"But now, both sides are exhausted, and the consumption of weapons and equipment must be very serious. If the fight continues, the side with more people will definitely have the upper hand."
"In other words, even if Qin Feng boldly counterattacks, the initiative on the battlefield is still firmly in Lin Zhao's hands."
After hearing this, Wang Keng, who was also exhausted, finally revealed his eyes.
"According to Madam, the advantage is on our side. As long as we continue to fight, we will definitely win?"
Lin Wenwan waved her hand and denied it without hesitation.
"The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable, and no one can say that victory is guaranteed until the last moment."
"Although the advantage now lies with Lin Zhao, Qin Feng still has a large camp behind him. After our night of fierce fighting, there are at least ten thousand enemies!"
"If Qin Feng continues to dispatch troops from the camp, the advantage will gradually shift from Lin Zhao's side to Qin Feng's side."
"Although the camp will be empty after the soldiers and horses are transferred, the defenders in the city are also exhausted. Even if they send people out to harass at this time, I am afraid they will be lazy."
Hearing Lin Wenwan's words, Wang Keng couldn't help but feel disappointed. Even after fighting like this, he still couldn't form an overwhelming advantage over Qin Feng.
He didn't understand how strong this guy Qin Feng was, but even with all the power from the southern border, he couldn't shake him...
"Then according to Madam's wishes, what should we do next?"
Lin Wenwan already had a strategy in mind, and without thinking, she blurted out: "We must send troops to reinforce Lin Zhao."
"Lin Zhao's troops are also exhausted, and they must have enough strength to replace him."
Wang Keng couldn't help but frown: "The defenders in the city are also exhausted. If they continue to fight, I'm afraid the soldiers will complain."
Lin Wenwan had naturally thought of this a long time ago, and immediately waved her hand: "The frontline soldiers will naturally be unable to leave the city, but don't forget that there are other troops in the city."
Upon hearing this, Wang Keng immediately realized that Lin Wenwan was planning to send out the new soldiers.
Nowadays, in addition to the soldiers who can fight hard, most of the people in Gusu City are civilian coolies and new soldiers.
Of course, there is no need to mention the civilian coolies. Even the tens of thousands of new recruits rarely participate in direct battles on weekdays and are mostly used as coolies.
After all, Gusu City is facing northern troops with extremely rich experience in actual combat. If they send new soldiers to fight, they will suffer heavy losses. It is very likely that the defeat of the new soldiers will affect the morale of the defenders in the city.
For this reason, Lin Wenwan never dared to easily send out new troops to participate in battles.
Even in the fierce battle last night, it was the veteran soldiers in the city who struggled with the enemy, and the new soldiers defended the city from beginning to end.
Wang Keng thought thoughtfully and said with a guilty conscience: "Although these recruits are large in number, they do not belong to the front-line combat troops after all. Once they are sent to the eastern battlefield, they may cause a large number of casualties."
"In order to support Lin Zhao, is it worth using these nearly 10,000 people as cannon fodder?"
Faced with Wang Keng's question, Lin Wenwan blurted out without any hesitation: "Of course it's worth it!"
"General Wang, are you still unable to see clearly the situation?"
"The battlefield on the Eastern Front has become the decisive battle between us and Qin Feng, and it is also the key point of the entire Southern Expedition."
"As long as we defeat Qin Feng, we will completely tear open the encirclement of Gusu City, and all of Qin Feng's strategic arrangements will be in vain."
"If Lin Zhao is defeated and Qin Feng's eastern troops regroup and complete the defense, even if their numbers are reduced, they can still form a pincer attack with the camp."
"We just need to continue to besiege Gusu City and continue to send more reinforcements to the front line."
After hearing Lin Wenwan's explanation, Wang Keng finally understood the seriousness of the problem. The question now was not whether to fight, but whether he could win.
Once Qin Feng's encirclement is broken, Gusu City can regain contact with the southern border. One side will receive a steady stream of support, while the other side will fall into a window period.
As one goes and the other goes, the balance of power between Qin Feng and Gusu City will undergo earth-shaking changes.
On the contrary, as long as the encirclement remains, Gusu City will always be in a desperate situation, with neither personnel nor materials being replenished, but Qin Feng's strength can gradually recover.
This battle will completely determine the direction of the entire Southern Expedition.
Wang Keng no longer hesitated and immediately followed Lin Wenwan's instructions to mobilize new troops.
Under normal circumstances, there would not be a pure recruit unit. After all, the recruits would be directly integrated into other units to fight together with the veterans.
At worst, it's like being cannon fodder for the veterans. At best, it's like fighting with the veterans, working together, and increasing their actual combat experience.
But the situation of this new army is different. It was temporarily recruited and formed by the wealthy families in the south.
More than 90% of them are new soldiers, and no one among the veterans in the city is willing to take over this army. After all, in their view, the combat effectiveness of these 10,000 people may not be as good as that of 3,000 veterans.
If he leads this new army and loses, his reputation will be completely ruined.
It is precisely for this reason that this unit, known as the "Kangding Army", has been living a pampered life and has not been baptized by the flames of war at all.
At this time, he was recruited by Wang Keng. From the generals to the pawns, there was no objection at all and he happily accepted the mission to support the Eastern Front.
Under the leadership of General Zheng Kang, Kang Ding's army of ten thousand people left the gate of Gusu City in a mighty manner and headed towards the east front.
At first, when Sun Bo got the news, his nervous scalp went numb.
As soon as he gathered a thousand men and transferred them to the eastern front, the enemy left the city in large numbers. If he stormed the camp at this time, Sun Bo might not be able to defend it.
But when he learned that the army had turned around and headed east, Sun Bo breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Ming, who was also in the camp and temporarily acted as "supervision force", saw Sun Bo's relaxed face and couldn't help but asked in a deep voice: "The entire Eastern Front, including the reinforcements just sent, totals 4,600 people."
"But the enemy army has seven thousand. Adding these ten thousand people creates a four-on-one situation."
"Why are you so relaxed in such a difficult situation?"
Sun Bo knew that Liu Ming was the supervisor left by Qin Feng to supervise the generals, so he naturally did not dare to neglect him.
"Mr. Liu, don't worry. These 10,000 people seem to be a large force, but at this time, the troops that Gusu City can support on the eastern front must be mainly new soldiers."
"Recruits who lack combat experience will be used up in the blink of an eye when they arrive on the Eastern Front."
Liu Ming disagreed: "Even if there are ten thousand pigs, King Qin will have to kill them for a while."
Sun Bo laughed loudly: "Mr. Liu doesn't know something. On the battlefield, recruits are not necessarily more difficult to deal with than pigs."
