Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 1932 Yang Su: A general is not subject to the orders of the emperor when he is away from home
"Oh!"

"Long article, please read!"

Seeing Chen Qun's expression, Huangfu Guhan also felt uneasy.

"Your Majesty, even if General Yang leads his troops to rescue us, only half of the 100,000-man army will return at most!"

"With the strength of the Guandong Army, I'm afraid it is not enough to defeat Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao!" Chen Qun said with a wry smile.

Yang Su could only bring back an army of 50,000 at most. Even if he added the small half in the city, he did not have the power to directly defeat Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao.

The Kwantung Army is the most powerful part of the Han Dynasty's millions of soldiers.

The average quality of Dongcang's troops can barely be compared with that of the Han Dynasty. If you really want to compare, they are still a little worse. If compared with the Guandong Army, the strongest among the millions of Han Dynasty troops, they are far behind.

The 100,000-strong Kwantung Army was composed of the 100,000 most elite troops out of the original 300,000-strong Zhendong Army.

In addition to the 50,000-strong Kwantung Army, the enemy also has the Golden Fire Cavalry.

Five thousand golden fire cavalrymen, if their combat power is converted, it cannot be simply calculated as five thousand. Especially, it is still on such a plain terrain.

Therefore, unless Yang Su came back with all his troops, they would not have the strength to defeat Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao head-on.

But is this possible?

Don’t you want the Zhushan Defense Line?
If you really don't want to, letting Han Xin march straight in will only make the result worse!

Even if we assume that Yang Su brought back a maximum of 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus there were nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city, he could only barely gather 60,000 combat troops.

Chen Qun didn't take those peasant soldiers into account at all. It would be fine if they were to defend the city, but if they really went out to fight in the field, they would only be a burden to them.

Therefore, even if Yang Su returned with reinforcements, they would still be forced to defend. If they took the initiative to fight, it would not be to say that they had no chance of winning, but that the chance of winning was indeed slim, only 30% at most.

"So, Meng Tian is certain that our army is running low on food and grass!"

Huangfu Guhan had already guessed what Chen Qun was going to say next.

Huangfu Guhan's ability can definitely not be said to be bad. The reason why his Dongcang ranks last among the forces in Dacang is entirely because compared to Huangfu Guyuan, he lacks some luck, and is also dragged down by his teammates.

"Yes! It's food and fodder!" Chen Qun nodded helplessly.

If Yang Su really brought back tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the food crisis they were already facing would only become more severe.

If this goes on for too long, it will collapse without a fight.

At that time, they could only leave the city and be forced to fight! The chances of winning a proactive battle were low, but at least there was still a chance. If they didn't fight this battle, they would collapse without fighting due to the lack of food.

But if they actively seek war, their chances of winning will already be at a disadvantage. The only way to further improve their chances of winning is to completely unite the power of the aristocratic families around them!
However, Huang Chao's killing spree had already created a rift between the aristocratic groups and them.

As for Yang Su bringing back some of the food and grass from the front line, this is not something that can be achieved just by talking!

Tens of thousands of troops are needed to supply them with food and fodder for a period of time. You can imagine the number. If they carry so much food and fodder together, the marching speed will be greatly affected. Do they really think that the Kwantung Army and the Golden Fire Cavalry are vegetarians?

I am afraid that even if Yang Su's reinforcements came back with hundreds of carts of food and fodder, they might not even have a chance to enter the city and would be forced to fight a field battle with the Kwantung Army and the Golden Fire Cavalry.

The plain terrain is the Golden Fire Cavalry's favorite battlefield terrain.

Of course, Huangfu Guhan and Chen Qun could not be said to be Huang Chao's fault. If they were not killed, people's hearts would still be in turmoil.

All we can say is that Meng Tian gave them a conspiracy. No matter which choice they made, there would be traps behind it.

Zhushan Defense Line, Dongcang Camp.

The news that Zhang Daozon's 80,000 troops were completely wiped out by Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao, and that the main force of the Han army was approaching the capital Lin'an, had been heard for several days.

When the news came, Yang Su, the first famous general of Dongcang and the main commander of the Zhushan front line, was extremely sad and angry. Although his eldest son Yang Xuangan had many shortcomings in Yang Su's eyes, he was the most capable one among all his sons. The other sons were not as good as Yang Xuangan in all aspects.

