"What the General means is..."
Zhang Liao said thoughtfully, "If Shuozhou can hold out until reinforcements arrive, we can then attack Pang Nuan together with them.
If this continues, the entire northwest will be his death place!"
"But what should we do if Shuozhou is captured, or if the enemy does not attack Daizhou and Bingzhou, but cooperates with Li Mu to attack Yunzhou directly?" Zhao Kuo asked.
It has to be said that talking about military strategy on paper has its advantages.
At the very least, he could see the problem at a glance on the feng shui map.
Bai Qi said bluntly, "If they attack Yunzhou, our army will defend this place to the death. We only need to hold out for a while, which will give reinforcements a chance to advance directly into the enemy's territory. Alternatively, we can seize this opportunity to recapture Shuozhou. This way, the enemy's efforts will be in vain."
After a pause, he continued, "No matter where the enemy attacks, as long as reinforcements arrive, our army will have a chance to turn defeat into victory. In fact, this is our only chance to take the initiative and attack."
The enemy and our forces have a huge disparity in strength, so we can only look for opportunities in war.
Guo Jia understood Bai Qi's intention and said with a smile, "General, do you want to close the country's borders and swallow Pang Juan in one gulp?"
Hearing this, the latter laughed and nodded, saying, "That's exactly what's going on. Since they've taken the initiative to come in, then my Qin army will take them all in."
"But..." Zhao Kuo still had doubts and said, "After all, we have 80,000 soldiers in Shuozhou, as well as generals like Cao Ren..."
He wanted to say that letting them be bait was too expensive.
Bai Qi understood his concerns, but this was a war after all.
"We have no better solution. 80,000 men in exchange for 250,000 enemy troops. This deal is a win for us. Besides, how do you know that Cao Ren will not be able to hold Shuozhou?"
He then gave the order: "Send a messenger to tell Cao Ren that the enemy general Pang Juan has led an army of 200,000 towards him.
No matter what method he uses, even if it means sacrificing every last soldier, I will defend Shuozhou for forty-five days.
If Shuozhou fell on the 44th day, he would be the biggest sinner of this battle.
If he succeeded in holding out until the 45th day and Shuozhou fell, then he would be the greatest hero of this battle.
Tell him again that I will not send him a single soldier or even an arrow. I don’t even have a grain of rice.
If he doesn't dare to defend it, then I will personally guard Shuozhou!"
"promise!"
The scouts retreated and headed for Shuozhou immediately.
Guo Jia felt a headache and frowned, saying, "If we had another 200,000 troops, we wouldn't have to resort to such a desperate measure."
Bai Qi sighed, "None of this matters. What's important is what's happening at Hangu Pass..."
He stopped here.
A few days ago, he heard some news about Hangu Pass.
In recent days, I have been worried about this matter.
For the Qin army soldiers, as long as the emperor does not fall, the Qin Dynasty has a chance to win.
"General, be careful with your words."
Guo Jia paused for a moment and continued, "Right now, our focus is still on the upcoming battle for Shuozhou."
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "I have a feeling that Shuozhou may be a turning point in the Youyun War."
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