Pang Juan was defeated and the danger in Shuozhou was alleviated.
Naturally, generals such as Cao Ren no longer had to continue defending the city.
In the big tent.
He asked Yue Fei, "When does General Yue plan to march and annihilate Pang Juan's forces?"
The opponent was a famous general of the State of Jin. If the Battle of Shuozhou ended with the killing of Pang Juan.
Then, it will surely greatly boost the morale of our own army.
The latter said seriously, "I hope General Cao will be patient. We should have a result in three days at the least and five days at the most."
Cao Ren nodded and said nothing more.
Just now, he had learned about what Yue Fei had done since he took command of the troops.
He secretly sighed that the other party was so young, yet he could bring the army to such a level, and he was also well versed in understanding people's hearts and using military tactics like a god.
His talent is far superior to mine. Given time, he will surely become a famous general.
But why didn’t a character like this appear earlier?
For example, during the Qin-Chu War.
In fact, the reason is very simple. At that time, Yue Fei was still learning skills from his mentor Zhou Tong (Dong).
Now, Pang Juan's troops have retreated to a place called Zhongling Valley.
It is backed by mountains and faces water, with steep terrain, making it a rare place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Many Jin army officers and soldiers believed that if they retreated here, they would be able to hold out for a while even if the Qin army attacked.
Therefore, everyone was somewhat relieved.
But Pang Juan was the only one who didn't think so.
Originally, I was on the offensive and had the advantage.
However, now they have become the defensive side.
Almost all the disadvantages have been taken into account.
Cao Ren was relying on a city gate, so he used 80,000 people to defend it for more than a month.
But what about yourself?
Relying on 60,000 people to guard a canyon?
How long can you hold on?
No one knows the answer to this question.
But the only thing that is certain is that on the day of its fall, the army will face the danger of annihilation.
Many dusty-faced Jin army officers and soldiers told him about the current situation:
"The Qin army hung General Bao's head in front of their tent. As for his body, they must have buried it. General Bao spent half his life in the military, but in the end, his head and body were separated."
"General, the Qin army is just wandering around our canyon and not attacking. What's going on? The soldiers dare not even rest, fearing that the moment they close their eyes, the Qin army will rush over again."
"General, when will our reinforcements arrive? Or... should we retreat? We can't let all these 60,000 soldiers die here!"
“…”
Pang Juan, who was already upset, became even more worried after hearing their voices.
He responded slowly, "At this point, I don't want to hide it from you. I don't know whether there are reinforcements or not.
As for retreat... Do you think we can still escape now? As soon as we leave this canyon, I'm afraid we'll be surrounded and attacked by tens of thousands of Qin troops."
As soon as the words were spoken, some people began to worry about whether they could live to see tomorrow.
Even General Pang, whom they trusted, said so. It seemed that it was really difficult to save him.
After a pause, Pang Juan continued, "The enemy is just surrounding us but not attacking because they think we won't have enough food and fodder to retreat with.
If they surround us for a few days, our soldiers will be too hungry to fight and will be easily defeated by the Qin army."
As soon as he finished speaking, the morale, which was already very low, now hit rock bottom.
"Is there no solution?"
After a while, a Jin army soldier asked.
Of the 250,000-strong army, only 60,000 are left.
If these 60,000 were killed here, then they would be sinners of the State of Jin.
Pang Juan didn't know that the reinforcements were already on the way and would soon pass through the territory of Daizhou.
If they could hold on for a few days, they would not have suffered the defeat they did today.
But who could have predicted that Yue Fei would suddenly order a general attack?
He did not let his soldiers prepare in advance, and everything started suddenly. His purpose was to catch the Jin army off guard.
It seems to be a spur of the moment action, but in fact, everything is under his control.
Hearing this, Pang Juan thought for a moment, shook his head and sighed, "The only plan now is to hold our ground and wait for the enemy to make a mistake. Then, perhaps we can retreat safely."
Otherwise, there will be only one way out, which is death.
Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong have already led 50,000 troops and are ready for battle in Daizhou.
The former Daizhou City, although smaller than Shuozhou in terms of the scale of its city walls, was still considered a large city.
But now, due to Zhu Di's strategy of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside and moving the people south, the walls of Daizhou have become a pile of ruins.
It has to be said that it is extremely difficult to rely on these ruins to hold off the Jin army.
Within the territory of Daizhou.
In the Qin army camp.
Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and the generals who accompanied them were all discussing matters in the tent.
The former slowly said to the crowd: "According to the scouts' report just now, the general who will reinforce the enemy this time is Pang Nuan, who has 200,000 soldiers under his command.
Now, the 200,000-strong army is only a hundred miles away from our army. In just over a day's journey, we will be facing them head-on.
Everyone, this general knows in his heart that it is impossible for 50,000 to fight against 200,000.
But we have no choice. If we can't defend Daizhou, our brothers in Shuozhou will be in danger."
As he spoke, he slammed his fist on the feng shui map in front of the table in front of everyone. The location of the map happened to be Daizhou where they were staying.
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