Li Xuanshang is in the army.
Li Xuanshang looked at the Xuanfu army, which was standing still in the distance, and was also puzzled.
"What's going on? These troops from Xuanfu have been advancing towards Juyong Pass, and we can't hold them off no matter what we do."
Why did it suddenly stop now?
This is so strange, considering they don't have much food.
As he spoke, Li Xuanshang glanced at Wang Taihe and other generals beside him.
They shook their heads in confusion, unsure why the Xuanfu army had suddenly stopped.
Just as they were wondering, several soldiers dressed in Wu army uniforms but carrying Liaodong army flags came into Li Xuanshang's army.
They had important military intelligence to report to General Li Xuanshang.
After the report, Li Xuanshang received the cavalrymen in his camp.
"You say you are Dugu Yu's subordinates?"
"Reporting to the general, yes, we are one of the five thousand elite cavalry who followed General Dugu Yu in the flanking attack on Xuanfu."
The cavalrymen knelt on one knee before Li Xuanshang and answered truthfully.
"Since you followed Dugu Yu to launch a surprise attack on Xuanfu, how did you end up here?"
He was still wearing Wu Jun's clothes.
Li Xuanshang looked at the cavalrymen in front of him and asked in surprise.
The cavalryman who had spoken immediately replied:
"Reporting to the general, after we captured Xuanfu, General Dugu Yu led two thousand elite soldiers, dressed in Wu army uniforms and armor, and with the captured seals and forged orders, rushed to Juyong Pass."
And they captured Juyong Pass in one fell swoop.
Upon hearing the cavalryman in front of him say that Dugu Yu had not only successfully captured Xuanfu, but had also taken Juyong Pass by surprise attack, Dugu Yu was astounded.
He was so shocked that he stood up from his seat.
The surrounding generals were all shocked upon hearing the news.
Dugu Yu actually captured Juyong Pass!
After Li Xuanshang returned to his seat, he recovered from his shock.
He immediately understood why the army in Xuanfu had stalled.
It turned out that Juyong Pass had fallen, and with the fall of Juyong Pass, their route back to Xuanfu was cut off.
They are now in dire straits.
Moreover, they were trapped by food shortages and could not go anywhere.
They now only have one path left: to wait for death.
The great undertaking has been accomplished.
The tens of thousands of troops in Xuanfu have become nothing more than fish on their chopping block.
All I need to do now is hold my ground and wait for the Xuanfu army to collapse on its own after running out of food.
Looking at the soldiers who had returned with the message, he said:
"Alright, you can go and collect your rewards now."
"Thank you, General."
After thanking Li Xuanshang, the soldiers immediately withdrew.
After the soldiers left, all the generals present were all smiles.
Because they now know that these tens of thousands of Xuanfu troops have become fish on their chopping block.
It was only a matter of time before they earned these military merits.
Li Xuanshang, with a smile on his face, instructed one of the generals in front of him:
"Tan Liangcai, send more letters to us, saying that Xuanfu has been handed over to us, and their relatives, wives and children have all fallen into our hands."
Moreover, we also captured Juyong Pass, cutting off their return route and supply lines.
If they continue to resist, they will face certain death, and it will also affect their wives and children in Xuanfu.
Surrendering will not only save your life, but also the safety of your wife and children.
Just write it according to this meaning.
Write more then, and send men to shoot them into the Xuanfu army camp.
"yes."
Upon hearing Li Xuanshang's order, the general named Tan Liangcai immediately nodded in obedience.
After thinking for a moment, Li Xuanshang gave the following instructions:
"Send some loud-voiced men around the Xuanfu Army to shout together."
Otherwise, I worry that those soldiers, being illiterate, won't be able to read the letters.
Let's be on the safe side.
"yes."
Upon receiving Li Xuanshang's order, Tan Liangcai immediately began to carry it out.
Soon, countless letters were shot into the army in Xuanfu.
Subsequently, news of the fall of Xuanfu, the fall of Juyongguan, the cutting off of supply lines, and the loss of all family members to the enemy began to spread among the Xuanfu army.
"Damn it, no wonder they suddenly wanted us to go back to Xuanfu."
So it turns out Xuanfu has been lost. My wife, children, and mother are all in Xuanfu. Does that mean they are now in the hands of the rebels?
If anything were to happen to them, it would be worse than if I killed them.
"Yes, my wife and children are also in Xuanfu."
Also, that's why I was wondering why the food rations had been decreasing lately; it turns out the supply lines had been cut off.
"Now that our families have fallen into enemy hands, and our return route and supply lines have been cut off, are we doomed?"
At this time, news of the fall of Xuanfu and the cutting off of supply lines were spreading throughout the Xuanfu army.
An atmosphere of despair began to spread through the army.
As the commander of the army, Guo Zifeng was helpless in the face of all this.
Faced with this undeniable fact, he had no way to refute it.
Because he couldn't possibly tell the soldiers, "Our supply lines are intact, don't worry, we have enough food."
Because he couldn't conjure up any food, and the soldiers had noticed something was wrong as they were receiving less and less food recently.
His worst fears came true.
Although Xuanfu was lost and the supply lines were cut off, he prevented a situation like that of Jizhou.
He always maintained a strict secrecy, and only high-ranking officers, including himself, knew about it.
The reason is to avoid disrupting morale among the troops.
Now that the news has spread completely, morale has utterly collapsed.
With Xuanfu lost and the fate of his wife and children unknown, they had no will to fight any longer.
Moreover, their food supplies are running out, and the army will soon go hungry.
The army's morale has already dropped to its lowest point; if they continue to starve, collapse is inevitable.
And most importantly, he had originally planned to lead his army to launch another attack on the Liaodong army on the other side.
Let's see if we can repel them and buy ourselves time to retake Juyong Pass.
But he now knows it's all over; morale has collapsed.
Most importantly, Li Qinjun, on the other end of the letter, actually added a sentence at the very end.
If they surrender, their parents, wives, and children will be safe.
But if they dare to fight to the death, don't blame them for being ruthless.
This is a blatant threat.
Given the current situation, how can the army still have the will to fight?
He knew that the entire army was now finished.
Even if he wanted to lead them to attack Li Qin's army, they would not follow him because they would be concerned about their parents, wives and children.
Soon, a large-scale surrender of the army will occur.
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