Luoyang City, the General's Mansion.

The same choice was placed in front of Zhao Guangxiao's father and son, as well as his officials.

Their reactions were different from those of Li Wannian and others in Chang'an, and they looked obviously a little excited.

In fact, in the past two years, the pressure they have been under is too great, and in the face of the loss of Kaifeng, the Vietnamese army is pressing step by step, sending troops from time to time to test and attack Xingyang and other key cities, so that they are tired and overstretched, and their anger has nowhere to vent.

The difference in strength between the two sides is too large, whether it is the strength of the troops or the logistical support, at this time, how can the Zhao family, which only has more than ten cities in the left vicinity of Luoyang, compare with the Dayue Imperial Court, which sits on the entire Jiangnan, Lianghu, Lianghuai, southwest and half of the Central Plains of Gyeonggi?

The only thing they can rely on is a relatively strong city, and a unified heart, perhaps with a hope, Li Wannian of Chang'an can take Sichuan and Shu, and then enter the two lakes from the southwest to disrupt the situation.

But this last bit of hope has been completely shattered with the passage of time.

Not long ago, the results of this battle came from Guanlong's side, Li Wannian personally led an army of 100,000 into Sichuan and Shu, but the result was that even the Jiameng Pass, the gateway to eastern Sichuan, could not be successfully captured, but fell in front of the pass, and suffered heavy casualties, so he had to retreat in defeat......

When this result came back, whether it was Zhao Guangxiao or them, the soldiers under his command, or the people of the lower cities, they would all fall into despair, and some people even began to plan to surrender the city directly.

If it weren't for Zhao Guangxiao's arrangement, he killed a group of rebels who intended to defect to the enemy in time, I am afraid that Luoyang would really fall into the hands of the Dayue Imperial Court now.

But this is only a symptom but not a cure, and the passive and dangerous situation has not been resolved after all, even if it can be delayed for a while, it still can't avoid the destruction of the city in the end.

It was in such a desperate situation that many people around Zhao Guangxiao put forward the idea of fighting to the death, that is, taking advantage of the fact that the soldiers and horses in Luoyang still had fighting spirit, they took the initiative to send troops to fight a decisive battle with the Vietnamese army, in order to reverse the unfavorable situation with a big victory.

However, there are many opponents of this proposal, and many old and stable people are obviously not optimistic about a desperate attack, they believe that as long as they continue to hold on, they can always wait for the variables to come.

Zhao Guangxiao was also embarrassed for a while, swaying from side to side, not knowing which party's proposal to adopt.

In this way, it dragged on for a while, until today, with the shocking news from Sichuan and Shu in the southwest one after another, it is finally time to make this final choice.

Today's Zhao Qianhui was obviously more excited than the others, and he couldn't sit still at this time, so he got up directly, walked back and forth, and said, "Father, this will be an excellent opportunity for us to regain the city we lost before and defeat the Vietnamese army in one fell swoop. If we miss this opportunity, we will regret it for the rest of our lives!"

As his words fell, another group of generals spoke out in support: "General, what the eldest prince said is very true, now is our best chance to turn the situation around in one fell swoop.

"I don't know if the emperor of the southern court is alive or dead after he was assassinated, and Sichuan and Shu have made such a big mess again, I think that in addition to the Yang family in Nabanzhou, other Han barbarian forces in the southwest will definitely not miss this opportunity to regain power.

"And in this way, the Vietnamese army opposite us will definitely have new chaos, at least those Vietnamese soldiers from the southwest will no longer have the intention of fighting here.

"As long as we seize this opportunity, we will be able to defeat the enemy in one battle and solve our biggest crisis once and for all!"

Another person Huo Di got up and said loudly: "General, as long as you nod, my Lao Kong is willing to be the vanguard, so I will lead my troops and horses to kill." If you can't take back the newly lost Shang County, I'll see you!"

"Father, if you don't take it, you will be blamed!" Zhao Qianhui spoke up again, "We have no better choice, continue to hold still, and when the Vietnamese army recovers, they will still use all means to attack us, how long do you think we can hold out?" A year? Two years?"

"Eldest Prince, you are alarmist in what you say, I always thought that even though they were powerful, as long as we were stable enough, it would not be difficult to defend Luoyang and other cities.

"It is not good for us to drag it out, but the consumption of the Vietnamese army and the southern court is also amazing

Are they really willing to continue dragging with us recklessly? Aren't they afraid of facing the ghosts who take advantage of the situation?"

Facing the opponents who finally spoke out, Zhao Qianhui just smiled disdainfully: "Have you thought about how important Luoyang is to the faint monarch and to the Dayue Imperial Court?

"This is their capital! If it were me, even if I had to pay more costs, I would definitely do whatever it took to capture Luoyang. Also, what are your intentions in avoiding war and fearing war so much, don't you think that even if the fall of Luoyang has nothing to do with you, can you still be an official and obedient to the people under the rule of the Dayue Imperial Court in the end?"

"General Mingjian, the lower official has no such ......intentions," this one immediately denied it, and his forehead was a little sweaty, "I'm just worried that this is a flaw deliberately exposed by the Vietnamese army, just to lead us to take the initiative to attack, so as to defeat us in one fell swoop...... The general thinks twice, if we have another big defeat, we really won't even be able to hold Luoyang."

"Yes, General, it's hard to say that this is not a conspiracy of the Vietnamese army after attacking our fortified cities for a long time...... someone quickly followed up and supported.

But the opponents also cried out: "Do you think it is credible to use the emperor's life and death to create such an opportunity?

"Also, these news were all sent back in time by our spies in Sichuan and Shu, can there be any fakes? Do you think that the Banzhou Yang family raised troops to break through many cities and kill several families?"

After a series of questions, the opponents fell silent again, and they really couldn't come up with more convincing evidence. They are so strongly opposed, on the one hand, they are really worried, and on the other hand, it is also because it is not good for them to go to war......

Zhao Guangxiao quietly listened to the arguments of both sides, and never opened his mouth.

It wasn't until the main side completely overpowered the opponents that he finally spoke, "Okay, don't hurt the harmony. I know that everyone has different views on the strength of our Pingtian Army for the sake of our Luoyang and our Pingtian Army.

"But as Qianhui said, now we don't really have a choice. Even if you don't attack this time, you can continue to defend it for two or three years, but what's the use?

"That being the case, it is better to let go of the battle, take advantage of the fact that there are many problems within them and the army's instability to defeat the frontal Vietnamese army, if you can get Kaifeng and other cities back, it would be better!"

Speaking of this, his expression was solemn: "I have made up my mind, and I will immediately gather my troops and horses in various cities and take the initiative to attack in order to defeat the enemy in one battle. The decisive battle is outside Xingyang!"