big deal!"
Li Xin took a sip of the warm wine in his glass and said, "At that time, it's just a few thousand more defeated enemies, what's the big deal!"
We are determined to defend Yuguan City!
"I don't care about having a few more people like him!"
"That's true!"
Zhao Bingzhang nodded and said, "Your Highness, now that Yuguan City has been captured, it is our turn to defend it!"
"Your Highness, we need to make the arrangements as soon as possible!"
"Yes, yes, we need to start making arrangements soon!"
Li Xin nodded, put down his wine glass, and ordered the staff officer next to him, "Bring the sand table model over!"
After the sand table model was brought in, Li Xin, Zhao Bingzhang, Wei Dahai, and others stood in front of it, looking at Yuguan Pass.
"Your Highness,"
Zhao Bingzhang spoke first: "Yuguan City will face a pincer attack from the east and west!"
The main force was the large army from the western capital.
Since Dongning broke with the capital, the imperial court has been mobilizing troops from various places and gathering them in the vicinity of the capital.
This large part of the army will also be a formidable enemy for us!
Based on the intelligence we have so far, there are already more than 100,000 people involved.
With such a large force, it will be quite difficult for us to defend Yuguan City!
Therefore, we must focus our defenses on the area west of Yuguan City!
As he spoke, Zhao Bingzhang pointed to the west side of Yuguan City and continued, "Your Highness, today our bombing of Yuguan City will focus on the area inside the city and the area to the east of the city."
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