Therefore, when Yang Su first received the news, he and other generals had the same idea, that is, to lead troops back to the capital Lin'an to fight Meng Tian to the death. However, Han Xin's troops were very tight, and the Han and Cang armies, with a total of more than 200,000 troops, started a fierce battle with Zhushan as the center.

Under such circumstances, if Yang Su did not arrange things on the front line properly, then he naturally would not dare to lead his troops away easily.

However, during this process, Zhang Churang, the most powerful general of Dongcang, escorted the third prince to the front-line camp. At the same time, news also arrived that Mo Peng had landed in Jiangyuan County.

At that time, Yang Su had already recovered from the dizziness caused by the death of his eldest son Yang Xuangan in battle. Yang Su, who had already regained consciousness, keenly sensed something unusual from the recent actions of the enemy commander Han Xin.

At the beginning, Han Xin led his troops to attack continuously and fought very hard. However, when the news of Mo Peng's landing in Jiangyuan County came, Han Xin slowed down his offensive. At this time, although Yang Su had found an opportunity to lead part of the troops to rescue, he did not dare to lead his troops away easily.

"General Yang, Lin'an has been besieged by the enemy for more than half a month!"

"General, you are still reluctant to come back to help. Do you really want to disregard the safety of Your Majesty?"

It had been many days since they had escorted the third prince to the front-line camp. However, Zhang Churang, who had not seen Yang Su send out troops for a long time, became the first to become impatient. He led many generals including Li Zeyu, Geng Biao, Zhang Guiba, etc. to Yang Su's tent to question him.

"Why? Do you want to say that I have a rebellious heart, or do you want to say that I want to surrender to the enemy?" Yang Su glanced at the generals and said.

"I dare not!"

Yang Su was still quite prestigious in the army. When he spoke like this, all the generals hurriedly waved their hands in panic.

Not to mention, they never thought that Yang Su might betray and surrender to the enemy!

The hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable!

Yang Xuangan died at the hands of the Han army. Given Yang Su's character, how could he let it go?
"Do you think that I don't want to mobilize my entire army and fight a decisive battle with Meng Tian?" "It's not that I don't want to, but I just can't!" Yang Su sighed.

Seeing the aggressive looks of these people, Yang Su knew that if he could not give a reasonable explanation this time, this time, there would be no peace.

"Han Chongyan slowed down the offensive just to let our army leave!" Yang Su expressed his guess helplessly.

"General Yang, is it possible that Han Xin and Meng Tian are not on good terms?"

"That's right. Han Xin will not easily hand over such credit to Meng Tian!" Zhang Churang guessed thoughtfully.

"Yes, and also wrong!"

Yang Su looked at the people who were thinking divergently and could only continue to explain.

"Han Zhongyan has 80,000 Barbarian Bear troops and 20,000 Flying Feather troops!"

"If I withdraw half of my troops, who among you is confident enough to resist Han Xin in the west?" Yang Su looked at the generals below and asked coldly.

"This……"

Although all the generals wanted to make this guarantee, no one dared to do so!

In fact, if it were any other person, except Han Xin, any general in the Han Dynasty, it didn't matter whether they could do it or not, but at least they dared to make this guarantee.

But, that was Han Xin! That was Han Xin who defeated Chu Xizhao and Huangfu Yue successively!

Among all the people present, even Yang Su did not dare to guarantee that he could use half of his troops to fight against Han Xin, and he could only guarantee to remain undefeated for a short period of time, let alone others.

"Even if our army returns to support, with only half of our forces, I'm afraid it will be difficult to defeat Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao's 50,000 Guandong troops and the Golden Fire Cavalry in a short period of time!"

"But now, the enemy general Mo Peng has already entered Jiangyuan. By then, once Han Xin crosses the Zhushan defense line and sweeps through the counties of Zhushan, my Da Cang and all the troops in Qingbei will really become Han Xin's birds in a cage!" Yang Su sighed helplessly!
Han Xin wanted more than Meng Tian. Han Xin not only wanted the credit of destroying a country, but also wanted to completely annihilate Dongcang's main force in Qingbei.

When Mo Peng landed at Jiangyuan, Han Xin wanted to let Yang Su lead part of the troops back to Lin'an. After all, the troops that Yang Su could transfer back were not enough to defeat Meng Tian. At most, it would make it difficult for Meng Tian to break through Lin'an.

At this time, Han Xin was breaking through Zhushan at the fastest speed.

With Yang Su leading a hundred thousand soldiers and horses blocking the way here, even Han Xin would have no way to stop them in a short period of time.

