Upon hearing Li Qin's words, all the generals showed expressions of shock.
He then showed an expression of disbelief and surprise.
Li Wenqi even looked away from the map and said to Li Qin in disbelief:
"Brother, could it be that Wang Zhen has led his army back to his hometown?"
Li Qin looked at the map in front of him, slowly nodded, and said:
"Based on my understanding of this eunuch Wang, he is capable of doing these things."
After hearing Li Qin's words, everyone present had finished processing the shocking information they had just received.
Then everyone was swept up in ecstasy.
After all, the fact that the other side had such a foolish commander was their biggest advantage.
Wang Zhen actually managed to hold back more than 200,000 troops of the imperial court all by himself.
This prevented the more than 200,000 troops of the three major camps in the capital and the 70,000 troops of the Jizhou garrison below Shanhaiguan from joining forces for a long time.
This is definitely their biggest advantage.
Then Peng Jiahu immediately stepped forward and said:
"Upon taking the throne, the imperial army of over 200,000 men is now under the command of Wang Zhen, who has led them into that perilous place."
Now, those 200,000-plus troops, after being repeatedly neutralized by the King's Formation, must have lost all their fighting spirit.
Now, if we defeat the tens of thousands of troops under Zhao Shuaizhen outside, and then fight the three battalions whose morale is completely broken, we will surely win in one fell swoop.
I, a humble general, am willing to be the vanguard and the first to charge into Zhao Shuaizhen's camp.
My soldiers have been cooped up in the city for a while now, and they're feeling incredibly stifled.
Our soldiers in Liaodong have always been on the offensive; they are always on the offensive.
I've never been so stuck in the city, feeling so stifled.
My soldiers are all burning with rage.
After Peng Jianghu finished speaking, the surrounding generals also volunteered to fight.
Hearing Peng Jiahu's bold words, and the voices of other generals volunteering for battle.
Li Qin nodded in satisfaction; morale was high.
However, Li Qin then looked at the map and saw the soldiers representing Zhao Shuaizhen's 70,000-strong army outside Shanhaiguan.
After glancing at the 70,000-strong army representing Zhao Shuai Town on the map...
Li Qin's gaze suddenly fell on the location of Jizhen on the map.
According to calculations, Wanyan Jian should already be attacking Jizhou, right?
The main army of Jizhou is now outside Shanhaiguan, leaving Jizhou completely vulnerable and indefensible.
It won't last long.
Once Jizhou is captured by Wanyan Jian, the parents, wives, and other family members of the 70,000-strong Jizhou army will all fall into Wanyan Jian's hands.
The morale of the 70,000-strong army in Jizhou outside will surely plummet.
They might even collapse without a fight.
Attacking at that time will definitely achieve unexpected results.
We can definitely maximize our gains.
To minimize casualties.
If he were to attack Zhao Shuaizhen's main camp now, given the level of security he observed from the city walls during the day, it would be difficult to succeed.
Let him lead the more than 100,000 troops currently stationed in Shanhaiguan to attack the heavily fortified and extremely elite 70,000-strong Jizhou garrison camp.
He wasn't confident he could take them down in a short time.
If the siege drags on for too long without success, it will surely wear down the morale of our own soldiers.
Moreover, the casualties must have been considerable.
Therefore, it would be best for them to attack the army that was attacking Jizhen after Wanyan Jian had captured it.
The most crucial point is that, according to the intelligence that has been received, the army stationed in Wang Zhen's hometown shows no signs of setting out.
It seems Wang Zhen will be showing off in his hometown for a few more days.
Wang Zhen could wait, but Wanyan Jian was not one to wait.
Once he enters the pass, he will surely launch a surprise attack on Jizhou at full speed.
Therefore, when faced with Peng Jiahu and others' request to fight, Li Qin shook his head and said:
"No, the fighter jets haven't arrived yet."
Wait a little longer.
"Take the position, or wait a little longer?"
"Wait a little longer, and Wang Zhen might arrive at Shanhaiguan with his army."
Peng Jiahu saw that Li Qin had actually refused his request to fight and immediately said.
"General Peng Jiahu, the Jizhou garrison outside is heavily fortified. Can you take it down in a short time?"
"Sir, if we send troops to fight the Jizhou army now, the chances of victory are extremely slim. We absolutely must not do this!"
Gu Deyuan immediately stepped forward and advised Li Qin.
Li Qin listened to Peng Jiahu's request to fight and Gu Deyuan's advice, but didn't even glance at the two of them.
Instead, he stared intently at the 70,000-strong Jizhou garrison outside Shanhaiguan on the map.
He then slowly stood up.
Li Qin knew that it was time for him, as the commander-in-chief, to make a decision.
He now has two choices: to go into battle now and charge at all costs against Zhao Shuaizhen's 70,000-strong Jizhou garrison, whose morale is stable and whose defenses are tight.
After defeating them as quickly as possible, we should swiftly advance to attack the demoralized and exhausted capital army.
However, the danger of this choice is that he has no confidence in quickly taking over the heavily fortified camp of the 70,000-strong Jizhou garrison.
The likely outcome was that they launched a full-scale attack on the Jizhou garrison's main camp, but suffered heavy casualties.
They simply couldn't break through the well-defended Jizhou garrison's camp.
Because he knew that the commander of his large army outside was not the blundering Wang Zhen, but the renowned general Zhao Shuaizhen, who had been stationed on the border for many years.
The soldiers they faced were even more elite, in no way inferior to the Jizhou border troops of their own Liaodong border army.
And most importantly, they don't have a significant advantage in terms of numbers.
Of course, the advantage of doing this is that once they defeat the Jizhou garrison, they will not have to endure a bitter battle when facing the demoralized capital army.
Of course, he now has a second option.
That is to wait, not to take the initiative, and become the heavily guarded Jizhou garrison.
Instead, they waited for Wanyan Jian to capture Jizhen, causing the Jizhen army to become unstable and demoralized. Some even left their heavily guarded camp to rescue their families in order to return to Jizhen.
However, the danger of this choice is that if Wang Zhen suddenly regains his senses and leads his army to Shanhaiguan, he could merge with the army of Jizhen.
And if he starts to reorganize the army and restore morale, then he will be in an awkward position.
Li Qin now clearly understands that he has reached a crossroads in his destiny.
Now I hear the voices of my generals urging me to fight.
Li Qin reflected on the two choices he faced.
Now is the time to seize the opportunity presented by the low morale of the capital's army, take the initiative and launch a gamble, and try to see if we can defeat the opposing Jizhou garrison army.
Another option is to take a gamble and not take the initiative.
While waiting for news of the fall of Jizhou, and with the morale of the Jizhou army in turmoil, Wang Zhen did not bring the more than 200,000 troops from the capital to Shanhaiguan to join Zhao Shuaizhen's 70,000 troops in Jizhou.
Li Qin knew that the time had come for him, the commander-in-chief, to decide his fate.
After carefully weighing the pros and cons, Li Qin finally sat back down in his seat.
And made his own decision.
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