Chapter 292: Between Advance and Retreat

Wushu waited for many days and failed to receive the good news of the victory of the navy, but there was bad news from the defeated soldiers who fled from Bochuan and Baozhou, and the Song army captured the two places with the assistance of the navy. He immediately realized that his back road had been cut off, and the navy army didn't need to ask if it was defeated, but he didn't know what the loss of the road was? In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Wushu ordered his henchmen to confin all these defeated soldiers, and did not allow them to contact the soldiers of the large battalion, so as to prevent the spread of news that the back road was cut off.

Now there are strong cities in front that are difficult to break, strong armies in the back cut off the road, the vast sea in the west, and the mountains and mountains in the east, and the Jin army seems to have fallen into death. At this time, Wushu had some of his own decision to insist on attacking Xijing and did not withdraw his troops, and he also underestimated the determination of the Southern Dynasty to maintain Goryeo, and his estimate of the situation was too optimistic, so that the army was trapped here, and he could not advance or retreat.

"Prison army, how much food does our army have now, how many days can it be eaten?" The news of the loss of the two places could not be concealed for a long time, and those Moikes could not hide it, and they had to find a way to tide over the danger, so he simply summoned several senior generals in the army to pick up the matter and discuss the matter together.

"Taishi, some of the looted grain has not been transported, if three meals can be eaten for twenty days, two meals can last for thirty days, but the weather is cold, if it snows heavily, the horse grass may be unsustainable, and there will be a shortage!" Sali drank and thought about it.

"Well, let all the departments step up the grass and grain, the gold and silver can belong to themselves, but the grain and grass must be handed over to the battalion for unified distribution, and those who have private treasures will be executed!" Wushu knew that if there was no food under the cold and freezing, the army would collapse in an instant, and he would be defeated first, and he did not count gold and silver to improve morale. The other was to increase their motivation, but he was pleased that he still had twenty days of food. In extreme cases, war horses can also be slaughtered for food, and it is still possible to last for two months.

"Yes. Master, your subordinates will order it immediately! Sali replied, "Master Taishi, we are hoarding grain and grass, are we going to stick to this place?" He asked again, Xijing City is guarded by danger, but the terrain outside the city is flat and unsafe, and if you want to survive the long winter here, it is a fool's dream.

"Do you have any other plans?" Wushu saw a few people with a worried face, and asked with a frown.

"Taishi, the last general thinks that it is better to take advantage of the enemy's initial arrival and unstable foothold to recapture Bochuan as soon as possible and open up the passage with the country. Hurry back to the army! Wan Yan Yulie suggested. I can't help complaining about the vultures in my heart, the Jin army is best at cavalry field warfare, and the emphasis is on rapid raids, and if you can fight, you can beat it, and if you can't beat it, you will bypass it, fast forward and retreat, but the Taishi has to attack Xijing City, and the effort of more than a month has been delayed here, and the city has not been defeated. But the Song army brigade was recruited.

"Now that the army is retreating, even if we recapture Bochuan, there will be a big river in front to block it, and the Song army will cover it up. At that time, the army will be defeated, and I am afraid that there will be no one in the country to return, and the losses will be heavy! The big tart shook his head. Thought it was not feasible.

"Can you stay here and save you?" Wanyan Yulie pursed his lips and said with disdain, Da Tart Buye is increasingly valued by the vulture because of the skill of 'burning the ship'. Who doesn't understand that the credit is just that the Taishi had to package a defeat into a victory in order to cover up the defeat, but he unconsciously put up a score in front of them. It's unaccustomed to it, and now I dare to refute my conscious opinions in public.

"This ...... I'm not saying to sit back and wait, we can concentrate our forces to capture Xijing City! "The big tart Buye was choked, this is already a place of death, the 100,000 army in this place two hundred miles deep, no more than one hundred miles wide can not get enough supplies, even if the Song army sits in the city and does not move, he can watch them starve to death and freeze to death, but he doesn't want to lose face, and argues strongly.

"Hehe, that's good!" Wanyan Yulie was happy by him, got up and saluted the big tart Buye, "The general is brave, if your department can climb the Xijing City, the young general is willing to return to his command and be willing to be a pawn!" ”

"You...... This ......" The big tart stood up and pointed at Yan Yulie but had no way to refute it, he also realized that he had said the wrong thing, the Taishi couldn't take the city, wouldn't he look down on Wushu when he said this, but he was even more ruthless Yan Yulie squeezed himself.

"Taishi, the last general thinks that there is still a way to survive in retreating, and there is only a dead end to stay here, and the last general thinks that the army should be withdrawn as soon as possible, otherwise it will be more difficult for us to retreat when a large number of Goryeo reinforcements arrive in Xijing!" After Yan Yu Lie didn't look at it, he was so angry that he blushed and had a thick neck, and the big tart Buye asked Wushu again.

"Both generals have a point!" Seeing that the two of them didn't say a word, they were tense, as if they were going to eat each other, Wushu was silent, he hurriedly sat down the two and said, "Whether to withdraw or fight must be considered in the long run, and if there is no response from the front, you will definitely suffer losses; Stay, how long can we hold out, can we hold out until reinforcements arrive? ”

"Taishi, the last general thinks that the battle is to stay in the capital and should be planned early, the defenders of Xijing City have been recuperating for a long time, and once they go to war, they will launch a decisive battle with us with a thunderous blow. If our army can defeat the coalition forces of the two countries, it is best to drive south to Kaijing, and the crisis will be solved. Wan Yan Nie Er said.