However, if only half of the troops were left and the famous general Yang Su was gone, Han Xin would have a way to conquer Zhushan in a short time.

The tug-of-war that unfolded in Zhushan these days was not only to help Meng Tian delay Yang Su's troops, but also to test the enemy's defenses.

As long as Zhushan is in hand, Mo Peng can block the source of the river in the south. In addition, Ping in the east is already in the hands of Meng Tian. How can Dongcang's main force in Qingbei not be trapped?
At that time, Han Xin could not only annihilate Dongcang's main force in Qingbei, but also, when Yang Su's reinforcements were exhausted from fighting Meng Tian, ​​he could kill Yang Su as well, and then capture Lin'an and destroy Dongcang!
Meng Tian and Yang Yanzhao were extremely anxious to achieve the feat of destroying the country, but Han Xin also wanted to make some plans!
It was precisely because he guessed Han Xin's thoughts that Yang Su was in a very difficult situation at this time.

If we don't go back to help, Lin'an will definitely be in Meng Tian's hands and won't hold out for long!

But if he goes back, he will only die a few days later! Of course, this is based on the fact that Yang Su does not know the food situation in Lin'an City. As a general, he is not in charge of these things in Lin'an. He only knows that Dongcang is short of food now, but he does not know that it has been so short of food.

"But General...now...what should our army do next?" General Li Zeyu asked in great pain.

At this time, they did not dare to force Yang Su to return to Lin'an immediately.

"Lin'an is no longer defensible!"

"I think we can send a part to help Your Majesty break out, abandon Qingbei, make a comeback in Qingnan, and resist the Han enemy." Yang Su said tiredly.

It has not even been two months since the war spread to Qingbei, but their Dongcang is already showing signs of being destroyed. The best outcome is being forced to give up Qingbei, which makes Yang Su extremely distressed.

In fact, if they had been given more food and grass, Zhang Daozon would not have had to fight a decisive battle in order to win a quick victory when facing Meng Tian. They could have strictly guarded the cities and waited for the reinforcements from the Tianshi Dao before seeking a strategy to repel the enemy.

But there are not so many ifs in this world!
Now that the situation has become like this, Yang Su can only find a way to deal with it.

"But... General, His Majesty's order is to return to Lin'an, defend the capital, and wait for reinforcements from Dayan!" Li Zeyu said in shock.

Yang Su's intention clearly indicated that he was not planning to send reinforcements.

Only a small number of troops were sent to help the emperor break out!

But could the emperor successfully break out of the 50,000 Kwantung troops? With the troops at the emperor's disposal and without even a strong general by his side, how could he break out?
The fierce general of Dongcang, Lei Zetao is dead. Zhang Churang escorted the third prince to the Zhushan camp. Geng Biao was originally in the Zhushan camp. He has been missing since the battle with Feidan, and even his life or death is unknown!

Even if the emperor breaks through, can he escape the pursuit of the Golden Fire Cavalry?
Besides, even if all these can be done! However, if they abandon the capital, their Dongcang is simply dead in name only.

"A general is not allowed to obey the orders of the king when he is away from the court!" Yang Su stood up and looked down at everyone.

It’s not that Yang Su is disloyal, but there is no point in taking the army back to die!
After all, Dongcang is still too weak, with only Yang Su!
If there was another famous general of the same level as himself in Dongcang, Yang Su would never make such a choice!

Perhaps at that time, he would send troops back to Lin'an.

But, unfortunately, Dongcang did not have another Yang Su, and Yang Su did not have the ability to clone himself.

If he returned to Lin'an, the others would not be able to hold out for long with only half of their forces in Han Xin's hands. But if he stayed at the Zhushan front, when other generals led their troops to Lin'an, this would not be appropriate either.

Except for Yang Su, all the generals on the Zhushan front may not even be as good as Zhang Daozong. Zhang Daozong had superior forces and secretly had Feidan as a card, but he was still completely defeated by Meng Tian. Yang Su was not confident that others would lead the troops back to face the fierce Guandong Army!

Therefore, the probability of holding out until the arrival of reinforcements from Dayan is too small. Yang Su is unwilling to take this gamble, as he cannot afford the cost of this bet.

As for the generals who were away from the emperor, they were not allowed to obey the orders of the emperor. All the generals were silent. Some generals like Zhang Churang weighed the pros and cons again, while some loyal generals like Li Zeyu wanted to point at Yang Su's nose and curse him, but they suppressed their anger because of Yang Su's prestige!

"General Zhang, I think..."