Chapter 311: Hold on or Retreat

"What, the left wing battalion has been wiped out, how is this possible, that's a full 30,000 horses! How could Jin Jun swallow it all in one go. The rebel commander couldn't believe his ears.

"General, the left wing battalion is really wiped out, and the last general will see it with his own eyes, there will be no mistake." The rebel general said in affirmation, his tone filled with extreme sadness.

Seeing that the general said very surely, the rebel general no longer doubted it, but he couldn't figure it out, how could the entire 30,000 army be wiped out by the Jin army so lightly, and lose the 30,000 horses on the left flank, it would be difficult to confront the Jin army again.

"General, forgive the last general, since the left-wing battalion has encountered an accident, I'm afraid that the right-wing battalion will also be more auspicious!" The rebel general guessed.

"Shut up, how can you think so, no matter how powerful the Jin army is, it is impossible to eat my 60,000 troops on both wings in one go." The rebel commander was very angry, he did not allow his generals to think like this, and he did not believe that such a thing would happen.

A moment later, a group of soldiers in charge of reconnoitring the large battalion on the right flank rushed back to the city of Xupu, and they climbed up the city wall along the hanging ladder out of breath.

"Tell me quickly, what is the situation of the right-wing battalion." The rebel generals hurriedly asked their own soldiers.

"The Jin army, all the Jin army, and the vicinity of the right wing camp is all the Jin army."

"General, the Jin army has at least tens of thousands of troops."

The two pro-soldiers said breathlessly.

The rebel general was shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What about our army?" What about the tens of thousands of horses of the right flank battalion of our army? ā€

"General, the camp on the right wing is full of Jin troops inside and out, we don't dare to reconnoiter inside, it is estimated that there must be more than one bad luck." The rebel soldier whispered back.

"Uh~~" The rebel commander suddenly fell down with his legs weak.

"General, General." The general and the soldiers beside him hurriedly helped up the rebel commander.

The rebel general's face turned pale, and he said tremblingly: "The left wing army has been wiped out, and now, the right wing army is gone, and the 60,000 main forces on the left and right flanks are gone, and our army is only left with 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, what can we do?" ā€

"General, the lonely city is difficult to defend, let's withdraw the army!" The ministry will build yƬ road.

The rebel commander looked sad and sighed: "Xupu City is the capital of Jiuzhen County, and it is the throat of the entire Jiaozhou, once the Jin army controls the city, it can drive straight to the south, and retreat can protect the entire northern border of Jiaozhou, and our army will completely lose most of the land in Jiaozhou, and the two counties of Jiude and Rinan will also be in danger!" ā€

"General, Xupu City is indeed a choke point that can be attacked and defended, but our army has lost its left and right wings, and it is difficult to hold on, besides, the two counties of Jiude and Rinan live are the people of my Nanyue tribe, if the Jin army continues to invade these two counties, it will definitely be obstructed by the people of our tribe, and our army retreats into the rear, with the support of the people, it can be like a fish in water, and the army can also be replenished, and the strength of all the people of our clan will definitely be able to drive the Jin army out of Jiaozhou." The ministry general analyzed.

The rebel commander led the 80,000 main forces of the whole clan to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army this time, and now, he lost 60,000 horses as soon as he made contact, which was an extremely huge blow to his spirit, and his heart had become a little manic, and his self-confidence had also fallen to the bottom.

Between holding on to the city and retreating to preserve his strength, he hesitated, he didn't know what to choose, continue to hold on to Xupu City, it is very likely to be surrounded by the Jin army, so that the whole army will be wiped out due to the lack of food and grass, if he retreats to Jiude County, he can temporarily save 20,000 horses.

But he was afraid to go back, because he lost 60,000 main troops in his hands, once he returned to the south, he would have no face to face the fathers and villagers in his hometown, let alone the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the tribes who originally valued him very much, and it was possible to kill him in order to appease the tribes, as a general, he was not a person who was afraid of death, but he was very unwilling to die in such a humiliating way, and he felt desperate.

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The east gradually revealed the white of the fish's belly, and just when the rebel generals were still struggling with whether to hold or retreat, the main force of the Jin army had already gotten up, and after a simple breakfast, nearly 50,000 horses and horses of the whole army began to assemble.

Hua An stood on a high ground, looked in the direction of Xupu City, and fell into deep thought, according to the scout's report, the rebel army of 20,000 horses did not retreat, and now, there are still 20,000 rebel soldiers and horses stationed in Xupu City.

The city of Xupu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, although the Jin army has an absolute advantage in terms of troops, but if the rebels take the method of defending to the death, it is really difficult to capture for a while, and if they are forcibly captured, they will lose a lot of soldiers and horses, which is the method that Hua'an is unwilling to take.

If the city of Xupu is besieged, when its food is exhausted, it will naturally be able to break through the city, but God knows how much military food the rebels have hoarded in Xupu City, if it takes three or five months, the rebels have not run out of food, and the grain and grass of the Jin army will run out first, the most important thing is that Hua'an is worried about the Zhao State in the north, and he does not want to fall into Jiaozhou for too long, so he can't afford to wait.

"Big brother, the three armies have been assembled, whether to attack Xupu City." Wang San walked up to Hua An's side and asked loudly.

Hua An shook his head and said, "Don't fight for the time being, go, go to Deng Tingshi's tent." ā€

"Oh." Wang San answered, followed Hua An and walked towards Deng Yue's Chinese army tent.

Deng Yue was discussing the military situation with his subordinates in the tent, and when he saw Hua'an coming, he hurriedly got up and invited.

"General Hua, the old man is discussing with his generals how to attack the city, I don't know what the general's good plan is." As soon as Hua An entered the big tent, Deng Yue asked.

Hua An shook his head and said: "It's also a good strategy to attack the city, besides, Xupu City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the rebels are defending with all their might, it will not be easy for our army to take it!" ā€

"Oh! What a good plan does the general have? Deng Yue hurriedly asked.

"Surrender!" Huaan replied loudly.

When Deng Yue heard this, he frowned and said, "The rebels are fierce and barbaric, but I am afraid that they will not surrender lightly." ā€

"Even if the rebels do surrender, it must be a false surrender." A subordinate general called and said.

"Haha! The persuasion to surrender was just a bait, and the general wanted to take the opportunity of persuasion to exaggerate the strength of our army and make the rebels frightened, so as to take the initiative to evacuate Xupu City. Hua An smiled and said what he really thought in his heart.

"Oh, General Hua wants to make the rebels retreat and take the initiative to abandon Xupu City." Deng Yue said, pacing in the big tent.

Hua An smiled indifferently and said: "That's right, in the battle last night, the rebels' left and right flanks were annihilated by our army, this situation has been discovered by the rebels' scouts, presumably the rebels must be heartbroken at this time, now, as long as Ben will send a messenger to tell the rebels, my 120,000 elites of the Great Jin are preparing to attack the city, I expect the rebels not to dare to believe it, even if they are unwilling to surrender, they will definitely evacuate Xupu and retreat to the rear." ā€