"Shuozhou, we must fight!"
Li Mu looked serious.
Shuozhou has a superior geographical location. Once the Jin army occupies this state, it will have ample room for advancement and retreat.
Gongsun Yan echoed, "Marshal, the enemy has clearly realized the importance of Shuozhou, which is why they've sent reinforcements. It's for this reason that our army should capture Shuozhou!"
Pang Juan, who had been silent at the side, also spoke at the right time: "Preliminary estimates show that the current garrison in Shuozhou should be 80,000 people.
Our army only needs to send 200,000 troops to capture Shuozhou within a month!"
Originally, Bai Qi wanted to send more troops to guard Shuozhou.
However, he simply couldn't separate his troops.
At present, the number of troops he can control is only 250,000.
Excluding the 80,000 soldiers in Shuozhou, there were only 170,000 soldiers left.
He had to rely on these 170,000 troops to defend against the 600,000 troops from Li Mu's army.
This battle is difficult to fight.
Therefore, he could only use it sparingly for his soldiers.
Youzhou was more wealthy, and Zhu Di had an army of more than 400,000 under his command.
However, he was also under great pressure as he was facing Lian Po's army of nearly one million.
“It is said that the Qin State has recruited a million soldiers from all over the country. It won’t be long before more than 500,000 troops will be deployed to Youyun.
If we want to attack Shuozhou, we have to do it as quickly as possible, and the time it takes to attack Shuozhou must not exceed one month."
Pang Nuan said.
In Ying Yuan’s previous life.
He was the only person who could form alliances in the late Warring States period.
He was the leader of the alliance of five countries that attacked Qin for the last time.
If they had won that battle, Qin would have been destroyed or its entire strength would have collapsed.
Unfortunately, we lost.
That defeat actually wiped out the last remaining manpower of the five countries.
This directly led to the fact that the Qin Dynasty later expanded eastward and other countries were unable to stop it.
But no matter what, the five countries' attack on Qin was the pinnacle of Pang Nuan's life.
Today, Pang Nuan is facing many countries with talented people, although it is impossible for him to lead the troops of various countries to attack Qin.
However, this cannot conceal the fact that he was a famous general.
Lian Po said, "Since you are all willing to attack Shuozhou, then I will order Pang Juan to personally lead an army of 250,000 to Shuozhou."
After a pause, he looked at Pang Juan and said, "The ancients said that a city can be attacked with a force three times as large as the enemy's. Now I give you an army of 250,000. Are you sure you can capture Shuozhou within a month?"
The latter bowed and said, "One month is enough!"
Lian Po sent out an army of 150,000 and Li Mu sent out an army of 100,000.
However, for the former, the 150,000 will not have much impact on the overall situation.
But for the latter, sending out 100,000 soldiers would be enough to make Yunzhou defender Bai Qi feel a little better.
After deciding on the person to lead the attack on Shuozhou, they returned to their respective camps.
Pang Juan led 250,000 soldiers and immediately headed to Shuozhou.
Speed is of the essence in war.
It would take at least two days to travel from the two Jin army camps to Shuozhou.
The Qin army's scouts are not blind.
If the enemy suddenly mobilizes a large army, Bai Qi and others will definitely notice it.
However, it was not until Pang Juan had marched for a day that Bai Qi dared to confirm that the enemy was going to attack Shuozhou.
At this moment, Bai Qi was discussing with Zhao Kuo, Guo Jia and others.
Yao Guangxiao and Zhu Di had worked together for many years, and they knew each other well and had a tacit understanding. It was most appropriate for him to stay in Youzhou to assist Zhu Di.
So Guo Jia came to Yunzhou.
He said to Bai Qi, "It is impossible to send troops to support Shuozhou right now. We can only hope that Cao Ren can defend Shuozhou on his own."
Zhao Kuo frowned and said, "According to our scouts, the enemy general Pang Juan is in charge of the attack on Shuozhou. He leads an army of 250,000. Are you really not going to send troops to support Shuozhou?"
Bai Qi was still hesitating.
Zhang Liao spoke slowly, "If Shuozhou is lost, Yunzhou will be in danger. In fact, not only Yunzhou, but also our northwest gate will be wide open."
What he meant was that he wanted to support Shuozhou.
Guo Jia said bluntly: "Even if Shuozhou is lost, Yunzhou cannot be lost. Which is more important? I hope the general will make the decision!"
From a big picture perspective, Yunzhou really cannot send reinforcements.
Otherwise, Yunzhou has few soldiers and will inevitably be pursued and attacked by the Jin army. At that time, not only Shuozhou will be in danger, but even Yunzhou will be in danger.
After a pause, Bai Qi suddenly asked, "The imperial court has finished recruiting soldiers. Are they currently training them?"
Guo Jia said bluntly: "According to the date, I estimate that soldiers from all over the country are rushing to Xianyang. After the training is completed, our army will be able to receive reinforcements."
Zhang Liao blurted out subconsciously, "What do you mean, General? Are you planning to wait for reinforcements to arrive before supporting Shuozhou? I'm afraid by then, the opportunity will be lost."
It will take at least two months for the imperial court's reinforcements to reach Youyun.
By that time, Shuozhou City was long gone.
Not only Shuozhou, but even whether Yunzhou will still exist by then is an unknown.
Bai Qi walked to the feng shui map and pointed to the east and west directions, which were Daizhou and Bingzhou.
He smiled and said, "Once the enemy has taken Shuozhou, in addition to attacking our Yunzhou, their next move will definitely be to move south or east.
Go south to Bingzhou, gradually swallow up Taiyuan, advance east to Daizhou, and the entire Hebei Province will be as easy as taking something out of a bag in the eyes of the enemy.
However, have you ever thought about this: if at this time, while they have taken Shuozhou or have not yet taken it, our army can send out a surprise force from Daizhou and Bingzhou.
By cooperating with the support of Yunzhou and Shuozhou, can we swallow up Pang Juan's 250,000-man army in one fell swoop?"
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