The enemy they faced was twice their number.
It was precisely because of the pressure faced by Youzhou that both the imperial court and the State of Jin thought it would be difficult for them to send reinforcements.
To put it bluntly, we are unable to provide assistance.
It's already difficult to defend the city by yourself, and you're thinking of sending reinforcements elsewhere?
However, the more they believed that Youzhou could not send reinforcements, the more Zhu Di wanted to send them.
As long as Pang Juan's troops can be wiped out in one swoop, there will be a chance of winning the battle between Qin and Jin.
Otherwise, you will always be in a passive position of being beaten.
The Jin army also attached great importance to the situation in Shuozhou, but not that much.
They believed that they had the advantage in terms of military strength.
As long as Pang Juan can be withdrawn safely and the Qin army's plan to launch a major war in Shuozhou is not realized, the Jin army will still have the advantage in this war.
Even if Pang Juan's troops were wiped out, as long as reinforcements could reach Shuozhou, they would not suffer too much if they attacked the Qin reinforcements.
Therefore, Li Mu thought carefully and decided to send an additional 200,000 troops.
In general, his idea was very simple, which was that he didn't want the battle in Shuozhou to affect Youyun.
"I have decided to have Generals Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong lead 50,000 elite cavalry to Daizhou. If we encounter reinforcements from the Jin State, we must delay them for three days.
If the enemy reinforcements have not arrived, or if the battle of Shuozhou is over by the time they arrive, then your troops can join forces with the reinforcements to defeat the reinforcements sent by the enemy.
If it is difficult to defeat the enemy reinforcements, then they will be under the command of Wu Anjun and await your orders without any mistakes!"
As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, the two of them bowed in unison and said, "I obey your orders!"
Afterwards, he went to the reviewing platform to call for soldiers.
Yao Guangxiao stood beside Zhu Di and whispered, "Your Highness, if the Jin army sends reinforcements, I'm afraid it will be no less than 100,000 or even 200,000. Isn't it too risky to send 50,000 soldiers?"
The latter said bluntly: "Even if the whole army is annihilated, they have to delay the enemy in Daizhou for three days. As long as our army can win the battle of Shuozhou, even if it is a miserable victory, it will be enough to weaken the enemy's morale."
At present, both the soldiers on the front and the officials in the temple are eager and hoping for news of a victory.
This will boost the morale of the people.
Otherwise, the tune of the country's demise and the dynasty's fall will continue to circulate among the people.
If the people are unstable, what will we use to fight the subsequent battles?
By then, even the so-called universal military service will become a joke and empty talk.
Therefore, the Chinese people urgently need a big victory to inspire people.
The most crucial point is that winning the battle of Shuozhou can also indirectly alleviate the pressure faced by Youyun.
At that time, the choice of whether to hold Youyun to the end or abandon the city at an appropriate time was in the hands of the Qin army.
Instead of having only one choice like at the beginning, that is, when it becomes difficult to hold the city, choose to abandon the city and take advantage of the terrain in the north to resist the enemy.
In this way.
The Jin army had deployed a total of 450,000 troops in Shuozhou.
The Qin army, including the soldiers guarding Shuozhou, had a total of 330,000 soldiers.
Both sides deployed a total of nearly 800,000 troops.
It has reached the scale of a battle.
This battle was also called the Battle of Shuozhou by later historians.
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