"Not yet. I have confirmed that it will take at least two or three days." He shook his head. Lan Jing also knew the situation in the army, but he had no way to help Lan Xu, so he was the same as those generals. in a hurry.
Of course, Lan Jing didn't want to go to war, he just wanted to solve the current problem. Those generals putting pressure on Lan Xu seemed to be putting pressure on him, and he didn't feel good about it.
"Since there is no news from Kyoto, I estimate that our army will not receive reinforcements in a short period of time, so I would like to ask all generals to keep this in mind. If our army is defeated, everything will be overturned, and all the results achieved in Feng Kingdom will be lost. It will be in vain." As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Lan Xu's policy of defending the city has not changed.
"Having said that, has General General ever thought that as long as our army defeats the Yi Army, all problems will be solved?" After clarifying Lan Xu's decision, there were still people on the main battle side who were unwilling to back down.
"There are only 60,000 enemy troops coming today, and most of them are shield soldiers. The enemy's move is undoubtedly provoking us. If our army cannot hold on, it will undoubtedly be the shield soldiers who think they are no match for the enemy. Such a move Come, if word of what happened today spreads, it will greatly damage the reputation of our army."
"The enemy commander may have concluded that we will not send troops, but our failure to fight will still allow their strategy to be successfully implemented. The general thought that our army should go to war immediately to catch the enemy by surprise and enhance our military's prestige."
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The situation has developed to the current stage, and the generals who are fighting are rushing to express their own opinions. On the other hand, the conservative generals are silent and seem to have no ability to refute the opinions of the fighting party.
In the camp, a group of Star Army generals kept putting pressure on Lan Xu, but no one could express different opinions at this moment, thereby sharing some of the pressure for Lan Xu, so that Lan Xu had felt many times that going to war was what everyone expected.
It was hard to go against the will of the people. He once again deeply understood the difficulties of being the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. I don’t know if Lan Wu had a similar feeling in the past. In short, now that he is under internal and external pressure, he really wants to put down the burden on his shoulders and obey everyone. He decided to send troops directly. No matter what the outcome was, at least he didn't have to feel as uncomfortable as he did now.
"I wonder if you have ever considered what our army should do when our army leaves the city and is engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy. When the enemy commander leads his follow-up troops to attack the city? Do you really think that our army currently has less than 120,000 troops? Can you defeat the enemy's army of more than 200,000 people?" As the commander of the Arrow Camp, Fang Quyin has always been clear-headed. Even though he, like many generals, was extremely angry at the Yi Army's behavior, he never lost his sense of proportion.
"What General Fang said is exactly what I think. When the Marshal led us to achieve many victories, it was not because of the outstanding strength of our army, but more about the strategy of using troops. In every battle, the Marshal's instructions to us have always been Clearly, you can always catch Feng Jun by surprise."
After a pause, the commander of the cavalry camp who answered continued: "But at the moment, we have been unable to figure out the enemy's strategy, and it is difficult to figure out the true purpose of the enemy commander's repeated invitations to fight. If our every move is under the enemy's We are within control, and if any unexpected situation occurs, we will be unable to bear it.”
"On the other hand, even if all 60,000 enemy troops were wiped out today, their foundation will still not be shaken. I would like to advise you to think more about the differences between us and the enemy. The art of war is as follows. Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles."
The person who spoke was Zhao Xianzhi, another commander of the cavalry camp. He had violated Lan Wu's military orders when he was chasing the Feng Army. Because he had caused losses to his own side, he was almost dismissed from the post of commander by Lan Wu.
Since being reprimanded by Lan Wu that day, Zhao Xianzhi has kept a low profile and rarely expresses his opinions during discussions. It is worth mentioning that as one of the chief generals of the cavalry camp, he may be the only one among all the generals in the cavalry camp. A general who does not take the initiative in war because he has never expressed the idea of going to war.
No matter what mistakes he made in the past, Zhao Xianzhi was always a general. Now two of the five generals said they could not play. Naturally, it was very helpful to Lan Xu. With the support of the two, Lan Xu, who was in a dilemma, slowly strengthened his original intention. plan.
"Having said that, do the two generals know the situation of Brother Ying? Now the soldiers can't sleep well, can't eat well because of the harassment by the Yi Army, and they are also complaining about us. If this goes on for a long time, the morale of the army will be broken. In a few days, I'm afraid that the Yi army has not yet attacked, but our army will first open the city and surrender!" As the representative of the main fighting party, Zhang Dada was always unwilling to accept the policy of defending the city.