"Well, the prison army thinks it's a battle or a stay!" Wushu nodded, turned his face and asked Sali to drink, he knew that it was not easy to advance or retreat.

"Taishi, according to the report of the defeated army, it was the Southern Korean naval army that attacked Baozhou, with a strength of about 10,000 people, concentrated in Bao and Yuanzhou, and the Great Wall of Qianli was garrisoned by about 30,000 Goryeo troops; The Song army that captured Bochuan was about 20,000 people, and the tiger generals who were one of its five main forces were the banner, and the rest of the prefectures and counties were occupied by the Goryeo army, with defenders ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 to 10,000 people; The Xijing Song army is the leopard and lion generals of the Song army from the banner, and the number should be about 40,000, plus the Goryeo defenders, the strength is the strongest. As for the fact that its naval fleet has withdrawn from Baozhou, and its traces have also been found near Bochuan, it is estimated that it has left under the expulsion of our naval army, or has returned to Hong Kong to avoid winter. Sa Li said, he first introduced the deployment of the Song and Goryeo coalition forces.

"The intention of the supervising army is that it is impossible to capture Xijing, and the only way to return to the army is to return quickly?" Wushu took a sip of wine and said in a deep voice, although the words of Sa Li were vague, but he also heard the subtext: Earlier, only the Goryeo army was stationed in Xijing, and we fought for nearly a month without being able to capture it, and now there are 40,000 more Song troops There is definitely no hope.

"The subordinates thought that our army had swept through the northern part of Goryeo, seized a large amount of supplies, wiped out tens of thousands of Goryeo troops, and shocked the lord of Goryeo, and the goal had been achieved. Now the Southern Dynasty is meddling in the state affairs of Goryeo and sending a large army to come, and there is a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and us, and there are reports in the country that the Song army has gathered a large army in Yingzhou, which seems to have taken advantage of the Taishi expedition and the opportunity of the domestic emptiness to invade our Dajin. Therefore, his subordinates thought that if there was a change in the country, the Taishi would be out of reach! Sa Li said that he was now touching the pulse of the Taishi, and his words and actions must not hurt his face or damage his majesty, and he had to turn around and say it.

"What the prison army said is exactly what the commander thinks, the people of the Southern Dynasty have always been despicable, do some small things, take advantage of the marshal to lead the army to crusade against Goryeo, the emperor is young and does not know how to fight, invade my Dajin, his heart is sinister!" Wushu touched his beard and smiled at Sali, expressing his heart, "It has been ten days since the arrival of the Song army in Xijing City, but they are not fighting with me in the city, they want to drag our army back and fear my return, this is Zhao Er's trick, and this commander must not let it succeed!" ”

"Taishi is really the pillar of my Dajin, the pillar of the army, and he is dedicated to the country!" The big tart Buye immediately got up and saluted.

When Yu Lie and Nie Er heard this, goosebumps fell to the ground, but seeing that the 'up-and-comer' was about to ride on their necks, they quickly endured the nausea and followed a few perfunctory words. But he smiled bitterly in his heart, the Jurchen warriors are all heroes with swords and guns, but the Taishi is more and more concerned about his reputation and feathers, and cares about other people's opinions.

"It's too much, since everyone thinks that the troops should be withdrawn, then we have to come up with a proper strategy!" After all, Wushu had not yet flown into the sky, and he still remembered that the situation in front of him was not good for him, and asked for everyone's opinions with a smile.

"Taishi, the Song army in Xijing City probably expected that we would withdraw after learning that Baozhou and Bochuan were lost, so they were not in a hurry to engage in battle, but wanted to intercept and kill along the way while we were withdrawing, so we must try not to let their treacherous plan succeed!" Sali said.

"Tell me more!" Wushu listened to it and thought it was true, he had been marching and fighting for many years, of course, he knew that the withdrawal of the army was the most difficult, and the slightest careless withdrawal of the army would become a rout, and he was also suffering at the moment, and he did not dare to withdraw lightly.

"Master, we can defend and attack!" Sa Li leaned forward and said, "At the moment, the biggest threat to us is the reinforcements of the Song Dynasty, and they are now divided into three, Xijing City has the most troops and the strongest strength, as long as they are dragged back, the other two roads are not to worry, and the Goryeo army is even more like a chicken and a dog in front of my Dajin warriors!" ”

"The prison army attack means to attack Xijing City?" The big tart Buye interjected.

"No, it's Wei!" Although Sa Liyu hated the 'upstart' in front of this master very much, he didn't dare to embarrass him in front of the vultures, and swallowed the words back to his mouth.

"The prison army speaks, there is no part of your intervention, just listen carefully!" Unexpectedly, Wushu glared at Da Tart Buye and reprimanded, obviously relying on his own people in his heart at the critical moment.

"Taishi, since the Song army is looking forward to us leaving at this time, we will put on a posture of continuing to besiege the city, build a fortress, so that they can not figure out our true intentions, and at the same time strengthen our defense, and then we can ......" Sali leaned into the ear of Wushu and told him all about his plan, and Wushu nodded frequently after listening, obviously thinking about him...... (To be continued......)