Hearing Dongfang Ao say that the army of the Jin Kingdom had withdrawn from the war, Zhao Ming understood why there was a quiet and peaceful appearance under Xiangyang City at this moment, if it weren't for the mottled blood stains and scars on the ground and city walls, the flags and scarves fluttering in the wind on the battlefield and the broken armor and weapons, Zhao Ming really couldn't see that this was a place that had just experienced war......

"No wonder there are only so many soldiers guarding the city wall, I thought it was ......" Zhao Ming remembered that there were only some soldiers on the city wall, and couldn't help but smile and said......

But before Zhao Ming's words were finished, Dongfang Ao's face became a little gloomy......

"Actually, you're not wrong......

"Huh?" Zhao Ming, who was breathing a sigh of relief, couldn't help but pause......

Dongfang Ao didn't care about the change in Zhao Ming's expression, but said to himself: "Eh....... Our troops originally stationed on the border, plus several expeditionary forces later, had 200,000 soldiers and horses, but... But along the way alone, I lost nearly 100,000.... Coupled with the attrition when holding the Hetao, by the time our army arrived in Xiangyang, there would be 80,000 men and horses left...... Eh......"

"Eighty thousand?" Zhao Ming's face also became gloomy, eighty thousand sounds like a lot, but it really can't afford much bubble on this meat grinder-like battlefield, Zhao Ming doesn't believe that Dajin will only take 80,000 people to attack the city......

But it was clear that this news was not the worst that Zhao Ming had heard......

"This is the number of people counted by our army when they arrived in Xiangyang, at that time they were basically defeated and retreated, they all took care of their lives, and there were not many wounded, and 80,000 was relatively not to the point of running out of ammunition and food, so I was not in a hurry to report to the imperial court at that time...... Can...... Holding on to Xiangyang in this way, although it did not make Xiangyang City lost, but it also lost more than half of the number of our army, and now our army has less than 40,000 available soldiers, which is still the reason for adding those wounded soldiers......" Speaking of this, Dongfang Ao couldn't help but shake his head, it was obvious that he was suddenly dashed by the loss of the war after seeing Zhao Ming at the beginning......

Zhao Ming's face at the moment is not much better, 40,000 people, this is still the number of people who have been disabled, as a defensive side, the number of disabled people must be more than the attacker, as long as they don't die at the first time, they will be saved, it is conceivable how much water the 40,000 soldiers and horses in Dongfang Ao's mouth are, which can't help but make Zhao Ming have some impulses to scold his mother, no wonder when he came, he saw that as long as some people were guarding the city wall, it turned out that it was not because of Dajin's withdrawal, but that there was really no one.......

"Then why don't you rush back to Beijing and let the capital send troops to support?" Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice......

Since this Dongfang Ao can let people report the good news back to the capital, then he will definitely be able to pass back the predicament at the moment, Zhao Ming doesn't believe that those civil and military officials will sit idly by after the news returns to the capital......

But Zhao Ming's words made Dongfang Ao stunned......

"The old man has reported it three times, and each time he has focused on mentioning this matter, doesn't the master know? I thought that the Jingshi would not be able to draw up manpower to delay again and again, but now it seems that ......" Before he finished speaking, Dongfang Ao shook his head......

Dongfang Ao's words Zhao Ming naturally understood, there are only two possibilities for such a thing, either the battle report was robbed, it is obvious that ordinary bandits and bandits cannot do such a thankless thing, then it is only possible that there is a traitor in the royal family or the Beijing Division, and this person's identity is not low, moreover, that is, the royal family has never thought of sending troops to reinforce again, this possibility is relatively small, after all, if the border is lost, the breaking of Xiangyang is the most unfavorable for the royal family, and they cannot watch such a thing happen......

"It seems that I still haven't been able to detect the water in the capital......" Zhao Ming couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of everything that happened to him when he was in Beijing......

"According to the words of the marshal, our army is bound to lose, and there is no chance of victory......." Zhao Ming said bluntly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

But Zhao Ming's words fell, but Dongfang Ao on the other side was silent all of a sudden, and after a while, Dongfang Ao seemed to have made a decision, shook his head and said: "If it was before, the old man really didn't have anything to do, but now...... When the master comes, the old man's previous plan should be realized......"

Dongfang Ao's words made Zhao Ming stunned, he had reached this point in the world, and this Dongfang Ao had other plans? Zhao Ming couldn't help but look at Dongfang Ao on the opposite side in confusion......

Dongfang Ao didn't care about Zhao Ming's strange eyes, and then said: "The lack of grain and grass is not only a situation that our army has to face, but Dajin's soldiers are also facing such a thing, otherwise they would not have withdrawn at this time, presumably there is already grain and grass in transit at this time, with the return of our army's spies and the old man's conjecture, the other party's grain and grass will arrive in three days, and the old man will estimate that it will be when the whole army of Dajin soldiers and horses will attack Xiangyang, so we must snatch him before those grain and grass arrive in Xiangyang." ...... In this way, our army will have a slight chance of winning......" After speaking, Dongfang Ao's gaze fell on Zhao Ming's face......

Zhao Ming listened to Dongfang Ao's story, and couldn't help nodding, Dongfang Ao's plan is not a way to change the situation at present, after all, they have also reached the point of running out of ammunition and food, if they can have the enemy's food and grass supply, they will be pulled into a lot of combat power at once......

But this is Zhao Ming who suddenly noticed Dongfang Ao's gaze, and his expression couldn't help but be stunned......

"Then it seems that the master also approves of the old man's plan?"

Zhao Ming was a little furious by Dongfang Ao, and moved his body and said: "The little monk is not very good at military affairs, but listening to what the marshal said, there is indeed a lot of hope......"

Before Zhao Ming could finish speaking, Dongfang Ao on the opposite side slapped his thigh and said, "Since the master has agreed, then our army will prepare now, and we will send people to intercept the enemy troops transporting grain and grass halfway tonight......"

Zhao Ming was stunned by Dongfang Ao's actions, how could he agree to this? And didn't he say that it was just speculation and planning? Why did he act tonight?