"Our army was able to assemble such a large force by drawing troops from various garrisons."
"General Liu, the situation is critical. We beg you to devise a plan to resolve our crisis."
"Give me the map."
Liu Feng reached out and took the map. Under the current circumstances, the only feasible way was to find advantageous terrain and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
Judging from the map, the three cities that have fallen so far are all located on plains, in prosperous areas.
It has a large area of arable land and various industries.
The Wu Kingdom was not as powerful as the Dali Kingdom, and the same was true for the Yue Kingdom.
However, the Yue army was formidable in armored combat; they were cavalry on horseback and infantry on foot, and with the support of mountain archers, they were extremely difficult to deal with.
Moreover, the bows they used were special longbows with extremely long bow shafts, resulting in a very long range.
If these two are combined, a siege can truly be hopeless yet unfavorable.
Moreover, Wu's chariots advanced rapidly, cutting through the cities. If Dali's army dared to defend to the death, they would be completely divided and then annihilated.
Given this absolute disadvantage in troop strength and the loss of strategic initiative,
Winning this battle is virtually impossible.
Therefore, the only option is to retreat.
Once the enemy is satisfied with the retreat, and when they can retreat no further, the two sides will engage in a decisive battle.
To win, there is only one way: keep luring the enemy deeper into your territory, stretching their supply lines, and at the same time constantly depleting their manpower, leaving them exhausted.
Meanwhile, they also preserved enough manpower to allow them to recuperate and build up their strength.
Finally, in this decisive battle, we must seize the opportunity to eliminate all threats; this is the only way to win.
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