Under Gui Yunzheng's strict arrangements, the Northern Army looked at the heavily guarded opposite bank and became frightened for the first time. For three consecutive days, they did not dare to make any move.
After all, the battle with Zhang Tuizhi had lasted so long, and both sides had lost a lot of soldiers. No matter how hard Ninghou pushed them, they were still exhausted, so the rest lasted for three days.
Lin Zhijing's army, which captured Shangnan and then went north to capture Lu's family, formed a line with Jin Ba, quickly reorganized their troops and stormed the Xixia. In less than two days, the Xixia was captured.
Such a situation made Ninghou, who was mainly attacking Xiangyang, a little panicked. He couldn't figure out what Lin Zhijing's strategic plan was. The next step was to go straight to Nanyang, go to Zhongxiang, go around Dengzhou, arrive at Sanyang, or rush to Xinye to join forces with King Ping's army to attack the other army.
But no matter what, it made him restless.
The coming army is huge!
He thought of Gui Yunzheng who had beaten him to the point of losing his armor, and he couldn't help but feel a little frightened. Xiangyang has not been under attack for a long time, and the soldiers have long been determined to retreat. If it were not for his kindness and power, some of them would have escaped from the camp long ago.
The current dilemma is that the defenders in Zhongxiang, Dengzhou, Nanyang, Chanyang and other places are all very weak. How can they stop Lin Zhijing's menacing army of tens of thousands?
"Commander, Gucheng is now under the control of Gui Yunzheng. My subordinates believe that the situation is obviously unfavorable to our army. Whether Lin Zhijing attacks Nanyang or goes straight to Sanyang to join forces with Gui Yunzheng, he is very worried. It’s a headache, and if he attacks Xinye, he will penetrate directly into the flank of our army, so Xiangyang will be even more difficult to capture!"
Gu Peng, the commander-in-chief of land troops and horses under Ninghou, looked worried. His analysis of the current situation is quite good.
"Well, the attack on Xiangyang continued for a long time, and nearly a quarter of the army was lost. Especially the water army, which lost consecutive battles. And several shallow water areas were tightly guarded by the Xiangyang defenders, and they were unable to achieve a breakthrough. Alas, Ben The commander-in-chief has long noticed that many of the soldiers are resentful. Now, Gui Yunzheng has arrived. It is really a headache!"
Ninghou did not hide his fear of Gui Yunzheng.
"Commander, in this critical moment, you must make a decisive decision! Whether to retreat to Nanyang Mansion or divide your troops to Chanyang and block Lin Zhijing's path, you have to make an idea!"
Seeing Ning Hou acting like this, Gu Peng's tone became a little anxious.
"Retreat, how dare you retreat? Your Majesty has given me the task of capturing Xiangyang. If I retreat lightly, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it."
Ninghou was also undecided.
The current situation is not only difficult for Xiangyang, the two armies of Guiyunzheng and Guiyunzheng are turbulent. The Lingyue of Ganzhou is also preparing its troops and is ready to move. It is also heard that the Weiwu army of Jiangnan has captured Hefei. The front army has reached Haozhou, and Fang Sheng is all the way. , and also fought with the imperial army in Jinan County for many days.
Generally speaking, all the troops in the imperial court were very passive. He couldn't imagine that the fight continued like this.
"Commander, I will forgive my subordinates for speaking frankly. The city of Xiangyang is high and strong, and its navy is quite powerful, so it is really difficult to move down. Our army has been here for a long time, lost troops and generals, and the morale of the army has been weakened. No matter what Lin Zhijing's army does next, No matter what your plan is, you will be forced to divide your troops to support each other, which will inevitably reduce the strength of our army and indirectly relieve the pressure on Xiangyang. Therefore, my subordinates believe that at this moment, Xiangyang is no longer available. Why not, Return to Nanyang and summon the soldiers from Zanyang to quickly return to Xinye and defend Dengzhou. This is to block Lin Zhijing and King Ping of Xiangyang from either side. This may be a good strategy!"
Gu Peng had no better way. This so-called good strategy was actually caused by his failure to achieve success and his fear of fighting.
"Oh, how could it be like this, how could it be like this!"
Marquis Ning sighed softly, it was difficult to decide whether to advance or retreat.
