If we cross the river and fight Zhu Yunwen of Sanjiang County, it would be an invasion of Huguang territory, and we would be destined to lose.
Is it too late to back out now?
They concentrated all their troops in Yanhe City, leaving their rear completely undefended.
Zhu Yunwen's two armies, totaling 100,000 men, have probably already occupied their rear by now.
Going back would mean facing a pincer attack from both sides.
Chief Yang remained silent for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and saying:
"We still have to retreat, otherwise we can't do anything if we stay here. If we retreat, our 200,000 troops, if we're lucky, will only encounter one of their armies, which will only have 50,000 men. We are fully confident that we can win."
If we win this battle, the other 50,000 troops will be no threat. That will leave only the Grandson's 100,000 troops. If they dare to recklessly enter the southwest again, we can still defeat them.
In this way, wouldn't our objective of defending the southwest region be perfectly achieved? As long as we can hold onto the southwest and prevent the imperial army from conquering our territory, we'll be the kings of the southwest from now on.”
Chief Yang, after all, possessed military talent. After some analysis, he identified the most suitable strategy for the current situation.
So he immediately ordered the army to retreat and eliminate the two groups of troops that Zhu Yunwen had sent to their rear.
Early the next morning, Chief Yang gave the order for all the chieftains to lead a total of 200,000 troops to retreat quickly to the west.
Upon receiving the news, Zhu Yunwen smiled, and Zhao Qingzhu, standing beside him, excitedly said:
"I don't know what these chieftains are up to. They went through all that trouble to confront Yanhe County for a day or two, then turned around and ran back."
Zhu Yunwen said, "Because our march was too fast, they didn't have time to react. By the time they did, I had already sent two teams of troops into their rear."
Realizing their mistake too late, they naturally had to retreat to the rear to prevent their homes from being raided by my two armies.
At the same time, he harbored a sliver of hope, wishing he could encounter those two groups of troops and then eliminate them one by one. Unfortunately for him, his plan wouldn't fail.
Zhao Qingzhu said:
"So next, we can lead these troops across the river and head southwest to pursue them. Together with the other two major armies, we can have them surround and attack us."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhao Qingzhu and said:
"You have some brains, but not many."
Zhao Qingzhu looked at Zhu Yuntong with a puzzled expression and said:
"Isn't that right?"
Zhu Yunwen nodded: "Of course not. If we approach the southwest region now, these chieftains will immediately turn around and fight against us. We have so many fewer troops, we are obviously no match for them."
Zhao Qingzhu then asked, "Then what should be done?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled mysteriously and said:
"We should wait until they leave for two days, let them go further away, and then we can get closer. This way, they will face another dilemma. If they run back again, they will be completely outmaneuvered by us."
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