In the waist fort, Yeluyan sat alone in the room, with his eyes closed like an old monk in trance, sitting cross-legged. Although he looked very calm, he held his fists tightly, and you could see the pale knuckles. It was betraying his truest inner thoughts···········
"Boom! Boom!········"
Hearing the footsteps outside the door, Yeluyan didn't open his eyes to see who it was, but immediately said in a deep voice:
"How many people are left?"
Facing Ye Luyan's inquiry, Xiao Xiu, with a heavy face, said in a low voice:
"First Prince, there are still about 3,000 people left, but among them there are more than 300 wounded and more than 500 lightly wounded..."
Hearing this news, even though Ye Luyan already had the answer in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.
As a general who has commanded troops for many years, he knew very well that with the Khitan's medical level, more than 90% of the more than 300 wounded people would not survive. Even if they survived, they would be basically disabled and it would be difficult to march. There's a war!
Even for these more than 500 lightly injured people, many injuries will worsen due to various reasons. In the end, it is good to have more than 300 people alive.
This also means that, excluding these wounded, the number of Khitan warriors he can fight next is only about 2,500!
When I think of this Yeluyan, I feel a kind of suffocating pain, my heart is like a knife, and my face can no longer remain calm...
He never expected that those seemingly vulnerable mallets could explode with such great power, causing so many casualties to his Khitan warriors.
As a nomadic people living in the Songmo area, the Khitan did not have many people. Even if all the men of the right age were soldiers, the entire nation only had an army of 50,000.
This time, the military action against Fengzhou and Ye Mingsheng was carried out privately by Yeluyan because of his personal interests, and he did not receive authorization or support from the Khitan clan.
The 5,000 men and horses he brought were all, without exception, loyal to him. But now that the war has not ended, nearly half of his men and horses have been killed. There is no doubt that this is a disastrous defeat, and the most important thing is that The key thing is that with today's disastrous defeat, he, who originally had the upper hand, has shown a clear decline!
Although he doesn't want to admit it, Ye Luyan is also very clear that the situation has undergone earth-shaking changes from now on. Even if morale and people's hearts are not considered, he, with only 2,500 combat troops left, can no longer fight in two days. We broke through Ye Mingsheng's camp within a short period of time...
His original plan to first annihilate Ye Mingsheng's troops, then defeat Ye Mingsheng's reinforcements one by one, and finally sack Fengzhou City, has now been aborted with his defeat and officially declared bankrupt!
"Eldest Prince, shall we continue to fight?"
Seeing Ye Luyan closing his eyes and not speaking, Xiao Xiu asked tentatively:
Hearing this, Yeluyan slowly opened his eyes, looked at Xiao Xiu's expression and asked in a deep voice:
"What are your thoughts down there?"
"Everyone obeys your order, the eldest prince. No matter it is a sea of swords, mountains or fire, we will follow you..." First, he expressed his loyalty to Yeluyan, but at the end, Xiao Xiu hesitated and said:
"Of course it's best to take a rest, brothers are very tired..."
Although Xiao Xiu said it very tactfully, Yeluyan's heart sank and he immediately understood what he meant. In fact, this was what Yeluyan had expected. After all, after such a huge defeat, the morale of the people had already reached its lowest point. , it is human nature to want to withdraw troops!
After quietly taking a look at Ye Luyan's expression, and seeing that he was not angry, Xiao Xiu gradually became more courageous and continued:
"Also, eldest prince, we don't have much dried meat and grain with us anymore. According to the current number of our army, we can only last for five days at most. If we don't have supplies after five days, we may have to kill the horses!"
"Also, because there are too many injuries today, the shamans and witch doctors have run out of herbs, so we can only let the shamans bless the injured warriors."
Xiao Xiu's words made Ye Luyan's heart sink to the bottom. He pondered for a while, but reluctantly made a decision.
"God will protect the Khitan warriors. Let the seriously injured warriors come to an end..."
Xiao Xiu was not surprised by Ye Luyan's decision. There was a hint of sadness in his expression, but he still nodded and said:
"Yes, Prince, please have a good rest, everyone can fall in love with you!"
As Xiao Xiu left, Ye Luyan, who was alone in the room, immediately looked gloomy.
He knew that his decision would chill many people who were loyal to him and shake the loyalty of his subordinates to him!
But there is no way Ci can not control the army, he wants to lead more people to survive!
Thinking of this, Ye Luyan's eyes gradually became firm...
Although he was unwilling to do so and wanted to cut Ye Mingsheng into pieces with a thousand knives to vent his hatred, he also knew that if he continued to fight now, he would lead everyone to commit suicide!
As a commander, after realizing his current situation, Yeluyan certainly thought about withdrawing his troops...
But the problem is that you can’t withdraw your troops just because you want to!
Ye Mingsheng, this bitch, had deliberately tried to fend for himself here, and he didn't take out his secret weapon until now, in order to delay time, get reinforcements to arrive, and attack him from both front and back.
Now that he wants to withdraw, can Ye Mingsheng allow him to withdraw his troops so easily?
Ye Luyan could already predict that as long as he withdraws his troops, Ye Mingsheng will definitely send his cavalry troops to harass and contain him along the way, slow down his withdrawal speed, and buy time for the main force. Not only that, but also Lin Huaiwu on his withdrawal route. of two thousand people.
Normally when he meets Lin Huaiwu's two thousand men on the plains, Yeluyan can look down upon them as withered bones in the grave, ready to harvest their lives at any time, but now he is on the plains, and his remnant troops are defeated, their morale is low, and they are basically No longer as tough as before.
Now if you encounter Lin Huaiwu's troops, you will definitely be entangled by them. When Ye Mingsheng leads the main force to arrive, it will still be a dead end...
Thinking of this, Ye Luyan couldn't help frowning and thinking hard. He was now in a dilemma. If he was not careful, his entire army would be annihilated.
Today is the second day of the battle. Ye Mingsheng's reinforcements will arrive as early as the morning after tomorrow. He doesn't have much time!
He must plan carefully and come up with a feasible countermeasure as soon as possible to get out of the current predicament.
