This sentence perfectly explains the current status of Xiang Ji and Pang Tong.
Damn it, 400,000 people, are you really planning to defend Ningjin Pass until death?
Yes, because he received Yuan Shang's order to stick to it, the loyal guard general Jiao Chu carried out this order to the end.
Su You, the second-in-command at Ningjin Pass, is also a player who is afraid of death. Now he can fight without leaving the city, which is absolutely a dream.
Therefore, the entire Ningjin team worked together to completely build Ningjin into a steel line of defense.
Although Xiang Ji wanted to attack by force, his Chu army only had 70,000 troops and the other party's defenders had 400,000 troops. How could he attack?
Even if most of the defenders have no combat effectiveness, they can barely capture it.
But what happens next? Will most of the elite troops of Chu be lost for the sake of a Ningjin defense line?
Xiang Ji is not that stupid.
If this was the last battle to conquer the world, then there would be no choice but to launch a forceful attack regardless of casualties.
But obviously, now is not the time for the final battle. Most of the world is still in Xiang Ji's hands. How could Xiang Ji destroy the Great Wall for a mere Ningjin?
"Overlord, why don't you let the last general lead the cavalry to bypass Ningjin and destroy the baggage transportation of his Hebei army?"
Just when Xiang Ji was helpless, the second batch of reinforcements from Qingzhou arrived.
Yes, after Gao Lan subdued the Hebei cavalry, he traveled all the way and finally arrived at the Jizhou battlefield yesterday.
As for the subdued cavalry and their horses? Wasn't there Gongdu? With that guy's ballista brigade under guard, these cavalry were naturally obedient and ran all the way to Pengcheng.
After all, Xiang Ji is currently at war with Hebei. These prisoners surrendered. Even if Xiang Ji had the courage, he would not dare to take them and use them directly. Who knows if they will suddenly betray them?
When Gao Lan arrived, Xiang Ji's urgent need was immediately solved.
This guy has consciousness!
Both Xiang Ji and Pang Tong agreed with Gao Lan's opinion.
Now, this is the only way to break open the turtle shell.
After all, how much will your 400,000-strong army consume in a day if people eat and horses chew?
Isn't this all shipped from Yecheng and other places?
If a force of light cavalry could cut off the Hebei Army's food route, then the turtle's shell would be broken.
Previously, Xiang Ji was unable to use this method even though he knew the method because he had no cavalry.
However, now that Gao Lan is here, accompanied by five thousand Canglong Riders, Xiang Ji's problem has been completely solved.
Moreover, the most important thing is that Gao Lan is a general in Hebei Province and is most familiar with the terrain.
Others may not be able to find the Hebei Army's accurate baggage transportation route, but Gao Lan definitely can't.
Shu said, looking at Gao Lan leading the rested Canglong Cavalry away, Xiang Ji knew that the only chance to defeat Yuan Shang's army would be Gao Lan's cavalry.
But Xiang Ji didn't know that Gao Lan's trip actually brought him an unexpected person.
Jizhou, near Qinghe.
"Xia Houlan! How did you lead the way? Qinghe is actually under martial law?
It’s so annoying, and they said I could take a good rest.”
Zhao Yun and others, who have been traveling for hundreds of miles, have arrived near Xindu County, located in the middle of Qinghe River.
What he never expected was that Qinghe County, located in the central region, also started martial law.
How is this possible? Isn't the Chu army confronting the Hebei army at the Ningjin Pass? Why, why is martial law here?
"Xia Houlan, take Zhao Jia and the others and quickly find out what the reason is for the martial law in Qinghe."
As a general who leads the army, he still has a sense of battlefield. When Zhao Yun learned that Qinghe, located in the middle of Jizhou, was under martial law, he immediately understood that this must be a change on the frontline battlefield.
Did Overlord and the others come over? Or are they currently attacking Ningjin? Or is it some other possibility?
Zhao Yun was full of doubts about this, but he could only wait patiently for the return of Xia Houlan and others.
"Brother Yun, I really don't understand. How can you agree to let Xia Houlan be your deputy general? You are one of the best generals in the Chu Kingdom! With his level, is he qualified to be your deputy general?
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You know, he can't even beat me!"
Obviously, Fan Juan, who is a violent woman, really despises Xia Houlan.
You're such a freshman, you can't even compete with a little girl like me. What kind of fun is this?
Looking at Fan Juan with an arrogant face, Zhao Yun could only remain silent.
Just kidding, you must know that when I was studying art, my teacher Tong Yuan said this to me personally.
If this girl were not born as a girl, and her talent was no less than her own, she could also become a teacher's disciple.
With Xia Houlan's qualifications as an ordinary person, how could he possibly compare to this girl?
Of course, what comforted Zhao Yun deeply was that no matter what the situation, as long as he was present, this girl would basically show her ladylike side.
After a while, Xia Houlan and others returned again.
Xia Houlan, who returned, looked at the two people sitting separately with a disappointed look on his face.
Why, after we've been gone for so long, nothing happened to you two?
You know, after several days of getting along with each other, Xia Houlan has become close to Zhao Jia and others.
Then he would naturally hear rumors about Zhao Yun's sex and orientation issues within the Chu State.
Xia Houlan was deeply disdainful of this.
Just kidding, Brother Yun still has problems in this area? It's just that our brother Yun has always been thinking about Xiaojuan in his heart.
Naturally, Xia Houlan, who wanted to clear Zhao Yun's name, hoped that something could happen between Zhao Yun and Fan Juan as soon as possible.
However, along the way, Zhao Yun perfectly interpreted how the word "gentleman" is written.
"Xia Houlan, what happened to the situation that Brother Yun asked you to inquire about? Why do you act like a fool when you come back?"
Naturally, Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan didn't know what Xia Houlan was thinking, otherwise they might be...
"Ah! General, we have found out clearly.
It turns out that Yuan Shang was horrified by the combat effectiveness of our Chu army, and now he no longer dares to engage in field battles with our Chu army.
Therefore, that fellow shamelessly hoarded a total of 400,000 troops in Ningjin, just to defend the pass.
This indeed successfully defended against the Overlord's attack.
But I heard that a group of Chu cavalry had crossed the Ningjin Pass and arrived in the middle of Jizhou.
I heard that two teams carrying baggage have been wiped out by our Chu cavalry.
It is because of this that Qinghe started martial law."
What!? Four hundred thousand troops to defend Ningjin?
A cavalry force from Chu State has bypassed the Ningjin defense line and arrived inside Jizhou?
Zhao Yun was shocked when he heard what Xia Houlan said.