"Yes, you are right. That's why it's just that Brother Xin and I are friends, not us and the Khmer." Lin Hai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
The lieutenant general of Nandingzhou would never believe that the enemy had only five or six hundred people as the co-governor of Zhaoyang said.
Five or six hundred people? That's not five or six hundred lunatics. Who else but a lunatic wouldn't leave when they see reinforcements arriving? A mere few hundred people wouldn't even make a small ripple in today's world war. Therefore, the lieutenant general believed the enemy must have an ambush.
But what good was an ambush? Zhaoyang City lacked regular troops, and the enemy couldn't even take it, despite its defenses of yamen runners and militiamen. Even if their strength exceeded five or six hundred, it was likely limited. Besides, what general in their right mind would send troops to attack Zhaoyang? Wouldn't that be a waste of their own strength? After all, if the Khmers truly broke through the Chongzuo defenses, they would be facing the vast southwestern heartland of the Chen Dynasty. Attacking any city wouldn't be a feat, so why attack this small, barren border town?
Unless, unless it was just a small group of troops sent out to sweep the surrounding area, there were only a few thousand people at most.
It's impossible that there is also a lieutenant general on the opposite side who was sent to fight in such a useless place just because he offended someone.
Thinking of this, the Lieutenant General of Nandingzhou made up his mind. If the Chongzuo defense line was really broken, the situation in the southwest would not improve in a short period of time, and it would definitely be a situation of crushing defeat. As long as he could have a victory, even a very small victory, then when it was heard by the central government, it would become a "decisive victory" of the Dachen officers and soldiers in the southwest. Such a victory was really too important to him.
Then attack.
First, the Chen Dynasty troops, unable to contain themselves, fought on the interior lines. After dispatching all their cavalry, the Lieutenant General of Nanding Prefecture led the bulk of his infantry toward Zhaoyang. While the enemy's vanguard cavalry appeared resilient, as long as their cavalry could contain the enemy cavalry, their infantry could form their formations with their backs to Zhaoyang City. Even if the enemy set an ambush, they could simply retreat to Zhaoyang City and hold their ground. In short, they could not lose. The Lieutenant General was confident.
"Sir, the messenger is here again." A soldier came to report, interrupting the conversation between Xin Yuetu and the deputy general.
"Let him come and see if there's any new news." Xin Yuetu didn't dismiss the deputy general, but opened Lin Hai's letter in front of him. The letter contained only one sentence: "The gates of Zhaoyang will not be opened."
"Sir, do you believe the news coming from over there?" The deputy general was a little skeptical, but he felt that there was no harm in believing it. Even if the gate of Zhaoyang was to be opened, it was nothing more than what they had just discussed about how to force people in, and there would be no worse consequences.
"Of course I believe it. We are friends after all." Xin Yue suddenly laughed and said, "Send the orders to the left and right wings. Let's start."
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