Chapter 2857 Does he have another choice?
At this moment, Nan Yan's heart sank.
Let a large number of troops leave the city of Beiping, take the ancient Yanshan Road to get behind the enemy camp, and suddenly attack them while they are fighting, and surround them from both sides. This is an extremely difficult, clever, and dangerous strategy.
However, it was not possible to completely defeat the army of the State of Dian on the front battlefield.
When He Yi offered his advice, he made it very clear: in the face of absolute power, all strategies and plans are useless.
Nan Yan didn't know much about military affairs. She had originally thought his suggestion was feasible, but after hearing this, she became hesitant.
She still understands the principle that force can defeat skill.
For example, if she and Zhu Feng were together and they really wanted to be enemies, no matter what methods she used or what strategies she used, Zhu Feng could crush her to death with one hand. This had nothing to do with wisdom.
So, when He Yi said this, she immediately became dejected: "Then, what's the point of sending that group of people?"
He Yi told her at the time: "Because this group of people can cover the other group of people."
"Another group? What for?"
"The three armies have to prepare their food supplies before they move. Monk's army is heading south, so they must have sufficient food supplies."
“…”
"If there's a problem with the food supply for an army of over 100,000, the morale of the army will be disrupted. By that time, let alone attacking Peking, they might even have internal problems."
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan understood.
She said, "You mean, one group of troops will take the Yanshan Ancient Road to outflank them from behind, but the more important group of troops will burn their food supplies!"
"good."
"Will they withdraw their troops in this way?"
He Yi stood in front of her, thought seriously for a while, and then said, "Well, not necessarily."
"Um?"
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows furrowed.
The burning of food and grass would indeed shake the morale of the army, especially an army of hundreds of thousands. If this really happened, Monk should have retreated.
But He Yi said: "It's just to add another layer of weight to 'withdraw troops'."
“…”
"Morale and military spirit are crucial on the battlefield. If they knew their food supplies had been burned, their morale would be immediately affected, and they might even be unable to continue the battle. If Monk wants to return to Kulun City safely, he has one option: to go back immediately to retrieve the food supplies."
"There is a choice? In other words, he has another choice?"
"yes."
"What?"
"The other option is to not retreat but to continue the attack until we capture the city of Beiping."
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows furrowed.
He Yi said in a deep voice, "Because Beiping is the capital of Yan State, it has abundant grain reserves. If they can really capture Beiping, the food and fodder here will be enough for hundreds of thousands of troops. They can even continue to advance inland and reach the Yangtze River without any problem."
“…”
"It's the same as going back to collect food and grass."
“…”
"At this time, it all depends on what Monk chooses."
“…”
"Or rather, it depends on who God helps."
The words are still fresh in my mind.
And now, seeing that Monk was still coming with his army in an overwhelming manner, Nan Yan, standing on the city wall, felt his heart sink.
The soldiers in the city had experienced a great battle in the previous two days, and last night, they fought all night long without sleep. By this time, they were really exhausted.
Moreover, the group led by Ying Shao had been intercepted by them.
Although He Yi's group had successfully launched a surprise attack on the rear and burned the food supplies, it was impossible that there was no one in Monk's camp. I'm afraid they had also experienced a great battle and might not be able to escape now.
I’m afraid the city of Beiping can’t hold on!
What else can we do at this time?
If Zhu Feng were still here, if he were the stabilizing force, there might be a chance of a turnaround.
But now——
Could it be that God is really helping Monk?
Thinking of this, Nan Yan's hands that were holding the parapet twitched slightly, perhaps because the army of the Dian Kingdom was roaring in, shaking the ground. She stood on the city wall, and her thin body was shaking at any time.
The city wall seemed to be about to collapse.
I'm afraid the sky is about to collapse...
The people behind her felt her shoulders twitching and her whole body shaking slightly, so they hurried forward to protect her.
"Empress!" Monk came roaring with the army behind him, getting closer and closer. When the Yan soldiers under the city wall saw this scene, some of them almost gave up resistance in despair, but there were still some people who would rather die than surrender, and instead summoned up their last bit of courage and said they would fight them no matter what.
These people mounted their horses and rushed towards the overwhelming army with their weak bodies.
But immediately, it was swallowed up.
Soon, Monk had ridden his horse to the side of the catapults they were occupying. Bars followed him and shouted, "Your Majesty, if we want to capture the city of Peking, we must use the trebuchets to attack them fiercely. We must break down their walls and punch through their gates!"
After hearing this, Monk looked up at the top of the city wall.
The people there were in a panic.
It was obvious that the young woman who had just stood on the city wall could not withstand the baptism of war and the blow of failure. She was probably about to faint, so the people around her protected her, as if they wanted to take her away.
A sneer appeared on Monk's lips.
It's too late to think about leaving now.
He never had any hostile intentions towards Si Nanyan, even though he had used her background to deceive her, he never thought of harming her.
After all, from the bottom of her heart, Si Nanyan is a woman who deserves respect.
But they shouldn't!
They shouldn't have stretched their hands so far. Not only did they plot against him in White Tiger City, but they also plotted against Xiu Yun and his child.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Monk's eyes.
He said, "Once we capture Beiping City, I will let Zhu Feng also experience what it feels like to lose his woman!"
At this moment, he discovered that there was a sudden change on the originally chaotic city wall.
Those who were fleeing in all directions stopped moving.
Even the slender figure that was originally swaying stood there, motionless.
The panicked atmosphere in the entire city wall seemed to be changed in an instant by the appearance of something, and everything became calm.
Monk suddenly felt something was wrong.
He raised his head and looked at the city wall that was shining brightly in the sunlight. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared.
Although there were already many people on the city wall, this person inexplicably attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared.
Even, even if you don’t watch it.
Even if you just stand at a distance, you can feel that the entire city wall is shrouded in a calm atmosphere.
Monk frowned and stared at the tall figure on the city wall, as majestic as Mount Tai. When he appeared, the entire battle situation seemed to change!
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