"Junior brother, what do you think?" Shan Ling asked directly.
Xia He pondered for a moment and said:
"If the imperial court really doesn't have reinforcements, even if we all die in battle, we won't be able to defend the Great Wall. It's better to command the surrounding people to retreat and hide in the mountains now."
"The barbarian cavalry is useless in the mountains. We can use guerrilla warfare to slowly wear them down."
A hint of admiration flashed across Shan Ling's eyes, but he quickly shook his head:
"This plan is not feasible for now. The situation in the Hexi Corridor is chaotic, and His Majesty is furious."
"If we lose the Great Wall, even if we save the people, His Majesty will blame us. Those vassal generals hate us to the core, and they will not send reinforcements, but will take the opportunity to kill us."
Xia He's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but secretly said:
"Is the emperor really so cruel? He doesn't care about the lives of the people at all?"
Shan Xiong on the side sneered:
"Your Majesty, how can you know the real situation here?"
"Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. Those vassal generals are fighting against the crown prince and are eager to see the Great Wall fall so that they can turn the tide. Everyone has his own agenda."
Xia He was silent.
He had known that the imperial court was corrupt, but he had never thought it had reached such a level. In order to fight for power and profit, those high-ranking officials were willing to use the lives of tens of thousands of people as bargaining chips.
Shan Ling took out a token from his bosom and handed it to Shan Xiong: "There are three thousand veterans in Yeluo River. They were once the elite of the four camps. Because the generals were greedy for merit and reckless, the people of the city were massacred. All of them were stripped of their military status and lived as criminals farming. Now, we can only take a risk and ask them to come for support."
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