"General Zhang is right. When our army first came, its morale was stable and its power was strong. Now, under the interference of the Yi Army, its morale has been weakened. Most of the soldiers have no intention of training. If this continues, the soldiers will not be like soldiers, and the generals will not be like generals. Wait. When the enemy really comes to attack the city, what else can we use to fight against the enemy?" After Zhang boldly talked about the actual situation in the army, considering the current impetuous atmosphere in the army, Yan Nantian, another general of Arrow Camp, also It comes from feelings.
Regardless of whether their ideas are correct or not, the problems they mentioned are real. The morale of the Star Army has been greatly damaged, and the longer it takes, the worse the situation will become.
People from both sides now hold their own opinions, and both have reasonable grounds. The constant dispute made Lan Jing look embarrassed. One moment he felt that the proposal to avoid fighting was reasonable, and the next moment he felt that fighting was necessary. In the end, he didn't know what to do at all. He could only look at Lan Xu for help.
"Generals, please be patient. We will make plans after I have analyzed the current situation." Unable to refute Zhang Dayan and Yan Nantian's statements, Lan Xu could only find another way to express his own opinions.
"Yi Jun's continuous invitation to fight is undoubtedly testing the strength of our army's will. In the past few days, our army has indeed been deeply disturbed by it, but I wonder if the generals have considered why Yi Jun used such despicable methods? "
After a pause, without waiting for the other generals to speak, Lan Xu continued: "In my opinion, the reason why the Yi Army humiliated us in every possible way is because they did not dare to attack the city head-on. They clearly had close to 300,000 people, compared to us. As far as the army is concerned, there are many soldiers and generals, but even so, they did not dare to even attempt to attack the city."
"If my guess is correct, the commander of the Yi army must understand that they only have one chance to attack the city. If they fail once, it will be more difficult for them to attack the city again."
"Based on the current situation, the Yi army is not sure of victory at all. Firstly, the strong city wall can bring great advantages to our army; secondly, the siege will also allow the Yi army to specially prepare to deal with our cavalry. The shield soldiers lose their effectiveness."
"In short, the reason why the Yi army dare not attack the city is because they are afraid of our army. Our soldiers have experienced many battles and are extremely brave. Their combat power is far superior to theirs. The commander of the Yi army knows that our army dares to fight, so he would rather give up the numbers. Even though we have the upper hand, we will use these despicable means to lure our army into battle, thereby continuously depleting our army's strength."
"Another point is that the Yi army came from afar and their food, grass and baggage are very limited. They cannot keep up with us for a long time. Therefore, they are not us who are really urgent to fight. If the generals are deceived by the current appearance, I strongly urge you to send troops. , that is exactly what the enemy wants."
"Furthermore, for the past few days, we have been discussing strategies to deal with the enemy's shield soldiers, but we have never come up with an effective method. Our army hastily leaving the city to fight against the enemy's shield soldiers has many disadvantages. Even if there are more people, we may not be able to gain an advantage. Isn't it foolish to use one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strong points? I wonder if you think what I said makes sense?"
Lan Xu explained the pros and cons of the battle in detail to the generals. Although he intended to ask the generals for their opinions, Lan Xu still expressed his opinion. What he expressed was extremely simple. At present, the Star Army should hold on to its own advantages and refuse to fight. He tried his best to maximize his advantage, so when he finally asked the generals what they wanted, Lan Xu wanted to see if the generals were willing to give up all their advantages and take the risk of sending out troops to fight to the death with the Yi Army.
Lan Xu's statement was very clear. Even Lan Jing could tell how unwise it was to go to war today, but before expressing his own point of view, Lan Jing wanted to see what other generals meant.
On the other side, Lan Xu's words had already calmed down the generals who were originally leading the battle. Starting from Zhang Bingdao, they all carefully considered Lan Xu's point of view as if they had lost their temper, and some people quickly came to a conclusion.
"It's exactly what the general said. The Yi army must be eager to start a war with our army but dare not take the initiative to attack the city, so they use such despicable methods to force our army to fight. If the Yi army really thinks that they are stronger than us, I'm afraid The army has already invaded the territory, why waste time with us like this?" The speaker was Yan Nantian, the commander of the Arrow Camp. Just now he made it clear that he wanted to go to war, but after listening to Lan Xu's analysis, the anger in his heart dissipated, and Yan Nantian Nan Tian increasingly felt that it was unwise to fight.
"It is exactly what General Yan said. The Yi army is too cowardly to attack, so they can only use some despicable means to deceive us. If we easily send troops to play into the enemy's hands, our army can lose to the enemy when they attack the city. , but we must not lose to the enemy's strategy and destroy the wisdom of the general and marshal." The one who spoke was Zhao Xianzhi. He originally felt that it was inappropriate to go to war, but now he wanted to stick to his original opinion.
